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| 1.12.2005 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 304/273 |
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1.12.2005

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 304/273

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MINUTES

(2005/C 304 E/04)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: António COSTA

Vice-President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 10.00.

2.   Documents received

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

| — | Proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of a Framework Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Albania in Community programmes (COM(2004)0809 [01] — C6-0039/2005 — 2004/0276(AVC))






  referred to | responsible: AFET
  opinion: INTA, BUDG |
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Proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of a Framework Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Albania in Community programmes (COM(2004)0809 [01] — C6-0039/2005 — 2004/0276(AVC))

referred to

responsible: AFET

opinion: INTA, BUDG

| — | Proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of a Framework Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the general principles for the participation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Community programmes (COM(2004)0809 [02] — C6-0040/2005 — 2004/0277(AVC))






  referred to | responsible: AFET
  opinion: INTA, BUDG |
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Proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of a Framework Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the general principles for the participation of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Community programmes (COM(2004)0809 [02] — C6-0040/2005 — 2004/0277(AVC))

referred to

responsible: AFET

opinion: INTA, BUDG

| — | Proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of a Framework Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Croatia in Community programmes (COM(2004)0809 [03] — C6-0041/2005 — 2004/0278(AVC))






  referred to | responsible: AFET
  opinion: INTA, BUDG |
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Proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of a Framework Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Croatia in Community programmes (COM(2004)0809 [03] — C6-0041/2005 — 2004/0278(AVC))

referred to

responsible: AFET

opinion: INTA, BUDG

| — | Proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the general principles for the participation of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in Community programmes (COM(2004) 0809 [04] — C6-0042/2005 — 2004/0279(AVC))






  referred to | responsible: AFET
  opinion: INTA, BUDG |
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Proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Community and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the general principles for the participation of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in Community programmes (COM(2004) 0809 [04] — C6-0042/2005 — 2004/0279(AVC))

referred to

responsible: AFET

opinion: INTA, BUDG

| — | Proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of a Framework Agreement between the European Community and Serbia and Montenegro on the general principles for the participation of Serbia and Montenegro in Community programmes (COM(2004)0809 [05] — C6-0043/2005 — 2004/0280(AVC))






  referred to | responsible: AFET
  opinion: INTA, BUDG |
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Proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of a Framework Agreement between the European Community and Serbia and Montenegro on the general principles for the participation of Serbia and Montenegro in Community programmes (COM(2004)0809 [05] — C6-0043/2005 — 2004/0280(AVC))

referred to

responsible: AFET

opinion: INTA, BUDG

| — | Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 382/2001 as regards its expiry date and certain provisions related to the execution of the Budget (COM(2004)0840 — C6-0044/2005 — 2004/0288(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: INTA
  opinion: AFET, BUDG, CULT |
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Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 382/2001 as regards its expiry date and certain provisions related to the execution of the Budget (COM(2004)0840 — C6-0044/2005 — 2004/0288(CNS))

referred to

responsible: INTA

opinion: AFET, BUDG, CULT

3.   EU resources for research (debate)

(debate)

Oral question by Miloslav Ransdorf, on behalf of the ITRE Committee, to the Commission: Doubling of EU budgetary resources for research (B6-0012/2005)

Giles Chichester (deputising for the author) moved the oral question.

Janez Potočnik (Member of the Commission) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: Paul Rübig, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Reino Paasilinna, on behalf of the PSE Group, Vittorio Prodi, on behalf of the ALDE Group, David Hammerstein Mintz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Miloslav Ransdorf, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Hans-Peter Martin, Non-attached Member, Ján Hudacký, Pia Elda Locatelli, Lena Ek, Jacky Henin, Ivo Belet, Britta Thomsen, Nikolaos Vakalis, Teresa Riera Madurell, Angelika Niebler, Adam Gierek and Janez Potočnik.

IN THE CHAIR: Ingo FRIEDRICH

Vice-President

Paul Rübig spoke.

The debate closed.

4.   Transfers of vessels to countries hit by the tsunami in 2004 (debate)

(debate)

Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 as regards a specific action for transfers of vessels to countries hit by the tsunami in 2004 [COM(2005)0036 — C6-0036/2005 — 2005/0005(CNS)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Viviane Reding (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Struan Stevenson, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Heinz Kindermann, on behalf of the PSE Group, Philippe Morillon, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jonas Sjöstedt, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nils Lundgren, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Carmen Fraga Estévez, Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos, Elspeth Attwooll, Ian Hudghton, Maciej Marian Giertych, Margie Sudre, Catherine Stihler, Margrietus van den Berg, Neena Gill, Bogdan Golik and Viviane Reding (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 24.02.2005, Item 7.3

Minutes of 24.02.2005, Item 7.3

IN THE CHAIR: Antonios TRAKATELLIS

Vice-President

5.   Communication of Council common positions

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

| — | regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on controls of cash entering or leaving the Community (14843/1/2004 — 16047/2004 -COM(2005)0058 — C6-0038/2005 — 2002/0132 (COD))






  referred to | responsible: LIBE |
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regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on controls of cash entering or leaving the Community (14843/1/2004 — 16047/2004 -COM(2005)0058 — C6-0038/2005 — 2002/0132 (COD))

referred to

responsible: LIBE

The three-month period available to Parliament to adopt its position would therefore begin the following day, 25.02.2005.

6.   Welcome

On behalf of Parliament, the President welcomed members of a delegation from the Turkish Grand National Assembly, led by Vice-President Dumanoglu, who had taken their seats in the distinguished visitors' gallery.

7.   Voting time

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

7.1.   Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Côte d'Ivoire * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Côte d'Ivoire [COM(2004)0842 — 15518/2004 — C6-0023/2005 — 2004/0286(CNS)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jean-Marie Cavada (A6-0042/2005).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 1)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 1)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2005)0047)

(P6_TA(2005)0047)

7.2.   Unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices ***II (vote)

(vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market and amending Council Directive 84/450/EEC and European Parliament and Council Directives 97/7/EC, 98/27/EC and 2002/65/EC and European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No ... /2004 (‘Unfair Commercial Practices Directive’) [11630/2/2004 — C6-0190/2004 — 2003/0134 (COD)] — Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.

Rapporteur: Mercedes Bresso (A6-0027/2005).

(Qualified majority)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 2)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 2)

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved as amended (P6_TA(2005)0048)

(P6_TA(2005)0048)

7.3.   Transfers of vessels to countries hit by the tsunami in 2004 * (vote)

(vote)

Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 as regards a specific action for transfers of vessels to countries hit by the tsunami in 2004 [COM(2005)0036 — C6-0036/2005 — 2005/0005(CNS)] — Committee on Fisheries.

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 3)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 3)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2005)0049)

(P6_TA(2005)0049)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0049)

(P6_TA(2005)0049)

The following spoke on the vote:

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Struan Stevenson, who advised the House to reject the Commission proposal in view of opinions the Commission had expressed on Parliament's amendments, and Viviane Reding (Member of the Commission), who clarified her remarks. |
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Struan Stevenson, who advised the House to reject the Commission proposal in view of opinions the Commission had expressed on Parliament's amendments, and Viviane Reding (Member of the Commission), who clarified her remarks.

7.4.   The steel sector (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0091/2005, B6-0096/2005 and B6-0119/2005

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 4)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 4)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0091/2005

(replacing B6-0091/2005, B6-0096/2005 and B6-0119/2005)

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Antonio Tajani, Armando Dionisi, Alfredo Antoniozzi and Stefano Zappalà, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
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Antonio Tajani, Armando Dionisi, Alfredo Antoniozzi and Stefano Zappalà, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Nicola Zingaretti, Pasqualina Napoletano, Guido Sacconi and Lilli Gruber, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
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Nicola Zingaretti, Pasqualina Napoletano, Guido Sacconi and Lilli Gruber, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Alfonso Andria, Luigi Cocilovo, Lapo Pistelli, Antonio Di Pietro, Marielle De Sarnez, Vittorio Prodi, Giulietto Chiesa, Paolo Costa, Anne Laperrouze and Luciana Sbarbati, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
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Alfonso Andria, Luigi Cocilovo, Lapo Pistelli, Antonio Di Pietro, Marielle De Sarnez, Vittorio Prodi, Giulietto Chiesa, Paolo Costa, Anne Laperrouze and Luciana Sbarbati, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Monica Frassoni and Sepp Kusstatscher, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
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—

Monica Frassoni and Sepp Kusstatscher, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| — | Roberto Musacchio and Umberto Guidoni, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, |
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—

Roberto Musacchio and Umberto Guidoni, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

| — | Roberta Angelilli, on behalf of the UEN Group |
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—

Roberta Angelilli, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0050)

(P6_TA(2005)0050)

7.5.   Human Rights (Geneva, 14 March to 22 April 2005) (vote)

(vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0086/2005

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 5)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 5)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0051)

(P6_TA(2005)0051)

The following spoke on the vote:

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 7; Richard Howitt, on behalf of the PSE Group, who supported that oral amendment; Hélène Flautre, who asked for a clarification; and José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, who provided the clarification.
  There were no objections to the oral amendment which was thus incorporated. |
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José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 7; Richard Howitt, on behalf of the PSE Group, who supported that oral amendment; Hélène Flautre, who asked for a clarification; and José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, who provided the clarification.

There were no objections to the oral amendment which was thus incorporated.

| — | Richard Howitt thought that the adoption of amendment 15 did not mean that amendments 4, 19 and 23 should fall, and that they should instead be taken as additions (the President agreed). |
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Richard Howitt thought that the adoption of amendment 15 did not mean that amendments 4, 19 and 23 should fall, and that they should instead be taken as additions (the President agreed).

7.6.   Action against hunger and poverty (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0103/2005, B6-0105/2005, B6-0107/2005, B6-0110/2005, B6-0116/2005 and B6-0118/2005

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 6)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 6)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0103/2005

(replacing B6-0103/2005, B6-0105/2005, B6-0107/2005, B6-0110/2005, B6-0116/2005 and B6-0118/2005)

tabled by the following Members:

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

| — | Luis Yañez-Barnuevo García, Enrique Barón Crespo, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez and Kader Arif, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
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Luis Yañez-Barnuevo García, Enrique Barón Crespo, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez and Kader Arif, on behalf of the PSE Group,

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

—

Fiona Hall, Thierry Cornillet and Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Frithjof Schmidt, Marie-Hélène Aubert, Margrete Auken and Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
| --- | --- |

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Frithjof Schmidt, Marie-Hélène Aubert, Margrete Auken and Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| — | Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

| — | Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group |
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—

Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0052)

(P6_TA(2005)0052)

7.7.   Commission legislative and work programme (2005) (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0099/2005, B6-0106/2005, B6-0109/2005, B6-0115/2005, B6-0120/2005 and B6-0121/2005

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 7)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 7)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B6-0099/2005

Rejected

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0106/2005

(replacing B6-0106/2005, B6-0115/2005 and B6-0120/2005):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Hans-Gert Poettering and Françoise Grossetête, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
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—

Hans-Gert Poettering and Françoise Grossetête, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Andrew Duff and Alexander Lambsdorff, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Andrew Duff and Alexander Lambsdorff, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Brian Crowley and Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group |
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—

Brian Crowley and Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0053)

(P6_TA(2005)0053)

The following spoke on the vote:

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Jerzy Buzek, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 7, which was incorporated; |
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Jerzy Buzek, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 7, which was incorporated;

| — | Françoise Grossetête, who suggested that amendments 15 and 21 be taken as additions (Parliament agreed to the proposal); |
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Françoise Grossetête, who suggested that amendments 15 and 21 be taken as additions (Parliament agreed to the proposal);

| — | Andrew Duff, who asked that amendment 19 be taken as an addition.
  As more than 37 Members objected to the oral amendment, it was not incorporated. |
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Andrew Duff, who asked that amendment 19 be taken as an addition.

As more than 37 Members objected to the oral amendment, it was not incorporated.

| — | Hannes Swoboda spoke on the outcome of the vote. |
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Hannes Swoboda spoke on the outcome of the vote.

(Motions for resolutions B6-0109/2005 and B6-0121/2005 fell.)

7.8.   World Social Forum, World Economic Forum (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0092/2005, B6-0097/2005, B6-0098/2005, B6-0102/2005, B6-0104/2005 and B6-0111/2005

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 8)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 8)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0092/2005

(replacing B6-0092/2005, B6-0097/2005 and B6-0098/2005):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Thomas Mann and Nirj Deva, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
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Thomas Mann and Nirj Deva, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Jules Maaten and Silvana Koch-Mehrin, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
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—

Jules Maaten and Silvana Koch-Mehrin, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Brian Crowley, Eoin Ryan and Guntars Krasts, on behalf of the UEN Group |
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Brian Crowley, Eoin Ryan and Guntars Krasts, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0054)

(P6_TA(2005)0054)

(Joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0102/2005 and motions for resolutions B6-0102/2005, B6-0104/2005 and B6-0111/2005 fell).

7.9.   Elections in Moldova (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0122/2005, B6-0123/2005, B6-0124/2005, B6-0143/2005, B6-0144/2005 and B6-0145/2005

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 9)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 9)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0122/2005

(replacing B6-0122/2005, B6-0123/2005, B6-0124/2005, B6-0143/2005, B6-0144/2005 and B6-0145/2005):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Bogdan Klich, Armin Laschet and Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
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Bogdan Klich, Armin Laschet and Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Jan Marinus Wiersma, Marianne Mikko and Giovanni Pittella, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
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Jan Marinus Wiersma, Marianne Mikko and Giovanni Pittella, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Jorgo Chatzimarkakis and Jelko Kacin, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
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Jorgo Chatzimarkakis and Jelko Kacin, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Elisabeth Schroedter, Hélène Flautre and Milan Horáček, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
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Elisabeth Schroedter, Hélène Flautre and Milan Horáček, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| — | Jiří Maštálka, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, |
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Jiří Maštálka, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

| — | Cristiana Muscardini and Anna Elzbieta Fotyga, on behalf of the UEN Group |
| --- | --- |

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Cristiana Muscardini and Anna Elzbieta Fotyga, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0055)

(P6_TA(2005)0055)

7.10.   Health and safety at the workplace (vote)

(vote)

Report on promoting health and safety at the workplace [2004/2205(INI)] — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jiří Maštálka (A6-0029/2005).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 10)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 10)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0056)

(P6_TA(2005)0056)

8.   Explanations of vote

Written explanations of vote:

Written explanations of vote:

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

Oral explanations of vote:

Oral explanations of vote:

Transfers of vessels to countries hit by the tsunami in 2004:

Bart Staes, David Martin, Robert Evans, Edith Mastenbroek

Human Rights (Geneva, 14 March to 22 April 2005) — B6-0086/2005:

Ursula Stenzel, Bruno Gollnisch

Commission legislative and work programme (2005) — RC-B6-0106/2005:

Theresa Villiers

***

Michael Cashman asked whether paragraph 89 of the Commission's legislative and work programme was admissible (the President replied that it was).

9.   Corrections to votes

Corrections to votes were submitted by the following Members:

Transfers of vessels to countries hit by the tsunami in 2004:

| — | resolution (as a whole)

  against: Edith Mastenbroek |
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—

resolution (as a whole)

against: Edith Mastenbroek

against:

The steel sector — RC-B6-0091/2005

| — | resolution (as a whole)

  against: Ewa Klamt |
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resolution (as a whole)

against: Ewa Klamt

against:

Commission legislative and work programme (2005) — RC-B6-0106/2005

| — | paragraph 6

  for: James Elles

  against: Hélène Flautre |
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—

paragraph 6

for: James Elles

for:

against: Hélène Flautre

against:

| — | paragraph 24, part 3

  for: Rainer Wieland

  against: Pervenche Berès, Agnes Schierhuber |
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—

paragraph 24, part 3

for: Rainer Wieland

for:

against: Pervenche Berès, Agnes Schierhuber

against:

| — | paragraph 40

  for: Rainer Wieland |
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—

paragraph 40

for: Rainer Wieland

for:

| — | paragraph 42

  for: Rainer Wieland |
| --- | --- |

—

paragraph 42

for: Rainer Wieland

for:

| — | paragraph 89, part 3

  for: James Elles, Gunnar Hökmark, Avril Doyle |
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—

paragraph 89, part 3

for: James Elles, Gunnar Hökmark, Avril Doyle

for:

Report: Maštálka — A6-0029/2005

| — | paragraph 19

  against: Karin Riis-Jørgensen |
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—

paragraph 19

against: Karin Riis-Jørgensen

against:

| — | paragraph 27

  for: Robert Evans |
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paragraph 27

for: Robert Evans

for:

(The sitting was suspended at 13.30 and resumed at 15.05.)

(The sitting was suspended at 13.30 and resumed at 15.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS ROCA

Vice-President

10.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

The following spoke: Antonio Tajani, who asked that a message of support be sent to the Pope, who had been hospitalised that morning in Rome (the President replied that his request would be forwarded to the President of Parliament's office).

11.   Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law

(For the sub-headings and authors of the motions for resolutions, see point 3 of the Minutes of 22.02.2005)

(For the sub-headings and authors of the motions for resolutions, see point 3 of the Minutes of 22.02.2005)

11.1.   Togo (debate)

(debate)

Motions for resolution B6-0126/2005, B6-0128/2005, B6-0131/2005, B6-0138/2005 and B6-0140/2005

Erik Meijer and Bernd Posselt introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Catherine Trautmann, David Martin and Viviane Reding (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 24.02.2005, Item 11.1

Minutes of 24.02.2005, Item 11.1

11.2.   Nepal (debate)

(debate)

Motions for resolution B6-0130/2005, B6-0132/2005, B6-0133/2005, B6-0134/2005, B6-0137/2005 and B6-0141/2005

Thomas Mann, Marcin Libicki, Erik Meijer, Raül Romeva i Rueda and Elizabeth Lynne introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Nirj Deva, who welcomed Desmond De Silva QC, assistant Secretary-General of the United Nations and Deputy Special Prosecutor for the Special Court for war crimes in Sierra Leone, who had taken his seat in the distinguished visitors' gallery, Neena Gill (author), Nirj Deva, on behalf of the PPEDE Group, Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Ryszard Czarnecki, Non-attached Member, Luca Romagnoli and Viviane Reding (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 24.02.2005, Item 11.2

Minutes of 24.02.2005, Item 11.2

11.3.   The Special Court for Sierra Leone: the case of Charles Taylor (debate)

(debate)

Motions for resolution B6-0125/2005, B6-0127/2005, B6-0129/2005, B6-0136/2005, B6-0139/2005 and B6-0142/2005

Erik Meijer, Nirj Deva, Sepp Kusstatscher and Jules Maaten introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Simon Coveney and Viviane Reding.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 24.02.2005, Item 11.3

Minutes of 24.02.2005, Item 11.3

12.   Voting time

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

12.1.   Togo (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0126/2005, B6-0128/2005, B6-0131/2005, B6-0138/2005 and B6-0140/2005

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 11)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 11)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0126/2005

(replacing B6-0126/2005, B6-0128/2005, B6-0131/2005, B6-0138/2005 and B6-0140/2005)

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Maria Martens, Bernd Posselt and Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Maria Martens, Bernd Posselt and Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Margrietus van den Berg, Pasqualina Napoletano and Marie-Arlette Carlotti, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Margrietus van den Berg, Pasqualina Napoletano and Marie-Arlette Carlotti, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Thierry Cornillet, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Thierry Cornillet, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Marie-Hélène Aubert, Hélène Flautre and Frithjof Schmidt, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Marie-Hélène Aubert, Hélène Flautre and Frithjof Schmidt, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

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

—

Jonas Sjöstedt, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

| — | Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group |
| --- | --- |

—

Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0057)

(P6_TA(2005)0057)

12.2.   Nepal (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0130/2005, B6-0132/2005, B6-0133/2005, B6-0134/2005, B6-0137/2005 and B6-0141/2005

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 12)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 12)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0130/2005

(replacing B6-0130/2005, B6-0132/2005, B6-0133/2005, B6-0134/2005, B6-0137/2005 and B6-0141/2005):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Nirj Deva, Charles Tannock, Thomas Mann, Geoffrey Van Orden and Simon Coveney, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Nirj Deva, Charles Tannock, Thomas Mann, Geoffrey Van Orden and Simon Coveney, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

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

—

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

| — | Elizabeth Lynne and Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Elizabeth Lynne and Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Jean Lambert, Gérard Onesta and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Jean Lambert, Gérard Onesta and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| — | Luisa Morgantini and Esko Seppänen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group |
| --- | --- |

—

Luisa Morgantini and Esko Seppänen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

| — | Marcin Libicki and Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group. |
| --- | --- |

—

Marcin Libicki and Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group.

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0058)

(P6_TA(2005)0058)

12.3.   The Special Court for Sierra Leone: the case of Charles Taylor (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0125/2005, B6-0127/2005, B6-0129/2005, B6-0136/2005, B6-0139/2005 and B6-0142/2005

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 13)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 13)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0125/2005

(replacing B6-0125/2005, B6-0127/2005, B6-0129/2005, B6-0136/2005, B6-0139/2005 and B6-0142/2005):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Nirj Deva, Charles Tannock and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Nirj Deva, Charles Tannock and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Pasqualina Napoletano, Margrietus van den Berg, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez and Marie-Arlette Carlotti, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Pasqualina Napoletano, Margrietus van den Berg, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez and Marie-Arlette Carlotti, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Jules Maaten and Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Jules Maaten and Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Frithjof Schmidt and Marie-Hélène Aubert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Frithjof Schmidt and Marie-Hélène Aubert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| — | Luisa Morgantini and Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Luisa Morgantini and Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

| — | Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group |
| --- | --- |

—

Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0059)

(P6_TA(2005)0059)

The following spoke:

The following spoke:

| — | Nirj Deva, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, who moved an oral amendment to citation 1 that was incorporated. He then asked for a roll-call vote on the joint motion for a resolution, which Françoise Grossetête, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, supported (the President accepted the request). |
| --- | --- |

—

Nirj Deva, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, who moved an oral amendment to citation 1 that was incorporated. He then asked for a roll-call vote on the joint motion for a resolution, which Françoise Grossetête, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, supported (the President accepted the request).

13.   Corrections to votes

Corrections to votes were submitted by the following Members:

Togo — RC-B6-0126/2005

| — | resolution (as a whole)

  for: Marianne Thyssen |
| --- | --- |

—

resolution (as a whole)

for: Marianne Thyssen

for:

The Special Court for Sierra Leone: the case of Charles Taylor — RC-B6-0125/2005

| — | resolution (as a whole)

  for: Rainer Wieland |
| --- | --- |

—

resolution (as a whole)

for: Rainer Wieland

for:

14.   Membership of committees and delegations

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

| — | INTA Committee: |
| --- | --- |

—

INTA Committee:

Jean-Louis Bourlanges to replace Jean-Marie Cavada;

| — | Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and Delegation for relations with Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia: |
| --- | --- |

—

Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and Delegation for relations with Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia:

Viktória Mohácsi.

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The following spoke: Paul Rübig, who asked that, on 6 April 2005, a Conference of Presidents open to all Members be held on the Seventh Framework Programme for Research, in the presence of President Barroso and Commissioner Potočnik.

15.   Decisions concerning certain documents

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

DEVE Committee:

| — | The exploitation of children in developing countries, with a special focus on child labour (2005/2004(INI)) |
| --- | --- |

—

The exploitation of children in developing countries, with a special focus on child labour (2005/2004(INI))

(opinion: INTA)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' Decision of 17.02.2005)

LIBE Committee:

| — | Promotion and protection of fundamental rights: the role of national and European institutions, including the Fundamental Rights Agency (2005/2007(INI)) (opinion: AFET, DEVE, AFCO) |
| --- | --- |

—

Promotion and protection of fundamental rights: the role of national and European institutions, including the Fundamental Rights Agency (2005/2007(INI)) (opinion: AFET, DEVE, AFCO)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' Decision of 17.02.2005)

| — | Protection of minorities and anti-discrimination policies in an enlarged Europe (2005/2008(INI)) |
| --- | --- |

—

Protection of minorities and anti-discrimination policies in an enlarged Europe (2005/2008(INI))

(opinion: EMPL, CULT, FEMM)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' Decision of 17.02.2005)

Authorisation to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 192)

PETI Committee:

Confiscation of automobiles by the Greek Authorities (2005/2005(INI))

(Following the Conference of Presidents' Decision of 17.02.2005)

Referral to committees

CULT Committee:

| — | New prospects and new challenges for sustainable European tourism (2004/2229(INI)) |
| --- | --- |

—

New prospects and new challenges for sustainable European tourism (2004/2229(INI))

responsible: TRAN

(opinion: EMPL, ENVI, REGI, CULT)

DEVE Committee:

| — | The European Union and Iraq — a framework for engagement (2004/2168(INI)) |
| --- | --- |

—

The European Union and Iraq — a framework for engagement (2004/2168(INI))

responsible: AFET

(opinion: DEVE, INTA, BUDG)

AFET Committee:

| — | European Union action plan against terrorism (2004/2214(INI)) |
| --- | --- |

—

European Union action plan against terrorism (2004/2214(INI))

responsible: LIBE

(opinion: AFET)

FEMM Committee:

| — | Services in the internal market (COM(2004)0002 — C5-0069/2004 — 2004/0001(COD)) |
| --- | --- |

—

Services in the internal market (COM(2004)0002 — C5-0069/2004 — 2004/0001(COD))

responsible: IMCO

(opinion: CONT, ECON, EMPL, ENVI, ITRE, CULT, JURI, FEMM)

DEVE Committee:

| — | Institutional aspects of creating a European service for external action (2004/2207(INI)) |
| --- | --- |

—

Institutional aspects of creating a European service for external action (2004/2207(INI))

responsible: AFCO

(opinion: AFET, DEVE)

Enhanced cooperation between committees (Rule 47)

The procedure for enhanced cooperation between committees was applied to the following reports:

DEVE Committee:

| — | Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation and economic cooperation (COM(2004)0629 — C6-0128/2004 — 2004/0220(COD)) |
| --- | --- |

—

Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation and economic cooperation (COM(2004)0629 — C6-0128/2004 — 2004/0220(COD))

(opinion: AFET, BUDG, LIBE, FEMM)

Enhanced cooperation between committees DEVE, INTA

Following the Conference of Presidents' Decision of 06.01.2005)

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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 51/2004 | Robert Evans, Neena Gill, Gérard Onesta, Thomas Mann and Gérard Deprez | 72 |
| 52/2004 | Lydia Schenardi and Marine Le Pen | 26 |
| 53/2004 | Janusz Wojciechowski, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, Czesław Adam Siekierski and Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk | 25 |
| 54/2004 | Lydia Schenardi and Marine Le Pen | 29 |
| 55/2004 | Marie Anne Isler Béguin | 34 |
| 56/2004 | Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański | 44 |
| 57/2004 | Koenraad Dillen, Frank Vanhecke, Philip Claeys and Jean-Claude Martinez | 21 |
| 58/2004 | Dariusz Rosati and Bogusław Sonik | 166 |
| 59/2004 | Andreas Mölzer | 16 |
| 60/2004 | Gitte Seeberg, Jens-Peter Bonde, Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf, James Nicholson and Janusz Wojciechowski | 176 |
| 61/2004 | Geoffrey Van Orden, Elmar Brok, Alexandra Dobolyi and Alexander Lambsdorff | 55 |
| 62/2004 | Margrietus van den Berg, Marianne Thyssen, Joost Lagendijk and Toine Manders | 36 |
| 1/2005 | Claude Moraes, Neena Gill, Jo Leinen, Hartmut Nassauer and Jan Mulder | 103 |
| 2/2005 | Marie-Noëlle Lienemann, Glyn Ford, Caroline Lucas, Vittorio Agnoletto and Harlem Désir | 21 |
| 3/2005 | Maciej Marian Giertych, Godfrey Bloom and Patrick Louis | 21 |
| 4/2005 | Graham Watson | 17 |
| 5/2005 | Caroline Lucas, Claude Moraes, Sarah Ludford, Philip Bushill-Matthews and Alain Lipietz | 30 |
| 6/2005 | Cristiana Muscardini | 40 |
| 7/2005 | Marie Anne Isler Béguin and Milan Horáček | 11 |
| 8/2005 | Marie Anne Isler Béguin | 14 |
| 9/2005 | Robert Evans and Neena Gill | 13 |
| 10/2005 | Andreas Mölzer | 7 |

Document

Document

Author

Author

Signatures

Signatures

51/2004

Robert Evans, Neena Gill, Gérard Onesta, Thomas Mann and Gérard Deprez

72

52/2004

Lydia Schenardi and Marine Le Pen

26

53/2004

Janusz Wojciechowski, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, Czesław Adam Siekierski and Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk

25

54/2004

Lydia Schenardi and Marine Le Pen

29

55/2004

Marie Anne Isler Béguin

34

56/2004

Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański

44

57/2004

Koenraad Dillen, Frank Vanhecke, Philip Claeys and Jean-Claude Martinez

21

58/2004

Dariusz Rosati and Bogusław Sonik

166

59/2004

Andreas Mölzer

16

60/2004

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

176

61/2004

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

55

62/2004

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

36

1/2005

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

103

2/2005

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

21

3/2005

Maciej Marian Giertych, Godfrey Bloom and Patrick Louis

21

4/2005

Graham Watson

17

5/2005

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

30

6/2005

Cristiana Muscardini

40

7/2005

Marie Anne Isler Béguin and Milan Horáček

11

8/2005

Marie Anne Isler Béguin

14

9/2005

Robert Evans and Neena Gill

13

10/2005

Andreas Mölzer

7

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 07.03.2005 to 10.03.2005.

19.   Adjournment of session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 16.25.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Josep Borrell Fontelles

President

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

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Villiers, Vincenzi, Virrankoski, Vlasák, Voggenhuber, Wagenknecht, Walter, Watson, Henri Weber, Manfred Weber, Weiler, Weisgerber, Westlund, Whitehead, Whittaker, Wieland, Wiersma, Wierzejski, Wijkman, Wise, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Wurtz, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Ždanoka, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

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ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

Abbreviations and symbols

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

+

adopted

-

rejected

↓

lapsed

W

withdrawn

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

roll-call vote (for, against, abstentions)

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

electronic vote (for, against, abstentions)

split

split vote

sep

separate vote

am

amendment

CA

compromise amendment

CP

corresponding part

D

deleting amendment

=

identical amendments

§

paragraph

art

article

rec

recital

MOT

motion for a resolution

JT MOT

joint motion for a resolution

SEC

secret ballot

1.   Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Côte d'Ivoire *

Report: CAVADA (A6-0042/2005)

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

Subject

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

2.   Unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices ***II

Recommendation for second reading: BRESSO (A6-0027/2005)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| amendments by the committee responsible — block vote | 1-19 | committee | | + | common position declared approved as amended |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

amendments by the committee responsible — block vote

1-19

committee

+

common position declared approved as amended

3.   Transfers of vessels to countries hit by the tsunami in 2004 *

(C6-0036/2005)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Title | 6 | PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE | | + | |
| art 1, introductory part | 12 | PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE | | + | |
| art 1, § 1, indent a)


  (art 7, § 2) | 17 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| art 1, § 1, indent b)


  (art 7, § 3, indent d), point 2) | 15 | ALDE, PSE | | + | |
| 18 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| 1 | PSE, PPE-DE | | + | |
| art 1, § 1, indent b)


  (art 7, § 3, indent d), point 3) | 19 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| 3 | PSE, PPE-DE, ALDE | | + | |
| art 1, § 1, indent b)


  (art 7, § 3, indent d), after point 3) | 20 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| art 1, § 1, indent c)


  (§ 6, point 2, indent 2) | 4 | PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE | | + | |
| art 1, § 1, indent c)


  (art 6, after point 2) | 2 | PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE | | + | |
| art 1, § 3


  (art 18a) | 5 | PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE | | + | |
| after art 1 | 11 | PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE | | + | |
| after rec 1 | 7 | PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE | | + | |
| 8 | PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE | | + | |
| rec 4 | 16 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| after rec 4 | 21 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| rec 5 | 13 | ALDE, PSE | | + | |
| rec 6 | 14 | ALDE, PSE | | + | |
| after rec 9 | 9 | PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE | | + | |
| 22 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| rec 10 | 10 | PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE | | + | |
| vote: amended proposal | EV | + | 408, 108, 39 |
| vote: legislative resolution | RCV | + | 429, 105, 26 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Title

6

PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE

+

art 1, introductory part

12

PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE

+

art 1, § 1, indent a)

(art 7, § 2)

17

Verts/ALE

-

art 1, § 1, indent b)

(art 7, § 3, indent d), point 2)

15

ALDE, PSE

+

18

Verts/ALE

-

1

PSE, PPE-DE

+

art 1, § 1, indent b)

(art 7, § 3, indent d), point 3)

19

Verts/ALE

-

3

PSE, PPE-DE, ALDE

+

art 1, § 1, indent b)

(art 7, § 3, indent d), after point 3)

20

Verts/ALE

+

art 1, § 1, indent c)

(§ 6, point 2, indent 2)

4

PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE

+

art 1, § 1, indent c)

(art 6, after point 2)

2

PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE

+

art 1, § 3

(art 18a)

5

PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE

+

after art 1

11

PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE

+

after rec 1

7

PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE

+

8

PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE

+

rec 4

16

Verts/ALE

-

after rec 4

21

Verts/ALE

+

rec 5

13

ALDE, PSE

+

rec 6

14

ALDE, PSE

+

after rec 9

9

PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE

+

22

Verts/ALE

+

rec 10

10

PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE

+

vote: amended proposal

EV

+

408, 108, 39

vote: legislative resolution

RCV

+

429, 105, 26

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: final vote

4.   The steel sector

Motions for resolutions: B6-0091/2005, B6-0096/2005 and B6-0119/2005

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0091/2005 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN) |
| § 3 | | original text | sep | + | |
| after § 6 | 1 | UEN | RCV | - | 93, 303, 162 |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 458, 78, 23 |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0091/2005 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0096/2005 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0119/2005 | | PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0091/2005 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN)

§ 3

original text

sep

+

after § 6

1

UEN

RCV

-

93, 303, 162

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

458, 78, 23

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0091/2005

UEN

↓

B6-0096/2005

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0119/2005

PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL

↓

Motion for a resolution B6-0112/2005 had been cancelled.

Requests for roll-call votes

UEN: am 1 (JMR)

ALDE: final vote (JMR)

Requests for separate votes

PPE-DE: § 3 (JMR)

5.   Human Rights (Geneva, 14 March to 22 April 2005)

Motion for a resolution: B6-0086/2005

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Resolution of the Foreign Affairs Committee (B6-0086/2005) |
| subtitle after § 3 | 17 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 4, indent 2 | 22 | ALDE | | - | |
| 8/rev | PPE-DE | RCV | - | 249, 267, 37 |
| § 4, indent 4 | 11 | PPE-DE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 4, indent 6 | 36 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| 10 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 4, indent 8 | 37 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 4, after indent 8 | 12 | PPE-DE | RCV | + | 362, 169, 25 |
| § 4, after indent 9 | 38 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| after § 4 | 33 | Verts/ALE | EV | + | 291, 255, 11 |
| 42 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| § 5 | 39 | GUE/NGL | EV | + | 296, 245, 5 |
| § 6, indent 1 | 5 | PSE | split | | |
| 1/EV | + | 282, 247, 22 |
| 2/EV | + | 288, 242, 22 |
| 14 | IND/DEM | RCV | - | 114, 410, 27 |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| § 6, indent 2 | 20 | ALDE | | + | |
| after § 7 | 31 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| after § 9 | 7 | PSE | | + | oral amendment |
| 27 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 10 | 35 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| after § 10 | 6 | PSE | | + | |
| § 11 | 13 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| after § 12 | 34 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| after § 15 | 32 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| after § 17 | 30 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| § 18 | 40 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| 21 | ALDE | | + | |
| § 19 | 25 | ALDE | EV | - | 136, 384, 19 |
| after § 19 | 29 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| § 23 | 41 | GUEL/NGL | | + | |
| after § 25 | 28 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| after § 31 | 26 | ALDE | | + | |
| after rec D | 1 | PSE | | + | |
| rec H | 2 | PSE | | - | |
| 18=
  24= | ALDE | EV | - | 143, 369, 29 |
| after rec H | 3 | PSE | | ↓ | |
| rec I | 15 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| 4=
  19=
  23= | PSE
  ALDE
  ALDE | EV | + | 288, 234, 21
  as additions |
| rec P | 9 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| rec T | 16 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Resolution of the Foreign Affairs Committee (B6-0086/2005)

subtitle after § 3

17

PPE-DE

+

§ 4, indent 2

22

ALDE

-

8/rev

PPE-DE

RCV

-

249, 267, 37

§ 4, indent 4

11

PPE-DE

split

1

+

2

+

§ 4, indent 6

36

GUE/NGL

-

10

PPE-DE

+

§ 4, indent 8

37

GUE/NGL

-

§ 4, after indent 8

12

PPE-DE

RCV

+

362, 169, 25

§ 4, after indent 9

38

GUE/NGL

-

after § 4

33

Verts/ALE

EV

+

291, 255, 11

42

Verts/ALE

+

§ 5

39

GUE/NGL

EV

+

296, 245, 5

§ 6, indent 1

5

PSE

split

1/EV

+

282, 247, 22

2/EV

+

288, 242, 22

14

IND/DEM

RCV

-

114, 410, 27

§

original text

↓

§ 6, indent 2

20

ALDE

+

after § 7

31

Verts/ALE

+

after § 9

7

PSE

+

oral amendment

27

Verts/ALE

-

§ 10

35

Verts/ALE

-

after § 10

6

PSE

+

§ 11

13

PPE-DE

+

after § 12

34

Verts/ALE

+

after § 15

32

Verts/ALE

+

after § 17

30

Verts/ALE

+

§ 18

40

GUE/NGL

-

21

ALDE

+

§ 19

25

ALDE

EV

-

136, 384, 19

after § 19

29

Verts/ALE

+

§ 23

41

GUEL/NGL

+

after § 25

28

Verts/ALE

+

after § 31

26

ALDE

+

after rec D

1

PSE

+

rec H

2

PSE

-

18=

24=

ALDE

EV

-

143, 369, 29

after rec H

3

PSE

↓

rec I

15

PPE-DE

+

4=

19=

23=

PSE

ALDE

ALDE

EV

+

288, 234, 21

as additions

rec P

9

PPE-DE

+

rec T

16

PPE-DE

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Requests for roll-call votes

IND/DEM: am 14

PPE-DE: ams 8/rev and 12

Request for split votes

IND/DEM:

§ 6, indent 1

1st part: Text as a whole without the words ‘in particular in the area of reproductive health’

2nd part: those words

PSE:

am 11

1st part: Text as a whole without the words ‘condemning the intended lifting of the EU arms sales embargo’

2nd part: those words

PPE-DE:

am 5

1st part: up to ‘gender identity’

2nd part: remainder

Oral amendment

Mr Slafranca Sánchez Neyra moved the following oral amendment to amendment 7 (after paragraph 9):

9a.
  (deletion of first part)
  Reiterates its request to the Presidency to continue its efforts in favour of
  the Brazilian
  initiative on
  discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity
  by gathering other countries' support for a resolution on this problem;

6.   Action against hunger and poverty

Motions for resolutions: B6-0103/2005, B6-0105/2005, B6-0107/2005, B6-0110/2005, B6-0116/2005 and B6-0118/2005

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0103/2005 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE,GUE/NGL, UEN) |
| after § 10 | 3 | PSE | | + | |
| after § 15 | 1 | Verts/ALE | split | | |
| 1/RCV | - | 228, 300, 15 |
| 2 | ↓ | |
| 2 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 205, 320, 14 |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0103/2005 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0105/2005 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0107/2005 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0110/2005 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0116/2005 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0118/2005 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0103/2005 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE,GUE/NGL, UEN)

after § 10

3

PSE

+

after § 15

1

Verts/ALE

split

1/RCV

-

228, 300, 15

2

↓

2

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

205, 320, 14

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0103/2005

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0105/2005

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0107/2005

UEN

↓

B6-0110/2005

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0116/2005

PSE

↓

B6-0118/2005

ALDE

↓

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE ams 1, 2

Request for split votes

PSE

am 1

1st part: up to ‘partnership agreements,’

2nd part: remainder

7.   Commission legislative and work programme (2005)

Motions for resolutions: B6-0099/2005, B6-0106/2005, B6-0109/2005, B6-0115/2005, B6-0120/2005, B6-0121/2005

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Motion for a resolution by political groups |
| B6-0099/2005 | | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0106/2005 (PPE-DE, ALDE and UEN) |
| § 1 | 11 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 206, 329, 9 |
| § 4 | 12 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 206, 317, 17 |
| § 5 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 6 | 13 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 128, 339, 75 |
| § | original text | RCV | - | 242, 269, 33 |
| after § 6 | 7 | PSE | RCV | - | 253, 275, 13 |
| 8 | PSE | EV | - | 244, 270, 23 |
| § 7 | | original text | split | | oral amendment |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 8 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 14 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 15 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 16 | 5 | PSE | | - | |
| § | original text | sep | + | |
| after § 16 | 6 | PSE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| after § 20 | 14 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 21 | 15 | Verts/ALE | | + | as an addition |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| § 24 | 16 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 3/RCV | + | 311, 191, 32 |
| § 25 | 17 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 27 | 18 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 32 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 35 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 40 | 19 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § | original text | RCV | + | 294, 230, 7 |
| § 42 | 20 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § | original text | RCV | + | 264, 256, 14 |
| § 43 | 21 | Verts/ALE | | + | as an addition |
| § 44 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 45 | 22 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 55 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 57 | | original text | RCV | + | 422, 89, 10 |
| after § 64 | 1 | ALDE | EV | - | 250, 254, 17 |
| § 66 | 23 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 71 | 24 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § | original text | RCV | - | 255, 261, 6 |
| § 78 | | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 3 | + | |
| 4 | + | |
| § 79 | | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 82 | 25 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 83 | | original text | split | | |
| 1/RCV | + | 491, 25, 3 |
| 2/RCV | + | 410, 96, 6 |
| § 89 | | original text | split | | |
| 1/RCV | + | 324, 173, 14 |
| 2/RCV | + | 272, 201, 38 |
| 3/RCV | + | 245, 245, 18 |
| 4/RCV | + | 303, 187, 21 |
| rec E | | original text | RCV | + | 419, 71, 15 |
| rec F | 9 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| rec G | | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| rec H | 10 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| rec I | | original text | RCV | + | 436, 39, 22 |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 264, 201, 37 |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0106/2005 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0109/2005 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0115/2005 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0120/2005 (PPE-DE) |
| § 2 | 1 | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| after § 2 | 2 | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| § 8 | 3 | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | ↓ | |
| B6-0121/2005 | | PSE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Motion for a resolution by political groups

B6-0099/2005

GUE/NGL

-

Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0106/2005 (PPE-DE, ALDE and UEN)

§ 1

11

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

206, 329, 9

§ 4

12

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

206, 317, 17

§ 5

original text

sep

+

§ 6

13

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

128, 339, 75

§

original text

RCV

-

242, 269, 33

after § 6

7

PSE

RCV

-

253, 275, 13

8

PSE

EV

-

244, 270, 23

§ 7

original text

split

oral amendment

1

+

2

+

§ 8

original text

sep

+

§ 14

original text

sep

+

§ 15

original text

sep

+

§ 16

5

PSE

-

§

original text

sep

+

after § 16

6

PSE

split

1

+

2

+

after § 20

14

Verts/ALE

-

§ 21

15

Verts/ALE

+

as an addition

§

original text

↓

§ 24

16

Verts/ALE

-

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

3/RCV

+

311, 191, 32

§ 25

17

Verts/ALE

-

§ 27

18

Verts/ALE

-

§ 32

original text

sep

+

§ 35

original text

sep

+

§ 40

19

Verts/ALE

-

§

original text

RCV

+

294, 230, 7

§ 42

20

Verts/ALE

-

§

original text

RCV

+

264, 256, 14

§ 43

21

Verts/ALE

+

as an addition

§ 44

original text

sep

+

§ 45

22

Verts/ALE

-

§ 55

original text

sep

+

§ 57

original text

RCV

+

422, 89, 10

after § 64

1

ALDE

EV

-

250, 254, 17

§ 66

23

Verts/ALE

-

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 71

24

Verts/ALE

-

§

original text

RCV

-

255, 261, 6

§ 78

original text

split

1

+

2

+

3

+

4

+

§ 79

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 82

25

Verts/ALE

-

§ 83

original text

split

1/RCV

+

491, 25, 3

2/RCV

+

410, 96, 6

§ 89

original text

split

1/RCV

+

324, 173, 14

2/RCV

+

272, 201, 38

3/RCV

+

245, 245, 18

4/RCV

+

303, 187, 21

rec E

original text

RCV

+

419, 71, 15

rec F

9

Verts/ALE

-

rec G

original text

split

1

+

2

+

rec H

10

Verts/ALE

+

§

original text

↓

rec I

original text

RCV

+

436, 39, 22

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

264, 201, 37

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0106/2005

UEN

↓

B6-0109/2005

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0115/2005

ALDE

↓

B6-0120/2005 (PPE-DE)

§ 2

1

PPE-DE

↓

after § 2

2

PPE-DE

↓

§ 8

3

PPE-DE

↓

vote: resolution (as a whole)

↓

B6-0121/2005

PSE

↓

Amendments 2, 3 and 4 had been cancelled.

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: §§ 89 (all parts), 24 — third part, rec E and I, §§ 40, 42, 57, 71 and 83

UEN: am 7

ALDE: rec I, § 57 and final vote

Verts/ALE: § 6, ams 11, 12, 13

PSE: § 89

Request for split votes

PPE-DE, Verts/ALE

§ 24

1st part: The whole text without the words ‘such as hydrogen, a realistic nuclear policy’

2nd part:‘such as hydrogen’

3rd part:‘a realistic nuclear policy’

ALDE, Verts/ALE

§ 89

1st part: Up to ‘Solidarity movement’

2nd part:‘and for the ... 2005’

3rd part:‘EUR 1,5 million’

4th part: remainder

Verts/ALE:

rec G

1st part: The whole text without the words ‘and extending free trade world-wide’

2nd part: those words

§ 7

1st part: up to ‘software patents directive’

2nd part: remainder

§ 66

1st part: up to ‘Transatlantic Partnership’

2nd part: remainder

§ 78

1st part: The whole text without the words ‘competitiveness and’, ‘in December 2005’, and ‘provided that ... system’

2nd part:‘competitiveness and’

3rd part:‘in December 2005’

4th part:‘and provided that ... system’

§ 79

1st part: The whole text without the words ‘progressively removing export barriers ... and progressively’

2nd part: those words

am 6

1st part: up to ‘dynamic sectors’

2nd part: remainder

IND/DEM

§ 83

1st part: up to ‘democratic Union’

2nd part: remainder

Requests for separate votes

Verts/ALE: §§ 5, 8, 14, 15, 16, 21 and 55

PSE: §§ 6, 32, 35 and 44

Oral amendment

Mr Buzek moved the following oral amendment to paragraph 7:

| 7. | Invites the Commission to review its proposal for the software patents directive
  in accordance with the decisions taken by Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs on 2 February 2005 and by its Conference of Presidents on 17 February 2005 and
  to bring forward its legislative proposals for an integrated system of general patents; |
| --- | --- |

7.

Invites the Commission to review its proposal for the software patents directive
  in accordance with the decisions taken by Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs on 2 February 2005 and by its Conference of Presidents on 17 February 2005 and
  to bring forward its legislative proposals for an integrated system of general patents;

8.   World Social Forum, World Economic Forum

Motions for resolutions: B6-0092/2005, B6-0097/2005, B6-0098/2005, B6-0102/2005, B6-0104/2005, B6-0111/2005

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0092/2005 (PPE-DE, ALDE, UEN) |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 253, 196, 9 |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0092/2005 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0097/2005 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0098/2005 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0102/2005 (PSE, Verts/ALE and EUL/NGL) |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | ↓ | |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0102/2005 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0104/2005 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0111/2005 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0092/2005 (PPE-DE, ALDE, UEN)

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

253, 196, 9

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0092/2005

UEN

↓

B6-0097/2005

ALDE

↓

B6-0098/2005

PPE-DE

↓

Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0102/2005 (PSE, Verts/ALE and EUL/NGL)

vote: resolution (as a whole)

↓

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0102/2005

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0104/2005

PSE

↓

B6-0111/2005

GUE/NGL

↓

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: final vote

9.   Elections in Moldova

Motions for resolutions: B6-0122/2005, B6-0123/2005, B6-0124/2005, B6-0143/2005, B6-0144/2005, B6-0145/2005

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0122/2005 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN) |
| § 11 | 2 | GUEL/NGL | | - | |
| after § 11 | 1 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| Before rec A | 3 | ALDE | | - | |
| rec D | | original text | sep | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0122/2005 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0123/2005 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0124/2005 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0143/2005 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0144/2005 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0145/2005 | | UEN | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0122/2005 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN)

§ 11

2

GUEL/NGL

-

after § 11

1

GUE/NGL

-

Before rec A

3

ALDE

-

rec D

original text

sep

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0122/2005

ALDE

↓

B6-0123/2005

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0124/2005

PSE

↓

B6-0143/2005

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0144/2005

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0145/2005

UEN

↓

Requests for separate votes

ALDE: rec D

10.   Health and safety at the workplace *

Report: MAŠTÁLKA (A6-0029/2005)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 2 | | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 6 | 1 | PPE-DE | RCV | + | 237, 193, 11 |
| § 8 | 2 | PPE-DE | split | | |
| 1 | - | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 16 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 19 | | original text | RCV | + | 386, 49, 7 |
| after § 23 | 4 | PPE-DE | RCV | + | 229, 202, 8 |
| § 27 | | original text | RCV | + | 233, 188, 16 |
| after § 27 | 3 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 29 | | original text | RCV | - | 211, 218, 4 |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 2

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 6

1

PPE-DE

RCV

+

237, 193, 11

§ 8

2

PPE-DE

split

1

-

2

+

§ 16

original text

sep

+

§ 19

original text

RCV

+

386, 49, 7

after § 23

4

PPE-DE

RCV

+

229, 202, 8

§ 27

original text

RCV

+

233, 188, 16

after § 27

3

PPE-DE

+

§ 29

original text

RCV

-

211, 218, 4

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Miscellaneous

The second part of am 3 (‘considers that, in this connection ...’) had been withdrawn.

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: §§ 19, 27 and 29

GUE/NGL: ams 1 and 4

Request for split votes

ALDE:

§ 2

1st part: The whole text without the words ‘calls, in this connection, on the Commission ... as the selfemployed’

2nd part: those words

am 2

1st part: The whole text without the words ‘prioritising the provision of information to workers’

2nd part: these words

Requests for separate votes

ALDE: § 16

11.   Togo

Motions for resolution: B6-0126/2005, B6-0128/2005, B6-0131/2005, B6-0135/2005, B6-0138/2005, B6-0140/2005

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0126/2005 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL and UEN) |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 92, 0, 2 |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0126/2005 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0128/2005 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0131/2005 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0135/2005 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0138/2005 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0140/2005 | | PSE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0126/2005 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL and UEN)

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

92, 0, 2

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0126/2005

UEN

↓

B6-0128/2005

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0131/2005

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0135/2005

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0138/2005

ALDE

↓

B6-0140/2005

PSE

↓

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

12.   Nepal

Motions for resolution: B6-0130/2005, B6-0132/2005, B6-0133/2005, B6-0134/2005, B6-0137/2005, B6-0141/2005

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0130/2005 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL and UEN) |
| § 2 | 4 | PSE | | + | |
| § 3 | 3 | Verts/ALE | RCV | + | 95, 1, 2 |
| 5 | PSE | | ↓ | |
| 6 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| after § 7 | 1 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 28, 65, 8 |
| 2 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 20, 72, 9 |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0130/2005 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0132/2005 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0133/2005 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0134/2005 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0137/2005 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0141/2005 | | PSE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0130/2005 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL and UEN)

§ 2

4

PSE

+

§ 3

3

Verts/ALE

RCV

+

95, 1, 2

5

PSE

↓

6

GUE/NGL

-

after § 7

1

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

28, 65, 8

2

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

20, 72, 9

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0130/2005

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0132/2005

UEN

↓

B6-0133/2005

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0134/2005

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0137/2005

ALDE

↓

B6-0141/2005

PSE

↓

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: ams 1, 2, 3

13.   The Special Court for Sierra Leone: the case of Charles Taylor

Motions for resolution: B6-0125/2005, B6-0127/2005, B6-0129/2005, B6-0136/2005, B6-0139/2005, B6-0142/2005

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0125/2005 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE,Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL and UEN) |
| Citation 1 | | original text | | + | oral amendment |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 94, 0, 2 |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0125/2005 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0127/2005 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0129/2005 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0136/2005 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0139/2005 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0142/2005 | | PSE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Joint motion for a resolution RC6-0125/2005 (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE,Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL and UEN)

Citation 1

original text

+

oral amendment

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

94, 0, 2

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0125/2005

UEN

↓

B6-0127/2005

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0129/2005

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0136/2005

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0139/2005

ALDE

↓

B6-0142/2005

PSE

↓

Mr Deva, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, moved an oral amendment to the first citation of the joint motion for a resolution:

| — | having regard to the Special Court for Sierra Leone, established
  through an agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone pursuant to
  UN Security Council Resolution 1315 of 14 August 2000, with the aim of
  putting on
  trial those accused of
  war crimes,
  crimes against humanity and violations of international law committed in Sierra Leone; |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Special Court for Sierra Leone, established
  through an agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone pursuant to
  UN Security Council Resolution 1315 of 14 August 2000, with the aim of
  putting on
  trial those accused of
  war crimes,
  crimes against humanity and violations of international law committed in Sierra Leone;

---

ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

Resolution

For: 429

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Chiesa, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa Paolo, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Polfer, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schuth, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Kaufmann, McDonald, Manolakou, Maštálka, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Stroz, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

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

NI: Battilocchio, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Martinez, Masiel, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Cirino Pomicino, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jarzembowski, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langendries, Laschet, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pleštinská, Poettering, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Stenzel, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Christensen, Corbett, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leinen, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Kristovskis, La Russa, Pavilionis, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Smith, Ždanoka

Against: 105

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

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

NI: Martin Hans-Peter, Resetarits

PPE-DE: Atkins, Bowis, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Fajmon, Gahler, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hoppenstedt, Jałowiecki, Jeggle, Kirkhope, Langen, Lauk, Nicholson, Ouzký, Parish, Piskorski, Posselt, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Villiers, Wieland, Wijkman

PSE: van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bozkurt, Busquin, Castex, Corbey, Désir, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Haug, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Reynaud, Sakalas, Scheele, Van Lancker, Whitehead

UEN: Bielan, Fotyga, Kamiński, Libicki, Roszkowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Isler Béguin, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Staes, Voggenhuber

Abstention: 26

ALDE: Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė

IND/DEM: Louis, de Villiers

NI: Allister, Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík, Mote

PPE-DE: Gál, Konrad, Lechner, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská

PSE: Estrela, Hegyi, Hutchinson, McAvan, McCarthy, Roth-Behrendt, Wiersma

UEN: Camre, Janowski, Krasts, Szymański

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Amendment 1

For: 93

ALDE: Andria

GUE/NGL: Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, McDonald, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Resetarits, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Deß, Pack, Radwan

PSE: Falbr, Kuc, Leichtfried, Weber Henri

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Szymański, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 303

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Chiesa, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa Paolo, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Polfer, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Clark, Farage, Giertych, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Salvini, Sinnott, Speroni, Tomczak, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wierzejski, Wise, Wohlin, Železný

NI: Masiel, Mote

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Atkins, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Callanan, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Cirino Pomicino, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Rack, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Szájer, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Berlinguer, Dührkop Dührkop

Abstention: 162

ALDE: Hennis-Plasschaert, Lambsdorff, Manders, Mulder, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Krarup

IND/DEM: Bonde

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Claeys, Dillen, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Queiró, Tajani

PSE: Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leinen, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Krasts

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Resolution

For: 458

ALDE: Andria, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chiesa, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa Paolo, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Gentvilas, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Prodi, Ries, Staniszewska, Toia, Van Hecke

GUE/NGL: Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

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

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Martinez, Masiel, Resetarits, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Brejc, Brepoels, Brok, Buzek, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chmielewski, Cirino Pomicino, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Eurlings, Ferber, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Stenzel, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, La Russa, Libicki, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Szymański, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 78

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Busk, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Geremek, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Mulder, Polfer, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schuth, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Lundgren, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise, Wohlin

NI: Allister, Mote

PPE-DE: Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Ehler, Elles, Fajmon, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hoppenstedt, Kirkhope, Lauk, Lehne, Nicholson, Ouzký, Parish, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Tannock, Van Orden, Villiers, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

Abstention: 23

ALDE: Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Starkevičiūtė, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Krarup, Manolakou, Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Bonde

NI: Baco, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Cederschiöld, Fjellner, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Kauppi, Stubb, Wijkman

UEN: Krasts

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Amendment 8/rev.

For: 249

ALDE: Morillon, Ries

GUE/NGL: Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Kaufmann, McDonald, Meijer, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz

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

NI: Battilocchio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Martinez, Masiel, Romagnoli, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Atkins, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Callanan, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Cirino Pomicino, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Villiers, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Bielan, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, La Russa, Libicki

Against: 267

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Chiesa, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa Paolo, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Prodi, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

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

NI: Martin Hans-Peter, Resetarits

PSE: Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Crowley

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 37

GUE/NGL: Henin, Krarup, Manolakou, Maštálka, Pafilis, Pflüger, Remek, Toussas, Wagenknecht

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

NI: Allister, Baco, Belohorská, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Kozlík, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Mote, Schenardi, Vanhecke

UEN: Camre, Fotyga, Kristovskis, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Szymański, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Amendment 12

For: 362

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa Paolo, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Polfer, Prodi, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Watson

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

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

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Atkins, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Callanan, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Cirino Pomicino, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Van Lancker, Whitehead

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Szymański, Vaidere

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

Against: 169

ALDE: Ries, Takkula

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Manolakou, Pafilis, Pflüger, Toussas, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Lundgren, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise, Wohlin

PSE: Arif, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

Verts/ALE: Hammerstein Mintz

Abstention: 25

ALDE: Chiesa

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Flasarová, Kaufmann, Krarup, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Železný

NI: Allister, Baco, Kozlík, Mote

PSE: Attard-Montalto

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Amendment 14

For: 114

ALDE: Busk, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Kacin, Lax, Maaten, Polfer, Sterckx, Toia

GUE/NGL: Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, McDonald, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Toussas, Uca

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

NI: Allister, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mote, Resetarits, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Gklavakis, Hatzidakis, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Samaras, Vakalis, Varvitsiotis

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Bielan, Kamiński, Krasts, La Russa, Libicki, Roszkowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 410

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chiesa, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa Paolo, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Ludford, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Pflüger, Wagenknecht

NI: Battilocchio, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Masiel, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Atkins, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Callanan, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Cirino Pomicino, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Vernola, Villiers, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Camre, Kristovskis

Abstention: 27

ALDE: Attwooll, Kułakowski

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Louis, Lundgren, Nattrass, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise, Wohlin

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík, Romagnoli

PPE-DE: Van Orden

PSE: Attard-Montalto, Grech, Muscat

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Pavilionis, Szymański, Vaidere

Amendment 1, 1st part

For: 228

ALDE: Chiesa

GUE/NGL: Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, McDonald, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

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

NI: Battilocchio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Martin Hans-Peter, Resetarits, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PSE: Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Isler Béguin, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 300

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Costa Paolo, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Klinz, Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Polfer, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Farage, Lundgren, Nattrass, Wise, Wohlin, Železný

NI: Czarnecki Ryszard, Masiel, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Atkins, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Callanan, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, 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, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Szymański, Vaidere

Abstention: 15

ALDE: Alvaro, Kułakowski

IND/DEM: Borghezio, Piotrowski, Salvini, Speroni

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Claeys, Dillen, Kozlík, Mote, Vanhecke

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Amendment 2

For: 205

ALDE: Chiesa

GUE/NGL: Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, McDonald, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

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

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Resetarits, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PSE: Arif, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moscovici, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

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

Against: 320

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Costa Paolo, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Klinz, Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Polfer, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Booth, Chruszcz, Clark, Farage, Giertych, Grabowski, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Salvini, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Wise, Železný

NI: Czarnecki Ryszard, Masiel, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Atkins, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Callanan, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Villiers, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Attard-Montalto, Batzeli, Gierek, Grech, Hedkvist Petersen, Howitt, Koterec, Kuc, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Mikko, Muscat, Prets, Tzampazi

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Szymański, Vaidere

Abstention: 14

ALDE: Alvaro, in 't Veld, Kułakowski

IND/DEM: Bonde, Borghezio, Speroni

NI: Baco, Claeys, Dillen, Kozlík, Mote, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Wijkman

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Amendment 11

For: 206

ALDE: Cavada

GUE/NGL: Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Bonde, Borghezio, Speroni

NI: Martin Hans-Peter, Resetarits

PPE-DE: Wijkman

PSE: Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Isler Béguin, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 329

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Costa Paolo, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Klinz, Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Polfer, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Manolakou, Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Chruszcz, Clark, Farage, Giertych, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Salvini, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Wise, Wohlin, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Martinez, Masiel, Mote, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Atkins, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Callanan, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, 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, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Szymański, Vaidere

Abstention: 9

ALDE: Chiesa, Kułakowski

GUE/NGL: Guerreiro, Pflüger, Wagenknecht

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Amendment 12

For: 206

GUE/NGL: Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Bonde, Borghezio, Goudin, Salvini, Speroni

NI: Belohorská, Martin Hans-Peter, Resetarits

PSE: Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Isler Béguin, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 317

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Chiesa, Cornillet, Costa Paolo, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Klinz, Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Polfer, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Chruszcz, Clark, Farage, Giertych, Grabowski, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Wise, Wohlin, Železný

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

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Atkins, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Callanan, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Villiers, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Szymański, Vaidere

Abstention: 17

ALDE: Kułakowski

GUE/NGL: Manolakou, Pafilis, Pflüger, Toussas, Wagenknecht

NI: Baco, Claeys, Dillen, Kozlík, Le Pen Marine, Martinez, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Wijkman

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Amendment 13

For: 128

ALDE: Bourlanges, Cavada, Cornillet, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Lynne, Morillon

GUE/NGL: Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, McDonald, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Bonde, Borghezio, Salvini, Speroni

NI: Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Resetarits, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Bachelot-Narquin

PSE: Arif, Attard-Montalto, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, Berlinguer, Busquin, Casaca, Castex, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Douay, El Khadraoui, Falbr, Ferreira Anne, Fruteau, Grabowska, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Hazan, Hutchinson, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Lienemann, Paasilinna, Pahor, Patrie, Peillon, Poignant, Reynaud, Rocard, Roure, Schapira, Scheele, Tarabella, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Weber Henri, Whitehead, Xenogiannakopoulou

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

Against: 339

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Costa Paolo, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Klinz, Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Lax, Ludford, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Polfer, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

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

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Masiel, Mote

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Atkins, Ayuso González, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Callanan, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Villiers, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Badía i Cutchet, Bresso, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Cashman, Christensen, Corbett, Correia, Estrela, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gomes, Grech, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Koterec, Kristensen, Kuc, Lehtinen, McCarthy, Madeira, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Mikko, Muscat, Myller, Panzeri, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Skinner, Stihler, Szejna, Thomsen, Vergnaud, Westlund

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Szymański, Vaidere

Abstention: 75

ALDE: Chiesa, Kułakowski

GUE/NGL: Pflüger, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Lundgren, Nattrass, Wise, Wohlin

NI: Belohorská, Czarnecki Ryszard, Kozlík, Rutowicz

PSE: Assis, Ayala Sender, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Carlotti, Corbey, Costa António, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Ettl, Evans Robert, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Golik, Gruber, Haug, Hegyi, Jöns, Kindermann, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Leinen, Locatelli, McAvan, Maňka, Mann Erika, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moscovici, Obiols i Germà, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Sacconi, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Titley, Walter, Weiler, Wiersma, Yañez-Barnuevo García

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Paragraph 6

For: 242

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Costa Paolo, Davies, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Lambsdorff, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Polfer, Prodi, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Virrankoski, Watson

NI: Masiel

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Atkins, Ayuso González, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Callanan, Caspary, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Dehaene, Deß, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Eurlings, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Christensen, Correia, De Vits, Falbr, Grabowska, Jørgensen, Mann Erika

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Pavilionis

Verts/ALE: Flautre

Against: 269

ALDE: Bourlanges, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Gibault, Griesbeck, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Morillon, Ries, Van Hecke, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, McDonald, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Booth, Borghezio, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Lundgren, Nattrass, Salvini, Sinnott, Speroni, Wise, Wohlin

NI: Battilocchio, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mote, Resetarits, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Beazley, Castiglione, Demetriou, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Elles, Garriga Polledo, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Protasiewicz, Sturdy, Tannock, Varvitsiotis, Vernola, Villiers

PSE: Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Corbett, Corbey, Costa António, Cottigny, Désir, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Grech, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Camre, Kamiński, Libicki, Roszkowski, Szymański, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Isler Béguin, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 33

ALDE: Beaupuy, Chiesa

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

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Czarnecki Ryszard, Kozlík, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Daul, Descamps, De Veyrac, Fajmon, Gauzès, Grossetête, Hortefeux, Lamassoure, Mathieu, Saïfi, Sudre, Toubon

PSE: De Rossa, Sakalas

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Amendment 7

For: 253

ALDE: Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Costa Paolo, Deprez, Dičkutė, Fourtou, Gibault, Griesbeck, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Morillon, Polfer, Ries, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz

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

NI: Belohorská, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Resetarits, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Bachelot-Narquin, Belet, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, De Veyrac, Grosch, Grossetête, Hortefeux, Lamassoure, Mathieu, Saïfi, Sturdy, Sudre, Thyssen, Toubon

PSE: Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Muscat, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

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

Against: 275

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Davies, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Prodi, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Chruszcz, Clark, Farage, Giertych, Grabowski, Krupa, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Wise, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Masiel, Mote

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Atkins, Ayuso González, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Callanan, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, 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, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, 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, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Myller

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Szymański, Vaidere

Abstention: 13

GUE/NGL: Guerreiro, Manolakou, Pafilis, Pflüger, Toussas, Wagenknecht

NI: Baco, Czarnecki Ryszard, Kozlík, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Esteves, Wijkman

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Paragraph 24, 3rd part

For: 311

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

IND/DEM: Bonde, Borghezio, Lundgren, Salvini, Speroni, Wohlin, Železný

NI: Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Martinez, Masiel, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Atkins, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Callanan, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, 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, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Bresso, Busquin, Carlotti, Correia, Estrela, Fava, Fernandes, Guy-Quint, Koterec, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lienemann, Madeira, Maňka, Mikko, Patrie, Peillon, Pinior, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Rocard, Sakalas, dos Santos, Sousa Pinto, Tarabella, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Vergnaud

UEN: Angelilli, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Vaidere

Against: 191

ALDE: Ludford, Lynne

GUE/NGL: Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, McDonald, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Sinnott, Wise

NI: Battilocchio, Martin Hans-Peter, Resetarits

PPE-DE: Coveney, Karas, Pomés Ruiz, Rack, Rübig, Schierhuber, Seeber, Stenzel

PSE: Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Costa António, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Golik, Grabowska, Grech, Gruber, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Piecyk, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sánchez Presedo, Schapira, Scheele, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Thomsen, Titley, Van Lancker, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Pavilionis

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Isler Béguin, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 32

ALDE: Chiesa

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Booth, Chruszcz, Clark, Farage, Giertych, Grabowski, Krupa, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Wierzejski

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Czarnecki Ryszard, Kozlík, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Podkański, Samaras, Wijkman

PSE: Gierek, Lambrinidis

UEN: Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Roszkowski, Szymański

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

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For: 294

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

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Sinnott, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Masiel, Resetarits, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coveney, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Eurlings, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, Novak, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Stenzel, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Correia, Gierek, Kreissl-Dörfler

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Szymański, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Isler Béguin, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Smith, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 230

GUE/NGL: Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, McDonald, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Booth, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Clark, Farage, Giertych, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Salvini, Speroni, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Wise, Wohlin

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Martinez, Mote, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Atkins, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Fajmon, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Kirkhope, Nicholson, Parish, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Varvitsiotis, Villiers, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Costa António, Cottigny, De Rossa, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Camre, Kamiński, Libicki

Abstention: 7

ALDE: Chiesa

NI: Baco, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Lucas, Schlyter

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For: 264

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

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Sinnott, Železný

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

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Eurlings, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, Novak, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Stenzel, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Golik, Lienemann

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Szymański, Vaidere

Against: 256

GUE/NGL: Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, McDonald, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Bonde, Booth, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Clark, Farage, Giertych, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Salvini, Speroni, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Wise, Wohlin

NI: Mote, Resetarits

PPE-DE: Atkins, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Fajmon, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Kirkhope, Nicholson, Parish, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Vernola, Villiers, Vlasák, Wijkman, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Camre, Kamiński, Krasts

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Isler Béguin, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 14

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Kozlík, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

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For: 422

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

IND/DEM: Grabowski, Železný

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

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Eurlings, Ferber, Fjellner, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, Novak, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Stenzel, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Scheele, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, Libicki, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Szymański, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Isler Béguin, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Smith, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 89

GUE/NGL: Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Krarup, McDonald, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Booth, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Clark, Farage, Giertych, Goudin, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Wise, Wohlin

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Martinez, Mote, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Beazley, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Fajmon, Florenz, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Kirkhope, Nicholson, Parish, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Villiers, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Beglitis, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Mastenbroek

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Lucas, Schlyter, Staes

Abstention: 10

ALDE: Chiesa

GUE/NGL: Kaufmann

NI: Baco, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Callanan

PSE: Castex, Westlund

UEN: Krasts

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Lambert

Paragraph 71

For: 255

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Železný

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

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Eurlings, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, Novak, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Stenzel, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Berlinguer

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Szymański, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Voggenhuber

Against: 261

ALDE: Takkula

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, McDonald, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Booth, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Clark, Farage, Giertych, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Wise, Wohlin

NI: Baco, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mote, Resetarits, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Beazley, Bowis, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Fajmon, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Kirkhope, Nicholson, Parish, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Villiers, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Isler Béguin, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Ždanoka

Abstention: 6

ALDE: Alvaro, Chiesa, Väyrynen

NI: Kozlík

UEN: Krasts

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Paragraph 83, 1st part

For: 491

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

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, McDonald, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

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

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Kozlík, Masiel, Resetarits, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Novak, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, 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, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Berlato, Kristovskis, La Russa, Vaidere

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

Against: 25

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Farage, Nattrass, Wise

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Martinez, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

UEN: Aylward, Camre, Crowley, Fotyga, Kamiński, Krasts, Libicki, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Szymański

Abstention: 3

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

UEN: Janowski

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Paragraph 83, 2nd part

For: 410

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Polfer, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Kaufmann

IND/DEM: Železný

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

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Caspary, Castiglione, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Eurlings, Ferber, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, Novak, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Stenzel, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Berlato, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Vaidere

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

Against: 96

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Krarup, McDonald, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Clark, Farage, Giertych, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Wise, Wohlin

NI: Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Beazley, Bowis, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Fajmon, Fjellner, Hannan, Harbour, Hökmark, Kirkhope, Nicholson, Parish, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Villiers, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Westlund

UEN: Aylward, Camre, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Libicki, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Szymański

Verts/ALE: Lambert, Lucas, Schlyter, Smith

Abstention: 6

ALDE: Takkula

NI: Baco, Kozlík, Resetarits

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Romeva i Rueda

Paragraph 89, 1st part

For: 324

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Kacin, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Polfer, Prodi, Ries, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Kaufmann

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

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Kozlík, Masiel, Resetarits

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Novak, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, 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, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Geringer de Oedenberg, Golik, Grabowska, Kuc, Leinen, Patrie, Peillon, Pinior, Rosati, Siwiec, Szejna, Walter, Weber Henri

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Roszkowski, Szymański, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Isler Béguin, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 173

ALDE: Busk, Carlshamre, Hennis-Plasschaert, Jensen, Lynne, Mohácsi, Mulder, Riis-Jørgensen, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Krarup, Meijer, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Borghezio, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Lundgren, Nattrass, Sinnott, Wise, Wohlin

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Martinez, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PSE: Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bresso, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Gill, Gomes, Grech, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Lienemann, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Piecyk, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, Scheele, Sifunakis, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Camre, Pavilionis

Abstention: 14

ALDE: Samuelsen

GUE/NGL: McDonald, Manolakou, Maštálka, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Toussas, Uca, Wurtz

NI: Martin Hans-Peter, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Fjellner

PSE: Swoboda

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Paragraph 89, 2nd part

For: 272

ALDE: Alvaro, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Harkin, Jäätteenmäki, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Matsakis, Morillon, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Prodi, Ries, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Wallis, Watson

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

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Ryszard, Kozlík, Masiel

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Novak, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, 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, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Geringer de Oedenberg, Golik, Grabowska, Krehl, Kuc, Piecyk, Pinior, Rosati, Siwiec, Szejna, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Szymański, Vaidere

Against: 201

ALDE: Andrejevs, Busk, Carlshamre, Cornillet, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jensen, Kacin, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Manders, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Polfer, Riis-Jørgensen, Sterckx, Virrankoski

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

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Borghezio, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Lundgren, Sinnott, Wise, Wohlin

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Martin Hans-Peter, Resetarits, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Pomés Ruiz

PSE: Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bresso, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Gill, Gomes, Grech, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Sifunakis, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Beer, Breyer, Buitenweg, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 38

ALDE: Attwooll, Davies, Duquesne, Ek, Maaten, Samuelsen

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Kaufmann, McDonald, Manolakou, Maštálka, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Stroz, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

NI: Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Martinez, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Fjellner

PSE: Medina Ortega, Swoboda

Verts/ALE: Auken, Bennahmias, van Buitenen, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Isler Béguin, Kusstatscher, Rühle, Schroedter

Paragraph 89, 3rd part

For: 245

ALDE: Beaupuy, Griesbeck, Kułakowski, Lehideux, Morillon, Prodi, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Toia, Van Hecke

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

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Kozlík, Masiel

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Novak, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, 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, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Geringer de Oedenberg, Golik, Grabowska, Kuc, Leinen, Pinior, Rosati, Siwiec, Szejna, Walter

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Szymański, Vaidere

Against: 245

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Birutis, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Klinz, Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Polfer, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Krarup, Meijer, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Borghezio, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Lundgren, Nattrass, Sinnott, Wohlin

NI: Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Le Pen Marine, Martin Hans-Peter, Resetarits, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PSE: Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bresso, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Gill, Gomes, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Lienemann, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Sifunakis, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

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

Abstention: 18

ALDE: Duquesne, Fourtou, Laperrouze

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Kaufmann, McDonald, Manolakou, Maštálka, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Portas, Toussas, Wurtz

PPE-DE: Fjellner

PSE: Grech, Swoboda

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Cohn-Bendit

Paragraph 89, 4th part

For: 303

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cornillet, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Jäätteenmäki, Kacin, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Maaten, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Polfer, Prodi, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Watson

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Krarup, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Sinnott, Železný

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Kozlík, Masiel, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Novak, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, 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, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Geringer de Oedenberg, Golik, Grabowska, Kuc, Pinior, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Siwiec, Szejna, Thomsen, Walter, Weber Henri

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Szymański, Vaidere

Against: 187

ALDE: Busk, Carlshamre, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jensen, Ludford, Lynne, Manders, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Riis-Jørgensen, Virrankoski, Wallis

IND/DEM: Batten, Borghezio, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Lundgren, Nattrass, Wise, Wohlin

NI: Battilocchio, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Martinez, Resetarits, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

PSE: Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bresso, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Gill, Gomes, Grech, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Sifunakis, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Isler Béguin, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 21

ALDE: Samuelsen

GUE/NGL: Kaufmann, Manolakou, Pafilis, Toussas, Wagenknecht

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

PPE-DE: Fjellner

PSE: Dührkop Dührkop, Swoboda

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Schlyter

Recital E

For: 419

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Polfer, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Sinnott, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Masiel, Resetarits, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Eurlings, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, Novak, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Stenzel, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Grech, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Muscat, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Sifunakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Pavilionis, Szymański, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Isler Béguin, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 71

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Krarup, McDonald, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Booth, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Clark, Farage, Giertych, Goudin, Grabowski, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Wise, Wohlin

PPE-DE: Beazley, Bowis, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Fajmon, Graça Moura, Hannan, Harbour, Kirkhope, Nicholson, Parish, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Varvitsiotis, Villiers, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Myller

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 15

ALDE: Cornillet

NI: Baco, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Kozlík, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Vanhecke

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Lucas

Recital I

For: 436

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Polfer, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Sinnott, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Masiel, Resetarits, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Eurlings, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, Novak, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Stenzel, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, De Rossa, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Sifunakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere

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

Against: 39

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Borghezio, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Lundgren, Nattrass, Wise, Wohlin

NI: Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez, Romagnoli

PPE-DE: Beazley, Bowis, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Fajmon, Garriga Polledo, Hannan, Harbour, Kirkhope, Nicholson, Parish, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Varvitsiotis, Villiers, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zvěřina

Abstention: 22

GUE/NGL: Manolakou, Pafilis, Pflüger, Toussas, Wagenknecht

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

NI: Baco, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: De Veyrac

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Schlyter

Resolution

For: 264

ALDE: Andrejevs, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

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

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Ryszard, Kozlík, Masiel, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Eurlings, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, Novak, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Stenzel, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Pinior

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere

Against: 201

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, McDonald, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Borghezio, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Wise, Wohlin

NI: Gollnisch, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Resetarits, Romagnoli

PPE-DE: Fajmon, Škottová, Strejček, Vlasák

PSE: Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Sifunakis, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Isler Béguin, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Ždanoka

Abstention: 37

ALDE: Alvaro, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Cavada, Guardans Cambó, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Morillon, Polfer

NI: Czarnecki Marek Aleksander

PPE-DE: Beazley, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Hannan, Kirkhope, Nicholson, Parish, Seeber, Stevenson, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Villiers, Zvěřina

PSE: Evans Robert, Ford, Gill, Golik, Honeyball, Howitt, McAvan, Stihler, Titley, Whitehead

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Resolution

For: 253

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Prodi, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis

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

NI: Belohorská, Czarnecki Ryszard, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nicholson, Niebler, Novak, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Tajani, Tannock, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Ždanoka

Against: 196

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, McDonald, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Adwent, Giertych, Goudin, Lundgren, Rogalski, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Wohlin

NI: Battilocchio, Claeys, Gollnisch, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Resetarits, Vanhecke

PSE: Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Sifunakis, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Isler Béguin, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes

Abstention: 9

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Nattrass, Wise

NI: Baco, Kozlík, Romagnoli

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Amendment 1

For: 237

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Polfer, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Wallis

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

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

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Itälä, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Montoro Romero, Nicholson, Niebler, Novak, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Seeber, Seeberg, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sonik, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

Against: 193

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Kaufmann, McDonald, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Nattrass, Wise

NI: Battilocchio, Martin Hans-Peter, Resetarits

PSE: Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Gomes, Grabowska, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Scheele, Sifunakis, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Pavilionis, Roszkowski, Szymański, Tatarella

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Isler Béguin, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Ždanoka

Abstention: 11

IND/DEM: Goudin, Lundgren, Wohlin

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

PPE-DE: Wijkman

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Paragraph 19

For: 386

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Cavada, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, Jäätteenmäki, Kacin, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lehideux, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Polfer, Prodi, Ries, Samuelsen, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Kaufmann, McDonald, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Adwent, Giertych, Krupa, Pęk, Rogalski, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Masiel, Resetarits, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Caspary, Castiglione, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Eurlings, Ferber, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Itälä, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Montoro Romero, Niebler, Novak, Olbrycht, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Seeber, Silva Peneda, Sonik, Stenzel, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zappalà, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Gomes, Grabowska, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Sifunakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Pavilionis, Tatarella, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Isler Béguin, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Ždanoka

Against: 49

ALDE: Busk, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Ek, Jensen, Krahmer, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Goudin, Lundgren, Nattrass, Sinnott, Wise, Wohlin

PPE-DE: Beazley, Bowis, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Elles, Fajmon, Fjellner, Harbour, Hökmark, Kirkhope, Nicholson, Ouzký, Parish, Purvis, Seeberg, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Tannock, Van Orden, Villiers, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

UEN: Roszkowski, Szymański

Abstention: 7

ALDE: in 't Veld, Manders, Schuth, Starkevičiūtė

IND/DEM: Borghezio

NI: Czarnecki Marek Aleksander

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Amendment 4

For: 229

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Prodi, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Wallis

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Sinnott

NI: Czarnecki Ryszard, Masiel, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Bachelot-Narquin, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Itälä, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langendries, Lauk, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Montoro Romero, Nicholson, Niebler, Novak, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Seeber, Seeberg, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sonik, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Riera Madurell

UEN: Roszkowski, Szymański

Against: 202

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Kaufmann, McDonald, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Booth, Clark, Giertych, Krupa, Nattrass, Pęk, Rogalski, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Wise, Wohlin, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Resetarits, Romagnoli, Vanhecke

PSE: Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Gomes, Grabowska, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Reynaud, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Sifunakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Pavilionis, Tatarella, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Harms, Hassi, Isler Béguin, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Ždanoka

Abstention: 8

IND/DEM: Borghezio, Goudin, Lundgren

NI: Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Kozlík, Martinez

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Paragraph 27

For: 233

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Carlshamre, Cavada, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Harkin, Jäätteenmäki, Kacin, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lehideux, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Polfer, Prodi, Ries, Samuelsen, Schuth, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Kaufmann, McDonald, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

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

NI: Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez, Resetarits

PPE-DE: Buzek, Chichester, Gräßle, Reul, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Stevenson, Varvitsiotis, Vernola

PSE: Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Costa António, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Gomes, Grabowska, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Moscovici, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Sifunakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Pavilionis, Tatarella, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Isler Béguin, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Ždanoka

Against: 188

ALDE: Alvaro, Busk, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Ek, in 't Veld, Jensen, Krahmer, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Riis-Jørgensen

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Nattrass, Sinnott, Wise, Wohlin, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Masiel, Romagnoli

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Itälä, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Montoro Romero, Nicholson, Niebler, Novak, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Seeber, Seeberg, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Stenzel, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Bresso, Evans Robert, Kuhne, Mikko, Szejna, Tabajdi

UEN: Roszkowski, Szymański

Abstention: 16

ALDE: Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, Starkevičiūtė

IND/DEM: Borghezio, Goudin, Lundgren

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

PPE-DE: Bauer, Sonik

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Paragraph 29

For: 211

ALDE: Attwooll, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Cavada, Deprez, Gibault, Griesbeck, Lehideux, Morillon, Prodi, Toia

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Kaufmann, McDonald, Manolakou, Maštálka, Meijer, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Stroz, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Adwent, Giertych, Goudin, Krupa, Lundgren, Pęk, Rogalski, Tomczak, Wierzejski, Wohlin

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Gollnisch, Kozlík, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Resetarits, Romagnoli, Rutowicz

PSE: Arif, Assis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badía i Cutchet, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bresso, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Rossa, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Gomes, Grabowska, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristensen, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Myller, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schapira, Scheele, Sifunakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Xenogiannakopoulou, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Pavilionis, Tatarella, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Hassi, Isler Béguin, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Ždanoka

Against: 218

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Budreikaitė, Busk, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schuth, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Wallis

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Nattrass, Sinnott, Wise, Železný

NI: Dillen, Masiel

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bowis, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Buzek, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Eurlings, Fajmon, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Gräßle, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hortefeux, Hudacký, Itälä, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lauk, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Montoro Romero, Nicholson, Niebler, Novak, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Seeber, Seeberg, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sonik, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Roszkowski, Szymański

Abstention: 4

IND/DEM: Borghezio

NI: Czarnecki Marek Aleksander

UEN: Janowski

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Resolution

For: 92

ALDE: Chatzimarkakis, Guardans Cambó, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Prodi, Schuth, Staniszewska

GUE/NGL: Meijer, Remek, Stroz

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

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Ryszard, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter, Romagnoli

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Bowis, Březina, Caspary, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Deß, Deva, Elles, Fajmon, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gaľa, Gauzès, Grossetête, Hatzidakis, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Mann Thomas, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Montoro Romero, Olbrycht, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pleštinská, Posselt, Purvis, Roithová, Rübig, Saryusz-Wolski, Stevenson, Sudre, Tannock, Van Orden, Varvitsiotis, Vlasák, Wieland, Zahradil

PSE: Beglitis, Casaca, Cashman, García Pérez, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Hamon, Kuc, Leinen, Martínez Martínez, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Reynaud, Roure, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, Scheele, Swoboda, Trautmann, Xenogiannakopoulou

UEN: Libicki

Verts/ALE: Lagendijk, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Ždanoka

Abstention: 2

IND/DEM: Batten, Wise

Amendment 3

For: 95

ALDE: Chatzimarkakis, Guardans Cambó, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Prodi, Schuth, Staniszewska

GUE/NGL: Meijer, Remek, Stroz

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

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Ryszard, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter, Romagnoli

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Bowis, Březina, Caspary, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Deß, Deva, Elles, Fajmon, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gaľa, Gauzès, Grossetête, Hatzidakis, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Mann Thomas, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Montoro Romero, Olbrycht, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pleštinská, Posselt, Purvis, Roithová, Rübig, Saryusz-Wolski, Stevenson, Sudre, Tannock, Thyssen, Van Orden, Varvitsiotis, Vlasák, Wieland, Zahradil

PSE: Beglitis, Casaca, Cashman, Ettl, García Pérez, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Hamon, Kuc, Leinen, Martínez Martínez, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Reynaud, Roure, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, Scheele, Swoboda, Trautmann, Xenogiannakopoulou

Verts/ALE: Lagendijk, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Ždanoka

Against: 1

UEN: Libicki

Abstention: 2

IND/DEM: Batten, Wise

Amendment 1

For: 28

ALDE: Chatzimarkakis, Guardans Cambó, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Prodi, Schuth, Staniszewska

GUE/NGL: Meijer, Remek, Stroz

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

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Kozlík

PSE: Beglitis, Szejna, Xenogiannakopoulou

Verts/ALE: Lagendijk, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Ždanoka

Against: 65

IND/DEM: Sinnott

NI: Czarnecki Ryszard, Romagnoli

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Bowis, Březina, Caspary, Chmielewski, Daul, Deß, Elles, Fajmon, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gaľa, Gauzès, Grossetête, Hatzidakis, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Mann Thomas, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Montoro Romero, Olbrycht, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pleštinská, Posselt, Purvis, Roithová, Rübig, Saryusz-Wolski, Stevenson, Sudre, Thyssen, Varvitsiotis, Vlasák, Wieland, Zahradil

PSE: Ayala Sender, Casaca, Cashman, Ettl, García Pérez, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Hamon, Kuc, Leinen, Martínez Martínez, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Reynaud, Roure, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, Scheele, Swoboda, Trautmann

UEN: Libicki

Abstention: 8

IND/DEM: Batten, Wise

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Chichester, Coveney, Deva, Tannock, Van Orden

Amendment 2

For: 20

ALDE: Guardans Cambó, Maaten

GUE/NGL: Meijer, Remek, Stroz

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

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Kozlík

PSE: Beglitis, Xenogiannakopoulou

Verts/ALE: Lagendijk, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Ždanoka

Against: 72

IND/DEM: Batten, Sinnott, Wise

NI: Czarnecki Ryszard

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Bowis, Březina, Caspary, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Deß, Deva, Elles, Fajmon, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gaľa, Gauzès, Grossetête, Hatzidakis, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Mann Thomas, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Montoro Romero, Olbrycht, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pleštinská, Posselt, Purvis, Roithová, Rübig, Saryusz-Wolski, Stevenson, Sudre, Tannock, Thyssen, Van Orden, Varvitsiotis, Vlasák, Wieland, Zahradil

PSE: Ayala Sender, Casaca, Cashman, Ettl, García Pérez, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Hamon, Kuc, Leinen, Martínez Martínez, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Reynaud, Roure, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, Scheele, Swoboda, Szejna, Trautmann

UEN: Libicki

Abstention: 9

ALDE: Chatzimarkakis, Lynne, Matsakis, Prodi, Schuth, Staniszewska

NI: Baco, Martin Hans-Peter, Romagnoli

Resolution

For: 94

ALDE: Chatzimarkakis, Guardans Cambó, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Prodi, Schuth, Staniszewska

GUE/NGL: Meijer, Remek, Stroz

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

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Ryszard, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter, Romagnoli

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Bowis, Březina, Caspary, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Deß, Deva, Elles, Fajmon, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gaľa, Gauzès, Grossetête, Hatzidakis, Jeggle, Kaczmarek, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Mann Thomas, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Montoro Romero, Olbrycht, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pleštinská, Posselt, Purvis, Roithová, Rübig, Saryusz-Wolski, Sonik, Stevenson, Sudre, Tannock, Thyssen, Van Orden, Varvitsiotis, Vlasák, Zahradil, Zwiefka

PSE: Ayala Sender, Beglitis, Casaca, Cashman, Ettl, García Pérez, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Martínez Martínez, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Reynaud, Roure, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, Scheele, Swoboda, Trautmann, Xenogiannakopoulou

Verts/ALE: Lagendijk, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Ždanoka

Abstention: 2

IND/DEM: Batten, Wise

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TEXTS ADOPTED

P6_TA(2005)0047

Restrictive measures in view of the situation in Côte d'Ivoire *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Côte d'Ivoire (COM(2004)0842 — 15518/2004 — C6-0023/2005 — 2004/0286(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2004)0842) (1), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2004)0842) (1),

| — | having regard to the Council text (15518/2004), |
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having regard to the Council text (15518/2004),

| — | having regard to Articles 60 and 301 of the EC Treaty, |
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having regard to Articles 60 and 301 of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0023/2005), |
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having regard to Article 308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0023/2005),

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

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the opinions of the Committee on Development and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0042/2005), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the opinions of the Committee on Development and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0042/2005),

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

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

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

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

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

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

| 4. | Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially; |
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4.

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

| 5. | Calls for consideration of the Commission proposal as amended to be suspended for a maximum period of three months so as not to jeopardise the mediation by President Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa, aimed at restarting negotiations between the warring parties; |
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5.

Calls for consideration of the Commission proposal as amended to be suspended for a maximum period of three months so as not to jeopardise the mediation by President Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa, aimed at restarting negotiations between the warring parties;

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

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

| TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION | AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT |
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| Amendment 1 |
| Recital 3a (new) |
| | (3a) The African Union Summit has recently renewed the mandate conferred on Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa, asking him to secure a resumption of the implementation of the peace agreement signed by the parties to the conflict. |
| Amendment 2 |
| Recital 3b (new) |
| | (3b) The Member States of the European Union that are also members of the United Nations Security Council should ensure that fundamental rights are fully respected:








  — | in particular when measures pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1572(2004) are adopted or amended, and to duly inform the other Member States of the Union and the Community institutions of any measures that may affect the Community legal order, |

TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1

Recital 3a (new)

(3a) The African Union Summit has recently renewed the mandate conferred on Thabo Mbeki, President of South Africa, asking him to secure a resumption of the implementation of the peace agreement signed by the parties to the conflict.

Amendment 2

Recital 3b (new)

(3b) The Member States of the European Union that are also members of the United Nations Security Council should ensure that fundamental rights are fully respected:

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in particular when measures pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1572(2004) are adopted or amended, and to duly inform the other Member States of the Union and the Community institutions of any measures that may affect the Community legal order,

| — | more specifically, following the Linas-Marcoussis and Accra III Agreements, through disarmament so as to enable a referendum to be organised on the repeal of Article 35 of the Constitution, followed by free presidential elections. |
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more specifically, following the Linas-Marcoussis and Accra III Agreements, through disarmament so as to enable a referendum to be organised on the repeal of Article 35 of the Constitution, followed by free presidential elections.

Amendment 3

Recital 3c (new)

(3c) When applying measures pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1572(2004), the Community should ensure that they are coordinated with the procedures applicable under the EC-ACP Partnership Agreement signed in Cotonou (Benin) on 23 June 2000 (2), in particular Articles 8 and 96 thereof.

Amendment 4

Recital 3d (new)

(3d) The measures provided for in this Regulation are without prejudice to the adoption of other measures aimed at implementing the Linas-Marcoussis and Accra III Agreements, in particular the obligation to prosecute and try, in accordance with the provisions of international human rights conventions, persons suspected of committing serious violations of human rights and international humanitarian law, and at opening an investigation by the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court into the situation in Côte d'Ivoire, on the basis of the ad hoc referral to the Court by the Ivorian authorities on 1 October 2003, pursuant to Article 12 of the Rome Statute.

Amendment 5

Article 2, paragraph 1

1. All funds and economic resources owned, or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the natural or legal persons, entities or bodies
  listed in Annex I
  shall be frozen.

1. All funds and economic resources owned, or controlled, directly or indirectly, by the natural or legal persons, entities or bodies
  on a list drawn up by the Commission in accordance with Article 10
  shall be frozen.

Amendment 6

Article 7, paragraph 3

3. Any information provided or received in accordance with this Article shall be used only for the purposes for which it was provided or received.

3. Any information provided or received in accordance with this Article shall be used only for the purposes for which it was provided or received
  and only for the period necessary for the assets to be frozen and shall be subject to rules guaranteeing data protection.

Amendment 7

Article 9a (new)

Article 9a

The natural or legal persons, entities or bodies whose funds and economic resources have been unjustly frozen shall be reimbursed with an amount the type and quantity of the prejudice unjustly suffered.

Amendment 8

Article 10, introduction

The Commission shall be empowered to:

The Commission shall be empowered
  , following consultation of the European Parliament,
  to:

Amendment 9

Article 10, point (a)

| (a) | amend
  Annex I
  on the basis of determinations made by either the United Nations Security Council or the Sanctions Committee; and |
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(a)

amend
  Annex I
  on the basis of determinations made by either the United Nations Security Council or the Sanctions Committee; and

| (a) | draw up and
  amend
  ,
  on the basis of determinations made by either the United Nations Security Council or the Sanctions Committee,
  a list of natural or legal persons, entities or bodies whose funds and economic resources are to be frozen and to correct that list in the case of proven errors;
  and |
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(a)

draw up and
  amend
  ,
  on the basis of determinations made by either the United Nations Security Council or the Sanctions Committee,
  a list of natural or legal persons, entities or bodies whose funds and economic resources are to be frozen and to correct that list in the case of proven errors;
  and

Amendment 10

Article 10, point (b)

| (b) | amend Annex
  II
  on the basis of information supplied by Member States. |
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(b)

amend Annex
  II
  on the basis of information supplied by Member States.

| (b) | amend
  the
  Annex on the basis of information supplied by Member States. |
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(b)

amend
  the
  Annex on the basis of information supplied by Member States.

Amendment 11

Article 10, paragraph 1a (new)

The Commission shall inform the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the Committee on Development of the European Parliament, in advance and confidentially, of the drawing-up and amending of the list referred to in paragraph 1(a).

Amendment 12

Annex I

Annex I

List of natural and legal persons, bodies or entities referred to in Article 2

Deleted

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(2)  

  OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3.

P6_TA(2005)0048

Unfair business-to-consumer practices ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market and amending Council Directive 84/450/EEC, Directives 97/7/EC, 98/27/EC and 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Unfair Commercial Practices Directive’) (11630/2/2004 — C6-0190/2004 — 2003/0134(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Council Common Position (11630/2/2004 — C6-0190/2004), |
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having regard to the Council Common Position (11630/2/2004 — C6-0190/2004),

| — | having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission's proposal to the Parliament and the Council (COM(2003)0356) (2), |
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having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission's proposal to the Parliament and the Council (COM(2003)0356) (2),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty, |
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having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Rule 62 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 62 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (A6-0027/2005), |
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having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (A6-0027/2005),

| 1. | Approves the common position as amended; |
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1.

Approves the common position as amended;

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

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

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(1)  Texts Adopted, 20.4.2004, P5_TA(2004)0298.

(2)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TC2-COD(2003)0134

Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 24 February 2005 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Directive 2005/.../EC concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market and amending Council Directive 84/450/EEC, Directives 97/7/EC, 98/27/EC and 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (‘Unfair Commercial Practices Directive’)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 95 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),

Whereas:

| (1) | Article 153(1) and (3)(a) of the Treaty provides that the Community is to contribute to the attainment of a high level of consumer protection by the measures it adopts pursuant to Article 95 thereof. |
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(1)

Article 153(1) and (3)(a) of the Treaty provides that the Community is to contribute to the attainment of a high level of consumer protection by the measures it adopts pursuant to Article 95 thereof.

| (2) | In accordance with Article 14(2) of the Treaty, the internal market comprises an area without internal frontiers in which the free movement of goods and services and freedom of establishment are ensured. The development of fair commercial practices within the area without internal frontiers is vital for the promotion of the development of cross-border activities. |
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(2)

In accordance with Article 14(2) of the Treaty, the internal market comprises an area without internal frontiers in which the free movement of goods and services and freedom of establishment are ensured. The development of fair commercial practices within the area without internal frontiers is vital for the promotion of the development of cross-border activities.

| (3) | The laws of the Member States relating to unfair commercial practices show marked differences which can generate appreciable distortions of competition and obstacles to the smooth functioning of the internal market. In the field of advertising, Council Directive 84/450/EEC of 10 September 1984 concerning misleading and comparative advertising (3) establishes minimum criteria for harmonising legislation on misleading advertising, but does not prevent the Member States from retaining or adopting measures which provide more extensive protection for consumers. As a result, Member States' provisions on misleading advertising diverge significantly. |
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(3)

The laws of the Member States relating to unfair commercial practices show marked differences which can generate appreciable distortions of competition and obstacles to the smooth functioning of the internal market. In the field of advertising, Council Directive 84/450/EEC of 10 September 1984 concerning misleading and comparative advertising (3) establishes minimum criteria for harmonising legislation on misleading advertising, but does not prevent the Member States from retaining or adopting measures which provide more extensive protection for consumers. As a result, Member States' provisions on misleading advertising diverge significantly.

| (4) | These disparities cause uncertainty as to which national rules apply to unfair commercial practices harming consumers' economic interests and create many barriers affecting business and consumers. These barriers increase the cost to business of exercising internal market freedoms, in particular when businesses wish to engage in cross border marketing, advertising campaigns and sales promotions. Such barriers also make consumers uncertain of their rights and undermine their confidence in the internal market. |
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(4)

These disparities cause uncertainty as to which national rules apply to unfair commercial practices harming consumers' economic interests and create many barriers affecting business and consumers. These barriers increase the cost to business of exercising internal market freedoms, in particular when businesses wish to engage in cross border marketing, advertising campaigns and sales promotions. Such barriers also make consumers uncertain of their rights and undermine their confidence in the internal market.

| (5) | In the absence of uniform rules at Community level, obstacles to the free movement of services and goods across borders or the freedom of establishment could be justified in the light of the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Communities as long as they seek to protect recognised public interest objectives and are proportionate to those objectives. In view of the Community's objectives, as set out in the provisions of the Treaty and in secondary Community law relating to freedom of movement, and in accordance with the Commission's policy on commercial communications as indicated in the Communication from the Commission entitled ‘The follow-up to the Green Paper on Commercial Communications in the Internal Market’, such obstacles should be eliminated. These obstacles can only be eliminated by establishing uniform rules at Community level which establish a high level of consumer protection and by clarifying certain legal concepts at Community level to the extent necessary for the proper functioning of the internal market and to meet the requirement of legal certainty. |
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(5)

In the absence of uniform rules at Community level, obstacles to the free movement of services and goods across borders or the freedom of establishment could be justified in the light of the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Communities as long as they seek to protect recognised public interest objectives and are proportionate to those objectives. In view of the Community's objectives, as set out in the provisions of the Treaty and in secondary Community law relating to freedom of movement, and in accordance with the Commission's policy on commercial communications as indicated in the Communication from the Commission entitled ‘The follow-up to the Green Paper on Commercial Communications in the Internal Market’, such obstacles should be eliminated. These obstacles can only be eliminated by establishing uniform rules at Community level which establish a high level of consumer protection and by clarifying certain legal concepts at Community level to the extent necessary for the proper functioning of the internal market and to meet the requirement of legal certainty.

| (6) | This Directive therefore approximates the laws of the Member States on unfair commercial practices, including unfair advertising, which directly harm consumers' economic interests and thereby indirectly harm the economic interests of legitimate competitors. In line with the principle of proportionality, this Directive protects consumers from the consequences of such unfair commercial practices where they are material but recognises that in some cases the impact on consumers may be negligible. It neither covers nor affects the national laws on unfair commercial practices which harm only competitors' economic interests or which relate to a transaction between traders; taking full account of the principle of subsidiarity, Member States will continue to be able to regulate such practices, in conformity with Community law, if they choose to do so. Nor does this Directive cover or affect the provisions of Directive 84/450/EEC on advertising which misleads business but which is not misleading for consumers and on comparative advertising. Further, this Directive does not affect accepted advertising and marketing practices, such as legitimate product placement, brand differentiation or the offering of incentives which may legitimately affect consumers' perceptions of products and influence their behaviour without impairing the consumer's ability to make an informed decision. |
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(6)

This Directive therefore approximates the laws of the Member States on unfair commercial practices, including unfair advertising, which directly harm consumers' economic interests and thereby indirectly harm the economic interests of legitimate competitors. In line with the principle of proportionality, this Directive protects consumers from the consequences of such unfair commercial practices where they are material but recognises that in some cases the impact on consumers may be negligible. It neither covers nor affects the national laws on unfair commercial practices which harm only competitors' economic interests or which relate to a transaction between traders; taking full account of the principle of subsidiarity, Member States will continue to be able to regulate such practices, in conformity with Community law, if they choose to do so. Nor does this Directive cover or affect the provisions of Directive 84/450/EEC on advertising which misleads business but which is not misleading for consumers and on comparative advertising. Further, this Directive does not affect accepted advertising and marketing practices, such as legitimate product placement, brand differentiation or the offering of incentives which may legitimately affect consumers' perceptions of products and influence their behaviour without impairing the consumer's ability to make an informed decision.

| (7) | This Directive addresses commercial practices directly related to influencing consumers' transactional decisions in relation to products. It does not address commercial practices carried out primarily for other purposes, including for example commercial communication aimed at investors, such as annual reports and corporate promotional literature. It does not address legal requirements related to taste and decency which vary widely among the Member States. Commercial practices such as, for example, commercial solicitation in the streets, may be undesirable in Member States for cultural reasons. Member States should accordingly be able to continue to ban commercial practices in their territory, in conformity with Community law, for reasons of taste and decency even where such practices do not limit consumers' freedom of choice.
  Full account should be taken of the context of the individual case concerned in applying this Directive, in particular the general clauses thereof. |
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(7)

This Directive addresses commercial practices directly related to influencing consumers' transactional decisions in relation to products. It does not address commercial practices carried out primarily for other purposes, including for example commercial communication aimed at investors, such as annual reports and corporate promotional literature. It does not address legal requirements related to taste and decency which vary widely among the Member States. Commercial practices such as, for example, commercial solicitation in the streets, may be undesirable in Member States for cultural reasons. Member States should accordingly be able to continue to ban commercial practices in their territory, in conformity with Community law, for reasons of taste and decency even where such practices do not limit consumers' freedom of choice.
  Full account should be taken of the context of the individual case concerned in applying this Directive, in particular the general clauses thereof.

| (8) | This Directive directly protects consumer economic interests from unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices. Thereby, it also indirectly protects legitimate businesses from their competitors who do not play by the rules in this Directive and thus guarantees fair competition in fields coordinated by it. It is understood that there are other commercial practices which, although not harming consumers, may hurt competitors and business customers. The Commission should carefully examine the need for Community action in the field of unfair competition beyond the remit of this Directive and, if necessary, make a legislative proposal to cover these other aspects of unfair competition. |
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(8)

This Directive directly protects consumer economic interests from unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices. Thereby, it also indirectly protects legitimate businesses from their competitors who do not play by the rules in this Directive and thus guarantees fair competition in fields coordinated by it. It is understood that there are other commercial practices which, although not harming consumers, may hurt competitors and business customers. The Commission should carefully examine the need for Community action in the field of unfair competition beyond the remit of this Directive and, if necessary, make a legislative proposal to cover these other aspects of unfair competition.

| (9) | This Directive is without prejudice to individual actions brought by those who have been harmed by an unfair commercial practice. It is also without prejudice to Community and national rules on contract law, on intellectual property rights, on the health and safety aspects of products, on conditions of establishment and authorisation regimes, including those rules which, in conformity with Community law, relate to gambling activities, and to Community competition rules and the national provisions implementing them. The Member States will thus be able to retain or introduce restrictions and prohibitions of commercial practices on grounds of the protection of the health and safety of consumers in their territory wherever the trader is based, for example in relation to alcohol, tobacco or pharmaceuticals. Financial services and immovable property, by reason of their complexity and inherent serious risks, necessitate detailed requirements, including positive obligations on traders. For this reason, in the field of financial services and immovable property, this Directive is without prejudice to the right of Member States to go beyond its provisions to protect the economic interests of consumers. It is not appropriate to regulate here the certification and indication of the standard of fineness of articles of precious metal. |
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(9)

This Directive is without prejudice to individual actions brought by those who have been harmed by an unfair commercial practice. It is also without prejudice to Community and national rules on contract law, on intellectual property rights, on the health and safety aspects of products, on conditions of establishment and authorisation regimes, including those rules which, in conformity with Community law, relate to gambling activities, and to Community competition rules and the national provisions implementing them. The Member States will thus be able to retain or introduce restrictions and prohibitions of commercial practices on grounds of the protection of the health and safety of consumers in their territory wherever the trader is based, for example in relation to alcohol, tobacco or pharmaceuticals. Financial services and immovable property, by reason of their complexity and inherent serious risks, necessitate detailed requirements, including positive obligations on traders. For this reason, in the field of financial services and immovable property, this Directive is without prejudice to the right of Member States to go beyond its provisions to protect the economic interests of consumers. It is not appropriate to regulate here the certification and indication of the standard of fineness of articles of precious metal.

| (10) | It is necessary to ensure that the relationship between this Directive and existing Community law is coherent, particularly where detailed provisions on unfair commercial practices apply to specific sectors. This Directive therefore amends Directive 84/450/EEC, Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 1997 on the protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts (4), Directive 98/27/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 1998 on injunctions for the protection of consumers' interests (5) and Directive 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2002 concerning the distance marketing of consumer financial services (6). This Directive accordingly applies only in so far as there are no specific Community law provisions regulating specific aspects of unfair commercial practices, such as information requirements and rules on the way the information is presented to the consumer. It provides protection for consumers where there is no specific sectoral legislation at Community level and prohibits traders from creating a false impression of the nature of products. This is particularly important for complex products with high levels of risk to consumers, such as certain financial services products. This Directive consequently complements the Community acquis, which is applicable to commercial practices harming consumers' economic interests. |
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(10)

It is necessary to ensure that the relationship between this Directive and existing Community law is coherent, particularly where detailed provisions on unfair commercial practices apply to specific sectors. This Directive therefore amends Directive 84/450/EEC, Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 1997 on the protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts (4), Directive 98/27/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 1998 on injunctions for the protection of consumers' interests (5) and Directive 2002/65/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2002 concerning the distance marketing of consumer financial services (6). This Directive accordingly applies only in so far as there are no specific Community law provisions regulating specific aspects of unfair commercial practices, such as information requirements and rules on the way the information is presented to the consumer. It provides protection for consumers where there is no specific sectoral legislation at Community level and prohibits traders from creating a false impression of the nature of products. This is particularly important for complex products with high levels of risk to consumers, such as certain financial services products. This Directive consequently complements the Community acquis, which is applicable to commercial practices harming consumers' economic interests.

| (11) | The high level of convergence achieved by the approximation of national provisions through this Directive creates a high common level of consumer protection. This Directive establishes a single general prohibition of those unfair commercial practices distorting consumers' economic behaviour. It also sets rules on aggressive commercial practices, which are currently not regulated at Community level. |
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(11)

The high level of convergence achieved by the approximation of national provisions through this Directive creates a high common level of consumer protection. This Directive establishes a single general prohibition of those unfair commercial practices distorting consumers' economic behaviour. It also sets rules on aggressive commercial practices, which are currently not regulated at Community level.

| (12) | Harmonisation will considerably increase legal certainty for both consumers and business. Both consumers and business will be able to rely on a single regulatory framework based on clearly defined legal concepts regulating all aspects of unfair commercial practices across the EU. The effect will be to eliminate the barriers stemming from the fragmentation of the rules on unfair commercial practices harming consumer economic interests and to enable the internal market to be achieved in this area. |
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(12)

Harmonisation will considerably increase legal certainty for both consumers and business. Both consumers and business will be able to rely on a single regulatory framework based on clearly defined legal concepts regulating all aspects of unfair commercial practices across the EU. The effect will be to eliminate the barriers stemming from the fragmentation of the rules on unfair commercial practices harming consumer economic interests and to enable the internal market to be achieved in this area.

| (13) | In order to achieve the Community's objectives through the removal of internal market barriers, it is necessary to replace Member States' existing, divergent general clauses and legal principles. The single, common general prohibition established by this Directive therefore covers unfair commercial practices distorting consumers' economic behaviour. In order to support consumer confidence the general prohibition should apply equally to unfair commercial practices which occur outside any contractual relationship between a trader and a consumer or following the conclusion of a contract and during its execution. The general prohibition is elaborated by rules on the two types of commercial practices which are by far the most common, namely misleading commercial practices and aggressive commercial practices. |
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(13)

In order to achieve the Community's objectives through the removal of internal market barriers, it is necessary to replace Member States' existing, divergent general clauses and legal principles. The single, common general prohibition established by this Directive therefore covers unfair commercial practices distorting consumers' economic behaviour. In order to support consumer confidence the general prohibition should apply equally to unfair commercial practices which occur outside any contractual relationship between a trader and a consumer or following the conclusion of a contract and during its execution. The general prohibition is elaborated by rules on the two types of commercial practices which are by far the most common, namely misleading commercial practices and aggressive commercial practices.

| (14) | It is desirable that misleading commercial practices cover those practices, including misleading advertising, which by deceiving the consumer prevent him from making an informed and thus efficient choice. In conformity with the laws and practices of Member States on misleading advertising, this Directive classifies misleading practices into misleading actions and misleading omissions. In respect of omissions, this Directive sets out a limited number of key items of information which the consumer needs to make an informed transactional decision. Such information will not have to be disclosed in all advertisements, but only where the trader makes an invitation to purchase, which is a concept clearly defined in this Directive. The full harmonisation approach adopted in this Directive does not preclude the Member States from specifying in national law the main characteristics of particular products such as, for example, collectors' items or electrical goods, the omission of which would be material when an invitation to purchase is made. It is not the intention of this Directive to reduce consumer choice by prohibiting the promotion of products which look similar to other products unless this similarity confuses consumers as to the commercial origin of the product and is therefore misleading. This Directive should be without prejudice to existing Community law which expressly affords Member States the choice between several regulatory options for the protection of consumers in the field of commercial practices. In particular, this Directive should be without prejudice to Article 13(3) of Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (7). |
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(14)

It is desirable that misleading commercial practices cover those practices, including misleading advertising, which by deceiving the consumer prevent him from making an informed and thus efficient choice. In conformity with the laws and practices of Member States on misleading advertising, this Directive classifies misleading practices into misleading actions and misleading omissions. In respect of omissions, this Directive sets out a limited number of key items of information which the consumer needs to make an informed transactional decision. Such information will not have to be disclosed in all advertisements, but only where the trader makes an invitation to purchase, which is a concept clearly defined in this Directive. The full harmonisation approach adopted in this Directive does not preclude the Member States from specifying in national law the main characteristics of particular products such as, for example, collectors' items or electrical goods, the omission of which would be material when an invitation to purchase is made. It is not the intention of this Directive to reduce consumer choice by prohibiting the promotion of products which look similar to other products unless this similarity confuses consumers as to the commercial origin of the product and is therefore misleading. This Directive should be without prejudice to existing Community law which expressly affords Member States the choice between several regulatory options for the protection of consumers in the field of commercial practices. In particular, this Directive should be without prejudice to Article 13(3) of Directive 2002/58/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 July 2002 concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector (7).

| (15) | Where Community law sets out information requirements in relation to commercial communication, advertising and marketing that information is considered as material under this Directive. Member States will be able to retain or add information requirements relating to contract law and having contract law consequences where this is allowed by the minimum clauses in the existing Community law instruments. A non-exhaustive list of such information requirements in the acquis is contained in Annex II. Given the full harmonisation introduced by this Directive only the information required in Community law is considered as material for the purpose of Article 7(5) thereof. Where Member States have introduced information requirements over and above what is specified in Community law, on the basis of minimum clauses, the omission of that extra information will not constitute a misleading omission under this Directive. By contrast Member States will be able, when allowed by the minimum clauses in Community law, to maintain or introduce more stringent provisions in conformity with Community law so as to ensure a higher level of protection of consumers' individual contractual rights. |
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(15)

Where Community law sets out information requirements in relation to commercial communication, advertising and marketing that information is considered as material under this Directive. Member States will be able to retain or add information requirements relating to contract law and having contract law consequences where this is allowed by the minimum clauses in the existing Community law instruments. A non-exhaustive list of such information requirements in the acquis is contained in Annex II. Given the full harmonisation introduced by this Directive only the information required in Community law is considered as material for the purpose of Article 7(5) thereof. Where Member States have introduced information requirements over and above what is specified in Community law, on the basis of minimum clauses, the omission of that extra information will not constitute a misleading omission under this Directive. By contrast Member States will be able, when allowed by the minimum clauses in Community law, to maintain or introduce more stringent provisions in conformity with Community law so as to ensure a higher level of protection of consumers' individual contractual rights.

| (16) | The provisions on aggressive commercial practices should cover those practices which significantly impair the consumer's freedom of choice. Those are practices using harassment, coercion, including the use of physical force, and undue influence. |
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(16)

The provisions on aggressive commercial practices should cover those practices which significantly impair the consumer's freedom of choice. Those are practices using harassment, coercion, including the use of physical force, and undue influence.

| (17) | It is desirable that those commercial practices which are in all circumstances unfair be identified to provide greater legal certainty. Annex I therefore contains the full list of all such practices. These are the only commercial practices which can be deemed to be unfair without a case-by-case assessment against the provisions of Articles 5 to 9.
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(17)

It is desirable that those commercial practices which are in all circumstances unfair be identified to provide greater legal certainty. Annex I therefore contains the full list of all such practices. These are the only commercial practices which can be deemed to be unfair without a case-by-case assessment against the provisions of Articles 5 to 9.
  The list may only be modified by revision of the Directive.

| (18) | It is appropriate to protect all consumers from unfair commercial practices; however the Court of Justice has found it necessary in adjudicating on advertising cases since the enactment of Directive 84/450/EEC to examine the effect on a notional, typical consumer. In line with the principle of proportionality, and to permit the effective application of the protections contained in it, this Directive takes as a benchmark the average consumer
  , who is reasonably well-informed and reasonably observant and circumspect, taking into account social, cultural and linguistic factors,
  as interpreted by the Court of Justice, but also contains provisions aimed at preventing the exploitation of consumers whose characteristics make them particularly vulnerable to unfair commercial practices. Where a commercial practice is specifically aimed at a particular group of consumers, such as children, it is desirable that the impact of the commercial practice be assessed from the perspective of the average member of that group.
  It is therefore appropriate to include in the list of practices which are in all circumstances unfair a provision which, without imposing an outright ban on advertising directed at children, protects them from direct exhortations to purchase.
  The average consumer test is not a statistical test. National courts and authorities will have to exercise their own faculty of judgement, having regard to the case-law of the Court of Justice, to determine the typical reaction of the average consumer in a given case. |
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(18)

It is appropriate to protect all consumers from unfair commercial practices; however the Court of Justice has found it necessary in adjudicating on advertising cases since the enactment of Directive 84/450/EEC to examine the effect on a notional, typical consumer. In line with the principle of proportionality, and to permit the effective application of the protections contained in it, this Directive takes as a benchmark the average consumer
  , who is reasonably well-informed and reasonably observant and circumspect, taking into account social, cultural and linguistic factors,
  as interpreted by the Court of Justice, but also contains provisions aimed at preventing the exploitation of consumers whose characteristics make them particularly vulnerable to unfair commercial practices. Where a commercial practice is specifically aimed at a particular group of consumers, such as children, it is desirable that the impact of the commercial practice be assessed from the perspective of the average member of that group.
  It is therefore appropriate to include in the list of practices which are in all circumstances unfair a provision which, without imposing an outright ban on advertising directed at children, protects them from direct exhortations to purchase.
  The average consumer test is not a statistical test. National courts and authorities will have to exercise their own faculty of judgement, having regard to the case-law of the Court of Justice, to determine the typical reaction of the average consumer in a given case.

| (19) | Where certain characteristics such as age, physical or mental infirmity or credulity make consumers particularly susceptible to a commercial practice or to the underlying product and the economic behaviour only of such consumers is likely to be distorted by the practice in a way that the trader can reasonably foresee, it is appropriate to ensure that they are adequately protected by assessing the practice from the perspective of the average member of that group. |
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(19)

Where certain characteristics such as age, physical or mental infirmity or credulity make consumers particularly susceptible to a commercial practice or to the underlying product and the economic behaviour only of such consumers is likely to be distorted by the practice in a way that the trader can reasonably foresee, it is appropriate to ensure that they are adequately protected by assessing the practice from the perspective of the average member of that group.

| (20) | It is appropriate to provide a role for codes of conduct, which enable traders to apply the principles of this Directive effectively in specific economic fields. In sectors where there are specific mandatory requirements regulating the behaviour of traders, it is appropriate that these will also provide evidence as to the requirements of professional diligence in that sector. The control exercised by code owners at national or Community level to eliminate unfair commercial practices may avoid the need for recourse to administrative or judicial action and should therefore be encouraged. With the aim of pursuing a high level of consumer protection, consumers' organisations could be informed and involved in the drafting of codes of conduct. |
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(20)

It is appropriate to provide a role for codes of conduct, which enable traders to apply the principles of this Directive effectively in specific economic fields. In sectors where there are specific mandatory requirements regulating the behaviour of traders, it is appropriate that these will also provide evidence as to the requirements of professional diligence in that sector. The control exercised by code owners at national or Community level to eliminate unfair commercial practices may avoid the need for recourse to administrative or judicial action and should therefore be encouraged. With the aim of pursuing a high level of consumer protection, consumers' organisations could be informed and involved in the drafting of codes of conduct.

| (21) | Persons or organisations regarded under national law as having a legitimate interest in the matter must have legal remedies for initiating proceedings against unfair commercial practices, either before a court or before an administrative authority which is competent to decide upon complaints or to initiate appropriate legal proceedings. While it is for national law to determine the burden of proof, it is appropriate to enable courts and administrative authorities to require traders to produce evidence as to the accuracy of factual claims they have made. |
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(21)

Persons or organisations regarded under national law as having a legitimate interest in the matter must have legal remedies for initiating proceedings against unfair commercial practices, either before a court or before an administrative authority which is competent to decide upon complaints or to initiate appropriate legal proceedings. While it is for national law to determine the burden of proof, it is appropriate to enable courts and administrative authorities to require traders to produce evidence as to the accuracy of factual claims they have made.

| (22) | It is necessary that Member States lay down penalties for infringements of the provisions of this Directive and they must ensure that these are enforced. The penalties must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive. |
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(22)

It is necessary that Member States lay down penalties for infringements of the provisions of this Directive and they must ensure that these are enforced. The penalties must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.

| (23) | Since the objectives of this Directive, namely to eliminate the barriers to the functioning of the internal market represented by national laws on unfair commercial practices and to provide a high common level of consumer protection, by approximating the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States on unfair commercial practices, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to eliminate the internal market barriers and achieve a high common level of consumer protection. |
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(23)

Since the objectives of this Directive, namely to eliminate the barriers to the functioning of the internal market represented by national laws on unfair commercial practices and to provide a high common level of consumer protection, by approximating the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States on unfair commercial practices, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to eliminate the internal market barriers and achieve a high common level of consumer protection.

| (24) | It is appropriate to review this Directive to ensure that barriers to the internal market have been addressed and a high level of consumer protection achieved. The review could lead to a Commission proposal to amend this Directive, which may include a limited extension to the derogation in Article 3(5), and/or amendments to other consumer protection legislation reflecting the Commission's Consumer Policy Strategy commitment to review the existing acquis in order to achieve a high, common level of consumer protection. |
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(24)

It is appropriate to review this Directive to ensure that barriers to the internal market have been addressed and a high level of consumer protection achieved. The review could lead to a Commission proposal to amend this Directive, which may include a limited extension to the derogation in Article 3(5), and/or amendments to other consumer protection legislation reflecting the Commission's Consumer Policy Strategy commitment to review the existing acquis in order to achieve a high, common level of consumer protection.

| (25) | This Directive respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, |
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(25)

This Directive respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

CHAPTER 1

GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 1

Purpose

The purpose of this Directive is to contribute to the proper functioning of the internal market and achieve a high level of consumer protection by approximating the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States on unfair commercial practices harming consumers' economic interests.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purposes of this Directive:

| (a) | ‘consumer’ means any natural person who, in commercial practices covered by this Directive, is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession; |
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(a)

‘consumer’ means any natural person who, in commercial practices covered by this Directive, is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession;

| (b) | ‘trader’ means any natural or legal person who, in commercial practices covered by this Directive, is acting for purposes relating to his trade, business, craft or profession and anyone acting in the name of or on behalf of a trader; |
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(b)

‘trader’ means any natural or legal person who, in commercial practices covered by this Directive, is acting for purposes relating to his trade, business, craft or profession and anyone acting in the name of or on behalf of a trader;

| (c) | ‘product’ means any goods or service including immovable property, rights and obligations; |
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(c)

‘product’ means any goods or service including immovable property, rights and obligations;

| (d) | ‘business-to-consumer commercial practices’ (hereinafter also referred to as ‘commercial practices’) means any act, omission, course of conduct or representation, commercial communication including advertising and marketing, by a trader, directly connected with the promotion, sale or supply of a product to consumers; |
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(d)

‘business-to-consumer commercial practices’ (hereinafter also referred to as ‘commercial practices’) means any act, omission, course of conduct or representation, commercial communication including advertising and marketing, by a trader, directly connected with the promotion, sale or supply of a product to consumers;

| (e) | ‘to materially distort the economic behaviour of consumers’ means using a commercial practice to appreciably impair the consumer's ability to make an informed decision, thereby causing the consumer to take a transactional decision that he would not have taken otherwise; |
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(e)

‘to materially distort the economic behaviour of consumers’ means using a commercial practice to appreciably impair the consumer's ability to make an informed decision, thereby causing the consumer to take a transactional decision that he would not have taken otherwise;

| (f) | ‘code of conduct’ means an agreement or set of rules not imposed by law, regulation or administrative provision of a Member State which defines the behaviour of traders who undertake to be bound by the code in relation to one or more particular commercial practices or business sectors; |
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(f)

‘code of conduct’ means an agreement or set of rules not imposed by law, regulation or administrative provision of a Member State which defines the behaviour of traders who undertake to be bound by the code in relation to one or more particular commercial practices or business sectors;

| (g) | ‘code owner’ means any entity, including a trader or group of traders, which is responsible for the formulation and revision of a code of conduct and/or for monitoring compliance with the code by those who have undertaken to be bound by it; |
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(g)

‘code owner’ means any entity, including a trader or group of traders, which is responsible for the formulation and revision of a code of conduct and/or for monitoring compliance with the code by those who have undertaken to be bound by it;

| (h) | ‘professional diligence’ means the standard of special skill and care which a trader may reasonably be expected to exercise towards consumers, commensurate with honest market practice and/or the general principle of good faith in the trader's field of activity; |
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(h)

‘professional diligence’ means the standard of special skill and care which a trader may reasonably be expected to exercise towards consumers, commensurate with honest market practice and/or the general principle of good faith in the trader's field of activity;

| (i) | ‘invitation to purchase’ means a commercial communication which indicates characteristics of the product and the price in a way appropriate to the means of the commercial communication used and thereby enables the consumer to make a purchase; |
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(i)

‘invitation to purchase’ means a commercial communication which indicates characteristics of the product and the price in a way appropriate to the means of the commercial communication used and thereby enables the consumer to make a purchase;

| (j) | ‘undue influence’ means exploiting a position of power in relation to the consumer so as to apply pressure, even without using or threatening to use physical force, in a way which significantly limits the consumer's ability to make an informed decision; |
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(j)

‘undue influence’ means exploiting a position of power in relation to the consumer so as to apply pressure, even without using or threatening to use physical force, in a way which significantly limits the consumer's ability to make an informed decision;

| (k) | ‘transactional decision’ means any decision taken by a consumer concerning whether, how and on what terms to purchase, make payment in whole or in part for, retain or dispose of a product or to exercise a contractual right in relation to the product, whether the consumer decides to act or to refrain from acting; |
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(k)

‘transactional decision’ means any decision taken by a consumer concerning whether, how and on what terms to purchase, make payment in whole or in part for, retain or dispose of a product or to exercise a contractual right in relation to the product, whether the consumer decides to act or to refrain from acting;

| (l) | ‘regulated profession’ means a professional activity or a group of professional activities, access to which or the pursuit of which, or one of the modes of pursuing which, is conditional, directly or indirectly, upon possession of specific professional qualifications, pursuant to laws, regulations or administrative provisions. |
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(l)

‘regulated profession’ means a professional activity or a group of professional activities, access to which or the pursuit of which, or one of the modes of pursuing which, is conditional, directly or indirectly, upon possession of specific professional qualifications, pursuant to laws, regulations or administrative provisions.

Article 3

Scope

1.   This Directive shall apply to unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices, as laid down in Article 5, before, during and after a commercial transaction in relation to a product.

2.   This Directive is without prejudice to contract law and, in particular, to the rules on the validity, formation or effect of a contract.

3.   This Directive is without prejudice to Community or national rules relating to the health and safety aspects of products.

4.   In the case of conflict between the provisions of this Directive and other Community rules regulating specific aspects of unfair commercial practices, the latter shall prevail and apply to those specific aspects.

5.   For a period of six years from ... (8), Member States shall be able to continue to apply national provisions within the field approximated by this Directive which are more restrictive or prescriptive than this Directive and which implement directives containing minimum harmonisation clauses. These measures must be essential to ensure that consumers are adequately protected against unfair commercial practices and must be proportionate to the attainment of this objective. The review referred to in Article 18 may, if considered appropriate, include a proposal to prolong this derogation for a further limited period.

6.   Member States shall notify the Commission without delay of any national provisions applied on the basis of paragraph 5.

7.   This Directive is without prejudice to the rules determining the jurisdiction of the courts.

8.   This Directive is without prejudice to any conditions of establishment or of authorisation regimes, or to the deontological codes of conduct or other specific rules governing regulated professions in order to uphold high standards of integrity on the part of the professional, which Member States may, in conformity with Community law, impose on professionals.

9.   In relation to ‘financial services’, as defined in Directive 2002/65/EC, and immovable property, Member States may impose requirements which are more restrictive or prescriptive than this Directive in the field which it approximates.

10.   This Directive shall not apply to the application of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of Member States relating to the certification and indication of the standard of fineness of articles of precious metal.

Article 4

Internal market

Member States shall neither restrict the freedom to provide services nor restrict the free movement of goods for reasons falling within the field approximated by this Directive.

CHAPTER 2

UNFAIR COMMERCIAL PRACTICES

Article 5

Prohibition of unfair commercial practices

1.   Unfair commercial practices shall be prohibited.

2.   A commercial practice shall be unfair if:

| (a) | it is contrary to the requirements of professional diligence, and |
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(a)

it is contrary to the requirements of professional diligence, and

| (b) | it materially distorts or is likely to materially distort the economic behaviour with regard to the product of the average consumer whom it reaches or to whom it is addressed, or of the average member of the group when a commercial practice is directed to a particular group of consumers. |
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(b)

it materially distorts or is likely to materially distort the economic behaviour with regard to the product of the average consumer whom it reaches or to whom it is addressed, or of the average member of the group when a commercial practice is directed to a particular group of consumers.

3.   Commercial practices
  which are
  likely to materially distort the economic behaviour only of a
  clearly identifiable
  group of consumers who are particularly vulnerable to the practice or the underlying product because of their mental or physical infirmity, age or credulity in a way which the trader could reasonably be expected to foresee, shall be assessed from the perspective of the average member of that group. This is without prejudice to the common and legitimate advertising practice of making exaggerated statements or statements which are not meant to be taken literally.

4.   In particular, commercial practices shall be unfair which:

| (a) | are misleading as set out in Articles 6 and 7, or |
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(a)

are misleading as set out in Articles 6 and 7, or

| (b) | are aggressive as set out in Articles 8 and 9. |
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(b)

are aggressive as set out in Articles 8 and 9.

5.   Annex I contains the list of those commercial practices which shall in all circumstances be regarded as unfair.
  The same single list shall apply in all Member States and may only be modified by revision of this Directive.

SECTION 1

MISLEADING COMMERCIAL PRACTICES

Article 6

Misleading actions

1.   A commercial practice shall be regarded as misleading if it contains false information and is therefore untruthful or in any way, including overall presentation, deceives or is likely to deceive the average consumer, even if the information is factually correct, in relation to one or more of the following elements, and in either case causes or is likely to cause him to take a transactional decision that he would not have taken otherwise:

| (a) | the existence or nature of the product; |
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(a)

the existence or nature of the product;

| (b) | the main characteristics of the product, such as its availability, benefits, risks, execution, composition, accessories, after-sale customer assistance and complaint handling, method and date of manufacture or provision, delivery, fitness for purpose, usage, quantity, specification, geographical or commercial origin or the results to be expected from its use, or the results and material features of tests or checks carried out on the product; |
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(b)

the main characteristics of the product, such as its availability, benefits, risks, execution, composition, accessories, after-sale customer assistance and complaint handling, method and date of manufacture or provision, delivery, fitness for purpose, usage, quantity, specification, geographical or commercial origin or the results to be expected from its use, or the results and material features of tests or checks carried out on the product;

| (c) | the extent of the trader's commitments, the motives for the commercial practice and the nature of the sales process, any statement or symbol in relation to direct or indirect sponsorship or approval of the trader or the product; |
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(c)

the extent of the trader's commitments, the motives for the commercial practice and the nature of the sales process, any statement or symbol in relation to direct or indirect sponsorship or approval of the trader or the product;

| (d) | the price or the manner in which the price is calculated, or the existence of a specific price advantage; |
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(d)

the price or the manner in which the price is calculated, or the existence of a specific price advantage;

| (e) | the need for a service, part, replacement or repair; |
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(e)

the need for a service, part, replacement or repair;

| (f) | the nature, attributes and rights of the trader or his agent, such as his identity and assets, his qualifications, status, approval, affiliation or connection and ownership of industrial, commercial or intellectual property rights or his awards and distinctions; |
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(f)

the nature, attributes and rights of the trader or his agent, such as his identity and assets, his qualifications, status, approval, affiliation or connection and ownership of industrial, commercial or intellectual property rights or his awards and distinctions;

| (g) | the consumer's rights
  , including the right to replacement or reimbursement under Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees

   (9), or the risks he may face. |
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(g)

the consumer's rights
  , including the right to replacement or reimbursement under Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees

   (9), or the risks he may face.

2.   A commercial practice shall also be regarded as misleading if, in its factual context, taking account of all its features and circumstances, it causes or is likely to cause the average consumer to take a transactional decision that he would not have taken otherwise, and it involves:

| (a) | any marketing of a product, including comparative advertising, which creates confusion with any products, trade marks, trade names or other distinguishing marks of a competitor; |
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(a)

any marketing of a product, including comparative advertising, which creates confusion with any products, trade marks, trade names or other distinguishing marks of a competitor;

| (b) | non-compliance by the trader with commitments contained in codes of conduct by which the trader has undertaken to be bound, where:






  (i) | the commitment is not aspirational but is firm and is capable of being verified, and |
| --- | --- | --- |

(b)

non-compliance by the trader with commitments contained in codes of conduct by which the trader has undertaken to be bound, where:

(i)

the commitment is not aspirational but is firm and is capable of being verified, and

| (ii) | the trader indicates in a commercial practice that he is bound by the code. |
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(ii)

the trader indicates in a commercial practice that he is bound by the code.

Article 7

Misleading omissions

1.   A commercial practice shall be regarded as misleading if, in its factual context, taking account of all its features and circumstances and the limitations of the communication medium, it omits material information that the average consumer needs, according to the context, to take an informed transactional decision and thereby causes or is likely to cause the average consumer to take a transactional decision that he would not have taken otherwise.

2.   It shall also be regarded as a misleading omission when
  , taking account of the matters described in paragraph 1,
  a trader hides or provides in an unclear, unintelligible, ambiguous or untimely manner such material information as referred to in that paragraph or fails to identify the commercial intent of the commercial practice if not already apparent from the context,
  and where, in either case, this causes or is likely to cause the average consumer to take a transactional decision that he would not have taken otherwise.

3.   Where the medium used to communicate the commercial practice imposes limitations of space or time, these limitations and any measures taken by the trader to make the information available to consumers by other means shall be taken into account in deciding whether information has been omitted.

4.   In the case of an invitation to purchase, the following information shall be regarded as material, if not already apparent from the context:

| (a) | the main characteristics of the product, to an extent appropriate to the medium and the product; |
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(a)

the main characteristics of the product, to an extent appropriate to the medium and the product;

| (b) | the geographical address and the identity of the trader, such as his trading name and, where applicable, the geographical address and the identity of the trader on whose behalf he is acting; |
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(b)

the geographical address and the identity of the trader, such as his trading name and, where applicable, the geographical address and the identity of the trader on whose behalf he is acting;

| (c) | the price inclusive of taxes, or where the nature of the product means that the price cannot reasonably be calculated in advance, the manner in which the price is calculated, as well as, where appropriate, all additional freight, delivery or postal charges or, where these charges cannot reasonably be calculated in advance, the fact that such additional charges may be payable; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

the price inclusive of taxes, or where the nature of the product means that the price cannot reasonably be calculated in advance, the manner in which the price is calculated, as well as, where appropriate, all additional freight, delivery or postal charges or, where these charges cannot reasonably be calculated in advance, the fact that such additional charges may be payable;

| (d) | the arrangements for payment, delivery, performance and the complaint handling policy, if they depart from the requirements of professional diligence; |
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(d)

the arrangements for payment, delivery, performance and the complaint handling policy, if they depart from the requirements of professional diligence;

| (e) | for products and transactions involving a right of withdrawal or cancellation, the existence of such a right. |
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(e)

for products and transactions involving a right of withdrawal or cancellation, the existence of such a right.

5.   Information requirements established by Community law in relation to commercial communication including advertising or marketing, a non-exhaustive list of which is contained in Annex II, shall be regarded as material.

SECTION 2

AGGRESSIVE COMMERCIAL PRACTICES

Article 8

Aggressive commercial practices

A commercial practice shall be regarded as aggressive if, in its factual context, taking account of all its features and circumstances, by harassment, coercion, including the use of physical force, or undue influence, it significantly impairs or is likely to significantly impair the average consumer's freedom of choice or conduct with regard to the product and thereby causes him or is likely to cause him to take a transactional decision that he would not have taken otherwise.

Article 9

Use of harassment, coercion and undue influence

In determining whether a commercial practice uses harassment, coercion, including the use of physical force, or undue influence, account shall be taken of:

| (a) | its timing, location, nature or persistence; |
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(a)

its timing, location, nature or persistence;

| (b) | the use of threatening or abusive language or behaviour; |
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(b)

the use of threatening or abusive language or behaviour;

| (c) | the exploitation by the trader of any specific misfortune or circumstance of such gravity as to impair the consumer's judgement, of which the trader is aware, to influence the consumer's decision with regard to the product; |
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(c)

the exploitation by the trader of any specific misfortune or circumstance of such gravity as to impair the consumer's judgement, of which the trader is aware, to influence the consumer's decision with regard to the product;

| (d) | any onerous or disproportionate non-contractual barriers imposed by the trader where a consumer wishes to exercise rights under the contract, including rights to terminate a contract or to switch to another product or another trader; |
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(d)

any onerous or disproportionate non-contractual barriers imposed by the trader where a consumer wishes to exercise rights under the contract, including rights to terminate a contract or to switch to another product or another trader;

| (e) | any threat to take any action that cannot legally be taken. |
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(e)

any threat to take any action that cannot legally be taken.

CHAPTER 3

CODES OF CONDUCT

Article 10

Codes of conduct

This Directive does not exclude the control, which Member States may encourage, of unfair commercial practices by code owners and recourse to such bodies by the persons or organisations referred to in Article 11 if proceedings before such bodies are in addition to the court or administrative proceedings referred to in that Article.

Recourse to such control bodies shall never be deemed the equivalent of foregoing a means of judicial or administrative recourse as provided for in Article 11.

CHAPTER 4

FINAL PROVISIONS

Article 11

Enforcement

1.   Member States shall ensure that adequate and effective means exist to combat unfair commercial practices
  in order to enforce
  compliance with the provisions of this Directive in the interest of consumers.

Such means shall include legal provisions under which persons or organisations regarded under national law as having a legitimate interest in combating unfair commercial practices, including competitors, may:

| (a) | take legal action against such unfair commercial practices; and/or |
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(a)

take legal action against such unfair commercial practices; and/or

| (b) | bring such unfair commercial practices before an administrative authority competent either to decide on complaints or to initiate appropriate legal proceedings. |
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(b)

bring such unfair commercial practices before an administrative authority competent either to decide on complaints or to initiate appropriate legal proceedings.

It shall be for each Member State to decide which of these facilities shall be available and whether to enable the courts or administrative authorities to require prior recourse to other established means of dealing with complaints, including those referred to in Article 10. These facilities shall be available regardless of whether the consumers affected are in the territory of the Member State where the trader is located or in another Member State.

It shall be for each Member State to decide:

| (a) | whether these legal facilities may be directed separately or jointly against a number of traders from the same economic sector; and |
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(a)

whether these legal facilities may be directed separately or jointly against a number of traders from the same economic sector; and

| (b) | whether these legal facilities may be directed against a code owner where the relevant code promotes non-compliance with legal requirements. |
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(b)

whether these legal facilities may be directed against a code owner where the relevant code promotes non-compliance with legal requirements.

2.   Under the legal provisions referred to in paragraph 1, Member States shall confer upon the courts or administrative authorities powers enabling them, in cases where they deem such measures to be necessary taking into account all the interests involved and in particular the public interest:

| (a) | to order the cessation of, or to institute appropriate legal proceedings for an order for the cessation of, unfair commercial practices, or |
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(a)

to order the cessation of, or to institute appropriate legal proceedings for an order for the cessation of, unfair commercial practices, or

| (b) | if the unfair commercial practice has not yet been carried out but is imminent, to order the prohibition of the practice, or to institute appropriate legal proceedings for an order for the prohibition of the practice, |
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(b)

if the unfair commercial practice has not yet been carried out but is imminent, to order the prohibition of the practice, or to institute appropriate legal proceedings for an order for the prohibition of the practice,

even without proof of actual loss or damage or of intention or negligence on the part of the trader.

Member States shall also make provision for the measures referred to in the first subparagraph to be taken under an accelerated procedure:

| — | either with interim effect, or |
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—

either with interim effect, or

| — | with definitive effect, |
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—

with definitive effect,

on the understanding that it is for each Member State to decide which of the two options to select.

Furthermore, Member States may confer upon the courts or administrative authorities powers enabling them, with a view to eliminating the continuing effects of unfair commercial practices the cessation of which has been ordered by a final decision:

| (a) | to require publication of that decision in full or in part and in such form as they deem adequate, |
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(a)

to require publication of that decision in full or in part and in such form as they deem adequate,

| (b) | to require in addition the publication of a corrective statement. |
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(b)

to require in addition the publication of a corrective statement.

3.   The administrative authorities referred to in paragraph 1 must:

| (a) | be composed so as not to cast doubt on their impartiality; |
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(a)

be composed so as not to cast doubt on their impartiality;

| (b) | have adequate powers, where they decide on complaints, to monitor and enforce the observance of their decisions effectively; |
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(b)

have adequate powers, where they decide on complaints, to monitor and enforce the observance of their decisions effectively;

| (c) | normally give reasons for their decisions. |
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(c)

normally give reasons for their decisions.

Where the powers referred to in paragraph 2 are exercised exclusively by an administrative authority, reasons for its decisions shall always be given. Furthermore, in this case, provision must be made for procedures whereby improper or unreasonable exercise of its powers by the administrative authority or improper or unreasonable failure to exercise the said powers can be the subject of judicial review.

Article 12

Courts and administrative authorities: substantiation of claims

Member States shall confer upon the courts or administrative authorities powers enabling them in the civil or administrative proceedings provided for in Article 11:

| (a) | to require the trader to furnish evidence as to the accuracy of factual claims in relation to a commercial practice if, taking into account the legitimate interest of the trader and any other party to the proceedings, such a requirement appears appropriate on the basis of the circumstances of the particular case; and |
| --- | --- |

(a)

to require the trader to furnish evidence as to the accuracy of factual claims in relation to a commercial practice if, taking into account the legitimate interest of the trader and any other party to the proceedings, such a requirement appears appropriate on the basis of the circumstances of the particular case; and

| (b) | to consider factual claims as inaccurate if the evidence demanded in accordance with (a) is not furnished or is deemed insufficient by the court or administrative authority. |
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(b)

to consider factual claims as inaccurate if the evidence demanded in accordance with (a) is not furnished or is deemed insufficient by the court or administrative authority.

Article 13

Penalties

Member States shall lay down penalties for infringements of national provisions adopted in application of this Directive and shall take all necessary measures to ensure that these are enforced. These penalties must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.

Article 14

Amendments to Directive 84/450/EEC

Directive 84/450/EEC is hereby amended as follows:

| 1) | Article 1 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘Article 1
  The purpose of this Directive is to protect traders against misleading advertising and the unfair consequences thereof and to lay down the conditions under which comparative advertising is permitted.’ |
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1)

Article 1 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 1

The purpose of this Directive is to protect traders against misleading advertising and the unfair consequences thereof and to lay down the conditions under which comparative advertising is permitted.’

| 2) | In Article 2:






  — | Point 3 shall be replaced by the following:







  ‘3. | ‘trader’ means any natural or legal person who is acting for purposes relating to his trade, craft, business or profession and any one acting in the name of or on behalf of a trader.’ |
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2)

In Article 2:

—

Point 3 shall be replaced by the following:

‘3.

‘trader’ means any natural or legal person who is acting for purposes relating to his trade, craft, business or profession and any one acting in the name of or on behalf of a trader.’

| — | The following point shall be added:







  ‘4. | ‘code owner’ means any entity, including a trader or group of traders, which is responsible for the formulation and revision of a code of conduct and/or for monitoring compliance with the code by those who have undertaken to be bound by it.’ |
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—

The following point shall be added:

‘4.

‘code owner’ means any entity, including a trader or group of traders, which is responsible for the formulation and revision of a code of conduct and/or for monitoring compliance with the code by those who have undertaken to be bound by it.’

| 3) | Article 3a shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘Article 3a
  1.   Comparative advertising shall, as far as the comparison is concerned, be permitted when the following conditions are met:






  (a) | it is not misleading within the meaning of Articles 2(2), 3 and 7(1)of this Directive or Articles 6 and 7 of Directive 2005/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market (10); |
| --- | --- | --- |

3)

Article 3a shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 3a

1.   Comparative advertising shall, as far as the comparison is concerned, be permitted when the following conditions are met:

(a)

it is not misleading within the meaning of Articles 2(2), 3 and 7(1)of this Directive or Articles 6 and 7 of Directive 2005/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market (10);

within the meaning of

2005

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| (b) | it compares goods or services meeting the same needs or intended for the same purpose; |
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(b)

it compares goods or services meeting the same needs or intended for the same purpose;

| (c) | it objectively compares one or more material, relevant, verifiable and representative features of those goods and services, which may include price; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

it objectively compares one or more material, relevant, verifiable and representative features of those goods and services, which may include price;

| (d) | it does not discredit or denigrate the trade marks, trade names, other distinguishing marks, goods, services, activities, or circumstances of a competitor; |
| --- | --- |

(d)

it does not discredit or denigrate the trade marks, trade names, other distinguishing marks, goods, services, activities, or circumstances of a competitor;

| (e) | for products with designation of origin, it relates in each case to products with the same designation; |
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(e)

for products with designation of origin, it relates in each case to products with the same designation;

| (f) | it does not take unfair advantage of the reputation of a trade mark, trade name or other distinguishing marks of a competitor or of the designation of origin of competing products; |
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(f)

it does not take unfair advantage of the reputation of a trade mark, trade name or other distinguishing marks of a competitor or of the designation of origin of competing products;

| (g) | it does not present goods or services as imitations or replicas of goods or services bearing a protected trade mark or trade name; |
| --- | --- |

(g)

it does not present goods or services as imitations or replicas of goods or services bearing a protected trade mark or trade name;

| (h) | it does not create confusion among traders, between the advertiser and a competitor or between the advertiser's trade marks, trade names, other distinguishing marks, goods or services and those of a competitor. |
| --- | --- |

(h)

it does not create confusion among traders, between the advertiser and a competitor or between the advertiser's trade marks, trade names, other distinguishing marks, goods or services and those of a competitor.

(10)  OJ L ...’"

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| 4) | Article 4(1) shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘1.   Member States shall ensure that adequate and effective means exist to combat misleading advertising in order to enforce compliance with the provisions on comparative advertising in the interest of traders and competitors. Such means shall include legal provisions under which persons or organisations regarded under national law as having a legitimate interest in combating misleading advertising or regulating comparative advertising may:






  (a) | take legal action against such advertising; or |
| --- | --- | --- |

4)

Article 4(1) shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.   Member States shall ensure that adequate and effective means exist to combat misleading advertising in order to enforce compliance with the provisions on comparative advertising in the interest of traders and competitors. Such means shall include legal provisions under which persons or organisations regarded under national law as having a legitimate interest in combating misleading advertising or regulating comparative advertising may:

in order to enforce

(a)

take legal action against such advertising; or

| (b) | bring such advertising before an administrative authority competent either to decide on complaints or to initiate appropriate legal proceedings. |
| --- | --- |

(b)

bring such advertising before an administrative authority competent either to decide on complaints or to initiate appropriate legal proceedings.

It shall be for each Member State to decide which of these facilities shall be available and whether to enable the courts or administrative authorities to require prior recourse to other established means of dealing with complaints, including those referred to in Article 5.

It shall be for each Member State to decide:

| (a) | whether these legal facilities may be directed separately or jointly against a number of traders from the same economic sector; and |
| --- | --- |

(a)

whether these legal facilities may be directed separately or jointly against a number of traders from the same economic sector; and

| (b) | whether these legal facilities may be directed against a code owner where the relevant code promotes non-compliance with legal requirements.’ |
| --- | --- |

(b)

whether these legal facilities may be directed against a code owner where the relevant code promotes non-compliance with legal requirements.’

| (5) | Article 7(1) shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘1.   This Directive shall not preclude Member States from retaining or adopting provisions with a view to ensuring more extensive protection, with regard to misleading advertising, for traders and competitors.’ |
| --- | --- |

(5)

Article 7(1) shall be replaced by the following:

‘1.   This Directive shall not preclude Member States from retaining or adopting provisions with a view to ensuring more extensive protection, with regard to misleading advertising, for traders and competitors.’

Article 15

Amendments to Directives 97/7/EC and 2002/65/EC

1)   Article 9 of Directive 97/7/EC shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 9

Inertia selling

Given the prohibition of inertia selling practices laid down in Directive 2005/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market (11), Member States shall take the measures necessary to exempt the consumer from the provision of any consideration in cases of unsolicited supply, the absence of a response not constituting consent.

2)   Article 9 of Directive 2002/65/EC shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 9

Given the prohibition of inertia selling practices laid down in Directive 2005/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market (12) and without prejudice to the provisions of Member States' legislation on the tacit renewal of distance contracts, when such rules permit tacit renewal, Member States shall take measures to exempt the consumer from any obligation in the event of unsolicited supplies, the absence of a reply not constituting consent.

Article 16

Amendments to Directive 98/27/EC and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004

1)   In the Annex to Directive 98/27/EC, point 1 shall be replaced by the following:

| ‘1. | Directive 2005/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market (OJ L ...)’ |
| --- | --- |

‘1.

Directive 2005/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market (OJ L ...)’

2)   In the Annex to Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 October 2004 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of the consumer protection law (‘the Regulation on consumer protection cooperation’) (13) the following point shall be added:

2006

27 October 2004

13

| ‘16. | Directive 2005/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market (OJ L ...)’ |
| --- | --- |

‘16.

Directive 2005/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of ... concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market (OJ L ...)’

Article 17

Information

Member States shall take appropriate measures to inform consumers of the national law transposing this Directive and shall, where appropriate, encourage traders and code owners to inform consumers of their codes of conduct.

Article 18

Review

1.   By ... (14)
  the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a comprehensive report on the application of this Directive, in particular of
  Articles 3(9) and 4 and
  Annex I, on the scope for further harmonisation and simplification of Community law relating to consumer protection, and, having regard to Article 3(5), on any measures that need to be taken at Community level to ensure that appropriate levels of consumer protection are maintained. The report shall be accompanied, if necessary, by a proposal to revise this Directive or other relevant parts of Community law.

By ... (14

Articles 3(9) and 4 and

2.   The European Parliament and the Council shall endeavour to act, in accordance with the Treaty, within two years of the presentation by the Commission of any proposal submitted under paragraph 1.

Article 19

Transposition

Member States shall adopt and publish the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by ... (15). They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof and inform the Commission of any subsequent amendments without delay.

15

They shall apply those measures by ... (16). When Member States adopt those measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. Member States shall determine how such reference is to be made.

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Article 20

Entry into force

This Directive shall enter into force on the day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 21

Addressees

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at ..., on ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)  OJ C 108, 30.4.2004, p. 81.

1

(2)  Position of the European Parliament of 20 April 2004 (not yet published in the Official Journal), Council Common Position of 15 November 2004 (OJ C 38 E, 15.2.2005, p. 1) and Position of the European Parliament of 24 February 2005.

2

Position

15 November 2004 (OJ C 38 E, 15.2.2005, p. 1)

24 February 2005

(3)  OJ L 250, 19.9.1984, p. 17. Directive as amended by Directive 97/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 290, 23.10.1997, p. 18).

3

(4)  OJ L 144, 4.6.1997, p. 19. Directive as amended by Directive 2002/65/EC (OJ L 271, 9.10.2002, p. 16).

4

(5)  OJ L 166, 11.6.1998, p. 51. Directive as last amended by Directive 2002/65/EC.

5

(6)  OJ L 271, 9.10.2002, p. 16.

6

(7)  OJ L 201, 31.7.2002, p. 37.

7

(8)  24 months after the entry into force of this Directive.

8

(9)  

  OJ L 171, 7.7.1999, p. 12

  .

9

OJ L 171, 7.7.1999, p. 12

(13)  
  OJ L 364, 9.12.2004, p. 1.

13

OJ L 364, 9.12.2004, p. 1.

(14)  Six years after the entry into force of this Directive.

14

(15)  24 months after the entry into force of this Directive.

15

24 months after the entry into force of this Directive.

(16)  30 months after the entry into force of this Directive.

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ANNEX I

COMMERCIAL PRACTICES WHICH ARE IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES CONSIDERED UNFAIR

Misleading commercial practices

| (1) | Claiming to be a signatory to a code of conduct when the trader is not. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Claiming to be a signatory to a code of conduct when the trader is not.

| (2) | Displaying a trust mark, quality mark or equivalent without having obtained the necessary authorisation. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Displaying a trust mark, quality mark or equivalent without having obtained the necessary authorisation.

| (3) | Claiming that a code of conduct has an endorsement from a public or other body which it does not have. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

Claiming that a code of conduct has an endorsement from a public or other body which it does not have.

| (4) | Claiming that
  a trader (including his commercial practices) or
  a product has been approved, endorsed or authorised by a public or private body when
  he
  /it has not or making such a claim without complying with the terms of the approval, endorsement or authorisation. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

Claiming that
  a trader (including his commercial practices) or
  a product has been approved, endorsed or authorised by a public or private body when
  he
  /it has not or making such a claim without complying with the terms of the approval, endorsement or authorisation.

| (5) | Making an invitation to purchase products at a specified price without disclosing the existence of any reasonable grounds the trader may have for believing that he will not be able to offer for supply or to procure another trader to supply, those products or equivalent products at that price for a period that is, and in quantities that are, reasonable having regard to the product, the scale of advertising of the product and the price offered (bait advertising). |
| --- | --- |

(5)

Making an invitation to purchase products at a specified price without disclosing the existence of any reasonable grounds the trader may have for believing that he will not be able to offer for supply or to procure another trader to supply, those products or equivalent products at that price for a period that is, and in quantities that are, reasonable having regard to the product, the scale of advertising of the product and the price offered (bait advertising).

| (6) | Making an invitation to purchase products at a specified price and then:






  (a) | refusing to show the advertised item to consumers, or |
| --- | --- | --- |

(6)

Making an invitation to purchase products at a specified price and then:

(a)

refusing to show the advertised item to consumers, or

| (b) | refusing to take orders for it or deliver it within a reasonable time, or |
| --- | --- |

(b)

refusing to take orders for it or deliver it within a reasonable time, or

| (c) | demonstrating a defective sample of it, |
| --- | --- |

(c)

demonstrating a defective sample of it,

with the intention of promoting a different product (bait and switch).

| (7) | Falsely stating that a product will only be available for a very limited time
  , or that it will only be available on particular terms for a very limited time,
  in order to elicit an immediate decision and deprive consumers of sufficient opportunity or time to make an informed choice. |
| --- | --- |

(7)

Falsely stating that a product will only be available for a very limited time
  , or that it will only be available on particular terms for a very limited time,
  in order to elicit an immediate decision and deprive consumers of sufficient opportunity or time to make an informed choice.

| (8) | Undertaking to provide after-sales service to consumers with whom the trader has communicated prior to a transaction in a language which is not an official language of the Member State where the trader is located and then making such service available only in another language without clearly disclosing this to the consumer before the consumer is committed to the transaction. |
| --- | --- |

(8)

Undertaking to provide after-sales service to consumers with whom the trader has communicated prior to a transaction in a language which is not an official language of the Member State where the trader is located and then making such service available only in another language without clearly disclosing this to the consumer before the consumer is committed to the transaction.

| (9) | Stating or otherwise creating the impression that a product can legally be sold when it cannot. |
| --- | --- |

(9)

Stating or otherwise creating the impression that a product can legally be sold when it cannot.

| (10) | Presenting rights given to consumers in law as a distinctive feature of the trader's offer. |
| --- | --- |

(10)

Presenting rights given to consumers in law as a distinctive feature of the trader's offer.

| (11) | Using editorial content in the media to promote a product where a trader has paid for the promotion without making that clear in the content or by images or sounds clearly identifiable by the consumer (advertorial). This is without prejudice to Council Directive 89/552/EEC (1). |
| --- | --- |

(11)

Using editorial content in the media to promote a product where a trader has paid for the promotion without making that clear in the content or by images or sounds clearly identifiable by the consumer (advertorial). This is without prejudice to Council Directive 89/552/EEC (1).

| (12) | Making a materially inaccurate claim concerning the nature and extent of the risk to the personal security of the consumer or his family if the consumer does not purchase the product. |
| --- | --- |

(12)

Making a materially inaccurate claim concerning the nature and extent of the risk to the personal security of the consumer or his family if the consumer does not purchase the product.

| (13) | Promoting a product similar to a product made by a particular manufacturer in such a manner as deliberately to mislead the consumer into believing that the product is made by that same manufacturer when it is not. |
| --- | --- |

(13)

Promoting a product similar to a product made by a particular manufacturer in such a manner as deliberately to mislead the consumer into believing that the product is made by that same manufacturer when it is not.

| (14) | Establishing, operating or promoting a pyramid promotional scheme where a consumer gives consideration for the opportunity to receive compensation that is derived primarily from the introduction of other consumers into the scheme rather than from the sale or consumption of products. |
| --- | --- |

(14)

Establishing, operating or promoting a pyramid promotional scheme where a consumer gives consideration for the opportunity to receive compensation that is derived primarily from the introduction of other consumers into the scheme rather than from the sale or consumption of products.

| (15) | Claiming that the trader is about to cease trading or move premises when he is not. |
| --- | --- |

(15)

Claiming that the trader is about to cease trading or move premises when he is not.

| (16) | Claiming that products are able to facilitate winning in games of chance. |
| --- | --- |

(16)

Claiming that products are able to facilitate winning in games of chance.

| (17) | Falsely claiming that a product is able to cure illnesses, dysfunction or malformations. |
| --- | --- |

(17)

Falsely claiming that a product is able to cure illnesses, dysfunction or malformations.

| (18) | Passing on materially inaccurate information on market conditions or on the possibility of finding the product with the intention of inducing the consumer to acquire the product at conditions less favourable than normal market conditions. |
| --- | --- |

(18)

Passing on materially inaccurate information on market conditions or on the possibility of finding the product with the intention of inducing the consumer to acquire the product at conditions less favourable than normal market conditions.

| (19) | Claiming in a commercial practice to offer a competition or prize promotion without awarding the prizes described or a reasonable equivalent. |
| --- | --- |

(19)

Claiming in a commercial practice to offer a competition or prize promotion without awarding the prizes described or a reasonable equivalent.

| (20) | Describing a product as ‘gratis’, ‘free’, ‘without charge’ or similar if the consumer has to pay anything other than the unavoidable cost of responding to the commercial practice and collecting or paying for delivery of the item. |
| --- | --- |

(20)

Describing a product as ‘gratis’, ‘free’, ‘without charge’ or similar if the consumer has to pay anything other than the unavoidable cost of responding to the commercial practice and collecting or paying for delivery of the item.

| (21) | Including in marketing material an invoice or similar document seeking payment which gives the consumer the impression that he has already ordered the marketed product when he has not. |
| --- | --- |

(21)

Including in marketing material an invoice or similar document seeking payment which gives the consumer the impression that he has already ordered the marketed product when he has not.

| (22) | Falsely claiming or creating the impression that the trader is not acting for purposes relating to his trade, business, craft or profession, or falsely representing oneself as a consumer. |
| --- | --- |

(22)

Falsely claiming or creating the impression that the trader is not acting for purposes relating to his trade, business, craft or profession, or falsely representing oneself as a consumer.

| (23) | Creating the false impression that after-sales service in relation to a product is available in a Member State other than the one in which the product is sold. |
| --- | --- |

(23)

Creating the false impression that after-sales service in relation to a product is available in a Member State other than the one in which the product is sold.

Aggressive commercial practices

| (24) | Creating the impression that the consumer cannot leave the premises until a contract is formed. |
| --- | --- |

(24)

Creating the impression that the consumer cannot leave the premises until a contract is formed.

| (25) | Conducting personal visits to the consumer's home ignoring the consumer's request to leave or not to return except in circumstances and to the extent justified, under national law, to enforce a contractual obligation. |
| --- | --- |

(25)

Conducting personal visits to the consumer's home ignoring the consumer's request to leave or not to return except in circumstances and to the extent justified, under national law, to enforce a contractual obligation.

| (26) | Making persistent and unwanted solicitations by telephone, fax, e-mail or other remote media except in circumstances and to the extent justified under national law to enforce a contractual obligation. This is without prejudice to Article 10 of Directive 97/7/EC and Directives 95/46/EC (2) and 2002/58/EC. |
| --- | --- |

(26)

Making persistent and unwanted solicitations by telephone, fax, e-mail or other remote media except in circumstances and to the extent justified under national law to enforce a contractual obligation. This is without prejudice to Article 10 of Directive 97/7/EC and Directives 95/46/EC (2) and 2002/58/EC.

| (27) | Requiring a consumer who wishes to claim on an insurance policy to produce documents which could not reasonably be considered relevant as to whether the claim was valid,
  or failing systematically to respond to pertinent correspondence,
  in order to dissuade
  a
  consumer from exercising his contractual rights. |
| --- | --- |

(27)

Requiring a consumer who wishes to claim on an insurance policy to produce documents which could not reasonably be considered relevant as to whether the claim was valid,
  or failing systematically to respond to pertinent correspondence,
  in order to dissuade
  a
  consumer from exercising his contractual rights.

| (28) | Including in an advertisement a direct
  exhortation
  to children
  to buy advertised products or
  to persuade their parents or other adults to buy advertised products for them. This provision is without prejudice to Article 16 of Directive 89/552/EEC
  on television broadcasting
  . |
| --- | --- |

(28)

Including in an advertisement a direct
  exhortation
  to children
  to buy advertised products or
  to persuade their parents or other adults to buy advertised products for them. This provision is without prejudice to Article 16 of Directive 89/552/EEC
  on television broadcasting
  .

| (29) | Demanding immediate or deferred payment for or the return or safekeeping of products supplied by the trader, but not solicited by the consumer except where the product is a substitute supplied in conformity with Article 7(3) of Directive 97/7/EC (inertia selling). |
| --- | --- |

(29)

Demanding immediate or deferred payment for or the return or safekeeping of products supplied by the trader, but not solicited by the consumer except where the product is a substitute supplied in conformity with Article 7(3) of Directive 97/7/EC (inertia selling).

| (30) | Explicitly informing a consumer that if he does not buy the product or service, the trader's job or livelihood will be in jeopardy. |
| --- | --- |

(30)

Explicitly informing a consumer that if he does not buy the product or service, the trader's job or livelihood will be in jeopardy.

| (31) | Creating the
  false
  impression that the consumer has already won
  , will win, or will on doing a particular act win,
  a prize
  or other equivalent benefit, when in fact either:








  — | there is no prize or other equivalent benefit, or |
| --- | --- | --- |

(31)

Creating the
  false
  impression that the consumer has already won
  , will win, or will on doing a particular act win,
  a prize
  or other equivalent benefit, when in fact either:

—

there is no prize or other equivalent benefit, or

| — | taking any action in relation to claiming the prize or other equivalent benefit is subject to the consumer paying money or incurring a cost
  . |
| --- | --- |

—

taking any action in relation to claiming the prize or other equivalent benefit is subject to the consumer paying money or incurring a cost
  .

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(1)  Council Directive 89/552/EEC of 3 October 1989 on the coordination of certain provisions laid down by Law, Regulation or Administrative Action in Member States concerning the pursuit of television broadcasting activities (OJ L 298, 17.10.1989, p. 23). Directive as amended by Directive 97/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 202, 30.7.1997, p. 60).

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

ANNEX II

COMMUNITY LAW PROVISIONS SETTING OUT RULES FOR ADVERTISING AND COMMERCIAL COMMUNICATION

Articles 4 and 5 of Directive 97/7/EC

Article 3 of Council Directive 90/314/EEC of 13 June 1990 on package travel, package holidays and package tours (1)

Article 3(3) of Directive 94/47/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 1994 on the protection of purchasers in respect of certain aspects of contracts relating to the purchase of a right to use immovable properties on a timeshare basis (2)

Article 3(4) of Directive 98/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 on consumer protection in the indication of the prices of products offered to consumers (3)

Articles 86 to 100 of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use (4)

Articles 5 and 6 of Directive 2000/31/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000 on certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular electronic commerce, in the Internal Market (‘Directive on electronic commerce’) (5)

Article 1(d) of Directive 98/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 amending Council Directive 87/102/EEC for the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning consumer credit (6)

Articles 3 and 4 of Directive 2002/65/EC

Article 1(9) of Directive 2001/107/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 January 2002 amending Council Directive 85/611/EEC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) with a view to regulating management companies and simplified prospectuses (7)

Articles 12 and 13 of Directive 2002/92/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 December 2002 on insurance mediation (8)

Article 36 of Directive 2002/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 November 2002 concerning life assurance (9)

Article 19 of Directive 2004/39/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on markets in financial instruments (10)

Articles 31 and 43 of Council Directive 92/49/EEC of 18 June 1992 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to direct insurance other than life assurance (11) (third non-life insurance Directive)

Articles 5, 7 and 8 of Directive 2003/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 November 2003 on the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading (12)

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(1)  OJ L 158, 23.6.1990, p. 59.

(2)  OJ L 280, 29.10.1994, p. 83.

(3)  OJ L 80, 18.3.1998, p. 27.

(4)  OJ L 311, 28.11.2001, p. 67. Directive as last amended by Directive 2004/27/EC (OJ L 136, 30.4.2004, p. 34).

(5)  OJ L 178, 17.7.2000, p. 1.

(6)  OJ L 101, 1.4.1998, p. 17.

(7)  OJ L 41, 13.2.2002, p. 20.

(8)  OJ L 9, 15.1.2003, p. 3.

(9)  OJ L 345, 19.12.2002, p. 1. Directive as amended by Council Directive 2004/66/EC (OJ L 168, 1.5.2004, p. 35).

(10)  OJ L 145, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

(11)  OJ L 228, 11.8.1992, p. 1. Directive as last amended by European Parliament and Council Directive 2002/87/EC (OJ L 35, 11.2.2003, p. 1).

(12)  OJ L 345, 31.12.2003, p. 64.

P6_TA(2005)0049

Transfers of vessels to countries hit by the tsunami in 2004 *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 as regards a specific action for transfers of vessels to countries hit by the Tsunami in 2004 (COM(2005)0036 — C6-0036/2005 — 2005/0005(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0036) (1)

  , |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0036) (1)

  ,

| — | having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0036/2005), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0036/2005),

| — | having regard to Rules 51 and 134 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 51 and 134 of its Rules of Procedure,

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

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

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

2.

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

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

3.

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

| 4. | Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially; |
| --- | --- |

4.

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

| 5. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
| --- | --- |

5.

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

| TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION | AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT |
| --- | --- |
| Amendment 6 |
| TITLE |
| Proposal for a Council regulation
  amending
  Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999
  as regards a specific action for
  transfers of vessels to countries
  hit by the Tsunami in 2004. | Proposal for a Council regulation
  on a specific action for the countries hit by the Tsunami in 2004 and providing for the amendment of
  Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999
  to enable
  transfers of vessels to countries
  affected
  . |
| Amendment 7 |
| RECITAL 1A (new) |
| | (1a) The Community funds intended for humanitarian aid should also be used to rebuild the fisheries sector in the countries affected. |
| Amendment 8 |
| RECITAL 1B (new) |
| | (1b) Independently of such aid, the countries concerned should be able to ask the EU to send fishing vessels, as a first measure aimed at resolving the problems of supplying the local population with fisheries products and at initiating the reconstruction of the fish-catching industry in certain areas. |
| Amendment 21 |
| RECITAL 4A (new) |
| | (4a) The possibility of transferring Community vessels is only one part of the wider effort to help those communities to rebuild their fishing infrastructure, and recognition should be given to the fact that other forms of help may be more appropriate, such as the direct transfer of funds or the use of the skills available in the Community's own fishing communities. |
| Amendment 13 |
| RECITAL 5 |
| (5) To meet the needs of those communities, only vessels which are fully seaworthy, well-equipped and of an overall length of less than 12 metres should be eligible for the measures provided for by this Regulation. | (5) To meet the needs of those communities, only vessels which are fully seaworthy, well-equipped
  , adapted to local needs as defined by the FAO
  and of an overall length of less than 12 metres should be eligible for the measures provided for by this Regulation. |
| Amendment 14 |
| RECITAL 6 |
| (6) It is appropriate to provide for the grant of an additional premium to cover the expenses incurred by public or private organisations for the transport of the vessels to the third countries and to compensate owners for equipping their vessels and making them fully seaworthy. | (6) It is appropriate to provide for the grant of an additional premium to cover the expenses incurred by public or private organisations for the transport of the vessels to the third countries and to compensate owners for equipping their vessels and making them fully seaworthy
  , well-equipped and adapted to local needs as defined by the FAO
  . |
| Amendment 9 |
| RECITAL 9A (new) |
| | (9a) The Council should therefore earmark a sum from the budget heading for humanitarian aid for cooperation in the reconstruction of the fisheries sector in the countries affected by the December 2004 tsunami. |
| Amendment 22 |
| RECITAL 9B (new) |
| | (9b) Nothing in this Regulation should be taken as a positive commitment to transfer any vessels to the affected areas. Rather, it merely opens up the possibility of such transfers taking place if the criteria specified in this Regulation are fulfilled. |
| Amendment 10 |
| RECITAL 10 |
| (10) Council Regulation (EC) 2792/1999 of 17 December 1999
  should therefore be amended accordingly
  . | (10)
  For cases where the countries affected ask for the transfer of vessels, consideration should therefore be given to amending
  Council Regulation (EC) 2792/1999 of 17 December 1999. |
| Amendment 11 |
| ARTICLE -1 (new) |
| | Article -1




  1. The European Union shall allocate a sum of {...} in aid to the fisheries sectors affected by the December 2004 tsunami.




  It shall send experts and fishermen with the requisite skills to help in reconstructing the affected fisheries industry.




  2. This aid and technical assistance shall have as its primary objectives:








  — | reconstruction of shipyards for the purpose of building fishing vessels; |

TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 6

TITLE

Proposal for a Council regulation
  amending
  Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999
  as regards a specific action for
  transfers of vessels to countries
  hit by the Tsunami in 2004.

Proposal for a Council regulation
  on a specific action for the countries hit by the Tsunami in 2004 and providing for the amendment of
  Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999
  to enable
  transfers of vessels to countries
  affected
  .

Amendment 7

RECITAL 1A (new)

(1a) The Community funds intended for humanitarian aid should also be used to rebuild the fisheries sector in the countries affected.

Amendment 8

RECITAL 1B (new)

(1b) Independently of such aid, the countries concerned should be able to ask the EU to send fishing vessels, as a first measure aimed at resolving the problems of supplying the local population with fisheries products and at initiating the reconstruction of the fish-catching industry in certain areas.

Amendment 21

RECITAL 4A (new)

(4a) The possibility of transferring Community vessels is only one part of the wider effort to help those communities to rebuild their fishing infrastructure, and recognition should be given to the fact that other forms of help may be more appropriate, such as the direct transfer of funds or the use of the skills available in the Community's own fishing communities.

Amendment 13

RECITAL 5

(5) To meet the needs of those communities, only vessels which are fully seaworthy, well-equipped and of an overall length of less than 12 metres should be eligible for the measures provided for by this Regulation.

(5) To meet the needs of those communities, only vessels which are fully seaworthy, well-equipped
  , adapted to local needs as defined by the FAO
  and of an overall length of less than 12 metres should be eligible for the measures provided for by this Regulation.

Amendment 14

RECITAL 6

(6) It is appropriate to provide for the grant of an additional premium to cover the expenses incurred by public or private organisations for the transport of the vessels to the third countries and to compensate owners for equipping their vessels and making them fully seaworthy.

(6) It is appropriate to provide for the grant of an additional premium to cover the expenses incurred by public or private organisations for the transport of the vessels to the third countries and to compensate owners for equipping their vessels and making them fully seaworthy
  , well-equipped and adapted to local needs as defined by the FAO
  .

Amendment 9

RECITAL 9A (new)

(9a) The Council should therefore earmark a sum from the budget heading for humanitarian aid for cooperation in the reconstruction of the fisheries sector in the countries affected by the December 2004 tsunami.

Amendment 22

RECITAL 9B (new)

(9b) Nothing in this Regulation should be taken as a positive commitment to transfer any vessels to the affected areas. Rather, it merely opens up the possibility of such transfers taking place if the criteria specified in this Regulation are fulfilled.

Amendment 10

RECITAL 10

(10) Council Regulation (EC) 2792/1999 of 17 December 1999
  should therefore be amended accordingly
  .

(10)
  For cases where the countries affected ask for the transfer of vessels, consideration should therefore be given to amending
  Council Regulation (EC) 2792/1999 of 17 December 1999.

Amendment 11

ARTICLE -1 (new)

Article -1

1. The European Union shall allocate a sum of {...} in aid to the fisheries sectors affected by the December 2004 tsunami.

It shall send experts and fishermen with the requisite skills to help in reconstructing the affected fisheries industry.

2. This aid and technical assistance shall have as its primary objectives:

—

reconstruction of shipyards for the purpose of building fishing vessels;

| — | rehabilitation of fishing ports; |
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rehabilitation of fishing ports;

| — | rehabilitation of the port infrastructures needed for the unloading and sale of catch; |
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rehabilitation of the port infrastructures needed for the unloading and sale of catch;

| — | reconstruction and equipping of freezer storage facilities. |
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reconstruction and equipping of freezer storage facilities.

3. The sum allocated in aid pursuant to paragraph 1 shall be fixed by the Council and shall be charged to heading 23 02 01 of Category 4 of the European Union budget (humanitarian aid).

Amendment 12

ARTICLE 1, INTRODUCTORY PART

Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 is hereby amended as follows:

In order to provide for cases where the countries affected ask the EU to transfer vessels in order to initiate the reconstruction of their fish-catching sectors,
  Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 is hereby amended as follows:

Amendments 15 and 1

ARTICLE 1, POINT 1, POINT (B)

Article 7, paragraph 3, point (d), point (ii), (Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999)

| (ii) | the Member State which authorizes the transfer must ensure that the vessel is fully seaworthy and equipped for fishing activity,
  is
  transferred to a region affected by the tsunami for the benefit of the fishing communities having suffered the consequences of it and that adverse effects on the fisheries resources
  and
  the local economy are
  kept to a minimum
  . |
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(ii)

the Member State which authorizes the transfer must ensure that the vessel is fully seaworthy and equipped for fishing activity,
  is
  transferred to a region affected by the tsunami for the benefit of the fishing communities having suffered the consequences of it and that adverse effects on the fisheries resources
  and
  the local economy are
  kept to a minimum
  .

| (ii) | the Member State which authorizes the transfer must ensure that the vessel is fully seaworthy and equipped for fishing activity,
  suitable for fishing activities in the third countries concerned and
  transferred to a region affected by the tsunami for the benefit of the fishing communities having suffered the consequences of it and
  must ensure
  that
  there will be no
  adverse effects
  either
  on the
  sustainability of
  fisheries resources
  or on
  the local economy. |
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(ii)

the Member State which authorizes the transfer must ensure that the vessel is fully seaworthy and equipped for fishing activity,
  suitable for fishing activities in the third countries concerned and
  transferred to a region affected by the tsunami for the benefit of the fishing communities having suffered the consequences of it and
  must ensure
  that
  there will be no
  adverse effects
  either
  on the
  sustainability of
  fisheries resources
  or on
  the local economy.

Amendment 3

ARTICLE 1, POINT 1, POINT (B)

Article 7, paragraph 3, point (d), point (iii), (Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999)

| (iii) | the transfer must meet the needs identified by the assessment of the FAO and be in accordance with the third country's requests. |
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(iii)

the transfer must meet the needs identified by the assessment of the FAO and be in accordance with the third country's requests.

| (iii) | the transfer must meet the needs identified by the assessment of the FAO and be in accordance with the third country's requests.
  This must be ascertained by a preassessment process including the FAO, specialised NGOs and representatives of local fishing communities and must include the design of the vessel, the fishing operations it is intended for, the fishing equipment it is to carry and the size and other technical specifications of the engine. |
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(iii)

the transfer must meet the needs identified by the assessment of the FAO and be in accordance with the third country's requests.
  This must be ascertained by a preassessment process including the FAO, specialised NGOs and representatives of local fishing communities and must include the design of the vessel, the fishing operations it is intended for, the fishing equipment it is to carry and the size and other technical specifications of the engine.

Amendment 20

ARTICLE 1, POINT 1, POINT (B)

Article 7, paragraph 3, point (d), point (iiia) (new), (Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999)

| (iiia) | the new owner of the vessel is either a citizen of the third country, if a natural person, or, if a legal person, is owned by citizens of the third country. |
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(iiia)

Amendment 2

ARTICLE 1, POINT 1, POINT (B)

Article 7, paragraph 3, point (d), point (iiib) (new), (Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999)

| (iiib) | the transfer is accompanied by appropriate training and educational measures, in order to ensure that fishermen are sufficiently knowledgeable and have the necessary skills to work the equipment, guaranteeing safety on board vessels and the overall sustainability of fisheries. |
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(iiib)

Amendment 4

ARTICLE 1, POINT 1, POINT (C)

Article 7, paragraph 6, point (ii), indent 2, (Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999)

| — | to compensate the vessel owner benefiting from the premium for equipping the vessel and making it fully seaworthy. |
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to compensate the vessel owner benefiting from the premium for equipping the vessel and making it fully seaworthy.

| — | to compensate the vessel owner benefiting from the premium for equipping the vessel and making it fully seaworthy
  and suitable for fishing activities in the third countries concerned
  . |
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to compensate the vessel owner benefiting from the premium for equipping the vessel and making it fully seaworthy
  and suitable for fishing activities in the third countries concerned
  .

Amendment 5

ARTICLE 1, POINT 3

Article 18a (Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999)

Suspension of
  the transfer of vessels pursuant to Article 7(3)(d)

The Commission may suspend the transfer of a vessel pursuant to Article 7 (3) (d) if it considers that such a transfer does not comply with the conditions laid down therein
  .

Procedure relating to
  the transfer of vessels pursuant to Article 7(3)(d)

1. Member States shall notify the Commission of the vessels for which a transfer pursuant to Article 7 (3) (d) is envisaged as well as the intended destination.

2. Within two months of such notification, the Commission may inform the Member State concerned that the transfer does not comply with the conditions laid down in Article 7 (3) (d), in particular 7 (3) (d) (iii). If the Commission does not inform the Member State concerned within two months, that Member State may proceed with the transfer.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2005)0050

The steel sector

European Parliament resolution on the future of the steel sector

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and in particular to its provisions regarding social rights, and to Article 136 of the EC Treaty, under which the Member States shall have as objectives the promotion of employment, improved living and working conditions, proper social protection, dialogue between management and labour, the development of human resources with a view to lasting high employment and the combating of exclusion, |
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having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, and in particular to its provisions regarding social rights, and to Article 136 of the EC Treaty, under which the Member States shall have as objectives the promotion of employment, improved living and working conditions, proper social protection, dialogue between management and labour, the development of human resources with a view to lasting high employment and the combating of exclusion,

| — | having regard to Directive 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2002 (1) establishing a framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community, Directive 98/59/EC (2) and Directive 94/45/EC (3); whereas the two last-named directives both concern the harmonisation of Member States' legislation on the instruments of dialogue between management and labour, |
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having regard to Directive 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2002 (1) establishing a framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community, Directive 98/59/EC (2) and Directive 94/45/EC (3); whereas the two last-named directives both concern the harmonisation of Member States' legislation on the instruments of dialogue between management and labour,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on the steel industry and industrial restructurings and mergers, and, in particular, that of 12 February 2004 on the crisis in the iron and steel sector on the case of AST/Thyssen Krupp (Terni, Italy) (4), adopted unanimously, |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on the steel industry and industrial restructurings and mergers, and, in particular, that of 12 February 2004 on the crisis in the iron and steel sector on the case of AST/Thyssen Krupp (Terni, Italy) (4), adopted unanimously,

| — | having regard to the continuing job losses in the steel industry in Europe, |
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having regard to the continuing job losses in the steel industry in Europe,

| — | 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 Europe begun with the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), |
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A.

whereas Europe begun with the creation of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC),

| B. | whereas the Lisbon strategy aims to turn the EU into the world's most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy, capable of sustained economic growth accompanied by the creation of more and better jobs and greater social cohesion, |
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B.

whereas the Lisbon strategy aims to turn the EU into the world's most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy, capable of sustained economic growth accompanied by the creation of more and better jobs and greater social cohesion,

| C. | concerned at the opting-out from high-level technological production, which has in recent years been regarded as a model of technological know-how and which must therefore be protected, |
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C.

concerned at the opting-out from high-level technological production, which has in recent years been regarded as a model of technological know-how and which must therefore be protected,

| D. | having regard to the EU's interest in providing conditions in which industrial activities that employ a large segment of the working population of the enlarged Europe can be maintained, |
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D.

having regard to the EU's interest in providing conditions in which industrial activities that employ a large segment of the working population of the enlarged Europe can be maintained,

| E. | whereas solidarity needs a solid expression, both at present and for future generations, through economic and social cohesion which will help disadvantaged areas and population groups in the EU to eliminate disparities on a basis of enhanced growth and competitiveness, |
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E.

whereas solidarity needs a solid expression, both at present and for future generations, through economic and social cohesion which will help disadvantaged areas and population groups in the EU to eliminate disparities on a basis of enhanced growth and competitiveness,

| F. | whereas Thyssen-Krupp has failed to honour the undertakings made in the agreement reached with the Italian government over its plant in Terni, under which the steel plant would be maintained in exchange for benefits in terms of infrastructure and energy costs, |
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F.

whereas Thyssen-Krupp has failed to honour the undertakings made in the agreement reached with the Italian government over its plant in Terni, under which the steel plant would be maintained in exchange for benefits in terms of infrastructure and energy costs,

| G. | whereas no industrial reason justifies not honouring the June 2004 agreement, especially in view of the 55 % increase in the company's net profits, which now stand at more than EUR 844 000 000, |
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G.

whereas no industrial reason justifies not honouring the June 2004 agreement, especially in view of the 55 % increase in the company's net profits, which now stand at more than EUR 844 000 000,

| H. | whereas less than one year after that agreement, the company has again announced its intention to close the magnetic sheet steel plants, with the risk of closure of all forges next year; whereas no industrial reason justifies not honouring the agreements reached by all the parties concerned or dismantling the Thyssen-Krupp plant in Terni, |
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H.

whereas less than one year after that agreement, the company has again announced its intention to close the magnetic sheet steel plants, with the risk of closure of all forges next year; whereas no industrial reason justifies not honouring the agreements reached by all the parties concerned or dismantling the Thyssen-Krupp plant in Terni,

| I. | whereas the reduction of the production of magnetic steel in Terni will basically mean the loss of this strategic industrial sector in Italy, with serious consequences for the competitiveness of the economy and for the employment of young qualified people, |
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I.

whereas the reduction of the production of magnetic steel in Terni will basically mean the loss of this strategic industrial sector in Italy, with serious consequences for the competitiveness of the economy and for the employment of young qualified people,

| J. | having regard to the considerable public investment, including structural funding under Objective 2 and from the European Social Fund, for developing the local system, infrastructures and vocational training, from which AST Thyssen-Krupp has benefited, |
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J.

having regard to the considerable public investment, including structural funding under Objective 2 and from the European Social Fund, for developing the local system, infrastructures and vocational training, from which AST Thyssen-Krupp has benefited,

| K. | having regard to the renewed protests by the workers affected, their unions, the local community and the local authority representatives, |
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K.

having regard to the renewed protests by the workers affected, their unions, the local community and the local authority representatives,

| 1. | Calls on the Commission, as already requested in its above-mentioned resolution of 12 February 2004, to adopt a more decisive strategy to tackle industrial restructuring and its social impact; |
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1.

Calls on the Commission, as already requested in its above-mentioned resolution of 12 February 2004, to adopt a more decisive strategy to tackle industrial restructuring and its social impact;

| 2. | Calls on the Member States and the Commission to promote initiatives to prevent the downscaling of the European steel industry and the consequent losses of qualified jobs, particularly at those centres of excellence where there has been much investment in innovation; |
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2.

Calls on the Member States and the Commission to promote initiatives to prevent the downscaling of the European steel industry and the consequent losses of qualified jobs, particularly at those centres of excellence where there has been much investment in innovation;

| 3. | Calls on Thyssen Krupp, following such intervention by the Italian Government and the Commission, to maintain worker numbers, comply with the investment plan submitted in June 2004, and develop other branches of production (alloys and titanium) not directly linked to its core business of producing stainless steel; |
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3.

Calls on Thyssen Krupp, following such intervention by the Italian Government and the Commission, to maintain worker numbers, comply with the investment plan submitted in June 2004, and develop other branches of production (alloys and titanium) not directly linked to its core business of producing stainless steel;

| 4. | Expresses its solidarity with the workers affected and their relatives, whether employed at the AST plant or in related activities, whose jobs are now at risk; |
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4.

Expresses its solidarity with the workers affected and their relatives, whether employed at the AST plant or in related activities, whose jobs are now at risk;

| 5. | Considers that the use of Community funds, and especially funding for industry and from the European Social Fund, should be made subject to specific rules relating to innovation, local development, employment, and to production commitments within the territory, in the long term, of the enterprises benefiting; calls in particular for the rules on use of the Structural Funds to be respected and reinforced; |
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5.

Considers that the use of Community funds, and especially funding for industry and from the European Social Fund, should be made subject to specific rules relating to innovation, local development, employment, and to production commitments within the territory, in the long term, of the enterprises benefiting; calls in particular for the rules on use of the Structural Funds to be respected and reinforced;

| 6. | Calls on the Commission and the national governments to introduce legislation on corporate social responsibility in the interests of sustainable development; |
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6.

Calls on the Commission and the national governments to introduce legislation on corporate social responsibility in the interests of sustainable development;

| 7. | Considers that Europe must promote innovation by developing its industrial interests, especially in the advanced and high technology sectors, supporting appropriate industrial redeployment plans; emphasises that investment in research and development can be used to develop the new materials, designs and processes that can reconfigure traditional industries; |
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7.

Considers that Europe must promote innovation by developing its industrial interests, especially in the advanced and high technology sectors, supporting appropriate industrial redeployment plans; emphasises that investment in research and development can be used to develop the new materials, designs and processes that can reconfigure traditional industries;

| 8. | Asks the Commission to present a communication on the current state of the steel sector and to create a high-level group on this sector; |
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8.

Asks the Commission to present a communication on the current state of the steel sector and to create a high-level group on this sector;

| 9. | Invites the Commission, after the expiry of the ECSC Treaty, to present a strategy for the future prospects of the steel sector in order to promote independent European capacity in this sector; |
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9.

Invites the Commission, after the expiry of the ECSC Treaty, to present a strategy for the future prospects of the steel sector in order to promote independent European capacity in this sector;

| 10. | Calls on the Member States to promote and step up the social dialogue on a basis of compliance with national and European legislation on informing and consulting employees, and to adopt effective measures aimed at protecting trade union representatives; |
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10.

Calls on the Member States to promote and step up the social dialogue on a basis of compliance with national and European legislation on informing and consulting employees, and to adopt effective measures aimed at protecting trade union representatives;

| 11. | Calls on the Commission to work for a decision at WTO and OECD level which would ensure the protection of the Union's steel industry on the international market; |
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11.

Calls on the Commission to work for a decision at WTO and OECD level which would ensure the protection of the Union's steel industry on the international market;

| 12. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Governments and Parliaments of the Member States, the WTO, the OECD and the social partners. |
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12.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Governments and Parliaments of the Member States, the WTO, the OECD and the social partners.

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(1)  OJ L 80, 23.3.2002, p. 29.

(2)  Council Directive 98/59/EC of 20 July 1998 on the approximation of the laws of the Members States relating to collective redundancies (OJ L 225, 12.8.1998, p. 16).

(3)  Council Directive 94/45/EC of 22 September 1994 on the establishment of European Works Council or a procedure in Community-scale undertakings and Community-scale groups of undertakings for the purpose of informing and consulting employees (OJ L 254, 30.9.1994, p. 64). Directive amended by Directive 97/74/EC (OJ L 10, 16.1.1998, p. 22).

(4)  OJ C 97 E, 22.4.2004, p. 637.

P6_TA(2005)0051

Human Rights (Geneva, 14 March to 22 April 2005)

European Parliament resolution on the EU's priorities and recommendations for the 61st session of the UN Commission on Human Rights in Geneva (14 March to 22 April 2005)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the 61st session of the UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR), which will be held in Geneva from 14 March to 22 April 2005, |
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having regard to the 61st session of the UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR), which will be held in Geneva from 14 March to 22 April 2005,

| — | having regard to the EU Treaty and its provisions on human rights, |
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having regard to the EU Treaty and its provisions on human rights,

| — | having regard to Articles I-3(3) and III-292 of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, |
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—

having regard to Articles I-3(3) and III-292 of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe,

| — | having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, |
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having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,

| — | having regard to the Commission communication to the Council and the European Parliament on the European Union's role in promoting human rights and democratisation in third countries (COM(2001)0252) and its resolution of 25 April 2002 on that communication (1), |
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having regard to the Commission communication to the Council and the European Parliament on the European Union's role in promoting human rights and democratisation in third countries (COM(2001)0252) and its resolution of 25 April 2002 on that communication (1),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 22 April 2004 on human rights in the world in 2003 and European Union human rights policy (2), |
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having regard to its resolution of 22 April 2004 on human rights in the world in 2003 and European Union human rights policy (2),

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on the UNCHR since 1996, |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on the UNCHR since 1996,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 29 January 2004 on the relations between the European Union and the United Nations (3), |
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having regard to its resolution of 29 January 2004 on the relations between the European Union and the United Nations (3),

| — | having regard to Rule 103(2) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 103(2) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas one of the main objectives of the European Union must be to uphold the universality and indivisibility, as well as the interdependent and interrelated nature, of all human rights, including civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, and the so-called third-generation human rights, such as the rights to development, to peace and to a healthy environment, |
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A.

whereas one of the main objectives of the European Union must be to uphold the universality and indivisibility, as well as the interdependent and interrelated nature, of all human rights, including civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights, and the so-called third-generation human rights, such as the rights to development, to peace and to a healthy environment,

| B. | whereas respect for human rights is essential with a view to achieving the objective of sustainable development which respects both human beings and the environment, |
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B.

whereas respect for human rights is essential with a view to achieving the objective of sustainable development which respects both human beings and the environment,

| C. | whereas the protection and promotion of human and fundamental rights are among the most fundamental principles of the Union, |
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C.

whereas the protection and promotion of human and fundamental rights are among the most fundamental principles of the Union,

| D. | whereas the promotion and defence of human rights and the defenders of those rights, of democracy and of the rule of law are a high priority for the European Union in all its relations with third countries, in particular in its Common Foreign and Security Policy and in its Development and Cooperation Policy, |
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D.

whereas the promotion and defence of human rights and the defenders of those rights, of democracy and of the rule of law are a high priority for the European Union in all its relations with third countries, in particular in its Common Foreign and Security Policy and in its Development and Cooperation Policy,

| E. | whereas the UN Human Rights Norms for Business represent a major step forward in the process of establishing a common global framework for understanding the responsibilities of business enterprises with regard to human rights; and whereas the EU committed itself to promoting the development of an intergovernmental framework of corporate accountability at the UN World Summit for Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in September 2002, |
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E.

whereas the UN Human Rights Norms for Business represent a major step forward in the process of establishing a common global framework for understanding the responsibilities of business enterprises with regard to human rights; and whereas the EU committed itself to promoting the development of an intergovernmental framework of corporate accountability at the UN World Summit for Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in September 2002,

| F. | whereas the UNCHR is one of the main UN bodies for the promotion and protection of human rights around the world, |
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F.

whereas the UNCHR is one of the main UN bodies for the promotion and protection of human rights around the world,

| G. | taking note of the report of the High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change and its recommendations on the UNCHR, |
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G.

taking note of the report of the High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change and its recommendations on the UNCHR,

| H. | welcoming the European Union initiatives tabled at the 60th session of the UNCHR, including eight country resolutions and two thematic resolutions, and the numerous resolutions which the EU cosponsored, making it one of the most active players at the UNCHR, |
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H.

welcoming the European Union initiatives tabled at the 60th session of the UNCHR, including eight country resolutions and two thematic resolutions, and the numerous resolutions which the EU cosponsored, making it one of the most active players at the UNCHR,

| I. | welcoming the reintroduction of resolutions on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Burma, Burundi, Chad, Liberia, Somalia, Cuba, Belarus, North Korea, Turkmenistan, and the question of the violation of human rights in the occupied Arab territories, including Palestine, as well as Chair Statements on East Timor, Haiti and Nepal, |
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I.

welcoming the reintroduction of resolutions on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Burma, Burundi, Chad, Liberia, Somalia, Cuba, Belarus, North Korea, Turkmenistan, and the question of the violation of human rights in the occupied Arab territories, including Palestine, as well as Chair Statements on East Timor, Haiti and Nepal,

| J. | having regard to the conclusions contained in the Declaration issued at the International Cooperation and Coordination Meeting for Colombia, which was adopted at Cartagena as a follow-up to the recommendations issued in London in the presence — ‘inter alia’ — of the UN, |
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J.

having regard to the conclusions contained in the Declaration issued at the International Cooperation and Coordination Meeting for Colombia, which was adopted at Cartagena as a follow-up to the recommendations issued in London in the presence — ‘inter alia’ — of the UN,

| K. | supporting the recommendations of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Colombia, |
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K.

supporting the recommendations of the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in Colombia,

| L. | concerned at the fact that resolutions were not adopted on the following countries and territories in relation to which the European Parliament had called on the European Union to sponsor or co-sponsor texts: Chechnya, Iran, Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Côte d'Ivoire, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Saudi Arabia and the Central African Republic, |
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L.

concerned at the fact that resolutions were not adopted on the following countries and territories in relation to which the European Parliament had called on the European Union to sponsor or co-sponsor texts: Chechnya, Iran, Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Côte d'Ivoire, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Saudi Arabia and the Central African Republic,

| M. | concerned at the fact that the resolutions on Zimbabwe sponsored by the EU as well as on China were rejected at the 60th session of the UNCHR, |
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M.

concerned at the fact that the resolutions on Zimbabwe sponsored by the EU as well as on China were rejected at the 60th session of the UNCHR,

| N. | concerned in particular by the motion of ‘no-action’ adopted at the initiative of the Republic of Congo on Zimbabwe, as well as the motion on China adopted at the initiative of the latter, |
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N.

concerned in particular by the motion of ‘no-action’ adopted at the initiative of the Republic of Congo on Zimbabwe, as well as the motion on China adopted at the initiative of the latter,

| O. | welcoming the appointment of six new experts on human rights: two for thematic issues (the United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, and the Independent Expert on Human Rights and Terrorism) and four for country mandates (the Special Rapporteur on Belarus, the Special Rapporteur on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Independent Expert on Chad and the Independent Expert on Sudan), |
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O.

welcoming the appointment of six new experts on human rights: two for thematic issues (the United Nations Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially women and children, and the Independent Expert on Human Rights and Terrorism) and four for country mandates (the Special Rapporteur on Belarus, the Special Rapporteur on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Independent Expert on Chad and the Independent Expert on Sudan),

| P. | welcoming the fact that the 60th UNCHR session forcefully condemned the death penalty, with more votes than in previous years, and confirmed the obligation for a State which has received a request for extradition on a capital charge to refuse to comply with it in the absence of effective assurances that capital punishment will not be carried out, |
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P.

welcoming the fact that the 60th UNCHR session forcefully condemned the death penalty, with more votes than in previous years, and confirmed the obligation for a State which has received a request for extradition on a capital charge to refuse to comply with it in the absence of effective assurances that capital punishment will not be carried out,

| Q. | stressing in this regard the fact that the EU objective is the adoption by the UN General Assembly of a resolution establishing a worldwide moratorium on capital executions as a first step towards the universal abolition of the death penalty, |
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Q.

stressing in this regard the fact that the EU objective is the adoption by the UN General Assembly of a resolution establishing a worldwide moratorium on capital executions as a first step towards the universal abolition of the death penalty,

| R. | recalling the indignation and outrage it has expressed at all terrorist attacks, particularly those of 11 September 2001 and 11 March 2004, and its solidarity with the victims of those attacks, as well as its sympathy for the pain and suffering of their families, friends and relatives, |
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R.

recalling the indignation and outrage it has expressed at all terrorist attacks, particularly those of 11 September 2001 and 11 March 2004, and its solidarity with the victims of those attacks, as well as its sympathy for the pain and suffering of their families, friends and relatives,

| S. | whereas contemporary terrorism, and in particular global terrorism directed against democracy and its defenders, causing massive indiscriminate civilian casualties by brutal, murderous and cowardly attacks, nowadays represents the most violent threat to basic and fundamental human rights that our societies are faced with, |
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S.

whereas contemporary terrorism, and in particular global terrorism directed against democracy and its defenders, causing massive indiscriminate civilian casualties by brutal, murderous and cowardly attacks, nowadays represents the most violent threat to basic and fundamental human rights that our societies are faced with,

| T. | reaffirming that, in order to tackle this terrible modern threat, the prime duty of democratic governments is to protect our citizens with resolve, to fight terrorism firmly and tenaciously and to detect and dismantle any terrorist networks, |
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T.

reaffirming that, in order to tackle this terrible modern threat, the prime duty of democratic governments is to protect our citizens with resolve, to fight terrorism firmly and tenaciously and to detect and dismantle any terrorist networks,

| U. | whereas the fight against terrorism should not be used by any government to act against the legitimate exercise of basic human rights and democratic principles, but must contribute to the strengthening of the rule of law and these fundamental principles, |
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U.

whereas the fight against terrorism should not be used by any government to act against the legitimate exercise of basic human rights and democratic principles, but must contribute to the strengthening of the rule of law and these fundamental principles,

| V. | whereas terrorism can never be justified and the fight against it necessitates the setting-up of comprehensive strategies that can help to address the causes of extreme poverty, insecurity, State breakdown and the growth of fundamentalism, which may contribute to the emergence of terrorist activity, |
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V.

whereas terrorism can never be justified and the fight against it necessitates the setting-up of comprehensive strategies that can help to address the causes of extreme poverty, insecurity, State breakdown and the growth of fundamentalism, which may contribute to the emergence of terrorist activity,

| W. | having regard to UN General Assembly Resolution 57/219 of 18 December 2002, UN Security Council Resolution 1456 of 20 January 2003 and UNCHR Resolution 2003/68 of 25 April 2003, which affirm that States must ensure that any measure taken to combat terrorism is in conformity with their obligations under international law, in particular international human rights law, the law on refugees and international humanitarian law, |
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W.

having regard to UN General Assembly Resolution 57/219 of 18 December 2002, UN Security Council Resolution 1456 of 20 January 2003 and UNCHR Resolution 2003/68 of 25 April 2003, which affirm that States must ensure that any measure taken to combat terrorism is in conformity with their obligations under international law, in particular international human rights law, the law on refugees and international humanitarian law,

| X. | welcoming the Sana'a Declaration on democracy, human rights and the role of the International Criminal Court, adopted by the representatives of all the Arab countries and the countries of the Horn of Africa, |
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X.

welcoming the Sana'a Declaration on democracy, human rights and the role of the International Criminal Court, adopted by the representatives of all the Arab countries and the countries of the Horn of Africa,

| Y. | whereas the fact that there is a human rights dialogue between the EU and a third country should not prevent the EU from either submitting a resolution on the human rights situation in that country or providing support for an initiative by the third country, as is clearly indicated by the Council in its conclusions of 20 October 2004 on China and Iran, as well as in the guidelines on human rights dialogues, |
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Y.

whereas the fact that there is a human rights dialogue between the EU and a third country should not prevent the EU from either submitting a resolution on the human rights situation in that country or providing support for an initiative by the third country, as is clearly indicated by the Council in its conclusions of 20 October 2004 on China and Iran, as well as in the guidelines on human rights dialogues,

| Z. | whereas a permanent and constructive interinstitutional dialogue between the European Parliament, the Commission and the Council is essential to give consistency and coherence to the action of the European Union at the 61st UNCHR session, |
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Z.

whereas a permanent and constructive interinstitutional dialogue between the European Parliament, the Commission and the Council is essential to give consistency and coherence to the action of the European Union at the 61st UNCHR session,

| AA. | worried by the functioning of the UN Committee on NGOs, in which in recent years certain international organisations promoting democracy and human rights worldwide have been subjected to political trials by non-democratic countries, |
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AA.

worried by the functioning of the UN Committee on NGOs, in which in recent years certain international organisations promoting democracy and human rights worldwide have been subjected to political trials by non-democratic countries,

| AB. | concerned at the fact that too often the UNCHR has failed to carry out its proper role of upholding rights and has instead sought to protect its members accused of abuses, as pointed out by the body appointed by the UN Secretary-General to put forward proposals to reform the Institution, |
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AB.

concerned at the fact that too often the UNCHR has failed to carry out its proper role of upholding rights and has instead sought to protect its members accused of abuses, as pointed out by the body appointed by the UN Secretary-General to put forward proposals to reform the Institution,

General considerations

| 1. | Reaffirms that respecting, promoting and safeguarding the universality of human rights is part of the European Union's ethical and legal acquis and one of the cornerstones of European unity and integrity; |
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1.

Reaffirms that respecting, promoting and safeguarding the universality of human rights is part of the European Union's ethical and legal acquis and one of the cornerstones of European unity and integrity;

| 2. | Reaffirms the need for strengthened consultation, cooperation and coordination between the EU and the UN, in particular the UNCHR; |
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2.

Reaffirms the need for strengthened consultation, cooperation and coordination between the EU and the UN, in particular the UNCHR;

| 3. | Urges the EU to play a pioneering role in the UNCHR; |
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3.

Urges the EU to play a pioneering role in the UNCHR;

Country and territory situations

| 4. | Calls on the EU, while taking due account of the fact that the following list is not exhaustive, that the circumstances differ substantially from country to country and that the situation in some countries has improved, to sponsor or co-sponsor resolutions on:






  — | all countries for which an expert on human rights has been appointed with a country mandate (Afghanistan, Belarus, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Chad, Cuba, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Haiti, Iraq, Liberia, Somalia, Sudan) and the question of the violation of human rights in the occupied Arab territories, including Palestine; |
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4.

Calls on the EU, while taking due account of the fact that the following list is not exhaustive, that the circumstances differ substantially from country to country and that the situation in some countries has improved, to sponsor or co-sponsor resolutions on:

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all countries for which an expert on human rights has been appointed with a country mandate (Afghanistan, Belarus, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Chad, Cuba, the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Haiti, Iraq, Liberia, Somalia, Sudan) and the question of the violation of human rights in the occupied Arab territories, including Palestine;

| — | all countries on whose human rights situations the EU has reiterated its serious concern in international fora (listed in the European Union Annual Report on Human Rights adopted by the Council) without a country mandate in the UNCHR, namely: Zimbabwe, China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nepal, Vietnam, the Russian Federation (Chechnya), Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Algeria, Libya, Iran, Mauritania, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia; |
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all countries on whose human rights situations the EU has reiterated its serious concern in international fora (listed in the European Union Annual Report on Human Rights adopted by the Council) without a country mandate in the UNCHR, namely: Zimbabwe, China, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Nepal, Vietnam, the Russian Federation (Chechnya), Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Algeria, Libya, Iran, Mauritania, Tunisia and Saudi Arabia;

| — | all countries on whose human rights situations the European Parliament has reiterated its deep concern (the Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Eritrea and Togo); |
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all countries on whose human rights situations the European Parliament has reiterated its deep concern (the Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cameroon, Eritrea and Togo);

| — | China, strongly condemning in particular the unjustified use of arbitrary detention, the repressive action in Tibet, in Xinjiang, and against the Falun Gong movement and any form of political opposition; calling for the immediate and unconditional release of all prisoners of opinion and conscience, respect for the freedoms of thought, conscience and religion, and respect for women's and workers' rights; calling for the rapid ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; condemning the intended lifting of the EU arms sales embargo; condemning the unjustified and excessive use of the death penalty; calling for the adoption of a moratorium on executions, as well as the ratification of the Second Protocol to the ICCPR as soon as possible; and calling for the continuation of the Sino-Tibetan dialogue between the envoys of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Chinese Government to establish a real autonomy for Tibet within the Chinese borders; |
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China, strongly condemning in particular the unjustified use of arbitrary detention, the repressive action in Tibet, in Xinjiang, and against the Falun Gong movement and any form of political opposition; calling for the immediate and unconditional release of all prisoners of opinion and conscience, respect for the freedoms of thought, conscience and religion, and respect for women's and workers' rights; calling for the rapid ratification of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; condemning the intended lifting of the EU arms sales embargo; condemning the unjustified and excessive use of the death penalty; calling for the adoption of a moratorium on executions, as well as the ratification of the Second Protocol to the ICCPR as soon as possible; and calling for the continuation of the Sino-Tibetan dialogue between the envoys of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Chinese Government to establish a real autonomy for Tibet within the Chinese borders;

| — | Iran, condemning the serious increase in human rights violations, notably the growing number of reports about executions, including executions of juvenile offenders, amputations, flogging in public, a generalised crackdown on the press and media, and widespread arrests — especially of women and young people — on unclear or minor charges; calling for a moratorium on all executions; expecting the Iranian authorities to enact the promised legislation to prohibit the use of the death penalty for offences committed under the age of 18; and calling on the UNCHR to re-appoint a special representative to monitor the human rights situation in Iran and on the Iranian Government to grant free access for human rights monitors to the country; |
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Iran, condemning the serious increase in human rights violations, notably the growing number of reports about executions, including executions of juvenile offenders, amputations, flogging in public, a generalised crackdown on the press and media, and widespread arrests — especially of women and young people — on unclear or minor charges; calling for a moratorium on all executions; expecting the Iranian authorities to enact the promised legislation to prohibit the use of the death penalty for offences committed under the age of 18; and calling on the UNCHR to re-appoint a special representative to monitor the human rights situation in Iran and on the Iranian Government to grant free access for human rights monitors to the country;

| — | Iraq, condemning violations of human rights and humanitarian law in particular, the execution of civilians, the taking of hostages and their barbaric execution by terrorist groups, regular attacks on minority groups such as Assyrians and others, obstruction of access to medical care, and acts of torture against civilian populations; condemning the Iraqi Interim Government's decision to restore capital punishment; asking that allegations of human rights violations and war crimes committed during the last three decades be investigated by the Iraqi authorities as quickly as possible and that those responsible be punished; insisting on the right of every detainee to fair legal treatment in accordance with international law; reiterating its condemnation of the use of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of prisoners; calling for thorough, impartial, public and transparent investigation of allegations of torture and ill-treatment; asking for appropriate sanctioning through appropriate channels; welcoming the holding of the Iraqi elections and insisting that human rights and democracy be the main values on which the future constitution of the country is based; |
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Iraq, condemning violations of human rights and humanitarian law in particular, the execution of civilians, the taking of hostages and their barbaric execution by terrorist groups, regular attacks on minority groups such as Assyrians and others, obstruction of access to medical care, and acts of torture against civilian populations; condemning the Iraqi Interim Government's decision to restore capital punishment; asking that allegations of human rights violations and war crimes committed during the last three decades be investigated by the Iraqi authorities as quickly as possible and that those responsible be punished; insisting on the right of every detainee to fair legal treatment in accordance with international law; reiterating its condemnation of the use of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of prisoners; calling for thorough, impartial, public and transparent investigation of allegations of torture and ill-treatment; asking for appropriate sanctioning through appropriate channels; welcoming the holding of the Iraqi elections and insisting that human rights and democracy be the main values on which the future constitution of the country is based;

| — | Chechnya, condemning first and foremost the terrible Beslan massacre, but also the increasing number of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the Russian authorities against the civilian populations, in particular abductions and forced disappearances, and targeted operations which have taken on a systematic and punitive character; condemning the situation of women, particularly targeted in such punitive operations; deploring the continued impunity enjoyed by the perpetrators of such crimes; condemning the systematic abuses committed and obstructive measures taken by the Russian army against human rights defenders in the exercise of their activities, obstruction and violation of the freedom of the press and the threats against people lodging complaints with the European Court of Human Rights; and calling for an immediate start to political negotiations between the parties to the conflict with a view to finally finding a peaceful solution to the conflict; |
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Chechnya, condemning first and foremost the terrible Beslan massacre, but also the increasing number of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed by the Russian authorities against the civilian populations, in particular abductions and forced disappearances, and targeted operations which have taken on a systematic and punitive character; condemning the situation of women, particularly targeted in such punitive operations; deploring the continued impunity enjoyed by the perpetrators of such crimes; condemning the systematic abuses committed and obstructive measures taken by the Russian army against human rights defenders in the exercise of their activities, obstruction and violation of the freedom of the press and the threats against people lodging complaints with the European Court of Human Rights; and calling for an immediate start to political negotiations between the parties to the conflict with a view to finally finding a peaceful solution to the conflict;

| — | Turkmenistan, condemning the violent repression of any form of press freedom and political conviction; |
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Turkmenistan, condemning the violent repression of any form of press freedom and political conviction;

| — | Zimbabwe, condemning the Mugabe regime for its relentless and brutal oppression of an impoverished and starving people, its systematic subversion of judicial, press and individual freedom, and its destruction of a once successful economy; calling upon responsible authorities in Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe's neighbours to use their power and influence to ensure that the forthcoming elections (on 31 March 2005) are held in accordance with international principles and norms and in the presence of a robust international monitoring mission; and calling upon the UN Security Council to intervene decisively in the Zimbabwean crisis should the regime fail to uphold the principles of democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights throughout the forthcoming election period; |
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Zimbabwe, condemning the Mugabe regime for its relentless and brutal oppression of an impoverished and starving people, its systematic subversion of judicial, press and individual freedom, and its destruction of a once successful economy; calling upon responsible authorities in Zimbabwe and Zimbabwe's neighbours to use their power and influence to ensure that the forthcoming elections (on 31 March 2005) are held in accordance with international principles and norms and in the presence of a robust international monitoring mission; and calling upon the UN Security Council to intervene decisively in the Zimbabwean crisis should the regime fail to uphold the principles of democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights throughout the forthcoming election period;

| — | Uzbekistan, condemning the outlawing of religious groups in particular and the serious interference with activities of political parties; |
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Uzbekistan, condemning the outlawing of religious groups in particular and the serious interference with activities of political parties;

| — | Afghanistan, recognising the need to support the elected new government; condemning violations of human rights, the taking of hostages, their ill-treatment and execution; and asking that allegations of human rights violations and war crimes committed over the last decade be investigated and the perpetrators held to account; |
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Afghanistan, recognising the need to support the elected new government; condemning violations of human rights, the taking of hostages, their ill-treatment and execution; and asking that allegations of human rights violations and war crimes committed over the last decade be investigated and the perpetrators held to account;

| — | Sudan, calling on all parties to the Darfur conflict to immediately cease all violence and attacks, refrain from forcible relocation of civilians, cooperate with international humanitarian relief and monitoring efforts, ensure that their members comply with international humanitarian law, facilitate the safety and security of humanitarian staff, and fully cooperate with the UN Commission of Inquiry investigations into violations of international humanitarian law and human rights, allowing it to also confirm whether acts of genocide have occurred and to identify perpetrators of such violations; calling on the UN Security Council to seriously consider a global arms embargo on Sudan and other targeted sanctions against those responsible for massive abuses of human rights and other atrocities in view of recent breaches of ceasefire and peace process commitments, and to ensure that any such sanctions do not add to the suffering of the population of Sudan; welcoming the signature on 9 January 2005 of the peace agreement between the Khartoum government and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army and looking forward to its rapid and complete implementation; |
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Sudan, calling on all parties to the Darfur conflict to immediately cease all violence and attacks, refrain from forcible relocation of civilians, cooperate with international humanitarian relief and monitoring efforts, ensure that their members comply with international humanitarian law, facilitate the safety and security of humanitarian staff, and fully cooperate with the UN Commission of Inquiry investigations into violations of international humanitarian law and human rights, allowing it to also confirm whether acts of genocide have occurred and to identify perpetrators of such violations; calling on the UN Security Council to seriously consider a global arms embargo on Sudan and other targeted sanctions against those responsible for massive abuses of human rights and other atrocities in view of recent breaches of ceasefire and peace process commitments, and to ensure that any such sanctions do not add to the suffering of the population of Sudan; welcoming the signature on 9 January 2005 of the peace agreement between the Khartoum government and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement/Army and looking forward to its rapid and complete implementation;

| 5. | Calls on the Council to support the appointment of a Special Rapporteur to scrutinise Nepal's human rights record; |
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5.

Calls on the Council to support the appointment of a Special Rapporteur to scrutinise Nepal's human rights record;

| 6. | Calls on the EU to issue a public statement conveying to the Chinese Government its deep concern about the repeated violations of human rights; |
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6.

Calls on the EU to issue a public statement conveying to the Chinese Government its deep concern about the repeated violations of human rights;

| 7. | Calls, following the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legal consequences of the construction of a wall in the occupied Palestinian territory, and its validation by the General Assembly, for the adoption of a resolution calling for international law to be applied so that Israel's violation of its international obligations ceases, namely through the suspension of construction of the wall on lands that are on the West-Bank side of the internationally recognised ‘green line’ between Israel and the Palestinian Territories, its dismantling and the repeal of all legal or regulatory acts relating to its construction, and also so that third countries honour their obligations by refraining from supporting the building of the wall; calls on the Council and the Commission to intensify their efforts to achieve a just and lasting solution to the conflict in the Middle East through the negotiation of a firm and final peace agreement as laid out in the Roadmap for Peace, without prior conditions, based on the existence of two democratic and sovereign states — Israel and Palestine — coexisting peacefully side by side within secure and recognised frontiers; reaffirms its commitment to the creation of a viable sovereign Palestinian state in 2005; |
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7.

Calls, following the advisory opinion of the International Court of Justice on the legal consequences of the construction of a wall in the occupied Palestinian territory, and its validation by the General Assembly, for the adoption of a resolution calling for international law to be applied so that Israel's violation of its international obligations ceases, namely through the suspension of construction of the wall on lands that are on the West-Bank side of the internationally recognised ‘green line’ between Israel and the Palestinian Territories, its dismantling and the repeal of all legal or regulatory acts relating to its construction, and also so that third countries honour their obligations by refraining from supporting the building of the wall; calls on the Council and the Commission to intensify their efforts to achieve a just and lasting solution to the conflict in the Middle East through the negotiation of a firm and final peace agreement as laid out in the Roadmap for Peace, without prior conditions, based on the existence of two democratic and sovereign states — Israel and Palestine — coexisting peacefully side by side within secure and recognised frontiers; reaffirms its commitment to the creation of a viable sovereign Palestinian state in 2005;

Thematic issues

| 8. | Calls on the Presidency to sponsor or co-sponsor resolutions on:






  — | civil and political rights: protection of human rights in the fight against terrorism; racism; the question of the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in any part of the world; the questions of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, freedom of expression, the independence of the judiciary, impunity and religious intolerance; the rights of the child, with an emphasis on full implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and particularly the dramatic plight of children in armed conflicts and violence against children; the rights of women and girls need for protection against the use of rape as a ‘tool of war’ in conflict situations; the right to reproductive health; migrant workers, minorities and displaced persons; indigenous peoples; disappearances and summary executions; human rights defenders; freedom of the press and protection of journalists; protection of internally displaced persons; modern forms of slavery (namely in the field of child labour, trafficking in people and trafficking in human organs); and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity; and the responsibilities of transnational corporations and related business enterprises with regard to human rights; |
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8.

Calls on the Presidency to sponsor or co-sponsor resolutions on:

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civil and political rights: protection of human rights in the fight against terrorism; racism; the question of the violation of human rights and fundamental freedoms in any part of the world; the questions of torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, freedom of expression, the independence of the judiciary, impunity and religious intolerance; the rights of the child, with an emphasis on full implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child and particularly the dramatic plight of children in armed conflicts and violence against children; the rights of women and girls need for protection against the use of rape as a ‘tool of war’ in conflict situations; the right to reproductive health; migrant workers, minorities and displaced persons; indigenous peoples; disappearances and summary executions; human rights defenders; freedom of the press and protection of journalists; protection of internally displaced persons; modern forms of slavery (namely in the field of child labour, trafficking in people and trafficking in human organs); and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity; and the responsibilities of transnational corporations and related business enterprises with regard to human rights;

| — | economic, social and cultural rights: the right to development; the right to food; extreme poverty; the Additional Protocol to the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; businesses and human rights; and disability, race, age and religion; |
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economic, social and cultural rights: the right to development; the right to food; extreme poverty; the Additional Protocol to the Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; businesses and human rights; and disability, race, age and religion;

| 9. | Calls on the EU to continue to support the Working Group on the Right to Development in its efforts to develop a clear methodology for the implementation of the right to development; |
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9.

Calls on the EU to continue to support the Working Group on the Right to Development in its efforts to develop a clear methodology for the implementation of the right to development;

| 10. | Calls on the Presidency and the Council fully to support the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children, established by the Commission on Human Rights in 2004; |
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10.

Calls on the Presidency and the Council fully to support the mandate of the UN Special Rapporteur on trafficking in persons, especially in women and children, established by the Commission on Human Rights in 2004;

| 11. | Recalls, in line with the 1986 UN Declaration recognising the right to sustainable development as an inalienable human right, the EU commitment to promote an international economic order based on equality, sovereignty, interdependence and mutual interest; calls on the EU to focus on the need for development at the next WTO negotiations due to take place in December 2005 in Hong Kong; |
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11.

Recalls, in line with the 1986 UN Declaration recognising the right to sustainable development as an inalienable human right, the EU commitment to promote an international economic order based on equality, sovereignty, interdependence and mutual interest; calls on the EU to focus on the need for development at the next WTO negotiations due to take place in December 2005 in Hong Kong;

| 12. | Calls on the EU and its Member States to take all the necessary measures to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, especially those of eradicating poverty, widespread hunger, gender inequality, environmental deterioration and lack of education, health care and clean water; |
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12.

Calls on the EU and its Member States to take all the necessary measures to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, especially those of eradicating poverty, widespread hunger, gender inequality, environmental deterioration and lack of education, health care and clean water;

| 13. | Reiterates its request to the Presidency to continue its efforts in favour of the Brazilian initiative on discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity by gathering other countries' support for a resolution on this problem. |
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Reiterates its request to the Presidency to continue its efforts in favour of the Brazilian initiative on discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity by gathering other countries' support for a resolution on this problem.

| 14. | Calls on the Council, the Member States and the Commission to strengthen the activities of the UNCHR as well as those of the UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and the Protection of Human Rights dedicated to indigenous issues, in particular those of its Working Group on Indigenous Populations; |
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Calls on the Council, the Member States and the Commission to strengthen the activities of the UNCHR as well as those of the UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and the Protection of Human Rights dedicated to indigenous issues, in particular those of its Working Group on Indigenous Populations;

| 15. | Calls on the Presidency, the Council and the Member States to give unequivocal support to the draft resolution from the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (Sub-Commission resolution 2004/17) to the 61st session of the Commission on Human Rights proposing a study on discrimination based on work and descent, and the development of a draft set of principles and guidelines for the elimination of caste-based discrimination in a comprehensive response to a massive and systematic human rights problem that affects the lives of an estimated 260 million people around the world; |
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Calls on the Presidency, the Council and the Member States to give unequivocal support to the draft resolution from the Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (Sub-Commission resolution 2004/17) to the 61st session of the Commission on Human Rights proposing a study on discrimination based on work and descent, and the development of a draft set of principles and guidelines for the elimination of caste-based discrimination in a comprehensive response to a massive and systematic human rights problem that affects the lives of an estimated 260 million people around the world;

| 16. | Welcomes the work of the inter-sessional open-ended working group of the UNCHR in charge of preparing a draft legally binding normative instrument for the protection of all persons from enforced disappearance; and supports the drafting of a convention on protection and assistance for victims of terrorist attacks; calls on the UNCHR to adopt, as a matter of priority, a draft convention on the protection of all persons from enforced disappearance; and urges the Council and all governments of Member States to support both working groups, with a view to early adoption of the convention by the General Assembly of the United Nations; |
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Welcomes the work of the inter-sessional open-ended working group of the UNCHR in charge of preparing a draft legally binding normative instrument for the protection of all persons from enforced disappearance; and supports the drafting of a convention on protection and assistance for victims of terrorist attacks; calls on the UNCHR to adopt, as a matter of priority, a draft convention on the protection of all persons from enforced disappearance; and urges the Council and all governments of Member States to support both working groups, with a view to early adoption of the convention by the General Assembly of the United Nations;

| 17. | Calls on the Commission and the Council to give due attention to the question of impunity in respect of violations of international human rights, war crimes and humanitarian law; |
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17.

Calls on the Commission and the Council to give due attention to the question of impunity in respect of violations of international human rights, war crimes and humanitarian law;

| 18. | Calls on the Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression to look specifically at the issue of journalists in areas of conflict and the dangers and threats facing them; calls, in this respect, on the Commission on Human Rights to instruct its Sub-Commission to give careful consideration to this issue and draw up new standards or guidelines aimed at ensuring that the rights and fundamental freedoms of journalists working in areas of conflict are fully respected; |
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18.

Calls on the Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression to look specifically at the issue of journalists in areas of conflict and the dangers and threats facing them; calls, in this respect, on the Commission on Human Rights to instruct its Sub-Commission to give careful consideration to this issue and draw up new standards or guidelines aimed at ensuring that the rights and fundamental freedoms of journalists working in areas of conflict are fully respected;

| 19. | Recalls that 2005 is the 10th anniversary of the Beijing Conference on Women and should constitute an important occasion to advance the human rights of women worldwide; |
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Recalls that 2005 is the 10th anniversary of the Beijing Conference on Women and should constitute an important occasion to advance the human rights of women worldwide;

| 20. | Calls on the EU to support the full integration of a gender perspective throughout the United Nations system; |
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20.

Calls on the EU to support the full integration of a gender perspective throughout the United Nations system;

| 21. | Welcomes the fact that, from 1997 onwards, on the initiative of the European Union, the UNCHR has adopted a resolution calling for an end to the death penalty or for its application to be limited as much as possible; calls for action to be taken in favour of renewal of that resolution during the 61st session of the UNCHR; |
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21.

Welcomes the fact that, from 1997 onwards, on the initiative of the European Union, the UNCHR has adopted a resolution calling for an end to the death penalty or for its application to be limited as much as possible; calls for action to be taken in favour of renewal of that resolution during the 61st session of the UNCHR;

| 22. | Calls on the Member States to ratify the UN Migrant Workers' Convention and to support the universal ratification thereof; calls, in this respect, on the EU to strongly support the renewal of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants; |
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22.

Calls on the Member States to ratify the UN Migrant Workers' Convention and to support the universal ratification thereof; calls, in this respect, on the EU to strongly support the renewal of the mandate of the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants;

| 23. | Calls on the Commission, the Council, the Presidency and the Member States to do their utmost to ensure that the UN General Assembly adopts at its next session a resolution establishing a worldwide moratorium on capital executions as a first step towards the universal abolition of the death penalty; |
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23.

Calls on the Commission, the Council, the Presidency and the Member States to do their utmost to ensure that the UN General Assembly adopts at its next session a resolution establishing a worldwide moratorium on capital executions as a first step towards the universal abolition of the death penalty;

| 24. | Expresses its concern, however, about the risks of a slow-down or even a reversal of the abolitionist tendency, and calls on all States that retain the death penalty to act in accordance with Resolution 2004/L94 adopted at the 60th session of the UNCHR; |
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24.

Expresses its concern, however, about the risks of a slow-down or even a reversal of the abolitionist tendency, and calls on all States that retain the death penalty to act in accordance with Resolution 2004/L94 adopted at the 60th session of the UNCHR;

| 25. | Calls on the EU to ensure that the omnibus resolution on torture strongly reaffirms that no state may expel, return or extradite a person to another state where there are substantial grounds for believing that this person would be in danger of being subjected to torture or other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment; |
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25.

Calls on the EU to ensure that the omnibus resolution on torture strongly reaffirms that no state may expel, return or extradite a person to another state where there are substantial grounds for believing that this person would be in danger of being subjected to torture or other cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment;

| 26. | Calls on the Presidency to sponsor a resolution calling on the US to immediately clarify the situation of the prisoners in Guantánamo and in other locations in respect of international human rights standards and humanitarian law, and recalls its positions on the dramatic situation of the prisoners in Guantánamo, reiterated through several resolutions; |
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26.

Calls on the Presidency to sponsor a resolution calling on the US to immediately clarify the situation of the prisoners in Guantánamo and in other locations in respect of international human rights standards and humanitarian law, and recalls its positions on the dramatic situation of the prisoners in Guantánamo, reiterated through several resolutions;

| 27. | Reaffirms that, through its development and trade policy, the EU has an important role to play in eroding the support base for terrorist networks and movements through its focus on poverty reduction, land reform, governance and the fight against corruption; |
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27.

Reaffirms that, through its development and trade policy, the EU has an important role to play in eroding the support base for terrorist networks and movements through its focus on poverty reduction, land reform, governance and the fight against corruption;

| 28. | Calls on the EU to support the setting-up of an UN special monitoring mechanism on human rights and counter-terrorism to examine the effect of counter-terrorism measures, laws and practices on human rights and to make recommendations to states on respecting human rights while combating terrorism; |
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28.

Calls on the EU to support the setting-up of an UN special monitoring mechanism on human rights and counter-terrorism to examine the effect of counter-terrorism measures, laws and practices on human rights and to make recommendations to states on respecting human rights while combating terrorism;

| 29. | Calls on the Presidency to make efforts to progress towards the creation of an ‘International Arms Exports Treaty’, taking note of Parliament's resolution of 17 November 2004 on the Council's Fifth Annual Report according to Operative Provision 8 of the European Union Code of Conduct on Arms Exports (4); |
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29.

Calls on the Presidency to make efforts to progress towards the creation of an ‘International Arms Exports Treaty’, taking note of Parliament's resolution of 17 November 2004 on the Council's Fifth Annual Report according to Operative Provision 8 of the European Union Code of Conduct on Arms Exports (4);

| 30. | Continues to support wholeheartedly the process towards a new International Convention on the Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities; encourages the Council and the Commission to play a leading role in order to achieve a comprehensive Convention at the earliest opportunity, which will ensure equal and effective enjoyment of all human rights by persons with disabilities throughout the world; calls on the EU Presidency to take account of Parliament's resolution of 3 September 2003 on the UN Convention (5) when representing the EU in the negotiations within the UN ad hoc committee responsible for drafting the UN Convention; reminds the Council and the Commission to continue and increase the dialogue with the representative disabled people's organisations; |
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30.

Continues to support wholeheartedly the process towards a new International Convention on the Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities; encourages the Council and the Commission to play a leading role in order to achieve a comprehensive Convention at the earliest opportunity, which will ensure equal and effective enjoyment of all human rights by persons with disabilities throughout the world; calls on the EU Presidency to take account of Parliament's resolution of 3 September 2003 on the UN Convention (5) when representing the EU in the negotiations within the UN ad hoc committee responsible for drafting the UN Convention; reminds the Council and the Commission to continue and increase the dialogue with the representative disabled people's organisations;

Efficient functioning of human rights instruments and mechanisms

| 31. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to work towards the universal ratification of all human rights instruments; |
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31.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to work towards the universal ratification of all human rights instruments;

| 32. | Welcomes the work done by the European Union in favour of the universal ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, and calls on the Union to continue its work; calls, in particular, on the United States to ratify this Statute and not to negotiate a special status for its military personnel which would guarantee them a form of ‘international immunity’; |
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32.

Welcomes the work done by the European Union in favour of the universal ratification of the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, and calls on the Union to continue its work; calls, in particular, on the United States to ratify this Statute and not to negotiate a special status for its military personnel which would guarantee them a form of ‘international immunity’;

| 33. | Calls on the Commission to provide for sufficient budgetary funds in order to ensure the promotion and follow-up of the Sana'a process; |
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33.

Calls on the Commission to provide for sufficient budgetary funds in order to ensure the promotion and follow-up of the Sana'a process;

| 34. | Calls on the Presidency and Member States to request that, as a prerequisite for membership of the UNCHR, governments should have ratified core human rights treaties, complied with their reporting obligations, issued open invitations to the UN human rights experts and endeavoured to implement their recommendations; |
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34.

Calls on the Presidency and Member States to request that, as a prerequisite for membership of the UNCHR, governments should have ratified core human rights treaties, complied with their reporting obligations, issued open invitations to the UN human rights experts and endeavoured to implement their recommendations;

| 35. | Urges the Council and the Member States to ensure that all recommendations outlined in the experts' reports, aimed at improving the promotion of human rights within the Commission on Human Rights as well as protecting this Commission, be taken into account and followed up in the reform process; |
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35.

Urges the Council and the Member States to ensure that all recommendations outlined in the experts' reports, aimed at improving the promotion of human rights within the Commission on Human Rights as well as protecting this Commission, be taken into account and followed up in the reform process;

| 36. | Calls, in particular, on new members and the Chair of the UNCHR to use their term on the UNCHR to demonstrate their commitment to human rights by taking concrete steps to improve respect for human rights in their countries; |
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36.

Calls, in particular, on new members and the Chair of the UNCHR to use their term on the UNCHR to demonstrate their commitment to human rights by taking concrete steps to improve respect for human rights in their countries;

| 37. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to support the UN in its efforts to send human rights Special Rapporteurs, according to their terms of reference, to countries where human rights violations are taking place, in particular countries which have close ties with the EU; |
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37.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to support the UN in its efforts to send human rights Special Rapporteurs, according to their terms of reference, to countries where human rights violations are taking place, in particular countries which have close ties with the EU;

| 38. | Calls on the Presidency and the Member States to sponsor or co-sponsor a resolution to strengthen the special procedures of the UNCHR, including through allocating adequate resources to assist their effective functioning; |
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38.

Calls on the Presidency and the Member States to sponsor or co-sponsor a resolution to strengthen the special procedures of the UNCHR, including through allocating adequate resources to assist their effective functioning;

| 39. | Deplores the deterioration in certain UNCHR debates, which concentrate solely on support for countries accused of human rights violations, and calls on the Presidency and the Member States to step up the number of joint or individual declarations, as well as questions and declarations following the reports of the Special Procedures; |
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39.

Deplores the deterioration in certain UNCHR debates, which concentrate solely on support for countries accused of human rights violations, and calls on the Presidency and the Member States to step up the number of joint or individual declarations, as well as questions and declarations following the reports of the Special Procedures;

| 40. | Calls on the Commission, the Council and the Member States to monitor carefully the procedures and decisions taken by the UN Committee on NGOs in order to prevent and avoid any violation of the fundamental freedom of expression of NGOs inside the UNCHR; |
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40.

Calls on the Commission, the Council and the Member States to monitor carefully the procedures and decisions taken by the UN Committee on NGOs in order to prevent and avoid any violation of the fundamental freedom of expression of NGOs inside the UNCHR;

| 41. | Calls on the Council Presidency to sponsor or co-sponsor a resolution to create an effective system for monitoring and evaluating the implementation by governments of recommendations from the UNCHR and the Special Procedures in order to achieve greater accountability by States; |
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41.

Calls on the Council Presidency to sponsor or co-sponsor a resolution to create an effective system for monitoring and evaluating the implementation by governments of recommendations from the UNCHR and the Special Procedures in order to achieve greater accountability by States;

| 42. | Encourages the EU to respond to the call by the High Commissioner for Human Rights, in her 2005 Annual Appeal, to ensure appropriate resources for her Office's work in servicing the Commission on Human Rights and its Sub-Commission, and for supporting the treaty bodies and the special procedures; |
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42.

Encourages the EU to respond to the call by the High Commissioner for Human Rights, in her 2005 Annual Appeal, to ensure appropriate resources for her Office's work in servicing the Commission on Human Rights and its Sub-Commission, and for supporting the treaty bodies and the special procedures;

Preparation and follow-up of the 61st session of the UNCHR

| 43. | Reaffirms the need for a coordinated, concerted and well prepared approach on the part of the European Union prior to, during and after the 61st UNCHR session so as to ensure an efficient and effective contribution to its proceedings; |
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43.

Reaffirms the need for a coordinated, concerted and well prepared approach on the part of the European Union prior to, during and after the 61st UNCHR session so as to ensure an efficient and effective contribution to its proceedings;

| 44. | Asks its Conference of Presidents to establish an ad hoc delegation of Members of the European Parliament to attend the 61st session of the UNCHR; |
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44.

Asks its Conference of Presidents to establish an ad hoc delegation of Members of the European Parliament to attend the 61st session of the UNCHR;

| 45. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to report back in full to Parliament in plenary session on the outcome of the UNCHR no later than May 2005; and points out that their report should outline in detail not only the issues on which the EU and its Member States sponsored or co-sponsored resolutions and the range of actions taken by the EU during the UNCHR session, but also when and why such sponsoring was not undertaken; |
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45.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to report back in full to Parliament in plenary session on the outcome of the UNCHR no later than May 2005; and points out that their report should outline in detail not only the issues on which the EU and its Member States sponsored or co-sponsored resolutions and the range of actions taken by the EU during the UNCHR session, but also when and why such sponsoring was not undertaken;

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| 46. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Council of Europe, and the governments of the countries mentioned in this resolution. |
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46.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, the Council of Europe, and the governments of the countries mentioned in this resolution.

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(1)  OJ C 131 E, 5.6.2003, p. 147.

(2)  Texts Adopted, P5_TA(2004)0376.

(3)  Texts Adopted, P5_TA(2004)0037.

(4)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2004)0058.

(5)  OJ C 76 E, 25.3.2004, p. 231.

P6_TA(2005)0052

Action against hunger and poverty

European Parliament resolution on action against hunger and poverty

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the New York Declaration on Action against Hunger and Poverty of 20 September 2004, signed by 111 national governments, including all the EU Member States, |
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having regard to the New York Declaration on Action against Hunger and Poverty of 20 September 2004, signed by 111 national governments, including all the EU Member States,

| — | having regard to the UN Millennium Declaration of 8 September 2000, which sets out the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as criteria established jointly by the international community for the elimination of poverty, and the UN Millennium Project report ‘Investing in Development: a practical plan to achieve the Millennium Development Goals’ made public on 18 January 2005 in Brussels, |
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having regard to the UN Millennium Declaration of 8 September 2000, which sets out the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as criteria established jointly by the international community for the elimination of poverty, and the UN Millennium Project report ‘Investing in Development: a practical plan to achieve the Millennium Development Goals’ made public on 18 January 2005 in Brussels,

| — | having regard to the UN Conference on Trade and Development's report of 2002 on Least Developed Countries, entitled ‘Escaping the Poverty Trap’, |
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having regard to the UN Conference on Trade and Development's report of 2002 on Least Developed Countries, entitled ‘Escaping the Poverty Trap’,

| — | 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 extreme poverty affects over one billion people, who survive on less than one US dollar a day, and the difference in per capita income between the world's poorest and richest countries has more than doubled over the last 25 years, |
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A.

whereas extreme poverty affects over one billion people, who survive on less than one US dollar a day, and the difference in per capita income between the world's poorest and richest countries has more than doubled over the last 25 years,

| B. | whereas aid, debt relief and trade are recognised to be interrelated and whereas actions on all three elements need to complement each other in order to achieve genuine development, |
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B.

whereas aid, debt relief and trade are recognised to be interrelated and whereas actions on all three elements need to complement each other in order to achieve genuine development,

| C. | whereas, in order to achieve the MDGs, it is estimated that it will be necessary to at least double the annual international aid contribution (currently USD 50 billion), and whereas two thirds of developing countries spend more on servicing debt than on basic social services, |
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C.

whereas, in order to achieve the MDGs, it is estimated that it will be necessary to at least double the annual international aid contribution (currently USD 50 billion), and whereas two thirds of developing countries spend more on servicing debt than on basic social services,

| D. | whereas the EU and its Member States are lagging behind on their MDG commitments, and all except four Member States have yet to reach the 0,7% GDP mark for development aid, |
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D.

whereas the EU and its Member States are lagging behind on their MDG commitments, and all except four Member States have yet to reach the 0,7% GDP mark for development aid,

| E. | whereas 2005 will see major challenges taken up, with the G8 presidency focused on Africa and climate change, the UN review of the world's feeble progress towards the MDGs and the WTO's Hong Kong Ministerial Meeting in December, which is the crucial staging post in the Doha Development Round, |
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E.

whereas 2005 will see major challenges taken up, with the G8 presidency focused on Africa and climate change, the UN review of the world's feeble progress towards the MDGs and the WTO's Hong Kong Ministerial Meeting in December, which is the crucial staging post in the Doha Development Round,

| F. | whereas the OECD divides developing countries into five categories according to their per capita GDP, the poorest of these being the Least Developed Countries (LDCs); whereas the EU and the majority of its Member States do not assign priority to the poorest countries in their development spending, |
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F.

whereas the OECD divides developing countries into five categories according to their per capita GDP, the poorest of these being the Least Developed Countries (LDCs); whereas the EU and the majority of its Member States do not assign priority to the poorest countries in their development spending,

Levels and effectiveness of aid

| 1. | Expresses its grave concern at the fact that, five years after the MDGs were adopted by the UN, sub- Saharan Africa has not achieved and is not on track to achieve a single one of the eight MDGs by the target date of 2015; stresses that, unless the international community dramatically increases both the quality and the quantity of its development assistance, the MDGs will be unattainable for a large number of LDCs, in particular in sub-Saharan Africa; |
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1.

Expresses its grave concern at the fact that, five years after the MDGs were adopted by the UN, sub- Saharan Africa has not achieved and is not on track to achieve a single one of the eight MDGs by the target date of 2015; stresses that, unless the international community dramatically increases both the quality and the quantity of its development assistance, the MDGs will be unattainable for a large number of LDCs, in particular in sub-Saharan Africa;

| 2. | Congratulates the four Member States (1) that have surpassed the 0,7% GDP mark for development aid, commends the five Member States (2) that have set timetables for achieving this level of Official Development Assistance (ODA) and particularly those new Member States that have dramatically increased their development budgets; urges the remaining Member States that have failed to reach these levels and have not set timetables to do so without delay; |
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2.

Congratulates the four Member States (1) that have surpassed the 0,7% GDP mark for development aid, commends the five Member States (2) that have set timetables for achieving this level of Official Development Assistance (ODA) and particularly those new Member States that have dramatically increased their development budgets; urges the remaining Member States that have failed to reach these levels and have not set timetables to do so without delay;

| 3. | Calls on the Commission to use its forthcoming communication on reviewing development financing commitments to suggest establishing an EU timetable for as many Member States as possible to meet the 0,7% target by 2010, and to set longer-term targets for the new Member States; calls for the establishment of intermediate annual targets for increasing ODA, monitored by GAERC or Ecofin; |
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3.

Calls on the Commission to use its forthcoming communication on reviewing development financing commitments to suggest establishing an EU timetable for as many Member States as possible to meet the 0,7% target by 2010, and to set longer-term targets for the new Member States; calls for the establishment of intermediate annual targets for increasing ODA, monitored by GAERC or Ecofin;

| 4. | Notes the ongoing discussion and various initiatives on ‘innovative mechanisms of financing for development’; calls on the Commission and Member States to give further attention to the full range of such initiatives, be they public or private, compulsory or voluntary, universal or limited; stresses that all such funds must be additional to the standing commitment by governments to give 0,7% of their GDP in ODA; |
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4.

Notes the ongoing discussion and various initiatives on ‘innovative mechanisms of financing for development’; calls on the Commission and Member States to give further attention to the full range of such initiatives, be they public or private, compulsory or voluntary, universal or limited; stresses that all such funds must be additional to the standing commitment by governments to give 0,7% of their GDP in ODA;

| 5. | Regrets that in 2003 only 2,4% of EU development spending was earmarked for basic education and 3,8% for health despite consistent calls by Parliament for such spending to reach at least 20 %; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to improve its own contribution to the MDGs by ensuring that development aid spending on health and education on the ground increases significantly; |
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5.

Regrets that in 2003 only 2,4% of EU development spending was earmarked for basic education and 3,8% for health despite consistent calls by Parliament for such spending to reach at least 20 %; calls, in this regard, on the Commission to improve its own contribution to the MDGs by ensuring that development aid spending on health and education on the ground increases significantly;

| 6. | Calls for better use of existing aid, in particular by reordering priorities, ending aid tied to donors and pooling funds internationally to release additional funds for the poorest countries; urges bilateral and multilateral donors to harmonise their operational procedures, gear aid to countries' own priorities and provide for measurable results; |
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6.

Calls for better use of existing aid, in particular by reordering priorities, ending aid tied to donors and pooling funds internationally to release additional funds for the poorest countries; urges bilateral and multilateral donors to harmonise their operational procedures, gear aid to countries' own priorities and provide for measurable results;

| 7. | Reiterates the need identified in Article 178 of the EC Treaty for the Community to assess on a systematic basis, through the use of ex-ante impact studies, whether its development policy objectives are being undermined by other policy actions; |
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7.

Reiterates the need identified in Article 178 of the EC Treaty for the Community to assess on a systematic basis, through the use of ex-ante impact studies, whether its development policy objectives are being undermined by other policy actions;

| 8. | Recognises that there is no ‘one size fits all’ solution to poverty, but calls, in particular, for sustained political commitment, transparency and accountability to cut corruption, capacity-building to attain the goal of good governance, and partnership between all stake-holders; |
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8.

Recognises that there is no ‘one size fits all’ solution to poverty, but calls, in particular, for sustained political commitment, transparency and accountability to cut corruption, capacity-building to attain the goal of good governance, and partnership between all stake-holders;

| 9. | Calls on the EU and its Member States to ensure that development aid remains geared to the alleviation of poverty and achieving the MDGs; calls, in this regard, on the EU to take the lead in swiftly implementing the UN Millennium Project's report ‘Investing in Development: A Practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals’; |
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9.

Calls on the EU and its Member States to ensure that development aid remains geared to the alleviation of poverty and achieving the MDGs; calls, in this regard, on the EU to take the lead in swiftly implementing the UN Millennium Project's report ‘Investing in Development: A Practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals’;

| 10. | Calls, in this context, on the Commission to make EU development spending more effective and visible by budgeting for large amounts of new money to enable EU aid to spearhead global initiatives and to give particular consideration to the Millennium Project's suggestions for ‘quick win’ initiatives (such as providing malaria bed-nets and anti-malaria medicines, abolishing primary school fees and supplying fertilisers to small farmers) which would bring rapid and large-scale progress in the raising of living standards of millions of people in developing countries; |
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10.

Calls, in this context, on the Commission to make EU development spending more effective and visible by budgeting for large amounts of new money to enable EU aid to spearhead global initiatives and to give particular consideration to the Millennium Project's suggestions for ‘quick win’ initiatives (such as providing malaria bed-nets and anti-malaria medicines, abolishing primary school fees and supplying fertilisers to small farmers) which would bring rapid and large-scale progress in the raising of living standards of millions of people in developing countries;

Debt relief

| 11. | Stresses that all creditors, and especially international institutions and national governments, must agree to phase out the debt of the developing world, giving LDCs priority; calls, in this regard, on the Commission and the Member States to take the lead, in multilateral and bilateral fora, in cancelling the external debt of developing countries; |
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11.

Stresses that all creditors, and especially international institutions and national governments, must agree to phase out the debt of the developing world, giving LDCs priority; calls, in this regard, on the Commission and the Member States to take the lead, in multilateral and bilateral fora, in cancelling the external debt of developing countries;

| 12. | Welcomes the example set by the G8 countries and other EU Member States in pledging to provide up to 100 % debt relief on bilateral and multilateral debt for the world's poorest countries; |
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12.

Welcomes the example set by the G8 countries and other EU Member States in pledging to provide up to 100 % debt relief on bilateral and multilateral debt for the world's poorest countries;

| 13. | Stresses that debt relief should prioritise all LDCs and countries where relief is needed to enable them to attain the MDGs; stresses that debt relief should be undertaken with governments which respect human rights and the principle of good governance, and on condition that money gained by governments from such relief must be channelled towards helping the poorest in their communities; |
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13.

Stresses that debt relief should prioritise all LDCs and countries where relief is needed to enable them to attain the MDGs; stresses that debt relief should be undertaken with governments which respect human rights and the principle of good governance, and on condition that money gained by governments from such relief must be channelled towards helping the poorest in their communities;

International trade

| 14. | Considers that a free, equitable and development-friendly multilateral trading system is an effective mechanism for eradicating the root causes of poverty and hunger; calls on the EU to promote such a system as a means of alleviating poverty while also ensuring greater market access for the poorest countries and providing appropriate trade-related technical assistance, including capacity building, in order to maximise the development opportunities stemming from trade; |
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14.

Considers that a free, equitable and development-friendly multilateral trading system is an effective mechanism for eradicating the root causes of poverty and hunger; calls on the EU to promote such a system as a means of alleviating poverty while also ensuring greater market access for the poorest countries and providing appropriate trade-related technical assistance, including capacity building, in order to maximise the development opportunities stemming from trade;

| 15. | Underlines the need for developing countries to protect their fledgling agricultural sectors, and stresses that the poorest countries must not be subject to demands for reciprocal trade liberalisation; |
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15.

Underlines the need for developing countries to protect their fledgling agricultural sectors, and stresses that the poorest countries must not be subject to demands for reciprocal trade liberalisation;

| 16. | Calls on the EU to take concrete action against poverty by ensuring consistency in its trade, development cooperation and common agricultural policies with a view to preventing any direct or indirect negative impacts on developing countries' economies; |
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16.

Calls on the EU to take concrete action against poverty by ensuring consistency in its trade, development cooperation and common agricultural policies with a view to preventing any direct or indirect negative impacts on developing countries' economies;

Conclusion

| 17. | Calls on the EU and the international community not to view the MDGs as a final objective but only as a halfway house on the road to ending absolute poverty; |
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17.

Calls on the EU and the international community not to view the MDGs as a final objective but only as a halfway house on the road to ending absolute poverty;

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| 18. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the candidate countries, the ACP-EU Council and Joint Parliamentary Assembly, the United Nations, the African Union, the IMF, the World Bank, the G8 Heads of State and the Governments of the Paris Club. |
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18.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the candidate countries, the ACP-EU Council and Joint Parliamentary Assembly, the United Nations, the African Union, the IMF, the World Bank, the G8 Heads of State and the Governments of the Paris Club.

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(1)  Denmark (0,84 %), Netherlands (0,81 %), Luxembourg (0,8 %) and Sweden (0,7 %).

(2)  Belgium (by 2010), Finland (by 2010), France (by 2012), Spain (by 2012) and UK (by 2013).

P6_TA(2005)0053

Commission legislative and work programme (2005)

European Parliament resolution on the Commission's legislative and work programme for 2005

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 16 December 2004 on the strategic political orientations of the Barroso Commission (1), |
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having regard to its resolution of 16 December 2004 on the strategic political orientations of the Barroso Commission (1),

| — | having regard to the current framework agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the Commission, approved by Parliament's Conference of Presidents on 29 June 2000, |
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having regard to the current framework agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the Commission, approved by Parliament's Conference of Presidents on 29 June 2000,

| — | having regard to the Commission's Communication on its work programme for 2005 (COM(2005) 0015) and to the commitments made by the President of the Commission, Mr Barroso, to Parliament on 26 January 2005 on the legislative programme of the Commission, |
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having regard to the Commission's Communication on its work programme for 2005 (COM(2005) 0015) and to the commitments made by the President of the Commission, Mr Barroso, to Parliament on 26 January 2005 on the legislative programme of the Commission,

| — | having regard to Rules 33 and 103(4) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rules 33 and 103(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas the annual legislative programme is an indispensable tool for the smooth functioning of the European institutions, and whereas the introduction of the multiannual strategy programme will bring a sharper focus to setting the political objectives of the Union, |
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whereas the annual legislative programme is an indispensable tool for the smooth functioning of the European institutions, and whereas the introduction of the multiannual strategy programme will bring a sharper focus to setting the political objectives of the Union,

| B. | whereas closer coordination between the institutions of the Union and a greater capacity of the European Council to provide the affairs of the Union with more credible political leadership are prerequisites for the EU to fulfil its tasks successfully, |
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B.

whereas closer coordination between the institutions of the Union and a greater capacity of the European Council to provide the affairs of the Union with more credible political leadership are prerequisites for the EU to fulfil its tasks successfully,

| C. | whereas the Commission gives utmost priority to increasing Europe's prosperity through enhanced competitiveness, modernisation of the European economy and structural reform, and defends the view that increased investment in knowledge and human capital are driving forces behind sustainable growth, job creation and prosperity, and thus key preconditions to Europe successfully pursuing ambitious environmental and social goals, |
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C.

whereas the Commission gives utmost priority to increasing Europe's prosperity through enhanced competitiveness, modernisation of the European economy and structural reform, and defends the view that increased investment in knowledge and human capital are driving forces behind sustainable growth, job creation and prosperity, and thus key preconditions to Europe successfully pursuing ambitious environmental and social goals,

| D. | whereas the goals of economic growth, job creation and social justice will not be achieved if the Union does not strengthen integration and improve the quality of its legislative, regulatory and administrative performance, |
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D.

whereas the goals of economic growth, job creation and social justice will not be achieved if the Union does not strengthen integration and improve the quality of its legislative, regulatory and administrative performance,

| E. | considering the central importance attached by the Commission to increasing the security of European citizens, by reinforcing efforts to fight terrorism and organised crime and by emphasising the need for a common approach to asylum and immigration, and an improved management of external borders, |
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E.

considering the central importance attached by the Commission to increasing the security of European citizens, by reinforcing efforts to fight terrorism and organised crime and by emphasising the need for a common approach to asylum and immigration, and an improved management of external borders,

| F. | whereas the Commission puts strong emphasis on improving the quality of life of Europe's citizens and on building a cleaner environment and a healthier future for Europe, |
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F.

whereas the Commission puts strong emphasis on improving the quality of life of Europe's citizens and on building a cleaner environment and a healthier future for Europe,

| G. | whereas the enlarged Union aims to play a stronger leadership role in the world and to assume greater responsibility at global level by using the EU's strength to project stability and further democracy and human rights, with special focus on the neighbouring countries, whilst encouraging development, in particular in Africa, and extending free trade world-wide, |
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G.

whereas the enlarged Union aims to play a stronger leadership role in the world and to assume greater responsibility at global level by using the EU's strength to project stability and further democracy and human rights, with special focus on the neighbouring countries, whilst encouraging development, in particular in Africa, and extending free trade world-wide,

| H. | considering the great importance attached to the intensification of multilateral and bilateral relationships in general and to the development of a genuine and renewed ‘Transatlantic Partnership’ in particular, |
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H.

considering the great importance attached to the intensification of multilateral and bilateral relationships in general and to the development of a genuine and renewed ‘Transatlantic Partnership’ in particular,

| I. | whereas the Union needs financial resources commensurate with the scale of its social, economic and political ambitions, |
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I.

whereas the Union needs financial resources commensurate with the scale of its social, economic and political ambitions,

A more competitive and cohesive Europe

| 1. | Welcomes the central importance attached to the implementation of the Lisbon Strategy as a means of generating competitiveness in the European Union, and supports the measures envisaged, both in these communications and in the Lisbon mid-term review, to try to ensure that the process addresses fewer and more complementary objectives and follows a precise timetable for achieving its goals over the next five years; |
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1.

Welcomes the central importance attached to the implementation of the Lisbon Strategy as a means of generating competitiveness in the European Union, and supports the measures envisaged, both in these communications and in the Lisbon mid-term review, to try to ensure that the process addresses fewer and more complementary objectives and follows a precise timetable for achieving its goals over the next five years;

| 2. | Invites the Commission, as already requested, to adopt the same timetable for reviewing the EU's Sustainable Development Strategy, because it believes environment policy to be an economic opportunity, especially considering its effects on industrial innovation; |
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2.

Invites the Commission, as already requested, to adopt the same timetable for reviewing the EU's Sustainable Development Strategy, because it believes environment policy to be an economic opportunity, especially considering its effects on industrial innovation;

| 3. | Stresses the importance of the Lisbon measures being implemented by Member States and regions, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, in parallel with action at EU level; |
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3.

Stresses the importance of the Lisbon measures being implemented by Member States and regions, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, in parallel with action at EU level;

| 4. | Insists that all new legislative initiatives must be accompanied by rigorous impact assessments in respect of finance, regulation and the environment; |
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4.

Insists that all new legislative initiatives must be accompanied by rigorous impact assessments in respect of finance, regulation and the environment;

Single Market

| 5. | Reiterates its belief that prominent within the EU's competitiveness agenda should be specific further action to complete the single market, notably in energy, transport, telecommunications, and financial and other services; |
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5.

Reiterates its belief that prominent within the EU's competitiveness agenda should be specific further action to complete the single market, notably in energy, transport, telecommunications, and financial and other services;

| 6. | Invites the Commission to review its proposal for the software patents directive in accordance with the decisions taken by Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs on 2 February 2005 and by its Conference of Presidents on 17 February 2005 and to bring forward its legislative proposals for an integrated system of general patents |
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6.

Invites the Commission to review its proposal for the software patents directive in accordance with the decisions taken by Parliament's Committee on Legal Affairs on 2 February 2005 and by its Conference of Presidents on 17 February 2005 and to bring forward its legislative proposals for an integrated system of general patents

| 7. | Expects the Commission to take action in the coming months against Member States which have failed to implement EU legislation designed to liberalise markets, notably in the energy and telecom sectors; |
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7.

Expects the Commission to take action in the coming months against Member States which have failed to implement EU legislation designed to liberalise markets, notably in the energy and telecom sectors;

Financial services

| 8. | Supports, in particular, the adoption of the required directives in the field of financial services and insists that the Commission should focus on securing approval for measures already in the pipeline and avoid bringing forward new proposals unless they were duly justified and assessed; |
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8.

Supports, in particular, the adoption of the required directives in the field of financial services and insists that the Commission should focus on securing approval for measures already in the pipeline and avoid bringing forward new proposals unless they were duly justified and assessed;

| 9. | Urges the Commission to ensure that the Lamfalussy process works effectively at each level; recommends that greater political attention be given to the implementation and application of existing legislation in the financial services field; |
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9.

Urges the Commission to ensure that the Lamfalussy process works effectively at each level; recommends that greater political attention be given to the implementation and application of existing legislation in the financial services field;

Corporate governance and contract law

| 10. | Applauds the commitment to improving the business environment as regards entrepreneurship and corporate governance, with the aim of fostering the efficiency and competitiveness of business and of strengthening both the rights of shareholders and the protection of third parties; calls for initiatives to work towards a convergence of civil and commercial law; |
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10.

Applauds the commitment to improving the business environment as regards entrepreneurship and corporate governance, with the aim of fostering the efficiency and competitiveness of business and of strengthening both the rights of shareholders and the protection of third parties; calls for initiatives to work towards a convergence of civil and commercial law;

| 11. | Stresses the importance of increasing the degree of consistency in the area of contract law; calls on the Commission to continue its efforts to achieve greater coherence between the various contract law instruments, inter alia through the adoption of a Common Frame of Reference; asks the Commission fully to associate Parliament in those activities; |
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11.

Stresses the importance of increasing the degree of consistency in the area of contract law; calls on the Commission to continue its efforts to achieve greater coherence between the various contract law instruments, inter alia through the adoption of a Common Frame of Reference; asks the Commission fully to associate Parliament in those activities;

Research and development

| 12. | Welcomes the high priority given to strengthening the Union's R & D effort, not least through the establishment of a European research council, and the emphasis on the importance of the Seventh Research Framework Programme in contributing to the Lisbon goal of developing a knowledge-based economy; in this context, urges the Commission to present a proposal providing for concrete support for basic and innovative research — focusing on specific innovations such as hydrogen cells, solar energy, biotechnology, space technology and cleaner cars — as well doubling financial support (in terms of the ratio to GDP of the EU-25, compared to that for the EU-15 under the sixth programme); |
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12.

Welcomes the high priority given to strengthening the Union's R & D effort, not least through the establishment of a European research council, and the emphasis on the importance of the Seventh Research Framework Programme in contributing to the Lisbon goal of developing a knowledge-based economy; in this context, urges the Commission to present a proposal providing for concrete support for basic and innovative research — focusing on specific innovations such as hydrogen cells, solar energy, biotechnology, space technology and cleaner cars — as well doubling financial support (in terms of the ratio to GDP of the EU-25, compared to that for the EU-15 under the sixth programme);

Competition policy

| 13. | Believes that a strong competition policy and the effective enforcement of the rules thereof are extremely important in improving competitiveness; urges the Commission, therefore, to ensure that a properly resourced and strong competition policy — one which is independent of the Member States — is maintained in coming years; welcomes the impetus of the Commission in promoting competitive practices in a number of sectors, while initiating a process aimed at increasing private enforcement of EU competition rules, by improving litigation for damages resulting from infringement; |
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13.

Believes that a strong competition policy and the effective enforcement of the rules thereof are extremely important in improving competitiveness; urges the Commission, therefore, to ensure that a properly resourced and strong competition policy — one which is independent of the Member States — is maintained in coming years; welcomes the impetus of the Commission in promoting competitive practices in a number of sectors, while initiating a process aimed at increasing private enforcement of EU competition rules, by improving litigation for damages resulting from infringement;

| 14. | Supports the Commission's overall policy aim of ensuring less, better focused state aid, as well as its intention to launch a wider reflection on the future of state-aid policy, but emphasises that there should be no discrimination between Member States in the application of such policy, and that changes due to purely statistical effects should be treated fairly; |
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14.

Supports the Commission's overall policy aim of ensuring less, better focused state aid, as well as its intention to launch a wider reflection on the future of state-aid policy, but emphasises that there should be no discrimination between Member States in the application of such policy, and that changes due to purely statistical effects should be treated fairly;

Stability and Growth Pact

| 15. | Calls on the Commission to ensure that, in order to guarantee sound finances, the essential structure of the Stability and Growth Pact is safeguarded in any proposed reform, in particular the reference to the existing three per cent deficit, and that more attention is paid to the public debt position of Member States and to an improved monitoring of national economic performance and forecasting, whilst envisaging the possibility of some flexibility for countries with low debt ratios in times of severe recession, provided this encourages good behaviour in times of growth and underpins general structural reform; |
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15.

Calls on the Commission to ensure that, in order to guarantee sound finances, the essential structure of the Stability and Growth Pact is safeguarded in any proposed reform, in particular the reference to the existing three per cent deficit, and that more attention is paid to the public debt position of Member States and to an improved monitoring of national economic performance and forecasting, whilst envisaging the possibility of some flexibility for countries with low debt ratios in times of severe recession, provided this encourages good behaviour in times of growth and underpins general structural reform;

| 16. | Believes that investment should play a leading role in the modernisation of Europe and that a joint action should be adopted to boost public and private investment, while focusing on the forms of investment most likely to help achieve the aims of the Lisbon Strategy: research and innovation, new infrastructures, knowledge economy, education and training, high-quality public and social services and investment in European industrial policy, in particular in new and dynamic sectors such as nanotechnology and biotechnology; |
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16.

Believes that investment should play a leading role in the modernisation of Europe and that a joint action should be adopted to boost public and private investment, while focusing on the forms of investment most likely to help achieve the aims of the Lisbon Strategy: research and innovation, new infrastructures, knowledge economy, education and training, high-quality public and social services and investment in European industrial policy, in particular in new and dynamic sectors such as nanotechnology and biotechnology;

Cohesion policy

| 17. | Firmly asserts the importance of cohesion policy in its own right, not only as a fundamental principle of the treaties and an element of EU solidarity, but also as a complementary tool for achieving Lisbon objectives; considers, in particular, that investing in the TENs, the information society, human resources, technology, innovation and development of SMEs will increase competitiveness, enable job creation, and thus contribute to economic and social cohesion throughout the EU; |
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Firmly asserts the importance of cohesion policy in its own right, not only as a fundamental principle of the treaties and an element of EU solidarity, but also as a complementary tool for achieving Lisbon objectives; considers, in particular, that investing in the TENs, the information society, human resources, technology, innovation and development of SMEs will increase competitiveness, enable job creation, and thus contribute to economic and social cohesion throughout the EU;

| 18. | Welcomes the Commission's intention to present its strategic guidelines for cohesion policy, and calls on it, when doing so, to apply the legal basis providing for the full participation of Parliament in the decision-making process; welcomes, likewise, the presentation by the Commission in good time of the cohesion policy regulations for 2007-2013, stressing that the timely launch of the various cohesion programmes is now dependent upon the swift adoption of these regulations within the Council; |
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18.

Welcomes the Commission's intention to present its strategic guidelines for cohesion policy, and calls on it, when doing so, to apply the legal basis providing for the full participation of Parliament in the decision-making process; welcomes, likewise, the presentation by the Commission in good time of the cohesion policy regulations for 2007-2013, stressing that the timely launch of the various cohesion programmes is now dependent upon the swift adoption of these regulations within the Council;

Trans-European Networks

| 19. | Supports the Commission in its endeavours to persuade the Member States that — for the completion of the single market, promotion of cohesion and creation of more efficient connections within an enlarged EU — the TEN priority projects should be planned and financed on the basis of support both from the EU budget and, where possible, through public-private partnerships, and that their construction should be carried out as rapidly as possible; believes that full use should be made of European Investment Bank and the Structured Finance Facility, in parallel; |
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19.

Supports the Commission in its endeavours to persuade the Member States that — for the completion of the single market, promotion of cohesion and creation of more efficient connections within an enlarged EU — the TEN priority projects should be planned and financed on the basis of support both from the EU budget and, where possible, through public-private partnerships, and that their construction should be carried out as rapidly as possible; believes that full use should be made of European Investment Bank and the Structured Finance Facility, in parallel;

Improving Europe's quality of life

Environment

| 20. | Points out that an effective implementation of both the EU Biodiversity Plan and the strategy on sustainable use of natural resources will require appropriate financial resources, including for the Natura 2000 network; |
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20.

Points out that an effective implementation of both the EU Biodiversity Plan and the strategy on sustainable use of natural resources will require appropriate financial resources, including for the Natura 2000 network;

| 21. | Calls on the Commission to work with Parliament to find a balanced solution to defining a workable framework for the Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (‘REACH’'), one which would minimise the impact on competitiveness whilst also protecting the environment and be based on a policy of prioritisation, risk assessment, the ‘one substance, one registration’ principle, as well as on a phasing out of animal testing; welcomes the Commission's commitment to its REACH proposal and to following the regular codecision procedure, awaiting Parliament's first reading before modifying its proposal; |
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21.

Calls on the Commission to work with Parliament to find a balanced solution to defining a workable framework for the Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation of Chemicals (‘REACH’'), one which would minimise the impact on competitiveness whilst also protecting the environment and be based on a policy of prioritisation, risk assessment, the ‘one substance, one registration’ principle, as well as on a phasing out of animal testing; welcomes the Commission's commitment to its REACH proposal and to following the regular codecision procedure, awaiting Parliament's first reading before modifying its proposal;

| 22. | Requests the Commission to put forward before July 2005 its framework legislative proposal on waste, which aims at improving coherence in waste management, especially regarding ECJ case-law; |
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22.

Requests the Commission to put forward before July 2005 its framework legislative proposal on waste, which aims at improving coherence in waste management, especially regarding ECJ case-law;

| 23. | Believes that the rules governing animal health and welfare are in need of updating in order to reflect new scientific developments; |
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23.

Believes that the rules governing animal health and welfare are in need of updating in order to reflect new scientific developments;

Sustainable and innovative energy sources

| 24. | Insists on the need to reduce dependence on fossil fuels through a mix of renewable and innovative energy sources, such as hydrogen, a realistic nuclear policy and cuts in consumption; |
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24.

Insists on the need to reduce dependence on fossil fuels through a mix of renewable and innovative energy sources, such as hydrogen, a realistic nuclear policy and cuts in consumption;

Agriculture, fisheries, rural development and tourism

| 25. | Welcomes the Commission's commitment to the ongoing reform of the CAP; requests the Commission to ensure that the implementation of CAP reforms in 2005 does not lead to distortions of competition among farmers in the Member States and that any renationalisation of the CAP is firmly avoided; |
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25.

Welcomes the Commission's commitment to the ongoing reform of the CAP; requests the Commission to ensure that the implementation of CAP reforms in 2005 does not lead to distortions of competition among farmers in the Member States and that any renationalisation of the CAP is firmly avoided;

| 26. | Reiterates its belief that the Commission's Action Plan for Organic Food and Farming — by providing a framework for sustainable farming and a viable alternative to more traditional farming methods — constitutes a decisive element of rural development policy, and should as such be given high priority in the EU's strategic orientations for rural development; |
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26.

Reiterates its belief that the Commission's Action Plan for Organic Food and Farming — by providing a framework for sustainable farming and a viable alternative to more traditional farming methods — constitutes a decisive element of rural development policy, and should as such be given high priority in the EU's strategic orientations for rural development;

| 27. | Calls on the Commission to take full account of Parliament's position when drafting its legislative proposals to reform the sugar regime so as to maintain sugar production in the EU whilst mitigating the effects of reform on trading partners in the developing world; expects the Commission to inform Parliament immediately and in detail as to how the WTO panel ruling, expected in April 2005, will affect the reform proposals; |
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27.

Calls on the Commission to take full account of Parliament's position when drafting its legislative proposals to reform the sugar regime so as to maintain sugar production in the EU whilst mitigating the effects of reform on trading partners in the developing world; expects the Commission to inform Parliament immediately and in detail as to how the WTO panel ruling, expected in April 2005, will affect the reform proposals;

| 28. | Regrets, considering the fundamental importance of fisheries for the economies of many regions in Europe, that there is a marked absence of proposals relating to the Common Fisheries Policy in the annual legislative and work programme; notes that a large number of matters — such as the renewal of fisheries agreements, technical measures for the management of Community fishing and the new recovery plans for fishing species at biological risk — are still pending; |
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28.

Regrets, considering the fundamental importance of fisheries for the economies of many regions in Europe, that there is a marked absence of proposals relating to the Common Fisheries Policy in the annual legislative and work programme; notes that a large number of matters — such as the renewal of fisheries agreements, technical measures for the management of Community fishing and the new recovery plans for fishing species at biological risk — are still pending;

| 29. | Expects the Commission to continue to pursue the process of reform of the Common Fisheries Policy, in a way that ensures a timely, full and successful implementation of such reform; |
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29.

Expects the Commission to continue to pursue the process of reform of the Common Fisheries Policy, in a way that ensures a timely, full and successful implementation of such reform;

| 30. | Regards the lack of proposed Commission initiatives in the field of tourism as regrettable; urges the Commission to consider coming forward with additional measures to promote an important job-creating sector; |
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30.

Regards the lack of proposed Commission initiatives in the field of tourism as regrettable; urges the Commission to consider coming forward with additional measures to promote an important job-creating sector;

Demographic trends

| 31. | Welcomes the prospect of a Green Paper on demographic trends in the EU, to be followed by concrete actions, which should, in a coherent whole, offer concrete guidelines for meeting the manifold challenges linked to an ageing population; looks forward to its suggesting ways of providing the highest possible quality of life for the elderly, whilst at the same time ensuring sustainable pensions and health systems, taking account of the costs of long-term health care; underlines the necessity of giving special attention to research on, and remedies for, age-related health issues (such as neurodegenerative diseases, arthritis and mobility problems); |
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31.

Welcomes the prospect of a Green Paper on demographic trends in the EU, to be followed by concrete actions, which should, in a coherent whole, offer concrete guidelines for meeting the manifold challenges linked to an ageing population; looks forward to its suggesting ways of providing the highest possible quality of life for the elderly, whilst at the same time ensuring sustainable pensions and health systems, taking account of the costs of long-term health care; underlines the necessity of giving special attention to research on, and remedies for, age-related health issues (such as neurodegenerative diseases, arthritis and mobility problems);

| 32. | Calls on the Commission to work urgently with Member States to increase the labour-market participation of those over 55 years of age — through positive incentive measures, raising retirement ages and/or reviewing early-retirement arrangements — so as to safeguard the sustainability of pension systems; considers that it is in society's interests to draw upon the experience and contribution of older generations for the overall common good; |
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32.

Calls on the Commission to work urgently with Member States to increase the labour-market participation of those over 55 years of age — through positive incentive measures, raising retirement ages and/or reviewing early-retirement arrangements — so as to safeguard the sustainability of pension systems; considers that it is in society's interests to draw upon the experience and contribution of older generations for the overall common good;

| 33. | Believes that, in parallel, stronger emphasis should be placed on creating a ‘child-friendly’ environment, whether by means of tax incentives, better child-care facilities or a more flexible organisation of working time, thus enabling a better combination of professional and family life; |
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33.

Believes that, in parallel, stronger emphasis should be placed on creating a ‘child-friendly’ environment, whether by means of tax incentives, better child-care facilities or a more flexible organisation of working time, thus enabling a better combination of professional and family life;

Social policy

| 34. | Reiterates its view that a strong and vibrant social dimension is an important component of a successful and dynamic economy, and that arrangements that strike the right balance between competing needs in the workplace can contribute significantly to economic success; |
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34.

Reiterates its view that a strong and vibrant social dimension is an important component of a successful and dynamic economy, and that arrangements that strike the right balance between competing needs in the workplace can contribute significantly to economic success;

| 35. | Expects the Commission's new Social Policy Agenda for 2006-2010 to concentrate on strengthening the capacity of the EU and Member State governments to carry through existing EU agreed aims, including improving employability and flexibility in working conditions and a better reconciliation of the demands of family and professional life; |
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35.

Expects the Commission's new Social Policy Agenda for 2006-2010 to concentrate on strengthening the capacity of the EU and Member State governments to carry through existing EU agreed aims, including improving employability and flexibility in working conditions and a better reconciliation of the demands of family and professional life;

Education, culture and youth policy

| 36. | Underlines the need for the Union to provide adequate and appropriate EU financial resources for the next generation of education, culture, youth and media programmes, if the ambitious goals they contain are to be attained; regrets, nevertheless, that no further major initiatives are planned in the fields of education and culture this year, although the latter fields play an essential role in European integration, as well as in the Lisbon Strategy; |
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36.

Underlines the need for the Union to provide adequate and appropriate EU financial resources for the next generation of education, culture, youth and media programmes, if the ambitious goals they contain are to be attained; regrets, nevertheless, that no further major initiatives are planned in the fields of education and culture this year, although the latter fields play an essential role in European integration, as well as in the Lisbon Strategy;

| 37. | Supports the Commission's intention of publishing a communication on youth policy, which should offer a more integrated approach to such policy and eventually lead to the establishment of a ‘European Pact’ in this field; considers that it should be published at the same time as the Green Paper on demographic trends; |
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37.

Supports the Commission's intention of publishing a communication on youth policy, which should offer a more integrated approach to such policy and eventually lead to the establishment of a ‘European Pact’ in this field; considers that it should be published at the same time as the Green Paper on demographic trends;

| 38. | Underlines the urgent need to accelerate the mutual recognition of secondary-school qualifications and university degrees, and to promote greater mobility of young people, enabling them to gain experience abroad, move more easily from one educational/training area to another and switch between different professional careers; |
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38.

Underlines the urgent need to accelerate the mutual recognition of secondary-school qualifications and university degrees, and to promote greater mobility of young people, enabling them to gain experience abroad, move more easily from one educational/training area to another and switch between different professional careers;

Gender equality

| 39. | Expects the Commission, in the framework of the announced communication on a ‘policy approach to the fight against discrimination’, to set out in detail its intentions for tackling the gender pay-gap in coming years; |
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39.

Expects the Commission, in the framework of the announced communication on a ‘policy approach to the fight against discrimination’, to set out in detail its intentions for tackling the gender pay-gap in coming years;

A safer Europe for the citizen

Area of Freedom, Security and Justice

| 40. | Underlines the need to consolidate the progress made towards creating an Area of Freedom, Security and Justice under the Tampere programme and stresses the importance attached to the development of the Hague programme in this area, seeking in the process to strike an appropriate balance between increased security for citizens and proper protection of their fundamental rights; calls, in order to ensure coherent steps forward in this field of policy, for proper evaluation of measures already adopted; |
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40.

Underlines the need to consolidate the progress made towards creating an Area of Freedom, Security and Justice under the Tampere programme and stresses the importance attached to the development of the Hague programme in this area, seeking in the process to strike an appropriate balance between increased security for citizens and proper protection of their fundamental rights; calls, in order to ensure coherent steps forward in this field of policy, for proper evaluation of measures already adopted;

Terrorism and organised crime

| 41. | Believes that the domestic and international fight against terrorism and organised crime — and the structures which sustain them — is critical to building a safer Europe for our citizens, and that the Commission should continue work as a matter of urgency on clearer common definitions of certain serious crimes with a cross-border dimension (notably terrorism, trafficking in drugs and human beings, money laundering, and cyber crime), combined with agreed minimum sentencing rules where appropriate; in this light, welcomes the Commission's plans to bring forward a new initiative on research into security; |
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41.

Believes that the domestic and international fight against terrorism and organised crime — and the structures which sustain them — is critical to building a safer Europe for our citizens, and that the Commission should continue work as a matter of urgency on clearer common definitions of certain serious crimes with a cross-border dimension (notably terrorism, trafficking in drugs and human beings, money laundering, and cyber crime), combined with agreed minimum sentencing rules where appropriate; in this light, welcomes the Commission's plans to bring forward a new initiative on research into security;

Borders, asylum, immigration and visa policy

| 42. | Welcomes the emphasis on creating a common approach to border control, asylum and immigration, and highlights more specifically the continuing need to strengthen security at the EU's external borders, for more coherent and consistent visa rules, and for effective partnerships with third countries to reduce illegal immigration at its source; |
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42.

Welcomes the emphasis on creating a common approach to border control, asylum and immigration, and highlights more specifically the continuing need to strengthen security at the EU's external borders, for more coherent and consistent visa rules, and for effective partnerships with third countries to reduce illegal immigration at its source;

| 43. | Urges the Commission to strengthen the common visa policy and increase the security of travel documents, by including biometric data, overseeing the effective implementation of VIS (Visa Information System), following its adoption by the Council, and accelerating the design and development of SIS II (Schengen Information System); insists, in this context, on the need to legislate at EU level for data protection; considers that the Commission should, as a matter of urgency, submit a framework decision on data protection providing the same level of protection under the third pillar as is provided under the first pillar; |
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43.

Urges the Commission to strengthen the common visa policy and increase the security of travel documents, by including biometric data, overseeing the effective implementation of VIS (Visa Information System), following its adoption by the Council, and accelerating the design and development of SIS II (Schengen Information System); insists, in this context, on the need to legislate at EU level for data protection; considers that the Commission should, as a matter of urgency, submit a framework decision on data protection providing the same level of protection under the third pillar as is provided under the first pillar;

| 44. | Calls, moreover, on national governments to forewarn other Member States before engaging in significant unilateral initiatives on the migration issue; |
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44.

Calls, moreover, on national governments to forewarn other Member States before engaging in significant unilateral initiatives on the migration issue;

| 45. | Believes that the launch of the new Action Plan on Drugs will provide an improved framework for combating drug addiction and trafficking within the Union, and expects it to focus on best practice and follow evidence-based approaches; |
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45.

Believes that the launch of the new Action Plan on Drugs will provide an improved framework for combating drug addiction and trafficking within the Union, and expects it to focus on best practice and follow evidence-based approaches;

| 46. | Calls on the Commission to propose a proper EU legal basis for Europol, which would strengthen its future role and ensure its effectiveness; stresses the need to reinforce confidence in the justice systems of Member States, based on the principle of mutual recognition, minimum standards and safeguards of rights for all involved; |
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46.

Calls on the Commission to propose a proper EU legal basis for Europol, which would strengthen its future role and ensure its effectiveness; stresses the need to reinforce confidence in the justice systems of Member States, based on the principle of mutual recognition, minimum standards and safeguards of rights for all involved;

| 47. | Notes the initiative to transform the EUMC into a European Agency of Fundamental Rights, but is concerned at potential duplication with other human rights organisations; |
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47.

Notes the initiative to transform the EUMC into a European Agency of Fundamental Rights, but is concerned at potential duplication with other human rights organisations;

Transport safety

| 48. | Welcomes the Commission's policy objectives in the transport sector, with the strong emphasis on improved safety in maritime, air and road transport in general, and on security in respect of Trans-European Transport Networks in particular; in particular, the third package on maritime security should improve this aspect; |
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48.

Welcomes the Commission's policy objectives in the transport sector, with the strong emphasis on improved safety in maritime, air and road transport in general, and on security in respect of Trans-European Transport Networks in particular; in particular, the third package on maritime security should improve this aspect;

| 49. | Calls on the Commission carefully to check, in the mid-term review, whether the objectives of the White Paper are being attained or whether adjustments need to be made; |
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49.

Calls on the Commission carefully to check, in the mid-term review, whether the objectives of the White Paper are being attained or whether adjustments need to be made;

Health and disaster prevention

| 50. | Urges the Commission to ensure that the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control becomes fully and effectively operational without any further delay, especially given the threat of communicable diseases, the likelihood of a pending influenza epidemic and the rapid increase in multi-drug resistant diseases, especially AIDS and tuberculosis; |
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50.

Urges the Commission to ensure that the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control becomes fully and effectively operational without any further delay, especially given the threat of communicable diseases, the likelihood of a pending influenza epidemic and the rapid increase in multi-drug resistant diseases, especially AIDS and tuberculosis;

| 51. | Stresses that citizens must be afforded adequate protection by reducing the risk of natural disasters and environmental or health crises by means of early-warning and immediate-response mechanisms and long-term prevention; |
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51.

Stresses that citizens must be afforded adequate protection by reducing the risk of natural disasters and environmental or health crises by means of early-warning and immediate-response mechanisms and long-term prevention;

| 52. | Emphasises that the Commission must ensure a proper follow-up to its communication on a European Programme on Nutrition and Health, proposing concrete actions to fight obesity, poor diet, lack of exercise, and misuse of drugs and alcohol, which all lead to diabetes and heart disease problems; |
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52.

Emphasises that the Commission must ensure a proper follow-up to its communication on a European Programme on Nutrition and Health, proposing concrete actions to fight obesity, poor diet, lack of exercise, and misuse of drugs and alcohol, which all lead to diabetes and heart disease problems;

| 53. | Urges the Commission to place a strong emphasis, in the framework of the 7th Research Framework Programme, on intensified research into new/alternative medication to fight HIV/AIDS; |
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53.

Urges the Commission to place a strong emphasis, in the framework of the 7th Research Framework Programme, on intensified research into new/alternative medication to fight HIV/AIDS;

| 54. | Calls on the Commission to put forward, and on the Member States to decide upon, a timetable for the development of a coherent policy on patient mobility, with the aim of developing clear rules on the reimbursement of medical expenses for treatments received in a Member State other than the one in which a patient is insured; |
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54.

Calls on the Commission to put forward, and on the Member States to decide upon, a timetable for the development of a coherent policy on patient mobility, with the aim of developing clear rules on the reimbursement of medical expenses for treatments received in a Member State other than the one in which a patient is insured;

Consumer protection

| 55. | Stresses the importance of clear, simple and safe rules for both consumers and producers within the single market, and accordingly suggests a further simplification of rules for trans-border contracts, in particular; believes, in this context, that consumer protection legislation should as a matter of principle follow the new approach consisting of minimum standards and mutual recognition; |
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55.

Stresses the importance of clear, simple and safe rules for both consumers and producers within the single market, and accordingly suggests a further simplification of rules for trans-border contracts, in particular; believes, in this context, that consumer protection legislation should as a matter of principle follow the new approach consisting of minimum standards and mutual recognition;

| 56. | Does not consider it appropriate to combine in one strategy both consumer and health policies, when the current consumer policy strategy and public health programme expire (in 2007 and 2008 respectively); firmly believes that, whilst these two policies should follow the same political guidelines, both need their own strategies and budgets; |
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56.

Does not consider it appropriate to combine in one strategy both consumer and health policies, when the current consumer policy strategy and public health programme expire (in 2007 and 2008 respectively); firmly believes that, whilst these two policies should follow the same political guidelines, both need their own strategies and budgets;

A stronger Europe in a safer world

Enlargement

| 57. | Expects a steady and determined development of the Union's common foreign, security and defence policies with a view to projecting European values on the world stage and to defending the EU's common interest in international affairs; puts great emphasis on the need to reach rapid agreement on setting up the joint external action service in a way that protects the prerogatives of the Commission and Parliament, engages national diplomacies and provides the Union's Foreign Minister with the resources, intelligence and instruments he will need to function well; |
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57.

Expects a steady and determined development of the Union's common foreign, security and defence policies with a view to projecting European values on the world stage and to defending the EU's common interest in international affairs; puts great emphasis on the need to reach rapid agreement on setting up the joint external action service in a way that protects the prerogatives of the Commission and Parliament, engages national diplomacies and provides the Union's Foreign Minister with the resources, intelligence and instruments he will need to function well;

| 58. | Requests that the Commission keep Parliament fully informed, in detail, of progress in coming months in the preparation of enlargement negotiations with both Croatia and Turkey; |
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58.

Requests that the Commission keep Parliament fully informed, in detail, of progress in coming months in the preparation of enlargement negotiations with both Croatia and Turkey;

| 59. | Believes that, while entering the active phase of negotiations with Croatia (on the basis of the mandate soon to be communicated by the Commission), the Stabilisation and Association Process should be pursued and extended as a policy corner-stone for relations with the Western Balkans; |
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59.

Believes that, while entering the active phase of negotiations with Croatia (on the basis of the mandate soon to be communicated by the Commission), the Stabilisation and Association Process should be pursued and extended as a policy corner-stone for relations with the Western Balkans;

Neighbourhood policy

| 60. | Underlines the high priority it attaches to the implementation of a comprehensive neighbourhood policy, aimed at developing a sphere of democracy, stability and prosperity in the countries bordering the Union to its south and east; calls on the Commission to review its concept in close cooperation with Parliament, with a view to allowing for further differentiation between the different geographic regions and countries; |
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60.

Underlines the high priority it attaches to the implementation of a comprehensive neighbourhood policy, aimed at developing a sphere of democracy, stability and prosperity in the countries bordering the Union to its south and east; calls on the Commission to review its concept in close cooperation with Parliament, with a view to allowing for further differentiation between the different geographic regions and countries;

| 61. | Considers it particularly important, in this context, to develop a strong new Eastern dimension to neighbourhood policy and continue to send positive signals to Ukraine and other states as they develop stronger, functioning democracies; and to strengthen and deepen the existing Euro-Mediterranean dialogue and associated policies and, in particular, give new impetus to the Barcelona Process in the framework of the 10th anniversary of the Conference this year, and therefore analyse and, possibly, proceed with some revision of this process to ensure greater efficiency of the system; |
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61.

Considers it particularly important, in this context, to develop a strong new Eastern dimension to neighbourhood policy and continue to send positive signals to Ukraine and other states as they develop stronger, functioning democracies; and to strengthen and deepen the existing Euro-Mediterranean dialogue and associated policies and, in particular, give new impetus to the Barcelona Process in the framework of the 10th anniversary of the Conference this year, and therefore analyse and, possibly, proceed with some revision of this process to ensure greater efficiency of the system;

| 62. | Calls, in particular, on the Commission to propose, and on the Council to consider, a further upgrading of the EU's relationship with the Ukraine, by providing for other forms of association, which would give a clear European perspective to the country and thus meet the expectations and hopes raised during the peaceful Orange Revolution; |
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62.

Calls, in particular, on the Commission to propose, and on the Council to consider, a further upgrading of the EU's relationship with the Ukraine, by providing for other forms of association, which would give a clear European perspective to the country and thus meet the expectations and hopes raised during the peaceful Orange Revolution;

| 63. | Reiterates the need for the EU to develop rapidly its common neighbourhood policies in order to help its neighbours achieve liberal democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights as well as higher levels of social, economic and environmental development; |
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63.

Reiterates the need for the EU to develop rapidly its common neighbourhood policies in order to help its neighbours achieve liberal democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights as well as higher levels of social, economic and environmental development;

| 64. | Takes the view that every possible effort should be made to achieve the reunification of Cyprus; calls on the Commission to strengthen inter-community projects, thus building up the momentum for the resumption of negotiations; |
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64.

Takes the view that every possible effort should be made to achieve the reunification of Cyprus; calls on the Commission to strengthen inter-community projects, thus building up the momentum for the resumption of negotiations;

Bilateral relationships

| 65. | Attaches high priority to the further development of the EU's bilateral relationships, on the basis of agreements with third countries as appropriate; notes the importance of ensuring that relationships with Eastern and Mediterranean countries are strengthened accordingly, in particular through an enhanced structured dialogue in the framework of the Euromed Parliamentary Assembly; |
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65.

Attaches high priority to the further development of the EU's bilateral relationships, on the basis of agreements with third countries as appropriate; notes the importance of ensuring that relationships with Eastern and Mediterranean countries are strengthened accordingly, in particular through an enhanced structured dialogue in the framework of the Euromed Parliamentary Assembly;

| 66. | Reiterates, in particular, its call for a strengthening of EU-US relations, by updating and replacing the existing New Transatlantic Agenda with a genuine ‘Transatlantic Partnership’, to be backed by a commitment to removing remaining barriers to trade and investment by 2015; recalls that a sincere and fluid dialogue is the natural basis on which to structure transatlantic relations and that the Transatlantic Legislator's Dialogue (TLD) is an appropriate tool for this purpose; notes the continuing need to conclude the EU-US Transatlantic Aviation Agreement, as an example of developing a genuine external transport policy; |
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66.

Reiterates, in particular, its call for a strengthening of EU-US relations, by updating and replacing the existing New Transatlantic Agenda with a genuine ‘Transatlantic Partnership’, to be backed by a commitment to removing remaining barriers to trade and investment by 2015; recalls that a sincere and fluid dialogue is the natural basis on which to structure transatlantic relations and that the Transatlantic Legislator's Dialogue (TLD) is an appropriate tool for this purpose; notes the continuing need to conclude the EU-US Transatlantic Aviation Agreement, as an example of developing a genuine external transport policy;

| 67. | Takes note of the Commission's intention to revisit the strategy towards Latin America and to launch a new approach to bilateral relations, and in this context underlines the need to relaunch the concept of a ‘Bi-Continental Association’ framework for relations between the two continents; |
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67.

Takes note of the Commission's intention to revisit the strategy towards Latin America and to launch a new approach to bilateral relations, and in this context underlines the need to relaunch the concept of a ‘Bi-Continental Association’ framework for relations between the two continents;

| 68. | Believes that, unless and until there is a significant improvement in the human rights situation in China, it would be wrong for the EU to envisage any lifting of its embargo on arms sales to China, imposed in 1989; requests that the Commission formally oppose such a move when it is discussed in the Council; |
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68.

Believes that, unless and until there is a significant improvement in the human rights situation in China, it would be wrong for the EU to envisage any lifting of its embargo on arms sales to China, imposed in 1989; requests that the Commission formally oppose such a move when it is discussed in the Council;

Regional issues

| 69. | Urges the Commission and Member States to capitalise on the opportunity for peace in the Middle East provided by the ceasefire declaration at Sharm el Sheikh, and to provide, in the framework of the Quartet, a clear and balanced input into the process of finding a lasting peace between Israel and a viable, democratic Palestinian state — able to live side by side in peace and security in the framework of a comprehensive settlement in the Middle East, as set out in the Roadmap; |
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69.

Urges the Commission and Member States to capitalise on the opportunity for peace in the Middle East provided by the ceasefire declaration at Sharm el Sheikh, and to provide, in the framework of the Quartet, a clear and balanced input into the process of finding a lasting peace between Israel and a viable, democratic Palestinian state — able to live side by side in peace and security in the framework of a comprehensive settlement in the Middle East, as set out in the Roadmap;

| 70. | Welcomes the EU's positive role in the reconstruction of Iraq and in efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring military nuclear capability; |
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70.

Welcomes the EU's positive role in the reconstruction of Iraq and in efforts to prevent Iran from acquiring military nuclear capability;

Development policy

| 71. | Expresses grave concern at the fact that, five years after the adoption of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) by the United Nation, sub-Saharan Africa has not met — nor is on track to meet — any one of the eight goals by the target date of 2015; stresses that, unless the international community dramatically increases both the quality and the quantity of its development assistance, the MDGs will be unattainable for a large number of least developed countries, in particular in sub-Saharan Africa; |
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71.

Expresses grave concern at the fact that, five years after the adoption of the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) by the United Nation, sub-Saharan Africa has not met — nor is on track to meet — any one of the eight goals by the target date of 2015; stresses that, unless the international community dramatically increases both the quality and the quantity of its development assistance, the MDGs will be unattainable for a large number of least developed countries, in particular in sub-Saharan Africa;

| 72. | Supports the special attention given by the Commission to Africa and its intention to develop a ‘Strategy for Africa’ to reflect the specific needs of the continent, and in particular, those of sub-Saharan Africa, so as to give that region the means to progress towards the MDGs; |
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72.

Supports the special attention given by the Commission to Africa and its intention to develop a ‘Strategy for Africa’ to reflect the specific needs of the continent, and in particular, those of sub-Saharan Africa, so as to give that region the means to progress towards the MDGs;

| 73. | Calls on the EU institutions to take the lead in swiftly implementing the UN Millennium Project's report, ‘Investing in Development: a Practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals’; |
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73.

Calls on the EU institutions to take the lead in swiftly implementing the UN Millennium Project's report, ‘Investing in Development: a Practical Plan to Achieve the Millennium Development Goals’;

| 74. | Welcomes the commitment to multilateralism in general and to the United Nations in particular, but cautions against allowing the slow pace of international cooperation to dictate the speed of our own initiatives to combat global warming, poverty and disease; |
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74.

Welcomes the commitment to multilateralism in general and to the United Nations in particular, but cautions against allowing the slow pace of international cooperation to dictate the speed of our own initiatives to combat global warming, poverty and disease;

International action on environment and sustainable development

| 75. | Calls on the Commission to take practical steps for the establishment of a ‘European diplomacy on environment and sustainable development’, and urges the Commission to put forward a specific strategy in this area; |
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75.

Calls on the Commission to take practical steps for the establishment of a ‘European diplomacy on environment and sustainable development’, and urges the Commission to put forward a specific strategy in this area;

| 76. | Supports the Commission's aim of maintaining a leading role in building up a strong coalition for further post-Kyoto international commitments beyond 2012, not least because addressing climate change also brings opportunities and incentives for innovation in line with the goals set by the Lisbon agenda; stresses the need to give economic decision-makers the opportunity to integrate certain reasonable indications on the likely situation after 2012 into their forward economic planning and to encourage the USA to bring forward its own proposals; |
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76.

Supports the Commission's aim of maintaining a leading role in building up a strong coalition for further post-Kyoto international commitments beyond 2012, not least because addressing climate change also brings opportunities and incentives for innovation in line with the goals set by the Lisbon agenda; stresses the need to give economic decision-makers the opportunity to integrate certain reasonable indications on the likely situation after 2012 into their forward economic planning and to encourage the USA to bring forward its own proposals;

Trade policy

| 77. | Considers international trade policy to be a key element in promoting competitiveness and growth both within the Union and in developing countries; underlines the importance of the multilateral approach to trade policy and of a successful conclusion of the Doha Development Agenda in December 2005; considers bilateral trade agreements to be a useful tool for the strengthening of trade relations with specific partners, provided that the latter agreements do not distort the WTO system; |
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77.

Considers international trade policy to be a key element in promoting competitiveness and growth both within the Union and in developing countries; underlines the importance of the multilateral approach to trade policy and of a successful conclusion of the Doha Development Agenda in December 2005; considers bilateral trade agreements to be a useful tool for the strengthening of trade relations with specific partners, provided that the latter agreements do not distort the WTO system;

| 78. | Calls on the Commission to clarify the guidelines for the negotiations on agriculture within the WTO, in order to maximise the prospects of reaching an agreement in December 2005; in this context, reiterates the urgent necessity to adapt the geographic labels or guarantees of origin to the needs of both the market and consumer information; stresses the importance of progressively removing import barriers on goods from developing countries and progressively eliminating all forms of EU export subsidies on agricultural products; |
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78.

Calls on the Commission to clarify the guidelines for the negotiations on agriculture within the WTO, in order to maximise the prospects of reaching an agreement in December 2005; in this context, reiterates the urgent necessity to adapt the geographic labels or guarantees of origin to the needs of both the market and consumer information; stresses the importance of progressively removing import barriers on goods from developing countries and progressively eliminating all forms of EU export subsidies on agricultural products;

A Europe that works better — closer to the citizen

Better law-making and better regulation

| 79. | Calls for the full implementation during the coming year of the Interinstitutional Agreement on better law-making (2); welcomes the commitment in principle by the Commission to the effective application of the impact assessment process envisaged in the Agreement for all legislative measures of substance; believes that early agreement on a common methodology for impact assessments between the three institutions would a significant step forward; |
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79.

Calls for the full implementation during the coming year of the Interinstitutional Agreement on better law-making (2); welcomes the commitment in principle by the Commission to the effective application of the impact assessment process envisaged in the Agreement for all legislative measures of substance; believes that early agreement on a common methodology for impact assessments between the three institutions would a significant step forward;

| 80. | Supports the drive to ensure prompt and effective transposition, implementation and enforcement of EU directives in national law; invites the Commission to come forward with a more ambitious approach for guaranteeing that Member States comply with and meet their obligations within the time-frame provided for in any given piece of legislation; |
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80.

Supports the drive to ensure prompt and effective transposition, implementation and enforcement of EU directives in national law; invites the Commission to come forward with a more ambitious approach for guaranteeing that Member States comply with and meet their obligations within the time-frame provided for in any given piece of legislation;

| 81. | Believes that simplifying legislation and enhancing the quality of its drafting remain of paramount importance; expresses concern at the unambitious list of areas of legislation earmarked for the planned simplification process and, consequently, calls on the Commission to identify and accelerate its programmes for simplifying, recasting and consolidating existing legislation — first envisaged in the 2003 action plan for better regulation — in order to make EU legislation more coherent and to reduce the overall volume of texts in selected policy areas; |
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81.

Believes that simplifying legislation and enhancing the quality of its drafting remain of paramount importance; expresses concern at the unambitious list of areas of legislation earmarked for the planned simplification process and, consequently, calls on the Commission to identify and accelerate its programmes for simplifying, recasting and consolidating existing legislation — first envisaged in the 2003 action plan for better regulation — in order to make EU legislation more coherent and to reduce the overall volume of texts in selected policy areas;

| 82. | Stresses that it is of paramount importance to make Europe work better and to bring it closer to the citizens, by creating a more open, responsive and democratic Union, and therefore emphasises the need for a properly coordinated campaign by the European Council, Parliament and the Commission to ensure ratification of the Constitution and its entry into force on 1 November 2006; |
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82.

Stresses that it is of paramount importance to make Europe work better and to bring it closer to the citizens, by creating a more open, responsive and democratic Union, and therefore emphasises the need for a properly coordinated campaign by the European Council, Parliament and the Commission to ensure ratification of the Constitution and its entry into force on 1 November 2006;

Petitions

| 83. | Underlines the importance of the petitions process as a source of information on faulty implementation and/or enforcement of EU law; expresses its deep disappointment at the lack of effective, speedy follow-up by the Commission in dealing with petitions, which clearly highlights organisational problems within the Commission and a lack of coordination with the Member States; |
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83.

Underlines the importance of the petitions process as a source of information on faulty implementation and/or enforcement of EU law; expresses its deep disappointment at the lack of effective, speedy follow-up by the Commission in dealing with petitions, which clearly highlights organisational problems within the Commission and a lack of coordination with the Member States;

Budgetary accountability and administrative reform

| 84. | Welcomes the Commission's emphasis on value for money and accountability in the communications, as well as the reference to the need for an effective roadmap aimed at securing a positive statement of assurance on the execution of annual budgets; |
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84.

Welcomes the Commission's emphasis on value for money and accountability in the communications, as well as the reference to the need for an effective roadmap aimed at securing a positive statement of assurance on the execution of annual budgets;

| 85. | Reiterates its request to the Commission to submit a proposal for a revision of the EU's financial regulation and its implementing rules, in order to remove all the obstacles to implementation, which hinder decision-taking and smooth implementation of the budget; |
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85.

Reiterates its request to the Commission to submit a proposal for a revision of the EU's financial regulation and its implementing rules, in order to remove all the obstacles to implementation, which hinder decision-taking and smooth implementation of the budget;

| 86. | Calls for the rapid creation of a secure and comprehensive internal control environment for the EU budget by addressing ‘inter alia’ the problems of accountability arising from ‘shared management’ (including the development of the ‘single audit model’) and by taking a much tougher approach with decentralised paying agencies; |
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86.

Calls for the rapid creation of a secure and comprehensive internal control environment for the EU budget by addressing ‘inter alia’ the problems of accountability arising from ‘shared management’ (including the development of the ‘single audit model’) and by taking a much tougher approach with decentralised paying agencies;

| 87. | Points out that certain pilot projects and preparatory actions are a prerogative of Parliament, and calls on the Commission to fully implement the corresponding decisions of Parliament, as adopted in the 2005 budgetary procedure, and to provide an appropriate follow-up; |
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87.

Points out that certain pilot projects and preparatory actions are a prerogative of Parliament, and calls on the Commission to fully implement the corresponding decisions of Parliament, as adopted in the 2005 budgetary procedure, and to provide an appropriate follow-up;

| 88. | Urges the Commission, in this context, to use the opportunity of the special annual events budget line to make financial contributions to the EU democracy campaign, the 15th Mediterranean Games, the 25th anniversary of the Solidarity movement and EUR 1.5 million for the 20th World Youth Day 2005; calls on the organisers of the Youth Day to take into account the tsunami disaster in planning its projects and events; |
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88.

Urges the Commission, in this context, to use the opportunity of the special annual events budget line to make financial contributions to the EU democracy campaign, the 15th Mediterranean Games, the 25th anniversary of the Solidarity movement and EUR 1.5 million for the 20th World Youth Day 2005; calls on the organisers of the Youth Day to take into account the tsunami disaster in planning its projects and events;

| 89. | Requests the Commission, as already envisaged in 2003, to submit a formal proposal for a legal basis for the so-called 'Info-points/Carrefours', as well as for the new generation of conventions between the Commission and Member States and of programmes for grants after 2006; |
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89.

Requests the Commission, as already envisaged in 2003, to submit a formal proposal for a legal basis for the so-called 'Info-points/Carrefours', as well as for the new generation of conventions between the Commission and Member States and of programmes for grants after 2006;

| 90. | Calls on the Commission to inform Parliament as soon as possible on the state of implementation of its own internal reform process, launched by the previous Commission, as well as on its continuing plans for pursuing and completing such reform; |
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90.

Calls on the Commission to inform Parliament as soon as possible on the state of implementation of its own internal reform process, launched by the previous Commission, as well as on its continuing plans for pursuing and completing such reform;

Fight against fraud

| 91. | Emphasises the importance of including ‘fraud-proofing’ measures in all relevant legislative texts and, in this light, expects the revision of the OLAF regulation to be completed in a way that enhances its independent status; urges the Commission to adopt a pro-active approach to encouraging whistle-blowers to come forward; |
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91.

Emphasises the importance of including ‘fraud-proofing’ measures in all relevant legislative texts and, in this light, expects the revision of the OLAF regulation to be completed in a way that enhances its independent status; urges the Commission to adopt a pro-active approach to encouraging whistle-blowers to come forward;

| 92. | Insists that the complete and successful implementation of the new accounting system must remain a priority during the year ahead; |
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92.

Insists that the complete and successful implementation of the new accounting system must remain a priority during the year ahead;

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| 93. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States. |
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93.

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

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(1)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2004)0109.

(2)  OJ C 321, 31.12.2003, p. 1.

P6_TA(2005)0054

World Social Forum, World Economic Forum

European Parliament resolution on the World Social Forum and the World Economic Forum

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 12 February 2003 on the World Economic and Social Fora (Davos and Porto Alegre) (1), |
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having regard to its resolution of 12 February 2003 on the World Economic and Social Fora (Davos and Porto Alegre) (1),

| — | having regard to the 2005 World Social Forum in Porto Alegre and World Economic Forum in Davos, |
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having regard to the 2005 World Social Forum in Porto Alegre and World Economic Forum in Davos,

| — | having regard to the 2005 G7 Meeting in London, |
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having regard to the 2005 G7 Meeting in London,

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

| A. | whereas the 2005 World Economic Forum has been addressing issues of global importance, including China, climate change, the global economy, Islam, poverty, weapons of mass destruction, the Middle East, world trade, US leadership, Europe, global governance and equitable globalisation, |
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A.

whereas the 2005 World Economic Forum has been addressing issues of global importance, including China, climate change, the global economy, Islam, poverty, weapons of mass destruction, the Middle East, world trade, US leadership, Europe, global governance and equitable globalisation,

| B. | whereas the 2005 World Social Forum has also focused on global issues, including peace, the fight against poverty, health, education, trade, agriculture and human rights, |
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B.

whereas the 2005 World Social Forum has also focused on global issues, including peace, the fight against poverty, health, education, trade, agriculture and human rights,

| C. | whereas the World Economic Forum and the World Social Forum address the process of globalisation, which is a consequence of heterogeneous and not always planned progress in different areas such as market development, communication technologies, reduction of transport costs, expansion of free market economies and international agreements such as those of the WTO, the IMF and others, |
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C.

whereas the World Economic Forum and the World Social Forum address the process of globalisation, which is a consequence of heterogeneous and not always planned progress in different areas such as market development, communication technologies, reduction of transport costs, expansion of free market economies and international agreements such as those of the WTO, the IMF and others,

| D. | whereas globalisation presents a real opportunity for growth and higher living standards throughout the world, but does not imply homogenisation, so that cultural and linguistic diversity remain essential to a full human existence, |
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D.

whereas globalisation presents a real opportunity for growth and higher living standards throughout the world, but does not imply homogenisation, so that cultural and linguistic diversity remain essential to a full human existence,

| E. | whereas the 2005 World Economic Forum has set out action priorities for 2005, including the adoption of technology to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, the creation of a fund to accelerate financial aid to the poorest nations and the removal of trade barriers that deprive developing countries of the dividends of global economic growth, |
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E.

whereas the 2005 World Economic Forum has set out action priorities for 2005, including the adoption of technology to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, the creation of a fund to accelerate financial aid to the poorest nations and the removal of trade barriers that deprive developing countries of the dividends of global economic growth,

| F. | whereas the Doha development round of the WTO negotiations is approaching a crucial stage; whereas freer and fairer trade would increase growth worldwide and create more and better jobs, |
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F.

whereas the Doha development round of the WTO negotiations is approaching a crucial stage; whereas freer and fairer trade would increase growth worldwide and create more and better jobs,

| 1. | Believes that globalisation must be accompanied by greater efforts to reduce poverty; welcomes the G7 compromise to launch a debt relief programme for poor countries; recognises debt cancellation as a measure for fighting poverty in countries progressing towards democracy, respect for human rights and the rule of law, and a sustainable economy; rejects however, an unconditional cancellation of debt for countries that do not prioritise these issues; |
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1.

Believes that globalisation must be accompanied by greater efforts to reduce poverty; welcomes the G7 compromise to launch a debt relief programme for poor countries; recognises debt cancellation as a measure for fighting poverty in countries progressing towards democracy, respect for human rights and the rule of law, and a sustainable economy; rejects however, an unconditional cancellation of debt for countries that do not prioritise these issues;

| 2. | Welcomes the action priorities set out by the 2005 World Economic Forum and asks the Council, Commission, and Member States to develop and support initiatives that contribute to the implementation of these priorities; notes that the lack of implementation of action priorities has been highlighted in the annual report of the World Economic Forum's Global Governance Initiative; |
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2.

Welcomes the action priorities set out by the 2005 World Economic Forum and asks the Council, Commission, and Member States to develop and support initiatives that contribute to the implementation of these priorities; notes that the lack of implementation of action priorities has been highlighted in the annual report of the World Economic Forum's Global Governance Initiative;

| 3. | Believes that the World Social Forum should also set out action priorities which can be implemented, instead of merely issuing 352 proposals accepted by panels as has been the case this year; |
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3.

Believes that the World Social Forum should also set out action priorities which can be implemented, instead of merely issuing 352 proposals accepted by panels as has been the case this year;

| 4. | Notes the increasing presence of Chinese and Indian business leaders at the World Economic Forum, which brings home the necessity of improving Europe's competitiveness through implementation of the Lisbon modernising agenda, and of developing closer relationships with the EU's trading partners in Asia and South America as well as with the US in order to complete the transatlantic market by 2015 and to replace the New Transatlantic Agenda with a Transatlantic Partnership Agreement to be implemented from 2007; |
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4.

Notes the increasing presence of Chinese and Indian business leaders at the World Economic Forum, which brings home the necessity of improving Europe's competitiveness through implementation of the Lisbon modernising agenda, and of developing closer relationships with the EU's trading partners in Asia and South America as well as with the US in order to complete the transatlantic market by 2015 and to replace the New Transatlantic Agenda with a Transatlantic Partnership Agreement to be implemented from 2007;

| 5. | Welcomes the commitment of several European leaders at Davos to the revival of the European economy; welcomes in this context the Lisbon midterm review report by the Commission and urges individual Member States to shoulder their responsibility for making the revised Lisbon Agenda a success; |
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5.

Welcomes the commitment of several European leaders at Davos to the revival of the European economy; welcomes in this context the Lisbon midterm review report by the Commission and urges individual Member States to shoulder their responsibility for making the revised Lisbon Agenda a success;

| 6. | Considers that in order to support long-term sustainable global growth the US must commit itself to fiscal consolidation while Europe and Japan must accelerate the process of structural reform; |
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6.

Considers that in order to support long-term sustainable global growth the US must commit itself to fiscal consolidation while Europe and Japan must accelerate the process of structural reform;

| 7. | Welcomes the World Economic Forum's Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI) and the signing by 62 companies of the support statement on the Partnering Against Corruption Principles for Countering Bribery (PACI Principles), thereby underlining the importance attached by the corporate sector to the fight against corruption and bribery; |
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7.

Welcomes the World Economic Forum's Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI) and the signing by 62 companies of the support statement on the Partnering Against Corruption Principles for Countering Bribery (PACI Principles), thereby underlining the importance attached by the corporate sector to the fight against corruption and bribery;

| 8. | Welcomes the selection of 29 companies as 2005's Technology Pioneers by the World Economic Forum as part of its Technology Pioneers programme, which enables companies involved in the development of potential life-changing technological innovation to be fully integrated into Forum activities; |
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8.

Welcomes the selection of 29 companies as 2005's Technology Pioneers by the World Economic Forum as part of its Technology Pioneers programme, which enables companies involved in the development of potential life-changing technological innovation to be fully integrated into Forum activities;

| 9. | Reaffirms its commitment to the United Nations Millennium Declaration and the Millennium Development Goals; welcomes the emphasis placed by both Fora on making world trade fairer and freer; urges the negotiators at the WTO to take this advice seriously; also points out the beneficial effect that the dismantling of trade barriers would have on the recovery of regions hit by the tsunami; underlines the positive impact which the liberalisation of agricultural trade would have on developing countries; |
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Reaffirms its commitment to the United Nations Millennium Declaration and the Millennium Development Goals; welcomes the emphasis placed by both Fora on making world trade fairer and freer; urges the negotiators at the WTO to take this advice seriously; also points out the beneficial effect that the dismantling of trade barriers would have on the recovery of regions hit by the tsunami; underlines the positive impact which the liberalisation of agricultural trade would have on developing countries;

| 10. | Considers globalisation a key element in promoting competitiveness and growth within the EU and in developing countries; underlines the importance of the multilateral approach to trade policy, especially for the developing and least-developed countries, whose interests are best served in a multilateral framework, and the multilateral governance needed to ensure a free and fair trade system worldwide; therefore supports the WTO as the principal forum for the management of globalisation, through trade opening and the strengthening of multilateral rules, and the pursuit of sustainable development; |
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10.

Considers globalisation a key element in promoting competitiveness and growth within the EU and in developing countries; underlines the importance of the multilateral approach to trade policy, especially for the developing and least-developed countries, whose interests are best served in a multilateral framework, and the multilateral governance needed to ensure a free and fair trade system worldwide; therefore supports the WTO as the principal forum for the management of globalisation, through trade opening and the strengthening of multilateral rules, and the pursuit of sustainable development;

| 11. | 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 C 43 E, 19.2.2004, p. 242.

P6_TA(2005)0055

Elections in Moldova

European Parliament resolution on the parliamentary elections in Moldova

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on the situation in Moldova, in particular its resolution of 18 December 2003 (1), |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on the situation in Moldova, in particular its resolution of 18 December 2003 (1),

| — | having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between Moldova and the EU which was signed on 28 November 1994 and entered into force on 1 July 1998, |
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having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between Moldova and the EU which was signed on 28 November 1994 and entered into force on 1 July 1998,

| — | 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 Final Statement and Recommendations of the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee of 11 June 2003, |
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having regard to the Final Statement and Recommendations of the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee of 11 June 2003,

| — | having regard to the Action Plan for Moldova, which was submitted to the EU-Moldova Cooperation Council, meeting on 22 February 2005, for approval, |
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having regard to the Action Plan for Moldova, which was submitted to the EU-Moldova Cooperation Council, meeting on 22 February 2005, for approval,

| — | having regard to the declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union of 9 February 2005 concerning the forthcoming parliamentary elections in Moldova, |
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having regard to the declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union of 9 February 2005 concerning the forthcoming parliamentary elections in Moldova,

| — | having regard to the Needs Assessment Mission Report drawn up by the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) for the parliamentary elections in Moldova, |
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having regard to the Needs Assessment Mission Report drawn up by the OSCE's Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (OSCE/ODIHR) for the parliamentary elections in Moldova,

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

| A. | whereas the European Neighbourhood Policy recognises Moldova's European aspirations and the importance of Moldova as a country with deep historical, cultural and economic links to the Member States, |
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whereas the European Neighbourhood Policy recognises Moldova's European aspirations and the importance of Moldova as a country with deep historical, cultural and economic links to the Member States,

| B. | whereas within the framework of this European Neighbourhood Policy an Action Plan has been prepared, which includes proposals aimed at encouraging the political and institutional reforms which will enable Moldova to integrate progressively in EU policies and programmes, |
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B.

whereas within the framework of this European Neighbourhood Policy an Action Plan has been prepared, which includes proposals aimed at encouraging the political and institutional reforms which will enable Moldova to integrate progressively in EU policies and programmes,

| C. | whereas a genuine and balanced partnership can only be developed on the basis of shared common values with regard, in particular, to democracy, the rule of law and respect for human and civil rights, |
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C.

whereas a genuine and balanced partnership can only be developed on the basis of shared common values with regard, in particular, to democracy, the rule of law and respect for human and civil rights,

| D. | whereas Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin declared on 11 December 2004 that his country has ‘no choice’ but to move without further delay towards integration with Europe, |
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D.

whereas Moldovan President Vladimir Voronin declared on 11 December 2004 that his country has ‘no choice’ but to move without further delay towards integration with Europe,

| E. | whereas parliamentary elections will take place in Moldova on 6 March 2005, |
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E.

whereas parliamentary elections will take place in Moldova on 6 March 2005,

| F. | whereas these elections must be considered a serious test for the consolidation of democracy in Moldova and for its commitment to shared values, |
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F.

whereas these elections must be considered a serious test for the consolidation of democracy in Moldova and for its commitment to shared values,

| G. | whereas the Joint Recommendations by OSCE/ODIHR and the Council of Europe's Venice Commission on possible improvements to election legislation and electoral administration have not been fully implemented so far, |
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G.

whereas the Joint Recommendations by OSCE/ODIHR and the Council of Europe's Venice Commission on possible improvements to election legislation and electoral administration have not been fully implemented so far,

| H. | whereas serious concern has been expressed about government control of the public media and pressure on private media and about a general lack of access to the media; whereas concern has also been expressed about abuse of administrative resources for the benefit of incumbent candidates, |
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H.

whereas serious concern has been expressed about government control of the public media and pressure on private media and about a general lack of access to the media; whereas concern has also been expressed about abuse of administrative resources for the benefit of incumbent candidates,

| I. | whereas uncertainties still exist with regard to the electoral lists, in particular with regard to voting possibilities for expatriates and students, |
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whereas uncertainties still exist with regard to the electoral lists, in particular with regard to voting possibilities for expatriates and students,

| J. | whereas Moldova's government has accused the authorities of the eastern breakaway region of Transnistria of stoking tensions ahead of the March elections by mobilising reserve officers and concentrating armed units, |
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J.

whereas Moldova's government has accused the authorities of the eastern breakaway region of Transnistria of stoking tensions ahead of the March elections by mobilising reserve officers and concentrating armed units,

| K. | stressing that the democratic legitimacy of the new government will enhance the chances of moving forward towards a comprehensive settlement of the Transnistria conflict which respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Moldova, |
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K.

stressing that the democratic legitimacy of the new government will enhance the chances of moving forward towards a comprehensive settlement of the Transnistria conflict which respects the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Moldova,

| 1. | Underlines the importance of a further strengthened relationship between the EU and Moldova — inter alia through the urgent appointment of a European Union Special Representative to Moldova and the opening of the Commission's Delegation to Moldova — and confirms the need to work together to contribute to increased stability, security and prosperity on the European continent and to prevent the emergence of new dividing lines; |
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Underlines the importance of a further strengthened relationship between the EU and Moldova — inter alia through the urgent appointment of a European Union Special Representative to Moldova and the opening of the Commission's Delegation to Moldova — and confirms the need to work together to contribute to increased stability, security and prosperity on the European continent and to prevent the emergence of new dividing lines;

| 2. | Expresses its strong and continuing support for the efforts of the Moldovan people to establish a fully functioning democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights in Moldova; |
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2.

Expresses its strong and continuing support for the efforts of the Moldovan people to establish a fully functioning democracy, the rule of law and respect for human rights in Moldova;

| 3. | Stresses that the forthcoming elections, and in particular compliance with international democratic standards during the electoral process, are of the greatest importance for the further development of relations between Moldova and the European Union; |
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3.

Stresses that the forthcoming elections, and in particular compliance with international democratic standards during the electoral process, are of the greatest importance for the further development of relations between Moldova and the European Union;

| 4. | Urges the Moldovan authorities to take all necessary steps to ensure that the parliamentary elections are free and fair, both on the day of the elections and during the election campaign, and thus honour Moldova's international commitments, as laid down by the Council of Europe and the OSCE; |
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Urges the Moldovan authorities to take all necessary steps to ensure that the parliamentary elections are free and fair, both on the day of the elections and during the election campaign, and thus honour Moldova's international commitments, as laid down by the Council of Europe and the OSCE;

| 5. | Calls, in particular, on the Moldovan authorities to ensure that the elections are held in a transparent fashion on the basis of unbiased, pluralist media coverage of the campaign and even-handedness by the State administration towards all candidates, parties and their supporters; |
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5.

Calls, in particular, on the Moldovan authorities to ensure that the elections are held in a transparent fashion on the basis of unbiased, pluralist media coverage of the campaign and even-handedness by the State administration towards all candidates, parties and their supporters;

| 6. | Appeals to the Moldovan authorities to guarantee the right to vote to all citizens of the country, including students, those working outside the country and those whose identity cards expire immediately prior to the elections; |
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6.

Appeals to the Moldovan authorities to guarantee the right to vote to all citizens of the country, including students, those working outside the country and those whose identity cards expire immediately prior to the elections;

| 7. | Welcomes the Moldovan authorities' invitation to international observers to be present at the parliamentary elections, but urges them, at the same time, to offer the same opportunity to representatives of Moldovan civil society; |
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7.

Welcomes the Moldovan authorities' invitation to international observers to be present at the parliamentary elections, but urges them, at the same time, to offer the same opportunity to representatives of Moldovan civil society;

| 8. | Urges the Member States, in particular Italy and Portugal, where most Moldovan expatriates live, to find ways to allow Moldovan embassies to open polling stations in places other than embassies, thus facilitating access to voting for the largest possible number of Moldovan immigrants; |
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8.

Urges the Member States, in particular Italy and Portugal, where most Moldovan expatriates live, to find ways to allow Moldovan embassies to open polling stations in places other than embassies, thus facilitating access to voting for the largest possible number of Moldovan immigrants;

| 9. | Calls upon Moldova and its breakaway region of Transnistria to restart settlement talks, urges the mediators to redouble their efforts to assist in the process and reaffirms its continuing strong commitment to supporting settlement of the conflict, drawing on all instruments at its disposal in close consultation with the OSCE; |
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9.

Calls upon Moldova and its breakaway region of Transnistria to restart settlement talks, urges the mediators to redouble their efforts to assist in the process and reaffirms its continuing strong commitment to supporting settlement of the conflict, drawing on all instruments at its disposal in close consultation with the OSCE;

| 10. | Welcomes in this context the unanimous Council decision of 26 August 2004 (2) to impose restrictions such as visa bans until 27 February 2005 on 17 Transnistrian leaders held responsible for preventing a political settlement of the conflict; |
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10.

Welcomes in this context the unanimous Council decision of 26 August 2004 (2) to impose restrictions such as visa bans until 27 February 2005 on 17 Transnistrian leaders held responsible for preventing a political settlement of the conflict;

| 11. | Recalls the Council proposal for joint crisis management, and stresses that Russia carries a great responsibility for the situation in the region, maintaining as it does about 2 500 troops in Transnistria, which, according to the decision taken at the 1999 OSCE summit in Istanbul, should have been withdrawn by the end of 2002; |
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11.

Recalls the Council proposal for joint crisis management, and stresses that Russia carries a great responsibility for the situation in the region, maintaining as it does about 2 500 troops in Transnistria, which, according to the decision taken at the 1999 OSCE summit in Istanbul, should have been withdrawn by the end of 2002;

| 12. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, the Secretary General of the OSCE, the Director of OSCE/ODIHR, and the governments and parliaments of Moldova, Romania, Russia, Ukraine and the USA. |
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12.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, the Secretary General of the OSCE, the Director of OSCE/ODIHR, and the governments and parliaments of Moldova, Romania, Russia, Ukraine and the USA.

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(1)  OJ C 91 E, 15.4.2004, p. 692.

(2)  OJ L 279, 28.8.2004, p. 47.

P6_TA(2005)0056

Health and safety at the workplace

European Parliament resolution on promoting health and safety at the workplace (2004/2205(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication on the practical implementation of the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work Directives 89/391/EEC (Framework), 89/654/EEC (Workplaces), 89/655/EEC (Work Equipment), 89/656/EEC (Personal Protective Equipment), 90/269/EEC (Manual Handling of Loads) and 90/270/EEC (Display Screen Equipment) (COM(2004)0062), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication on the practical implementation of the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work Directives 89/391/EEC (Framework), 89/654/EEC (Workplaces), 89/655/EEC (Work Equipment), 89/656/EEC (Personal Protective Equipment), 90/269/EEC (Manual Handling of Loads) and 90/270/EEC (Display Screen Equipment) (COM(2004)0062),

| — | having regard to the Commission staff working paper on the implementation of Directive 91/383/EEC supplementing the measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of workers with a fixed-duration employment relationship or a temporary employment relationship (SEC(2004)0635), |
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having regard to the Commission staff working paper on the implementation of Directive 91/383/EEC supplementing the measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of workers with a fixed-duration employment relationship or a temporary employment relationship (SEC(2004)0635),

| — | having regard to the Commission report on the 27th annual activity report of the Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work 2002 (COM(2004)0539), |
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having regard to the Commission report on the 27th annual activity report of the Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work 2002 (COM(2004)0539),

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication on adapting to change in work and society: a new Community strategy on health and safety at work 2002-2006 (COM(2002)0118), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication on adapting to change in work and society: a new Community strategy on health and safety at work 2002-2006 (COM(2002)0118),

| — | having regard to Rules 112(2) and 45 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rules 112(2) and 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (A6-0029/2005), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (A6-0029/2005),

| A. | whereas Article 31(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (1) stipulates that ‘every worker has the right to working conditions which respect his or her health, safety and dignity’, |
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A.

whereas Article 31(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (1) stipulates that ‘every worker has the right to working conditions which respect his or her health, safety and dignity’,

| B. | whereas in Article 137(1)(a) of the EC Treaty the European Community set itself the objective of supporting and complementing the activities of the Member States in the field of improvement of the working environment to protect workers' health and safety, |
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B.

whereas in Article 137(1)(a) of the EC Treaty the European Community set itself the objective of supporting and complementing the activities of the Member States in the field of improvement of the working environment to protect workers' health and safety,

| C. | whereas Article 152(1) of the EC Treaty states that ‘a high level of human health protection shall be ensured in the definition and implementation of all Community policies and activities’, |
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C.

whereas Article 152(1) of the EC Treaty states that ‘a high level of human health protection shall be ensured in the definition and implementation of all Community policies and activities’,

| D. | whereas health and safety at work, which should be treated as a core objective in itself, constitutes one of the most important EU policy sectors; whereas a safe and healthy working environment and work organisation are also performance factors for the economy and for society, |
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D.

whereas health and safety at work, which should be treated as a core objective in itself, constitutes one of the most important EU policy sectors; whereas a safe and healthy working environment and work organisation are also performance factors for the economy and for society,

| E. | whereas the European labour market and its population have changed in many respects — enlargement of the European Union, better possibilities for free movement of both enterprises and labour, flexible working hours including part-time work, fragmentation of labour markets, subcontracting, temporary and casual employment, ageing population and declining population — which present major challenges to achieving the goal of an economy that will create more and better jobs, |
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E.

whereas the European labour market and its population have changed in many respects — enlargement of the European Union, better possibilities for free movement of both enterprises and labour, flexible working hours including part-time work, fragmentation of labour markets, subcontracting, temporary and casual employment, ageing population and declining population — which present major challenges to achieving the goal of an economy that will create more and better jobs,

| F. | whereas the Community's efforts in the area of the working environment are very important as regards meeting the Lisbon Strategy objective of creating more and better jobs; whereas a better working environment not only creates better conditions for European workers but also promotes productivity and growth in Europe, |
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F.

whereas the Community's efforts in the area of the working environment are very important as regards meeting the Lisbon Strategy objective of creating more and better jobs; whereas a better working environment not only creates better conditions for European workers but also promotes productivity and growth in Europe,

| G. | whereas the Community directives in the field of health and safety protection do not apply to workers in the home, most of whom are female, |
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G.

whereas the Community directives in the field of health and safety protection do not apply to workers in the home, most of whom are female,

| H. | whereas three of the original EU-15 Member States have failed to submit any national report on their implementation of Directive 91/383/EEC (2) despite numerous reminders from the Commission, |
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H.

whereas three of the original EU-15 Member States have failed to submit any national report on their implementation of Directive 91/383/EEC (2) despite numerous reminders from the Commission,

| 1. | Welcomes the Commission's analysis of the implementation of health and safety legislation and its assessment of how the directives are being applied in the workplace and looks forward to seeing the Commission's evaluation of the application of the remaining individual directives; notes the decrease in the number of accidents at the workplace as a positive result, and that measures to protect health and safety in the workplace contribute to better working conditions and promote productivity, competitiveness and employment; regrets, however, the belated publication of the Commission's report, as the Member States' national implementation reports should already have been transmitted in 1997; calls for future evaluation reports to better assess the extent to which health and safety legislation has been complied with in practice in the Member States; |
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Welcomes the Commission's analysis of the implementation of health and safety legislation and its assessment of how the directives are being applied in the workplace and looks forward to seeing the Commission's evaluation of the application of the remaining individual directives; notes the decrease in the number of accidents at the workplace as a positive result, and that measures to protect health and safety in the workplace contribute to better working conditions and promote productivity, competitiveness and employment; regrets, however, the belated publication of the Commission's report, as the Member States' national implementation reports should already have been transmitted in 1997; calls for future evaluation reports to better assess the extent to which health and safety legislation has been complied with in practice in the Member States;

| 2. | Welcomes the Commission's general conclusions, but considers that more focused and systematic orientations for the future Community health and safety strategy are necessary; calls, in this connection, on the Commission and the Council to consider the possibility of extending the framework directive to cover excluded groups such as the self-employed; stresses the need to look particularly at the situation in sectors such as construction, fisheries and agriculture, as well as in the health sector; also calls on the Commission to evaluate as soon as possible the implementation of the new Community strategy on health and safety at work 2002-2006; |
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Welcomes the Commission's general conclusions, but considers that more focused and systematic orientations for the future Community health and safety strategy are necessary; calls, in this connection, on the Commission and the Council to consider the possibility of extending the framework directive to cover excluded groups such as the self-employed; stresses the need to look particularly at the situation in sectors such as construction, fisheries and agriculture, as well as in the health sector; also calls on the Commission to evaluate as soon as possible the implementation of the new Community strategy on health and safety at work 2002-2006;

| 3. | Welcomes the Commission's plan to launch a study to analyse and assess the practical implementation of Directive 91/383/EEC; supports the Commission's proposal to present a single report covering the practical implementation of all the directives in all 25 Member States; calls on the Commission to actively promote harmonisation and greater comparability of national data gathering systems, also with a view to improving data gathering on proper risk assessment and control and on the impact of outsourcing, subcontracting and contingent employment; |
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Welcomes the Commission's plan to launch a study to analyse and assess the practical implementation of Directive 91/383/EEC; supports the Commission's proposal to present a single report covering the practical implementation of all the directives in all 25 Member States; calls on the Commission to actively promote harmonisation and greater comparability of national data gathering systems, also with a view to improving data gathering on proper risk assessment and control and on the impact of outsourcing, subcontracting and contingent employment;

| 4. | Considers it essential to improve the statistical system for recording accidents at work, since the absence of reliable and compatible statistics makes it difficult to devise Community policies and promote them in an effective way, particularly after incorporating 10 new Member States; |
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4.

Considers it essential to improve the statistical system for recording accidents at work, since the absence of reliable and compatible statistics makes it difficult to devise Community policies and promote them in an effective way, particularly after incorporating 10 new Member States;

| 5. | Considers that the Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work must be fully involved in the negotiations for and the preparation of the single report as well as the constituent reports, and that national reports should be written up as the result of tripartite consultations, which does not always happen at present; |
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Considers that the Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work must be fully involved in the negotiations for and the preparation of the single report as well as the constituent reports, and that national reports should be written up as the result of tripartite consultations, which does not always happen at present;

| 6. | Underlines the vital role of the social partners, empowered under national as well as European legislation and required to engage in social dialogue, points out that the culture of prevention must also be strengthened by increasing the integration of occupational health and safety issues into basic education, apprenticeship programmes and further education; also calls on the Commission to stimulate social dialogue between the social partners on health and safety and calls on the Member States to stimulate social dialogue at the workplace with regard to the working environment; |
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Underlines the vital role of the social partners, empowered under national as well as European legislation and required to engage in social dialogue, points out that the culture of prevention must also be strengthened by increasing the integration of occupational health and safety issues into basic education, apprenticeship programmes and further education; also calls on the Commission to stimulate social dialogue between the social partners on health and safety and calls on the Member States to stimulate social dialogue at the workplace with regard to the working environment;

| 7. | Considers that Directive 89/391/EEC (3) offers greater scope for equal participation by workers and employers in drawing up a preventive strategy which makes constant improvements to health and safety; stresses the need for greater representation of women in the management bodies of trade unions and businesses to ensure that their health and safety needs are taken into account and provision is made for appropriate policies to meet those needs; |
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Considers that Directive 89/391/EEC (3) offers greater scope for equal participation by workers and employers in drawing up a preventive strategy which makes constant improvements to health and safety; stresses the need for greater representation of women in the management bodies of trade unions and businesses to ensure that their health and safety needs are taken into account and provision is made for appropriate policies to meet those needs;

| 8. | Points out that according to recent research about 50 % of workers in the EU have no access to preventive services, most existing services are not fully multidisciplinary and many do not properly reflect the hierarchy of preventive measures laid down in the Framework Directive; calls on the Commission to examine the state of Member States' preventive systems in greater detail and to come forward with proposals, in cooperation with the competent national authorities, for framing coherent national prevention policies based on an overall EU strategy, prioritising the provision of information to workers; |
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Points out that according to recent research about 50 % of workers in the EU have no access to preventive services, most existing services are not fully multidisciplinary and many do not properly reflect the hierarchy of preventive measures laid down in the Framework Directive; calls on the Commission to examine the state of Member States' preventive systems in greater detail and to come forward with proposals, in cooperation with the competent national authorities, for framing coherent national prevention policies based on an overall EU strategy, prioritising the provision of information to workers;

| 9. | Urges the Member States to take concrete measures to increase the level of application of the relevant directives in SMEs and the public sector, reaffirms its resolution of 23 October 2002 (4), in which it supported the development of guides on how to apply existing directives — which should be accompanied by better training material and information, especially for SMEs, in high-risk sectors and situations where there are specific, persistent and recurrent risks; considers that Member States need to be encouraged to include subject areas dealing with risk prevention in training programmes for SMEs; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take account of gender, age and cultural factors, to enforce legislation in a uniform, efficient and equivalent way and to pay particular attention to discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation; |
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9.

Urges the Member States to take concrete measures to increase the level of application of the relevant directives in SMEs and the public sector, reaffirms its resolution of 23 October 2002 (4), in which it supported the development of guides on how to apply existing directives — which should be accompanied by better training material and information, especially for SMEs, in high-risk sectors and situations where there are specific, persistent and recurrent risks; considers that Member States need to be encouraged to include subject areas dealing with risk prevention in training programmes for SMEs; calls on the Commission and the Member States to take account of gender, age and cultural factors, to enforce legislation in a uniform, efficient and equivalent way and to pay particular attention to discrimination based on sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation;

| 10. | Notes that the level of information provided to SMEs in particular on Directive 89/391/EEC is inadequate and must be improved; |
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10.

Notes that the level of information provided to SMEs in particular on Directive 89/391/EEC is inadequate and must be improved;

| 11. | Considers that EU funding of programmes to improve worker protection, information, participation, cooperation in a social dialogue on health and safety at the workplace, etc. in general, and especially in or for SMEs, should be organised on the basis of simpler procedures, and that the adequate financing foreseen in budget plans for such programmes and projects should be allocated in time; |
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11.

Considers that EU funding of programmes to improve worker protection, information, participation, cooperation in a social dialogue on health and safety at the workplace, etc. in general, and especially in or for SMEs, should be organised on the basis of simpler procedures, and that the adequate financing foreseen in budget plans for such programmes and projects should be allocated in time;

| 12. | Urges the Member States to increase the number, quality and power of labour inspectorates and to amplify and extend the training and qualifications of labour inspectors; invites the Commission to encourage the activities of the Senior Labour Inspectors Committee (SLIC); considers, however, that preventing industrial risks should not be based on the role of the labour inspectors but also on cooperation between the social partners, particularly between employers and workers in their workplace; |
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12.

Urges the Member States to increase the number, quality and power of labour inspectorates and to amplify and extend the training and qualifications of labour inspectors; invites the Commission to encourage the activities of the Senior Labour Inspectors Committee (SLIC); considers, however, that preventing industrial risks should not be based on the role of the labour inspectors but also on cooperation between the social partners, particularly between employers and workers in their workplace;

| 13. | Points out that despite frequently successful infringement proceedings there are still failings in a number of Member States (e.g. regarding the definition of the capabilities and aptitudes of preventive service personnel, the definition of employers' and workers' safety obligations, and the transposition of various directives); calls on the Commission to continue instituting infringement proceedings against these failings of Member States; |
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13.

Points out that despite frequently successful infringement proceedings there are still failings in a number of Member States (e.g. regarding the definition of the capabilities and aptitudes of preventive service personnel, the definition of employers' and workers' safety obligations, and the transposition of various directives); calls on the Commission to continue instituting infringement proceedings against these failings of Member States;

| 14. | Stresses the crucial significance of mainstreaming, i.e. the incorporation of gender issues into activities and analyses in the field of health and safety at the workplace, and notes that the ‘Community health and safety strategy’ promotes the incorporation of the gender dimension into health and safety at work; calls on the Member States to implement and promote that dimension systematically and effectively; |
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14.

Stresses the crucial significance of mainstreaming, i.e. the incorporation of gender issues into activities and analyses in the field of health and safety at the workplace, and notes that the ‘Community health and safety strategy’ promotes the incorporation of the gender dimension into health and safety at work; calls on the Member States to implement and promote that dimension systematically and effectively;

| 15. | Stresses that the discrimination suffered by women in the labour market and the work environment affects their health and safety; calls on the Member States to implement Directive 2002/73/EC (5) which aims to eliminate discrimination, in particular sexual harassment and other forms of discrimination relating to motherhood; also calls on the Commission, once transposition into national law is complete, to carry out a qualitative and comparative assessment of the legislative provisions introduced and to promote the exchange and spread of good practice; |
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15.

Stresses that the discrimination suffered by women in the labour market and the work environment affects their health and safety; calls on the Member States to implement Directive 2002/73/EC (5) which aims to eliminate discrimination, in particular sexual harassment and other forms of discrimination relating to motherhood; also calls on the Commission, once transposition into national law is complete, to carry out a qualitative and comparative assessment of the legislative provisions introduced and to promote the exchange and spread of good practice;

| 16. | Calls on the Commission to include in its action programme gender-specific problems faced by men and women, paying particular attention to the following:






  (i) | care and control of specific health and safety problems, |
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16.

Calls on the Commission to include in its action programme gender-specific problems faced by men and women, paying particular attention to the following:

(i)

care and control of specific health and safety problems,

| (ii) | work-related risks and long-term psychological illnesses (such as burnout and depression) due to the dual burden on men and women who attempt to combine work and family life, or to the enormous pressure on the labour market, |
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(ii)

work-related risks and long-term psychological illnesses (such as burnout and depression) due to the dual burden on men and women who attempt to combine work and family life, or to the enormous pressure on the labour market,

| (iii) | stress and violence, bullying and harassment at the workplace, |
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(iii)

stress and violence, bullying and harassment at the workplace,

| (iv) | the inferior coverage of all such problems by good-quality preventive services, |
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(iv)

the inferior coverage of all such problems by good-quality preventive services,

| (v) | ergonomically unsound working conditions; |
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(v)

ergonomically unsound working conditions;

| 17. | Draws attention to the need to step up research into and the prevention of work-related illnesses, giving illnesses of a psycho-social nature the importance they deserve but without confining such efforts to them exclusively; |
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17.

Draws attention to the need to step up research into and the prevention of work-related illnesses, giving illnesses of a psycho-social nature the importance they deserve but without confining such efforts to them exclusively;

| 18. | Notes that Community directives on health and safety at work do not cover household work or work performed by spouses as ‘helpers’ in family firms, particularly in the retail, craft and agriculture sectors; calls on the Commission to take initiatives to protect the health and safety of all workers, in particular by finally proposing the changes called for by Parliament's resolutions of 21 February 1997 (6) and 3 June 2003 (7) to Directive 86/613/EEC (8); |
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18.

Notes that Community directives on health and safety at work do not cover household work or work performed by spouses as ‘helpers’ in family firms, particularly in the retail, craft and agriculture sectors; calls on the Commission to take initiatives to protect the health and safety of all workers, in particular by finally proposing the changes called for by Parliament's resolutions of 21 February 1997 (6) and 3 June 2003 (7) to Directive 86/613/EEC (8);

| 19. | Expresses deep concern regarding the excessively high rate of accidents among temporary and shortterm workers, which in some Member States is at least double that of permanent workers; points out that Directive 91/383/EEC establishes as a general rule that temporary workers have the same occupational health rights as other workers, but that the directive fails to lay down specific mechanisms to make this principle workable in practice; calls on the Commission to remedy these shortcomings; calls on the Member States' governments to reach agreement as soon as possible on the Commission's proposal for a directive on temporary workers; |
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19.

Expresses deep concern regarding the excessively high rate of accidents among temporary and shortterm workers, which in some Member States is at least double that of permanent workers; points out that Directive 91/383/EEC establishes as a general rule that temporary workers have the same occupational health rights as other workers, but that the directive fails to lay down specific mechanisms to make this principle workable in practice; calls on the Commission to remedy these shortcomings; calls on the Member States' governments to reach agreement as soon as possible on the Commission's proposal for a directive on temporary workers;

| 20. | Notes that the latest figures (9) indicate an increase, albeit slight, in accidents in sectors mainly employing women; calls on the Commission and the Member States to put forward new measures relating to the specific problems faced by women in the workplace; also calls on the Member States to include occupational risks for women among the indicators used for monitoring health and safety at work (national accident reports, research and studies); |
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20.

Notes that the latest figures (9) indicate an increase, albeit slight, in accidents in sectors mainly employing women; calls on the Commission and the Member States to put forward new measures relating to the specific problems faced by women in the workplace; also calls on the Member States to include occupational risks for women among the indicators used for monitoring health and safety at work (national accident reports, research and studies);

| 21. | Calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States implement the specific preventive measures necessary to protect healthcare workers from injuries caused by needles and other medical sharps in view of the risk of infection from potentially fatal bloodborne pathogens (group 3 biological agents); notes that these should include the appropriate application of training, safe working practices and medical technology incorporating sharps protection mechanisms, and that the applicable guidance provided by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (FACTS 29, ISSN 1681-2123) should be employed to determine the minimum standard of protection; considers, nevertheless, that Directive 2000/54/EC (10) also requires further revision to specifically address the risk arising from work with needles and other medical sharps; |
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21.

Calls on the Commission to ensure that Member States implement the specific preventive measures necessary to protect healthcare workers from injuries caused by needles and other medical sharps in view of the risk of infection from potentially fatal bloodborne pathogens (group 3 biological agents); notes that these should include the appropriate application of training, safe working practices and medical technology incorporating sharps protection mechanisms, and that the applicable guidance provided by the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (FACTS 29, ISSN 1681-2123) should be employed to determine the minimum standard of protection; considers, nevertheless, that Directive 2000/54/EC (10) also requires further revision to specifically address the risk arising from work with needles and other medical sharps;

| 22. | Calls on the Commission to reduce, by means of appropriate measures, the health risks posed by ‘atypical’ employment contracts; |
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22.

Calls on the Commission to reduce, by means of appropriate measures, the health risks posed by ‘atypical’ employment contracts;

| 23. | Stresses the significance and scale of the recent enlargement, and is particularly concerned about the sometimes poor level of implementation of EU directives in the new Member States and notes that the new Member States had very little time for the transposition and practical application of legislation, while at the same time having to address problems of economic and social transformation; considers that workers throughout the EU must be provided with at least the level of protection laid down in the directives; |
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23.

Stresses the significance and scale of the recent enlargement, and is particularly concerned about the sometimes poor level of implementation of EU directives in the new Member States and notes that the new Member States had very little time for the transposition and practical application of legislation, while at the same time having to address problems of economic and social transformation; considers that workers throughout the EU must be provided with at least the level of protection laid down in the directives;

| 24. | Notes that a high level of worker protection will lead to a competitive disadvantage for the old Member States within the Community unless it is ensured that in the new Member States the ‘acquis communautaire’ is fully implemented and the health protection directives are applied in practice; |
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24.

Notes that a high level of worker protection will lead to a competitive disadvantage for the old Member States within the Community unless it is ensured that in the new Member States the ‘acquis communautaire’ is fully implemented and the health protection directives are applied in practice;

| 25. | Calls on the Commission and the Council to insist on the unrestricted implementation of the acquis communautaire, initially through the exchange of best practice and increased cooperation in all 25 Member States, and, where necessary, to take appropriate measures for its actual implementation; to provide practical support for all Member States falling below the required standards, especially the new ones, by making provision for adequate resources, exchange of best practices and experience, and stronger cooperation; in that connection, calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work, to investigate the possibility of introducing a separate open coordination method for health and safety at the workplace; |
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25.

Calls on the Commission and the Council to insist on the unrestricted implementation of the acquis communautaire, initially through the exchange of best practice and increased cooperation in all 25 Member States, and, where necessary, to take appropriate measures for its actual implementation; to provide practical support for all Member States falling below the required standards, especially the new ones, by making provision for adequate resources, exchange of best practices and experience, and stronger cooperation; in that connection, calls on the Commission, in cooperation with the Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work, to investigate the possibility of introducing a separate open coordination method for health and safety at the workplace;

| 26. | Urges the Commission to present without delay an action plan outlining the next steps to be taken in order to solve at least the problems presented in its own analysis, and to develop as soon as possible a mid-term and long-term strategy for a follow-up; also calls on the Commission to look more closely at the possibility of presenting a global approach to health at the workplace, to include all types of risk such as stress, bullying, harassment and violence — while welcoming the measures the Commission has already taken with regard to sexual harassment and stress; calls on the social partners in the Member States to develop their own strategies, both at bilateral and EU level, to combat bullying and violence at the workplace and to exchange experiences in this area on the basis of best practice; |
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26.

Urges the Commission to present without delay an action plan outlining the next steps to be taken in order to solve at least the problems presented in its own analysis, and to develop as soon as possible a mid-term and long-term strategy for a follow-up; also calls on the Commission to look more closely at the possibility of presenting a global approach to health at the workplace, to include all types of risk such as stress, bullying, harassment and violence — while welcoming the measures the Commission has already taken with regard to sexual harassment and stress; calls on the social partners in the Member States to develop their own strategies, both at bilateral and EU level, to combat bullying and violence at the workplace and to exchange experiences in this area on the basis of best practice;

| 27. | Asks the Commission to provide information on the action it is taking regarding those Member States who have failed to provide in due time information that they have agreed to provide; |
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27.

Asks the Commission to provide information on the action it is taking regarding those Member States who have failed to provide in due time information that they have agreed to provide;

| 28. | Expresses its concern over the proposed working time and services directives as regards in particular the intensification of work and the possibilities of control, the risk of extreme flexibility of working time and the danger of individual opt-outs; expresses its opposition to any re-regulation in the field of health and safety which does not guarantee an equivalent level of protection for all workers in the EU; |
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28.

Expresses its concern over the proposed working time and services directives as regards in particular the intensification of work and the possibilities of control, the risk of extreme flexibility of working time and the danger of individual opt-outs; expresses its opposition to any re-regulation in the field of health and safety which does not guarantee an equivalent level of protection for all workers in the EU;

| 29. | Highlights the Commission's efforts to submit legislative proposals seeking to simplify and rationalise the existing health protection directives, with a view to improving their efficiency and reducing the costs to businesses in the implementation of the directives; |
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29.

Highlights the Commission's efforts to submit legislative proposals seeking to simplify and rationalise the existing health protection directives, with a view to improving their efficiency and reducing the costs to businesses in the implementation of the directives;

| 30. | Considers that corporate social responsibility applies both to society and companies themselves; calls on employers and trade unions to ensure that the legislation protecting female workers is duly implemented and, in particular, to help them reconcile family and working life; also calls on the social partners to create favourable conditions and a suitable working environment for pregnant women and nursing mothers; |
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30.

Considers that corporate social responsibility applies both to society and companies themselves; calls on employers and trade unions to ensure that the legislation protecting female workers is duly implemented and, in particular, to help them reconcile family and working life; also calls on the social partners to create favourable conditions and a suitable working environment for pregnant women and nursing mothers;

| 31. | Finds it unacceptable that three countries have not complied with their reporting obligations on the implementation of the provisions relating to fixed-term work contracts; |
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31.

Finds it unacceptable that three countries have not complied with their reporting obligations on the implementation of the provisions relating to fixed-term work contracts;

| 32. | Considers that there is still a considerable need for specific and increased information and instructions and for technical support to businesses; |
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32.

Considers that there is still a considerable need for specific and increased information and instructions and for technical support to businesses;

| 33. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States. |
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33.

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

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(1)  OJ C 364, 18.12.2000, p. 1.

(2)  Council Directive 91/383/EEC of 25 June 1991 supplementing the measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of workers with a fixed duration employment relationship or a temporary employment relationship (OJ L 206, 29.7.1991, p. 19).

(3)  Council Directive 89/391/EEC of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work (OJ L 183, 29.6.1989, p. 1).

(4)  OJ C 300 E, 11.12.2003, p. 290.

(5)  Directive 2002/73/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 September 2002 amending Council Directive 76/207/EEC on the implementation of the principle of equal treatment for men and women as regards access to employment, vocational training and promotion, and working conditions (OJ L 269, 5.10.2002, p. 15).

(6)  OJ C 85, 17.3.1997, p. 63.

(7)  OJ C 68 E, 18.3.2004, p. 90.

(8)  Council Directive 86/613/EEC of 11 December 1986 on the application of the principle of equal treatment between men and women engaged in an activity, including agriculture, in a self-employed capacity, and on the protection of self-employed women during pregnancy and motherhood (OJ L 359, 19.12.1986, p. 56).

(9)  Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of Regions on the practical implementation of the provisions of the Health and Safety at Work Directives (COM(2004)0062). This is occurring in textiles and clothing, commerce, repairs, hotels and catering, financial services and administration.

(10)  Directive 2000/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on the protection of workers from risk related to exposure to biological agents at work (OJ L 262, 17.10.2000, p. 21).

P6_TA(2005)0057

Togo

European Parliament resolution on Togo

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Presidency Declaration of 9 February 2005 on behalf of the EU on the political situation in Togo following the death of President Eyadema, |
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having regard to the Presidency Declaration of 9 February 2005 on behalf of the EU on the political situation in Togo following the death of President Eyadema,

| — | having regard to the statement of 8 February 2005 by the Co-Presidents of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly on the events in Togo following the death of President Eyadema on 5 February 2005, |
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having regard to the statement of 8 February 2005 by the Co-Presidents of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly on the events in Togo following the death of President Eyadema on 5 February 2005,

| — | having regard to the declarations made by Ecowas, the African Union and many African leaders on the situation in Togo, |
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having regard to the declarations made by Ecowas, the African Union and many African leaders on the situation in Togo,

| — | having regard to the Declaration of the ‘Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie’, |
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having regard to the Declaration of the ‘Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie’,

| — | having regard to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights, |
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having regard to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights,

| — | having regard to Article 65 of the Togolese Constitution, which provides that ‘should the Presidency of the Republic become vacant owing to death, the presidential duties shall be provisionally exercised by the Speaker of the National Assembly’, |
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having regard to Article 65 of the Togolese Constitution, which provides that ‘should the Presidency of the Republic become vacant owing to death, the presidential duties shall be provisionally exercised by the Speaker of the National Assembly’,

| — | having regard to Article 76 of the Constitution, which states that ‘the office of member of the government shall be incompatible with the performance of parliamentary duties’, |
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having regard to Article 76 of the Constitution, which states that ‘the office of member of the government shall be incompatible with the performance of parliamentary duties’,

| — | having regard to Article 144 of the Constitution, which states that ‘no revision procedure may be initiated or continued during an interim period’, |
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having regard to Article 144 of the Constitution, which states that ‘no revision procedure may be initiated or continued during an interim period’,

| — | 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, following the sudden death of President Gnassingbe Eyadema on 5 February 2005 after 38 years in power, the Togolese armed forces installed his 39-year-old son, Faure Gnassingbe, as President, |
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A.

whereas, following the sudden death of President Gnassingbe Eyadema on 5 February 2005 after 38 years in power, the Togolese armed forces installed his 39-year-old son, Faure Gnassingbe, as President,

| B. | whereas, according to the country's Constitution, power should have passed to Fambare Ouattara Natchaba, the Speaker of Togo's National Assembly, who would be charged with organising presidential elections within 60 days, |
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B.

whereas, according to the country's Constitution, power should have passed to Fambare Ouattara Natchaba, the Speaker of Togo's National Assembly, who would be charged with organising presidential elections within 60 days,

| C. | whereas Togo's National Assembly, which is dominated by Eyadema's Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party, was hastily convened on 6 February 2005 to retroactively legitimise Gnassingbe's seizure of power and to amend the country's Constitution in order to allow Gnassingbe to rule for the next three years by serving out the remainder of his father's term, |
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C.

whereas Togo's National Assembly, which is dominated by Eyadema's Rally of the Togolese People (RPT) party, was hastily convened on 6 February 2005 to retroactively legitimise Gnassingbe's seizure of power and to amend the country's Constitution in order to allow Gnassingbe to rule for the next three years by serving out the remainder of his father's term,

| D. | whereas, despite the fact that the Assembly has reinstated the former Constitution which applied before his father's death, Faure Gnassingbe has still not responded to international demands for his resignation in order to allow an interim president to organise a presidential election within the 60-day constitutional deadline, |
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D.

whereas, despite the fact that the Assembly has reinstated the former Constitution which applied before his father's death, Faure Gnassingbe has still not responded to international demands for his resignation in order to allow an interim president to organise a presidential election within the 60-day constitutional deadline,

| E. | whereas the European Union will refuse to recognise the validity of any election organised under the authority of an illegitimate president who has come to power through a military ‘coup d'état’, |
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E.

whereas the European Union will refuse to recognise the validity of any election organised under the authority of an illegitimate president who has come to power through a military ‘coup d'état’,

| F. | whereas Ecowas Heads of State, meeting in Niamey (Niger) on 9 February 2005, strongly condemned as a ‘coup d'état’ the military intervention which led to Faure Gnassingbe being installed as President, condemned the subsequent manipulation of the Constitution by the National Assembly and demanded that the Togolese authorities restore the former Constitution so that presidential elections could be held within two months, or else face sanctions, |
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F.

whereas Ecowas Heads of State, meeting in Niamey (Niger) on 9 February 2005, strongly condemned as a ‘coup d'état’ the military intervention which led to Faure Gnassingbe being installed as President, condemned the subsequent manipulation of the Constitution by the National Assembly and demanded that the Togolese authorities restore the former Constitution so that presidential elections could be held within two months, or else face sanctions,

| G. | having regard to the statements by the President of the Commission of the African Union, Alpha Oumar Konaré, according to whom ‘the African Union cannot endorse a takeover of power by force’, |
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G.

having regard to the statements by the President of the Commission of the African Union, Alpha Oumar Konaré, according to whom ‘the African Union cannot endorse a takeover of power by force’,

| H. | whereas the ‘Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie’ has also condemned the ‘coup d'état’ in the strongest terms and has decided to suspend Togo from all its bodies and to suspend its multilateral cooperation with the country, with the exception of programmes directly benefiting the civilian population and those which may contribute to restoring democracy; |
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H.

whereas the ‘Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie’ has also condemned the ‘coup d'état’ in the strongest terms and has decided to suspend Togo from all its bodies and to suspend its multilateral cooperation with the country, with the exception of programmes directly benefiting the civilian population and those which may contribute to restoring democracy;

| I. | whereas EC cooperation with Togo has been suspended since 1993, |
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I.

whereas EC cooperation with Togo has been suspended since 1993,

| 1. | Condemns as a ‘coup d'état’ the military interference in the succession to the Presidency of Togo by Mr Faure Gnassingbe, rather than by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Fambare Ouattara Natchaba; |
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1.

Condemns as a ‘coup d'état’ the military interference in the succession to the Presidency of Togo by Mr Faure Gnassingbe, rather than by the Speaker of the National Assembly, Fambare Ouattara Natchaba;

| 2. | Calls for Faure Gnassingbe to stand down immediately; |
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2.

Calls for Faure Gnassingbe to stand down immediately;

| 3. | Notes that the Constitution was revised on 21 February 2005, but stresses that a return to constitutional order will only be possible if Mr Nachaba, Speaker of the National Assembly, is appointed to act as interim President and to organise elections, as provided for by the Togolese Constitution; |
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3.

Notes that the Constitution was revised on 21 February 2005, but stresses that a return to constitutional order will only be possible if Mr Nachaba, Speaker of the National Assembly, is appointed to act as interim President and to organise elections, as provided for by the Togolese Constitution;

| 4. | Welcomes the sanctions applied by Ecowas against Togo after ten days of fruitless mediation efforts, which include the expulsion of Togo from Ecowas, the recall of Ambassadors and a ban on the arms trade and on visas; |
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4.

Welcomes the sanctions applied by Ecowas against Togo after ten days of fruitless mediation efforts, which include the expulsion of Togo from Ecowas, the recall of Ambassadors and a ban on the arms trade and on visas;

| 5. | Welcomes also the similar statements and decisions made by the UN, the African Union, the European Union and the ‘Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie’; |
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5.

Welcomes also the similar statements and decisions made by the UN, the African Union, the European Union and the ‘Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie’;

| 6. | Calls on the Togolese National Assembly and other authorities to take immediate steps to remedy the situation and to ensure that free and fair elections, with full provision for international observation, are held within the next two months, in accordance with the Constitution; |
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6.

Calls on the Togolese National Assembly and other authorities to take immediate steps to remedy the situation and to ensure that free and fair elections, with full provision for international observation, are held within the next two months, in accordance with the Constitution;

| 7. | Reiterates its belief that any return to constitutional legality must include a resumption of the dialogue between Togolese political forces and a revision of the electoral code on the basis of consensus with a view to holding free, transparent and democratic elections; |
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7.

Reiterates its belief that any return to constitutional legality must include a resumption of the dialogue between Togolese political forces and a revision of the electoral code on the basis of consensus with a view to holding free, transparent and democratic elections;

| 8. | Condemns the decision to forbid all public demonstrations for a period of two months, the closing down of eight private TV and radio stations, and the undue army pressure on the independent media, warning journalists about their coverage; calls for the Togolese armed forces to remain in their barracks and to refrain from activities that could lead to further unrest; |
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8.

Condemns the decision to forbid all public demonstrations for a period of two months, the closing down of eight private TV and radio stations, and the undue army pressure on the independent media, warning journalists about their coverage; calls for the Togolese armed forces to remain in their barracks and to refrain from activities that could lead to further unrest;

| 9. | Calls for the right to demonstrate peacefully and engage in political campaigning to be guaranteed, and for those responsible for killings and other human rights violations perpetrated against demonstrators who protested against the military ‘coup d'état’ to be tried and punished; |
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9.

Calls for the right to demonstrate peacefully and engage in political campaigning to be guaranteed, and for those responsible for killings and other human rights violations perpetrated against demonstrators who protested against the military ‘coup d'état’ to be tried and punished;

| 10. | Recalls that the self-appointed Togolese authorities must take full responsibility for any attacks made against the physical safety of civilians, in particular representatives of opposition political parties, human rights activists and journalists; |
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10.

Recalls that the self-appointed Togolese authorities must take full responsibility for any attacks made against the physical safety of civilians, in particular representatives of opposition political parties, human rights activists and journalists;

| 11. | Calls on the Commission not to restart negotiations with a view to a gradual resumption of cooperation until after free and transparent presidential and parliamentary elections have been held; |
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11.

Calls on the Commission not to restart negotiations with a view to a gradual resumption of cooperation until after free and transparent presidential and parliamentary elections have been held;

| 12. | Calls on the Commission to propose targeted sanctions against those responsible for the ‘coup d'état’; |
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12.

Calls on the Commission to propose targeted sanctions against those responsible for the ‘coup d'état’;

| 13. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Secretaries-General of the UN, the AU and Ecowas, the Co-Presidents of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, and the President, Government and National Assembly of Togo. |
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13.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Secretaries-General of the UN, the AU and Ecowas, the Co-Presidents of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, and the President, Government and National Assembly of Togo.

P6_TA(2005)0058

Nepal

European Parliament resolution on Nepal

The European Parliament,

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

| — | having regard to the European Union Declaration of 3 February 2005 on the royal take-over in Nepal, |
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having regard to the European Union Declaration of 3 February 2005 on the royal take-over in Nepal,

| — | 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 1 February 2005 King Gyanendra, in an unconstitutional act, dismissed the government, assumed direct power and declared a state of emergency, |
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A.

whereas on 1 February 2005 King Gyanendra, in an unconstitutional act, dismissed the government, assumed direct power and declared a state of emergency,

| B. | whereas by the suspension of key parts of the constitution which protect fundamental rights and freedoms, the placing of party leaders under house arrest, the incarceration of thousands of political and human rights activists, journalists and trade unionists, the enforcement of complete media censorship and the cutting of all communication lines, the country was effectively brought under military rule in a ‘coup d'état’, |
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B.

whereas by the suspension of key parts of the constitution which protect fundamental rights and freedoms, the placing of party leaders under house arrest, the incarceration of thousands of political and human rights activists, journalists and trade unionists, the enforcement of complete media censorship and the cutting of all communication lines, the country was effectively brought under military rule in a ‘coup d'état’,

| C. | concerned that Nepal is among the poorest countries in Asia, with almost 40 % of its twenty-three million people living below the poverty line, and that the conflict has had a devastating impact on the already desperately poor rural population, |
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C.

concerned that Nepal is among the poorest countries in Asia, with almost 40 % of its twenty-three million people living below the poverty line, and that the conflict has had a devastating impact on the already desperately poor rural population,

| D. | whereas in January 2005 the Nepalese Government ordered the closure of the Tibetan Refugee Welfare Office (TRWO) in Kathmandu, which provided relief services to Tibetan refugees as an implementing partner of the UNHCR, |
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D.

whereas in January 2005 the Nepalese Government ordered the closure of the Tibetan Refugee Welfare Office (TRWO) in Kathmandu, which provided relief services to Tibetan refugees as an implementing partner of the UNHCR,

| 1. | Strongly condemns the seizure of power by King Gyanendra on 1 February 2005 and the subsequent campaign of arbitrary arrests, censorship and general repression, as well as the suspension of fundamental constitutional rights, including freedom of assembly and expression, the right to information and privacy, and the prohibition of arbitrary detention; |
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Strongly condemns the seizure of power by King Gyanendra on 1 February 2005 and the subsequent campaign of arbitrary arrests, censorship and general repression, as well as the suspension of fundamental constitutional rights, including freedom of assembly and expression, the right to information and privacy, and the prohibition of arbitrary detention;

| 2. | Underlines that any search for a solution by military means will merely add to and prolong the suffering of the Nepalese people and firmly believes that a negotiated and democratically based solution is the only sustainable way to end the current conflict, recommends that a neutral third party, such as the UN or the EU High Representative for the CFSP, Mr Javier Solana, be involved in arbitrating such negotiations; |
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Underlines that any search for a solution by military means will merely add to and prolong the suffering of the Nepalese people and firmly believes that a negotiated and democratically based solution is the only sustainable way to end the current conflict, recommends that a neutral third party, such as the UN or the EU High Representative for the CFSP, Mr Javier Solana, be involved in arbitrating such negotiations;

| 3. | Calls on King Gyanendra to lift the state of emergency and to restore all fundamental freedom and calls for all parties, once that is done, to work together with a view to re-establishing parliamentary democracy and to start a process to resolve the armed conflict; |
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Calls on King Gyanendra to lift the state of emergency and to restore all fundamental freedom and calls for all parties, once that is done, to work together with a view to re-establishing parliamentary democracy and to start a process to resolve the armed conflict;

| 4. | Welcomes the release of some political prisoners, but remains deeply concerned that other political leaders, students and human rights activists remain in detention or are under house arrest after the royal take-over; |
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4.

Welcomes the release of some political prisoners, but remains deeply concerned that other political leaders, students and human rights activists remain in detention or are under house arrest after the royal take-over;

| 5. | Stresses that press censorship and the severing of communications with the outside world prevent public scrutiny of the army's actions and have put the Nepalis at greater risk of abuse, and asks for freedom of the media and communications to be fully restored; |
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5.

Stresses that press censorship and the severing of communications with the outside world prevent public scrutiny of the army's actions and have put the Nepalis at greater risk of abuse, and asks for freedom of the media and communications to be fully restored;

| 6. | Expresses its deep concern at the great number of alleged unlawful killings, widespread torture, impunity and other human rights violations by both the security forces and the Maoists, and appeals to both sides of the conflict to sign human rights accords as a first measure to curb the abuses which are giving rise to anxiety and fear among the population; |
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Expresses its deep concern at the great number of alleged unlawful killings, widespread torture, impunity and other human rights violations by both the security forces and the Maoists, and appeals to both sides of the conflict to sign human rights accords as a first measure to curb the abuses which are giving rise to anxiety and fear among the population;

| 7. | Calls for the suspension of all military assistance; |
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7.

Calls for the suspension of all military assistance;

| 8. | Calls on the Council to impose smart sanctions against the ruling elites in government and the military until democracy is restored in Nepal; |
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8.

Calls on the Council to impose smart sanctions against the ruling elites in government and the military until democracy is restored in Nepal;

| 9. | Calls on the EU to review its assistance to Nepal, to scrutinise closely the final destination of all assistance to Nepal in order to ensure that it serves its primary purpose of poverty alleviation, to address the underlying causes of conflict in the country and to fund conflict resolution programmes; |
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Calls on the EU to review its assistance to Nepal, to scrutinise closely the final destination of all assistance to Nepal in order to ensure that it serves its primary purpose of poverty alleviation, to address the underlying causes of conflict in the country and to fund conflict resolution programmes;

| 10. | Urges the Council and the Commission to support a resolution on Nepal at the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Commission, and urges the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to appoint a Special Rapporteur to monitor the human rights situation in Nepal at its Geneva meeting in March 2005; |
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10.

Urges the Council and the Commission to support a resolution on Nepal at the 61st session of the UN Human Rights Commission, and urges the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to appoint a Special Rapporteur to monitor the human rights situation in Nepal at its Geneva meeting in March 2005;

| 11. | Calls on both sides of the conflict to accept the deployment of human rights observers under the auspices of the National Human Rights Commission and calls on the EU and the UN to offer technical and financial assistance for this purpose; |
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11.

Calls on both sides of the conflict to accept the deployment of human rights observers under the auspices of the National Human Rights Commission and calls on the EU and the UN to offer technical and financial assistance for this purpose;

| 12. | Calls on the Nepalese Government to allow the TRWO and the representative office of the Dalai Lama in Kathmandu to resume operations, and expresses its concern that the closure might be interpreted as a trade-off with China on the state of emergency; |
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Calls on the Nepalese Government to allow the TRWO and the representative office of the Dalai Lama in Kathmandu to resume operations, and expresses its concern that the closure might be interpreted as a trade-off with China on the state of emergency;

| 13. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, King Gyanendra, the Governments of India and the other SAARC member states, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Secretary-General of the United Nations. |
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Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, King Gyanendra, the Governments of India and the other SAARC member states, the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

P6_TA(2005)0059

The Special Court for Sierra Leone: the case of Charles Taylor

European Parliament resolution on the Special Court for Sierra Leone: the case of Charles Taylor

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Special Court for Sierra Leone, established through an agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1315 of 14 August 2000, with the aim of putting on trial those accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity and violations of international law committed in Sierra Leone, |
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having regard to the Special Court for Sierra Leone, established through an agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1315 of 14 August 2000, with the aim of putting on trial those accused of war crimes, crimes against humanity and violations of international law committed in Sierra Leone,

| — | having regard to international law, particularly the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol II thereto on war crimes, |
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having regard to international law, particularly the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol II thereto on war crimes,

| — | having regard to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement which was concluded in Accra, Ghana, on 18 August 2003, with the aim of ending more than 14 years of internal armed conflict in Liberia, |
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having regard to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement which was concluded in Accra, Ghana, on 18 August 2003, with the aim of ending more than 14 years of internal armed conflict in Liberia,

| — | having regard to the Cotonou Agreement between the EC and ACP countries, which include Nigeria and Liberia, and the commitment by parties to the Agreement to peace, security and stability, respect for human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law, |
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having regard to the Cotonou Agreement between the EC and ACP countries, which include Nigeria and Liberia, and the commitment by parties to the Agreement to peace, security and stability, respect for human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law,

| — | 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 Charles Taylor, former President of Liberia, ran an authoritarian regime in Liberia from 1997 until civil war broke out, |
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A.

whereas Charles Taylor, former President of Liberia, ran an authoritarian regime in Liberia from 1997 until civil war broke out,

| B. | whereas 14 years of violence and misrule in Liberia have resulted in immense human suffering, particularly among civilians, as well as gross human rights violations, massive displacement of populations, and a breakdown of social and economic structures, |
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B.

whereas 14 years of violence and misrule in Liberia have resulted in immense human suffering, particularly among civilians, as well as gross human rights violations, massive displacement of populations, and a breakdown of social and economic structures,

| C. | whereas the conflict in Liberia has also contributed to severely destabilising the whole West Africa subregion, creating a humanitarian crisis of tragic proportions, |
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C.

whereas the conflict in Liberia has also contributed to severely destabilising the whole West Africa subregion, creating a humanitarian crisis of tragic proportions,

| D. | whereas, on 7 March 2003, Charles Taylor was indicted by the Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone on 17 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including murder, mutilation, rape, sexual slavery and the recruitment of child soldiers, |
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D.

whereas, on 7 March 2003, Charles Taylor was indicted by the Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone on 17 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including murder, mutilation, rape, sexual slavery and the recruitment of child soldiers,

| E. | whereas Taylor continues to reside in Nigeria, citing head-of-state immunity from prosecution, despite the fact that, on 31 May 2004, the Appeals Chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone rejected Charles Taylor's claim to immunity from prosecution, |
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E.

whereas Taylor continues to reside in Nigeria, citing head-of-state immunity from prosecution, despite the fact that, on 31 May 2004, the Appeals Chamber of the Special Court for Sierra Leone rejected Charles Taylor's claim to immunity from prosecution,

| F. | whereas the Government of Nigeria was crucial in helping to bring about the end of civil war in Liberia; whereas Charles Taylor accepted the Nigerian Government's offer of asylum on 6 July 2003, |
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whereas the Government of Nigeria was crucial in helping to bring about the end of civil war in Liberia; whereas Charles Taylor accepted the Nigerian Government's offer of asylum on 6 July 2003,

| G. | whereas in October 2003 the United Nations Security Council expressed its concern about Charles Taylor's ongoing efforts from exile to destabilise Liberia and West Africa, thus breaking the previous agreement with Nigeria to grant him asylum, under which he committed himself to abstaining from any involvement in Liberian politics, |
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whereas in October 2003 the United Nations Security Council expressed its concern about Charles Taylor's ongoing efforts from exile to destabilise Liberia and West Africa, thus breaking the previous agreement with Nigeria to grant him asylum, under which he committed himself to abstaining from any involvement in Liberian politics,

| H. | whereas, in August 2004, the United Nations Security Council imposed a travel ban upon current Liberian officials for their alleged roles as couriers for Charles Taylor in Nigeria, |
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H.

whereas, in August 2004, the United Nations Security Council imposed a travel ban upon current Liberian officials for their alleged roles as couriers for Charles Taylor in Nigeria,

| I. | whereas, in September 2004, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations testified before the United Nations Security Council that: ‘Charles Ghankay Taylor's shadow still looms over Liberia; unless he is brought before the Special Court for Sierra Leone, many ordinary Liberians will not be persuaded that the peace process is sustainable’, |
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whereas, in September 2004, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations testified before the United Nations Security Council that: ‘Charles Ghankay Taylor's shadow still looms over Liberia; unless he is brought before the Special Court for Sierra Leone, many ordinary Liberians will not be persuaded that the peace process is sustainable’,

| J. | whereas, in addition to voluntary contributions in excess of USD 30 million from Member States to the creation and working of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, the European Union has itself supported the Special Court for Sierra Leone to the tune of EUR 800 000, |
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J.

whereas, in addition to voluntary contributions in excess of USD 30 million from Member States to the creation and working of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, the European Union has itself supported the Special Court for Sierra Leone to the tune of EUR 800 000,

| K. | whereas elections in Liberia are currently scheduled for October 2005 and the outcome may be determined on the basis of fear of Charles Taylor's return rather than hope for the future, |
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whereas elections in Liberia are currently scheduled for October 2005 and the outcome may be determined on the basis of fear of Charles Taylor's return rather than hope for the future,

| L. | whereas peace and stability in the Mano River Union countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea have proved indivisible, with a threat to one country damaging the chances of positive development in all, |
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L.

whereas peace and stability in the Mano River Union countries of Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea have proved indivisible, with a threat to one country damaging the chances of positive development in all,

| M. | whereas Charles Taylor remains a threat to international peace and security and undermines European efforts to support sustainable peace and development in West Africa, |
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whereas Charles Taylor remains a threat to international peace and security and undermines European efforts to support sustainable peace and development in West Africa,

| N. | whereas impunity for Taylor would defy international law, be an affront to Taylor's innumerable victims and undermine the establishment of a lasting peace in the region based on the rule of law, |
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N.

whereas impunity for Taylor would defy international law, be an affront to Taylor's innumerable victims and undermine the establishment of a lasting peace in the region based on the rule of law,

| O. | whereas the people of Sierra Leone are entitled to see justice done in the case of Charles Taylor by a fair trial before the Special Court for Sierra Leone, |
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O.

whereas the people of Sierra Leone are entitled to see justice done in the case of Charles Taylor by a fair trial before the Special Court for Sierra Leone,

| P. | whereas international law clearly states that war criminals must be tried at all times and that states are obliged to extradite people suspected of having committed war crimes, |
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P.

whereas international law clearly states that war criminals must be tried at all times and that states are obliged to extradite people suspected of having committed war crimes,

| Q. | whereas the UNHCR's Executive Committee Note on the Exclusion Clauses of the Geneva Conventions has clearly stated that ‘if the protection provided by refugee law were permitted to afford protection to perpetrators of grave offences, the practice of international protection would be in direct conflict with national and international law, and would contradict the humanitarian and peaceful nature of the concept of asylum’, |
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Q.

whereas the UNHCR's Executive Committee Note on the Exclusion Clauses of the Geneva Conventions has clearly stated that ‘if the protection provided by refugee law were permitted to afford protection to perpetrators of grave offences, the practice of international protection would be in direct conflict with national and international law, and would contradict the humanitarian and peaceful nature of the concept of asylum’,

| R. | whereas Nigeria has ratified the Geneva Convention, which states that those that have committed war crimes may not be granted refugee status, |
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whereas Nigeria has ratified the Geneva Convention, which states that those that have committed war crimes may not be granted refugee status,

| 1. | Calls on the Government of Nigeria to act in the continued interests of the Liberian peace process and in support of the rule of law by surrendering Charles Ghankay Taylor forthwith to the jurisdiction of the Special Court for Sierra Leone; |
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1.

Calls on the Government of Nigeria to act in the continued interests of the Liberian peace process and in support of the rule of law by surrendering Charles Ghankay Taylor forthwith to the jurisdiction of the Special Court for Sierra Leone;

| 2. | Calls on the United Nations Security Council to consider this issue as a matter of urgency; |
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2.

Calls on the United Nations Security Council to consider this issue as a matter of urgency;

| 3. | Calls on the UN, the EU and Member States to build international pressure in order to bring about Charles Taylor's extradition; |
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3.

Calls on the UN, the EU and Member States to build international pressure in order to bring about Charles Taylor's extradition;

| 4. | Welcomes the Liberian transitional government's decision to freeze the assets of former president Charles Taylor and his associates; |
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4.

Welcomes the Liberian transitional government's decision to freeze the assets of former president Charles Taylor and his associates;

| 5. | Calls on the EU to keep supporting the 2003 peace agreement between Liberia's three warring factions and the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for October 2005; |
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Calls on the EU to keep supporting the 2003 peace agreement between Liberia's three warring factions and the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled for October 2005;

| 6. | Demands that all states in the region refrain from any action that might contribute to instability in neighbouring countries; |
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6.

Demands that all states in the region refrain from any action that might contribute to instability in neighbouring countries;

| 7. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the Member States, the Chief Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, the Co-Presidents of the ACPEU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, the African Union, the UN Secretary-General, the Secretary-General of Ecowas and the Governments of Liberia and Nigeria. |
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7.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the Member States, the Chief Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone, the Co-Presidents of the ACPEU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, the African Union, the UN Secretary-General, the Secretary-General of Ecowas and the Governments of Liberia and Nigeria.

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