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| 25.5.2006 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 124/416 |
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25.5.2006

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 124/416

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MINUTES

(2006/C 124 E/04)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Pierre MOSCOVICI

Vice-President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 10.00.

2.   Membership of political groups

Karin Resetarits had joined the ALDE Group with effect from 08.06.2005.

3.   Documents received

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

| — | Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Programme of Community action in the field of health and consumer protection 2007-2013 (Text with EEA relevance) (COM(2005)0115 — C6-0097/2005 — 2005/0042(COD))






  referred to | responsible: ENVI
  opinion: BUDG, IMCO |
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Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Programme of Community action in the field of health and consumer protection 2007-2013 (Text with EEA relevance) (COM(2005)0115 — C6-0097/2005 — 2005/0042(COD))

referred to

responsible: ENVI

opinion: BUDG, IMCO

| — | Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2728/94 establishing a Guarantee Fund for external actions (COM(2005)0130 — C6-0176/2005 — 2005/0025(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: BUDG
  opinion: AFET, DEVE, INTA |
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Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2728/94 establishing a Guarantee Fund for external actions (COM(2005)0130 — C6-0176/2005 — 2005/0025(CNS))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

opinion: AFET, DEVE, INTA

| — | Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Bulgaria on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0158 — C6-0177/2005 — 2005/0060(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: TRAN |
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Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Bulgaria on certain aspects of air services (COM(2005)0158 — C6-0177/2005 — 2005/0060(CNS))

referred to

responsible: TRAN

| — | Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol amending the Agreement on Maritime Transport between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People's Republic of China, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (COM(2004)0864 — C6-0180/2005 — 2004/0290(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: TRAN |
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Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol amending the Agreement on Maritime Transport between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the People's Republic of China, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (COM(2004)0864 — C6-0180/2005 — 2004/0290(CNS))

referred to

responsible: TRAN

| — | Proposal for a Council regulation establishing a Rapid Response and Preparedness Instrument for major emergencies (COM(2005)0113 — C6-0181/2005 — 2005/0052(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: ENVI
  opinion: BUDG, LIBE |
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Proposal for a Council regulation establishing a Rapid Response and Preparedness Instrument for major emergencies (COM(2005)0113 — C6-0181/2005 — 2005/0052(CNS))

referred to

responsible: ENVI

opinion: BUDG, LIBE

4.   Transfers of appropriations

The Committee on Budgets had considered the European Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 12/2005 (C6-0133/2005 — SEC(2005)0480).

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

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the European Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 14/2005 (C6-0132/2005 — SEC(2005)0588).

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

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the European Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 15/2005 (C6-0134/2005 — SEC(2005)0589).

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

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the European Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 16/2005 (C6-0135/2005 — SEC(2005)0590).

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

5.   Sustainable exploitation of Mediterranean fishery resources * (debate)

(debate)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93 and (EC) No 973/2001 [COM(2003)0589 — C5-0480/2003 — 2003/0229(CNS)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Rapporteur: Carmen Fraga Estévez (A6-0112/2005)

Joe Borg (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Carmen Fraga Estévez introduced the report.

The following spoke: Francesco Musotto, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Giovanni Claudio Fava, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Marie-Hélène Aubert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Georgios Toussas, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Patrick Louis, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Sebastiano (Nello) Musumeci, on behalf of the UEN Group, Luca Romagnoli, Non-attached Member, Rosa Miguélez Ramos, Hélène Goudin and Joe Borg.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 09.06.2005, Item 9.6.

Minutes of 09.06.2005, Item 9.6

Marios Matsakis spoke on the conduct of the debate.

6.   International Dolphin Conservation Programme * (debate)

(debate)

Second report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion by the European Community of the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Programme [COM(2004)0764 — C6-0245/2004 — 2004/0268(CNS)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Rapporteur: Duarte Freitas (A6-0157/2005).

Joe Borg (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Duarte Freitas introduced the report.

IN THE CHAIR: Mario MAURO

Vice-President

The following spoke: Struan Stevenson, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Catherine Stihler, on behalf of the PSE Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Thomas Wise, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Ioannis Gklavakis, Rosa Miguélez Ramos and Joe Borg.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 09.06.2005, Item 9.1

Minutes of 09.06.2005, Item 9.1

7.   Social inclusion in the new Member States (debate)

(debate)

Report on social inclusion in the new Member States [2004/2210(INI)] — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

Rapporteur: Csaba Őry (A6-0125/2005).

Csaba Őry introduced the report.

Neelie Kroes (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Marie-Line Reynaud (draftsman of the opinion of the LIBE Committee), Edit Bauer (draftsman of the opinion of the FEMM Committee), Philip Bushill-Matthews, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Richard Falbr, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jan Jerzy Kułakowski, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Tatjana Ždanoka, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jaromír Kohlíček, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, and Jan Tadeusz Masiel, Non-attached Member.

The debate was suspended at that point for voting time.

The debate was suspended at that point for voting time.

It would resume at 15.00.

It would resume at 15.00.

IN THE CHAIR: Luigi COCILOVO

Vice-President

8.   Request for the waiver of parliamentary immunity

The Italian authorities had requested that Marco Pannella's parliamentary immunity be waived in the context of criminal proceedings pending before a court in Rome.

Pursuant to Rule 6(2), the request had been referred to the committee responsible, the JURI Committee.

The following spoke: Marco Pannella, who reminded the House of the decision it had taken previously (Minutes of 10.02.2004, Item 7.20) (the President replied that the JURI Committee would look into the matter).

(Minutes of 10.02.2004, Item 7.20)

9.   Voting time

Details of voting (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in Annex 1 to the Minutes.

9.1.   International Dolphin Conservation Programme * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion by the European Community of the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Programme [COM(2004)0764 — C6-0245/2004 — 2004/0268(CNS)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Rapporteur: Duarte Freitas (A6-0157/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 1)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 1)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2005)0229)

(P6_TA(2005)0229)

9.2.   Strengthening European competitiveness (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on strengthening European competitiveness: the effects of industrial change on policy and the role of SMEs [2004/2154(INI)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Dominique Vlasto (A6-0148/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 2)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 2)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2005)0230)

(P6_TA(2005)0230)

9.3.   Budgetary positions and economic policies **I (vote)

(vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 on the strengthening of the surveillance of budgetary positions and the surveillance and coordination of economic policies [COM(2005)0154 — C6-0119/2005 — 2005/0064(SYN)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Othmar Karas (A6-0168/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 3)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 3)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2005)0231)

(P6_TA(2005)0231)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0231)

(P6_TA(2005)0231)

9.4.   Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ***I (vote)

(vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in extender oils and tyres (twenty-seventh amendment of Council Directive 76/769/EEC) [COM(2004)0098 — C5-0081/2004 — 2004/0036(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Adamos Adamou (A6-0104/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 4)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 4)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2005)0232)

(P6_TA(2005)0232)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0232)

(P6_TA(2005)0232)

9.5.   Excessive deficit procedure * (vote)

(vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 on speeding up and clarifying the implementation of the excessive deficit procedure [COM(2005)0155 — C6-0120/2005 — 2005/0061(CNS)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Othmar Karas (A6-0158/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 5)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 5)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2005)0233)

(P6_TA(2005)0233)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0233)

(P6_TA(2005)0233)

9.6.   Sustainable exploitation of Mediterranean fishery resources * (vote)

(vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93 and (EC) No 973/2001 [COM(2003)0589 — C5-0480/2003 — 2003/0229(CNS)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Rapporteur: Carmen Fraga Estévez (A6-0112/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 6)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 6)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2005)0234)

(P6_TA(2005)0234)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0234)

(P6_TA(2005)0234)

9.7.   Marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (c/m/r) (vote)

(vote)

Report on the links between legal and illegal migration and the integration of migrants [2004/2137(INI)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Patrick Gaubert (A6-0136/2005).

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 7)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 7)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0235)

(P6_TA(2005)0235)

9.8.   Patient mobility and healthcare developments (vote)

(vote)

Report on patient mobility and healthcare developments in the European Union [2004/2148(INI)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: John Bowis (A6-0129/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 8)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 8)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0236)

(P6_TA(2005)0236)

9.9.   Reform of the UN (vote)

(vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0328/2005

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 9)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 9)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0237)

(P6_TA(2005)0237)

The following spoke on the vote:

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Before the final vote, Armin Laschet asked for an electronic check on amendment 15. Jo Leinen, on behalf of the PSE Group, spoke in support of the request. |
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Before the final vote, Armin Laschet asked for an electronic check on amendment 15. Jo Leinen, on behalf of the PSE Group, spoke in support of the request.

The President declined to take another vote on amendment 15 and confirmed that the result stood.

9.10.   Transatlantic relations (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0350/2005, B6-0352/2005, B6-0354/2005, B6-0357/2005 and B6-0358/2005

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 10)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 10)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0358/2005

(replacing B6-0350/2005, B6-0352/2005, B6-0354/2005 and B6-0357/2005):

tabled by the following Members:

| | Elmar Brok, James Elles and Bogdan Klich, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
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Elmar Brok, James Elles and Bogdan Klich, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

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

| | Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
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Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

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

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0238)

(P6_TA(2005)0238)

(Motion for a resolution B6-0358/2005 fell.)

9.11.   Situation in Uzbekistan (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0370/2005, B6-0371/2005, B6-0372/2005, B6-0373/2005, B6-0374/2005 and B6-0377/2005

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 11)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 11)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0370/2005

(replacing B6-0370/2005, B6-0371/2005, B6-0372/2005, B6-0373/2005, B6-0374/2005 and B6-0377/2005):

tabled by the following Members:

| | Armin Laschet, Elisabeth Jeggle and Albert Jan Maat, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
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Armin Laschet, Elisabeth Jeggle and Albert Jan Maat, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| | Jan Marinus Wiersma and Bernadette Bourzai, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
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Jan Marinus Wiersma and Bernadette Bourzai, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| | Ona Juknevičienė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
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Ona Juknevičienė, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| | Cem Özdemir and Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
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Cem Özdemir and Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| | André Brie, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, |
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André Brie, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

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

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0239)

(P6_TA(2005)0239)

9.12.   Employment and productivity (vote)

(vote)

Report on employment and productivity and their contribution to economic growth [2004/2188(INI)] — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

Rapporteur: Ona Juknevičienė (A6-0109/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 12)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 12)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0240)

(P6_TA(2005)0240)

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA

Vice-President

10.   Explanations of vote

Written explanations of vote:

Written explanations of vote:

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

Oral explanations of vote:

Oral explanations of vote:

Report: Patrick Gaubert — A6-0136/2005

| — | Philip Claeys and Andreas Mölzer |
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Philip Claeys and Andreas Mölzer

Report: John Bowis — A6-0129/2005

| — | Carlo Fatuzzo |
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Carlo Fatuzzo

11.   Corrections to votes

Corrections to votes were submitted by the following Members:

Report: Duarte Freitas — A6-0157/2005

| — | single vote






  — | for: Paul Rübig, Dagmar Roth-Behrendt, Roger Helmer |
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single vote

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for: Paul Rübig, Dagmar Roth-Behrendt, Roger Helmer

for:

Report: Dominique Vlasto — A6-0148/2005

| — | single vote






  — | for: Paul Rübig |
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single vote

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for: Paul Rübig

for:

Report: Othmar Karas — A6-0158/2005

| — | amendment 7






  — | abstention: Catherine Stihler |
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amendment 7

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abstention: Catherine Stihler

abstention:

| — | amendment 9






  — | for: Françoise Grossetête |
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amendment 9

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for: Françoise Grossetête

for:

| — | against: Ignasi Guardans Cambó, Graham Watson |
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against: Ignasi Guardans Cambó, Graham Watson

against:

Report: Carmen Fraga Estévez — A6-0112/2005

| — | amendment 34






  — | for: Marie-Noëlle Lienemann, Pervenche Berès |
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amendment 34

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for: Marie-Noëlle Lienemann, Pervenche Berès

for:

| — | amendment 10






  — | against: Marie-Noëlle Lienemann, Pervenche Berès |
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amendment 10

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against: Marie-Noëlle Lienemann, Pervenche Berès

against:

Report: Patrick Gaubert — A6-0136/2005

| — | amendment 7






  — | against: Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou |
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amendment 7

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against: Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou

against:

| — | paragraph 50, first part






  — | against: Ursula Stenzel |
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paragraph 50, first part

—

against: Ursula Stenzel

against:

| — | paragraph 50, second part






  — | against: Ursula Stenzel |
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paragraph 50, second part

—

against: Ursula Stenzel

against:

Reform of the UN — B6-0328/2005

| — | paragraph 19, third part






  — | against: Carl Schlyter |
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paragraph 19, third part

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against: Carl Schlyter

against:

| — | paragraph 20, second part






  — | for: Cristiana Muscardini, Sebastiano (Nello) Musumeci |
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paragraph 20, second part

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for: Cristiana Muscardini, Sebastiano (Nello) Musumeci

for:

Report: Ona Juknevičienė — A6-0109/2005

| — | paragraph 6






  — | against: Mary Honeyball, Robert Evans |
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paragraph 6

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against: Mary Honeyball, Robert Evans

against:

| — | amendment 9






  — | for: Pervenche Berès |
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amendment 9

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for: Pervenche Berès

for:

| — | paragraph 17






  — | for: Françoise Castex, Anne Ferreira, Brigitte Douay |
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paragraph 17

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for: Françoise Castex, Anne Ferreira, Brigitte Douay

for:

(The sitting was suspended at 13.10 and resumed at 15.00.)

(The sitting was suspended at 13.10 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA

Vice-President

12.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Corrections to votes

Report: Reimer Böge — A6-0153/2005

| — | paragraph 28






  — | against: Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Fernando Fernández Martín |
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paragraph 28

—

against: Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Fernando Fernández Martín

against:

| — | amendment 26






  — | against: Dan Jørgensen |
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amendment 26

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against: Dan Jørgensen

against:

| — | paragraph 50, indent 1, second part






  — | against: Edite Estrela, Bernadette Bourzai, Adeline Hazan |
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paragraph 50, indent 1, second part

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against: Edite Estrela, Bernadette Bourzai, Adeline Hazan

against:

| — | amendment 3






  — | against: Diamanto Manolakou |
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amendment 3

—

against: Diamanto Manolakou

against:

| — | amendment 40






  — | for: John Whittaker |
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amendment 40

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for: John Whittaker

for:

| — | amendment 33






  — | for: Bernadette Bourzai, Adeline Hazan |
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amendment 33

—

for: Bernadette Bourzai, Adeline Hazan

for:

Area of freedom, security and justice — B6-0327/2005

| — | paragraph 13, third part






  — | against: Dan Jørgensen |
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paragraph 13, third part

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against: Dan Jørgensen

against:

Report: Claude Moraes — A6-0140/2005

| — | resolution (as a whole)






  — | for: Raymond Langendries |
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resolution (as a whole)

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for: Raymond Langendries

for:

Date of sitting: 26.05.2005

Report Adriana Poli Bortone (A6-0128/2005)

| — | amendment 29






  — | against: Phillip Whitehead |
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amendment 29

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against: Phillip Whitehead

against:

*

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The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

13.   Agenda for next part-session

Following the meeting of the Conference of Presidents that had taken place that day, the President proposed the following changes to the agenda of the sittings of 22 and 23.06.2005:

Wednesday

Wednesday

The debate on the European Council and the Luxembourg presidency was scheduled to take place between 15.00 and 19.00.

The debate on the Michael Cashman report on the Community code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders would be taken before the debate on the Bogdan Klich report on security research (Item 52 on the agenda).

(Item 52 on the agenda).

| — | Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 20.06.2005, 15.00 |
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Deadline for tabling amendments: Monday 20.06.2005, 15.00

The two reports by Johannes Blokland on the European pollutant release and transfer register (A6-0169/2005 and A6-0170/2005) (Items 55 and 56 on the agenda) would be held over until the next part-session.

(Items 55 and 56 on the agenda)

The Committee on Petitions had adopted a motion for resolution to wind up the debate on the Lloyd's affair.

| — | Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 15.06.2005, noon |
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Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday 15.06.2005, noon

Thursday

Thursday

The following reports would be added to voting time:

| — | Report: Petr Duchoň — A6-0156/2005: Protecting the Community's financial interests |
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Report: Petr Duchoň — A6-0156/2005: Protecting the Community's financial interests

| — | Report: Henrik Dam Kristensen — A6-0116/2005: Greenland halibut |
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Report: Henrik Dam Kristensen — A6-0116/2005: Greenland halibut

| — | Report: Michael Gahler — A6-0182/2005: Access to Community external assistance |
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Report: Michael Gahler — A6-0182/2005: Access to Community external assistance

| — | Report: Jean-Paul Gauzès — A6-0181/2005: Quality of statistical data concerning excessive deficits (Rule 131). |
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Report: Jean-Paul Gauzès — A6-0181/2005: Quality of statistical data concerning excessive deficits (Rule 131).

| — | Deadline for tabling amendments to the reports by Petr Duchoň, Henrik Dam Kristensen and Michael Gahler: Wednesday 15.06.2005, noon |
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Deadline for tabling amendments to the reports by Petr Duchoň, Henrik Dam Kristensen and Michael Gahler: Wednesday 15.06.2005, noon

Parliament agreed to the changes.

14.   Social inclusion in the new Member States (continuation of debate)

(continuation of debate)

The following spoke: Jean Louis Cottigny, Sophia in 't Veld, Milan Cabrnoch, Marcin Libicki, Koenraad Dillen, Jacek Protasiewicz, Irena Belohorská, Thomas Mann, Fausto Correia, Tomáš Zatloukal and Neelie Kroes (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Csaba Őry (rapporteur), who proposed that the vote be postponed, and Bernd Posselt, who was against the proposal (the President invited the rapporteur to raise the matter again at the start of voting time).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 09.06.2005, Item 16.4

Minutes of 09.06.2005, Item 16.4

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

(debate)

(For the titles and authors of the motions for resolutions, see Minutes of 07.06.2005, Item 4)

(For the titles and authors of the motions for resolutions, see Minutes of 07.06.2005, Item 4)

I.   BOLIVIA

Motions for resolutions B6-0361/2005, B6-0362/2005, B6-0365/2005, B6-0367/2005 and B6-0376/2005

Marios Matsakis introduced motion for a resolution B6-0361/2005.

Fernando Fernández Martín spoke on the order of precedence of the list of speakers (the President informed him of the rules that established the order of precedence).

Luis Yañez-Barnuevo García, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Ilda Figueiredo and Fernando Fernández Martín introduced the remaining motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, and Neelie Kroes (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 09.06.2005, Item 16.1

II.   FREEDOM OF THE PRESS IN ALGERIA

Motions for resolutions B6-0359/2005, B6-0363/2005, B6-0366/2005, B6-0368/2005, B6-0380/2005 and B6-0381/2005

Marios Matsakis, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Raül Romeva i Rueda and Jaromír Kohlíček introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Erik Meijer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, and Neelie Kroes (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 09.06.2005, Item 16.2

III.   AZERBAIJAN

Motions for resolutions B6-0360/2005, B6-0364/2005, B6-0369/2005, B6-0375/2005, B6-0378/2005, B6-0379/2005 and B6-0382/2005

Marios Matsakis, Robert Evans, Erik Meijer, Charles Tannock, Bastiaan Belder and Marie Anne Isler Béguin introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Armin Laschet, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Alyn Smith, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jaromír Kohlíček, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Ryszard Czarnecki, Non-attached Member, Ioannis Varvitsiotis, Luca Romagnoli and Neelie Kroes (Member of the Commission)

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 09.06.2005, Item 16.3.

Minutes of 09.06.2005, Item 16.3.

16.   Voting time

Details of voting (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in Annex 1 to the Minutes.

16.1.   Bolivia (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0361/2005, B6-0362/2005, B6-0365/2005, B6-0367/2005 and B6-0376/2005

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 13)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 13)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0361/2005

(replacing B6-0361/2005, B6-0362/2005, B6-0365/2005, B6-0367/2005 and B6-0376/2005):

tabled by the following Members:

Fernando Fernández Martín, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Pasqualina Napoletano, Margrietus van den Berg and Manuel Medina Ortega, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck and Danutė Budreikaitė, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Alain Lipietz, Monica Frassoni, Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf, Raül Romeva i Rueda and Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Jonas Sjöstedt, Helmuth Markov, Luisa Morgantini, Vittorio Agnoletto and Ilda Figueiredo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0241)

(P6_TA(2005)0241)

16.2.   Freedom of the press in Algeria (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0359/2005, B6-0363/2005, B6-0366/2005, B6-0368/2005, B6-0380/2005 and B6-0381/2005

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 14)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 14)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0359/2005

(replacing B6-0359/2005, B6-0363/2005, B6-0366/2005, B6-0368/2005, B6-0380/2005 and B6-0381/2005):

tabled by the following Members:

José Javier Pomés Ruiz, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Pasqualina Napoletano, Carlos Carnero González and Raimon Obiols i Germà, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Jean-Marie Cavada and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Hélène Flautre and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Francis Wurtz and Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0242)

(P6_TA(2005)0242)

16.3.   Azerbaijan (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0360/2005, B6-0364/2005, B6-0369/2005, B6-0375/2005, B6-0378/2005, B6-0379/2005 and B6-0382/2005

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 15)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 15)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0360/2005

(replacing B6-0360/2005, B6-0364/2005, B6-0369/2005, B6-0375/2005, B6-0378/2005, B6-0379/2005 and B6-0382/2005):

tabled by the following Members:

Charles Tannock, Vytautas Landsbergis, Árpád Duka-Zólyomi and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

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

Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

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

Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group

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

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0243)

(P6_TA(2005)0243)

16.4.   Social inclusion in the new Member States (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on social inclusion in the new Member States [2004/2210(INI)] — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

Rapporteur: Csaba Őry (A6-0125/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 16)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 16)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2005)0244)

(P6_TA(2005)0244)

17.   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.

18.   Corrections to votes

Corrections to votes were submitted by the following Members:

Bolivia — RC-B6-0361/2005

| — | amendments 1, 6, 2, 7, 8 and 10






  — | against: Othmar Karas |
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amendments 1, 6, 2, 7, 8 and 10

—

against: Othmar Karas

against:

Azerbaijan — RC-B6-0360/2005

| — | resolution (as a whole)






  — | for: Othmar Karas |
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—

resolution (as a whole)

—

for: Othmar Karas

for:

19.   Decisions concerning certain documents

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

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

INTA Committee:

| — | Trans-Atlantic economic relations (2005/2082(INI))
  (opinion: AFET, ECON, ITRE, IMCO, TRAN, CULT, LIBE) |
| --- | --- |

—

Trans-Atlantic economic relations (2005/2082(INI))

(opinion: AFET, ECON, ITRE, IMCO, TRAN, CULT, LIBE)

ECON Committee:

| — | Implementation of an information and communication strategy on the euro and Economic and Monetary Union (2005/2078(INI))
  (opinion: CULT) |
| --- | --- |

—

Implementation of an information and communication strategy on the euro and Economic and Monetary Union (2005/2078(INI))

(opinion: CULT)

EMPL Committee:

| — | Social protection and social inclusion (2005/2097(INI))
  (opinion: FEMM) |
| --- | --- |

—

Social protection and social inclusion (2005/2097(INI))

(opinion: FEMM)

ITRE Committee:

| — | Report on the application of Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty, July 1994 to December 2003 (2005/2077(INI))
  (opinion: ENVI) |
| --- | --- |

—

Report on the application of Article 37 of the Euratom Treaty, July 1994 to December 2003 (2005/2077(INI))

(opinion: ENVI)

IMCO Committee:

| — | New aspects of public procurement policy, including electronic public procurement (2005/2081(INI))
  (opinion: ITRE) |
| --- | --- |

—

New aspects of public procurement policy, including electronic public procurement (2005/2081(INI))

(opinion: ITRE)

TRAN Committee:

| — | Application of the Postal Directive (Directive 97/67/EC as amended by Directive 2002/39/EC) (2005/2086(INI)) |
| --- | --- |

—

Application of the Postal Directive (Directive 97/67/EC as amended by Directive 2002/39/EC) (2005/2086(INI))

| — | Developing the agenda for the Community's external aviation policy (2005/2084(INI)) |
| --- | --- |

—

Developing the agenda for the Community's external aviation policy (2005/2084(INI))

| — | Relations with the Russian Federation and China in the field of air transport (2005/2085(INI)) |
| --- | --- |

—

Relations with the Russian Federation and China in the field of air transport (2005/2085(INI))

Decision to draw up a report under Rule 202

Decision to draw up a report under Rule 202

AFCO Committee:

| — | Amendment of the Rules of Procedure with regard to the code of conduct for members (2005/2075(REG)) |
| --- | --- |

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Amendment of the Rules of Procedure with regard to the code of conduct for members (2005/2075(REG))

Referral to committees

Referral to committees

PETI Committee:

| — | Registration, evaluation, authorisation and restrictions of chemicals — REACH (amendment of Directive 67/548/EEC) (COM(2003)0644 — C5-0531/2003 — 2003/0257(COD))
  responsible: ENVI
  (opinion: INTA, BUDG, ECON, EMPL, ITRE, IMCO, JURI, FEMM, PETI) |
| --- | --- |

—

Registration, evaluation, authorisation and restrictions of chemicals — REACH (amendment of Directive 67/548/EEC) (COM(2003)0644 — C5-0531/2003 — 2003/0257(COD))

responsible: ENVI

(opinion: INTA, BUDG, ECON, EMPL, ITRE, IMCO, JURI, FEMM, PETI)

| — | 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, PETI) |
| --- | --- |

—

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, PETI)

| — | Chemicals: REACH system and European Chemicals Agency (amendment of Directive 1999/45/EC and regulation on pollutants) (COM(2003)0644 — C5-0530/2003 — 2003/0256(COD))
  responsible: ENVI
  (opinion: INTA, BUDG, ECON, EMPL, ITRE, IMCO, JURI, FEMM, PETI) |
| --- | --- |

—

Chemicals: REACH system and European Chemicals Agency (amendment of Directive 1999/45/EC and regulation on pollutants) (COM(2003)0644 — C5-0530/2003 — 2003/0256(COD))

responsible: ENVI

(opinion: INTA, BUDG, ECON, EMPL, ITRE, IMCO, JURI, FEMM, PETI)

PECH Committee:

| — | Research, technological development and demonstration activities (seventh framework programme, 2007-2013) (COM(2005)0119 — C6-0099/2005 — 2005/0043(COD))
  responsible: ITRE
  (opinion: BUDG, ENVI, TRAN, AGRI, PECH, FEMM) |
| --- | --- |

—

Research, technological development and demonstration activities (seventh framework programme, 2007-2013) (COM(2005)0119 — C6-0099/2005 — 2005/0043(COD))

responsible: ITRE

(opinion: BUDG, ENVI, TRAN, AGRI, PECH, FEMM)

DEVE Committee:

| — | Sixth annual report on arms exports (2005/2013(INI))
  responsible: AFET
  (opinion: DEVE) |
| --- | --- |

—

Sixth annual report on arms exports (2005/2013(INI))

responsible: AFET

(opinion: DEVE)

20.   Membership of Parliament (correction to the Minutes of 06.06.2005)

(correction to the Minutes of 06.06.2005)

Item 4 should read as follows:

‘By Presidential Decree of 02.06.2005, published in the French Official Journal of 03.06.2005, Brice Hortefeux had been appointed to the French Government.

Since, pursuant to Rule 4(4) of its Rules of Procedure and Article 7(1) of the Act concerning the election of representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, this office was incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, Parliament established that the vacancy would take effect from 03.06.2005 and informed the Member State concerned thereof.’

21.   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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 13/2005 | Diana Wallis, John Bowis, Charles Tannock, Catherine Stihler and Jean Lambert | 267 |
| 14/2005 | Patrick Gaubert, Timothy Kirkhope and Luis Herrero-Tejedor | 33 |
| 15/2005 | Marielle De Sarnez and Bernard Lehideux | 67 |
| 16/2005 | Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit, Andrew Duff, Alain Lamassoure and Hannes Swoboda | 45 |
| 17/2005 | Maciej Marian Giertych and Sylwester Chruszcz | 22 |
| 18/2005 | Michael Cramer, Bronisław Geremek, Bogusław Liberadzki, Erik Meijer and Paul Rübig | 52 |
| 19/2005 | Frank Vanhecke, Milan Cabrnoch, Philip Claeys and Koenraad Dillen | 17 |
| 20/2005 | Neil Parish, Paulo Casaca, Marios Matsakis, Caroline Lucas and Miguel Portas | 236 |
| 21/2005 | Albert Jan Maat, Camiel Eurlings, Niels Busk, Edith Mastenbroek and Struan Stevenson | 127 |
| 22/2005 | Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, Pierre Schapira and Patrick Gaubert | 37 |
| 23/2005 | Robert Evans, Richard Falbr, Helmut Kuhne, Thomas Mann and Klaus-Heiner Lehne | 11 |
| 24/2005 | Wojciech Roszkowski | 60 |
| 25/2005 | Maciej Marian Giertych | 4 |
| 26/2005 | Andreas Mölzer | 4 |
| 27/2005 | Frank Vanhecke, Philip Claeys and Koenraad Dillen | 5 |
| 28/2005 | Bill Newton Dunn | 3 |
| 29/2005 | Lydia Schenardi | 11 |
| 30/2005 | Antonio Tajani | 46 |
| 31/2005 | Gisela Kallenbach, Jillian Evans, Tobias Pflüger, Jean-Luc Dehaene and Ana Maria Gomes | 31 |
| 32/2005 | Johan Van Hecke, Maria Martens, Margrietus van den Berg and Luisa Morgantini | 26 |
| 33/2005 | Alyn Smith | 17 |
| 34/2005 | Richard Corbett | 24 |
| 35/2005 | Glenys Kinnock and Catherine Stihler | 32 |
| 36/2005 | Glenys Kinnock | 37 |

Document

Author

Signatures

13/2005

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

267

14/2005

Patrick Gaubert, Timothy Kirkhope and Luis Herrero-Tejedor

33

15/2005

Marielle De Sarnez and Bernard Lehideux

67

16/2005

Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit, Andrew Duff, Alain Lamassoure and Hannes Swoboda

45

17/2005

Maciej Marian Giertych and Sylwester Chruszcz

22

18/2005

Michael Cramer, Bronisław Geremek, Bogusław Liberadzki, Erik Meijer and Paul Rübig

52

19/2005

Frank Vanhecke, Milan Cabrnoch, Philip Claeys and Koenraad Dillen

17

20/2005

Neil Parish, Paulo Casaca, Marios Matsakis, Caroline Lucas and Miguel Portas

236

21/2005

Albert Jan Maat, Camiel Eurlings, Niels Busk, Edith Mastenbroek and Struan Stevenson

127

22/2005

Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, Pierre Schapira and Patrick Gaubert

37

23/2005

Robert Evans, Richard Falbr, Helmut Kuhne, Thomas Mann and Klaus-Heiner Lehne

11

24/2005

Wojciech Roszkowski

60

25/2005

Maciej Marian Giertych

4

26/2005

Andreas Mölzer

4

27/2005

Frank Vanhecke, Philip Claeys and Koenraad Dillen

5

28/2005

Bill Newton Dunn

3

29/2005

Lydia Schenardi

11

30/2005

Antonio Tajani

46

31/2005

Gisela Kallenbach, Jillian Evans, Tobias Pflüger, Jean-Luc Dehaene and Ana Maria Gomes

31

32/2005

Johan Van Hecke, Maria Martens, Margrietus van den Berg and Luisa Morgantini

26

33/2005

Alyn Smith

17

34/2005

Richard Corbett

24

35/2005

Glenys Kinnock and Catherine Stihler

32

36/2005

Glenys Kinnock

37

22.   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.

23.   Dates for next sittings

The next sittings would be held from 22.06.2005 to 23.06.2005.

24.   Adjournment of session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 16.45.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Josep Borrell Fontelles

President

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

The following signed:

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Kaufmann, Kauppi, Tunne Kelam, Kindermann, Kinnock, Klaß, Klich, Klinz, Knapman, Koch, Kohlíček, Konrad, Korhola, Koterec, Kozlík, Krahmer, Krarup, Krasts, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kristovskis, Krupa, Kuc, Kudrycka, Kuhne, Kułakowski, Kušķis, Kusstatscher, Kuźmiuk, Lagendijk, Laignel, Lambert, Lambrinidis, Lambsdorff, Landsbergis, Lang, Langen, Langendries, Laperrouze, La Russa, Laschet, Lavarra, Lax, Lechner, Le Foll, Lehideux, Lehne, Leichtfried, Leinen, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Fernand Le Rachinel, Janusz Lewandowski, Liberadzki, Libicki, Lichtenberger, Liese, Liotard, Lipietz, Locatelli, López-Istúriz White, Louis, Ludford, Lulling, Lundgren, Lynne, Maat, Maaten, McAvan, McCarthy, McDonald, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Madeira, Malmström, Manders, Maňka, Erika Mann, Thomas Mann, Markov, Marques, Martens, Hans-Peter Martin, Martinez, Martínez Martínez, Masiel, Masip Hidalgo, Maštálka, Mastenbroek, Mathieu, Matsakis, Matsis, Matsouka, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Medina Ortega, Meijer, Menéndez del Valle, Meyer Pleite, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mölzer, Montoro Romero, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgantini, Morillon, Moscovici, Mote, Mulder, Musacchio, Muscardini, Muscat, Musotto, Mussolini, Musumeci, Napoletano, Nattrass, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Obiols i Germà, Özdemir, Olajos, Olbrycht, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Onyszkiewicz, Oomen-Ruijten, Ortuondo Larrea, Őry, Oviir, Pack, Pafilis, Borut Pahor, Paleckis, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Pannella, Panzeri, Papadimoulis, Papastamkos, Parish, Patrie, Peillon, Pęk, Alojz Peterle, Pflüger, Piecyk, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pinior, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Poignant, Polfer, Poli Bortone, Pomés Ruiz, Portas, Posselt, Prets, Prodi, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ransdorf, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Remek, Resetarits, Reul, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Rivera, Rizzo, Rocard, Rogalski, Roithová, Romagnoli, Romeva i Rueda, Rosati, Roszkowski, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Rühle, Rutowicz, Ryan, Sacconi, Saïfi, Sakalas, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Salinas García, Salvini, Samaras, Samuelsen, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Savary, Savi, Sbarbati, Scheele, Schenardi, Schierhuber, Schlyter, Schmidt, Ingo Schmitt, Pál Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schroedter, Schwab, Seeber, Segelström, Seppänen, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sinnott, Siwiec, Skinner, Škottová, Smith, Sommer, Sonik, Sornosa Martínez, Spautz, Staes, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stihler, Stockmann, Strejček, Strož, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Svensson, Swoboda, Szájer, Szejna, Szent-Iványi, Szymański, Tabajdi, Tajani, Takkula, Tannock, Tarabella, Tarand, Tatarella, Thomsen, Thyssen, Titford, Titley, Toia, Tomczak, Toubon, Toussas, Trautmann, Triantaphyllides, Trüpel, Turmes, Tzampazi, Uca, Ulmer, Väyrynen, Vaidere, Vakalis, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vaugrenard, Verges, Vergnaud, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, de Villiers, Vincenzi, Virrankoski, Vlasák, Vlasto, Voggenhuber, Wagenknecht, Walter, Watson, Henri Weber, Manfred Weber, Weiler, Weisgerber, Westlund, Whitehead, Whittaker, Wieland, Wiersma, Wierzejski, Wise, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Wurtz, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zani, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Ždanoka, Železný, Zieleniec, Zīle, Zimmer, Zingaretti, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

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ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

Abbreviations and symbols

| + | adopted |
| --- | --- |
| - | rejected |
| ↓ | lapsed |
| W | W |
| 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

W

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.   International Dolphin Conservation Programme *

Report: Duarte FREITAS (A6-0157/2005)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | RCV | + | 473, 6, 11 |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

RCV

+

473, 6, 11

Request for roll-call vote

PPE-DE: final vote

2.   Strengthening European competitiveness

Report: Dominique VLASTO (A6-0148/2005)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | RCV | + | 472, 38, 47 |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

RCV

+

472, 38, 47

Request for roll-call vote

PPE-DE: final vote

3.   Budgetary positions and economic policies **I

Report: Othmar KARAS (A6-0168/2005)

| Subject | Am. No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amendments by the committee responsible — block vote | 4
  6-9 | Committee | EV | + | 297, 262, 12 |
| Amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote | 1 | Committee | sep | + | |
| 2 | Committee | sep | + | |
| 3 | Committee | sep | + | |
| 5 | Committee | sep | + | |
| vote: amended proposal | RCV | + | 311, 114, 169 |
| vote: legislative resolution | RCV | + | 311, 115, 175 |

Subject

Am. No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Amendments by the committee responsible — block vote

4

6-9

Committee

EV

+

297, 262, 12

Amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote

1

Committee

sep

+

2

Committee

sep

+

3

Committee

sep

+

5

Committee

sep

+

vote: amended proposal

RCV

+

311, 114, 169

vote: legislative resolution

RCV

+

311, 115, 175

Requests for separate votes

PSE: ams 1, 2 + 5

Verts/ALE : ams 1, 2 + 3

Requests for roll-call votes

PSE: final vote

Verts/ALE : amended proposal + final vote

4.   Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ***I

Report: Adamos ADAMOU (A6-0104/2005)

| Subject | Am. No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Block 1




  – compromise | 1
  8-11 | Committee


  PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, GUE/NGL + IND/DEM | | + | |
| Block 2 | 2-7 | Committee | | ↓ | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Am. No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Block 1

– compromise

1

8-11

Committee

PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, GUE/NGL + IND/DEM

+

Block 2

2-7

Committee

↓

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

+

Amendments 12 to 15 had been cancelled.

5.   Excessive deficit procedure *

Report: Othmar KARAS (A6-0158/2005)

| Subject | Am. No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote | 1 | Committee | sep | + | |
| 2 | Committee | sep | + | |
| 4 | Committee | sep/EV | + | 298, 282, 23 |
| 5 | Committee | sep | + | |
| 7 | Committee | sep/EV | + | 306, 277, 23 |
| Article 2, § 3 | 6 | Committee | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 8 | PSE | | - | |
| Recital 6 | 3 | Committee | RCV | - | 298, 304, 8 |
| 9 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 270, 327, 17 |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | RCV | + | 320, 116, 163 |

Subject

Am. No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Amendments by the committee responsible — separate vote

1

Committee

sep

+

2

Committee

sep

+

4

Committee

sep/EV

+

298, 282, 23

5

Committee

sep

+

7

Committee

sep/EV

+

306, 277, 23

Article 2, § 3

6

Committee

split

1

+

2

+

8

PSE

-

Recital 6

3

Committee

RCV

-

298, 304, 8

9

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

270, 327, 17

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

RCV

+

320, 116, 163

Requests for separate votes

PSE : ams 3 + 4

Verts/ALE : ams 1 + 2, 4 + 7, 5

Requests for roll-call votes

PSE : final vote

Verts/ALE : ams 3 + 9, final vote

Requests for split votes

Verts/ALE

am 6

First part: first modification: ‘which must clearly set out ... into account’

Second part: second modification: ‘The European Parliament shall ... and the monitoring process’

6.   Sustainable exploitation of Mediterranean fishery resources *

Report: Carmen FRAGA ESTÉVEZ (A6-0112/2005)

| Subject | Am. No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amendments by the committee responsible — block vote | 1-9
  11-23
  25-26 | Committee | | + | |
| Article 7 | 34 | IND/DEM | RCV | - | 92, 503, 15 |
| 32 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| 10 | Committee | RCV | + | 525, 75, 8 |
| Article 13, § 1 | 27 | UEN | | - | |
| Article 13, § 3 | 28 | UEN | | - | |
| 35 | PSE | EV | - | 267, 336, 5 |
| After Article 25 | 33 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| Annex 2, point 2 | 29 | UEN | | - | |
| Annex 2, point 3 | 30=
  36= | UEN
  PSE | | - | |
| 24 | Committee | | + | |
| Annex 2, point 4 | 31=
  37= | UEN
  PSE | | - | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Am. No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Amendments by the committee responsible — block vote

1-9

11-23

25-26

Committee

+

Article 7

34

IND/DEM

RCV

-

92, 503, 15

32

Verts/ALE

-

10

Committee

RCV

+

525, 75, 8

Article 13, § 1

27

UEN

-

Article 13, § 3

28

UEN

-

35

PSE

EV

-

267, 336, 5

After Article 25

33

Verts/ALE

-

Annex 2, point 2

29

UEN

-

Annex 2, point 3

30=

36=

UEN

PSE

-

24

Committee

+

Annex 2, point 4

31=

37=

UEN

PSE

-

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

+

Requests for roll-call votes

IND/DEM: ams 10 + 34

7.   Legal and illegal migration and the integration of migrants

Report: Patrick GAUBERT (A6-0136/2005)

| Subject | Am. No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 1 | 9 | IND/DEM | | - | |
| § 2 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 3 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 4 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | + | 439, 152, 6 |
| § 5 | 10 | IND/DEM | | - | |
| § 6 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 10 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 11 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 14 | § | original text | sep/EV | + | 330, 252, 12 |
| § 16 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 18 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 19 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 20 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 21 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 26 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| after § 26 | 8 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 27 | § | original text | RCV | + | 507, 88, 13 |
| § 29 | 1 | Verts/ALE | EV | - | 218, 348, 37 |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| § 30 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 32 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 35 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 36 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 37 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 38 | 11 | IND/DEM | | - | |
| § 39 | 3 | GUE/NGL | EV | - | 245, 353, 5 |
| § 40 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 41 | 4 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 42 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 43 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| after § 43 | 5 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 79, 514, 9 |
| § 46 | 6 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 50 | 7 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 251, 347, 10 |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1/RCV | + | 497, 91, 14 |
| 2/RCV | + | 411, 181, 12 |
| § 51 | 12 | IND/DEM | | - | |
| 2 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 245, 357, 6 |
| § 52 | § | original text | RCV | + | 515, 82, 8 |
| § 54 | 13 | IND/DEM | | - | |
| § 55 | 14 | IND/DEM | | - | |
| § 56 | § | original text | RCV | + | 523, 58, 25 |
| Recital B | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| Recital C | § | original text | sep | + | |
| Recital F | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 3 | + | |
| Recital G | § | original text | RCV | + | 462, 96, 46 |
| Recital I | § | original text | sep | + | |
| Recital L | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| Recital M | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| Recital O | § | original text | sep | + | |
| Recital P | § | original text | sep | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 431, 124, 49 |

Subject

Am. No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 1

9

IND/DEM

-

§ 2

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 3

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 4

§

original text

split

1

+

2/EV

+

439, 152, 6

§ 5

10

IND/DEM

-

§ 6

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 10

§

original text

sep

+

§ 11

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 14

§

original text

sep/EV

+

330, 252, 12

§ 16

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 18

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 19

§

original text

sep

+

§ 20

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 21

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 26

§

original text

sep

+

after § 26

8

GUE/NGL

-

§ 27

§

original text

RCV

+

507, 88, 13

§ 29

1

Verts/ALE

EV

-

218, 348, 37

§

original text

split

1

+

2

-

§ 30

§

original text

sep

+

§ 32

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 35

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 36

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 37

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 38

11

IND/DEM

-

§ 39

3

GUE/NGL

EV

-

245, 353, 5

§ 40

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 41

4

GUE/NGL

-

§ 42

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 43

§

original text

sep

+

after § 43

5

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

79, 514, 9

§ 46

6

GUE/NGL

-

§ 50

7

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

251, 347, 10

§

original text

split

1/RCV

+

497, 91, 14

2/RCV

+

411, 181, 12

§ 51

12

IND/DEM

-

2

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

245, 357, 6

§ 52

§

original text

RCV

+

515, 82, 8

§ 54

13

IND/DEM

-

§ 55

14

IND/DEM

-

§ 56

§

original text

RCV

+

523, 58, 25

Recital B

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

Recital C

§

original text

sep

+

Recital F

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

3

+

Recital G

§

original text

RCV

+

462, 96, 46

Recital I

§

original text

sep

+

Recital L

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

Recital M

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

Recital O

§

original text

sep

+

Recital P

§

original text

sep

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

431, 124, 49

Requests for split votes

GUE/NGL:

recital B

First part: text as a whole without the words ‘and the immigration which the Union undergoes as a result’

Second part: those words

recital M

First part: text as a whole without the words ‘a change in the’

Second part: those words

§ 3

First part:‘Stresses that ... European approach’

Second part:‘with this in mind ... the European Parliament’

§ 11

First part:‘Encourages the integration ... external policy’

Second part:‘calls on the Member States ... causes of immigration;’

§ 21

First part:‘Reaffirms ... priority for the EU;’

Second part:‘welcomes ... and transit;’

§ 32

First part: text as a whole without the words ‘and, in particular ... migratory movements;’

Second part: those words

§ 35

First part:‘Calls upon the Member States ... EU legislation’

Second part:‘under which .. could accept’

§ 40

First part: text as a whole without the word ‘extra’

Second part: that word

§ 42

First part: text as a whole without the words ‘which are more adaptable to job markets’

Second part: those words

§ 50

First part: text as a whole without the words ‘wishes to encourage ... act of commitment;’

Second part: those words

Verts/ALE

§ 29

First part: text as a whole without the words ‘tend to encourage illegal migration and’

Second part: those words

UEN, IND/DEM

§ 6

First part:‘Regrets that action taken ... positive, proactive measures’

Second part:‘points out that ... normalise migration flows’

UEN

§ 36

First part:‘Is worried by ... fundamental rights’

Second part:‘recalls that management ... social development’

IND/DEM, GUE/NGL

recital F

First part: Text as a whole without the words ‘to be stepped up’ and ‘the Charter of Fundamental Rights and’

Second part:‘to be stepped up’

Third part:‘the Charter of Fundamental Rights and’

recital L

First part: Text as a whole without the words ‘the ability of institutions to launch information campaigns for the creation of an intercultural society’

Second part: those words

§ 2

First part:‘Deplores the failure of the Council ... common immigration policy’

Second part:‘remaining content ... all matters regarding legal immigration’

§ 4

First part:‘Stresses that the effective development ... key priority of European integration’

Second part:‘as outlined in the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe’

§ 16

First part: Text as a whole without the words ‘calls on the Commission to encourage coordination ... appropriate reception capacity’

Second part: those words

§ 18

First part:‘Considers that the introduction ... Community border fund)’

Second part:‘and enhanced consular cooperation leading to the creation of joint consular posts’

§ 20

First part: Text as a whole without the words ‘the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and’

Second part: those words

§ 37

First part:‘Is aware that the Member States ... on their soil’

Second part:‘but supports the idea ... guaranteed access to the labour market’

Requests for separate votes

GUE/NGL: recitals C and P, §§ 10, 14, 18, 19, 26 and 29

PPE-DE recitals I and O and §§ 2, 4, 6, 18, 29, 30 and 32

IND/DEM: §§ 36 and 43

Requests for roll-call votes

GUE/NGL: am 5

PPE-DE: recital G, §§ 50 and 52, ams 2 and 7 and final vote

IND/DEM: §§ 27 and 56

8.   Patient mobility and healthcare developments

Report: John BOWIS (A6-0129/2005)

| Subject | Am. No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 2 | 2 | IND/DEM | | + | |
| § 4 | 5 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| 3 | IND/DEM | | ↓ | |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| § 7 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 12 | 4 | IND/DEM | | - | |
| § 40 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 46 | 1 | ALDE | | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 554, 12, 18 |

Subject

Am. No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 2

2

IND/DEM

+

§ 4

5

PPE-DE

+

3

IND/DEM

↓

§

original text

↓

§ 7

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 12

4

IND/DEM

-

§ 40

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 46

1

ALDE

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

554, 12, 18

Amendment 5 now replaces paragraph 4 rather than inserting a new paragraph 4a (new).

Requests for split votes

ALDE

§ 7

First part:‘Believes guidelines should include ... for the elderly and pensioners’

Second part:‘points out that mechanisms ... disadvantages to certain patients’

§ 40

First part: text as a whole without the words ‘regrets the occasional friction between internal market and healthcare objectives’

Second part: those words

Request for roll-call vote

PPE-DE: final vote

9.   Reform of UN

Motion for a resolution: B6-0328/2005

| Subject | Am. No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Motion for a resolution (B6-0328/2005) from the AFET Committee |
| after § 8 | 1/rev | PSE | RCV | + | 460, 95, 26 |
| § 9 | 9 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 15 | 10 | Verts/ALE | EV | + | 461, 104, 14 |
| § 16 | 11 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| after § 16 | 2 | PSE | | + | |
| 3 | PSE | | + | |
| § 19 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 3/RCV | + | 461, 92, 28 |
| § 20 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/RCV | + | 437, 108, 29 |
| 3/RCV | + | 418, 137, 21 |
| § 21 | 16 | UEN | | - | |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1/RCV | + | 450, 101, 26 |
| 2/RCV | + | 375, 164, 32 |
| § 22 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 27 | 15D | PPE-DE | | - | |
| after § 27 | 5 | ALDE | | - | |
| § 28 | 12 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 30 | 13 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 33 | 14 | Verts/ALE | EV | + | 439, 120, 5 |
| § 35 | 4 | ALDE | | + | |
| § 36 | 6D | ALDE | | - | |
| § 37 | 7 | ALDE | | - | |
| After recital B | 8 | Verts/ALE | EV | - | 269, 295, 6 |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Am. No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Motion for a resolution (B6-0328/2005) from the AFET Committee

after § 8

1/rev

PSE

RCV

+

460, 95, 26

§ 9

9

Verts/ALE

-

§ 15

10

Verts/ALE

EV

+

461, 104, 14

§ 16

11

Verts/ALE

-

after § 16

2

PSE

+

3

PSE

+

§ 19

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

3/RCV

+

461, 92, 28

§ 20

§

original text

split

1

+

2/RCV

+

437, 108, 29

3/RCV

+

418, 137, 21

§ 21

16

UEN

-

§

original text

split

1/RCV

+

450, 101, 26

2/RCV

+

375, 164, 32

§ 22

§

original text

sep

+

§ 27

15D

PPE-DE

-

after § 27

5

ALDE

-

§ 28

12

Verts/ALE

-

§ 30

13

Verts/ALE

-

§ 33

14

Verts/ALE

EV

+

439, 120, 5

§ 35

4

ALDE

+

§ 36

6D

ALDE

-

§ 37

7

ALDE

-

After recital B

8

Verts/ALE

EV

-

269, 295, 6

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Requests for roll-call votes

IND/DEM: § 21 + § 19 third part and § 20 second part

PSE: am 1

Requests for separate votes

IND/DEM: § 22

PSE : §§ 20, 21

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE, IND/DEM

§ 19

First part:‘Is convinced that ... transparent working methods’

Second part:‘considers that the two proposals (Model A and B) .... reform proposals are also possible’

Third part:‘and emphasises that an EU seat ... for such a seat are met;’

§ 20

First part:‘Takes note of the proposal ... including Europe’

Second part:‘expresses the view that in this context .... and efficient Common Foreign Policy’ without the word ‘permanent’

Third part:‘permanent’

PPE-DE

§ 21

First part: Up to ‘the appropriate mechanism’

Second part: remainder

10.   Transatlantic relations

Motions for resolutions: B6-0350/2005, B6-0352/2005, B6-0354/2005, B6-0357/2005 and B6-0358/2005

| Subject | Am. No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0350/2005




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, UEN) |
| § 1 | 2 | PSE | | + | |
| after § 1 | 5 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 3 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| after § 3 | 3 | PSE | | + | |
| 6 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 8 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| after § 8 | 7 | Verts/ALE | | W | |
| § 9, point c), after point iii) | 4 | PSE | | + | |
| § 10 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | + | 302, 243, 10 |
| after § 10 | 8 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 238, 286, 26 |
| 9 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| after § 12 | 10 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 229, 313, 17 |
| 11 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 230, 312, 13 |
| § 13 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| after § 14 | 12 | Verts/ALE | | W | |
| After recital G | 1 | PSE | | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| Motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0350/2005 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0352/2005 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0354/2005 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0357/2005 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0358/2005 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Am. No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0350/2005

(PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, UEN)

§ 1

2

PSE

+

after § 1

5

Verts/ALE

-

§ 3

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

after § 3

3

PSE

+

6

Verts/ALE

-

§ 8

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

after § 8

7

Verts/ALE

W

§ 9, point c), after point iii)

4

PSE

+

§ 10

§

original text

split

1

+

2/EV

+

302, 243, 10

after § 10

8

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

238, 286, 26

9

Verts/ALE

-

after § 12

10

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

229, 313, 17

11

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

230, 312, 13

§ 13

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

after § 14

12

Verts/ALE

W

After recital G

1

PSE

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0350/2005

PSE

↓

B6-0352/2005

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0354/2005

ALDE

↓

B6-0357/2005

UEN

↓

B6-0358/2005

Verts/ALE

↓

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE : ams 8, 10 11

Requests for split votes

Verts/ALE

§ 3

First part: Up to ‘political engagement’

Second part: remainder

PSE

§ 8

First part: Up to ‘current discrimination’

Second part: remainder

§ 10

First part: Up to ‘fully work together’

Second part: remainder

§ 13

First part: Up to ‘military capability’

Second part: remainder

Requests for separate votes

Verts/ALE: §§ 10, 13

11.   Situation in Uzbekistan

Motions for resolutions: B6-0370/2005, B6-0371/2005, B6-0372/2005, B6-0373/2005, B6-0374/2005 and B6-0377/2005

| Subject | Am. No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0370/2005




  (PPE-DE, PSE, Verts/ALE, ALDE, GUE/NGL, UEN) |
| § 5 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 12 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| Motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0370/2005 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0371/2005 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0372/2005 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0373/2005 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0374/2005 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0377/2005 | | UEN | | ↓ | |

Subject

Am. No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0370/2005

(PPE-DE, PSE, Verts/ALE, ALDE, GUE/NGL, UEN)

§ 5

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 12

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0370/2005

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0371/2005

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0372/2005

ALDE

↓

B6-0373/2005

PSE

↓

B6-0374/2005

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0377/2005

UEN

↓

Requests for split votes

GUE/NGL

§ 5

First part: Text as a whole without the words ‘to channel EU aid and .... through independent NGOs’

Second part: those words

§ 12

First part: Up to ‘foreign representations,’

Second part: remainder

12.   Employment and productivity

Report: Ona JUKNEVIČIENE (A6-0109/2005)

| Subject | Am. No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 1 | 3 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 2 | 4 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 4 | 5 | GUE/NGL | split | | |
| 1 | - | |
| 2 | - | |
| 3 | - | |
| § | original text | RCV | + | 396, 89, 20 |
| After § 4 | 6 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 6 | § | original text | RCV | + | 306, 199, 5 |
| § 9 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 11 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 3 | + | |
| § 13 | 7 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § | original text | sep/EV | + | 269, 226, 3 |
| § 14 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| After § 14 | 8 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 15 | 9D | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 61, 430, 7 |
| § 17 | § | original text | RCV | + | 441, 49, 12 |
| After recital A | 1 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| After recital B | 2 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| Recital G | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Am. No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 1

3

GUE/NGL

-

§

original text

sep

+

§ 2

4

GUE/NGL

-

§ 4

5

GUE/NGL

split

1

-

2

-

3

-

§

original text

RCV

+

396, 89, 20

After § 4

6

GUE/NGL

-

§ 6

§

original text

RCV

+

306, 199, 5

§ 9

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 11

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

3

+

§ 13

7

GUE/NGL

-

§

original text

sep/EV

+

269, 226, 3

§ 14

§

original text

split

1

+

2

-

After § 14

8

GUE/NGL

-

§ 15

9D

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

61, 430, 7

§ 17

§

original text

RCV

+

441, 49, 12

After recital A

1

GUE/NGL

-

After recital B

2

GUE/NGL

-

Recital G

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE, ALDE

§ 14

First part: Up to ‘employment growth’

Second part: remainder

IND/DEM

Recital G

First part: Up to ‘promote full employment’

Second part: remainder

§ 9

First part: Up to ‘productivity’

Second part: remainder

§ 11

First part:‘Notes that in order to improve ... legislation’ without the words ‘and national’

Second part:‘and national’

Third part: remainder

Verts/ALE

am 5

First part:‘Emphasises the fact that ... and social cohesion;’

Second part:‘considers that economic and employment growth’

Third part:‘and recalls the need .... and fighting unemployment;’

Requests for separate votes

Verts/ALE: §§ 1, 13

Requests for roll-call votes

IND/DEM: §§ 4, 6, 17 and 9D (§ 15)

13.   Situation in Bolivia

Motions for resolutions: B6-0361/2005, B6-0362/2005, B6-065/2005, B6-0367/2005 and B6-0376/2005

| Subject | Am. No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0361/2005




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL) |
| § 1 | 1=
  6= | Verts/ALE
  GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 21, 48, 1 |
| § 2 | 2=
  7= | Verts/ALE
  GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 18, 58, 1 |
| § 3 | 8 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 17, 59, 2 |
| 3 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| After § 3 | 9 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| 4 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| 5 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| 10 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 15, 59, 6 |
| 11 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| Motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0361/2005 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0362/2005 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0365/2005 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0367/2005 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0376/2005 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Am. No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0361/2005

(PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL)

§ 1

1=

6=

Verts/ALE

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

21, 48, 1

§ 2

2=

7=

Verts/ALE

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

18, 58, 1

§ 3

8

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

17, 59, 2

3

Verts/ALE

-

After § 3

9

GUE/NGL

-

4

Verts/ALE

-

5

Verts/ALE

-

10

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

15, 59, 6

11

GUE/NGL

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0361/2005

ALDE

↓

B6-0362/2005

PSE

↓

B6-0365/2005

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0367/2005

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0376/2005

PPE-DE

↓

Requests for roll-call votes

GUE/NGL: ams 1/6, 2/7, 8 + 10

14.   Freedom of the press in Algeria

Motions for resolutions: B6-0359/2005, B6-0363/2005, B6-0366/2005, B6-0368/2005, B6-0380/2005 and B6-0381/2005

| Subject | Am. No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0359/2005




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN) |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| Motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0359/2005 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0363/2005 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0366/2005 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0368/2005 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0380/2005 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0381/2005 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Am. No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0359/2005

(PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN)

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0359/2005

ALDE

↓

B6-0363/2005

PSE

↓

B6-0366/2005

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0368/2005

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0380/2005

UEN

↓

B6-0381/2005

PPE-DE

↓

15.   Azerbaijan

Motions for resolutions: B6-0360/2005, B6-0364/2005, B6-0369/2005, B6-0375/2005, B6-0378/2005, B6-0379/2005 and B6-0382/2005

| Subject | Am. No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0360/2005




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, IND/DEM, UEN) |
| After recital J | 1 | Verts/ALE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 78, 2, 2 |
| Motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0360/2005 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0364/2005 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0369/2005 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0375/2005 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0378/2005 | | IND/DEM | | ↓ | |
| B6-0379/2005 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0382/2005 | | UEN | | ↓ | |

Subject

Am. No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0360/2005

(PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, IND/DEM, UEN)

After recital J

1

Verts/ALE

split

1

+

2

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

78, 2, 2

Motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0360/2005

ALDE

↓

B6-0364/2005

PSE

↓

B6-0369/2005

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0375/2005

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0378/2005

IND/DEM

↓

B6-0379/2005

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0382/2005

UEN

↓

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

Requests for split votes

Verts/ALE

am 1

First part: Text as a whole without the words ‘the occupation of portions of the Azerbaijani territory by Armenia and’

Second part: those words

16.   Social inclusion in the new Member States

Report: Csaba ÖRY (A6-0125/2005)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

---

ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

1.   Report: Freitas A6-0157/2005

Resolution

For: 473

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jensen, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Sbarbati, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Portas, Remek, Seppänen, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

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

NI: Allister, Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Mölzer, Mote, Mussolini, Rivera, Rutowicz, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Atkins, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Hannan, Harbour, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hökmark, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langendries, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Purvis, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Batzeli, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bullmann, van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Grabowska, Grech, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lavarra, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paleckis, Panzeri, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rothe, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Wiersma, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Poli Bortone, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Buitenweg, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 6

IND/DEM: Lundgren, de Villiers

NI: Helmer

PPE-DE: Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt

Abstention: 11

IND/DEM: Batten, Borghezio, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Nattrass, Salvini, Speroni

NI: Kozlík

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

2.   Report: Vlasto A6-0148/2005

Resolution

For: 472

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Watson

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, De Michelis, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Mussolini, Rivera, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vernola, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paleckis, Panzeri, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Kristovskis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Poli Bortone, Ryan, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hammerstein Mintz, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 38

GUE/NGL: Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Chruszcz, Clark, Farage, Giertych, Goudin, Grabowski, Knapman, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Salvini, Sinnott, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wierzejski, Wise, Železný

PPE-DE: Ebner, Lewandowski, Olbrycht, Piskorski, Sonik

UEN: Fotyga, Janowski, Libicki, Roszkowski, Szymański

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 47

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Borghezio, Speroni

NI: Allister, Dillen, Gollnisch, Kozlík, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Martinez, Mölzer, Mote, Schenardi

PPE-DE: McMillan-Scott

UEN: Camre, Krasts

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

3.   Report: Karas A6-0168/2005

Commission proposal

For: 311

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Chiesa, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Lundgren, Sinnott, Železný

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Helmer, Kozlík, Masiel, Mussolini, Rivera, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Atkins, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mauro, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Sartori, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ulmer, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Trautmann

UEN: Aylward, Camre, Crowley, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Roszkowski, Ryan, Vaidere, Zīle

Against: 114

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Chruszcz, Clark, Farage, Giertych, Grabowski, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wierzejski, Wise

NI: Allister, Martin Hans-Peter, Mote

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

PSE: Kuc, Scheele

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, La Russa, Muscardini, Musumeci, Pirilli, Poli Bortone, Szymański

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

Abstention: 169

IND/DEM: Borghezio, Salvini, Speroni

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Konrad, Vlasto

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paleckis, Panzeri, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Fotyga

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

4.   Report: Karas A6-0168/2005

Resolution

For: 311

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Chiesa, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Lundgren, Sinnott, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Helmer, Kozlík, Masiel, Mussolini, Rivera, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Koch, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mauro, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Hasse Ferreira

UEN: Aylward, Camre, Crowley, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Roszkowski, Ryan, Vaidere, Zīle

Against: 115

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Chruszcz, Clark, Farage, Giertych, Grabowski, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wierzejski, Wise

NI: Allister, Martin Hans-Peter, Mote

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

PSE: Corbey, De Keyser, Kuc

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, La Russa, Muscardini, Musumeci, Pirilli, Poli Bortone, Szymański

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

Abstention: 175

IND/DEM: Borghezio, Salvini, Speroni

NI: Baco, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Konrad, Vlasto

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paleckis, Panzeri, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Fotyga, Janowski

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

5.   Report: Karas A6-0158/2005

Amendment 3

For: 298

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Chiesa, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Lundgren, Sinnott, Železný

NI: Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Helmer, Kozlík, Masiel, Rivera, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Demetriou, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Surján, Szájer, Tannock, Thyssen, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Bielan, Fotyga, Janowski, Kristovskis, Libicki, Roszkowski, Szymański, Vaidere, Zīle

Against: 304

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Clark, Farage, Giertych, Grabowski, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Salvini, Speroni, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wierzejski, Wise

NI: Battilocchio, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mölzer, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Albertini, Bachelot-Narquin, Cesa, Daul, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dionisi, Fatuzzo, Fontaine, Gaubert, Gauzès, Grossetête, Guellec, Mathieu, Saïfi, Sudre, Tajani, Toubon, Vernola, Vlasto

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Krasts, La Russa, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Poli Bortone, Ryan, Tatarella

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

Abstention: 8

IND/DEM: Louis, de Villiers

NI: Allister, Baco, Mote

PPE-DE: Konrad

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Schlyter

6.   Report: Karas A6-0158/2005

Amendment 9

For: 270

ALDE: Guardans Cambó, Watson

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

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Borghezio, Louis, Salvini, Sinnott, Speroni, de Villiers

NI: Mussolini

PPE-DE: Bachelot-Narquin, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doyle, Gaubert, Gauzès, Guellec, Mauro, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Pomés Ruiz, Silva Peneda, Toubon, Vlasto

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, La Russa, Muscardini, Musumeci, Poli Bortone, Tatarella

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

Against: 327

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Chiesa, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Bonde, Chruszcz, Clark, Farage, Giertych, Goudin, Grabowski, Knapman, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wierzejski, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Helmer, Masiel, Mote, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Aylward, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Zīle

Abstention: 17

ALDE: Cocilovo, Resetarits

NI: Baco, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Kozlík, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mölzer, Rivera, Romagnoli, Schenardi

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

7.   Report: Karas A6-0158/2005

Resolution

For: 320

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Chiesa, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Lundgren, Sinnott, Železný

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Helmer, Kozlík, Masiel, Mussolini, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Kuc, Pahor, Rosati, Tarand

UEN: Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Ó Neachtain, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Zīle

Against: 116

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Clark, Farage, Giertych, Grabowski, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Salvini, Speroni, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wierzejski, Wise

NI: Allister, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mote, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PSE: Corbey, De Keyser, Ferreira Anne, Glante, Leichtfried

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, La Russa, Muscardini, Musumeci, Pirilli, Poli Bortone, Tatarella

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

Abstention: 163

NI: Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Mölzer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Konrad, von Wogau

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Goebbels, Golik, Grech, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Camre, Fotyga, Janowski

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

8.   Report: Fraga Estevez A6-0112/2005

Amendment 34

For: 92

ALDE: Andria, Bourlanges, Cavada, Cocilovo, Deprez, De Sarnez, Fourtou, Griesbeck, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Manders, Morillon, Mulder, Pistelli, Prodi, Ries, Sbarbati, Toia

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Clark, Farage, Giertych, Grabowski, Knapman, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Salvini, Speroni, Tomczak, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wierzejski, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Mote, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Bachelot-Narquin, Daul, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Fontaine, Gaubert, Grossetête, Guellec, Lehne, Saïfi, Sudre, Toubon, Vatanen, Vlasto

PSE: Arif, Bono, Bourzai, Castex, Cottigny, Désir, Douay, Ferreira Anne, Fruteau, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Laignel, Le Foll, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Reynaud, Roure, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri

Verts/ALE: Flautre

Against: 503

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Chatzimarkakis, Chiesa, Costa, Davies, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Matsakis, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Sinnott

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Mussolini, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Demetriou, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dionisi, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Poli Bortone, Ryan, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

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

Abstention: 15

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Lundgren

NI: Kozlík, Rivera

PPE-DE: Samaras

UEN: Bielan, Camre, Fotyga, Janowski, Libicki, Roszkowski, Szymański

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

9.   Report: Fraga Estevez A6-0112/2005

Amendment 10

For: 525

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Chatzimarkakis, Chiesa, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Watson

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

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

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Mussolini, Rivera, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langen, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berman, Bösch, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Poli Bortone, Ryan, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

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

Against: 75

ALDE: Andria, Cavada, Costa, De Sarnez, Fourtou, Griesbeck, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Morillon, Mulder, Pistelli, Prodi, Sbarbati, Toia

IND/DEM: Borghezio, Louis, Salvini, Speroni, de Villiers, Železný

NI: Allister, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Mote, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Bachelot-Narquin, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, De Veyrac, Fontaine, Gaubert, Gauzès, Grossetête, Guellec, Mathieu, Mauro, Saïfi, Sudre, Toubon, Vatanen, Vlasto

PSE: Arif, Bono, Bourzai, Castex, Cottigny, Désir, Douay, Ferreira Anne, Fruteau, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Laignel, Le Foll, Peillon, Poignant, Reynaud, Roure, Trautmann, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud

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

Abstention: 8

GUE/NGL: Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Goudin, Lundgren

NI: Kozlík

PPE-DE: Belet

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

10.   Report: Gaubert A6-0136/2005

Paragraph 27

For: 507

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Chiesa, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Lundgren

NI: Battilocchio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Rivera, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Carollo, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Grabowska, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

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

Against: 88

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

NI: Allister, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Glattfelder, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Kamall, Nicholson, Parish, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Vlasák, Zvěřina

PSE: Attard-Montalto

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Bielan, Fotyga, Janowski, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Musumeci, Pirilli, Poli Bortone, Roszkowski, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere

Abstention: 13

IND/DEM: Louis, de Villiers

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík

UEN: Aylward, Camre, Crowley, Krasts, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Zīle

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

11.   Report: Gaubert A6-0136/2005

Amendment 5

For: 79

ALDE: Chiesa

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde

PSE: Savary, Scheele

UEN: Angelilli, La Russa, Muscardini, Poli Bortone, Tatarella

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

Against: 514

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Watson

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

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Mote, Mussolini, Rivera, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Szymański, Vaidere, Zīle

Abstention: 9

ALDE: Resetarits

IND/DEM: Goudin, Lundgren

NI: Baco, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Goepel

UEN: Fotyga

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

12.   Report: Gaubert A6-0136/2005

Amendment 7

For: 251

ALDE: Chiesa

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

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

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, De Michelis

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

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

Against: 347

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Borghezio, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Louis, Nattrass, Salvini, Sinnott, Speroni, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Mote, Mussolini, Rivera, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langendries, Laschet, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

Abstention: 10

ALDE: Resetarits

IND/DEM: Goudin, Lundgren

NI: Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Goepel, Lechner

PSE: Attard-Montalto

UEN: Poli Bortone

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

13.   Report: Gaubert A6-0136/2005

Paragraph 50/1

For: 497

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Chiesa, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Watson

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

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde

NI: Battilocchio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, De Michelis, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Brepoels, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Carollo, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klich, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Radwan, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Toubon, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Poli Bortone, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella

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

Against: 91

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

NI: Allister, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Florenz, García-Margallo y Marfil, Goepel, Hannan, Heaton-Harris, Hieronymi, Kamall, Karas, Klaß, Koch, Konrad, Lehne, Lulling, McMillan-Scott, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Pack, Parish, Pieper, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Reul, Rübig, Schierhuber, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Škottová, Sommer, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Thyssen, Ulmer, Van Orden, Vlasák, Zvěřina

UEN: Krasts, Kristovskis, Vaidere, Zīle

Abstention: 14

IND/DEM: Borghezio, Goudin, Louis, Lundgren, Sinnott, Speroni, de Villiers, Železný

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík, Mote

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

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ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Chiesa, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Watson

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

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, De Michelis, Masiel, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Böge, Brepoels, Březina, Busuttil, Buzek, Carollo, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klich, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, McGuinness, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Radwan, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bullmann, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

Verts/ALE: Jonckheer, Turmes

Against: 181

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Bonde, Chruszcz, Clark, Farage, Giertych, Goudin, Grabowski, Knapman, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wierzejski, Wise

NI: Allister, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Berend, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Florenz, Goepel, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hieronymi, Hoppenstedt, Jeggle, Kamall, Klaß, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lehne, Lulling, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Pack, Parish, Pieper, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Reul, Schröder, Schwab, Škottová, Sommer, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Ulmer, Van Orden, Vlasák, Wuermeling, Zvěřina

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Poli Bortone, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

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

Abstention: 12

GUE/NGL: Kaufmann

IND/DEM: Louis, de Villiers

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

PPE-DE: De Veyrac

PSE: Attard-Montalto

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

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For: 245

ALDE: Cocilovo

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

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Sinnott

NI: Czarnecki Marek Aleksander

PPE-DE: Kaczmarek, von Wogau

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Poli Bortone

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

Against: 357

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Watson

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

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Mote, Mussolini, Rivera, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

Abstention: 6

ALDE: Resetarits

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

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

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Paragraph 52

For: 515

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Lundgren

NI: Battilocchio, De Michelis, Martin Hans-Peter, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Poli Bortone, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella

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

Against: 82

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

NI: Allister, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Mote, Mussolini, Rutowicz, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brepoels, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Kamall, Maat, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Parish, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Vlasák, Zvěřina

UEN: Aylward, Krasts, Kristovskis, Vaidere, Zīle

Abstention: 8

GUE/NGL: Pafilis, Toussas

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík

PSE: Attard-Montalto

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

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Paragraph 56

For: 523

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Chiesa, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Watson

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

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Sinnott, Speroni

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, De Michelis, Martin Hans-Peter, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Poli Bortone, Ryan, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

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

Against: 58

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

NI: Allister, Helmer, Mote, Mussolini

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Kamall, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Parish, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Vlasák, Zvěřina

UEN: Szymański

Abstention: 25

IND/DEM: Louis, de Villiers

NI: Baco, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Kozlík, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Reul

UEN: Bielan, Camre, Fotyga, Janowski, Libicki, Roszkowski

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

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Recital G

For: 462

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Chiesa, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Sinnott

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Rivera, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Albertini, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Brepoels, Březina, Busuttil, Buzek, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klich, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pīks, Pinheiro, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Radwan, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Napoletano, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Bielan, Fotyga, Janowski, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Musumeci, Pirilli, Poli Bortone, Roszkowski, Ryan, Tatarella

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

Against: 96

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Pafilis, Toussas

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

NI: Allister, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Ferber, Florenz, Goepel, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hieronymi, Hoppenstedt, Jeggle, Kamall, Klaß, Koch, Konrad, Lehne, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Pack, Parish, Pieper, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Reul, Schröder, Schwab, Škottová, Sommer, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Ulmer, Van Orden, Vlasák, Zvěřina

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Ó Neachtain, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 46

ALDE: Väyrynen

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Catania, de Brún, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Borghezio, Louis, Salvini, Speroni, de Villiers, Železný

NI: Kozlík

PSE: Attard-Montalto

UEN: Camre, Krasts, Kristovskis, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

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Resolution

For: 431

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Chiesa, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Kaufmann

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Sinnott

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Martin Hans-Peter, Rivera, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Buzek, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Descamps, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klich, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langendries, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Maat, McGuinness, Marques, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt Pál, Schöpflin, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Vakalis, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vlasto, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Poli Bortone, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella

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

Against: 124

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

NI: Allister, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Caspary, Chichester, Deß, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Ferber, Florenz, Friedrich, Gahler, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, Gyürk, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hieronymi, Hoppenstedt, Jeggle, Kamall, Klaß, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Lechner, Lehne, Lulling, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mayer, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Pack, Pálfi, Parish, Pieper, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Rübig, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schnellhardt, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Škottová, Sommer, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Ulmer, Van Orden, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wuermeling, Zvěřina

UEN: Camre, Krasts, Zīle

Abstention: 49

ALDE: Hennis-Plasschaert

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde

NI: Baco, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Brepoels, Březina, Busuttil, Demetriou, Karas, Pinheiro, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna

PSE: Attard-Montalto

UEN: Vaidere

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Schlyter

20.   Report: Bowis A6-0129/2005

Resolution

For: 554

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Chiesa, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

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

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, De Michelis, Helmer, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter, Masiel, Rivera, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Napoletano, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Poli Bortone, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

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

Against: 12

GUE/NGL: Krarup, Svensson

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Clark, Goudin, Knapman, Lundgren, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Mussolini

Abstention: 18

GUE/NGL: de Brún, McDonald

IND/DEM: Krupa, Louis, de Villiers

NI: Allister, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Mote, Romagnoli, Schenardi

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

21.   B6-0328/2005 — UN reform

Amendment 1/rev

For: 460

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Kohlíček

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

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

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Kristovskis, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Lichtenberger

Against: 95

ALDE: Chiesa

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Krarup, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Lundgren, Sinnott, Železný

NI: Allister, Mote

PSE: Scheele

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Fotyga, Janowski, Krasts, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Poli Bortone, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella

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

Abstention: 26

GUE/NGL: Kaufmann, Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Batten, Borghezio, Clark, Knapman, Louis, Nattrass, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Baco, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Kozlík, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mölzer, Schenardi

UEN: Zīle

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

22.   B6-0328/2005 — UN reform

Paragraph 19/3

For: 461

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chiesa, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Catania, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Maštálka, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Rizzo, Seppänen, Verges, Wurtz

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

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stubb, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Segelström, Siwiec, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Bielan, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Muscardini, Musumeci, Pirilli, Poli Bortone, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

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

Against: 92

ALDE: Lehideux

GUE/NGL: Adamou, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Meijer, Pafilis, Pflüger, Portas, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Clark, Giertych, Goudin, Grabowski, Knapman, Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Salvini, Tomczak, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wierzejski, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Mote, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Kamall, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Parish, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Vlasák, Zvěřina

UEN: Camre, Fotyga, Janowski, Libicki, Roszkowski, Szymański

Abstention: 28

ALDE: Chatzimarkakis

GUE/NGL: Flasarová, Krarup, Remek, Uca, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Sinnott

NI: Baco, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter

PSE: Cashman, Corbett, Evans Robert, Honeyball, Hughes, McAvan, McCarthy, Moraes, Skinner, Stihler, Titley, Whitehead, Wynn

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

23.   B6-0328/2005 — UN reform

Paragraph 20/2

For: 437

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Catania, Guidoni, Kaufmann, Morgantini, Musacchio, Portas, Rizzo

IND/DEM: Salvini

NI: Battilocchio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Masiel, Mussolini, Rivera

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stubb, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Kristovskis, La Russa, Pirilli, Poli Bortone, Tatarella

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Evans Jillian, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 108

ALDE: Chiesa

GUE/NGL: Adamou, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Clark, Giertych, Goudin, Grabowski, Knapman, Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wierzejski, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Claeys, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Mote, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Kamall, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Parish, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Vlasák, Zvěřina

PSE: Berlinguer

UEN: Bielan, Camre, Fotyga, Janowski, Libicki, Muscardini, Musumeci, Roszkowski, Szymański

Abstention: 29

ALDE: Chatzimarkakis

GUE/NGL: Pafilis, Toussas

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík

PSE: Cashman, Castex, Corbett, Evans Robert, Gill, Honeyball, Hughes, McAvan, McCarthy, Moraes, Skinner, Stihler, Titley, Whitehead, Wynn

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Krasts, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

24.   B6-0328/2005 — UN reform

Paragraph 20/3

For: 418

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Catania, Guidoni, Kaufmann, Morgantini, Rizzo

IND/DEM: Salvini

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

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Caspary, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Eurlings, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gaubert, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pálfi, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stubb, Surján, Szájer, Thyssen, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zatloukal

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moscovici, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Roure, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Kristovskis, La Russa, Vaidere, Zīle

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

Against: 137

ALDE: Chiesa

GUE/NGL: Adamou, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Borghezio, Chruszcz, Clark, Giertych, Goudin, Grabowski, Knapman, Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wierzejski, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Castiglione, Cesa, Chichester, Deva, Dionisi, Dover, Duchoň, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Kamall, Kudrycka, Lewandowski, Maat, McMillan-Scott, Mauro, Musotto, Nicholson, Olbrycht, Pack, Parish, Podestà, Purvis, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Škottová, Sonik, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tajani, Tannock, Toubon, Van Orden, Vernola, Vlasák, Zappalà, Zvěřina

PSE: Sacconi

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Libicki, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Poli Bortone, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 21

ALDE: Chatzimarkakis

GUE/NGL: Pafilis, Toussas

NI: Baco, Kozlík

PSE: Cashman, Corbett, Ferreira Anne, Gill, Honeyball, Hughes, McAvan, McCarthy, Moraes, Skinner, Stihler, Titley, Whitehead, Wynn

UEN: Krasts

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

25.   B6-0328/2005 — UN reform

Paragraph 21/1

For: 450

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chiesa, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Catania, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Maštálka, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Verges, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Salvini

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

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Eurlings, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stubb, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Golik, Grabowska, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, La Russa, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Poli Bortone, Ryan, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Auken, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 101

ALDE: Karim

GUE/NGL: Adamou, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Meijer, Pflüger, Portas, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht

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

NI: Allister, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Mote, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Kamall, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Parish, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tannock, Van Orden, Vlasák, Zvěřina

UEN: Bielan, Camre, Fotyga, Janowski, Kristovskis, Libicki, Roszkowski, Szymański

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Buitenweg, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Harms

Abstention: 26

ALDE: Chatzimarkakis

GUE/NGL: Flasarová, Pafilis, Toussas, Zimmer

NI: Baco, Kozlík

PSE: Cashman, Castex, Corbett, Evans Robert, Gill, Honeyball, Hughes, Kinnock, McAvan, McCarthy, Moraes, Skinner, Stihler, Titley, Whitehead, Wynn

UEN: Krasts

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Lipietz

26.   B6-0328/2005 — UN reform

Paragraph 21/2

For: 375

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Chiesa, Davies, Deprez, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Gentvilas, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Polfer, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Catania

NI: Belohorská, Czarnecki Ryszard, Masiel, Rivera, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Caspary, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Eurlings, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Pleštinská, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Schierhuber, Schmitt Ingo, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stenzel, Stubb, Surján, Szájer, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zatloukal

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Golik, Grabowska, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Obiols i Germà, Pahor, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Krasts, Kristovskis, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Özdemir, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt, Schroedter, Staes, Trüpel, Ždanoka

Against: 164

ALDE: Andria, Cocilovo, Costa, De Sarnez, Fourtou, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Laperrouze, Lehideux, Pistelli, Prodi

GUE/NGL: Adamou, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kohlíček, Krarup, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

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

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mölzer, Mote, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Castiglione, Cesa, Chichester, Deva, Dionisi, Dover, Duchoň, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Kamall, Kudrycka, Lewandowski, McMillan-Scott, Mauro, Musotto, Nicholson, Olbrycht, Parish, Piskorski, Podestà, Purvis, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Škottová, Sonik, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Tajani, Tannock, Van Orden, Vernola, Vlasák, Zappalà, Zvěřina

PSE: D'Alema, Falbr, Fava, Lavarra, Locatelli, Napoletano, Pittella, Sacconi, Vincenzi, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Fotyga, Janowski, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Musumeci, Pirilli, Poli Bortone, Roszkowski, Szymański, Tatarella

Verts/ALE: Cramer, Frassoni, Hammerstein Mintz, Hassi, Lipietz, Schlyter, Smith

Abstention: 32

ALDE: Chatzimarkakis

GUE/NGL: Kaufmann, Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Batten

NI: Baco, Kozlík

PSE: Cashman, Corbett, Evans Robert, Gill, Honeyball, Hughes, McAvan, McCarthy, Moraes, Skinner, Stihler, Titley, Whitehead, Wynn

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Breyer, van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Flautre, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Jonckheer, Lambert, Onesta, Voggenhuber

27.   RC B6-0350/2005 — Transatlantic relations

Amendment 8

For: 238

ALDE: Alvaro, Chiesa, Deprez, Duquesne, in 't Veld, Kacin, Matsakis, Resetarits, Ries

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kohlíček, Liotard, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Salvini

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: De Veyrac, Hoppenstedt, Mavrommatis, Posselt

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Stihler, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Vaidere, Zīle

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

Against: 286

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, De Sarnez, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Karim, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Polfer, Prodi, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Väyrynen, Watson

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

NI: Allister, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Helmer, Masiel, Mussolini, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mathieu, Mauro, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Musumeci, Poli Bortone, Roszkowski, Szymański, Tatarella

Abstention: 26

ALDE: Hall, Pistelli, Samuelsen

IND/DEM: Batten, Borghezio, Clark, Knapman, Louis, Nattrass, de Villiers, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Baco, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Kozlík, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Martinez, Mölzer, Rivera, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Samaras

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

28.   RC B6-0350/2005 — Transatlantic relations

Amendment 10

For: 229

ALDE: Alvaro, Chiesa, in 't Veld, Matsakis, Resetarits, Samuelsen

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kohlíček, Liotard, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Antoniozzi

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Stihler, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

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

Against: 313

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Duquesne, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hennis-Plasschaert, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Polfer, Prodi, Ries, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Watson

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

NI: Allister, Baco, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Mussolini, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Ashworth, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Musumeci, Pirilli, Poli Bortone, Roszkowski, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

Abstention: 17

ALDE: Ek, Hall, Harkin, Manders, Pistelli, Toia

IND/DEM: Louis, de Villiers

NI: Kozlík, Rivera

PPE-DE: Posselt

PSE: Rouček

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

29.   RC B6-0350/2005 — Transatlantic relations

Amendment 11

For: 230

ALDE: Alvaro, Chiesa, in 't Veld, Matsakis, Pistelli, Resetarits

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kohlíček, Liotard, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Kauppi

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Panzeri, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Stihler, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weber Henri, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

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

Against: 312

ALDE: Andria, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Cocilovo, Costa, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Duquesne, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Polfer, Prodi, Ries, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Väyrynen, Watson

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

NI: Allister, Baco, Claeys, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Dillen, Gollnisch, Helmer, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Martinez, Masiel, Mölzer, Mussolini, Rivera, Romagnoli, Rutowicz, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Kuźmiuk, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Musumeci, Pirilli, Poli Bortone, Roszkowski, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

Abstention: 13

ALDE: Bowles, Ek, Ortuondo Larrea, Samuelsen

IND/DEM: Louis, de Villiers

NI: Kozlík

PPE-DE: Posselt

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

30.   Report: Jukneviciene A6-0109/2005

Paragraph 4

For: 396

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Železný

NI: Belohorská, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Masiel, Mussolini, Rivera, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schöpflin, Schröder, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Correia, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Golik, Grabowska, Gröner, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Honeyball, Hughes, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Obiols i Germà, Panzeri, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Stihler, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Walter, Weber Henri, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Crowley, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Poli Bortone, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Frassoni

Against: 89

ALDE: Chiesa

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Kohlíček, Liotard, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Adwent, Batten, Bonde, Borghezio, Clark, Giertych, Goudin, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Piotrowski, Rogalski, Sinnott, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wierzejski, Wise

NI: Allister, Claeys, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Martinez, Mölzer, Romagnoli

PSE: Goebbels, Hedkvist Petersen, Thomsen

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Ždanoka

Abstention: 20

NI: Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter

PSE: Berès, Bono, Bourzai, Castex, Cottigny, Douay, Ferreira Anne, Guy-Quint, Le Foll, Lienemann, Moscovici, Patrie, Poignant, Reynaud, Roure, Vergnaud

UEN: Berlato

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

31.   Report: Jukneviciene A6-0109/2005

Paragraph 6

For: 306

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Väyrynen, Watson

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

NI: Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Masiel, Mussolini, Rivera, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Langendries, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schöpflin, Schröder, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Cashman, Correia, Evans Robert, Gill, Glante, Grabowska, Honeyball, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Prets, Savary, Skinner, Tarand, Wynn

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

Against: 199

ALDE: Chiesa

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Kohlíček, Liotard, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Clark, Goudin, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Pęk, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Claeys, Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez, Mölzer, Romagnoli

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Douay, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Goebbels, Golik, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Hughes, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Lambrinidis, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Obiols i Germà, Panzeri, Patrie, Poignant, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Stihler, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

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

Abstention: 5

NI: Allister, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter

PSE: Le Foll

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

32.   Report: Jukneviciene A6-0109/2005

Amendment 9

For: 61

ALDE: Chiesa

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Kohlíček, Liotard, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

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

NI: Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Martinez, Romagnoli

PSE: Arif, Bono, Carnero González, Castex, Cottigny, Douay, Ferreira Anne, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Le Foll, Lienemann, Masip Hidalgo, Moscovici, Patrie, Reynaud, Roure, Savary, Vergnaud

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Flautre

Against: 430

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Watson

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

NI: Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Masiel, Mussolini, Rivera, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Langendries, Laschet, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schöpflin, Schröder, Seeber, Škottová, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bourzai, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, D'Alema, De Rossa, Désir, Dobolyi, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gröner, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Obiols i Germà, Paleckis, Panzeri, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Scheele, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Stihler, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Walter, Weber Henri, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jillian, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein Mintz, Harms, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Ždanoka

Abstention: 7

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

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

33.   Report: Jukneviciene A6-0109/2005

Paragraph 17

For: 441

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cavada, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Duquesne, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Pannella, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Resetarits, Ries, Samuelsen, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Väyrynen, Watson

GUE/NGL: Morgantini, Triantaphyllides

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

NI: Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Masiel, Mussolini, Rivera, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Bachelot-Narquin, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Cesa, Chmielewski, Coelho, Coveney, Daul, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dionisi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Eurlings, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kauppi, Kelam, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Langendries, Laschet, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Maat, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Pálfi, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Pieper, Pīks, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podkański, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt Pál, Schöpflin, Schröder, Seeber, Škottová, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wuermeling, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, D'Alema, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dobolyi, Duin, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hedkvist Petersen, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Ilves, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kuc, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Obiols i Germà, Paleckis, Panzeri, Pinior, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Poignant, Prets, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Siwiec, Skinner, Stihler, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Westlund, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Krasts, Kristovskis, La Russa, Libicki, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Roszkowski, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

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

Against: 49

ALDE: Chiesa

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Kohlíček, Liotard, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Uca, Verges, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Borghezio, Clark, Krupa, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Claeys, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Mölzer, Romagnoli

PPE-DE: Lulling

PSE: Castex, Douay, Ferreira Anne, Hamon, Hegyi, Patrie

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Kusstatscher, Lichtenberger, Lipietz

Abstention: 12

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Bonde

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Konrad

Verts/ALE: Aubert, van Buitenen, Joan i Marí, Onesta

34.   RC B6-0361/2005 — Bolivia

Amendments 1 + 6

For: 21

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Meijer, Pafilis, Pflüger, Toussas, Triantaphyllides

IND/DEM: Giertych, Krupa

PSE: García Pérez, Masip Hidalgo, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Sánchez Presedo, Scheele, Stihler

Verts/ALE: Isler Béguin, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Smith

Against: 48

ALDE: Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Onyszkiewicz

IND/DEM: Belder, Sinnott

NI: Czarnecki Ryszard, Romagnoli, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Bowis, Daul, Deß, Fernández Martín, Fraga Estévez, Gaľa, Gräßle, Grossetête, Kaczmarek, Laschet, Mann Thomas, Mathieu, Mavrommatis, Olbrycht, Őry, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pleštinská, Podkański, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Purvis, Roithová, Samaras, Schröder, Tannock, Varvitsiotis

PSE: Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Ettl, Geringer de Oedenberg, Kindermann, Kuc

UEN: Libicki, Ó Neachtain

Abstention: 1

PSE: Bullmann

35.   RC B6-0361/2005 — Bolivia

Amendments 2 + 7

For: 18

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Kohlíček, Meijer, Pafilis, Pflüger, Strož, Toussas, Triantaphyllides

IND/DEM: Giertych, Krupa

PSE: Scheele

Verts/ALE: Isler Béguin, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Smith

Against: 58

ALDE: Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Onyszkiewicz

IND/DEM: Belder, Sinnott

NI: Czarnecki Ryszard, Romagnoli, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Bowis, Caspary, Daul, Deß, Fernández Martín, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gaľa, Gräßle, Grossetête, Kaczmarek, Laschet, Mann Thomas, Mathieu, Mavrommatis, Olbrycht, Őry, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pleštinská, Podkański, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Purvis, Roithová, Samaras, Schröder, Surján, Tannock, Varvitsiotis

PSE: Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Ettl, García Pérez, Geringer de Oedenberg, Kindermann, Kuc, Masip Hidalgo, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, Stihler, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Libicki, Ó Neachtain

Abstention: 1

PSE: Bullmann

36.   RC B6-0361/2005 — Bolivia

Amendment 8

For: 17

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Kohlíček, Meijer, Pafilis, Pflüger, Strož, Toussas, Triantaphyllides

IND/DEM: Giertych, Krupa

Verts/ALE: Isler Béguin, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Smith

Against: 59

ALDE: Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Onyszkiewicz

IND/DEM: Belder, Sinnott

NI: Czarnecki Ryszard, Romagnoli, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Bowis, Caspary, Daul, Deß, Fernández Martín, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gaľa, Gräßle, Grossetête, Kaczmarek, Laschet, Lechner, Mann Thomas, Mathieu, Mavrommatis, Olbrycht, Őry, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pleštinská, Podkański, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Purvis, Roithová, Samaras, Schröder, Surján, Tannock, Varvitsiotis

PSE: Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Ettl, García Pérez, Geringer de Oedenberg, Kindermann, Kuc, Masip Hidalgo, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, Stihler, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Libicki, Ó Neachtain

Abstention: 2

PSE: Bullmann, Scheele

37.   RC B6-0361/2005 — Bolivia

Amendment 10

For: 15

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Kohlíček, Meijer, Pafilis, Pflüger, Strož, Toussas, Triantaphyllides

Verts/ALE: Isler Béguin, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Smith

Against: 59

ALDE: Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Onyszkiewicz

IND/DEM: Belder, Sinnott

NI: Czarnecki Ryszard, Rutowicz

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Böge, Bowis, Caspary, Daul, Deß, Fernández Martín, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gaľa, Gräßle, Grossetête, Kaczmarek, Laschet, Lechner, Mann Thomas, Mathieu, Mavrommatis, Montoro Romero, Olbrycht, Őry, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pleštinská, Podkański, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Purvis, Roithová, Samaras, Schröder, Surján, Tannock, Varvitsiotis

PSE: Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Ettl, García Pérez, Geringer de Oedenberg, Kindermann, Kuc, Masip Hidalgo, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, Scheele, Stihler, Yañez-Barnuevo García

Abstention: 6

IND/DEM: Giertych, Krupa

NI: Romagnoli

PSE: Bullmann

UEN: Libicki, Ó Neachtain

38.   RC B6-0360/2005 — Azerbaijan

Resolution

For: 78

ALDE: Geremek, Hall, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Onyszkiewicz

GUE/NGL: Kohlíček, Meijer, Pflüger, Strož, Triantaphyllides

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

NI: Romagnoli

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Böge, Bowis, Březina, Caspary, Daul, Deß, Fernández Martín, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gaľa, Gräßle, Grossetête, Kaczmarek, Laschet, Lechner, Mann Thomas, Mathieu, Mavrommatis, Montoro Romero, Olbrycht, Őry, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pleštinská, Podkański, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Purvis, Roithová, Samaras, Schröder, Surján, Varvitsiotis

PSE: Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Bullmann, Ettl, García Pérez, Geringer de Oedenberg, Kindermann, Kuc, Masip Hidalgo, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, Scheele, Stihler, Yañez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Libicki, Ó Neachtain

Verts/ALE: Isler Béguin, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Smith

Against: 2

NI: Czarnecki Ryszard, Rutowicz

Abstention: 2

GUE/NGL: Pafilis, Toussas

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TEXTS ADOPTED

P6_TA(2005)0229

International Dolphin Conservation Programme *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion by the European Community of the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Programme (COM(2004)0764 — C6-0245/2004 — 2004/0268(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2004)0764) (1), |
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having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2004)0764) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 37 in conjunction with Article 300(2), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, |
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having regard to Article 37 in conjunction with Article 300(2), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0245/2004), |
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—

having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0245/2004),

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

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

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0157/2005), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0157/2005),

| 1. | Approves the proposal for a Council decision as amended and approves conclusion of the agreement; |
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1.

Approves the proposal for a Council decision as amended and approves conclusion of the agreement;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States. |
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2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States.

| (1a) | Council Regulation (EC) No 882/2003 of 19 May 2003

   (2)

  established a tuna tracking and verification system. |
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(1a)

Council Regulation (EC) No 882/2003 of 19 May 2003

   (2)

  established a tuna tracking and verification system.

| (4) | The 35th Intergovernmental meeting on the conservation of tunas and dolphins in the Eastern Pacific Ocean adopted
  in
  February 1998 the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Programme. |
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(4)

The 35th Intergovernmental meeting on the conservation of tunas and dolphins in the Eastern Pacific Ocean adopted
  in
  February 1998 the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Programme.

| (4) | The 35th Intergovernmental meeting on the conservation of tunas and dolphins in the Eastern Pacific Ocean adopted
  on 7
   February 1998 the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Programme.
  The Agreement was signed in Washington on 21 May 1998 and entered into force on 15 February 1999. |
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(4)

The 35th Intergovernmental meeting on the conservation of tunas and dolphins in the Eastern Pacific Ocean adopted
  on 7
   February 1998 the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Programme.
  The Agreement was signed in Washington on 21 May 1998 and entered into force on 15 February 1999.

| (4a) | To date there are 15 contracting parties to this Agreement: Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Spain, United States, Vanuatu and Venezuela. |
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(4a)

To date there are 15 contracting parties to this Agreement: Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Spain, United States, Vanuatu and Venezuela.

| (5a) | The European Union recognises the importance of the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Programme (AIDCP) in protecting sustainable fishing, and its certification scheme as a means of guaranteeing the ecological conservation of other species, particularly dolphins. |
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(5a)

The European Union recognises the importance of the Agreement on the International Dolphin Conservation Programme (AIDCP) in protecting sustainable fishing, and its certification scheme as a means of guaranteeing the ecological conservation of other species, particularly dolphins.

| (7) | The Community signed the Agreement
  in accordance with the Council Decision to this end
  . |
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(7)

The Community signed the Agreement
  in accordance with the Council Decision to this end
  .

| (7) | The Community signed the
  AIDCP but decided, pursuant to Council Decision 1999/386/EC of 7 June 1999

   (3)

  , to apply it provisionally pending completion of the required procedures for its official accession to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)
  . |
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(7)

The Community signed the
  AIDCP but decided, pursuant to Council Decision 1999/386/EC of 7 June 1999

   (3)

  , to apply it provisionally pending completion of the required procedures for its official accession to the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission (IATTC)
  .

| (9) | The Community decided to apply provisionally the Agreement

   (4)

  until completion of the required procedures for its accession to the IATTC. |
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(9)

The Community decided to apply provisionally the Agreement

   (4)

  until completion of the required procedures for its accession to the IATTC.

deleted

| (9a) | By virtue of the provisional application referred to in recital 7, the ‘Dolphin Safe’ certification provided for under the AIDCP has been the only one recognised by the Community up to now. |
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(9a)

By virtue of the provisional application referred to in recital 7, the ‘Dolphin Safe’ certification provided for under the AIDCP has been the only one recognised by the Community up to now.

| (13a) | The information forwarded through the text of the AIDCP may help consumers in their decisions relating to the purchase of products linked to tuna fishing in the area covered by the Agreement. |
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(13a)

The information forwarded through the text of the AIDCP may help consumers in their decisions relating to the purchase of products linked to tuna fishing in the area covered by the Agreement.

| (13b) | Regulation (EC) No 882/2003 includes a definition of both ‘dolphin-safe tuna’ and ‘non-dolphin-safe tuna’ and provides for, inter alia, the separation and identification of both types of tuna. |
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(13b)

Regulation (EC) No 882/2003 includes a definition of both ‘dolphin-safe tuna’ and ‘non-dolphin-safe tuna’ and provides for, inter alia, the separation and identification of both types of tuna.

Article 1a

The Council shall implement measures allowing the permanent updating of procedures for the tracking and verification of catches of tuna in the area covered by the Agreement, by virtue of the entry into force of Regulation (EC) No 882/2003.

Article 1b

Only tuna that conforms with the definition of ‘dolphin-safe tuna’ included in Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 882/2003 shall be allowed to be labelled as ‘dolphin-safe tuna’.

Article 1c

The Community shall support measures aimed at ensuring that an adequate level of information about AIDCP eco-labelling is achieved and maintained for the benefit of consumers in Europe.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

(2)  OJ L 127, 23.5.2003, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 147, 12.6.1999, p. 23.

(4)  OJ L 147, 12.06.1999, p. 23.

P6_TA(2005)0230

Strengthening European competitiveness

European Parliament resolution on strengthening European competitiveness — the effects of industrial change on policy and the role of SMEs (2004/2154(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission communication ‘Fostering structural change: An industrial policy for an enlarged Europe’ (COM(2004)0274), |
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having regard to the Commission communication ‘Fostering structural change: An industrial policy for an enlarged Europe’ (COM(2004)0274),

| — | having regard to the Commission communication ‘A pro-active competition policy for a competitive Europe’ (COM(2004)0293), |
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—

having regard to the Commission communication ‘A pro-active competition policy for a competitive Europe’ (COM(2004)0293),

| — | having regard to Article II-76 (Freedom to conduct a business) of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, |
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having regard to Article II-76 (Freedom to conduct a business) of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe,

| — | having regard to the Presidency conclusions of the Lisbon European Council of 23 and 24 March 2000 and Parliament's resolution of 15 March 2000 (1) in advance of that European Council, |
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—

having regard to the Presidency conclusions of the Lisbon European Council of 23 and 24 March 2000 and Parliament's resolution of 15 March 2000 (1) in advance of that European Council,

| — | having regard to the Kok report on growth and jobs submitted to the Council and the Commission on 3 November 2004, |
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—

having regard to the Kok report on growth and jobs submitted to the Council and the Commission on 3 November 2004,

| — | having regard to the Commission communication ‘Working together for growth and jobs — A new start for the Lisbon Strategy’ (COM(2005)0024), |
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—

having regard to the Commission communication ‘Working together for growth and jobs — A new start for the Lisbon Strategy’ (COM(2005)0024),

| — | having regard to the Presidency conclusions of the Brussels European Council of 22 and 23 March 2005, |
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—

having regard to the Presidency conclusions of the Brussels European Council of 22 and 23 March 2005,

| — | having regard to the Commission communication ‘Building our common future — Policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007-2013’ (COM(2004)0101) and the Commission communication ‘Financial perspectives 2007-2013’ (COM(2004)0487), |
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—

having regard to the Commission communication ‘Building our common future — Policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007-2013’ (COM(2004)0101) and the Commission communication ‘Financial perspectives 2007-2013’ (COM(2004)0487),

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund (COM(2004)0492), |
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—

having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund (COM(2004)0492),

| — | having regard to the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Regional Development Fund (COM(2004)0495), |
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—

having regard to the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Regional Development Fund (COM(2004)0495),

| — | having regard to the Council decision of 20 December 2000 on a multiannual programme for enterprise and entrepreneurship, and in particular for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) (2001-2005) (2), |
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—

having regard to the Council decision of 20 December 2000 on a multiannual programme for enterprise and entrepreneurship, and in particular for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) (2001-2005) (2),

| — | having regard to the European Charter for Small Enterprises approved by the European Council in Santa Maria da Feira in June 2000, |
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—

having regard to the European Charter for Small Enterprises approved by the European Council in Santa Maria da Feira in June 2000,

| — | having regard to the Commission report on the implementation of the European Charter for Small Enterprises (COM(2005)0030), |
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—

having regard to the Commission report on the implementation of the European Charter for Small Enterprises (COM(2005)0030),

| — | having regard to the Commission communication on implementation of the risk capital action plan (RCAP) (COM(2003)0654), |
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—

having regard to the Commission communication on implementation of the risk capital action plan (RCAP) (COM(2003)0654),

| — | having regard to the Commission communication ‘European governance: Better lawmaking’ (COM(2002)0275), |
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—

having regard to the Commission communication ‘European governance: Better lawmaking’ (COM(2002)0275),

| — | having regard to the Commission communication on impact assessment (COM(2002)0276), |
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—

having regard to the Commission communication on impact assessment (COM(2002)0276),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 11 July 1991 on industrial policy in an open and competitive environment — guidelines for a Community approach (3), its resolution of 29 June 1995 on the Commission communication concerning an industrial competitiveness policy for the European Union (4) and its resolution of 23 October 2003 on industrial policy in an enlarged Europe (5), |
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—

having regard to its resolution of 11 July 1991 on industrial policy in an open and competitive environment — guidelines for a Community approach (3), its resolution of 29 June 1995 on the Commission communication concerning an industrial competitiveness policy for the European Union (4) and its resolution of 23 October 2003 on industrial policy in an enlarged Europe (5),

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

having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the opinion of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A6-0148/2005), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the opinion of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A6-0148/2005),

| A. | stressing the importance of the EU's industrial sector as a source of jobs, wealth creation and service sector activities, |
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A.

stressing the importance of the EU's industrial sector as a source of jobs, wealth creation and service sector activities,

| B. | endorsing the Commission's approach, which is based on the vital need for European industry to be competitive and seeks to foster industrial change, |
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B.

endorsing the Commission's approach, which is based on the vital need for European industry to be competitive and seeks to foster industrial change,

| C. | whereas the future of the industrial sector is tied closely to the growth in the services sector; services contribute to increased productivity of manufacturing and the growth in manufacturing fosters demand for services, |
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C.

whereas the future of the industrial sector is tied closely to the growth in the services sector; services contribute to increased productivity of manufacturing and the growth in manufacturing fosters demand for services,

| D. | welcoming the launch of a new growth and employment strategy for the EU; recalling that the EU has fallen behind in the field of industrial policy and that swift and effective action is needed, |
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D.

welcoming the launch of a new growth and employment strategy for the EU; recalling that the EU has fallen behind in the field of industrial policy and that swift and effective action is needed,

| E. | noting that enlargement has considerably altered the EU's industrial structure and that the pressure of international competition has grown, |
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E.

noting that enlargement has considerably altered the EU's industrial structure and that the pressure of international competition has grown,

| F. | noting the territorial dimension of industrial policy and the devastating effects of the phenomenon of industrial relocation; stressing the importance of the industrial reconversion of regions affected by economic restructuring, |
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F.

noting the territorial dimension of industrial policy and the devastating effects of the phenomenon of industrial relocation; stressing the importance of the industrial reconversion of regions affected by economic restructuring,

| G. | whereas the EU is facing the huge demographic challenge of an ageing population which will have a clear impact upon the industrial sector including a decline in labour-market participation, |
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G.

whereas the EU is facing the huge demographic challenge of an ageing population which will have a clear impact upon the industrial sector including a decline in labour-market participation,

| H. | whereas achieving competitiveness depends on human resources and whereas industry also has a stake in providing more and better jobs, |
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H.

whereas achieving competitiveness depends on human resources and whereas industry also has a stake in providing more and better jobs,

| I. | whereas industry is not a single entity and a sector-by-sector approach will make it possible to assess competitiveness factors more effectively; whereas account must be taken of the nature, size and type of activity of enterprises, particularly small enterprises; mindful of the economic and social importance of small enterprises, which represent more than 95 % of enterprises in the Union and of their key role in implementing the Lisbon strategy, |
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I.

whereas industry is not a single entity and a sector-by-sector approach will make it possible to assess competitiveness factors more effectively; whereas account must be taken of the nature, size and type of activity of enterprises, particularly small enterprises; mindful of the economic and social importance of small enterprises, which represent more than 95 % of enterprises in the Union and of their key role in implementing the Lisbon strategy,

| J. | noting that the modest nature of existing industrial policy instruments makes it difficult to steer industry towards advanced technologies; whereas a massive effort is needed in terms of public and private funding for research and development (R&D), |
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J.

noting that the modest nature of existing industrial policy instruments makes it difficult to steer industry towards advanced technologies; whereas a massive effort is needed in terms of public and private funding for research and development (R&D),

| K. | whereas it is vital to improve the legislative and regulatory framework under which enterprises operate as well as their access to Community programmes, while ensuring that account is taken of the needs of enterprises, including small ones, and at the same time taking due account of the need to alleviate legislative and administrative burdens, |
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K.

whereas it is vital to improve the legislative and regulatory framework under which enterprises operate as well as their access to Community programmes, while ensuring that account is taken of the needs of enterprises, including small ones, and at the same time taking due account of the need to alleviate legislative and administrative burdens,

| L. | having regard to the need for updated information on the situation of EU industry after 2004, |
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L.

having regard to the need for updated information on the situation of EU industry after 2004,

Setting objectives for European industrial policy

| 1. | Welcomes the Commission's decision to make industrial policy a priority on the EU agenda; |
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1.

Welcomes the Commission's decision to make industrial policy a priority on the EU agenda;

| 2. | Supports the promotion of a proactive industrial policy to foster and anticipate structural change and develop a sound and competitive European industrial base; |
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2.

Supports the promotion of a proactive industrial policy to foster and anticipate structural change and develop a sound and competitive European industrial base;

| 3. | Appreciates the distinction drawn between deindustrialisation and structural change and agrees with the Commission's assessment (in COM(2004)0274) that ‘European industry is having to face up to a process of structural change which is beneficial overall and which should be encouraged’; notes, however, that the analysis of industrial change is incomplete and that there is no indisputable data on industrial relocalisations; considers, therefore, that the Commission should ask a group of experts, which should work closely with and draw heavily on the existing knowledge and expertise of the European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC), to draw up a report on the subject for the European Council; |
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3.

Appreciates the distinction drawn between deindustrialisation and structural change and agrees with the Commission's assessment (in COM(2004)0274) that ‘European industry is having to face up to a process of structural change which is beneficial overall and which should be encouraged’; notes, however, that the analysis of industrial change is incomplete and that there is no indisputable data on industrial relocalisations; considers, therefore, that the Commission should ask a group of experts, which should work closely with and draw heavily on the existing knowledge and expertise of the European Monitoring Centre on Change (EMCC), to draw up a report on the subject for the European Council;

| 4. | Considers that boosting the quantity and quality of jobs must be one of the most important industrial policy objectives; considers it vital to make industry more attractive to young people; calls for efforts to be made to provide information on industrial trades and skills, together with a European policy on recognition of qualifications and lifelong learning; calls on the Social Partners to contribute to this goal and to take their share of responsibility for promoting joint action; |
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4.

Considers that boosting the quantity and quality of jobs must be one of the most important industrial policy objectives; considers it vital to make industry more attractive to young people; calls for efforts to be made to provide information on industrial trades and skills, together with a European policy on recognition of qualifications and lifelong learning; calls on the Social Partners to contribute to this goal and to take their share of responsibility for promoting joint action;

| 5. | Considers that the social dialogue should help to identify the best-performing sectors and the most threatened sectors; to that end, a European conference on industrial development conference bringing together the partners involved in the social dialogue, in particular the Dublin Foundation, which has an expertise in social dialogue and exchange of best practices and produces sectoral studies, could provide a forum for regular meetings between these players and the Commission; |
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5.

Considers that the social dialogue should help to identify the best-performing sectors and the most threatened sectors; to that end, a European conference on industrial development conference bringing together the partners involved in the social dialogue, in particular the Dublin Foundation, which has an expertise in social dialogue and exchange of best practices and produces sectoral studies, could provide a forum for regular meetings between these players and the Commission;

| 6. | Notes that employment in the industrial sector tends to be male dominated; would like to see women encouraged to train for industrial careers as part of the Commission's commitment to lifelong learning; |
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6.

Notes that employment in the industrial sector tends to be male dominated; would like to see women encouraged to train for industrial careers as part of the Commission's commitment to lifelong learning;

| 7. | Calls for stronger efforts in the development of human resources, which, with its potential for innovation, will contribute to the long-term competitiveness of industry; considers it vital to make industry more attractive to young people; calls for efforts to be made to provide information on industrial trades and skills, together with a European policy on recognition of qualifications and lifelong learning; |
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7.

Calls for stronger efforts in the development of human resources, which, with its potential for innovation, will contribute to the long-term competitiveness of industry; considers it vital to make industry more attractive to young people; calls for efforts to be made to provide information on industrial trades and skills, together with a European policy on recognition of qualifications and lifelong learning;

| 8. | Wants to see an industrial policy that will enable European ‘industrial champions’ to emerge; |
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8.

Wants to see an industrial policy that will enable European ‘industrial champions’ to emerge;

| 9. | Considers that European research policy instruments, such as technology platforms and technology initiatives, should be used to promote the competitiveness of industry; |
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9.

Considers that European research policy instruments, such as technology platforms and technology initiatives, should be used to promote the competitiveness of industry;

| 10. | Considers that European industrial policy should strengthen industry's capacity for innovation, including technical, technological and commercial innovation; |
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10.

Considers that European industrial policy should strengthen industry's capacity for innovation, including technical, technological and commercial innovation;

| 11. | Considers that increasing competition from the emerging economies should encourage the public authorities to create favourable conditions for the emergence of new areas of production or productive combinations that generate added value and high-quality jobs and secure a comparative advantage for the EU; |
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11.

Considers that increasing competition from the emerging economies should encourage the public authorities to create favourable conditions for the emergence of new areas of production or productive combinations that generate added value and high-quality jobs and secure a comparative advantage for the EU;

| 12. | Considers that EU industrial policy should lead to balanced development, by maintaining social cohesion; |
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12.

Considers that EU industrial policy should lead to balanced development, by maintaining social cohesion;

| 13. | Maintains that in the process of fostering and anticipating structural change, economic and social stakeholders must play a role enabling them to enter into agreements to promote innovative working patterns and provide workers with the training they need in order to adapt; |
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13.

Maintains that in the process of fostering and anticipating structural change, economic and social stakeholders must play a role enabling them to enter into agreements to promote innovative working patterns and provide workers with the training they need in order to adapt;

Taking account of the different dimensions of European industrial policy

| 14. | Endorses the Commission's sectoral approach and hopes it will carry out independent and objective competitiveness assessments by individual sector that include assessments of competitive strength in these sectors in a global context; calls for these sectoral analyses to take into account employment and the impact of industry on employment catchment areas and assess environmental and social issues; considers that these analyses should serve to identify and anticipate the needs which industry will face; |
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14.

Endorses the Commission's sectoral approach and hopes it will carry out independent and objective competitiveness assessments by individual sector that include assessments of competitive strength in these sectors in a global context; calls for these sectoral analyses to take into account employment and the impact of industry on employment catchment areas and assess environmental and social issues; considers that these analyses should serve to identify and anticipate the needs which industry will face;

| 15. | Considers that to ensure that the competitive assessments by individual sector are useful and take due account of employment issues, social partners should be consulted and, if possible, invited to participate in the preparation of the assessments; |
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15.

Considers that to ensure that the competitive assessments by individual sector are useful and take due account of employment issues, social partners should be consulted and, if possible, invited to participate in the preparation of the assessments;

| 16. | Calls for the sectoral approach to take into account the role in terms of production and outsourcing to be played by SMEs, and small and medium sized industries (SMIs) by creating cooperative chains; also calls for this approach to take into account micro-enterprises which represent more than 92 % of enterprises in the EU; reiterates the importance of the European Charter for Small Enterprises and its request that it be given legal force; calls for a Council decision to this effect; |
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16.

Calls for the sectoral approach to take into account the role in terms of production and outsourcing to be played by SMEs, and small and medium sized industries (SMIs) by creating cooperative chains; also calls for this approach to take into account micro-enterprises which represent more than 92 % of enterprises in the EU; reiterates the importance of the European Charter for Small Enterprises and its request that it be given legal force; calls for a Council decision to this effect;

| 17. | Regrets that the Commission has failed to make the efforts needed to help the sectors and regions particularly affected by industrial change, as the public authorities have the task of implementing short-term policies specifically targeted at the employees, regions and sectors concerned; the structural funds, in particular the European Social Fund, could be channelled in this direction; |
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17.

Regrets that the Commission has failed to make the efforts needed to help the sectors and regions particularly affected by industrial change, as the public authorities have the task of implementing short-term policies specifically targeted at the employees, regions and sectors concerned; the structural funds, in particular the European Social Fund, could be channelled in this direction;

| 18. | Stresses the role of industry in giving structure to European territory; calls on the Commission to take account of this in the negotiations on the Structural Funds and the Framework Programme; wishes to see substantial resources earmarked for the creation and development of poles of competitiveness and competitive industrial clusters; at the same time, stresses that quality of output is as important as the amount of money invested in these funds; |
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18.

Stresses the role of industry in giving structure to European territory; calls on the Commission to take account of this in the negotiations on the Structural Funds and the Framework Programme; wishes to see substantial resources earmarked for the creation and development of poles of competitiveness and competitive industrial clusters; at the same time, stresses that quality of output is as important as the amount of money invested in these funds;

| 19. | Suggests that specific measures be adopted in sectors particularly vulnerable to relocations, distinguishing between relocations within the EU and those beyond its frontiers, and treating distinctly sectors with comparative advantages and/or advanced technologies on the basis of a Commission report which, inter alia, takes into consideration the social and regional impact of those factors; |
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19.

Suggests that specific measures be adopted in sectors particularly vulnerable to relocations, distinguishing between relocations within the EU and those beyond its frontiers, and treating distinctly sectors with comparative advantages and/or advanced technologies on the basis of a Commission report which, inter alia, takes into consideration the social and regional impact of those factors;

| 20. | Is concerned at the lack of available data on industry in the new Member States; calls on the Commission to draw up an industrial inventory, together with an action plan, in order to tackle the threats to industry and employment in those states; calls on the Commission to take specific measures to monitor the internal market acquis in those countries; underlines the lack of knowledge about small enterprises, particularly those engaged in craft trades, throughout the Member States, including the old ones, and reiterates its request for statistical and economic studies and analyses concerning these enterprises; |
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20.

Is concerned at the lack of available data on industry in the new Member States; calls on the Commission to draw up an industrial inventory, together with an action plan, in order to tackle the threats to industry and employment in those states; calls on the Commission to take specific measures to monitor the internal market acquis in those countries; underlines the lack of knowledge about small enterprises, particularly those engaged in craft trades, throughout the Member States, including the old ones, and reiterates its request for statistical and economic studies and analyses concerning these enterprises;

| 21. | Highlights the Commission's key conclusion that regulatory simplification is necessary to maintain the still fragile competitiveness of the new Member States, and considers that this requirement for a lighter legislative touch should apply to all Member States if overall competitiveness is to be enhanced and real employment growth secured; |
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21.

Highlights the Commission's key conclusion that regulatory simplification is necessary to maintain the still fragile competitiveness of the new Member States, and considers that this requirement for a lighter legislative touch should apply to all Member States if overall competitiveness is to be enhanced and real employment growth secured;

| 22. | Draws attention to the major challenge that will face the Union with the forthcoming retirements of employers and stresses that millions of jobs are at stake; asks the Commission and the Council to draw up a Community strategy agreed with the organisations representing enterprises to encourage ownership succession for existing viable enterprises; |
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22.

Draws attention to the major challenge that will face the Union with the forthcoming retirements of employers and stresses that millions of jobs are at stake; asks the Commission and the Council to draw up a Community strategy agreed with the organisations representing enterprises to encourage ownership succession for existing viable enterprises;

A method and a regulatory framework to serve our industrial ambitions

| 23. | Considers that industrial policy should form a part of the revised Lisbon strategy and calls for the industrial dimension to be taken into account in the strategy's three pillars; |
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23.

Considers that industrial policy should form a part of the revised Lisbon strategy and calls for the industrial dimension to be taken into account in the strategy's three pillars;

| 24. | Welcomes the proposed action programme to achieve the Lisbon objectives and stresses that it should include specific targets for the Member States; considers, however, that the ten thematic priorities selected do not currently take sufficient account of the challenges facing industry; |
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24.

Welcomes the proposed action programme to achieve the Lisbon objectives and stresses that it should include specific targets for the Member States; considers, however, that the ten thematic priorities selected do not currently take sufficient account of the challenges facing industry;

| 25. | Believes that better utilisation of the synergies between the various Community policies that impact on industrial competitiveness will be possible only if this objective is spelt out in the action programme for achieving the Lisbon objectives; |
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25.

Believes that better utilisation of the synergies between the various Community policies that impact on industrial competitiveness will be possible only if this objective is spelt out in the action programme for achieving the Lisbon objectives;

| 26. | Sees the Commission's commitment to better lawmaking as a priority; calls for the European Parliament and the Council to contribute to this effort; calls on the Commission and the Member States to set specific objectives for simplifying and fully implementing the existing regulatory framework on a sector-by-sector basis; |
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26.

Sees the Commission's commitment to better lawmaking as a priority; calls for the European Parliament and the Council to contribute to this effort; calls on the Commission and the Member States to set specific objectives for simplifying and fully implementing the existing regulatory framework on a sector-by-sector basis;

| 27. | Calls for the procedure used for assessing the impact of new regulatory measures to be improved; regrets the fact that these procedures are limited to enterprises in general and do not analyse the impact on small and micro-enterprises despite their importance; regrets also the lack of transparency in these procedures and the fact that it is impossible for the organisations representing enterprises to respond to the impact analyses; expects the Commission to adopt a clear and transparent method for conducting these procedures that includes the efficient involvement of the relevant industrial actors; |
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27.

Calls for the procedure used for assessing the impact of new regulatory measures to be improved; regrets the fact that these procedures are limited to enterprises in general and do not analyse the impact on small and micro-enterprises despite their importance; regrets also the lack of transparency in these procedures and the fact that it is impossible for the organisations representing enterprises to respond to the impact analyses; expects the Commission to adopt a clear and transparent method for conducting these procedures that includes the efficient involvement of the relevant industrial actors;

| 28. | Insists that the Commission consult all social partners, especially trade unions; |
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28.

Insists that the Commission consult all social partners, especially trade unions;

| 29. | Emphasises the need for a stable macroeconomic framework on which enterprises can base their own economic forecasts; considers it useful, therefore, to make greater use of the Broad Economic Policy Guidelines (BEPGs) and the European Employment Policy Guidelines (EEPG); |
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29.

Emphasises the need for a stable macroeconomic framework on which enterprises can base their own economic forecasts; considers it useful, therefore, to make greater use of the Broad Economic Policy Guidelines (BEPGs) and the European Employment Policy Guidelines (EEPG);

Instruments to support European industry

| 30. | Stresses that many existing instruments are not straightforward enough to be used by all enterprises; stresses the importance of measures to reduce the administrative burden on SME; notes that small enterprises still derive only limited benefit from existing Community programmes on account of their complexity, the guarantees required or administrative difficulties; calls on the Commission to improve them and enter into consultation with the organisations representing enterprises with a view to enhancing their efficiency, especially as regards widening the possibilities for R & D transfer to SMEs and, with the support of the Member States, arranging for targeted information campaigns; |
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30.

Stresses that many existing instruments are not straightforward enough to be used by all enterprises; stresses the importance of measures to reduce the administrative burden on SME; notes that small enterprises still derive only limited benefit from existing Community programmes on account of their complexity, the guarantees required or administrative difficulties; calls on the Commission to improve them and enter into consultation with the organisations representing enterprises with a view to enhancing their efficiency, especially as regards widening the possibilities for R & D transfer to SMEs and, with the support of the Member States, arranging for targeted information campaigns;

| 31. | Calls for the 7th Framework Programme for research and development to map out a clear long-term strategy to strengthen industry's capacity for innovation, including that of SMEs; supports the development of long-term industrial technology programmes, bringing together public and private partners; |
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31.

Calls for the 7th Framework Programme for research and development to map out a clear long-term strategy to strengthen industry's capacity for innovation, including that of SMEs; supports the development of long-term industrial technology programmes, bringing together public and private partners;

| 32. | Calls for technology platforms to be further boosted, given that they are an essential means of support for innovation and European industry; believes that technology platforms should be designed to allow for the structure of European industry, consisting first and foremost of SMEs; |
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32.

Calls for technology platforms to be further boosted, given that they are an essential means of support for innovation and European industry; believes that technology platforms should be designed to allow for the structure of European industry, consisting first and foremost of SMEs;

| 33. | Stresses the competitiveness problem of the European economy, which is partly the result of a mismatch between the generation of scientific knowledge (of which there is an adequate supply in the EU) and the inadequate ability to transform this knowledge into innovation and, especially, production; considers that industry's participation in the allocation of financial support priorities may improve this situation, and efforts must therefore be made towards the participation of industry, and the improvement of the position of SMEs, in the 7th Framework Programme; |
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33.

Stresses the competitiveness problem of the European economy, which is partly the result of a mismatch between the generation of scientific knowledge (of which there is an adequate supply in the EU) and the inadequate ability to transform this knowledge into innovation and, especially, production; considers that industry's participation in the allocation of financial support priorities may improve this situation, and efforts must therefore be made towards the participation of industry, and the improvement of the position of SMEs, in the 7th Framework Programme;

| 34. | Asks the Commission to study possible ways of consolidating, through the 7th Framework Programme, the existing networks of enterprises and the Eureka programme in which enterprises are broadly represented; |
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34.

Asks the Commission to study possible ways of consolidating, through the 7th Framework Programme, the existing networks of enterprises and the Eureka programme in which enterprises are broadly represented;

| 35. | Expects the multiannual competitiveness and innovation programme to offer support for the development of small European enterprises and to serve as an instrument for implementing the European Charter for Small Enterprises; considers that this would enable these enterprises to be genuinely included in the EU's industrial strategy; |
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35.

Expects the multiannual competitiveness and innovation programme to offer support for the development of small European enterprises and to serve as an instrument for implementing the European Charter for Small Enterprises; considers that this would enable these enterprises to be genuinely included in the EU's industrial strategy;

| 36. | Supports the aim of reducing the global volume of aid to enterprises, but points to the usefulness of certain types of aid in offsetting shortcomings in the market, such as aid for research and development, for training, particularly professional training and apprenticeship, for advisory services and for economic development assistance for enterprises; considers it vital to make industry more attractive to young people, for example through aid for research and development and information on industrial trades and skills together with a European policy on recognition of qualifications and lifelong learning; is concerned at the planned total abolition, with a few exceptions, of regional aid for large enterprises outside areas currently eligible under Article 87(3) of the Treaty; |
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36.

Supports the aim of reducing the global volume of aid to enterprises, but points to the usefulness of certain types of aid in offsetting shortcomings in the market, such as aid for research and development, for training, particularly professional training and apprenticeship, for advisory services and for economic development assistance for enterprises; considers it vital to make industry more attractive to young people, for example through aid for research and development and information on industrial trades and skills together with a European policy on recognition of qualifications and lifelong learning; is concerned at the planned total abolition, with a few exceptions, of regional aid for large enterprises outside areas currently eligible under Article 87(3) of the Treaty;

| 37. | Considers that in the context of full and effective international competition an increasingly well-qualified and competitive workforce is needed; |
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37.

Considers that in the context of full and effective international competition an increasingly well-qualified and competitive workforce is needed;

| 38. | Takes the view that education and training should be given priority, in particular as regards new technologies, with a view to promoting competitiveness and employment; to that end, the Member States could carry out an objective evaluation of their education and training systems; |
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38.

Takes the view that education and training should be given priority, in particular as regards new technologies, with a view to promoting competitiveness and employment; to that end, the Member States could carry out an objective evaluation of their education and training systems;

| 39. | Urges that efforts be made to support a more effective research and innovation policy by giving consideration to flanking policies, such as the completion of the Internal Market, and the establishment of a cheaper, more flexible patent policy with better access for SMEs; |
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39.

Urges that efforts be made to support a more effective research and innovation policy by giving consideration to flanking policies, such as the completion of the Internal Market, and the establishment of a cheaper, more flexible patent policy with better access for SMEs;

| 40. | Notes the importance of State Aid to SMEs in the Member States; calls on the Commission to maintain within the Structural Funds all aid instruments for the economic and socio-economic reconversion of regions affected by industrial relocation; urges better consideration for small and micro-enterprises in these regions and, more generally, in all cohesion policies; to this end, asks the Commission and the Council to integrate the recommendations of the European Charter for Small Enterprises into the priorities of the objectives of convergence, competitiveness and cooperation; |
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40.

Notes the importance of State Aid to SMEs in the Member States; calls on the Commission to maintain within the Structural Funds all aid instruments for the economic and socio-economic reconversion of regions affected by industrial relocation; urges better consideration for small and micro-enterprises in these regions and, more generally, in all cohesion policies; to this end, asks the Commission and the Council to integrate the recommendations of the European Charter for Small Enterprises into the priorities of the objectives of convergence, competitiveness and cooperation;

| 41. | Expects a clearly formulated and effective framework for intellectual property and wishes to see the successful adoption of the directives on respect for intellectual property rights and on the Community patent; |
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41.

Expects a clearly formulated and effective framework for intellectual property and wishes to see the successful adoption of the directives on respect for intellectual property rights and on the Community patent;

| 42. | Believes that the development of accompanying measures is essential to helping our industries to conquer markets outside the EU and thus take an active share in the growth of the emerging countries; |
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42.

Believes that the development of accompanying measures is essential to helping our industries to conquer markets outside the EU and thus take an active share in the growth of the emerging countries;

| 43. | Calls on the Commission to determine the means (the creation of venture capital funds, for example) to employ, not least at Union level, to promote the emergence of new enterprises, especially in the new technology sector, and encourage measures leading to business spin-offs; |
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43.

Calls on the Commission to determine the means (the creation of venture capital funds, for example) to employ, not least at Union level, to promote the emergence of new enterprises, especially in the new technology sector, and encourage measures leading to business spin-offs;

| 44. | Supports the recommendations for enabling enterprises to develop internationally; wishes to see them apply also to small and medium-sized enterprises; requests the Commission to resort to the defence mechanisms provided by the WTO where a European industrial sector is the victim of illegal commercial practices; |
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44.

Supports the recommendations for enabling enterprises to develop internationally; wishes to see them apply also to small and medium-sized enterprises; requests the Commission to resort to the defence mechanisms provided by the WTO where a European industrial sector is the victim of illegal commercial practices;

| 45. | Stresses that the fragmentary nature of European financial markets is an obstacle to the sound functioning of risk capital markets and considers it a priority to remedy this in order to give enterprises easier access to sources of finance for enterprises; draws attention to the need to encourage access by enterprises to financial instruments and to develop the availability of financing along the lines of mutual guarantee schemes; calls for the development of innovative financing arrangements in order to respond to the new tangible and intangible investment needs of enterprises, including small and micro-enterprises, particularly in the areas of standards, technologies, the environment and market development; calls for measures to promote the connection between equity capital and funds and for work towards linking funds, enterprises, industry and universities; calls for particular attention to be paid in this regard to instruments targeted at SMEs; |
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45.

Stresses that the fragmentary nature of European financial markets is an obstacle to the sound functioning of risk capital markets and considers it a priority to remedy this in order to give enterprises easier access to sources of finance for enterprises; draws attention to the need to encourage access by enterprises to financial instruments and to develop the availability of financing along the lines of mutual guarantee schemes; calls for the development of innovative financing arrangements in order to respond to the new tangible and intangible investment needs of enterprises, including small and micro-enterprises, particularly in the areas of standards, technologies, the environment and market development; calls for measures to promote the connection between equity capital and funds and for work towards linking funds, enterprises, industry and universities; calls for particular attention to be paid in this regard to instruments targeted at SMEs;

| 46. | Considers that, where markets are incomplete, the public authorities should encourage the development of activities in areas where the risks would be considered too great by economic actors; in that context, there is also an urgent need to identify high-value-added sectors, in particular in new technologies, which the public authorities could promote with a view to securing high-quality jobs; also considers it their duty to develop research and innovation activities as a source of positive external effects; |
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46.

Considers that, where markets are incomplete, the public authorities should encourage the development of activities in areas where the risks would be considered too great by economic actors; in that context, there is also an urgent need to identify high-value-added sectors, in particular in new technologies, which the public authorities could promote with a view to securing high-quality jobs; also considers it their duty to develop research and innovation activities as a source of positive external effects;

| 47. | Maintains that an effective industrial policy has to assume a global dimension and hopes that the new generation of Union external assistance programmes for the period from 2007 to 2013 will be used in a strategically appropriate way to promote and support the internationalisation of European industry, especially SMEs, in the markets of non-member countries; |
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47.

Maintains that an effective industrial policy has to assume a global dimension and hopes that the new generation of Union external assistance programmes for the period from 2007 to 2013 will be used in a strategically appropriate way to promote and support the internationalisation of European industry, especially SMEs, in the markets of non-member countries;

| 48. | Expects the importance and needs of European industry, and particularly of SMEs to be taken into account in the drafting of the new Financial Perspective for the period 2007-2013; |
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48.

Expects the importance and needs of European industry, and particularly of SMEs to be taken into account in the drafting of the new Financial Perspective for the period 2007-2013;

| 49. | Believes that the communication infrastructure and the logistic system play a crucial role in promoting industrial development and economic integration in the enlarged Union; considers it essential that the trans-European transport network, especially the cross-border sections, is completed rapidly and hopes that the necessary support will be provided under the Community budget in the period from 2007 to 2013; |
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49.

Believes that the communication infrastructure and the logistic system play a crucial role in promoting industrial development and economic integration in the enlarged Union; considers it essential that the trans-European transport network, especially the cross-border sections, is completed rapidly and hopes that the necessary support will be provided under the Community budget in the period from 2007 to 2013;

| 50. | Proposes, as part of the plan to reform State aid arrangements, that a clear-cut approach be laid down with a view to fostering innovation, which cuts across all sectors, under the heading of the Lisbon objectives; considers that innovation, which should be understood in the broader sense and not confined solely to the technological aspects, must constitute a fundamental objective of Community strategy for industrial policy; |
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50.

Proposes, as part of the plan to reform State aid arrangements, that a clear-cut approach be laid down with a view to fostering innovation, which cuts across all sectors, under the heading of the Lisbon objectives; considers that innovation, which should be understood in the broader sense and not confined solely to the technological aspects, must constitute a fundamental objective of Community strategy for industrial policy;

| 51. | Draws attention to the need to encourage all initiatives intended to enable enterprises to grow to the scale needed for them to compete more effectively on the global market; |
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51.

Draws attention to the need to encourage all initiatives intended to enable enterprises to grow to the scale needed for them to compete more effectively on the global market;

| 52. | Calls on the Commission to evaluate regularly, in particular in terms of jobs created, the results of policies to encourage research and development activities, since the financial level is not the only level to be analysed. |
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52.

Calls on the Commission to evaluate regularly, in particular in terms of jobs created, the results of policies to encourage research and development activities, since the financial level is not the only level to be analysed.

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| 53. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States. |
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53.

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

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(1)  OJ C 377, 29.12.2000, p. 164.

(2)  OJ L 333, 29.12.2000, p. 84.

(3)  OJ C 240, 16.9.1991, p. 213.

(4)  OJ C 183, 17.7.1995, p. 26.

(5)  OJ C 82 E, 1.4.2004, p. 627.

P6_TA(2005)0231

Budgetary positions and economic policies **I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1466/97 on the strengthening of the surveillance of budgetary positions and the surveillance and coordination of economic policies (COM(2005)0154 — C6-0119/2005 — 2005/0064(SYN))

(Cooperation procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2005)0154) (1), |
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—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2005)0154) (1),

| — | having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 252 and Article 99(5) of the EC Treaty (C6-0119/2005), |
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—

having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 252 and Article 99(5) of the EC Treaty (C6-0119/2005),

| — | 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 Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0168/2005), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0168/2005),

| 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 incorporate Parliament's amendments in the common position that it adopts in accordance with Article 252(a) of the EC Treaty; |
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3.

Calls on the Council to incorporate Parliament's amendments in the common position that it adopts in accordance with Article 252(a) of the EC Treaty;

| 4. | Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament; |
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4.

Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

| 5. | Calls for the conciliation procedure to be initiated should the Council intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament; |
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5.

Calls for the conciliation procedure to be initiated should the Council intend to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

| 6. | Asks to be consulted again if the Council intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially; |
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6.

Asks to be consulted again if the Council intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially;

| 7. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
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7.

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

| (2a) | The implementation of the fiscal framework, the surveillance and coordination of economic policies and their credibility rely on the quality, reliability and timeliness of fiscal statistics. The quality of statistics at national and Community level must be ensured in order to guarantee the independence, integrity and accountability of both national statistical offices and Eurostat. |
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(2a)

The implementation of the fiscal framework, the surveillance and coordination of economic policies and their credibility rely on the quality, reliability and timeliness of fiscal statistics. The quality of statistics at national and Community level must be ensured in order to guarantee the independence, integrity and accountability of both national statistical offices and Eurostat.

| (2b) | The Commission should compare the figures submitted to it by the Member States with the reports submitted by the national central banks to the ECB. |
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(2b)

The Commission should compare the figures submitted to it by the Member States with the reports submitted by the national central banks to the ECB.

Medium-term objectives of budgetary positions close to balance or in surplus shall be set for every Member State in the framework of the procedure referred to in Article 99 (2) of the Treaty. These medium-term budgetary objectives shall be
  regularly
  reviewed and, where appropriate, revised. These country-specific medium-term budgetary objectives shall be set at a level which allows Member States to deal with normal cyclical fluctuations while keeping the government deficit below the 3 % of GDP reference value, ensure rapid progress towards fiscal sustainability and, taking this into account, allow room for budgetary manoeuvre, in particular for public investment.

Medium-term objectives of budgetary positions close to balance or in surplus shall be set for every Member State in the framework of the procedure referred to in Article 99 (2) of the Treaty. These medium-term budgetary objectives shall be reviewed,
  at least annually and whenever major structural and budgetary reforms are undertaken,
  and, where appropriate, revised.
  Each Member State may establish an economic council of wise people to advise on the main macro-economic projections.
  These country-specific medium-term budgetary objectives shall be set at a level which allows Member States to deal with normal cyclical fluctuations while keeping the government deficit below the 3 % of GDP reference value, ensure rapid progress towards fiscal sustainability and, taking this into account, allow room for budgetary manoeuvre, in particular for public investment.

| (2a) | Article 4(1) is replaced by the following:



  ‘1.
     
  Stability programmes shall be submitted before 1 March 1999. Thereafter, updated programmes shall be submitted annually for a period of two years. A Member State adopting the single currency at a later stage shall submit a stability programme within six months of the Council Decision on its participation in the single currency.’ |
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(2a)

‘1.
     
  Stability programmes shall be submitted before 1 March 1999. Thereafter, updated programmes shall be submitted annually for a period of two years. A Member State adopting the single currency at a later stage shall submit a stability programme within six months of the Council Decision on its participation in the single currency.’

1.   Based on assessments by the Commission and the Committee set up by Article 114 of the Treaty, the Council shall, within the framework of multilateral surveillance under Article 99, examine whether the adjustment path in the programme is sufficiently ambitious, whether the economic assumptions on which the programme is based are realistic and whether the measures being taken and/or proposed are sufficient to achieve the targeted adjustment path towards the medium-term budgetary objective. The Council, when assessing the adjustment path toward the medium-term budgetary objective, shall consider whether the Member State concerned pursues a minimum annual improvement of its cyclically-adjusted balance, net of one-off and other temporary measures and whether a larger improvement is pursued in economic good times. The Council shall also take into account the implementation of major structural reforms which have direct long-term cost-saving effects, including by raising potential growth, and therefore a verifiable impact on the long-term sustainability of public finances;

1.   Based on assessments by the Commission and the Committee set up by Article 114 of the Treaty, the Council shall, within the framework of multilateral surveillance under Article 99, examine whether the adjustment path in the programme is sufficiently ambitious, whether the economic assumptions on which the programme is based are realistic and whether the measures being taken and/or proposed are sufficient to achieve the targeted adjustment path towards the medium-term budgetary objective.
  For this purpose the Commission shall undertake financial auditing missions in the Member States.
  The Council, when assessing the adjustment path toward the medium-term budgetary objective, shall consider whether the Member State concerned pursues a minimum annual improvement of its cyclically-adjusted balance, net of one-off and other temporary measures and whether a larger improvement is pursued in economic good times. The Council shall also take into account the implementation of major structural reforms which have direct long-term cost-saving effects, including by raising potential growth, and therefore a verifiable impact on the long-term sustainability of public finances;

| (b) | In
  paragraph 2,
  the words ‘two months’ are
  replaced by the
  words ‘three months’. |
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(b)

In
  paragraph 2,
  the words ‘two months’ are
  replaced by the
  words ‘three months’.

| (b) | Paragraph 2
  is
  replaced by the
  following:




  ‘2.
     
  The Council shall carry out the examination of the stability programme referred to in paragraph 1 within at most three months of the submission of the programme. The Council, on a recommendation from the Commission and after consulting the Committee set up by Article 114, shall deliver an opinion on the programme. Where the Council, in accordance with Article 99, considers that the objectives and contents of a programme should be strengthened, in particular regarding the improvement on the adjustment path toward the medium-term budgetary objective pursued in economic good times, the Council shall, in its opinion, invite the Member State concerned to adjust its programme.’ |
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(b)

Paragraph 2
  is
  replaced by the
  following:

‘2.
     
  The Council shall carry out the examination of the stability programme referred to in paragraph 1 within at most three months of the submission of the programme. The Council, on a recommendation from the Commission and after consulting the Committee set up by Article 114, shall deliver an opinion on the programme. Where the Council, in accordance with Article 99, considers that the objectives and contents of a programme should be strengthened, in particular regarding the improvement on the adjustment path toward the medium-term budgetary objective pursued in economic good times, the Council shall, in its opinion, invite the Member State concerned to adjust its programme.’

| (3a) | Article 6(1) is replaced by the following:



  ‘1.
     
  As part of multilateral surveillance in accordance with Article 99(3), the Council shall monitor the implementation of stability programmes, on the basis of information provided by participating Member States and of assessments by the Commission and the Committee set up by Article 114, in particular with a view to identifying actual or expected significant divergence of the budgetary position from the medium-term budgetary objective, the adjustment path towards it, as set in the programme for the government surplus/deficit, and the expected path of the general government debt ratio.’ |
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(3a)

‘1.
     
  As part of multilateral surveillance in accordance with Article 99(3), the Council shall monitor the implementation of stability programmes, on the basis of information provided by participating Member States and of assessments by the Commission and the Committee set up by Article 114, in particular with a view to identifying actual or expected significant divergence of the budgetary position from the medium-term budgetary objective, the adjustment path towards it, as set in the programme for the government surplus/deficit, and the expected path of the general government debt ratio.’

| (3b) | Article 6(2) is replaced by the following:



  ‘2.
     
  In the event that the Council identifies significant divergence of the budgetary position from the medium-term budgetary objective, the adjustment path towards it or the expected path of the general government debt ratio, it shall, with a view to giving early warning in order to prevent the occurrence of an excessive deficit or debt ratio, address, in accordance with Article 99(4), a recommendation to the Member State concerned to take the necessary adjustment measures.’ |
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(3b)

‘2.
     
  In the event that the Council identifies significant divergence of the budgetary position from the medium-term budgetary objective, the adjustment path towards it or the expected path of the general government debt ratio, it shall, with a view to giving early warning in order to prevent the occurrence of an excessive deficit or debt ratio, address, in accordance with Article 99(4), a recommendation to the Member State concerned to take the necessary adjustment measures.’

| (3c) | Article 6(3) is replaced by the following:



  ‘3.
     
  In the event that the Council in its subsequent monitoring judges that the divergence of the budgetary position from the medium-term budgetary objective, the adjustment path towards it or the expected path of the general government debt ratio is persisting or worsening, the Council shall, in accordance with Article 99(4), make a recommendation to the Member State concerned to take prompt corrective measures and may, as provided for in that Article, make its recommendation public.’ |
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(3c)

‘3.
     
  In the event that the Council in its subsequent monitoring judges that the divergence of the budgetary position from the medium-term budgetary objective, the adjustment path towards it or the expected path of the general government debt ratio is persisting or worsening, the Council shall, in accordance with Article 99(4), make a recommendation to the Member State concerned to take prompt corrective measures and may, as provided for in that Article, make its recommendation public.’

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2005)0232

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in extender oils and tyres (twenty-seventh amendment of Council Directive 76/769/EEC) (COM(2004)0098 — C5-0081/2004 — 2004/0036(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2004)0098) (1), |
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—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2004)0098) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0081/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0081/2004),

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

—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0104/2005), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0104/2005),

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

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

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

2.

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

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

3.

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

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P6_TC1-COD(2004)0036

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 9 June 2005 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2005/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in extender oils and tyres (twenty-seventh amendment of Council Directive 76/769/EEC)

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) | Tyres are produced by using extender oils that may contain various levels of not intentionally added polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). During the production process PAHs can be incorporated into the rubber matrix. Therefore, they can be present in various amounts in the final product. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Tyres are produced by using extender oils that may contain various levels of not intentionally added polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). During the production process PAHs can be incorporated into the rubber matrix. Therefore, they can be present in various amounts in the final product.

| (2) | Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) can be a qualitative and quantitative marker for the presence of PAHs. BaP and other PAHs have been classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic and toxic to reproduction. In addition, due to the presence of these PAHs, several extender oils as such have been classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic and toxic to reproduction. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP) can be a qualitative and quantitative marker for the presence of PAHs. BaP and other PAHs have been classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic and toxic to reproduction. In addition, due to the presence of these PAHs, several extender oils as such have been classified as carcinogenic, mutagenic and toxic to reproduction.

| (3) | The Scientific Committee on Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment (CSTEE) has confirmed the scientific findings which identify the adverse health effects of PAHs. |
| --- | --- |

(3)

The Scientific Committee on Toxicity, Ecotoxicity and the Environment (CSTEE) has confirmed the scientific findings which identify the adverse health effects of PAHs.

| (4) | The emission of BaP and other PAHs into the environment should be reduced as much as possible. In order to provide a high level of protection to human health and the environment and to contribute to the reduction of total annual emissions of PAHs as required in the 1998 Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants, it therefore appears necessary to restrict the placing on the market and the use of
  PAH-rich
  extender oils and
  blends used as extender oils for the production of
  tyres. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

The emission of BaP and other PAHs into the environment should be reduced as much as possible. In order to provide a high level of protection to human health and the environment and to contribute to the reduction of total annual emissions of PAHs as required in the 1998 Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants, it therefore appears necessary to restrict the placing on the market and the use of
  PAH-rich
  extender oils and
  blends used as extender oils for the production of
  tyres.

| (5) | Council Directive 76/769/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (3) should therefore be amended accordingly. |
| --- | --- |

(5)

Council Directive 76/769/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations (3) should therefore be amended accordingly.

| (6) | Without prejudice to the requirements of other European provisions, this Directive covers passenger car tyres (4), light and heavy truck tyres (5), agricultural tyres (6) and motorcycle tyres (7). |
| --- | --- |

(6)

Without prejudice to the requirements of other European provisions, this Directive covers passenger car tyres (4), light and heavy truck tyres (5), agricultural tyres (6) and motorcycle tyres (7).

| (7) | In order to meet the necessary safety requirements and in particular to ensure that tyres have a high degree of wet grip performance, a transitory period is necessary during which tyre producers will develop and test new types of tyres produced without high aromatic extender oils. According to the information presently available, the development and testing work will take a considerable amount of time, as producers will have to perform numerous series of test runs before the necessary high level of wet grip performance of the new tyres can be guaranteed. Therefore, the Directive should be applied to economic operators from
  1 January 2010
  . |
| --- | --- |

(7)

In order to meet the necessary safety requirements and in particular to ensure that tyres have a high degree of wet grip performance, a transitory period is necessary during which tyre producers will develop and test new types of tyres produced without high aromatic extender oils. According to the information presently available, the development and testing work will take a considerable amount of time, as producers will have to perform numerous series of test runs before the necessary high level of wet grip performance of the new tyres can be guaranteed. Therefore, the Directive should be applied to economic operators from
  1 January 2010
  .

| (8) | The adoption of harmonised test methods is necessary for the application of this Directive as regards the content of PAHs in extender oils and tyres. The adoption of such test methods should not delay the entry into force of this Directive. The test method should preferably be developed at European or international level, where appropriate by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) or by the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO). The Commission may publish references to the relevant CEN or ISO standards or establish such methods in accordance with Article 2a of Directive 76/769/EEC, where necessary. |
| --- | --- |

(8)

The adoption of harmonised test methods is necessary for the application of this Directive as regards the content of PAHs in extender oils and tyres. The adoption of such test methods should not delay the entry into force of this Directive. The test method should preferably be developed at European or international level, where appropriate by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) or by the International Organisation for Standardization (ISO). The Commission may publish references to the relevant CEN or ISO standards or establish such methods in accordance with Article 2a of Directive 76/769/EEC, where necessary.

| (9) | This Directive does not affect the Community legislation laying down minimum requirements for the protection of workers, such as 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 (8), and individual directives based thereon, in particular Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work [Sixth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Council Directive 89/391/EEC] (9) and Council Directive 98/24/EC of 7 April 1998 on the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work (fourteenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (10). |
| --- | --- |

(9)

This Directive does not affect the Community legislation laying down minimum requirements for the protection of workers, such as 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 (8), and individual directives based thereon, in particular Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work [Sixth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Council Directive 89/391/EEC] (9) and Council Directive 98/24/EC of 7 April 1998 on the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work (fourteenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (10).

| (10) | It is not the purpose of this Directive to restrict the placing on the market as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Directive 67/548/EEC

   (11)

  of tyres produced before 1 January 2010 and which can thus be sold off from stocks subsequent to this date. The date of production of tyres can be easily recognised by the existing mandatory marking of the ‘date of manufacture’ on the tyre as stipulated in Directive 92/23/EEC. All tyres retreaded after 1 January 2010 should be retreaded with new tread containing new PAH-low extender oils, |
| --- | --- |

(10)

It is not the purpose of this Directive to restrict the placing on the market as defined in Article 2(1) of Council Directive 67/548/EEC

   (11)

  of tyres produced before 1 January 2010 and which can thus be sold off from stocks subsequent to this date. The date of production of tyres can be easily recognised by the existing mandatory marking of the ‘date of manufacture’ on the tyre as stipulated in Directive 92/23/EEC. All tyres retreaded after 1 January 2010 should be retreaded with new tread containing new PAH-low extender oils,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Annex I to Directive 76/769/EEC is hereby amended as set out in the Annex to this Directive.

Article 2

Member States shall adopt and publish the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive no later than ... (12). They shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof.

They shall apply those measures from
  1 January 2010
  .

When Member States adopt these measures, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such a reference on the occasion of their official publication. The methods of making such reference shall be laid down by Member States.

Article 3

This Directive shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 4

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at [...]

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)  OJ C 120, 20.5.2005, p. 30.

1

(2)  Position of the European Parliament of 9 June 2005.

2

Position of the European Parliament of 9 June 2005

(3)  OJ L 262, 27.9.1976, p. 201. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2004/98/EC (
  OJ L 305, 1.10.2004, p. 63).

3

Directive

last

by Commission Directive 2004/98/EC (

(4)  Council Directive 92/23/EEC of 31 March 1992 relating to tyres for motor vehicles and their trailers and to their fitting (OJ L 129, 14.5.1992, p. 95). Directive as last amended by Directive 2001/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (
  OJ L 211, 4.8.2001, p. 25).

4

of 31 March 1992 relating to tyres for motor vehicles and their trailers and to their fitting

Directive

last

by Directive 2001/43/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (

(5)  Directive 92/23/EEC.

5

92/23/EEC

(6)  UN/ECE Regulation 106.

6

(7)  Directive 97/24/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 17 June 1997 on certain components and characteristics of two or three-wheeled motor vehicles (OJ L 226, 18.8.1997, p. 1). Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2003/77/EC (
  OJ L 211, 21.8.2003, p. 24).

7

of 17 June 1997 on certain components and characteristics of two or three-wheeled motor vehicles

Directive

last

by Commission Directive 2003/77/EC (

(8)  OJ L 183, 29.6.1989, p. 1. Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (
  OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

8

Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (

(9)  OJ L 158, 30.4.2004, p. 50.

9

(10)  OJ L 131, 5.5.1998, p. 11. Directive as amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.

10

Directive as amended by the 2003 Act of Accession.

(11)  
  Council Directive 67/548/EEC of 27 June 1967 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances (

  OJ L 196, 16.8.1967, p. 1). Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2004/73/EC (OJ L 152, 30.4.2004, p. 1).

11

Council Directive 67/548/EEC of 27 June 1967 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances (

(12)  One year after the date of entry into force of this Directive

12

One year after the date of entry into force of this Directive

ANNEX

The following point [XX] is added to Annex I of Directive 76/769/EEC:

| ‘[XX]. | Polycyclic-aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)






  1. | Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP)
  CAS No. 50-32-8 |
| --- | --- | --- |

‘[XX].

Polycyclic-aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)

1.

Benzo(a)pyrene (BaP)

CAS No. 50-32-8

| 2. | Benzo(e)pyren (BeP)
  CAS No. 192-97-2 |
| --- | --- |

2.

Benzo(e)pyren (BeP)

CAS No. 192-97-2

| 3. | Benzo(a)anthracene (BaA)
  CAS No. 56-55-3 |
| --- | --- |

3.

Benzo(a)anthracene (BaA)

CAS No. 56-55-3

| 4. | Chrysen (CHR)
  CAS No. 218-01-9 |
| --- | --- |

4.

Chrysen (CHR)

CAS No. 218-01-9

| 5. | Benzo(b)fluoranthene (BbFA)
  CAS No. 205-99-2 |
| --- | --- |

5.

Benzo(b)fluoranthene (BbFA)

CAS No. 205-99-2

| 6. | Benzo(j)fluoranthene (BjFA)
  CAS No. 205-82-3 |
| --- | --- |

6.

Benzo(j)fluoranthene (BjFA)

CAS No. 205-82-3

| 7. | Benzo(k)fluoranthene (BkFA)
  CAS No. 207-08-9 |
| --- | --- |

7.

Benzo(k)fluoranthene (BkFA)

CAS No. 207-08-9

| 8. | Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene (DBAhA)
  CAS No. 53-70-3 |
| --- | --- |

8.

Dibenzo(a,h)anthracene (DBAhA)

CAS No. 53-70-3

| (1) | Extender oils may not be placed on the market and used for the production of tyres
  or parts of tyres
  , if they contain






  — | more than 1 mg/kg BaP, or |
| --- | --- | --- |

(1)

Extender oils may not be placed on the market and used for the production of tyres
  or parts of tyres
  , if they contain

—

more than 1 mg/kg BaP, or

| — | more than 10 mg/kg of the sum of all listed PAHs. |
| --- | --- |

—

more than 10 mg/kg of the sum of all listed PAHs.

These limits are regarded as kept, if the PCA extract is less than 3 % by mass, as measured by the Institute of Petroleum standard IP346:1998 (Determination of polycyclic aromatics in unused lubricating base oils and asphaltene free petroleum fractions — Dimethyl sulphoxide extraction refractive index method), provided that compliance with the limit values of BaP and of the listed PAHs, as well as the correlation of the measured values with the PCA extract, is controlled by the manufacturer or importer every 6 months or after each major operational change, whichever is earliest.

| (2) | Furthermore, the tyres
  and treads for retreading manufactured after 1 January 2010
  may not be placed on the market if they contain extender oils exceeding the limits indicated in paragraph 1.


  These limits are regarded as kept, if the vulcanised rubber compounds do not exceed the limit of 0,35 % Bay protons as measured and calculated by ISO 21461 (Rubber vulcanized — Determination of aromaticity of oil in vulcanized rubber compounds). |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Furthermore, the tyres
  and treads for retreading manufactured after 1 January 2010
  may not be placed on the market if they contain extender oils exceeding the limits indicated in paragraph 1.

These limits are regarded as kept, if the vulcanised rubber compounds do not exceed the limit of 0,35 % Bay protons as measured and calculated by ISO 21461 (Rubber vulcanized — Determination of aromaticity of oil in vulcanized rubber compounds).

| (3) | By way of derogation,
  paragraph 2
  shall not apply to
  retreaded tyres if their tread does not contain extender oils exceeding the limits indicated in paragraph 1.
  ’ |
| --- | --- |

(3)

By way of derogation,
  paragraph 2
  shall not apply to
  retreaded tyres if their tread does not contain extender oils exceeding the limits indicated in paragraph 1.
  ’

P6_TA(2005)0233

Excessive deficit procedure *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 on speeding up and clarifying the implementation of the excessive deficit procedure (COM(2005)0155 — C6-0120/2005 — 2005/0061(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0155) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2005)0155) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 104(14), second subparagraph of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0120/2005), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 104(14), second subparagraph of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0120/2005),

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

—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0158/2005), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0158/2005),

| 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.

| (5a) | It is necessary to define the concept of an exceptional and temporary excess over the reference value as referred to in Article 104(2)(a). |
| --- | --- |

(5a)

It is necessary to define the concept of an exceptional and temporary excess over the reference value as referred to in Article 104(2)(a).

| (5b) | The Council should in this context, inter alia, use the multiannual budgetary forecasts and the common external assumptions provided by the Commission. |
| --- | --- |

(5b)

The Council should in this context, inter alia, use the multiannual budgetary forecasts and the common external assumptions provided by the Commission.

| (12) | The current overall maximum period of 10 months from the reporting dates established in Article 4(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 3605/93 until the decision to impose sanctions would be inconsistent with the amended deadlines in each step of the procedure and the possibility to issue revised recommendations under Article 104(7) or revised notices under Article 104(9). The overall maximum period should therefore be adjusted in accordance with these amendments. |
| --- | --- |

(12)

The current overall maximum period of 10 months from the reporting dates established in Article 4(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 3605/93 until the decision to impose sanctions would be inconsistent with the amended deadlines in each step of the procedure and the possibility to issue revised recommendations under Article 104(7) or revised notices under Article 104(9). The overall maximum period should therefore be adjusted in accordance with these amendments.

| (12) | The current overall maximum period of 10 months from the reporting dates established in Article 4(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 3605/93 until the decision to impose sanctions would be inconsistent with the amended deadlines in each step of the procedure and the possibility to issue revised recommendations under Article 104(7) or revised notices under Article 104(9). The overall maximum period should therefore be adjusted in accordance with these amendments
  but should not exceed three years from the occurrence of the excessive deficit. |
| --- | --- |

(12)

The current overall maximum period of 10 months from the reporting dates established in Article 4(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 3605/93 until the decision to impose sanctions would be inconsistent with the amended deadlines in each step of the procedure and the possibility to issue revised recommendations under Article 104(7) or revised notices under Article 104(9). The overall maximum period should therefore be adjusted in accordance with these amendments
  but should not exceed three years from the occurrence of the excessive deficit.

2.   The Commission and the Council, when assessing and deciding upon the existence of an excessive deficit according to paragraphs 3 to 6 of Article 104 of the Treaty, may consider an excess over the reference value resulting from a severe economic downturn as exceptional in the sense of the second indent of Article 104(2)(a) if the excess over the reference value results from a negative growth rate or an accumulated loss of output during a protracted period of very low growth relative to potential growth.

2.   The Commission and the Council, when assessing and deciding upon the existence of an excessive deficit according to paragraphs 3 to 6 of Article 104 of the Treaty, may,
  after comparing the figures submitted to the Commission by the Member States with the reports submitted by the national central banks to the ECB,
  consider an excess over the reference value resulting from a severe economic downturn as exceptional in the sense of the second indent of Article 104(2)(a) if the excess over the reference value results from a negative growth rate or an accumulated loss of output during a protracted period of very low growth relative to potential growth.

3.   The Commission, when preparing a report under Article 104(3) shall take into account all other relevant factors. The report shall, in particular, appropriately reflect developments in the medium-term economic and budgetary position. The Commission shall also give due consideration to factors which the Member State has put forward publicly and to the Commission within one month of the reporting dates established in Article 4(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 3605/93.

3.   The Commission, when preparing a report under Article 104(3) shall take into account all other relevant factors
  which must be clearly set out in an agreed list of relevant factors to be taken into account.
  The report shall, in particular, appropriately reflect developments in the medium-term economic and budgetary position. The Commission shall also give due consideration to factors which the Member State has put forward publicly and to the Commission within one month of the reporting dates established in Article 4(2) and (3) of Regulation (EC) No 3605/93
  The European Parliament shall be informed regularly about the existence of an excessive deficit and the monitoring process.

4.   The Council recommendation made in accordance with Article 104(7) shall establish a deadline of six months at the most for effective action to be taken by the Member State concerned. The Council recommendation shall also establish a deadline for the correction of the excessive deficit, which should be completed in the year following its identification unless there are special circumstances. In the recommendation, the Council shall request that the Member State achieves a minimum annual improvement in the cyclically-adjusted balance net of one-off and temporary measures, in order to ensure the correction of the excessive deficit within the deadline set in the recommendation.

4.   The Council recommendation made in accordance with Article 104(7) shall establish a deadline of six months at the most for effective action to be taken by the Member State concerned. The Council recommendation shall also establish a deadline for the correction of the excessive deficit, which should be completed in the year following its identification unless there are special circumstances,
  in which case, the excessive deficit must be corrected within three years after its occurrence.
  In the recommendation, the Council shall request that the Member State achieves a minimum annual improvement in the cyclically-adjusted balance net of one-off and temporary measures, in order to ensure the correction of the excessive deficit within the deadline set in the recommendation.

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P6_TA(2005)0234

Sustainable exploitation of Mediterranean fishery resources *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea and amending Regulations (EEC) No 2847/93 and (EC) No 973/2001 (COM(2003)0589 — C5-0480/2003 — 2003/0229(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2003)0589) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2003)0589) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C5-0480/2003), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C5-0480/2003),

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

—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0112/2005), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0112/2005),

| 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.

| (6) | The management system provided for in this Regulation covers operations relating to the fishing of Mediterranean stocks carried out by Community vessels whether in Community waters or in international waters, by third country vessels in Member States fishing zones or by
  citizens of the
  Union in the Mediterranean High Sea. |
| --- | --- |

(6)

The management system provided for in this Regulation covers operations relating to the fishing of Mediterranean stocks carried out by Community vessels whether in Community waters or in international waters, by third country vessels in Member States fishing zones or by
  citizens of the
  Union in the Mediterranean High Sea.

| (6) | The management system provided for in this Regulation covers operations relating to the fishing of Mediterranean stocks carried out by Community vessels whether in Community waters or in international waters, by third country vessels in Member States fishing zones or by Union
  vessels
  in the Mediterranean High Sea. |
| --- | --- |

(6)

The management system provided for in this Regulation covers operations relating to the fishing of Mediterranean stocks carried out by Community vessels whether in Community waters or in international waters, by third country vessels in Member States fishing zones or by Union
  vessels
  in the Mediterranean High Sea.

| (23) | Since Community fisheries account for more than 75 % of the catches of the swordfish in the Mediterranean Sea, it is appropriate to
  amend Council Regulation (EC) No 973/2001 of 14 May 2001 laying down certain
  technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species in order to establish a
  Community
  minimum landing size, as well as
  longline
  specifications to match this limit
  and a four-month longlines fishing ban to protect juveniles of swordfish
  . |
| --- | --- |

(23)

Since Community fisheries account for more than 75 % of the catches of the swordfish in the Mediterranean Sea, it is appropriate to
  amend Council Regulation (EC) No 973/2001 of 14 May 2001 laying down certain
  technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species in order to establish a
  Community
  minimum landing size, as well as
  longline
  specifications to match this limit
  and a four-month longlines fishing ban to protect juveniles of swordfish
  .

| (23) | Since Community fisheries account for more than 75 % of the catches of the swordfish in the Mediterranean Sea, it is appropriate to
  lay down management measures. In order to ensure that these measures are effective, the
  technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species
  should emanate from the competent regional fisheries organisations. Accordingly, the Commission should submit to the GFCM and the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT), as quickly as possible, suitable proposals
  in order to establish a minimum landing size
  in Mediterranean fisheries
  , as well as specifications
  which will enable longliners
  to match this limit.
  The absence of an agreement within a specified period of time will not prevent the EU from imposing measures to this effect until a definitive agreement is reached on a multilateral basis
  . |
| --- | --- |

(23)

Since Community fisheries account for more than 75 % of the catches of the swordfish in the Mediterranean Sea, it is appropriate to
  lay down management measures. In order to ensure that these measures are effective, the
  technical measures for the conservation of certain stocks of highly migratory species
  should emanate from the competent regional fisheries organisations. Accordingly, the Commission should submit to the GFCM and the International Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tuna (ICCAT), as quickly as possible, suitable proposals
  in order to establish a minimum landing size
  in Mediterranean fisheries
  , as well as specifications
  which will enable longliners
  to match this limit.
  The absence of an agreement within a specified period of time will not prevent the EU from imposing measures to this effect until a definitive agreement is reached on a multilateral basis
  .

| (ii) | by Community fishing vessels in the Mediterranean Sea outside the waters referred to in (i); |
| --- | --- |

(ii)

by Community fishing vessels in the Mediterranean Sea outside the waters referred to in (i);

| (ii) | by Community fishing vessels in the Mediterranean Sea outside the waters referred to in (i);
  and |
| --- | --- |

(ii)

by Community fishing vessels in the Mediterranean Sea outside the waters referred to in (i);
  and

| (iii) | by nationals of Member States, without prejudice to the primary responsibility of the flag State, in the Mediterranean Sea, outside the waters referred to in (i); and |
| --- | --- |

(iii)

by nationals of Member States, without prejudice to the primary responsibility of the flag State, in the Mediterranean Sea, outside the waters referred to in (i); and

deleted

(16 a)
     
  ‘trap’ means fishing gear which is fixed to the bottom of the sea and which acts as a trap to catch marine species. It is constructed in the form of a basket, barrel or cage, and in the majority of cases it comprises a rigid or semi-rigid frame covered with netting. It has one or more funnels or mouths with smooth ends which allow species to enter the internal chamber. It is fixed using a device known as a troll or trolling line, in which each element is linked at regular intervals to a mother line.

Fishing with trawl nets, dredges, traps, purse seines, boat seines, shore seines or similar nets above beds of seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) or other marine phanerogams shall be prohibited.

1.
     Fishing with trawl nets, dredges, traps, purse seines, boat seines, shore seines or similar nets above beds of seagrass (Posidonia oceanica) or other marine phanerogams
  , and coral and maerl beds,
  shall be prohibited.

1a.
     
  The use of towed nets at depths of over 1 000 metres shall likewise be prohibited.

2.   On the basis of such information, as well as any other relevant information for the same purpose, the Council shall designate, before 31 December
  2004
  , protected areas occurring, in particular, totally or partially beyond the territorial seas of Member States, including the types of fishing activities banned or authorised in such areas.

2.   On the basis of such information, as well as any other relevant information for the same purpose, the Council shall designate, before 31 December
  2005
  , protected areas occurring, in particular, totally or partially beyond the territorial seas of Member States, including the types of fishing activities banned or authorised in such areas.

1.   Member States shall designate, before 31 December
  2004
  , further protected areas within their territorial waters in which fishing activities may be banned or restricted in order to conserve and manage living aquatic resources or maintain or improve the conservation status of marine eco-systems. The competent authorities of the Member States concerned shall decide on the fishing gears that may be used in those protected areas, as well as the appropriate technical rules which shall not be less stringent than Community legislation.

1.   Member States shall designate, before 31 December
  2005
  , further protected areas within their territorial waters in which fishing activities may be banned or restricted in order to conserve and manage living aquatic resources or maintain or improve the conservation status of marine eco-systems. The competent authorities of the Member States concerned shall decide on the fishing gears that may be used in those protected areas, as well as the appropriate technical rules which shall not be less stringent than Community legislation.

The following shall not be used for fishing or kept on board:

1.
     The following shall not be used for fishing or kept on board:

| (a) | toxic, soporific or corrosive substances, |
| --- | --- |

(a)

toxic, soporific or corrosive substances,

| (a) | toxic, soporific or corrosive substances, |
| --- | --- |

(a)

toxic, soporific or corrosive substances,

| (b) | electric shock generators, |
| --- | --- |

(b)

electric shock generators,

| (b) | electric shock generators, |
| --- | --- |

(b)

electric shock generators,

| (c) | explosives, |
| --- | --- |

(c)

explosives,

| (c) | explosives, |
| --- | --- |

(c)

explosives,

| (d) | substances that can explode if mixed, |
| --- | --- |

(d)

substances that can explode if mixed,

| (d) | substances that can explode if mixed, |
| --- | --- |

(d)

substances that can explode if mixed,

| (e) | towed devices for harvesting red coral, |
| --- | --- |

(e)

towed devices for harvesting red coral,

| (e) | towed devices for harvesting red coral, |
| --- | --- |

(e)

towed devices for harvesting red coral,

| (f) | pneumatic hammers or other percussive instruments for the collection of species dwelling in rocks. |
| --- | --- |

(f)

pneumatic hammers or other percussive instruments for the collection of species dwelling in rocks.

| (f) | pneumatic hammers or other percussive instruments for the collection of species dwelling in rocks. |
| --- | --- |

(f)

pneumatic hammers or other percussive instruments for the collection of species dwelling in rocks.

2.
     
  Bottom-set nets and anchored floating nets shall not be used to catch the following species: Albacore (Thunnus alalunga), Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus), Swordfish (Xiphias gladius), Ray's bream (Brama brama), Sharks (Hexanchus griseus; Cetorhinus maximus; Alopiidae; Carcharhinidae; Sphyrnidae; Isuridae; Lamnidae).

1.   The use for fishing and the keeping on board of a towed net, an encircling net or a gillnet
  for targeting red sea bream
  shall be prohibited, unless the mesh size in that part of the net having the smallest meshes complies with paragraphs 3 to 6.

1.   The use for fishing and the keeping on board of a towed net, an encircling net or a gillnet shall be prohibited, unless the mesh size in that part of the net having the smallest meshes complies with paragraphs 3 to 6.

2.   The mesh size shall be determined by the procedures specified in Commission Regulation (EC) No 129/2003.

2.   The mesh size shall be determined by the procedures specified in Commission Regulation (EC) No 129/2003.

3.   For towed nets, other than those referred to in paragraph 4, the minimum mesh size shall be:

3.   For towed nets, other than those referred to in paragraph 4, the minimum mesh size shall be:

| (1) | until 31 December
  2005
  : 40 mm; |
| --- | --- |

(1)

until 31 December
  2005
  : 40 mm;

| (1) | until 31 December
  2006
  : 40 mm; |
| --- | --- |

(1)

until 31 December
  2006
  : 40 mm;

| (2) | from 1 January
  2006
  : 50 mm; |
| --- | --- |

(2)

from 1 January
  2006
  : 50 mm;

| (2) | from 1 January
  2007


  , the net referred to in the previous subparagraph shall be replaced by a square-meshed net of 40 mm at the cod-end or, at the duly justified request of the shipowner, by a rhomboid-meshed net of 50 mm.



  In relation to the previous subparagraph, fishing vessels shall be authorised to use and keep on board only one of the two types of net and shall opt either for the square-meshed net of 40 mm at the cod-end or for a rhomboid-meshed net of 50 mm. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

from 1 January
  2007


  , the net referred to in the previous subparagraph shall be replaced by a square-meshed net of 40 mm at the cod-end or, at the duly justified request of the shipowner, by a rhomboid-meshed net of 50 mm.

| (3) | from 1 January 2009: 60 mm
  . |
| --- | --- |

(3)

from 1 January 2009: 60 mm
  .

The Commission shall submit a report on the implementation of this paragraph to the European Parliament and the Council by 30 June 2010, on the basis of which it shall propose due adjustments where appropriate.

4.   For pelagic trawl nets targeting sardine and anchovy, where these species account for at least
  85 %
  of the catch in live weight after sorting, the minimum mesh size shall be 20 mm.

4.   For pelagic trawl nets targeting sardine and anchovy, where these species account for at least
  80 %
  of the catch in live weight after sorting, the minimum mesh size shall be 20 mm.

1.   The use for fishing and the keeping on board of any longlines with hooks of a total length less than
  5
  cm and of a width less than
  2.5 c
  m shall be prohibited for any fishing vessel using longlines and landing or having on board a quantity of red sea-bream (Pagellus bogaraveo) that constitutes more than 20 % of the catch in live weight after sorting.

1.   The use for fishing and the keeping on board of any longlines with hooks of a total length less than
  3.95
  cm and of a width less than
  1.65
  cm shall be prohibited for any fishing vessel using longlines and landing or having on board a quantity of red sea-bream (Pagellus bogaraveo) that constitutes more than 20 % of the catch in live weight after sorting.

1.   The use of towed gears shall be prohibited within 3 nautical miles of the coast or within the 50 m isobath where that depth is reached at a shorter distance from the coast.

1.   The use of towed gears shall be prohibited within 3 nautical miles of the coast or within the 50 m isobath where that depth is reached at a shorter distance from the coast.

By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, the use of hydraulic dredges shall be authorised between
  1.5
  and 3 nautical miles irrespective of the depth provided that the catch of species other than shellfish does not exceed 10 % of the total live weight of the catch.

By way of derogation from the first subparagraph, the use of hydraulic dredges shall be authorised between
  0.5
  and 3 nautical miles irrespective of the depth provided that the catch of species other than shellfish does not exceed 10 % of the total live weight of the catch

2.   The use of trawl nets and hydraulic dredges shall be prohibited within
  1.5
  nautical miles of the coast.

2.   The use of trawl nets
  shall be prohibited within 1.5 nautical miles of the coast
  and
  the use of
  hydraulic dredges shall be prohibited within
  0.5
  nautical miles of the coast.

3.   The use of purse seines shall be prohibited within
  0.5 nautical miles
  of the coast or within the 50 metres isobath where that depth is reached at a shorter distance from the coast.

3.   The use of purse seines shall be prohibited within
  300 metres
  of the coast or within the 50 metres isobath where that depth is reached at a shorter distance from the coast.

4.
     
  The use of towed gears, purse seines and other encircling nets shall be prohibited within 1 nautical mile from the borders of protected areas established in accordance with Articles 5 and 6.

5.   At the request of a Member State, the Commission may allow a derogation from paragraphs 1 and 3 on a local basis where such derogation is justified by particular geographical constraints
  or
  where the fisheries concerned are highly selective
  and
  have a negligible effect on the marine environment and provided that those fisheries are concerned by a management plan as referred to in Article 17. Member States shall provide up to date scientific and technical justifications for such a derogation.

5.   At the request of a Member State, the Commission may allow a derogation from paragraphs 1 and 3 on a local basis where such derogation is justified by particular geographical constraints
  , such as the size of coastal platforms,
  where the fisheries concerned are highly selective
  ,
  have a negligible effect on the marine environment
  and affect a small number of vessels,
  and provided that those fisheries are concerned by a management plan as referred to in Article 17. Member States shall provide up to date scientific and technical justifications for such a derogation.

Nevertheless, any fishing gear used at a shorter distance from the coast than that laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 and utilised in accordance with the Community legislation in force laid down in Regulation (EC) No 1626/94 as amended by Regulation (EC) No 2550/2000, including the derogations provided, may be used until 31 December 2006, unless the Council decides otherwise, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission and in the light of scientific evidence.

1.   By way of derogation from Article 13 undersized marine organisms may be caught, retained on board, transhipped, landed, transferred, stored, sold, displayed or offered for sale for the purpose of artificial restocking or transplantation with the permission and under the authority of the Member State where those activities take place.

1.   By way of derogation from Article 13 undersized marine organisms may be caught, retained on board, transhipped, landed, transferred, stored, sold, displayed or offered for sale
  live
  for the purpose of artificial restocking or transplantation with the permission and under the authority of the Member State where those activities take place.

3a.
     
  The introduction and transplantation of and restocking with non-indigenous species shall be prohibited.

1.   The use of towed nets, encircling nets, purse seines, dredges, gillnets, trammel nets, and longlines for highly migratory species shall be prohibited for leisure fisheries.

1.   The use of towed nets, encircling nets, purse seines, dredges, gillnets, trammel nets
  , bottom-set longlines
  and longlines for highly migratory species shall be prohibited for leisure fisheries.

Nevertheless, by way of exception, the marketing of species caught in competition may be authorised provided that the profits from their sale are used for charitable purposes.

1.   Member States shall adopt, by 31 December
  2004
  , management plans for fisheries conducted by boat seines, shore seines, encircling nets and dredges within their territorial waters. Article 6(2), (3) and (4) first subparagraph of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 shall apply to those management plans.

1.   Member States shall adopt, by 31 December
  2005
  , management plans for fisheries conducted by boat seines, shore seines, encircling nets and dredges within their territorial waters. Article 6(2), (3) and (4) first subparagraph of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 shall apply to those management plans.

| (da) | financial support in the event of biological rest periods
  . |
| --- | --- |

(da)

financial support in the event of biological rest periods
  .

Article 22

deleted

Restriction on the use of certain types of vessels and gears

In Regulation (EC) No 973/2001 the following Article 4 a is inserted:

‘Article 4a

1.
     
  Bottom-set nets and anchored floating nets shall not be used in the Mediterranean Sea to catch the following species: Albacore (Thunnus alalunga), Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus), Swordfish (Xiphias gladius), Ray's bream (Brama brama), Sharks (Hexanchus griseus; Cetorhinus maximus; Alopiidae; Carcharhinidae; Sphyrnidae; Isuridae; Lamnidae).

2.
     
  The use for fishing and the keeping on board in the Mediterranean Sea of any longlines with hooks of a total length less than 10 cm and of a width less than 4.5 cm shall be prohibited for any fishing vessel using longlines and landing or having on board a quantity of swordfish (Xiphias gladius) that constitutes more than 20 % of the catch in live weight after sorting.

3.
     
  Fishing with pelagic longlines for any of the following species, Albacore (Thunnus alalunga), Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus), Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) and sharks (Hexanchus griseus; Cetorhinus maximus; Alopiidae; Carcharhinidae; Sphyrnidae; Isuridae; Lamnidae), shall be prohibited in the Mediterranean Sea from 1 October to 31 January each year.

4.
     
  For the purposes of paragraph 2:

| (a) | the total length of hooks shall be measured as the maximum overall length of the shank from the tip of the hook which serves for fastening the line and is usually shaped as an eye, to the apex of the bend; |
| --- | --- |

(a)

the total length of hooks shall be measured as the maximum overall length of the shank from the tip of the hook which serves for fastening the line and is usually shaped as an eye, to the apex of the bend;

| (b) | the width of hooks shall be measured as the greatest horizontal distance from the external part of the shank to the external part of the barb.’ |
| --- | --- |

(b)

the width of hooks shall be measured as the greatest horizontal distance from the external part of the shank to the external part of the barb.’

Article 23

Article 23

Minimum size

Minimum size

deleted

deleted

In Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 973/2001 the entry concerning swordfish is replaced by the following :

In Annex IV to Regulation (EC) No 973/2001 the entry concerning swordfish is replaced by the following :

swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in the Atlantic Ocean: 25 kg or 125 cm (lower mandible);

swordfish (Xiphias gladius) in the Mediterranean Sea: 110 cm (lower mandible) or 16 kg round weight (weight of the whole fish before processing or removal of any part) or 14 kg gilled and gutted weight (weight after the gills and guts have been removed) (2)

Article 23 a

Article 23 a

The Council shall decide, on a proposal from the Commission, on technical measures for the protection of juvenile swordfish in the Mediterranean before 31 March 2006.

The Council shall decide, on a proposal from the Commission, on technical measures for the protection of juvenile swordfish in the Mediterranean before 31 March 2006.

The maximum breadth of dredges shall be
  4 m
  , except in the case of dredges for sponge fishing (gagava).

4 m

The maximum breadth of dredges shall be
  3 m
  , except in the case of dredges for sponge fishing (gagava).

3 m

| — | It shall be prohibited to have on board and set more than
  5 000 m
  of trammel net, bottom-set gillnet or anchored floating gillnet per vessel. |
| --- | --- |

—

It shall be prohibited to have on board and set more than
  5 000 m
  of trammel net, bottom-set gillnet or anchored floating gillnet per vessel.

5 000 m

| — | It shall be prohibited to have on board and set more than
  6 000 m
  of trammel net, bottom-set gillnet or anchored floating gillnet per vessel
  , taking into account that, in the case of a single fisherman, such nets may not exceed 2500 metres, to which a further 2 000 metres may be added for a second fisherman and another 1500 metres for a third
  . |
| --- | --- |

—

It shall be prohibited to have on board and set more than
  6 000 m
  of trammel net, bottom-set gillnet or anchored floating gillnet per vessel
  , taking into account that, in the case of a single fisherman, such nets may not exceed 2500 metres, to which a further 2 000 metres may be added for a second fisherman and another 1500 metres for a third
  .

6 000 m

, taking into account that, in the case of a single fisherman, such nets may not exceed 2500 metres, to which a further 2 000 metres may be added for a second fisherman and another 1500 metres for a third

| 6. | Bottom-set longline |
| --- | --- |

6.

Bottom-set longline

| 6. | Bottom-set longline |
| --- | --- |

6.

Bottom-set longline

| — | It shall be prohibited to have on board and set more than
  7 000 m of longline
  per vessel. |
| --- | --- |

—

It shall be prohibited to have on board and set more than
  7 000 m of longline
  per vessel.

7 000 m of longline

| — | It shall be prohibited to have on board and set more than
  3 000 hooks
  per vessel. |
| --- | --- |

—

It shall be prohibited to have on board and set more than
  3 000 hooks
  per vessel.

3 000 hooks

| 7. | Pots lines for deep-water crustacean fishery |
| --- | --- |

7.

Pots lines for deep-water crustacean fishery

| 7. | Pots lines for deep-water crustacean fishery |
| --- | --- |

7.

Pots lines for deep-water crustacean fishery

It shall be prohibited to have on board and set more than 5 km of pot lines.

It shall be prohibited to have on board and set more than 5 km of pot lines.

| 8. | Surface-set longline (floating) |
| --- | --- |

8.

Surface-set longline (floating)

| 8. | Surface-set longline (floating) |
| --- | --- |

8.

Surface-set longline (floating)

It shall be prohibited to have on board and set more than
  60 km of longline per vessel
  .

60 km of longline per vessel

It shall be prohibited to have on board and set more than:

| — | 2 000 hooks per vessel for vessels catching bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus); |
| --- | --- |

—

2 000 hooks per vessel for vessels catching bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus);

2 000 hooks per vessel for vessels catching bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus);

| — | 3 500 hooks for vessels catching swordfish (Xyphias gladius); |
| --- | --- |

—

3 500 hooks for vessels catching swordfish (Xyphias gladius);

3 500 hooks for vessels catching swordfish (Xyphias gladius);

| — | 5 000 hooks per vessel for vessels catching albacore (Thunnus alalunga)
  . |
| --- | --- |

—

5 000 hooks per vessel for vessels catching albacore (Thunnus alalunga)
  .

5 000 hooks per vessel for vessels catching albacore (Thunnus alalunga)

| Scientific name | Minimum size |
| --- | --- |

Scientific name

Minimum size

| Scientific name | Minimum size |
| --- | --- |

Scientific name

Minimum size

| 1. | Fishes |
| --- | --- |

1.

Fishes

| 1. | Fishes |
| --- | --- |

1.

Fishes

| Dicentrarchus labrax | 25 cm |
| --- | --- |

Dicentrarchus labrax

25 cm

| Dicentrarchus labrax | 25 cm |
| --- | --- |

Dicentrarchus labrax

25 cm

| Diplodus annularis | 12 cm |
| --- | --- |

Diplodus annularis

12 cm

| Diplodus annularis | 12 cm |
| --- | --- |

Diplodus annularis

12 cm

| Diplodus puntazzo | 18 cm |
| --- | --- |

Diplodus puntazzo

18 cm

| Diplodus puntazzo | 18 cm |
| --- | --- |

Diplodus puntazzo

18 cm

| Diplodus sargus | 23 cm |
| --- | --- |

Diplodus sargus

23 cm

| Diplodus sargus | 23 cm |
| --- | --- |

Diplodus sargus

23 cm

| Diplodus vulgaris | 18 cm |
| --- | --- |

Diplodus vulgaris

18 cm

| Diplodus vulgaris | 18 cm |
| --- | --- |

Diplodus vulgaris

18 cm

| Engraulis encrasicolus
  - | 11 cm |
| --- | --- |

Engraulis encrasicolus
  *

Engraulis encrasicolus

11 cm

11 cm

| Engraulis encrasicolus
  - | 9 cm |
| --- | --- |

Engraulis encrasicolus
  *

Engraulis encrasicolus

9 cm

9 cm

| Epinephelus spp. | 45 cm |
| --- | --- |

Epinephelus spp.

45 cm

| Epinephelus spp. | 45 cm |
| --- | --- |

Epinephelus spp.

45 cm

| Lithognathus mormyrus | 20 cm |
| --- | --- |

Lithognathus mormyrus

20 cm

| Lithognathus mormyrus | 20 cm |
| --- | --- |

Lithognathus mormyrus

20 cm

| Merluccius merluccius | 15 cm |
| --- | --- |

Merluccius merluccius

Merluccius merluccius

15 cm

15 cm

| Merluccius merluccius | 20 cm |
| --- | --- |

Merluccius merluccius

Merluccius merluccius

20 cm

20 cm

(until 31 December 2008)

(until 31 December 2008)

Nevertheless, until 31 December 2006 a margin of tolerance of 15 % of weight will be permitted for hake between 15 and 20 cm.

Nevertheless, until 31 December 2006 a margin of tolerance of 15 % of weight will be permitted for hake between 15 and 20 cm.

20 cm (from 1 January 2009)

20 cm (from 1 January 2009)

This tolerance limit shall be complied with by both individual vessels, at sea or at the place of landing, and at the markets of first sale after landing. This limit shall also be complied with in any subsequent commercial transaction at national and international level.

This tolerance limit shall be complied with by both individual vessels, at sea or at the place of landing, and at the markets of first sale after landing. This limit shall also be complied with in any subsequent commercial transaction at national and international level.

| Mullus spp. | 11 cm |
| --- | --- |

Mullus spp.

11 cm

| Mullus spp. | 11 cm |
| --- | --- |

Mullus spp.

11 cm

| Pagellus acarne | 17 cm |
| --- | --- |

Pagellus acarne

17 cm

| Pagellus acarne | 17 cm |
| --- | --- |

Pagellus acarne

17 cm

| Pagellus bogaraveo | 33 cm |
| --- | --- |

Pagellus bogaraveo

33 cm

| Pagellus bogaraveo | 33 cm |
| --- | --- |

Pagellus bogaraveo

33 cm

| Pagellus erythrinus | 15 cm |
| --- | --- |

Pagellus erythrinus

15 cm

| Pagellus erythrinus | 15 cm |
| --- | --- |

Pagellus erythrinus

15 cm

| Pagrus pagrus | 18 cm |
| --- | --- |

Pagrus pagrus

18 cm

| Pagrus pagrus | 18 cm |
| --- | --- |

Pagrus pagrus

18 cm

| Polyprion americanus | 45 cm |
| --- | --- |

Polyprion americanus

45 cm

| Polyprion americanus | 45 cm |
| --- | --- |

Polyprion americanus

45 cm

| Sardina pilchardus** | 13 cm |
| --- | --- |

Sardina pilchardus**

Sardina pilchardus**

13 cm

13 cm

| Sardina pilchardus** | 11 cm |
| --- | --- |

Sardina pilchardus**

Sardina pilchardus**

11 cm

11 cm

| Scomber japonicus | 18 cm |
| --- | --- |

Scomber japonicus

18 cm

| Scomber japonicus | 18 cm |
| --- | --- |

Scomber japonicus

18 cm

| Scomber scombrus | 18 cm |
| --- | --- |

Scomber scombrus

18 cm

| Scomber scombrus | 18 cm |
| --- | --- |

Scomber scombrus

18 cm

| Solea vulgaris | 25 cm |
| --- | --- |

Solea vulgaris

Solea vulgaris

25 cm

25 cm

| Solea vulgaris | 20 cm |
| --- | --- |

Solea vulgaris

Solea vulgaris

20 cm

20 cm

| Sparus aurata | 20 cm |
| --- | --- |

Sparus aurata

20 cm

| Sparus aurata | 20 cm |
| --- | --- |

Sparus aurata

20 cm

| Trachurus spp. | 15 cm |
| --- | --- |

Trachurus spp.

15 cm

| Trachurus spp. | 15 cm |
| --- | --- |

Trachurus spp.

15 cm

| 2. | Crustaceans |
| --- | --- |

2.

Crustaceans

| 2. | Crustaceans |
| --- | --- |

2.

Crustaceans

| Homarus gammarus | 30 cm TL |
| --- | --- |

Homarus gammarus

30 cm TL

| Homarus gammarus | 30 cm TL |
| --- | --- |

Homarus gammarus

30 cm TL

| Nephrops norvegicus | 20 mm CL
  Nephrops norvegicus |
| --- | --- |

Nephrops norvegicus

20 mm CL

Nephrops norvegicus

| 20 mm CL | 70 mm TL
  70 mm TL |
| --- | --- |

20 mm CL

70 mm TL

70 mm TL

| Palinuridae | 105 mm CL |
| --- | --- |

Palinuridae

Palinuridae

105 mm CL

105 mm CL

| Palinuridae | 90 mm CL |
| --- | --- |

Palinuridae

Palinuridae

90 mm CL

90 mm CL

| Parapenaeus longirostris | 20 mm CL |
| --- | --- |

Parapenaeus longirostris

20 mm CL

| Parapenaeus longirostris | 20 mm CL |
| --- | --- |

Parapenaeus longirostris

20 mm CL

| 3. | Mollusc bivalves |
| --- | --- |

3.

Mollusc bivalves

| 3. | Mollusc bivalves |
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Mollusc bivalves

| Pecten jacobeus | 11 cm |
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Pecten jacobeus

Pecten jacobeus

11 cm

11 cm

| Pecten jacobeus | 10 cm |
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Pecten jacobeus

Pecten jacobeus

10 cm

10 cm

| Venerupis spp. | 25 mm |
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Venerupis spp.

Venerupis spp.

25 mm

25 mm

| Venus spp. | 25 mm |
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Venus spp.

Venus spp.

25 mm

25 mm

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  Tolerance of 15 % as referred to in Article 7(1) second subparagraph shall not apply to the swordfish in the Mediterranean.

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Tolerance of 15 % as referred to in Article 7(1) second subparagraph shall not apply to the swordfish in the Mediterranean.

P6_TA(2005)0235

Legal and illegal migration and the integration of migrants

European Parliament resolution on the links between legal and illegal migration and integration of migrants (2004/2137(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission communication to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘Study on the links between legal and illegal migration’ (COM(2004)0412), |
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having regard to the Commission communication to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘Study on the links between legal and illegal migration’ (COM(2004)0412),

| — | having regard to the Commission communication to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘First annual report on migration and integration’ (COM(2004)0508), |
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having regard to the Commission communication to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘First annual report on migration and integration’ (COM(2004)0508),

| — | having regard to the Commission's Green Paper on an EU approach to managing economic migration (COM(2004)0811), |
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having regard to the Commission's Green Paper on an EU approach to managing economic migration (COM(2004)0811),

| — | having regard to the European Economic and Social Committee's opinion of 15 December 2004 and the Committee of the Regions' opinion of 24 January 2005 on the Commission communication entitled ‘Study on the links between legal and illegal migration’, |
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having regard to the European Economic and Social Committee's opinion of 15 December 2004 and the Committee of the Regions' opinion of 24 January 2005 on the Commission communication entitled ‘Study on the links between legal and illegal migration’,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2004 on the Communication from the Commission on immigration, integration and employment (1), |
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having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2004 on the Communication from the Commission on immigration, integration and employment (1),

| — | having regard to the Amsterdam Treaty (pursuant to which the Community is granted powers and responsibilities in the fields of immigration and asylum) and Article 63 of the EC Treaty, |
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having regard to the Amsterdam Treaty (pursuant to which the Community is granted powers and responsibilities in the fields of immigration and asylum) and Article 63 of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to the conclusions reached at the Tampere European Council of 15-16 October 1999, the Laeken European Council of 14-15 December 2001, the Seville European Council of 21-22 June 2002 and the Thessaloniki European Council of 19-20 June 2003, |
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having regard to the conclusions reached at the Tampere European Council of 15-16 October 1999, the Laeken European Council of 14-15 December 2001, the Seville European Council of 21-22 June 2002 and the Thessaloniki European Council of 19-20 June 2003,

| — | having regard to its recommendation of 14 October 2004 to the Council and the European Council on the future of the area of freedom, security and justice as well as on the measures required to enhance the legitimacy and effectiveness thereof (2), |
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having regard to its recommendation of 14 October 2004 to the Council and the European Council on the future of the area of freedom, security and justice as well as on the measures required to enhance the legitimacy and effectiveness thereof (2),

| — | having regard to the conclusions reached at the Brussels European Council of 4-5 November 2004 and The Hague Programme included therein, |
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having regard to the conclusions reached at the Brussels European Council of 4-5 November 2004 and The Hague Programme included therein,

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

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the opinions of the Committee on Development and the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (A6-0136/2005), |
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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 Women's Rights and Gender Equality (A6-0136/2005),

| A. | whereas the period set aside by the Tampere European Council for the establishment of an area of freedom, security and justice has come to an end, |
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A.

whereas the period set aside by the Tampere European Council for the establishment of an area of freedom, security and justice has come to an end,

| B. | having regard to the absence of a genuinely organised and coordinated European policy on migration and the immigration which the Union undergoes as a result, and to the need for the Union and its Member States to move towards a form of immigration which is regulated in collaboration with the third countries involved, |
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B.

having regard to the absence of a genuinely organised and coordinated European policy on migration and the immigration which the Union undergoes as a result, and to the need for the Union and its Member States to move towards a form of immigration which is regulated in collaboration with the third countries involved,

| C. | whereas the adoption of The Hague Programme, which is soon to be implemented by means of the Commission Action Plan, will enable the results obtained under the Tampere Programme to be acted upon and the new challenges involved in establishing an area of freedom, security and justice to be taken up, |
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C.

whereas the adoption of The Hague Programme, which is soon to be implemented by means of the Commission Action Plan, will enable the results obtained under the Tampere Programme to be acted upon and the new challenges involved in establishing an area of freedom, security and justice to be taken up,

| D. | whereas in this area, cooperation between, on the one hand, the European Union and its Member States and, on the other, the non-EU countries of origin and transit is essential, |
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D.

whereas in this area, cooperation between, on the one hand, the European Union and its Member States and, on the other, the non-EU countries of origin and transit is essential,

| E. | having regard to the need to avoid all ambiguity in the relationship between development cooperation and immigration, |
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E.

having regard to the need to avoid all ambiguity in the relationship between development cooperation and immigration,

| F. | whereas in the context of enlargement, a safer European society requires, subject to respect for the provisions of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the Treaties, checks at external borders to be stepped up and the principle of mutual solidarity to be applied, |
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F.

whereas in the context of enlargement, a safer European society requires, subject to respect for the provisions of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and the Treaties, checks at external borders to be stepped up and the principle of mutual solidarity to be applied,

| G. | whereas the EU — an area without internal borders — must adopt a common, coherent and effective approach to the management of its external borders and must devise a common visa, asylum and immigration policy, |
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G.

whereas the EU — an area without internal borders — must adopt a common, coherent and effective approach to the management of its external borders and must devise a common visa, asylum and immigration policy,

| H. | whereas action to combat illegal immigration and trafficking in human beings, the opening up of legal means of immigration, and integration must continue to be priorities for the enlarged EU, and whereas the exploitation of immigrants through illegal employment and inhumane treatment must be severely punished, |
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H.

whereas action to combat illegal immigration and trafficking in human beings, the opening up of legal means of immigration, and integration must continue to be priorities for the enlarged EU, and whereas the exploitation of immigrants through illegal employment and inhumane treatment must be severely punished,

| I. | whereas economic immigration constitutes a fresh challenge for the EU, on which subject the debate has been relaunched by means of the abovementioned Green Paper, which is to be followed before the end of 2005 by an action programme, which, it is to be hoped, will be based on common rules that are open to economic immigration, |
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I.

whereas economic immigration constitutes a fresh challenge for the EU, on which subject the debate has been relaunched by means of the abovementioned Green Paper, which is to be followed before the end of 2005 by an action programme, which, it is to be hoped, will be based on common rules that are open to economic immigration,

| J. | noting that Europe needs legal, controlled economic migration, because, as several studies have shown (3), the decline in its active population will mean a drop of around 20 million in the number of workers between 2005 and 2030, |
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J.

noting that Europe needs legal, controlled economic migration, because, as several studies have shown (3), the decline in its active population will mean a drop of around 20 million in the number of workers between 2005 and 2030,

| K. | pointing out that one of the basic causes of economic migration is the legitimate aspiration on the part of migrants to meet their basic needs and to escape poverty, and calling for Community development policy (the primary aim of which is to combat poverty) to be taken into account in the common policy on migration with a view to supporting the development of non-EU countries as regards access to education and health care, and to achieving the other Millennium Development objectives, |
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K.

pointing out that one of the basic causes of economic migration is the legitimate aspiration on the part of migrants to meet their basic needs and to escape poverty, and calling for Community development policy (the primary aim of which is to combat poverty) to be taken into account in the common policy on migration with a view to supporting the development of non-EU countries as regards access to education and health care, and to achieving the other Millennium Development objectives,

| L. | whereas the success of legal-immigration policies is dependent upon implementing strategies that are aimed at achieving full integration, on the basis of others' experience and taking account of the experience and input of non-profit organisations, and are based on respect for rights and sharing of duties with regard to legally resident non-EU immigrants and nationals of the host society, and on a permanent dialogue based on confidence and mutual respect, the ability of institutions to launch information campaigns for the creation of an intercultural society, and ongoing action to fight all forms of racial, cultural and economic discrimination, |
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L.

whereas the success of legal-immigration policies is dependent upon implementing strategies that are aimed at achieving full integration, on the basis of others' experience and taking account of the experience and input of non-profit organisations, and are based on respect for rights and sharing of duties with regard to legally resident non-EU immigrants and nationals of the host society, and on a permanent dialogue based on confidence and mutual respect, the ability of institutions to launch information campaigns for the creation of an intercultural society, and ongoing action to fight all forms of racial, cultural and economic discrimination,

| M. | whereas a change in the migration policy of one Member State affects migration flows and policy developments in other Member States, |
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M.

whereas a change in the migration policy of one Member State affects migration flows and policy developments in other Member States,

| N. | whereas action to combat trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation of women and children must form an essential part of immigration policy, |
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N.

whereas action to combat trafficking in human beings and sexual exploitation of women and children must form an essential part of immigration policy,

| O. | whereas the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe lays down in its Article III—268 that the principle of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility shall govern the development of the EU's immigration and asylum policies, |
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O.

whereas the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe lays down in its Article III—268 that the principle of solidarity and fair sharing of responsibility shall govern the development of the EU's immigration and asylum policies,

| P. | whereas the Community's available financial resources are limited and must be fairly shared among the various aspects of European immigration policy, |
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P.

whereas the Community's available financial resources are limited and must be fairly shared among the various aspects of European immigration policy,

| 1. | Believes that the Union's immigration policy must be based on a global, non-sectoral approach grounded not only in the Member States' labour market needs but, and above all, in reception and integration policies and the establishment of a secure status and citizenship, social and political rights for migrants throughout the Union; |
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1.

Believes that the Union's immigration policy must be based on a global, non-sectoral approach grounded not only in the Member States' labour market needs but, and above all, in reception and integration policies and the establishment of a secure status and citizenship, social and political rights for migrants throughout the Union;

| 2. | Deplores the failure of the Council, five years on from the Tampere European Council and despite the numerous debates in Parliament, to define a common immigration policy, remaining content to maintain unanimity and the consultation procedure for all matters regarding legal immigration; |
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2.

Deplores the failure of the Council, five years on from the Tampere European Council and despite the numerous debates in Parliament, to define a common immigration policy, remaining content to maintain unanimity and the consultation procedure for all matters regarding legal immigration;

| 3. | Stresses that, where immigration is concerned, a comprehensive, internally consistent approach based on close synergies amongst the various policies involved needs to be adopted, and expresses regret at the often excessively sector-based European approach; with this in mind, welcomes the initiative put forward by the Commission and the current Council Presidency with a view to establishing a mutual-notification and early-warning system, with the full involvement of the European Parliament; |
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3.

Stresses that, where immigration is concerned, a comprehensive, internally consistent approach based on close synergies amongst the various policies involved needs to be adopted, and expresses regret at the often excessively sector-based European approach; with this in mind, welcomes the initiative put forward by the Commission and the current Council Presidency with a view to establishing a mutual-notification and early-warning system, with the full involvement of the European Parliament;

| 4. | Stresses that the effective development of common asylum and immigration policies that uphold fundamental rights is a key priority of European integration, as outlined in the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe; |
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4.

Stresses that the effective development of common asylum and immigration policies that uphold fundamental rights is a key priority of European integration, as outlined in the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe;

| 5. | Calls upon the Commission to consider — in association with the European Parliament — ways of better coordinating all the various structures and agencies involved in the management of migration flows and to ensure that the relevant funding programmes are properly utilised and widely disseminated; |
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5.

Calls upon the Commission to consider — in association with the European Parliament — ways of better coordinating all the various structures and agencies involved in the management of migration flows and to ensure that the relevant funding programmes are properly utilised and widely disseminated;

| 6. | Regrets that action taken thus far by the Council and the Member States to control migration flows has taken the form of repressive measures, rather than positive, proactive measures; points out that strategies designed to reduce poverty, improve living and working conditions, create jobs and develop training in migrants' countries of origin help in the long term to normalise migration flows; |
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Regrets that action taken thus far by the Council and the Member States to control migration flows has taken the form of repressive measures, rather than positive, proactive measures; points out that strategies designed to reduce poverty, improve living and working conditions, create jobs and develop training in migrants' countries of origin help in the long term to normalise migration flows;

| 7. | Calls upon the Commission, the Member States and the countries of origin to launch campaigns designed to increase public awareness and knowledge of policies on immigration, integration and combating racism and xenophobia, given that the lack of information on legal migration opportunities is exploited by the mafias that engage in trafficking in people; takes the view that cooperation with countries of origin on information and the prevention of exploitation of human beings is of crucial importance, giving priority to the role of integration, social inclusion and cultural exchanges; |
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7.

Calls upon the Commission, the Member States and the countries of origin to launch campaigns designed to increase public awareness and knowledge of policies on immigration, integration and combating racism and xenophobia, given that the lack of information on legal migration opportunities is exploited by the mafias that engage in trafficking in people; takes the view that cooperation with countries of origin on information and the prevention of exploitation of human beings is of crucial importance, giving priority to the role of integration, social inclusion and cultural exchanges;

| 8. | Considers that immigration's potential must be taken into account to the utmost as part of a European co-development policy involving host societies, societies of origin and diaspora networks; |
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8.

Considers that immigration's potential must be taken into account to the utmost as part of a European co-development policy involving host societies, societies of origin and diaspora networks;

| 9. | Stresses that in order to optimise the potential of immigration, the Union must propose concrete solutions to the problem of brain drain, and encourage the Member States to facilitate the sending of funds by immigrants to their countries of origin; |
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9.

Stresses that in order to optimise the potential of immigration, the Union must propose concrete solutions to the problem of brain drain, and encourage the Member States to facilitate the sending of funds by immigrants to their countries of origin;

| 10. | Recalls the shared responsibility of all the Member States in managing North-South migratory flow, on the one hand-particularly on the south shore-by combating illegal immigration and trafficking in human beings, and on the other hand-particularly on the north shore-by creating economic conditions for the social development of the third country and a reception which is appropriate and respectful of human dignity; |
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10.

Recalls the shared responsibility of all the Member States in managing North-South migratory flow, on the one hand-particularly on the south shore-by combating illegal immigration and trafficking in human beings, and on the other hand-particularly on the north shore-by creating economic conditions for the social development of the third country and a reception which is appropriate and respectful of human dignity;

| 11. | Encourages the integration of the migration issue into EU external policy; calls on the Member States to tackle the root causes of immigration by setting up partnerships with the developing countries based on genuine dialogue; stresses, however, that recourse to development aid and the EU's economic partnerships will not suffice as a way of tackling the root causes of emigration; |
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11.

Encourages the integration of the migration issue into EU external policy; calls on the Member States to tackle the root causes of immigration by setting up partnerships with the developing countries based on genuine dialogue; stresses, however, that recourse to development aid and the EU's economic partnerships will not suffice as a way of tackling the root causes of emigration;

| 12. | Recommends that the Council take appropriate initiatives to ensure that those responsible for immigration have the same rank and belong to the same ministerial department in each Member State; |
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12.

Recommends that the Council take appropriate initiatives to ensure that those responsible for immigration have the same rank and belong to the same ministerial department in each Member State;

| 13. | Emphasises that it should have a political role, inter alia by indicating to the Commission those measures relating to migration that should be regulated by common rules, as key stages in creating an effective common policy or migration; |
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13.

Emphasises that it should have a political role, inter alia by indicating to the Commission those measures relating to migration that should be regulated by common rules, as key stages in creating an effective common policy or migration;

| 14. | Recalls that it is important for the EU to include clauses on the common management of migration flows and obligatory readmission in cases of illegal immigration in all the association and cooperation agreements to which it subscribes; |
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14.

Recalls that it is important for the EU to include clauses on the common management of migration flows and obligatory readmission in cases of illegal immigration in all the association and cooperation agreements to which it subscribes;

| 15. | Believes, however, that development cooperation, while an essential instrument for tackling the root causes of migratory movements, must continue to complement, and not substitute, the EU's integration and legal-immigration policies; |
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15.

Believes, however, that development cooperation, while an essential instrument for tackling the root causes of migratory movements, must continue to complement, and not substitute, the EU's integration and legal-immigration policies;

| 16. | Calls upon the Member States concerned to boost the human and financial resources of their consular authorities in non-EU countries of origin with a view to providing people wishing to emigrate with information concerning the possibilities of legally entering an EU country for work, study or research purposes; calls on the Commission to encourage coordination between the diplomatic and consular services of Member States operating in the same country to channel immigrants towards countries in which their professional skills are required and, as far as possible, to focus immigration on countries with appropriate reception capacity; proposes that the ARGO and AENEAS programmes (amongst others) be used; |
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16.

Calls upon the Member States concerned to boost the human and financial resources of their consular authorities in non-EU countries of origin with a view to providing people wishing to emigrate with information concerning the possibilities of legally entering an EU country for work, study or research purposes; calls on the Commission to encourage coordination between the diplomatic and consular services of Member States operating in the same country to channel immigrants towards countries in which their professional skills are required and, as far as possible, to focus immigration on countries with appropriate reception capacity; proposes that the ARGO and AENEAS programmes (amongst others) be used;

| 17. | Considers that border checks and action to combat illegal immigration can be only one aspect of the EU's policy towards non-EU countries, to which an active country-of-origin development policy must be applied with a view to minimising the damaging effects of emigration; considers that the EU cannot analyse its immigration policy solely from the point of view of its economic interest but must also take into account the reasons which force migrants to emigrate; |
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17.

Considers that border checks and action to combat illegal immigration can be only one aspect of the EU's policy towards non-EU countries, to which an active country-of-origin development policy must be applied with a view to minimising the damaging effects of emigration; considers that the EU cannot analyse its immigration policy solely from the point of view of its economic interest but must also take into account the reasons which force migrants to emigrate;

| 18. | Considers that the introduction of the integrated external-border management system must be based on extensive harmonisation with regard to visas, the active involvement of the European Borders Agency (together with the establishment of a Community border fund) and enhanced consular cooperation leading to the creation of joint consular posts; |
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18.

Considers that the introduction of the integrated external-border management system must be based on extensive harmonisation with regard to visas, the active involvement of the European Borders Agency (together with the establishment of a Community border fund) and enhanced consular cooperation leading to the creation of joint consular posts;

| 19. | Considers it essential to strengthen solidarity, particularly with the new Member States, on the management of external borders and the fight against illegal immigration; |
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19.

Considers it essential to strengthen solidarity, particularly with the new Member States, on the management of external borders and the fight against illegal immigration;

| 20. | Stresses that any measures to combat illegal immigration and step up external border controls, even where in cooperation with third countries, must be compatible with the guarantees and the fundamental rights of the individual laid down in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR), notably the right to asylum and the right of non-refoulement; |
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20.

Stresses that any measures to combat illegal immigration and step up external border controls, even where in cooperation with third countries, must be compatible with the guarantees and the fundamental rights of the individual laid down in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (ECHR), notably the right to asylum and the right of non-refoulement;

| 21. | Reaffirms that legal immigration will not eliminate illegal immigration completely, and that the reasons for coming to the EU are complex; on that basis, firmly believes that particular attention must be paid to combating trafficking in human beings and to immigrants who are the victims of such trafficking, in particular vulnerable people, including women and minors, with the fight against those trafficking in them becoming a priority for the EU; welcomes the fact that the Commission is to draw up an action plan on the subject, which must take account of the need to cooperate with the countries of origin and transit; |
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21.

Reaffirms that legal immigration will not eliminate illegal immigration completely, and that the reasons for coming to the EU are complex; on that basis, firmly believes that particular attention must be paid to combating trafficking in human beings and to immigrants who are the victims of such trafficking, in particular vulnerable people, including women and minors, with the fight against those trafficking in them becoming a priority for the EU; welcomes the fact that the Commission is to draw up an action plan on the subject, which must take account of the need to cooperate with the countries of origin and transit;

| 22. | Recognises that many women who are victims of trafficking are living on the territory of the European Union as illegal immigrants, and a majority of them have no access to legal or social protection; calls on the Member States to recognise their situation and in accordance with their legislation to consider permanent residence as an appropriate means of combating trafficking in human beings; |
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22.

Recognises that many women who are victims of trafficking are living on the territory of the European Union as illegal immigrants, and a majority of them have no access to legal or social protection; calls on the Member States to recognise their situation and in accordance with their legislation to consider permanent residence as an appropriate means of combating trafficking in human beings;

| 23. | Points out that making carriers and the authorities of the countries of origin properly aware of their responsibilities, strengthening the legal framework within which punitive measures may be taken against networks of ‘people smugglers’, action to combat illegal working and trafficking in human beings, and the identification of administrative corruption are integral parts of the fight against illegal immigration, which must be based on a high level of police and judicial cooperation; calls, therefore, on the Union and its Member States to take vigorous steps to combat illegal working by immigrants by introducing a raft of severe sanctions against the businesses involved, stepping up the human resources available for supervisory activities and protecting victims; |
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23.

Points out that making carriers and the authorities of the countries of origin properly aware of their responsibilities, strengthening the legal framework within which punitive measures may be taken against networks of ‘people smugglers’, action to combat illegal working and trafficking in human beings, and the identification of administrative corruption are integral parts of the fight against illegal immigration, which must be based on a high level of police and judicial cooperation; calls, therefore, on the Union and its Member States to take vigorous steps to combat illegal working by immigrants by introducing a raft of severe sanctions against the businesses involved, stepping up the human resources available for supervisory activities and protecting victims;

| 24. | Stipulates, however, that these measures must be applied with full respect for fundamental rights, including that of the right to asylum; |
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24.

Stipulates, however, that these measures must be applied with full respect for fundamental rights, including that of the right to asylum;

| 25. | Takes the view that the Member States are making efforts with a view to uncovering illegal employment, particularly in the areas of domestic work and family care, in which a great many female migrants are employed; takes the view that a new formula must be devised which will allow the families who employ them to find a legal solution which allows these workers to have social security cover; |
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25.

Takes the view that the Member States are making efforts with a view to uncovering illegal employment, particularly in the areas of domestic work and family care, in which a great many female migrants are employed; takes the view that a new formula must be devised which will allow the families who employ them to find a legal solution which allows these workers to have social security cover;

| 26. | Calls upon the Council and the Commission to give some thought — with regard to the readmission of irregular immigrants — to the implementation of the agreements which have been concluded and to pointers for future agreements; recalls the responsibility as regards readmission of the countries of origin and transit, and encourages the framing of an EU immigrant-return policy under which people's dignity and physical integrity are respected in accordance with the ECHR and the Geneva Convention; |
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26.

Calls upon the Council and the Commission to give some thought — with regard to the readmission of irregular immigrants — to the implementation of the agreements which have been concluded and to pointers for future agreements; recalls the responsibility as regards readmission of the countries of origin and transit, and encourages the framing of an EU immigrant-return policy under which people's dignity and physical integrity are respected in accordance with the ECHR and the Geneva Convention;

| 27. | Expressly rejects once again the idea whereby camps in which immigrants without papers or asylum seekers would be accommodated or detained might be set up outside the EU's borders, in regions in which immigration originates; |
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27.

Expressly rejects once again the idea whereby camps in which immigrants without papers or asylum seekers would be accommodated or detained might be set up outside the EU's borders, in regions in which immigration originates;

| 28. | Stresses that the temporary reception centres inside and outside the EU must also be run in compliance with the Geneva Convention; |
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28.

Stresses that the temporary reception centres inside and outside the EU must also be run in compliance with the Geneva Convention;

| 29. | Agrees with the Commission that the mass regularisation of illegal immigrants is not a solution to the problem of illegal immigration and, in the absence of a common immigration and asylum system, should be a one-off event, since such measures do not resolve the real underlying problems, and calls upon the Commission to study the Member States' good practices, to be developed in the framework of an information-sharing and early-warning system; |
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29.

Agrees with the Commission that the mass regularisation of illegal immigrants is not a solution to the problem of illegal immigration and, in the absence of a common immigration and asylum system, should be a one-off event, since such measures do not resolve the real underlying problems, and calls upon the Commission to study the Member States' good practices, to be developed in the framework of an information-sharing and early-warning system;

| 30. | Believes that any en-masse regularisation of illegal immigrants must take account of economic, demographic and cultural criteria, and calls for an analysis to be made of the effects of the regularisations which have been carried out in the Member States; |
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30.

Believes that any en-masse regularisation of illegal immigrants must take account of economic, demographic and cultural criteria, and calls for an analysis to be made of the effects of the regularisations which have been carried out in the Member States;

| 31. | Believes that legal migration plays an important role in enhancing the knowledge-based economy in Europe and in advancing economic development; |
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31.

Believes that legal migration plays an important role in enhancing the knowledge-based economy in Europe and in advancing economic development;

| 32. | Takes the view that the overall European strategy on economic migration should give priority to organised forms of migration and, in particular, should strengthen the bilateral agreements with countries of origin on managing migratory movements; stresses that regularisation operations are important for combating work in the black economy, integrating illegal migrants into society and preventing their exploitation; |
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32.

Takes the view that the overall European strategy on economic migration should give priority to organised forms of migration and, in particular, should strengthen the bilateral agreements with countries of origin on managing migratory movements; stresses that regularisation operations are important for combating work in the black economy, integrating illegal migrants into society and preventing their exploitation;

| 33. | Considers that for demographic and economic reasons as well as with regard to a possible contribution to the reduction of illegal immigration, legal immigration channels should be created in the Member States on the basis of their absorption capacity; |
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33.

Considers that for demographic and economic reasons as well as with regard to a possible contribution to the reduction of illegal immigration, legal immigration channels should be created in the Member States on the basis of their absorption capacity;

| 34. | Welcomes the action which the Commission has promised to take with regard to the particular impact which illegal immigration has on outlying regions (4) which, on account of their geographical situation, small size and remoteness, are particularly vulnerable to illegal migration flows; |
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34.

Welcomes the action which the Commission has promised to take with regard to the particular impact which illegal immigration has on outlying regions (4) which, on account of their geographical situation, small size and remoteness, are particularly vulnerable to illegal migration flows;

| 35. | Calls upon the Member States to take part in the discussion launched by the Commission in its Green Paper on the degree of coordination to be achieved and on the added value of adopting EU legislation, with attention being paid to the fact that the Member States are competent for determining how many immigrants they can accept; |
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35.

Calls upon the Member States to take part in the discussion launched by the Commission in its Green Paper on the degree of coordination to be achieved and on the added value of adopting EU legislation, with attention being paid to the fact that the Member States are competent for determining how many immigrants they can accept;

| 36. | Is worried by the setting up in the Mediterranean countries, at the request of certain Member States, of ‘preliminary reception centres’ for immigrants heading for the Union's territory, which do not offer minimum guarantees to the people concerned in terms of fundamental rights; recalls that management of migratory movements must not be approached exclusively in security terms, but also on the basis of managing sustainable social development; |
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36.

Is worried by the setting up in the Mediterranean countries, at the request of certain Member States, of ‘preliminary reception centres’ for immigrants heading for the Union's territory, which do not offer minimum guarantees to the people concerned in terms of fundamental rights; recalls that management of migratory movements must not be approached exclusively in security terms, but also on the basis of managing sustainable social development;

| 37. | Is aware that the Member States are responsible for deciding on the number of third-country nationals on their soil, but supports the idea of drawing up overall estimates which also take account of persons whose stay has been authorised for reasons other than an economic activity, for example refugees, people taking advantage of a subsidiary protection scheme and people benefiting from family reunion arrangements, including minors of employable age, who must be guaranteed access to the labour market; |
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37.

Is aware that the Member States are responsible for deciding on the number of third-country nationals on their soil, but supports the idea of drawing up overall estimates which also take account of persons whose stay has been authorised for reasons other than an economic activity, for example refugees, people taking advantage of a subsidiary protection scheme and people benefiting from family reunion arrangements, including minors of employable age, who must be guaranteed access to the labour market;

| 38. | Considers it regrettable that the proposal for a directive on immigration for employment purposes was not successful, and supports the option proposed by the Commission in its Green Paper concerning the creation of a common framework of minimum standards governing the admission of non-EU nationals wishing to take up paid employment or to work on a self-employed basis; |
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38.

Considers it regrettable that the proposal for a directive on immigration for employment purposes was not successful, and supports the option proposed by the Commission in its Green Paper concerning the creation of a common framework of minimum standards governing the admission of non-EU nationals wishing to take up paid employment or to work on a self-employed basis;

| 39. | Favours making entry procedures more flexible and efficient, e.g. by means of a work permit system; advocates using Community projects on the ‘EURES’ model, with a view to facilitating the exchange of information among Member States on employment opportunities for third-country nationals resident in the Union; |
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39.

Favours making entry procedures more flexible and efficient, e.g. by means of a work permit system; advocates using Community projects on the ‘EURES’ model, with a view to facilitating the exchange of information among Member States on employment opportunities for third-country nationals resident in the Union;

| 40. | Calls on the Commission to make a short- and medium-term forecast regarding extra labour requirements in the individual Member States; invites the Member States to provide the Commission with statistical forecasts so as to enable it to make appropriate predictions regarding the Union's labour needs; |
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40.

Calls on the Commission to make a short- and medium-term forecast regarding extra labour requirements in the individual Member States; invites the Member States to provide the Commission with statistical forecasts so as to enable it to make appropriate predictions regarding the Union's labour needs;

| 41. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to maintain an ongoing dialogue with immigration NGOs with a view to requesting their opinion on immigration-related matters and supporting their activities of assistance to immigrants and research; |
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41.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States to maintain an ongoing dialogue with immigration NGOs with a view to requesting their opinion on immigration-related matters and supporting their activities of assistance to immigrants and research;

| 42. | Considers that immigration policies which are more adaptable to job markets must be devised as a matter of urgency, with a view to protecting the labour market from the deregulating effects of cheap and illegal labour and in order to avoid an imbalance between the working and the non-working population, and calls upon the Member States to involve regional and local administrations, regional employment agencies and both sides of industry, professional organisations, grassroots voluntary associations and host communities, in any decision concerning the number of foreign workers to be admitted; |
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42.

Considers that immigration policies which are more adaptable to job markets must be devised as a matter of urgency, with a view to protecting the labour market from the deregulating effects of cheap and illegal labour and in order to avoid an imbalance between the working and the non-working population, and calls upon the Member States to involve regional and local administrations, regional employment agencies and both sides of industry, professional organisations, grassroots voluntary associations and host communities, in any decision concerning the number of foreign workers to be admitted;

| 43. | Calls upon the Member States to create specific combined residence and work permits designed to facilitate the recruitment of seasonal workers and workers sent to perform a task which is limited in time; |
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43.

Calls upon the Member States to create specific combined residence and work permits designed to facilitate the recruitment of seasonal workers and workers sent to perform a task which is limited in time;

| 44. | Emphasises in particular the need for the EU — in the context of the Millennium Objectives — to redouble its efforts to combat poverty in the countries in which migration flows originate by supporting — inter alia — the establishment of a soundly based education system open to all and the development of local economies; |
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44.

Emphasises in particular the need for the EU — in the context of the Millennium Objectives — to redouble its efforts to combat poverty in the countries in which migration flows originate by supporting — inter alia — the establishment of a soundly based education system open to all and the development of local economies;

| 45. | Encourages the Member States, in the framework of their national immigration policies, to sign bilateral agreements with major countries of emigration with a view to meeting European labour needs or opening new legal migration channels in order to make the migratory process better organised and more transparent and to foster relations with third countries in the context of a close partnership; points out in addition that concluding bilateral migration-management agreements with countries of origin will enable a proper partnership with those countries to be established in combined efforts to combat illegal immigration and trafficking in human beings (involving in particular more vulnerable groups such as women and children); |
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45.

Encourages the Member States, in the framework of their national immigration policies, to sign bilateral agreements with major countries of emigration with a view to meeting European labour needs or opening new legal migration channels in order to make the migratory process better organised and more transparent and to foster relations with third countries in the context of a close partnership; points out in addition that concluding bilateral migration-management agreements with countries of origin will enable a proper partnership with those countries to be established in combined efforts to combat illegal immigration and trafficking in human beings (involving in particular more vulnerable groups such as women and children);

| 46. | Calls upon the Member States to launch a debate on the abovementioned Green Paper and to provide the Commission with regular reports concerning the implementation of their immigration policies; |
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46.

Calls upon the Member States to launch a debate on the abovementioned Green Paper and to provide the Commission with regular reports concerning the implementation of their immigration policies;

| 47. | Stresses that the integration of immigrants is crucial and calls for comprehensive measures to ensure inclusion in the labour market as well as social, economic and political rights, which are equally important in order to achieve the Lisbon objectives of growth and competitiveness; |
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47.

Stresses that the integration of immigrants is crucial and calls for comprehensive measures to ensure inclusion in the labour market as well as social, economic and political rights, which are equally important in order to achieve the Lisbon objectives of growth and competitiveness;

| 48. | Points out that the individual Member States have responsibility for integration and that this implies rights and obligations both for the host society and the immigrant; calls upon the Member States to coordinate their policies by means of the open coordination method, pursuant to the common basic principles recently adopted by the Council; |
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48.

Points out that the individual Member States have responsibility for integration and that this implies rights and obligations both for the host society and the immigrant; calls upon the Member States to coordinate their policies by means of the open coordination method, pursuant to the common basic principles recently adopted by the Council;

| 49. | Stresses that coordination of national policies cannot replace a European integration policy; calls on the Member States to define minimum criteria for the creation of such a policy; |
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49.

Stresses that coordination of national policies cannot replace a European integration policy; calls on the Member States to define minimum criteria for the creation of such a policy;

| 50. | Emphasises the importance of encouraging efforts to learn the language of the host society and encouraging the organisation of civics courses and teaching programmes on topics including male/female equality, and of furthering integration by means of work, of taking action to combat ghettoisation, and of political participation in local elections; supports the introduction programmes run by certain Member States which involve mutual commitment on the part of the host countries and (in particular) the first wave of immigrants; wishes to encourage immigrants to respect the fundamental values of the Union by a symbolic act of commitment; encourages the Member States to involve integrated immigrants more closely in their integration policies by fostering dialogue between immigrants and existing inhabitants; |
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50.

Emphasises the importance of encouraging efforts to learn the language of the host society and encouraging the organisation of civics courses and teaching programmes on topics including male/female equality, and of furthering integration by means of work, of taking action to combat ghettoisation, and of political participation in local elections; supports the introduction programmes run by certain Member States which involve mutual commitment on the part of the host countries and (in particular) the first wave of immigrants; wishes to encourage immigrants to respect the fundamental values of the Union by a symbolic act of commitment; encourages the Member States to involve integrated immigrants more closely in their integration policies by fostering dialogue between immigrants and existing inhabitants;

| 51. | Takes the view that an active policy of integrating third-country nationals residing legally in the Union should inter alia: set out clear rules governing the legal status of residents and guaranteeing their right to good administrative practice; allow legal integration into the labour market; require third-country nationals to attend courses in the national language(s) organised by the host Member State; entitle them to access to education and ensure that qualifications are recognised; guarantee access to social and healthcare services; endeavour to offer decent living conditions in urban and other localities; ensure that immigrants take part in social, cultural and political life; |
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51.

Takes the view that an active policy of integrating third-country nationals residing legally in the Union should inter alia: set out clear rules governing the legal status of residents and guaranteeing their right to good administrative practice; allow legal integration into the labour market; require third-country nationals to attend courses in the national language(s) organised by the host Member State; entitle them to access to education and ensure that qualifications are recognised; guarantee access to social and healthcare services; endeavour to offer decent living conditions in urban and other localities; ensure that immigrants take part in social, cultural and political life;

| 52. | Calls on Member States and EU institutions to promote the participation of non-nationals without voting rights, legally residing in the EU, in public and political life, notably by ensuring adequate consultation and representation mechanisms; calls on all Member States to ratify the European Convention on the participation of foreigners in public life at local level; |
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52.

Calls on Member States and EU institutions to promote the participation of non-nationals without voting rights, legally residing in the EU, in public and political life, notably by ensuring adequate consultation and representation mechanisms; calls on all Member States to ratify the European Convention on the participation of foreigners in public life at local level;

| 53. | Urges all the EU Member States to ratify the UN Convention on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their families; |
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53.

Urges all the EU Member States to ratify the UN Convention on the protection of the rights of all migrant workers and members of their families;

| 54. | Considers action to combat discrimination, racism and xenophobia to be an essential component of integration policy; calls upon the Member States to take steps to spread, among the citizens of Europe, a culture of positive welcome, integration and social inclusion, with the aim of building a multicultural society and avoiding all political and institutional measures tending to undermine the principle of reception and non-refoulement, and to incorporate without delay the two relevant directives into their internal laws, and welcomes the Council Presidency's initiative to relaunch the proposal for a framework decision concerning action to combat racism and xenophobia; calls for the European Parliament to be consulted again on this framework decision following fresh discussions in the Council; |
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54.

Considers action to combat discrimination, racism and xenophobia to be an essential component of integration policy; calls upon the Member States to take steps to spread, among the citizens of Europe, a culture of positive welcome, integration and social inclusion, with the aim of building a multicultural society and avoiding all political and institutional measures tending to undermine the principle of reception and non-refoulement, and to incorporate without delay the two relevant directives into their internal laws, and welcomes the Council Presidency's initiative to relaunch the proposal for a framework decision concerning action to combat racism and xenophobia; calls for the European Parliament to be consulted again on this framework decision following fresh discussions in the Council;

| 55. | Expresses its dismay at the increase in honour killings, persecution and serious violations of the rights of immigrant women on the basis of religious fanaticism and inhuman traditions and calls on the Commission and Council to tackle these issues more rigorously and guarantee protection for women under threat; |
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55.

Expresses its dismay at the increase in honour killings, persecution and serious violations of the rights of immigrant women on the basis of religious fanaticism and inhuman traditions and calls on the Commission and Council to tackle these issues more rigorously and guarantee protection for women under threat;

| 56. | Calls on the Member States to conclude agreements with the immigrants' countries of origin with a view to transferring acquired social security rights; |
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56.

Calls on the Member States to conclude agreements with the immigrants' countries of origin with a view to transferring acquired social security rights;

| 57. | Considers that the international community has not yet realised what the potential is of immigrants' remittances to their country of origin as a means of supporting their development policies and calls upon the Commission to propose practical ways of facilitating the voluntary transfer of part of an immigrant's earnings to his or her country of origin at minimum cost, as suggested in the abovementioned Green Paper; |
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57.

Considers that the international community has not yet realised what the potential is of immigrants' remittances to their country of origin as a means of supporting their development policies and calls upon the Commission to propose practical ways of facilitating the voluntary transfer of part of an immigrant's earnings to his or her country of origin at minimum cost, as suggested in the abovementioned Green Paper;

| 58. | Calls on the Council to adopt a more proactive attitude in order to devise, on the basis of these proposals, an effective European immigration policy able to meet the challenges that the Union must face; |
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58.

Calls on the Council to adopt a more proactive attitude in order to devise, on the basis of these proposals, an effective European immigration policy able to meet the challenges that the Union must face;

| 59. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States. |
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59.

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

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(1)  OJ C 92 E, 16.4.2004, p. 390.

(2)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2004)0022.

(3)  World Economic and Social Survey 2004.

(4)  COM(2004)0343, paragraph 2.3.1 and COM(2004)0628.

P6_TA(2005)0236

Patient mobility and healthcare developments

European Parliament resolution on patient mobility and healthcare developments in the European Union (2004/2148(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the communication from the Commission — Follow-up to the high level reflection process on patient mobility and healthcare developments in the European Union (COM(2004)0301) (‘Commission communication on patient mobility’), |
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having regard to the communication from the Commission — Follow-up to the high level reflection process on patient mobility and healthcare developments in the European Union (COM(2004)0301) (‘Commission communication on patient mobility’),

| — | having regard to Article 152 and Articles 5, 18, 43 and 47 of the EC Treaty, |
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having regard to Article 152 and Articles 5, 18, 43 and 47 of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Modernising social protection for the development of high-quality, accessible and sustainable health care and long-term care: support for the national strategies using the ‘open method of coordination’ (COM(2004)0304) (‘Commission communication on extending the “open method of coordination”’), |
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having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — Modernising social protection for the development of high-quality, accessible and sustainable health care and long-term care: support for the national strategies using the ‘open method of coordination’ (COM(2004)0304) (‘Commission communication on extending the “open method of coordination”’),

| — | having regard to 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 (1), |
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having regard to 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 (1),

| — | having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — e-Health — making health care better for European citizens: an action plan for a European e-Health Area (COM(2004)0356), |
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having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — e-Health — making health care better for European citizens: an action plan for a European e-Health Area (COM(2004)0356),

| — | having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — eEurope 2002: Quality Criteria for Health related Websites (COM(2002)0667), |
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having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions — eEurope 2002: Quality Criteria for Health related Websites (COM(2002)0667),

| — | having regard to the judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Communities (‘European Court of Justice’) in Decker (C-120/95, 28 April 1998), Kohll (C-158/96, 28 April 1998), Geraets-Smits & Peerbooms (C-157/99, 12 July 2001), IKA (C-326/00, 25 February 2003) and Müller-Fauré & van Riet (C-385/99, 13 May 2003), |
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having regard to the judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Communities (‘European Court of Justice’) in Decker (C-120/95, 28 April 1998), Kohll (C-158/96, 28 April 1998), Geraets-Smits & Peerbooms (C-157/99, 12 July 2001), IKA (C-326/00, 25 February 2003) and Müller-Fauré & van Riet (C-385/99, 13 May 2003),

| — | having regard to the Commission Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the recognition of professional qualifications (COM(2002)0119), |
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having regard to the Commission Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the recognition of professional qualifications (COM(2002)0119),

| — | having regard to the Commission Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on services in the internal market (COM(2004)0002), |
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having regard to the Commission Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on services in the internal market (COM(2004)0002),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2003 on the future of health care and care for the elderly (2) and its resolution of 11 March 2004 on health care and care for the elderly (3), |
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having regard to its resolution of 15 January 2003 on the future of health care and care for the elderly (2) and its resolution of 11 March 2004 on health care and care for the elderly (3),

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

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0129/2005), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0129/2005),

| A. | whereas healthcare in the EU is being transformed by developments in medicine, technology, e-health, patient awareness and law, |
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A.

whereas healthcare in the EU is being transformed by developments in medicine, technology, e-health, patient awareness and law,

| B. | whereas the E111 system for unplanned health treatment when temporarily in another Member State is being superseded by the European Health Card, and whereas there is a need to replace, or significantly change, the bureaucratic and restrictive E112 system for planned health treatment in another Member State, |
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B.

whereas the E111 system for unplanned health treatment when temporarily in another Member State is being superseded by the European Health Card, and whereas there is a need to replace, or significantly change, the bureaucratic and restrictive E112 system for planned health treatment in another Member State,

| C. | whereas prevention represents a key element of a comprehensive health policy and systematic preventive measures increase life expectancy, lessen discrepancies between social groups in terms of waiting times in the healthcare system and stop the spread of chronic illnesses, thereby allowing reductions in treatment costs, |
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C.

whereas prevention represents a key element of a comprehensive health policy and systematic preventive measures increase life expectancy, lessen discrepancies between social groups in terms of waiting times in the healthcare system and stop the spread of chronic illnesses, thereby allowing reductions in treatment costs,

| D. | whereas European health policy is being driven in a piecemeal fashion by European Court of Justice rulings on patient mobility, and the process of enlargement will bring even more complex cases for the European Court of Justice to deal with; whereas it is in both patients' and governments' interests that clear guidance on policy and procedures should be agreed and put in place without delay, |
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D.

whereas European health policy is being driven in a piecemeal fashion by European Court of Justice rulings on patient mobility, and the process of enlargement will bring even more complex cases for the European Court of Justice to deal with; whereas it is in both patients' and governments' interests that clear guidance on policy and procedures should be agreed and put in place without delay,

| E. | whereas primary responsibility for the organisation, financing and delivery of health services and medical care lies with the Member States, while the European Union has a responsibility in the fields of public health, health promotion, research and early detection and a role in cross-border mobility, |
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E.

whereas primary responsibility for the organisation, financing and delivery of health services and medical care lies with the Member States, while the European Union has a responsibility in the fields of public health, health promotion, research and early detection and a role in cross-border mobility,

| F. | whereas further clarity is needed to enable patients, healthcare professionals and health budget holders and insurers to understand and participate in cross-border and transnational healthcare, |
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F.

whereas further clarity is needed to enable patients, healthcare professionals and health budget holders and insurers to understand and participate in cross-border and transnational healthcare,

| G. | whereas there are significant logistical, administrative, cultural and clinical challenges in delivering a consistent, safe and accessible patient mobility framework for the EU, |
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G.

whereas there are significant logistical, administrative, cultural and clinical challenges in delivering a consistent, safe and accessible patient mobility framework for the EU,

| H. | whereas healthcare systems in the Union are founded on the principles of solidarity, equity and universality, in order to guarantee that all persons, regardless of their income, wealth and age, receive appropriate, high-quality care in the event of sickness, |
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H.

whereas healthcare systems in the Union are founded on the principles of solidarity, equity and universality, in order to guarantee that all persons, regardless of their income, wealth and age, receive appropriate, high-quality care in the event of sickness,

| I. | whereas patient mobility is a complex issue owing to differences in national healthcare systems and traditions; whereas, however, this should not prevent efforts being made to resolve coordination and efficiency problems facing users and to improve services, |
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I.

whereas patient mobility is a complex issue owing to differences in national healthcare systems and traditions; whereas, however, this should not prevent efforts being made to resolve coordination and efficiency problems facing users and to improve services,

| 1. | Welcomes the Commission communication on patient mobility and the ideas it outlines for structuring cooperation in healthcare; |
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1.

Welcomes the Commission communication on patient mobility and the ideas it outlines for structuring cooperation in healthcare;

| 2. | Stresses the need, with due regard for the priority of maintaining and ensuring unrestricted and universal access to the public health service, for the European Union to develop urgently a coherent policy on patient mobility in the light of the judgments of the European Court of Justice and the report of the High Level Process of Reflection on patient mobility and healthcare developments in the European Union (‘Reflection Process’), and to agree guidelines for use by patients, health professionals and funding agencies; believes that as a minimum the patient who suffers from a life-threatening condition should have a right and the possibility to seek timely treatment in another Member State, if this is not available in his/her own country or not within a reasonable period of time; |
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2.

Stresses the need, with due regard for the priority of maintaining and ensuring unrestricted and universal access to the public health service, for the European Union to develop urgently a coherent policy on patient mobility in the light of the judgments of the European Court of Justice and the report of the High Level Process of Reflection on patient mobility and healthcare developments in the European Union (‘Reflection Process’), and to agree guidelines for use by patients, health professionals and funding agencies; believes that as a minimum the patient who suffers from a life-threatening condition should have a right and the possibility to seek timely treatment in another Member State, if this is not available in his/her own country or not within a reasonable period of time;

| 3. | Believes that further cooperation between the Member States, coordinated by the Commission where appropriate, should concentrate on the specific issues related to cross-border health care; believes that, at the same time, particular attention should be paid to aspects of regional cooperation, and that the experiences gained in border regions should be taken into account appropriately; considers that in this way, solutions tailored to specific regions can be sought to meet people's needs and that practical experiences can be used in the form of best practice models; |
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3.

Believes that further cooperation between the Member States, coordinated by the Commission where appropriate, should concentrate on the specific issues related to cross-border health care; believes that, at the same time, particular attention should be paid to aspects of regional cooperation, and that the experiences gained in border regions should be taken into account appropriately; considers that in this way, solutions tailored to specific regions can be sought to meet people's needs and that practical experiences can be used in the form of best practice models;

| 4. | Believes that the issue of patient mobility needs a separate Commission proposal and that the Services Directive should concentrate on service mobility rather than patient mobility, but that the Services Directive should incorporate a call to the Commission to bring forward a proposal on patient mobility within six months of that measure entering into force; further believes that this proposal should be based on the work of the High Level Group on Health Services and Medical Care and should address in particular a framework for guidance to patients, health professionals and health budget managers and proposals to cover information to patients and patient security and confidentiality; |
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4.

Believes that the issue of patient mobility needs a separate Commission proposal and that the Services Directive should concentrate on service mobility rather than patient mobility, but that the Services Directive should incorporate a call to the Commission to bring forward a proposal on patient mobility within six months of that measure entering into force; further believes that this proposal should be based on the work of the High Level Group on Health Services and Medical Care and should address in particular a framework for guidance to patients, health professionals and health budget managers and proposals to cover information to patients and patient security and confidentiality;

| 5. | Regrets that the Commission communication on patient mobility does not provide a timetable for action and does not make any commitment to an integrated policy on patient mobility; |
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5.

Regrets that the Commission communication on patient mobility does not provide a timetable for action and does not make any commitment to an integrated policy on patient mobility;

| 6. | Considers that the open method of coordination is an appropriate framework for dealing with patient mobility issues, without simultaneously excluding cooperation between States on matters for which Member States' health services are responsible; |
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6.

Considers that the open method of coordination is an appropriate framework for dealing with patient mobility issues, without simultaneously excluding cooperation between States on matters for which Member States' health services are responsible;

| 7. | Believes that guidelines should include procedures to obtain treatment, sources of information about health professionals and healthcare facilities, mechanisms for paying for care, arrangements for travel and linguistic support, arrangements for continuing care, follow-up, convalescence and rehabilitation prior to or after return, complaints and other related procedures and special care for the elderly and pensioners; points out that mechanisms of payment for care should be uniform and impartial so as to avoid inequalities and the creation of disadvantages to certain patients; |
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Believes that guidelines should include procedures to obtain treatment, sources of information about health professionals and healthcare facilities, mechanisms for paying for care, arrangements for travel and linguistic support, arrangements for continuing care, follow-up, convalescence and rehabilitation prior to or after return, complaints and other related procedures and special care for the elderly and pensioners; points out that mechanisms of payment for care should be uniform and impartial so as to avoid inequalities and the creation of disadvantages to certain patients;

| 8. | Considers it essential to promote cross-border cooperation in order to provide effective or urgent treatment, primarily in the case of emergencies, chronic disease, and serious illness or allergy; |
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8.

Considers it essential to promote cross-border cooperation in order to provide effective or urgent treatment, primarily in the case of emergencies, chronic disease, and serious illness or allergy;

| 9. | Welcomes the Commission communication on extending the ‘open method of coordination’ to healthcare and long-term care and looks forward to follow-up work to provide a mechanism for structuring cooperation between Member States with specific objectives and regular reviews; |
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9.

Welcomes the Commission communication on extending the ‘open method of coordination’ to healthcare and long-term care and looks forward to follow-up work to provide a mechanism for structuring cooperation between Member States with specific objectives and regular reviews;

| 10. | Calls for an overall scientific approach aimed at structuring the process of the open method of coordination in the best possible way; considers that this requires Europe-wide data compatibility as well as a central metalevel index, and that it should be investigated to what extent the data already available can be integrated; |
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Calls for an overall scientific approach aimed at structuring the process of the open method of coordination in the best possible way; considers that this requires Europe-wide data compatibility as well as a central metalevel index, and that it should be investigated to what extent the data already available can be integrated;

| 11. | Welcomes the 2005 workplan of the Commission's Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, established under the Public Health Framework Programme which includes pilot proposals for cross-border cooperation in health services, to help develop cooperation and to identify potential benefits and problems associated with such cooperation; |
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11.

Welcomes the 2005 workplan of the Commission's Health and Consumer Protection Directorate-General, established under the Public Health Framework Programme which includes pilot proposals for cross-border cooperation in health services, to help develop cooperation and to identify potential benefits and problems associated with such cooperation;

| 12. | Considers the lack of progress on patient information as a serious threat to the development of healthcare in the EU and in particular to the attainment of patient mobility; calls upon the Commission and the Council urgently to bring forward a framework for everyday patient information; |
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12.

Considers the lack of progress on patient information as a serious threat to the development of healthcare in the EU and in particular to the attainment of patient mobility; calls upon the Commission and the Council urgently to bring forward a framework for everyday patient information;

| 13. | Criticises the fact that a coordination of the views of the rights and duties of patients — as recommended by the Reflection Process — has not yet been carried out, and calls on the Council and the Commission to do so without delay; calls on the Member States to adopt a patients' law or patients' charter in which patients are granted, among others, the following rights:






  — | the right to appropriate and qualified medical care provided by qualified medical staff, |
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13.

Criticises the fact that a coordination of the views of the rights and duties of patients — as recommended by the Reflection Process — has not yet been carried out, and calls on the Council and the Commission to do so without delay; calls on the Member States to adopt a patients' law or patients' charter in which patients are granted, among others, the following rights:

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the right to appropriate and qualified medical care provided by qualified medical staff,

| — | the right to easily understandable, expert and appropriate information and advice from the physician, |
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the right to easily understandable, expert and appropriate information and advice from the physician,

| — | the right to self-determination based on full information, |
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the right to self-determination based on full information,

| — | the right to treatment records and to inspection thereof, |
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the right to treatment records and to inspection thereof,

| — | the right to confidentiality and data protection, |
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the right to confidentiality and data protection,

| — | the right to make a complaint, |
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the right to make a complaint,

| — | the guarantee that no observation or medical experiments will be carried out without prior patient consent; |
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the guarantee that no observation or medical experiments will be carried out without prior patient consent;

| 14. | Believes that although Member States are better placed to develop clear national patient information guidance relevant to their national health systems this should not prevent the Commission from establishing common core elements on patient information, drawing up a guide to health services and setting out the rights and duties of patients, the treatment covered and reimbursement details; |
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14.

Believes that although Member States are better placed to develop clear national patient information guidance relevant to their national health systems this should not prevent the Commission from establishing common core elements on patient information, drawing up a guide to health services and setting out the rights and duties of patients, the treatment covered and reimbursement details;

| 15. | Calls on the Commission to consider, while respecting national rules, harmonisation of the procedures with regard to reimbursement of costs, as established by Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems (4) as well as by the judgments of the European Court of Justice, with a view to establishing legal certainty for patients in the area of reimbursement; |
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15.

Calls on the Commission to consider, while respecting national rules, harmonisation of the procedures with regard to reimbursement of costs, as established by Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the coordination of social security systems (4) as well as by the judgments of the European Court of Justice, with a view to establishing legal certainty for patients in the area of reimbursement;

| 16. | Calls upon the Commission to produce a set of guidelines on core patient mobility issues by 1 January 2007; believes that these should be supported by national guidelines produced by Member States within a further 12 months; |
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16.

Calls upon the Commission to produce a set of guidelines on core patient mobility issues by 1 January 2007; believes that these should be supported by national guidelines produced by Member States within a further 12 months;

| 17. | Considers that priority should be given, in the context of patient mobility, to adopting guidelines concerning access to treatments which do not exist in the patient's Member State of origin and treatments for which there is an urgent need but no possibility of immediate availability in the patient's Member State of origin; |
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17.

Considers that priority should be given, in the context of patient mobility, to adopting guidelines concerning access to treatments which do not exist in the patient's Member State of origin and treatments for which there is an urgent need but no possibility of immediate availability in the patient's Member State of origin;

| 18. | Considers it essential that Member States adopt rules on prescribing, the carrying out of prescription orders, and the reimbursement of payments made for drugs by patients in another Member State with a view to further facilitating patient mobility between Member States; |
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18.

Considers it essential that Member States adopt rules on prescribing, the carrying out of prescription orders, and the reimbursement of payments made for drugs by patients in another Member State with a view to further facilitating patient mobility between Member States;

| 19. | Encourages the Commission to set deadlines for the collection and evaluation of data on existing cross-border movement of patients and calls on the Commission to make the findings of such studies known as soon as possible; reiterates the value of evaluating and sharing the experience of cross-border agreements such as the Euregio projects; |
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19.

Encourages the Commission to set deadlines for the collection and evaluation of data on existing cross-border movement of patients and calls on the Commission to make the findings of such studies known as soon as possible; reiterates the value of evaluating and sharing the experience of cross-border agreements such as the Euregio projects;

| 20. | Calls for a report from the Commission on the nature and prevalence of health tourism and the extent to which it is currently reimbursed by statutory agencies and by the private insurance sector or paid out of pocket; |
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20.

Calls for a report from the Commission on the nature and prevalence of health tourism and the extent to which it is currently reimbursed by statutory agencies and by the private insurance sector or paid out of pocket;

| 21. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to draw up a report by June 2007 on the extent of patient mobility and the services received by visitors and residents in both the public and private sectors; |
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21.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States to draw up a report by June 2007 on the extent of patient mobility and the services received by visitors and residents in both the public and private sectors;

| 22. | Calls on the Member States to present in good time a clear and transparent framework for cross-border healthcare purchasing as announced for this year by the High-Level Group; |
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22.

Calls on the Member States to present in good time a clear and transparent framework for cross-border healthcare purchasing as announced for this year by the High-Level Group;

| 23. | Strongly endorses efforts to improve knowledge and legislation on the movement of health and social care professionals; reminds the Commission that effective mechanisms to support high levels of patient safety must be incorporated in the Directive on the recognition of professional qualifications; |
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23.

Strongly endorses efforts to improve knowledge and legislation on the movement of health and social care professionals; reminds the Commission that effective mechanisms to support high levels of patient safety must be incorporated in the Directive on the recognition of professional qualifications;

| 24. | Recognises the work being undertaken to establish an EU-wide register of doctors and other health and care professionals suspended or struck off for incompetence or malpractice; believes that this should be accessible to patients and health purchasers; and requests regular progress reports from the Commission; |
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24.

Recognises the work being undertaken to establish an EU-wide register of doctors and other health and care professionals suspended or struck off for incompetence or malpractice; believes that this should be accessible to patients and health purchasers; and requests regular progress reports from the Commission;

| 25. | Highlights the potential risk of a ‘brain drain’ from the new Member States to those offering higher salaries, with a subsequent threat to the capacity and standard of their healthcare systems; therefore encourages research into possible impacts of increased patient mobility on such movements, and research into the future demand for healthcare professionals and their supply through EU higher education systems; |
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25.

Highlights the potential risk of a ‘brain drain’ from the new Member States to those offering higher salaries, with a subsequent threat to the capacity and standard of their healthcare systems; therefore encourages research into possible impacts of increased patient mobility on such movements, and research into the future demand for healthcare professionals and their supply through EU higher education systems;

| 26. | Emphasises that the free movement of patients constitutes an incentive also for national healthcare services to meet the highest possible standards and to encourage patients not to take the same treatment abroad by providing high-quality services; |
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26.

Emphasises that the free movement of patients constitutes an incentive also for national healthcare services to meet the highest possible standards and to encourage patients not to take the same treatment abroad by providing high-quality services;

| 27. | Welcomes efforts to move towards European Centres of Reference and the potential benefits that this will bring for treatment of rare diseases; recognises that patients affected by a rare disease or condition may often require greater support in accessing such specialist care; calls for the setting up of European Centres of Reference not to be limited to rare diseases but to be extended to cover all diseases for which a special concentration of resources and expertise is available; emphasises that, in addition to treating these diseases, European Centres of Reference should also play a prominent part in obtaining second opinions and in further training for medical specialists; |
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27.

Welcomes efforts to move towards European Centres of Reference and the potential benefits that this will bring for treatment of rare diseases; recognises that patients affected by a rare disease or condition may often require greater support in accessing such specialist care; calls for the setting up of European Centres of Reference not to be limited to rare diseases but to be extended to cover all diseases for which a special concentration of resources and expertise is available; emphasises that, in addition to treating these diseases, European Centres of Reference should also play a prominent part in obtaining second opinions and in further training for medical specialists;

| 28. | Cautions that additional finances will be required to support a network of European Centres of Reference; |
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28.

Cautions that additional finances will be required to support a network of European Centres of Reference;

| 29. | Believes that the shared use of capacities, particularly in the case of specialised forms of care, can make an important contribution to increasing the effectiveness of healthcare services; |
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29.

Believes that the shared use of capacities, particularly in the case of specialised forms of care, can make an important contribution to increasing the effectiveness of healthcare services;

| 30. | Notes that in a University of York study of UK patients receiving treatment abroad 87 % of patients stated the prospect of waiting longer for treatment in England as their motivation; nevertheless believes that the large majority of patients prefer and will continue to prefer to be treated as close to home as possible; |
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30.

Notes that in a University of York study of UK patients receiving treatment abroad 87 % of patients stated the prospect of waiting longer for treatment in England as their motivation; nevertheless believes that the large majority of patients prefer and will continue to prefer to be treated as close to home as possible;

| 31. | Welcomes the Commission's commitment to upholding existing data protection law; notes the importance of providing an efficient and secure method of exchanging patient records between Member States; |
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31.

Welcomes the Commission's commitment to upholding existing data protection law; notes the importance of providing an efficient and secure method of exchanging patient records between Member States;

| 32. | Welcomes the Commission communication setting out an ‘e-Health action plan’, recognising that information and communication technologies, in particular the Internet, can help improve access to, and the quality and effectiveness of, health services, although it may also increase inequalities as a consequence of the ‘digital divide’; stresses the need to apply quality criteria for health-related websites; recognises the role that telemedicine and telepsychiatry could play in improving care options for patients and reducing the need for patient mobility; considers that account should also be taken of inequalities as regards the elderly and the illiterate; |
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32.

Welcomes the Commission communication setting out an ‘e-Health action plan’, recognising that information and communication technologies, in particular the Internet, can help improve access to, and the quality and effectiveness of, health services, although it may also increase inequalities as a consequence of the ‘digital divide’; stresses the need to apply quality criteria for health-related websites; recognises the role that telemedicine and telepsychiatry could play in improving care options for patients and reducing the need for patient mobility; considers that account should also be taken of inequalities as regards the elderly and the illiterate;

| 33. | Encourages the Commission to monitor the deployment of the European Health Card in Member States to ensure that Member States are providing clear and comprehensible information to the public about how the card works; |
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33.

Encourages the Commission to monitor the deployment of the European Health Card in Member States to ensure that Member States are providing clear and comprehensible information to the public about how the card works;

| 34. | Asks the Commission to consider whether the European Health Card should form the basis for promoting a common approach to patient identifiers and developing new functions such as the storage of medical emergency data, in accordance with the eEurope 2005 Action Plan approved by the Seville European Council of 21 and 22 June 2002; |
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34.

Asks the Commission to consider whether the European Health Card should form the basis for promoting a common approach to patient identifiers and developing new functions such as the storage of medical emergency data, in accordance with the eEurope 2005 Action Plan approved by the Seville European Council of 21 and 22 June 2002;

| 35. | Calls on the Commission to draw up a proposal for recording on the European Health Card, with the consent of the parties concerned, not only insurance details but also medical data relating to patients, thereby facilitating their mobility between Member States and likewise ensuring appropriate access to the care and treatment that their state of health requires; |
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35.

Calls on the Commission to draw up a proposal for recording on the European Health Card, with the consent of the parties concerned, not only insurance details but also medical data relating to patients, thereby facilitating their mobility between Member States and likewise ensuring appropriate access to the care and treatment that their state of health requires;

| 36. | Requests that the Commission consider how the European Health Card can better relate to the needs of pensioners from one Member State temporarily residing or staying in another Member State; |
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36.

Requests that the Commission consider how the European Health Card can better relate to the needs of pensioners from one Member State temporarily residing or staying in another Member State;

| 37. | Notes, however, that there must be a high level of data protection in relation to any new functions of the European Health Card and that data stored on it and information exchanged between competent authorities must take account of existing provisions on data protection; |
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37.

Notes, however, that there must be a high level of data protection in relation to any new functions of the European Health Card and that data stored on it and information exchanged between competent authorities must take account of existing provisions on data protection;

| 38. | Welcomes the establishment of the High Level Group in the Commission as well as the establishment of a Health Working Group meeting at official level in the Council; requests that the European Parliament receive regular updates from the Commission and from the Council on the Groups' activities; requests also that the European Parliament receive a report from the High Level Group every six months; |
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38.

Welcomes the establishment of the High Level Group in the Commission as well as the establishment of a Health Working Group meeting at official level in the Council; requests that the European Parliament receive regular updates from the Commission and from the Council on the Groups' activities; requests also that the European Parliament receive a report from the High Level Group every six months;

| 39. | Believes that patient safety is critical to the development of effective health policy in the EU; recognises the need to work closely with the WHO World Alliance for Patient Safety; strongly encourages the High Level Group to bring forward proposals for an EU Patient Safety Network as soon as possible in 2005; |
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39.

Believes that patient safety is critical to the development of effective health policy in the EU; recognises the need to work closely with the WHO World Alliance for Patient Safety; strongly encourages the High Level Group to bring forward proposals for an EU Patient Safety Network as soon as possible in 2005;

| 40. | Stresses that healthcare and patient safety considerations must be taken into account in the planning and implementation of policies in other areas; regrets the occasional friction between internal market and healthcare objectives; believes that the health of its citizens is a prerequisite to Europe's economic performance and competitiveness; |
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40.

Stresses that healthcare and patient safety considerations must be taken into account in the planning and implementation of policies in other areas; regrets the occasional friction between internal market and healthcare objectives; believes that the health of its citizens is a prerequisite to Europe's economic performance and competitiveness;

| 41. | Emphasises that the focal point of the whole system is the patient, who has a natural interest in his or her own health and in the quality and accessibility of healthcare, who is the recipient of care and who pays for the care he or she receives, whether directly or through health insurance or taxation; believes, therefore, that patients are fully entitled to be kept completely informed about their treatment and their state of health and are fully entitled to be involved in decision-making with regard to healthcare consumption; |
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41.

Emphasises that the focal point of the whole system is the patient, who has a natural interest in his or her own health and in the quality and accessibility of healthcare, who is the recipient of care and who pays for the care he or she receives, whether directly or through health insurance or taxation; believes, therefore, that patients are fully entitled to be kept completely informed about their treatment and their state of health and are fully entitled to be involved in decision-making with regard to healthcare consumption;

| 42. | Believes that there is a need for a network of relevant information accessible to patients, health professionals and managers throughout the EU; welcomes, therefore, the establishment by the Commission of an EU Health Portal, and hopes that the Portal will be online by the end of 2005 as planned; |
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42.

Believes that there is a need for a network of relevant information accessible to patients, health professionals and managers throughout the EU; welcomes, therefore, the establishment by the Commission of an EU Health Portal, and hopes that the Portal will be online by the end of 2005 as planned;

| 43. | Agrees that there is a need to provide citizens with legal certainty and a clear overview of their rights and duties as patients with regard to access to healthcare and reimbursement of costs incurred in another Member State; |
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43.

Agrees that there is a need to provide citizens with legal certainty and a clear overview of their rights and duties as patients with regard to access to healthcare and reimbursement of costs incurred in another Member State;

| 44. | Considers it essential to draw up a Charter of Patients' Rights, which should cover, inter alia, matters relating to their mobility; |
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44.

Considers it essential to draw up a Charter of Patients' Rights, which should cover, inter alia, matters relating to their mobility;

| 45. | Calls on the Commission to develop guidelines to clearly define terms such as ‘without undue delay’, ‘standard practices’, ‘comparable cost’, ‘hospital care’, ‘major out-patient care’ and ‘minor out-patient care’, and to ensure maximum uniformity between Member States on prior authorisation requirements and on the interpretation of the term ‘a medically justifiable time-limit’; |
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45.

Calls on the Commission to develop guidelines to clearly define terms such as ‘without undue delay’, ‘standard practices’, ‘comparable cost’, ‘hospital care’, ‘major out-patient care’ and ‘minor out-patient care’, and to ensure maximum uniformity between Member States on prior authorisation requirements and on the interpretation of the term ‘a medically justifiable time-limit’;

| 46. | Stresses that cross-border healthcare should be delivered where necessary or in the event of temporary unacceptable delays in treatment; believes that the responsibility remains with Member States to ensure the existence of a public health service based on the principle of universal and unrestricted access that will make large-scale patient mobility unnecessary; |
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46.

Stresses that cross-border healthcare should be delivered where necessary or in the event of temporary unacceptable delays in treatment; believes that the responsibility remains with Member States to ensure the existence of a public health service based on the principle of universal and unrestricted access that will make large-scale patient mobility unnecessary;

| 47. | Is concerned that the terms of treatment should not discriminate against low-income patients so that, for example, they do not have to pay the full cost of treatment before reimbursement; |
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47.

Is concerned that the terms of treatment should not discriminate against low-income patients so that, for example, they do not have to pay the full cost of treatment before reimbursement;

| 48. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States. |
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Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States.

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(1)  OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31.

(2)  OJ C 38 E, 12.2.2004, p. 269.

(3)  OJ C 102 E, 28.4.2004, p. 862.

(4)  OJ L 166, 30.4.2004, p. 1. Regulation last amended by Regulation (EC) No. 631/2004 (OJ L 100, 6.4.2004, p. 7).

P6_TA(2005)0237

Reform of the UN

European Parliament resolution on the reform of the United Nations

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its resolution on EU-UN relations of 29 January 2004 (1), |
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having regard to its resolution on EU-UN relations of 29 January 2004 (1),

| — | having regard to the report ‘A more secure world: our shared responsibility’ by the High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change of 1 December 2004, |
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having regard to the report ‘A more secure world: our shared responsibility’ by the High-level Panel on Threats, Challenges and Change of 1 December 2004,

| — | having regard to the report ‘Investing in development: a practical plan to achieve the Millennium Development Goals’ by the UN Millennium Project of 17 January 2005, |
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having regard to the report ‘Investing in development: a practical plan to achieve the Millennium Development Goals’ by the UN Millennium Project of 17 January 2005,

| — | having regard to the report ‘In larger freedom: towards development, security and human rights for all’ by the Secretary-General of the UN of 21 March 2005, |
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having regard to the report ‘In larger freedom: towards development, security and human rights for all’ by the Secretary-General of the UN of 21 March 2005,

| — | 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 the Report of the High-level Panel (hereafter RHP) makes more than a hundred recommendations on change and the need to reform the UN in order to address challenges and threats ranging from poverty, infectious diseases, environmental damage and civil violence to terrorism, weapons of mass destruction and nuclear non-proliferation; whereas the Report by the Secretary-General (hereafter RSG) emphasises and endorses most of these recommendations, |
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whereas the Report of the High-level Panel (hereafter RHP) makes more than a hundred recommendations on change and the need to reform the UN in order to address challenges and threats ranging from poverty, infectious diseases, environmental damage and civil violence to terrorism, weapons of mass destruction and nuclear non-proliferation; whereas the Report by the Secretary-General (hereafter RSG) emphasises and endorses most of these recommendations,

| B. | whereas the RHP puts forward a new vision of collective security and addresses all of the major threats to international peace and security felt around the world, |
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B.

whereas the RHP puts forward a new vision of collective security and addresses all of the major threats to international peace and security felt around the world,

| C. | whereas in the Secretary-General's view, following the RHP's recommendations, it is urgent that the policies and institutions of the United Nations be reviewed in order to rise to the challenge of meeting new threats and to avoid its erosion in the face of increased discord between States and unilateral action by them, |
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C.

whereas in the Secretary-General's view, following the RHP's recommendations, it is urgent that the policies and institutions of the United Nations be reviewed in order to rise to the challenge of meeting new threats and to avoid its erosion in the face of increased discord between States and unilateral action by them,

| D. | whereas the RHP clearly states that the use of force, whenever necessary, should be deployed as a last resort, to be reiterated in a resolution of the Security Council on the principles relating to the use of force, and clearly endorses the ‘emerging norm’ that there is a collective international responsibility to protect in the event of genocide and other large-scale killing, ethnic cleansing or serious violations of international humanitarian law, which sovereign governments have proved powerless or unwilling to prevent, |
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D.

whereas the RHP clearly states that the use of force, whenever necessary, should be deployed as a last resort, to be reiterated in a resolution of the Security Council on the principles relating to the use of force, and clearly endorses the ‘emerging norm’ that there is a collective international responsibility to protect in the event of genocide and other large-scale killing, ethnic cleansing or serious violations of international humanitarian law, which sovereign governments have proved powerless or unwilling to prevent,

| E. | whereas genuine multilateralism is the most appropriate tool for solving the problems and threats faced by the international community, provided it is based on well-adapted institutions and efficient decision and enforcement processes, |
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whereas genuine multilateralism is the most appropriate tool for solving the problems and threats faced by the international community, provided it is based on well-adapted institutions and efficient decision and enforcement processes,

| F. | whereas the RSG stresses the need for action and immediate reform, and presents a set of achievable concrete measures to be adopted by Heads of State and Government by September 2005, |
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F.

whereas the RSG stresses the need for action and immediate reform, and presents a set of achievable concrete measures to be adopted by Heads of State and Government by September 2005,

| G. | whereas EU Member States must be at the forefront of efforts to secure universal participation in multilateral conventions, |
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G.

whereas EU Member States must be at the forefront of efforts to secure universal participation in multilateral conventions,

Collective security in the 21st century: prevention, awareness and shared responsibility

| 1. | Warmly welcomes the RSG following on from the RHP and strongly supports the underlying determination to achieve a consistent and thorough reform of the United Nations in order to adapt the organisation to new world realities and make it more efficient, equitable, geared to the long term and accountable in providing collective security in the 21st century; particularly welcomes the realistic approach of both reports, which, unlike previous reform proposals, adequately combine vision with concrete and practice-oriented measures for action; |
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1.

Warmly welcomes the RSG following on from the RHP and strongly supports the underlying determination to achieve a consistent and thorough reform of the United Nations in order to adapt the organisation to new world realities and make it more efficient, equitable, geared to the long term and accountable in providing collective security in the 21st century; particularly welcomes the realistic approach of both reports, which, unlike previous reform proposals, adequately combine vision with concrete and practice-oriented measures for action;

| 2. | Calls on the Council fully to endorse the reform report presented by Kofi Annan and calls on the Luxembourg Presidency to engage in achieving a Council decision on a common EU position towards concrete UN reforms; |
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2.

Calls on the Council fully to endorse the reform report presented by Kofi Annan and calls on the Luxembourg Presidency to engage in achieving a Council decision on a common EU position towards concrete UN reforms;

| 3. | Clearly endorses the view that progress in the areas of development, security and human rights must go hand in hand and that the reform of the United Nations should not be viewed as an end in itself, but rather as the ineluctable consequence of an in-depth analysis of the political and security parameters and factors at stake in a new and uncertain world environment; thus recommends strengthening the United Nations system and institutions, since they constitute the most appropriate and only global institutions potentially able to foster and ensure collective security in a manner which is both legitimate and efficient; |
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3.

Clearly endorses the view that progress in the areas of development, security and human rights must go hand in hand and that the reform of the United Nations should not be viewed as an end in itself, but rather as the ineluctable consequence of an in-depth analysis of the political and security parameters and factors at stake in a new and uncertain world environment; thus recommends strengthening the United Nations system and institutions, since they constitute the most appropriate and only global institutions potentially able to foster and ensure collective security in a manner which is both legitimate and efficient;

| 4. | Approves the strict limitation of the notion of self-defence and the use of force and responsibility to protect civilian populations defined by the High-level Panel in accordance with the spirit and wording of the UN Charter, and agrees that such a definition should not prevent the Security Council from acting preventively — and even in a more proactive manner than in the past — since it is the only legitimate body for such action; recalls that there can only be effective crisis protection if the UN has the means to monitor and to observe on a full-time basis the ethnic, linguistic or religious tensions likely to degenerate into a crisis; |
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4.

Approves the strict limitation of the notion of self-defence and the use of force and responsibility to protect civilian populations defined by the High-level Panel in accordance with the spirit and wording of the UN Charter, and agrees that such a definition should not prevent the Security Council from acting preventively — and even in a more proactive manner than in the past — since it is the only legitimate body for such action; recalls that there can only be effective crisis protection if the UN has the means to monitor and to observe on a full-time basis the ethnic, linguistic or religious tensions likely to degenerate into a crisis;

| 5. | Reiterates that when considering the use of force the Security Council should always take into account the five criteria of legitimacy: seriousness of threat, proper purpose, last resort, proportional means and allowance for the consequences; agrees that the principles relating to the use of force and its authorisation should be laid down in a resolution of the Security Council; suggests that the Security Council be permitted, on a case-by-case basis for the purpose of dealing with a clearly defined situation over a limited period of time, to delegate its powers under Chapter VII of the UN Charter to a recognised regional organisation; |
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5.

Reiterates that when considering the use of force the Security Council should always take into account the five criteria of legitimacy: seriousness of threat, proper purpose, last resort, proportional means and allowance for the consequences; agrees that the principles relating to the use of force and its authorisation should be laid down in a resolution of the Security Council; suggests that the Security Council be permitted, on a case-by-case basis for the purpose of dealing with a clearly defined situation over a limited period of time, to delegate its powers under Chapter VII of the UN Charter to a recognised regional organisation;

| 6. | Supports the High-level Panel's call, as confirmed in the RSG, to grant to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) an increased role and reinforced means, including the strengthening of its verification authority, in the fight against nuclear proliferation and in preventing the use of atomic, biological and chemical (ABC) weapons; strongly supports the call for States to pledge full compliance with all articles of the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention and the Chemical Weapons Convention in order further to strengthen the multilateral framework for non-proliferation and disarmament, as well as the specific proposals in this area; |
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6.

Supports the High-level Panel's call, as confirmed in the RSG, to grant to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) an increased role and reinforced means, including the strengthening of its verification authority, in the fight against nuclear proliferation and in preventing the use of atomic, biological and chemical (ABC) weapons; strongly supports the call for States to pledge full compliance with all articles of the Treaty on Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention and the Chemical Weapons Convention in order further to strengthen the multilateral framework for non-proliferation and disarmament, as well as the specific proposals in this area;

| 7. | Supports the guaranteeing of the supply of fuel necessary to develop peaceful uses, such as an arrangement in which the IAEA would act as a guarantor for the supply of fissile material to civilian nuclear users at market rates for States who voluntarily forego the development of domestic uranium enrichment and plutonium separation facilities; |
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7.

Supports the guaranteeing of the supply of fuel necessary to develop peaceful uses, such as an arrangement in which the IAEA would act as a guarantor for the supply of fissile material to civilian nuclear users at market rates for States who voluntarily forego the development of domestic uranium enrichment and plutonium separation facilities;

| 8. | Supports the forging by the United Nations of a strategy of counter-terrorism which is respectful of human rights and the rule of law, which involves civil society and which is based on the five pillars of dissuading from resort to terrorism or support thereof, denying terrorists access to funds and material resources, deterring States from supporting terrorism, developing State capacity to combat terrorism and defending human rights; |
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Supports the forging by the United Nations of a strategy of counter-terrorism which is respectful of human rights and the rule of law, which involves civil society and which is based on the five pillars of dissuading from resort to terrorism or support thereof, denying terrorists access to funds and material resources, deterring States from supporting terrorism, developing State capacity to combat terrorism and defending human rights;

| 9. | Stresses in this context the need to continue to build on the past work of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), and to support the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) in its task of guaranteeing compliance with the obligations of UN Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001); |
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Stresses in this context the need to continue to build on the past work of the Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), and to support the Counter-Terrorism Committee Executive Directorate (CTED) in its task of guaranteeing compliance with the obligations of UN Security Council Resolution 1373 (2001);

| 10. | Looks forward to the conclusion by the General Assembly of the United Nations of a comprehensive convention on terrorism, based on a clear and agreed definition, respecting human rights and democratic freedoms, containing a reference inter alia to the definitions in the 1999 Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and in UN Security Council Resolution 1566 (2004), and reiterating that actions covered by the twelve earlier anti-terrorism Conventions constitute terrorism, together with a statement that they also constitute a crime under international law; also encourages more effective cooperation in other priority areas such as confronting organised crime and the illicit trade in small and light arms, and working to eliminate landmines completely; |
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Looks forward to the conclusion by the General Assembly of the United Nations of a comprehensive convention on terrorism, based on a clear and agreed definition, respecting human rights and democratic freedoms, containing a reference inter alia to the definitions in the 1999 Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism and in UN Security Council Resolution 1566 (2004), and reiterating that actions covered by the twelve earlier anti-terrorism Conventions constitute terrorism, together with a statement that they also constitute a crime under international law; also encourages more effective cooperation in other priority areas such as confronting organised crime and the illicit trade in small and light arms, and working to eliminate landmines completely;

| 11. | Fully subscribes to the need for developed States to engage more actively in peacekeeping operations around the world, and therefore calls for greater efforts by the EU Member States with a view to transforming armies into units suitable for deployment to peace operations, and to placing contingents on stand-by for UN purposes; states its commitment to the serious reinvigorating of both conflict prevention and post-conflict peace-building by providing peacekeepers with the right mandates, sufficient capacity and appropriate training in order to perform the assigned tasks and to avoid civil and humanitarian crises; agrees with the proposal that peacekeeping operations carried out by regional organisations should be authorised by the Security Council; |
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Fully subscribes to the need for developed States to engage more actively in peacekeeping operations around the world, and therefore calls for greater efforts by the EU Member States with a view to transforming armies into units suitable for deployment to peace operations, and to placing contingents on stand-by for UN purposes; states its commitment to the serious reinvigorating of both conflict prevention and post-conflict peace-building by providing peacekeepers with the right mandates, sufficient capacity and appropriate training in order to perform the assigned tasks and to avoid civil and humanitarian crises; agrees with the proposal that peacekeeping operations carried out by regional organisations should be authorised by the Security Council;

Freedom from want: a shared and balanced vision of a renewed UN development policy

| 12. | Takes this opportunity to call upon all those involved actors to do their utmost to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs); emphasises that development reforms and aims as mentioned in the MDGs have to be achieved in accordance with reform efforts in the areas of collective security and institutional reforms; is convinced that only a thorough and balanced reform of the UN system as a whole will achieve a better north-south balance within the UN that in turn will increase acceptance of the UN and its legitimacy in the eyes of its members; |
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12.

Takes this opportunity to call upon all those involved actors to do their utmost to achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs); emphasises that development reforms and aims as mentioned in the MDGs have to be achieved in accordance with reform efforts in the areas of collective security and institutional reforms; is convinced that only a thorough and balanced reform of the UN system as a whole will achieve a better north-south balance within the UN that in turn will increase acceptance of the UN and its legitimacy in the eyes of its members;

| 13. | Recalls that previous pledges from donor countries for the financing of development should be implemented — especially to achieve progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis; notes in this regard that the UN Country Teams should be strengthened, and that their staff should be properly trained and funded and should work closely with the international financial institutions to achieve the MDGs; |
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13.

Recalls that previous pledges from donor countries for the financing of development should be implemented — especially to achieve progress in the fight against HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis; notes in this regard that the UN Country Teams should be strengthened, and that their staff should be properly trained and funded and should work closely with the international financial institutions to achieve the MDGs;

| 14. | Emphasises the need further to support scientific research and development so as to ensure environmental sustainability, address climate change and react to the special needs of developing countries in the fields of agriculture, natural resources and environmental management; |
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14.

Emphasises the need further to support scientific research and development so as to ensure environmental sustainability, address climate change and react to the special needs of developing countries in the fields of agriculture, natural resources and environmental management;

| 15. | Recalls that a successful partnership must be based on a two-way process in which developing countries must strengthen governance, combat corruption and maximise domestic resources to fund national development strategies, while developed countries must support these efforts through a more effective allocation of development assistance, better access to their markets and debt relief; |
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Recalls that a successful partnership must be based on a two-way process in which developing countries must strengthen governance, combat corruption and maximise domestic resources to fund national development strategies, while developed countries must support these efforts through a more effective allocation of development assistance, better access to their markets and debt relief;

| 16. | Endorses the view that economic and social development and security and respect for human rights and safeguarding the environment are intricately interdependent; emphasises that risk prevention through development can significantly reduce political, military or terrorist threats which derive from actual or perceived social inequalities, economic injustices and environmental degradations; welcomes the conclusion by the High-level Panel that there is no hierarchy of threats, and that threats of different natures cannot be isolated from one another; restates therefore that security issues are intimately linked to the achievement and consolidation of the MDGs; |
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16.

Endorses the view that economic and social development and security and respect for human rights and safeguarding the environment are intricately interdependent; emphasises that risk prevention through development can significantly reduce political, military or terrorist threats which derive from actual or perceived social inequalities, economic injustices and environmental degradations; welcomes the conclusion by the High-level Panel that there is no hierarchy of threats, and that threats of different natures cannot be isolated from one another; restates therefore that security issues are intimately linked to the achievement and consolidation of the MDGs;

| 17. | Fully endorses the specific calls made by the Secretary-General in this area, including those on establishing a clear timetable for developed countries to achieve the target of 0.7 % of GNI for official development assistance, on recognising the special needs of Africa, and on launching a series of quick-win initiatives so as to realise major immediate progress towards the MDGs, including the elimination of user fees for basic health and education; |
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17.

Fully endorses the specific calls made by the Secretary-General in this area, including those on establishing a clear timetable for developed countries to achieve the target of 0.7 % of GNI for official development assistance, on recognising the special needs of Africa, and on launching a series of quick-win initiatives so as to realise major immediate progress towards the MDGs, including the elimination of user fees for basic health and education;

| 18. | Endorses the RSG's recommendation to strengthen the contribution of non-state actors to the goals of the UN, including new mechanisms to ensure accountability of civil society, the private sector and international institutions; |
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18.

Endorses the RSG's recommendation to strengthen the contribution of non-state actors to the goals of the UN, including new mechanisms to ensure accountability of civil society, the private sector and international institutions;

| 19. | Welcomes the RSG's recommendation for agreement for an international framework to tackle climate change beyond 2012, with broader participation by all major emitters, and to support time-bound environmental targets for all EU Member States; |
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19.

Welcomes the RSG's recommendation for agreement for an international framework to tackle climate change beyond 2012, with broader participation by all major emitters, and to support time-bound environmental targets for all EU Member States;

| 20. | Affirms that UN decision-making bodies should have the competence — and the responsibility — both to define common public interests and to establish norms to safeguard and adopt regulations in order to preserve and defend these public interests, including the definition of international rules aimed at clarifying the relationship between trade and the environment with a view to ensuring the safeguarding of Multilateral Environmental Agreements against trade rules; |
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Affirms that UN decision-making bodies should have the competence — and the responsibility — both to define common public interests and to establish norms to safeguard and adopt regulations in order to preserve and defend these public interests, including the definition of international rules aimed at clarifying the relationship between trade and the environment with a view to ensuring the safeguarding of Multilateral Environmental Agreements against trade rules;

Reformed institutions for greater representativeness and efficiency

| 21. | Insists that the necessary reform of the United Nations as a whole must by no means be limited or overshadowed by the reform of the Security Council and other institutional questions, although a rethinking of structures and working methods with a view to better representation and credibility is of the utmost importance; calls on UN member states to make every effort to avoid a situation in which potential difficulties in reaching an agreement on the new composition of the Security Council jeopardise the reform as a whole; |
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21.

Insists that the necessary reform of the United Nations as a whole must by no means be limited or overshadowed by the reform of the Security Council and other institutional questions, although a rethinking of structures and working methods with a view to better representation and credibility is of the utmost importance; calls on UN member states to make every effort to avoid a situation in which potential difficulties in reaching an agreement on the new composition of the Security Council jeopardise the reform as a whole;

| 22. | Is convinced that the central elements guiding the reform of the Security Council must be the strengthening of its authority, the truly representative nature of all geographic areas, legitimacy, effectiveness and its primary role in the maintenance of international peace and security; is convinced of the need to change the composition of the Security Council in a way that takes into account the changed state of the international system as well as current geopolitical realities, by increasing the number of developing countries in the Council, by ensuring that its members are willing and able to act when action is needed, and by employing more effective and transparent working methods; considers that the two proposals (Models A and B) by the High-level Panel adequately reflect such better representation, although other reform proposals are also possible, and emphasises that an EU seat in the UN Security Council remains the aim for the EU as soon as the political, constitutional and legal conditions for such a seat are met; |
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22.

Is convinced that the central elements guiding the reform of the Security Council must be the strengthening of its authority, the truly representative nature of all geographic areas, legitimacy, effectiveness and its primary role in the maintenance of international peace and security; is convinced of the need to change the composition of the Security Council in a way that takes into account the changed state of the international system as well as current geopolitical realities, by increasing the number of developing countries in the Council, by ensuring that its members are willing and able to act when action is needed, and by employing more effective and transparent working methods; considers that the two proposals (Models A and B) by the High-level Panel adequately reflect such better representation, although other reform proposals are also possible, and emphasises that an EU seat in the UN Security Council remains the aim for the EU as soon as the political, constitutional and legal conditions for such a seat are met;

| 23. | Takes note of the proposal to extend the composition of the UN Security Council by adding new seats for each regional group, including ‘Europe’; expresses the view that in this context the appropriate solution that would be coherent with the European Constitutional Treaty, which creates a legal personality for the Union and a European Minister for Foreign Affairs, would be to allocate an additional permanent seat to the EU; calls on the Member States seriously to consider this proposal in order to enhance Europe's influence in the world through a coherent and efficient Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP); |
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Takes note of the proposal to extend the composition of the UN Security Council by adding new seats for each regional group, including ‘Europe’; expresses the view that in this context the appropriate solution that would be coherent with the European Constitutional Treaty, which creates a legal personality for the Union and a European Minister for Foreign Affairs, would be to allocate an additional permanent seat to the EU; calls on the Member States seriously to consider this proposal in order to enhance Europe's influence in the world through a coherent and efficient Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP);

| 24. | Considers, however, that in any case, irrespective of the procedure for reform chosen, some of the additional seats for ‘Europe’ should be allocated to the EU as such; in this context, calls on the EU Council to establish the appropriate mechanism to designate the EU Member States who will carry out their mandate as EU representatives in close coordination with the other EU Member States, the High Representative for the CFSP or the future Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Commission and the European Parliament until the conditions for an EU seat are met; |
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24.

Considers, however, that in any case, irrespective of the procedure for reform chosen, some of the additional seats for ‘Europe’ should be allocated to the EU as such; in this context, calls on the EU Council to establish the appropriate mechanism to designate the EU Member States who will carry out their mandate as EU representatives in close coordination with the other EU Member States, the High Representative for the CFSP or the future Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Commission and the European Parliament until the conditions for an EU seat are met;

| 25. | Fully supports the proposal of the RHP to introduce a mechanism of indicative voting in the Security Council, whereby members could call for a public indication of positions on a proposed action, ‘no’ votes not having a veto effect, nor the final vote having any legal force, but increasing the accountability of the veto function; |
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25.

Fully supports the proposal of the RHP to introduce a mechanism of indicative voting in the Security Council, whereby members could call for a public indication of positions on a proposed action, ‘no’ votes not having a veto effect, nor the final vote having any legal force, but increasing the accountability of the veto function;

| 26. | Strongly supports the strengthening of human rights protection and promotion in the UN system, which to date, unfortunately, has not always achieved the desired effectiveness in terms of results, and calls for significantly increased financial support from all member states for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, as well as the active involvement of the High Commissioner in the work and deliberations of the Security Council; supports, in this connection, the proposal for an annual report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights which presents added value in terms of the visibility of the UN recommendations made and at the same time permits an evaluation of the degree of cooperation of a state with the UN mechanisms; |
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26.

Strongly supports the strengthening of human rights protection and promotion in the UN system, which to date, unfortunately, has not always achieved the desired effectiveness in terms of results, and calls for significantly increased financial support from all member states for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, as well as the active involvement of the High Commissioner in the work and deliberations of the Security Council; supports, in this connection, the proposal for an annual report of the High Commissioner for Human Rights which presents added value in terms of the visibility of the UN recommendations made and at the same time permits an evaluation of the degree of cooperation of a state with the UN mechanisms;

| 27. | Supports the replacement of the UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) with a reduced standing Human Rights Council (HRC) directly elected by the General Assembly — which, when electing members to serve in that body, should choose countries that respect human rights most scrupulously — with a strengthened majority, which will give it greater democratic legitimacy and political authority; supports the incorporation into the working methods of the UNCHR of a ‘peer review’ mechanism which would allow for each country to be subject, on a regular basis, to a human rights assessment; supports the idea of linking accession to the HRC to the obligation for a member state to issue a standing invitation allowing for the implementation of the UN mechanisms and procedures; considers that it is of the utmost importance to reinforce the role of independent NGOs within the HRC and that their participation requires a reform of the Committee of NGOs; |
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27.

Supports the replacement of the UN Commission on Human Rights (UNCHR) with a reduced standing Human Rights Council (HRC) directly elected by the General Assembly — which, when electing members to serve in that body, should choose countries that respect human rights most scrupulously — with a strengthened majority, which will give it greater democratic legitimacy and political authority; supports the incorporation into the working methods of the UNCHR of a ‘peer review’ mechanism which would allow for each country to be subject, on a regular basis, to a human rights assessment; supports the idea of linking accession to the HRC to the obligation for a member state to issue a standing invitation allowing for the implementation of the UN mechanisms and procedures; considers that it is of the utmost importance to reinforce the role of independent NGOs within the HRC and that their participation requires a reform of the Committee of NGOs;

| 28. | Restates its full support for the work of the International Criminal Court and encourages all UN member states to cooperate with it; welcomes the establishment of a special rapporteur on the compatibility of counter-terrorism measures with international human rights law; recognises the important role of the International Court of Justice and supports the consideration of means to strengthen the work of the Court; |
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28.

Restates its full support for the work of the International Criminal Court and encourages all UN member states to cooperate with it; welcomes the establishment of a special rapporteur on the compatibility of counter-terrorism measures with international human rights law; recognises the important role of the International Court of Justice and supports the consideration of means to strengthen the work of the Court;

| 29. | Fully supports the High-level Panel's view that the role, the margin of manoeuvre and the accountability of the Secretary-General should be increased in the field of peace and security; in this respect, underlines the need to give the Secretary-General the appropriate freedom, discretion and resources to organise the structure and modalities of his working environment in such a way as to ensure that the UN administration matches the priorities of the reform; |
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29.

Fully supports the High-level Panel's view that the role, the margin of manoeuvre and the accountability of the Secretary-General should be increased in the field of peace and security; in this respect, underlines the need to give the Secretary-General the appropriate freedom, discretion and resources to organise the structure and modalities of his working environment in such a way as to ensure that the UN administration matches the priorities of the reform;

| 30. | Is alarmed at the accusations that UN peacekeeping forces used sexual and physical violence in, inter alia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bosnia and Kosovo; condemns the fact that those who are guilty of sexual violence and rape during current conflicts have neither been charged nor punished and calls on the UN to tackle the problems in order to ensure that the organisation continues in its role as the leading champion of human rights in the world; |
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30.

Is alarmed at the accusations that UN peacekeeping forces used sexual and physical violence in, inter alia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Bosnia and Kosovo; condemns the fact that those who are guilty of sexual violence and rape during current conflicts have neither been charged nor punished and calls on the UN to tackle the problems in order to ensure that the organisation continues in its role as the leading champion of human rights in the world;

| 31. | Welcomes the proposal to create a Peacebuilding Commission as well as a Peacebuilding Support Office within the UN Secretariat and with the participation of international financial institutions, in order to enhance the ability of the organisation to sustain efforts in post-conflict peacebuilding and to restore order in, and rebuild, devastated nations where the state has ceased to exist; calls for the establishment of a civilian peace corps (‘white helmets’) capable of performing functions that are non-military in nature; strongly endorses the need to ensure greater protection for humanitarian actors and their safe and unimpeded access to vulnerable populations; underlines the need for additional resources for the Secretary-General for his mediation capacities (‘good offices’) and supports the creation of a Rule of Law Assistance Unit and a Democracy Fund to assist national efforts to re-establish the rule of law and democracy; |
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31.

Welcomes the proposal to create a Peacebuilding Commission as well as a Peacebuilding Support Office within the UN Secretariat and with the participation of international financial institutions, in order to enhance the ability of the organisation to sustain efforts in post-conflict peacebuilding and to restore order in, and rebuild, devastated nations where the state has ceased to exist; calls for the establishment of a civilian peace corps (‘white helmets’) capable of performing functions that are non-military in nature; strongly endorses the need to ensure greater protection for humanitarian actors and their safe and unimpeded access to vulnerable populations; underlines the need for additional resources for the Secretary-General for his mediation capacities (‘good offices’) and supports the creation of a Rule of Law Assistance Unit and a Democracy Fund to assist national efforts to re-establish the rule of law and democracy;

| 32. | Insists on the need to revitalise the General Assembly by implementing a better conceptualisation and shortening of its agenda in order to speedily and efficiently address the major substantive issues affecting the world today, by reducing the number of members of its committees and by focusing their activities in order to improve the resolutions and the credibility of the body as a whole; calls for the establishment of mechanisms within the General Assembly in order to systematically engage with civil society; |
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32.

Insists on the need to revitalise the General Assembly by implementing a better conceptualisation and shortening of its agenda in order to speedily and efficiently address the major substantive issues affecting the world today, by reducing the number of members of its committees and by focusing their activities in order to improve the resolutions and the credibility of the body as a whole; calls for the establishment of mechanisms within the General Assembly in order to systematically engage with civil society;

| 33. | Calls for the upgrading of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), a drastic reduction in the number of its members and reinforcement of its decision-making powers in order to transform this body into the equivalent of the Security Council in areas dealing with economic matters, finance, development, biotechnology, communication systems, ethics, and threats to the climate and the biotope; calls for the establishment of a close and permanent consultation mechanism between a reformed ECOSOC and the Bretton Woods Institutions as well as the World Trade Organisation (WTO), enabling ECOSOC effectively to assess progress on the UN development agenda and to serve as a high-level development cooperation forum; calls for a better coordination mechanism between the various United Nations agencies operating under the aegis of ECOSOC; supports the proposed biennial high-level Development Cooperation Forum and the establishment of an ECOSOC Executive Committee; |
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33.

Calls for the upgrading of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC), a drastic reduction in the number of its members and reinforcement of its decision-making powers in order to transform this body into the equivalent of the Security Council in areas dealing with economic matters, finance, development, biotechnology, communication systems, ethics, and threats to the climate and the biotope; calls for the establishment of a close and permanent consultation mechanism between a reformed ECOSOC and the Bretton Woods Institutions as well as the World Trade Organisation (WTO), enabling ECOSOC effectively to assess progress on the UN development agenda and to serve as a high-level development cooperation forum; calls for a better coordination mechanism between the various United Nations agencies operating under the aegis of ECOSOC; supports the proposed biennial high-level Development Cooperation Forum and the establishment of an ECOSOC Executive Committee;

| 34. | Considers, however, that the reform proposals put forward by the RSG in the socio-economic field remain largely below actual needs for a body that brings together the key developed and developing countries to address the critical interlinkages between trade, finance, the environment and economic and social development; fully supports as a first step the RHP proposal to transform the G20 group, of which the European Union is an institutional member and the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are ex-officio members, into a leaders' group with regular attendance by the WTO, the UN Secretary-General, the President of ECOSOC and the High Commissioner for Human Rights; |
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34.

Considers, however, that the reform proposals put forward by the RSG in the socio-economic field remain largely below actual needs for a body that brings together the key developed and developing countries to address the critical interlinkages between trade, finance, the environment and economic and social development; fully supports as a first step the RHP proposal to transform the G20 group, of which the European Union is an institutional member and the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank are ex-officio members, into a leaders' group with regular attendance by the WTO, the UN Secretary-General, the President of ECOSOC and the High Commissioner for Human Rights;

| 35. | Suggests that the existing but dormant and obsolete Trusteeship Council be transformed into a Council for Failed States, which would be responsible, on behalf of the United Nations, for coordinating international cooperation in the case of failed States, and more widely for conflict prevention in failing States; suggests that this Council for Failed States be mandated by the Security Council to administer on a temporary basis peoples and territories where official state structures have collapsed or are about to disappear; |
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35.

Suggests that the existing but dormant and obsolete Trusteeship Council be transformed into a Council for Failed States, which would be responsible, on behalf of the United Nations, for coordinating international cooperation in the case of failed States, and more widely for conflict prevention in failing States; suggests that this Council for Failed States be mandated by the Security Council to administer on a temporary basis peoples and territories where official state structures have collapsed or are about to disappear;

| 36. | Calls for the strengthening of international environmental governance through the upgrading of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) into a United Nations specialised agency for the environment, equipped with sufficient financial, material and human resources, with universal membership, entitled to ensure compliance with legally binding multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) by governments, international economic institutions and transnational corporations, and serving as a reference body for scientific, technical and legal expertise on the environment; calls for cohesive new action to ensure environmental sustainability, including addressing climate change as well as the issues of desertification, biodiversity and environmental refugees; calls for clarification of the jurisdictional relationship, including the dispute settlement mechanisms, between the WTO and MEAs within the UN system; |
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36.

Calls for the strengthening of international environmental governance through the upgrading of the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) into a United Nations specialised agency for the environment, equipped with sufficient financial, material and human resources, with universal membership, entitled to ensure compliance with legally binding multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) by governments, international economic institutions and transnational corporations, and serving as a reference body for scientific, technical and legal expertise on the environment; calls for cohesive new action to ensure environmental sustainability, including addressing climate change as well as the issues of desertification, biodiversity and environmental refugees; calls for clarification of the jurisdictional relationship, including the dispute settlement mechanisms, between the WTO and MEAs within the UN system;

| 37. | Draws attention to the fact that in November 2004, UNEP and United Nations Development Programme signed a Memorandum of Understanding which provides for UNEP to assist countries, at their request, in building capacity for compliance with environmental obligations, as one of the key pillars of sustainable development; supports this position and strongly endorses the need to ensure that sufficient resources are made available for both programmes to cooperate effectively; |
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Draws attention to the fact that in November 2004, UNEP and United Nations Development Programme signed a Memorandum of Understanding which provides for UNEP to assist countries, at their request, in building capacity for compliance with environmental obligations, as one of the key pillars of sustainable development; supports this position and strongly endorses the need to ensure that sufficient resources are made available for both programmes to cooperate effectively;

| 38. | Emphasises that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is one of the key agencies in the United Nations system, with global responsibility for education, science (including water) and culture (including communications and media); calls upon member countries to provide UNESCO with enhanced budgetary resources in order to fulfil its important mandate; invites the UN Secretary-General to draw systematically on UNESCO contributions especially in poverty reduction and education policies, as well as in the safeguarding of cultural diversity; |
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38.

Emphasises that the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is one of the key agencies in the United Nations system, with global responsibility for education, science (including water) and culture (including communications and media); calls upon member countries to provide UNESCO with enhanced budgetary resources in order to fulfil its important mandate; invites the UN Secretary-General to draw systematically on UNESCO contributions especially in poverty reduction and education policies, as well as in the safeguarding of cultural diversity;

| 39. | Calls for the establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA) within the UN system, which would increase the democratic profile and internal democratic process of the organisation and allow world civil society to be directly associated in the decision-making process; states that the Parliamentary Assembly should be vested with genuine rights of information, participation and control, and should be able to adopt recommendations directed at the UN General Assembly; |
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39.

Calls for the establishment of a United Nations Parliamentary Assembly (UNPA) within the UN system, which would increase the democratic profile and internal democratic process of the organisation and allow world civil society to be directly associated in the decision-making process; states that the Parliamentary Assembly should be vested with genuine rights of information, participation and control, and should be able to adopt recommendations directed at the UN General Assembly;

| 40. | Suggests as a first step the holding of a parliamentary event before the gathering of Heads of States and Government in September 2005, which would be complementary to the Second World Conference of Speakers of Parliament scheduled for 7-9 September 2005 in New York; states its preparedness to send a delegation to these parliamentary events; fully supports the creation of a Democracy Fund aimed at encouraging, establishing and strengthening democracy worldwide, as called for in the RSG; |
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Suggests as a first step the holding of a parliamentary event before the gathering of Heads of States and Government in September 2005, which would be complementary to the Second World Conference of Speakers of Parliament scheduled for 7-9 September 2005 in New York; states its preparedness to send a delegation to these parliamentary events; fully supports the creation of a Democracy Fund aimed at encouraging, establishing and strengthening democracy worldwide, as called for in the RSG;

| 41. | Calls on Member States to support and strengthen the ‘UN Democracy Caucus’ that promotes democracy among the member states of the UN and helps to establish democratic structures within the UN system by serving as a role model for emerging democracies while at the same time preventing non-democratic authoritarian states from chairing important UN bodies and thus endangering UN credibility; |
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41.

Calls on Member States to support and strengthen the ‘UN Democracy Caucus’ that promotes democracy among the member states of the UN and helps to establish democratic structures within the UN system by serving as a role model for emerging democracies while at the same time preventing non-democratic authoritarian states from chairing important UN bodies and thus endangering UN credibility;

| 42. | Welcomes the initiative by the Secretary-General to organise the ‘Treaty event, an invitation to universal participation Focus 2005: responding to global challenges’; calls on Member States to support this initiative by signing, ratifying or acceding to those treaties featured in Focus 2005 to which they are not parties already; calls also on the Council and the Commission, in their relations with third countries, to promote this initiative and to assist those countries in their efforts with a view to signing, ratifying or acceding to those treaties by September 2005; |
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42.

Welcomes the initiative by the Secretary-General to organise the ‘Treaty event, an invitation to universal participation Focus 2005: responding to global challenges’; calls on Member States to support this initiative by signing, ratifying or acceding to those treaties featured in Focus 2005 to which they are not parties already; calls also on the Council and the Commission, in their relations with third countries, to promote this initiative and to assist those countries in their efforts with a view to signing, ratifying or acceding to those treaties by September 2005;

| 43. | Recalls the successful co-operation between the United Nations and the European Union concerning the rescue operations and relief work delivered in the aftermath of the Tsunami disaster; welcomes the recommendation by the Secretary-General asking the United Nations to build on the successes of regional organisations, in particular by developing strong norms to ensure political stability and to protect the rights of minorities, indigenous peoples and internally displaced persons; welcomes the recommendation to give increased support to Africa and to the African Union; calls for an increased partnership between the United Nations and the European Union, given that the latter is best suited to coordinate with other countries or regional entities the effective implementation of global policies, including those concerning the International Criminal Court, the Kyoto Protocol and the International Ban on Landmines; |
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43.

Recalls the successful co-operation between the United Nations and the European Union concerning the rescue operations and relief work delivered in the aftermath of the Tsunami disaster; welcomes the recommendation by the Secretary-General asking the United Nations to build on the successes of regional organisations, in particular by developing strong norms to ensure political stability and to protect the rights of minorities, indigenous peoples and internally displaced persons; welcomes the recommendation to give increased support to Africa and to the African Union; calls for an increased partnership between the United Nations and the European Union, given that the latter is best suited to coordinate with other countries or regional entities the effective implementation of global policies, including those concerning the International Criminal Court, the Kyoto Protocol and the International Ban on Landmines;

| 44. | Restates its opinion that, in the light of the EU Constitution, streamlining the EU's diplomatic representation to the UN is of the utmost importance for improving relations between them and for the influence of the EU on the international stage; therefore encourages the Council and the Commission actively to pursue the merging of their liaison offices and delegations into a common external EU delegation in each one of the following UN headquarters: New York, Geneva, Vienna and Nairobi; |
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44.

Restates its opinion that, in the light of the EU Constitution, streamlining the EU's diplomatic representation to the UN is of the utmost importance for improving relations between them and for the influence of the EU on the international stage; therefore encourages the Council and the Commission actively to pursue the merging of their liaison offices and delegations into a common external EU delegation in each one of the following UN headquarters: New York, Geneva, Vienna and Nairobi;

| 45. | Strongly calls on the EU Member States to support without delay the proposals for reform outlined by the RSG following on from the RHP, to make all possible efforts to implement these reforms in the appropriate areas and to provide the necessary means for that purpose in collaboration with EU institutions; |
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45.

Strongly calls on the EU Member States to support without delay the proposals for reform outlined by the RSG following on from the RHP, to make all possible efforts to implement these reforms in the appropriate areas and to provide the necessary means for that purpose in collaboration with EU institutions;

| 46. | Calls on its Bureau to commission a group of experts to draw up an initial blueprint detailing how the overall reform of the UN system might operate from the point of view both of the UN Charter and of the EU institutions; |
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46.

Calls on its Bureau to commission a group of experts to draw up an initial blueprint detailing how the overall reform of the UN system might operate from the point of view both of the UN Charter and of the EU institutions;

| 47. | Decides to launch a series of awareness-raising campaigns to inform the public at large, within and outside Europe, about the historic implications of UN reform and its impact on the European institutional system; |
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47.

Decides to launch a series of awareness-raising campaigns to inform the public at large, within and outside Europe, about the historic implications of UN reform and its impact on the European institutional system;

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| 48. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, the Governments and Parliaments of the EU Member States, the Secretary-General of the UN, the President of the UN Security Council, the President of the UN General Assembly, the President of the UN ECOSOC and the Members of the High-level Panel for UN reform, as well as to the US Congress, the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. |
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48.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, the Governments and Parliaments of the EU Member States, the Secretary-General of the UN, the President of the UN Security Council, the President of the UN General Assembly, the President of the UN ECOSOC and the Members of the High-level Panel for UN reform, as well as to the US Congress, the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

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(1)  OJ C 96 E, 21.4.2004, p. 79.

P6_TA(2005)0238

Transatlantic relations

European Parliament resolution on ensuring the success of the forthcoming EU-US Summit in Washington DC on 20 June 2005

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Transatlantic Declaration on EC-US relations of 1990 and the New Transatlantic Agenda of 1995, |
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having regard to the Transatlantic Declaration on EC-US relations of 1990 and the New Transatlantic Agenda of 1995,

| — | having regard to the Conclusions of the Brussels European Council of 16 and 17 December 2004 and in particular to the sections entitled ‘An international order based on effective multilateralism’ and ‘Working with partners’, |
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having regard to the Conclusions of the Brussels European Council of 16 and 17 December 2004 and in particular to the sections entitled ‘An international order based on effective multilateralism’ and ‘Working with partners’,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 22 April 2004 on the state of the Transatlantic Partnership on the eve of the EU-US Summit in Dublin on 25/26 June 2004 (1), |
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—

having regard to its resolution of 22 April 2004 on the state of the Transatlantic Partnership on the eve of the EU-US Summit in Dublin on 25/26 June 2004 (1),

| — | having regard to the outcome of the EU-US Summit held on 25 and 26 June 2004 in Dublin, |
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—

having regard to the outcome of the EU-US Summit held on 25 and 26 June 2004 in Dublin,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 13 January 2005 on transatlantic relations (2), |
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—

having regard to its resolution of 13 January 2005 on transatlantic relations (2),

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions of 17 May 2001 on the state of the transatlantic dialogue (3), of 13 December 2001 on EU judicial cooperation with the United States in combating terrorism (4), of 15 May 2002 on the Commission Communication to the Council on reinforcing the Transatlantic Relationship: Focusing on Strategy and Delivering Results (5) and of 19 June 2003 on a renewed transatlantic relationship for the third millennium (6), and to its recommendation of 10 March 2004 to the Council on the Guantánamo detainees' right to a fair trial (7), |
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—

having regard to its previous resolutions of 17 May 2001 on the state of the transatlantic dialogue (3), of 13 December 2001 on EU judicial cooperation with the United States in combating terrorism (4), of 15 May 2002 on the Commission Communication to the Council on reinforcing the Transatlantic Relationship: Focusing on Strategy and Delivering Results (5) and of 19 June 2003 on a renewed transatlantic relationship for the third millennium (6), and to its recommendation of 10 March 2004 to the Council on the Guantánamo detainees' right to a fair trial (7),

| — | having regard to US Congress Draft House Resolution 77 on Transatlantic Relations presented on 9 February 2005, |
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having regard to US Congress Draft House Resolution 77 on Transatlantic Relations presented on 9 February 2005,

| — | having regard to the statements made after the meeting of European Union Heads of State and Government and the President of the United States on 22 February 2005 in Brussels, |
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—

having regard to the statements made after the meeting of European Union Heads of State and Government and the President of the United States on 22 February 2005 in Brussels,

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication of 18 May 2005 entitled ‘A stronger EU-US Partnership and a more open market for the 21st century’ (COM(2005)0196), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication of 18 May 2005 entitled ‘A stronger EU-US Partnership and a more open market for the 21st century’ (COM(2005)0196),

| — | having regard to the hearing of the Committee on International Trade on 26 May 2005 concerning transatlantic economic relations, |
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having regard to the hearing of the Committee on International Trade on 26 May 2005 concerning transatlantic economic relations,

| — | having regard to the document produced by the OECD, setting out the benefits of liberalising product markets and reducing barriers to international trade and investment (‘Preferential Trading Arrangements in Agricultural and Food Markets — The Case of the European Union and the United States’, published in March 2005), |
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—

having regard to the document produced by the OECD, setting out the benefits of liberalising product markets and reducing barriers to international trade and investment (‘Preferential Trading Arrangements in Agricultural and Food Markets — The Case of the European Union and the United States’, published in March 2005),

| — | 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 democracy, human rights and the rule of law, sustainable economies and sustainable development have proven to be common values capable of forming a solid basis for both the transatlantic partnership and European integration, which together have brought about stability, peace and prosperity in our societies during the last 60 years, |
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A.

whereas democracy, human rights and the rule of law, sustainable economies and sustainable development have proven to be common values capable of forming a solid basis for both the transatlantic partnership and European integration, which together have brought about stability, peace and prosperity in our societies during the last 60 years,

| B. | whereas, as the European Security Strategy makes clear, the transatlantic partnership is very important, |
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B.

whereas, as the European Security Strategy makes clear, the transatlantic partnership is very important,

| C. | whereas, however, new threats and conflicts in the new international environment challenge those values and achievements to such an extent that only cooperation between the transatlantic partners on the basis of a firm institutionalised structure can bring any hope of success, |
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C.

whereas, however, new threats and conflicts in the new international environment challenge those values and achievements to such an extent that only cooperation between the transatlantic partners on the basis of a firm institutionalised structure can bring any hope of success,

| D. | whereas the New Transatlantic Agenda has succeeded in considerably increasing the integration and cohesion of the transatlantic economy but has also proved insufficient to resolve high-level political issues such as decisions regarding the use of force and issues regarding world order, |
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D.

whereas the New Transatlantic Agenda has succeeded in considerably increasing the integration and cohesion of the transatlantic economy but has also proved insufficient to resolve high-level political issues such as decisions regarding the use of force and issues regarding world order,

| E. | whereas the moment has therefore arrived for the New Transatlantic Agenda of 1995 to be urgently revised in order to take account of current realities and further deepen transatlantic relations on the clear assumption that working together brings more benefits to each partner than working in different, or indeed opposing, directions, |
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E.

whereas the moment has therefore arrived for the New Transatlantic Agenda of 1995 to be urgently revised in order to take account of current realities and further deepen transatlantic relations on the clear assumption that working together brings more benefits to each partner than working in different, or indeed opposing, directions,

| F. | whereas international treaties are the basic elements upon which to lay the foundations of an effective multilateral framework and whereas in several policy areas, such as those relating to the International Criminal Court, the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change, data protection principles and support for the development of large civil aircraft, differences in analysis, diagnosis and policy approach exist between the EU and the US, |
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F.

whereas international treaties are the basic elements upon which to lay the foundations of an effective multilateral framework and whereas in several policy areas, such as those relating to the International Criminal Court, the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change, data protection principles and support for the development of large civil aircraft, differences in analysis, diagnosis and policy approach exist between the EU and the US,

| G. | whereas the persistent situation at Guantánamo Bay is creating tensions in transatlantic relations, |
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G.

whereas the persistent situation at Guantánamo Bay is creating tensions in transatlantic relations,

| H. | whereas the fight against terrorism can be successful only if the action is carried out through a strengthened transatlantic partnership which also pays full attention to the causes of terrorism and to a sincere commitment to upholding and promoting human and fundamental rights, data protection principles and all other founding values upon which the partnership has been built, |
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H.

whereas the fight against terrorism can be successful only if the action is carried out through a strengthened transatlantic partnership which also pays full attention to the causes of terrorism and to a sincere commitment to upholding and promoting human and fundamental rights, data protection principles and all other founding values upon which the partnership has been built,

| I. | whereas this resolution provides an initial response to the recent Commission Communication on EU-US relations, |
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I.

whereas this resolution provides an initial response to the recent Commission Communication on EU-US relations,

| 1. | Welcomes the improving climate of transatlantic relations, as evidenced in the recent handling of both global and bilateral issues by governmental and legislative leaders on both sides of the Atlantic; believes that this positive backdrop offers genuine opportunities for the European Union and the United States to work closely together in the years to come on a wide range of policy challenges of common concern; |
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1.

Welcomes the improving climate of transatlantic relations, as evidenced in the recent handling of both global and bilateral issues by governmental and legislative leaders on both sides of the Atlantic; believes that this positive backdrop offers genuine opportunities for the European Union and the United States to work closely together in the years to come on a wide range of policy challenges of common concern;

| 2. | Stresses that at the EU-US Summit on 20 June 2005 in Washington new impetus should be given to transatlantic relations by the updating of the New Transatlantic Agenda and its replacement with a Transatlantic Partnership Agreement to take effect from 2007; |
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2.

Stresses that at the EU-US Summit on 20 June 2005 in Washington new impetus should be given to transatlantic relations by the updating of the New Transatlantic Agenda and its replacement with a Transatlantic Partnership Agreement to take effect from 2007;

| 3. | Takes the view that this Transatlantic Partnership Agreement should expand the existing Agenda in the political, economic and security fields, on the understanding that the partnership should primarily remain one of political engagement; considers that, as regards the economic relationship which, according to a recent OECD study, could increase GDP per capita in Europe by 2 to 3 %, the remaining barriers to transatlantic trade and investment should be identified and a route map developed which outlines a course of action to strengthen the transatlantic market within a clear timetable by prioritising areas of action, to be accompanied by the establishment of an area-specific regulatory dialogue to assist the process; |
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3.

Takes the view that this Transatlantic Partnership Agreement should expand the existing Agenda in the political, economic and security fields, on the understanding that the partnership should primarily remain one of political engagement; considers that, as regards the economic relationship which, according to a recent OECD study, could increase GDP per capita in Europe by 2 to 3 %, the remaining barriers to transatlantic trade and investment should be identified and a route map developed which outlines a course of action to strengthen the transatlantic market within a clear timetable by prioritising areas of action, to be accompanied by the establishment of an area-specific regulatory dialogue to assist the process;

| 4. | Notes that the new Reinsurance Directive will create a single market for regulations and supervision; calls upon the USA to end its discrimination against European companies through the imposition of costly collateral requirements which distort competition in favour of US companies; |
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4.

Notes that the new Reinsurance Directive will create a single market for regulations and supervision; calls upon the USA to end its discrimination against European companies through the imposition of costly collateral requirements which distort competition in favour of US companies;

| 5. | Believes that a broader framework of this nature will allow the EU and the US to combine more effectively their efforts to encourage others to move towards upholding the vital principles of democracy, human rights and the rule of law around the world; |
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5.

Believes that a broader framework of this nature will allow the EU and the US to combine more effectively their efforts to encourage others to move towards upholding the vital principles of democracy, human rights and the rule of law around the world;

| 6. | Welcomes in this respect the above-mentioned Commission Communication of 18 May 2005, which represents a valuable first step towards the establishment of a Transatlantic Partnership Agreement, but criticises its lack of courage; recognises that the EU-US Summit process should provide a vital forum for the discussion of major priorities of both a global and bilateral nature, imparting strategic impetus to the relationship; |
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6.

Welcomes in this respect the above-mentioned Commission Communication of 18 May 2005, which represents a valuable first step towards the establishment of a Transatlantic Partnership Agreement, but criticises its lack of courage; recognises that the EU-US Summit process should provide a vital forum for the discussion of major priorities of both a global and bilateral nature, imparting strategic impetus to the relationship;

| 7. | Calls, in this framework, on the US to assume its shared responsibility for economic stability in an increasingly interdependent world and expresses its concern about the potentially dangerous impact of the large US federal budget deficit on the global economy and the balance of international currency markets; |
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7.

Calls, in this framework, on the US to assume its shared responsibility for economic stability in an increasingly interdependent world and expresses its concern about the potentially dangerous impact of the large US federal budget deficit on the global economy and the balance of international currency markets;

| 8. | Reiterates its rejection of the proposed lifting of the embargo on arms exports to China, unless and until the human rights situation in that country improves substantially; believes that it would be helpful for a high-level group to be established at the EU-US Summit on 20 June 2005 to develop a joint EU-US approach to the question of exports involving technology transfer; |
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8.

Reiterates its rejection of the proposed lifting of the embargo on arms exports to China, unless and until the human rights situation in that country improves substantially; believes that it would be helpful for a high-level group to be established at the EU-US Summit on 20 June 2005 to develop a joint EU-US approach to the question of exports involving technology transfer;

| 9. | Notes that visa policy is now a policy of exclusive Community competence; asks the Commission, therefore, to commence negotiations with the US Administration without delay in order to make the Visa Waiver Program valid for all European citizens and to remove current discrimination, in particular against the citizens of the new Member States; |
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9.

Notes that visa policy is now a policy of exclusive Community competence; asks the Commission, therefore, to commence negotiations with the US Administration without delay in order to make the Visa Waiver Program valid for all European citizens and to remove current discrimination, in particular against the citizens of the new Member States;

| 10. | Recommends that the proposed Transatlantic Partnership Agreement establish a transatlantic ‘community of action’ for regional and global cooperation and address challenges through joint action, in particular:






  a) | the promotion of democracy, human rights and the rule of law and support for effective multilateralism, |
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10.

Recommends that the proposed Transatlantic Partnership Agreement establish a transatlantic ‘community of action’ for regional and global cooperation and address challenges through joint action, in particular:

a)

the promotion of democracy, human rights and the rule of law and support for effective multilateralism,

| b) | the advancement of the peace process in the Middle East in agreement with the governments and people of the region and on the basis of the Quartet's Road Map, |
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b)

the advancement of the peace process in the Middle East in agreement with the governments and people of the region and on the basis of the Quartet's Road Map,

| c) | the quest for global security, by working together on the following issues:






  i) | fighting international terrorism, |
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c)

the quest for global security, by working together on the following issues:

i)

fighting international terrorism,

| ii) | the development of a joint strategy towards a multilateralisation of the non-proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and the use of nuclear energy, |
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ii)

the development of a joint strategy towards a multilateralisation of the non-proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and the use of nuclear energy,

| iii) | promotion and development of common approaches to relationships with other major geopolitical actors such as China, India, Japan, Latin America and Russia, |
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iii)

promotion and development of common approaches to relationships with other major geopolitical actors such as China, India, Japan, Latin America and Russia,

| iv) | the revival of negotiated arms control and disarmament at multilateral level, within the UN system, and at bilateral level, |
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iv)

the revival of negotiated arms control and disarmament at multilateral level, within the UN system, and at bilateral level,

| v) | rapid reactions to sudden and unexpected political changes, such as recently experienced in the Ukraine, Lebanon and Kyrgyzstan, |
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v)

rapid reactions to sudden and unexpected political changes, such as recently experienced in the Ukraine, Lebanon and Kyrgyzstan,

| vi) | an active commitment to reform of the UN, and in particular its Security Council, including its composition, on the basis of full respect for the Security Council's authority to grant permission for the use of force to solve international conflicts and in order to make it more effective and accountable and increase its capacity to implement its decisions, |
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vi)

an active commitment to reform of the UN, and in particular its Security Council, including its composition, on the basis of full respect for the Security Council's authority to grant permission for the use of force to solve international conflicts and in order to make it more effective and accountable and increase its capacity to implement its decisions,

| d) | enhancement of the transatlantic economic partnership in the framework of the above-mentioned Transatlantic Partnership Agreement, complemented by a Transatlantic Aviation Agreement and an effective Financial Market Regulatory Dialogue; |
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d)

enhancement of the transatlantic economic partnership in the framework of the above-mentioned Transatlantic Partnership Agreement, complemented by a Transatlantic Aviation Agreement and an effective Financial Market Regulatory Dialogue;

| 11. | Recalls that the conclusion of the multilateral WTO Doha Development Agenda is a real priority for sustainable global growth, to which end the EU and the US should work together in full cooperation; considers that bilateral EU-US economic initiatives will be complementary to this process, especially in the regulatory field; |
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11.

Recalls that the conclusion of the multilateral WTO Doha Development Agenda is a real priority for sustainable global growth, to which end the EU and the US should work together in full cooperation; considers that bilateral EU-US economic initiatives will be complementary to this process, especially in the regulatory field;

| 12. | Expects that the EU-US Summit will make substantial progress towards establishing a joint effective response and a clear financial commitment — on the shared basis of the Millennium Development Goals — to address new global challenges which cut across national boundaries, notably poverty reduction, communicable diseases and degradation of the environment, in particular by promoting dialogues on climate protection and transport emissions; |
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12.

Expects that the EU-US Summit will make substantial progress towards establishing a joint effective response and a clear financial commitment — on the shared basis of the Millennium Development Goals — to address new global challenges which cut across national boundaries, notably poverty reduction, communicable diseases and degradation of the environment, in particular by promoting dialogues on climate protection and transport emissions;

| 13. | Considers it equally essential that political issues on which there is disagreement, such as the Guantánamo case, or where there are strong differences of opinion over certain international instruments, be discussed by both partners in a spirit of cooperation; stresses the importance of a full understanding of the values at stake, such as strict respect for human rights provisions and the quest for an effective multilateral approach, which must be taken as a basis for joint discussions, as they have been the distinctive characteristics of our democratic approach towards the rest of the world since we jointly founded the United Nations system; |
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13.

Considers it equally essential that political issues on which there is disagreement, such as the Guantánamo case, or where there are strong differences of opinion over certain international instruments, be discussed by both partners in a spirit of cooperation; stresses the importance of a full understanding of the values at stake, such as strict respect for human rights provisions and the quest for an effective multilateral approach, which must be taken as a basis for joint discussions, as they have been the distinctive characteristics of our democratic approach towards the rest of the world since we jointly founded the United Nations system;

| 14. | Reiterates the view that NATO should develop its potential as a forum for political debate in a true partnership of equals, where a sensible balance must be struck between the instruments of prevention, crisis management and military capability; recommends to this end a closer security relationship between NATO and the European Union; believes that a stronger EU-US partnership will complement, rather than undermine, this relationship; |
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14.

Reiterates the view that NATO should develop its potential as a forum for political debate in a true partnership of equals, where a sensible balance must be struck between the instruments of prevention, crisis management and military capability; recommends to this end a closer security relationship between NATO and the European Union; believes that a stronger EU-US partnership will complement, rather than undermine, this relationship;

| 15. | Calls on the EU-US Summit to start strengthening the parliamentary dimension of the Transatlantic Partnership by transforming the Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue (TLD) into a Transatlantic Assembly able to hold legislators' summits prior to EU-US summits, and to build synergies between the TLD and the New Transatlantic Agenda dialogues, inter alia by launching new jointly-funded programmes for exchange between legislative staffers and by creating a small TLD secretariat; |
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15.

Calls on the EU-US Summit to start strengthening the parliamentary dimension of the Transatlantic Partnership by transforming the Transatlantic Legislators' Dialogue (TLD) into a Transatlantic Assembly able to hold legislators' summits prior to EU-US summits, and to build synergies between the TLD and the New Transatlantic Agenda dialogues, inter alia by launching new jointly-funded programmes for exchange between legislative staffers and by creating a small TLD secretariat;

| 16. | Believes that the role of other dialogues under the New Transatlantic Agenda should also be reassessed; believes in particular that the Transatlantic Business Dialogue will need to be reshaped in order to provide fully representative business input on these issues with a view to strengthening the economic partnership; |
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16.

Believes that the role of other dialogues under the New Transatlantic Agenda should also be reassessed; believes in particular that the Transatlantic Business Dialogue will need to be reshaped in order to provide fully representative business input on these issues with a view to strengthening the economic partnership;

| 17. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the President and Congress of the United States of America. |
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17.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the President and Congress of the United States of America.

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(1)  OJ C 104 E, 30.4.2004, p. 1043.

(2)  Texts Adopted of that date, P6_TA(2005)0007.

(3)  OJ C 34 E, 7.2.2002, p. 359.

(4)  OJ C 177 E, 25.7.2002, p. 288.

(5)  OJ C 180 E, 31.7.2003, p. 392.

(6)  OJ C 69 E, 19.3.2004, p. 124.

(7)  OJ C 102 E, 28.4.2004, p. 640.

P6_TA(2005)0239

Uzbekistan

European Parliament resolution on Uzbekistan

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (1) between the European Communities and their Member States and the Republic of Uzbekistan, which entered into force on 1 July 1999, |
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having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (1) between the European Communities and their Member States and the Republic of Uzbekistan, which entered into force on 1 July 1999,

| — | having regard to its earlier resolutions concerning the human rights and democracy situation in Uzbekistan and the countries of Central Asia, |
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—

having regard to its earlier resolutions concerning the human rights and democracy situation in Uzbekistan and the countries of Central Asia,

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the sixth meeting of the EU-Uzbekistan Cooperation Council, which took place on 1 February 2005 in Brussels, |
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having regard to the conclusions of the sixth meeting of the EU-Uzbekistan Cooperation Council, which took place on 1 February 2005 in Brussels,

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the Council meeting of 23-24 May 2005 concerning recent events in Uzbekistan and, in particular, in and around the eastern city of Andijan, |
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having regard to the conclusions of the Council meeting of 23-24 May 2005 concerning recent events in Uzbekistan and, in particular, in and around the eastern city of Andijan,

| — | having regard to the statement made by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, asking for an independent international investigation into the causes and circumstances of the incidents in Uzbekistan's eastern city of Andijan, |
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having regard to the statement made by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, asking for an independent international investigation into the causes and circumstances of the incidents in Uzbekistan's eastern city of Andijan,

| — | having regard to the statement of 20 May 2005 by the OSCE Chairman-in-Office on the situation in Uzbekistan, |
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—

having regard to the statement of 20 May 2005 by the OSCE Chairman-in-Office on the situation in Uzbekistan,

| — | 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, according to eyewitnesses, several hundred people were killed on 13 May 2005 in the eastern Uzbek city of Andijan when government troops opened fire on a protest march against the imprisonment of 23 local businessmen, |
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A.

whereas, according to eyewitnesses, several hundred people were killed on 13 May 2005 in the eastern Uzbek city of Andijan when government troops opened fire on a protest march against the imprisonment of 23 local businessmen,

| B. | whereas the Uzbek President, Islam Karimov, blamed the violence on Islamist groups, denying that security forces had opened fire on unarmed civilians, and putting the death toll at only 169, most of them ‘Islamic extremist terrorists’, |
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B.

whereas the Uzbek President, Islam Karimov, blamed the violence on Islamist groups, denying that security forces had opened fire on unarmed civilians, and putting the death toll at only 169, most of them ‘Islamic extremist terrorists’,

| C. | whereas at the same time more than 500 people fled from Uzbekistan and found refuge at Barash camp in Kyrgyzstan on the bank of the river on the Uzbek-Kyrgyz border, |
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C.

whereas at the same time more than 500 people fled from Uzbekistan and found refuge at Barash camp in Kyrgyzstan on the bank of the river on the Uzbek-Kyrgyz border,

| D. | whereas many people were arrested during and after the events in Andijan and are still in custody, |
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D.

whereas many people were arrested during and after the events in Andijan and are still in custody,

| E. | whereas Andijan residents still fear government retribution for speaking about the events, and the town remains essentially closed to journalists and human rights investigators, while the government has issued instructions to the Uzbek media on how to cover events related to the violence and has blocked access to an increasing number of foreign media websites, |
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E.

whereas Andijan residents still fear government retribution for speaking about the events, and the town remains essentially closed to journalists and human rights investigators, while the government has issued instructions to the Uzbek media on how to cover events related to the violence and has blocked access to an increasing number of foreign media websites,

| F. | extremely concerned about the ongoing disappearances of injured people from hospitals and about the arbitrary arrests, detentions and physical attacks on human rights activists who have been denouncing and investigating the indiscriminate use of force against civilians, |
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F.

extremely concerned about the ongoing disappearances of injured people from hospitals and about the arbitrary arrests, detentions and physical attacks on human rights activists who have been denouncing and investigating the indiscriminate use of force against civilians,

| G. | whereas the United Nations, supported by, among others, the Council of the European Union, the OSCE and NATO, has called urgently for an independent investigation into the causes and circumstances of the events in Andijan; whereas such an inquiry is absolutely necessary to shed light on the events and to address them properly in the interests of stability in the region; noting the embarrassing support for the action of the government by the Russian Federation and China, |
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G.

whereas the United Nations, supported by, among others, the Council of the European Union, the OSCE and NATO, has called urgently for an independent investigation into the causes and circumstances of the events in Andijan; whereas such an inquiry is absolutely necessary to shed light on the events and to address them properly in the interests of stability in the region; noting the embarrassing support for the action of the government by the Russian Federation and China,

| H. | whereas the Uzbek authorities have so far refused to respond to this call for an international, independent inquiry and have even rejected any contact with representatives of the international community to discuss launching such an enquiry, |
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H.

whereas the Uzbek authorities have so far refused to respond to this call for an international, independent inquiry and have even rejected any contact with representatives of the international community to discuss launching such an enquiry,

| I. | whereas the Uzbek government has a long-standing record of torture, ill-treatment and serious human rights abuses against detainees, as well as harsh treatment of human rights activists and political opponents, |
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I.

whereas the Uzbek government has a long-standing record of torture, ill-treatment and serious human rights abuses against detainees, as well as harsh treatment of human rights activists and political opponents,

| J. | acknowledging the role played by Uzbekistan in fighting international terrorism but stressing the crucial need to pursue this fight by legal means which do not oppress the whole of society and neglect human rights, |
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J.

acknowledging the role played by Uzbekistan in fighting international terrorism but stressing the crucial need to pursue this fight by legal means which do not oppress the whole of society and neglect human rights,

| K. | whereas the Uzbek authorities often claim that opponents to the government line are religious extremists from the Ferghana valley who wish to overthrow the government and set up an Islamic caliphate across Central Asia, despite the fact that Uzbek society is largely secular and that the limited religious extremism is rather fuelled by social injustice, |
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K.

whereas the Uzbek authorities often claim that opponents to the government line are religious extremists from the Ferghana valley who wish to overthrow the government and set up an Islamic caliphate across Central Asia, despite the fact that Uzbek society is largely secular and that the limited religious extremism is rather fuelled by social injustice,

| L. | whereas the leaders of several human rights groups in Uzbekistan have reported that the massacre in Andijan was followed by widespread repressive measures against human rights defenders, members of opposition parties and otherwise politically active Uzbek citizens and that they have been subjected to arrest and physical harassment by the Uzbek regime, |
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L.

whereas the leaders of several human rights groups in Uzbekistan have reported that the massacre in Andijan was followed by widespread repressive measures against human rights defenders, members of opposition parties and otherwise politically active Uzbek citizens and that they have been subjected to arrest and physical harassment by the Uzbek regime,

| M. | whereas the Uzbek President, Mr Karimov, has been the leader of the country since it gained its independence in 1989 and his regime has made no substantial effort to bring about the necessary political, social and economic reforms and has made Uzbekistan one of the most autocratic regimes in Central Asia, |
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M.

whereas the Uzbek President, Mr Karimov, has been the leader of the country since it gained its independence in 1989 and his regime has made no substantial effort to bring about the necessary political, social and economic reforms and has made Uzbekistan one of the most autocratic regimes in Central Asia,

| N. | whereas civil society in Central Asia, including Uzbekistan, is increasingly demanding a more open society, where individual freedoms and human rights are fully respected, as well as moves towards democracy, |
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N.

whereas civil society in Central Asia, including Uzbekistan, is increasingly demanding a more open society, where individual freedoms and human rights are fully respected, as well as moves towards democracy,

| O. | whereas EU cooperation can be provided only if based on a genuine policy promoting human rights on the part of the beneficiaries, |
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O.

whereas EU cooperation can be provided only if based on a genuine policy promoting human rights on the part of the beneficiaries,

| 1. | Strongly condemns the excessive, brutal and indiscriminate use of force by the Uzbek security forces and urges the Uzbek authorities to bring those responsible for the massacre in Andijan to trial; |
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Strongly condemns the excessive, brutal and indiscriminate use of force by the Uzbek security forces and urges the Uzbek authorities to bring those responsible for the massacre in Andijan to trial;

| 2. | Deeply regrets the loss of hundreds of lives and expresses its profound sympathy with the people who have suffered as a consequence of the violence used by Uzbekistan's security forces; |
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2.

Deeply regrets the loss of hundreds of lives and expresses its profound sympathy with the people who have suffered as a consequence of the violence used by Uzbekistan's security forces;

| 3. | Urges the Uzbek authorities to respond immediately to the international calls for an independent international inquiry into the events and to take the necessary steps to make this investigation possible; |
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3.

Urges the Uzbek authorities to respond immediately to the international calls for an independent international inquiry into the events and to take the necessary steps to make this investigation possible;

| 4. | Stresses that the Uzbek government, by continuing to refuse an international inquiry, is failing to meet even its most basic obligations under the PCA's human rights and democracy clause; |
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4.

Stresses that the Uzbek government, by continuing to refuse an international inquiry, is failing to meet even its most basic obligations under the PCA's human rights and democracy clause;

| 5. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to channel EU aid and cooperation programmes to Uzbekistan through independent NGOs, to reinforce TACIS-democracy programmes and to suspend direct aid to government bodies, until a genuine international and independent investigation is carried out with full support from the Uzbek authorities and until widespread human rights abuses are stopped; |
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Calls on the Council and the Commission to channel EU aid and cooperation programmes to Uzbekistan through independent NGOs, to reinforce TACIS-democracy programmes and to suspend direct aid to government bodies, until a genuine international and independent investigation is carried out with full support from the Uzbek authorities and until widespread human rights abuses are stopped;

| 6. | Expresses its deep concern about the fate of those who have sought refuge on the Kyrgyz border and urges Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan to ensure full compliance with international conventions on displaced persons and refugees; urges the Council and Commission to provide humanitarian assistance in close cooperation with the UN agencies and other international organisations, and calls upon the Uzbek authorities to grant immediate access to the area for this assistance; |
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Expresses its deep concern about the fate of those who have sought refuge on the Kyrgyz border and urges Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan to ensure full compliance with international conventions on displaced persons and refugees; urges the Council and Commission to provide humanitarian assistance in close cooperation with the UN agencies and other international organisations, and calls upon the Uzbek authorities to grant immediate access to the area for this assistance;

| 7. | Urges the Uzbek authorities immediately to stop the persecution and harassment of opposition politicians, human rights defenders, independent journalists and other Uzbek citizens; demands that those who were arrested during and after the events in Andijan be released immediately; |
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7.

Urges the Uzbek authorities immediately to stop the persecution and harassment of opposition politicians, human rights defenders, independent journalists and other Uzbek citizens; demands that those who were arrested during and after the events in Andijan be released immediately;

| 8. | Takes the view that the fight against terrorism must be carried out in compliance with international conventions and OSCE commitments and that it must not in any way be used as a justification to clamp down on political opponents, violate human rights and restrict civil liberties; |
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8.

Takes the view that the fight against terrorism must be carried out in compliance with international conventions and OSCE commitments and that it must not in any way be used as a justification to clamp down on political opponents, violate human rights and restrict civil liberties;

| 9. | Calls on the US Administration to suspend its negotiations with the Uzbek Government regarding a formal, long-term agreement that would allow the United States to maintain its military base in Uzbekistan and provide the Uzbek government with considerable financial benefits, and to consider other alternatives in the region; |
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9.

Calls on the US Administration to suspend its negotiations with the Uzbek Government regarding a formal, long-term agreement that would allow the United States to maintain its military base in Uzbekistan and provide the Uzbek government with considerable financial benefits, and to consider other alternatives in the region;

| 10. | Underlines the importance of addressing the root causes of the instability in the region and urges the Uzbek authorities to carry out domestic reforms, which are essential for economic development and the achievement of democracy and stability in the country; calls upon the Council and Commission to support such reforms effectively and in close coordination with other relevant international actors; |
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10.

Underlines the importance of addressing the root causes of the instability in the region and urges the Uzbek authorities to carry out domestic reforms, which are essential for economic development and the achievement of democracy and stability in the country; calls upon the Council and Commission to support such reforms effectively and in close coordination with other relevant international actors;

| 11. | Calls in particular on the Government of Uzbekistan to take tangible steps towards the abolition of the death penalty, to strengthen the independence of the judiciary, to bring national legislation on the mass media into line with international requirements and standards, to end censorship, to stop pressurising independent journalists and mass media editors, and to create the conditions for making freedom of speech a reality; |
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11.

Calls in particular on the Government of Uzbekistan to take tangible steps towards the abolition of the death penalty, to strengthen the independence of the judiciary, to bring national legislation on the mass media into line with international requirements and standards, to end censorship, to stop pressurising independent journalists and mass media editors, and to create the conditions for making freedom of speech a reality;

| 12. | Urges the Uzbek Government to revise and simplify the process of registration for NGOs, including foreign representations, and to introduce and adopt amendments reducing control by state organs and the Ministry of Justice over NGOs' activities; |
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12.

Urges the Uzbek Government to revise and simplify the process of registration for NGOs, including foreign representations, and to introduce and adopt amendments reducing control by state organs and the Ministry of Justice over NGOs' activities;

| 13. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, the Secretaries-General of the United Nations and the OSCE, and the Presidents, Governments and Parliaments of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation, the United States and China. |
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13.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, the Secretaries-General of the United Nations and the OSCE, and the Presidents, Governments and Parliaments of Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federation, the United States and China.

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(1)  OJ L 229, 31.8.1999, p. 3.

P6_TA(2005)0240

Employment and productivity

European Parliament resolution on employment and productivity and their contribution to economic growth (2004/2188(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission Staff Working Paper (SEC(2004)0690), |
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having regard to the Commission Staff Working Paper (SEC(2004)0690),

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

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A6-0109/2005), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A6-0109/2005),

| A. | whereas employment policies are the responsibility of the Member States, |
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A.

whereas employment policies are the responsibility of the Member States,

| B. | whereas job security, wage levels, working conditions, training and capital per worker are all variables that have a positive correlation with the level of labour productivity, |
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B.

whereas job security, wage levels, working conditions, training and capital per worker are all variables that have a positive correlation with the level of labour productivity,

| C. | whereas illegal work has negative effects on social protection systems, employment policies and social cohesion, |
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C.

whereas illegal work has negative effects on social protection systems, employment policies and social cohesion,

| D. | whereas the present economic phase of increased competition and intensified restructuring is leading to job losses and changes in employment patterns in certain regions and sectors, |
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D.

whereas the present economic phase of increased competition and intensified restructuring is leading to job losses and changes in employment patterns in certain regions and sectors,

| E. | whereas in order to minimise the likely adverse effects of these changes it is essential for all involved to identify problems related to employment and productivity, |
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E.

whereas in order to minimise the likely adverse effects of these changes it is essential for all involved to identify problems related to employment and productivity,

| F. | whereas shortages of skilled labour have emerged in many sectors, and whereas in some Member States, owing to specific demographic trends, the indigenous working population is decreasing, |
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F.

whereas shortages of skilled labour have emerged in many sectors, and whereas in some Member States, owing to specific demographic trends, the indigenous working population is decreasing,

| G. | whereas economic growth in Europe is around 2 %, which is not enough to tackle unemployment and promote full employment, and which clearly shows the need for macroeconomic solutions to address the problem of lack of effective demand, |
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G.

whereas economic growth in Europe is around 2 %, which is not enough to tackle unemployment and promote full employment, and which clearly shows the need for macroeconomic solutions to address the problem of lack of effective demand,

| H. | whereas both sides of industry should be closely involved in efforts to investigate the connection between quality of jobs and productivity and whereas this cooperation would pave the way for progress in the Member States' economies, |
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H.

whereas both sides of industry should be closely involved in efforts to investigate the connection between quality of jobs and productivity and whereas this cooperation would pave the way for progress in the Member States' economies,

| I. | whereas SMEs account for the majority of employers and are the main engine of economic growth, |
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I.

whereas SMEs account for the majority of employers and are the main engine of economic growth,

| J. | whereas the growth of the internet and e-commerce means that EU companies, including SMEs, operate in an increasingly global market, and their need for competitiveness should be considered in this wider context, |
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J.

whereas the growth of the internet and e-commerce means that EU companies, including SMEs, operate in an increasingly global market, and their need for competitiveness should be considered in this wider context,

| K. | whereas economic growth at the expense of employment growth is undesirable, and all forms of employment growth are therefore to be encouraged, and noting that the above-mentioned Commission staff working paper states that ‘flexible working hours arrangements (including temporary and part-time contracts ...) have contributed to raising employment and participation rates’, |
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K.

whereas economic growth at the expense of employment growth is undesirable, and all forms of employment growth are therefore to be encouraged, and noting that the above-mentioned Commission staff working paper states that ‘flexible working hours arrangements (including temporary and part-time contracts ...) have contributed to raising employment and participation rates’,

| 1. | Regrets that the Council no longer regards the Stability and Growth Pact as imperative for the improvement of conditions for economic growth and the creation of employment opportunities; |
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1.

Regrets that the Council no longer regards the Stability and Growth Pact as imperative for the improvement of conditions for economic growth and the creation of employment opportunities;

| 2. | Stresses the importance of public investment at EU and national level for the promotion of social and economic cohesion, as a means to boost demand and promote economic and employment growth; |
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2.

Stresses the importance of public investment at EU and national level for the promotion of social and economic cohesion, as a means to boost demand and promote economic and employment growth;

| 3. | Considers that the EU could be an area of economic, social and environmental progress in the world if different economic, monetary and social policies were followed; reaffirms the validity of the strategic goals mentioned by the Lisbon European Council of 23 and 24 March 2000 for full employment, including more and better jobs, economic growth, social cohesion (in particular, the fight against poverty, income inequalities and unemployment) and environmental protection, as engines to achieve sustainable development in the EU, and considers that these strategic goals should be the EU's top priority for the next five years; |
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Considers that the EU could be an area of economic, social and environmental progress in the world if different economic, monetary and social policies were followed; reaffirms the validity of the strategic goals mentioned by the Lisbon European Council of 23 and 24 March 2000 for full employment, including more and better jobs, economic growth, social cohesion (in particular, the fight against poverty, income inequalities and unemployment) and environmental protection, as engines to achieve sustainable development in the EU, and considers that these strategic goals should be the EU's top priority for the next five years;

| 4. | Considers that, economic and monetary union and the Stability and Growth Pact will enhance the internal market and foster a non-inflationary, macro-economic environment with low interest rates, thereby improving conditions for economic growth and the creation of employment opportunities and establishing a durable basis for social cohesion; |
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4.

Considers that, economic and monetary union and the Stability and Growth Pact will enhance the internal market and foster a non-inflationary, macro-economic environment with low interest rates, thereby improving conditions for economic growth and the creation of employment opportunities and establishing a durable basis for social cohesion;

| 5. | Believes that a successful and sustainable economic and monetary union, a well-functioning internal market and high employment levels should not be exclusively addressed by structural reform of the Member States' social protection systems since structural reforms need to be comprehensive in scope, as opposed to limited or occasional measures, and address in a coherent manner the complex issue of incentives for job creation; |
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5.

Believes that a successful and sustainable economic and monetary union, a well-functioning internal market and high employment levels should not be exclusively addressed by structural reform of the Member States' social protection systems since structural reforms need to be comprehensive in scope, as opposed to limited or occasional measures, and address in a coherent manner the complex issue of incentives for job creation;

| 6. | Supports the conclusion set out in the Commission staff working paper that ‘reform efforts aimed at stimulating employment should address, amongst other things, reforms of tax and benefit systems to make work pay, active labour market policies to improve employability, the modernisation of work organisation including more flexible employment contract arrangements, efforts to encourage geographical and occupational labour mobility and efforts to make collective bargaining systems more employment-friendly’; |
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Supports the conclusion set out in the Commission staff working paper that ‘reform efforts aimed at stimulating employment should address, amongst other things, reforms of tax and benefit systems to make work pay, active labour market policies to improve employability, the modernisation of work organisation including more flexible employment contract arrangements, efforts to encourage geographical and occupational labour mobility and efforts to make collective bargaining systems more employment-friendly’;

| 7. | Considers that the reform of social protection, fiscal, economic, employment and financial policies should be approached in a consistent way, taking due account of the European objective of a high level of employment and social protection; |
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7.

Considers that the reform of social protection, fiscal, economic, employment and financial policies should be approached in a consistent way, taking due account of the European objective of a high level of employment and social protection;

| 8. | Takes the view that, in this context and in order to foster economic and employment strategies in the European Union which take into account the objectives of social protection, more attention should be paid to improving market efficiency, technological innovation, training and education systems, competitiveness and productivity as prerequisites for growth and employment; |
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8.

Takes the view that, in this context and in order to foster economic and employment strategies in the European Union which take into account the objectives of social protection, more attention should be paid to improving market efficiency, technological innovation, training and education systems, competitiveness and productivity as prerequisites for growth and employment;

| 9. | Considers that innovation and entrepreneurship are critical to growth, job creation and productivity and that the Commission should promote interaction between companies, schools, universities and scientists throughout and beyond the European Union in order to stimulate and catalyse the entrepreneurial spirit and innovation; |
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Considers that innovation and entrepreneurship are critical to growth, job creation and productivity and that the Commission should promote interaction between companies, schools, universities and scientists throughout and beyond the European Union in order to stimulate and catalyse the entrepreneurial spirit and innovation;

| 10. | Considers that the overall strategy outlined above will maximise efforts to promote employment and social inclusion and to combat unemployment, and that, in this context, job promotion, worker protection and security will be combined with the need to improve the functioning of labour market, thereby also contributing to the proper success of economic and monetary union; |
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10.

Considers that the overall strategy outlined above will maximise efforts to promote employment and social inclusion and to combat unemployment, and that, in this context, job promotion, worker protection and security will be combined with the need to improve the functioning of labour market, thereby also contributing to the proper success of economic and monetary union;

| 11. | Notes that in order to improve the internal market, create an SME-friendly business environment and reduce administrative and fiscal costs, more attention should be paid to simplifying Community and national legislation and carrying out better impact assessments; also advocates support for instruments and means of financing SMEs, such as venture capital; |
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11.

Notes that in order to improve the internal market, create an SME-friendly business environment and reduce administrative and fiscal costs, more attention should be paid to simplifying Community and national legislation and carrying out better impact assessments; also advocates support for instruments and means of financing SMEs, such as venture capital;

| 12. | Recognises the important role of the European Investment Bank in creating employment through investment opportunities in Europe; urges the European Investment Bank to step up its activities in this respect, promoting intervention in the areas of technological innovation, training and education systems; |
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12.

Recognises the important role of the European Investment Bank in creating employment through investment opportunities in Europe; urges the European Investment Bank to step up its activities in this respect, promoting intervention in the areas of technological innovation, training and education systems;

| 13. | Notes that a strengthened internal market combined with labour market reform and integrated capital markets would provide great potential for significant growth in European GDP; therefore believes that the deepening of the internal market, especially in services, is essential; |
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Notes that a strengthened internal market combined with labour market reform and integrated capital markets would provide great potential for significant growth in European GDP; therefore believes that the deepening of the internal market, especially in services, is essential;

| 14. | Recognises the importance of public services and the provision thereof to the promotion of social, economic and territorial cohesion in the European Union and to economic and employment growth; |
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14.

Recognises the importance of public services and the provision thereof to the promotion of social, economic and territorial cohesion in the European Union and to economic and employment growth;

| 15. | Considers that improved labour mobility, in both geographical and occupational terms, would reduce disparities between supply and demand in the labour market and significantly improve employment levels, and that there remains substantial scope for further improvements in that regard; |
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Considers that improved labour mobility, in both geographical and occupational terms, would reduce disparities between supply and demand in the labour market and significantly improve employment levels, and that there remains substantial scope for further improvements in that regard;

| 16. | Stresses the need to introduce measures to encourage active ageing and discourage early retirement; emphasises the importance of the contribution of older workers, whose experience and skills can help improve the productivity of the European economy; Considers that older people, with their experience and skills, should be regarded as a resource to be harnessed rather than a problem to be addressed; |
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Stresses the need to introduce measures to encourage active ageing and discourage early retirement; emphasises the importance of the contribution of older workers, whose experience and skills can help improve the productivity of the European economy; Considers that older people, with their experience and skills, should be regarded as a resource to be harnessed rather than a problem to be addressed;

| 17. | Recognises the importance of the free movement of workers throughout the Union and therefore calls on the Member States to review the transitional period applicable to the new Member States in the area of free movement of workers, with a view to removing all obstacles to labour mobility; |
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Recognises the importance of the free movement of workers throughout the Union and therefore calls on the Member States to review the transitional period applicable to the new Member States in the area of free movement of workers, with a view to removing all obstacles to labour mobility;

| 18. | Recognises the role of the social partners in the creation of successful and sustainable economic and monetary union; |
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Recognises the role of the social partners in the creation of successful and sustainable economic and monetary union;

| 19. | Calls on the Member States to address the problem of illegal work, which has negative effects on social protection systems, social cohesion, competitiveness and productivity; |
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Calls on the Member States to address the problem of illegal work, which has negative effects on social protection systems, social cohesion, competitiveness and productivity;

| 20. | Calls on the Member States to modernise, in accordance with national rules and practice, taxation and social protection systems so that they are capable of adapting to structural changes in the labour market and of fostering the development of a skilled, trained and adaptable workforce in order to contribute to competitiveness, employment and productivity; |
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Calls on the Member States to modernise, in accordance with national rules and practice, taxation and social protection systems so that they are capable of adapting to structural changes in the labour market and of fostering the development of a skilled, trained and adaptable workforce in order to contribute to competitiveness, employment and productivity;

| 21. | Invites the Commission, in conjunction with the Member States and after consulting both sides of industry, to analyse developments, innovation and progress achieved towards the above objectives and to submit to the European Parliament and to the Council appropriate reports on the quality of jobs, labour market efficiency, productivity, taxation and social protection systems in respect of all economic sectors; |
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Invites the Commission, in conjunction with the Member States and after consulting both sides of industry, to analyse developments, innovation and progress achieved towards the above objectives and to submit to the European Parliament and to the Council appropriate reports on the quality of jobs, labour market efficiency, productivity, taxation and social protection systems in respect of all economic sectors;

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

P6_TA(2005)0241

Bolivia

European Parliament resolution on the situation in Bolivia

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on the situation in Bolivia, in particular the resolution of 23 October 2003 (1), |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on the situation in Bolivia, in particular the resolution of 23 October 2003 (1),

| — | 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. | alarmed at the serious institutional crisis affecting the Republic of Bolivia, especially after the resignation of President Carlos Mesa, |
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alarmed at the serious institutional crisis affecting the Republic of Bolivia, especially after the resignation of President Carlos Mesa,

| B. | whereas, according to the indicators of poverty, Bolivia is the poorest country in South America, |
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whereas, according to the indicators of poverty, Bolivia is the poorest country in South America,

| C. | whereas most of the Bolivian population is extremely poor and urgent action is needed to ensure that their demands for social justice receive a favourable response and that the process of democratic development continues, |
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whereas most of the Bolivian population is extremely poor and urgent action is needed to ensure that their demands for social justice receive a favourable response and that the process of democratic development continues,

| D. | whereas there are profound concerns in Bolivian society as regards real democracy, which entails the direct participation of the indigenous population in public affairs, |
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whereas there are profound concerns in Bolivian society as regards real democracy, which entails the direct participation of the indigenous population in public affairs,

| E. | whereas broad sectors of Bolivian society, in particular indigenous people, farmers, workers and the unemployed, are entitled to assert legitimately and peacefully their right to take part in the government of the country, |
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whereas broad sectors of Bolivian society, in particular indigenous people, farmers, workers and the unemployed, are entitled to assert legitimately and peacefully their right to take part in the government of the country,

| F. | having regard to the threat to social and political stability in Bolivia posed by the continuing serious and profound inequalities, the non-recognition of the rights of the indigenous population and the threat to natural resources and areas that may result from the uncontrolled exploitation of resources, |
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having regard to the threat to social and political stability in Bolivia posed by the continuing serious and profound inequalities, the non-recognition of the rights of the indigenous population and the threat to natural resources and areas that may result from the uncontrolled exploitation of resources,

| G. | whereas the conflict has worsened in the last few weeks, with a general strike in various regions, hunger strikes, industrial action in the education and health sectors, and tens of thousands of demonstrators on the streets, |
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G.

whereas the conflict has worsened in the last few weeks, with a general strike in various regions, hunger strikes, industrial action in the education and health sectors, and tens of thousands of demonstrators on the streets,

| H. | whereas, faced with the wave of protests, President Mesa handed in his resignation to the National Congress and called on the sections of society engaged in demonstrations to allow the Parliament to resume its sessions in order to deliberate and decide on the country's future, |
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H.

whereas, faced with the wave of protests, President Mesa handed in his resignation to the National Congress and called on the sections of society engaged in demonstrations to allow the Parliament to resume its sessions in order to deliberate and decide on the country's future,

| 1. | Reiterates its strong and determined support for democracy, the rule of law and the current constitutional order in Bolivia and hopes that President Mesa's resignation will not leave a power vacuum that may be exploited to divert the country from the path of respect for democratic values and the rule of law; |
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Reiterates its strong and determined support for democracy, the rule of law and the current constitutional order in Bolivia and hopes that President Mesa's resignation will not leave a power vacuum that may be exploited to divert the country from the path of respect for democratic values and the rule of law;

| 2. | Expresses concern at the political and social events taking place in Bolivia, particularly in La Paz, the seat of executive and legislative power; |
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Expresses concern at the political and social events taking place in Bolivia, particularly in La Paz, the seat of executive and legislative power;

| 3. | Expresses the hope that a consensus will be found in Bolivian society, in order to ensure that the country's natural resources, in particular its energy resources, will contribute to its development and the social welfare of its inhabitants; |
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3.

Expresses the hope that a consensus will be found in Bolivian society, in order to ensure that the country's natural resources, in particular its energy resources, will contribute to its development and the social welfare of its inhabitants;

| 4. | Calls for continuing efforts to deepen and broaden democracy in Bolivia and urges the European Union and its Member States to adequately support the democratic process in order that the country can extricate itself from the political and economic quagmire; |
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4.

Calls for continuing efforts to deepen and broaden democracy in Bolivia and urges the European Union and its Member States to adequately support the democratic process in order that the country can extricate itself from the political and economic quagmire;

| 5. | Is convinced of the need to promote room for dialogue so that, in a peaceful way and in the context of democratic institutions and constitutional order, Bolivia may manage to overcome the crisis, and also calls for moderation, so as to make way for constructive dialogue between all sectors of the population, in order to create a climate of trust and understanding that is sufficient and necessary to lead the country towards peaceful transition; |
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Is convinced of the need to promote room for dialogue so that, in a peaceful way and in the context of democratic institutions and constitutional order, Bolivia may manage to overcome the crisis, and also calls for moderation, so as to make way for constructive dialogue between all sectors of the population, in order to create a climate of trust and understanding that is sufficient and necessary to lead the country towards peaceful transition;

| 6. | Calls for a European Parliament delegation to be sent to the Republic of Bolivia to analyse the current situation on the ground and to propose appropriate forms of aid to support peaceful and democratic transition, and expresses its willingness to monitor, as an observer, the electoral processes in which its presence may be required; |
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Calls for a European Parliament delegation to be sent to the Republic of Bolivia to analyse the current situation on the ground and to propose appropriate forms of aid to support peaceful and democratic transition, and expresses its willingness to monitor, as an observer, the electoral processes in which its presence may be required;

| 7. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, the governments of the Member States, the Government and Congress of the Republic of Bolivia, and the Secretary-General of the OAS. |
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Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, the governments of the Member States, the Government and Congress of the Republic of Bolivia, and the Secretary-General of the OAS.

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(1)  OJ C 82 E, 1.4.2004, p. 634.

P6_TA(2005)0242

Freedom of the press in Algeria

European Parliament resolution on freedom of the press in Algeria

The European Parliament,

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having regard to Euro-Mediterranean Association Agreement of 21 April 2002 between the European Union and Algeria,

| — | having regard to the UNDP reports for 2002, 2003 and 2004 on human development in the Arab world, |
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having regard to the UNDP reports for 2002, 2003 and 2004 on human development in the Arab world,

| — | having regard to the Commission communication of 21 May 2003, entitled ‘Reinvigorating EU actions on Human Rights and democratisation with Mediterranean partners’ (COM(2003)0294), |
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having regard to the Commission communication of 21 May 2003, entitled ‘Reinvigorating EU actions on Human Rights and democratisation with Mediterranean partners’ (COM(2003)0294),

| — | having regard to the Commission communication of 11 March 2003, entitled ‘Wider Europe — Neighbourhood: A New Framework for Relations with our Eastern and Southern Neighbours’ (COM(2003)0104), |
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having regard to the Commission communication of 11 March 2003, entitled ‘Wider Europe — Neighbourhood: A New Framework for Relations with our Eastern and Southern Neighbours’ (COM(2003)0104),

| — | having regard to the Commission communication of 12 April 2005, entitled ‘The Tenth Anniversary of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership: A work programme to meet the challenges of the next five years’ (COM(2005)0139), |
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having regard to the Commission communication of 12 April 2005, entitled ‘The Tenth Anniversary of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership: A work programme to meet the challenges of the next five years’ (COM(2005)0139),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 28 April 2005 on the annual report on human rights in the world 2004 and the EU's policy on the matter (1), |
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having regard to its resolution of 28 April 2005 on the annual report on human rights in the world 2004 and the EU's policy on the matter (1),

| — | having regard to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly resolution on economic and financial issues, social affairs and education, adopted in Cairo on 15 March 2005, |
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having regard to the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly resolution on economic and financial issues, social affairs and education, adopted in Cairo on 15 March 2005,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on Algeria, in particular its resolution of 10 October 2002 on the conclusion of an association agreement with Algeria (2), |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on Algeria, in particular its resolution of 10 October 2002 on the conclusion of an association agreement with Algeria (2),

| — | having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas the Euro-Mediterranean partnership seeks particularly to create an area of peace and stability based on respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms and democracy, |
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A.

whereas the Euro-Mediterranean partnership seeks particularly to create an area of peace and stability based on respect for human rights, fundamental freedoms and democracy,

| B. | whereas the European Union seeks to promote democracy, good governance, the rule of law and the defence of all human rights, |
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B.

whereas the European Union seeks to promote democracy, good governance, the rule of law and the defence of all human rights,

| C. | recalling the undertakings given by the Algerian Government under the Barcelona Declaration adopted at the Euro-Mediterranean Conference on 27 to 28 November 1995, |
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C.

recalling the undertakings given by the Algerian Government under the Barcelona Declaration adopted at the Euro-Mediterranean Conference on 27 to 28 November 1995,

| D. | having regard to Article 2 of the abovementioned Association Agreement which stipulates that respect for democratic principles and fundamental human rights is to inspire the domestic and international policies of the parties to it and shall constitute an essential element of that Agreement, |
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D.

having regard to Article 2 of the abovementioned Association Agreement which stipulates that respect for democratic principles and fundamental human rights is to inspire the domestic and international policies of the parties to it and shall constitute an essential element of that Agreement,

| E. | whereas television, radio and print activities are State monopolies in Algeria, |
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E.

whereas television, radio and print activities are State monopolies in Algeria,

| F. | concerned at the situation regarding press freedom following the reform of the Algerian Penal Code in May 2001 and in particular certain of its provisions, which impose heavy fines and prison sentences for libel, |
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F.

concerned at the situation regarding press freedom following the reform of the Algerian Penal Code in May 2001 and in particular certain of its provisions, which impose heavy fines and prison sentences for libel,

| G. | whereas numerous legal proceedings for violation of press laws have been initiated against journalists working for privately owned French language newspapers such as ‘Le Matin’, ‘Liberté’, ‘Le soir d'Algérie’ and ‘El Watan’; particularly concerned at the prison sentences received by Farid Alilat, Fouad Boughanem, Hakim Laâlam, Abla Chérif, Hassane Zerrouky, Youssef Rezzoug, Yasmine Ferroukhi and Hafnaoui Ghoul, |
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G.

whereas numerous legal proceedings for violation of press laws have been initiated against journalists working for privately owned French language newspapers such as ‘Le Matin’, ‘Liberté’, ‘Le soir d'Algérie’ and ‘El Watan’; particularly concerned at the prison sentences received by Farid Alilat, Fouad Boughanem, Hakim Laâlam, Abla Chérif, Hassane Zerrouky, Youssef Rezzoug, Yasmine Ferroukhi and Hafnaoui Ghoul,

| H. | recalling that Mohamed Benchicou, Editor of ‘Le Matin’, was sentenced to a minimum of two years' imprisonment on 14 June 2004 for infringement of the law concerning exchange control and capital movements, while his newspaper went into compulsory liquidation in June 2004, and that his application for release on grounds of ill health was rejected by the Algerian authorities on 20 April 2005 despite the alarming deterioration in his condition; recalling also the sentencing and imprisonment since 28 June 2004 of Ahmed Benaoum, head of the Er-raï Elam press group, |
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H.

recalling that Mohamed Benchicou, Editor of ‘Le Matin’, was sentenced to a minimum of two years' imprisonment on 14 June 2004 for infringement of the law concerning exchange control and capital movements, while his newspaper went into compulsory liquidation in June 2004, and that his application for release on grounds of ill health was rejected by the Algerian authorities on 20 April 2005 despite the alarming deterioration in his condition; recalling also the sentencing and imprisonment since 28 June 2004 of Ahmed Benaoum, head of the Er-raï Elam press group,

| I. | whereas the state of emergency decreed on 9 February 1992 and all resulting decrees and legal texts are still in force, |
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I.

whereas the state of emergency decreed on 9 February 1992 and all resulting decrees and legal texts are still in force,

| J. | whereas projects seeking to develop of pluralist information channels and strengthen the independent media in Algeria are currently receiving funding pursuant to the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR), |
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J.

whereas projects seeking to develop of pluralist information channels and strengthen the independent media in Algeria are currently receiving funding pursuant to the European Initiative for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR),

| 1. | Welcomes the ratification by the Algerian Parliament of the abovementioned Association Agreement and hopes that, as soon as it enters into force, it will be possible to reinitiate political dialogue with Algeria through the Association Council; |
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1.

Welcomes the ratification by the Algerian Parliament of the abovementioned Association Agreement and hopes that, as soon as it enters into force, it will be possible to reinitiate political dialogue with Algeria through the Association Council;

| 2. | Stresses the importance of Euro-Mediterranean neighbourhood policy and its action plans seeking to strengthen democracy, the rule of law, respect for human rights and, especially, freedom of the press, of which particular account must be taken when such action plans are being drawn up; |
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2.

Stresses the importance of Euro-Mediterranean neighbourhood policy and its action plans seeking to strengthen democracy, the rule of law, respect for human rights and, especially, freedom of the press, of which particular account must be taken when such action plans are being drawn up;

| 3. | Considers in particular that the provisions of the Algerian penal code of May 2001 imposing prison sentences for defamation of the President, Parliament or ‘any other public or constituent body’ are obstructing the work of journalists in Algeria; |
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3.

Considers in particular that the provisions of the Algerian penal code of May 2001 imposing prison sentences for defamation of the President, Parliament or ‘any other public or constituent body’ are obstructing the work of journalists in Algeria;

| 4. | Urges the Algerian authorities to adopt and implement without delay the necessary legislative measures to ensure the greatest respect for fundamental rights and, in particular, full respect for the freedom of the press, in accordance with the international agreements which Algeria is a party; calls in this connection for the effective decriminalisation of infringements of the press laws; |
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4.

Urges the Algerian authorities to adopt and implement without delay the necessary legislative measures to ensure the greatest respect for fundamental rights and, in particular, full respect for the freedom of the press, in accordance with the international agreements which Algeria is a party; calls in this connection for the effective decriminalisation of infringements of the press laws;

| 5. | Calls on the Algerian authorities to release without delay the journalists sentenced to imprisonment for libel, to end this judicial persecution of the Algerian private media for their opinions and to halt the legal proceedings initiated against the Algerian private media; |
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5.

Calls on the Algerian authorities to release without delay the journalists sentenced to imprisonment for libel, to end this judicial persecution of the Algerian private media for their opinions and to halt the legal proceedings initiated against the Algerian private media;

| 6. | Considers that the lifting of the state of emergency would help to promote the rule of law and compliance with the provisions of Article 2 of the Association Agreement; |
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6.

Considers that the lifting of the state of emergency would help to promote the rule of law and compliance with the provisions of Article 2 of the Association Agreement;

| 7. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to establish clear mechanisms for the regular monitoring of compliance with Article 2 by all parties to the Association Agreement, and the European Parliament, the National Popular Assembly and Algerian civil society; |
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7.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to establish clear mechanisms for the regular monitoring of compliance with Article 2 by all parties to the Association Agreement, and the European Parliament, the National Popular Assembly and Algerian civil society;

| 8. | Calls on the United Kingdom Presidency to convene the EU-Algeria Association Council so as to reinitiate political dialogue with Algeria and to include on the agenda of the meeting the question of the freedom of the press; |
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8.

Calls on the United Kingdom Presidency to convene the EU-Algeria Association Council so as to reinitiate political dialogue with Algeria and to include on the agenda of the meeting the question of the freedom of the press;

| 9. | Calls on the Commission to continue to promote programmes, by way of the EIDHR, that seek to strengthen the independent media in Algeria and the development of pluralist information channels; |
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9.

Calls on the Commission to continue to promote programmes, by way of the EIDHR, that seek to strengthen the independent media in Algeria and the development of pluralist information channels;

| 10. | Asks that the question of freedom of the press be raised at the next meeting of the Interparliamentary Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries; |
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10.

Asks that the question of freedom of the press be raised at the next meeting of the Interparliamentary Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries;

| 11. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Personal Representative on Human Rights of Mr Javier Solana, the Secretary-General/High Representative for the CFSP, the Commission and the Government and Popular National Assembly of Algeria. |
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11.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Personal Representative on Human Rights of Mr Javier Solana, the Secretary-General/High Representative for the CFSP, the Commission and the Government and Popular National Assembly of Algeria.

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(1)  Texts Adopted of that date, P6_TA(2005)0150.

(2)  OJ C 279 E, 20.11.2003, p. 115.

P6_TA(2005)0243

Azerbaijan

European Parliament resolution on Azerbaijan

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on Azerbaijan and the South Caucasus and, in particular, its recommendation of 26 February 2004 to the Council on EU policy towards the South Caucasus (1), |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on Azerbaijan and the South Caucasus and, in particular, its recommendation of 26 February 2004 to the Council on EU policy towards the South Caucasus (1),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 20 November 2003 on ‘Wider Europe — Neighbourhood: A New Framework for Relations with our Eastern and Southern Neighbours’ (2), |
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having regard to its resolution of 20 November 2003 on ‘Wider Europe — Neighbourhood: A New Framework for Relations with our Eastern and Southern Neighbours’ (2),

| — | having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with Azerbaijan, which entered into force on 1 July 1999 and in which respect for democracy, the principles of international law and human rights are enshrined, |
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having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with Azerbaijan, which entered into force on 1 July 1999 and in which respect for democracy, the principles of international law and human rights are enshrined,

| — | having regard to the Commission's Country Report on Azerbaijan of 2 March 2005, |
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having regard to the Commission's Country Report on Azerbaijan of 2 March 2005,

| — | having regard to the Conclusions of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council of 25 and 26 April 2005 and the EU Presidency Declaration of 24 May 2005 on the events in Baku, |
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having regard to the Conclusions of the EU General Affairs and External Relations Council of 25 and 26 April 2005 and the EU Presidency Declaration of 24 May 2005 on the events in Baku,

| — | having regard to the joint recommendations of the Venice Commission and the OSCE/ODIHR of 1 June 2005 on the electoral law and the electoral administration in Azerbaijan and the OSCE report of 4 February 2005 on trial monitoring in Azerbaijan, |
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having regard to the joint recommendations of the Venice Commission and the OSCE/ODIHR of 1 June 2005 on the electoral law and the electoral administration in Azerbaijan and the OSCE report of 4 February 2005 on trial monitoring in Azerbaijan,

| — | having regard to the recommendations of the 6th meeting of the EU-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, which was held in Baku on 18-19 April 2005, |
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having regard to the recommendations of the 6th meeting of the EU-Azerbaijan Parliamentary Cooperation Committee, which was held in Baku on 18-19 April 2005,

| — | having regard to Azerbaijan's inclusion in the European neighbourhood policy and the decision to implement Action Plans for the three countries of the South Caucasus, |
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having regard to Azerbaijan's inclusion in the European neighbourhood policy and the decision to implement Action Plans for the three countries of the South Caucasus,

| — | having regard to Azerbaijan's membership of the Council of Europe, to the European Convention on Human Rights and to the many resolutions by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on the situation in Azerbaijan, |
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having regard to Azerbaijan's membership of the Council of Europe, to the European Convention on Human Rights and to the many resolutions by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe on the situation in Azerbaijan,

| — | having regard to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and in particular Articles 19 and 21 thereof, which guarantee the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly, |
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having regard to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, and in particular Articles 19 and 21 thereof, which guarantee the right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly,

| — | having regard to the EU Presidency's statement of 19 May 2005 on Azerbaijan, welcoming President Ilham Aliyev's decree on improving the practice of elections in Azerbaijan, |
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having regard to the EU Presidency's statement of 19 May 2005 on Azerbaijan, welcoming President Ilham Aliyev's decree on improving the practice of elections in Azerbaijan,

| — | having regard to Article 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Article 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas opposition parties were refused permission by the Mayor of Baku to hold a rally in Baku on 21 May 2005, contradicting the spirit of the 12 May 2005 presidential decree which ordered the local administration to authorise political rallies and find appropriate venues for them, |
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A.

whereas opposition parties were refused permission by the Mayor of Baku to hold a rally in Baku on 21 May 2005, contradicting the spirit of the 12 May 2005 presidential decree which ordered the local administration to authorise political rallies and find appropriate venues for them,

| B. | whereas an attempt by the opposition to hold the rally on 21 May 2005 in Baku met with violence and police brutality against journalists and individuals taking part in the rally, of whom a number were detained for several days, |
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B.

whereas an attempt by the opposition to hold the rally on 21 May 2005 in Baku met with violence and police brutality against journalists and individuals taking part in the rally, of whom a number were detained for several days,

| C. | whereas, on 31 May 2005, the Azerbaijani authorities detained dozens of youth activists for distributing leaflets, |
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C.

whereas, on 31 May 2005, the Azerbaijani authorities detained dozens of youth activists for distributing leaflets,

| D. | whereas a new demonstration by the opposition took place without incident in Baku on 4 June 2005 after an agreement had been reached with the authorities, |
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D.

whereas a new demonstration by the opposition took place without incident in Baku on 4 June 2005 after an agreement had been reached with the authorities,

| E. | whereas EU representatives have expressed their concern about the detention of protesters and opposition leaders while exercising their freedom of assembly, an essential freedom in any democratic society being the freedom to express one's political opinions, |
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E.

whereas EU representatives have expressed their concern about the detention of protesters and opposition leaders while exercising their freedom of assembly, an essential freedom in any democratic society being the freedom to express one's political opinions,

| F. | whereas this is not the first time the authorities have used excessive force to suppress the opposition; in October 2003, following disturbances surrounding the widely criticised presidential elections, seven members of the opposition were arrested and given five-year prison sentences, but were later pardoned, |
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F.

whereas this is not the first time the authorities have used excessive force to suppress the opposition; in October 2003, following disturbances surrounding the widely criticised presidential elections, seven members of the opposition were arrested and given five-year prison sentences, but were later pardoned,

| G. | whereas the conclusions of the OSCE on the municipal elections of December 2004 stated that they ‘fell short of a number of international standards for democratic elections’, although the election day was generally assessed as acceptable and some technical improvements were reported, compared with the previous presidential elections of 2003, |
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G.

whereas the conclusions of the OSCE on the municipal elections of December 2004 stated that they ‘fell short of a number of international standards for democratic elections’, although the election day was generally assessed as acceptable and some technical improvements were reported, compared with the previous presidential elections of 2003,

| H. | whereas, with a view to the parliamentary elections in November 2005, President Ilham Aliyev issued an Executive Order on 12 May 2005 on ‘Improvement of Election Practices in the Republic of Azerbaijan’, |
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H.

whereas, with a view to the parliamentary elections in November 2005, President Ilham Aliyev issued an Executive Order on 12 May 2005 on ‘Improvement of Election Practices in the Republic of Azerbaijan’,

| I. | whereas the conclusions of the OSCE report on trial monitoring in Azerbaijan show that in some important respects trials fell well short of Azerbaijan's existing legal requirements and its international commitments on human rights and the rule of law, |
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I.

whereas the conclusions of the OSCE report on trial monitoring in Azerbaijan show that in some important respects trials fell well short of Azerbaijan's existing legal requirements and its international commitments on human rights and the rule of law,

| J. | whereas journalists have experienced a persistent and disturbing decline in the extent of press freedom in the country, |
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J.

whereas journalists have experienced a persistent and disturbing decline in the extent of press freedom in the country,

| K. | having regard to the generally difficult social and political situation linked to the unresolved Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which has resulted in a huge refugee and IDP burden on the country, |
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K.

having regard to the generally difficult social and political situation linked to the unresolved Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, which has resulted in a huge refugee and IDP burden on the country,

| 1. | Regrets the decision taken by the Mayor of Baku to deny permission for the opposition's rally called for 21 May 2005 to take place, and strongly condemns the disproportionate use of force by the police against members of the opposition and youth movement activists exercising their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly; |
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1.

Regrets the decision taken by the Mayor of Baku to deny permission for the opposition's rally called for 21 May 2005 to take place, and strongly condemns the disproportionate use of force by the police against members of the opposition and youth movement activists exercising their rights to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly;

| 2. | Notes that the arrest and detention of opposition activists was politically motivated, welcomes the release of all those arrested and calls for a full investigation into the events, including into the responsibility of the police; |
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2.

Notes that the arrest and detention of opposition activists was politically motivated, welcomes the release of all those arrested and calls for a full investigation into the events, including into the responsibility of the police;

| 3. | Strongly condemns the assassination of the journalist Elmar Huseynov in March of this year, and reiterates its support for pluralism, democracy and the rule of law; calls on the authorities to do everything possible to bring the perpetrators to justice; urges the government to lift the restrictions imposed on the media, to stop the harassment, intimidation and detention of journalists who dare to criticise the government and to protect the personal safety and professional integrity of journalists performing their duties; |
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3.

Strongly condemns the assassination of the journalist Elmar Huseynov in March of this year, and reiterates its support for pluralism, democracy and the rule of law; calls on the authorities to do everything possible to bring the perpetrators to justice; urges the government to lift the restrictions imposed on the media, to stop the harassment, intimidation and detention of journalists who dare to criticise the government and to protect the personal safety and professional integrity of journalists performing their duties;

| 4. | Urges Azerbaijan to secure the independence of the judiciary and to guarantee the inherent and inalienable fundamental rights of persons under detention; calls on the authorities to take steps to remedy the deficiencies observed in trials and urges the government, in this regard, to implement the Council of Europe recommendations on the treatment of political prisoners following extensive and credible allegations of torture and ill-treatment; |
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4.

Urges Azerbaijan to secure the independence of the judiciary and to guarantee the inherent and inalienable fundamental rights of persons under detention; calls on the authorities to take steps to remedy the deficiencies observed in trials and urges the government, in this regard, to implement the Council of Europe recommendations on the treatment of political prisoners following extensive and credible allegations of torture and ill-treatment;

| 5. | Welcomes the decision of the Azerbaijani authorities to pardon the 114 people imprisoned in connection with public disturbances in the direct aftermath of the 2003 presidential elections, including those designated by the Council of Europe as political prisoners, as well as the seven opposition leaders who had been convicted of taking part in the mass protest; takes the view that this might represent a positive step towards the establishment of political pluralism in Azerbaijan and calls for the release of all the remaining political prisoners; |
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5.

Welcomes the decision of the Azerbaijani authorities to pardon the 114 people imprisoned in connection with public disturbances in the direct aftermath of the 2003 presidential elections, including those designated by the Council of Europe as political prisoners, as well as the seven opposition leaders who had been convicted of taking part in the mass protest; takes the view that this might represent a positive step towards the establishment of political pluralism in Azerbaijan and calls for the release of all the remaining political prisoners;

| 6. | Welcomes the presidential decree instructing the executive authorities to ensure the freedom of assembly, the compilation of accurate electoral rolls, that each candidate has equal access to the media, and that citizens are not persecuted for their political beliefs; calls on the authorities to ensure that this decree and further reforms are fully implemented in line with international standards at all levels; |
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6.

Welcomes the presidential decree instructing the executive authorities to ensure the freedom of assembly, the compilation of accurate electoral rolls, that each candidate has equal access to the media, and that citizens are not persecuted for their political beliefs; calls on the authorities to ensure that this decree and further reforms are fully implemented in line with international standards at all levels;

| 7. | Calls on the government to ensure that the forthcoming parliamentary elections in November 2005 will be free and fair and that opposition activists and candidates do not suffer repression in any shape or form; |
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7.

Calls on the government to ensure that the forthcoming parliamentary elections in November 2005 will be free and fair and that opposition activists and candidates do not suffer repression in any shape or form;

| 8. | Calls for renewed efforts from all sides in the round-table discussions between the ruling party and the opposition parties, which are aimed at strengthening confidence in the electoral process and minimising the risk of fraud; |
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8.

Calls for renewed efforts from all sides in the round-table discussions between the ruling party and the opposition parties, which are aimed at strengthening confidence in the electoral process and minimising the risk of fraud;

| 9. | Calls for a sufficient number of international observers to be deployed in the country for the elections, including a delegation from the European Parliament; |
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9.

Calls for a sufficient number of international observers to be deployed in the country for the elections, including a delegation from the European Parliament;

| 10. | Takes the view that the Action Plan for Azerbaijan should be focused on the development of genuine democracy and respect for human rights and the rule of law; urges the Commission, in this regard, to coordinate its action with the Council of Europe and to make every effort to support and develop the fragile Azerbaijani civil society; |
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10.

Takes the view that the Action Plan for Azerbaijan should be focused on the development of genuine democracy and respect for human rights and the rule of law; urges the Commission, in this regard, to coordinate its action with the Council of Europe and to make every effort to support and develop the fragile Azerbaijani civil society;

| 11. | Supports the continuing dialogue between the Azerbaijani Government and the OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe, and welcomes the report of the ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission in June; |
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11.

Supports the continuing dialogue between the Azerbaijani Government and the OSCE/ODIHR and the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe, and welcomes the report of the ODIHR Needs Assessment Mission in June;

| 12. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the parliaments and governments of the Member States, the President, Government and Parliament of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the Parliamentary Assemblies of the OSCE and the Council of Europe. |
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12.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the parliaments and governments of the Member States, the President, Government and Parliament of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the Parliamentary Assemblies of the OSCE and the Council of Europe.

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(1)  OJ C 98 E, 23.4.2004, p. 193.

(2)  OJ C 87 E, 7.4.2004, p. 506.

P6_TA(2005)0244

Social inclusion in the new Member States

European Parliament resolution on social inclusion in the new Member States (2004/2210(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission staff working paper on social inclusion in the new Member States (SEC(2004)0848), |
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having regard to the Commission staff working paper on social inclusion in the new Member States (SEC(2004)0848),

| — | having regard to Articles I-3 and III-117 of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (1), |
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having regard to Articles I-3 and III-117 of the Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (1),

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

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, the opinion of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (A6-0125/2005), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, the opinion of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (A6-0125/2005),

| A. | whereas at the Lisbon, Nice and Stockholm European Councils, held in March 2000, December 2000 and March 2001 respectively, the Member States undertook to promote the quality and further development of employment in order to reduce poverty and social exclusion, as well as to increase economic and social cohesion using the open coordination method, |
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A.

whereas at the Lisbon, Nice and Stockholm European Councils, held in March 2000, December 2000 and March 2001 respectively, the Member States undertook to promote the quality and further development of employment in order to reduce poverty and social exclusion, as well as to increase economic and social cohesion using the open coordination method,

| B. | whereas non-governmental organisations play a significant role in identifying the problems involved in social inclusion and in informing the public about them by drawing up public awareness programmes and implementing them effectively, |
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B.

whereas non-governmental organisations play a significant role in identifying the problems involved in social inclusion and in informing the public about them by drawing up public awareness programmes and implementing them effectively,

| C. | whereas providing access to employment is one of the most important means of supporting social inclusion, and whereas the social partners play an important role in this area, specifically by supporting access to employment for the most vulnerable groups in the manner defined by the Guideline 7 of the 2003 Employment Guidelines (2), |
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C.

whereas providing access to employment is one of the most important means of supporting social inclusion, and whereas the social partners play an important role in this area, specifically by supporting access to employment for the most vulnerable groups in the manner defined by the Guideline 7 of the 2003 Employment Guidelines (2),

| D. | whereas the gender pattern on the labour market is such that women in the new Member States have mainly been employed in lower paid jobs, |
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D.

whereas the gender pattern on the labour market is such that women in the new Member States have mainly been employed in lower paid jobs,

| E. | whereas in the new Member States the transition to a market economy brought about significant structural changes in the labour market, with the result that unemployment became one of the most serious obstacles to social inclusion, |
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E.

whereas in the new Member States the transition to a market economy brought about significant structural changes in the labour market, with the result that unemployment became one of the most serious obstacles to social inclusion,

| F. | whereas one of the reasons for high unemployment in the new Member States is the non-existent mobility of the labour force, preventing workers from moving from regions with high unemployment to regions where there is a shortage of workers, |
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F.

whereas one of the reasons for high unemployment in the new Member States is the non-existent mobility of the labour force, preventing workers from moving from regions with high unemployment to regions where there is a shortage of workers,

| G. | whereas, without a comparison of indicators based on data harmonised at EU level, it would not be possible to assess the problem of social exclusion in the 25-member European Union, taking into consideration the fact that in the 10 new Member States comprehensive, global and current data are not yet available, |
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G.

whereas, without a comparison of indicators based on data harmonised at EU level, it would not be possible to assess the problem of social exclusion in the 25-member European Union, taking into consideration the fact that in the 10 new Member States comprehensive, global and current data are not yet available,

| H. | whereas the above-mentioned Commission staff working paper states that major problems in terms of social inclusion in the new Member States include the low level of employment, the inadequacy and insufficiency of health services, and inadequate measures to tackle the problems faced by minorities which suffer discrimination, especially the Roma, |
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H.

whereas the above-mentioned Commission staff working paper states that major problems in terms of social inclusion in the new Member States include the low level of employment, the inadequacy and insufficiency of health services, and inadequate measures to tackle the problems faced by minorities which suffer discrimination, especially the Roma,

| I. | whereas in the new Member States, in addition to unemployment, another significant problem is the breaking-up of families and the associated impoverishment, which leads to fresh social exclusion, |
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I.

whereas in the new Member States, in addition to unemployment, another significant problem is the breaking-up of families and the associated impoverishment, which leads to fresh social exclusion,

| J. | whereas all minorities are even more exposed to social exclusion and this is closely connected with the fact that their education and training still does not receive the requisite support, |
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J.

whereas all minorities are even more exposed to social exclusion and this is closely connected with the fact that their education and training still does not receive the requisite support,

| K. | whereas, in the new Member States, where economic reforms have been and remain necessary in order to achieve strong competitive economies, it is crucial to combat social exclusion, especially of vulnerable groups such as older people, children, minorities and persons with disabilities, |
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K.

whereas, in the new Member States, where economic reforms have been and remain necessary in order to achieve strong competitive economies, it is crucial to combat social exclusion, especially of vulnerable groups such as older people, children, minorities and persons with disabilities,

| L. | whereas in the new Member States the funding of the local-government system is causing increasingly serious problems, and in the long term this will jeopardise the effectiveness of the system, |
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L.

whereas in the new Member States the funding of the local-government system is causing increasingly serious problems, and in the long term this will jeopardise the effectiveness of the system,

| M. | whereas the governments of the new Member States are entrusting more and more duties to local government, while mostly failing to provide the requisite additional budget funding to enable them to be carried out, and whereas, in some of the new Member States, there is a lack of appropriate legislation regulating social services, |
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M.

whereas the governments of the new Member States are entrusting more and more duties to local government, while mostly failing to provide the requisite additional budget funding to enable them to be carried out, and whereas, in some of the new Member States, there is a lack of appropriate legislation regulating social services,

| N. | whereas in most of the new Member States the political will to make decisive and widespread use of indirect financial incentives (for example selective relief from taxes and social-security contributions) to enable groups which are struggling with social-exclusion problems to catch up and to become integrated into the labour market is lacking, |
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N.

whereas in most of the new Member States the political will to make decisive and widespread use of indirect financial incentives (for example selective relief from taxes and social-security contributions) to enable groups which are struggling with social-exclusion problems to catch up and to become integrated into the labour market is lacking,

| O. | whereas the social partners play a key role in social integration, |
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O.

whereas the social partners play a key role in social integration,

| 1. | Considers that the process of social inclusion in the new Member States must be accelerated and that in order to do so more funds must be made available to make it possible to improve fundamentally the situation of women, single-parent households, new entrants to the labour market, older, sick or disabled persons, people providing long-term care to the disabled or to the elderly and children who are disadvantaged or at risk owing to the absence of parental authority, as well as linguistic minorities, refugees, the Roma and all other ethnic minorities in the territory of the Union, without forgetting persons in great distress: the homeless and victims of dependency (alcoholism, drug addiction); |
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1.

Considers that the process of social inclusion in the new Member States must be accelerated and that in order to do so more funds must be made available to make it possible to improve fundamentally the situation of women, single-parent households, new entrants to the labour market, older, sick or disabled persons, people providing long-term care to the disabled or to the elderly and children who are disadvantaged or at risk owing to the absence of parental authority, as well as linguistic minorities, refugees, the Roma and all other ethnic minorities in the territory of the Union, without forgetting persons in great distress: the homeless and victims of dependency (alcoholism, drug addiction);

| 2. | Maintains that those who, because of illness, old age, or disability, or because there is no suitable work to be had, cannot earn a living must be guaranteed a decent income through social security, taking greater account than has been the case to date of subsistence levels; considers that the level of benefits must be such as to avert poverty when social risks become manifest; believes that the help provided in cases of hardship should eliminate the causes of poverty and prevent long-term dependence on welfare aid; |
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2.

Maintains that those who, because of illness, old age, or disability, or because there is no suitable work to be had, cannot earn a living must be guaranteed a decent income through social security, taking greater account than has been the case to date of subsistence levels; considers that the level of benefits must be such as to avert poverty when social risks become manifest; believes that the help provided in cases of hardship should eliminate the causes of poverty and prevent long-term dependence on welfare aid;

| 3. | Calls on the new Member States to pay greater attention to legislation in the area of social services, with particular regard to intervention, and to encourage the inclusion of groups in the social economy, the development of which should be supported through the targeted use of the European Social Fund and other structural funds; |
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3.

Calls on the new Member States to pay greater attention to legislation in the area of social services, with particular regard to intervention, and to encourage the inclusion of groups in the social economy, the development of which should be supported through the targeted use of the European Social Fund and other structural funds;

| 4. | Urges the governments of the new Member States, in formulating their policies, to treat the lack of social inclusion as a social problem falling under the Lisbon Strategy; |
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4.

Urges the governments of the new Member States, in formulating their policies, to treat the lack of social inclusion as a social problem falling under the Lisbon Strategy;

| 5. | Calls on the new Member States to extend educational measures, tackle illiteracy (including, equally, functional illiteracy and actual illiteracy), with special reference to the requirements of all minorities, especially, in some countries, the Roma, and eliminate segregated education and in particular to take account of educational needs in rural areas; |
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5.

Calls on the new Member States to extend educational measures, tackle illiteracy (including, equally, functional illiteracy and actual illiteracy), with special reference to the requirements of all minorities, especially, in some countries, the Roma, and eliminate segregated education and in particular to take account of educational needs in rural areas;

| 6. | Points to the need to cater more effectively than hitherto for conditions on a fast-changing labour market, in a high-quality education system accessible to all on equal terms; and maintains that lifelong learning has to be accessible to all, irrespective of their earlier educational path, social standing, or financial solvency; |
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6.

Points to the need to cater more effectively than hitherto for conditions on a fast-changing labour market, in a high-quality education system accessible to all on equal terms; and maintains that lifelong learning has to be accessible to all, irrespective of their earlier educational path, social standing, or financial solvency;

| 7. | Calls on the new Member States to increase the range of services provided for families, in order to improve the situation of breadwinners with children or elderly family members in need of care; |
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7.

Calls on the new Member States to increase the range of services provided for families, in order to improve the situation of breadwinners with children or elderly family members in need of care;

| 8. | Calls on the new Member States to develop proactive policies to ensure the inclusion of immigrants facing particular difficulties or at risk of poverty; |
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8.

Calls on the new Member States to develop proactive policies to ensure the inclusion of immigrants facing particular difficulties or at risk of poverty;

| 9. | Calls on the Member States to mobilise civil, professional and social organisations, particularly non-governmental organisations, confessional or non-confessional associations, trade unions and employers' organisations to participate actively in combating poverty, without however taking the place of the efforts made by the public authorities of the Member States; calls on the Member States to create the legal and financial conditions for the involvement of these organisations in the fight against poverty and social exclusion; |
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9.

Calls on the Member States to mobilise civil, professional and social organisations, particularly non-governmental organisations, confessional or non-confessional associations, trade unions and employers' organisations to participate actively in combating poverty, without however taking the place of the efforts made by the public authorities of the Member States; calls on the Member States to create the legal and financial conditions for the involvement of these organisations in the fight against poverty and social exclusion;

| 10. | Calls on governments, in formulating their policies for promoting social inclusion, to devote particular attention to eliminating child poverty; |
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10.

Calls on governments, in formulating their policies for promoting social inclusion, to devote particular attention to eliminating child poverty;

| 11. | Urges the Commission to complete the harmonisation of poverty statistics and the criteria defining poverty as soon as possible, so that the prevalence of social exclusion can be compared throughout the territory of the EU-25 on the same basis as it used to be assessed in the EU-15, taking into account the specific characteristics of each Member State; |
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11.

Urges the Commission to complete the harmonisation of poverty statistics and the criteria defining poverty as soon as possible, so that the prevalence of social exclusion can be compared throughout the territory of the EU-25 on the same basis as it used to be assessed in the EU-15, taking into account the specific characteristics of each Member State;

| 12. | Regrets that statistical data from the new Member States is scarce and calls therefore on the new Member States to regularly collect and publish updated and comparable data broken down by gender, in order to monitor progress in the new Member States with regard to social inclusion; believes that a two-way exchange of experience and good practice must take place and that more intensive networking of Member States facing broadly similar challenges is required; |
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12.

Regrets that statistical data from the new Member States is scarce and calls therefore on the new Member States to regularly collect and publish updated and comparable data broken down by gender, in order to monitor progress in the new Member States with regard to social inclusion; believes that a two-way exchange of experience and good practice must take place and that more intensive networking of Member States facing broadly similar challenges is required;

| 13. | Calls on the Council, and especially on the governments of the new Member States, to consider the possible dangers arising from the increasing indebtedness of local authorities in the new Member States, which may effectively undermine their ability to perform their duties, thereby creating territorial divisions within the European Union, and to draw up a long-term strategy so as perceptibly to improve this situation; |
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13.

Calls on the Council, and especially on the governments of the new Member States, to consider the possible dangers arising from the increasing indebtedness of local authorities in the new Member States, which may effectively undermine their ability to perform their duties, thereby creating territorial divisions within the European Union, and to draw up a long-term strategy so as perceptibly to improve this situation;

| 14. | Calls on the Council, and especially on the governments of the new Member States, to consider drawing up a long-term strategy which will make it possible to improve perceptibly the financial situation of local authorities; |
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14.

Calls on the Council, and especially on the governments of the new Member States, to consider drawing up a long-term strategy which will make it possible to improve perceptibly the financial situation of local authorities;

| 15. | Calls on the Council, and especially on the governments of the new Member States, to consider contributing more than at present to funds for carrying out local government responsibilities related to social inclusion; |
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15.

Calls on the Council, and especially on the governments of the new Member States, to consider contributing more than at present to funds for carrying out local government responsibilities related to social inclusion;

| 16. | Calls on the Commission to promote mechanisms for interaction with the Member States in order to produce texts with a view to ensuring real access to the legal system for vulnerable groups and minorities (legal aid, information centres, provision of advice free of charge, etc), and to encourage Member States to devise common, harmonised strategies on social inclusion at local level; |
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16.

Calls on the Commission to promote mechanisms for interaction with the Member States in order to produce texts with a view to ensuring real access to the legal system for vulnerable groups and minorities (legal aid, information centres, provision of advice free of charge, etc), and to encourage Member States to devise common, harmonised strategies on social inclusion at local level;

| 17. | Calls on the new Member States to make greater efforts than at present to solve the housing problem, by increasing the supply of more affordable housing and, in particular, by supporting the construction projects of local authorities, so as to help the most vulnerable groups as effectively as possible; |
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17.

Calls on the new Member States to make greater efforts than at present to solve the housing problem, by increasing the supply of more affordable housing and, in particular, by supporting the construction projects of local authorities, so as to help the most vulnerable groups as effectively as possible;

| 18. | Calls on the new Member States to include in their social inclusion policy the issue of homelessness, as an extreme form of social exclusion, since it affects thousands of people, particularly women, in each country; |
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18.

Calls on the new Member States to include in their social inclusion policy the issue of homelessness, as an extreme form of social exclusion, since it affects thousands of people, particularly women, in each country;

| 19. | Calls for government concessions to make housing loans more affordable for target groups in a socially weaker position; |
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19.

Calls for government concessions to make housing loans more affordable for target groups in a socially weaker position;

| 20. | Calls on the new Member States to make sufficient funds available to ensure access to quality systems of lifelong learning for all, allowing individuals to increase their level of qualification, and, at the same time, not to forget to implement special measures facilitating the integration of those most at risk into the employment process; |
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20.

Calls on the new Member States to make sufficient funds available to ensure access to quality systems of lifelong learning for all, allowing individuals to increase their level of qualification, and, at the same time, not to forget to implement special measures facilitating the integration of those most at risk into the employment process;

| 21. | Calls on the new Member States to promote more effectively than at present the social inclusion of minorities and improvements in the conditions for the education of the Roma, drawing up a supplementary support system for deprived children, together with appropriate social integration programmes; |
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21.

Calls on the new Member States to promote more effectively than at present the social inclusion of minorities and improvements in the conditions for the education of the Roma, drawing up a supplementary support system for deprived children, together with appropriate social integration programmes;

| 22. | Calls on the new Member States to promote the social integration of persons with disabilities more effectively than hitherto and to draw up appropriate educational, professional training and employment promotion programmes; |
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22.

Calls on the new Member States to promote the social integration of persons with disabilities more effectively than hitherto and to draw up appropriate educational, professional training and employment promotion programmes;

| 23. | Calls on the new Member States to revise their economic policies in the light of the conclusions of the European Union in its mid-term review of the Lisbon Strategy; calls for this revision to be undertaken with the aim of promoting the creation of permanent, high-quality jobs; calls for measures to facilitate freedom of enterprise, without this resulting in any form of intra-Community dumping; |
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23.

Calls on the new Member States to revise their economic policies in the light of the conclusions of the European Union in its mid-term review of the Lisbon Strategy; calls for this revision to be undertaken with the aim of promoting the creation of permanent, high-quality jobs; calls for measures to facilitate freedom of enterprise, without this resulting in any form of intra-Community dumping;

| 24. | Points to the need, with a view to making significantly more effective use than hitherto of labour resources in the light of the goals charted in the Lisbon Strategy, to take steps in the new Member States to even out wage differences between men and women educated to the same level and working in jobs of equal status; |
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24.

Points to the need, with a view to making significantly more effective use than hitherto of labour resources in the light of the goals charted in the Lisbon Strategy, to take steps in the new Member States to even out wage differences between men and women educated to the same level and working in jobs of equal status;

| 25. | Urges the Commission to regularly review all legal provisions to combat discrimination, based on Article 13 of the EC Treaty, and bring appropriate proceedings against all Member States which do not transpose or apply the relevant directives in the required way or within the required time limit; |
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25.

Urges the Commission to regularly review all legal provisions to combat discrimination, based on Article 13 of the EC Treaty, and bring appropriate proceedings against all Member States which do not transpose or apply the relevant directives in the required way or within the required time limit;

| 26. | Calls on the governments of the new Member States to make appropriate preparations to ensure that the introduction of the euro will not plunge large social groups into poverty, particularly those living on small pensions or social welfare payments, the vast majority of whom are women; |
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26.

Calls on the governments of the new Member States to make appropriate preparations to ensure that the introduction of the euro will not plunge large social groups into poverty, particularly those living on small pensions or social welfare payments, the vast majority of whom are women;

| 27. | Calls on the Commission to reorient the measures set out in its above-mentioned staff working paper in terms of an approach based on an across-the-board synthesis, recentring them more closely on failure to respect civil liberties, access to fundamental rights and the fight against all forms of discrimination, and to recommend suitable control mechanisms that will facilitate the task of preparing any sanctions that may be needed; |
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27.

Calls on the Commission to reorient the measures set out in its above-mentioned staff working paper in terms of an approach based on an across-the-board synthesis, recentring them more closely on failure to respect civil liberties, access to fundamental rights and the fight against all forms of discrimination, and to recommend suitable control mechanisms that will facilitate the task of preparing any sanctions that may be needed;

| 28. | Calls on the Commission to define and construct a common set of priorities or ‘red line’ which could serve as a shared basis for access to the law, and to unify approaches to the law in this field within the Union; |
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28.

Calls on the Commission to define and construct a common set of priorities or ‘red line’ which could serve as a shared basis for access to the law, and to unify approaches to the law in this field within the Union;

| 29. | Calls on the Commission and the new Member States jointly to allocate more funding than hitherto to the new Member States to finance the drawing-up of national action plans and to support the attainment of the objectives of the Extraordinary European Council on Employment (Luxembourg Employment Summit) of November 1997 and calls on the Commission to promote exchanges of good practice between the new and old Member States; |
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29.

Calls on the Commission and the new Member States jointly to allocate more funding than hitherto to the new Member States to finance the drawing-up of national action plans and to support the attainment of the objectives of the Extraordinary European Council on Employment (Luxembourg Employment Summit) of November 1997 and calls on the Commission to promote exchanges of good practice between the new and old Member States;

| 30. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and to representatives of local authorities of the Member States; also asks the Member States to forward this resolution for information to the representatives of each ethnic minority recognised as such on their territory. |
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30.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and to representatives of local authorities of the Member States; also asks the Member States to forward this resolution for information to the representatives of each ethnic minority recognised as such on their territory.

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(1)  OJ C 310, 16.12.2004.

(2)  Council Decision 2003/578/EC of 22 July 2003 on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (OJ L 197, 5.8.2003, p.13).

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