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| 15.12.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 320/169 |
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15.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 320/169

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MINUTES

(2005/C 320 E/04)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Jacek Emil SARYUSZ-WOLSKI

Vice-President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 10.05.

2.   Documents received

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

| — | Proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation (COM(2004)0092 — C6-0053/2005 — 2004/0033(CNS))






  referred | to responsible: LIBE
  opinion: AFET |
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Proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation (COM(2004)0092 — C6-0053/2005 — 2004/0033(CNS))

referred

to responsible: LIBE

opinion: AFET

| — | Draft Council recommendation on the appointment of a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (06289/2005 — C6-0054/2005 — 2005/0802(CNS))






  referred | to responsible: ECON |
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Draft Council recommendation on the appointment of a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (06289/2005 — C6-0054/2005 — 2005/0802(CNS))

referred

to responsible: ECON

| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 02/2005 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2005)0184 — C6-0055/2005 — 2005/2038(GBD))






  referred | to responsible: BUDG |
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Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 02/2005 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2005)0184 — C6-0055/2005 — 2005/2038(GBD))

referred

to responsible: BUDG

| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 03/2005 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2005)0185 — C6-0056/2005 — 2005/2039(GBD))






  referred | to responsible: BUDG |
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Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 03/2005 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2005)0185 — C6-0056/2005 — 2005/2039(GBD))

referred

to responsible: BUDG

| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 08/2005 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2005)0296 — C6-0057/2005 — 2005/2040(GBD))






  referred | to responsible: BUDG |
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Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 08/2005 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2005)0296 — C6-0057/2005 — 2005/2040(GBD))

referred

to responsible: BUDG

3.   Common organisation of the markets in sugar (debate)

(debate)

Oral question by Joseph Daul and Jean-Claude Fruteau, on behalf of the AGRI Committee, to the Commission: Forthcoming reform of the common organisation of the markets in sugar (B6-0013/2005)

Robert Sturdy declared a financial interest pursuant to Article 1, paragraph 1 of Annex I to the Rules of Procedure, and indicated that he would not take part in the final vote on the motion for a resolution.

Joseph Daul and Jean-Claude Fruteau moved the oral question.

Mariann Fischer Boel (Member of the Commission) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: Albert Deß, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Rosa Miguélez Ramos, on behalf of the PSE Group, Niels Busk, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Diamanto Manolakou, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Gerard Batten, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Sergio Berlato, on behalf of the UEN Group, Peter Baco, Non-attached Member, Agnes Schierhuber, Katerina Batzeli, Kyösti Tapio Virrankoski, Margrete Auken, Jacky Henin, Witold Tomczak, Liam Aylward and Jan Tadeusz Masiel.

IN THE CHAIR: Janusz ONYSZKIEWICZ

Vice-President

The following spoke: Neil Parish, Margrietus van den Berg, Jan Mulder, Carl Schlyter, Ilda Figueiredo, María Esther Herranz García, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Johan Van Hecke, Albert Jan Maat, Erika Mann, Siiri Oviir, Mairead McGuinness, Bogdan Golik, Béla Glattfelder, David Martin, Jan Březina, Wolfgang Kreissl-Dörfler, Robert Sturdy and Mariann Fischer Boel.

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

| — | Joseph Daul and Jean-Claude Fruteau, on behalf of the AGRI Committee, on the forthcoming reform of the common organisation of the market in sugar (B6-0147/2005). |
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Joseph Daul and Jean-Claude Fruteau, on behalf of the AGRI Committee, on the forthcoming reform of the common organisation of the market in sugar (B6-0147/2005).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 10.03.2005, Item 7.10

Minutes of 10.03.2005, Item 7.10

4.   Organic food and farming (debate)

(debate)

Report on the European action plan for organic food and farming (2004/2202(INI)) — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rapporteur: Marie-Hélène Aubert (A6-0039/2005)

Marie-Hélène Aubert introduced the report.

Mariann Fischer Boel (Member of the Commission) spoke.

(The sitting was suspended at 11.55 pending the tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks in Madrid on 11 March 2004. It resumed at noon.)

(The sitting was suspended at 11.55 pending the tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks in Madrid on 11 March 2004. It resumed at noon.)

IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

President

5.   Tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks in Madrid on 11 March 2004

On behalf of Parliament, the President paid tribute to the victims of the terrorist attacks in Madrid on 11 March 2004.

Parliament observed a minute's silence in memory of the victims.

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA

Vice-President

6.   Organic food and farming (continuation of debate)

(continuation of debate)

The following spoke: Michl Ebner, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, María Isabel Salinas García, on behalf of the PSE Group, Witold Tomczak, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, James Hugh Allister, Non-attached Member, Katerina Batzeli, Michael Henry Nattrass, Jean-Claude Martinez, Kathy Sinnott, James Nicholson and Mariann Fischer Boel.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 10.03.2005, Item 7.3

Minutes of 10.03.2005, Item 7.3

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The following spoke: John Bowis, who expressed his disappointment at the fact that the clicking of a camera could be heard during the minute's silence (the President noted his comments) and Robert Atkins, who protested about voting time starting late (the President replied that his comments would be forwarded to the sittings service).

7.   Voting time

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

7.1.   Parliament's estimates for an amending budget (2005) * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the estimates of the European Parliament for an amending budget of the European Union for the financial year 2005 (salary adjustment) (2005/2034(BUD)) — Committee on Budgets.

Rapporteur: Anne E. Jensen (A6-0048/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 1)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 1)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2005)0070)

(P6_TA(2005)0070)

7.2.   Draft amending budget No 1/2005 * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on draft amending budget No 1/2005 of the European Union for the financial year 2005 (06876/2005 — C6-0052/2005 — 2005//2014(BUD)) — Committee on Budgets.

Rapporteur: Salvador Garriga Polledo (A6-0047/2005)

(Qualified majority)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 2)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 2)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2005)0071)

(P6_TA(2005)0071)

7.3.   Organic food and farming (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the European action plan for organic food and farming (2004/2202(INI)) — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rapporteur: Marie-Hélène Aubert (A6-0039/2005)

(Qualified majority)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 3)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 3)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2005)0072)

(P6_TA(2005)0072)

7.4.   Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women — Platform for Action (Beijing+10) (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0176/2005, B6-0177/2005, B6-0178/2005, B6-0179/2005, B6-0180/2005 and B6-0184/2005

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 4)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 4)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0176/2005

(replacing B6-0176/2005, B6-0177/2005, B6-0178/2005, B6-0180/2005 and B6-0184/2005):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Edit Bauer, Lívia Járóka and Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
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Edit Bauer, Lívia Járóka and Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Lissy Gröner, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
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Lissy Gröner, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Maria Carlshamre, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
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Maria Carlshamre, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Hiltrud Breyer and Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
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Hiltrud Breyer and Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| — | Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group |
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Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0073)

(P6_TA(2005)0073)

(Motion for a resolution B6-0179/2005 fell.)

The following spoke on the vote:

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Hiltrud Breyer, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 7. |
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Hiltrud Breyer, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 7.

7.5.   Planned egg cell trade (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0199/2005, B6-0200/2005, B6-0201/2005, B6-0202/2005, B6-0203/2005, B6-0204/2005 and B6-0205/2005

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 5)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 5)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0199/2005

(replacing B6-0199/2005, B6-0200/2005, B6-0201/2005, B6-0202/2005, B6-0203/2005, B6-0204/2005 and B6-0205/2005):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Anna Záborská and Maria Martens, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
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Anna Záborská and Maria Martens, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

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

| — | Frédérique Ries, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
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Frédérique Ries, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Hiltrud Breyer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
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Hiltrud Breyer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| — | Věra Flasarová, Eva-Britt Svensson and Adamos Adamou, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, |
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Věra Flasarová, Eva-Britt Svensson and Adamos Adamou, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

| — | Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, |
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Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group,

| — | Brian Crowley and Marcin Libicki, on behalf of the UEN Group |
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—

Brian Crowley and Marcin Libicki, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0074)

(P6_TA(2005)0074)

7.6.   Review of the Non-Proliferation Treaty — Nuclear arms in North Korea and in Iran (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0148/2005, B6-0152/2005, B6-0153/2005, B6-0174/2005, B6-0182/2005 and B6-0185/2005

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 6)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 6)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0148/2005

(replacing B6-0148/2005, B6-0152/2005, B6-0153/2005, B6-0174/2005, B6-0182/2005 and B6-0185/2005):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Bogdan Klich, Elmar Brok, Karl von Wogau and Armin Laschet, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
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Bogdan Klich, Elmar Brok, Karl von Wogau and Armin Laschet, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Jan Marinus Wiersma, Glyn Ford and Ana Maria Gomes, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
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Jan Marinus Wiersma, Glyn Ford and Ana Maria Gomes, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, István Szent-Iványi and Alexander Lambsdorff, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
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Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, István Szent-Iványi and Alexander Lambsdorff, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Jean Lambert and Angelika Beer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
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Jean Lambert and Angelika Beer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| — | André Brie and Tobias Pflüger, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, |
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—

André Brie and Tobias Pflüger, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

| — | Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, on behalf of the UEN Group |
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Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0075)

(P6_TA(2005)0075)

7.7.   Situation in Lebanon (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0149/2005, B6-0150/2005, B6-0151/2005, B6-0175/2005, B6-0181/2005 and B6-0183/2005

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 7)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 7)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0149/2005

(replacing B6-0149/2005, B6-0150/2005, B6-0151/2005, B6-0175/2005 and B6-0181/2005):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Pasqualina Napoletano and Véronique De Keyser, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
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Pasqualina Napoletano and Véronique De Keyser, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Hélène Flautre, Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit, Joost Lagendijk and Cem Özdemir, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
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Hélène Flautre, Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit, Joost Lagendijk and Cem Özdemir, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| — | Philippe Morillon, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
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Philippe Morillon, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Anna Elzbieta Fotyga, on behalf of the UEN Group, |
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Anna Elzbieta Fotyga, on behalf of the UEN Group,

| — | João de Deus Pinheiro, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Camiel Eurlings, Bogusław Sonik, Elmar Brok and Armin Laschet, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group |
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João de Deus Pinheiro, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Camiel Eurlings, Bogusław Sonik, Elmar Brok and Armin Laschet, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0076)

(P6_TA(2005)0076)

(Motion for a resolution B6-0183/2005 fell.)

7.8.   Guidelines for future European Union policy to support research (vote)

(vote)

Report on science and technology — guidelines for future European Union policy to support research (2004/2150(INI)) — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Pia Elda Locatelli (A6-0046/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 8)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 8)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0077)

(P6_TA(2005)0077)

The following spoke on the vote:

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Vittorio Prodi, on behalf of the ALDE Group, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 5; |
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Vittorio Prodi, on behalf of the ALDE Group, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 5;

| — | Erika Mann and Paul Rübig on the voting procedure for amendment 5; |
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Erika Mann and Paul Rübig on the voting procedure for amendment 5;

| — | Pia Elda Locatelli (rapporteur), who requested that amendment 21 be put to the vote after amendment 14. Giles Chichester, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, objected. Parliament accepted the rapporteur's request by electronic vote (254 votes in favour, 244 against, 15 abstentions). |
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Pia Elda Locatelli (rapporteur), who requested that amendment 21 be put to the vote after amendment 14. Giles Chichester, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, objected. Parliament accepted the rapporteur's request by electronic vote (254 votes in favour, 244 against, 15 abstentions).

7.9.   Financing Natura 2000 (vote)

(vote)

Report on financing Natura 2000 (2004/2164(INI)) — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Margrete Auken (A6-0049/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 9)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 9)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0078)

(P6_TA(2005)0078)

7.10.   Common organisation of the markets in sugar (vote)

(vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0147/2005

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 10)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 10)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0079)

(P6_TA(2005)0079)

8.   Membership of Parliament

The President informed the House that António Costa had been appointed to the Portuguese Government.

Since, pursuant to Rule 4(4) of its Rules of Procedure and Article 7(1) of the Act concerning the election of representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, this office was incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, Parliament established that the vacancy would take effect from 12.03.2005 and informed the Member State concerned thereof.

9.   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:

Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women — Platform for Action (Beijing+10) — RC-B6-0176/2005

Astrid Lulling

Planned egg cell trade — RC-B6-0199/2005

Erna Hennicot-Schoepges

Common organisation of the markets in sugar — B6-0147/2005

David Martin

10.   Corrections to votes

Corrections to votes were submitted by the following Members:

Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women — Platform for Action (Beijing+10) — RC-B6-0176/2005

| — | paragraph 11, second part

  for: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra

  against: Marianne Thyssen |
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paragraph 11, second part

for: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra

for:

against: Marianne Thyssen

against:

| — | amendment 2

  for: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Othmar Karas,

  against: Pervenche Berès |
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amendment 2

for: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Othmar Karas,

for:

against: Pervenche Berès

against:

| — | paragraph 13, second part

  against: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Alexander Radwan |
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paragraph 13, second part

against: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Alexander Radwan

against:

| — | recital L, second part

  against: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou |
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—

recital L, second part

against: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou

against:

Planned egg cell trade — RC-B6-0199/2005

| — | amendment 6

  for: Paul Rübig |
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—

amendment 6

for: Paul Rübig

for:

| — | amendment 2

  against: Erna Hennicot-Schoepges |
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amendment 2

against: Erna Hennicot-Schoepges

against:

| — | resolution (as a whole)

  abstentions: Pedro Guerreiro, Tobias Pflüger |
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—

resolution (as a whole)

abstentions: Pedro Guerreiro, Tobias Pflüger

abstentions:

Situation in Lebanon — RC-B6-0149/2005

| — | paragraph 7, first part

  for: Marie Anne Isler Béguin |
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paragraph 7, first part

for: Marie Anne Isler Béguin

for:

| — | paragraph 7, second part

  for: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Antonios Trakatellis

  against: Elisabeth Schroedter |
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—

paragraph 7, second part

for: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Antonios Trakatellis

for:

against: Elisabeth Schroedter

against:

| — | resolution (as a whole)

  for: Hans-Peter Martin |
| --- | --- |

—

resolution (as a whole)

for: Hans-Peter Martin

for:

Locatelli report — A6-0046/2005

| — | amendment 1

  for: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 1

for: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou

for:

| — | amendment 14, first part

  for: Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou |
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—

amendment 14, first part

for: Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou

for:

| — | amendment 14, second part

  for: Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou

  against: Ewa Klamt |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 14, second part

for: Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou

for:

against: Ewa Klamt

against:

| — | amendment 14, third part

  for: Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou |
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—

amendment 14, third part

for: Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou

for:

Common organisation of the markets in sugar — B6-0147/2005

| — | amendment 8

  for: Eija-Riitta Korhola |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 8

for: Eija-Riitta Korhola

for:

| — | resolution (as a whole)

  for: Wolfgang Kreissl-Dörfler |
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—

resolution (as a whole)

for: Wolfgang Kreissl-Dörfler

for:

Robert Sturdy had been present but had not taken part in the vote on the motion for a resolution on the forthcoming reform of the common organisation of the market in sugar (B6-0147/2005) (see Minutes of 10.03.2005, Item 3).

(see Minutes of 10.03.2005, Item 3)

(The sitting was suspended at 13.40 and resumed at 15.00.)

(The sitting was suspended at 13.40 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS ROCA

Vice-President

11.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Corrections to votes

Lisbon Strategy (B6-0186/2005)

| — | paragraph 36

  for: Henrik Dam Kristensen |
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—

paragraph 36

for: Henrik Dam Kristensen

for:

***

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

12.   Situation in Tibet (debate)

(debate)

Commission statement: Situation in Tibet

Siim Kallas (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Thomas Mann, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martine Roure, on behalf of the PSE Group, Janusz Onyszkiewicz, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jonas Sjöstedt, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Marcin Libicki, on behalf of the UEN Group, Ryszard Czarnecki, Non-attached Member, Avril Doyle, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Bernd Posselt and Siim Kallas.

Kathy Sinnott spoke.

The debate closed.

13.   Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (debate)

(debate)

(For the sub-headings and authors of the motions for resolutions, see point 4 of the Minutes of 08.03.2005)

(For the sub-headings and authors of the motions for resolutions, see point 4 of the Minutes of 08.03.2005)

13.1.   Belarus

Motions for resolution B6-0191/2005, B6-0193/2005, B6-0198/2005, B6-0206/2005, B6-0209/2005 and B6-0212/2005

Jonas Sjöstedt, Aldis Kušķis, Janusz Onyszkiewicz, Paulo Casaca, Marcin Libicki and Elisabeth Schroedter introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Árpád Duka-Zólyomi, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Ryszard Czarnecki, Nonattached Member, Bernd Posselt and Siim Kallas (Vice-President of the Commission)

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 10.03.2005, Item 14.1

Minutes of 10.03.2005, Item 14.1

13.2.   Cambodia

Motions for resolution B6-0190/2005, B6-0194/2005, B6-0196/2005, B6-0207/2005, B6-0210/2005 and B6-0211/2005

Erik Meijer, José Ribeiro e Castro, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Marc Tarabella and Marie Anne Isler Béguin introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Jules Maaten, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Marios Matsakis and Siim Kallas (Vice-President of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 10.03.2005, Item 14.2

Minutes of 10.03.2005, Item 14.2

13.3.   Saudi Arabia

Motions for resolution B6-0189/2005, B6-0192/2005, B6-0195/2005, B6-0197/2005, B6-0208/2005 and B6-0213/2005

Tobias Pflüger, Avril Doyle, Marios Matsakis, Lilli Gruber and Raül Romeva i Rueda introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Françoise Grossetête, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, and Siim Kallas (Vice-President of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 10.03.2005, Item 14.3

Minutes of 10.03.2005, Item 14.3

14.   Voting time

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

14.1.   Belarus (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0191/2005, B6-0193/2005, B6-0198/2005, B6-0206/2005, B6-0209/2005 and B6-0212/2005

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 11)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 11)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B6-0191/2005

Rejected

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0193/2005

(replacing B6-0193/2005, B6-0198/2005, B6-0206/2005, B6-0209/2005 and B6-0212/2005):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Bogdan Klich, Aldis Kušķis, Bernd Posselt, Árpád Duka-Zólyomi and Rihards Pīks, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Bogdan Klich, Aldis Kušķis, Bernd Posselt, Árpád Duka-Zólyomi and Rihards Pīks, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Pasqualina Napoletano and Jan Marinus Wiersma, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Pasqualina Napoletano and Jan Marinus Wiersma, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Janusz Onyszkiewicz, Emma Bonino, Marco Pannella and Henrik Lax, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Janusz Onyszkiewicz, Emma Bonino, Marco Pannella and Henrik Lax, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

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

—

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

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

—

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

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0080)

(P6_TA(2005)0080)

14.2.   Cambodia (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0190/2005, B6-0194/2005, B6-0196/2005, B6-0207/2005, B6-0210/2005 and B6-0211/2005

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 12)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 12)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0190/2005

(replacing B6-0190/2005, B6-0194/2005, B6-0196/2005, B6-0207/2005, B6-0210/2005 and B6-0211/2005):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Ari Vatanen, José Ribeiro e Castro and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Ari Vatanen, José Ribeiro e Castro and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Pasqualina Napoletano and Marc Tarabella, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Pasqualina Napoletano and Marc Tarabella, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Emma Bonino, Marco Pannella, Jules Maaten and Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Emma Bonino, Marco Pannella, Jules Maaten and Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

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

—

Vittorio Agnoletto and Jonas Sjöstedt, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

| — | Gintaras Didžiokas and Anna Elzbieta Fotyga, on behalf of the UEN Group |
| --- | --- |

—

Gintaras Didžiokas and Anna Elzbieta Fotyga, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0081)

(P6_TA(2005)0081)

14.3.   Saudi Arabia (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0189/2005, B6-0192/2005, B6-0195/2005, B6-0197/2005, B6-0208/2005 and B6-0213/2005

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 13)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 13)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0189/2005

(replacing B6-0189/2005, B6-0192/2005, B6-0195/2005, B6-0197/2005, B6-0208/2005 and B6-0213/2005):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Avril Doyle and John Purvis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Avril Doyle and John Purvis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Pasqualina Napoletano, Lilli Gruber and María Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Pasqualina Napoletano, Lilli Gruber and María Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Cecilia Malmström, Emma Bonino and Marco Pannella, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Cecilia Malmström, Emma Bonino and Marco Pannella, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Joost Lagendijk and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Joost Lagendijk and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| — | Tobias Pflüger and Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Tobias Pflüger and Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

| — | Roberta Angelilli and Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group |
| --- | --- |

—

Roberta Angelilli and Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0082)

(P6_TA(2005)0082)

The following spoke on the vote:

The following spoke on the vote:

Avril Doyle, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 1.

15.   Decisions concerning certain documents

Enhanced cooperation between committees:

Enhanced cooperation between committees:

AFET Committee

| — | Proposal for a Council regulation establishing an Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) (COM (2004)0627 — C6-0047/2005 — 2004/0222(CNS))
  (opinion: BUDG, EMPL, REGI, AGRI) |
| --- | --- |

—

Proposal for a Council regulation establishing an Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) (COM (2004)0627 — C6-0047/2005 — 2004/0222(CNS))

(opinion: BUDG, EMPL, REGI, AGRI)

Enhanced cooperation between committees AFET, INTA

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 06.01.2005)

IMCO Committee

| — | Green Paper on defence Procurement (2005/2030(INI))
  (opinion: ITRE) |
| --- | --- |

—

Green Paper on defence Procurement (2005/2030(INI))

(opinion: ITRE)

Enhanced cooperation between committees IMCO, AFET

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 03.03.2005)

LIBE Committee

| — | Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering, including terrorist financing (COM(2004) 0448 — C6-0143/2004 — 2004/0137(COD))
  (opinion: CONT, IMCO, JURI, PETI) |
| --- | --- |

—

Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering, including terrorist financing (COM(2004) 0448 — C6-0143/2004 — 2004/0137(COD))

(opinion: CONT, IMCO, JURI, PETI)

Enhanced cooperation between committees LIBE, ECON

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 24.02.2005)

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

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

AFET Committee

| — | Bulgaria's application to become a member of the European Union (2005/2029(INI))
  (opinion: DEVE, INTA, BUDG, CONT, ECON, EMPL, ENVI, ITRE, IMCO, TRAN, REGI, AGRI, PECH, CULT, JURI, LIBE, AFCO, FEMM, PETI) |
| --- | --- |

—

Bulgaria's application to become a member of the European Union (2005/2029(INI))

(opinion: DEVE, INTA, BUDG, CONT, ECON, EMPL, ENVI, ITRE, IMCO, TRAN, REGI, AGRI, PECH, CULT, JURI, LIBE, AFCO, FEMM, PETI)

| — | Romania's application to become a member of the European Union (2005/2028(INI))
  (opinion: DEVE, INTA, BUDG, CONT, ECON, EMPL, ENVI, ITRE, IMCO, TRAN, REGI, AGRI, PECH, CULT, JURI, LIBE, AFCO, FEMM, PETI) |
| --- | --- |

—

Romania's application to become a member of the European Union (2005/2028(INI))

(opinion: DEVE, INTA, BUDG, CONT, ECON, EMPL, ENVI, ITRE, IMCO, TRAN, REGI, AGRI, PECH, CULT, JURI, LIBE, AFCO, FEMM, PETI)

INTA Committee

| — | Prospects for trade relations between the EU and China (2005/2015(INI))
  (opinion: AFET) |
| --- | --- |

—

Prospects for trade relations between the EU and China (2005/2015(INI))

(opinion: AFET)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 03.03.2005)

BUDG Committee

| — | The financial implications of the accession of Romania and Bulgaria (2005/2031(INI)) |
| --- | --- |

—

The financial implications of the accession of Romania and Bulgaria (2005/2031(INI))

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 03.03.2005)

ECON Committee

| — | The current state of integration of financial markets in the European Union (2005/2026(INI)) |
| --- | --- |

—

The current state of integration of financial markets in the European Union (2005/2026(INI))

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 03.03.2005)

| — | The Commission's recommendations on broad general economic policy guidelines (2005/2017(INI))
  (opinion: EMPL) |
| --- | --- |

—

The Commission's recommendations on broad general economic policy guidelines (2005/2017(INI))

(opinion: EMPL)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 03.03.2005)

| — | Revision of the Stability and Growth Pact (2005/2025(INI))
  (opinion: BUDG, EMPL, ITRE) |
| --- | --- |

—

Revision of the Stability and Growth Pact (2005/2025(INI))

(opinion: BUDG, EMPL, ITRE)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 03.03.2005)

ITRE Committee

| — | Financial resources earmarked for the decommissioning of nuclear power plants (2005/2027(INI))
  (opinion: CONT, ENVI) |
| --- | --- |

—

Financial resources earmarked for the decommissioning of nuclear power plants (2005/2027(INI))

(opinion: CONT, ENVI)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 03.03.2005)

IMCO Committee

| — | Green Paper on defence Procurement (2005/2030(INI))
  (opinion: ITRE) |
| --- | --- |

—

Green Paper on defence Procurement (2005/2030(INI))

(opinion: ITRE)

Enhanced cooperation between committees IMCO, AFET

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 03.03.2005)

TRAN Committee

| — | Application of EC competition rules to maritime transport (2005/2033(INI))
  (opinion: ECON, ITRE) |
| --- | --- |

—

Application of EC competition rules to maritime transport (2005/2033(INI))

(opinion: ECON, ITRE)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 03.03.2005)

PECH Committee

| — | The management of Community eels: development of a Community action plan (2005/2032(INI)) |
| --- | --- |

—

The management of Community eels: development of a Community action plan (2005/2032(INI))

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 03.03.2005)

AFCO Committee

| — | How the European Parliament approves the European Commission (2005/2024(INI)) |
| --- | --- |

—

How the European Parliament approves the European Commission (2005/2024(INI))

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 03.03.2005)

16.   Written declarations included in the register (Rule 116)

(Rule 116)

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

| Document | Author | Signatures |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 55/2004 | Marie Anne Isler Béguin | 34 |
| 56/2004 | Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański | 55 |
| 57/2004 | Koenraad Dillen, Johan Van Hecke, Philip Claeys and Jean-Claude Martinez | 28 |
| 58/2004 | Dariusz Rosati and Bogusław Sonik | 173 |
| 59/2004 | Andreas Mölzer | 16 |
| 60/2004 | Gitte Seeberg, Jens-Peter Bonde, Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf, James Nicholson and Janusz Wojciechowski | 222 |
| 61/2004 | Geoffrey Van Orden, Elmar Brok, Alexandra Dobolyi and Alexander Lambsdorff | 130 |
| 62/2004 | Margrietus van den Berg, Marianne Thyssen, Joost Lagendijk and Toine Manders | 44 |
| 1/2005 | Claude Moraes, Neena Gill, Jo Leinen, Hartmut Nassauer and Jan Mulder | 108 |
| 2/2005 | Marie-Noëlle Lienemann, Glyn Ford, Caroline Lucas, Vittorio Agnoletto and Harlem Désir | 24 |
| 3/2005 | Maciej Marian Giertych, Godfrey Bloom and Patrick Louis | 30 |
| 4/2005 | Graham Watson | 22 |
| 5/2005 | Caroline Lucas, Claude Moraes, Sarah Ludford, Philip Bushill-Matthews and Alain Lipietz | 43 |
| 6/2005 | Cristiana Muscardini | 76 |
| 7/2005 | Marie Anne Isler Béguin and Milan Horáček | 25 |
| 8/2005 | Marie Anne Isler Béguin | 19 |
| 9/2005 | Robert Evans and Neena Gill | 15 |
| 10/2005 | Andreas Mölzer | 11 |
| 11/2005 | Glyn Ford | 18 |
| 12/2005 | Maciej Marian Giertych, Johannes Blokland, Kathy Sinnott and Patrick Louis | 20 |
| 13/2005 | Diana Wallis, John Bowis, Charles Tannock, Catherine Stihler and Jean Lambert | 40 |

Document

Document

Author

Author

Signatures

Signatures

55/2004

Marie Anne Isler Béguin

34

56/2004

Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański

55

57/2004

Koenraad Dillen, Johan Van Hecke, Philip Claeys and Jean-Claude Martinez

28

58/2004

Dariusz Rosati and Bogusław Sonik

173

59/2004

Andreas Mölzer

16

60/2004

Gitte Seeberg, Jens-Peter Bonde, Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf, James Nicholson and Janusz Wojciechowski

222

61/2004

Geoffrey Van Orden, Elmar Brok, Alexandra Dobolyi and Alexander Lambsdorff

130

62/2004

Margrietus van den Berg, Marianne Thyssen, Joost Lagendijk and Toine Manders

44

1/2005

Claude Moraes, Neena Gill, Jo Leinen, Hartmut Nassauer and Jan Mulder

108

2/2005

Marie-Noëlle Lienemann, Glyn Ford, Caroline Lucas, Vittorio Agnoletto and Harlem Désir

24

3/2005

Maciej Marian Giertych, Godfrey Bloom and Patrick Louis

30

4/2005

Graham Watson

22

5/2005

Caroline Lucas, Claude Moraes, Sarah Ludford, Philip Bushill-Matthews and Alain Lipietz

43

6/2005

Cristiana Muscardini

76

7/2005

Marie Anne Isler Béguin and Milan Horáček

25

8/2005

Marie Anne Isler Béguin

19

9/2005

Robert Evans and Neena Gill

15

10/2005

Andreas Mölzer

11

11/2005

Glyn Ford

18

12/2005

Maciej Marian Giertych, Johannes Blokland, Kathy Sinnott and Patrick Louis

20

13/2005

Diana Wallis, John Bowis, Charles Tannock, Catherine Stihler and Jean Lambert

40

17.   Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

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

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

18.   Dates for next sittings

The next sittings would be held from 11.04.2005 to 14.04.2005.

19.   Adjournment of session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 16.50.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Josep Borrell Fontelles

President

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

The following signed:

Adamou, Adwent, Albertini, Allister, Alvaro, Andersson, Andrejevs, Andria, Andrikienė, Angelilli, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ashworth, Atkins, Aubert, Auken, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Bachelot-Narquin, Baco, Badía i Cutchet, Barsi-Pataky, Batten, Battilocchio, Batzeli, Bauer, Beaupuy, Beazley, Becsey, Beer, Beglitis, Belder, Belet, Belohorská, Bennahmias, Beňová, Berend, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlato, Berlinguer, Berman, Bielan, Birutis, Blokland, Bobošíková, Böge, Bösch, Bonde, Booth, Borghezio, Borrell Fontelles, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bozkurt, Bradbourn, Mihael Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brunetta, Budreikaitė, van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Bullmann, van den Burg, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Cabrnoch, Calabuig Rull, Callanan, Camre, Capoulas Santos, Carlshamre, Carnero González, Casa, Casaca, Caspary, Castex, del Castillo Vera, Catania, Cavada, Cederschiöld, Cercas, Chatzimarkakis, Chichester, Chiesa, Chmielewski, Christensen, Chruszcz, Claeys, Clark, Cocilovo, Coelho, Corbey, Cornillet, Correia, Costa, Cottigny, Coveney, Cramer, Crowley, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Ryszard Czarnecki, D'Alema, Daul, Davies, Degutis, Dehaene, Demetriou, De Michelis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Descamps, Désir, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, De Vits, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dičkutė, Didžiokas, Dillen, Di Pietro, Dobolyi, Dombrovskis, Douay, Dover, Drčar Murko, Duchoň, Dührkop Dührkop, Duff, Duin, Duka-Zólyomi, Duquesne, Ebner, Ehler, Ek, El Khadraoui, Elles, Estrela, Ettl, Eurlings, Jillian Evans, Robert Evans, Fajmon, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Anne Ferreira, Elisa Ferreira, Figueiredo, Fjellner, Flasarová, Flautre, Florenz, Ford, Fotyga, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, Frassoni, Freitas, Friedrich, Fruteau, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote Quecedo, García-Margallo y Marfil, García Pérez, Gauzès, Gebhardt, Gentvilas, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gibault, Gierek, Giertych, Gill, Gklavakis, Glante, Glattfelder, Goebbels, Goepel, Golik, Gollnisch, Gomes, Gomolka, Goudin, Grabowski, Graça Moura, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Grandes Pascual, Grech, Gröner, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Grosch, Grossetête, Gruber, Guardans Cambó, Guellec, Guerreiro, Gurmai, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Guy-Quint, Gyürk, Hänsch, Hall, Hammerstein Mintz, Hamon, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Harms, Hassi, Hatzidakis, Haug, Heaton-Harris, Hedh, Hegyi, Helmer, Henin, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hennis-Plasschaert, Herczog, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Honeyball, Hoppenstedt, Horáček, Hortefeux, Howitt, Hudacký, Hudghton, Hutchinson, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Ilves, in 't Veld, Isler Béguin, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jäätteenmäki, Jałowiecki, Janowski, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jensen, Joan i Marí, Jöns, Jørgensen, Jordan Cizelj, Juknevičienė, Jelko Kacin, Kaczmarek, Kallenbach, Kamiński, Karas, Karim, Kasoulides, Kaufmann, Kauppi, Tunne Kelam, Kindermann, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Klinz, Knapman, Koch, Kohlíček, Konrad, Korhola, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kozlík, Krahmer, Krarup, Krasts, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kristovskis, Krupa, Kuc, Kudrycka, Kuhne, Kułakowski, Kušķis, Kusstatscher, Kuźmiuk, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lambrinidis, Lambsdorff, Lang, Langen, Langendries, Laperrouze, Laschet, Lauk, Lax, Lechner, Le Foll, Lehideux, Lehne, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Janusz Lewandowski, Liberadzki, Libicki, Lichtenberger, Lienemann, Locatelli, López-Istúriz White, Louis, Lucas, Lulling, Lundgren, Lynne, Maat, Maaten, McAvan, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Madeira, Malmström, Manders, Maňka, Erika Mann, Thomas Mann, Manolakou, Markov, Marques, David Martin, Hans-Peter Martin, Martinez, Martínez Martínez, Masiel, Masip Hidalgo, Maštálka, Mastenbroek, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsakis, Matsis, Matsouka, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Medina Ortega, Meijer, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mohácsi, Montoro Romero, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morillon, Moscovici, Mote, Mulder, Musacchio, Muscardini, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Nassauer, Nattrass, Navarro, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Obiols i Germà, Özdemir, Olajos, Olbrycht, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Onyszkiewicz, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Oviir, Paasilinna, Pack, Pafilis, Borut Pahor, Paleckis, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Panzeri, Papadimoulis, Parish, Pavilionis, Pęk, Alojz Peterle, Pflüger, Piecyk, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pinior, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Portas, Posselt, Prets, Prodi, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ransdorf, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Remek, Resetarits, Reul, Reynaud, Ribeiro e Castro, Riera Madurell, Ries, Rocard, Rogalski, Roithová, Romagnoli, Romeva i Rueda, Rosati, Roszkowski, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Rühle, Rutowicz, Ryan, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Salinas García, Samaras, Samuelsen, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Saryusz-Wolski, Savi, Schapira, Scheele, Schenardi, Schierhuber, Schlyter, Ingo Schmitt, Pál Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schroedter, Schulz, Schuth, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Segelström, Seppänen, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sinnott, Siwiec, Sjöstedt, Skinner, Škottová, Smith, Sommer, Sonik, Sousa Pinto, Spautz, Speroni, Staes, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Šťastný, Stenzel, Sterckx, Stevenson, Stihler, Stockmann, Strejček, Strož, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Svensson, Swoboda, Szájer, Szejna, Szent-Iványi, Szymański, Tabajdi, Tajani, Takkula, Tannock, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Thyssen, Titley, Toia, Tomczak, Toubon, Trakatellis, Trautmann, Trüpel, Turmes, Tzampazi, Uca, Ulmer, Väyrynen, Vakalis, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Hecke, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Vaugrenard, Ventre, Vergnaud, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vincenzi, Virrankoski, Vlasák, Vlasto, Voggenhuber, Wallis, Watson, Manfred Weber, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wieland, Wiersma, Wierzejski, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Wurtz, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zani, Zappalà, Ždanoka, Železný, Zieleniec, Zimmer, Zingaretti, 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.   Parliament's estimates for an amending budget (2005)

Report: JENSEN (A6-0048/2005)

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

Subject

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

2.   Draft amending budget No 1/2005

Report: GARRIGA POLLEDO (A6-0047/2005)

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

Subject

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

3.   Organic food and farming

Report: AUBERT (A6-0039/2005)

| Subject | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | RCV | + | 527, 8, 7 |

Subject

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

RCV

+

527, 8, 7

Request for roll-call vote

PPE-DE: final vote

4.   Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women — Platform for Action (Beijing+10)

Motions for resolution: B6-0176/2005, B6-0177/2005, B6-0178/2005, B6-0179/2005, B6-0180/2005, B6-0184/2005

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0176/2005 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL) |
| § 7 | | original text | | + | oral amendment |
| § 11 | | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/RCV | + | 327, 195, 23 |
| § 13 | 2 | UEN | RCV | - | 138, 375, 21 |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/RCV | + | 376, 102, 56 |
| rec L | | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| rec M | 1 | UEN | | - | |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 434, 52, 53 |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0176/2005 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0177/2005 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0178/2005 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0179/2005 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0180/2005 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0184/2005 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0176/2005 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL)

§ 7

original text

+

oral amendment

§ 11

original text

split

1

+

2/RCV

+

327, 195, 23

§ 13

2

UEN

RCV

-

138, 375, 21

§

original text

split

1

+

2/RCV

+

376, 102, 56

rec L

original text

split

1

+

2

+

rec M

1

UEN

-

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

434, 52, 53

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0176/2005

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0177/2005

ALDE

↓

B6-0178/2005

PSE

↓

B6-0179/2005

UEN

↓

B6-0180/2005

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0184/2005

GUE/NGL

↓

Requests for roll-call votes

PSE: final vote

UEN: am 2

PPE-DE: § 11, second part and § 13, second part

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE

§ 11

1st part:‘Recognises that some positive ... trafficking in women,’

2nd part:‘including legislative measures ... rights for victims;’

§ 13

1st part:‘Acknowledges that women's health ... adopting European programmes’

2nd part:‘and that special attention to be paid to reproductive health;’

rec L

1st part:‘whereas experience shows ... must be women,’

2nd part:‘and whereas 50 % ... is still lacking,’

rec M

1st part:‘whereas millions of women ... health treatments’

2nd part:‘or information on, ... 1,4 million infant deaths,’

Miscellaneous

Mrs Breyer moved the following oral amendment to § 7:

Condemns forced marriages, and calls on the Member States and, in a coordinating role, the European Commission to take all necessary steps to punish the perpetrators, even when the forced marriages are
  contracted
  by Union residents
  acting
  outside the Union's territory;

5.   Planned egg cell trade

Motions for resolution: B6-0199/2005, B6-0200/2005, B6-0201/2005, B6-0202/2005, B6-0203/2005, B6-0204/2005, B6-0205/2005

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0199/2005 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, IND/DEM, UEN) |
| after § 3 | 4 | PPE-DE | EV | + | 281, 241, 21 |
| § 4 | 5 | PPE-DE | RCV | + | 283, 213, 12 |
| § 5 | § | original text | RCV | + | 491, 33, 13 |
| after § 9 | 6 | Verts/ALE | RCV | + | 304, 209, 25 |
| § 10 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 11 | | original text | RCV | + | 461, 61, 14 |
| after § 11 | 10 | UEN | EV | + | 290, 236, 16 |
| 11 | UEN | split | | |
| 1/EV | + | 293, 220, 21 |
| 2/EV | + | 265, 253, 25 |
| citation 2 | 7 | IND/DEM | | + | |
| rec B | 1 | PPE-DE | RCV | + | 282, 241, 18 |
| after rec B | 2 | PPE-DE | EV | + | 279, 234, 23 |
| rec C | § | original text | sep | + | |
| after rec C | 8 | IND/DEM | EV | + | 280, 241, 21 |
| 9 | IND/DEM | EV | + | 275, 228, 21 |
| rec D | § | original text | sep | + | |
| after rec E | 3 | PPE-DE | EV | + | 292, 228, 17 |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 307, 199, 25 |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0199/2005 | | IND/DEM | | ↓ | |
| B6-0200/2005 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0201/2005 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0202/2005 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0203/2005 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0204/2005 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0205/2005 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0199/2005 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, IND/DEM, UEN)

after § 3

4

PPE-DE

EV

+

281, 241, 21

§ 4

5

PPE-DE

RCV

+

283, 213, 12

§ 5

§

original text

RCV

+

491, 33, 13

after § 9

6

Verts/ALE

RCV

+

304, 209, 25

§ 10

original text

sep

+

§ 11

original text

RCV

+

461, 61, 14

after § 11

10

UEN

EV

+

290, 236, 16

11

UEN

split

1/EV

+

293, 220, 21

2/EV

+

265, 253, 25

citation 2

7

IND/DEM

+

rec B

1

PPE-DE

RCV

+

282, 241, 18

after rec B

2

PPE-DE

EV

+

279, 234, 23

rec C

§

original text

sep

+

after rec C

8

IND/DEM

EV

+

280, 241, 21

9

IND/DEM

EV

+

275, 228, 21

rec D

§

original text

sep

+

after rec E

3

PPE-DE

EV

+

292, 228, 17

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

307, 199, 25

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0199/2005

IND/DEM

↓

B6-0200/2005

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0201/2005

UEN

↓

B6-0202/2005

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0203/2005

PSE

↓

B6-0204/2005

ALDE

↓

B6-0205/2005

Verts/ALE

↓

Requests for roll-call votes

ALDE: § 5

PPE-DE: ams 1, 5 and final vote

Verts/ALE: am 6, § 11 and final vote

Request for split votes

Verts/ALE

am 11

1st part: Text as a whole excluding the words ‘and embryonic stem cell research’

2nd part: those words

Requests for separate votes

ALDE: recs C and D and §§ 10, 11

6.   Review of the Non-Proliferation Treaty — Nuclear arms in North Korea and Iran

Motions for resolution: B6-0148/2005, B6-0152/2005, B6-0153/2005, B6-0174/2005, B6-0182/2005, B6-0185/2005

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0148/2005 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN) |
| § 6 | 3 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 17 | 9 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § | original text | sep | + | |
| after § 17 | 4 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| 5 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| 6 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| 7 | GUE/NGL | | + | |
| § 24 | 8 | UEN | | - | |
| after § 25 | 10 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| after § 29 | 1 | ALDE | | W | |
| § 36 | 11 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| rec B | 2 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0148/2005 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0152/2005 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0153/2005 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0174/2005 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0182/2005 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0185/2005 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0148/2005 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN)

§ 6

3

GUE/NGL

-

§ 17

9

Verts/ALE

-

§

original text

sep

+

after § 17

4

GUE/NGL

-

5

GUE/NGL

-

6

GUE/NGL

-

7

GUE/NGL

+

§ 24

8

UEN

-

after § 25

10

Verts/ALE

-

after § 29

1

ALDE

W

§ 36

11

Verts/ALE

-

rec B

2

GUE/NGL

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0148/2005

PSE

↓

B6-0152/2005

ALDE

↓

B6-0153/2005

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0174/2005

UEN

↓

B6-0182/2005

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0185/2005

Verts/ALE

↓

Request for separate vote

UEN: § 17

Miscellaneous

The ALDE Group had withdrawn its amendment 1.

7.   Situation in Lebanon

Motions for resolution: B6-0149/2005, B6-0150/2005, B6-0151/2005, B6-0175/2005, B6-0181/2005, B6-0183/2005

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0149/2005 (PPE-DE, PSE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL) |
| § 6 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1/RCV | + | 509, 3, 22 |
| 2/RCV | - | 111, 393, 18 |
| § 7 | 1 | UEN | | W | |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1/RCV | + | 479, 36, 21 |
| 2/RCV | - | 199, 296, 28 |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 473, 8, 33 |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0149/2005 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0150/2005 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0151/2005 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0175/2005 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0181/2005 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0183/2005 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0149/2005 (PPE-DE, PSE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL)

§ 6

§

original text

split

1/RCV

+

509, 3, 22

2/RCV

-

111, 393, 18

§ 7

1

UEN

W

§

original text

split

1/RCV

+

479, 36, 21

2/RCV

-

199, 296, 28

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

473, 8, 33

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0149/2005

PSE

↓

B6-0150/2005

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0151/2005

ALDE

↓

B6-0175/2005

UEN

↓

B6-0181/2005

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0183/2005

GUE/NGL

↓

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: § 7 and final vote

PPE-DE: §§ 6, 7 and am 1 (withdrawn)

Request for split votes

PPE-DE, UEN

§ 6

1st part: Text as a whole excluding the word ‘military’

2nd part: that word

§ 7

1st part: Text as a whole excluding the word ‘if’

2nd part: that word

Miscellaneous

The UEN Group had withdrawn its amendment 1.

8.   Guidelines for future European Union policy to support research

Report: LOCATELLI (A6-0046/2005)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 2 | 1 | PPE-DE | EV | - | 233, 242, 6 |
| § 4 | 10 | PSE | | + | |
| § 5 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 8 | 2 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 12 | 3 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 13 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| after § 13 | 11 | PSE | | - | |
| 17 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| 18 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| § 14 | 19 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| § 15 | 4 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 19 | 12 | PSE | EV | + | 268, 233, 4 |
| § 21 | 5 | PPE-DE | | + | Amendment 5 was taken as an addition + oral amendment |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| § 25 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | + | 281, 213, 21 |
| 3 | - | |
| § 28 | | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | - | 204, 275, 26 |
| § 33 | | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 36 | 6 | PPE-DE | EV | + | 237, 236, 9 |
| after § 40 | 7 | PPE-DE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | + | 264, 226, 11 |
| § 41 | 13 | PSE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| § 43 | 20 | Verts/ALE | EV | + | 273, 234, 6 |
| § 44 | 21 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 90, 417, 5 |
| 14 | PSE | split | | |
| 1/RCV | + | 456, 40, 3 |
| 2/RCV | + | 272, 176, 20 |
| 3/RCV | + | 471, 26, 8 |
| 24 | ALDE | | - | |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| after § 44 | 8 | PPE-DE | EV | + | 343, 148, 6 |
| 22 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| § 46 | 23 | Verts/ALE | EV | + | 268, 218, 9 |
| rec F | 9 | PSE | | + | |
| rec N | 15 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| rec P | 16 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 2

1

PPE-DE

EV

-

233, 242, 6

§ 4

10

PSE

+

§ 5

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 8

2

PPE-DE

+

§ 12

3

PPE-DE

+

§ 13

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

after § 13

11

PSE

-

17

Verts/ALE

-

18

Verts/ALE

+

§ 14

19

Verts/ALE

+

§ 15

4

PPE-DE

+

§ 19

12

PSE

EV

+

268, 233, 4

§ 21

5

PPE-DE

+

Amendment 5 was taken as an addition + oral amendment

§

original text

↓

§ 25

§

original text

split

1

+

2/EV

+

281, 213, 21

3

-

§ 28

original text

split

1

+

2/EV

-

204, 275, 26

§ 33

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 36

6

PPE-DE

EV

+

237, 236, 9

after § 40

7

PPE-DE

split

1

+

2/EV

+

264, 226, 11

§ 41

13

PSE

split

1

+

2

-

§ 43

20

Verts/ALE

EV

+

273, 234, 6

§ 44

21

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

90, 417, 5

14

PSE

split

1/RCV

+

456, 40, 3

2/RCV

+

272, 176, 20

3/RCV

+

471, 26, 8

24

ALDE

-

§

original text

↓

after § 44

8

PPE-DE

EV

+

343, 148, 6

22

Verts/ALE

+

§ 46

23

Verts/ALE

EV

+

268, 218, 9

rec F

9

PSE

+

rec N

15

Verts/ALE

-

rec P

16

Verts/ALE

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: am 14 all parts and am 21

PPE-DE: am 14

Requests for split votes

GUE/NGL, PPE-DE, Verts/ALE

am 14

1st part: deletion in line 5 [‘defence’]

2nd part: deletion in indent (b) [‘including nuclear energy’]

3rd part:‘particularly renewable energy and energy efficiency’

PSE

§ 13

1st part: Text as a whole excluding the words ‘and the need to avoid any predetermined critical mass’

2nd part: those words

§ 28

1st part:‘Urges European universities, ... of enhanced compensation,’

2nd part:‘and considers that evidence ... for funding under FP7;’

PPE-DE

§ 33

1st part:‘calls on the Commission ... technology platforms’

2nd part:‘and socially motivated ... in the environmental field;’

ALDE

am 7

1st part:‘Calls on the Commission ... added value’

2nd part:‘and in particular ... European projects;’

§ 5

1st part:‘Firmly believes that making Europe ... 25 and soon more Member States’

2nd part:‘calls for at least a doubling .... above 1% of GDP’

Verts/ALE

am 13

1st part:‘Advocates enhanced cooperation ... Article 169’

2nd part:‘and make proposals ... low-CO2 economy);’

PSE, PPE-DE

§ 25

1st part: Text as a whole excluding ‘considers harmonisation of researchers ... a pillar in the ERA;’

2nd part:‘considers harmonisation of researchers covers and working conditions at EU level to be a key step forward in making mobility of researchers a pillar of the ERA’

3rd part:‘salaries’

Miscellaneous

The PSE and PPE-DE Groups had proposed that Amendment 5 be taken as an addition. Mr Prodi moved an oral amendment to amendment 5 to add, after ‘business and industry’, ‘e.g. by involving the technology platforms’.

9.   Financing Natura 2000

Report: AUKEN (A6-0049/2005)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 5 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1/RCV | + | 441, 29, 5 |
| 2/RCV | - | 223, 255, 14 |
| § 6 | 4 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| 1 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| after § 6 | 2 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 7 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 8, indent 1 | § | original text | sep/EV | - | 237, 248, 4 |
| § 8, indent 7 | 3 | PPE-DE | EV | + | 251, 223, 7 |
| § 12 | § | original text | sep/EV | + | 259, 227, 6 |
| § 16 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 17 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 460, 28, 13 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 5

§

original text

split

1/RCV

+

441, 29, 5

2/RCV

-

223, 255, 14

§ 6

4

Verts/ALE

+

1

PPE-DE

+

§

original text

↓

after § 6

2

PPE-DE

+

§ 7

§

original text

sep

+

§ 8, indent 1

§

original text

sep/EV

-

237, 248, 4

§ 8, indent 7

3

PPE-DE

EV

+

251, 223, 7

§ 12

§

original text

sep/EV

+

259, 227, 6

§ 16

§

original text

sep

+

§ 17

§

original text

sep

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

460, 28, 13

Requests for roll-call votes

IND/DEM: final vote

Verts/ALE: final vote

PSE: § 5

Request for split votes

PPE-DE

§ 5

1st part:‘Welcomes the Commission statement ... be set up for this purpose.’

2nd part:‘Failing that, calls on the Commission ... main pillar of the EU biodiversity strategy.’

Requests for separate votes

PPE-DE: § 8 indents 1, 12, 16

ALDE: § 17

Verts/ALE: § 7

10.   Common organisation of the markets in sugar

Motion for resolution: B6-0147/2005

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Motion for a resolution by the Committee on Agriculture (B6-0147/2005) |
| § 1 | 16D | van den BERG et al | | - | |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | + | 355, 113, 7 |
| § 4 | 17 | van den BERG et al | | - | |
| after § 4 | 38 | PPE-DE | EV | + | 297, 172, 10 |
| § 5 | 18 | van den BERG et al | | - | |
| § 6 | 39 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| after § 6 | 3 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 7 | 19D | van den BERG et al | | - | |
| 20 | van den BERG et al | | - | |
| 4 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 8 | 21D | van den BERG et al | | - | |
| § 9 | 6 | ALDE | RCV | - | 99, 365, 16 |
| § 10 | 22D | van den BERG et al | | - | |
| § 11 | | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 12 | 23 | van den BERG et al | | - | |
| § 13 | 10 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| 7 | ALDE | RCV | - | 68, 366, 42 |
| § | original text | sep | + | |
| after § 14 | 24 | van den BERG et al | RCV | - | 132, 320, 17 |
| § 16 | 25D | van den BERG et al | | - | |
| 26 | van den BERG et al | | - | |
| § 17 | 27 | van den BERG et al | | - | |
| § 18 | 28 | van den BERG et al | | - | |
| 8 | ALDE | RCV | - | 131, 327, 12 |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/RCV | + | 323, 128, 12 |
| § 21 | 29D | van den BERG et al | | - | |
| § 22 | 37 | Erika MANN et al | | - | |
| 30 | van den BERG et al | | - | |
| § 23 | 31D | van den BERG et al | | - | |
| § 24 | 32 | van den BERG et al | | - | |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 26 | 33 | van den BERG et al | | - | |
| § 27 | 9 | PPE-DE | EV | + | 350, 83, 21 |
| 11 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 28 | | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 29 | 34 | van den BERG et al | | - | |
| § 30 | 35 | van den BERG et al | | - | |
| § 32 | 36 | van den BERG et al | EV | + | 295, 135, 18 |
| rec C | 1 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| rec D | 12D | van den BERG et al | RCV | - | 53, 377, 16 |
| rec E | 13D | van den BERG et al | RCV | - | 82, 348, 19 |
| rec F | 14D | van den BERG et al | | - | |
| rec I | 5 | ALDE | | - | |
| rec M | 2 | GUE/NGL | EV | + | 213, 193, 36 |
| rec N | 15D | van den BERG et al | | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 326, 68, 24 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Motion for a resolution by the Committee on Agriculture (B6-0147/2005)

§ 1

16D

van den BERG et al

-

§

original text

split

1

+

2/EV

+

355, 113, 7

§ 4

17

van den BERG et al

-

after § 4

38

PPE-DE

EV

+

297, 172, 10

§ 5

18

van den BERG et al

-

§ 6

39

PPE-DE

+

after § 6

3

GUE/NGL

-

§ 7

19D

van den BERG et al

-

20

van den BERG et al

-

4

GUE/NGL

-

§ 8

21D

van den BERG et al

-

§ 9

6

ALDE

RCV

-

99, 365, 16

§ 10

22D

van den BERG et al

-

§ 11

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 12

23

van den BERG et al

-

§ 13

10

Verts/ALE

-

7

ALDE

RCV

-

68, 366, 42

§

original text

sep

+

after § 14

24

van den BERG et al

RCV

-

132, 320, 17

§ 16

25D

van den BERG et al

-

26

van den BERG et al

-

§ 17

27

van den BERG et al

-

§ 18

28

van den BERG et al

-

8

ALDE

RCV

-

131, 327, 12

§

original text

split

1

+

2/RCV

+

323, 128, 12

§ 21

29D

van den BERG et al

-

§ 22

37

Erika MANN et al

-

30

van den BERG et al

-

§ 23

31D

van den BERG et al

-

§ 24

32

van den BERG et al

-

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 26

33

van den BERG et al

-

§ 27

9

PPE-DE

EV

+

350, 83, 21

11

Verts/ALE

-

§ 28

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 29

34

van den BERG et al

-

§ 30

35

van den BERG et al

-

§ 32

36

van den BERG et al

EV

+

295, 135, 18

rec C

1

GUE/NGL

-

rec D

12D

van den BERG et al

RCV

-

53, 377, 16

rec E

13D

van den BERG et al

RCV

-

82, 348, 19

rec F

14D

van den BERG et al

-

rec I

5

ALDE

-

rec M

2

GUE/NGL

EV

+

213, 193, 36

rec N

15D

van den BERG et al

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

326, 68, 24

Amendments 12 to 36 were tabled by Mr van den Berg and other Members and not on behalf of the PSE Group as indicated on the amendments.

Requests for roll-call votes

IND/DEM: final vote

PPE-DE: final vote

Verts/ALE: ams 6, 7, 24, 8, 12D and 13D, § 18 and final vote

Request for split votes

ALDE, Verts/ALE

§ 1

1st part:‘Points out that stakeholders ... for the post-2008 period;’

2nd part:‘suggests that the reform ... until the end of 2012;’

ALDE

§ 24

1st part:‘Calls for the production ... of sugar in the EU;’

2nd part:‘in the event that ... developing countries;’

Verts/ALE

§ 11

1st part:‘Points out that the new Member States ... is fixed for the new Member States;’

2nd part:‘is delighted at the Commission's proposal ... in the new Member States;’

§ 18

1st part:‘Endorses the Commission's commitment ... outermost regions;’

2nd part:‘nonetheless regrets ... to the outermost regions;’

§ 28

1st part:‘Calls on the Commission to ensure ... WTO negotiations’

2nd part:‘so that future ... to pay twice;’

Request for separate vote

Verts/ALE: § 13

11.   Belarus

Motions for resolution: B6-0191/2005, B6-0193/2005, B6-0198/2005, B6-0206/2005, B6-0209/2005, B6-0212/2005

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0191/2005 | | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0193/2005 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, UEN) |
| § 9 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| after § 14 | 1 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 21 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 23 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0193/2005 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0198/2005 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0206/2005 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0209/2005 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0212/2005 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0191/2005

GUE/NGL

-

Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0193/2005 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, UEN)

§ 9

§

original text

sep

+

after § 14

1

PPE-DE

+

§ 21

§

original text

sep

+

§ 23

§

original text

sep

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0193/2005

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0198/2005

ALDE

↓

B6-0206/2005

PSE

↓

B6-0209/2005

UEN

↓

B6-0212/2005

Verts/ALE

↓

Requests for separate votes

GUE/NGL: §§ 9, 21 and 23

12.   Cambodia

Motions for resolution: B6-0190/2005, B6-0194/2005, B6-0196/2005, B6-0207/2005, B6-0210/2005, B6-0211/2005

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0190/2005 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN) |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 75, 0, 2 |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0190/2005 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0194/2005 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0196/2005 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0207/2005 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0210/2005 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0211/2005 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0190/2005 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN)

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

75, 0, 2

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0190/2005

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0194/2005

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0196/2005

ALDE

↓

B6-0207/2005

PSE

↓

B6-0210/2005

UEN

↓

B6-0211/2005

Verts/ALE

↓

Request for roll-call vote

PPE-DE: final vote

13.   Saudi Arabia

Motions for resolution: B6-0189/2005, B6-0192/2005, B6-0195/2005, B6-0197/2005, B6-0208/2005, B6-0213/2005

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0189/2005 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE,GUE/NGL, UEN) |
| after § 2 | 1 | Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL | RCV | + | 77, 5, 1 oral amendment |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 78, 1, 5 |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0189/2005 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0192/2005 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0195/2005 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0197/2005 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0208/2005 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0213/2005 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0189/2005 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE,GUE/NGL, UEN)

after § 2

1

Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL

RCV

+

77, 5, 1 oral amendment

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

78, 1, 5

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0189/2005

UEN

↓

B6-0192/2005

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0195/2005

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0197/2005

ALDE

↓

B6-0208/2005

PSE

↓

B6-0213/2005

Verts/ALE

↓

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

Verts/ALE: am 1

Miscellaneous

April Doyle moved an oral amendment to replace amendment 1 with the following text: ‘Calls on the Saudi Arabian Government to lift restrictions on women's free movement (including the
  prohibition to drive
  ) on employment opportunities; on their legal personality and on their representation in
  judicial process
  ’.

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ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

Resolution

For: 527

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Di Pietro, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Prodi, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Adwent, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Giertych, Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Speroni, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Železný

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Kozlík, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Resetarits, Rutowicz, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Casa, Caspary, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Grech, Gröner, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Fotyga, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański

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

Against: 8

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Lundgren, Nattrass, Wohlin

PPE-DE: Fjellner, Hökmark, Ibrisagic

Abstention: 7

GUE/NGL: Manolakou, Pafilis

IND/DEM: Goudin, Louis

NI: Mote

UEN: Janowski

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Paragraph 11, 2nd part

For: 327

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Di Pietro, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Prodi, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

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

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, De Michelis, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter, Resetarits

PPE-DE: Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Belet, Descamps, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fraga Estévez, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hökmark, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Kauppi, López-Istúriz White, Maat, Mikolášik, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Peterle, Rudi Ubeda, Seeberg, Stubb, Sudre, Thyssen, Toubon, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Vlasto, Wijkman, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Grech, Gröner, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 195

ALDE: Van Hecke

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Knapman, Louis, Nattrass

NI: Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez, Masiel, Rutowicz, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Barsi-Pataky, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Caspary, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, Dehaene, Deß, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Florenz, Friedrich, Gaľa, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hybášková, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olbrycht, Ouzký, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Parish, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wuermeling, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Berès

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański

Abstention: 23

ALDE: Manders, Takkula

IND/DEM: Batten, Borghezio, Clark, Goudin, Lundgren, Speroni, Wohlin, Železný

NI: Mote

PPE-DE: Freitas, Gál, Járóka, Korhola, Martens, Őry, Pack, Pieper, Schierhuber

UEN: Didžiokas, Kristovskis

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Amendment 2

For: 138

ALDE: Prodi, Starkevičiūtė

IND/DEM: Adwent, Belder, Blokland, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Giertych, Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Speroni, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Železný

NI: Belohorská, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Kozlík, Lang, Martinez, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Becsey, Březina, Chmielewski, Coelho, Dehaene, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Eurlings, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hieronymi, Hudacký, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kelam, Klamt, Klich, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Martens, Mauro, Montoro Romero, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Pack, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Saryusz-Wolski, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stenzel, Surján, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Weber Manfred, Wojciechowski, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zwiefka

PSE: Berès, Berman, Capoulas Santos, Falbr, Golik, Grech, Herczog, Stockmann, Tabajdi

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Didžiokas, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański

Verts/ALE: de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Lagendijk

Against: 375

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Di Pietro, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Louis, Lundgren, Wohlin

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, De Michelis, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Mote, Resetarits, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bachelot-Narquin, Beazley, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Brepoels, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Caspary, Chichester, Daul, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Freitas, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Gomolka, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Kauppi, Kirkhope, Klaß, Koch, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Maat, Marques, Mathieu, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Nassauer, Ouzký, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Parish, Pieper, Radwan, Samaras, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Škottová, Spautz, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Szájer, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varvitsiotis, Villiers, Vlasák, Vlasto, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Zahradil

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Gomes, Gröner, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 21

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Knapman, Nattrass

NI: Baco

PPE-DE: Bauer, Duka-Zólyomi, Gál, Konrad, McGuinness, Mitchell, Őry, Peterle, Purvis, Rübig, Silva Peneda, Tajani

PSE: Obiols i Germà

UEN: Crowley, Krasts

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Paragraph 13, 2nd part

For: 376

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Borghezio, Goudin, Lundgren, Pęk, Speroni, Wohlin, Železný

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, De Michelis, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter, Resetarits

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Belet, Brejc, Brepoels, Casa, Coelho, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Eurlings, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Gál, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Hatzidakis, Hieronymi, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Járóka, Jordan Cizelj, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Laschet, Lehne, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Poettering, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Reul, Roithová, Samaras, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Seeberg, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stubb, Sudre, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasto, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Zahradil, Zappalà

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gröner, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 102

ALDE: Di Pietro, Prodi

IND/DEM: Adwent, Belder, Blokland, Chruszcz, Giertych, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wierzejski

NI: Bobošíková, Masiel, Mote

PPE-DE: Albertini, Becsey, Berend, Březina, Brunetta, Caspary, Chmielewski, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Ferber, Fjellner, Freitas, Friedrich, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gomolka, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Kudrycka, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olbrycht, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Rudi Ubeda, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt Ingo, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Sommer, Sonik, Surján, Szájer, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Weber Manfred, Wojciechowski, Záborská, Zaleski

PSE: Muscat

UEN: Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Didžiokas, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Libicki, Muscardini, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański

Abstention: 56

ALDE: Takkula

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Knapman, Nattrass

NI: Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Elles, Fajmon, Goepel, Graça Moura, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Jackson, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Olajos, Ouzký, Parish, Radwan, Rübig, Schöpflin, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Ulmer, Van Orden, Villiers, Vlasák, Zwiefka

PSE: Grech

UEN: Aylward, Camre, Krasts, Ó Neachtain

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Resolution

For: 434

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Di Pietro, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Prodi, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Borghezio, Goudin, Lundgren, Speroni, Wohlin

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Kozlík, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Resetarits, Rutowicz, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Březina, Brunetta, Cabrnoch, Casa, Caspary, Coelho, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Eurlings, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Langendries, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Peterle, Pīks, Poettering, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grech, Gröner, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Krasts, Kristovskis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Ryan

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

Against: 52

IND/DEM: Adwent, Belder, Blokland, Chruszcz, Giertych, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Železný

NI: Bobošíková, Czarnecki Ryszard, Mote

PPE-DE: Brejc, Chmielewski, Dombrovskis, Handzlik, Hudacký, Jałowiecki, Kaczmarek, Klamt, Kudrycka, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lewandowski, Mauro, Mikolášik, Olbrycht, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Saryusz-Wolski, Siekierski, Sonik, Wojciechowski, Zaleski

UEN: Bielan, Janowski, Kamiński, Libicki, Roszkowski, Szymański

Abstention: 53

ALDE: Takkula

GUE/NGL: Manolakou, Pafilis

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Clark, Knapman, Nattrass

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brepoels, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Elles, Gyürk, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Jackson, Kirkhope, Koch, Lehne, Liese, McMillan-Scott, Niebler, Ouzký, Parish, Pieper, Purvis, Reul, Rübig, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Szájer, Tannock, Van Orden, Villiers, Vlasák

UEN: Aylward, Fotyga

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Amendment 5

For: 283

ALDE: Cavada, Di Pietro, Drčar Murko, Kułakowski, Morillon, Takkula

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Kaufmann, Markov, Pafilis, Portas, Triantaphyllides

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

NI: Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Mote, Resetarits, Rutowicz, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Caspary, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Parish, Peterle, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Fruteau, Hegyi, Medina Ortega

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Didžiokas, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 213

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Busk, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Prodi, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Krarup, Maštálka, Meijer, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Svensson, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Knapman, Nattrass

NI: Battilocchio, De Michelis

PPE-DE: Bachelot-Narquin, Bradbourn, Duchoň, Harbour, Jackson, McMillan-Scott, Purvis

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Goebbels, Gomes, Grech, Gröner, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Vergnaud, Walter, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

Abstention: 12

ALDE: Toia

IND/DEM: Borghezio, Speroni

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Atkins, Helmer, Van Orden, Zahradil

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Paragraph 5

For: 491

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Di Pietro, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Prodi, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Sinnott

NI: Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Masiel, Resetarits, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Caspary, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Grech, Gröner, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Szymański

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 33

ALDE: Klinz, Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Van Hecke

GUE/NGL: Portas

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Bonde, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Clark, Giertych, Goudin, Grabowski, Knapman, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Speroni, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Wohlin, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, De Michelis, Mote

PPE-DE: Helmer

PSE: Goebbels, Hänsch

UEN: Ryan

Abstention: 13

IND/DEM: Lundgren

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Atkins, Bradbourn, Duchoň, Van Orden, Zahradil

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Amendment 6

For: 304

ALDE: Di Pietro, Kułakowski, Lynne, Morillon, Pistelli, Prodi, Takkula, Toia

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Kaufmann, Manolakou, Markov, Pafilis, Pflüger, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Zimmer

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

NI: Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Mote, Resetarits, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Caspary, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Bullmann, Duin, Gebhardt, Glante, Haug, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Piecyk, Rapkay, Rothe, Stockmann, Walter, Weiler, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Didžiokas, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański

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

Against: 209

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Klinz, Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Lax, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Krarup, Maštálka, Meijer, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Wurtz

NI: Battilocchio, De Michelis, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Bowis, Harbour, Helmer, Jackson, Purvis, Rübig, Strejček, Tannock

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grech, Gröner, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou

Abstention: 25

ALDE: Beaupuy, Cavada, De Sarnez, Gibault, Laperrouze, Lehideux

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Knapman, Nattrass

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Atkins, Bachelot-Narquin, Bradbourn, McMillan-Scott, Sonik, Van Orden, Villiers, Zahradil

PSE: Berman

UEN: Camre, Krasts

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Paragraph 11

For: 461

ALDE: Cavada, Cornillet, De Sarnez, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Morillon, Onyszkiewicz, Pistelli, Takkula, Toia

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Zimmer

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

NI: Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Mote, Resetarits, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Caspary, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Grech, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Didžiokas, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 61

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Di Pietro, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Klinz, Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Lax, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Oviir, Prodi, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Watson

NI: Battilocchio, De Michelis

PPE-DE: Bowis, Jackson, Purvis, Strejček

PSE: Goebbels, Sacconi

UEN: Camre

Abstention: 14

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Knapman, Nattrass

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Atkins, Bradbourn, Helmer, Van Orden, Villiers, Zahradil

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Amendment 1

For: 282

ALDE: Morillon, Takkula

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Kaufmann, Manolakou, Markov, Pafilis, Pflüger, Triantaphyllides, Zimmer

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

NI: Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Resetarits, Rutowicz, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Cabrnoch, Casa, Caspary, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Didžiokas, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 241

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Di Pietro, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Prodi, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Krarup, Maštálka, Meijer, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Wurtz

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, De Michelis

PPE-DE: Bachelot-Narquin, Bowis, Bradbourn, Callanan, Chichester, Harbour, Jackson, McMillan-Scott, Purvis, Van Orden, Villiers

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grech, Gröner, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Camre

Abstention: 18

ALDE: Toia

IND/DEM: Batten, Borghezio, Clark, Knapman, Nattrass

NI: Baco, Kozlík, Mote

PPE-DE: Atkins, Bushill-Matthews, Deva, Helmer, Hennicot-Schoepges, Tannock, Zahradil

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Frassoni

Resolution

For: 307

ALDE: Cavada, De Sarnez, Di Pietro, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Lynne, Morillon, Pistelli, Staniszewska, Takkula, Toia

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Wurtz

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

NI: Belohorská, Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Kozlík, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Resetarits, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Callanan, Casa, Caspary, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Gebhardt, Hänsch, Kindermann, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Piecyk, Rothe

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Didžiokas, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 199

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Klinz, Krahmer, Lax, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Watson

GUE/NGL: Catania, Krarup, Portas, Sjöstedt

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Knapman, Nattrass

NI: Battilocchio, De Michelis

PPE-DE: Bowis, Bradbourn, Harbour, Helmer, Purvis, Tannock, Van Orden, Villiers

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grech, Gröner, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kristensen, Kuc, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Camre

Abstention: 25

ALDE: Beaupuy, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Newton Dunn, Starkevičiūtė

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Uca, Zimmer

NI: Baco, Mote

PPE-DE: Atkins, Bachelot-Narquin, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Freitas, Hennicot-Schoepges, Zahradil

PSE: Batzeli, Rosati

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Cramer, Lagendijk, Romeva i Rueda, Staes

Paragraph 6, 1st part

For: 509

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gibault, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Prodi, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Flasarová, Kaufmann, Krarup, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Adwent, Belder, Blokland, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Giertych, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Speroni, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez, Masiel, Mote, Resetarits, Rutowicz, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Caspary, Chichester, Coelho, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasák, Vlasto, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grech, Gröner, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

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

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 3

IND/DEM: Bonde

PPE-DE: Ventre

UEN: Berlato

Abstention: 22

GUE/NGL: Catania, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Manolakou, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Portas, Seppänen

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Goudin, Knapman, Lundgren, Nattrass, Wohlin

NI: Baco, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Lauk

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, de Groen-Kouwenhoven

Paragraph 6, 2nd part

For: 111

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Prodi, Samuelsen, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Adwent, Bonde, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Giertych, Grabowski, Krupa, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Speroni, Tomczak, Wierzejski

NI: Claeys, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Kozlík, Lang, Martinez, Schenardi

PSE: Madeira

Verts/ALE: Bennahmias, Breyer, Flautre, Hammerstein Mintz, Isler Béguin, Lucas, Özdemir, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Schroedter

Against: 393

ALDE: Newton Dunn, Ries, Takkula

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Louis, Sinnott

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

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Chichester, Coelho, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Parish, Peterle, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Grech, Gröner, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Buitenweg, Cramer, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hudghton, Kallenbach, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Rühle, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 18

ALDE: Manders

GUE/NGL: Manolakou, Pafilis

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Goudin, Knapman, Lundgren, Nattrass, Wohlin, Železný

NI: Baco, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Caspary

PSE: Obiols i Germà, Scheele

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Onesta

Paragraph 7, 1st part

For: 479

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Prodi, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Meijer

IND/DEM: Adwent, Belder, Blokland, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Giertych, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Speroni, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Resetarits, Rutowicz, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Caspary, Chichester, Coelho, Dehaene, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grech, Gröner, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 36

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, Markov, Maštálka, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde

PPE-DE: Bachelot-Narquin, Daul, Gauzès, Grossetête, Guellec, Hortefeux, Mathieu, Sudre, Toubon, Varvitsiotis, Vlasto

Verts/ALE: Smith

Abstention: 21

GUE/NGL: Pafilis

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Goudin, Knapman, Lundgren, Nattrass, Wohlin

NI: Baco, Kozlík, Mote

PPE-DE: Belet, Brepoels, Descamps

PSE: Hamon, Lienemann, Schapira, Scheele

Verts/ALE: Lucas, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter

Paragraph 7, 2nd part

For: 199

ALDE: Väyrynen

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Louis, Speroni

NI: Battilocchio, Claeys, De Michelis, Dillen, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Resetarits, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Bachelot-Narquin, Callanan, Daul, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Grossetête, Guellec, Hatzidakis, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Mathieu, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Samaras, Sudre, Toubon, Varvitsiotis, Vlasto

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Beglitis, Berès, Berger, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Castex, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grech, Gröner, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pittella, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Horáček, Hudghton, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Schroedter, Turmes

Against: 296

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Prodi, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Borghezio, Sinnott, Wierzejski, Železný

NI: Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Masiel, Mote, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Ashworth, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Casa, Caspary, Chichester, Coelho, Dehaene, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mauro, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Parish, Peterle, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Attard-Montalto, Beňová, van den Berg, Berman, Casaca, Cercas, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Koterec, Mann Erika, Mastenbroek, Pinior, Rosati, Siwiec, Stockmann

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Cramer, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Harms, Isler Béguin, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Özdemir, Rühle, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 28

GUE/NGL: Pafilis

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Chruszcz, Clark, Giertych, Goudin, Grabowski, Knapman, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Wohlin

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Brepoels, Descamps, Schierhuber

PSE: Ferreira Anne, Hamon, Lienemann, Schapira, Tabajdi

Resolution

For: 473

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pistelli, Prodi, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Meijer

IND/DEM: Adwent, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Giertych, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Speroni, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez, Masiel, Resetarits, Rutowicz, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Casa, Caspary, Chichester, Coelho, Daul, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Parish, Peterle, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Villiers, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grech, Gröner, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Ryan, Szymański

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jillian, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 8

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Manolakou, Pafilis, Portas, Triantaphyllides

Abstention: 33

GUE/NGL: Catania, Flasarová, Kaufmann, Krarup, Markov, Maštálka, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Goudin, Knapman, Lundgren, Nattrass, Wohlin

NI: Baco, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Bachelot-Narquin

PSE: Castex, D'Alema, Scheele

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Lucas

Amendment 21

For: 90

ALDE: Lynne

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Adwent, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Giertych, Goudin, Krupa, Louis, Pęk, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wierzejski

NI: Martin Hans-Peter, Resetarits

PPE-DE: Karas, Klich, Kuźmiuk, Lewandowski, Rübig, Schierhuber, Seeber, Wijkman

PSE: Duin, Haug, Lienemann, Locatelli, Obiols i Germà, Reynaud, Rothe

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

Against: 417

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Klinz, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Pistelli, Prodi, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Knapman, Lundgren, Nattrass, Wohlin, Železný

NI: Baco, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez, Masiel, Rutowicz, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Caspary, Chichester, Coelho, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grech, Gröner, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, McAvan, Madeira, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vergnaud, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Ryan, Szymański

Abstention: 5

NI: Belohorská, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Brepoels

PSE: Ferreira Anne

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Amendment 14, 1st part

For: 456

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Hall, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Klinz, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Lynne, Malmström, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Pistelli, Prodi, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Louis, Lundgren, Sinnott, Wohlin

NI: Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Resetarits

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Caspary, Chichester, Coelho, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grech, Gröner, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vergnaud, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Berlato

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 40

ALDE: Hennis-Plasschaert, Maaten, Manders, Mulder

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Bonde, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Clark, Giertych, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Pęk, Rogalski, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Železný

NI: Baco, Claeys, Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Hökmark

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Didžiokas, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Ryan, Szymański

Abstention: 3

NI: Belohorská, Kozlík

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Amendment 14, 2nd part

For: 272

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Hall, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Klinz, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Lynne, Malmström, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Pistelli, Prodi, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Kaufmann, Meijer, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Sjöstedt, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Louis, Sinnott

NI: Czarnecki Ryszard, Martin Hans-Peter, Resetarits, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Coelho, Duka-Zólyomi, Florenz, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gklavakis, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hudacký, Hybášková, Karas, Klaß, Koch, Konrad, Langendries, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Rübig, Samaras, Schierhuber, Schöpflin, Schröder, Seeber, Seeberg, Šťastný, Trakatellis, Vakalis, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Wijkman, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Gomes, Grech, Gröner, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vergnaud, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

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

Against: 176

ALDE: Hennis-Plasschaert, Maaten, Manders, Mulder

GUE/NGL: Flasarová, Henin, Markov, Maštálka, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Stroz, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Clark, Giertych, Knapman, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Rogalski, Tomczak, Wohlin, Železný

NI: Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez, Masiel, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Berend, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Caspary, Chichester, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Dover, Duchoň, Ebner, Elles, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Freitas, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Glattfelder, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hieronymi, Hortefeux, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kelam, Kirkhope, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Langen, Laschet, Lauk, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Martens, Mathieu, Mauro, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schwab, Škottová, Sommer, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Van Orden, Villiers, Vlasák, Vlasto, Wieland, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zahradil, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Douay

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Fotyga, Janowski, Kristovskis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Ryan, Szymański

Abstention: 20

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Guerreiro, Krarup, Manolakou, Pafilis

IND/DEM: Borghezio

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Belet, Brepoels, Fraga Estévez, Goepel, Graça Moura, Lechner, Mitchell, Podkański, Silva Peneda, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Amendment 14, 3rd part

For: 471

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Hall, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Klinz, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Lynne, Malmström, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Pistelli, Prodi, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, Manolakou, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Adwent, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Chruszcz, Giertych, Goudin, Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, Pęk, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Železný

NI: Belohorská, Bobošíková, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Resetarits, Rutowicz, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Casa, Caspary, Chichester, Coelho, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Parish, Peterle, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grech, Gröner, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vergnaud, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Camre

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

Against: 26

ALDE: Hennis-Plasschaert, Maaten, Manders, Mulder

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Knapman, Nattrass, Wohlin

PPE-DE: Pieper, Vakalis, Wuermeling

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Didžiokas, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Ryan, Szymański

Abstention: 8

IND/DEM: Borghezio

NI: Kozlík

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Reul, Zahradil

PSE: Pahor

UEN: Crowley

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Paragraph 5, 1st part

For: 441

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Klinz, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Pistelli, Prodi, Samuelsen, Schuth, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde

NI: Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Resetarits

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Caspary, Chichester, Coelho, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Martens, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Désir, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Gomes, Grech, Gröner, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vergnaud, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Ryan, Szymański

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 29

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Belder, Blokland, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Clark, Giertych, Goudin, Knapman, Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Wohlin, Železný

NI: Bobošíková, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez

PPE-DE: Lauk, Mathieu

Abstention: 5

GUE/NGL: Manolakou, Pafilis

NI: Baco, Kozlík

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Paragraph 5, 2nd part

For: 223

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Beaupuy, Davies, De Sarnez, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Guardans Cambó, Hall, in 't Veld, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Lynne, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Pistelli, Samuelsen, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Van Hecke, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Sinnott

NI: Belohorská, Resetarits

PPE-DE: Becsey, Brepoels, Ebner, Gál, Járóka, Mathieu, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Szájer, Wijkman

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Grech, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jørgensen, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Pinior, Pittella, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vergnaud, Westlund, Whitehead, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Ryan

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 255

ALDE: Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Chatzimarkakis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Gibault, Hennis-Plasschaert, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Klinz, Manders, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Prodi, Schuth, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Takkula, Väyrynen, Virrankoski

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Clark, Giertych, Goudin, Knapman, Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Rogalski, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Wohlin, Železný

NI: Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez, Masiel

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Caspary, Chichester, Coelho, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Marques, Martens, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Batzeli, Beglitis, Bullmann, Duin, Gebhardt, Gröner, Hänsch, Haug, Jöns, Kindermann, Krehl, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Matsouka, Piecyk, Prets, Rapkay, Rothe, Stockmann, Walter, Weiler, Xenogiannakopoulou

Verts/ALE: Harms, Horáček

Abstention: 14

ALDE: Cavada, Duquesne, Ek, Kułakowski, Maaten, Malmström

GUE/NGL: Manolakou, Pafilis

NI: Baco, Czarnecki Ryszard, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter, Rutowicz

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Resolution

For: 460

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Klinz, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Pistelli, Prodi, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Flasarová, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Sinnott

NI: Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Resetarits

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Casa, Caspary, Chichester, Coelho, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Eurlings, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Parish, Peterle, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Grech, Gröner, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vergnaud, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Ryan, Szymański

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

Against: 28

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Clark, Giertych, Goudin, Knapman, Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Rogalski, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Wohlin, Železný

NI: Bobošíková, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez

PPE-DE: Ehler, Mathieu

PSE: Batzeli, Goebbels

Abstention: 13

GUE/NGL: Guerreiro

NI: Baco, Czarnecki Ryszard, Kozlík, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Fajmon, Helmer, Lauk, Pieper, Strejček, Zahradil

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Amendment 6

For: 99

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Klinz, Lax, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Pistelli, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Krarup, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Svensson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Lundgren, Wohlin

NI: Resetarits

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Elles, Fjellner, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Jałowiecki, Kauppi, Kirkhope, Korhola, Maat, Oomen-Ruijten, Parish, Pieper, Seeberg, Stevenson, Stubb, Tannock, Van Orden, Villiers, Wijkman

PSE: Evans Robert, Falbr, Honeyball, Howitt, McAvan, Martin David, Skinner, Whitehead

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Auken, Buitenweg, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lucas, Onesta, Schlyter, Staes

Against: 365

ALDE: Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Cavada, Deprez, De Sarnez, Lehideux, Morillon, Onyszkiewicz, Prodi

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Stroz, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Bonde, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Clark, Giertych, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Pęk, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Železný

NI: Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Cabrnoch, Casa, Caspary, Coelho, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Hybášková, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Peterle, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grech, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Trautmann, Vergnaud, Westlund, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Didžiokas, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Ryan

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Cramer, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lichtenberger, Özdemir, Romeva i Rueda, Schroedter, Smith, Turmes, Ždanoka

Abstention: 16

ALDE: Kułakowski

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Konrad

PSE: Muscat, Weiler

UEN: Fotyga, Janowski, Libicki, Szymański

Verts/ALE: Breyer, van Buitenen

Amendment 7

For: 68

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Klinz, Lax, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Takkula, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Seppänen

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Lundgren, Wohlin

PPE-DE: Albertini, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Ebner, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Kauppi, Korhola, Langen, Martens, Oomen-Ruijten, Schierhuber, Seeberg, Surján, Tajani, Villiers, Wijkman, Zappalà

PSE: Howitt, Martin David

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Onesta

Against: 366

ALDE: Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Cavada, Deprez, De Sarnez, Kułakowski, Lehideux, Morillon, Prodi, Szent-Iványi

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Bonde, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Clark, Giertych, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Pęk, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Železný

NI: Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Masiel, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Cabrnoch, Casa, Caspary, Coelho, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Eurlings, Ferber, Fjellner, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Szájer, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grech, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Trautmann, Vergnaud, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Didžiokas, Fotyga, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Ryan, Szymański

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Cramer, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Romeva i Rueda, Schroedter, Smith, Turmes, Ždanoka

Abstention: 42

ALDE: Onyszkiewicz

GUE/NGL: Uca

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Claeys, Gollnisch, Kozlík, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Resetarits

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Dover, Duchoň, Elles, Fajmon, Harbour, Jałowiecki, Kirkhope, Konrad, Parish, Protasiewicz, Stevenson, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Zahradil, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Weiler

UEN: Kamiński

Verts/ALE: Auken, Breyer, van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Frassoni, Lagendijk, Schlyter, Staes

Amendment 24

For: 132

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Busk, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Klinz, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Sterckx, Van Hecke, Watson

GUE/NGL: Krarup, Meijer, Sjöstedt, Svensson

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Lundgren, Wohlin

NI: Resetarits

PPE-DE: Albertini, Ashworth, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Ebner, Elles, Fjellner, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Kirkhope, Korhola, Parish, Seeberg, Škottová, Stevenson, Tajani, Tannock, Van Orden, Villiers, Wijkman, Zahradil, Zappalà

PSE: Andersson, van den Berg, Berman, Bozkurt, Casaca, Christensen, Corbey, Evans Robert, Grech, Gurmai, Hedh, Honeyball, Howitt, Ilves, Jørgensen, Kristensen, Lehtinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, McAvan, Martin David, Mastenbroek, Mikko, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Segelström, Skinner, Tarand, Thomsen, Westlund, Whitehead

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Ždanoka

Against: 320

ALDE: Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Jäätteenmäki, Kułakowski, Lax, Lehideux, Morillon, Mulder, Onyszkiewicz, Prodi, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Manolakou, Maštálka, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Stroz, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Adwent, Belder, Blokland, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Giertych, Krupa, Pęk, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Železný

NI: Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Lang, Martinez, Masiel, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Cabrnoch, Casa, Caspary, Coelho, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ehler, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Hatzidakis, Hieronymi, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Hybášková, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, Bösch, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Castex, Cercas, Correia, Cottigny, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Duin, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hegyi, Herczog, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuc, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Paasilinna, Pahor, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Trautmann, Vergnaud, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Didžiokas, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Ryan, Szymański

Abstention: 17

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Knapman, Nattrass

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Konrad, Sturdy

PSE: El Khadraoui, Gomes, Mann Erika, Swoboda, Weiler, Wiersma

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Amendment 8

For: 131

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Busk, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lax, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Prodi, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Krarup, Meijer, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Svensson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde

NI: Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez, Resetarits, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Elles, Fajmon, Fjellner, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Kauppi, Kirkhope, Mauro, Ouzký, Parish, Seeberg, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Tannock, Villiers, Wijkman, Zahradil

PSE: Berman, Casaca, Evans Robert, Falbr, Honeyball, Howitt, Martin David, Whitehead

UEN: Camre, Fotyga, Janowski, Libicki, Szymański

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Ždanoka

Against: 327

ALDE: Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Deprez, De Sarnez, Lehideux, Morillon

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Manolakou, Maštálka, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Stroz, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Adwent, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Giertych, Goudin, Krupa, Lundgren, Pęk, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Wohlin, Železný

NI: Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Masiel

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Cabrnoch, Casa, Caspary, Coelho, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Eurlings, Ferber, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Hybášková, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Bösch, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Grech, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Trautmann, Vergnaud, Westlund, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Didžiokas, Kamiński, Krasts, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Ryan

Abstention: 12

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Knapman, Nattrass

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Konrad

PSE: Muscat, Weiler

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Paragraph 18, 2nd part

For: 323

ALDE: Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Cavada, Deprez, De Sarnez, Gibault, Jäätteenmäki, Lehideux, Morillon, Onyszkiewicz, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Krarup, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Krupa, Pęk, Sinnott

NI: Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez, Masiel, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Casa, Caspary, Coelho, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Eurlings, Ferber, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Hybášková, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stubb, Sudre, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Correia, Cottigny, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Herczog, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Trautmann, Vergnaud, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Didžiokas, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Ryan, Szymański

Verts/ALE: Isler Béguin

Against: 128

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Prodi, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Sterckx, Toia, Van Hecke, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Clark, Goudin, Knapman, Lundgren, Nattrass, Wohlin

NI: Baco, Martin Hans-Peter, Resetarits

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Elles, Fajmon, Fjellner, Freitas, Harbour, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Kirkhope, Ouzký, Parish, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Tannock, Vlasák, Zahradil

PSE: Andersson, van den Berg, Christensen, Corbey, Evans Robert, Gill, Grech, Hedh, Honeyball, Howitt, Ilves, Jørgensen, Kristensen, Kuc, McAvan, Mann Erika, Martin David, Mastenbroek, Mikko, Muscat, Segelström, Skinner, Tarand, Thomsen, Westlund, Whitehead

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Horáček, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Ždanoka

Abstention: 12

IND/DEM: Adwent, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Giertych, Rogalski, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Železný

NI: Belohorská

PPE-DE: Konrad

PSE: El Khadraoui

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Amendment 12

For: 53

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Goudin, Knapman, Lundgren, Nattrass, Wohlin

NI: Resetarits

PPE-DE: Fjellner, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Ibrisagic, Seeberg

PSE: Andersson, Attard-Montalto, van den Berg, Christensen, Corbey, Evans Robert, Gill, Grech, Gruber, Gurmai, Hedh, Honeyball, Howitt, Ilves, Jørgensen, Kristensen, Lehtinen, Lévai, Locatelli, McAvan, Mann Erika, Martin David, Mastenbroek, Mikko, Muscat, Paasilinna, Rasmussen, Segelström, Skinner, Tarand, Thomsen, Westlund, Whitehead, Zani

Verts/ALE: Auken, Lambert, Lucas, Özdemir, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter

Against: 377

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lax, Lehideux, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Prodi, Ries, Schuth, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Stroz, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Adwent, Belder, Blokland, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Giertych, Krupa, Pęk, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Železný

NI: Bobošíková, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez, Masiel, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Casa, Caspary, Chichester, Coelho, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Hybášková, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Škottová, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Cercas, Correia, Cottigny, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hegyi, Herczog, Hutchinson, Kindermann, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuc, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Pahor, Panzeri, Pinior, Prets, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Scheele, Schulz, Stockmann, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Trautmann, Vergnaud, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pavilionis, Ryan, Szymański

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lichtenberger, Onesta, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Ždanoka

Abstention: 16

ALDE: Samuelsen

GUE/NGL: Sjöstedt, Svensson

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Konrad, Wijkman

PSE: Gomes, Obiols i Germà, Rapkay, Swoboda, Weiler, Wiersma

Verts/ALE: Breyer, van Buitenen

Amendment 13

For: 82

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Ek, Guardans Cambó, in 't Veld, Klinz, Lax, Malmström, Manders, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Samuelsen, Schuth, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi

GUE/NGL: Manolakou, Pafilis

IND/DEM: Borghezio, Clark, Goudin, Knapman, Lundgren, Nattrass

NI: Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Resetarits

PPE-DE: Bauer, Chichester, Dehaene, Descamps, Fjellner, Glattfelder, Hökmark, Nassauer, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Pieper, Protasiewicz, Schröder, Schwab, Seeberg, Siekierski, Wijkman, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, van den Berg, Christensen, Corbey, El Khadraoui, Evans Robert, Gill, Grech, Gurmai, Hedh, Honeyball, Howitt, Ilves, Jørgensen, Kristensen, Kuc, Locatelli, McAvan, Martin David, Mastenbroek, Mikko, Muscat, Panzeri, Rasmussen, dos Santos, Segelström, Skinner, Tarand, Thomsen, Westlund, Whitehead, Zani

UEN: Pavilionis

Verts/ALE: Auken, Lambert, Lucas, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter

Against: 348

ALDE: Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Gibault, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, Jäätteenmäki, Kułakowski, Lehideux, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Prodi, Ries, Starkevičiūtė, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Maštálka, Meijer, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Stroz, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Chruszcz, Giertych, Krupa, Pęk, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Wohlin, Železný

NI: Bobošíková, Claeys, Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez, Masiel, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Cabrnoch, Casa, Caspary, Coelho, Daul, Deß, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Goepel, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Parish, Peterle, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schöpflin, Seeber, Škottová, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Beglitis, Berès, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Cercas, Correia, Cottigny, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hegyi, Herczog, Hutchinson, Kindermann, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Obiols i Germà, Pinior, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Scheele, Schulz, Stockmann, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Trautmann, Vergnaud, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Szymański

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lichtenberger, Özdemir, Onesta, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Ždanoka

Abstention: 19

GUE/NGL: Sjöstedt, Svensson

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Callanan, Deva, Gál, Konrad

PSE: Attard-Montalto, Beňová, Gomes, Mann Erika, Paasilinna, Pahor, Swoboda, Weiler

UEN: Fotyga

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Resolution

For: 326

ALDE: Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Deprez, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Gibault, Jäätteenmäki, Lax, Lehideux, Morillon, Onyszkiewicz, Prodi, Starkevičiūtė, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Maštálka, Meijer, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Stroz, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Adwent, Belder, Blokland, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Giertych, Goudin, Krupa, Lundgren, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Wohlin, Železný

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez, Masiel, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Ashworth, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Cabrnoch, Caspary, Coelho, Daul, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Hybášková, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Škottová, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Beglitis, Berès, Bösch, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Cercas, Correia, Cottigny, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Glante, Golik, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Herczog, Hutchinson, Kindermann, Koterec, Kuc, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Obiols i Germà, Pahor, Panzeri, Pinior, Prets, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Stockmann, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Trautmann, Vergnaud, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Didžiokas, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Libicki, Muscardini, Pavilionis, Ryan, Szymański

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Buitenweg, Evans Jillian, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lichtenberger, Özdemir, Romeva i Rueda, Schroedter, Smith, Turmes, Ždanoka

Against: 68

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Busk, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Guardans Cambó, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Klinz, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Watson

GUE/NGL: Manolakou, Pafilis, Sjöstedt, Svensson

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Knapman, Nattrass

PPE-DE: Fjellner, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Konrad, Seeberg, Wijkman

PSE: Andersson, van den Berg, Christensen, Corbey, Evans Robert, Gill, Grech, Honeyball, Howitt, Ilves, Jørgensen, Kristensen, McAvan, Martin David, Mastenbroek, Mikko, Muscat, Rasmussen, Segelström, Skinner, Tarand, Thomsen, Westlund, Whitehead

UEN: Berlato, Camre

Verts/ALE: Auken, Schlyter

Abstention: 24

ALDE: Hall, Kułakowski, Lynne, Van Hecke

GUE/NGL: Adamou

NI: Martin Hans-Peter, Resetarits

PPE-DE: Callanan, Chichester

PSE: Berman, Bozkurt, van den Burg, El Khadraoui, Falbr, Gomes, Haug, Mann Erika, Paasilinna, Weiler

Verts/ALE: Breyer, van Buitenen, Lambert, Lucas, Onesta

Resolution

For: 75

ALDE: Ek, Hall, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Onyszkiewicz, Schuth

GUE/NGL: Meijer, Sjöstedt

IND/DEM: Giertych, Krupa, Pęk, Rogalski, Tomczak

NI: Czarnecki Ryszard, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Resetarits

PPE-DE: Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Bowis, Deß, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Fraga Estévez, Gaľa, Grossetête, Hatzidakis, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kušķis, Mann Thomas, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Montoro Romero, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Pleštinská, Posselt, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Saryusz-Wolski, Sommer, Varvitsiotis, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Zwiefka

PSE: Ayala Sender, Casaca, Ettl, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Guy-Quint, Kuc, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Roure, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Scheele, Tarabella

UEN: Didžiokas, Libicki

Verts/ALE: Breyer, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Lichtenberger, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Schroedter

Abstention: 2

GUE/NGL: Pflüger, Remek

Amendment 1

For: 77

ALDE: Ek, Hall, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Onyszkiewicz, Schuth

GUE/NGL: Meijer, Pflüger, Remek, Sjöstedt

NI: Czarnecki Ryszard, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Resetarits

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Bowis, Deß, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Fraga Estévez, Gaľa, Grossetête, Hatzidakis, Járóka, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kušķis, Mann Thomas, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Montoro Romero, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Pleštinská, Posselt, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Saryusz-Wolski, Sommer, Varvitsiotis, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Wieland, Zwiefka

PSE: Ayala Sender, Casaca, Ettl, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Kuc, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Roure, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Scheele, Tarabella, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Didžiokas

Verts/ALE: Breyer, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Lichtenberger, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Schroedter

Against: 5

IND/DEM: Giertych, Krupa, Pęk, Rogalski, Tomczak

Abstention: 1

UEN: Libicki

Resolution

For: 78

ALDE: Ek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Onyszkiewicz, Schuth

GUE/NGL: Meijer, Pflüger, Remek, Sjöstedt

NI: Czarnecki Ryszard, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Resetarits

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Bowis, Deß, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Fraga Estévez, Gaľa, Grossetête, Hatzidakis, Járóka, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Mann Thomas, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Pleštinská, Posselt, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Saryusz-Wolski, Sommer, Varvitsiotis, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Wieland, Zwiefka

PSE: Ayala Sender, Casaca, Ettl, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Kuc, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Roure, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Scheele, Tarabella, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Didžiokas

Verts/ALE: Breyer, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Lichtenberger, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Schroedter

Against: 1

UEN: Libicki

Abstention: 5

IND/DEM: Giertych, Krupa, Pęk, Rogalski, Tomczak

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TEXTS ADOPTED

P6_TA(2005)0070

Parliament's estimates for an amending budget (2005)

European Parliament resolution on the estimates of the European Parliament for an amending budget of the European Union for the financial year 2005 (salary adjustment) (2005/2034(BUD))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Article 272 of the EC Treaty and Article 177 of the Euratom Treaty, |
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having regard to Article 272 of the EC Treaty and Article 177 of the Euratom Treaty,

| — | 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 particularly Articles 37 and 38, |
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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 particularly Articles 37 and 38,

| — | having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2005, as finally adopted on 16 December 2004 (2), |
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—

having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2005, as finally adopted on 16 December 2004 (2),

| — | 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 (3), |
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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 (3),

| — | 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 Preliminary draft estimates adopted by its Bureau on 7 March 2005, |
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—

having regard to Preliminary draft estimates adopted by its Bureau on 7 March 2005,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0048/2005), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0048/2005),

| A. | whereas the 2004 salary adjustment for staff was lower than expected, |
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A.

whereas the 2004 salary adjustment for staff was lower than expected,

| B. | whereas the budgetary authority requested the institutions to submit estimates to adjust their administrative expenditure as a result of the salary adjustment, |
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B.

whereas the budgetary authority requested the institutions to submit estimates to adjust their administrative expenditure as a result of the salary adjustment,

| C. | whereas financial requirements for buildings in Parliament's budget for 2005 are lower than previously projected, |
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C.

whereas financial requirements for buildings in Parliament's budget for 2005 are lower than previously projected,

| 1. | Adopts the estimates annexed to the Texts Adopted of Thursday 10 March 2005, with a view to an amending budget for the financial year 2005 to take account of the lower than expected adjustment for staff salaries and pensions in 2004; |
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1.

Adopts the estimates annexed to the Texts Adopted of Thursday 10 March 2005, with a view to an amending budget for the financial year 2005 to take account of the lower than expected adjustment for staff salaries and pensions in 2004;

| 2. | Notes the existence of a potential surplus in Parliament's budget for 2005; requests its Secretary-General to re-examine the situation in July 2005 and, if appropriate, to present to the Bureau a proposal for preliminary draft estimates for an amending budget to avoid cancellation of appropriations at the end of the year; |
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2.

Notes the existence of a potential surplus in Parliament's budget for 2005; requests its Secretary-General to re-examine the situation in July 2005 and, if appropriate, to present to the Bureau a proposal for preliminary draft estimates for an amending budget to avoid cancellation of appropriations at the end of the year;

| 3. | Requests its Secretary-General to present a proposal for a revised long-term planning of Parliament's property policy; |
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3.

Requests its Secretary-General to present a proposal for a revised long-term planning of Parliament's property policy;

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution and the estimates annexed to the Texts Adopted of Thursday 10 March 2005 to the Council and the Commission. |
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4.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution and the estimates annexed to the Texts Adopted of Thursday 10 March 2005 to the Council and the Commission.

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

(2)  OJ L 60, 8.3.2005.

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

P6_TA(2005)0071

Draft amending budget No 1/2005

European Parliament resolution on draft amending budget No 1/2005 of the European Union for the financial year 2005, Section III — Commission (6876/2005 — C6-0052/2005 — 2005/2014(BUD))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Article 272 of the EC Treaty and Article 177 of the Euratom Treaty, |
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—

having regard to Article 272 of the EC Treaty and Article 177 of the Euratom Treaty,

| — | 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 particularly Articles 37 and 38, |
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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 particularly Articles 37 and 38,

| — | having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2005, as finally adopted on 16 December 2004 (2), |
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—

having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2005, as finally adopted on 16 December 2004 (2),

| — | 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 (3), |
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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 (3),

| — | having regard to Preliminary draft amending budget No 1/2005 of the European Union for the financial year 2005, which the Commission presented on 28 January 2005 (COM(2005)0025), |
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having regard to Preliminary draft amending budget No 1/2005 of the European Union for the financial year 2005, which the Commission presented on 28 January 2005 (COM(2005)0025),

| — | having regard to Draft amending budget No 1/2005, which the Council established on 3 March 2005 (6876/2005 — C6-0052/2005), |
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having regard to Draft amending budget No 1/2005, which the Council established on 3 March 2005 (6876/2005 — C6-0052/2005),

| — | 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 (A6-0047/2005), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0047/2005),

| A. | whereas it is necessary to adapt the Commission section of the 2005 budget to the changes made as part of the revision of the services organisation charts in connection with the appointment of the new Commission, |
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A.

whereas it is necessary to adapt the Commission section of the 2005 budget to the changes made as part of the revision of the services organisation charts in connection with the appointment of the new Commission,

| B. | whereas the aim of this draft amending budget is to make the necessary technical, budgetary neutral modifications to the 2005 budget, |
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B.

whereas the aim of this draft amending budget is to make the necessary technical, budgetary neutral modifications to the 2005 budget,

| 1. | Approves draft amending budget No 1/2005 without any amendments; |
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1.

Approves draft amending budget No 1/2005 without any amendments;

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

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

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

(2)  OJ L 60, 8.3.2005.

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

P6_TA(2005)0072

Organic food and farming

European Parliament resolution on the European Action Plan for Organic Food and Farming (2004/2202(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication ‘European Action Plan for Organic Food and Farming’ (COM(2004)0415), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication ‘European Action Plan for Organic Food and Farming’ (COM(2004)0415),

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the Gothenburg European Council of 15 and 16 June 2001, |
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having regard to the conclusions of the Gothenburg European Council of 15 and 16 June 2001,

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the European Conference on Rural Development held in Salzburg on 12 to 14 November 2003, |
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having regard to the conclusions of the European Conference on Rural Development held in Salzburg on 12 to 14 November 2003,

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of 24 June 1991 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs (1), |
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having regard to Council Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 of 24 June 1991 on organic production of agricultural products and indications referring thereto on agricultural products and foodstuffs (1),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 18 December 2003 on coexistence between genetically modified crops and conventional and organic crops (2), |
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having regard to its resolution of 18 December 2003 on coexistence between genetically modified crops and conventional and organic crops (2),

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

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A6-0039/2005), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A6-0039/2005),

| A. | whereas organic farming has become a growth industry and production method in the European Union as a result of consumer demand and the ever-increasing supply offered by producers, |
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A.

whereas organic farming has become a growth industry and production method in the European Union as a result of consumer demand and the ever-increasing supply offered by producers,

| B. | whereas this production method makes a major contribution to the multifunctionality of European agriculture, providing as it does healthy, high-quality products while at the same time bringing about a reduction in environmental pollution, encouraging the preservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, providing protection for cultivated land and preserving, or even creating, jobs, |
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B.

whereas this production method makes a major contribution to the multifunctionality of European agriculture, providing as it does healthy, high-quality products while at the same time bringing about a reduction in environmental pollution, encouraging the preservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, providing protection for cultivated land and preserving, or even creating, jobs,

| C. | whereas in the EU of 15 the agricultural area devoted to organic farming increased from 0,1 to 3,3% between 1985 and 2002, and whereas organic food represents an estimated turnover of EUR 11 billion at European level and EUR 23 billion worldwide, |
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C.

whereas in the EU of 15 the agricultural area devoted to organic farming increased from 0,1 to 3,3% between 1985 and 2002, and whereas organic food represents an estimated turnover of EUR 11 billion at European level and EUR 23 billion worldwide,

| D. | whereas before 1992 — the year when the European Union gave its support to organic farming in the framework of its agri-environmental policy — organic farming was developed solely at the private initiative of certain farmers, with the support of interested members of the public, |
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D.

whereas before 1992 — the year when the European Union gave its support to organic farming in the framework of its agri-environmental policy — organic farming was developed solely at the private initiative of certain farmers, with the support of interested members of the public,

| E. | whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 is based on the promotion and production- and marketing-control criteria already developed by the relevant organic farming associations, |
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whereas Regulation (EEC) No 2092/91 is based on the promotion and production- and marketing-control criteria already developed by the relevant organic farming associations,

| F. | whereas under the latest reform of the CAP support for organic farming depends on the overall volume of resources within the second pillar of the CAP and on the portion thereof compulsorily set aside for this farming method, |
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F.

whereas under the latest reform of the CAP support for organic farming depends on the overall volume of resources within the second pillar of the CAP and on the portion thereof compulsorily set aside for this farming method,

| G. | whereas the special characteristics of organic farming, not only with regard to the environmental conditions required for it to operate, but also with regard to:






  (a) | the clear need to market the products through short distribution channels, |
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G.

whereas the special characteristics of organic farming, not only with regard to the environmental conditions required for it to operate, but also with regard to:

(a)

the clear need to market the products through short distribution channels,

| (b) | the still high prices of the final products, |
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the still high prices of the final products,

| (c) | conformity with environmental and health regulations that must also be complied with by smallholders and SMEs involved in processing, |
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conformity with environmental and health regulations that must also be complied with by smallholders and SMEs involved in processing,

| (d) | extending organic production to other specific sectors such as stockbreeding and viticulture, |
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(d)

extending organic production to other specific sectors such as stockbreeding and viticulture,

are all aspects which require special handling at a regulatory and financial level, on a different basis from traditional production,

| H. | whereas there is great variation in the support given by Member States to the development of organic farming, and whereas the disparities between them must be reduced in the framework of a European action programme to promote organic farming, |
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whereas there is great variation in the support given by Member States to the development of organic farming, and whereas the disparities between them must be reduced in the framework of a European action programme to promote organic farming,

| I. | whereas possible contamination by genetically modified crops is of particular importance in the context of organic farming, particularly as regards the measures to be taken to regulate the coexistence of transgenic and organic crops, |
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whereas possible contamination by genetically modified crops is of particular importance in the context of organic farming, particularly as regards the measures to be taken to regulate the coexistence of transgenic and organic crops,

Development of the organic food market and development of standards (Actions 1-3)

| 1. | Welcomes the fact that the Commission recognises that organic farming plays an important part in the objectives of the new CAP, as defined in the June 2003 Council of Ministers Luxembourg Agreement; notes that it does not consider it necessary to provide human or financial resources in the context of the European Union budget; welcomes the demand-based approach chosen by the Commission to stimulate organic farming; |
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Welcomes the fact that the Commission recognises that organic farming plays an important part in the objectives of the new CAP, as defined in the June 2003 Council of Ministers Luxembourg Agreement; notes that it does not consider it necessary to provide human or financial resources in the context of the European Union budget; welcomes the demand-based approach chosen by the Commission to stimulate organic farming;

| 2. | Takes the view that:






  (a) | the measures to support information and promotion campaigns are useful if they take account of the experience of the industry's professional associations and the Member States' legislation and programmes; producer groups and cooperatives should play a particular role in the rational management of the production and marketing of organic products and food; they can also contribute towards achieving quality production and to processing and marketing through direct distribution or commercial chains, thereby securing added value for the producers themselves; |
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Takes the view that:

(a)

the measures to support information and promotion campaigns are useful if they take account of the experience of the industry's professional associations and the Member States' legislation and programmes; producer groups and cooperatives should play a particular role in the rational management of the production and marketing of organic products and food; they can also contribute towards achieving quality production and to processing and marketing through direct distribution or commercial chains, thereby securing added value for the producers themselves;

| (b) | the Commission should base its promotion measures on an analysis of the markets and of the consequences of the process of concentrating trade in organic products, paying particular attention to retailing and distribution; |
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the Commission should base its promotion measures on an analysis of the markets and of the consequences of the process of concentrating trade in organic products, paying particular attention to retailing and distribution;

| (c) | consumer information campaigns, particularly for children and young people, should be intensified and combined with awareness programmes concerning the environmental and nutritional value of organic products; promotion campaigns should focus on public canteens, with particular reference to school canteens; the promotion of organic products should be strengthened under the relevant Community programmes within and outside the European Union; |
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consumer information campaigns, particularly for children and young people, should be intensified and combined with awareness programmes concerning the environmental and nutritional value of organic products; promotion campaigns should focus on public canteens, with particular reference to school canteens; the promotion of organic products should be strengthened under the relevant Community programmes within and outside the European Union;

| (d) | in all promotion activities mentioned in Action 1, the Commission should specify and promote to the same level the environmental advantages of organic agriculture and the advantages that this type of product offers for human health; |
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(d)

in all promotion activities mentioned in Action 1, the Commission should specify and promote to the same level the environmental advantages of organic agriculture and the advantages that this type of product offers for human health;

| (e) | small producers and SMEs working in the food industry should be the main beneficiaries of these measures, particularly as they are part of regional, multi-partner structures; |
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(e)

small producers and SMEs working in the food industry should be the main beneficiaries of these measures, particularly as they are part of regional, multi-partner structures;

| (f) | the development of an internal market in organic food and non-food products will lead to the standardisation of their production methods, whilst naturally taking account of their particular features and traditional regional methods of production, will establish uniform controls and national bodies for the certification of organic products, and will help to remove obstacles to trade and provide fuller information to European consumers; also takes the view that the Community logo should be supplemented with information about the local and regional origin of the products; |
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the development of an internal market in organic food and non-food products will lead to the standardisation of their production methods, whilst naturally taking account of their particular features and traditional regional methods of production, will establish uniform controls and national bodies for the certification of organic products, and will help to remove obstacles to trade and provide fuller information to European consumers; also takes the view that the Community logo should be supplemented with information about the local and regional origin of the products;

| 3. | Welcomes the Commission's intention to further harmonise European standards for organic products and production, thus enabling proper functioning of the internal market, ending distortion of competition, and guaranteeing completely free trade in organic products throughout the European Union; considers that Member States' higher national standards should not prevent organic products from other Member States being traded freely as certified organic products in such Member States; |
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Welcomes the Commission's intention to further harmonise European standards for organic products and production, thus enabling proper functioning of the internal market, ending distortion of competition, and guaranteeing completely free trade in organic products throughout the European Union; considers that Member States' higher national standards should not prevent organic products from other Member States being traded freely as certified organic products in such Member States;

| 4. | Acknowledges the major role of the Internet as a tool for the dissemination and promotion of organic farming and believes that it is extremely important that the information be circulated among the agents involved; suggests, for this reason, that a serious effort be made to transfer the technology already available; and requests that the Commission establish training measures with Community funding (over and above the provisions of Action 6 addressed to the Member States) for those farmers and producers who wish to opt for the conversion of their traditional operations into organic operations; |
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Acknowledges the major role of the Internet as a tool for the dissemination and promotion of organic farming and believes that it is extremely important that the information be circulated among the agents involved; suggests, for this reason, that a serious effort be made to transfer the technology already available; and requests that the Commission establish training measures with Community funding (over and above the provisions of Action 6 addressed to the Member States) for those farmers and producers who wish to opt for the conversion of their traditional operations into organic operations;

| 5. | Takes the view that there should be better harmonisation of specifications, including those in the livestock-rearing sector; |
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Takes the view that there should be better harmonisation of specifications, including those in the livestock-rearing sector;

| 6. | Believes that the Commission should include, in its proposal for preparing plans at national, regional or local level in the Member States, promotion of seed production for organic farming and the encouragement of nurseries dedicated to the production of suitable plants for organic farming; |
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Believes that the Commission should include, in its proposal for preparing plans at national, regional or local level in the Member States, promotion of seed production for organic farming and the encouragement of nurseries dedicated to the production of suitable plants for organic farming;

| 7. | Recalls that in the context of the 2005 budgetary procedure, Parliament specifically included the Action Plan under the budget item relating to promotion measures (05 08 05 01), and takes the view that an increase in this budget line could be envisaged for 2006 after an analysis of the needs of the Member States; |
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Recalls that in the context of the 2005 budgetary procedure, Parliament specifically included the Action Plan under the budget item relating to promotion measures (05 08 05 01), and takes the view that an increase in this budget line could be envisaged for 2006 after an analysis of the needs of the Member States;

| 8. | Takes the view that the Action Plan should include a recommendation that development aid and fair trade should promote the production of and trade in organic products so that the Action Plan also acquires a global perspective; |
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Takes the view that the Action Plan should include a recommendation that development aid and fair trade should promote the production of and trade in organic products so that the Action Plan also acquires a global perspective;

Public aid for organic farming (Actions 4-6)

| 9. | Considers it essential for the actions and aid for which provision is made under the Regulation on rural development to be more clearly defined as regards organic production, with a view to promoting this production method in all the Member States; considers in this connection that the dynamics of applying the new EARDF programme for rural development in the Member States should be carefully observed; |
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Considers it essential for the actions and aid for which provision is made under the Regulation on rural development to be more clearly defined as regards organic production, with a view to promoting this production method in all the Member States; considers in this connection that the dynamics of applying the new EARDF programme for rural development in the Member States should be carefully observed;

| 10. | Stresses the need to encourage public aid for organic farming and for industries connected to organic farming, and to promote the introduction of quality systems; |
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10.

Stresses the need to encourage public aid for organic farming and for industries connected to organic farming, and to promote the introduction of quality systems;

| 11. | Takes the view that care should be taken to ensure that the assisted introduction of organic farming, particularly in sensitive zones, does not cause an imbalance in the supply of organic products; conversions to organic farming should therefore be supported on the basis of identified outlets; |
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Takes the view that care should be taken to ensure that the assisted introduction of organic farming, particularly in sensitive zones, does not cause an imbalance in the supply of organic products; conversions to organic farming should therefore be supported on the basis of identified outlets;

| 12. | Takes the view that the health and hygiene standards applicable to SMEs in the processing sector, particularly in the dairy and meat industries, must be defined in the framework of the existing special arrangements for processing plants; |
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Takes the view that the health and hygiene standards applicable to SMEs in the processing sector, particularly in the dairy and meat industries, must be defined in the framework of the existing special arrangements for processing plants;

| 13. | Believes that the Action Plan should point out clearly the contribution of organic farming in areas such as the Nitrates Directive (3), the Habitats Directive (4), water policy and promotion of biodiversity, as well as its contribution to employment; |
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Believes that the Action Plan should point out clearly the contribution of organic farming in areas such as the Nitrates Directive (3), the Habitats Directive (4), water policy and promotion of biodiversity, as well as its contribution to employment;

| 14. | Takes the view that the Commission should pay particular attention to the situation of organic farming in the new Member States, inter alia in the contexts of employment and the rural economy; |
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14.

Takes the view that the Commission should pay particular attention to the situation of organic farming in the new Member States, inter alia in the contexts of employment and the rural economy;

Research (Action 7)

| 15. | Suggests that in the European research framework programme, organic farming as a production method should be recognised as a priority, as should the coexistence of organic with conventional and genetically modified crops and assessment of the impact of the technologies that pose a threat to this production method, including environmentally directed research on selection, with regard to both crop species and farm animals; |
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Suggests that in the European research framework programme, organic farming as a production method should be recognised as a priority, as should the coexistence of organic with conventional and genetically modified crops and assessment of the impact of the technologies that pose a threat to this production method, including environmentally directed research on selection, with regard to both crop species and farm animals;

| 16. | Regrets that the Action Plan presented contains no specific measure to promote research beyond the general declaration of ‘strengthening research on organic farming’; in this respect, urges the Commission to give more detailed definition to such measures by:






  (a) | promoting more studies, analyses and specific statistics on the various aspects of organic farming, |
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Regrets that the Action Plan presented contains no specific measure to promote research beyond the general declaration of ‘strengthening research on organic farming’; in this respect, urges the Commission to give more detailed definition to such measures by:

(a)

promoting more studies, analyses and specific statistics on the various aspects of organic farming,

| (b) | carrying out more in-depth studies into the production of feed for organic stockbreeding, |
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carrying out more in-depth studies into the production of feed for organic stockbreeding,

| (c) | incorporating new technologies for the development of organic farming, |
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incorporating new technologies for the development of organic farming,

| (d) | compiling and publishing on a Europe-wide basis the studies and research undertaken in the various Member States on the subject of organic farming, etc.; |
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compiling and publishing on a Europe-wide basis the studies and research undertaken in the various Member States on the subject of organic farming, etc.;

calls for this research to take account of the (global or holistic) systemic approach taken by organic farming, particularly by including in situ research measures;

Standards and inspection (Actions 8-21)

| 17. | Welcomes the implementation of more advanced standards of animal welfare, but stresses that this should be accompanied by support for investment, since they can often require costly conversions or building of new structures; in parallel, economical methods (e.g. straw filters, overflow settling tanks, etc.) should be foregrounded; |
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Welcomes the implementation of more advanced standards of animal welfare, but stresses that this should be accompanied by support for investment, since they can often require costly conversions or building of new structures; in parallel, economical methods (e.g. straw filters, overflow settling tanks, etc.) should be foregrounded;

| 18. | Supports the Commission proposal in Action 9 to endeavour to guarantee the integrity of organic production by enforcing the regulations and adhering to the limit dates planned for the transitional periods; but requests that special cases that arise be examined, for example, in stockbreeding, in cases in which nonextension of the date for the introduction of animals not organically bred would mean a curb on the recovery and maintenance of certain indigenous breeds which are already endangered in certain Member States; |
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Supports the Commission proposal in Action 9 to endeavour to guarantee the integrity of organic production by enforcing the regulations and adhering to the limit dates planned for the transitional periods; but requests that special cases that arise be examined, for example, in stockbreeding, in cases in which nonextension of the date for the introduction of animals not organically bred would mean a curb on the recovery and maintenance of certain indigenous breeds which are already endangered in certain Member States;

| 19. | Considers it regrettable that the Commission has still not proposed an approach to seed in connection with the exchange of traditional local varieties and of varieties no longer included in the register which offers farmers freedom of action and allows seed health requirements and criteria of varietal purity and germination rates to be met, in accordance with existing legislation; |
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Considers it regrettable that the Commission has still not proposed an approach to seed in connection with the exchange of traditional local varieties and of varieties no longer included in the register which offers farmers freedom of action and allows seed health requirements and criteria of varietal purity and germination rates to be met, in accordance with existing legislation;

| 20. | Considers that, in order to ensure the credibility of organic products, the Commission should check that the Member States carry out their supervisory duties by means of private and national supervisory bodies and, where necessary, impose penalties for infringements; considers, furthermore, that the Commission should draw up an annual survey of the Member States' reports and inform Parliament; |
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Considers that, in order to ensure the credibility of organic products, the Commission should check that the Member States carry out their supervisory duties by means of private and national supervisory bodies and, where necessary, impose penalties for infringements; considers, furthermore, that the Commission should draw up an annual survey of the Member States' reports and inform Parliament;

| 21. | Urges the Commission to develop further the fifth facet of Action 10 and specify the way in which it intends to achieve the objective of improving environmental legislation with regard to organic farming; |
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Urges the Commission to develop further the fifth facet of Action 10 and specify the way in which it intends to achieve the objective of improving environmental legislation with regard to organic farming;

| 22. | Approves the establishment of an independent expert panel for technical advice, proposed under Action 11, to issue technical opinions, provided that the interested parties — farmers, processing companies and consumers — are appropriately involved; |
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Approves the establishment of an independent expert panel for technical advice, proposed under Action 11, to issue technical opinions, provided that the interested parties — farmers, processing companies and consumers — are appropriately involved;

| 23. | Takes the view that in the Action Plan the issue of GMOs cannot be addressed solely by means of thresholds, but that the Commission must state what it intends to do as regards coexistence of transgenic and organic crops; whatever happens, it must be made clear that, in the event of contamination, even if accidental, the financial responsibility is to be borne exclusively by the people illegally marketing GMOs, and not by the farming industry as a whole; insists that with regard to GMOs the same rules should be applicable to Community products as to imported products; |
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Takes the view that in the Action Plan the issue of GMOs cannot be addressed solely by means of thresholds, but that the Commission must state what it intends to do as regards coexistence of transgenic and organic crops; whatever happens, it must be made clear that, in the event of contamination, even if accidental, the financial responsibility is to be borne exclusively by the people illegally marketing GMOs, and not by the farming industry as a whole; insists that with regard to GMOs the same rules should be applicable to Community products as to imported products;

| 24. | Questions the appropriateness of Action 17, which aims to transfer to an independent international organisation the system of accreditation for control bodies, and calls for this important step in the process, which lends legitimacy to European organic farming in the eyes of European citizens, to remain under the control of the Commission and the Member States; |
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Questions the appropriateness of Action 17, which aims to transfer to an independent international organisation the system of accreditation for control bodies, and calls for this important step in the process, which lends legitimacy to European organic farming in the eyes of European citizens, to remain under the control of the Commission and the Member States;

| 25. | Suggests that any judgment regarding fraud pertaining to the organic nature of a product or production process be available throughout the European Union in order to avoid any recurrence of situations such as a person already convicted of fraud being able to find a new certificating body and having their certification reissued, or moving from one Member State to another in order to continue their fraudulent dealings, or operators in the industry having no knowledge of their fraudulent past; |
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25.

Suggests that any judgment regarding fraud pertaining to the organic nature of a product or production process be available throughout the European Union in order to avoid any recurrence of situations such as a person already convicted of fraud being able to find a new certificating body and having their certification reissued, or moving from one Member State to another in order to continue their fraudulent dealings, or operators in the industry having no knowledge of their fraudulent past;

| 26. | Stresses that the definition of organic farming must relate not only to the production method but also to a set of agricultural practices which guarantee respect for the environment and biodiversity, and enable the production of healthy, high-quality foodstuffs; acceptance must be gained for this definition of organic farming in international fora in order to safeguard the specificity of the organic farming industry in the context of international trade; |
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Stresses that the definition of organic farming must relate not only to the production method but also to a set of agricultural practices which guarantee respect for the environment and biodiversity, and enable the production of healthy, high-quality foodstuffs; acceptance must be gained for this definition of organic farming in international fora in order to safeguard the specificity of the organic farming industry in the context of international trade;

| 27. | Considers it regrettable that the Commission presents no concrete financial measures relating to the organisation of distribution channels, and calls for support, including financial support, to be given in the framework of the structuring of production, processing and marketing; |
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Considers it regrettable that the Commission presents no concrete financial measures relating to the organisation of distribution channels, and calls for support, including financial support, to be given in the framework of the structuring of production, processing and marketing;

| 28. | Stresses to the Commission the fact that European organic farming needs firm support for the marketing and distribution of its products; calls on the Commission to put forward more concrete proposals on the subject, bearing in mind that:






  (a) | there is a need to tackle the current problem of high prices for organic products, |
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28.

Stresses to the Commission the fact that European organic farming needs firm support for the marketing and distribution of its products; calls on the Commission to put forward more concrete proposals on the subject, bearing in mind that:

(a)

there is a need to tackle the current problem of high prices for organic products,

| (b) | there is a need to promote the focussing of supply on organic products, |
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there is a need to promote the focussing of supply on organic products,

| (c) | groupment into associations and the creation of organic producer organisations can play a fundamental role in facilitating marketing through common distribution channels, |
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(c)

groupment into associations and the creation of organic producer organisations can play a fundamental role in facilitating marketing through common distribution channels,

| (d) | the formation of a large market favouring long distribution channels, with the resulting additional costs to the environment (of processing, preserving and transport), is not the most suitable approach given the inherent characteristics of organic production; it would therefore be advisable to promote shorter distribution channels, which would be certain to result in better distribution and more affordable prices and make it easier to trace and inspect the foods; |
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(d)

the formation of a large market favouring long distribution channels, with the resulting additional costs to the environment (of processing, preserving and transport), is not the most suitable approach given the inherent characteristics of organic production; it would therefore be advisable to promote shorter distribution channels, which would be certain to result in better distribution and more affordable prices and make it easier to trace and inspect the foods;

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| 29. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission. |
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Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission.

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(1)  OJ L 198, 22.7.1991, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 91 E, 15.4.2004, p. 680.

(3)  Council Directive 91/676/EEC of 12 December 1991 concerning the protection of waters against pollution caused by nitrates from agricultural sources (OJ L 375, 31.12.1991, p. 1).

(4)  Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7).

P6_TA(2005)0073

Follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women — Platform for Action (Beijing+10)

European Parliament resolution on the follow-up to the Fourth World Conference on Women — Platform for Action (Beijing+10)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the celebration of International Women's Day on 8 March 2005, |
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having regard to the celebration of International Women's Day on 8 March 2005,

| — | having regard to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination of 21 December 1965, |
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having regard to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination of 21 December 1965,

| — | having regard to the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women of 18 December 1979, |
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having regard to the UN Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women of 18 December 1979,

| — | having regard to the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of 10 December 1984, |
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having regard to the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of 10 December 1984,

| — | having regard to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted in Beijing on 15 September 1995 by the Fourth World Conference on Women: Action for Equality, Development and Peace, |
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having regard to the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action adopted in Beijing on 15 September 1995 by the Fourth World Conference on Women: Action for Equality, Development and Peace,

| — | having regard to its resolutions of 15 June 1995 (1) and 21 September 1995 (2) on that Conference, |
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having regard to its resolutions of 15 June 1995 (1) and 21 September 1995 (2) on that Conference,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 4 July 1996 on the follow-up to the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (3), |
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having regard to its resolution of 4 July 1996 on the follow-up to the Cairo International Conference on Population and Development (3),

| — | having regard to the Council Recommendation of 2 December 1996 on the balanced participation of men and women in the decision-making process (4), |
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having regard to the Council Recommendation of 2 December 1996 on the balanced participation of men and women in the decision-making process (4),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 16 September 1997 (5) on the Commission communication on incorporating equal opportunities for women and men into all Community policies and activities — ‘mainstreaming’, |
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having regard to its resolution of 16 September 1997 (5) on the Commission communication on incorporating equal opportunities for women and men into all Community policies and activities — ‘mainstreaming’,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 19 May 2000 (6) on the Commission communication on further actions in the fight against trafficking in women, |
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having regard to its resolution of 19 May 2000 (6) on the Commission communication on further actions in the fight against trafficking in women,

| — | having regard to Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial and ethnic origin (7) (Race Equality Directive), |
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having regard to Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial and ethnic origin (7) (Race Equality Directive),

| — | having regard to its positions of 17 November 1999 (8) and 9 March 2004 (9) on the adoption of programmes of Community action (Daphne and Daphne II, from 2000 to 2003 and 2004 to 2008 respectively) on preventive measures to fight violence against children, young persons and women, |
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having regard to its positions of 17 November 1999 (8) and 9 March 2004 (9) on the adoption of programmes of Community action (Daphne and Daphne II, from 2000 to 2003 and 2004 to 2008 respectively) on preventive measures to fight violence against children, young persons and women,

| — | having regard to its resolutions of 20 September 2001 on equal pay for work of equal value (10) and 25 September 2002 on representation of women among the social partners of the European Union (11), |
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having regard to its resolutions of 20 September 2001 on equal pay for work of equal value (10) and 25 September 2002 on representation of women among the social partners of the European Union (11),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 9 March 2004 on reconciling professional, family and private lives (12), |
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having regard to its resolution of 9 March 2004 on reconciling professional, family and private lives (12),

| — | having regard to the outcome of the 49th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women held on 4 March 2005, |
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having regard to the outcome of the 49th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women held on 4 March 2005,

| — | having regard to the serious incidents that took place on 6 March 2005 in Istanbul during a demonstration in connection with International Women's Day, |
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having regard to the serious incidents that took place on 6 March 2005 in Istanbul during a demonstration in connection with International Women's Day,

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

| A. | whereas, although women make up more than half of the European Union's population and electorates, they continue to be under-represented in economic, social and political decision-making bodies throughout the Union; and whereas, in particular, in some Member States the percentage of women parliamentarians is below the world-wide average of 15,6 %, |
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A.

whereas, although women make up more than half of the European Union's population and electorates, they continue to be under-represented in economic, social and political decision-making bodies throughout the Union; and whereas, in particular, in some Member States the percentage of women parliamentarians is below the world-wide average of 15,6 %,

| B. | whereas women's rights continue to be violated throughout the world, even though they are an integral, inalienable and indivisible part of universal human rights, and whereas violations are particularly shocking in war-torn areas where women are victims of rape, forced pregnancy and sexual exploitation, |
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B.

whereas women's rights continue to be violated throughout the world, even though they are an integral, inalienable and indivisible part of universal human rights, and whereas violations are particularly shocking in war-torn areas where women are victims of rape, forced pregnancy and sexual exploitation,

| C. | whereas sexual exploitation has not decreased and, according to estimates, every year hundreds of thousands of women and children from third countries fall victim to the trafficking of human beings in the European Union, |
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C.

whereas sexual exploitation has not decreased and, according to estimates, every year hundreds of thousands of women and children from third countries fall victim to the trafficking of human beings in the European Union,

| D. | regretting that genital mutilation, which is not unknown in EU countries, is still widespread throughout the world (according to the WHO, two million women are subjected to such practices each year), |
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D.

regretting that genital mutilation, which is not unknown in EU countries, is still widespread throughout the world (according to the WHO, two million women are subjected to such practices each year),

| E. | whereas the empowerment of women is a crucial factor in the eradication of poverty and a necessary precondition for achieving the Lisbon Strategy goals and meeting their target of 60 % of women in the work force by 2010, |
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E.

whereas the empowerment of women is a crucial factor in the eradication of poverty and a necessary precondition for achieving the Lisbon Strategy goals and meeting their target of 60 % of women in the work force by 2010,

| F. | whereas equal access to goods and services and economic independence for women are essential if equality is to be achieved throughout society, |
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F.

whereas equal access to goods and services and economic independence for women are essential if equality is to be achieved throughout society,

| G. | whereas measures that help reconcile private and working life are a prerequisite for promoting gender equality in employment and society, in line with the conclusions of the Barcelona and Lisbon summits, |
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G.

whereas measures that help reconcile private and working life are a prerequisite for promoting gender equality in employment and society, in line with the conclusions of the Barcelona and Lisbon summits,

| H. | whereas special attention should be paid to women from minority groups, |
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H.

whereas special attention should be paid to women from minority groups,

| I. | whereas the UN's International Year of Microcredit 2005, from which a large number of women benefit, should be actively promoted by the Union, |
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I.

whereas the UN's International Year of Microcredit 2005, from which a large number of women benefit, should be actively promoted by the Union,

| J. | whereas the rising unemployment rate in Europe requires the promotion of specific measures in order to facilitate access to skilled jobs for women, who are the first to be hit by unemployment, and whereas, although women are often better educated than men, they are still not in a position to benefit from this educational advantage, |
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J.

whereas the rising unemployment rate in Europe requires the promotion of specific measures in order to facilitate access to skilled jobs for women, who are the first to be hit by unemployment, and whereas, although women are often better educated than men, they are still not in a position to benefit from this educational advantage,

| K. | whereas the wage gap between men and women in Europe is still, on average, between 16% and 33 % and whereas no real progress has been made on implementation of the principle of equal pay for work of equal value, which was introduced thirty years ago by Directive 75/117/EEC (13) on equal pay for men and women, and whereas 30 % of working women in the EU have a part-time job, compared with 6,6% of men, a choice often forced on them by a lack of affordable childcare facilities, |
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K.

whereas the wage gap between men and women in Europe is still, on average, between 16% and 33 % and whereas no real progress has been made on implementation of the principle of equal pay for work of equal value, which was introduced thirty years ago by Directive 75/117/EEC (13) on equal pay for men and women, and whereas 30 % of working women in the EU have a part-time job, compared with 6,6% of men, a choice often forced on them by a lack of affordable childcare facilities,

| L. | whereas experience shows that if full account is to be taken of women's interests in society, at least one third of those elected to all institutional bodies must be women, and whereas 50 % is the target for achieving parity democracy, a principle which is accepted in some Member States at party, local, national and European level; whereas a clear Union policy on parity democracy is still lacking, |
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L.

whereas experience shows that if full account is to be taken of women's interests in society, at least one third of those elected to all institutional bodies must be women, and whereas 50 % is the target for achieving parity democracy, a principle which is accepted in some Member States at party, local, national and European level; whereas a clear Union policy on parity democracy is still lacking,

| M. | whereas millions of women still lack information and education concerning their health and have no access to necessary health treatment and no information on, or access to, contraceptives; and whereas, with particular reference to sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV/AIDS, a recent World Bank report estimated that 201 million women still do not have access to contraception, causing 23 million unwanted pregnancies and 1,4 million infant deaths, |
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M.

whereas millions of women still lack information and education concerning their health and have no access to necessary health treatment and no information on, or access to, contraceptives; and whereas, with particular reference to sexually transmitted diseases such as HIV/AIDS, a recent World Bank report estimated that 201 million women still do not have access to contraception, causing 23 million unwanted pregnancies and 1,4 million infant deaths,

| N. | whereas the 1995 Platform for Action expressly mentions freedom of decision and responsibility on matters related to sexuality, full respect for the integrity of the individual and equality in matters of sexual relations and reproduction, |
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N.

whereas the 1995 Platform for Action expressly mentions freedom of decision and responsibility on matters related to sexuality, full respect for the integrity of the individual and equality in matters of sexual relations and reproduction,

| O. | welcoming the role played by the Luxembourg Presidency and the Commission in the preparatory work for and during the negotiations at the 49th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, |
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O.

welcoming the role played by the Luxembourg Presidency and the Commission in the preparatory work for and during the negotiations at the 49th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women,

| 1. | Welcomes the Declaration of the 49th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, which reaffirms the Declaration and the Platform for Action adopted in Beijing in 1995; |
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1.

Welcomes the Declaration of the 49th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, which reaffirms the Declaration and the Platform for Action adopted in Beijing in 1995;

| 2. | Strongly condemns the brutality of the Turkish police in Istanbul during the demonstration on 6 March 2005 to mark International Women's Day, and asks the Commission to present Parliament with a full report on what happened; |
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2.

Strongly condemns the brutality of the Turkish police in Istanbul during the demonstration on 6 March 2005 to mark International Women's Day, and asks the Commission to present Parliament with a full report on what happened;

| 3. | Calls on those UN member states who have not yet done so to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women; |
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3.

Calls on those UN member states who have not yet done so to ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women;

| 4. | Recalls that the human rights of women are an inalienable, integral and indivisible part of universal human rights, and states that the promotion and protection of women's rights are fundamental prerequisites for building a true democracy, and that all possible means should be used to prevent any violations of the human rights of women, including those violations taking place in the Union; |
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4.

Recalls that the human rights of women are an inalienable, integral and indivisible part of universal human rights, and states that the promotion and protection of women's rights are fundamental prerequisites for building a true democracy, and that all possible means should be used to prevent any violations of the human rights of women, including those violations taking place in the Union;

| 5. | Requests that Member States adopt legislation, or enforce their existing laws, to put a stop to the female genital mutilation being perpetrated on their territory, and help the third countries concerned to set up programmes with local NGOs to combat such practices; |
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5.

Requests that Member States adopt legislation, or enforce their existing laws, to put a stop to the female genital mutilation being perpetrated on their territory, and help the third countries concerned to set up programmes with local NGOs to combat such practices;

| 6. | Calls upon Member States identified as known sites of non-consensual sterilisation to coordinate law enforcement efforts and put an end to this practice; |
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6.

Calls upon Member States identified as known sites of non-consensual sterilisation to coordinate law enforcement efforts and put an end to this practice;

| 7. | Condemns forced marriages, and calls on the Member States and, in a coordinating role, the Commission to take all necessary steps to punish the perpetrators, even when the forced marriages are contracted by Union residents acting outside the Union's territory; |
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7.

Condemns forced marriages, and calls on the Member States and, in a coordinating role, the Commission to take all necessary steps to punish the perpetrators, even when the forced marriages are contracted by Union residents acting outside the Union's territory;

| 8. | Stresses that the situation of women in the EU has not improved substantially since 1995, despite the implementation of existing legislation such as Directive 75/117/EEC (14) and Directive 76/207/EEC (15) on the principle of equal treatment as regards access to employment and vocational training; calls on the Commission to ensure that women in the new Member States benefit fully from the acquis on women's rights, and proposes a Europe-wide campaign on this acquis to make women more aware of their rights; |
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8.

Stresses that the situation of women in the EU has not improved substantially since 1995, despite the implementation of existing legislation such as Directive 75/117/EEC (14) and Directive 76/207/EEC (15) on the principle of equal treatment as regards access to employment and vocational training; calls on the Commission to ensure that women in the new Member States benefit fully from the acquis on women's rights, and proposes a Europe-wide campaign on this acquis to make women more aware of their rights;

| 9. | Welcomes the Commission's proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (recast version) (COM(2004)0279) as an important step towards certainty and clarity in the field of gender equality; |
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9.

Welcomes the Commission's proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (recast version) (COM(2004)0279) as an important step towards certainty and clarity in the field of gender equality;

| 10. | Welcomes the adoption of Directive 2004/113/EC (16) implementing the principle of equal treatment for women and men in the access to and supply of goods and services, and regards that directive as an important tool for ensuring gender equality; regrets, however, that not enough progress has been made towards completely eliminating the use of gender as a discriminating factor in the determination of premiums and benefits in relation to insurance and associated financial activities; |
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10.

Welcomes the adoption of Directive 2004/113/EC (16) implementing the principle of equal treatment for women and men in the access to and supply of goods and services, and regards that directive as an important tool for ensuring gender equality; regrets, however, that not enough progress has been made towards completely eliminating the use of gender as a discriminating factor in the determination of premiums and benefits in relation to insurance and associated financial activities;

| 11. | Recognises that some positive measures have been taken in relation to violence against women; stresses, however, the lack of a clear political commitment to addressing and eradicating domestic violence against women, sex tourism and trafficking in women, including legislative measures such as asylum rights for victims; |
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11.

Recognises that some positive measures have been taken in relation to violence against women; stresses, however, the lack of a clear political commitment to addressing and eradicating domestic violence against women, sex tourism and trafficking in women, including legislative measures such as asylum rights for victims;

| 12. | Calls, therefore, on the Commission to declare 2006 European Year against Violence towards Women and urges it, further, to include Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey and neighbouring countries fully in the preparations for, and all events, programmes and projects in connection with, the year against violence towards women; |
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12.

Calls, therefore, on the Commission to declare 2006 European Year against Violence towards Women and urges it, further, to include Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey and neighbouring countries fully in the preparations for, and all events, programmes and projects in connection with, the year against violence towards women;

| 13. | Acknowledges that women's health in the EU has improved significantly over the past decade, although there are still many factors that present obstacles to gender equality in relation to health; requests, therefore, that the different patterns in women's health be taken into account when adopting European programmes and that special attention be paid to reproductive health; |
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13.

Acknowledges that women's health in the EU has improved significantly over the past decade, although there are still many factors that present obstacles to gender equality in relation to health; requests, therefore, that the different patterns in women's health be taken into account when adopting European programmes and that special attention be paid to reproductive health;

| 14. | Urges the Member States and the Commission to give priority to the gender dimension at UN world conferences, such as Cairo+10 and the World Summit for Social Development in 2005, taking into account the UN Millennium Development Goals; |
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14.

Urges the Member States and the Commission to give priority to the gender dimension at UN world conferences, such as Cairo+10 and the World Summit for Social Development in 2005, taking into account the UN Millennium Development Goals;

| 15. | Recalls that education and training are essential to the achievement of equality between women and men and underlines the need for lifelong learning and vocational training to promote equal access for women to skilled jobs and all levels of professional life; notes, in this connection, that of the 860 million people who are illiterate two-thirds are women; |
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15.

Recalls that education and training are essential to the achievement of equality between women and men and underlines the need for lifelong learning and vocational training to promote equal access for women to skilled jobs and all levels of professional life; notes, in this connection, that of the 860 million people who are illiterate two-thirds are women;

| 16. | Calls on the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission, to adopt gender-specific indicators relating to the feminisation of poverty, in order to pursue a more concerted policy in the field of social protection, and to see to it that in the Union's development policies top priority is given to fighting the feminisation of poverty; |
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16.

Calls on the Council, acting on a proposal from the Commission, to adopt gender-specific indicators relating to the feminisation of poverty, in order to pursue a more concerted policy in the field of social protection, and to see to it that in the Union's development policies top priority is given to fighting the feminisation of poverty;

| 17. | Reiterates that women should constitute at least 40 % of the staff of conciliation, peace-keeping, conflict-prevention and disaster aid operations, including fact-finding and observer missions acting on behalf of the EU and its Members States; |
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17.

Reiterates that women should constitute at least 40 % of the staff of conciliation, peace-keeping, conflict-prevention and disaster aid operations, including fact-finding and observer missions acting on behalf of the EU and its Members States;

| 18. | Recalls the importance of individual freedom of expression, but underlines the role of the media, advertising and the Internet in establishing values and gender stereotypes; welcomes, therefore, a debate with users and regulatory authorities on their role, with a view to identifying and striking the right balance between freedom of expression and the right to human dignity, especially as regards media and advertising viewable by children; |
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18.

Recalls the importance of individual freedom of expression, but underlines the role of the media, advertising and the Internet in establishing values and gender stereotypes; welcomes, therefore, a debate with users and regulatory authorities on their role, with a view to identifying and striking the right balance between freedom of expression and the right to human dignity, especially as regards media and advertising viewable by children;

| 19. | Calls on the Commission and the Council to propose measures to improve women's access to full participation in economic, social and political decision making, and stresses the importance of implementing gender mainstreaming in all European policies; |
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19.

Calls on the Commission and the Council to propose measures to improve women's access to full participation in economic, social and political decision making, and stresses the importance of implementing gender mainstreaming in all European policies;

| 20. | Calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure that all programmes and activities financed through EU budgets, especially under the Structural Funds, include gender-based budgeting, starting in 2006; |
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20.

Calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure that all programmes and activities financed through EU budgets, especially under the Structural Funds, include gender-based budgeting, starting in 2006;

| 21. | Calls on political parties, at both national and European level, to review their party structures and procedures with the aim of removing all barriers that directly or indirectly militate against the participation of women and to adopt appropriate strategies with a view to achieving a better balance between women and men in elected assemblies, including affirmative measures such as quotas; |
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21.

Calls on political parties, at both national and European level, to review their party structures and procedures with the aim of removing all barriers that directly or indirectly militate against the participation of women and to adopt appropriate strategies with a view to achieving a better balance between women and men in elected assemblies, including affirmative measures such as quotas;

| 22. | Calls on the Commission to propose a follow-up strategy on the indicators put forward by the various EU Presidencies; |
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22.

Calls on the Commission to propose a follow-up strategy on the indicators put forward by the various EU Presidencies;

| 23. | Welcomes the legal reforms that have been carried out in Turkey, but reiterates its concern that women there are still victims of honour killings and violence, and calls therefore on the Commission and the Council to continue their cooperation with the Turkish authorities and to follow closely the women's rights situation in Turkey; |
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23.

Welcomes the legal reforms that have been carried out in Turkey, but reiterates its concern that women there are still victims of honour killings and violence, and calls therefore on the Commission and the Council to continue their cooperation with the Turkish authorities and to follow closely the women's rights situation in Turkey;

| 24. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the Member States and the UN Secretary-General. |
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24.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the Member States and the UN Secretary-General.

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(1)  OJ C 166, 3.7.1995, p. 92.

(2)  OJ C 269, 16.10.1995, p. 146.

(3)  OJ C 211, 22.7.1996, p. 31.

(4)  OJ L 319, 10.12.1996, p. 11.

(5)  OJ C 304, 6.10.1997, p. 50.

(6)  OJ C 59, 23.2.2001, p. 307.

(7)  OJ L 180, 19.7.2000, p. 22.

(8)  OJ C 189, 7.7.2000, p. 69.

(9)  OJ C 102 E, 28.4.2004, p. 159.

(10)  OJ C 77 E, 28.3.2002, p. 134.

(11)  OJ C 273 E, 14.11.2003, p. 169.

(12)  OJ C 102 E, 28.4.2004, p. 492.

(13)  OJ L 45, 19.2.1975, p. 19.

(14)  OJ L 45, 19.2.1975, p. 19.

(15)  OJ L 39, 14.2.1976, p. 40.

(16)  OJ L 373, 21.12.2004, p. 37.

P6_TA(2005)0074

Planned egg cell trade

European Parliament resolution on the trade in human egg cells

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, in particular Article 152(4)(a) thereof, |
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having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, in particular Article 152(4)(a) thereof,

| — | having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular Article 3 thereof, which states that making the human body and its parts as such a source of financial gain is prohibited, |
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having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, in particular Article 3 thereof, which states that making the human body and its parts as such a source of financial gain is prohibited,

| — | having regard to Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on setting standards of quality and safety for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues and cells (1), |
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having regard to Directive 2004/23/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 31 March 2004 on setting standards of quality and safety for the donation, procurement, testing, processing, preservation, storage and distribution of human tissues and cells (1),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 23 October 2003 (2) on the prevention and control of trafficking in human organs and tissues, |
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having regard to its resolution of 23 October 2003 (2) on the prevention and control of trafficking in human organs and tissues,

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

| A. | whereas media reports at the end of December 2004 uncovered the existence of a clinic in Romania specialising in the donation of egg cells to European Union nationals, particularly UK citizens, in return for financial compensation, |
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A.

whereas media reports at the end of December 2004 uncovered the existence of a clinic in Romania specialising in the donation of egg cells to European Union nationals, particularly UK citizens, in return for financial compensation,

| B. | whereas a team sent from the UK HFEA (the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority) to Romania to investigate concerns about payments to donors was unable to find any evidence that Romanian donors were being paid more than legitimate expenses, but on the other hand the Romanian Government decided to close the clinic and to forward the case to the Prosecutor's Office, |
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B.

whereas a team sent from the UK HFEA (the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority) to Romania to investigate concerns about payments to donors was unable to find any evidence that Romanian donors were being paid more than legitimate expenses, but on the other hand the Romanian Government decided to close the clinic and to forward the case to the Prosecutor's Office,

| C. | whereas the HFEA has published a consultation paper, in which a payment of GBP 1 000 for the donor is an option, and has asked the public to comment on it, |
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C.

whereas the HFEA has published a consultation paper, in which a payment of GBP 1 000 for the donor is an option, and has asked the public to comment on it,

| D. | whereas the harvesting of egg cells poses a high medical risk to the life and health of women, resulting inter alia from hyper stimulation of the ovaries, |
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D.

whereas the harvesting of egg cells poses a high medical risk to the life and health of women, resulting inter alia from hyper stimulation of the ovaries,

| E. | whereas, despite the possibility of serious effects on women's life and health, the high price paid for egg cells incites and encourages donation, given the relative poverty of the donors; |
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E.

whereas, despite the possibility of serious effects on women's life and health, the high price paid for egg cells incites and encourages donation, given the relative poverty of the donors;

| F. | whereas the promise of financial incentives could cause a woman, especially one who is in a state of economic need, to consider the sale of her ova, possibly resulting in serious risks to her own life and health, as well as to the recipient, as the donor might not disclose a medical history or medical risks that would make donation inadvisable; |
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F.

whereas the promise of financial incentives could cause a woman, especially one who is in a state of economic need, to consider the sale of her ova, possibly resulting in serious risks to her own life and health, as well as to the recipient, as the donor might not disclose a medical history or medical risks that would make donation inadvisable;

| G. | whereas Article 12 of Directive 2004/23/EC makes clear that payment, other than compensation, for cell and tissue donations in Europe is not acceptable and that cells and tissues must not as such be subject to trade, |
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G.

whereas Article 12 of Directive 2004/23/EC makes clear that payment, other than compensation, for cell and tissue donations in Europe is not acceptable and that cells and tissues must not as such be subject to trade,

| H. | whereas the procurement of cells may not be subject to any pressure or incentive, whilst the voluntary and unpaid donation of egg cells must be guaranteed, so that women do not become ‘suppliers of raw material’, |
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H.

whereas the procurement of cells may not be subject to any pressure or incentive, whilst the voluntary and unpaid donation of egg cells must be guaranteed, so that women do not become ‘suppliers of raw material’,

| 1. | Recalls that the human body should not be a source of financial gain and that particular attention should be paid to vulnerable individuals at risk of becoming victims of trafficking, particularly women; |
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1.

Recalls that the human body should not be a source of financial gain and that particular attention should be paid to vulnerable individuals at risk of becoming victims of trafficking, particularly women;

| 2. | Condemns all trafficking in the human body and its parts, and stresses that Article 12(1) of Directive 2004/23/EC requires Member States to endeavour to ensure voluntary and unpaid donations of tissues and cells; |
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2.

Condemns all trafficking in the human body and its parts, and stresses that Article 12(1) of Directive 2004/23/EC requires Member States to endeavour to ensure voluntary and unpaid donations of tissues and cells;

| 3. | Recalls also that this provision leaves responsibility for authorising and setting the levels of compensation within the framework of the Directive in question to the Member States; |
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3.

Recalls also that this provision leaves responsibility for authorising and setting the levels of compensation within the framework of the Directive in question to the Member States;

| 4. | Considers that the activities of the Global Arts Clinic in Romania and similar bodies can be regarded as trade, and thus unacceptable; |
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4.

Considers that the activities of the Global Arts Clinic in Romania and similar bodies can be regarded as trade, and thus unacceptable;

| 5. | Calls on the Commission fully to investigate the above-mentioned reports and especially to clarify the contradictions between the information from the UK authorities and that from the Romanian authorities; |
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5.

Calls on the Commission fully to investigate the above-mentioned reports and especially to clarify the contradictions between the information from the UK authorities and that from the Romanian authorities;

| 6. | Calls on the Member States to take the necessary measures, before 7 April 2006 when Directive 2004/ 23/EC must be implemented, to put in place a transparent and progressive policy with regard to making good the expenses and inconveniences related to tissue and cell donations; |
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6.

Calls on the Member States to take the necessary measures, before 7 April 2006 when Directive 2004/ 23/EC must be implemented, to put in place a transparent and progressive policy with regard to making good the expenses and inconveniences related to tissue and cell donations;

| 7. | Calls on the Commission to carry out an assessment as soon as possible of national legislation on egg cell donation and the compensation system for the donation of organs and reproductive cells, and to make this assessment public; |
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7.

Calls on the Commission to carry out an assessment as soon as possible of national legislation on egg cell donation and the compensation system for the donation of organs and reproductive cells, and to make this assessment public;

| 8. | Considers that one of the essential issues in practice is the need to provide infertile couples awaiting an egg donation with a real solution, and calls on the Commission to intensify and strengthen alternatives for the prevention and treatment of infertility; |
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8.

Considers that one of the essential issues in practice is the need to provide infertile couples awaiting an egg donation with a real solution, and calls on the Commission to intensify and strengthen alternatives for the prevention and treatment of infertility;

| 9. | Wishes to see egg cell donation, like organ donation generally, strictly regulated in order to protect both donors and recipients and to tackle all forms of human exploitation; |
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9.

Wishes to see egg cell donation, like organ donation generally, strictly regulated in order to protect both donors and recipients and to tackle all forms of human exploitation;

| 10. | Stresses that any woman forced to sell any part of her body, including reproductive cells, becomes prey to organised crime networks that traffic in people and organs; |
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10.

Stresses that any woman forced to sell any part of her body, including reproductive cells, becomes prey to organised crime networks that traffic in people and organs;

| 11. | Welcomes the United Nations General Assembly resolution of 8 March 2005 (A/59/516/Add. 1), which refers explicitly to the need to prevent the exploitation of women, and asks the Commission accordingly to rule out support and funding for human cloning under any EU programme; |
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11.

Welcomes the United Nations General Assembly resolution of 8 March 2005 (A/59/516/Add. 1), which refers explicitly to the need to prevent the exploitation of women, and asks the Commission accordingly to rule out support and funding for human cloning under any EU programme;

| 12. | Calls on the Commission to ascertain whether such cases also occur in Member States, candidate countries or third countries; |
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12.

Calls on the Commission to ascertain whether such cases also occur in Member States, candidate countries or third countries;

| 13. | Calls on the Member States to take measures to prevent the exploitation of women in the application of life science; |
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13.

Calls on the Member States to take measures to prevent the exploitation of women in the application of life science;

| 14. | Welcomes the decision of the Sixth Committee of the United Nations of 18 February 2005, and asks the Commission accordingly to exclude human cloning from funding under the 7th Research Framework Programme; |
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14.

Welcomes the decision of the Sixth Committee of the United Nations of 18 February 2005, and asks the Commission accordingly to exclude human cloning from funding under the 7th Research Framework Programme;

| 15. | Asks the Commission to apply the subsidiarity principle in connection with other forms of embryo research and embryonic stem cell research so that Member States in which this kind of research is legal fund it from their national budgets; considers that EU funding should concentrate on alternatives like somatic stem cell and umbilical cord stem cell research, which are accepted in all Member States and have already led to successful treatment of patients; |
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15.

Asks the Commission to apply the subsidiarity principle in connection with other forms of embryo research and embryonic stem cell research so that Member States in which this kind of research is legal fund it from their national budgets; considers that EU funding should concentrate on alternatives like somatic stem cell and umbilical cord stem cell research, which are accepted in all Member States and have already led to successful treatment of patients;

| 16. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Presidency of the European Union, the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States. |
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16.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Presidency of the European Union, the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States.

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(1)  OJ L 102, 7.4.2004, p. 48.

(2)  OJ C 82 E, 1.4.2004, p. 580.

P6_TA(2005)0075

Review of the Non-Proliferation Treaty — Nuclear arms in North Korea and Iran

European Parliament resolution on the Non-Proliferation Treaty 2005 Review Conference — Nuclear arms in North Korea and Iran

The European Parliament,

| — | 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. | taking into account and reiterating its previous resolutions on nuclear disarmament, and in particular its resolution of 26 February 2004 (1) on the Preparatory Committee meeting for the Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference in 2005, |
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A.

taking into account and reiterating its previous resolutions on nuclear disarmament, and in particular its resolution of 26 February 2004 (1) on the Preparatory Committee meeting for the Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference in 2005,

| B. | underlining that the European Security Strategy and the EU's Strategy against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), as adopted by the enlarged EU, emphasise the importance of nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament, |
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B.

underlining that the European Security Strategy and the EU's Strategy against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), as adopted by the enlarged EU, emphasise the importance of nuclear non-proliferation and disarmament,

| C. | recognising that all the Member States are States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and that two Member States are nuclear-weapon states as defined in the NPT, |
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C.

recognising that all the Member States are States Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and that two Member States are nuclear-weapon states as defined in the NPT,

| D. | recalling the statement in the report of the High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change, set up by the UN Secretary-General, that ‘we are approaching a point at which the erosion of the non-proliferation regime could become irreversible and result in a cascade of proliferation’, |
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D.

recalling the statement in the report of the High-Level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change, set up by the UN Secretary-General, that ‘we are approaching a point at which the erosion of the non-proliferation regime could become irreversible and result in a cascade of proliferation’,

| 1. | Reaffirms its position that the NPT is of vital importance to the prevention of the proliferation of nuclear weapons and to nuclear disarmament; |
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1.

Reaffirms its position that the NPT is of vital importance to the prevention of the proliferation of nuclear weapons and to nuclear disarmament;

| 2. | Recalls that the EU's and the NPT's ultimate objective is the complete elimination of nuclear weapons, and expects both declared and undeclared nuclear-weapon states to engage actively with this issue and to make further progress towards reducing and eliminating nuclear weapons; |
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2.

Recalls that the EU's and the NPT's ultimate objective is the complete elimination of nuclear weapons, and expects both declared and undeclared nuclear-weapon states to engage actively with this issue and to make further progress towards reducing and eliminating nuclear weapons;

| 3. | Calls on the EU and its Member States — in a spirit of ‘effective multilateralism’ and solidarity and in pursuit of the EU Strategy against the proliferation of WMD — to form a common front at the NPT Review Conference in 2005 and make a positive contribution to the discussions; urges that their statements attach special importance to new initiatives on nuclear disarmament and the revitalisation of the UN Conference on Disarmament; |
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3.

Calls on the EU and its Member States — in a spirit of ‘effective multilateralism’ and solidarity and in pursuit of the EU Strategy against the proliferation of WMD — to form a common front at the NPT Review Conference in 2005 and make a positive contribution to the discussions; urges that their statements attach special importance to new initiatives on nuclear disarmament and the revitalisation of the UN Conference on Disarmament;

| 4. | Calls on the Council and the Member States to add further substance to their common statement that NPT ‘must be preserved’ and — in support of the EU's Common Position on the Universalisation and Reinforcement of Multilateral Agreements in the Field of Non-Proliferation of WMD and their Means of Delivery — to make a statement on the EU's Common Position and Strategy at the NPT Review Conference; |
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4.

Calls on the Council and the Member States to add further substance to their common statement that NPT ‘must be preserved’ and — in support of the EU's Common Position on the Universalisation and Reinforcement of Multilateral Agreements in the Field of Non-Proliferation of WMD and their Means of Delivery — to make a statement on the EU's Common Position and Strategy at the NPT Review Conference;

| 5. | Calls on the Council and the Member States to work towards the effective implementation of point 15.3 of the section entitled ‘Article VI and preambular paragraphs 8 to 12’ of the Final Document of the 2000 NPT Review Conference in order to achieve a treaty effectively banning the production of all weapons making use of fissile materials; |
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5.

Calls on the Council and the Member States to work towards the effective implementation of point 15.3 of the section entitled ‘Article VI and preambular paragraphs 8 to 12’ of the Final Document of the 2000 NPT Review Conference in order to achieve a treaty effectively banning the production of all weapons making use of fissile materials;

| 6. | Calls on the EU to work with its international partners, including NATO, to develop and promote the principles to prevent terrorists, or those that harbour them, from gaining access to weapons and materials of mass destruction; asks the States Parties to fulfil their commitments made in UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) on non-state actors and proliferation of nuclear weapons; |
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6.

Calls on the EU to work with its international partners, including NATO, to develop and promote the principles to prevent terrorists, or those that harbour them, from gaining access to weapons and materials of mass destruction; asks the States Parties to fulfil their commitments made in UN Security Council Resolution 1540 (2004) on non-state actors and proliferation of nuclear weapons;

| 7. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to set up a programme aimed at preventing the proliferation of nuclear materials, technology and knowledge in the world; |
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7.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to set up a programme aimed at preventing the proliferation of nuclear materials, technology and knowledge in the world;

| 8. | Calls on all states, and nuclear-weapon states in particular, not to provide assistance or encourage states which may seek to acquire nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices, in particular those states which are not parties to the NPT; |
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8.

Calls on all states, and nuclear-weapon states in particular, not to provide assistance or encourage states which may seek to acquire nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices, in particular those states which are not parties to the NPT;

| 9. | Stresses its strong belief that nuclear disarmament activity will contribute significantly to international security and strategic stability and also reduce the risk of thefts of plutonium or highly enriched uranium by terrorists; urges the EU to support the new international initiative on new nuclear dangers, as proposed by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Mohammed El Baradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which points to the need to secure nuclear disarmament by both declared and undeclared nuclear weapon states; |
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9.

Stresses its strong belief that nuclear disarmament activity will contribute significantly to international security and strategic stability and also reduce the risk of thefts of plutonium or highly enriched uranium by terrorists; urges the EU to support the new international initiative on new nuclear dangers, as proposed by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan and Mohammed El Baradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which points to the need to secure nuclear disarmament by both declared and undeclared nuclear weapon states;

| 10. | Urges the EU to work hard for the adoption of the Model Nuclear Weapons Convention that has already been deposited at the UN and which could provide a framework of steps within a legally binding disarmament process; |
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10.

Urges the EU to work hard for the adoption of the Model Nuclear Weapons Convention that has already been deposited at the UN and which could provide a framework of steps within a legally binding disarmament process;

| 11. | Calls on the Luxembourg Presidency and the Council to provide further substance by outlining how they aim to achieve their common objective in the EU's WMD Strategy to ‘foster the role of the UN Security Council, and enhance expertise in meeting the challenge of proliferation’, and, specifically, how the States Parties to the NPT might retain the unique verification and inspection experience of the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission, for example by means of a roster of experts; |
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11.

Calls on the Luxembourg Presidency and the Council to provide further substance by outlining how they aim to achieve their common objective in the EU's WMD Strategy to ‘foster the role of the UN Security Council, and enhance expertise in meeting the challenge of proliferation’, and, specifically, how the States Parties to the NPT might retain the unique verification and inspection experience of the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission, for example by means of a roster of experts;

| 12. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to come forward with a proposal to persuade third states and the Member States which have not yet done so to sign and ratify the IAEA Additional Protocols; |
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12.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to come forward with a proposal to persuade third states and the Member States which have not yet done so to sign and ratify the IAEA Additional Protocols;

| 13. | Calls on the Council and the Member States to clarify and step up their commitment to releasing financial resources to support specific projects conducted by multilateral institutions, such as the IAEA; |
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13.

Calls on the Council and the Member States to clarify and step up their commitment to releasing financial resources to support specific projects conducted by multilateral institutions, such as the IAEA;

| 14. | Calls on the EU to propose, at the NPT Review Conference in 2005, that the appropriate subsidiary body on nuclear disarmament be established by the UN Commission on Disarmament without further delay; |
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14.

Calls on the EU to propose, at the NPT Review Conference in 2005, that the appropriate subsidiary body on nuclear disarmament be established by the UN Commission on Disarmament without further delay;

| 15. | Calls on the EU to develop the necessary coordination mechanisms (the EU's WMD Monitoring Unit in liaison with the EU Situation Centre) to ensure that intelligence is used to build solidarity and confidence between the Member States on WMD policy; |
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15.

Calls on the EU to develop the necessary coordination mechanisms (the EU's WMD Monitoring Unit in liaison with the EU Situation Centre) to ensure that intelligence is used to build solidarity and confidence between the Member States on WMD policy;

| 16. | Stresses the importance and urgency of signature and ratification, without delay, without conditions and in accordance with institutional processes of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), to ensure its earliest possible entry into force; calls on the Council and the Commission to insist on this in the dialogue with those partner states which have not yet ratified the CTBT and/or the NPT; |
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16.

Stresses the importance and urgency of signature and ratification, without delay, without conditions and in accordance with institutional processes of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), to ensure its earliest possible entry into force; calls on the Council and the Commission to insist on this in the dialogue with those partner states which have not yet ratified the CTBT and/or the NPT;

| 17. | Reiterates its call for the USA to stop the development of new generations of battlefield nuclear weapons (bunkerbusters) and to sign and ratify the CTBT; also calls on the USA to clarify the situation as regards the quantity and strategic objectives of its tactical nuclear arsenals stationed on European bases; |
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17.

Reiterates its call for the USA to stop the development of new generations of battlefield nuclear weapons (bunkerbusters) and to sign and ratify the CTBT; also calls on the USA to clarify the situation as regards the quantity and strategic objectives of its tactical nuclear arsenals stationed on European bases;

| 18. | Calls on Israel, India and Pakistan to become States Parties to the NPT; |
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18.

Calls on Israel, India and Pakistan to become States Parties to the NPT;

| 19. | Welcomes the appeal, signed by 25 Nobel Prize Winners, calling on the governments of the United States, Russia, China, France, the United Kingdom, India, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea, to support and implement steps to lower the operational status of their nuclear weapon systems in order to reduce the risk of nuclear catastrophe; supports the proposal made by the EU's High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) for the establishment of a ‘nuclear-free zone’ in the Middle East, and calls for an effort to be made to this end; |
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19.

Welcomes the appeal, signed by 25 Nobel Prize Winners, calling on the governments of the United States, Russia, China, France, the United Kingdom, India, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea, to support and implement steps to lower the operational status of their nuclear weapon systems in order to reduce the risk of nuclear catastrophe; supports the proposal made by the EU's High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) for the establishment of a ‘nuclear-free zone’ in the Middle East, and calls for an effort to be made to this end;

| 20. | Renews its support for the international mayors' campaign — initiated by the Mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki — on nuclear disarmament, and recommends that the international community carefully consider the campaign's ‘Project Vision 2020’, urging a scheduled programme of elimination of all nuclear weapons; |
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20.

Renews its support for the international mayors' campaign — initiated by the Mayors of Hiroshima and Nagasaki — on nuclear disarmament, and recommends that the international community carefully consider the campaign's ‘Project Vision 2020’, urging a scheduled programme of elimination of all nuclear weapons;

| 21. | Welcomes the inclusion of Non-Proliferation of WMD clauses in the latest EU agreements with third countries and actions plans; points out that such measures must be implemented by all the EU partner countries without exception; |
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21.

Welcomes the inclusion of Non-Proliferation of WMD clauses in the latest EU agreements with third countries and actions plans; points out that such measures must be implemented by all the EU partner countries without exception;

| 22. | Stresses that the prevention of any threat to the security of any country requires a commitment by the international community; emphasises the need for stronger regional and multilateral security structures in the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and North-East Asia in order to reduce the pressure towards nuclear proliferation and to achieve the abandonment of nuclear programmes; |
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22.

Stresses that the prevention of any threat to the security of any country requires a commitment by the international community; emphasises the need for stronger regional and multilateral security structures in the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and North-East Asia in order to reduce the pressure towards nuclear proliferation and to achieve the abandonment of nuclear programmes;

| 23. | Calls for all political and diplomatic avenues to be explored in order to secure a peaceful settlement to the conflicts linked to nuclear proliferation; |
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23.

Calls for all political and diplomatic avenues to be explored in order to secure a peaceful settlement to the conflicts linked to nuclear proliferation;

Iran

| 24. | Notes with concern that Hassan Rowhani, Secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council, reiterated on 27 February 2005 that Tehran would not give up its ‘right under the NPT to enrich uranium’, and calls on the Iranian authorities to stop making confusing and contradictory statements; |
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24.

Notes with concern that Hassan Rowhani, Secretary of the Iranian Supreme National Security Council, reiterated on 27 February 2005 that Tehran would not give up its ‘right under the NPT to enrich uranium’, and calls on the Iranian authorities to stop making confusing and contradictory statements;

| 25. | Takes note that, on 27 February 2005, Russia and Iran signed a nuclear fuel supply agreement paving the way for Iran to start up its first atomic reactor in Bushehr next year and obliging Tehran to repatriate all spent nuclear fuel to Russia; |
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25.

Takes note that, on 27 February 2005, Russia and Iran signed a nuclear fuel supply agreement paving the way for Iran to start up its first atomic reactor in Bushehr next year and obliging Tehran to repatriate all spent nuclear fuel to Russia;

| 26. | Calls on the Council to open an initiative with the Government of the Russian Federation to obtain guarantees that its recent agreement with Iran on the delivery of nuclear material is solely intended for civilian use and to ensure support for EU diplomatic efforts; counts on the IAEA to monitor closely the fuel transfers between Russia and Iran; |
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26.

Calls on the Council to open an initiative with the Government of the Russian Federation to obtain guarantees that its recent agreement with Iran on the delivery of nuclear material is solely intended for civilian use and to ensure support for EU diplomatic efforts; counts on the IAEA to monitor closely the fuel transfers between Russia and Iran;

| 27. | Welcomes IAEA Director General Mohammed El Baradei's declaration at the end of January 2005 as to the progress made by the agency's nuclear safeguard inspectors over the last 15 months in understanding the nature and scope of Iran's nuclear programme; |
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27.

Welcomes IAEA Director General Mohammed El Baradei's declaration at the end of January 2005 as to the progress made by the agency's nuclear safeguard inspectors over the last 15 months in understanding the nature and scope of Iran's nuclear programme;

| 28. | Reaffirms its full support for the Paris agreement of 15 November 2004, in which Iran made the commitment to suspend its uranium enrichment programme, and to the EU-3 approach of dialogue with the Iranian authorities in order to ensure a peaceful and diplomatic solution to the nuclear issues concerning that country; calls for objective guarantees from the Iranian Government as to the non-military nature of its nuclear programme; |
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28.

Reaffirms its full support for the Paris agreement of 15 November 2004, in which Iran made the commitment to suspend its uranium enrichment programme, and to the EU-3 approach of dialogue with the Iranian authorities in order to ensure a peaceful and diplomatic solution to the nuclear issues concerning that country; calls for objective guarantees from the Iranian Government as to the non-military nature of its nuclear programme;

| 29. | Calls on Iran to reaffirm its commitment to the NPT and to make permanent its decision to suspend uranium enrichment, thus providing lasting confidence in the peaceful nature of Iran's intentions and paving the way for a cooperative partnership between the EU and Iran; insists that negotiations on a Trade and Cooperation Agreement should be linked to a satisfactory conclusion to the nuclear issue and the establishment of reassuring verification measures; |
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29.

Calls on Iran to reaffirm its commitment to the NPT and to make permanent its decision to suspend uranium enrichment, thus providing lasting confidence in the peaceful nature of Iran's intentions and paving the way for a cooperative partnership between the EU and Iran; insists that negotiations on a Trade and Cooperation Agreement should be linked to a satisfactory conclusion to the nuclear issue and the establishment of reassuring verification measures;

| 30. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to enter into negotiations with the Iranian authorities on the transfer of technology and know-how, as well as on financial support for renewable energy; |
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30.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to enter into negotiations with the Iranian authorities on the transfer of technology and know-how, as well as on financial support for renewable energy;

| 31. | Calls on the Iranian Parliament to conclude the parliamentary ratification of the Additional Protocol to the NPT; |
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31.

Calls on the Iranian Parliament to conclude the parliamentary ratification of the Additional Protocol to the NPT;

| 32. | Calls on the US Government to fully support the EU diplomatic approach to resolving this problem, considers this question essential to a renewed transatlantic agenda and welcomes the recent US statement on this matter, as well as earlier assertions that it would not engage in preventive military action against Iran; |
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32.

Calls on the US Government to fully support the EU diplomatic approach to resolving this problem, considers this question essential to a renewed transatlantic agenda and welcomes the recent US statement on this matter, as well as earlier assertions that it would not engage in preventive military action against Iran;

North Korea

| 33. | Is deeply concerned that North Korea declared on 10 February 2005 that it possesses nuclear weapons and suspended its participation in the six-party talks on its nuclear programme for an indefinite period of time; |
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33.

Is deeply concerned that North Korea declared on 10 February 2005 that it possesses nuclear weapons and suspended its participation in the six-party talks on its nuclear programme for an indefinite period of time;

| 34. | Notes North Korea's statement that its ‘end objective is a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula’ and urges it to abide by its obligations under the NPT, and urges its government and the other parties involved to take concrete steps in negotiations and adopt a constructive approach; |
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34.

Notes North Korea's statement that its ‘end objective is a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula’ and urges it to abide by its obligations under the NPT, and urges its government and the other parties involved to take concrete steps in negotiations and adopt a constructive approach;

| 35. | Urges North Korea to rejoin the NPT, to revoke its decision to withdraw from the six-party talks and to allow the resumption of negotiations in order to find a peaceful solution to the crisis in the Korean peninsula; |
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35.

Urges North Korea to rejoin the NPT, to revoke its decision to withdraw from the six-party talks and to allow the resumption of negotiations in order to find a peaceful solution to the crisis in the Korean peninsula;

| 36. | Urges both North Korea and the US to enable a speedy resolution of the current crisis, initially by the US offering to recommence the supply of heavy fuel oil in exchange for the verified freezing of the Yongbyon plant, to avoid further deterioration of the current situation; |
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36.

Urges both North Korea and the US to enable a speedy resolution of the current crisis, initially by the US offering to recommence the supply of heavy fuel oil in exchange for the verified freezing of the Yongbyon plant, to avoid further deterioration of the current situation;

| 37. | Urges the Council to consider once again paying EUR 4 million of the costs of suspension of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organisation to South Korea, taking into account the fact that this initiative played a significant role in the recent past, and recognising that it could well serve to supply conventional energy in the future; |
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37.

Urges the Council to consider once again paying EUR 4 million of the costs of suspension of the Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organisation to South Korea, taking into account the fact that this initiative played a significant role in the recent past, and recognising that it could well serve to supply conventional energy in the future;

| 38. | Believes that the EU should support renewed efforts to enable North Korea to renounce the further use of nuclear energy in exchange for guaranteed energy supplies; |
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38.

Believes that the EU should support renewed efforts to enable North Korea to renounce the further use of nuclear energy in exchange for guaranteed energy supplies;

| 39. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to offer financial support for heavy fuel oil supplies to remedy North Korea's primary energy needs, and asks the Commission and the Council to make the necessary approaches regarding EU participation in future six-party talks while at the same time making it clear that ‘No Say, No Pay’ is a principle which the EU will follow in its dealings with the Korean Peninsula; |
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39.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to offer financial support for heavy fuel oil supplies to remedy North Korea's primary energy needs, and asks the Commission and the Council to make the necessary approaches regarding EU participation in future six-party talks while at the same time making it clear that ‘No Say, No Pay’ is a principle which the EU will follow in its dealings with the Korean Peninsula;

| 40. | Is aware that central to the ongoing crisis are the claims that North Korea has a full fledged highly enriched uranium programme and has supplied uranium to Libya; considering, however, that neither of these claims has been substantiated, asks for a public hearing in the European Parliament to evaluate the claims; |
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40.

Is aware that central to the ongoing crisis are the claims that North Korea has a full fledged highly enriched uranium programme and has supplied uranium to Libya; considering, however, that neither of these claims has been substantiated, asks for a public hearing in the European Parliament to evaluate the claims;

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| 41. | Calls on both the Council and the Commission to present a progress report to Parliament on the outcome of the 2005 NPT Review Conference in due time; |
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41.

Calls on both the Council and the Commission to present a progress report to Parliament on the outcome of the 2005 NPT Review Conference in due time;

| 42. | Recommends that an official Parliament delegation attend the NPT Review Conference; |
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42.

Recommends that an official Parliament delegation attend the NPT Review Conference;

| 43. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Presidency in office of the Council, the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the UN Secretary-General, the governments and parliaments of Iran and North Korea, all States Parties to the NPT and the IAEA. |
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43.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Presidency in office of the Council, the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the UN Secretary-General, the governments and parliaments of Iran and North Korea, all States Parties to the NPT and the IAEA.

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(1)  OJ C 98 E, 23.4.2004, p. 152.

P6_TA(2005)0076

Situation in Lebanon

European Parliament resolution on the situation in Lebanon

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 16 January 2003 on the conclusion of an Association Agreement with the Republic of Lebanon (1), |
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having regard to its resolution of 16 January 2003 on the conclusion of an Association Agreement with the Republic of Lebanon (1),

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, particularly that of 23 February 2005 (2), |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, particularly that of 23 February 2005 (2),

| — | having regard to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1559 of 2 September 2004 on Lebanon, |
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having regard to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1559 of 2 September 2004 on Lebanon,

| — | having regard to the statement on Lebanon of 15 February 2005 by the President of the United Nations Security Council, |
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having regard to the statement on Lebanon of 15 February 2005 by the President of the United Nations Security Council,

| — | having regard to the Council's conclusions of 21 February 2005 on the Middle East Peace Process, |
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having regard to the Council's conclusions of 21 February 2005 on the Middle East Peace Process,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 20 November 2003 on ‘Wider Europe — Neighbourhood: A New Framework for Relations with our Eastern and Southern Neighbours’ (3), |
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having regard to its resolution of 20 November 2003 on ‘Wider Europe — Neighbourhood: A New Framework for Relations with our Eastern and Southern Neighbours’ (3),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 12 February 2004 on reinvigorating EU actions on human rights and democratisation with Mediterranean partners (4), |
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having regard to its resolution of 12 February 2004 on reinvigorating EU actions on human rights and democratisation with Mediterranean partners (4),

| — | 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. | deeply shocked by the attack in Beirut on 14 February 2005, which claimed the lives of the former Lebanese Prime Minister, Rafik Hariri, and of other innocent civilians, |
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A.

deeply shocked by the attack in Beirut on 14 February 2005, which claimed the lives of the former Lebanese Prime Minister, Rafik Hariri, and of other innocent civilians,

| B. | whereas Rafik Hariri was one of the most influential politicians and one of the most devoted to the reconciliation process in Lebanon and a strong supporter of the withdrawal of foreign troops from his country, |
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B.

whereas Rafik Hariri was one of the most influential politicians and one of the most devoted to the reconciliation process in Lebanon and a strong supporter of the withdrawal of foreign troops from his country,

| C. | whereas Lebanon is a country with strong historical, cultural and economic links to Europe, an important partner of the European Union in the Middle East and a participant in the European Neighbourhood Policy, and whereas this tragedy is an assault on the democratic principles which are dear to Lebanon and to the European Union, |
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C.

whereas Lebanon is a country with strong historical, cultural and economic links to Europe, an important partner of the European Union in the Middle East and a participant in the European Neighbourhood Policy, and whereas this tragedy is an assault on the democratic principles which are dear to Lebanon and to the European Union,

| D. | encouraged by the magnitude of the peaceful and democratic public demonstrations of recent days and their reflection of a high degree of national unity among people of different political and religious persuasions in the country, |
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D.

encouraged by the magnitude of the peaceful and democratic public demonstrations of recent days and their reflection of a high degree of national unity among people of different political and religious persuasions in the country,

| E. | welcoming the fact that the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has decided to send a fact-finding mission to ascertain ‘the circumstances, causes and consequences’ of the death of the former Prime Minister of Lebanon, Rafik Hariri, |
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E.

welcoming the fact that the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan has decided to send a fact-finding mission to ascertain ‘the circumstances, causes and consequences’ of the death of the former Prime Minister of Lebanon, Rafik Hariri,

| F. | whereas on 28 February 2005 the Prime Minister of Lebanon, Omar Karami, resigned as an opposition-sponsored motion of no confidence in the government was being debated in Parliament and in response to the public pressure exerted through demonstrations organised by the opposition calling for the withdrawal of Syrian troops, |
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F.

whereas on 28 February 2005 the Prime Minister of Lebanon, Omar Karami, resigned as an opposition-sponsored motion of no confidence in the government was being debated in Parliament and in response to the public pressure exerted through demonstrations organised by the opposition calling for the withdrawal of Syrian troops,

| G. | whereas parliamentary elections are scheduled to take place in Lebanon in May 2005 and having regard to the will of the Lebanese people to determine their political future, |
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whereas parliamentary elections are scheduled to take place in Lebanon in May 2005 and having regard to the will of the Lebanese people to determine their political future,

| H. | having regard to the decision of the Presidents of Syria and Lebanon to announce a withdrawal of Syrian forces to the eastern Bekaa Valley before the end of March, even though the international community was calling for a complete and rapid withdrawal from Lebanon, |
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H.

having regard to the decision of the Presidents of Syria and Lebanon to announce a withdrawal of Syrian forces to the eastern Bekaa Valley before the end of March, even though the international community was calling for a complete and rapid withdrawal from Lebanon,

| I. | whereas the resumption of talks between the Israeli Government and the Palestinian National Authority has made even more urgent the involvement of Syria and Lebanon in the process with a view to reaching a comprehensive and lasting settlement of the Middle East conflict, |
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whereas the resumption of talks between the Israeli Government and the Palestinian National Authority has made even more urgent the involvement of Syria and Lebanon in the process with a view to reaching a comprehensive and lasting settlement of the Middle East conflict,

| J. | stressing that the forthcoming signature of the Association Agreement with the EU will commit Syria to a political dialogue based on support for democracy, human rights and the rule of law and respect for international law, |
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J.

stressing that the forthcoming signature of the Association Agreement with the EU will commit Syria to a political dialogue based on support for democracy, human rights and the rule of law and respect for international law,

| K. | underlining the need to prevent Lebanon from descending into a new period of turbulence and to support and consolidate its fragile democratic institutions and to continue the reconstruction process, |
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K.

underlining the need to prevent Lebanon from descending into a new period of turbulence and to support and consolidate its fragile democratic institutions and to continue the reconstruction process,

| L. | highlighting the role that a fully democratic and sovereign Lebanon can play in the development of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and within the framework of the European Neighbourhood Policy, |
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highlighting the role that a fully democratic and sovereign Lebanon can play in the development of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and within the framework of the European Neighbourhood Policy,

| 1. | Condemns unequivocally the bomb attack in Beirut on 14 February 2005 which killed the former Prime Minister of Lebanon, Rafik Hariri, and other innocent civilians, expresses its horror and indignation at this barbarous act and conveys its sincerest condolences to the families of Mr Hariri and of the other victims; |
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1.

Condemns unequivocally the bomb attack in Beirut on 14 February 2005 which killed the former Prime Minister of Lebanon, Rafik Hariri, and other innocent civilians, expresses its horror and indignation at this barbarous act and conveys its sincerest condolences to the families of Mr Hariri and of the other victims;

| 2. | Calls, pursuant to the statement made by the UN Security Council President on 15 February 2005, for every effort to be made to ascertain the causes, circumstances and consequences of this attack; calls on the Lebanese authorities to continue to cooperate with the UN's fact-finding mission; |
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2.

Calls, pursuant to the statement made by the UN Security Council President on 15 February 2005, for every effort to be made to ascertain the causes, circumstances and consequences of this attack; calls on the Lebanese authorities to continue to cooperate with the UN's fact-finding mission;

| 3. | Believes that this crime must not thwart the electoral process in Lebanon, and stresses the importance of free, democratic and transparent parliamentary elections in that country; reiterates its call for consideration to be given to a European Union observer mission to monitor the parliamentary elections in Lebanon, and calls on the Commission to take all necessary measures in this regard; |
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Believes that this crime must not thwart the electoral process in Lebanon, and stresses the importance of free, democratic and transparent parliamentary elections in that country; reiterates its call for consideration to be given to a European Union observer mission to monitor the parliamentary elections in Lebanon, and calls on the Commission to take all necessary measures in this regard;

| 4. | Calls on the Commission to initiate immediate cooperation by supporting civil society and independent NGOs through the MEDA programme and the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights; |
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4.

Calls on the Commission to initiate immediate cooperation by supporting civil society and independent NGOs through the MEDA programme and the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights;

| 5. | Urges the Commission to finalise the action plan for Lebanon, addressing all the questions concerning the political stability of the country, the consolidation of its democratic institutions and the speeding-up of the reconstruction process; |
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5.

Urges the Commission to finalise the action plan for Lebanon, addressing all the questions concerning the political stability of the country, the consolidation of its democratic institutions and the speeding-up of the reconstruction process;

| 6. | Warmly welcomes the positive developments in the Middle East region in recent weeks, including revitalisation of the negotiation process between Israel and Palestine, and calls on Syria not to tolerate any form of terrorism, including support for the operations of Hezbollah and other armed groups; |
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Warmly welcomes the positive developments in the Middle East region in recent weeks, including revitalisation of the negotiation process between Israel and Palestine, and calls on Syria not to tolerate any form of terrorism, including support for the operations of Hezbollah and other armed groups;

| 7. | Considers that clear evidence exists of terrorist activities on the part of Hezbollah and that the Council should take all necessary steps to curtail them; |
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Considers that clear evidence exists of terrorist activities on the part of Hezbollah and that the Council should take all necessary steps to curtail them;

| 8. | Considers it important, to that end, that a direct dialogue be re-established between Syria and Israel with a view to ensuring peace and security for those countries and guaranteeing their sovereignty and integrity, in compliance with United Nations Security Council resolutions; |
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8.

Considers it important, to that end, that a direct dialogue be re-established between Syria and Israel with a view to ensuring peace and security for those countries and guaranteeing their sovereignty and integrity, in compliance with United Nations Security Council resolutions;

| 9. | Calls on Syria to fully cooperate with the European Union in the framework of the European Neighbourhood Policy to ensure peace and stability in the region; recalls the great significance of implementing Resolution 1559 affirming the international community's support for Lebanon's territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence; calls on Syria to refrain from all interference in Lebanon's internal affairs; notes the decision to withdraw Syrian forces before the end of March, but calls for the complete withdrawal of Syrian troops and of its intelligence services from Lebanon, as indicated in the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council; considers that the conclusion of the Association Agreement with Syria and further development of the European Neighbourhood Policy towards that country will be possible only on the basis of a clear commitment by Syria in that regard; |
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9.

Calls on Syria to fully cooperate with the European Union in the framework of the European Neighbourhood Policy to ensure peace and stability in the region; recalls the great significance of implementing Resolution 1559 affirming the international community's support for Lebanon's territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence; calls on Syria to refrain from all interference in Lebanon's internal affairs; notes the decision to withdraw Syrian forces before the end of March, but calls for the complete withdrawal of Syrian troops and of its intelligence services from Lebanon, as indicated in the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council; considers that the conclusion of the Association Agreement with Syria and further development of the European Neighbourhood Policy towards that country will be possible only on the basis of a clear commitment by Syria in that regard;

| 10. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission and to the Government and Parliament of Lebanon. |
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10.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission and to the Government and Parliament of Lebanon.

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(1)  OJ C 38 E, 12.2.2004, p. 307.

(2)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2005)0046.

(3)  OJ C 87 E, 7.4.2004, p. 506.

(4)  OJ C 97 E, 22.4.2004, p. 656.

P6_TA(2005)0077

Guidelines for future European Union policy to support research

European Parliament resolution on science and technology — Guidelines for future European Union policy to support research (2004/2150(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission's Communication ‘Science and technology, the key to Europe's future — Guidelines for future European Union policy to support research’ (COM(2004)0353), |
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having regard to the Commission's Communication ‘Science and technology, the key to Europe's future — Guidelines for future European Union policy to support research’ (COM(2004)0353),

| — | having regard to the Presidency's conclusions on future European policy to support research endorsed by a substantial majority of the delegations at the Competitiveness Council meeting of 25/26 November 2004 (1), |
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having regard to the Presidency's conclusions on future European policy to support research endorsed by a substantial majority of the delegations at the Competitiveness Council meeting of 25/26 November 2004 (1),

| — | having regard to Decision No 1513/2002/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 27 June 2002 concerning the sixth framework programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities, contributing to the creation of the European Research Area and to innovation (2002 to 2006) (2), |
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having regard to Decision No 1513/2002/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 27 June 2002 concerning the sixth framework programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities, contributing to the creation of the European Research Area and to innovation (2002 to 2006) (2),

| — | having regard to the Commission's action plan aimed at increasing investment in research (COM(2003) 0226), |
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having regard to the Commission's action plan aimed at increasing investment in research (COM(2003) 0226),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 18 November 2003 on investing in research: an action plan for Europe (3), |
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having regard to its resolution of 18 November 2003 on investing in research: an action plan for Europe (3),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 1 April 2004 on the International Conference for Renewable Energies (Bonn, June 2004) (4), in which it stresses the need to increase support for R & D and innovation in renewable energies and to disseminate and promote the results to all sectors of society, |
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having regard to its resolution of 1 April 2004 on the International Conference for Renewable Energies (Bonn, June 2004) (4), in which it stresses the need to increase support for R & D and innovation in renewable energies and to disseminate and promote the results to all sectors of society,

| — | having regard to the Commission's communications on women and science, on the role of universities in the Europe of knowledge, on a mobility strategy for the European Research Area and on the careers of European researchers, on basic research, on nanotechnology, on security research, and on the regional dimension of the European Research Area (COM(1999)0076, COM(2003)0058, COM(2001) 0331, COM(2003)0436, COM(2004)0009, COM(2004)0338, COM(2004)0590, COM(2001)0549), |
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having regard to the Commission's communications on women and science, on the role of universities in the Europe of knowledge, on a mobility strategy for the European Research Area and on the careers of European researchers, on basic research, on nanotechnology, on security research, and on the regional dimension of the European Research Area (COM(1999)0076, COM(2003)0058, COM(2001) 0331, COM(2003)0436, COM(2004)0009, COM(2004)0338, COM(2004)0590, COM(2001)0549),

| — | having regard to the Commission's Communications on the Union's financial perspectives for the period 2007 — 2013 (COM(2004)0101, COM(2004)0487), |
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having regard to the Commission's Communications on the Union's financial perspectives for the period 2007 — 2013 (COM(2004)0101, COM(2004)0487),

| — | having regard to the report of the European Research Council Expert Group chaired by Mr Federico Mayor (5), |
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having regard to the report of the European Research Council Expert Group chaired by Mr Federico Mayor (5),

| — | having regard to the ‘Evaluation of the effectiveness of the New Instruments of Framework Programme VI’, Report of a High-Level Expert Panel chaired by Professor Ramon Marimon (6), |
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having regard to the ‘Evaluation of the effectiveness of the New Instruments of Framework Programme VI’, Report of a High-Level Expert Panel chaired by Professor Ramon Marimon (6),

| — | having regard to the report on the Lisbon Strategy by the High-Level Group chaired by Mr Wim Kok (7), |
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having regard to the report on the Lisbon Strategy by the High-Level Group chaired by Mr Wim Kok (7),

| — | having regard to the report on the five year assessment of research and technology development in information society technologies, prepared by the panel chaired by Mr J.M. Gago (8), |
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having regard to the report on the five year assessment of research and technology development in information society technologies, prepared by the panel chaired by Mr J.M. Gago (8),

| — | having regard to the Commission's communication on the challenges for the European information society beyond 2005 (COM(2004)0757), |
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having regard to the Commission's communication on the challenges for the European information society beyond 2005 (COM(2004)0757),

| — | having regard to the environmental technologies action plan, which recognised that ‘investing in research, from both public and private sources, is vital for the EU economy, including eco-industries’ (COM(2004)0038), |
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having regard to the environmental technologies action plan, which recognised that ‘investing in research, from both public and private sources, is vital for the EU economy, including eco-industries’ (COM(2004)0038),

| — | having regard to the Commission's communication on the share of renewable energy in the EU, in which it accepts that it is ‘necessary to ... accelerate the pace of public support for research, technological development and demonstration in renewables ... in Europe’ (COM(2004)0366), |
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having regard to the Commission's communication on the share of renewable energy in the EU, in which it accepts that it is ‘necessary to ... accelerate the pace of public support for research, technological development and demonstration in renewables ... in Europe’ (COM(2004)0366),

| — | having regard to the Commission's proposals for a Directive and two Recommendations on the admission of third-country nationals to carry out scientific research in the European Community (COM(2004)0178), |
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having regard to the Commission's proposals for a Directive and two Recommendations on the admission of third-country nationals to carry out scientific research in the European Community (COM(2004)0178),

| — | having regard to the report compiled by a Commission Inter-Service Group on Technology Platforms (9), |
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having regard to the report compiled by a Commission Inter-Service Group on Technology Platforms (9),

| — | having regard to the preparatory work towards a new version of the Innovation Action Plan, and to the ongoing consultations with a view to a framework programme for competitiveness and innovation, |
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having regard to the preparatory work towards a new version of the Innovation Action Plan, and to the ongoing consultations with a view to a framework programme for competitiveness and innovation,

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

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A6-0046/2005), Whereas: |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (A6-0046/2005), Whereas:

| A. | progress in the establishment of the European Research Area (ERA) is a first step in the implementation of the Lisbon strategy, including both the sixth framework programme (FP6) and other research, technological development and demonstration (RTD) policy initiatives, which created a new dynamic for research and defined new instruments to establish the ERA, |
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A.

progress in the establishment of the European Research Area (ERA) is a first step in the implementation of the Lisbon strategy, including both the sixth framework programme (FP6) and other research, technological development and demonstration (RTD) policy initiatives, which created a new dynamic for research and defined new instruments to establish the ERA,

| B. | the Commission acted consistently by attributing primary importance to research and innovation in its proposals for the EU's new financial perspectives, as well as when it made the proposal to double the budget for the seventh framework programme (FP7); and whereas some Member States which are net contributors have called for the Community budget to be cut to no more than 1 % of the Union's GDP, and the 2007-2013 financial perspective has to be consistent with the Commission proposal to double the budget for FP7, |
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B.

the Commission acted consistently by attributing primary importance to research and innovation in its proposals for the EU's new financial perspectives, as well as when it made the proposal to double the budget for the seventh framework programme (FP7); and whereas some Member States which are net contributors have called for the Community budget to be cut to no more than 1 % of the Union's GDP, and the 2007-2013 financial perspective has to be consistent with the Commission proposal to double the budget for FP7,

| C. | the Kok report has identified ‘increasing Europe's attractiveness for researchers and scientists’ and ‘making R & D a top priority’ among the policy areas requiring urgent action and as being essential requirements for achieving the Lisbon goals, and has also identified the need to adopt a holistic approach in order to ensure the development and uptake of information and communication technologies (ICT), |
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C.

the Kok report has identified ‘increasing Europe's attractiveness for researchers and scientists’ and ‘making R & D a top priority’ among the policy areas requiring urgent action and as being essential requirements for achieving the Lisbon goals, and has also identified the need to adopt a holistic approach in order to ensure the development and uptake of information and communication technologies (ICT),

| D. | the Marimon report endorses the FP6 instruments and underlines the necessity of continuity in the planning of research programmes, but proposes a series of corrective measures, |
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D.

the Marimon report endorses the FP6 instruments and underlines the necessity of continuity in the planning of research programmes, but proposes a series of corrective measures,

| E. | the Court of Auditors' special report No 1/2004 on the management of indirect RTD actions under FP5 noted that the rules of participation in the European RTD framework programmes are too complex, and this has presented serious problems, especially for small organisations with less developed administrative structures, |
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E.

the Court of Auditors' special report No 1/2004 on the management of indirect RTD actions under FP5 noted that the rules of participation in the European RTD framework programmes are too complex, and this has presented serious problems, especially for small organisations with less developed administrative structures,

| F. | basic research is crucial for successful innovation and the long-term competitiveness of the European Union, and a lengthy debate has been ongoing at European level during the past two years on the need for a structure (European Research Council) to support at European level basic research in all scientific fields enjoying scientific autonomy, |
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F.

basic research is crucial for successful innovation and the long-term competitiveness of the European Union, and a lengthy debate has been ongoing at European level during the past two years on the need for a structure (European Research Council) to support at European level basic research in all scientific fields enjoying scientific autonomy,

| G. | it is estimated that the EU needs 700 000 new, adequately skilled researchers by 2010 if the target of 3 % of GDP investment in R & D is to be reached; and whereas the successful Marie Curie Programme has a particularly important role to play in supporting researchers, |
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G.

it is estimated that the EU needs 700 000 new, adequately skilled researchers by 2010 if the target of 3 % of GDP investment in R & D is to be reached; and whereas the successful Marie Curie Programme has a particularly important role to play in supporting researchers,

| H. | high-speed, high-capacity electronic communication networks and other ICT tools and infrastructures are changing the way researchers communicate, cooperate and innovate, and it is necessary to provide continuous and adequate Community support to research network infrastructures within the GEANT project, |
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H.

high-speed, high-capacity electronic communication networks and other ICT tools and infrastructures are changing the way researchers communicate, cooperate and innovate, and it is necessary to provide continuous and adequate Community support to research network infrastructures within the GEANT project,

| I. | it is necessary to improve framework conditions for private research, since two thirds of the investment in research needed to reach the 3 % target should come from the business sector, |
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it is necessary to improve framework conditions for private research, since two thirds of the investment in research needed to reach the 3 % target should come from the business sector,

| J. | it is necessary to create new enthusiasm among young people for science and to promote scientific careers with special attention paid to fostering the participation of women, |
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J.

it is necessary to create new enthusiasm among young people for science and to promote scientific careers with special attention paid to fostering the participation of women,

| K. | mobility of researchers within the EU, as well as two-way mobility between the EU and third countries, public and private research centres, universities and industry, and between different business sectors is an essential element for the creation of new knowledge, innovation and sustainable development, |
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K.

mobility of researchers within the EU, as well as two-way mobility between the EU and third countries, public and private research centres, universities and industry, and between different business sectors is an essential element for the creation of new knowledge, innovation and sustainable development,

| L. | low- and medium-technology small- and micro-scale enterprises, including traditional businesses, have a considerable reserve of hidden potential for innovation, technology transfer, and research and development that as yet has not been sufficiently tapped, but should be fostered in accordance with the spirit of, and the guidelines set out in, the European Charter for Small Enterprises, |
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L.

low- and medium-technology small- and micro-scale enterprises, including traditional businesses, have a considerable reserve of hidden potential for innovation, technology transfer, and research and development that as yet has not been sufficiently tapped, but should be fostered in accordance with the spirit of, and the guidelines set out in, the European Charter for Small Enterprises,

| M. | better connections between the world of research and industry, especially SMEs, should be pursued, in particular by supporting local networks linking the business community and academic institutions; whereas an intensive discussion is under way on the establishment of European technology initiatives, and implementation of the Community patent is a condition precedent to achieving a successful European research policy, |
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M.

better connections between the world of research and industry, especially SMEs, should be pursued, in particular by supporting local networks linking the business community and academic institutions; whereas an intensive discussion is under way on the establishment of European technology initiatives, and implementation of the Community patent is a condition precedent to achieving a successful European research policy,

| N. | an effort must be made towards supporting a more efficient research and innovation policy by giving consideration to flanking policies such as the completion of the internal market, and the establishment of an intellectual property regime which seeks a balance between protection and competition, gives better access for SMEs and promotes private and public sector investment in new technologies and content, |
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N.

an effort must be made towards supporting a more efficient research and innovation policy by giving consideration to flanking policies such as the completion of the internal market, and the establishment of an intellectual property regime which seeks a balance between protection and competition, gives better access for SMEs and promotes private and public sector investment in new technologies and content,

| O. | the competitiveness problem of the European economy arises partly from the existence of a ‘paradox’ between the generation of scientific knowledge, (which is abundantly present in the EU) and the insufficient ability to convert this knowledge into innovation and in particular into production; whereas the involvement of industry in allocating the priorities for financial support may improve this situation, and therefore an effort needs to be made towards involving industry, and improving the position of SMEs in FP7, |
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O.

the competitiveness problem of the European economy arises partly from the existence of a ‘paradox’ between the generation of scientific knowledge, (which is abundantly present in the EU) and the insufficient ability to convert this knowledge into innovation and in particular into production; whereas the involvement of industry in allocating the priorities for financial support may improve this situation, and therefore an effort needs to be made towards involving industry, and improving the position of SMEs in FP7,

| P. | in order to stop the current marginalisation of SMEs, it would be advisable to explore the potential of new specifically tailored modes of supporting their role in innovation, including:






  — | simplified funding and management rules, in particular for small ‘fund once and evaluate at the end’ actions, |
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in order to stop the current marginalisation of SMEs, it would be advisable to explore the potential of new specifically tailored modes of supporting their role in innovation, including:

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simplified funding and management rules, in particular for small ‘fund once and evaluate at the end’ actions,

| — | support for thematic regional clusters and their European networking, paying attention to the need for the largest part of allocated funding to be earmarked for innovative SMEs (limits on the share allocated to clustering/networking organisations), |
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support for thematic regional clusters and their European networking, paying attention to the need for the largest part of allocated funding to be earmarked for innovative SMEs (limits on the share allocated to clustering/networking organisations),

| Q. | better coordination should be pursued between the research budget, Structural Funds and all others public and private funding sources at EU, national and regional level, |
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Q.

better coordination should be pursued between the research budget, Structural Funds and all others public and private funding sources at EU, national and regional level,

Europe deserves better

| 1. | Underlines the new competences in the area of research (Articles. III 248-255) conferred on the EU by the Constitution for Europe, notably for achieving an ERA; calls upon the Commission to act consistently with this new legal framework; |
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Underlines the new competences in the area of research (Articles. III 248-255) conferred on the EU by the Constitution for Europe, notably for achieving an ERA; calls upon the Commission to act consistently with this new legal framework;

| 2. | Stresses that research and knowledge have high prestige in the EU, but that European research organisations and businesses are not having enough success in exploiting good ideas and insights and converting them into profitable initiatives which make a contribution to employment; this situation may be improved by adapting research agendas to take account of social issues and the need for technological innovation; |
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Stresses that research and knowledge have high prestige in the EU, but that European research organisations and businesses are not having enough success in exploiting good ideas and insights and converting them into profitable initiatives which make a contribution to employment; this situation may be improved by adapting research agendas to take account of social issues and the need for technological innovation;

| 3. | Endorses the broad guidelines for future EU research policy presented in the Commission communication; stresses that the ERA will be possible only if an increasing proportion of funding for research is allocated by the Union with a view to coordinating European, national, and regional research policies more closely as regards both their substance and their funding, and if this funding is additional to research policy in and between the Member States; expects the Commission and the Member States to follow through on the Kok report's highlighting of the role of research in achieving the Lisbon goals by providing the necessary political impetus and financial resources in FP7; |
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3.

Endorses the broad guidelines for future EU research policy presented in the Commission communication; stresses that the ERA will be possible only if an increasing proportion of funding for research is allocated by the Union with a view to coordinating European, national, and regional research policies more closely as regards both their substance and their funding, and if this funding is additional to research policy in and between the Member States; expects the Commission and the Member States to follow through on the Kok report's highlighting of the role of research in achieving the Lisbon goals by providing the necessary political impetus and financial resources in FP7;

| 4. | Calls for the same determination that was manifested in pursuit of the single market and monetary union to be applied by all Member States and EU institutions to building the ERA; the 7th EU Research Framework Programme must be more than simply ‘another Framework Programme’ but significantly enriched and revamped in order to help achieve the Lisbon objectives; |
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Calls for the same determination that was manifested in pursuit of the single market and monetary union to be applied by all Member States and EU institutions to building the ERA; the 7th EU Research Framework Programme must be more than simply ‘another Framework Programme’ but significantly enriched and revamped in order to help achieve the Lisbon objectives;

| 5. | Firmly believes that making Europe more competitive requires greater financial means for research and innovation, taking into account the new EU competences in the field of research and the enlargement to 25 and soon more Member States; calls for at least a doubling of the percentage represented by the FP budget in the EU Member States' GDP and urges Member States to regard this as a minimum not be questioned during the negotiations on the financial perspectives; asks the Commission to plan FP7 in line with its proposal for the financial perspectives for 2007-2013 and to defend the proposal for the EU budget to be set firmly above 1 % of GDP; |
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Firmly believes that making Europe more competitive requires greater financial means for research and innovation, taking into account the new EU competences in the field of research and the enlargement to 25 and soon more Member States; calls for at least a doubling of the percentage represented by the FP budget in the EU Member States' GDP and urges Member States to regard this as a minimum not be questioned during the negotiations on the financial perspectives; asks the Commission to plan FP7 in line with its proposal for the financial perspectives for 2007-2013 and to defend the proposal for the EU budget to be set firmly above 1 % of GDP;

| 6. | Calls on those Member States which are eligible for Structural Funds to utilise a significant part of these resources to eliminate their disadvantages in the field of research; |
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6.

Calls on those Member States which are eligible for Structural Funds to utilise a significant part of these resources to eliminate their disadvantages in the field of research;

| 7. | Calls upon Member States to make all necessary efforts to meet their respective national targets for R and D investment, which they themselves set at the Barcelona European Council; considers that R & D investment in the EU should reach 3% of GDP by 2010, and in particular that national public R & D budgets should be raised to the levels required by that target; calls on the Commission to monitor compliance by Member States with their commitments, especially by those Member States which fall below the European average; |
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Calls upon Member States to make all necessary efforts to meet their respective national targets for R and D investment, which they themselves set at the Barcelona European Council; considers that R & D investment in the EU should reach 3% of GDP by 2010, and in particular that national public R & D budgets should be raised to the levels required by that target; calls on the Commission to monitor compliance by Member States with their commitments, especially by those Member States which fall below the European average;

| 8. | Underlines the need for the participation of the regions and regional authorities in order to increase investment in research and innovation, especially by implementing regional research and innovation strategies in the context of the 3 % objective (Barcelona European Council of March 2002), calls for consideration of the regional dimension of research when defining activities falling within FP7 and calls on Member States to eliminate the obstacles which still exist when border regions from one or more countries cooperate in the field of research and innovation, and thus work towards a genuine ERA; |
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Underlines the need for the participation of the regions and regional authorities in order to increase investment in research and innovation, especially by implementing regional research and innovation strategies in the context of the 3 % objective (Barcelona European Council of March 2002), calls for consideration of the regional dimension of research when defining activities falling within FP7 and calls on Member States to eliminate the obstacles which still exist when border regions from one or more countries cooperate in the field of research and innovation, and thus work towards a genuine ERA;

| 9. | Underlines the importance of developing centres of excellence at European universities in various disciplines of science and research; takes the view that this can be achieved by increasing public funding from Member States and the EU and with additional EU funding following students studying at universities that attract citizens from other Member States; |
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Underlines the importance of developing centres of excellence at European universities in various disciplines of science and research; takes the view that this can be achieved by increasing public funding from Member States and the EU and with additional EU funding following students studying at universities that attract citizens from other Member States;

| 10. | Stresses that the Member States should take great care to ensure that EU research funding never becomes a substitute for national funding, but that both forms of funding together should lead to growth in overall funding; notes that there currently exist in the Member States several nationally important research projects which do not necessarily qualify for funding from EU resources; |
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10.

Stresses that the Member States should take great care to ensure that EU research funding never becomes a substitute for national funding, but that both forms of funding together should lead to growth in overall funding; notes that there currently exist in the Member States several nationally important research projects which do not necessarily qualify for funding from EU resources;

| 11. | Believes that FP7 could be used as a tool to address the ‘European paradox’ whereby the quality and quantity of European public research is by and large excellent, yet the translation of research results into commercially viable products and services lags behind the US and Japan; |
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11.

Believes that FP7 could be used as a tool to address the ‘European paradox’ whereby the quality and quantity of European public research is by and large excellent, yet the translation of research results into commercially viable products and services lags behind the US and Japan;

| 12. | Calls for the duration of FPs to be synchronised with the duration of financial perspectives, if and when the financial perspectives are agreed upon every five years thereby overlapping with each Parliamentary term, for a better coordination of the Commission's planning activities; provision should be made for a rolling programme system, including a mid-term review, in order to allow a readjustment of objectives when and if needed, together with procedures to enable the European Parliament to deliver an opinion on such readjustments; |
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12.

Calls for the duration of FPs to be synchronised with the duration of financial perspectives, if and when the financial perspectives are agreed upon every five years thereby overlapping with each Parliamentary term, for a better coordination of the Commission's planning activities; provision should be made for a rolling programme system, including a mid-term review, in order to allow a readjustment of objectives when and if needed, together with procedures to enable the European Parliament to deliver an opinion on such readjustments;

| 13. | Is convinced of the need for continuity between FP6 and FP7 and at the same time welcomes the improvements suggested in the Marimon report, especially those regarding the need for simpler and clearer administrative procedures, including clear and better focused calls for tender, reducing the large number of different contract models and introducing a simplified cost system, and of the need to avoid any pre-determined critical mass; believes in particular that a two-step evaluation procedure should be widespread, in order to improve the efficiency and reduce the cost for participants, in particular for SMEs and local authorities; |
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13.

Is convinced of the need for continuity between FP6 and FP7 and at the same time welcomes the improvements suggested in the Marimon report, especially those regarding the need for simpler and clearer administrative procedures, including clear and better focused calls for tender, reducing the large number of different contract models and introducing a simplified cost system, and of the need to avoid any pre-determined critical mass; believes in particular that a two-step evaluation procedure should be widespread, in order to improve the efficiency and reduce the cost for participants, in particular for SMEs and local authorities;

| 14. | Recommends that budget transparency requires a precise reporting on what share of funding goes to various types of participants, including a better distinction of size of companies; |
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14.

Recommends that budget transparency requires a precise reporting on what share of funding goes to various types of participants, including a better distinction of size of companies;

| 15. | Takes the view that international cooperation in the field of research must be strengthened, primarily, in the context of the European Neighbourhood Policy, with the EU's neighbours, such as the Mediterranean and Balkan countries, Russia and the Newly Independent States, and within accession negotiations, but also with the ACP countries; |
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15.

Takes the view that international cooperation in the field of research must be strengthened, primarily, in the context of the European Neighbourhood Policy, with the EU's neighbours, such as the Mediterranean and Balkan countries, Russia and the Newly Independent States, and within accession negotiations, but also with the ACP countries;

| 16. | Believes that FP7 should require a continuous assessment of the scientific quality of its results and be able to adapt its themes and procedures accordingly; |
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16.

Believes that FP7 should require a continuous assessment of the scientific quality of its results and be able to adapt its themes and procedures accordingly;

| 17. | Recalls that several of the EU's competitors give more generous public support to long-term research projects than does the EU; is concerned about the possibility that the EU's rules on State aid will prevent such long-term research from being carried out; fears that the EU may lose its competitiveness in the long term if long-term research and basic research are not adequately funded; calls on the Commission to review immediately the current rules governing State aid in cases where the potential economic benefits of research projects may be seen only in the long term; |
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17.

Recalls that several of the EU's competitors give more generous public support to long-term research projects than does the EU; is concerned about the possibility that the EU's rules on State aid will prevent such long-term research from being carried out; fears that the EU may lose its competitiveness in the long term if long-term research and basic research are not adequately funded; calls on the Commission to review immediately the current rules governing State aid in cases where the potential economic benefits of research projects may be seen only in the long term;

| 18. | Maintains that the regions must be involved in the investment effort if the 3% target is to be met as laid down at the Barcelona European Council in 2002; welcomes the fact that regional research and innovation strategies have been put in place to help achieve that goal and hopes that they will be encouraged; calls for the regional dimension of research to be taken into account when determining the activities to be pursued under FP7; |
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18.

Maintains that the regions must be involved in the investment effort if the 3% target is to be met as laid down at the Barcelona European Council in 2002; welcomes the fact that regional research and innovation strategies have been put in place to help achieve that goal and hopes that they will be encouraged; calls for the regional dimension of research to be taken into account when determining the activities to be pursued under FP7;

Basic research and the European Research Council

| 19. | Calls for the swift establishment of the European Research Council (ERC), in accordance with the Commission's proposal and the suggestion included in the Mayor and Kok reports, but asks the Commission to evaluate that body together with existing bodies (Joint Research Centre, Research DG and others) in order to avoid overlapping; |
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19.

Calls for the swift establishment of the European Research Council (ERC), in accordance with the Commission's proposal and the suggestion included in the Mayor and Kok reports, but asks the Commission to evaluate that body together with existing bodies (Joint Research Centre, Research DG and others) in order to avoid overlapping;

| 20. | Firmly believes that the ERC should support basic research in all scientific fields at European level on the basis of scientific excellence, conferring a European added value through Europe-wide competition and promotion of creativity at the highest level; |
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20.

Firmly believes that the ERC should support basic research in all scientific fields at European level on the basis of scientific excellence, conferring a European added value through Europe-wide competition and promotion of creativity at the highest level;

| 21. | Considers it essential that the ERC be adequately funded and independent in its scientific assessments, while financially accountable to its fund-providers but autonomous in its operations and selection of research projects; asks the Commission to provide a scheme of the additional financial measures necessary to implement the ERC inside the FP7 budget with a clearly earmarked amount reserved for administration; considers that funding for national programmes should not be reduced as a result of European support; strongly recommends that the ERC should not increase red tape and slow down the evaluation of proposals; |
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21.

Considers it essential that the ERC be adequately funded and independent in its scientific assessments, while financially accountable to its fund-providers but autonomous in its operations and selection of research projects; asks the Commission to provide a scheme of the additional financial measures necessary to implement the ERC inside the FP7 budget with a clearly earmarked amount reserved for administration; considers that funding for national programmes should not be reduced as a result of European support; strongly recommends that the ERC should not increase red tape and slow down the evaluation of proposals;

| 22. | Suggests that the ERC should be governed by a board and a scientific committee, made up of high-level scientists from different scientific areas
  ,
  plus representatives of business and industry, e.g. by involving the technology platforms; a world-wide network of peer reviewers should be set up for the evaluation of proposals; the governing bodies and the network of reviewers should be gender balanced; the selection criteria for both the board and the scientific committee must be based on excellence and expertise in order to maintain transparency and ensure that the ERC enjoys the widest possible respect; considers that the ERC, following a brief transitional period, should be established pursuant to Article 171 of the EC Treaty; considers that the participation rules of FP7 should take account of this guideline; |
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22.

Suggests that the ERC should be governed by a board and a scientific committee, made up of high-level scientists from different scientific areas
  ,
  plus representatives of business and industry, e.g. by involving the technology platforms; a world-wide network of peer reviewers should be set up for the evaluation of proposals; the governing bodies and the network of reviewers should be gender balanced; the selection criteria for both the board and the scientific committee must be based on excellence and expertise in order to maintain transparency and ensure that the ERC enjoys the widest possible respect; considers that the ERC, following a brief transitional period, should be established pursuant to Article 171 of the EC Treaty; considers that the participation rules of FP7 should take account of this guideline;

Human resources

| 23. | Calls on the European institutions and Member States to consider as a priority the promotion of women's access and career advancement in the field of research, including by means of affirmative action; proposes the launching of European initiatives aimed at removing cultural stereotypes and barriers which discourage women from following a scientific education path; |
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23.

Calls on the European institutions and Member States to consider as a priority the promotion of women's access and career advancement in the field of research, including by means of affirmative action; proposes the launching of European initiatives aimed at removing cultural stereotypes and barriers which discourage women from following a scientific education path;

| 24. | Encourages Member States to reassess their education systems with a view to a greater take-up of science in schools and universities, and to support students intending to pursue careers in this area; |
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24.

Encourages Member States to reassess their education systems with a view to a greater take-up of science in schools and universities, and to support students intending to pursue careers in this area;

| 25. | Firmly believes that the successful Marie Curie Programme, which has been welcomed by applicants, should be continued with the existing instruments and ought also to ensure that top-level international scientists, including those of the younger generation, will opt for European research work; recognises the success of the Marie Curie actions and recommends a substantial increase in funding for them; |
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25.

Firmly believes that the successful Marie Curie Programme, which has been welcomed by applicants, should be continued with the existing instruments and ought also to ensure that top-level international scientists, including those of the younger generation, will opt for European research work; recognises the success of the Marie Curie actions and recommends a substantial increase in funding for them;

| 26. | Firmly believes that, both at Member State and EU level, conditions must be created for improving the mobility of researchers at all career levels, making mobility a ‘mass phenomenon’, both for the lower levels of non-tenure-track academic careers, as well as the tenure-track levels, including two-way mobility between industry, universities and research centres and between different business sectors; considers harmonisation of researchers' careers and working conditions at EU level to be a key step forward in making mobility of researchers a pillar of the ERA; in this respect, a major improvement would be the setting of clear common standards at EU level for access to academic careers, and thus the awarding of a ‘European qualification’ that would allow researchers to be hired by the universities and research centres of the Member States; |
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26.

Firmly believes that, both at Member State and EU level, conditions must be created for improving the mobility of researchers at all career levels, making mobility a ‘mass phenomenon’, both for the lower levels of non-tenure-track academic careers, as well as the tenure-track levels, including two-way mobility between industry, universities and research centres and between different business sectors; considers harmonisation of researchers' careers and working conditions at EU level to be a key step forward in making mobility of researchers a pillar of the ERA; in this respect, a major improvement would be the setting of clear common standards at EU level for access to academic careers, and thus the awarding of a ‘European qualification’ that would allow researchers to be hired by the universities and research centres of the Member States;

| 27. | Calls for the mutual recognition of Member States' doctoral diplomas in order to remove obstacles to the mobility of researchers and scientists and consolidate a single European research area in the EU; |
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27.

Calls for the mutual recognition of Member States' doctoral diplomas in order to remove obstacles to the mobility of researchers and scientists and consolidate a single European research area in the EU;

| 28. | Stresses that providing world-class research buildings, facilities and infrastructures is a vital prerequisite for making European science and research centres attractive to the world's best researchers and achieving world-class excellence in research output, and therefore supports the Commission's proposal to allocate funds for this purpose; calls for the European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) to be given a stronger role in setting a European infrastructure policy; |
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28.

Stresses that providing world-class research buildings, facilities and infrastructures is a vital prerequisite for making European science and research centres attractive to the world's best researchers and achieving world-class excellence in research output, and therefore supports the Commission's proposal to allocate funds for this purpose; calls for the European Strategy Forum for Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) to be given a stronger role in setting a European infrastructure policy;

| 29. | Urges European universities, research establishments and research-orientated companies to loosen up their career structures and hierarchies so as to provide their young and most innovative scientists with incentives, including access to major financial rewards in the form of spin-offs and other forms of enhanced compensation; |
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29.

Urges European universities, research establishments and research-orientated companies to loosen up their career structures and hierarchies so as to provide their young and most innovative scientists with incentives, including access to major financial rewards in the form of spin-offs and other forms of enhanced compensation;

Technology transfer

| 30. | Believes that technological innovation must be given particular attention in FP7; considers it essential that European research policy be coordinated with the corresponding enterprise and industrial policy; |
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30.

Believes that technological innovation must be given particular attention in FP7; considers it essential that European research policy be coordinated with the corresponding enterprise and industrial policy;

| 31. | Welcomes the proposal of European ‘technology platforms’ and Joint Technology Initiatives as tools to implement the strategic research and development agendas in specific technology areas; underlines the importance of technology platforms as a significant mechanism to bring together industry, research organisations, local institutions and other stakeholders, and stresses the need for measures to facilitate the participation of SMEs; |
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31.

Welcomes the proposal of European ‘technology platforms’ and Joint Technology Initiatives as tools to implement the strategic research and development agendas in specific technology areas; underlines the importance of technology platforms as a significant mechanism to bring together industry, research organisations, local institutions and other stakeholders, and stresses the need for measures to facilitate the participation of SMEs;

| 32. | Believes that research should be connected to policy priorities in order to ensure coherence; |
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32.

Believes that research should be connected to policy priorities in order to ensure coherence;

| 33. | Strongly recommends that resources for instruments such as STREP (specific targeted research projects) and cooperative research (formerly CRAFT) and collective research expressly addressed to SMEs, as well as their accessibility, should be increased, the criteria for the admission of projects rendered more flexible, and projects given a greater and fairer chance of success; encourages Member States to adopt fiscal and other incentives for promoting industrial innovation, including links with Eureka, especially with reference to SMEs; recommends the provision of subsidies to SMEs for obtaining patent licences; calls on the Commission to consider allocating a proportion of each thematic budget for fixed-sum grants to micro- and small enterprises as seedcorn risk investment subject to simplified streamlined selection processes and minimal administration thereafter; |
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33.

Strongly recommends that resources for instruments such as STREP (specific targeted research projects) and cooperative research (formerly CRAFT) and collective research expressly addressed to SMEs, as well as their accessibility, should be increased, the criteria for the admission of projects rendered more flexible, and projects given a greater and fairer chance of success; encourages Member States to adopt fiscal and other incentives for promoting industrial innovation, including links with Eureka, especially with reference to SMEs; recommends the provision of subsidies to SMEs for obtaining patent licences; calls on the Commission to consider allocating a proportion of each thematic budget for fixed-sum grants to micro- and small enterprises as seedcorn risk investment subject to simplified streamlined selection processes and minimal administration thereafter;

| 34. | Calls on the Commission to support the development of technology platforms and ‘socially motivated research platforms’ to develop socially motivated research consortia around major challenges in the societal sphere in Europe, i.e. common demographic changes in Europe and challenges in the environmental field; |
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34.

Calls on the Commission to support the development of technology platforms and ‘socially motivated research platforms’ to develop socially motivated research consortia around major challenges in the societal sphere in Europe, i.e. common demographic changes in Europe and challenges in the environmental field;

| 35. | Supports the streamlining of bureaucracy in this programme, particularly in relation to SMEs; |
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35.

Supports the streamlining of bureaucracy in this programme, particularly in relation to SMEs;

| 36. | Calls, in the interest of promoting innovation, for a pre-determined, substantial proportion of the funds for ‘collaborative research’, which makes up the most important part of FP7, to be reserved for cooperation between SMEs and research institutions; |
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36.

Calls, in the interest of promoting innovation, for a pre-determined, substantial proportion of the funds for ‘collaborative research’, which makes up the most important part of FP7, to be reserved for cooperation between SMEs and research institutions;

| 37. | Calls on the European institutions and Member States to promote, including with the involvement of local and regional authorities and other appropriate institutions, the establishment of regional technology incubators and, by means of their public financial instruments (EIF, Structural Funds, regional funds), to encourage the use of private risk capital (leverage effect) for the purpose of establishing regional risk capital funds (primarily venture-capital funds), which — as public-private risk funds operated in close cooperation with technology incubators — are an essential prerequisite for the effective financing of new high-technology projects devised by start-up entrepreneurs; |
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37.

Calls on the European institutions and Member States to promote, including with the involvement of local and regional authorities and other appropriate institutions, the establishment of regional technology incubators and, by means of their public financial instruments (EIF, Structural Funds, regional funds), to encourage the use of private risk capital (leverage effect) for the purpose of establishing regional risk capital funds (primarily venture-capital funds), which — as public-private risk funds operated in close cooperation with technology incubators — are an essential prerequisite for the effective financing of new high-technology projects devised by start-up entrepreneurs;

| 38. | Calls on the Commission to pay particular attention to the situation of industrial research, because this research accounts for a large proportion of the total resources spent on research; |
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38.

Calls on the Commission to pay particular attention to the situation of industrial research, because this research accounts for a large proportion of the total resources spent on research;

| 39. | Calls on the Commission to come forward with provisions on establishing a quick scanning system for SMEs which would enable them to rapidly assess the probability of funding for research projects; |
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39.

Calls on the Commission to come forward with provisions on establishing a quick scanning system for SMEs which would enable them to rapidly assess the probability of funding for research projects;

| 40. | Strongly recommends that the FP should promote the formation of scientific clusters and regional networks, with the involvement of SMEs, and should support existing initiatives in the Member States; |
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40.

Strongly recommends that the FP should promote the formation of scientific clusters and regional networks, with the involvement of SMEs, and should support existing initiatives in the Member States;

| 41. | Firmly believes that there should be made a more efficient and coordinated use of other funding mechanisms and support mechanisms (EIB, Structural Funds, national public and private funds and Eureka) to support R and D and innovation; therefore recommends that Member States, in cooperation with the regions, create a link between national operational programmes for Objective 2 of the Structural Policy and projects applying for funds from the FP; |
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41.

Firmly believes that there should be made a more efficient and coordinated use of other funding mechanisms and support mechanisms (EIB, Structural Funds, national public and private funds and Eureka) to support R and D and innovation; therefore recommends that Member States, in cooperation with the regions, create a link between national operational programmes for Objective 2 of the Structural Policy and projects applying for funds from the FP;

| 42. | Calls on the Commission, in submitting FP7, to clarify the concept of European Added Value, and in particular to provide for research fields whose objectives — which should be evident to people in all Member States — can be achieved preferably through joint European projects; |
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42.

Calls on the Commission, in submitting FP7, to clarify the concept of European Added Value, and in particular to provide for research fields whose objectives — which should be evident to people in all Member States — can be achieved preferably through joint European projects;

| 43. | Advocates enhanced cooperation between national research programmes; calls on the Commission to take initiatives pursuant to Article 169 of the EC Treaty; |
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43.

Advocates enhanced cooperation between national research programmes; calls on the Commission to take initiatives pursuant to Article 169 of the EC Treaty;

| 44. | Calls on the Commission to conclude agreements with industry so as to stimulate research in strategic areas; |
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44.

Calls on the Commission to conclude agreements with industry so as to stimulate research in strategic areas;

Thematic priorities

| 45. | Believes that the definition of thematic priorities, to be included in the forthcoming decision of the European Parliament and the Council on FP7, should reflect the strategic priorities of the Lisbon agenda; moreover, it should be the result of an active debate among European, national and regional institutions, the scientific community and civil society stakeholders including the business sector; |
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45.

Believes that the definition of thematic priorities, to be included in the forthcoming decision of the European Parliament and the Council on FP7, should reflect the strategic priorities of the Lisbon agenda; moreover, it should be the result of an active debate among European, national and regional institutions, the scientific community and civil society stakeholders including the business sector;

| 46. | Considers that FP7 should build on the scope of the research areas within FP6, so as to maintain continuity; however priority should be given to key areas of science and technology which play a crucial role in increasing European competitiveness, creating new jobs and improving the well-being of citizens. In this respect, while agreeing to the inclusion of space research and the relatively new area of security research, believes that FP7 should adequately support research in the areas of:






  (a) | life sciences (including biotechnology, neuroscience and preventive and public health), |
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46.

Considers that FP7 should build on the scope of the research areas within FP6, so as to maintain continuity; however priority should be given to key areas of science and technology which play a crucial role in increasing European competitiveness, creating new jobs and improving the well-being of citizens. In this respect, while agreeing to the inclusion of space research and the relatively new area of security research, believes that FP7 should adequately support research in the areas of:

(a)

life sciences (including biotechnology, neuroscience and preventive and public health),

| (b) | all existing and future non-CO2-emitting energy sources (particularly renewable energy and energy efficiency), |
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(b)

all existing and future non-CO2-emitting energy sources (particularly renewable energy and energy efficiency),

| (c) | ICT, |
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(c)

ICT,

| (d) | nanotechnology, new materials and production processes
  , |
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(d)

nanotechnology, new materials and production processes
  ,

| (e) | chemistry; |
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(e)

chemistry;

| 47. | Believes that, in order to cope with the growing worldwide environmental dangers, it is essential that European research policy strongly promotes R & D in the field of natural hazards; |
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47.

Believes that, in order to cope with the growing worldwide environmental dangers, it is essential that European research policy strongly promotes R & D in the field of natural hazards;

| 48. | Considers that the EU should ensure financing of currently underfunded research on illnesses that affect citizens of developing countries; |
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48.

Considers that the EU should ensure financing of currently underfunded research on illnesses that affect citizens of developing countries;

| 49. | Considers that FP7 should also support R & D in highly innovative areas of slower-growing scientific disciplines and economic sectors; |
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49.

Considers that FP7 should also support R & D in highly innovative areas of slower-growing scientific disciplines and economic sectors;

| 50. | Stresses the need for the European Union to take specific actions to bring science closer to the citizen, for example by opening public debates on important scientific and technological issues, which should be reflected in European research policy and in the forthcoming FP; |
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50.

Stresses the need for the European Union to take specific actions to bring science closer to the citizen, for example by opening public debates on important scientific and technological issues, which should be reflected in European research policy and in the forthcoming FP;

| 51. | Calls on the Commission to show a proper concern for animal protection firstly by supporting alternatives to animal testing and secondly by reducing to a minimum the number of animal tests in the projects it finances; |
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51.

Calls on the Commission to show a proper concern for animal protection firstly by supporting alternatives to animal testing and secondly by reducing to a minimum the number of animal tests in the projects it finances;

| 52. | Considers that greater consideration should be given in the FP to inter-disciplinary research, in order to provide new impulses and lines of thought; |
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52.

Considers that greater consideration should be given in the FP to inter-disciplinary research, in order to provide new impulses and lines of thought;

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| 53. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, as well as to the Governments and Parliaments of the Member States and candidate countries. |
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53.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, as well as to the Governments and Parliaments of the Member States and candidate countries.

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(1)  Council of the European Union, 26/11/2004 (English) — 14687/04 (Press: 323).

(2)  OJ L 232, 29.8.2002, p. 1.

(3)  OJ C 87 E, 7.4.2004, p. 60.

(4)  OJ C 103 E, 29.4.2004, p. 838.

(5)  http://www.ercexpertgroup.org/documents/ercexpertgroup_final_report.pdf

(6)  http://www.cordis.lu/fp6/instruments_review/

(7)  http://europa.eu.int/comm/councils/bx20041105/kok_report_en.pdf

(8)  http://europa.eu.int/comm/dgs/information_society/evaluation/pdf/5_y_a/ist_5ya_final_140105.pdf

(9)  ftp://ftp.cordis.lu/pub/technology-platforms/docs/tp_report_defweb_en.pdf

P6_TA(2005)0078

Financing Natura 2000

European Parliament resolution on Financing Natura 2000 (2004/2164(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament — Financing Natura 2000 (COM(2004)0431), |
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having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament — Financing Natura 2000 (COM(2004)0431),

| — | having regard to the Convention on Biological Diversity, |
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having regard to the Convention on Biological Diversity,

| — | having regard to Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds (1) (‘the Birds Directive’), |
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having regard to Council Directive 79/409/EEC of 2 April 1979 on the conservation of wild birds (1) (‘the Birds Directive’),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 20 October 1998 on the communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on a European Community biodiversity strategy (2), |
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having regard to its resolution of 20 October 1998 on the communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on a European Community biodiversity strategy (2),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 17 January 2001 on implementation of Directive 92/43/EEC on habitats (3), |
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having regard to its resolution of 17 January 2001 on implementation of Directive 92/43/EEC on habitats (3),

| — | having regard to the Decision No 1600/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 July 2002 laying down the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme (4), |
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having regard to the Decision No 1600/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 July 2002 laying down the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme (4),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 14 March 2002 on the communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the biodiversity action plans in the areas of conservation of natural resources, agriculture, fisheries, and development and economic cooperation (5), |
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having regard to its resolution of 14 March 2002 on the communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the biodiversity action plans in the areas of conservation of natural resources, agriculture, fisheries, and development and economic cooperation (5),

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

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the opinions of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the Committee on Regional Development (A6-0049/2005), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the opinions of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the Committee on Regional Development (A6-0049/2005),

| A. | whereas at the European Council meeting in Gothenburg in June 2001 (6), European Heads of State and Government made a commitment to reverse the decline of biodiversity in the European Union by the year 2010, |
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A.

whereas at the European Council meeting in Gothenburg in June 2001 (6), European Heads of State and Government made a commitment to reverse the decline of biodiversity in the European Union by the year 2010,

| B. | whereas the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme specifies the objective to protect and where necessary restore the structure and funding of natural systems and halt the loss of biodiversity, both in the European Union and on a global scale by 2010, |
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B.

whereas the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme specifies the objective to protect and where necessary restore the structure and funding of natural systems and halt the loss of biodiversity, both in the European Union and on a global scale by 2010,

| C. | whereas the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002 recognised that biodiversity plays a critical role in overall sustainable development and poverty eradication, and is essential to our planet, human well-being and the livelihood and cultural integrity of people; and whereas the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation confirmed the global objective of achieving a significant reduction in the current rate of loss of biological diversity by 2010, |
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C.

whereas the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002 recognised that biodiversity plays a critical role in overall sustainable development and poverty eradication, and is essential to our planet, human well-being and the livelihood and cultural integrity of people; and whereas the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation confirmed the global objective of achieving a significant reduction in the current rate of loss of biological diversity by 2010,

| D. | whereas the Natura 2000 network of protected areas, made up of sites designated under the Birds Directive and Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (7) (‘the Habitats Directive’), is a key pillar of Community action for the conservation of biodiversity, |
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D.

whereas the Natura 2000 network of protected areas, made up of sites designated under the Birds Directive and Council Directive 92/43/EEC of 21 May 1992 on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora (7) (‘the Habitats Directive’), is a key pillar of Community action for the conservation of biodiversity,

| E. | whereas in the past most Member States have made limited use of the opportunities under the current rural development regulation to implement Natura 2000; whereas rural development and regional development programmes have often worked against EU nature conservation priorities, |
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E.

whereas in the past most Member States have made limited use of the opportunities under the current rural development regulation to implement Natura 2000; whereas rural development and regional development programmes have often worked against EU nature conservation priorities,

| F. | whereas farmers and forest owners can make a significant contribution to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity on farmland through their management practices, and in many cases this results in additional spending which must be adequately compensated, |
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F.

whereas farmers and forest owners can make a significant contribution to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity on farmland through their management practices, and in many cases this results in additional spending which must be adequately compensated,

| G. | whereas in 2004, out of a total EU budget of EUR 111,3 billion, EU funding for agricultural market expenditure and direct aid amounted to EUR 40,2 billion, compared to EUR 6,5 billion for rural development policy; whereas the present rural development policy is still geared towards structural policy objectives, rather than ensuring nature protection and supporting environmentally friendly and sustainable farming practices, |
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G.

whereas in 2004, out of a total EU budget of EUR 111,3 billion, EU funding for agricultural market expenditure and direct aid amounted to EUR 40,2 billion, compared to EUR 6,5 billion for rural development policy; whereas the present rural development policy is still geared towards structural policy objectives, rather than ensuring nature protection and supporting environmentally friendly and sustainable farming practices,

| H. | whereas the Commission proposals for the financial perspective covering the period 2007-2013 respect the decision taken by the Council in 2002 in Brussels to freeze agricultural expenditure at the 2006 level, allowing for a yearly adaptation for inflation of 1%; whereas these proposals thus foresee an amount of EUR 301 billion for agricultural spending on market expenditure and direct payments (on average EUR 43 billion per year) and an amount of EUR 88,75 billion for rural development measures (on average EUR 12,6 billion); whereas the amounts for rural development include EAGGF measures formerly financed under Structural Funds, |
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H.

whereas the Commission proposals for the financial perspective covering the period 2007-2013 respect the decision taken by the Council in 2002 in Brussels to freeze agricultural expenditure at the 2006 level, allowing for a yearly adaptation for inflation of 1%; whereas these proposals thus foresee an amount of EUR 301 billion for agricultural spending on market expenditure and direct payments (on average EUR 43 billion per year) and an amount of EUR 88,75 billion for rural development measures (on average EUR 12,6 billion); whereas the amounts for rural development include EAGGF measures formerly financed under Structural Funds,

| I. | whereas, despite the fact that in 2002 the European Council had not set any ceilings on rural development measures, the budget for such measures has also been frozen at the level of 2006, only adding appropriations for Bulgaria and Romania, which will not allow for the addition of a new major task such as co-financing the managing of the Natura 2000 network without a corresponding increase in the budget, |
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I.

whereas, despite the fact that in 2002 the European Council had not set any ceilings on rural development measures, the budget for such measures has also been frozen at the level of 2006, only adding appropriations for Bulgaria and Romania, which will not allow for the addition of a new major task such as co-financing the managing of the Natura 2000 network without a corresponding increase in the budget,

| J. | whereas the Commission estimates the annual costs of managing the Natura 2000 network at EUR 6,1 billion per year, without taking into account marine protected areas, |
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J.

whereas the Commission estimates the annual costs of managing the Natura 2000 network at EUR 6,1 billion per year, without taking into account marine protected areas,

| K. | whereas the Member States agreed in Malahide (27 May 2004) that arrangements need to be established which ensure adequate and guaranteed Community co-financing for the Natura 2000 network, and whereas the Message from Malahide also states that ‘this should include inter alia the enhancement of Life-Nature funding in the new Financial Instrument for the Environment alongside enhanced funding from the structural and rural development funds’, |
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K.

whereas the Member States agreed in Malahide (27 May 2004) that arrangements need to be established which ensure adequate and guaranteed Community co-financing for the Natura 2000 network, and whereas the Message from Malahide also states that ‘this should include inter alia the enhancement of Life-Nature funding in the new Financial Instrument for the Environment alongside enhanced funding from the structural and rural development funds’,

| L. | whereas the Commission, in its communication on the Financial Perspectives for 2007-2013 (COM (2004)0487), states that ‘the Commission will require Member States to show how they have taken the financing needs of the environment, including relevant aspects of Natura 2000, into account in developing their national programmes under the structural funds ...’, |
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L.

whereas the Commission, in its communication on the Financial Perspectives for 2007-2013 (COM (2004)0487), states that ‘the Commission will require Member States to show how they have taken the financing needs of the environment, including relevant aspects of Natura 2000, into account in developing their national programmes under the structural funds ...’,

| M. | whereas the Commission analyses three different scenarios for the future financing of the Natura 2000 network in its communication, |
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M.

whereas the Commission analyses three different scenarios for the future financing of the Natura 2000 network in its communication,

| N. | whereas the Commission and the Council, in adopting the Habitats Directive in 1992, made a clear commitment to ensure that landowners and landusers would not bear the financial burden of the measures in the directive; strongly urging that this promise be kept, |
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N.

whereas the Commission and the Council, in adopting the Habitats Directive in 1992, made a clear commitment to ensure that landowners and landusers would not bear the financial burden of the measures in the directive; strongly urging that this promise be kept,

| 1. | Notes that the Natura 2000 network of protected areas across the EU is one of the main pillars of EU action on biodiversity and that much of Europe's biodiversity has already been lost; |
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1.

Notes that the Natura 2000 network of protected areas across the EU is one of the main pillars of EU action on biodiversity and that much of Europe's biodiversity has already been lost;

| 2. | Notes that healthy ecosystems provide important social and economic resources as well as recreation opportunities and support for farming and fisheries; |
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2.

Notes that healthy ecosystems provide important social and economic resources as well as recreation opportunities and support for farming and fisheries;

| 3. | Welcomes the initiative of the Commission to propose a strategic approach to co-finance Natura 2000 and the statement made by Commissioner Dimas at the International Conference on ‘Biodiversity, Science and Governance’ on 24 January 2005 in Paris; |
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3.

Welcomes the initiative of the Commission to propose a strategic approach to co-finance Natura 2000 and the statement made by Commissioner Dimas at the International Conference on ‘Biodiversity, Science and Governance’ on 24 January 2005 in Paris;

| 4. | Points out that structural fund funding for Natura 2000 is in accordance with the Cardiff Process of integrating environmental considerations in all key policy areas, and that it should in any case guarantee adequate funding within the Structural Fund objectives; |
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4.

Points out that structural fund funding for Natura 2000 is in accordance with the Cardiff Process of integrating environmental considerations in all key policy areas, and that it should in any case guarantee adequate funding within the Structural Fund objectives;

| 5. | Welcomes the Commission statement that the EU rural development and structural funds should make a substantial contribution towards co-financing the Natura 2000 network; further welcomes the enabling of financing for Natura 2000 from rural development and structural funds; nevertheless, having examined the relevant proposals (structural, rural and LIFE+), considers them insufficient for the adequate co-funding of the Natura 2000 network and therefore also insists that a dedicated fund be set up for this purpose; |
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5.

Welcomes the Commission statement that the EU rural development and structural funds should make a substantial contribution towards co-financing the Natura 2000 network; further welcomes the enabling of financing for Natura 2000 from rural development and structural funds; nevertheless, having examined the relevant proposals (structural, rural and LIFE+), considers them insufficient for the adequate co-funding of the Natura 2000 network and therefore also insists that a dedicated fund be set up for this purpose;

| 6. | Believes that, as a significant part of Natura 2000 expenditure is to be included in the Rural Development Fund and/or the Structural Funds, the endowment of the funds needs to be increased accordingly; |
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6.

Believes that, as a significant part of Natura 2000 expenditure is to be included in the Rural Development Fund and/or the Structural Funds, the endowment of the funds needs to be increased accordingly;

| 7. | Calls for the establishment after 2006 of a dedicated EU fund for biodiversity within the LIFE+ proposal, providing funding for Natura 2000 management activities that cannot be funded from either structural or rural development funds; |
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7.

Calls for the establishment after 2006 of a dedicated EU fund for biodiversity within the LIFE+ proposal, providing funding for Natura 2000 management activities that cannot be funded from either structural or rural development funds;

| 8. | Believes that the Rural Development Funds can be used to compensate the extra farming costs in Natura 2000 sites, provided that this does not reduce the required funding for other measures within rural development, animal welfare, agri-environmental measures and other objectives included in the proposed Rural Development Funds regulation; |
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8.

Believes that the Rural Development Funds can be used to compensate the extra farming costs in Natura 2000 sites, provided that this does not reduce the required funding for other measures within rural development, animal welfare, agri-environmental measures and other objectives included in the proposed Rural Development Funds regulation;

| 9. | Recognises that, while the integration approach might be effective if it is implemented in a robust manner, past experience shows success has been limited; considers that the proposed rural development and structural fund regulations fail to reflect adequate Natura 2000 provisions, failing to deliver upon the Communication's ambition and putting the EU 2010 biodiversity target at risk, inter alia due to the following:






  — | biodiversity conservation has, until now, not been a major objective of rural development and structural funds, and may in a local and regional context even conflict with other socio-economic development objectives; |
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9.

Recognises that, while the integration approach might be effective if it is implemented in a robust manner, past experience shows success has been limited; considers that the proposed rural development and structural fund regulations fail to reflect adequate Natura 2000 provisions, failing to deliver upon the Communication's ambition and putting the EU 2010 biodiversity target at risk, inter alia due to the following:

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biodiversity conservation has, until now, not been a major objective of rural development and structural funds, and may in a local and regional context even conflict with other socio-economic development objectives;

| — | co-financing of Natura 2000 sites would compete directly with other economic and social projects, such as the Trans-European Networks or structural adjustment in farming; |
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co-financing of Natura 2000 sites would compete directly with other economic and social projects, such as the Trans-European Networks or structural adjustment in farming;

| — | the programming and management of rural development and structural funds is geared towards fostering regional socio-economic development, and the administrations responsible for managing them have, at the moment, still limited nature conservation competencies, lacking the expertise and skills required to manage projects with nature conservation objectives; |
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the programming and management of rural development and structural funds is geared towards fostering regional socio-economic development, and the administrations responsible for managing them have, at the moment, still limited nature conservation competencies, lacking the expertise and skills required to manage projects with nature conservation objectives;

| — | no guarantees such as making the release of structural funding conditional upon adequate national Natura 2000 financing plans are foreseen although stipulated in the Communication on the Financial Perspectives; |
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no guarantees such as making the release of structural funding conditional upon adequate national Natura 2000 financing plans are foreseen although stipulated in the Communication on the Financial Perspectives;

| — | structural, rural or LIFE+ proposals in their present form do not guarantee minimum funding for Natura 2000 nor additional funding to those instruments reflecting this priority; |
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structural, rural or LIFE+ proposals in their present form do not guarantee minimum funding for Natura 2000 nor additional funding to those instruments reflecting this priority;

| — | no financial support is foreseen for marine and other Natura 2000 sites and species located in areas of various types of ownership; |
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no financial support is foreseen for marine and other Natura 2000 sites and species located in areas of various types of ownership;

| 10. | Stresses that Natura 2000 sites and nature resources deliver key public benefits, often to economically isolated areas, including significant direct local spending, increasing tourism potential, significant health benefits, a growing employment sector at present estimated at 125 000 jobs in the EU-15 and comparable advantages in the new Member States, educational resources and high value ecological life-support systems; |
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10.

Stresses that Natura 2000 sites and nature resources deliver key public benefits, often to economically isolated areas, including significant direct local spending, increasing tourism potential, significant health benefits, a growing employment sector at present estimated at 125 000 jobs in the EU-15 and comparable advantages in the new Member States, educational resources and high value ecological life-support systems;

| 11. | Considers that the distribution of the funds in question should be proportionate among all the Member States (old and new ones) and should reflect the size of the territories and the degree of biodiversity of the sites concerned; |
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11.

Considers that the distribution of the funds in question should be proportionate among all the Member States (old and new ones) and should reflect the size of the territories and the degree of biodiversity of the sites concerned;

| 12. | Calls on the Commission to adjust its proposal for the Financial Instrument for the Environment, LIFE+, to include a dedicated biodiversity objective within that fund to provide funding for the management of Natura 2000 sites complementary to the rural development, structural and the fisheries funds, and complementary to funds made available by the Member States, including for special nature conservation investments, projects and emergencies; for nature conservation research, education and awareness-raising; and for cross-border cooperation with third countries on nature conservation projects; |
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12.

Calls on the Commission to adjust its proposal for the Financial Instrument for the Environment, LIFE+, to include a dedicated biodiversity objective within that fund to provide funding for the management of Natura 2000 sites complementary to the rural development, structural and the fisheries funds, and complementary to funds made available by the Member States, including for special nature conservation investments, projects and emergencies; for nature conservation research, education and awareness-raising; and for cross-border cooperation with third countries on nature conservation projects;

| 13. | Calls for changes to the proposal for a Council Regulation laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund to include specific reference to Natura 2000 in order to ensure the eligibility of Natura 2000 activities for financing from the structural funds; |
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13.

Calls for changes to the proposal for a Council Regulation laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund to include specific reference to Natura 2000 in order to ensure the eligibility of Natura 2000 activities for financing from the structural funds;

| 14. | Stresses that the Commission's calculation of the annual cost of the Natura 2000 network of EUR 6,1 billion is likely to be a significant under-estimate of the full cost of managing the network, and therefore should only be considered as the minimum necessary; further stresses that the calculation does not take into account the accession of the new Member States (Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia), and that the financial needs must be recalculated in order to cover the Natura 2000 network in the whole EU; |
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14.

Stresses that the Commission's calculation of the annual cost of the Natura 2000 network of EUR 6,1 billion is likely to be a significant under-estimate of the full cost of managing the network, and therefore should only be considered as the minimum necessary; further stresses that the calculation does not take into account the accession of the new Member States (Romania, Bulgaria and Croatia), and that the financial needs must be recalculated in order to cover the Natura 2000 network in the whole EU;

| 15. | Invites the Commission to report to the European Parliament on the implementation of the integrated approach when the outcome of the structural, fisheries and rural development regulations is known, and in the event that no earmarked funds for Natura 2000 management are included, to make a proposal for a dedicated fund for this purpose, which should include a policy to provide information on and raise public awareness of nature-conservation issues, with the aim of highlighting the development-related, economic and social benefits resulting from the application of the proposed measures; |
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15.

Invites the Commission to report to the European Parliament on the implementation of the integrated approach when the outcome of the structural, fisheries and rural development regulations is known, and in the event that no earmarked funds for Natura 2000 management are included, to make a proposal for a dedicated fund for this purpose, which should include a policy to provide information on and raise public awareness of nature-conservation issues, with the aim of highlighting the development-related, economic and social benefits resulting from the application of the proposed measures;

| 16. | Welcomes the Commission's intention to incorporate nature-conservation policy in the broader framework of sustainable economic, social and regional development in the European Union; considers, however, that its final proposal does not demonstrate its firm resolve to provide sufficient funding for this policy and ensure its successful implementation; |
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16.

Welcomes the Commission's intention to incorporate nature-conservation policy in the broader framework of sustainable economic, social and regional development in the European Union; considers, however, that its final proposal does not demonstrate its firm resolve to provide sufficient funding for this policy and ensure its successful implementation;

| 17. | Supports the Commission's intention to publish detailed guidance on how to use the structural funds to support the Natura 2000 network and calls on the Commission to make good its assurances that Natura 2000 financing will be listed as a priority in the forthcoming Community Strategic Guidelines for Cohesion Policy; |
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17.

Supports the Commission's intention to publish detailed guidance on how to use the structural funds to support the Natura 2000 network and calls on the Commission to make good its assurances that Natura 2000 financing will be listed as a priority in the forthcoming Community Strategic Guidelines for Cohesion Policy;

| 18. | Calls for the recognition, by means of encouraging and spreading best-practice, of those territorial units which demonstrate their ability to manage their respective Natura 2000 areas cost-efficiently in both environmental and financial terms; |
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18.

Calls for the recognition, by means of encouraging and spreading best-practice, of those territorial units which demonstrate their ability to manage their respective Natura 2000 areas cost-efficiently in both environmental and financial terms;

| 19. | Stresses the importance of involving the national parliaments, the social partners, civil society and regional and local authorities in implementing these objectives, by promoting proper public consultation; |
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19.

Stresses the importance of involving the national parliaments, the social partners, civil society and regional and local authorities in implementing these objectives, by promoting proper public consultation;

| 20. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission. |
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20.

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

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(1)  OJ L 103, 25.4.1979, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 341, 9.11.1998, p. 41.

(3)  OJ C 262, 18.9.2001, p. 132.

(4)  OJ L 242, 10.9.2002, p. 1.

(5)  OJ C 47 E, 27.2.2003, p. 575.

(6)  Presidency Conclusions of the Gothenburg European Council 15 and 16 June 2001.

(7)  OJ L 206, 22.7.1992, p. 7.

P6_TA(2005)0079

Reform of the common organisation of the market in sugar

European Parliament resolution on the forthcoming reform of the common organisation of the market in sugar

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1), |
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having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1260/2001 of 19 June 2001 on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (1),

| — | having regard to the Commission communications to the Council and Parliament on accomplishing a sustainable agricultural model for Europe and, in particular, reform of the sugar sector (COM(2003)0554 (2) and COM(2004)0499), |
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having regard to the Commission communications to the Council and Parliament on accomplishing a sustainable agricultural model for Europe and, in particular, reform of the sugar sector (COM(2003)0554 (2) and COM(2004)0499),

| — | having regard to the extended impact assessment on the options for reform of the Community sugar regime (SEC(2003)1022), |
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having regard to the extended impact assessment on the options for reform of the Community sugar regime (SEC(2003)1022),

| — | having regard to the negotiations with the ACP States referred to in Protocol No 3 on ACP sugar of Annex V to the ACP-EP Partnership Agreement (3), the special tariff quota in favour of India referred to in Council Decision 2001/870/EC of 3 December 2001 on the conclusion of the agreements in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Republic of India (4), Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 on the Community scheme of generalised tariff preferences (5) and Regulation (EC) No 416/2001 on the extension of duty-free access without any quantitative restrictions to products originating in the least developed countries (LDCs) (6), |
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having regard to the negotiations with the ACP States referred to in Protocol No 3 on ACP sugar of Annex V to the ACP-EP Partnership Agreement (3), the special tariff quota in favour of India referred to in Council Decision 2001/870/EC of 3 December 2001 on the conclusion of the agreements in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Republic of India (4), Regulation (EC) No 2501/2001 on the Community scheme of generalised tariff preferences (5) and Regulation (EC) No 416/2001 on the extension of duty-free access without any quantitative restrictions to products originating in the least developed countries (LDCs) (6),

| — | having regard to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly's resolutions on sugar of 1 November 2001 (7) and 21 March 2002 (8), |
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having regard to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly's resolutions on sugar of 1 November 2001 (7) and 21 March 2002 (8),

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 of 18 September 2000 introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the European Union's Stabilisation and Association process (9), |
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having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 of 18 September 2000 introducing exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the European Union's Stabilisation and Association process (9),

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2563/2000 of 20 November 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 by extending to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia the exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the European Union's stabilisation and association process (10), |
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having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2563/2000 of 20 November 2000 amending Regulation (EC) No 2007/2000 by extending to the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia the exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the European Union's stabilisation and association process (10),

| — | having regard to the reform of the Generalized System of Preferences proposed by the Commission (COM(2004)0461 (11) and COM(2004)0699 (12)), |
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having regard to the reform of the Generalized System of Preferences proposed by the Commission (COM(2004)0461 (11) and COM(2004)0699 (12)),

| — | having regard to Article 299(2) of the EC Treaty, |
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having regard to Article 299(2) of the EC Treaty,

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

| A. | whereas the commitments entered into by the European Union within the framework of the Doha round require a reduction in customs duties and a reduction in production and export support measures; whereas these commitments and the need for the entire sector to be brought up to date and made more competitive necessitate reform of the common organisation of the market in sugar, |
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A.

whereas the commitments entered into by the European Union within the framework of the Doha round require a reduction in customs duties and a reduction in production and export support measures; whereas these commitments and the need for the entire sector to be brought up to date and made more competitive necessitate reform of the common organisation of the market in sugar,

| B. | whereas the outcome of the appeal against the WTO panel ruling will influence the level of quota cuts, making it necessary to consider the future of C sugar, |
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B.

whereas the outcome of the appeal against the WTO panel ruling will influence the level of quota cuts, making it necessary to consider the future of C sugar,

| C. | whereas, under the preferential agreements with the ACP countries and India, the European Union is committed to importing a fixed quantity of sugar from those countries at guaranteed prices, |
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C.

whereas, under the preferential agreements with the ACP countries and India, the European Union is committed to importing a fixed quantity of sugar from those countries at guaranteed prices,

| D. | whereas the «Everything but Arms» (EBA) initiative, if it is applied as it stands, will result in a massive influx of sugar onto the European market, in particular through illegal triangular trade whereby sugar purchased in advance at the world market price is re-exported to Europe; whereas it is virtually impossible to detect transactions of this kind and whereas such imports put the coherence and even the very balance of the common organisation of the market at risk; whereas, at the same time, such fraud is damaging to European taxpayers, |
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D.

whereas the «Everything but Arms» (EBA) initiative, if it is applied as it stands, will result in a massive influx of sugar onto the European market, in particular through illegal triangular trade whereby sugar purchased in advance at the world market price is re-exported to Europe; whereas it is virtually impossible to detect transactions of this kind and whereas such imports put the coherence and even the very balance of the common organisation of the market at risk; whereas, at the same time, such fraud is damaging to European taxpayers,

| E. | whereas, although the EBA initiative is generous in its objectives, it does not provide the LDCs with any assurance of economic and social development since the likely increase in triangular trade will benefit only those third countries which are already competitive; whereas it is economically misleading in relation to sugar as, in future, any rise in exports of LDC sugar to Europe will bring the European price down, which is against the interests of the LDCs, |
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E.

whereas, although the EBA initiative is generous in its objectives, it does not provide the LDCs with any assurance of economic and social development since the likely increase in triangular trade will benefit only those third countries which are already competitive; whereas it is economically misleading in relation to sugar as, in future, any rise in exports of LDC sugar to Europe will bring the European price down, which is against the interests of the LDCs,

| F. | whereas, consequently, the LDCs are calling for new rules for the EBA initiative and whereas the multiannual generalised system of preferences expires on 31 December 2005, |
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F.

whereas, consequently, the LDCs are calling for new rules for the EBA initiative and whereas the multiannual generalised system of preferences expires on 31 December 2005,

| G. | whereas Regulations (EC) No 2007/2000 and No 2563/2000, which provided free and unrestricted access to the European Union's sugar market for the West Balkan countries, have resulted in an unprecedented growth of sugar imports from these countries, in particular through illegal triangular trade whereby sugar purchased in advance at the world market price is re-exported to the European Union, |
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G.

whereas Regulations (EC) No 2007/2000 and No 2563/2000, which provided free and unrestricted access to the European Union's sugar market for the West Balkan countries, have resulted in an unprecedented growth of sugar imports from these countries, in particular through illegal triangular trade whereby sugar purchased in advance at the world market price is re-exported to the European Union,

| H. | whereas in view of the possible accession of the West Balkan countries to the EU in the future, it would not be desirable or reasonable to create economically non-viable excess sugar-producing capacity by stimulating it with preferential treatment, |
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H.

whereas in view of the possible accession of the West Balkan countries to the EU in the future, it would not be desirable or reasonable to create economically non-viable excess sugar-producing capacity by stimulating it with preferential treatment,

| I. | whereas one of the objectives of the CAP is to promote the multifunctional nature of agriculture throughout the Union and whereas it should contribute to ensuring a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, as set out in the Constitution for Europe and the Lisbon strategy; whereas the latter emphasises the need to improve the level and quality of employment and ensure greater social cohesion; taking the view, following the resolutions adopted by the European Council in Luxembourg (12/13 December 1997) and Berlin (24/25 March 1999), that agriculture must continue as a Europeanwide activity, also including the less-favoured regions, |
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I.

whereas one of the objectives of the CAP is to promote the multifunctional nature of agriculture throughout the Union and whereas it should contribute to ensuring a fair standard of living for the agricultural community, as set out in the Constitution for Europe and the Lisbon strategy; whereas the latter emphasises the need to improve the level and quality of employment and ensure greater social cohesion; taking the view, following the resolutions adopted by the European Council in Luxembourg (12/13 December 1997) and Berlin (24/25 March 1999), that agriculture must continue as a Europeanwide activity, also including the less-favoured regions,

| J. | emphasising the importance of the resolution of the European Council in Brussels (24/25 October 2002) which states that the reforms must be carried out in a way that gives due consideration to the specific problems of the less-favoured regions; and whereas, at the same time, efforts should be made to maintain competitive European production on a sustainable basis, |
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J.

emphasising the importance of the resolution of the European Council in Brussels (24/25 October 2002) which states that the reforms must be carried out in a way that gives due consideration to the specific problems of the less-favoured regions; and whereas, at the same time, efforts should be made to maintain competitive European production on a sustainable basis,

| K. | whereas — as called for in the Brussels European Council conclusions — the requirements of producers living in disadvantaged regions of the EU must be met, |
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K.

whereas — as called for in the Brussels European Council conclusions — the requirements of producers living in disadvantaged regions of the EU must be met,

| L. | whereas the reform of the common organisation of the market in sugar should serve to ensure that prices are set at a level which will provide an adequate income both for Community producers and for suppliers based in the ACP countries and in the LDCs, |
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L.

whereas the reform of the common organisation of the market in sugar should serve to ensure that prices are set at a level which will provide an adequate income both for Community producers and for suppliers based in the ACP countries and in the LDCs,

| M. | whereas the general tendency of the Commission communications is to upset the existing balance in the sugar sector (to the detriment of Community producers, suppliers based in the LDCs and ACP producers), and to threaten to eliminate the growing of beet, the sugar industry and associated economic activities in numerous regions of the European Union, |
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M.

whereas the general tendency of the Commission communications is to upset the existing balance in the sugar sector (to the detriment of Community producers, suppliers based in the LDCs and ACP producers), and to threaten to eliminate the growing of beet, the sugar industry and associated economic activities in numerous regions of the European Union,

| N. | whereas the reduction in prices and quotas envisaged by the Commission will lead to devastating income losses for those involved in the sugar sector, including beet growers, without — in all probability — bringing any real benefit to consumers, as has already occurred in earlier reforms, where a reduction in the price of raw materials has not led to a reduction in consumer prices, |
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N.

whereas the reduction in prices and quotas envisaged by the Commission will lead to devastating income losses for those involved in the sugar sector, including beet growers, without — in all probability — bringing any real benefit to consumers, as has already occurred in earlier reforms, where a reduction in the price of raw materials has not led to a reduction in consumer prices,

| O. | whereas sugar cane occupies a very dominant socio-economic position in some of the outermost regions and plays an irreplaceable role in terms of farmers' income in those regions, which already suffer from specific and permanent structural disadvantages which are recognised by the Treaties, |
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O.

whereas sugar cane occupies a very dominant socio-economic position in some of the outermost regions and plays an irreplaceable role in terms of farmers' income in those regions, which already suffer from specific and permanent structural disadvantages which are recognised by the Treaties,

| P. | whereas the growing production of sugar in certain leading sugar cane-producing countries has serious impacts on the environment, such as the devastation of rain forests, land erosion and the exploitation of the natural resources, water, soil, etc., |
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P.

whereas the growing production of sugar in certain leading sugar cane-producing countries has serious impacts on the environment, such as the devastation of rain forests, land erosion and the exploitation of the natural resources, water, soil, etc.,

Internal aspects of the reform

| 1. | Points out that stakeholders in the sugar sector need sufficient predictability if they are to make the necessary investments to become more competitive; considers, therefore, that it is vital that the Commission should now clarify its intentions for the post-2008 period; suggests that the reform of the common organisation of the market should not be altered until the end of 2012; |
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1.

Points out that stakeholders in the sugar sector need sufficient predictability if they are to make the necessary investments to become more competitive; considers, therefore, that it is vital that the Commission should now clarify its intentions for the post-2008 period; suggests that the reform of the common organisation of the market should not be altered until the end of 2012;

| 2. | Welcomes the Commission's extended impact assessment of the various options for reform, but regrets that the document does not discuss the exact consequences of the proposed reform in the various Member States and different sugar-producing regions, particularly in terms of employment in the sector; |
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2.

Welcomes the Commission's extended impact assessment of the various options for reform, but regrets that the document does not discuss the exact consequences of the proposed reform in the various Member States and different sugar-producing regions, particularly in terms of employment in the sector;

| 3. | Calls on the Commission to carry out a detailed impact assessment without delay for the purpose of studying the socio-economic repercussions which the reform will have both in the case of sugar beet producers and in the case of workers in the industry, and also the effect which it will have on the abandonment of certain rural areas in the EU; calls on the Commission to extend its impact assessment study to the possible effects of the reform on the cereals market; |
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3.

Calls on the Commission to carry out a detailed impact assessment without delay for the purpose of studying the socio-economic repercussions which the reform will have both in the case of sugar beet producers and in the case of workers in the industry, and also the effect which it will have on the abandonment of certain rural areas in the EU; calls on the Commission to extend its impact assessment study to the possible effects of the reform on the cereals market;

| 4. | Notes that the reduction in sugar prices proposed by the Commission goes beyond the requirements for compliance with the WTO rules; therefore calls for this reduction to be limited to what is strictly necessary to achieve and maintain a sustainable, efficient, robust sugar production in the EU, in compliance with the WTO rules; considers that the reduction in quotas must be governed by the same principle and that the cumulative effect of the reduction in prices and quotas calls into question the viability of the sector in both the most vulnerable and the most competitive regions; |
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4.

Notes that the reduction in sugar prices proposed by the Commission goes beyond the requirements for compliance with the WTO rules; therefore calls for this reduction to be limited to what is strictly necessary to achieve and maintain a sustainable, efficient, robust sugar production in the EU, in compliance with the WTO rules; considers that the reduction in quotas must be governed by the same principle and that the cumulative effect of the reduction in prices and quotas calls into question the viability of the sector in both the most vulnerable and the most competitive regions;

| 5. | Rejects the Commission's proposal to increase quotas for isoglucose, as this would make it necessary to further reduce the quotas for sugar; |
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5.

Rejects the Commission's proposal to increase quotas for isoglucose, as this would make it necessary to further reduce the quotas for sugar;

| 6. | Considers that the current reference price system proposed by the Commission is not workable and will fail to achieve market stability; therefore suggests that the current price support system should be maintained as a safety net, to prevent severe imbalances developing in the sugar market; |
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6.

Considers that the current reference price system proposed by the Commission is not workable and will fail to achieve market stability; therefore suggests that the current price support system should be maintained as a safety net, to prevent severe imbalances developing in the sugar market;

| 7. | Regrets that the question of quota ownership has not yet been legally determined and calls on the Commission to establish that the quotas are owned by the individual beet and cane growers; |
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7.

Regrets that the question of quota ownership has not yet been legally determined and calls on the Commission to establish that the quotas are owned by the individual beet and cane growers;

| 8. | Considers that the quota transfer system proposed by the Commission fails to meet the objectives of competitiveness, employment and Community solidarity; rejects it on the grounds that it threatens those that are most vulnerable, in particular by causing a transfer of jobs and a relocation of productive activity which is unacceptable; |
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8.

Considers that the quota transfer system proposed by the Commission fails to meet the objectives of competitiveness, employment and Community solidarity; rejects it on the grounds that it threatens those that are most vulnerable, in particular by causing a transfer of jobs and a relocation of productive activity which is unacceptable;

| 9. | Calls on the Commission to consider setting up a specific fund, managed by the European Union, to enable those wishing to leave the system to do so under reasonable conditions, through the voluntary sale of quotas to the European Union at an attractive price, degressive over time, for a limited period, immediately after which these quotas should be abolished; suggests a financing formula which is neutral in budgetary terms and involves stakeholders in the sector and also the market; |
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9.

Calls on the Commission to consider setting up a specific fund, managed by the European Union, to enable those wishing to leave the system to do so under reasonable conditions, through the voluntary sale of quotas to the European Union at an attractive price, degressive over time, for a limited period, immediately after which these quotas should be abolished; suggests a financing formula which is neutral in budgetary terms and involves stakeholders in the sector and also the market;

| 10. | Considers that quotas are an appropriate means of achieving a balanced development of production throughout the Community and that they should be used to that effect; suggests that the legislative proposal include the concept of a minimum production quota, to be maintained within a Member State; |
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10.

Considers that quotas are an appropriate means of achieving a balanced development of production throughout the Community and that they should be used to that effect; suggests that the legislative proposal include the concept of a minimum production quota, to be maintained within a Member State;

| 11. | Calls on the Commission to withdraw its proposal which allows the transfer of quotas between Member States; |
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11.

Calls on the Commission to withdraw its proposal which allows the transfer of quotas between Member States;

| 12. | Points out that the new Member States joined the European Union on the basis of commitments that have demanded a significant effort to meet; suggests that the Commission should give thought to an arrangement whereby those States would not have to suffer excessive quota reduction measures; draws attention, in this context, to the substantial difference in the manner in which quota B is fixed for the new Member States; is delighted at the Commission's proposal to award full compensation to sugar beet growers in the new Member States; |
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12.

Points out that the new Member States joined the European Union on the basis of commitments that have demanded a significant effort to meet; suggests that the Commission should give thought to an arrangement whereby those States would not have to suffer excessive quota reduction measures; draws attention, in this context, to the substantial difference in the manner in which quota B is fixed for the new Member States; is delighted at the Commission's proposal to award full compensation to sugar beet growers in the new Member States;

| 13. | Notes that the reform should be consistent with WTO rules but should also ensure a balance on the Community sugar market, the continuation of production and the protection of farmers' living standards; |
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13.

Notes that the reform should be consistent with WTO rules but should also ensure a balance on the Community sugar market, the continuation of production and the protection of farmers' living standards;

| 14. | Considers that the expected cuts in or abolition of export subsidies must not result in savings of Community budget resources but should be used for the benefit of the sector in order to enable farmers to be more adequately compensated for loss of income or other measures to be taken to achieve market equilibrium; |
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14.

Considers that the expected cuts in or abolition of export subsidies must not result in savings of Community budget resources but should be used for the benefit of the sector in order to enable farmers to be more adequately compensated for loss of income or other measures to be taken to achieve market equilibrium;

| 15. | Calls on the Commission to take account of the outcome of the WTO panel in drafting its legislative proposal; in this context, hopes that the document will put forward solutions as regards the future of C sugar; for instance, calls on the Commission to take urgent steps to develop alternative outlets for the use of sugar so as to offer fresh marketing prospects for Community production, having regard, in particular, to the opportunities afforded by the development of biofuels; calls on the Commission to examine the possibilities of using sugar as biofuel, from an economic and environmental point of view; |
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15.

Calls on the Commission to take account of the outcome of the WTO panel in drafting its legislative proposal; in this context, hopes that the document will put forward solutions as regards the future of C sugar; for instance, calls on the Commission to take urgent steps to develop alternative outlets for the use of sugar so as to offer fresh marketing prospects for Community production, having regard, in particular, to the opportunities afforded by the development of biofuels; calls on the Commission to examine the possibilities of using sugar as biofuel, from an economic and environmental point of view;

| 16. | Calls for the application of social and environmental standards to the production of sugar both as food and fuel, including at least the environmental standards of cross-compliance and extended crop rotation as farmers' contribution to soil rehabilitation, thereby also promoting the multifunctional nature of agriculture in sugar production; |
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16.

Calls for the application of social and environmental standards to the production of sugar both as food and fuel, including at least the environmental standards of cross-compliance and extended crop rotation as farmers' contribution to soil rehabilitation, thereby also promoting the multifunctional nature of agriculture in sugar production;

| 17. | Believes that the compensation for likely income losses is inadequate; proposes that in the event of a limited cut in prices, as suggested in paragraph 4, the budget originally proposed by the Commission should be maintained and allocated specifically to planters and beet growers so that they receive the fullest possible compensation; calls also on the Commission to ensure that, when compensation for price reductions is being calculated, the lower prices practised in the Member States which have applied them are taken into account; |
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17.

Believes that the compensation for likely income losses is inadequate; proposes that in the event of a limited cut in prices, as suggested in paragraph 4, the budget originally proposed by the Commission should be maintained and allocated specifically to planters and beet growers so that they receive the fullest possible compensation; calls also on the Commission to ensure that, when compensation for price reductions is being calculated, the lower prices practised in the Member States which have applied them are taken into account;

| 18. | Hopes that some of the funds referred to in paragraph 8 (or some other specific fund) can be earmarked for farmers' incomes, as compensation for the loss of their delivery rights and with a view to helping them switch to other activities; also calls for social security measures for the workers affected by the closure of sugar farms; |
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18.

Hopes that some of the funds referred to in paragraph 8 (or some other specific fund) can be earmarked for farmers' incomes, as compensation for the loss of their delivery rights and with a view to helping them switch to other activities; also calls for social security measures for the workers affected by the closure of sugar farms;

| 19. | Endorses the Commission's commitment to special treatment for the outermost regions; nonetheless regrets the abolition of marketing aid; calls for the reinstatement of this mechanism and total compensation for income losses so as to take proper account of the disadvantages specific to the outermost regions; |
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19.

Endorses the Commission's commitment to special treatment for the outermost regions; nonetheless regrets the abolition of marketing aid; calls for the reinstatement of this mechanism and total compensation for income losses so as to take proper account of the disadvantages specific to the outermost regions;

| 20. | Hopes that the Commission will carefully assess the production situation in the disadvantaged areas of the EU and will identify the action which needs to be taken in order to prevent sugar-beet production from ceasing in such areas in the wake of the reform; |
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20.

Hopes that the Commission will carefully assess the production situation in the disadvantaged areas of the EU and will identify the action which needs to be taken in order to prevent sugar-beet production from ceasing in such areas in the wake of the reform;

| 21. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor closely the social consequences of the possible closure of factories, due to the forthcoming reform of the sugar regime, and to take appropriate action if social plans are unsatisfactory; |
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21.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States to monitor closely the social consequences of the possible closure of factories, due to the forthcoming reform of the sugar regime, and to take appropriate action if social plans are unsatisfactory;

External aspects of the reform

| 22. | Points out that the Union's ability to manage the supply of sugar on its market plays a key role in the balance and viability of the common organisation of the market in sugar; |
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22.

Points out that the Union's ability to manage the supply of sugar on its market plays a key role in the balance and viability of the common organisation of the market in sugar;

| 23. | Urges the Commission to satisfy the requests of the ACP countries and the LDCs and explore the possibility of a regulatory arrangement for the EBA initiative which allows the European Union to retain its ability to manage supply and avoids making the level of Community production the obligatory adjustment variable of the new common organisation of the market; suggests that this formula should take the shape of instruments for the quantitative monitoring of import quotas which could be reviewed at regular intervals on the basis of the real impact of the EBA initiative on the development of the countries concerned, particularly in terms of local employment and production; proposes that the quotas be at a level which enables other foodstuffs to be produced to meet the country's own needs; |
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23.

Urges the Commission to satisfy the requests of the ACP countries and the LDCs and explore the possibility of a regulatory arrangement for the EBA initiative which allows the European Union to retain its ability to manage supply and avoids making the level of Community production the obligatory adjustment variable of the new common organisation of the market; suggests that this formula should take the shape of instruments for the quantitative monitoring of import quotas which could be reviewed at regular intervals on the basis of the real impact of the EBA initiative on the development of the countries concerned, particularly in terms of local employment and production; proposes that the quotas be at a level which enables other foodstuffs to be produced to meet the country's own needs;

| 24. | Calls for the Commission's legislative proposal to make it impossible to export any sugar from third countries to the European Union through triangular trade via the LDCs; |
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24.

Calls for the Commission's legislative proposal to make it impossible to export any sugar from third countries to the European Union through triangular trade via the LDCs;

| 25. | Calls for the production of imported sugar to be subject to the same social and environmental standards as production of sugar in the EU; in the event that the supplier countries fail to comply with those standards, calls for the imposition of a levy on the imported sugar, which should be channelled into a new EU fund to promote humane and environment-friendly agriculture in the sugar-supplying developing countries; |
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25.

Calls for the production of imported sugar to be subject to the same social and environmental standards as production of sugar in the EU; in the event that the supplier countries fail to comply with those standards, calls for the imposition of a levy on the imported sugar, which should be channelled into a new EU fund to promote humane and environment-friendly agriculture in the sugar-supplying developing countries;

| 26. | Calls on the Commission to establish quotas for the West Balkan countries without delay, and based on duly confirmed historical data, in a way which ensures that these quotas will not overrun the net balance of domestic production and consumption, and, consequently, will not allow them to re-export sugar to the EU; |
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26.

Calls on the Commission to establish quotas for the West Balkan countries without delay, and based on duly confirmed historical data, in a way which ensures that these quotas will not overrun the net balance of domestic production and consumption, and, consequently, will not allow them to re-export sugar to the EU;

| 27. | Calls on the Commission to improve the control systems put in place to verify whether the rules of origin are respected, especially since increased access to the European market through the EBA scheme may create price differences which could incite fraudulent practices; |
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27.

Calls on the Commission to improve the control systems put in place to verify whether the rules of origin are respected, especially since increased access to the European market through the EBA scheme may create price differences which could incite fraudulent practices;

| 28. | Calls on the Commission to urgently propose proper flanking measures to assist ACP countries depending heavily on sugar exports to the EU in increasing their competitiveness and enhancing their capacity to diversify their economic base; |
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28.

Calls on the Commission to urgently propose proper flanking measures to assist ACP countries depending heavily on sugar exports to the EU in increasing their competitiveness and enhancing their capacity to diversify their economic base;

| 29. | Calls on the Commission to ensure that the current reform is built into the European Union's position in the WTO negotiations so that future multilateral commitments do not require further reform, which would result in producers having to pay twice; |
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29.

Calls on the Commission to ensure that the current reform is built into the European Union's position in the WTO negotiations so that future multilateral commitments do not require further reform, which would result in producers having to pay twice;

| 30. | Urges the Commission to take into consideration the impact of the reform in particular in Brazil, where sugar production and processing is controlled by a small number of individuals, to the detriment of the many who work in the sugar fields and factories; considers that the EU has a moral responsibility to ensure that its reforms do not facilitate the unsustainable latifundary method of sugar production as practised in Brazil; |
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30.

Urges the Commission to take into consideration the impact of the reform in particular in Brazil, where sugar production and processing is controlled by a small number of individuals, to the detriment of the many who work in the sugar fields and factories; considers that the EU has a moral responsibility to ensure that its reforms do not facilitate the unsustainable latifundary method of sugar production as practised in Brazil;

| 31. | Calls on the Commission to negotiate coupling of the reform of the European common organisation of the market in sugar to similar reforms of the sugar market organisation in other countries, predominantly the United States of America; |
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31.

Calls on the Commission to negotiate coupling of the reform of the European common organisation of the market in sugar to similar reforms of the sugar market organisation in other countries, predominantly the United States of America;

| 32. | Calls on the Commission to do its utmost to reach international agreements within the WTO framework on the control of sugar production and sugar prices; |
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32.

Calls on the Commission to do its utmost to reach international agreements within the WTO framework on the control of sugar production and sugar prices;

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| 33. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Parliaments of the EU Member States and the Governments and Parliaments of the ACP and LDC countries. |
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33.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Parliaments of the EU Member States and the Governments and Parliaments of the ACP and LDC countries.

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(1)  OJ L 178, 30.6.2001, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 39/2004 (OJ L 6, 10.1.2004, p. 16).

(2)  OJ C 96, 21.4.2004, p. 17.

(3)  OJ L 195, 1.8.2000, p. 46.

(4)  OJ L 325, 8.12.2001, p. 21.

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

(6)  OJ L 60, 1.3.2001, p. 43.

(7)  OJ C 78, 2.4.2002, p. 79.

(8)  OJ C 231, 27.9.2002, p. 49.

(9)  OJ L 240, 23.9.2000, p. 1.

(10)  OJ L 295, 23.11.2000, p. 1.

(11)  OJ C 242, 29.9.2004, p. 8.

(12)  OJ C 52, 2.3.2005, p. 47.

P6_TA(2005)0080

Belarus

European Parliament resolution on Belarus

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on the situation in Belarus, in particular that of 16 September 2004 (1) and that of 28 October 2004 on the political situation in Belarus after the parliamentary elections and referendum of 17 October 2004 (2), |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on the situation in Belarus, in particular that of 16 September 2004 (1) and that of 28 October 2004 on the political situation in Belarus after the parliamentary elections and referendum of 17 October 2004 (2),

| — | having regard to Opinion No 314/2004 on the referendum of 17 October 2004 in Belarus, adopted by the Council of Europe's Venice Commission at its 60th Plenary Session on 8/9 October 2004, |
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having regard to Opinion No 314/2004 on the referendum of 17 October 2004 in Belarus, adopted by the Council of Europe's Venice Commission at its 60th Plenary Session on 8/9 October 2004,

| — | having regard to the final conclusions of the International Election Observation Mission of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly of 9 December 2004, |
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having regard to the final conclusions of the International Election Observation Mission of the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly of 9 December 2004,

| — | having regard to the resolutions by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on the situation in Belarus and, in particular, to its Resolution 1372 (2004) of 28 April 2004 on the persecution of the press in the Republic of Belarus, |
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having regard to the resolutions by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on the situation in Belarus and, in particular, to its Resolution 1372 (2004) of 28 April 2004 on the persecution of the press in the Republic of Belarus,

| — | having regard to the declaration of the Head of the OSCE Office in Minsk of September 2004 on the prison sentences passed on two members of the Belarus opposition accused of defaming the President of Belarus, |
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having regard to the declaration of the Head of the OSCE Office in Minsk of September 2004 on the prison sentences passed on two members of the Belarus opposition accused of defaming the President of Belarus,

| — | having regard, in particular, to the ‘EU action plan for promoting democracy in Belarus’ adopted by the European Parliament's Delegation for relations with Belarus on 23 February 2005, |
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having regard, in particular, to the ‘EU action plan for promoting democracy in Belarus’ adopted by the European Parliament's Delegation for relations with Belarus on 23 February 2005,

| — | having regard, in particular, to its resolution of 11 February 2003 on relations between the European Union and Belarus: towards a future partnership (3), |
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having regard, in particular, to its resolution of 11 February 2003 on relations between the European Union and Belarus: towards a future partnership (3),

| — | having regard to its Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, which was awarded to the Belarusian Association of Journalists in December 2004, |
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having regard to its Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought, which was awarded to the Belarusian Association of Journalists in December 2004,

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

| — | having regard to the resolution on the situation of human rights in Belarus adopted by the UN Commission on Human Rights on 15 April 2004, |
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having regard to the resolution on the situation of human rights in Belarus adopted by the UN Commission on Human Rights on 15 April 2004,

| — | having regard to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and in particular to Articles 19 and 21 which guarantee the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, |
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having regard to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and in particular to Articles 19 and 21 which guarantee the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly,

| — | having regard to the EU sanctions adopted on 2 July 2004 against Belarusian officials following the disappearance of three Belarusian opposition leaders and one journalist, |
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having regard to the EU sanctions adopted on 2 July 2004 against Belarusian officials following the disappearance of three Belarusian opposition leaders and one journalist,

| — | having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas the Parliamentary Troika concluded that neither the parliamentary nor the presidential elections of 2000 and 2001 were free and fair and that they were preceded by arbitrary action by the government against the political opposition, independent media and election-observing organisations, which constituted serious disrespect for democratic principles, |
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A.

whereas the Parliamentary Troika concluded that neither the parliamentary nor the presidential elections of 2000 and 2001 were free and fair and that they were preceded by arbitrary action by the government against the political opposition, independent media and election-observing organisations, which constituted serious disrespect for democratic principles,

| B. | whereas, instead of improving, the situation in Belarus continues to deteriorate, which has led to a situation where human rights and the rights of minorities are blatantly violated, the Lower House is deprived of its legislative rights, and economic life is controlled by the President; whereas these violations include imprisonment of members of the democratic opposition and other forms of repression against them, the de-registration of political parties in the run-up to the elections, harassment and intimidation of opposition candidates and the banning of representatives of opposition parties at polling stations, |
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B.

whereas, instead of improving, the situation in Belarus continues to deteriorate, which has led to a situation where human rights and the rights of minorities are blatantly violated, the Lower House is deprived of its legislative rights, and economic life is controlled by the President; whereas these violations include imprisonment of members of the democratic opposition and other forms of repression against them, the de-registration of political parties in the run-up to the elections, harassment and intimidation of opposition candidates and the banning of representatives of opposition parties at polling stations,

| C. | whereas the EU has repeatedly condemned the arrest of prominent opposition leaders by the Lukashenko government and whereas no progress has been made in the unsolved cases of a number of disappeared persons, |
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C.

whereas the EU has repeatedly condemned the arrest of prominent opposition leaders by the Lukashenko government and whereas no progress has been made in the unsolved cases of a number of disappeared persons,

| D. | whereas Mikhail Marynich, ex-Minister for Foreign Economic Relations, former Ambassador and presidential candidate in the mid-2001 elections, was sentenced to five years' imprisonment, which, on 18 February 2005, was reduced to three years and six months, |
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D.

whereas Mikhail Marynich, ex-Minister for Foreign Economic Relations, former Ambassador and presidential candidate in the mid-2001 elections, was sentenced to five years' imprisonment, which, on 18 February 2005, was reduced to three years and six months,

| E. | whereas over the past few years several political parties and more than 50 pro-democracy NGOs of different levels and different political persuasions, 25 independent mass media entities and several educational establishments have been closed down for ‘technical’ reasons, but whereas it was clear that in every case these organisations were being punished for criticising the President and his policy, |
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E.

whereas over the past few years several political parties and more than 50 pro-democracy NGOs of different levels and different political persuasions, 25 independent mass media entities and several educational establishments have been closed down for ‘technical’ reasons, but whereas it was clear that in every case these organisations were being punished for criticising the President and his policy,

| F. | whereas politically motivated arrests and trials of activists belonging to the democratic movement and independent journalists and deportations of foreign citizens are continually taking place in Belarus; whereas in September 2004 two members of the Belarus opposition, Valery Levonevsky and Alexander Vasilyev, were sentenced to two years in prison on a charge of defaming the President of Belarus, |
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F.

whereas politically motivated arrests and trials of activists belonging to the democratic movement and independent journalists and deportations of foreign citizens are continually taking place in Belarus; whereas in September 2004 two members of the Belarus opposition, Valery Levonevsky and Alexander Vasilyev, were sentenced to two years in prison on a charge of defaming the President of Belarus,

| G. | whereas the ongoing peaceful protests by small shopkeepers have been met with intimidation by the government and the organisers of these strikes have been detained and fined, |
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G.

whereas the ongoing peaceful protests by small shopkeepers have been met with intimidation by the government and the organisers of these strikes have been detained and fined,

| H. | whereas the resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe of 28 May 2004 acknowledged evidence of involvement of top State officials in the abduction and alleged assassination of leading opposition figures in 1999, and whereas in May 2004 the Council of Europe rejected an application from Belarus to renew its special status with the organisation, which had been suspended when President Lukashenko dissolved Parliament in 1997, |
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H.

whereas the resolution of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe of 28 May 2004 acknowledged evidence of involvement of top State officials in the abduction and alleged assassination of leading opposition figures in 1999, and whereas in May 2004 the Council of Europe rejected an application from Belarus to renew its special status with the organisation, which had been suspended when President Lukashenko dissolved Parliament in 1997,

| I. | extremely concerned at the decision of the Belarusian authorities to revoke the licence to operate as a legal entity of the internationally recognised European Humanities University in Minsk, which is a remarkable example of academic freedom and the pursuit of true European values in teaching and research programmes, with dire consequences for the academic future of hundreds of students and teachers, |
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I.

extremely concerned at the decision of the Belarusian authorities to revoke the licence to operate as a legal entity of the internationally recognised European Humanities University in Minsk, which is a remarkable example of academic freedom and the pursuit of true European values in teaching and research programmes, with dire consequences for the academic future of hundreds of students and teachers,

| J. | whereas in April 2004 the UN Commission on Human Rights criticised Belarus on account of continued reports of arbitrary arrest and detention and for harassing non-governmental organisations and opposition political parties and those engaged in democratic activities, |
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J.

whereas in April 2004 the UN Commission on Human Rights criticised Belarus on account of continued reports of arbitrary arrest and detention and for harassing non-governmental organisations and opposition political parties and those engaged in democratic activities,

| 1. | Strongly condemns the systematic and increasing harassment and intimidation carried out by State officials, in particular the Ministry of Information, against journalists, editors and media outlets that are critical of the President of the Republic or the Government of Belarus; equally condemns indiscriminate attacks against members of the opposition, human rights activists and any person who attempts freely to voice criticism of the President and the regime, as manifested through arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment of detainees, disappearances, politically motivated persecution and other acts of repression that flout the basic principles of democracy and the rule of law; |
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Strongly condemns the systematic and increasing harassment and intimidation carried out by State officials, in particular the Ministry of Information, against journalists, editors and media outlets that are critical of the President of the Republic or the Government of Belarus; equally condemns indiscriminate attacks against members of the opposition, human rights activists and any person who attempts freely to voice criticism of the President and the regime, as manifested through arbitrary arrests, ill-treatment of detainees, disappearances, politically motivated persecution and other acts of repression that flout the basic principles of democracy and the rule of law;

| 2. | Believes that the trial of Mr Marynich was politically motivated and that the conviction was a politically motivated abuse of the judicial system which is further evidence of the lack of judicial independence in Belarus, betraying a general lack of respect for the rule of law and an overall climate of political repression; |
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2.

Believes that the trial of Mr Marynich was politically motivated and that the conviction was a politically motivated abuse of the judicial system which is further evidence of the lack of judicial independence in Belarus, betraying a general lack of respect for the rule of law and an overall climate of political repression;

| 3. | Calls on the Belarus authorities to release Mikhail Marynich immediately and unconditionally; |
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3.

Calls on the Belarus authorities to release Mikhail Marynich immediately and unconditionally;

| 4. | Calls on the Belarus authorities to release immediately Valery Levonevsky, Alexander Vasilyev and all other imprisoned political opponents of the regime; |
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4.

Calls on the Belarus authorities to release immediately Valery Levonevsky, Alexander Vasilyev and all other imprisoned political opponents of the regime;

| 5. | Reiterates its call for the immediate release of Professor Bandazhevsky, a medical academic specialising in nuclear medicine who was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment on 18 June 2001 for his open criticism of the State authorities related to scientific research into the Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster of 1986; |
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Reiterates its call for the immediate release of Professor Bandazhevsky, a medical academic specialising in nuclear medicine who was sentenced to eight years' imprisonment on 18 June 2001 for his open criticism of the State authorities related to scientific research into the Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster of 1986;

| 6. | Calls for an independent investigation to be opened under a neutral investigator regarding the case of the disappearance of Yuri Zakharenko, the former Minister of the Interior, Victor Gonchar, former Vice-President of the Parliament of Belarus, Anatoly Krasovsky, a businessman, and Dmitry Zavadski, a cameraman for the Russian TV channel ORT; |
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6.

Calls for an independent investigation to be opened under a neutral investigator regarding the case of the disappearance of Yuri Zakharenko, the former Minister of the Interior, Victor Gonchar, former Vice-President of the Parliament of Belarus, Anatoly Krasovsky, a businessman, and Dmitry Zavadski, a cameraman for the Russian TV channel ORT;

| 7. | Calls on the Belarus authorities to allow peaceful protests by small shopkeepers, and to release from prison the organisers and leaders of these protests; |
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7.

Calls on the Belarus authorities to allow peaceful protests by small shopkeepers, and to release from prison the organisers and leaders of these protests;

| 8. | Regards President Lukashenko's extension of his presidential term by referendum as a further confirmation of the authoritarian way in which he rules the country; |
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8.

Regards President Lukashenko's extension of his presidential term by referendum as a further confirmation of the authoritarian way in which he rules the country;

| 9. | Points out that Belarus is the only European country without contractual relations with the EU due to massive human rights violations and calls on the Council to condemn the current Belarus regime as a dictatorship and President Lukashenko as a dictator; |
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9.

Points out that Belarus is the only European country without contractual relations with the EU due to massive human rights violations and calls on the Council to condemn the current Belarus regime as a dictatorship and President Lukashenko as a dictator;

| 10. | Calls on the Council and the Governments of the Member States to identify and freeze the personal assets of President Lukashenko and those other senior members of the regime who ensure the continuation of the dictatorship; |
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10.

Calls on the Council and the Governments of the Member States to identify and freeze the personal assets of President Lukashenko and those other senior members of the regime who ensure the continuation of the dictatorship;

| 11. | Calls on the Council and the Governments of the Member States to add further names to the list of representatives of the Belarusian authorities subject to the visa ban, so as to prevent them from entering the territory of the EU Member States; |
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11.

Calls on the Council and the Governments of the Member States to add further names to the list of representatives of the Belarusian authorities subject to the visa ban, so as to prevent them from entering the territory of the EU Member States;

| 12. | Notes that all relevant rules of the UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees which apply to political refugees and of European agreements on the granting of asylum are also applicable to the victims of the Lukashenko regime; |
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12.

Notes that all relevant rules of the UN Convention relating to the Status of Refugees which apply to political refugees and of European agreements on the granting of asylum are also applicable to the victims of the Lukashenko regime;

| 13. | Calls on Belarus to bring the actions of its police and security forces into conformity with its obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; |
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13.

Calls on Belarus to bring the actions of its police and security forces into conformity with its obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights;

| 14. | Calls on the Belarus authorities to immediately cease the harassment of all educational institutions in the country and to respect the basic principles of academic freedom, teaching autonomy and tolerance in education; |
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14.

Calls on the Belarus authorities to immediately cease the harassment of all educational institutions in the country and to respect the basic principles of academic freedom, teaching autonomy and tolerance in education;

| 15. | Calls for the creation of a special educational programme to grant scholarships, especially for students from the European Humanities University (EHU) in Minsk, who would like to study in the European Union, and financial support for academic institutions which are prepared to host these students, and calls for the creation of an ad hoc procedure to allow the transferability of credits earned by students at the EHU; |
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15.

Calls for the creation of a special educational programme to grant scholarships, especially for students from the European Humanities University (EHU) in Minsk, who would like to study in the European Union, and financial support for academic institutions which are prepared to host these students, and calls for the creation of an ad hoc procedure to allow the transferability of credits earned by students at the EHU;

| 16. | Stresses that a policy of sanctions against Belarus will target only the authorities of that country and will not in any way affect Belarusian society, as proposed in the 'EU action plan for promoting democracy in Belarus' recently adopted by the European Parliament's Delegation for relations with Belarus; |
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16.

Stresses that a policy of sanctions against Belarus will target only the authorities of that country and will not in any way affect Belarusian society, as proposed in the 'EU action plan for promoting democracy in Belarus' recently adopted by the European Parliament's Delegation for relations with Belarus;

| 17. | Supports the strengthening of civil society in Belarus and welcomes the decision of the Commission to finance projects in Belarus under the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR); |
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17.

Supports the strengthening of civil society in Belarus and welcomes the decision of the Commission to finance projects in Belarus under the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR);

| 18. | Points out that no diplomatic and political efforts should be spared to bring Belarus back to the European family, thereby enabling it to play the important role which it should in the development of the European Neighbourhood Policy; |
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18.

Points out that no diplomatic and political efforts should be spared to bring Belarus back to the European family, thereby enabling it to play the important role which it should in the development of the European Neighbourhood Policy;

| 19. | Emphasises once again that the further development of EU relations with Belarus will continue to depend on the progress made towards democratisation and reform in the country; |
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19.

Emphasises once again that the further development of EU relations with Belarus will continue to depend on the progress made towards democratisation and reform in the country;

| 20. | Urges the Commission, the Council and the governments of the Member States to draw up an action plan for further ways to increase support — together with other democratic countries and international institutes — for all remaining democratic forces in Belarus and to assist more effectively those people in Belarus civil society working for democratic changes in Belarus; |
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20.

Urges the Commission, the Council and the governments of the Member States to draw up an action plan for further ways to increase support — together with other democratic countries and international institutes — for all remaining democratic forces in Belarus and to assist more effectively those people in Belarus civil society working for democratic changes in Belarus;

| 21. | Supports the creation of alternative and accessible information sources such as TV and radio stations in the neighbouring countries (Poland and/or Lithuania) with a view to overcoming the isolation of Belarus and reaching as many of its people as possible; |
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21.

Supports the creation of alternative and accessible information sources such as TV and radio stations in the neighbouring countries (Poland and/or Lithuania) with a view to overcoming the isolation of Belarus and reaching as many of its people as possible;

| 22. | Is disappointed by the silence of the Commission following last week's EU-Russian Troika concerning any discussions that may have taken place about the human rights situation in Belarus, particularly the issues of political disappearances and the ruthless suppression of freedom of speech, this being particularly deplorable as the Troika was supposed to consider 'democracy and human rights in the common neighbourhood of the EU and Russia'; |
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22.

Is disappointed by the silence of the Commission following last week's EU-Russian Troika concerning any discussions that may have taken place about the human rights situation in Belarus, particularly the issues of political disappearances and the ruthless suppression of freedom of speech, this being particularly deplorable as the Troika was supposed to consider 'democracy and human rights in the common neighbourhood of the EU and Russia';

| 23. | Calls on the EU institutions to insist that human rights issues should be a standing item on the agenda of all future EU-Russia meetings, and believes that the situation in Belarus should also feature on the agenda of all regular consultations between the EU and Russia; |
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23.

Calls on the EU institutions to insist that human rights issues should be a standing item on the agenda of all future EU-Russia meetings, and believes that the situation in Belarus should also feature on the agenda of all regular consultations between the EU and Russia;

| 24. | Calls on the Council and the Member States to hold an independent investigation into the political disappearances in Belarus, and to set up a fund to help the families of the disappeared persons and other victims of the Belarus regime; |
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24.

Calls on the Council and the Member States to hold an independent investigation into the political disappearances in Belarus, and to set up a fund to help the families of the disappeared persons and other victims of the Belarus regime;

| 25. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Governments and Parliaments of the Member States, the Government and Parliament of Belarus and the Parliamentary Assemblies of the OSCE and the Council of Europe. |
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25.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Governments and Parliaments of the Member States, the Government and Parliament of Belarus and the Parliamentary Assemblies of the OSCE and the Council of Europe.

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(1)  Texts Adopted of that date, P6_TA(2004)0011.

(2)  Texts Adopted of that date, P6_TA(2004)0045.

(3)  OJ C 43 E, 19.2.2004, p. 60.

P6_TA(2005)0081

Cambodia

European Parliament resolution on Cambodia

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on Cambodia, and in particular those of 13 March 2003 (1), 12 February 2004 (2) and 13 January 2005 (3), |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on Cambodia, and in particular those of 13 March 2003 (1), 12 February 2004 (2) and 13 January 2005 (3),

| — | having regard to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Cambodia, which entered in force on 1 November 1999, |
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having regard to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the Kingdom of Cambodia, which entered in force on 1 November 1999,

| — | having regard to the Declaration of the Presidency on behalf of the European Union following the suspension of the parliamentarian immunity of three members of the opposition, |
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having regard to the Declaration of the Presidency on behalf of the European Union following the suspension of the parliamentarian immunity of three members of the opposition,

| — | having regard to the 2004-2006 EC-Cambodia Strategy Paper and the 2005-2006 National Indicative Programme, |
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having regard to the 2004-2006 EC-Cambodia Strategy Paper and the 2005-2006 National Indicative Programme,

| — | having regard to the statement by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Human Rights in Cambodia concerning the recent anti-democratic developments in Cambodia, |
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having regard to the statement by the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Human Rights in Cambodia concerning the recent anti-democratic developments in Cambodia,

| — | having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas on 3 February 2005 the National Assembly of Cambodia lifted the parliamentary immunity of three Members of Parliament belonging to the Sam Rainsy Party: Sam Rainsy, Cheam Channy and Chea Poch, |
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A.

whereas on 3 February 2005 the National Assembly of Cambodia lifted the parliamentary immunity of three Members of Parliament belonging to the Sam Rainsy Party: Sam Rainsy, Cheam Channy and Chea Poch,

| B. | concerned by the fact that the vote was taken by a show of hands, in violation of the Cambodian National Assembly's own regulations and procedures, that it was taken behind closed doors after journalists and diplomats had been asked to step out of the assembly hall, and that the minutes of the session were not made public, |
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B.

concerned by the fact that the vote was taken by a show of hands, in violation of the Cambodian National Assembly's own regulations and procedures, that it was taken behind closed doors after journalists and diplomats had been asked to step out of the assembly hall, and that the minutes of the session were not made public,

| C. | whereas all three parliamentarians now face prosecution on charges ranging from criminal defamation to the formation of a secret military force to overthrow the government, |
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C.

whereas all three parliamentarians now face prosecution on charges ranging from criminal defamation to the formation of a secret military force to overthrow the government,

| D. | whereas Cheam Channy was arrested on the same day, after a warrant has been issued by the Office of the Military Prosecutor, and transferred to the military prison in Phnom Penh on an allegation of organising an anti-government militia, |
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D.

whereas Cheam Channy was arrested on the same day, after a warrant has been issued by the Office of the Military Prosecutor, and transferred to the military prison in Phnom Penh on an allegation of organising an anti-government militia,

| E. | whereas senior Cambodian People's Party officials have publicly declared that the authorities have found no evidence of an armed force being created, |
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E.

whereas senior Cambodian People's Party officials have publicly declared that the authorities have found no evidence of an armed force being created,

| F. | whereas the Cambodian judicial system's lack of independence and impartiality is well known, |
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F.

whereas the Cambodian judicial system's lack of independence and impartiality is well known,

| G. | whereas Cambodian domestic law precludes prosecution of civilians before military courts, and international law allows this only under exceptional circumstances, with full guarantees of a fair trial, |
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G.

whereas Cambodian domestic law precludes prosecution of civilians before military courts, and international law allows this only under exceptional circumstances, with full guarantees of a fair trial,

| H. | whereas former King Norodom Sihanouk's plea to the Prime Minister to restore Sam Rainsy's immunity was turned down on the grounds that only the court may ask the National Assembly to reverse its decision, |
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H.

whereas former King Norodom Sihanouk's plea to the Prime Minister to restore Sam Rainsy's immunity was turned down on the grounds that only the court may ask the National Assembly to reverse its decision,

| I. | whereas the Sam Rainsy Party has been prevented from sitting on any of the National Assembly committees, thus denying them the possibility of effectively representing the people who voted for them, |
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I.

whereas the Sam Rainsy Party has been prevented from sitting on any of the National Assembly committees, thus denying them the possibility of effectively representing the people who voted for them,

| J. | whereas during recent years human rights activists, opposition journalists, trade unionists and other opposition supporters have been intimidated, arrested and killed, creating a climate of political violence in the country, |
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J.

whereas during recent years human rights activists, opposition journalists, trade unionists and other opposition supporters have been intimidated, arrested and killed, creating a climate of political violence in the country,

| K. | stressing that parliamentary immunity is designed to protect parliamentarians from possibly groundless proceedings or accusations that may be politically motivated, |
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K.

stressing that parliamentary immunity is designed to protect parliamentarians from possibly groundless proceedings or accusations that may be politically motivated,

| 1. | Believes that lifting the parliamentary immunity of opposition legislators creates a dangerous precedent which weakens the legislature as an independent institution of the state and the heart of democracy; |
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1.

Believes that lifting the parliamentary immunity of opposition legislators creates a dangerous precedent which weakens the legislature as an independent institution of the state and the heart of democracy;

| 2. | Believes that this action undermines the democratic progress already accomplished by Cambodia; |
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2.

Believes that this action undermines the democratic progress already accomplished by Cambodia;

| 3. | Calls upon the government of Cambodia immediately and unconditionally to release Cheam Channy, who should not, as a civilian, be subject to military jurisdiction; |
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3.

Calls upon the government of Cambodia immediately and unconditionally to release Cheam Channy, who should not, as a civilian, be subject to military jurisdiction;

| 4. | Considers that the criminal charges brought by the leaders of the ruling coalition against opposition party members constitute a major setback for democracy in Cambodia, casting doubts on the government's commitment to genuine pluralistic democracy; |
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4.

Considers that the criminal charges brought by the leaders of the ruling coalition against opposition party members constitute a major setback for democracy in Cambodia, casting doubts on the government's commitment to genuine pluralistic democracy;

| 5. | Calls on the authorities of Cambodia to abide by their international commitments, particularly the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, ratified in 1992; |
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5.

Calls on the authorities of Cambodia to abide by their international commitments, particularly the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, ratified in 1992;

| 6. | Urges the government of Cambodia to put an end to persecution of political opponents and human rights activists in their country; |
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6.

Urges the government of Cambodia to put an end to persecution of political opponents and human rights activists in their country;

| 7. | Calls on the National Assembly of Cambodia to restore immunity immediately to all three Members of Parliament and to ensure that members of the opposition are allowed to sit on its parliamentary committees; |
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7.

Calls on the National Assembly of Cambodia to restore immunity immediately to all three Members of Parliament and to ensure that members of the opposition are allowed to sit on its parliamentary committees;

| 8. | Calls on the Commission, the Council and the governments of the Member States to raise this question with the Cambodian government and to consider imposing appropriate sanctions if the National Assembly and the government of Cambodia do not reverse their recent actions; |
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8.

Calls on the Commission, the Council and the governments of the Member States to raise this question with the Cambodian government and to consider imposing appropriate sanctions if the National Assembly and the government of Cambodia do not reverse their recent actions;

| 9. | Calls on the Commission, the Council and the governments of the Member States, in anticipation of the ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting to be held on 10 and 11 March 2005 in Jakarta, to raise these concerns about the current political situation and the threats to democracy resulting from attempts to silence the political opposition in Cambodia; |
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9.

Calls on the Commission, the Council and the governments of the Member States, in anticipation of the ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting to be held on 10 and 11 March 2005 in Jakarta, to raise these concerns about the current political situation and the threats to democracy resulting from attempts to silence the political opposition in Cambodia;

| 10. | Suggests that an EU ad hoc delegation visit Cambodia as soon as possible to evaluate the country's political situation; |
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10.

Suggests that an EU ad hoc delegation visit Cambodia as soon as possible to evaluate the country's political situation;

| 11. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the UN Secretary-General, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the parliament and government of Cambodia and the governments of the ASEAN Member States. |
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11.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the UN Secretary-General, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, the parliament and government of Cambodia and the governments of the ASEAN Member States.

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(1)  OJ C 61 E, 10.3.2004, p. 417.

(2)  OJ C 97 E, 22.4.2004, p. 662.

(3)  Texts Adopted of that date, P6_TA(2005)0012.

P6_TA(2005)0082

Saudi Arabia

European Parliament resolution on Saudi Arabia

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its earlier resolution on Saudi Arabia (adopted on 18 January 1996) (1) and its resolutions on the annual meetings of the UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva (2000-2005), |
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having regard to its earlier resolution on Saudi Arabia (adopted on 18 January 1996) (1) and its resolutions on the annual meetings of the UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva (2000-2005),

| — | having regard to the working visit to Saudi Arabia from 7 to 12 February 2005 by members of its Delegation for relations with the Gulf States, including Yemen, |
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having regard to the working visit to Saudi Arabia from 7 to 12 February 2005 by members of its Delegation for relations with the Gulf States, including Yemen,

| — | having regard to the ratification in October 2004 by Saudi Arabia of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), and in particular Article 7 thereof on political and public life, |
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having regard to the ratification in October 2004 by Saudi Arabia of the UN Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), and in particular Article 7 thereof on political and public life,

| — | having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas Saudi Arabia's first-ever municipal elections started on 10 February 2005 in Riyadh, and continued until 21 April 2005, constituting the first nationwide electoral process in the history of the country, |
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A.

whereas Saudi Arabia's first-ever municipal elections started on 10 February 2005 in Riyadh, and continued until 21 April 2005, constituting the first nationwide electoral process in the history of the country,

| B. | whereas half of the members of the municipal councils will be elected, while the other half will still be appointed by the King, |
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B.

whereas half of the members of the municipal councils will be elected, while the other half will still be appointed by the King,

| C. | whereas women are excluded from polling, although the electoral law is clear on women's participation, using the Arabic word for ‘citizen’, which refers to both men and women in indicating those eligible to vote, |
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C.

whereas women are excluded from polling, although the electoral law is clear on women's participation, using the Arabic word for ‘citizen’, which refers to both men and women in indicating those eligible to vote,

| D. | whereas several Saudi Arabian authorities have declared that women will be entitled to vote in future, |
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D.

whereas several Saudi Arabian authorities have declared that women will be entitled to vote in future,

| E. | whereas women in Saudi Arabia continue to face many forms of discrimination in private and public life, |
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E.

whereas women in Saudi Arabia continue to face many forms of discrimination in private and public life,

| F. | particularly concerned at the conditions faced by migrant workers, especially women, employed as domestic servants, |
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F.

particularly concerned at the conditions faced by migrant workers, especially women, employed as domestic servants,

| 1. | Welcomes the first-ever nationwide electoral process in Saudi Arabia, witnessed by a European Parliament delegation and considered as a positive step towards social and political reform, but deeply regrets the fact that women are not allowed to participate in these elections; |
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1.

Welcomes the first-ever nationwide electoral process in Saudi Arabia, witnessed by a European Parliament delegation and considered as a positive step towards social and political reform, but deeply regrets the fact that women are not allowed to participate in these elections;

| 2. | Reminds the authorities of their obligations under CEDAW, to which Saudi Arabia is a State Party, expresses its solidarity with those Saudis who look forward to the inclusion of all citizens in the electoral process, and calls on the authorities to take all appropriate measures to eliminate segregation and discrimination against women, and to gradually increase the participation of women in the political decision-making process on equal terms with men, and enable them to hold public office and perform all public functions at all levels of government; |
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2.

Reminds the authorities of their obligations under CEDAW, to which Saudi Arabia is a State Party, expresses its solidarity with those Saudis who look forward to the inclusion of all citizens in the electoral process, and calls on the authorities to take all appropriate measures to eliminate segregation and discrimination against women, and to gradually increase the participation of women in the political decision-making process on equal terms with men, and enable them to hold public office and perform all public functions at all levels of government;

| 3. | Calls on the Saudi Arabian Government to lift restrictions on women's free movement, including the prohibition on driving; on their employment opportunities, on their legal personality and on their representation in judicial processes; |
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3.

Calls on the Saudi Arabian Government to lift restrictions on women's free movement, including the prohibition on driving; on their employment opportunities, on their legal personality and on their representation in judicial processes;

| 4. | Reiterates its call for the abolition of the death penalty and calls for an immediate moratorium on the carrying out of death sentences in Saudi Arabia where, according to Amnesty International, 31 executions took place in 2004; |
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4.

Reiterates its call for the abolition of the death penalty and calls for an immediate moratorium on the carrying out of death sentences in Saudi Arabia where, according to Amnesty International, 31 executions took place in 2004;

| 5. | Calls on the authorities to take steps to upgrade the working conditions and treatment of immigrant workers, in particular of women; |
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5.

Calls on the authorities to take steps to upgrade the working conditions and treatment of immigrant workers, in particular of women;

| 6. | Regrets that there is still no freedom of religion in Saudi Arabia; encourages the authorities to pursue their efforts to foster greater moderation and tolerance of religious diversity; |
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6.

Regrets that there is still no freedom of religion in Saudi Arabia; encourages the authorities to pursue their efforts to foster greater moderation and tolerance of religious diversity;

| 7. | Underlines the importance of countering terrorism and fundamentalism whilst safeguarding basic human rights and civil liberties and, on this basis, would favour a strengthening of EU-Saudi relations; |
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7.

Underlines the importance of countering terrorism and fundamentalism whilst safeguarding basic human rights and civil liberties and, on this basis, would favour a strengthening of EU-Saudi relations;

| 8. | Calls, more specifically, for the EU and Saudi Arabia to support each other's efforts in achieving a satisfactiory outcome for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; |
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8.

Calls, more specifically, for the EU and Saudi Arabia to support each other's efforts in achieving a satisfactiory outcome for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict;

| 9. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to raise these issues during the next Joint Council and Ministerial Meeting between the EU and the Gulf Cooperation Council; |
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9.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to raise these issues during the next Joint Council and Ministerial Meeting between the EU and the Gulf Cooperation Council;

| 10. | Urges the EU institutions to increase their presence in the region and to strengthen working relations with Saudi Arabia, by increasing resources to the Delegation in Riyadh and by planning an early visit to the Kingdom by the EU External Affairs Commissioner and/or the EU CFSP High Representative; |
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10.

Urges the EU institutions to increase their presence in the region and to strengthen working relations with Saudi Arabia, by increasing resources to the Delegation in Riyadh and by planning an early visit to the Kingdom by the EU External Affairs Commissioner and/or the EU CFSP High Representative;

| 11. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz, the Saudi Arabian Government and the Secretary-General of the Center for National Dialogue of Saudi Arabia. |
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11.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Crown Prince Abdullah Ibn Abdul Aziz, the Saudi Arabian Government and the Secretary-General of the Center for National Dialogue of Saudi Arabia.

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(1)  OJ C 32, 5.2.1996, p. 98.

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