# Official Journal C 76E/27 M

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| English edition | Information and Notices | Volume 5127 March 2008 |

ISSN 1725-2423

Official Journal

of the European Union

C 76E

English edition

Information and Notices

Volume 5127 March 2008

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| Notice No | Contents | page |
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| | IV   (Notices) |
| | NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES |
| | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT |
| | 2007-2008 SESSION |
| | Sittings of 9 and 10 May 2007 |
| | Wednesday 9 May 2007 |
| 2008/C 076E/01 | MINUTES | 1 |
| PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING


  Resumption of session


  Approval of Minutes of previous sitting


  Membership of the temporary committee on climate change (deadline for tabling amendments)


  Agenda


  Declaration of financial interests


  Documents received


  Written declarations (tabling)


  Written declarations (Rule 116)


  Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council


  Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions


  Strengthening European legislation in the field of information and consultation of workers (tabling of motions for a resolution)


  Statement by the President (Estonia)


  EU-Russia summit (debate)


  EU strategy for reform in the Arab world (debate)


  Retrofitting of mirrors to heavy goods vehicles ***I (debate)


  Public passenger transport services by rail and road ***II (debate)


  One-minute speeches on matters of political importance


  Nominal quantities for pre-packed products ***II (debate)


  Approval of motor vehicles and their trailers ***II (debate)


  EU partnership in the Horn of Africa (debate)


  Assessing Euratom (debate)


  Environmental protection from radiation following the crash of a military aircraft in Greenland (Petition 720/2002) (debate)


  Agenda for next sitting


  Closure of sitting |
| ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 12 |
| ANNEX I | 14 |
| ANNEX IITEMPORARY COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE | 15 |
| | Thursday 10 May 2007 |
| 2008/C 076E/02 | MINUTES | 18 |
| PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING


  Opening of sitting


  Documents received


  Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council


  Transfers of appropriations


  Housing and regional policy — Future regional policy and innovation (debate)


  Approval of Minutes of previous sitting


  Voting time


  Simplification of Community legislation (amendments of the Rules of Procedure) (Rule 131) (vote)


  Public passenger transport services by rail and road ***II (vote)


  Nominal quantities for pre-packed products ***II (vote)


  Approval of motor vehicles and their trailers ***II (vote)


  Retrofitting of mirrors to heavy goods vehicles ***I (vote)


  Composition of the Temporary Committee on Climate Change (vote)


  EU-Russia summit (vote)


  EU strategy for reform in the Arab world (vote)


  EU partnership in the Horn of Africa (vote)


  Assessing Euratom (vote)


  Environmental protection from radiation following the crash of a military aircraft in Greenland (Petition 720/2002) (vote)


  Housing and regional policy (vote)


  Future regional policy and innovation (vote)


  Strengthening European legislation in the field of information and consultation of workers (vote)


  Explanations of vote


  Corrections to votes and voting intentions


  Request for the defence of parliamentary immunity


  Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting


  Dates for next sittings


  Adjournment of session |
| ATTENDANCE REGISTER | 27 |
| ANNEX I | 29 |
| ANNEX II | 44 |
| TEXTS ADOPTED | 89 |
| P6_TA(2007)0173Simplification of Community legislation (amendment of the Rules of Procedure)European Parliament decision of 10 May 2007 on changes to be made to Parliament's Rules of Procedure to bring internal procedures into line with the requirements of simplification of Community legislation (2005/2238(REG)) | 89 |
| P6_TA(2007)0174Public passenger transport services by rail and road ***IIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 May 2007 on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on public passenger transport services by rail and by road and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 1191/69 and 1107/70 (13736/1/2006 — C6-0042/2007 — 2000/0212(COD)) | 92 |
| P6_TC2-COD(2000)0212Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 10 May 2007 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on public passenger transport services by rail and by road and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 1191/69 and 1107/70 | 92 |
| P6_TA(2007)0175Nominal quantities for pre-packed products ***IIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 May 2007 on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules on nominal quantities for prepacked products, repealing Council Directives 75/106/EEC and 80/232/EEC, and amending Council Directive 76/211/EEC (13484/1/2006 — C6-0039/2007 — 2004/0248(COD)) | 93 |
| P6_TC2-COD(2004)0248Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 10 May 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules on nominal quantities for prepacked products, repealing Council Directives 75/106/EEC and 80/232/EEC, and amending Council Directive 76/211/EEC | 93 |
| P6_TA(2007)0176Approval of motor vehicles and their trailers ***IIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 May 2007 on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive) (9911/3/2006 — C6-0040/2007 — 2003/0153(COD)) | 94 |
| P6_TC2-COD(2003)0153Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 10 May 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive) | 94 |
| P6_TA(2007)0177Retrofitting of mirrors to heavy goods vehicles ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 May 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the retrofitting of mirrors to heavy goods vehicles registered in the Community (COM(2006)0570 — C6-0332/2006 — 2006/0183(COD)) | 95 |
| P6_TC1-COD(2006)0183Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 10 May 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the retrofitting of mirrors to heavy goods vehicles registered in the Community | 95 |
| P6_TA(2007)0178EU-Russia summitEuropean Parliament resolution of 10 May 2007 on the EU-Russia Summit to be held in Samara on 18 May 2007 | 95 |
| P6_TA(2007)0179EU strategy for reform in the Arab worldEuropean Parliament resolution of 10 May 2007 on reforms in the Arab world: what strategy should the European Union adopt? (2006/2172(INI)) | 100 |
| P6_TA(2007)0180EU partnership in the Horn of AfricaEuropean Parliament resolution of 10 May 2007 on the Horn of Africa: EU Regional political partnership for peace, security and development (2006/2291(INI)) | 106 |
| P6_TA(2007)0181Assessing EuratomEuropean Parliament resolution of 10 May 2007 on Assessing Euratom — 50 Years of European nuclear energy policy (2006/2230(INI)) | 114 |
| P6_TA(2007)0182Environmental protection from radiation following the crash of a military aircraft in GreenlandEuropean Parliament resolution of 10 May 2007 on the public health consequences of the 1968 Thule crash (Petition 720/2002) (2006/2012(INI)) | 122 |
| P6_TA(2007)0183Housing and regional policyEuropean Parliament resolution of 10 May 2007 on housing and regional policy (2006/2108(INI)) | 124 |
| P6_TA(2007)0184Future regional policy and innovationEuropean Parliament resolution of 10 May 2007 on the contribution of the future regional policy to the innovative capacity of the European Union (2006/2104(INI)) | 130 |
| P6_TA(2007)0185Strengthening Community legislation in the field of information and consultation of workersEuropean Parliament resolution of 10 May 2007 on strengthening European legislation in the field of information and consultation of workers | 138 |

Notice No

Contents

page

IV   (Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

2007-2008 SESSION

Sittings of 9 and 10 May 2007

Wednesday 9 May 2007

2008/C 076E/01

MINUTES

1

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Resumption of session

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Membership of the temporary committee on climate change (deadline for tabling amendments)

Agenda

Declaration of financial interests

Documents received

Written declarations (tabling)

Written declarations (Rule 116)

Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions

Strengthening European legislation in the field of information and consultation of workers (tabling of motions for a resolution)

Statement by the President (Estonia)

EU-Russia summit (debate)

EU strategy for reform in the Arab world (debate)

Retrofitting of mirrors to heavy goods vehicles ***I (debate)

Public passenger transport services by rail and road ***II (debate)

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Nominal quantities for pre-packed products ***II (debate)

Approval of motor vehicles and their trailers ***II (debate)

EU partnership in the Horn of Africa (debate)

Assessing Euratom (debate)

Environmental protection from radiation following the crash of a military aircraft in Greenland (Petition 720/2002) (debate)

Agenda for next sitting

Closure of sitting

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

12

ANNEX I

14

ANNEX IITEMPORARY COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE

15

Thursday 10 May 2007

2008/C 076E/02

MINUTES

18

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

Opening of sitting

Documents received

Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

Transfers of appropriations

Housing and regional policy — Future regional policy and innovation (debate)

Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Voting time

Simplification of Community legislation (amendments of the Rules of Procedure) (Rule 131) (vote)

Public passenger transport services by rail and road ***II (vote)

Nominal quantities for pre-packed products ***II (vote)

Approval of motor vehicles and their trailers ***II (vote)

Retrofitting of mirrors to heavy goods vehicles ***I (vote)

Composition of the Temporary Committee on Climate Change (vote)

EU-Russia summit (vote)

EU strategy for reform in the Arab world (vote)

EU partnership in the Horn of Africa (vote)

Assessing Euratom (vote)

Environmental protection from radiation following the crash of a military aircraft in Greenland (Petition 720/2002) (vote)

Housing and regional policy (vote)

Future regional policy and innovation (vote)

Strengthening European legislation in the field of information and consultation of workers (vote)

Explanations of vote

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Request for the defence of parliamentary immunity

Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

Dates for next sittings

Adjournment of session

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

27

ANNEX I

29

ANNEX II

44

TEXTS ADOPTED

89

P6_TA(2007)0173Simplification of Community legislation (amendment of the Rules of Procedure)European Parliament decision of 10 May 2007 on changes to be made to Parliament's Rules of Procedure to bring internal procedures into line with the requirements of simplification of Community legislation (2005/2238(REG))

89

P6_TA(2007)0174Public passenger transport services by rail and road ***IIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 May 2007 on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on public passenger transport services by rail and by road and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 1191/69 and 1107/70 (13736/1/2006 — C6-0042/2007 — 2000/0212(COD))

92

P6_TC2-COD(2000)0212Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 10 May 2007 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on public passenger transport services by rail and by road and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 1191/69 and 1107/70

92

P6_TA(2007)0175Nominal quantities for pre-packed products ***IIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 May 2007 on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules on nominal quantities for prepacked products, repealing Council Directives 75/106/EEC and 80/232/EEC, and amending Council Directive 76/211/EEC (13484/1/2006 — C6-0039/2007 — 2004/0248(COD))

93

P6_TC2-COD(2004)0248Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 10 May 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules on nominal quantities for prepacked products, repealing Council Directives 75/106/EEC and 80/232/EEC, and amending Council Directive 76/211/EEC

93

P6_TA(2007)0176Approval of motor vehicles and their trailers ***IIEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 May 2007 on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive) (9911/3/2006 — C6-0040/2007 — 2003/0153(COD))

94

P6_TC2-COD(2003)0153Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 10 May 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (Framework Directive)

94

P6_TA(2007)0177Retrofitting of mirrors to heavy goods vehicles ***IEuropean Parliament legislative resolution of 10 May 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the retrofitting of mirrors to heavy goods vehicles registered in the Community (COM(2006)0570 — C6-0332/2006 — 2006/0183(COD))

95

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0183Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 10 May 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the retrofitting of mirrors to heavy goods vehicles registered in the Community

95

P6_TA(2007)0178EU-Russia summitEuropean Parliament resolution of 10 May 2007 on the EU-Russia Summit to be held in Samara on 18 May 2007

95

P6_TA(2007)0179EU strategy for reform in the Arab worldEuropean Parliament resolution of 10 May 2007 on reforms in the Arab world: what strategy should the European Union adopt? (2006/2172(INI))

100

P6_TA(2007)0180EU partnership in the Horn of AfricaEuropean Parliament resolution of 10 May 2007 on the Horn of Africa: EU Regional political partnership for peace, security and development (2006/2291(INI))

106

P6_TA(2007)0181Assessing EuratomEuropean Parliament resolution of 10 May 2007 on Assessing Euratom — 50 Years of European nuclear energy policy (2006/2230(INI))

114

P6_TA(2007)0182Environmental protection from radiation following the crash of a military aircraft in GreenlandEuropean Parliament resolution of 10 May 2007 on the public health consequences of the 1968 Thule crash (Petition 720/2002) (2006/2012(INI))

122

P6_TA(2007)0183Housing and regional policyEuropean Parliament resolution of 10 May 2007 on housing and regional policy (2006/2108(INI))

124

P6_TA(2007)0184Future regional policy and innovationEuropean Parliament resolution of 10 May 2007 on the contribution of the future regional policy to the innovative capacity of the European Union (2006/2104(INI))

130

P6_TA(2007)0185Strengthening Community legislation in the field of information and consultation of workersEuropean Parliament resolution of 10 May 2007 on strengthening European legislation in the field of information and consultation of workers

138

| * | Consultation procedure |
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| **I | Cooperation procedure: first reading |
| **II | Cooperation procedure: second reading |
| *** | Assent procedure |
| ***I | Codecision procedure: first reading |
| ***II | Codecision procedure: second reading |
| ***III | Codecision procedure: third reading |

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Consultation procedure

**I

Cooperation procedure: first reading

**II

Cooperation procedure: second reading

***

Assent procedure

***I

Codecision procedure: first reading

***II

Codecision procedure: second reading

***III

Codecision procedure: third reading

| AFET | Committee on Foreign Affairs |
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| DEVE | Committee on Development |
| INTA | Committee on International Trade |
| BUDG | Committee on Budgets |
| CONT | Committee on Budgetary Control |
| ECON | Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs |
| EMPL | Committee on Employment and Social Affairs |
| ENVI | Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety |
| ITRE | Committee on Industry, Research and Energy |
| IMCO | Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection |
| TRAN | Committee on Transport and Tourism |
| REGI | Committee on Regional Development |
| AGRI | Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development |
| PECH | Committee on Fisheries |
| CULT | Committee on Culture and Education |
| JURI | Committee on Legal Affairs |
| LIBE | Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs |
| AFCO | Committee on Constitutional Affairs |
| FEMM | Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality |
| PETI | Committee on Petitions |

AFET

Committee on Foreign Affairs

DEVE

Committee on Development

INTA

Committee on International Trade

BUDG

Committee on Budgets

CONT

Committee on Budgetary Control

ECON

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

EMPL

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

ENVI

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

ITRE

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

IMCO

Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection

TRAN

Committee on Transport and Tourism

REGI

Committee on Regional Development

AGRI

Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development

PECH

Committee on Fisheries

CULT

Committee on Culture and Education

JURI

Committee on Legal Affairs

LIBE

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

AFCO

Committee on Constitutional Affairs

FEMM

Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

PETI

Committee on Petitions

| PPE-DE | Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats |
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| PSE | Socialist Group in the European Parliament |
| ALDE | Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe |
| UEN | Union for Europe of the Nations Group |
| Verts/ALE | Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance |
| GUE/NGL | Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left |
| IND/DEM | Independence and Democracy Group |
| ITS | Identity, Tradition and Sovereignty Group |
| NI | Non-attached Members |

PPE-DE

Group of the European People's Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats

PSE

Socialist Group in the European Parliament

ALDE

Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

UEN

Union for Europe of the Nations Group

Verts/ALE

Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance

GUE/NGL

Confederal Group of the European United Left - Nordic Green Left

IND/DEM

Independence and Democracy Group

ITS

Identity, Tradition and Sovereignty Group

NI

Non-attached Members

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EN

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IV (Notices)

NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS AND BODIES

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

2007-2008 SESSION

Sittings of 9 and 10 May 2007

Wednesday 9 May 2007

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Official Journal of the European Union

CE 76/1

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MINUTES

(2008/C 76 E/01)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING

President

1.   Resumption of session

The sitting opened at 16.30.

2.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

Jan Jerzy Kułakowski had informed the Presidency that he had been present at the sittings of 25.04.2007 and 26.04.2007, but that his name was not on the attendance register.

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The following spoke: Paul Rübig on the reasons for the withdrawal from the agenda of his report on roaming on public mobile networks (A6-0155/2007) originally included as item 76 on the agenda and Brian Crowley on the formation the previous day of a new government in Northern Ireland. (The President announced that he had sent a letter of congratulation to the First Minister and the Deputy First Minister.)

3.   Membership of the temporary committee on climate change (deadline for tabling amendments)

The President announced that he had received from the Conference of Presidents proposals for appointments to the temporary committee on climate change. The proposals had been sent to Members by email and are included as an annex to these minutes.

Deadline for tabling amendments: 09.05.2007, 18.00.

Vote: Minutes of 10.05.2007, Item 7.6.

4.   Agenda

The order of business had been established (Minutes of 23.04.2007, Item 13) and a corrigendum to the agenda had been distributed (PE 387.009/OJ/COR).

Requests for changes to the agenda:

| — | Request by the PPE-DE group for the report by Elmar Brok on the 2005 annual report on the CFSP (A6-0130/2007) to be held over to the next part-session. |
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Request by the PPE-DE group for the report by Elmar Brok on the 2005 annual report on the CFSP (A6-0130/2007) to be held over to the next part-session.

The following spoke: Joseph Daul, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, who moved the request.

Parliament approved the request:

| — | Request by the PSE group for the report by Astrid Lulling on adjusting excise duty on alcohol and alcoholic beverages (A6-0148/2007) to be held over to the next part-session. |
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Request by the PSE group for the report by Astrid Lulling on adjusting excise duty on alcohol and alcoholic beverages (A6-0148/2007) to be held over to the next part-session.

The following spoke: Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, who moved the request, Astrid Lulling (rapporteur) and Nils Lundgren.

By roll-call vote (IND/DEM) (72 in favour, 64 against, 2 abstentions), Parliament approved the request.

The agenda was thus established.

5.   Declaration of financial interests

The following Members had not yet updated their declaration of financial interests for 2006 in line with Annex I, Article 2(5) to the Rules of Procedure:

Luis Herrero-Tejedor and Michael Henry Nattrass

6.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

| 1) | from committees:







  1.1) | reports:







  — | Report on promoting decent work for all (2006/2240(INI)) — EMPL Committee.
  Rapporteur: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou (A6-0068/2007) |
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1)

from committees:

1.1)

reports:

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Report on promoting decent work for all (2006/2240(INI)) — EMPL Committee.

Rapporteur: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou (A6-0068/2007)

| — | Report on the EU's Aid for Trade (2006/2236(INI)) — INTA Committee.
  Rapporteur: David Martin (A6-0088/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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Report on the EU's Aid for Trade (2006/2236(INI)) — INTA Committee.

Rapporteur: David Martin (A6-0088/2007)

| — | Report on halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010 (2006/2233(INI)) — ENVI Committee.
  Rapporteur: Adamos Adamou (A6-0089/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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Report on halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010 (2006/2233(INI)) — ENVI Committee.

Rapporteur: Adamos Adamou (A6-0089/2007)

| — | Report on housing and regional policy (2006/2108(INI)) — REGI Committee.
  Rapporteur: Alfonso Andria (A6-0090/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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Report on housing and regional policy (2006/2108(INI)) — REGI Committee.

Rapporteur: Alfonso Andria (A6-0090/2007)

| — | Report on the contributions of the future regional policy to the innovative capacity of the European Union (2006/2104(INI)) — REGI Committee.
  Rapporteur: Mieczysław Edmund Janowski (A6-0096/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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Report on the contributions of the future regional policy to the innovative capacity of the European Union (2006/2104(INI)) — REGI Committee.

Rapporteur: Mieczysław Edmund Janowski (A6-0096/2007)

| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the retrofitting of mirrors to heavy goods vehicles registered in the Community (COM(2006)0570 — C6-0332/2006 — 2006/0183(COD)) — TRAN Committee.
  Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0124/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the retrofitting of mirrors to heavy goods vehicles registered in the Community (COM(2006)0570 — C6-0332/2006 — 2006/0183(COD)) — TRAN Committee.

Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0124/2007)

| — | Report on reforms in the Arab world: what strategy should the European Union adopt? (2006/2172(INI)) — AFET Committee.
  Rapporteur: Michel Rocard (A6-0127/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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Report on reforms in the Arab world: what strategy should the European Union adopt? (2006/2172(INI)) — AFET Committee.

Rapporteur: Michel Rocard (A6-0127/2007)

| — | Report on Assessing Euratom — 50 years of European nuclear energy policy (2006/2230(INI)) — ITRE Committee.
  Rapporteur: Eugenijus Maldeikis (A6-0129/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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Report on Assessing Euratom — 50 years of European nuclear energy policy (2006/2230(INI)) — ITRE Committee.

Rapporteur: Eugenijus Maldeikis (A6-0129/2007)

| — | Report on the annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the main aspects and basic choices of CFSP, including the financial implications for the general budget of the European Communities (point H, paragraph 40, of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999) — 2005 (2006/2217(INI)) — AFET Committee.
  Rapporteur: Elmar Brok (A6-0130/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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Report on the annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the main aspects and basic choices of CFSP, including the financial implications for the general budget of the European Communities (point H, paragraph 40, of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999) — 2005 (2006/2217(INI)) — AFET Committee.

Rapporteur: Elmar Brok (A6-0130/2007)

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a Second Additional Protocol to the Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the United Mexican States, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2006)0777 — C6-0077/2007 — 2006/0259(CNS)) — INTA Committee.
  Rapporteur: Helmuth Markov (A6-0138/2007) |
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- Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a Second Additional Protocol to the Economic Partnership, Political Coordination and Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the United Mexican States, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2006)0777 — C6-0077/2007 — 2006/0259(CNS)) — INTA Committee.

Rapporteur: Helmuth Markov (A6-0138/2007)

| — | Report on changes to be made to Parliament's Rules of Procedure to bring internal procedures into line with the requirements of simplification of Community legislation (2005/2238(REG)) — AFCO Committee.
  Rapporteur: Marie-Line Reynaud (A6-0143/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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Report on changes to be made to Parliament's Rules of Procedure to bring internal procedures into line with the requirements of simplification of Community legislation (2005/2238(REG)) — AFCO Committee.

Rapporteur: Marie-Line Reynaud (A6-0143/2007)

| — | Report on the Horn of Africa: EU Regional political partnership for peace, security and development (2006/2291(INI)) — DEVE Committee.
  Rapporteur: Filip Kaczmarek (A6-0146/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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Report on the Horn of Africa: EU Regional political partnership for peace, security and development (2006/2291(INI)) — DEVE Committee.

Rapporteur: Filip Kaczmarek (A6-0146/2007)

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 92/84/EEC on the approximation of the rates of excise duty on alcohol and alcoholic beverages (COM(2006)0486 — C6-0319/2006 — 2006/0165(CNS)) — ECON Committee.
  Rapporteur: Astrid Lulling (A6-0148/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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- Report on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 92/84/EEC on the approximation of the rates of excise duty on alcohol and alcoholic beverages (COM(2006)0486 — C6-0319/2006 — 2006/0165(CNS)) — ECON Committee.

Rapporteur: Astrid Lulling (A6-0148/2007)

| — | Report on the impact and effects of the structural policies on EU cohesion (2006/2181(INI)) — REGI Committee.
  Rapporteur: Francisca Pleguezuelos Aguilar (A6-0150/2007) |
| --- | --- |

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Report on the impact and effects of the structural policies on EU cohesion (2006/2181(INI)) — REGI Committee.

Rapporteur: Francisca Pleguezuelos Aguilar (A6-0150/2007)

| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on roaming on public mobile networks within the Community and amending Directive 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (COM(2006)0382 — C6-0244/2006 — 2006/0133(COD)) — ITRE Committee.
  Rapporteur: Paul Rübig (A6-0155/2007) |
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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on roaming on public mobile networks within the Community and amending Directive 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (COM(2006)0382 — C6-0244/2006 — 2006/0133(COD)) — ITRE Committee.

Rapporteur: Paul Rübig (A6-0155/2007)

| — | Report on the public health consequences of the 1968 Thule crash (Petition 720/2002) (2006/2012(INI)) — PETI Committee.
  Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0156/2007) |
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Report on the public health consequences of the 1968 Thule crash (Petition 720/2002) (2006/2012(INI)) — PETI Committee.

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0156/2007)

| 1.2) | recommendations for second reading:







  — | ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on public passenger transport services by rail and by road and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 1191/69 and 1107/70 (13736/1/2006 — C6-0042/2007 — 2000/0212(COD)) — TRAN Committee.
  Rapporteur: Erik Meijer (A6-0131/2007) |
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1.2)

recommendations for second reading:

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***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on public passenger transport services by rail and by road and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 1191/69 and 1107/70 (13736/1/2006 — C6-0042/2007 — 2000/0212(COD)) — TRAN Committee.

Rapporteur: Erik Meijer (A6-0131/2007)

| — | ***II Recommendation for second reading for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules on nominal quantities for pre-packed products, repealing Council Directives 75/106/EEC and 80/232/EEC, and amending Council Directive 76/211/EEC (13484/1/2006 — C6-0039/2007 — 2004/0248(COD)) — IMCO Committee.
  Rapporteur: Jacques Toubon (A6-0144/2007) |
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***II Recommendation for second reading for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules on nominal quantities for pre-packed products, repealing Council Directives 75/106/EEC and 80/232/EEC, and amending Council Directive 76/211/EEC (13484/1/2006 — C6-0039/2007 — 2004/0248(COD)) — IMCO Committee.

Rapporteur: Jacques Toubon (A6-0144/2007)

| — | ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (‘Framework Directive’) (09911/3/2006 — C6-0040/2007 — 2003/0153(COD)) — IMCO Committee.
  Rapporteur: Malcolm Harbour (A6-0145/2007) |
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***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (‘Framework Directive’) (09911/3/2006 — C6-0040/2007 — 2003/0153(COD)) — IMCO Committee.

Rapporteur: Malcolm Harbour (A6-0145/2007)

7.   Written declarations (tabling)

The following Members had submitted written declarations for entry in the register (Rule 116):

| — | Radu Podgorean, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Dan Mihalache, Alexandru Athanasiu and Cristian Dumitrescu on measures to combat violence in educational institutions against children and young people (46/2007); |
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Radu Podgorean, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Dan Mihalache, Alexandru Athanasiu and Cristian Dumitrescu on measures to combat violence in educational institutions against children and young people (46/2007);

| — | Georgs Andrejevs on high blood pressure (47/2007); |
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Georgs Andrejevs on high blood pressure (47/2007);

| — | Jean-Luc Bennahmias, Claire Gibault, Catherine Trautmann, Helga Trüpel and Henri Weber on the difficulties encountered by non-European artists and cultural operators in entering European territory (48/2007); |
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Jean-Luc Bennahmias, Claire Gibault, Catherine Trautmann, Helga Trüpel and Henri Weber on the difficulties encountered by non-European artists and cultural operators in entering European territory (48/2007);

| — | Mario Borghezio, Gian Paolo Gobbo and Francesco Enrico Speroni on China's unacceptable interference in Italy's affairs and the threat of infiltration by the Chinese mafia in Europe (49/2007); |
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Mario Borghezio, Gian Paolo Gobbo and Francesco Enrico Speroni on China's unacceptable interference in Italy's affairs and the threat of infiltration by the Chinese mafia in Europe (49/2007);

| — | Renate Sommer, Luisa Morgantini, Ana Maria Gomes, Heide Rühle and Maria Carlshamre on the sentencing to death by stoning of two women on adultery charges (50/2007); |
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Renate Sommer, Luisa Morgantini, Ana Maria Gomes, Heide Rühle and Maria Carlshamre on the sentencing to death by stoning of two women on adultery charges (50/2007);

| — | Zita Gurmai, Gyula Hegyi, Glenys Kinnock and Linda McAvan on child poverty (51/2007). |
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Zita Gurmai, Gyula Hegyi, Glenys Kinnock and Linda McAvan on child poverty (51/2007).

8.   Written declarations (Rule 116)

In accordance with Rule 116(5), written declarations 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12/2007 lapsed as they had not obtained the required number of signatures.

9.   Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

The Council had forwarded certified true copies of the following:

| — | Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Paraguay on certain aspects of air services |
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Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Paraguay on certain aspects of air services

| — | Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, on accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the PCA |
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Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, on accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the PCA

| — | Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union |
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Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union

| — | Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and Ukraine, represented by the Government of Ukraine, concerning the extension and amendment of the Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on trade in textile products |
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Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and Ukraine, represented by the Government of Ukraine, concerning the extension and amendment of the Agreement between the European Community and Ukraine on trade in textile products

10.   Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions

The Commission communication on the action taken on the positions and resolutions adopted by Parliament during the part-session in February 2007 had been distributed (Letter SG G/1 JM/ak D(2007)3678 of 24.04.2007 — Document SP(2007)1040).

The Commission communication on the action it had taken in response to the non-legislative resolution (B6-0067/2007/P6_TA(2007)0045) adopted by Parliament during the part-session in February 2007 had been distributed (Letter SG G/1 JM/ak D(2007)3510 of 19.04.2007 — Document SP(2007)1557).

The Commission communication on the action it had taken in response to the non-legislative resolutions adopted by Parliament during the January I and II part-sessions in 2007 had been distributed (Letter SG G/1 JM/ak D(2007)3677 of 24.04.2007 — Document SP(2007)1426).

11.   Strengthening European legislation in the field of information and consultation of workers (tabling of motions for a resolution)

The debate had been held on 25.04.2007(Minutes of 25.04.2007, Item 21).

Motions for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 103(2):

| — | Jan Jerzy Kułakowski and Bernard Lehideux, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on strengthening European legislation in the field of information and consultation of workers (B6-0189/2007) |
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Jan Jerzy Kułakowski and Bernard Lehideux, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on strengthening European legislation in the field of information and consultation of workers (B6-0189/2007)

| — | Jean Lambert, Elisabeth Schroedter and Sepp Kusstatscher, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on strengthening European legislation in the field of information and consultation of workers (B6-0193/2007) |
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Jean Lambert, Elisabeth Schroedter and Sepp Kusstatscher, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on strengthening European legislation in the field of information and consultation of workers (B6-0193/2007)

| — | Martin Schulz, Harlem Désir, Stephen Hughes, Jan Andersson, Kader Arif, Glyn Ford, Matthias Groote, Inés Ayala Sender, Alejandro Cercas, Harald Ettl and Anne Van Lancker, on behalf of the PSE Group, on strengthening European legislation in the field of information and consultation of workers (B6-0197/2007) |
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Martin Schulz, Harlem Désir, Stephen Hughes, Jan Andersson, Kader Arif, Glyn Ford, Matthias Groote, Inés Ayala Sender, Alejandro Cercas, Harald Ettl and Anne Van Lancker, on behalf of the PSE Group, on strengthening European legislation in the field of information and consultation of workers (B6-0197/2007)

| — | Gabriele Stauner and Philip Bushill-Matthews, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on strengthening European legislation in the field of information and consultation of workers (B6-0198/2007) |
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Gabriele Stauner and Philip Bushill-Matthews, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on strengthening European legislation in the field of information and consultation of workers (B6-0198/2007)

Vote: Minutes of 10.05.2007, Item 7.14.

12.   Statement by the President (Estonia)

The President made a statement on the situation in Estonia.

The following spoke: Tunne Kelam, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, Siiri Oviir, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, and Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Nils Lundgren, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, and Bruno Gollnisch, on behalf of the ITS Group.

13.   EU-Russia summit (debate)

Council and Commission statements: EU-Russia summit

Günter Gloser (President-in-Office of the Council) and Günter Verheugen (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Joseph Daul, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Jan Marinus Wiersma, on behalf of the PSE Group, Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, on behalf of the UEN Group, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Esko Seppänen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Jean-Marie Le Pen, on behalf of the ITS Group, Gunnar Hökmark, Reino Paasilinna, Toomas Savi, Inese Vaidere and Bart Staes.

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Vladimír Remek, Georgios Karatzaferis, Dumitru Gheorghe Mircea Coşea, Charles Tannock, Andres Tarand, Alexander Lambsdorff, Gintaras Didžiokas, Angelika Beer, Gerard Batten, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Justas Vincas Paleckis, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Józef Pinior, Guntars Krasts, József Szájer, Monika Beňová, Wojciech Roszkowski, Christopher Beazley, Marianne Mikko and Jan Tadeusz Masiel.

Motions for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 103(2):

| — | Jan Marinus Wiersma, Hannes Swoboda, Reino Paasilinna and Panagiotis Beglitis, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the EU-Russia Summit (B6-0190/2007) |
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Jan Marinus Wiersma, Hannes Swoboda, Reino Paasilinna and Panagiotis Beglitis, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the EU-Russia Summit (B6-0190/2007)

| — | Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the preparations for the 9th EU-Russia Summit in Samara on 18 May 2007 (B6-0191/2007) |
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Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the preparations for the 9th EU-Russia Summit in Samara on 18 May 2007 (B6-0191/2007)

| — | Bart Staes, Milan Horáček, Marie Anne Isler Béguin and Angelika Beer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the preparations for the ninth EU-Russia Summit in Samara on 18 May 2007 (B6-0192/2007) |
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Bart Staes, Milan Horáček, Marie Anne Isler Béguin and Angelika Beer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the preparations for the ninth EU-Russia Summit in Samara on 18 May 2007 (B6-0192/2007)

| — | André Brie and Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the EU-Russia Summit (B6-0194/2007) |
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André Brie and Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the EU-Russia Summit (B6-0194/2007)

| — | Charles Tannock, Ria Oomen-Ruijten and Tunne Kelam, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the EURussia Summit to be held in Samara on 18 May 2007 (B6-0195/2007) |
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Charles Tannock, Ria Oomen-Ruijten and Tunne Kelam, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the EURussia Summit to be held in Samara on 18 May 2007 (B6-0195/2007)

| — | Inese Vaidere, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, Konrad Szymański, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Ryszard Czarnecki, Gintaras Didžiokas, Adam Bielan and Michał Tomasz Kamiński, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the EU-Russia Summit to be held in Samara on 18 May 2007 (B6-0196/2007) |
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Inese Vaidere, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, Konrad Szymański, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Ryszard Czarnecki, Gintaras Didžiokas, Adam Bielan and Michał Tomasz Kamiński, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the EU-Russia Summit to be held in Samara on 18 May 2007 (B6-0196/2007)

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 10.05.2007, Item 7.7.

14.   EU strategy for reform in the Arab world (debate)

Report on reforms in the Arab world: what strategy should the European Union adopt? [2006/2172(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Michel Rocard (A6-0127/2007)

Michel Rocard introduced the report.

The following spoke: Günter Gloser (President-in-Office of the Council) and Günter Verheugen (Vice-President of the Commission).

IN THE CHAIR: Luigi COCILOVO

Vice-President

The following spoke: Antonio Tajani, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marco Cappato, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Mario Borghezio, on behalf of the UEN Group, Caroline Lucas, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Philip Claeys, on behalf of the ITS Group, Francisco José Millán Mon, Véronique De Keyser, Luisa Morgantini, Simon Busuttil, Libor Rouček, Pierre Schapira, Richard Howitt, Michel Rocard, Günter Gloser and Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 10.05.2007, Item 7.8.

15.   Retrofitting of mirrors to heavy goods vehicles ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the retrofitting of mirrors to heavy goods vehicles registered in the Community [COM(2006)0570 — C6-0332/2006 — 2006/0183(COD)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0124/2007)

The following spoke: Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) and Engelbert Lütke Daldrup (President-in-Office of the Council).

Paolo Costa introduced the report.

The following spoke: Georg Jarzembowski, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, on behalf of the PSE Group, and Marian Harkin, on behalf of the ALDE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Ángel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ

Vice-President

The following spoke: Michael Cramer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Erik Meijer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Dieter-Lebrecht Koch, Zita Gurmai, Engelbert Lütke Daldrup and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 10.05.2007, Item 7.5.

16.   Public passenger transport services by rail and road ***II (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on public passenger transport services by rail and by road and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 1191/69 and 1107/70 [13736/1/2006 — C6-0042/2007 — 2000/0212(COD)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Erik Meijer (A6-0131/2007)

Erik Meijer introduced the recommendation for second reading.

The following spoke: Engelbert Lütke Daldrup (President-in-Office of the Council) and Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Mathieu Grosch, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Brian Simpson, on behalf of the PSE Group, Paolo Costa, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, on behalf of the UEN Group, Michael Cramer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Georg Jarzembowski, Gilles Savary, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Reinhard Rack, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Gabriele Albertini, Christine De Veyrac, Engelbert Lütke Daldrup and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 10.05.2007, Item 7.2.

17.   One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Pursuant to Rule 144, the following Members who wished to draw the attention of Parliament to matters of political importance spoke for one minute: György Schöpflin;

IN THE CHAIR: Diana WALLIS

Vice-President

Proinsias De Rossa, Marco Pannella, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, Gerard Batten, Hans-Peter Martin, Jaroslav Zvěřina, Eugenijus Gentvilas, Malcolm Harbour, John Attard-Montalto, Marian Harkin, Antonio De Blasio, Marios Matsakis, Milan Gaľa, Zita Pleštinská and Czesław Adam Siekierski.

18.   Nominal quantities for pre-packed products ***II (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules on nominal quantities for prepacked products, repealing Council Directives 75/106/EEC and 80/232/EEC, and amending Council Directive 76/211/EEC [13484/1/2006 — C6-0039/2007 — 2004/0248(COD)] — Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.

Rapporteur: Jacques Toubon (A6-0144/2007)

Jacques Toubon introduced the recommendation for second reading.

Günter Verheugen (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Malcolm Harbour, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Evelyne Gebhardt, on behalf of the PSE Group, Janelly Fourtou, on behalf of the ALDE Group, and Charlotte Cederschiöld.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 10.05.2007, Item 7.3.

19.   Approval of motor vehicles and their trailers ***II (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (‘Framework Directive’) [09911/3/2006 — C6-0040/2007 — 2003/0153(COD)] — Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.

Rapporteur: Malcolm Harbour (A6-0145/2007)

Malcolm Harbour introduced the recommendation for second reading.

The following spoke: Engelbert Lütke Daldrup (President-in-Office of the Council) and Günter Verheugen (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Anja Weisgerber, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, and Evelyne Gebhardt, on behalf of the PSE Group.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 10.05.2007, Item 7.4.

20.   EU partnership in the Horn of Africa (debate)

Report on the Horn of Africa: EU Regional political partnership for peace, security and development [2006/2291(INI)] — Committee on Development.

Rapporteur: Filip Kaczmarek (A6-0146/2007)

Filip Kaczmarek introduced the report.

IN THE CHAIR: Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU

Vice-President

Louis Michel (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Glenys Kinnock, on behalf of the PSE Group, Danutė Budreikaitė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Józef Pinior and Louis Michel.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 10.05.2007, Item 7.9.

21.   Assessing Euratom (debate)

Report on Assessing Euratom — 50 Years of European nuclear energy policy [2006/2230(INI)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Eugenijus Maldeikis (A6-0129/2007)

Eugenijus Maldeikis introduced the report.

Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Johannes Voggenhuber (draftsman of the opinion of the AFCO Committee), Romana Jordan Cizelj, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, Anne Laperrouze, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Vladimír Remek, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Jana Bobošíková, Non-attached Member, Alejo Vidal-Quadras, Reino Paasilinna, Paul Rübig, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Ján Hudacký, Atanas Paparizov, Teresa Riera Madurell and Andris Piebalgs.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 10.05.2007, Item 7.10.

22.   Environmental protection from radiation following the crash of a military aircraft in Greenland (Petition 720/2002) (debate)

Report on the public health consequences of the 1968 Thule crash (Petition 720/2002) [2006/2012(INI)] — Committee on Petitions.

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0156/2007)

Diana Wallis introduced the report.

Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Michael Cashman, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Marcin Libicki, on behalf of the UEN Group, Margrete Auken, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Søren Bo Søndergaard, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Jens-Peter Bonde, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, and Andris Piebalgs.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 10.05.2007, Item 7.11.

23.   Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 387.009/OJJE).

24.   Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 23.25.

Harald Rømer

Secretary-General

Alejo Vidal-Quadras

Vice-President

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Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Albertini, Allister, Alvaro, Andersson, Andrejevs, Andria, Andrikienė, Angelilli, Antoniozzi, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ashworth, Assis, Athanasiu, Atkins, Attard-Montalto, Attwooll, Aubert, Audy, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin, Baco, Bărbuleţiu, Barón Crespo, Barsi-Pataky, Batten, Battilocchio, Batzeli, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Beer, Beglitis, Belder, Belet, Bennahmias, Beňová, Berend, van den Berg, Berlato, Berlinguer, Berman, Bielan, Bliznashki, Blokland, Bobošíková, Böge, Bösch, Bonde, Booth, Borghezio, Bourzai, Bowis, Bowles, Bozkurt, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Breyer, Březina, Brie, Brunetta, Budreikaitė, Bulfon, Bullmann, van den Burg, Buruiană-Aprodu, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Calabuig Rull, Callanan, Camre, Capoulas Santos, Cappato, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casa, Casaca, Cashman, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Catania, Cederschiöld, Cercas, Chatzimarkakis, Chichester, Chmielewski, Christensen, Christova, Ciornei, Claeys, Clark, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cohn-Bendit, Corbett, Corbey, Cornillet, Correia, Coşea, Paolo Costa, Cottigny, Cramer, Corina Creţu, Gabriela Creţu, Crowley, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Daul, Davies, De Blasio, Degutis, Dehaene, De Keyser, Demetriou, De Michelis, Deprez, De Rossa, Descamps, Désir, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, De Vits, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Didžiokas, Dillen, Dimitrakopoulos, Martin Dimitrov, Philip Dimitrov Dimitrov, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dombrovskis, Donnici, Doorn, Douay, Dover, Drčar Murko, Dührkop Dührkop, Duff, Duka-Zólyomi, Dumitrescu, Ehler, Ek, El Khadraoui, Esteves, Estrela, Ettl, Jill Evans, Jonathan Evans, Robert Evans, Färm, Falbr, Farage, Fava, Fazakas, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Anne Ferreira, Elisa Ferreira, Figueiredo, Fjellner, Flasarová, Foltyn-Kubicka, Fontaine, Ford, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, Frassoni, Friedrich, Fruteau, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, García Pérez, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gebhardt, Gentvilas, Geremek, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Giertych, Gill, Glante, Glattfelder, Goepel, Golik, Gollnisch, Gomes, Gomolka, Gottardi, Goudin, Grabowska, Grabowski, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Gröner, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Groote, Grosch, Grossetête, Gruber, Guardans Cambó, Guellec, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Gyürk, Hänsch, Hammerstein, Hamon, Handzlik, Hannan, Harangozó, Harbour, Harkin, Harms, Hasse Ferreira, Hassi, Hatzidakis, Haug, Hazan, Heaton-Harris, Hedh, Hegyi, Hellvig, Henin, Hennis-Plasschaert, Herczog, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Holm, Honeyball, Hoppenstedt, Howitt, Hudacký, Hudghton, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ibrisagic, Isler Béguin, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jäätteenmäki, Jałowiecki, Janowski, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jensen, Joan i Marí, Jöns, Jørgensen, Jordan Cizelj, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Kaczmarek, Kallenbach, Kamiński, Karas, Karatzaferis, Karim, Kaufmann, Kauppi, Tunne Kelam, Kelemen, Kilroy-Silk, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Knapman, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kozlík, Krasts, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kreissl-Dörfler, Krupa, Kuc, Kudrycka, Kuhne, Kułakowski, Kušķis, Kusstatscher, Kuźmiuk, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lambrinidis, Lambsdorff, Lang, Langen, Langendries, Laperrouze, La Russa, Lavarra, Lax, Lechner, Le Foll, Lehne, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Lévai, Lewandowski, Liberadzki, Libicki, Lienemann, Liotard, Lipietz, Locatelli, López-Istúriz White, Losco, Lucas, Ludford, Lulling, Lundgren, Lynne, Maaten, McAvan, McCarthy, McMillan-Scott, Madeira, Maldeikis, Manders, Maňka, Erika Mann, Thomas Mann, Mantovani, Markov, Marques, Martens, David Martin, Hans-Peter Martin, Martínez Martínez, Masiel, Mathieu, Matsakis, Matsis, Matsouka, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Meijer, Méndez de Vigo, Menéndez del Valle, Meyer Pleite, Miguélez Ramos, Mihăescu, Mihalache, Mikko, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mölzer, Moisuc, Montoro Romero, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Morgantini, Morţun, Mote, Mulder, Musacchio, Muscardini, Muscat, Musotto, Myller, Napoletano, Nassauer, Nattrass, Navarro, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Onyszkiewicz, Oomen-Ruijten, Ortuondo Larrea, Őry, Ouzký, Oviir, Paasilinna, Pack, Pafilis, Pahor, Paleckis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Pannella, Panzeri, Papadimoulis, Paparizov, Papastamkos, Parish, Parvanova, Paşcu, Peillon, Pęk, Pflüger, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pinior, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Pirker, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pittella, Pleštinská, Podgorean, Podkański, Pöttering, Pohjamo, Poignant, Polfer, Popeangă, Prets, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ransdorf, Remek, Resetarits, Reul, Reynaud, Ribeiro e Castro, Riera Madurell, Riis-Jørgensen, Rivera, Rizzo, Rocard, Rogalski, Roithová, Romagnoli, Romeva i Rueda, Rosati, Roszkowski, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Rühle, Rutowicz, Ryan, Saïfi, Sakalas, Saks, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Saryusz-Wolski, Savary, Savi, Sbarbati, Schapira, Scheele, Schenardi, Schierhuber, Schlyter, Olle Schmidt, Frithjof Schmidt, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Jürgen Schröder, Schroedter, Schuth, Schwab, Segelström, Seppänen, Şerbu, Severin, Shouleva, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Simpson, Sinnott, Siwiec, Skinner, Škottová, Sommer, Søndergaard, Sonik, Sornosa Martínez, Spautz, Speroni, Staes, Stănescu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Šťastný, Sterckx, Stevenson, Stihler, Stockmann, Strejček, Strož, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Svensson, Swoboda, Szabó, Szájer, Szejna, Szent-Iványi, Szymański, Tabajdi, Tajani, Takkula, Tannock, Tarabella, Tarand, Tatarella, Thomsen, Thyssen, Ţicău, Titford, Titley, Toma, Tomczak, Toubon, Toussas, Trakatellis, Trautmann, Triantaphyllides, Turmes, Tzampazi, Uca, Ulmer, Vaidere, Vakalis, Vălean, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vanhecke, Van Lancker, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vaugrenard, Veneto, Ventre, Vergnaud, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Virrankoski, Vlasto, Voggenhuber, Wagenknecht, Wallis, Walter, Watson, Henri Weber, Manfred Weber, Weisgerber, Westlund, Whittaker, Wieland, Wiersma, Wijkman, Willmott, Wise, von Wogau, Wohlin, Bernard Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wurtz, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zaleski, Zani, Zapałowski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Ždanoka, Železný, Zieleniec, Zīle, Zimmer, Zingaretti, Zvěřina

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ANNEX I

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

1.   Change to the agenda — request for referral back of the Lulling report (A6-0148/2007)

For: 72

ALDE: Budreikaitė

GUE/NGL: Remek

ITS: Moisuc

PSE: Batzeli, Beňová, Bliznashki, Bourzai, Bulfon, Bullmann, Calabuig Rull, Christensen, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Vits, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Fazakas, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gierek, Gill, Gomes, Gottardi, Gröner, Harangozó, Haug, Hutchinson, Kósáné Kovács, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Leinen, Lévai, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mihalache, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paşcu, Pittella, Reynaud, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, dos Santos, Segelström, Severin, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Swoboda, Tarand, Ţicău, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vergnaud, Wiersma, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Kuc, Masiel, Podkański, Roszkowski

Verts/ALE: Cohn-Bendit, Flautre, Kallenbach, Staes

Against: 64

ALDE: Andrejevs, Attwooll, Deprez, Duff, Lax, Matsakis, Pohjamo, Schmidt Olle, Starkevičiūtė, Szent-Iványi, Vălean, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Henin, Seppänen

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Goudin, Lundgren, Nattrass, Titford, Wise

ITS: Coşea, Popeangă

NI: Giertych

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Beazley, Becsey, Braghetto, Casa, Chmielewski, Daul, Descamps, Deß, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrov Martin, Dimitrov Philip Dimitrov, Dombrovskis, Gaľa, Gomolka, Hökmark, Jałowiecki, Kušķis, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Méndez de Vigo, Nassauer, Nicholson, Oomen-Ruijten, Pīks, Pinheiro, Post, Purvis, Reul, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Saryusz-Wolski, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Siekierski, Toubon, Trakatellis, Záborská

Abstention: 2

GUE/NGL: Zimmer

PPE-DE: Roithová

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ANNEX II

CT04

TEMPORARY COMMITTEE ON CLIMATE CHANGE

(60 members)

Full members

PPE-DE

BARSI-PATAKY Etelka

BOWIS John

BUZEK Jerzy

del CASTILLO VERA Pilar

CHICHESTER Giles

DOYLE Avril

FLORENZ Karl-Heinz

FREITAS Duarte

GROSSETÊTE Françoise

JORDAN CIZELJ Romana

KOCH Dieter-Lebrecht

KORHOLA Eija-Riitta

MARINESCU Marian-Jean

MUSOTTO Francesco

van NISTELROOIJ Lambert

PIEPER Markus

REUL Herbert

SARTORI Amalia

THYSSEN Marianne

TRAKATELLIS Antonios

VIDAL-QUADRAS Alejo

WIJKMAN Anders

PSE

BATZELI Katerina

BUSQUIN Philippe

CORBEY Dorette

ESTRELA Edite

GIEREK Adam

GOEBBELS Robert

GROOTE Matthias

JØRGENSEN Dan

LIENEMANN Marie-Noëlle

McAVAN Linda

MYLLER Riitta

SACCONI Guido

SCHEELE Karin

SORNOSA MARTÍNEZ María

TABAJDI Csaba Sándor

TARAND Andres

ŢICĂU Silvia-Adriana

WESTLUND Åsa

ALDE

CIORNEI Silvia

DAVIES Chris

EK Lena

HENNIS-PLASSCHAERT Jeanine

KRAHMER Holger

LAPERROUZE Anne

LAX Henrik

PRODI Vittorio

UEN

AYLWARD Liam

FOGLIETTA Alessandro

POLI BORTONE Adriana

Verts/ALE

HARMS Rebecca

HASSI Satu

TURMES Claude

GUE/NGL

HOLM Jens

MUSACCHIO Roberto

PAPADIMOULIS Dimitrios

IND/DEM

BLOKLAND Johannes

ITS

ROMAGNOLI Luca

NI

HELMER Roger

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Thursday 10 May 2007

| 27.3.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 76/18 |
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27.3.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 76/18

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MINUTES

(2008/C 76 E/02)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Luisa MORGANTINI

Vice-President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 09.05.

2.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

| 1) | from the Council and Commission:







  — | Proposal for a Council framework decision on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (07315/2007 — C6-0115/2007 — 2005/0202(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: LIBE |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| | opinion: JURI |

1)

from the Council and Commission:

—

Proposal for a Council framework decision on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (07315/2007 — C6-0115/2007 — 2005/0202(CNS))

referred to

responsible: LIBE

opinion: JURI

| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 11/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0371 — C6-0117/2007 — 2007/2098(GBD))






  referred to | responsible: BUDG |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 11/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0371 — C6-0117/2007 — 2007/2098(GBD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

| — | Draft Council decision on the application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to the Schengen Information System in the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic. (09032/2007 — C6-0119/2007 — 2007/0806(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: LIBE |
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—

Draft Council decision on the application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to the Schengen Information System in the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic. (09032/2007 — C6-0119/2007 — 2007/0806(CNS))

referred to

responsible: LIBE

| — | Proposal for a Council regulation on the Financial Regulation applicable to the Euratom Supply Agency (COM(2007)0108 — C6-0120/2007 — 2007/0042(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: BUDG |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | opinion: ITRE, CONT |

—

Proposal for a Council regulation on the Financial Regulation applicable to the Euratom Supply Agency (COM(2007)0108 — C6-0120/2007 — 2007/0042(CNS))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

opinion: ITRE, CONT

| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 12/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0558 — C6-0121/2007 — 2007/2099(GBD))






  referred to | responsible: BUDG |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 12/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0558 — C6-0121/2007 — 2007/2099(GBD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 13/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0559 — C6-0122/2007 — 2007/2100(GBD))






  referred to | responsible: BUDG |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 13/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0559 — C6-0122/2007 — 2007/2100(GBD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

| — | Draft Commission regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EC) No 1653/2004 on a standard financial regulation for the executive agencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 laying down the statute for executive agencies to be entrusted with certain tasks in the management of Community programmes (SEC(2007)0492 — C6-0123/2007 — 2007/0901(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: CONT |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | opinion: BUDG |

—

Draft Commission regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EC) No 1653/2004 on a standard financial regulation for the executive agencies pursuant to Council Regulation (EC) No 58/2003 laying down the statute for executive agencies to be entrusted with certain tasks in the management of Community programmes (SEC(2007)0492 — C6-0123/2007 — 2007/0901(CNS))

referred to

responsible: CONT

opinion: BUDG

| — | Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund according to point 26 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (COM(2007)0149 — C6-0124/2007 — 2007/2068(ACI))






  referred to | responsible: BUDG |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | opinion: REGI |

—

Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund according to point 26 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (COM(2007)0149 — C6-0124/2007 — 2007/2068(ACI))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

opinion: REGI

| — | Proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0138 — C6-0125/2007 — 2007/0048(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: AFET |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | opinion: INTA |

—

Proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0138 — C6-0125/2007 — 2007/0048(CNS))

referred to

responsible: AFET

opinion: INTA

| — | Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on rear-view mirrors for wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (Codified version) (COM(2007)0236 — C6-0126/2007 — 2007/0081(COD))






  referred to | responsible: JURI |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on rear-view mirrors for wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (Codified version) (COM(2007)0236 — C6-0126/2007 — 2007/0081(COD))

referred to

responsible: JURI

3.   Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

The Council had forwarded a certified true copy of the following:

| — | Declaration on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the signature of the Treaties of Rome. |
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Declaration on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the signature of the Treaties of Rome.

4.   Transfers of appropriations

The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 10/2007 (C6-0107/2007 — SEC(2007)0370).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in part under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25.6.2002, as amended on 13.12.2006.

*

- *

The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 12/2007 (C6-0121/2007 — SEC(2007)0558).

It had rejected the part relating to Article 19 10 03 — Cooperation with developing countries east of Jordan.

It had approved the following transfer under Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation of 25.6.2002, as amended on 13.12.2006:

From:

Chapter 01 04 — Financial operations and instruments

Item 01 04 01 13 — Reserve for loans and loan guarantees to and in non-member countries

- EUR 65 000 000 CA/PA

To:

Chapter 19 08 — European Neighbourhood Policy and relations with Russia

Item 19 08 01 02 — European Neighbourhood and Partnership (ENP) financial assistance to Palestine, the peace process and UNRWA

EUR 65 000 000 CA/PA

5.   Housing and regional policy — Future regional policy and innovation (debate)

Report on housing and regional policy [2006/2108(INI)] — Committee on Regional Development.

Rapporteur: Alfonso Andria (A6-0090/2007)

Report on the contribution of the future regional policy to the innovative capacity of the European Union [2006/2104(INI)] — Committee on Regional Development.

Rapporteur: Mieczysław Edmund Janowski (A6-0096/2007)

Alfonso Andria introduced the report.

Mieczysław Edmund Janowski introduced the report.

Danuta Hübner (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Lambert van Nistelrooij, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Alain Hutchinson, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jean Marie Beaupuy, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, on behalf of the UEN Group, Gisela Kallenbach, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Pedro Guerreiro, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Hélène Goudin, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Carl Lang, on behalf of the ITS Group, Jana Bobošíková, Non-attached Member, Jan Březina, Bernadette Bourzai, Marian Harkin, Seán Ó Neachtain and Elisabeth Schroedter.

IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Ángel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ

Vice-President

The following spoke: Graham Booth, Andreas Mölzer, Rolf Berend, Jamila Madeira, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski, Kathy Sinnott, Konstantinos Hatzidakis, Stavros Arnaoutakis, Hannu Takkula, Roberta Angelilli, Oldřich Vlasák, Catherine Stihler, Margie Sudre, Gábor Harangozó, Sérgio Marques, Miloš Koterec, James Nicholson, Andrzej Jan Szejna, Zita Pleštinská, Adam Gierek, Jan Olbrycht, Wolfgang Bulfon, Maria Badia i Cutchet, Alfonso Andria, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski and Danuta Hübner.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 10.05.2007, Item 7.12 and Minutes of 10.05.2007, Item 7.13.

IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS

Vice-President

6.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Françoise Castex and Manuel Medina Ortega had informed the Presidency that they had been present but that their names were not on the attendance register.

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

7.   Voting time

Details of voting (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in the ‘Results of votes’ annex to the Minutes.

7.1.   Simplification of Community legislation (amendments of the Rules of Procedure) (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on changes to be made to Parliament's Rules of Procedure to bring internal procedures into line with the requirements of simplification of Community legislation [2005/2238(REG)] — Committee on Constitutional Affairs.

Rapporteur: Marie-Line Reynaud (A6-0143/2007)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 1)

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0173)

7.2.   Public passenger transport services by rail and road ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on public passenger transport services by rail and by road and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 1191/69 and 1107/70 [13736/1/2006 — C6-0042/2007 — 2000/0212(COD)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Erik Meijer (A6-0131/2007)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 2)

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0174)

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Mathieu Grosch, on behalf of Willi Piecyk, moved oral amendments to amendments 66 and 67, which were not incorporated as more than 40 Members objected (Mathieu Grosch pointed out that the authentic version of amendments 66 and 67 was the English version); |
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Mathieu Grosch, on behalf of Willi Piecyk, moved oral amendments to amendments 66 and 67, which were not incorporated as more than 40 Members objected (Mathieu Grosch pointed out that the authentic version of amendments 66 and 67 was the English version);

| — | Paolo Costa on the oral amendment to amendment 66; |
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Paolo Costa on the oral amendment to amendment 66;

| — | Erik Meijer, rapporteur, on amendments 66 and 67. |
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—

Erik Meijer, rapporteur, on amendments 66 and 67.

7.3.   Nominal quantities for pre-packed products ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules on nominal quantities for prepacked products, repealing Council Directives 75/106/EEC and 80/232/EEC, and amending Council Directive 76/211/EEC [13484/1/2006 — C6-0039/2007 — 2004/0248(COD)] — Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.

Rapporteur: Jacques Toubon (A6-0144/2007)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 3)

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0175)

7.4.   Approval of motor vehicles and their trailers ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (‘Framework Directive’) [09911/3/2006 — C6-0040/2007 — 2003/0153(COD)] — Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.

Rapporteur: Malcolm Harbour (A6-0145/2007)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 4)

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0176)

7.5.   Retrofitting of mirrors to heavy goods vehicles ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the retrofitting of mirrors to heavy goods vehicles registered in the Community [COM(2006)0570 — C6-0332/2006 — 2006/0183(COD)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0124/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 5)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0177)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0177)

7.6.   Composition of the Temporary Committee on Climate Change (vote)

Proposals by the Conference of Presidents on the composition of the temporary committee on climate change

(See annex to the minutes of 09.05.2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 6)

PROPOSALS BY THE CONFERENCE OF PRESIDENTS

Adopted

7.7.   EU-Russia summit (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0190/2007, B6-0191/2007, B6-0192/2007, B6-0194/2007, B6-0195/2007 and B6-0196/2007

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 7)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0190/2007/rev

(replacing B6-0190/2007, B6-0191/2007, B6-0194/2007, B6-0195/2007 and B6-0196/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Charles Tannock, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Atilla Béla Ladislau Kelemen and Bogdan Klich, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Charles Tannock, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Atilla Béla Ladislau Kelemen and Bogdan Klich, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Jan Marinus Wiersma, Hannes Swoboda, Reino Paasilinna and Panagiotis Beglitis, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Jan Marinus Wiersma, Hannes Swoboda, Reino Paasilinna and Panagiotis Beglitis, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Ryszard Czarnecki, Gintaras Didžiokas, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis and Michał Tomasz Kamiński, on behalf of the UEN Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Ryszard Czarnecki, Gintaras Didžiokas, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis and Michał Tomasz Kamiński, on behalf of the UEN Group,

| — | André Brie and Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group |
| --- | --- |

—

André Brie and Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

The ALDE Group withdrew its signature from the joint motion for a resolution.

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0178)

(Motion for a resolution B6-0192/2007 fell.)

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Charles Tannock moved an oral amendment to paragraph 2, which was incorporated; |
| --- | --- |

—

Charles Tannock moved an oral amendment to paragraph 2, which was incorporated;

| — | Daniel Cohn-Bendit moved an oral amendment to amendment 11, which was not incorporated as more than 40 Members objected; |
| --- | --- |

—

Daniel Cohn-Bendit moved an oral amendment to amendment 11, which was not incorporated as more than 40 Members objected;

| — | Bart Staes moved an oral amendment to paragraph 11, which was not incorporated as more than 40 Members objected. |
| --- | --- |

—

Bart Staes moved an oral amendment to paragraph 11, which was not incorporated as more than 40 Members objected.

7.8.   EU strategy for reform in the Arab world (vote)

Report on reforms in the Arab world: what strategy should the European Union adopt? [2006/2172(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Michel Rocard (A6-0127/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 8)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0179)

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Marco Cappato moved oral amendments to amendment 19 and to amendment 14/rev (both oral amendments were incorporated); |
| --- | --- |

—

Marco Cappato moved oral amendments to amendment 19 and to amendment 14/rev (both oral amendments were incorporated);

| — | Véronique De Keyser on amendment 14/rev as amended; |
| --- | --- |

—

Véronique De Keyser on amendment 14/rev as amended;

| — | Marco Cappato pointed out that the authoritative version of amendment 20 was the French version; |
| --- | --- |

—

Marco Cappato pointed out that the authoritative version of amendment 20 was the French version;

| — | Véronique De Keyser moved an oral amendment to amendment 21, which was not incorporated as more than 40 Members objected; |
| --- | --- |

—

Véronique De Keyser moved an oral amendment to amendment 21, which was not incorporated as more than 40 Members objected;

| — | Antonio Tajani and Marco Cappato on the oral amendment by Véronique De Keyser, and Véronique De Keyser to propose that amendment 21 be rejected. |
| --- | --- |

—

Antonio Tajani and Marco Cappato on the oral amendment by Véronique De Keyser, and Véronique De Keyser to propose that amendment 21 be rejected.

7.9.   EU partnership in the Horn of Africa (vote)

Report on the Horn of Africa: EU Regional political partnership for peace, security and development [2006/2291(INI)] — Committee on Development.

Rapporteur: Filip Kaczmarek (A6-0146/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 9)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0180)

7.10.   Assessing Euratom (vote)

Report on Assessing Euratom — 50 Years of European nuclear energy policy [2006/2230(INI)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Eugenijus Maldeikis (A6-0129/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 10)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0181)

7.11.   Environmental protection from radiation following the crash of a military aircraft in Greenland (Petition 720/2002) (vote)

Report on the public health consequences of the 1968 Thule crash (Petition 720/2002) [2006/2012(INI)] — Committee on Petitions.

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0156/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 11)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0182)

7.12.   Housing and regional policy (vote)

Report on housing and regional policy [2006/2108(INI)] — Committee on Regional Development.

Rapporteur: Alfonso Andria (A6-0090/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 12)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0183)

7.13.   Future regional policy and innovation (vote)

Report on the contribution of the future regional policy to the innovative capacity of the European Union [2006/2104(INI)] — Committee on Regional Development.

Rapporteur: Mieczysław Edmund Janowski (A6-0096/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 13)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0184)

7.14.   Strengthening European legislation in the field of information and consultation of workers (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0189/2007, B6-0193/2007, B6-0197/2007 and B6-0198/2007

The debate had been held on 25.04.2007(Minutes of 25.04.2007, Item 21).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 14)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0189/2007

(replacing B6-0189/2007, B6-0193/2007 and B6-0197/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Martin Schulz, Harlem Désir, Stephen Hughes, Jan Andersson, Kader Arif, Glyn Ford, Matthias Groote, Inés Ayala Sender, Alejandro Cercas, Harald Ettl, Anne Van Lancker and Magda Kósáné Kovács, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Martin Schulz, Harlem Désir, Stephen Hughes, Jan Andersson, Kader Arif, Glyn Ford, Matthias Groote, Inés Ayala Sender, Alejandro Cercas, Harald Ettl, Anne Van Lancker and Magda Kósáné Kovács, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Bernard Lehideux and Jan Jerzy Kułakowski, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Bernard Lehideux and Jan Jerzy Kułakowski, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Jean Lambert, Elisabeth Schroedter and Sepp Kusstatscher, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group |
| --- | --- |

—

Jean Lambert, Elisabeth Schroedter and Sepp Kusstatscher, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0185)

(Motion for a resolution B6-0198/2007 fell.)

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Philip Bushill-Matthews, before the vote, on the position of the PPE-DE Group. |
| --- | --- |

—

Philip Bushill-Matthews, before the vote, on the position of the PPE-DE Group.

8.   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:

| — | EU-Russia summit — RC-B6-0190/2007/rev: Zuzana Roithová, Czesław Adam Siekierski and Mario Borghezio |
| --- | --- |

—

EU-Russia summit — RC-B6-0190/2007/rev: Zuzana Roithová, Czesław Adam Siekierski and Mario Borghezio

| — | Report: Alfonso Andria — A6-0090/2007: John Attard-Montalto |
| --- | --- |

—

Report: Alfonso Andria — A6-0090/2007: John Attard-Montalto

| — | Report: Michel Rocard — A6-0127/2007: Frank Vanhecke and Marco Cappato |
| --- | --- |

—

Report: Michel Rocard — A6-0127/2007: Frank Vanhecke and Marco Cappato

| — | Report: Eugenijus Maldeikis — A6-0129/2007: Danutė Budreikaitė and Paul Rübig |
| --- | --- |

—

Report: Eugenijus Maldeikis — A6-0129/2007: Danutė Budreikaitė and Paul Rübig

9.   Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Corrections to votes and voting intentions appear on the ‘Séance en direct’ website under ‘Votes’/‘Results of votes’/‘Roll-call votes’. They are published in hard copy in the ‘Result of roll-call votes’ annex.

The electronic version on Europarl will be regularly updated for a maximum of two weeks after the day of the vote concerned.

After the two-week deadline has passed, the list of corrections to votes and voting intentions will be finalized so that it can be translated and published in the Official Journal.

*

- *

Robert Atkins, Manuel Medina Ortega, Panagiotis Beglitis and Nikolaos Sifunakis stated that for technical reasons they were unable to vote on the Report: Marie-Line Reynaud — A6-0143/2007.

Jacek Protasiewicz stated that for technical reasons he was unable to vote on amendment 5 to the joint resolution on the EU-Russia summit (RC-B6-0190/2007/rev).

Renato Brunetta stated that for technical reasons he was unable to vote on amendment 5 to the Report: Diana Wallis — A6-0156/2007.

10.   Request for the defence of parliamentary immunity

Ashley Mote had sent the Presidency a request for the defence of his parliamentary immunity in connection with legal proceedings under way in the United Kingdom.

Under Rule 6(3), the request had been referred to the committee responsible, the JURI Committee.

11.   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.

12.   Dates for next sittings

The next sittings would be held from 21.05.2007 to 24.05.2007.

13.   Adjournment of session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 12.30.

Harald Rømer

Secretary-General

Hans-Gert Pöttering

President

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

The following signed:

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Cercas, Chatzimarkakis, Chichester, Chmielewski, Christensen, Chruszcz, Ciornei, Claeys, Clark, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cohn-Bendit, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Coşea, Paolo Costa, Cottigny, Cramer, Corina Creţu, Gabriela Creţu, Crowley, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Daul, Davies, De Blasio, Degutis, Dehaene, De Keyser, Deprez, Descamps, Désir, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, De Vits, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dičkutė, Didžiokas, Díez González, Dillen, Dimitrakopoulos, Martin Dimitrov, Philip Dimitrov Dimitrov, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dombrovskis, Donnici, Doorn, Dover, Drčar Murko, Dührkop Dührkop, Duff, Dumitrescu, Ebner, Ehler, Ek, Esteves, Estrela, Ettl, Jonathan Evans, Robert Evans, Färm, Fajmon, Falbr, Fatuzzo, Fazakas, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Anne Ferreira, Elisa Ferreira, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Foltyn-Kubicka, Fontaine, Ford, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, Frassoni, Friedrich, Fruteau, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, García Pérez, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gebhardt, Gentvilas, Geremek, 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Ulmer, Vaidere, Vakalis, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vanhecke, Van Hecke, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vaugrenard, Ventre, Veraldi, Vergnaud, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Virrankoski, Vlasák, Voggenhuber, Wagenknecht, Wallis, Walter, Watson, Henri Weber, Weiler, Weisgerber, Westlund, Whittaker, Wieland, Wiersma, Wijkman, Willmott, Wise, von Wogau, Bernard Wojciechowski, Wurtz, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zani, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Ždanoka, Železný, Zieleniec, Zīle, Zingaretti, Zvěřina

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ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

Abbreviations and symbols

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

+

adopted

-

rejected

↓

lapsed

W

withdrawn

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

roll-call vote (in favour, against, abstentions)

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

electronic vote (in favour, 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.   Simplification of Community legislation (amendments of the Rules of Procedure)

Report: Marie-Line REYNAUD (A6-0143/2007) (qualified majority)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | RCV | + | 434, 5, 10 |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

RCV

+

434, 5, 10

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

2.   Public passenger transport services by rail and road ***II

Recommendation for second reading: Erik MEIJER (A6-0131/2007) (qualified majority)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| block 1 — compromise amendments | 58
  60-62
  64-66
  69-72
  74 | GUE/NGL, PPE-DE, PSE, Verts/ALE, UEN, BLOKLAND | | + | |
| block 2 — amendments by the committee responsible | 1
  3-4
  9
  13
  17
  21
  30
  32-34
  36-37
  40 | Committee | | ↓ | |
| block 3 — amendments by the committee responsible | 5
  8
  11
  16
  28
  31
  38-39 | Committee | | - | |
| 6 | Committee | split | | |
| 1/RCV | - | 173, 424, 16 |
| 2 | - | |
| 7 | Committee | RCV | - | 163, 450, 13 |
| 14 | Committee | RCV | - | 181, 430, 10 |
| 15 | Committee | Sep | - | |
| 18 | Committee | split | | |
| 1 | - | |
| | 2 | - | |
| 19 | Committee | Sep | - | |
| 41 | Committee | Sep | - | |
| 42 | Committee | Sep | - | |
| art 1, § 2 | 50 | ALDE | | - | |
| 63 | GUE/NGL, PPE-DE, PSE, Verts/ALE, UEN, BLOKLAND | | + | |
| 10 | Committee | | ↓ | |
| art 4, § 1, after point (iii) | 55 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 136, 497, 6 |
| art 4, § 4 | 47 | ALDE | | W | |
| 51 | ALDE | | - | |
| art 4, § 5 | 56 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 128, 507, 6 |
| art 4, after § 5 | 75 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 108, 525, 6 |
| 20 | Committee | split | | |
| 1 | - | |
| 2 | ↓ | |
| art 4, § 6 | 57 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| art 5, § 2, introductory part | 22 | committee | | - | |
| 52 | ALDE | | - | |
| art 5, § 2, point (a) | 23=
  48= | committee


  ALDE | | - | |
| 76 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| art 5, § 2, point (b) | 24 | committee | | - | |
| 53 | ALDE | | - | |
| art 5, § 2, point (c) | 25 | committee | | - | |
| 77 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| art 5, § 2, after point (d) | 26 | committee | | - | |
| 49=
  67= | ALDE, GUE/NGL, PPE-DE, PSE, Verts/ALE, UEN, BLOKLAND | RCV | + | 602, 16, 12 |
| art 5, § 4 | 27 | committee | sep | - | |
| 68 | GUE/NGL, PPE-DE, PSE, Verts/ALE, UEN, BLOKLAND | | + | |
| art 5, § 6 | 29 | committee | | - | |
| 54 | ALDE | | - | |
| art 8, § 2, subpara 1 | 35 | committee | | - | |
| 73 | GUE/NGL, PPE-DE, PSE, Verts/ALE, UEN, BLOKLAND | | + | |
| art 8, § 4, after subpara 3 | 43/rev | ALBERTINI et al | EV | - | 175, 435, 19 |
| after rec 4 | 45/rev | ALBERTINI et al | | - | |
| rec 15 | 46 | ALDE | | - | |
| 2 | committee | | - | |
| 59 | GUE/NGL, PPE-DE, PSE, Verts/ALE, UEN, BLOKLAND | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

block 1 — compromise amendments

58

60-62

64-66

69-72

74

GUE/NGL, PPE-DE, PSE, Verts/ALE, UEN, BLOKLAND

+

block 2 — amendments by the committee responsible

1

3-4

9

13

17

21

30

32-34

36-37

40

Committee

↓

block 3 — amendments by the committee responsible

5

8

11

16

28

31

38-39

Committee

-

6

Committee

split

1/RCV

-

173, 424, 16

2

-

7

Committee

RCV

-

163, 450, 13

14

Committee

RCV

-

181, 430, 10

15

Committee

Sep

-

18

Committee

split

1

-

2

-

19

Committee

Sep

-

41

Committee

Sep

-

42

Committee

Sep

-

art 1, § 2

50

ALDE

-

63

GUE/NGL, PPE-DE, PSE, Verts/ALE, UEN, BLOKLAND

+

10

Committee

↓

art 4, § 1, after point (iii)

55

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

136, 497, 6

art 4, § 4

47

ALDE

W

51

ALDE

-

art 4, § 5

56

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

128, 507, 6

art 4, after § 5

75

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

108, 525, 6

20

Committee

split

1

-

2

↓

art 4, § 6

57

GUE/NGL

-

art 5, § 2, introductory part

22

committee

-

52

ALDE

-

art 5, § 2, point (a)

23=

48=

committee

ALDE

-

76

GUE/NGL

-

art 5, § 2, point (b)

24

committee

-

53

ALDE

-

art 5, § 2, point (c)

25

committee

-

77

GUE/NGL

-

art 5, § 2, after point (d)

26

committee

-

49=

67=

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

RCV

+

602, 16, 12

art 5, § 4

27

committee

sep

-

68

GUE/NGL, PPE-DE, PSE, Verts/ALE, UEN, BLOKLAND

+

art 5, § 6

29

committee

-

54

ALDE

-

art 8, § 2, subpara 1

35

committee

-

73

GUE/NGL, PPE-DE, PSE, Verts/ALE, UEN, BLOKLAND

+

art 8, § 4, after subpara 3

43/rev

ALBERTINI et al

EV

-

175, 435, 19

after rec 4

45/rev

ALBERTINI et al

-

rec 15

46

ALDE

-

2

committee

-

59

GUE/NGL, PPE-DE, PSE, Verts/ALE, UEN, BLOKLAND

+

Amendment 12 did not concern all language versions and was therefore not put to the vote (Rule 151(1)(d)).

Amendment 44a had been withdrawn.

Requests for separate votes

ALDE: ams 14, 15, 18, 19, 27, 41, 42 and 68

Verts/ALE: ams 68 and 73

Requests for roll-call votes

ALDE: ams 49/67

GUE/NGL: ams 6 (first part), 7, 14, 55, 56 and 75

Requests for split votes

GUE/NGL

am 6

1st part:‘The compensation ... under compensation.’

2nd part:‘Consideration ... technology.’

am 18

1st part:‘(ii) establish in advance ... reasonable profit.’

2nd part:‘The operator's ... obligations in question.’

am 20

1st part:‘5a. Competent authorities ... general rules;’

2nd part:‘e) take action ... contract.’

3.   Rules on nominal quantities for pre-packed products ***II

Recommendation for second reading: Jacques TOUBON (A6-0144/2007) (qualified majority)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| amendments by the committee responsible — block vote | 1
  7 | committee | | + | |
| rec 9 | 11 | committee | | + | |
| 2 | committee | | ↓ | |
| after rec 9 | 12 | committee | | + | |
| 3 | committee | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

amendments by the committee responsible — block vote

1

7

committee

+

rec 9

11

committee

+

2

committee

↓

after rec 9

12

committee

+

3

committee

↓

Amendments 4-6 and 8-10 had been withdrawn.

4.   Approval of motor vehicles and their trailers ***II

Recommendation for second reading: Malcolm HARBOUR (A6-0145/2007) (qualified majority)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| block 1 | 1-3
  6-17
  22-25
  28
  30-62 | committee | | + | |
| block 2 | 4-5
  18-21
  26-27
  29 | committee | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

block 1

1-3

6-17

22-25

28

30-62

committee

+

block 2

4-5

18-21

26-27

29

committee

↓

5.   Retrofitting of mirrors to heavy goods vehicles ***I

Report: Paolo COSTA (A6-0124/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| block 1 — compromise | 29-55 | ALDE, PPE-DE, PSE, Verts/ALE | | + | |
| block 2 — amendments by the committee responsible | 1-28 | committee | | ↓ | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

block 1 — compromise

29-55

ALDE, PPE-DE, PSE, Verts/ALE

+

block 2 — amendments by the committee responsible

1-28

committee

↓

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

+

6.   Composition of the Temporary committee on Climate Change

Proposals by the Conference of Presidents

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| approval without vote | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

approval without vote

+

7.   Preparation for the EU-Russia summit

Motions for resolutions: B6-0190/2007, B6-0191/2007, B6-0192/2007, B6-0194/2007, B6-0195/2007, B6-0196/2007

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| joint motion for a resolution: RC-B6-0190/2007/rev




  (PPE-DE, PSE, UEN, GUE/NGL) |
| § 1 | 15/rev | ALDE | | - | |
| after § 1 | 5 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 153, 456, 19 |
| § 2 | § | original text | | + | oral amendment |
| § 3 | 13 | UEN | | - | |
| § 4 | 11 | UEN | EV | + | 345, 266, 20 |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| after § 7 | 6 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 194, 408, 30 |
| § 9 | 16 | ALDE | | + | |
| after § 9 | 7 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 160, 443, 37 |
| after § 10 | 8 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 11 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| after § 12 | 2 | PSE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| 3 | + | |
| after § 13 | 9 | Verts/ALE | RCV | + | 345, 249, 43 |
| § 15 | 14D | UEN | | - | |
| § 17 | 17 | ALDE | EV | + | 378, 228, 25 |
| § 19 | 18 | ALDE | | + | |
| 12 | UEN | | + | |
| after § 19 | 10 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| after rec E | 4 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| after rec F | 3 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 161, 445, 28 |
| after rec O | 1 | PSE | | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0190/2007 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0191/2007 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0192/2007 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0194/2007 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0195/2007 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0196/2007 | | UEN | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution: RC-B6-0190/2007/rev

(PPE-DE, PSE, UEN, GUE/NGL)

§ 1

15/rev

ALDE

-

after § 1

5

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

153, 456, 19

§ 2

§

original text

+

oral amendment

§ 3

13

UEN

-

§ 4

11

UEN

EV

+

345, 266, 20

§

original text

↓

after § 7

6

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

194, 408, 30

§ 9

16

ALDE

+

after § 9

7

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

160, 443, 37

after § 10

8

Verts/ALE

-

§ 11

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

after § 12

2

PSE

split

1

+

2

-

3

+

after § 13

9

Verts/ALE

RCV

+

345, 249, 43

§ 15

14D

UEN

-

§ 17

17

ALDE

EV

+

378, 228, 25

§ 19

18

ALDE

+

12

UEN

+

after § 19

10

Verts/ALE

-

after rec E

4

Verts/ALE

-

after rec F

3

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

161, 445, 28

after rec O

1

PSE

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0190/2007

PSE

↓

B6-0191/2007

ALDE

↓

B6-0192/2007

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0194/2007

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0195/2007

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0196/2007

UEN

↓

The ALDE Group had withdrawn its signature from the joint motion for a resolution.

Requests for split votes

ALDE

am 2

1st part:‘Expresses its concern ... in dialogue;’

2nd part:‘notes that ... enhanced;’

3rd part:‘calls on the US ... NATO-Russia Council;’

Verts/ALE

§ 11

1st part:‘Calls on ... frozen conflicts’

2nd part:‘in Nagorno Karabakh ... those states;’

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: ams 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9

Miscellaneous

On behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Charles Tannock moved an oral amendment to § 2, which now read as follows:

2. Stresses the importance of strengthening unity and solidarity among the EU Member States in their relations with Russia; welcomes, therefore, the common line taken by the EU in the negotiations with Moscow on the lifting of Russia's ban on Polish agricultural products;

8.   EU strategy for reform in the Arab world

Report: Michel ROCARD (A6-0127/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| after § 1 | 2 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 4 | 10/rev | PPE-DE | EV | - | 277, 337, 18 |
| § 5 | 11/rev | PPE-DE | | + | |
| 19 | ALDE | RCV | + | oral amendment


  550, 64, 21 |
| § 10 | 12/rev | PPE-DE | EV | - | 293, 327, 12 |
| § 11 | 13/rev | PPE-DE | | - | |
| 4 | PSE | | - | |
| after § 11 | 5 | PSE | | - | |
| § 12 | 14/rev | PPE-DE | EV | + | oral amendment


  372, 228, 27 |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| after § 12 | 3 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| § 14 | 20 | ALDE | RCV | + | 523, 57, 61 |
| 15/rev | PPE-DE | EV | - | 274, 351, 11 |
| § 16 | 16/rev | PPE-DE | EV | + | 349, 247, 31 |
| § 18 | 21 | ALDE | RCV | + | 382, 222, 33 |
| 22 | ALDE | | W | |
| § 19 | 18/rev | PPE-DE | | - | |
| after § 26 | 6 | PSE | | + | |
| rec C | 7/rev | PPE-DE | | + | |
| rec H | 8/rev D | PPE-DE | EV | + | 308, 297, 9 |
| rec M | 9/rev | PPE-DE | EV | - | 261, 348, 13 |
| after rec N | 1 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

after § 1

2

Verts/ALE

-

§ 4

10/rev

PPE-DE

EV

-

277, 337, 18

§ 5

11/rev

PPE-DE

+

19

ALDE

RCV

+

oral amendment

550, 64, 21

§ 10

12/rev

PPE-DE

EV

-

293, 327, 12

§ 11

13/rev

PPE-DE

-

4

PSE

-

after § 11

5

PSE

-

§ 12

14/rev

PPE-DE

EV

+

oral amendment

372, 228, 27

§

original text

↓

after § 12

3

Verts/ALE

+

§ 14

20

ALDE

RCV

+

523, 57, 61

15/rev

PPE-DE

EV

-

274, 351, 11

§ 16

16/rev

PPE-DE

EV

+

349, 247, 31

§ 18

21

ALDE

RCV

+

382, 222, 33

22

ALDE

W

§ 19

18/rev

PPE-DE

-

after § 26

6

PSE

+

rec C

7/rev

PPE-DE

+

rec H

8/rev D

PPE-DE

EV

+

308, 297, 9

rec M

9/rev

PPE-DE

EV

-

261, 348, 13

after rec N

1

Verts/ALE

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Amendment 17 had been withdrawn

Requests for roll-call votes

ALDE: ams 19, 20 and 21

Miscellaneous

Marco Cappato moved an oral amendment to amendment 14/rev, which now read as follows:

12. Notes that Europe is often viewed as being partisan in the Israeli-Arab conflict and that any deepening of Euro-Arab relations will depend on the energy and talent which Europe brings to bear in reconciling its historic duties and responsibilities towards the State of Israel and the Jewish people with its responsibilities to play a more active and effective role by guaranteeing greater respect for international and humanitarian law, so as to achieve a lasting settlement of the conflict, in particular by creating a democratic Palestinian state existing side by side, in peace and security, with the State of Israel;

Marco Cappato moved an oral amendment to amendment 19, which now read as follows:

5. Considers that, while it is important that the Euro-Arab relationship include consideration of the need to combat terrorism, it is vital for the effectiveness and substance of that relationship that the fight against terrorism does not overshadow or hold back a host of other topics of common interest, such as economic and social development, employment, sustainable development, proper public administration, the fight against corruption, the development and consolidation of a strong and genuine civil society as the promoter of advances in terms of the democratic system and of tolerance, the fight for gender equality, full respect, including legal respect, and non-discrimination for different sexual orientations, conservation of the global cultural heritage, inter-cultural dialogue, good governance, free and fair media, political participation and the promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms, freedom of conscience including religious freedom, freedom of expression and association, the rejection of torture and the abolition of the death penalty, and the rejection of intolerance and fundamentalism, with a view to creating a genuine area of shared peace and prosperity;

9.   EU partnership in the Horn of Africa

Report: Filip KACZMAREK (A6-0146/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 8 | 4 | UEN | | - | |
| § 10 | 5 | UEN | EV | + | 567, 17, 18 |
| § 18 | 6 | UEN | | - | |
| § 27 | 7 | UEN | | - | |
| § 31 | 8 | UEN | EV | + | 377, 222, 18 |
| § 43 | 9 | UEN | | - | |
| § 44 | 10 | UEN | | - | |
| § 48 | 11 | UEN | | - | |
| after citation 8 | 1 | UEN | | + | |
| after rec H | 2 | UEN | | - | |
| after rec O | 3 | UEN | | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 8

4

UEN

-

§ 10

5

UEN

EV

+

567, 17, 18

§ 18

6

UEN

-

§ 27

7

UEN

-

§ 31

8

UEN

EV

+

377, 222, 18

§ 43

9

UEN

-

§ 44

10

UEN

-

§ 48

11

UEN

-

after citation 8

1

UEN

+

after rec H

2

UEN

-

after rec O

3

UEN

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

10.   Assessing Euratom

Report: Eugenijus MALDEIKIS (A6-0129/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 1 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 2 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 3 | 3 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § | original text | sep/EV | + | 371, 205, 39 |
| § 4 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| after § 4 | 4 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 179, 405, 34 |
| § 5 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 8 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | + | 314, 273, 21 |
| § 11 | 5 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 12 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 14 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 15 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 17 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 19 | 6 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 22 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 23 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 3/EV | + | 399, 169, 46 |
| § 24 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| after § 24 | 13 | PSE | | - | |
| § 26 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 28 | § | original text | sep/EV | + | 315, 269, 26 |
| § 29 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 3 | + | |
| § 30 | 7 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 34 | 1 | IND/DEM | | - | |
| § | original text | sep | + | |
| after § 34 | 8 | Verts/ALE | RCV | + | 308, 299, 15 |
| § 35 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 36 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 37 | 9 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 39 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 40 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 41 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| after § 41 | 15 | PSE | | ↓ | |
| § 42 | § | original text | sep/EV | + | 360, 223, 34 |
| § 43 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 44 | § | original text | sep/EV | + | 402, 191, 24 |
| § 45 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1/EV | + | 331, 253, 31 |
| 2 | + | |
| § 47 | 10 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 49 | § | original text | RCV | + | 363, 206, 50 |
| § 50 | § | original text | RCV | + | 321, 267, 33 |
| § 52 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 53 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 55 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| rec D | § | original text | sep | + | |
| after rec H | 2 | Verts/ALE | EV | - | 299, 306, 17 |
| rec J | § | original text | sep | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 406, 175, 44 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 1

§

original text

sep

+

§ 2

§

original text

sep

+

§ 3

3

Verts/ALE

-

§

original text

sep/EV

+

371, 205, 39

§ 4

§

original text

sep

+

after § 4

4

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

179, 405, 34

§ 5

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 8

§

original text

split

1

+

2/EV

+

314, 273, 21

§ 11

5

Verts/ALE

-

§ 12

§

original text

sep

+

§ 14

§

original text

sep

+

§ 15

§

original text

sep

+

§ 17

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 19

6

Verts/ALE

-

§ 22

§

original text

sep

+

§ 23

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

3/EV

+

399, 169, 46

§ 24

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

after § 24

13

PSE

-

§ 26

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 28

§

original text

sep/EV

+

315, 269, 26

§ 29

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

3

+

§ 30

7

Verts/ALE

-

§

original text

sep

+

§ 34

1

IND/DEM

-

§

original text

sep

+

after § 34

8

Verts/ALE

RCV

+

308, 299, 15

§ 35

§

original text

sep

+

§ 36

§

original text

sep

+

§ 37

9

Verts/ALE

-

§

original text

sep

+

§ 39

§

original text

sep

+

§ 40

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 41

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

after § 41

15

PSE

↓

§ 42

§

original text

sep/EV

+

360, 223, 34

§ 43

§

original text

sep

+

§ 44

§

original text

sep/EV

+

402, 191, 24

§ 45

§

original text

split

1/EV

+

331, 253, 31

2

+

§ 47

10

Verts/ALE

-

§

original text

sep

+

§ 49

§

original text

RCV

+

363, 206, 50

§ 50

§

original text

RCV

+

321, 267, 33

§ 52

§

original text

sep

+

§ 53

§

original text

sep

+

§ 55

§

original text

sep

+

rec D

§

original text

sep

+

after rec H

2

Verts/ALE

EV

-

299, 306, 17

rec J

§

original text

sep

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

406, 175, 44

Amendments 11, 12 and 14 had been withdrawn.

Amendment 16 had been cancelled.

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE

§ 8

1st part:‘Points out that ... research establishment;’

2nd part:‘urges the inclusion ... other research programmes’

Verts/ALE

§ 5

1st part:‘Notes that ... in 10 chapters’

2nd part:‘with the aim of ... facilities in Europe’

§ 17

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

2nd part: that word

§ 23

1st part:‘Emphasis that ... persons and capital;’

2nd part:‘points out, in that ... laid down in the EC Treaty;’

3rd part:’adds that Euratom ... framework for nuclear energy’

§ 24

1st part:‘Notes that ... and development’

2nd part:‘and Euratom ... not chosen that option;’

§ 26

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

2nd part: that word

§ 29

1st part:‘Notes, however ... (Euratom FP);’

2nd part:‘also notes ... by the Council;’

3rd part:‘does not consider ... as sufficient;’

§ 40

1st part:‘Considers that ... such as the Euratom Treaty’

2nd part:‘which for 50 ... today in the Euratom Treaty’

§ 41

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

2nd part: that word

§ 45

1st part:‘Points out that ... and support as possible;’

2nd part:‘invites the Commission ... principle;’

Requests for separate votes

PPE-DE: §§ 28, 42 and 43

Verts/ALE: recs D and J, §§ 1, 2, 4, 12, 14, 22, 30, 34, 35, 36, 39, 44, 52, 53 and 55

PSE: recs D and J, §§ 1, 2, 3, 4, 12, 15, 23, 24, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 44, 45, 47, 49, 50, 53 and 55

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: §§ 49 and 50, ams 4 and 8 and final vote

11.   Environmental protection from radiation following the crash of a military aircraft in Greenland

Report: Diana WALLIS (A6-0156/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 7 | 1 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 10 | 2 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| rec B | 3 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| rec C | 4 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § | original text | sep | + | |
| rec D | 5 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 72, 522, 14 |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 544, 29, 40 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 7

1

Verts/ALE

-

§ 10

2

Verts/ALE

-

rec B

3

Verts/ALE

-

rec C

4

Verts/ALE

-

§

original text

sep

+

rec D

5

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

72, 522, 14

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

544, 29, 40

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: am 5 and final vote

Request for separate vote

Verts/ALE: rec C

12.   Housing and regional policy

Report: Alfonso ANDRIA (A6-0090/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 1 | 11 | ALDE | | + | |
| after § 1 | 12 | ALDE, PSE,
  Verts/ALE | | + | |
| § 3 | 1/rev | PPE-DE | RCV | - | 285, 296, 21 |
| § | original text | RCV | + | 328, 247, 28 |
| § 4 | 14/rev | ALDE, PSE,
  Verts/ALE | | + | |
| 5 | Verts/ALE | | W | |
| § 5 | 13 | ALDE, PSE
  Verts/ALE | | + | |
| after § 5 | 15 | ALDE, PSE,
  Verts/ALE | | + | |
| after § 8 | 6 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 13 | 7 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 15 | 8 | Verts/ALE | EV | + | 300, 231, 12 |
| § 24 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| § 25 | 9 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 31 | 16 | ALDE, PSE,
  Verts/ALE | | + | |
| § 34 | 10 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| after citation 8 | 2 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| rec E | 3 | Verts/ALE | EV | + | 343, 201, 12 |
| rec J | 4 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 469, 38, 46 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 1

11

ALDE

+

after § 1

12

ALDE, PSE,

Verts/ALE

+

§ 3

1/rev

PPE-DE

RCV

-

285, 296, 21

§

original text

RCV

+

328, 247, 28

§ 4

14/rev

ALDE, PSE,

Verts/ALE

+

5

Verts/ALE

W

§ 5

13

ALDE, PSE

Verts/ALE

+

after § 5

15

ALDE, PSE,

Verts/ALE

+

after § 8

6

Verts/ALE

-

§ 13

7

Verts/ALE

-

§ 15

8

Verts/ALE

EV

+

300, 231, 12

§ 24

§

original text

split

1

+

2

-

§ 25

9

Verts/ALE

-

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 31

16

ALDE, PSE,

Verts/ALE

+

§ 34

10

Verts/ALE

+

after citation 8

2

Verts/ALE

-

rec E

3

Verts/ALE

EV

+

343, 201, 12

rec J

4

Verts/ALE

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

469, 38, 46

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE

§ 24

1st part:‘Calls on the Commission ... population’

2nd part:‘by such subsidised housing ... subsidy;’

GUE/NGL

§ 25

1st part: Text as a whole excluding the words ‘and stresses the potential importance of public-private partnerships’

2nd part: those words

Requests for roll-call votes

IND/DEM: § 3 and am 1

ALDE: final vote

13.   Future regional policy and innovation

Report: Mieczysław Edmund JANOWSKI (A6-0096/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 2 | 2 | Verts/ALE | | + | |
| § 4 | 3 | UEN | EV | + | 251, 201, 6 |
| § 9 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 11 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 14 | 4 | UEN | | + | |
| § 20 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 33 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 34 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 50 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| rec B | 1 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| rec G | § | original text | sep | + | |
| rec L | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| rec N | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 2

2

Verts/ALE

+

§ 4

3

UEN

EV

+

251, 201, 6

§ 9

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 11

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 14

4

UEN

+

§ 20

§

original text

sep

+

§ 33

§

original text

sep

+

§ 34

§

original text

sep

+

§ 50

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

rec B

1

Verts/ALE

-

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

rec G

§

original text

sep

+

rec L

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

rec N

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Requests for split votes

GUE/NGL

rec B

1st part: Text as a whole excluding the words ‘and pro-growth measures supported’

2nd part: those words

Verts/ALE

rec L

1st part:‘whereas ... Jessica initiatives;’

2nd part:‘and whereas ... expenditure.’

rec N

1st part:‘whereas ... technological capacities;’

2nd part:‘and to ... accessible to them.’

§ 9

1st part:‘Takes the view ... unemployment;’

2nd part:‘and — something ... carers.’

§ 11

1st part:‘Considers ... licence-related activities;’

2nd part:‘and calls ... European models;’

§ 50

1st part: Text as a whole excluding the words ‘(especially in the fields of ... approach to regions)’

2nd part: those words

Requests for separate votes

GUE/NGL: §§ 33 and 34

Verts/ALE: rec G and § 20

14.   Strengthening European legislation in the field of information and consultation of workers

Motions for resolutions: B6-0189/2007, B6-0193/2007, B6-0197/2007, B6-0198/2007

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| joint motion for a resolution: RC-B6-0189/2007




  (PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE) |
| § 2 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 5 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0189/2007 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0193/2007 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0197/2007 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0198/2007 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution: RC-B6-0189/2007

(PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE)

§ 2

§

original text

sep

+

§ 5

§

original text

sep

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0189/2007

ALDE

↓

B6-0193/2007

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0197/2007

PSE

↓

B6-0198/2007

PPE-DE

↓

Requests for separate votes

PPE-DE: §§ 2 and 5

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ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

1.   Reynaud report A6-0143/2007

Resolution

For: 434

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cappato, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Maaten, Matsakis, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Parvanova, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Liotard, Markov, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

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

ITS: Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Ayuso, Bauer, Beazley, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dimitrov Martin, Dimitrov Philip Dimitrov, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Ebner, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Lulling, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posdorf, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Rudi Ubeda, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vlasák, Weisgerber, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Batzeli, Beňová, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bliznashki, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bulfon, Bullmann, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Cottigny, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dumitrescu, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fazakas, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Locatelli, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Navarro, Öger, Paasilinna, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Pinior, Podgorean, Reynaud, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Kamiński, Kuc, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Vaidere, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Evans Jill, Flautre, Harms, Hudghton, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Onesta, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Ždanoka

Against: 5

IND/DEM: Krupa, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

ITS: Mote

NI: Giertych, Kilroy-Silk

Abstention: 10

GUE/NGL: Toussas

IND/DEM: Louis, Nattrass, Titford, Tomczak, Wise

ITS: Claeys

PSE: Liberadzki

UEN: Camre, Speroni

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Robert Atkins, Manuel Medina Ortega, Panagiotis Beglitis, Nikolaos Sifunakis, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, Paul Rübig, Fiona Hall, Francesco Musotto

2.   Meijer recommendation A6-0131/2007

Amendment 6/1

For: 173

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Parvanova, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Liotard, Markov, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Bonde

ITS: Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Mölzer, Moisuc, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Albertini, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Buzek, Ebner, Fatuzzo, Mauro, Queiró, Schöpflin, Tajani, Zappalà

PSE: Guy-Quint, Schulz, Van Lancker

UEN: Bielan, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Masiel, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Szymański

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Onesta, Rühle, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 424

ALDE: Deprez, Guardans Cambó, Jäätteenmäki

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Lundgren, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Wise, Železný

ITS: Mihăescu, Mote, Popeangă

NI: Bobošíková, Helmer

PPE-DE: Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dimitrov Martin, Dimitrov Philip Dimitrov, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posdorf, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vlasák, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bliznashki, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, van den Burg, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Pinior, Pittella, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Didžiokas, Krasts, Kristovskis, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Ryan, Speroni, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter

Abstention: 16

GUE/NGL: Guerreiro, Meyer Pleite, Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Krupa, Louis, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

NI: Baco, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík, Rivera

PPE-DE: Ventre

PSE: Bullmann

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Francesco Musotto, Catherine Guy-Quint

3.   Meijer recommendation A6-0131/2007

Amendment 7

For: 163

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Parvanova, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Liotard, Markov, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Bonde, Krupa, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

ITS: Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Albertini, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Deva, Fatuzzo, Mauro, Queiró, Tajani, Zappalà

PSE: Guy-Quint, Van Lancker

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 450

ALDE: Deprez, Virrankoski

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Lundgren, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Wise, Železný

ITS: Mote

NI: Bobošíková, Helmer

PPE-DE: Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dimitrov Martin, Dimitrov Philip Dimitrov, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posdorf, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bliznashki, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, van den Burg, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Pinior, Pittella, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 13

GUE/NGL: Guerreiro, Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Knapman, Louis, Tomczak

NI: Baco, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík

PSE: Bullmann

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Rühle

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Francesco Musotto, Catherine Guy-Quint

4.   Meijer recommendation A6-0131/2007

Amendment 14

For: 181

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Ciornei, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Parvanova, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Bonde, Krupa, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

ITS: Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Albertini, Antoniozzi, Bonsignore, Gargani, Gawronski, Mauro, Sartori, Tajani, Zappalà

PSE: Correia, Cottigny, Van Lancker

UEN: Bielan, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Masiel, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Szymański, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 430

ALDE: Deprez

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Lundgren, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Wise, Železný

ITS: Mote

NI: Bobošíková, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dimitrov Martin, Dimitrov Philip Dimitrov, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posdorf, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sonik, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bliznashki, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, van den Burg, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fazakas, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Pinior, Pittella, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Didžiokas, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Ryan, Speroni, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 10

GUE/NGL: Guerreiro, Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis

NI: Baco, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Rühle

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Francesco Musotto

5.   Meijer recommendation A6-0131/2007

Amendment 55

For: 136

ALDE: Polfer, Şerbu

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Bonde, Coûteaux, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Louis, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

ITS: Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Gewalt

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bulfon, Busquin, Carlotti, Castex, Cottigny, De Vits, Ettl, Ferreira Anne, Hamon, Hutchinson, Krehl, Leichtfried, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Moscovici, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Pahor, Patrie, Peillon, Pinior, Poignant, Prets, Reynaud, Rocard, Roure, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Tarabella, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 497

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Christova, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Donnici, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Parvanova, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Lundgren, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

ITS: Mote

NI: Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dimitrov Martin, Dimitrov Philip Dimitrov, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posdorf, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Bliznashki, Borrell Fontelles, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, Désir, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, Estrela, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fazakas, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Pittella, Podgorean, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski, Zīle

Abstention: 6

NI: Baco, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík

PSE: Swoboda

UEN: Czarnecki Marek Aleksander

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Pervenche Berès, Panagiotis Beglitis, Katerina Batzeli

Against:
  Francesco Musotto

6.   Meijer recommendation A6-0131/2007

Amendment 56

For: 128

ALDE: Koch-Mehrin, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Louis, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

ITS: Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter

PSE: Arif, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bulfon, Bullmann, Carlotti, Castex, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, De Vits, Ettl, Ferreira Anne, Hamon, Harangozó, Hutchinson, Leichtfried, Moscovici, Navarro, Patrie, Peillon, Poignant, Prets, Reynaud, Rocard, Roure, dos Santos, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Tarabella, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 507

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Christova, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Donnici, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Parvanova, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Shouleva, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Lundgren, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

ITS: Mote

NI: Chruszcz, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dimitrov Martin, Dimitrov Philip Dimitrov, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posdorf, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Vlasák, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Bliznashki, Borrell Fontelles, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, Désir, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, Estrela, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fazakas, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Pinior, Pittella, Podgorean, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Walter, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski, Zīle

Abstention: 6

ITS: Claeys

NI: Baco, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík

PSE: Jöns

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Pervenche Berès, Catherine Guy-Quint

Against:
  Francesco Musotto

7.   Meijer recommendation A6-0131/2007

Amendment 75

For: 108

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Bonde, Coûteaux, Krupa, Louis, Tomczak

ITS: Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Martin Hans-Peter

PSE: Arif, Bono, Bourzai, Carlotti, Castex, Cottigny, Ferreira Anne, Hamon, Moscovici, Navarro, Patrie, Peillon, Poignant, Prets, Reynaud, Rocard, Roure, Savary, Schapira, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 525

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Christova, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Donnici, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Parvanova, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Shouleva, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Knapman, Lundgren, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr, Železný

ITS: Coşea, Mote

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dimitrov Martin, Dimitrov Philip Dimitrov, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posdorf, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vlasák, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bliznashki, Bösch, Borrell Fontelles, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fazakas, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Pinior, Pittella, Podgorean, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Walter, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Podkański, Rogalski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Cohn-Bendit

Abstention: 6

ITS: Claeys, Dillen, Vanhecke

NI: Kilroy-Silk

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Catherine Guy-Quint

Against:
  Christa Prets, Francesco Musotto

8.   Meijer recommendation A6-0131/2007

Amendments 49 + 67

For: 602

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Christova, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Donnici, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Parvanova, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Shouleva, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr, Železný

ITS: Coşea, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dimitrov Martin, Dimitrov Philip Dimitrov, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posdorf, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Bliznashki, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dumitrescu, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kuhne, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Pinior, Pittella, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Pirilli, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 16

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

ITS: Mote

UEN: Bielan, Libicki, Piotrowski

Abstention: 12

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis

ITS: Claeys, Dillen

NI: Baco, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík

PSE: Kreissl-Dörfler

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Pervenche Berès, Francesco Musotto

9.   RC-B6-0190/2007/rev — EU-Russia Summit

Amendment 5

For: 153

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Christova, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Donnici, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Parvanova, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Shouleva, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Liotard, Meijer, Søndergaard

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Lundgren, Sinnott

NI: Battilocchio

PPE-DE: Albertini, Beazley, Berend, Cabrnoch, Fajmon, Ouzký, Pīks, Protasiewicz, Škottová, Strejček, Wijkman, Zahradil, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Cottigny, Ferreira Anne, Pahor

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Borghezio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kamiński, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Masiel, Muscardini, Pęk, Pirilli, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 456

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Krupa, Nattrass, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

ITS: Coşea, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dimitrov Martin, Dimitrov Philip Dimitrov, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posdorf, Post, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bliznashki, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fazakas, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Pinior, Pittella, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Piotrowski, Podkański, Vaidere, Zīle

Abstention: 19

ALDE: Neyts-Uyttebroeck

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

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Karatzaferis, Louis, Železný

ITS: Claeys, Dillen, Vanhecke

NI: Baco, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Korhola

UEN: Grabowski

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Christopher Beazley, Jacek Protasiewicz, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Anne Ferreira, Francesco Musotto

10.   RC-B6-0190/2007/rev — EU-Russia Summit

Amendment 6

For: 194

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Christova, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Donnici, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Parvanova, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Shouleva, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Henin, Liotard, Markov, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Krupa, Lundgren, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr, Železný

ITS: Claeys, Dillen, Le Rachinel, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Beazley, Berend, Brepoels, Esteves, Kaczmarek, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Škottová, Strejček, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, Zahradil, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Carlotti, Färm, Falbr, Ford, Guy-Quint, Hedh, Lehtinen, Segelström, Westlund

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Vaidere, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Voggenhuber

Against: 408

GUE/NGL: Søndergaard

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Coûteaux, Louis, Sinnott

ITS: Coşea, Gollnisch, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Schenardi

NI: Bobošíková, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Belet, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dimitrov Martin, Dimitrov Philip Dimitrov, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posdorf, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Šťastný, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Tajani, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, von Wogau, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bliznashki, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Pinior, Pittella, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Severin, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Berlato, Borghezio, Muscardini, Pirilli, Speroni, Tatarella

Verts/ALE: Cohn-Bendit

Abstention: 30

ALDE: Degutis, Neyts-Uyttebroeck

GUE/NGL: Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Maštálka, Pafilis, Pflüger, Remek, Rizzo, Strož, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Nattrass, Titford, Whittaker, Wise

ITS: Lang

NI: Baco, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Szájer

PSE: Roth-Behrendt

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Ždanoka

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Søren Bo Søndergaard, Charlotte Cederschiöld

Against:
  Francesco Musotto

11.   RC-B6-0190/2007/rev — EU-Russia Summit

Amendment 7

For: 160

ALDE: Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Christova, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Donnici, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Parvanova, Polfer, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Shouleva, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Liotard, Meijer, Søndergaard

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

ITS: Claeys, Dillen, Romagnoli, Vanhecke

NI: Battilocchio, De Michelis, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Brejc, Brepoels, Cabrnoch, Fajmon, Fjellner, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Kelam, Korhola, Ouzký, Škottová, Strejček, Szájer, Wijkman, Zahradil, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

UEN: Bielan, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Masiel, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Szymański, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 443

ALDE: Andrejevs, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Takkula, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Flasarová, Guidoni, Henin, Markov, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Krupa, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

ITS: Le Pen Jean-Marie, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Mote, Schenardi

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrov Martin, Dimitrov Philip Dimitrov, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Ebner, Elles, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posdorf, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bliznashki, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Pinior, Pittella, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Didžiokas, Krasts, Kristovskis, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Pirilli, Ryan, Speroni, Tatarella, Vaidere

Abstention: 37

ALDE: Degutis, Neyts-Uyttebroeck

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

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Knapman, Louis, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Whittaker, Wise

ITS: Coşea, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Popeangă, Stănescu

NI: Baco, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík, Rivera

PSE: Beňová, Berlinguer, Paleckis, Roth-Behrendt

UEN: Zīle

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Schlyter

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Francesco Musotto

12.   RC-B6-0190/2007/rev — EU-Russia Summit

Amendment 9

For: 345

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Christova, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Donnici, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Parvanova, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Shouleva, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Sinnott

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

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrov Martin, Dimitrov Philip Dimitrov, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Pack, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posdorf, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ulmer, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Vernola, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec

PSE: Andersson, Berman, Färm, Hedh, Segelström, Westlund

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Didžiokas, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Masiel, Muscardini, Pirilli, Speroni, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Ždanoka

Against: 249

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Goudin, Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

ITS: Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Baco, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Samaras, Trakatellis, Vakalis, Varvitsiotis

PSE: Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Bliznashki, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, Désir, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Pinior, Pittella, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Severin, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Camre, Crowley, Kuźmiuk, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

Verts/ALE: Voggenhuber

Abstention: 43

ALDE: Neyts-Uyttebroeck

GUE/NGL: Søndergaard

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

ITS: Mote

NI: Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Fajmon, Ouzký, Škottová, Strejček, Ventre, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Beňová, De Keyser, Roth-Behrendt

UEN: Bielan, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Libicki, Maldeikis, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Szymański, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Francesco Musotto

13.   RC-B6-0190/2007/rev — EU-Russia Summit

Amendment 3

For: 161

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Christova, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Donnici, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Parvanova, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Shouleva, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Guerreiro, Henin, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Bonde, Louis

ITS: Coşea, Dillen, Romagnoli, Vanhecke

NI: Battilocchio, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Brepoels, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Fajmon, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Samaras, Trakatellis, Vakalis

PSE: Borrell Fontelles, Ford, Grech, Leichtfried, Muscat, Napoletano, Scheele, Weber Henri

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 445

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr, Železný

ITS: Mihăescu

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrov Martin, Dimitrov Philip Dimitrov, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Parish, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posdorf, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bliznashki, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Myller, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Pinior, Pittella, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Segelström, Severin, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski, Zīle

Abstention: 28

ALDE: Degutis, Neyts-Uyttebroeck

GUE/NGL: Flasarová, Guidoni, Remek, Søndergaard, Triantaphyllides

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Goudin

ITS: Claeys, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mölzer, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Schenardi, Stănescu

NI: Baco, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Esteves, Wijkman

PSE: Roth-Behrendt

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Francesco Musotto, Henri Weber

14.   Rocard report A6-0127/2007

Amendment 19

For: 550

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Christova, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Parvanova, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Shouleva, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Takkula, Toia, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Goudin, Lundgren, Sinnott, Železný

ITS: Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Lang, Le Rachinel, Vanhecke

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dimitrov Martin, Dimitrov Philip Dimitrov, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Podestà, Posdorf, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bliznashki, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, Estrela, Ettl, Färm, Falbr, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Pinior, Pittella, Podgorean, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 64

ALDE: Szent-Iványi

GUE/NGL: Flasarová

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Coûteaux, Krupa, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

ITS: Gollnisch, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Mote, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Hudacký

PSE: Arif, Fruteau, Goebbels, Patrie, Peillon, Poignant, Rocard, Savary

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski, Zīle

Abstention: 21

ALDE: Beaupuy, Degutis, Deprez

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Farage, Knapman, Louis, Nattrass, Titford, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Baco, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Pleštinská, Sonik

PSE: Creţu Corina

UEN: Muscardini

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Francesco Musotto

Against:
  Henri Weber

15.   Rocard report A6-0127/2007

Amendment 20

For: 523

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Christova, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Donnici, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Parvanova, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Shouleva, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toia, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis

ITS: Coşea, Mihăescu

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dimitrov Martin, Dimitrov Philip Dimitrov, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posdorf, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Bliznashki, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, Désir, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Pinior, Pittella, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Kristovskis, Kuc, Masiel

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 57

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Krupa, Lundgren, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr, Železný

ITS: Mote

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych

PSE: Lienemann, Moscovici

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Crowley, Didžiokas, Kuźmiuk, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Ryan, Speroni, Tatarella, Vaidere

Abstention: 61

ALDE: Budreikaitė, Busk, Takkula

GUE/NGL: Søndergaard

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

ITS: Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mölzer, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Baco, De Michelis, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: De Veyrac, Kamall

PSE: Berlinguer, De Vits, Hegyi, Napoletano, Roth-Behrendt

UEN: Angelilli, Bielan, Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Libicki, Muscardini, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Szymański, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Beer, van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Francesco Musotto

16.   Rocard report A6-0127/2007

Amendment 21

For: 382

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Christova, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Donnici, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Maaten, Manders, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Parvanova, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Shouleva, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Železný

ITS: Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Bobošíková, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dimitrov Martin, Dimitrov Philip Dimitrov, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posdorf, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: van den Berg, Casaca, Gebhardt, Krehl, Locatelli, Mastenbroek, Mikko, Muscat, Panzeri, Rosati, Schapira, Tarabella

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Borghezio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Masiel, Muscardini, Pęk, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Onesta, Rühle, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 222

ALDE: Karim

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Krupa, Lundgren, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

ITS: Mote

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bliznashki, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Myller, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Pinior, Pittella, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Lipietz, Lucas, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter

Abstention: 33

ALDE: Drčar Murko, Matsakis

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Knapman, Louis, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Wise

NI: Baco, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík

PPE-DE: De Veyrac, McMillan-Scott, Saïfi

PSE: Beňová, Liberadzki, Mann Erika, Napoletano, Rouček, Scheele

UEN: Camre, Didžiokas, Maldeikis

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Hammerstein, Lambert

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Åsa Westlund, Francesco Musotto, Tokia Saïfi

17.   Maldeikis report A6-0129/2007

Amendment 4

For: 179

ALDE: Attwooll, Davies, Donnici, Duff, Geremek, Hall, Harkin, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Karim, Lambsdorff, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Manders, Ortuondo Larrea, Polfer, Resetarits, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Liotard, Markov, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Goudin, Sinnott

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Dimitrakopoulos, Grosch, Higgins, Karas, Pirker, Rack, Rübig, Schierhuber, Vernola, Wijkman

PSE: Andersson, Assis, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Borrell Fontelles, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, van den Burg, Carnero González, Casaca, Christensen, Corbey, Creţu Gabriela, De Vits, Dobolyi, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Goebbels, Gomes, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Harangozó, Hedh, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kinnock, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lavarra, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lienemann, Madeira, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Mikko, Moscovici, Myller, Napoletano, Pahor, Paleckis, Patrie, Peillon, Pinior, Pittella, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, dos Santos, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Walter, Weber Henri, Westlund, Wiersma, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 405

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Christova, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Guardans Cambó, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Koch-Mehrin, Lax, Maaten, Matsakis, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Parvanova, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Shouleva, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Flasarová, Henin, Maštálka, Ransdorf, Remek, Strož, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Knapman, Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr, Železný

ITS: Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrov Martin, Dimitrov Philip Dimitrov, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posdorf, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Arif, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Beňová, Berès, Bliznashki, Bono, Bourzai, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Correia, Cottigny, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Fruteau, García Pérez, Glante, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hegyi, Herczog, Kindermann, Krehl, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Maňka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moreno Sánchez, Navarro, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Paparizov, Podgorean, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Sârbu, Savary, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Pęk, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski, Zīle

Abstention: 34

ALDE: Kułakowski, Toia

GUE/NGL: Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Tomczak

NI: Baco, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík

PSE: Creţu Corina, De Keyser, Dîncu, Dumitrescu, Estrela, Gierek, Golik, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Honeyball, Kósáné Kovács, McAvan, McCarthy, Mann Erika, Moraes, Morgan, Muscat, Panzeri, Paşcu, Rosati, Stihler, Szejna, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Edit Herczog, Fiona Hall, Jens-Peter Bonde

Against:
  Marie-Noëlle Lienemann, Francesco Musotto, Henri Weber, Pierre Moscovici

18.   Maldeikis report A6-0129/2007

Amendment 8

For: 308

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Bowles, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Dičkutė, Duff, Ek, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Kułakowski, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Parvanova, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Shouleva, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Vălean, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Guidoni, Liotard, Markov, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Goudin, Lundgren, Sinnott

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Dimitrakopoulos, Fatuzzo, Grosch, Higgins, Karas, Pirker, Rack, Rübig, Schierhuber, Trakatellis, Vernola, Wijkman

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Borrell Fontelles, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fazakas, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Pinior, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Walter, Weber Henri, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 299

ALDE: Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Chatzimarkakis, Degutis, Deprez, Drčar Murko, Fourtou, Koch-Mehrin, Lambsdorff, Mulder, Schuth, Van Hecke, Veraldi

GUE/NGL: Flasarová, Henin, Maštálka, Remek, Strož, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Knapman, Krupa, Louis, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr, Železný

ITS: Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Bobošíková, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrov Martin, Dimitrov Philip Dimitrov, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posdorf, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Bliznashki, Bono, Bourzai, Castex, Fruteau, Gurmai, Hänsch, Kinnock, Kirilov, Lehtinen, Lienemann, Paparizov, Trautmann, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud

UEN: Berlato, Borghezio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Pęk, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski, Zīle

Abstention: 15

GUE/NGL: Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland

NI: Baco, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík, Rivera

PPE-DE: Esteves, Ventre

PSE: De Keyser, McCarthy, Morgan

UEN: Angelilli

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Pervenche Berès, Bernard Poignant, Anne Ferreira, Francesco Musotto, Pierre Moscovici, Harlem Désir, Bernard Poignant, Stéphane Le Foll, Catherine Guy-Quint, Marie-Arlette Carlotti

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Paragraph 49

For: 363

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Chatzimarkakis, Christova, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Guardans Cambó, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Manders, Matsakis, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Parvanova, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Shouleva, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Vălean, Van Hecke, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Flasarová, Henin, Maštálka, Meijer, Remek, Strož, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Krupa, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr, Železný

ITS: Mihăescu

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrov Martin, Dimitrov Philip Dimitrov, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Parish, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posdorf, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ulmer, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Arif, Assis, Beňová, Berès, Bliznashki, Bono, Bourzai, Busquin, Carlotti, Cashman, Castex, Corbett, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Désir, Dobolyi, Falbr, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Fruteau, Goebbels, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Kindermann, Kirilov, Koterec, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Locatelli, Maňka, Mikko, Moraes, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Paparizov, Patrie, Peillon, Poignant, Reynaud, Rocard, Rosati, Rouček, Sakalas, Saks, Savary, Schapira, Severin, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Willmott

UEN: Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Pęk, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Speroni, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Against: 206

ALDE: Attwooll, Bowles, Carlshamre, Davies, Duff, Ek, Geremek, Hall, Harkin, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Karim, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Ortuondo Larrea, Polfer, Resetarits, Toia, Veraldi, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Guidoni, Liotard, Markov, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Louis, Lundgren, Sinnott, Wise

ITS: Coşea, Mote, Romagnoli

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Dehaene, Higgins, Karas, Martens, Pirker, Rack, Rübig, Samaras, Schierhuber, Trakatellis

PSE: Andersson, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Borrell Fontelles, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, van den Burg, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cercas, Christensen, Corbey, Correia, Creţu Gabriela, De Vits, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Gill, Gomes, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Haug, Hedh, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Madeira, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Pahor, Podgorean, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Roure, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tarand, Thomsen, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Walter, Westlund, Wiersma, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 50

ALDE: Cappato, Maaten, Pannella, Piskorski, Savi

GUE/NGL: Guerreiro

ITS: Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Moisuc, Popeangă, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Baco, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík, Rivera

PPE-DE: Dimitrakopoulos, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Mavrommatis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Vakalis, Varvitsiotis, Wijkman

PSE: De Keyser, Dîncu, Estrela, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Golik, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Hänsch, Hasse Ferreira, Krehl, McAvan, McCarthy, Muscat, Panzeri, Paşcu, Stihler

UEN: Angelilli

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Francesco Musotto, Pierre Moscovici

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Paragraph 50

For: 321

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Chatzimarkakis, Christova, Ciornei, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Guardans Cambó, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Koch-Mehrin, Lambsdorff, Lax, Manders, Matsakis, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Parvanova, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Shouleva, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Vălean, Van Hecke, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Flasarová, Henin, Maštálka, Ransdorf, Remek, Strož, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr, Železný

ITS: Coşea, Dillen, Mihăescu, Romagnoli

NI: Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrov Martin, Dimitrov Philip Dimitrov, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Parish, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posdorf, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Ulmer, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Bliznashki, Bozkurt, Carlotti, Corbett, Corbey, Dobolyi, Fazakas, Glante, Goebbels, Harangozó, Hegyi, Herczog, Kirilov, Lehtinen, Maňka, Moscovici, Paleckis, Paparizov, Patrie, Peillon, Pinior, Sakalas, Saks, Titley

UEN: Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Pęk, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski, Zīle

Against: 267

ALDE: Attwooll, Bowles, Carlshamre, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Duff, Ek, Geremek, Hall, Harkin, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Polfer, Resetarits, Toia, Veraldi, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Guidoni, Liotard, Markov, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Sinnott, Titford, Wise

ITS: Claeys, Mote

NI: Battilocchio, De Michelis, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Buzek, Dimitrakopoulos, Higgins, Karas, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Matsis, Mavrommatis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Pirker, Rack, Rübig, Samaras, Schierhuber, Trakatellis, Vakalis, Varvitsiotis, Wijkman

PSE: Andersson, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bulfon, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Liberadzki, Lienemann, McAvan, Madeira, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paşcu, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Roure, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 33

ALDE: Cappato, Kułakowski, Maaten, Pannella, Savi, Sbarbati, Starkevičiūtė

GUE/NGL: Guerreiro, Pafilis, Toussas

ITS: Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mölzer, Moisuc, Popeangă, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Baco, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík, Rivera

PSE: Beňová, Falbr, Locatelli, McCarthy, Rouček, Stihler

UEN: Angelilli

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Francesco Musotto

Against:
  Emine Bozkurt, Pierre Moscovici, Marie-Arlette Carlotti

21.   Maldeikis report A6-0129/2007

Resolution

For: 406

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Christova, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Guardans Cambó, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Koch-Mehrin, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Maaten, Manders, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Pannella, Parvanova, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Shouleva, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Flasarová, Henin, Maštálka, Ransdorf, Remek, Strož, Wurtz

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr, Železný

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Kozlík, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dimitrov Martin, Dimitrov Philip Dimitrov, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posdorf, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vernola, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Arif, Assis, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Beňová, Berès, Bliznashki, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Correia, Cottigny, Désir, Díez González, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, Falbr, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Fruteau, García Pérez, Glante, Goebbels, Guy-Quint, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Hughes, Kindermann, Kirilov, Koterec, Krehl, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Patrie, Peillon, Pinior, Podgorean, Poignant, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rouček, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Sârbu, Savary, Schapira, Severin, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Weber Henri, Willmott

UEN: Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Pęk, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski, Zīle

Against: 175

ALDE: Attwooll, Bowles, Carlshamre, Davies, Donnici, Duff, Ek, Geremek, Hall, Harkin, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Karim, Ludford, Lynne, Matsakis, Ortuondo Larrea, Resetarits, Sbarbati, Vălean, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Guidoni, Liotard, Markov, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Knapman, Lundgren, Sinnott, Titford, Wise

ITS: Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu

NI: Kilroy-Silk, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Pirker, Schierhuber

PSE: Andersson, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, van den Burg, Casaca, Christensen, Corbey, De Vits, Ettl, Färm, Ferreira Elisa, Gebhardt, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Haug, Hedh, Howitt, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kinnock, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Leichtfried, Leinen, Madeira, Martin David, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Mihalache, Morgan, Moscovici, Myller, Napoletano, Pahor, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Rothe, Roure, dos Santos, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Tarand, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Walter, Westlund, Wiersma, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 44

ALDE: Kułakowski, Toia

GUE/NGL: Guerreiro, Pafilis, Toussas

IND/DEM: Krupa

ITS: Claeys, Vanhecke

NI: Baco

PPE-DE: Ebner, Higgins, Karas, Rack, Rübig, Wijkman

PSE: Attard-Montalto, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, Dîncu, Estrela, Ford, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Golik, Gottardi, Grech, Hänsch, Kósáné Kovács, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Muscat, Paşcu, Prets, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Francesco Musotto, Pierre Moscovici

Against:
  Edit Herczog

22.   Wallis report A6-0156/2007

Amendment 5

For: 72

ALDE: Busk, Jensen, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen

ITS: Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Braghetto, Cabrnoch, Fajmon, Handzlik, Schwab, Škottová, Strejček, Weisgerber, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Christensen, Färm, Falbr, Hedh, Jørgensen, Kinnock, Pinior, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Schaldemose, Segelström, Westlund

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Onesta, Rühle, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 522

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Christova, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Deprez, Dičkutė, Donnici, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Parvanova, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Shouleva, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Coûteaux, Goudin, Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

ITS: Mote

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych, Helmer, Kilroy-Silk, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrov Martin, Dimitrov Philip Dimitrov, Dombrovskis, Dover, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posdorf, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec

PSE: Arif, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berman, Bliznashki, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Severin, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Evans Jill, Hammerstein, Hassi, Lucas, Romeva i Rueda, Schlyter

Abstention: 14

ALDE: Carlshamre, Degutis

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

NI: Baco, Kozlík

UEN: Didžiokas

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Lambert

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Francesco Musotto

23.   Wallis report A6-0156/2007

Resolution

For: 544

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cappato, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Christova, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Donnici, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Parvanova, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Resetarits, Savi, Sbarbati, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Shouleva, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht

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

ITS: Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Bobošíková, De Michelis, Helmer, Kozlík, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dimitrov Martin, Dimitrov Philip Dimitrov, Dombrovskis, Dover, Elles, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posdorf, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec

PSE: Arif, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Bliznashki, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, van den Burg, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Pinior, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Severin, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Pirilli, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Evans Jill, Hammerstein, Hassi, Joan i Marí, Lipietz, Lucas, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Ždanoka

Against: 29

ALDE: Busk, Jensen, Riis-Jørgensen

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Krupa, Louis, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

ITS: Gollnisch

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych, Kilroy-Silk

PPE-DE: Brunetta, Ebner, Jackson

PSE: Christensen, Dumitrescu, Jørgensen, Rasmussen, Schaldemose, Thomsen

UEN: Camre, Kuc

Verts/ALE: de Groen-Kouwenhoven

Abstention: 40

IND/DEM: Železný

ITS: Mote

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Fajmon, Ouzký, Škottová, Strejček, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Berman, Färm, Hedh, Segelström, Westlund

UEN: Didžiokas, Libicki, Piotrowski

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Flautre, Frassoni, Harms, Hudghton, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Onesta, Turmes, Voggenhuber

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Bruno Gollnisch, Francesco Musotto

24.   Andria report A6-0090/2007

Amendment 1/rev

For: 285

ALDE: Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Lambsdorff, Maaten, Manders, Mulder, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Brie, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Liotard, Maštálka, Meijer, Pafilis, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Uca

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Coûteaux, Krupa, Louis, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

ITS: Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, De Michelis, Giertych

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Casini, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dimitrov Martin, Dimitrov Philip Dimitrov, Dombrovskis, Dover, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posdorf, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Ventre, Vernola, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Záborská, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec

PSE: Roure, Tabajdi

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Buitenweg, Hammerstein, Lagendijk, Schlyter

Against: 296

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Christova, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Donnici, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Matsakis, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Parvanova, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Şerbu, Shouleva, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Guidoni, Henin, Markov, Papadimoulis, Portas, Rizzo

IND/DEM: Batten, Booth, Clark, Goudin, Lundgren, Wise

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Fjellner, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, McMillan-Scott

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bliznashki, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Pinior, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Westlund, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 21

ALDE: Schmidt Olle

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Meyer Pleite, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Bonde

ITS: Mote

NI: Baco, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík, Rivera

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Cederschiöld, Fajmon, Ouzký, Škottová, Strejček, Zahradil, Zvěřina

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Francesco Musotto

25.   Andria report A6-0090/2007

Paragraph 3

For: 328

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Matsakis, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Pannella, Parvanova, Pohjamo, Polfer, Resetarits, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Şerbu, Shouleva, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Guidoni, Henin, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Portas, Rizzo, Seppänen, Toussas, Uca

IND/DEM: Tomczak

ITS: Coşea, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu

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

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Barsi-Pataky, Beazley, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Deva, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dover, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fontaine, Glattfelder, de Grandes Pascual, Harbour, Jackson, Oomen-Ruijten, Parish, Purvis, Stevenson, Ventre, Vernola

PSE: Arif, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, van den Berg, Berman, Bliznashki, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Harangozó, Haug, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lévai, Lienemann, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Pinior, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Severin, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Foltyn-Kubicka, Kuc

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 247

ALDE: Christova, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Maaten, Manders, Mulder, Piskorski

GUE/NGL: Liotard, Markov, Meijer, Remek, Søndergaard, Svensson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Goudin, Louis, Lundgren, Sinnott, Wise

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ayuso, Bauer, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Carollo, Casa, Casini, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dimitrov Martin, Dimitrov Philip Dimitrov, Dombrovskis, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gomolka, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lehne, Lewandowski, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marques, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podestà, Posdorf, Post, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Spautz, Šťastný, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wijkman, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Berès, Färm, Hasse Ferreira, Hedh, Segelström, Westlund

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Didžiokas, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Abstention: 28

ALDE: Schmidt Olle

GUE/NGL: Flasarová, Guerreiro, Maštálka, Meyer Pleite, Strož, Wagenknecht

IND/DEM: Bonde, Krupa, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

ITS: Claeys, Dillen, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mote, Schenardi, Vanhecke

NI: Baco, Chruszcz, Giertych, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík, Rivera

PPE-DE: Nicholson, Sonik, von Wogau

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Charles Tannock

Against:
  Charlotte Cederschiöld, Francesco Musotto

26.   Andria report A6-0090/2007

Resolution

For: 469

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Cappato, Carlshamre, Chatzimarkakis, Christova, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Degutis, Deprez, Dičkutė, Donnici, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Koch-Mehrin, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Lax, Losco, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Parvanova, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Resetarits, Savi, Sbarbati, Schuth, Şerbu, Shouleva, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Vălean, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Seppänen, Strož, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca

IND/DEM: Sinnott, Tomczak

ITS: Coşea, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu

NI: Baco, Battilocchio, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Bonsignore, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brunetta, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Carollo, Casini, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dimitrov Martin, Dimitrov Philip Dimitrov, Dombrovskis, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gargani, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Gomolka, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klich, Koch, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langendries, López-Istúriz White, Marques, Martens, Mato Adrover, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Montoro Romero, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Peterle, Petre, Pinheiro, Pleštinská, Podestà, Post, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Rack, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Spautz, Strejček, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Ventre, Vernola, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Beňová, Berès, van den Berg, Berman, Bliznashki, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, Désir, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fazakas, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Fruteau, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Lévai, Lienemann, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Mastenbroek, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Moscovici, Muscat, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Pinior, Podgorean, Prets, Rasmussen, Reynaud, Riera Madurell, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Walter, Weber Henri, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Frassoni, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Hudghton, Joan i Marí, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 38

IND/DEM: Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Goudin, Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard Piotr

ITS: Claeys, Dillen, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Le Rachinel, Mote, Schenardi, Vanhecke

NI: Giertych

PPE-DE: Cederschiöld, Fjellner, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jeggle, Pieper, Posdorf, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Reul, Schnellhardt, Schröder, Šťastný, Ulmer, Wijkman, Zatloukal, Zieleniec

Abstention: 46

ALDE: Ek, in 't Veld, Manders, Schmidt Olle

GUE/NGL: Pafilis, Søndergaard, Toussas

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Böge, Bowis, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deß, Dover, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Friedrich, Gräßle, Harbour, Jackson, Jarzembowski, Klamt, Klaß, Konrad, Langen, Lehne, Lewandowski, Lulling, Mann Thomas, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Pack, Parish, Purvis, Radwan, Sonik, Stevenson, Tannock

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Bart Staes, Francesco Musotto

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TEXTS ADOPTED

P6_TA(2007)0173

Simplification of Community legislation (amendment of the Rules of Procedure)

European Parliament decision of 10 May 2007 on changes to be made to Parliament's Rules of Procedure to bring internal procedures into line with the requirements of simplification of Community legislation (2005/2238(REG))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for amendment of its Rules of Procedure B6-0582/2005, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the proposal for amendment of its Rules of Procedure B6-0582/2005,

| — | having regard to the Communication of the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘Implementing the Community Lisbon programme: A strategy for the simplification of the regulatory environment’ (COM(2005)0535), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Communication of the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘Implementing the Community Lisbon programme: A strategy for the simplification of the regulatory environment’ (COM(2005)0535),

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the European Council of 15 and 16 June 2006, particularly paragraph 41 thereof, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the conclusions of the European Council of 15 and 16 June 2006, particularly paragraph 41 thereof,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 16 May 2006 on a strategy for the simplification of the regulatory environment (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its resolution of 16 May 2006 on a strategy for the simplification of the regulatory environment (1),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 16 May 2006 on the outcome of the screening of legislative proposals pending before the Legislator (2), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its resolution of 16 May 2006 on the outcome of the screening of legislative proposals pending before the Legislator (2),

| — | 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 entitled ‘A strategic review of Better Regulation in the European Union’ (COM(2006)0689), |
| --- | --- |

—

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 entitled ‘A strategic review of Better Regulation in the European Union’ (COM(2006)0689),

| — | having regard to Rules 201 and 202 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 201 and 202 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0143/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0143/2007),

| A. | whereas Parliament undertook, in its abovementioned resolution of 16 May 2006 on a strategy for the simplification of the regulatory environment (paragraph 21), ‘to give thought to the improvement of its procedures and its internal legislative techniques in order to speed up the simplification dossiers, while complying with the procedures laid down in primary law, in this particular case the EC Treaty’, |
| --- | --- |

A.

whereas Parliament undertook, in its abovementioned resolution of 16 May 2006 on a strategy for the simplification of the regulatory environment (paragraph 21), ‘to give thought to the improvement of its procedures and its internal legislative techniques in order to speed up the simplification dossiers, while complying with the procedures laid down in primary law, in this particular case the EC Treaty’,

| B. | whereas codification and recasting techniques are among the most important tools for simplifying Community legislation, which is part of the new Lisbon strategy for growth and employment in Europe, |
| --- | --- |

B.

whereas codification and recasting techniques are among the most important tools for simplifying Community legislation, which is part of the new Lisbon strategy for growth and employment in Europe,

| C. | whereas the Rules of Procedure contain a provision on codification which should be revised, but no provision on recasting, |
| --- | --- |

C.

whereas the Rules of Procedure contain a provision on codification which should be revised, but no provision on recasting,

| D. | whereas Parliament wishes, through a re-examination and clarification of its procedures, to make a serious contribution to the simplification efforts and to encourage the Commission to make more proposals in this spirit, |
| --- | --- |

D.

whereas Parliament wishes, through a re-examination and clarification of its procedures, to make a serious contribution to the simplification efforts and to encourage the Commission to make more proposals in this spirit,

| E. | whereas it would be desirable for the Council to undertake similar steps; |
| --- | --- |

E.

whereas it would be desirable for the Council to undertake similar steps;

| 1. | Decides to amend its Rules of Procedure as shown below; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Decides to amend its Rules of Procedure as shown below;

| 2. | Points out that the amendments will enter into force on the first day of the next part-session; |
| --- | --- |

2.

Points out that the amendments will enter into force on the first day of the next part-session;

| 3. | Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and the Commission, for information. |
| --- | --- |

3.

Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and the Commission, for information.

| PRESENT TEXT | AMENDMENTS |
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| Amendment 1 |
| Rule 80 |
| 1. When a Commission proposal for
  official
  codification of Community legislation is submitted to Parliament, it shall be referred to the committee responsible for legal affairs.
  Provided that it is ascertained that the proposal does not entail any change of substance to existing Community legislation, the procedure laid down in Rule 43 shall be followed
  . | 1. When a Commission proposal for codification of Community legislation is submitted to Parliament, it shall be referred to the committee responsible for legal affairs.
  The latter shall examine it in accordance with the arrangements agreed at interinstitutional level (3) in order to ascertain that it is a straightforward codification, with no changes of a substantive nature. |
| 2.
  The chairman of the committee responsible or the rapporteur appointed by that committee may participate in the examination and revision of the proposal for codification. If necessary, the committee responsible may give its opinion beforehand. | 2.
  The committee which was responsible for the acts to be codified may, at its own request or at the request of the committee responsible for legal affairs, be asked to give its opinion on the desirability of codification. |
| 3.
  Notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 43(3), the simplified procedure may not be applied to a proposal for official codification where this procedure is opposed by a majority of the members of the committee responsible for legal affairs or of the committee responsible. | 3.
  Amendments to the text of the proposal shall be inadmissible.




  However, at the rapporteur's request, the chairman of the committee responsible for legal affairs may submit for the latter's approval, amendments relating to technical adaptations, provided that those adaptations are necessary in order to ensure that the proposal complies with the codification rules and do not involve any substantive change to the proposal. |
| | 4.
  If the committee responsible for legal affairs concludes that the proposal does not entail any substantive change, it shall refer it to Parliament for approval.




  If the committee takes the view that the proposal entails a substantive change to Community legislation, it shall propose that Parliament reject the proposal.




  In either case, Parliament shall take a decision by means of a single vote, without amendments or debate. |
| Amendment 2 |
| Rule 80a (new) |
| | Rule 80a




  Recasting




  1. When a Commission proposal recasting Community legislation is submitted to Parliament, that proposal shall be referred to the committee responsible for legal affairs and to the committee responsible for the subject matter.




  2. The committee responsible for legal affairs shall examine the proposal in accordance with the arrangements agreed at interinstitutional level (4) with a view to checking that it entails no substantive changes other than those identified as such in the proposal.




  For the purpose of that examination, amendments to the text of the proposal shall be inadmissible. However, the second subparagraph of Rule 80(3) shall apply as regards the provisions which remain unchanged in the recasting proposal.




  3. If the committee responsible for legal affairs considers that the proposal does not entail any substantive changes other than those identified as such in the proposal, it shall inform the committee responsible.




  In such a case, over and above the conditions laid down in Rules 150 and 151, amendments shall be admissible within the committee responsible only if they concern those parts of the proposal which contain changes.




  However, amendments to the parts which have remained unchanged may be admitted by way of exception and on a case-by-case basis by the chairman of the above committee if he considers that this is necessary for pressing reasons relating to the internal logic of the text or because the amendments are inextricably linked to other admissible amendments. Such reasons must be stated in a written justification to the amendments.




  4. If the committee responsible for legal affairs considers that the proposal entails substantive changes other than those which have been identified as such in the proposal, it shall propose that Parliament reject the proposal and it shall inform the committee responsible that it has done so.




  In such a case the President shall request the Commission to withdraw the proposal. If the Commission does so, the President shall hold the procedure to be superfluous and shall inform the Council accordingly. If the Commission does not withdraw its proposal, Parliament shall refer the matter back to the committee responsible for the subject matter, which shall consider it in accordance with the normal procedure. |

PRESENT TEXT

AMENDMENTS

Amendment 1

Rule 80

1. When a Commission proposal for
  official
  codification of Community legislation is submitted to Parliament, it shall be referred to the committee responsible for legal affairs.
  Provided that it is ascertained that the proposal does not entail any change of substance to existing Community legislation, the procedure laid down in Rule 43 shall be followed
  .

1. When a Commission proposal for codification of Community legislation is submitted to Parliament, it shall be referred to the committee responsible for legal affairs.
  The latter shall examine it in accordance with the arrangements agreed at interinstitutional level (3) in order to ascertain that it is a straightforward codification, with no changes of a substantive nature.

2.
  The chairman of the committee responsible or the rapporteur appointed by that committee may participate in the examination and revision of the proposal for codification. If necessary, the committee responsible may give its opinion beforehand.

2.
  The committee which was responsible for the acts to be codified may, at its own request or at the request of the committee responsible for legal affairs, be asked to give its opinion on the desirability of codification.

3.
  Notwithstanding the provisions of Rule 43(3), the simplified procedure may not be applied to a proposal for official codification where this procedure is opposed by a majority of the members of the committee responsible for legal affairs or of the committee responsible.

3.
  Amendments to the text of the proposal shall be inadmissible.

However, at the rapporteur's request, the chairman of the committee responsible for legal affairs may submit for the latter's approval, amendments relating to technical adaptations, provided that those adaptations are necessary in order to ensure that the proposal complies with the codification rules and do not involve any substantive change to the proposal.

4.
  If the committee responsible for legal affairs concludes that the proposal does not entail any substantive change, it shall refer it to Parliament for approval.

If the committee takes the view that the proposal entails a substantive change to Community legislation, it shall propose that Parliament reject the proposal.

In either case, Parliament shall take a decision by means of a single vote, without amendments or debate.

Amendment 2

Rule 80a (new)

Rule 80a

Recasting

1. When a Commission proposal recasting Community legislation is submitted to Parliament, that proposal shall be referred to the committee responsible for legal affairs and to the committee responsible for the subject matter.

2. The committee responsible for legal affairs shall examine the proposal in accordance with the arrangements agreed at interinstitutional level (4) with a view to checking that it entails no substantive changes other than those identified as such in the proposal.

For the purpose of that examination, amendments to the text of the proposal shall be inadmissible. However, the second subparagraph of Rule 80(3) shall apply as regards the provisions which remain unchanged in the recasting proposal.

3. If the committee responsible for legal affairs considers that the proposal does not entail any substantive changes other than those identified as such in the proposal, it shall inform the committee responsible.

In such a case, over and above the conditions laid down in Rules 150 and 151, amendments shall be admissible within the committee responsible only if they concern those parts of the proposal which contain changes.

However, amendments to the parts which have remained unchanged may be admitted by way of exception and on a case-by-case basis by the chairman of the above committee if he considers that this is necessary for pressing reasons relating to the internal logic of the text or because the amendments are inextricably linked to other admissible amendments. Such reasons must be stated in a written justification to the amendments.

4. If the committee responsible for legal affairs considers that the proposal entails substantive changes other than those which have been identified as such in the proposal, it shall propose that Parliament reject the proposal and it shall inform the committee responsible that it has done so.

In such a case the President shall request the Commission to withdraw the proposal. If the Commission does so, the President shall hold the procedure to be superfluous and shall inform the Council accordingly. If the Commission does not withdraw its proposal, Parliament shall refer the matter back to the committee responsible for the subject matter, which shall consider it in accordance with the normal procedure.

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(1)  OJ C 297 7.12.2006, p. 136.

(2)  OJ C 297 7.12.2006, p. 140.

(3)  
  Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994, Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts, point 4, OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

(4)  
  Interinstitutional Agreement of 28 November 2001 on a more structured use of the recasting technique for legal acts, point 9, OJ C 77, 28.3.2002, p. 1.

P6_TA(2007)0174

Public passenger transport services by rail and road ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 May 2007 on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on public passenger transport services by rail and by road and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 1191/69 and 1107/70 (13736/1/2006 — C6-0042/2007 — 2000/0212(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Council common position (13736/1/2006 — C6-0042/2007) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Council common position (13736/1/2006 — C6-0042/2007) (1),

| — | having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2000)0007) (3), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2000)0007) (3),

| — | having regard to the first amended Commission proposal (COM(2002)0107) (4), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the first amended Commission proposal (COM(2002)0107) (4),

| — | having regard to the second amended Commission proposal (COM(2005)0319) (5), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the second amended Commission proposal (COM(2005)0319) (5),

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

—

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

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

—

having regard to Rule 62 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0131/2007); |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0131/2007);

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

1.

Approves the common position as amended;

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

2.

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

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(1)  OJ C 70 E, 27.3.2007, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 140 E, 13.6.2002, p. 262.

(3)  OJ C 365 E, 19.12.2000, p. 169.

(4)  OJ C 151 E, 25.6.2002, p. 146.

(5)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TC2-COD(2000)0212

Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 10 May 2007 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on public passenger transport services by rail and by road and repealing Council Regulations (EEC) Nos 1191/69 and 1107/70

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position at second reading corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EC) No .../2007.)

P6_TA(2007)0175

Nominal quantities for pre-packed products ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 May 2007 on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules on nominal quantities for prepacked products, repealing Council Directives 75/106/EEC and 80/232/EEC, and amending Council Directive 76/211/EEC (13484/1/2006 — C6-0039/2007 — 2004/0248(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Council common position (13484/1/2006 — C6-0039/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Council common position (13484/1/2006 — C6-0039/2007),

| — | having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2004)0708), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2004)0708),

| — | having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(2006)0171), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(2006)0171),

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

—

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

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

—

having regard to Rule 62 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (A6-0144/2007); |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (A6-0144/2007);

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

1.

Approves the common position as amended;

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

2.

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

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(1)  OJ C 288 E, 25.11.2006, p. 52.

P6_TC2-COD(2004)0248

Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 10 May 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down rules on nominal quantities for prepacked products, repealing Council Directives 75/106/EEC and 80/232/EEC, and amending Council Directive 76/211/EEC

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position at second reading corresponds to the final legislative act, Directive 2007/45/EC.)

P6_TA(2007)0176

Approval of motor vehicles and their trailers ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 May 2007 on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (‘Framework Directive’) (9911/3/2006 — C6-0040/2007 — 2003/0153(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Council common position (9911/3/2006 — C6-0040/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Council common position (9911/3/2006 — C6-0040/2007),

| — | having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2003)0418) (2), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2003)0418) (2),

| — | having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(2004)0738) (2), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the amended Commission proposal (COM(2004)0738) (2),

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

—

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

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

—

having regard to Rule 62 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (A6-0145/2007); |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (A6-0145/2007);

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

1.

Approves the common position as amended;

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

2.

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

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(1)  OJ C 97 E, 22.4.2004, p. 370.

(2)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TC2-COD(2003)0153

Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 10 May 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the approval of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles (‘Framework Directive’)

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position at second reading corresponds to the final legislative act, Directive 2007/46/EC.)

P6_TA(2007)0177

Retrofitting of mirrors to heavy goods vehicles ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 10 May 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the retrofitting of mirrors to heavy goods vehicles registered in the Community (COM(2006)0570 — C6-0332/2006 — 2006/0183(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0570), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0570),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 71(1)(c) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0332/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 71(1)(c) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0332/2006),

| — | 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 Transport and Tourism (A6-0124/2007); |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Transport and Tourism (A6-0124/2007);

| 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 the Commission. |
| --- | --- |

3.

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

P6_TC1-COD(2006)0183

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 10 May 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the retrofitting of mirrors to heavy goods vehicles registered in the Community

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position at first reading corresponds to the final legislative act, Directive 2007/38/EC.)

P6_TA(2007)0178

EU-Russia summit

European Parliament resolution of 10 May 2007 on the EU-Russia Summit to be held in Samara on 18 May 2007

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part (1), which entered into force in 1997 and expires in 2007, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part (1), which entered into force in 1997 and expires in 2007,

| — | having regard to the objective of the EU and Russia, set out in the joint statement issued following the St Petersburg Summit held on 31 May 2003, to set up a common economic space, a common space of freedom, security and justice, a common space of cooperation in the field of external security and a common space of research and education, including cultural aspects, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the objective of the EU and Russia, set out in the joint statement issued following the St Petersburg Summit held on 31 May 2003, to set up a common economic space, a common space of freedom, security and justice, a common space of cooperation in the field of external security and a common space of research and education, including cultural aspects,

| — | having regard to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and its five protocols, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and its five protocols,

| — | having regard to the EU-Russia human rights dialogue, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the EU-Russia human rights dialogue,

| — | having regard to the public statement concerning the Chechen Republic of the Russian Federation made on 13 March 2007 by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of the Council of Europe, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the public statement concerning the Chechen Republic of the Russian Federation made on 13 March 2007 by the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment of the Council of Europe,

| — | having regard to the EU Presidency Statement of 2 May 2007 on the situation in front of the Estonian embassy in Moscow, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the EU Presidency Statement of 2 May 2007 on the situation in front of the Estonian embassy in Moscow,

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Council and the European Parliament of 10 January 2007 entitled ‘An Energy Policy for Europe’ (COM(2007)0001), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Council and the European Parliament of 10 January 2007 entitled ‘An Energy Policy for Europe’ (COM(2007)0001),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 23 March 2006 on security of energy supply in the European Union (2), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its resolution of 23 March 2006 on security of energy supply in the European Union (2),

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on Russia, and in particular






  — | its resolution of 26 April 2007 on the recent repression of demonstrations in Russia (3), |
| --- | --- | --- |

—

having regard to its previous resolutions on Russia, and in particular

—

its resolution of 26 April 2007 on the recent repression of demonstrations in Russia (3),

| — | its resolution of 13 December 2006 on the EU-Russia Summit held in Helsinki on 24 November 2006 (4), |
| --- | --- |

—

its resolution of 13 December 2006 on the EU-Russia Summit held in Helsinki on 24 November 2006 (4),

| — | its resolution of 25 October 2006 on EU-Russia relations following the murder of the Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya (5), |
| --- | --- |

—

its resolution of 25 October 2006 on EU-Russia relations following the murder of the Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya (5),

| — | its resolution of 15 June 2006 on the EU-Russia Summit held in Sochi on 25 May 2006 (6), |
| --- | --- |

—

its resolution of 15 June 2006 on the EU-Russia Summit held in Sochi on 25 May 2006 (6),

| — | its resolution of 19 January 2006 on Chechnya after the elections and civil society in Russia (7), |
| --- | --- |

—

its resolution of 19 January 2006 on Chechnya after the elections and civil society in Russia (7),

| — | its resolution of 15 December 2005 on human rights in Russia and the new NGO legislation (8), and |
| --- | --- |

—

its resolution of 15 December 2005 on human rights in Russia and the new NGO legislation (8), and

| — | its resolution of 26 May 2005 on EU-Russia relations (9), |
| --- | --- |

—

its resolution of 26 May 2005 on EU-Russia relations (9),

| — | having regard to the 19th EU-Russia Summit, to be held in Samara on 18 May 2007, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the 19th EU-Russia Summit, to be held in Samara on 18 May 2007,

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

—

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

| A. | whereas relations between the EU and Russia have been steadily developing over the past few years, leading to deep and comprehensive economic integration and interdependency, which is bound to increase even more in the near future, |
| --- | --- |

A.

whereas relations between the EU and Russia have been steadily developing over the past few years, leading to deep and comprehensive economic integration and interdependency, which is bound to increase even more in the near future,

| B. | whereas enhanced cooperation and good-neighbourly relations between the EU and Russia are of key importance to the stability, security and prosperity of the whole of Europe and its neighbour states, |
| --- | --- |

B.

whereas enhanced cooperation and good-neighbourly relations between the EU and Russia are of key importance to the stability, security and prosperity of the whole of Europe and its neighbour states,

| C. | whereas the Russian Federation is a Member of the Council of Europe and thus has committed itself to the objectives of that organisation, which are to promote democracy and consolidate democratic stability in Europe, |
| --- | --- |

C.

whereas the Russian Federation is a Member of the Council of Europe and thus has committed itself to the objectives of that organisation, which are to promote democracy and consolidate democratic stability in Europe,

| D. | whereas there is widespread concern over democracy and human rights in Russia, over the independence of the judiciary, as exemplified by the Yukos case, over increased control of the media, over the inability of the Russian police and judicial authorities to find those responsible for murders of journalists and over repressive measures taken against the opposition, |
| --- | --- |

D.

whereas there is widespread concern over democracy and human rights in Russia, over the independence of the judiciary, as exemplified by the Yukos case, over increased control of the media, over the inability of the Russian police and judicial authorities to find those responsible for murders of journalists and over repressive measures taken against the opposition,

| E. | whereas serious human rights violations in the form of murder, enforced disappearance, torture, hostage-taking and arbitrary detention are still occurring in the Chechen Republic, |
| --- | --- |

E.

whereas serious human rights violations in the form of murder, enforced disappearance, torture, hostage-taking and arbitrary detention are still occurring in the Chechen Republic,

| F. | whereas so far the EU-Russia human rights consultations have not brought about any substantial progress in this field, which should be a priority in EU-Russia relations, |
| --- | --- |

F.

whereas so far the EU-Russia human rights consultations have not brought about any substantial progress in this field, which should be a priority in EU-Russia relations,

| G. | whereas the rapid and full implementation of all four common spaces, mentioned above, should be at the heart of the negotiations on the new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, |
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G.

whereas the rapid and full implementation of all four common spaces, mentioned above, should be at the heart of the negotiations on the new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement,

| H. | whereas the underlying principles governing economic and trade relations between the EU and the Russian Federation should be reciprocity, transparency, predictability, reliability, non-discrimination and good governance, |
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H.

whereas the underlying principles governing economic and trade relations between the EU and the Russian Federation should be reciprocity, transparency, predictability, reliability, non-discrimination and good governance,

| I. | whereas a future agreement between the EU and the Russian Federation should include principles of the Energy Charter Treaty aimed at reinvigorating ties and should ease European worries that Russia is using its vast energy resources as a political weapon, |
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I.

whereas a future agreement between the EU and the Russian Federation should include principles of the Energy Charter Treaty aimed at reinvigorating ties and should ease European worries that Russia is using its vast energy resources as a political weapon,

| J. | whereas on 19 April 2007 the Justice and Home Affairs Council approved the conclusion of two agreements on visa facilitation and readmission of illegal immigrants, and whereas talks were opened on 22 April 2007 on achieving visa-free travel, signalling concrete progress on the common space of freedom, security and justice, |
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J.

whereas on 19 April 2007 the Justice and Home Affairs Council approved the conclusion of two agreements on visa facilitation and readmission of illegal immigrants, and whereas talks were opened on 22 April 2007 on achieving visa-free travel, signalling concrete progress on the common space of freedom, security and justice,

| K. | whereas Russia has signed and ratified the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, |
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K.

whereas Russia has signed and ratified the Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change,

| L. | whereas the conclusion of a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and the Russian Federation is of the utmost importance for their future cooperation, in particular with regard to the further development of economic relations, to the further enhancement of security and stability in Europe and to the further strengthening of respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law as the basis of this cooperation, |
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L.

whereas the conclusion of a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and the Russian Federation is of the utmost importance for their future cooperation, in particular with regard to the further development of economic relations, to the further enhancement of security and stability in Europe and to the further strengthening of respect for human rights, democracy and the rule of law as the basis of this cooperation,

| M. | whereas the start of the negotiations on the new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement has been delayed and made conditional upon the Russian Government lifting a ban on Polish imports introduced in 2005; whereas efforts are being made by the EU to find a compromise on the Polish meat imports issue, in order to end this political impasse, |
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M.

whereas the start of the negotiations on the new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement has been delayed and made conditional upon the Russian Government lifting a ban on Polish imports introduced in 2005; whereas efforts are being made by the EU to find a compromise on the Polish meat imports issue, in order to end this political impasse,

| N. | whereas, following recent events in Estonia, the normal functioning of the Estonian embassy in Moscow has been blocked and several of its diplomats, including the head of the mission, have been physically attacked by demonstrators surrounding the embassy and burning the Estonian flag, |
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N.

whereas, following recent events in Estonia, the normal functioning of the Estonian embassy in Moscow has been blocked and several of its diplomats, including the head of the mission, have been physically attacked by demonstrators surrounding the embassy and burning the Estonian flag,

| O. | whereas no substantial progress has been made as regards the solution of the ‘frozen conflicts’ in common neighbouring countries; whereas peace and stability are in the interests of both Russia and the EU, |
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O.

whereas no substantial progress has been made as regards the solution of the ‘frozen conflicts’ in common neighbouring countries; whereas peace and stability are in the interests of both Russia and the EU,

| P. | whereas it is important that the EU speak with one voice, show solidarity and display unity in its relations with the Russian Federation, and base those relations on mutual interests and common values; |
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P.

whereas it is important that the EU speak with one voice, show solidarity and display unity in its relations with the Russian Federation, and base those relations on mutual interests and common values;

| 1. | Reconfirms its conviction that Russia remains an important partner for the purpose of building strategic cooperation, with which the EU shares not only economic and trade interests but also the objective of cooperating closely in the international arena as well as in the common neighbourhood; |
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1.

Reconfirms its conviction that Russia remains an important partner for the purpose of building strategic cooperation, with which the EU shares not only economic and trade interests but also the objective of cooperating closely in the international arena as well as in the common neighbourhood;

| 2. | Stresses the importance of strengthening unity and solidarity among the EU Member States in their relations with Russia; welcomes, therefore, the common line taken by the EU in the negotiations with the Russian Government on the lifting of Russia's ban on imports of Polish agricultural products; |
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2.

Stresses the importance of strengthening unity and solidarity among the EU Member States in their relations with Russia; welcomes, therefore, the common line taken by the EU in the negotiations with the Russian Government on the lifting of Russia's ban on imports of Polish agricultural products;

| 3. | Regrets the breakdown of those negotiations and the subsequent failure to launch negotiations on a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Russia, and encourages the German Presidency to continue its efforts to enable the negotiating mandate for a new agreement to be adopted as soon as possible and to start negotiations without further delay; |
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3.

Regrets the breakdown of those negotiations and the subsequent failure to launch negotiations on a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Russia, and encourages the German Presidency to continue its efforts to enable the negotiating mandate for a new agreement to be adopted as soon as possible and to start negotiations without further delay;

| 4. | Calls on the European Union to demonstrate solidarity with Estonia and speak to Russia with one voice in the context of recent events in Tallinn; calls on Russia to fully respect its obligations under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations by guaranteeing the protection of foreign diplomats and the normal functioning of foreign embassies; |
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4.

Calls on the European Union to demonstrate solidarity with Estonia and speak to Russia with one voice in the context of recent events in Tallinn; calls on Russia to fully respect its obligations under the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations by guaranteeing the protection of foreign diplomats and the normal functioning of foreign embassies;

| 5. | Welcomes the continuous exchange of views on human rights in Russia as part of the EU-Russia human rights consultations; emphasises, however, that the current situation in Russia gives rise to serious concern in terms of respect for human rights, democracy, freedom of expression and the rights of civil society and individuals to challenge authorities and hold them accountable for their actions; |
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5.

Welcomes the continuous exchange of views on human rights in Russia as part of the EU-Russia human rights consultations; emphasises, however, that the current situation in Russia gives rise to serious concern in terms of respect for human rights, democracy, freedom of expression and the rights of civil society and individuals to challenge authorities and hold them accountable for their actions;

| 6. | Reiterates its view that a robust defence of human rights and democratic values should be a core principle of any EU engagement with Russia; urges the Commission to ensure that these values do not have a subsidiary status in the EU-Russia negotiating package and that any financial assistance granted to the Russian authorities takes into consideration the strengthening of democratic standards in that country; |
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6.

Reiterates its view that a robust defence of human rights and democratic values should be a core principle of any EU engagement with Russia; urges the Commission to ensure that these values do not have a subsidiary status in the EU-Russia negotiating package and that any financial assistance granted to the Russian authorities takes into consideration the strengthening of democratic standards in that country;

| 7. | Expresses its deep concern about the use of force by the Russian authorities against peaceful antigovernment demonstrators in Moscow and St Petersburg over the past few weeks; stresses that freedom of speech and the right of assembly are fundamental human rights and that, therefore, a continuation of this tendency will be in violation of their international obligations; |
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7.

Expresses its deep concern about the use of force by the Russian authorities against peaceful antigovernment demonstrators in Moscow and St Petersburg over the past few weeks; stresses that freedom of speech and the right of assembly are fundamental human rights and that, therefore, a continuation of this tendency will be in violation of their international obligations;

| 8. | Expresses its deep concern at the continuing reports from Russian and international human rights organisations about the use of torture and the commission of inhumane and degrading acts in prisons, police stations and secret detention centres in Chechnya, strongly condemns such practices and calls on the Russian authorities to ensure that the rights guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights, to which Russia is a signatory, are fully respected in the Chechen Republic and that all those who violate those rights are brought to justice; underlines in this regard the fact that that the Russian Government has rejected the mandate conferred in October 2006 on the UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, who planned to visit prisons in North Caucasus without prior notice; |
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8.

Expresses its deep concern at the continuing reports from Russian and international human rights organisations about the use of torture and the commission of inhumane and degrading acts in prisons, police stations and secret detention centres in Chechnya, strongly condemns such practices and calls on the Russian authorities to ensure that the rights guaranteed by the European Convention on Human Rights, to which Russia is a signatory, are fully respected in the Chechen Republic and that all those who violate those rights are brought to justice; underlines in this regard the fact that that the Russian Government has rejected the mandate conferred in October 2006 on the UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, who planned to visit prisons in North Caucasus without prior notice;

| 9. | Expresses its concern about social and political polarisation and the restriction of democratic freedoms in the run-up to the Duma elections in December 2007 and the presidential elections in March 2008; calls on the Russian authorities to guarantee a free and fair process for both elections in order to ensure that the opposition parties have the opportunity to campaign, as well as halting the process of depriving some political parties of their legal status and their eligibility to participate in the elections due to exceedingly demanding new requirements applicable to their membership as well as the extent of their territorial organisation, and abiding by the principle of freedom of expression; stresses that freedom of the media will be of key importance if the elections are to be seen as free and fair; underlines the importance of NGOs independent of national governments for the development of civil society; |
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9.

Expresses its concern about social and political polarisation and the restriction of democratic freedoms in the run-up to the Duma elections in December 2007 and the presidential elections in March 2008; calls on the Russian authorities to guarantee a free and fair process for both elections in order to ensure that the opposition parties have the opportunity to campaign, as well as halting the process of depriving some political parties of their legal status and their eligibility to participate in the elections due to exceedingly demanding new requirements applicable to their membership as well as the extent of their territorial organisation, and abiding by the principle of freedom of expression; stresses that freedom of the media will be of key importance if the elections are to be seen as free and fair; underlines the importance of NGOs independent of national governments for the development of civil society;

| 10. | Emphasises the need to work together with Russia as a necessary and important partner to ensure peace, stability and security, to combat international terrorism and violent extremism, and to address other security issues such as environmental and nuclear hazards, drugs, trafficking in arms and human beings and cross-border organised crime in the European neighbourhood; |
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10.

Emphasises the need to work together with Russia as a necessary and important partner to ensure peace, stability and security, to combat international terrorism and violent extremism, and to address other security issues such as environmental and nuclear hazards, drugs, trafficking in arms and human beings and cross-border organised crime in the European neighbourhood;

| 11. | Calls on the Commission and the Council to pursue joint initiatives with the Russian Government aimed at strengthening security and stability in the common neighbourhood, in particular by means of enhanced dialogue over Ukraine and Belarus and joint efforts to finally resolve the frozen conflicts in Nagorno Karabakh as well as in Moldova and Georgia by guaranteeing the full territorial integrity of those states; |
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11.

Calls on the Commission and the Council to pursue joint initiatives with the Russian Government aimed at strengthening security and stability in the common neighbourhood, in particular by means of enhanced dialogue over Ukraine and Belarus and joint efforts to finally resolve the frozen conflicts in Nagorno Karabakh as well as in Moldova and Georgia by guaranteeing the full territorial integrity of those states;

| 12. | Calls on the EU and on Russia, as a member of the UN Security Council, to assume their responsibility for the Iranian nuclear issue; |
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12.

Calls on the EU and on Russia, as a member of the UN Security Council, to assume their responsibility for the Iranian nuclear issue;

| 13. | Expresses its concern about declarations made by President Putin in reaction to the United States' plans to deploy components of its anti-ballistic missile system in Poland and the Czech Republic and calls on all parties involved to engage in dialogue; calls on the US to increase its efforts to consult and explain its planned missile defence system in order to allow NATO and the EU to remain united; demands a thorough discussion of these proposals, including the need for them, a threat assessment and the possibility of different areas of security both in the EU and NATO frameworks; stresses the importance of consulting on the system within the NATO-Russia Council; |
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13.

Expresses its concern about declarations made by President Putin in reaction to the United States' plans to deploy components of its anti-ballistic missile system in Poland and the Czech Republic and calls on all parties involved to engage in dialogue; calls on the US to increase its efforts to consult and explain its planned missile defence system in order to allow NATO and the EU to remain united; demands a thorough discussion of these proposals, including the need for them, a threat assessment and the possibility of different areas of security both in the EU and NATO frameworks; stresses the importance of consulting on the system within the NATO-Russia Council;

| 14. | Calls on the EU and Russia, as members of the Quartet to assume their responsibility for the resolution of the Middle East conflict and to promote efforts to hold an international peace conference on a regional Middle East peace; calls further on Russia, as a member of the Contact Group and on the UN Security Council to cooperate in finding a lasting solution to the Kosovo question and, as one of the parties to the Six Party Talks, to help find a solution to the problem of nuclear proliferation in North Korea; |
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14.

Calls on the EU and Russia, as members of the Quartet to assume their responsibility for the resolution of the Middle East conflict and to promote efforts to hold an international peace conference on a regional Middle East peace; calls further on Russia, as a member of the Contact Group and on the UN Security Council to cooperate in finding a lasting solution to the Kosovo question and, as one of the parties to the Six Party Talks, to help find a solution to the problem of nuclear proliferation in North Korea;

| 15. | Calls on Russia not to delay further the decision on the final status of Kosovo based on the Ahtisaari Plan for supervised independence; draws attention to the repercussions that such a delay could have on the stability of the region and urges the Moscow authorities to act in a constructive way; |
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15.

Calls on Russia not to delay further the decision on the final status of Kosovo based on the Ahtisaari Plan for supervised independence; draws attention to the repercussions that such a delay could have on the stability of the region and urges the Moscow authorities to act in a constructive way;

| 16. | Notes that the European Neighbourhood Policy already presents a number of opportunities for multilateral cooperation; calls for the setting-up of an EU-Black Sea Community, along the lines of the Northern Dimension, to enhance and encourage greater dialogue for a more stable, secure and democratic neighbourhood; |
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16.

Notes that the European Neighbourhood Policy already presents a number of opportunities for multilateral cooperation; calls for the setting-up of an EU-Black Sea Community, along the lines of the Northern Dimension, to enhance and encourage greater dialogue for a more stable, secure and democratic neighbourhood;

| 17. | Welcomes the progress concerning the Latvia-Russia border agreement but underlines that further progress must be made to secure ratification and implementation of the border agreement between Russia and Estonia as soon as possible; |
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17.

Welcomes the progress concerning the Latvia-Russia border agreement but underlines that further progress must be made to secure ratification and implementation of the border agreement between Russia and Estonia as soon as possible;

| 18. | Reiterates its support for Russian membership of the WTO, which will help Russia to come to terms with the rules on the global market; believes that WTO accession should lead to deeper economic integration between the EU and Russia; |
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18.

Reiterates its support for Russian membership of the WTO, which will help Russia to come to terms with the rules on the global market; believes that WTO accession should lead to deeper economic integration between the EU and Russia;

| 19. | Reiterates, moreover, the importance of setting up the Common Economic Space (CES) and further developing the objectives agreed upon in the CES Road Map, especially as regards the creation of an open and integrated market between the EU and Russia; expects that Russia will lift the embargo on some Moldovan and Georgian products; |
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19.

Reiterates, moreover, the importance of setting up the Common Economic Space (CES) and further developing the objectives agreed upon in the CES Road Map, especially as regards the creation of an open and integrated market between the EU and Russia; expects that Russia will lift the embargo on some Moldovan and Georgian products;

| 20. | Stresses the importance of improving the investment climate in Russia, which can only be achieved by promoting and facilitating non-discriminatory and transparent business conditions, less bureaucracy and two-way investment; is concerned about the lack of predictability in the application of rules by authorities; |
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20.

Stresses the importance of improving the investment climate in Russia, which can only be achieved by promoting and facilitating non-discriminatory and transparent business conditions, less bureaucracy and two-way investment; is concerned about the lack of predictability in the application of rules by authorities;

| 21. | Welcomes the intensified EU-Russia dialogue on energy issues; underlines the importance of energy imports for European economies, representing as they do a potential opportunity for further trade and economic cooperation between the EU and Russia; stresses that the principles of interdependence and transparency should be the basis of such cooperation, together with equal access to markets, infrastructure and investment; calls on the Council and the Commission to ensure that the principles of the Energy Charter Treaty, the Transit Protocol annexed thereto and the G8 conclusions are included in a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Russia, including further cooperation on energy efficiency, energy saving and renewable energy; points out that these principles should be applied to major energy infrastructure projects, such as the Baltic gas pipeline; calls for the European Union to speak to Russia with one voice on these sensitive energy matters; |
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21.

Welcomes the intensified EU-Russia dialogue on energy issues; underlines the importance of energy imports for European economies, representing as they do a potential opportunity for further trade and economic cooperation between the EU and Russia; stresses that the principles of interdependence and transparency should be the basis of such cooperation, together with equal access to markets, infrastructure and investment; calls on the Council and the Commission to ensure that the principles of the Energy Charter Treaty, the Transit Protocol annexed thereto and the G8 conclusions are included in a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Russia, including further cooperation on energy efficiency, energy saving and renewable energy; points out that these principles should be applied to major energy infrastructure projects, such as the Baltic gas pipeline; calls for the European Union to speak to Russia with one voice on these sensitive energy matters;

| 22. | Advocates the exchange of information on advanced energy technologies and encourages contacts between EU and Russian energy sector actors, as well the efforts necessary to improve energy efficiency and to develop non-CO2-emitting technologies, which present significant opportunities for cooperation, particularly industrial cooperation, with the exchange of best practices and technologies between Russian and EU companies; |
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22.

Advocates the exchange of information on advanced energy technologies and encourages contacts between EU and Russian energy sector actors, as well the efforts necessary to improve energy efficiency and to develop non-CO2-emitting technologies, which present significant opportunities for cooperation, particularly industrial cooperation, with the exchange of best practices and technologies between Russian and EU companies;

| 23. | Calls upon Russia and the EU Member States to reach the prescribed targets of the Kyoto Protocol and insists, in this respect, on the specific responsibility of developed countries to take the lead in reducing emissions; calls on Russia to play an active role in future international negotiations and to facilitate a swift agreement by 2008, and by 2009 at the latest, to ensure continuity of the global carbon market; |
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23.

Calls upon Russia and the EU Member States to reach the prescribed targets of the Kyoto Protocol and insists, in this respect, on the specific responsibility of developed countries to take the lead in reducing emissions; calls on Russia to play an active role in future international negotiations and to facilitate a swift agreement by 2008, and by 2009 at the latest, to ensure continuity of the global carbon market;

| 24. | Welcomes the initiatives to achieve visa-free travel between the European Union and Russia, holding out the prospect of improved relations; calls for further cooperation on illegal immigration, improved checks on identity documents and better information exchange on terrorism and organised crime; emphasises that the Council and the Commission must ensure that Russia complies with all the conditions set in any negotiated agreement on the elimination of visas between the two sides, so as to prevent any breach of security and democracy in Europe; |
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24.

Welcomes the initiatives to achieve visa-free travel between the European Union and Russia, holding out the prospect of improved relations; calls for further cooperation on illegal immigration, improved checks on identity documents and better information exchange on terrorism and organised crime; emphasises that the Council and the Commission must ensure that Russia complies with all the conditions set in any negotiated agreement on the elimination of visas between the two sides, so as to prevent any breach of security and democracy in Europe;

| 25. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to redouble their efforts to solve the problems involved in crossing the EU-Russian border and to engage in concrete projects and fully utilise the new Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument and Interreg funds for cross-border cooperation; |
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25.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to redouble their efforts to solve the problems involved in crossing the EU-Russian border and to engage in concrete projects and fully utilise the new Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument and Interreg funds for cross-border cooperation;

| 26. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Governments and Parliaments of the Member States and of the Russian Federation and the Council of Europe. |
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26.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Governments and Parliaments of the Member States and of the Russian Federation and the Council of Europe.

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(1)  OJ L 327, 28.11.1997, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 292 E, 1.12.2006, p. 112.

(3)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0169.

(4)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0566.

(5)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0448.

(6)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0270.

(7)  OJ C 287 E, 24.11.2006, p. 302.

(8)  OJ C 286 E, 23.11.2006, p. 525.

(9)  OJ C 117 E, 18.5.2006, p. 235.

P6_TA(2007)0179

EU strategy for reform in the Arab world

European Parliament resolution of 10 May 2007 on reforms in the Arab world: what strategy should the European Union adopt? (2006/2172(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the policies and strategies adopted by the Commission and the Council in relation to the various countries of the Arab world, |
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having regard to the policies and strategies adopted by the Commission and the Council in relation to the various countries of the Arab world,

| — | having regard to the interim report on the European Union's Strategic Partnership with the Mediterranean and the Middle East, adopted by the European Council in December 2006, |
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having regard to the interim report on the European Union's Strategic Partnership with the Mediterranean and the Middle East, adopted by the European Council in December 2006,

| — | having regard to the European strategy for the Arab world presented in 2003 by the EU's High Representative, |
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having regard to the European strategy for the Arab world presented in 2003 by the EU's High Representative,

| — | having regard to the Commission's communication to the Council and the European Parliament entitled ‘Wider Europe — Neighbourhood: A New Framework for Relations with our Eastern and Southern Neighbours’ (COM(2003)0104); its Strategy Paper on the European Neighbourhood Policy (COM(2004)0373); its proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down general provisions establishing a European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (COM(2004)0628); its communication to the Council on the Commission proposals for action plans under the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) (COM(2004)0795) and the action plans for the countries concerned; and its communication on strengthening the European Neighbourhood Policy (COM(2006)0726), |
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having regard to the Commission's communication to the Council and the European Parliament entitled ‘Wider Europe — Neighbourhood: A New Framework for Relations with our Eastern and Southern Neighbours’ (COM(2003)0104); its Strategy Paper on the European Neighbourhood Policy (COM(2004)0373); its proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down general provisions establishing a European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (COM(2004)0628); its communication to the Council on the Commission proposals for action plans under the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) (COM(2004)0795) and the action plans for the countries concerned; and its communication on strengthening the European Neighbourhood Policy (COM(2006)0726),

| — | having regard to the political priorities of the European presidency of the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (EMPA), formulated on 21 April 2005, which focus on intensifying the dialogue on human rights with the parliaments of the partner countries, |
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having regard to the political priorities of the European presidency of the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly (EMPA), formulated on 21 April 2005, which focus on intensifying the dialogue on human rights with the parliaments of the partner countries,

| — | having regard to the EMPA resolutions adopted at its meetings of 21 November 2005 in Rabat and 27 March 2006 in Brussels, |
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having regard to the EMPA resolutions adopted at its meetings of 21 November 2005 in Rabat and 27 March 2006 in Brussels,

| — | having regard to the reports on human development in the Arab world published in 2002, 2003 and 2005 by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and especially the 2004 report entitled ‘Towards freedom in the Arab world’, |
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having regard to the reports on human development in the Arab world published in 2002, 2003 and 2005 by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and especially the 2004 report entitled ‘Towards freedom in the Arab world’,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on the European Union's Mediterranean policy, in particular its resolution of 12 February 2004 on reinvigorating EU actions on human rights and democratisation with Mediterranean partners (1), the Five Year Work Programme adopted at the Barcelona Euro-Med Summit on 28 November 2005 and its resolution of 27 October 2005 on the Barcelona process revisited (2), |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on the European Union's Mediterranean policy, in particular its resolution of 12 February 2004 on reinvigorating EU actions on human rights and democratisation with Mediterranean partners (1), the Five Year Work Programme adopted at the Barcelona Euro-Med Summit on 28 November 2005 and its resolution of 27 October 2005 on the Barcelona process revisited (2),

| — | having regard to the United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, |
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having regard to the United Nations Charter and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,

| — | 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 Foreign Affairs (A6-0127/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0127/2007),

| A. | whereas the notion of Arab identity, understood as a unifying factor, is perceived and claimed as a shared characteristic by the peoples and states of a vast geographical area stretching from the Maghreb, via the Mashreq and the Middle East, to the Persian Gulf, |
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A.

whereas the notion of Arab identity, understood as a unifying factor, is perceived and claimed as a shared characteristic by the peoples and states of a vast geographical area stretching from the Maghreb, via the Mashreq and the Middle East, to the Persian Gulf,

| B. | whereas this Arab identity, while it manifests itself in varying forms in different real-life situations, be they political (in monarchies, Arab republics, or within the State of Israel and the Palestinian Authority), religious (among Sunni — including Wahhabi —, Alawite, Druze and Shiite Muslims, and Christians of various denominations) or social (in large cities, rural or mountainous areas, and among nomadic peoples), nevertheless displays a number of common, trans-national parameters, |
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B.

whereas this Arab identity, while it manifests itself in varying forms in different real-life situations, be they political (in monarchies, Arab republics, or within the State of Israel and the Palestinian Authority), religious (among Sunni — including Wahhabi —, Alawite, Druze and Shiite Muslims, and Christians of various denominations) or social (in large cities, rural or mountainous areas, and among nomadic peoples), nevertheless displays a number of common, trans-national parameters,

| C. | whereas the European view of the Arab world is generally confined to an approach based on relations at bilateral or sub-regional level between states, and whereas the EU's overall strategy towards the Arab world should be revitalised not only by using existing regional organisations (the League of Arab States, the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Arab Maghreb Union, if it is revived), and existing tools and structures (Euromed, Meda Programme, association agreements, European Neighbourhood Policy), but also by strengthening support for non-state actors in the region, |
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C.

whereas the European view of the Arab world is generally confined to an approach based on relations at bilateral or sub-regional level between states, and whereas the EU's overall strategy towards the Arab world should be revitalised not only by using existing regional organisations (the League of Arab States, the Gulf Cooperation Council and the Arab Maghreb Union, if it is revived), and existing tools and structures (Euromed, Meda Programme, association agreements, European Neighbourhood Policy), but also by strengthening support for non-state actors in the region,

| D. | whereas the strategy for the Arab world presented in 2003 by the High Representative of the EU was very largely the result of the risks and threats which emerged following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, |
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D.

whereas the strategy for the Arab world presented in 2003 by the High Representative of the EU was very largely the result of the risks and threats which emerged following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001,

| E. | whereas a better and deeper understanding in Europe of the multi-faceted society and cultural diversities in the Arab world is currently necessary so as to bridge the gap between the two shores of the Mediterranean, improve integration policies in the EU Member States and overcome stereotypes and prejudices, |
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E.

whereas a better and deeper understanding in Europe of the multi-faceted society and cultural diversities in the Arab world is currently necessary so as to bridge the gap between the two shores of the Mediterranean, improve integration policies in the EU Member States and overcome stereotypes and prejudices,

| F. | whereas the upheavals caused by the end of the cold war and of the bipolar world order not only encouraged aspirations towards emancipation within Arab societies but also spurred on some Arab governments and economic and social forces to take an active part in globalisation and in the multipolar order, |
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F.

whereas the upheavals caused by the end of the cold war and of the bipolar world order not only encouraged aspirations towards emancipation within Arab societies but also spurred on some Arab governments and economic and social forces to take an active part in globalisation and in the multipolar order,

| G. | whereas civil society and other stakeholders, long muzzled in the Arab world, are making their presence increasingly felt and are demanding more attention, greater responsibilities and a growing political role, |
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G.

whereas civil society and other stakeholders, long muzzled in the Arab world, are making their presence increasingly felt and are demanding more attention, greater responsibilities and a growing political role,

| H. | whereas earlier experiments with an ‘Arab renaissance’, understood as attempts at reform, generally ended in failure, and whereas state nationalism has been a considerable hindrance to any project seeking to create Arab unity, |
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H.

whereas earlier experiments with an ‘Arab renaissance’, understood as attempts at reform, generally ended in failure, and whereas state nationalism has been a considerable hindrance to any project seeking to create Arab unity,

| I. | whereas the Final Declaration adopted by the Summit of the Arab League Council held in Tunis on 23 and 24 May 2004 reiterates inter alia a commitment to reform and modernise its Member States through democratic consolidation and political participation, |
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I.

whereas the Final Declaration adopted by the Summit of the Arab League Council held in Tunis on 23 and 24 May 2004 reiterates inter alia a commitment to reform and modernise its Member States through democratic consolidation and political participation,

| J. | whereas it is in the common interest of the Arab countries and their European partners that political, economic and social reforms should be initiated with a view to revitalising cooperation, stability and democratisation, and to raising living standards and reducing social disparities, in the region as a whole, |
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J.

whereas it is in the common interest of the Arab countries and their European partners that political, economic and social reforms should be initiated with a view to revitalising cooperation, stability and democratisation, and to raising living standards and reducing social disparities, in the region as a whole,

| K. | whereas advances in political and economic liberalisation and progress on human rights and in the social and educational fields are the only way to contribute to greater stability in those countries, and whereas, by contrast, resistance to change is not a guarantee of real stability, |
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K.

whereas advances in political and economic liberalisation and progress on human rights and in the social and educational fields are the only way to contribute to greater stability in those countries, and whereas, by contrast, resistance to change is not a guarantee of real stability,

| L. | whereas the contributions made over the past few years by the United Nations, and in particular by the High-level Group of the Alliance of Civilisations and by the UN Development Programme, deriving from a close involvement with the different strands of Arab society, need to be translated into real concrete policies, |
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L.

whereas the contributions made over the past few years by the United Nations, and in particular by the High-level Group of the Alliance of Civilisations and by the UN Development Programme, deriving from a close involvement with the different strands of Arab society, need to be translated into real concrete policies,

| M. | whereas Europe's relations with the authorities of the countries concerned have for too long been based exclusively on the pursuit of stability and strategic partnership, without taking into account respect by the authorities for universal human rights, thus undermining efforts by civil society actors to reform the various societies from within, |
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M.

whereas Europe's relations with the authorities of the countries concerned have for too long been based exclusively on the pursuit of stability and strategic partnership, without taking into account respect by the authorities for universal human rights, thus undermining efforts by civil society actors to reform the various societies from within,

| N. | whereas it is important to create a framework within which the dialogue between all the various components of the Arab societies can take place freely and openly, in such a way as to bring about, from inside, a genuine reform process, |
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N.

whereas it is important to create a framework within which the dialogue between all the various components of the Arab societies can take place freely and openly, in such a way as to bring about, from inside, a genuine reform process,

| O. | whereas the Arab Charter on Human Rights, adopted in 1994, is an expression of the aspiration to guarantee respect for human rights in the Arab world; regretting, however, that some of its provisions are worded in such a way as to allow differing interpretations, |
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O.

whereas the Arab Charter on Human Rights, adopted in 1994, is an expression of the aspiration to guarantee respect for human rights in the Arab world; regretting, however, that some of its provisions are worded in such a way as to allow differing interpretations,

| P. | whereas the Arab movement, as conceived by its founding fathers, is a project which has included the secularisation of societies among its objectives; whereas the current paths of political Islam do not always appear to be providing appropriate answers to the problems of political reform; concerned that the deadlocks in political reform are fuelling radical Islamism and its rhetoric of hatred towards Jews; and whereas the moderation of Islamism depends on both the stability of the institutional framework in which they evolve and the opportunities which the latter offers to influence policy-making; |
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P.

whereas the Arab movement, as conceived by its founding fathers, is a project which has included the secularisation of societies among its objectives; whereas the current paths of political Islam do not always appear to be providing appropriate answers to the problems of political reform; concerned that the deadlocks in political reform are fuelling radical Islamism and its rhetoric of hatred towards Jews; and whereas the moderation of Islamism depends on both the stability of the institutional framework in which they evolve and the opportunities which the latter offers to influence policy-making;

| 1. | Is convinced that Arab identity is by no means incompatible with the notion of modernity or with the initiation of serious reforms; considers that the feeling of impotence which underlies the ‘Arab malaise’ can be overcome through a renewed partnership based on understanding, mutual confidence, respect for social and cultural practices and credibility; recalls that the westernisation of Arab societies is not the most appropriate route to this end and that the notions of democracy, human rights and the rule of law are fundamental and universal values which innumerable Muslim authorities and governments have declared to be compatible with Islam; |
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1.

Is convinced that Arab identity is by no means incompatible with the notion of modernity or with the initiation of serious reforms; considers that the feeling of impotence which underlies the ‘Arab malaise’ can be overcome through a renewed partnership based on understanding, mutual confidence, respect for social and cultural practices and credibility; recalls that the westernisation of Arab societies is not the most appropriate route to this end and that the notions of democracy, human rights and the rule of law are fundamental and universal values which innumerable Muslim authorities and governments have declared to be compatible with Islam;

| 2. | Welcomes the abovementioned Commission communication on strengthening the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP); regards the ENP as a crucial tool in promoting reform in the EU's southern and eastern neighbours; expresses disappointment at the proposed amount of the Governance Facility, which it believes should be increased in size in order to ensure effectiveness; |
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2.

Welcomes the abovementioned Commission communication on strengthening the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP); regards the ENP as a crucial tool in promoting reform in the EU's southern and eastern neighbours; expresses disappointment at the proposed amount of the Governance Facility, which it believes should be increased in size in order to ensure effectiveness;

| 3. | Considers, in view of the inherent limitations of the bilateral, ad hoc strategies pursued by the EU towards its partner countries over the last few decades, that a fresh boost should be given — in the context of the rationalisation of the EU's external actions — to the partnership between the EU and its Member States on the one hand and the Arab world as a whole on the other, while targeting very specific cooperation sectors and acting in tandem with existing political structures such as the League of Arab States and the Gulf Cooperation Council, and even with the Arab Maghreb Union, if it is revived; emphasises that engagement with civil society organisations and reform movements at the regional level should be part of this effort, as well as specific cooperation, in particular with those political organisations which promote democracy by non-violent means; |
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3.

Considers, in view of the inherent limitations of the bilateral, ad hoc strategies pursued by the EU towards its partner countries over the last few decades, that a fresh boost should be given — in the context of the rationalisation of the EU's external actions — to the partnership between the EU and its Member States on the one hand and the Arab world as a whole on the other, while targeting very specific cooperation sectors and acting in tandem with existing political structures such as the League of Arab States and the Gulf Cooperation Council, and even with the Arab Maghreb Union, if it is revived; emphasises that engagement with civil society organisations and reform movements at the regional level should be part of this effort, as well as specific cooperation, in particular with those political organisations which promote democracy by non-violent means;

| 4. | Stresses that the weakness of the reform process in the Arab world is also due to the difficulties and the controversies between some of the Arab countries; takes the view that the EU should make every effort to facilitate the political and economic integration of the Arab countries; notes that, in order to be really influential, the EU should not demonstrate any feeling of superiority or the impression of giving lessons, but should rather make the Euro-Arab dialogue a true dialogue between equals; |
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4.

Stresses that the weakness of the reform process in the Arab world is also due to the difficulties and the controversies between some of the Arab countries; takes the view that the EU should make every effort to facilitate the political and economic integration of the Arab countries; notes that, in order to be really influential, the EU should not demonstrate any feeling of superiority or the impression of giving lessons, but should rather make the Euro-Arab dialogue a true dialogue between equals;

| 5. | Considers that, while it is extremely important that the Euro-Arab relationship include consideration of the vital need to combat terrorism, it is vital for the effectiveness and substance of that relationship that the fight against terrorism does not overshadow or hold back a host of other topics of common interest, such as economic and social development, employment, sustainable development, proper public administration, the fight against corruption, the development and consolidation of a strong and genuine civil society as the promoter of advances in terms of the democratic system and of tolerance, the fight for gender equality, full respect for, and non-discrimination in respect of, different sexual orientations, conservation of the global cultural heritage, inter-cultural dialogue, good governance, free and fair media, political participation and the promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms, freedom of conscience and religious freedom, freedom of expression and association, the rejection of torture and the abolition of the death penalty, and the rejection of intolerance and fundamentalism, with a view to creating a genuine area of shared peace and prosperity; |
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5.

Considers that, while it is extremely important that the Euro-Arab relationship include consideration of the vital need to combat terrorism, it is vital for the effectiveness and substance of that relationship that the fight against terrorism does not overshadow or hold back a host of other topics of common interest, such as economic and social development, employment, sustainable development, proper public administration, the fight against corruption, the development and consolidation of a strong and genuine civil society as the promoter of advances in terms of the democratic system and of tolerance, the fight for gender equality, full respect for, and non-discrimination in respect of, different sexual orientations, conservation of the global cultural heritage, inter-cultural dialogue, good governance, free and fair media, political participation and the promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms, freedom of conscience and religious freedom, freedom of expression and association, the rejection of torture and the abolition of the death penalty, and the rejection of intolerance and fundamentalism, with a view to creating a genuine area of shared peace and prosperity;

| 6. | Calls on Arab countries to combat impunity wherever it occurs and to set up mechanisms of transitional justice in order to ensure that the victims of serious human rights violations receive justice and that the people responsible for those crimes are held to account; calls, in the same spirit, on Arab countries to ratify the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court and to sign the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance; |
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6.

Calls on Arab countries to combat impunity wherever it occurs and to set up mechanisms of transitional justice in order to ensure that the victims of serious human rights violations receive justice and that the people responsible for those crimes are held to account; calls, in the same spirit, on Arab countries to ratify the Rome Statute establishing the International Criminal Court and to sign the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance;

| 7. | Welcomes the existence of forums for dialogue between the European Union and the Arab world and the numerous cooperation projects and initiatives set up via the Barcelona Process, the Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean and the Middle East and cooperation with the Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf; |
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7.

Welcomes the existence of forums for dialogue between the European Union and the Arab world and the numerous cooperation projects and initiatives set up via the Barcelona Process, the Strategic Partnership for the Mediterranean and the Middle East and cooperation with the Cooperation Council of the Arab States of the Gulf;

| 8. | Emphasises the role played by the EMPA as a democratic body bringing together parliamentarians on both shores of the Mediterranean in the three pillars of the Barcelona Process; calls for a strengthening of cooperation between the EMPA, the Commission and the Council of the European Union; reaffirms that, as the parliamentary institution of the Barcelona Process, the EMPA is available and willing to help in finding a resolution to the Israeli-Arab conflict; |
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8.

Emphasises the role played by the EMPA as a democratic body bringing together parliamentarians on both shores of the Mediterranean in the three pillars of the Barcelona Process; calls for a strengthening of cooperation between the EMPA, the Commission and the Council of the European Union; reaffirms that, as the parliamentary institution of the Barcelona Process, the EMPA is available and willing to help in finding a resolution to the Israeli-Arab conflict;

| 9. | Considers it necessary subsequently to promote the third pillar of the Barcelona Process, namely human and social cooperation, in order to overcome the stereotypes and misunderstandings which prevent a frank and deep rapprochement between the peoples on both shores of the Mediterranean; calls on the actors in the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, and particularly on the governments, to support the work of the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue between Cultures by giving it the substantial resources it needs to consolidate its network of networks bringing together more than 1 200 bodies and associations working to achieve dialogue in their societies; |
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9.

Considers it necessary subsequently to promote the third pillar of the Barcelona Process, namely human and social cooperation, in order to overcome the stereotypes and misunderstandings which prevent a frank and deep rapprochement between the peoples on both shores of the Mediterranean; calls on the actors in the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership, and particularly on the governments, to support the work of the Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue between Cultures by giving it the substantial resources it needs to consolidate its network of networks bringing together more than 1 200 bodies and associations working to achieve dialogue in their societies;

| 10. | Calls on the EU and its Member States, as well the entire international community, to develop balanced relations with the countries in the region; points out that unilaterally supporting and condemning certain states more than others can result in polarisation and risks further complicating the already very complicated situation in the Arab world; |
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10.

Calls on the EU and its Member States, as well the entire international community, to develop balanced relations with the countries in the region; points out that unilaterally supporting and condemning certain states more than others can result in polarisation and risks further complicating the already very complicated situation in the Arab world;

| 11. | Believes that efforts to open fresh negotiations with the Arab world should not include persons, organisations and states which condone terrorist activities and deny the State of Israel's legal right to exist; |
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11.

Believes that efforts to open fresh negotiations with the Arab world should not include persons, organisations and states which condone terrorist activities and deny the State of Israel's legal right to exist;

| 12. | Notes that any deepening of Euro-Arab relations will depend on the energy and talent which Europe brings to bear in reconciling its historic duties and responsibilities towards the State of Israel and the Jewish people with its responsibilities to play a more active and effective role by guaranteeing greater respect for international and humanitarian law, so as to achieve a lasting settlement of the conflict, in particular by creating a democratic Palestinian state existing side by side, in peace and security, with the State of Israel; |
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12.

Notes that any deepening of Euro-Arab relations will depend on the energy and talent which Europe brings to bear in reconciling its historic duties and responsibilities towards the State of Israel and the Jewish people with its responsibilities to play a more active and effective role by guaranteeing greater respect for international and humanitarian law, so as to achieve a lasting settlement of the conflict, in particular by creating a democratic Palestinian state existing side by side, in peace and security, with the State of Israel;

| 13. | Welcomes, in this respect, the Saudi peace initiative unanimously approved on 28 March 2007 at the League of Arab States summit in Riyadh; takes the view that this constitutes an important contribution by the Arab world to the attempts to restart the peace process and to reach a comprehensive settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; calls on the Council to make every effort to deal with this proposal at the next meeting of the Quartet and to find ways of associating the League of Arab States more closely within this framework; |
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13.

Welcomes, in this respect, the Saudi peace initiative unanimously approved on 28 March 2007 at the League of Arab States summit in Riyadh; takes the view that this constitutes an important contribution by the Arab world to the attempts to restart the peace process and to reach a comprehensive settlement of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; calls on the Council to make every effort to deal with this proposal at the next meeting of the Quartet and to find ways of associating the League of Arab States more closely within this framework;

| 14. | Understands that one of the inherent weaknesses in the Euro-Arab dialogue derives from the lack of legitimacy which sometimes characterises the Arab political interlocutors within their own countries, particularly as a result of their poor democratic, economic and social performance; |
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14.

Understands that one of the inherent weaknesses in the Euro-Arab dialogue derives from the lack of legitimacy which sometimes characterises the Arab political interlocutors within their own countries, particularly as a result of their poor democratic, economic and social performance;

| 15. | Calls, therefore, for Europe also to give visible political support to the actors in civil society, in associations and in religious life, and in particular to those political organisations which promote democracy by non-violent means, excluding sectarian, fundamentalist and extremist nationalist forces but including, where appropriate, secular actors and moderate Islamists — in particular secular Islamists —, whom Europe has encouraged to participate in the democratic process, thus striking a balance between culture-based perceptions and political pragmatism; believes that the success of such support critically depends on a thorough understanding of political and social structures and developments and the ability to act in accordance with local political dynamics; considers that inter-cultural dialogue can only be revived through the affirmation of a common and universal basis of human values which transcends dogmas and community allegiances, in accordance with the proposals on the dialogue of civilisations and with all UN initiatives on this subject; |
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15.

Calls, therefore, for Europe also to give visible political support to the actors in civil society, in associations and in religious life, and in particular to those political organisations which promote democracy by non-violent means, excluding sectarian, fundamentalist and extremist nationalist forces but including, where appropriate, secular actors and moderate Islamists — in particular secular Islamists —, whom Europe has encouraged to participate in the democratic process, thus striking a balance between culture-based perceptions and political pragmatism; believes that the success of such support critically depends on a thorough understanding of political and social structures and developments and the ability to act in accordance with local political dynamics; considers that inter-cultural dialogue can only be revived through the affirmation of a common and universal basis of human values which transcends dogmas and community allegiances, in accordance with the proposals on the dialogue of civilisations and with all UN initiatives on this subject;

| 16. | Resolutely endorses, therefore, the need for the European Union to engage in a wide-ranging cultural dialogue to encourage its Arab interlocutors to embrace the Union's fundamental values (the rule of law, human rights, democracy, etc) while taking differing cultural and political perceptions into account; |
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16.

Resolutely endorses, therefore, the need for the European Union to engage in a wide-ranging cultural dialogue to encourage its Arab interlocutors to embrace the Union's fundamental values (the rule of law, human rights, democracy, etc) while taking differing cultural and political perceptions into account;

| 17. | Notes the limited progress made in liberalising inter-Arab trade and in strengthening the private sector; calls on the Commission and the Council to redouble their efforts to encourage the sustainable and equitable economic development of the Arab countries, seeking to reduce inequalities through structural and social policies which limit the harmful social effects of economic reforms; supports the economic integration of the Arab countries, particularly in essential markets such as energy and telecommunications, with a view to generating a dynamic development process which will favour other sectors, and at the same time putting in place policies aimed at encouraging reform, subject to precise and limited technical and political conditions; welcomes the efforts made to create a Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Area and welcomes the Agadir Agreement, which promotes intra-regional trade; awaits the conclusion of the EU-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement; |
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17.

Notes the limited progress made in liberalising inter-Arab trade and in strengthening the private sector; calls on the Commission and the Council to redouble their efforts to encourage the sustainable and equitable economic development of the Arab countries, seeking to reduce inequalities through structural and social policies which limit the harmful social effects of economic reforms; supports the economic integration of the Arab countries, particularly in essential markets such as energy and telecommunications, with a view to generating a dynamic development process which will favour other sectors, and at the same time putting in place policies aimed at encouraging reform, subject to precise and limited technical and political conditions; welcomes the efforts made to create a Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Area and welcomes the Agadir Agreement, which promotes intra-regional trade; awaits the conclusion of the EU-Gulf Cooperation Council Free Trade Agreement;

| 18. | Notes that, with regard to political reforms and the progress of democracy, the situations in the Arab world are very diverse and that it is therefore not appropriate to establish uniform models; |
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18.

Notes that, with regard to political reforms and the progress of democracy, the situations in the Arab world are very diverse and that it is therefore not appropriate to establish uniform models;

| 19. | Hopes that those Arab countries which have not yet done so will commit themselves more fully to religious freedom, or to the right of individuals and communities to freely profess their beliefs and practise their faith, also guaranteeing the independence and separation of institutions and of political power from the religious authorities; on this point, considers that the testimony of millions of Muslims living in Europe should help the Arab countries to implement on the domestic scene the consistent principle of reciprocity which underlies international relations; |
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19.

Hopes that those Arab countries which have not yet done so will commit themselves more fully to religious freedom, or to the right of individuals and communities to freely profess their beliefs and practise their faith, also guaranteeing the independence and separation of institutions and of political power from the religious authorities; on this point, considers that the testimony of millions of Muslims living in Europe should help the Arab countries to implement on the domestic scene the consistent principle of reciprocity which underlies international relations;

| 20. | Stresses that supporting the development of civil society and respect for fundamental rights, particularly those relating to freedom of expression and religion, must not be confused with the choice of regime or with the procedures for choosing leaders; stresses the need to monitor developments in the region whilst respecting the will of the people and taking into account cultural, historical and political differences; notes that the will of the people, in its various forms, may differ from what is accepted in Europe, and that any attempt to align it with European models by force may accordingly prove counter-productive; stresses that, in order for change to be legitimate, it must be adopted and supported by the peoples concerned; |
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20.

Stresses that supporting the development of civil society and respect for fundamental rights, particularly those relating to freedom of expression and religion, must not be confused with the choice of regime or with the procedures for choosing leaders; stresses the need to monitor developments in the region whilst respecting the will of the people and taking into account cultural, historical and political differences; notes that the will of the people, in its various forms, may differ from what is accepted in Europe, and that any attempt to align it with European models by force may accordingly prove counter-productive; stresses that, in order for change to be legitimate, it must be adopted and supported by the peoples concerned;

| 21. | Hopes in particular for greater awareness of the role of women and female emancipation in civil and political society; |
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21.

Hopes in particular for greater awareness of the role of women and female emancipation in civil and political society;

| 22. | Urges the League of Arab States to revise and clarify certain of the provisions of the Arab Charter on Human Rights and to develop mechanisms making it possible to monitor compliance with the Charter's provisions in the signatory states; |
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22.

Urges the League of Arab States to revise and clarify certain of the provisions of the Arab Charter on Human Rights and to develop mechanisms making it possible to monitor compliance with the Charter's provisions in the signatory states;

| 23. | Points out that strengthening democracy and the rule of law and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms are among the European Union's foreign policy objectives and that it is therefore fair and consistent to wish to pursue an ambitious human rights policy based on compliance with the human rights and democracy clause in the agreements and on a structured and in-depth political dialogue in this area; points out at the same time that the Arab countries have ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, thereby undertaking to ensure respect for these rights in their respective countries; |
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23.

Points out that strengthening democracy and the rule of law and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms are among the European Union's foreign policy objectives and that it is therefore fair and consistent to wish to pursue an ambitious human rights policy based on compliance with the human rights and democracy clause in the agreements and on a structured and in-depth political dialogue in this area; points out at the same time that the Arab countries have ratified the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, thereby undertaking to ensure respect for these rights in their respective countries;

| 24. | Calls on the Commission to give more encouragement in the Arab world to respect for the principle of the rule of law and the legal reform movement; considers that this should be done with due regard for the values deriving from the universal system of human rights, and that it should involve a political reform which seeks to legalise the action of opposition movements on the basis of the existing institutions — without undermining the validity of those institutions — in line with the action plans under the European Neighbourhood Policy and the decisions taken in the context of the Barcelona Process; encourages the Commission to make full use of the possibilities offered by the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) to support civil society and political reform movements in the region; |
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24.

Calls on the Commission to give more encouragement in the Arab world to respect for the principle of the rule of law and the legal reform movement; considers that this should be done with due regard for the values deriving from the universal system of human rights, and that it should involve a political reform which seeks to legalise the action of opposition movements on the basis of the existing institutions — without undermining the validity of those institutions — in line with the action plans under the European Neighbourhood Policy and the decisions taken in the context of the Barcelona Process; encourages the Commission to make full use of the possibilities offered by the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) to support civil society and political reform movements in the region;

| 25. | Calls on the Commission, therefore, to give appropriate support to all those engaged in the reform movement in the Arab world, to involve state actors and civil society actors, and to give its support to the creation of common Arab institutions, particularly parliamentary institutions; also calls on the Commission to devise a regular formal mechanism for consultation and monitoring, with the League of Arab States, at the highest level and, on a subsidiarity basis, in all areas of common interest; calls for the European Union and the League of Arab States to hold regular summits with a view to developing common agendas and areas of work; |
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25.

Calls on the Commission, therefore, to give appropriate support to all those engaged in the reform movement in the Arab world, to involve state actors and civil society actors, and to give its support to the creation of common Arab institutions, particularly parliamentary institutions; also calls on the Commission to devise a regular formal mechanism for consultation and monitoring, with the League of Arab States, at the highest level and, on a subsidiarity basis, in all areas of common interest; calls for the European Union and the League of Arab States to hold regular summits with a view to developing common agendas and areas of work;

| 26. | Notes the importance and encourages the role of new media in the dissemination of democratic values in the Arab world and in the creation of a pan-Arab public sphere characterised by debate and the meeting of ideas; emphasises in this regard the need to start broadcasting Euronews programmes in Arabic and Farsi; |
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26.

Notes the importance and encourages the role of new media in the dissemination of democratic values in the Arab world and in the creation of a pan-Arab public sphere characterised by debate and the meeting of ideas; emphasises in this regard the need to start broadcasting Euronews programmes in Arabic and Farsi;

| 27. | Calls on the Commission, the Council and the Member States to encourage exchanges of students, teachers, academics and researchers between the EU and Arab countries and to facilitate those exchanges through an adapted and more flexible visa regime; |
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27.

Calls on the Commission, the Council and the Member States to encourage exchanges of students, teachers, academics and researchers between the EU and Arab countries and to facilitate those exchanges through an adapted and more flexible visa regime;

| 28. | Encourages the Member States to set up research centres on their territory for the purposes of cultural exchange and comparative studies between Arab and European countries, so as to provide facilities for detailed interdisciplinary studies and create bridges to foster mutual understanding; |
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28.

Encourages the Member States to set up research centres on their territory for the purposes of cultural exchange and comparative studies between Arab and European countries, so as to provide facilities for detailed interdisciplinary studies and create bridges to foster mutual understanding;

| 29. | Calls on the Commission to encourage, using all available means, university and scientific research in the Arab world and to promote the implementation of an ambitious publishing policy with a view to developing the publication and translation of scientific and literary works at prices that are accessible to everyone; |
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29.

Calls on the Commission to encourage, using all available means, university and scientific research in the Arab world and to promote the implementation of an ambitious publishing policy with a view to developing the publication and translation of scientific and literary works at prices that are accessible to everyone;

| 30. | Calls on the Commission to support initiatives aimed at combating corruption in the Arab world, in particular by introducing clear rules on the appointment of civil servants; |
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30.

Calls on the Commission to support initiatives aimed at combating corruption in the Arab world, in particular by introducing clear rules on the appointment of civil servants;

| 31. | Considers that, as in the recent case of the Paris III Conference for Lebanon, the European Union's financial aid could be the most effective and reliable means of ensuring the visible presence of the Union and its Member States through the provision of strategic and conditional support for reforms in the Arab world, with due respect to existing agreements and the local political situation at state or regional level; |
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31.

Considers that, as in the recent case of the Paris III Conference for Lebanon, the European Union's financial aid could be the most effective and reliable means of ensuring the visible presence of the Union and its Member States through the provision of strategic and conditional support for reforms in the Arab world, with due respect to existing agreements and the local political situation at state or regional level;

| 32. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, the League of Arab States, the Gulf Cooperation Council and the governments and parliaments of the Member States, of the Arab countries and of Israel. |
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32.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, the League of Arab States, the Gulf Cooperation Council and the governments and parliaments of the Member States, of the Arab countries and of Israel.

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(1)  OJ C 97 E, 22.4.2004, p. 656.

(2)  OJ C 272 E, 9.11.2006, p. 570.

P6_TA(2007)0180

EU partnership in the Horn of Africa

European Parliament resolution of 10 May 2007 on the Horn of Africa: EU Regional political partnership for peace, security and development (2006/2291(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the EU strategy ‘The EU and Africa: Towards a Strategic Partnership’ (The European Strategy for Africa), adopted by the European Council of 15-16 December 2005, |
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having regard to the EU strategy ‘The EU and Africa: Towards a Strategic Partnership’ (The European Strategy for Africa), adopted by the European Council of 15-16 December 2005,

| — | having regard to the Joint statement by the Council and the representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission on European Union Development Policy: ‘The European Consensus’ (The European Consensus on Development) signed on 20 December 2005 (1), |
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having regard to the Joint statement by the Council and the representatives of the governments of the Member States meeting within the Council, the European Parliament and the Commission on European Union Development Policy: ‘The European Consensus’ (The European Consensus on Development) signed on 20 December 2005 (1),

| — | having regard to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States, of the one part, and the Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (2), as amended by the Agreement amending the Partnership Agreement, signed in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 (3) (the Cotonou Agreement), in particular Article 8 thereof, |
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having regard to the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States, of the one part, and the Community and its Member States, of the other part, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (2), as amended by the Agreement amending the Partnership Agreement, signed in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 (3) (the Cotonou Agreement), in particular Article 8 thereof,

| — | having regard to the EU Strategy to combat the illicit accumulation of and trafficking of SALW (small arms and light weapons) and their ammunition, adopted by the European Council of 15-16 December 2005, |
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having regard to the EU Strategy to combat the illicit accumulation of and trafficking of SALW (small arms and light weapons) and their ammunition, adopted by the European Council of 15-16 December 2005,

| — | having regard to the Commission's Communication entitled ‘Strategy for Africa: An EU regional political partnership for peace, security and development in the Horn of Africa’ (COM(2006)0601), |
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having regard to the Commission's Communication entitled ‘Strategy for Africa: An EU regional political partnership for peace, security and development in the Horn of Africa’ (COM(2006)0601),

| — | having regard to its resolutions on Darfur, in particular those of 15 February 2007 (4), 28 September 2006 (5), 6 April 2006 (6), 23 June 2005 (7) and 16 September 2004 (8), |
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having regard to its resolutions on Darfur, in particular those of 15 February 2007 (4), 28 September 2006 (5), 6 April 2006 (6), 23 June 2005 (7) and 16 September 2004 (8),

| — | having regard to UN Security Council Resolution 1706(2006) proposing a 22 000-strong peacekeeping force for Darfur, |
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having regard to UN Security Council Resolution 1706(2006) proposing a 22 000-strong peacekeeping force for Darfur,

| — | having regard to the Darfur Peace Agreement signed in Abuja, Nigeria, on 5 May 2006, |
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having regard to the Darfur Peace Agreement signed in Abuja, Nigeria, on 5 May 2006,

| — | having regard to UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security, which addresses the impact of war on women, and the Maputo Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa of 26 October 2005, |
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having regard to UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) on Women, Peace and Security, which addresses the impact of war on women, and the Maputo Protocol on the Rights of Women in Africa of 26 October 2005,

| — | having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which is binding and applicable without exception, |
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having regard to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, which is binding and applicable without exception,

| — | having regard to the outcome of the General Affairs and External Relations Council of 12-13 February 2007, |
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having regard to the outcome of the General Affairs and External Relations Council of 12-13 February 2007,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 6 July 2006 on Somalia (9), |
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having regard to its resolution of 6 July 2006 on Somalia (9),

| — | having regard to the Presidency Conclusions of the European Council of 14-15 December 2006, |
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having regard to the Presidency Conclusions of the European Council of 14-15 December 2006,

| — | having regard to the Conclusions of the General Affairs and External Relations Council on Sudan/ Darfur of 5 March 2007, |
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having regard to the Conclusions of the General Affairs and External Relations Council on Sudan/ Darfur of 5 March 2007,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 6 April 2006 on aid effectiveness and corruption in developing countries (10), |
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having regard to its resolution of 6 April 2006 on aid effectiveness and corruption in developing countries (10),

| — | 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 Development and the opinion of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0146/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Development and the opinion of the Committee on Foreign Affairs (A6-0146/2007),

| A. | whereas, at the Second EU-Africa Summit, to be held in Lisbon in 2007, the Heads of State and Government are to approve a Joint EU-Africa Strategy which would represent the EU's commitment to transforming the EU Strategy for Africa into a Joint EU-Africa Strategy; whereas Parliament has so far not been included in the consultation, |
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A.

whereas, at the Second EU-Africa Summit, to be held in Lisbon in 2007, the Heads of State and Government are to approve a Joint EU-Africa Strategy which would represent the EU's commitment to transforming the EU Strategy for Africa into a Joint EU-Africa Strategy; whereas Parliament has so far not been included in the consultation,

| B. | whereas the abovementioned Commission communication on the Strategy for Africa builds on the concept of the interlinked security and development issues, stating that there is no development without lasting peace and there is no lasting peace without development, and further aims to serve as a guidance in the formulation of Country and Regional Strategy Papers, |
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B.

whereas the abovementioned Commission communication on the Strategy for Africa builds on the concept of the interlinked security and development issues, stating that there is no development without lasting peace and there is no lasting peace without development, and further aims to serve as a guidance in the formulation of Country and Regional Strategy Papers,

| C. | whereas the European Strategy for Africa is aimed at setting up a comprehensive, long-term framework for EU relations with the African continent, with the primary goal of achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and promoting sustainable development, security and good governance in Africa, |
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C.

whereas the European Strategy for Africa is aimed at setting up a comprehensive, long-term framework for EU relations with the African continent, with the primary goal of achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and promoting sustainable development, security and good governance in Africa,

| D. | whereas Article 8 of the Cotonou Agreement provides a framework for conducting a political dialogue on specific political issues of mutual concern or of general significance to the parties, and provides that broadly based policies to promote peace and prevent, manage and resolve violent conflicts are to play a prominent role in this dialogue, |
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D.

whereas Article 8 of the Cotonou Agreement provides a framework for conducting a political dialogue on specific political issues of mutual concern or of general significance to the parties, and provides that broadly based policies to promote peace and prevent, manage and resolve violent conflicts are to play a prominent role in this dialogue,

| E. | whereas Article 11 of the Cotonou Agreement entitled ‘Peace-building policies, conflict prevention and resolution’ stipulates that the parties shall pursue a comprehensive, integrated policy of peace-building and conflict prevention and resolution with a particular focus on building regional, sub-regional and national capacities, |
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E.

whereas Article 11 of the Cotonou Agreement entitled ‘Peace-building policies, conflict prevention and resolution’ stipulates that the parties shall pursue a comprehensive, integrated policy of peace-building and conflict prevention and resolution with a particular focus on building regional, sub-regional and national capacities,

Security dimension

| F. | whereas the Horn of Africa is one of the most conflict-prone regions in the world as well as being one of the poorest, with a systematic insecurity in which conflicts and political crises feed into and fuel one another, with difficult inter-State relations, unstable, disputed, underdeveloped and insecure borders, with States providing refuge, rearguard bases, military support and diplomatic recognition to groups fighting wars in neighbouring States, |
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F.

whereas the Horn of Africa is one of the most conflict-prone regions in the world as well as being one of the poorest, with a systematic insecurity in which conflicts and political crises feed into and fuel one another, with difficult inter-State relations, unstable, disputed, underdeveloped and insecure borders, with States providing refuge, rearguard bases, military support and diplomatic recognition to groups fighting wars in neighbouring States,

| G. | whereas the root causes of conflicts are generally human rights violations, the absence of democracy and the rule of law, bad governance and corruption, ethnic tensions, inefficient administration, organised crime and drugs and arms trafficking and the uncontrolled and illegal proliferation of SALW, as well as poverty, unemployment and social, economic and political injustices and inequalities, rapid population growth and poor or bad management and/or exploitation of natural resources, |
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G.

whereas the root causes of conflicts are generally human rights violations, the absence of democracy and the rule of law, bad governance and corruption, ethnic tensions, inefficient administration, organised crime and drugs and arms trafficking and the uncontrolled and illegal proliferation of SALW, as well as poverty, unemployment and social, economic and political injustices and inequalities, rapid population growth and poor or bad management and/or exploitation of natural resources,

| H. | whereas the conflicts in the Horn of Africa have taken on regional dimensions with the involvement of neighbouring and other countries, and also an increasingly broader international dimension, |
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H.

whereas the conflicts in the Horn of Africa have taken on regional dimensions with the involvement of neighbouring and other countries, and also an increasingly broader international dimension,

Regional frameworks and external actors

| I. | whereas the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is a central part of the political and security architecture and crucial to conflict prevention in the Horn and is the only sub-regional organisation of which Somalia is a member, |
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I.

whereas the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) is a central part of the political and security architecture and crucial to conflict prevention in the Horn and is the only sub-regional organisation of which Somalia is a member,

| J. | whereas the African Union (AU) is developing capacities to engage in conflict mediation and peacekeeping and whereas the African Peace Facility is one of the most tangible aspect of EU cooperation with the AU, |
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J.

whereas the African Union (AU) is developing capacities to engage in conflict mediation and peacekeeping and whereas the African Peace Facility is one of the most tangible aspect of EU cooperation with the AU,

Development dimensions

| K. | whereas the chronic instability of the region undermines its political, social and economic development and represents one of the main impediments to achieving the MDGs, |
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K.

whereas the chronic instability of the region undermines its political, social and economic development and represents one of the main impediments to achieving the MDGs,

| L. | whereas the countries of the Horn of Africa belong to different regional economic organisations and initiatives such as the East Africa Community (EAC) (11), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) (12) and the Nile Basin Initiative (13), |
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L.

whereas the countries of the Horn of Africa belong to different regional economic organisations and initiatives such as the East Africa Community (EAC) (11), the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (Comesa) (12) and the Nile Basin Initiative (13),

| M. | whereas the problems of the region are exacerbated by the regional impact of population growth, climate change and related pressures on natural resources, mainly oil
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  and by the friction generated by competition for the water resources of the Nile and the high proportion of nomadic pastoralists, bound largely by ethno-linguistic ties rather than political borders, who are among the most marginalised groups in the region, |
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M.

whereas the problems of the region are exacerbated by the regional impact of population growth, climate change and related pressures on natural resources, mainly oil
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  and by the friction generated by competition for the water resources of the Nile and the high proportion of nomadic pastoralists, bound largely by ethno-linguistic ties rather than political borders, who are among the most marginalised groups in the region,

| N. | whereas poverty-related diseases, especially HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria, are a major cause as well as a consequence of the considerable poverty in the region, |
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whereas poverty-related diseases, especially HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria, are a major cause as well as a consequence of the considerable poverty in the region,

| O. | whereas in most countries in the region fewer than 50 % of children are enrolled in primary school, |
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O.

whereas in most countries in the region fewer than 50 % of children are enrolled in primary school,

| P. | whereas women and children are the most vulnerable people during conflicts and are easily exposed to any kind of violation of basic human rights, including violence, ethnic rape, torture and genital mutilation, and whereas they suffer from diseases to a greater extent than men and are denied access to education and natural resources; |
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P.

whereas women and children are the most vulnerable people during conflicts and are easily exposed to any kind of violation of basic human rights, including violence, ethnic rape, torture and genital mutilation, and whereas they suffer from diseases to a greater extent than men and are denied access to education and natural resources;

| 1. | Deplores the fact that neither the European Parliament nor the parliaments of the African countries, nor the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, nor civil society representatives, were duly consulted at any stage in the formulation of the EU-Africa Strategy, which calls into question the democratic legitimacy of the common commitment; |
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1.

Deplores the fact that neither the European Parliament nor the parliaments of the African countries, nor the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, nor civil society representatives, were duly consulted at any stage in the formulation of the EU-Africa Strategy, which calls into question the democratic legitimacy of the common commitment;

| 2. | Recalls that conceiving a sustainable approach to the establishment of lasting peace in the Horn of Africa requires the conjunction of all existing EU instruments and legal frameworks for Africa; calls for full implementation of Articles 8 to 11 of the Cotonou Agreement; |
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2.

Recalls that conceiving a sustainable approach to the establishment of lasting peace in the Horn of Africa requires the conjunction of all existing EU instruments and legal frameworks for Africa; calls for full implementation of Articles 8 to 11 of the Cotonou Agreement;

Security dimension

| 3. | Stresses that the conflicts in the Horn of Africa must be addressed through a comprehensive
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  conflictsensitive, regional approach that will enable the formulation of a comprehensive response to the regional dynamics and conflict systems; |
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3.

Stresses that the conflicts in the Horn of Africa must be addressed through a comprehensive
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  conflictsensitive, regional approach that will enable the formulation of a comprehensive response to the regional dynamics and conflict systems;

| 4. | Takes the view that the EU's action with regard to the Horn of Africa must address not only security concerns but also the structural causes of conflicts connected to social, political and economic exclusion, as well as strengthening security and justice; |
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4.

Takes the view that the EU's action with regard to the Horn of Africa must address not only security concerns but also the structural causes of conflicts connected to social, political and economic exclusion, as well as strengthening security and justice;

| 5. | Stresses that, while addressing security concerns and pursuing counter-terrorism policies, the EU must not neglect human rights and humanitarian law; urges Member States to bring to light and denounce any ‘international renditions‘ of persons arrested in the region on suspicion of terrorism; |
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Stresses that, while addressing security concerns and pursuing counter-terrorism policies, the EU must not neglect human rights and humanitarian law; urges Member States to bring to light and denounce any ‘international renditions‘ of persons arrested in the region on suspicion of terrorism;

| 6. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to take resolute steps to counter impunity in the region, arms trafficking, human rights abuses, violations of ceasefires and attacks on civilians, peace-keepers and humanitarian workers, and to support the involvement of the International Criminal Court (ICC); |
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Calls on the Council and the Commission to take resolute steps to counter impunity in the region, arms trafficking, human rights abuses, violations of ceasefires and attacks on civilians, peace-keepers and humanitarian workers, and to support the involvement of the International Criminal Court (ICC);

| 7. | Stresses that long-term peace in the Horn of Africa will also depend on the EU's commitment to democracy and human rights in the region; calls on the EU to publicly condemn the repressive regimes in that region; expresses its deep concern about the repressive backlash in Ethiopia — the seat of the AU — against opposition leaders, journalists, human rights activists and ordinary people that has taken place since the rigged elections in 2005; |
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Stresses that long-term peace in the Horn of Africa will also depend on the EU's commitment to democracy and human rights in the region; calls on the EU to publicly condemn the repressive regimes in that region; expresses its deep concern about the repressive backlash in Ethiopia — the seat of the AU — against opposition leaders, journalists, human rights activists and ordinary people that has taken place since the rigged elections in 2005;

Peace-building regional approach

| 8. | Calls for consolidation of the EU presence in the region through the appointment of an EU representative for the Horn of Africa, a person to be entrusted with the coordination of EU initiatives for the region to serve as the main EU interlocutor for all Horn of Africa States and submit regular reports to Parliament; |
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Calls for consolidation of the EU presence in the region through the appointment of an EU representative for the Horn of Africa, a person to be entrusted with the coordination of EU initiatives for the region to serve as the main EU interlocutor for all Horn of Africa States and submit regular reports to Parliament;

| 9. | Encourages the Commission and the Council to make further progress in establishing an EU Delegation to the AU based in Ethiopia, in addition to the Commission's Delegation in Ethiopia; |
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Encourages the Commission and the Council to make further progress in establishing an EU Delegation to the AU based in Ethiopia, in addition to the Commission's Delegation in Ethiopia;

| 10. | Calls on the Commission and the Council to start a consultation process with the other stakeholders involved in the region, namely the UN, AU, IGAD, the League of Arab States, USA and China, on the initiative of convening a Comprehensive Security, Peace and Development Conference to deal with these security concerns of all Horn of Africa States simultaneously; points out that such an initiative should serve as a starting-point for launching confidence-building measures for the populations and in the States of the region; |
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Calls on the Commission and the Council to start a consultation process with the other stakeholders involved in the region, namely the UN, AU, IGAD, the League of Arab States, USA and China, on the initiative of convening a Comprehensive Security, Peace and Development Conference to deal with these security concerns of all Horn of Africa States simultaneously; points out that such an initiative should serve as a starting-point for launching confidence-building measures for the populations and in the States of the region;

| 11. | Strongly believes that, in its efforts to address the crisis in the Horn of Africa region, the EU should first and foremost seek African solutions, that is, solutions to be achieved with the involvement of the regional organisations in place, AU and IGAD; emphasises, however, the need to strengthen these organisations through capacity and institution building, and particularly through the African Peace Facility, in terms of conflict prevention and conflict resolution; |
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Strongly believes that, in its efforts to address the crisis in the Horn of Africa region, the EU should first and foremost seek African solutions, that is, solutions to be achieved with the involvement of the regional organisations in place, AU and IGAD; emphasises, however, the need to strengthen these organisations through capacity and institution building, and particularly through the African Peace Facility, in terms of conflict prevention and conflict resolution;

| 12. | Recalls that improving Africa's ability to prevent, manage and resolve African conflicts, requires concrete measures to support the implementation of the AU's Peace and Security Agenda, by providing technical support, expertise and institution-building assistance to the African Standby Force and to the AU Commission's Peace and Security Department; |
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Recalls that improving Africa's ability to prevent, manage and resolve African conflicts, requires concrete measures to support the implementation of the AU's Peace and Security Agenda, by providing technical support, expertise and institution-building assistance to the African Standby Force and to the AU Commission's Peace and Security Department;

| 13. | Recalls the important role of regional initiatives such as the African Peer Review Mechanism in curbing corruption and promoting good governance; emphasises the need for African countries to implement these initiatives and for the Commission and the Member States to provide technical and financial assistance for this purpose; |
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13.

Recalls the important role of regional initiatives such as the African Peer Review Mechanism in curbing corruption and promoting good governance; emphasises the need for African countries to implement these initiatives and for the Commission and the Member States to provide technical and financial assistance for this purpose;

| 14. | Calls on the Member States to promote a legally binding international instrument on the tracing and marking of SALW and ammunition and to support regional initiatives to combat the illicit trade in SALW and ammunition in developing countries; |
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14.

Calls on the Member States to promote a legally binding international instrument on the tracing and marking of SALW and ammunition and to support regional initiatives to combat the illicit trade in SALW and ammunition in developing countries;

| 15. | Welcomes Unicef's initiative in organising an International Conference in Paris (on 5 and 6 February 2007) on child soldiers, and underlines the need to put an end to the illegal and unacceptable exploitation of children in armed conflicts; |
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Welcomes Unicef's initiative in organising an International Conference in Paris (on 5 and 6 February 2007) on child soldiers, and underlines the need to put an end to the illegal and unacceptable exploitation of children in armed conflicts;

| 16. | Stresses the need to end illicit trade in and tighten controls on the circulation of SALW; welcomes the adoption on 6 December 2006 by the UN General Assembly of a resolution entitled ‘Towards an arms trade treaty: establishing common international standards for the import, export and transfer of conventional arms’; |
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Stresses the need to end illicit trade in and tighten controls on the circulation of SALW; welcomes the adoption on 6 December 2006 by the UN General Assembly of a resolution entitled ‘Towards an arms trade treaty: establishing common international standards for the import, export and transfer of conventional arms’;

| 17. | Calls on the Commission and the Council to enhance and to extend to other countries/regions the existing Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) and Security Sector Reform (SSR) initiatives; |
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Calls on the Commission and the Council to enhance and to extend to other countries/regions the existing Disarmament, Demobilization and Reintegration (DDR) and Security Sector Reform (SSR) initiatives;

| 18. | Stresses the need to foster the role of national and international NGOs, Community Based Organisations (CBOs), grassroots movements and other non-State actors in peace-building and conflict prevention; |
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Stresses the need to foster the role of national and international NGOs, Community Based Organisations (CBOs), grassroots movements and other non-State actors in peace-building and conflict prevention;

Development dimension/Axes of regional integration

| 19. | Emphasises that the objective of reducing poverty by achieving the MDGs and putting the Millennium Declaration into effect must be prioritised and clearly reflected in all relevant EU policies for the region, but believes that the MDGs should not be seen as a technical issue which will be resolved simply by providing more money without identifying and tackling the underlying causes of poverty; |
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Emphasises that the objective of reducing poverty by achieving the MDGs and putting the Millennium Declaration into effect must be prioritised and clearly reflected in all relevant EU policies for the region, but believes that the MDGs should not be seen as a technical issue which will be resolved simply by providing more money without identifying and tackling the underlying causes of poverty;

| 20. | Strongly believes that the States of the Horn of Africa have, in addition to shared security problems, a common development agenda which require common efforts to be made and the mobilisation of the political leadership and the societies in these countries; stresses the fact that these concerns can be fully addressed only through conflict-sensitive joint actions aimed at finding common solutions; |
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Strongly believes that the States of the Horn of Africa have, in addition to shared security problems, a common development agenda which require common efforts to be made and the mobilisation of the political leadership and the societies in these countries; stresses the fact that these concerns can be fully addressed only through conflict-sensitive joint actions aimed at finding common solutions;

| 21. | Stresses the fact that organising initiatives and regional cooperation around clearly identified issues of common concern such as refugee flows, border control, food security, natural resources, energy, the environment, education, infrastructure, arms control and gender equality would serve as a solid basis for positive political dialogue among Horn of Africa States; |
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Stresses the fact that organising initiatives and regional cooperation around clearly identified issues of common concern such as refugee flows, border control, food security, natural resources, energy, the environment, education, infrastructure, arms control and gender equality would serve as a solid basis for positive political dialogue among Horn of Africa States;

| 22. | Urges the Commission to pay due attention to the needs of the region when drawing up not only the Regional and Country Strategy Papers for the ACP countries but also the Thematic Strategy Papers and the Annual Action Programmes under the Development Cooperation Instrument (14); |
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22.

Urges the Commission to pay due attention to the needs of the region when drawing up not only the Regional and Country Strategy Papers for the ACP countries but also the Thematic Strategy Papers and the Annual Action Programmes under the Development Cooperation Instrument (14);

| 23. | Calls on the Commission to promote better coordination among its departments and the Member States, in order to harmonise the interventions in areas such as the EU-Africa Infrastructure Partnership and the EU Governance Initiative and to ensure coordination in these areas with the UN, USA, China and other international actors; |
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23.

Calls on the Commission to promote better coordination among its departments and the Member States, in order to harmonise the interventions in areas such as the EU-Africa Infrastructure Partnership and the EU Governance Initiative and to ensure coordination in these areas with the UN, USA, China and other international actors;

| 24. | Expresses its concern at specialists' predictions stating that Africa, although it contributes the least in greenhouse gas emissions, will suffer the most from global warming due to its underdevelopment and poverty; underlines the need for the international community to support the region so that it may be in a better position to adapt itself to the severe repercussions of climate change; |
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24.

Expresses its concern at specialists' predictions stating that Africa, although it contributes the least in greenhouse gas emissions, will suffer the most from global warming due to its underdevelopment and poverty; underlines the need for the international community to support the region so that it may be in a better position to adapt itself to the severe repercussions of climate change;

| 25. | Recalls that the sustainable management of natural resources, including the exploitation of water and access to and use of energy sources must be an integral part of development plans and of strategies for fighting poverty and preventing conflict in the Horn of Africa region; |
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25.

Recalls that the sustainable management of natural resources, including the exploitation of water and access to and use of energy sources must be an integral part of development plans and of strategies for fighting poverty and preventing conflict in the Horn of Africa region;

| 26. | Takes the view that EU support is needed for the sustainable land management and desertification programme through the thematic programme on the environment and sustainable management of natural resources, as well as for the ACP-EU Water Facility, in order to increase the environmental protection of water resources; |
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26.

Takes the view that EU support is needed for the sustainable land management and desertification programme through the thematic programme on the environment and sustainable management of natural resources, as well as for the ACP-EU Water Facility, in order to increase the environmental protection of water resources;

| 27. | Invites the Council and the Commission to seek dialogue with China, taking into consideration the fact that China has intensified its political and economic involvement in Africa, investing heavily in infrastructure and development projects in countries such as Sudan; |
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27.

Invites the Council and the Commission to seek dialogue with China, taking into consideration the fact that China has intensified its political and economic involvement in Africa, investing heavily in infrastructure and development projects in countries such as Sudan;

| 28. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to encourage EAC, Comesa and the Nile Basin Initiative to share information on their respective roles and activities among themselves and with the Horn of Africa States and key actors in the region; stresses the positive experience of EAC, Comesa and the Nile Basin Initiative in areas such as border control, efforts to combat trafficking in and the proliferation of SALW, the EAC Customs Union, promotion of trade and investments (Comesa) and cooperation for sustainable use of waters of the Nile basin; |
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28.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to encourage EAC, Comesa and the Nile Basin Initiative to share information on their respective roles and activities among themselves and with the Horn of Africa States and key actors in the region; stresses the positive experience of EAC, Comesa and the Nile Basin Initiative in areas such as border control, efforts to combat trafficking in and the proliferation of SALW, the EAC Customs Union, promotion of trade and investments (Comesa) and cooperation for sustainable use of waters of the Nile basin;

| 29. | Welcomes the EU's intention to work with various partners to address the question of migration, refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) and the proposal to provide additional support to host communities, States and the relevant organisations working in the field to prevent south-south migration and refugee crises; |
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29.

Welcomes the EU's intention to work with various partners to address the question of migration, refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) and the proposal to provide additional support to host communities, States and the relevant organisations working in the field to prevent south-south migration and refugee crises;

| 30. | Considers the involvement of local communities in economic activities, in rural as well as in urban areas, to be of crucial importance in order to endorse their socio-economic position in post-conflict societies; |
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30.

Considers the involvement of local communities in economic activities, in rural as well as in urban areas, to be of crucial importance in order to endorse their socio-economic position in post-conflict societies;

| 31. | Stresses that the fight against HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria, as well as neglected diseases and female genital mutilation, must be one of the key strategies for eradicating poverty and promoting economic growth in the Horn of Africa States; emphasises that EU action must be designed in such a way to target disadvantaged and vulnerable groups; |
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31.

Stresses that the fight against HIV/AIDS, TB and malaria, as well as neglected diseases and female genital mutilation, must be one of the key strategies for eradicating poverty and promoting economic growth in the Horn of Africa States; emphasises that EU action must be designed in such a way to target disadvantaged and vulnerable groups;

Country level

Sudan

| 32. | Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to fully assume their responsibilities and make every possible effort to protect the people in Darfur from the humanitarian disaster resulting from the continuing violation of the ceasefire by all parties, and in particular the violence directed against the civilian population and the targeting of civilian assistance; |
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32.

Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to fully assume their responsibilities and make every possible effort to protect the people in Darfur from the humanitarian disaster resulting from the continuing violation of the ceasefire by all parties, and in particular the violence directed against the civilian population and the targeting of civilian assistance;

| 33. | Expresses its serious concern about the developments in Darfur and calls on the Sudanese Government to prevent exactions by the Janjaweed militia; urges the Sudanese authorities to facilitate without further delay the deployment of a joint international AU and UN force in the region, and calls for the setting of a starting date for its deployment; |
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33.

Expresses its serious concern about the developments in Darfur and calls on the Sudanese Government to prevent exactions by the Janjaweed militia; urges the Sudanese authorities to facilitate without further delay the deployment of a joint international AU and UN force in the region, and calls for the setting of a starting date for its deployment;

| 34. | Deplores the fact that, according to the UN sources, thirty NGOs and UN compounds have been directly attacked by armed groups, and twelve relief workers killed, in the last six months; |
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34.

Deplores the fact that, according to the UN sources, thirty NGOs and UN compounds have been directly attacked by armed groups, and twelve relief workers killed, in the last six months;

| 35. | Calls on all parties to the conflict to fulfil their duty to respect humanitarian law and to ensure the full, safe and unhindered access to relief personnel of all people in need in Darfur and to ensure the delivery of humanitarian assistance, in particular to IDPs; |
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35.

Calls on all parties to the conflict to fulfil their duty to respect humanitarian law and to ensure the full, safe and unhindered access to relief personnel of all people in need in Darfur and to ensure the delivery of humanitarian assistance, in particular to IDPs;

| 36. | Calls for implementation of the UN Security Council sanction regime by means of targeted economic sanctions, including travel bans, asset freezing and the threat of an oil embargo; calls for equipment to be made available for the enforcement of the no-fly zone over Darfur established by UN Security Council Resolution 1591(2005); |
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36.

Calls for implementation of the UN Security Council sanction regime by means of targeted economic sanctions, including travel bans, asset freezing and the threat of an oil embargo; calls for equipment to be made available for the enforcement of the no-fly zone over Darfur established by UN Security Council Resolution 1591(2005);

| 37. | Stresses the need for, and calls for, early implementation of the decision by the government of Sudan and the UN regarding the deployment of the AU/UN joint force in order to increase security and improve the protection of civilians; |
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37.

Stresses the need for, and calls for, early implementation of the decision by the government of Sudan and the UN regarding the deployment of the AU/UN joint force in order to increase security and improve the protection of civilians;

| 38. | Urges the international community, especially the UN, the EU and its Member States, the US, China, India, the League of Arab States and the AU, to launch peace talks to improve the content of the Darfur Peace Agreement and make it acceptable for all parties and thus increase the parties' ownership of the Agreement; |
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38.

Urges the international community, especially the UN, the EU and its Member States, the US, China, India, the League of Arab States and the AU, to launch peace talks to improve the content of the Darfur Peace Agreement and make it acceptable for all parties and thus increase the parties' ownership of the Agreement;

| 39. | Stresses the fact that failure to resolve the conflict in Darfur would have serious consequences not only for the East Africa region but also for other relatively stable parts of Africa, namely Central Africa and the region of the Great Lakes; |
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39.

Stresses the fact that failure to resolve the conflict in Darfur would have serious consequences not only for the East Africa region but also for other relatively stable parts of Africa, namely Central Africa and the region of the Great Lakes;

| 40. | Urges the international community not to focus on the Darfur conflict to the exclusion of other conflict situations in Sudan and, in particular, to recognise the fragility of the peace in Southern Sudan resulting from the slow progress made in implementing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and the high risk of destabilisation due to North-South tensions, inter-tribal conflicts and the widespread ownership of arms in society; |
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40.

Urges the international community not to focus on the Darfur conflict to the exclusion of other conflict situations in Sudan and, in particular, to recognise the fragility of the peace in Southern Sudan resulting from the slow progress made in implementing the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and the high risk of destabilisation due to North-South tensions, inter-tribal conflicts and the widespread ownership of arms in society;

Somalia

| 41. | Condemns foreign intervention in Somalia and calls on the Ethiopian Government to withdraw its army from the country; endorses the deployment of an AU peace-keeping force under an inclusive political agreement between the warring parties, leading to the creation of a government of national unity able to encompass that part of the Union of Islamic Courts which is open to a process of peace and reconciliation and the clan chiefs absent from the current government; |
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41.

Condemns foreign intervention in Somalia and calls on the Ethiopian Government to withdraw its army from the country; endorses the deployment of an AU peace-keeping force under an inclusive political agreement between the warring parties, leading to the creation of a government of national unity able to encompass that part of the Union of Islamic Courts which is open to a process of peace and reconciliation and the clan chiefs absent from the current government;

| 42. | Takes the view that the AU peace-keeping operation in Somalia, Amisom, should be framed within a broader political process supported by the population that has a clear mandate, good capacity, clear objectives and an exit strategy; |
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42.

Takes the view that the AU peace-keeping operation in Somalia, Amisom, should be framed within a broader political process supported by the population that has a clear mandate, good capacity, clear objectives and an exit strategy;

| 43. | Welcomes the EU's support for Amisom but stresses that the EU's contribution must be conditional on the launch of an inclusive political dialogue and reconciliation by the Somali authorities, addressing promptly the challenges of reconciliation, institution building and providing peace for the Somali people; |
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43.

Welcomes the EU's support for Amisom but stresses that the EU's contribution must be conditional on the launch of an inclusive political dialogue and reconciliation by the Somali authorities, addressing promptly the challenges of reconciliation, institution building and providing peace for the Somali people;

| 44. | Stresses the central role of an all-inclusive political dialogue that will lead to reconciliation and the reconstruction of the country; welcomes the commitment of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) for Somalia to call a broad reconciliation conference (National Reconciliation Congress) involving clans, religious communities, civil society, business communities and political leaders; points out that the way forward must be the establishment of a credible, all-inclusive government; |
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44.

Stresses the central role of an all-inclusive political dialogue that will lead to reconciliation and the reconstruction of the country; welcomes the commitment of the Transitional Federal Government (TFG) for Somalia to call a broad reconciliation conference (National Reconciliation Congress) involving clans, religious communities, civil society, business communities and political leaders; points out that the way forward must be the establishment of a credible, all-inclusive government;

| 45. | Calls for a reassessment of the role of the International Somalia Contact Group, which involves the EU, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom, UN, AU, IGAD, the League of Arab States, Norway, the United States, Kenya and Tanzania, established in May 2006 as a forum for coordination of the international community's activities in Somalia in order to focus efforts on issues of governance and institution-building, humanitarian assistance to displaced persons and populations in need, and on improving regional stability and security; |
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45.

Calls for a reassessment of the role of the International Somalia Contact Group, which involves the EU, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom, UN, AU, IGAD, the League of Arab States, Norway, the United States, Kenya and Tanzania, established in May 2006 as a forum for coordination of the international community's activities in Somalia in order to focus efforts on issues of governance and institution-building, humanitarian assistance to displaced persons and populations in need, and on improving regional stability and security;

| 46. | Calls on the Somali TFG to rescind the state of emergency and reinstate the speaker of parliament as a precondition for the implementation of the process of national reconciliation; |
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46.

Calls on the Somali TFG to rescind the state of emergency and reinstate the speaker of parliament as a precondition for the implementation of the process of national reconciliation;

| 47. | Emphasises the urgent need for the TFG to establish representative authorities for key municipalities, including Mogadishu and Kismaayo, in order to provide political stability and manage local security over the short term, and to abandon the principle of forcible disarmament, especially in Mogadishu, and instead negotiate a plan for voluntary disarmament; |
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47.

Emphasises the urgent need for the TFG to establish representative authorities for key municipalities, including Mogadishu and Kismaayo, in order to provide political stability and manage local security over the short term, and to abandon the principle of forcible disarmament, especially in Mogadishu, and instead negotiate a plan for voluntary disarmament;

| 48. | Considers that the Somaliland request for independence should be examined as part of the overarching security agenda for Somalia; |
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48.

Considers that the Somaliland request for independence should be examined as part of the overarching security agenda for Somalia;

Ethiopia

| 49. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to put pressure on the Ethiopian Government to disclose the total number of persons detained throughout the country, to allow visits by the International Committee of the Red Cross and to allow all detainees access to their families, legal counsel and any medical care that their health may require, and also to release immediately and unconditionally all political prisoners, i.e. journalists, trade union activists, human rights defenders and ordinary citizens, and fulfil its obligations with respect to human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law; |
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49.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to put pressure on the Ethiopian Government to disclose the total number of persons detained throughout the country, to allow visits by the International Committee of the Red Cross and to allow all detainees access to their families, legal counsel and any medical care that their health may require, and also to release immediately and unconditionally all political prisoners, i.e. journalists, trade union activists, human rights defenders and ordinary citizens, and fulfil its obligations with respect to human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law;

| 50. | Calls on Ethiopia to accept the demarcation and delimitation of its border as set out by the UN Boundary Commission; |
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50.

Calls on Ethiopia to accept the demarcation and delimitation of its border as set out by the UN Boundary Commission;

Eritrea

| 51. | Urges the Council and the Commission to take action with regard to the Eritrean Government to release all political prisoners, bring prisoners with specific charges against them to a speedy and fair trial and disclose the place of detention of all who are detained in secret prisons; |
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51.

Urges the Council and the Commission to take action with regard to the Eritrean Government to release all political prisoners, bring prisoners with specific charges against them to a speedy and fair trial and disclose the place of detention of all who are detained in secret prisons;

| 52. | Encourages the Eritrean President to maintain frequent contacts with EU representatives and various Member State ambassadors to Eritrea; |
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52.

Encourages the Eritrean President to maintain frequent contacts with EU representatives and various Member State ambassadors to Eritrea;

Uganda

| 53. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to facilitate the peace process in Northern Uganda, which calls for all parties to the conflict to demonstrate a genuine and continuous commitment to the peace process, to respect the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement and to put an end to hostile and inflammatory propaganda; |
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53.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to facilitate the peace process in Northern Uganda, which calls for all parties to the conflict to demonstrate a genuine and continuous commitment to the peace process, to respect the Cessation of Hostilities Agreement and to put an end to hostile and inflammatory propaganda;

| 54. | Calls for the launch of a true reconciliation process, with those responsible for war crimes being recognised as such; emphasises the central role of the ICC in bringing to justice those indicted on charges of war crimes; calls on the Council and the Commission to support local processes for alternative justice and reconciliation to take place in Northern Uganda as well as between Northerners and the rest of the country; |
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54.

Calls for the launch of a true reconciliation process, with those responsible for war crimes being recognised as such; emphasises the central role of the ICC in bringing to justice those indicted on charges of war crimes; calls on the Council and the Commission to support local processes for alternative justice and reconciliation to take place in Northern Uganda as well as between Northerners and the rest of the country;

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| 55. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the Member States of the European Union and to the United Nations, the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development. |
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55.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the Member States of the European Union and to the United Nations, the African Union and the Intergovernmental Authority on Development.

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(1)  OJ C 46, 24.2.2006, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3.

(3)  OJ L 209, 11.8.2005, p. 27.

(4)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0052.

(5)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0387.

(6)  OJ C 293 E, 2.12.2006, p. 320.

(7)  OJ C 133 E, 8.6.2006, p. 96.

(8)  OJ C 140 E, 9.6.2005, p. 153.

(9)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0322.

(10)  OJ C 293 E, 2.12.2006, p. 316.

(11)  EAC members are: Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania.

(12)  Comesa members are: all the countries in the Horn of Africa are members with the exception of Somalia.

(13)  Nile Basin Initiative members are: Burundi, DRC, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.

(14)  Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation (OJ L 378, 27.12.2006, p. 41).

P6_TA(2007)0181

Assessing Euratom

European Parliament resolution of 10 May 2007 on Assessing Euratom — 50 Years of European nuclear energy policy (2006/2230(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, signed in Rome on 25 March 1957 (the Euratom Treaty), |
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having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community, signed in Rome on 25 March 1957 (the Euratom Treaty),

| — | having regard to the Euratom Treaty's preamble, referring to its original purpose of establishing a European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) ‘creating the conditions necessary for the development of a powerful nuclear industry which will provide extensive energy resources, lead to the modernisation of technical processes and contribute, through its many other applications, to the prosperity of [the] peoples’, |
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having regard to the Euratom Treaty's preamble, referring to its original purpose of establishing a European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) ‘creating the conditions necessary for the development of a powerful nuclear industry which will provide extensive energy resources, lead to the modernisation of technical processes and contribute, through its many other applications, to the prosperity of [the] peoples’,

| — | having regard to the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Communities and in particular its ruling of 14 November 1978 (1), its judgment of 22 April 1999 (2) and its judgment of 10 December 2002 (3), |
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having regard to the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Communities and in particular its ruling of 14 November 1978 (1), its judgment of 22 April 1999 (2) and its judgment of 10 December 2002 (3),

| — | having regard to the Commission communication of 10 January 2007 entitled ‘An Energy Policy for Europe’ (COM(2007)0001), |
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having regard to the Commission communication of 10 January 2007 entitled ‘An Energy Policy for Europe’ (COM(2007)0001),

| — | having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘Nuclear Illustrative Programme — presented under Article 40 of the Euratom Treaty for the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee’ (COM(2006)0844), |
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having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘Nuclear Illustrative Programme — presented under Article 40 of the Euratom Treaty for the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee’ (COM(2006)0844),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 14 December 2006 on a European strategy for sustainable, competitive and secure energy — Green paper (4), |
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having regard to its resolution of 14 December 2006 on a European strategy for sustainable, competitive and secure energy — Green paper (4),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 23 March 2006 on security of energy supply in the European Union (5), |
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having regard to its resolution of 23 March 2006 on security of energy supply in the European Union (5),

| — | having regard to its position of 14 December 2006 on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing an Instrument for Nuclear Safety and Security Assistance (6), |
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having regard to its position of 14 December 2006 on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing an Instrument for Nuclear Safety and Security Assistance (6),

| — | having regard to Directive 2006/117/Euratom of the Council of 20 November 2006 on the supervision and control of shipments of radioactive waste and spent fuel (7), |
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having regard to Directive 2006/117/Euratom of the Council of 20 November 2006 on the supervision and control of shipments of radioactive waste and spent fuel (7),

| — | having regard to Decision 2006/970/Euratom of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) for nuclear research and training activities (2007 to 2011) (8), |
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having regard to Decision 2006/970/Euratom of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) for nuclear research and training activities (2007 to 2011) (8),

| — | having regard to Regulation (Euratom) No 1908/2006 of the Council of 19 December 2006 laying down the rules for the participation of undertakings, research centres and universities in actions under the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community and for the dissemination of research results (2007-2011) (9), |
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having regard to Regulation (Euratom) No 1908/2006 of the Council of 19 December 2006 laying down the rules for the participation of undertakings, research centres and universities in actions under the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community and for the dissemination of research results (2007-2011) (9),

| — | having regard to Decision 2006/976/Euratom of the Council of 19 December 2006 concerning the Specific Programme implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) for nuclear research and training activities (2007 to 2011) (10), |
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having regard to Decision 2006/976/Euratom of the Council of 19 December 2006 concerning the Specific Programme implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) for nuclear research and training activities (2007 to 2011) (10),

| — | having regard to Decision 2006/977/Euratom of the Council of 19 December 2006 concerning the Specific Programme to be carried out by means of direct actions by the Joint Research Centre implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) for nuclear research and training activities (2007 to 2011) (11), |
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having regard to Decision 2006/977/Euratom of the Council of 19 December 2006 concerning the Specific Programme to be carried out by means of direct actions by the Joint Research Centre implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom) for nuclear research and training activities (2007 to 2011) (11),

| — | having regard to its position of 16 November 2005 on the proposal for a Council regulation on the implementation of Protocol No 9 on the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant in Slovakia, as annexed to the Act concerning the conditions of accession to the European Union of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (12), |
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having regard to its position of 16 November 2005 on the proposal for a Council regulation on the implementation of Protocol No 9 on the Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant in Slovakia, as annexed to the Act concerning the conditions of accession to the European Union of the Czech Republic, Estonia, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (12),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 16 November 2005 on the use of financial resources earmarked for the decommissioning of nuclear power plants (13), |
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having regard to its resolution of 16 November 2005 on the use of financial resources earmarked for the decommissioning of nuclear power plants (13),

| — | having regard to the deliberations of the public hearing on the subject, held by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy on 1 February 2007, |
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having regard to the deliberations of the public hearing on the subject, held by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy on 1 February 2007,

| — | 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 Constitutional Affairs (A6-0129/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the opinion of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A6-0129/2007),

| A. | whereas, although the treaties have repeatedly undergone thorough revision in the light of new needs and challenges, the Euratom Treaty has been amended only once in its 50-year history (14) and, in that time, its core provisions and substance have remained unchanged, |
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A.

whereas, although the treaties have repeatedly undergone thorough revision in the light of new needs and challenges, the Euratom Treaty has been amended only once in its 50-year history (14) and, in that time, its core provisions and substance have remained unchanged,

| B. | whereas, although the Euratom Treaty has been modified only slightly in the last 50 years, it has given rise to a substantial volume of secondary legislation over the same period and has been the subject of a considerable number of judgments handed down by the Court of Justice of the European Communities, which have, for example, substantially broadened the original scope of the Euratom Treaty, |
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B.

whereas, although the Euratom Treaty has been modified only slightly in the last 50 years, it has given rise to a substantial volume of secondary legislation over the same period and has been the subject of a considerable number of judgments handed down by the Court of Justice of the European Communities, which have, for example, substantially broadened the original scope of the Euratom Treaty,

| C. | whereas the Euratom Treaty introduced stringent safety standards for the handling of radioactive fuel elements and waste in the European Union, lays down uniform safety standards for protecting the health of workers and of the public as well as procedures for the implementation of those standards, and opposes any proliferation of nuclear material for military purposes, |
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C.

whereas the Euratom Treaty introduced stringent safety standards for the handling of radioactive fuel elements and waste in the European Union, lays down uniform safety standards for protecting the health of workers and of the public as well as procedures for the implementation of those standards, and opposes any proliferation of nuclear material for military purposes,

| D. | whereas the Euratom Treaty offers a comprehensive and coherent legal framework for the use of nuclear energy in Europe under safe conditions for the benefit of all the Member States, |
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D.

whereas the Euratom Treaty offers a comprehensive and coherent legal framework for the use of nuclear energy in Europe under safe conditions for the benefit of all the Member States,

| E. | whereas several Member States have never developed the nuclear option, others have an active phaseout policy and others continue to support their nuclear sector, |
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E.

whereas several Member States have never developed the nuclear option, others have an active phaseout policy and others continue to support their nuclear sector,

| F. | whereas, in its draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (the Constitutional Treaty), the Convention proposed that the Euratom Treaty should be separated from the legal structure of the future Constitution; whereas the Convention, in its work on the future of the European Union and the signing of the Constitutional Treaty, has maintained the provisions of the Euratom Treaty in their present state in the form of an annexed protocol, |
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F.

whereas, in its draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (the Constitutional Treaty), the Convention proposed that the Euratom Treaty should be separated from the legal structure of the future Constitution; whereas the Convention, in its work on the future of the European Union and the signing of the Constitutional Treaty, has maintained the provisions of the Euratom Treaty in their present state in the form of an annexed protocol,

| G. | whereas Germany, Ireland, Austria, Hungary and Sweden have annexed to the Constitutional Treaty a declaration noting that the core provisions of the Euratom Treaty need to be brought up to date and calling for a revision conference to be convened ‘as soon as possible’, |
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G.

whereas Germany, Ireland, Austria, Hungary and Sweden have annexed to the Constitutional Treaty a declaration noting that the core provisions of the Euratom Treaty need to be brought up to date and calling for a revision conference to be convened ‘as soon as possible’,

| H. | whereas the recent round of enlargement has increased the diversity of the European Union's landscape in the area of nuclear energy and the need for Community action in the nuclear domain, |
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H.

whereas the recent round of enlargement has increased the diversity of the European Union's landscape in the area of nuclear energy and the need for Community action in the nuclear domain,

| I. | whereas the 50th anniversary of the Euratom Treaty provides Parliament with an opportunity of considering its content and relevance and expressing its concern that the main provisions of the Euratom Treaty have not been amended since it entered into force 50 years ago, |
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whereas the 50th anniversary of the Euratom Treaty provides Parliament with an opportunity of considering its content and relevance and expressing its concern that the main provisions of the Euratom Treaty have not been amended since it entered into force 50 years ago,

| J. | whereas these reflections on the permanence of the Euratom Treaty are indissociable from the aims that the Commission is pursuing in favour of a European policy for a safer, more sustainable and more competitive form of energy, contributing to the fight against climate change, as set out recently in the abovementioned Commission communication of 10 January 2007, |
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J.

whereas these reflections on the permanence of the Euratom Treaty are indissociable from the aims that the Commission is pursuing in favour of a European policy for a safer, more sustainable and more competitive form of energy, contributing to the fight against climate change, as set out recently in the abovementioned Commission communication of 10 January 2007,

50 years with the Euratom Treaty

| 1. | Points out that, since 1957 and the signing of the Euratom Treaty, the European Union has become the world leader in the nuclear industry and one of the main actors in nuclear research in the fields of controlled thermonuclear fission and fusion; notes that the European industry is present throughout the nuclear fuel cycle and has developed local technologies, some of which, such as enrichment through ultracentrifugation, are the fruit of partnerships at European level; |
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Points out that, since 1957 and the signing of the Euratom Treaty, the European Union has become the world leader in the nuclear industry and one of the main actors in nuclear research in the fields of controlled thermonuclear fission and fusion; notes that the European industry is present throughout the nuclear fuel cycle and has developed local technologies, some of which, such as enrichment through ultracentrifugation, are the fruit of partnerships at European level;

| 2. | Notes that the European Union's nuclear industry's almost total command of the fuel cycle offers the Union, at this time of debate on energy dependence, guarantees of industrial and technological independence, particularly as regards fuel enrichment; |
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Notes that the European Union's nuclear industry's almost total command of the fuel cycle offers the Union, at this time of debate on energy dependence, guarantees of industrial and technological independence, particularly as regards fuel enrichment;

| 3. | Points out that, thanks in particular to the Euratom Treaty, nuclear energy was in late 2006 producing, from 152 reactors spread across 15 Member States, 32 % of Europe's electricity, that is, the largest share of non-carbon electricity in the European Union and one of its most competitive sources, such as to contribute to the aims of an energy policy for Europe, as set out in the above Commission communication of 10 January 2007; |
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Points out that, thanks in particular to the Euratom Treaty, nuclear energy was in late 2006 producing, from 152 reactors spread across 15 Member States, 32 % of Europe's electricity, that is, the largest share of non-carbon electricity in the European Union and one of its most competitive sources, such as to contribute to the aims of an energy policy for Europe, as set out in the above Commission communication of 10 January 2007;

| 4. | Points out, as regards combating climate change, that the Commission, in its Green Paper ‘Towards a European strategy for the security of energy supply’ (COM(2000)0769) estimated that nuclear energy would save more than 300 million tonnes of CO2 emissions in 2010, ‘the equivalent of the CO2 emissions produced by some 100 million cars’; recalls that, in Annex I of its Communication of 10 January 2007, the Commission considered nuclear to be the least carbon-producing source of energy after offshore wind and small-scale hydropower; |
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Points out, as regards combating climate change, that the Commission, in its Green Paper ‘Towards a European strategy for the security of energy supply’ (COM(2000)0769) estimated that nuclear energy would save more than 300 million tonnes of CO2 emissions in 2010, ‘the equivalent of the CO2 emissions produced by some 100 million cars’; recalls that, in Annex I of its Communication of 10 January 2007, the Commission considered nuclear to be the least carbon-producing source of energy after offshore wind and small-scale hydropower;

| 5. | Notes that the founder countries of Euratom laid down a series of provisions in 10 chapters with the aim of strictly containing the development of nuclear energy within the Community, and that those provisions are still applicable and are continually enriched as legislation is adopted on the basis of the Euratom Treaty and make an important contribution to the safe operation of nuclear facilities in Europe; |
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Notes that the founder countries of Euratom laid down a series of provisions in 10 chapters with the aim of strictly containing the development of nuclear energy within the Community, and that those provisions are still applicable and are continually enriched as legislation is adopted on the basis of the Euratom Treaty and make an important contribution to the safe operation of nuclear facilities in Europe;

| 6. | Notes that the 1957 consensus on nuclear energy no longer exists among the Member States; |
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6.

Notes that the 1957 consensus on nuclear energy no longer exists among the Member States;

| 7. | Notes that expectations with regard to nuclear energy, to which the Euratom Treaty gave expression five decades ago, have changed; notes that those expectations now relate more to the need to have, in the form of the Euratom Treaty, a sound legal framework to govern the supervision of the use of nuclear energy in the European Union and to provide a framework for the integration into the European Union of countries which use nuclear power, through the transposition of the Euratom acquis communautaire; acknowledges that significant chapters in Title II of the Euratom Treaty have made it possible to protect the public, workers and the environment against ionising radiation (Chapter III), to develop research in the areas of waste management and plant safety (Chapter I) and to implement safeguards in respect of fissile materials in Europe (Chapter VII); |
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Notes that expectations with regard to nuclear energy, to which the Euratom Treaty gave expression five decades ago, have changed; notes that those expectations now relate more to the need to have, in the form of the Euratom Treaty, a sound legal framework to govern the supervision of the use of nuclear energy in the European Union and to provide a framework for the integration into the European Union of countries which use nuclear power, through the transposition of the Euratom acquis communautaire; acknowledges that significant chapters in Title II of the Euratom Treaty have made it possible to protect the public, workers and the environment against ionising radiation (Chapter III), to develop research in the areas of waste management and plant safety (Chapter I) and to implement safeguards in respect of fissile materials in Europe (Chapter VII);

| 8. | Points out that initial research activities were first developed under the Euratom Treaty's framework (Chapter I), and that this also led to the creation of the Joint Research Centre, the first EU research establishment; urges the inclusion of a nuclear research and development programme in the general research framework programme budget, subject to the same scrutiny and duty of public accountability as all other research programmes; |
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Points out that initial research activities were first developed under the Euratom Treaty's framework (Chapter I), and that this also led to the creation of the Joint Research Centre, the first EU research establishment; urges the inclusion of a nuclear research and development programme in the general research framework programme budget, subject to the same scrutiny and duty of public accountability as all other research programmes;

| 9. | Considers that the legislation developed under Chapter III of the Euratom Treaty (on health protection) must remain under the responsibility of the European Union in order to ensure that basic standards for the protection of workers and the general public are applied and extended to include the environment, and that it takes account in an evolutionary way of the results of international scientific studies; |
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Considers that the legislation developed under Chapter III of the Euratom Treaty (on health protection) must remain under the responsibility of the European Union in order to ensure that basic standards for the protection of workers and the general public are applied and extended to include the environment, and that it takes account in an evolutionary way of the results of international scientific studies;

| 10. | Points out that the scope of such legislation is not confined to the regions where nuclear plants operate but now also includes the protection of neighbouring Member States and countries outside the European Union, as a result of the constant checks on discharges of radioactive waste and the adoption of rules on the transfer of spent fuels and radioactive waste, on protection of the food chain, and on radiological emergencies; |
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Points out that the scope of such legislation is not confined to the regions where nuclear plants operate but now also includes the protection of neighbouring Member States and countries outside the European Union, as a result of the constant checks on discharges of radioactive waste and the adoption of rules on the transfer of spent fuels and radioactive waste, on protection of the food chain, and on radiological emergencies;

| 11. | Notes that Chapter IV of the Euratom Treaty (on investment) was designed to obtain detailed information, at Community level, on the Member States' investment plans; |
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Notes that Chapter IV of the Euratom Treaty (on investment) was designed to obtain detailed information, at Community level, on the Member States' investment plans;

| 12. | Notes, however, that when publishing its Illustrative Nuclear Programmes (PINCs) the Commission did not really assess nuclear investment needs with particular regard to the problems of security of energy supply, the fight against climate change and the European Union's competitiveness in the light of the worldwide revival of the nuclear industry; |
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Notes, however, that when publishing its Illustrative Nuclear Programmes (PINCs) the Commission did not really assess nuclear investment needs with particular regard to the problems of security of energy supply, the fight against climate change and the European Union's competitiveness in the light of the worldwide revival of the nuclear industry;

| 13. | Welcomes, however, the existence in the Euratom Treaty of the requirement to provide details of any new investment in Europe in the nuclear domain, thus making it possible to have a complete cartography of the European Union's nuclear activities — a requirement specific to the European nuclear industry; |
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13.

Welcomes, however, the existence in the Euratom Treaty of the requirement to provide details of any new investment in Europe in the nuclear domain, thus making it possible to have a complete cartography of the European Union's nuclear activities — a requirement specific to the European nuclear industry;

| 14. | Considers that joint undertakings (Chapter V of the Euratom Treaty) will have been valuable instruments for implementing public policies, particularly in the research field, where this legal instrument has been used on a number of occasions, particularly with the establishment of the Joint European Torus at Culham in 1978 and, more recently, the introduction of the European Legal Entity to implement the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER); |
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14.

Considers that joint undertakings (Chapter V of the Euratom Treaty) will have been valuable instruments for implementing public policies, particularly in the research field, where this legal instrument has been used on a number of occasions, particularly with the establishment of the Joint European Torus at Culham in 1978 and, more recently, the introduction of the European Legal Entity to implement the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER);

| 15. | Considers that the Euratom Treaty has at its disposal, with the creation of an Agency (Chapter VI) responsible for supplying users within the Union in accordance with the principle of equal access to materials, an instrument that is essential in these times of preoccupation with the security of the energy supply; |
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15.

Considers that the Euratom Treaty has at its disposal, with the creation of an Agency (Chapter VI) responsible for supplying users within the Union in accordance with the principle of equal access to materials, an instrument that is essential in these times of preoccupation with the security of the energy supply;

| 16. | Considers that safeguards (Chapter VII) are one of the major successes of the Euratom Treaty's application and provide the Commission with the means of ascertaining the stocks and movements of nuclear materials in the European Union; |
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16.

Considers that safeguards (Chapter VII) are one of the major successes of the Euratom Treaty's application and provide the Commission with the means of ascertaining the stocks and movements of nuclear materials in the European Union;

| 17. | Notes that these safeguards also provide a real guarantee for countries that supply nuclear materials as to the use of those materials, complementing the non-proliferation controls of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); |
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17.

Notes that these safeguards also provide a real guarantee for countries that supply nuclear materials as to the use of those materials, complementing the non-proliferation controls of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA);

| 18. | Notes that, on the basis of Chapter X of the Euratom Treaty (on external relations), the Euratom's accession to a number of international conventions, in particular the Convention on Nuclear Safety and the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management, has enabled the Community to participate in international effort on these issues and to promote the important advances achieved in the European Union; |
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18.

Notes that, on the basis of Chapter X of the Euratom Treaty (on external relations), the Euratom's accession to a number of international conventions, in particular the Convention on Nuclear Safety and the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management, has enabled the Community to participate in international effort on these issues and to promote the important advances achieved in the European Union;

| 19. | Recalls also that it is on the basis of Chapter X of the Euratom Treaty that the Euratom has concluded a number of cooperation agreements in the field of research, participated in international projects such as the Generation IV International Forum on future nuclear reactors, and conducted the international negotiations on the ITER Project; |
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19.

Recalls also that it is on the basis of Chapter X of the Euratom Treaty that the Euratom has concluded a number of cooperation agreements in the field of research, participated in international projects such as the Generation IV International Forum on future nuclear reactors, and conducted the international negotiations on the ITER Project;

Institutional debate

| 20. | Notes that the main provisions of the Euratom Treaty have not been amended since it entered into force on 1 January 1958; |
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20.

Notes that the main provisions of the Euratom Treaty have not been amended since it entered into force on 1 January 1958;

| 21. | Confirms that in accordance with the subsidiarity principle, it is for each and every Member State to decide whether or not to rely on nuclear energy; |
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21.

Confirms that in accordance with the subsidiarity principle, it is for each and every Member State to decide whether or not to rely on nuclear energy;

| 22. | Notes, furthermore, that some Member States which are plainly opposed to nuclear energy and have joined the Communities (the European Community and Euratom) have never in any way been required to develop nuclear energy on their territory; notes, accordingly, that it has been accepted for many years that the Euratom Treaty, in promoting nuclear energy, imposes no obligation, but establishes a legal framework for all to use; |
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22.

Notes, furthermore, that some Member States which are plainly opposed to nuclear energy and have joined the Communities (the European Community and Euratom) have never in any way been required to develop nuclear energy on their territory; notes, accordingly, that it has been accepted for many years that the Euratom Treaty, in promoting nuclear energy, imposes no obligation, but establishes a legal framework for all to use;

| 23. | Emphasises that the Euratom Treaty does not hinder the development of an internal electricity market and is even less of an obstacle to the free movement of goods, persons and capital; points out, in that connection, that the ordinary law laid down by the Treaty establishing the European Community (EC Treaty) applies also to nuclear activities and notes, by way of example, that the movement of nuclear materials, equipment and technologies within and outside the European Union is covered by rules on the supervision of dual-use goods, adopted on the basis of the commercial policy laid down in the EC Treaty; adds that Euratom legislation is subject to competition law and regulations on State aid, as specified in Title VI of the EC Treaty; concludes, therefore, that the Euratom Treaty in no way represents a protectionist framework for nuclear energy; |
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23.

Emphasises that the Euratom Treaty does not hinder the development of an internal electricity market and is even less of an obstacle to the free movement of goods, persons and capital; points out, in that connection, that the ordinary law laid down by the Treaty establishing the European Community (EC Treaty) applies also to nuclear activities and notes, by way of example, that the movement of nuclear materials, equipment and technologies within and outside the European Union is covered by rules on the supervision of dual-use goods, adopted on the basis of the commercial policy laid down in the EC Treaty; adds that Euratom legislation is subject to competition law and regulations on State aid, as specified in Title VI of the EC Treaty; concludes, therefore, that the Euratom Treaty in no way represents a protectionist framework for nuclear energy;

| 24. | Notes that the Euratom Treaty offers countries that have chosen the nuclear option the instruments for its development (joint undertakings, support for research and development, and Euratom loans) but accompanies the provision of these instruments with a dense legal framework (on health protection, nuclear safeguards and supply), in order to reassure Member States that have not chosen that option; |
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24.

Notes that the Euratom Treaty offers countries that have chosen the nuclear option the instruments for its development (joint undertakings, support for research and development, and Euratom loans) but accompanies the provision of these instruments with a dense legal framework (on health protection, nuclear safeguards and supply), in order to reassure Member States that have not chosen that option;

| 25. | Recalls that the Euratom legal framework also applies, for the good of the Community, to Member States that generate no nuclear power but have nuclear research reactors on their territory, and offers such Member States instruments (such as the Euratom research and development framework programmes) enabling them to receive funding, for instance in the field of medical research; |
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25.

Recalls that the Euratom legal framework also applies, for the good of the Community, to Member States that generate no nuclear power but have nuclear research reactors on their territory, and offers such Member States instruments (such as the Euratom research and development framework programmes) enabling them to receive funding, for instance in the field of medical research;

| 26. | Considers that, irrespective of the diversity of views on nuclear energy, the provisions of the Euratom Treaty that have helped prevent the proliferation of nuclear materials, and those which address health, safety and the prevention of radiological contamination, have been highly beneficial and should be carefully coordinated with the health and safety provisions of the EC Treaty; |
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26.

Considers that, irrespective of the diversity of views on nuclear energy, the provisions of the Euratom Treaty that have helped prevent the proliferation of nuclear materials, and those which address health, safety and the prevention of radiological contamination, have been highly beneficial and should be carefully coordinated with the health and safety provisions of the EC Treaty;

Lacunae

| 27. | Regrets that the growth in Parliament's powers, and particularly their extension to include the codecision procedure for the adoption of the majority of European legislation, has not been taken into account in the Euratom Treaty; considers that, despite the Euratom Treaty's technical nature, Parliament is entitled to be formally involved in texts whose legal basis is the Euratom Treaty; |
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27.

Regrets that the growth in Parliament's powers, and particularly their extension to include the codecision procedure for the adoption of the majority of European legislation, has not been taken into account in the Euratom Treaty; considers that, despite the Euratom Treaty's technical nature, Parliament is entitled to be formally involved in texts whose legal basis is the Euratom Treaty;

| 28. | Sees as evidence of an unacceptable democratic deficit the fact that Parliament is almost completely excluded from the Euratom legislative process and that it is consulted, and no more, on only 1 of the 10 chapters of the Euratom Treaty; |
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28.

Sees as evidence of an unacceptable democratic deficit the fact that Parliament is almost completely excluded from the Euratom legislative process and that it is consulted, and no more, on only 1 of the 10 chapters of the Euratom Treaty;

| 29. | Notes, however, that the Parliament is associated, by means of an Interinstitutional Agreement, with the negotiations on the seventh framework programme of the Euratom for nuclear research and training activities (2007 to 2011) (Euratom 7FP); also notes, in the light of the documents most recently considered in the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (Euratom 7FP, the directive on crossborder shipments of radioactive waste and spent fuel, the Instrument for Nuclear Assistance, etc.) that, although the procedure provides for Parliament only to be consulted, the amendments proposed by Parliament to Euratom texts are regularly taken into account, in whole or in part, by the Council; does not consider, however, that this can be regarded as sufficient; |
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29.

Notes, however, that the Parliament is associated, by means of an Interinstitutional Agreement, with the negotiations on the seventh framework programme of the Euratom for nuclear research and training activities (2007 to 2011) (Euratom 7FP); also notes, in the light of the documents most recently considered in the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (Euratom 7FP, the directive on crossborder shipments of radioactive waste and spent fuel, the Instrument for Nuclear Assistance, etc.) that, although the procedure provides for Parliament only to be consulted, the amendments proposed by Parliament to Euratom texts are regularly taken into account, in whole or in part, by the Council; does not consider, however, that this can be regarded as sufficient;

| 30. | Highlights the significance of Article 203 of the Euratom Treaty, in that it offers flexibility — as with the creation of the Instrument for Nuclear Cooperation — to undertake legislative initiatives not initially provided for in the Euratom Treaty; considers that there is a need to examine how Article 203 could be used to develop new initiatives and, possibly, to make adjustments to the Euratom Treaty; |
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30.

Highlights the significance of Article 203 of the Euratom Treaty, in that it offers flexibility — as with the creation of the Instrument for Nuclear Cooperation — to undertake legislative initiatives not initially provided for in the Euratom Treaty; considers that there is a need to examine how Article 203 could be used to develop new initiatives and, possibly, to make adjustments to the Euratom Treaty;

| 31. | Regrets the absence of a legislative corpus on harmonised standards for nuclear safety, the management of radioactive waste and the decommissioning of nuclear plants with real added value, particularly in comparison with the existing international framework; |
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31.

Regrets the absence of a legislative corpus on harmonised standards for nuclear safety, the management of radioactive waste and the decommissioning of nuclear plants with real added value, particularly in comparison with the existing international framework;

| 32. | Calls on the Commission to draw on the experience gained from implementing the conventions governed by the IAEA (Convention on Nuclear Safety and the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management) and to take account of the assessments, conducted by the OECD's Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), of the most advanced national practices in the field of radioactive waste management; notes that concerted initiatives, such as those carried out by the Western Europe Nuclear Regulators Association (WENRA), to develop a joint approach to nuclear safety, are likely to help with drawing up a basis for legislation; |
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32.

Calls on the Commission to draw on the experience gained from implementing the conventions governed by the IAEA (Convention on Nuclear Safety and the Joint Convention on the Safety of Spent Fuel Management and on the Safety of Radioactive Waste Management) and to take account of the assessments, conducted by the OECD's Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA), of the most advanced national practices in the field of radioactive waste management; notes that concerted initiatives, such as those carried out by the Western Europe Nuclear Regulators Association (WENRA), to develop a joint approach to nuclear safety, are likely to help with drawing up a basis for legislation;

| 33. | Notes that, as confirmed by the abovementioned judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-29/99 Commission v Council, the Commission has powers in the field of nuclear safety under the Euratom Treaty and that it is authorised to put forward proposals in this area; |
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33.

Notes that, as confirmed by the abovementioned judgment of the Court of Justice in Case C-29/99 Commission v Council, the Commission has powers in the field of nuclear safety under the Euratom Treaty and that it is authorised to put forward proposals in this area;

Guidelines for the future

| 34. | Considers that, despite its imperfections, the Euratom Treaty remains for the moment an indispensable legal framework, not only for Member States who wish to develop their nuclear industry but also for Member States who merely wish to benefit from a protective legal arsenal for themselves, their populations and their environment; |
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34.

Considers that, despite its imperfections, the Euratom Treaty remains for the moment an indispensable legal framework, not only for Member States who wish to develop their nuclear industry but also for Member States who merely wish to benefit from a protective legal arsenal for themselves, their populations and their environment;

| 35. | Reiterates its call for an intergovernmental conference to be convened to carry out a comprehensive revision of the Euratom Treaty, to repeal the outdated provisions of that Treaty, to maintain the regulatory regime of the nuclear industry at EU level, to revise the remaining provisions in the light of a modern and sustainable energy policy and to incorporate the relevant ones in a separate energy chapter; |
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35.

Reiterates its call for an intergovernmental conference to be convened to carry out a comprehensive revision of the Euratom Treaty, to repeal the outdated provisions of that Treaty, to maintain the regulatory regime of the nuclear industry at EU level, to revise the remaining provisions in the light of a modern and sustainable energy policy and to incorporate the relevant ones in a separate energy chapter;

| 36. | Points out that the provisions of the Euratom Treaty are at the heart of the debate on industrial issues, in connection with the Lisbon Strategy, and energy issues (particularly from the supply angle), at a time when the European Union is seeking to define a European energy mix that is low-carbon, competitive and as far as possible ‘home-grown’; |
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36.

Points out that the provisions of the Euratom Treaty are at the heart of the debate on industrial issues, in connection with the Lisbon Strategy, and energy issues (particularly from the supply angle), at a time when the European Union is seeking to define a European energy mix that is low-carbon, competitive and as far as possible ‘home-grown’;

| 37. | Reiterates, in this connection, that nuclear energy currently provides the European Union with 32 % of its electricity, and that the Commission considered it in its Communication of 10 January 2007 to be one of the main CO2-free sources of energy in Europe, and the third-cheapest in Europe, without internalisation of CO2 costs; considers, therefore, that the European Union, in line with the Euratom Treaty, should defend its industrial and technical leadership in the light of the vigorous revival by other actors of their nuclear activities (Russia, USA) and the emergence of new world actors on the nuclear stage (China and India) which will be the European Union's competitors in the medium term; |
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37.

Reiterates, in this connection, that nuclear energy currently provides the European Union with 32 % of its electricity, and that the Commission considered it in its Communication of 10 January 2007 to be one of the main CO2-free sources of energy in Europe, and the third-cheapest in Europe, without internalisation of CO2 costs; considers, therefore, that the European Union, in line with the Euratom Treaty, should defend its industrial and technical leadership in the light of the vigorous revival by other actors of their nuclear activities (Russia, USA) and the emergence of new world actors on the nuclear stage (China and India) which will be the European Union's competitors in the medium term;

| 38. | Considers that the absence of the legal framework provided by the Euratom Treaty would lead to the renationalisation of nuclear policy in Europe, which would be a setback for the acquis communautaire, and would give rise to a risk of legal uncertainty for all the 27 Member States; |
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38.

Considers that the absence of the legal framework provided by the Euratom Treaty would lead to the renationalisation of nuclear policy in Europe, which would be a setback for the acquis communautaire, and would give rise to a risk of legal uncertainty for all the 27 Member States;

| 39. | Calls for the principles of fair competition and a level playing field for different energy sources to be respected; |
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39.

Calls for the principles of fair competition and a level playing field for different energy sources to be respected;

| 40. | Considers also that deleting one or more chapters from the Euratom Treaty or merging certain provisions into the EC Treaty would unbalance the Euratom Treaty as a whole by weakening the supervision of nuclear energy use in Europe; adds that the absence of a coherent legal framework would make it far more complicated for future Member States to take on the Euratom acquis; |
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40.

Considers also that deleting one or more chapters from the Euratom Treaty or merging certain provisions into the EC Treaty would unbalance the Euratom Treaty as a whole by weakening the supervision of nuclear energy use in Europe; adds that the absence of a coherent legal framework would make it far more complicated for future Member States to take on the Euratom acquis;

| 41. | Considers that supervision of nuclear energy use in Europe, in view of the very specific characteristics of this energy source, requires the maintenance of a dedicated legal framework such as the Euratom Treaty, which for 50 years has demonstrated the usefulness of all its provisions; adds that its partial incorporation into a hypothetical chapter on ‘Energy’ in the EC Treaty would weaken the overall legal supervision of nuclear energy in Europe and remove the specific nuclear control procedures contained today in the Euratom Treaty; |
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41.

Considers that supervision of nuclear energy use in Europe, in view of the very specific characteristics of this energy source, requires the maintenance of a dedicated legal framework such as the Euratom Treaty, which for 50 years has demonstrated the usefulness of all its provisions; adds that its partial incorporation into a hypothetical chapter on ‘Energy’ in the EC Treaty would weaken the overall legal supervision of nuclear energy in Europe and remove the specific nuclear control procedures contained today in the Euratom Treaty;

| 42. | Considers, nevertheless, that the Euratom Treaty needs to be somewhat reformed; |
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42.

Considers, nevertheless, that the Euratom Treaty needs to be somewhat reformed;

| 43. | Considers that, irrespective of the possibility of making short-term adjustments, a comprehensive revision of the Euratom Treaty is necessary in order to make good the democratic deficit and to put common safety and security issues at the centre of the nuclear activities of the Union and its Member States; |
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43.

Considers that, irrespective of the possibility of making short-term adjustments, a comprehensive revision of the Euratom Treaty is necessary in order to make good the democratic deficit and to put common safety and security issues at the centre of the nuclear activities of the Union and its Member States;

| 44. | Calls for revision of the decision-making procedures in the Euratom Treaty, which would enable Parliament to be closely involved in legislative procedures in the nuclear field and would allow it to achieve greater transparency and to fully involve Union citizens; therefore asks the Council and the Commission to address the democratic deficit inherent in the Euratom Treaty and extend the co-decision procedure to legislation adopted under it; |
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44.

Calls for revision of the decision-making procedures in the Euratom Treaty, which would enable Parliament to be closely involved in legislative procedures in the nuclear field and would allow it to achieve greater transparency and to fully involve Union citizens; therefore asks the Council and the Commission to address the democratic deficit inherent in the Euratom Treaty and extend the co-decision procedure to legislation adopted under it;

| 45. | Considers that these changes could be made by means of Article 203 of the Euratom Treaty, without necessarily disrupting the Treaty's general structure and content; calls on the Council to consider this possibility; |
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45.

Considers that these changes could be made by means of Article 203 of the Euratom Treaty, without necessarily disrupting the Treaty's general structure and content; calls on the Council to consider this possibility;

| 46. | Points out that, in the context of a need to adapt European energy policy and extend the working lives of power stations, there is an urgent need to draw up robust legislation and adopt concrete measures at Community level in the fields of nuclear safety, the management of radioactive waste and the decommissioning of nuclear plants and to take steps to ensure that research and development promoting the safe use of nuclear energy receives as much attention and support as possible; invites the Commission to review the relevant drafts of its legislative proposal and submit new proposals for directives on the safety of nuclear facilities, on waste management, and on closure and decommissioning of nuclear facilities taking into account the ‘polluter-pays’ principle; |
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46.

Points out that, in the context of a need to adapt European energy policy and extend the working lives of power stations, there is an urgent need to draw up robust legislation and adopt concrete measures at Community level in the fields of nuclear safety, the management of radioactive waste and the decommissioning of nuclear plants and to take steps to ensure that research and development promoting the safe use of nuclear energy receives as much attention and support as possible; invites the Commission to review the relevant drafts of its legislative proposal and submit new proposals for directives on the safety of nuclear facilities, on waste management, and on closure and decommissioning of nuclear facilities taking into account the ‘polluter-pays’ principle;

| 47. | Urges the Commission and Council to look into this question with all due speed and to work on it in close consultation with Parliament; |
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47.

Urges the Commission and Council to look into this question with all due speed and to work on it in close consultation with Parliament;

| 48. | Calls for the development of teaching and training programmes at European level in the nuclear field and for measures to secure the funding of ambitious research programmes, so as to respond to the challenges in the areas of fission (safety, waste management, future reactors) and radiological protection and provide the necessary maintenance of the appropriate powers and human resources in order to keep the nuclear option open on the basis of a sustainable and competitive European industry; |
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48.

Calls for the development of teaching and training programmes at European level in the nuclear field and for measures to secure the funding of ambitious research programmes, so as to respond to the challenges in the areas of fission (safety, waste management, future reactors) and radiological protection and provide the necessary maintenance of the appropriate powers and human resources in order to keep the nuclear option open on the basis of a sustainable and competitive European industry;

| 49. | Calls for a European coordination mechanism of best national practices to protect workers and the public from radiation so as to complement the harmonisation already achieved in this sector by the Euratom Treaty; |
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49.

Calls for a European coordination mechanism of best national practices to protect workers and the public from radiation so as to complement the harmonisation already achieved in this sector by the Euratom Treaty;

| 50. | Strongly encourages the Commission to draw up at regular intervals, as the Euratom Treaty provides, really forward-looking PINCs for nuclear production and investment targets, in the global context of increasing competition in this sector, which would also take into consideration the aims of reducing greenhouse gas emissions; notes in this connection that the use of all other energy sources is also a matter for national competence but that targets (sometimes even binding targets) are nevertheless set at Community level, as is the case with renewables; |
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50.

Strongly encourages the Commission to draw up at regular intervals, as the Euratom Treaty provides, really forward-looking PINCs for nuclear production and investment targets, in the global context of increasing competition in this sector, which would also take into consideration the aims of reducing greenhouse gas emissions; notes in this connection that the use of all other energy sources is also a matter for national competence but that targets (sometimes even binding targets) are nevertheless set at Community level, as is the case with renewables;

| 51. | Invites the Council, bearing in mind the objective of security of supply and targets to reduce CO2 emissions, to define a coordinated policy that would encourage investment, in full compliance with safety requirements, aimed at extending the life of and improving the performance of existing reactors, as well as investment in new capacities; |
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51.

Invites the Council, bearing in mind the objective of security of supply and targets to reduce CO2 emissions, to define a coordinated policy that would encourage investment, in full compliance with safety requirements, aimed at extending the life of and improving the performance of existing reactors, as well as investment in new capacities;

| 52. | Notes the Council initiative to envisage the setting up a High-Level European Group for nuclear safety, security and waste management; |
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52.

Notes the Council initiative to envisage the setting up a High-Level European Group for nuclear safety, security and waste management;

| 53. | Welcomes the initiative to set up a European Nuclear Forum to facilitate a high-level debate involving politicians, industry and civil society; |
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53.

Welcomes the initiative to set up a European Nuclear Forum to facilitate a high-level debate involving politicians, industry and civil society;

| 54. | Calls for the role of the Euratom Supply Agency to be revived and for the powers conferred upon it by the Euratom Treaty to be used in full; considers that that role should be regarded less from the point of view of a uranium shortage but rather from the point of view of competitiveness and security of supplies, including the supply of fabricated nuclear fuel; considers that the provisions of the Euratom Treaty give it the means of becoming a proper energy observatory in the nuclear field, and to that end encourages the current thinking on improving the status of the Euratom Supply Agency; |
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54.

Calls for the role of the Euratom Supply Agency to be revived and for the powers conferred upon it by the Euratom Treaty to be used in full; considers that that role should be regarded less from the point of view of a uranium shortage but rather from the point of view of competitiveness and security of supplies, including the supply of fabricated nuclear fuel; considers that the provisions of the Euratom Treaty give it the means of becoming a proper energy observatory in the nuclear field, and to that end encourages the current thinking on improving the status of the Euratom Supply Agency;

| 55. | Calls for the continuance of intense international cooperation, for which the Euratom Treaty has prepared the ground, and calls for continued strengthening of cooperation with the IAEA, to avoid any redundancy in the respective actions of that agency and of the Euratom, and to secure the highest possible level of protection in the fields of radiological protection, nuclear safety and nuclear non-proliferation; |
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55.

Calls for the continuance of intense international cooperation, for which the Euratom Treaty has prepared the ground, and calls for continued strengthening of cooperation with the IAEA, to avoid any redundancy in the respective actions of that agency and of the Euratom, and to secure the highest possible level of protection in the fields of radiological protection, nuclear safety and nuclear non-proliferation;

| 56. | Calls for international collaboration on research and development, such as on the ITER project or in the Generation IV International Forum, to be continued at a high level; |
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56.

Calls for international collaboration on research and development, such as on the ITER project or in the Generation IV International Forum, to be continued at a high level;

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| 57. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission. |
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57.

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

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(1)  Ruling in Case 1/78, ECR 1978, p. 2151.

(2)  Case C-161/97 P Kernkraftwerke Lippe-Ems Gmbh v Commission of the European Communities [1999] ECR I-2057.

(3)  Case C-29/99 Commission of the European Communities v Council of the European Union [2002] ECR I-11221.

(4)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0603.

(5)  OJ C 292 E, 1.12.2006, p. 112.

(6)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0599.

(7)  OJ L 337, 5.12.2006, p. 21.

(8)  OJ L 400, 30.12.2006, p. 60. Corrected by OJ L 54, 22.2.2007, p. 21.

(9)  OJ L 400, 30.12.2006, p. 1. Corrected by OJ L 54, 22.2.2007, p. 4.

(10)  OJ L 400, 30.12.2006, p. 404. Corrected byOJ L 54, 22.2.2007, p. 139.

(11)  OJ L 400, 30.12.2006, p. 434. Corrected by OJ L 54, 22.2.2007, p. 149.

(12)  OJ C 280 E, 18.11.2006, p. 108.

(13)  OJ C 280 E, 18.11.2006, p. 117.

(14)  By means of the Treaty on European Union signed in Maastricht on 7 February 1992.

P6_TA(2007)0182

Environmental protection from radiation following the crash of a military aircraft in Greenland

European Parliament resolution of 10 May 2007 on the public health consequences of the 1968 Thule crash (Petition 720/2002) (2006/2012(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Petition 720/2002, |
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having regard to Petition 720/2002,

| — | having regard to Article 21 of the EC Treaty, which confers on every citizen of the Union the right to petition the European Parliament in accordance with Article 194 thereof, |
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having regard to Article 21 of the EC Treaty, which confers on every citizen of the Union the right to petition the European Parliament in accordance with Article 194 thereof,

| — | having regard to Article 107c of the Euratom Treaty and Article 194 of the EC Treaty, which confer on any citizen of the Union, and any natural or legal person residing or having its registered office in a Member State, the right to address, individually or in association with other citizens or persons, a petition to the European Parliament on a matter which comes within the Communities' fields of activity and which affects him, her or it directly, |
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having regard to Article 107c of the Euratom Treaty and Article 194 of the EC Treaty, which confer on any citizen of the Union, and any natural or legal person residing or having its registered office in a Member State, the right to address, individually or in association with other citizens or persons, a petition to the European Parliament on a matter which comes within the Communities' fields of activity and which affects him, her or it directly,

| — | having regard to Council Directive 96/29/Euratom of 13 May 1996 laying down basic safety standards for the protection of the health of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionizing radiation (1), |
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having regard to Council Directive 96/29/Euratom of 13 May 1996 laying down basic safety standards for the protection of the health of workers and the general public against the dangers arising from ionizing radiation (1),

| — | having regard to the judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Communities of 12 April 2005 and 9 March 2006 in Cases C-61/03 Commission v United Kingdom and C-65/04 Commission v United Kingdom, |
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having regard to the judgments of the Court of Justice of the European Communities of 12 April 2005 and 9 March 2006 in Cases C-61/03 Commission v United Kingdom and C-65/04 Commission v United Kingdom,

| — | having regard to Rule 192(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 192(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Petitions (A6-0156/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Petitions (A6-0156/2007),

| A. | considering the substantial issues and serious problems raised by the petitioner and the vital importance of the objective of protecting the health of the public and the environment against the dangers related to the use of nuclear energy, as recognised by the Court of Justice, |
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A.

considering the substantial issues and serious problems raised by the petitioner and the vital importance of the objective of protecting the health of the public and the environment against the dangers related to the use of nuclear energy, as recognised by the Court of Justice,

| B. | whereas the petition disclosed that workers and members of the public were irradiated by extremely hazardous weapons grade plutonium following the crash of a US B-52 carrying nuclear weapons at Thule in Greenland in 1968, |
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B.

whereas the petition disclosed that workers and members of the public were irradiated by extremely hazardous weapons grade plutonium following the crash of a US B-52 carrying nuclear weapons at Thule in Greenland in 1968,

| C. | whereas many Thule survivors have died of radiation-related illnesses due to the lack of medical monitoring and current survivors risk contracting such fatal illnesses, |
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C.

whereas many Thule survivors have died of radiation-related illnesses due to the lack of medical monitoring and current survivors risk contracting such fatal illnesses,

| D. | whereas monitoring of the health of the Thule survivors would facilitate early detection of radiation illnesses and the treatment thereof, |
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D.

whereas monitoring of the health of the Thule survivors would facilitate early detection of radiation illnesses and the treatment thereof,

| E. | whereas the Danish Government has indicated its intention to promote maximal openness about the ‘clean-up’ operation following the Thule crash, |
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E.

whereas the Danish Government has indicated its intention to promote maximal openness about the ‘clean-up’ operation following the Thule crash,

| F. | whereas Article 2(b) of the Euratom Treaty states that the Community shall ‘establish uniform safety standards to protect the health of workers and of the general public and ensure that they are applied’, |
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F.

whereas Article 2(b) of the Euratom Treaty states that the Community shall ‘establish uniform safety standards to protect the health of workers and of the general public and ensure that they are applied’,

| G. | whereas the Court of Justice has held that the Euratom Treaty Chapter on Health and Safety forms a ‘coherent whole conferring upon the Commission powers of some considerable scope in order to protect the population and the environment against the risks of nuclear contamination’ (2) and whereas the Court has also upheld a broad interpretation of the provisions of that Chapter in order ‘to ensure the consistent and effective protection of the health of the general public against the dangers arising from ionising radiations, whatever their source’ (3), |
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G.

whereas the Court of Justice has held that the Euratom Treaty Chapter on Health and Safety forms a ‘coherent whole conferring upon the Commission powers of some considerable scope in order to protect the population and the environment against the risks of nuclear contamination’ (2) and whereas the Court has also upheld a broad interpretation of the provisions of that Chapter in order ‘to ensure the consistent and effective protection of the health of the general public against the dangers arising from ionising radiations, whatever their source’ (3),

| H. | whereas the Commission and the Kingdom of Denmark have consistently refused to recognise the applicability of the Euratom Treaty and secondary legislation adopted thereunder to the after-effects of the Thule crash; |
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H.

whereas the Commission and the Kingdom of Denmark have consistently refused to recognise the applicability of the Euratom Treaty and secondary legislation adopted thereunder to the after-effects of the Thule crash;

| 1. | Notes that, according to the settled case-law of the Court of Justice, new rules of Community law apply, as a matter of principle, to the future effects of situations which arose before the new rule entered into force; |
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Notes that, according to the settled case-law of the Court of Justice, new rules of Community law apply, as a matter of principle, to the future effects of situations which arose before the new rule entered into force;

| 2. | Concludes that the Euratom Treaty was immediately applicable and binding on the Kingdom of Denmark from the date of its accession, with the result that it applied to the future effects of situations arising prior to the Kingdom of Denmark's accession to the Communities; |
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2.

Concludes that the Euratom Treaty was immediately applicable and binding on the Kingdom of Denmark from the date of its accession, with the result that it applied to the future effects of situations arising prior to the Kingdom of Denmark's accession to the Communities;

| 3. | Observes that the Euratom Treaty applied to Greenland for 12 years from Denmark's accession in 1973 to the entry into force on 1 January 1985 of the Treaty amending, with regard to Greenland, the Treaties establishing the European Communities; considers, however, that since the latter Treaty has no retroactive effect, the Kingdom of Denmark remains bound by any existing legal obligations relating to events having occurred on the territory of Greenland before 1 January 1985 and, furthermore, that the after-effects on human health of the 1968 crash are not confined to Greenland, as it is apparent that many of the workers, including European citizens, have since moved to mainland Denmark; |
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3.

Observes that the Euratom Treaty applied to Greenland for 12 years from Denmark's accession in 1973 to the entry into force on 1 January 1985 of the Treaty amending, with regard to Greenland, the Treaties establishing the European Communities; considers, however, that since the latter Treaty has no retroactive effect, the Kingdom of Denmark remains bound by any existing legal obligations relating to events having occurred on the territory of Greenland before 1 January 1985 and, furthermore, that the after-effects on human health of the 1968 crash are not confined to Greenland, as it is apparent that many of the workers, including European citizens, have since moved to mainland Denmark;

| 4. | Takes note of the recent case-law to the effect that the Euratom Treaty ‘is not applicable to uses of nuclear energy for military purposes’ (4); however, considers that the Court of Justice clearly linked its restrictive interpretation of the scope of the Euratom Treaty with the need to protect the essential national defence interests of the Member States; |
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4.

Takes note of the recent case-law to the effect that the Euratom Treaty ‘is not applicable to uses of nuclear energy for military purposes’ (4); however, considers that the Court of Justice clearly linked its restrictive interpretation of the scope of the Euratom Treaty with the need to protect the essential national defence interests of the Member States;

| 5. | Insists that the aforementioned limitation on the scope of the Euratom Treaty should not be invoked to avoid the application of health and safety legislation in situations where the alleged military purpose concerns a third State, where the use of nuclear energy is in breach of an international agreement and where the only feasibly present connection with a defence interest of a Member State is that the release of nuclear material occurred on its territory; |
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5.

Insists that the aforementioned limitation on the scope of the Euratom Treaty should not be invoked to avoid the application of health and safety legislation in situations where the alleged military purpose concerns a third State, where the use of nuclear energy is in breach of an international agreement and where the only feasibly present connection with a defence interest of a Member State is that the release of nuclear material occurred on its territory;

| 6. | Notes that Article 2(3) of Directive 96/29/Euratom applies to cases of lasting exposure resulting from the after-effects of a radiological emergency; |
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6.

Notes that Article 2(3) of Directive 96/29/Euratom applies to cases of lasting exposure resulting from the after-effects of a radiological emergency;

| 7. | Calls on the Kingdom of Denmark, in close cooperation with the Greenland authorities, and in accordance with Article 38 of the Directive, to ‘initiate surveillance and intervention measures’ in relation to the continuing after-effects of the Thule crash, and, in accordance with Article 53 of that Directive, to make ‘arrangements for the monitoring of exposure’ and implement ‘any appropriate intervention (...) taking account of the real characteristics of the situation’; |
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7.

Calls on the Kingdom of Denmark, in close cooperation with the Greenland authorities, and in accordance with Article 38 of the Directive, to ‘initiate surveillance and intervention measures’ in relation to the continuing after-effects of the Thule crash, and, in accordance with Article 53 of that Directive, to make ‘arrangements for the monitoring of exposure’ and implement ‘any appropriate intervention (...) taking account of the real characteristics of the situation’;

| 8. | Considering that fundamental rights form an integral part of the general principles of Community law, and having regard to the positive obligations entailed by Articles 2 and 8 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, calls on those Member States engaged in hazardous activities which might have hidden adverse consequences on the health of those involved in such activities to ensure that an effective and accessible procedure be established which enables such persons to seek all relevant and appropriate information; |
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8.

Considering that fundamental rights form an integral part of the general principles of Community law, and having regard to the positive obligations entailed by Articles 2 and 8 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, calls on those Member States engaged in hazardous activities which might have hidden adverse consequences on the health of those involved in such activities to ensure that an effective and accessible procedure be established which enables such persons to seek all relevant and appropriate information;

| 9. | Calls on the Member States to implement and apply Directive 96/29/Euratom without delay, and urges the Commission to pursue vigorously any failure to fulfil their obligations in that regard; |
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9.

Calls on the Member States to implement and apply Directive 96/29/Euratom without delay, and urges the Commission to pursue vigorously any failure to fulfil their obligations in that regard;

| 10. | Doubts that the Kingdom of Denmark has fully complied with its obligations under Directive 96/29/Euratom in relation to the Thule crash and its after-effects; |
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10.

Doubts that the Kingdom of Denmark has fully complied with its obligations under Directive 96/29/Euratom in relation to the Thule crash and its after-effects;

| 11. | Expresses great concern at the current existence of a gap in the protection of the health of the general public with regard to the use of nuclear energy for military purposes; |
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11.

Expresses great concern at the current existence of a gap in the protection of the health of the general public with regard to the use of nuclear energy for military purposes;

| 12. | Calls on the Commission to come forward with a proposal addressing the vital public health and environmental implications of the use of nuclear energy for military purposes, in order to fill this lacuna; |
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12.

Calls on the Commission to come forward with a proposal addressing the vital public health and environmental implications of the use of nuclear energy for military purposes, in order to fill this lacuna;

| 13. | Considers that the core provisions of the Euratom Treaty have not been substantially amended since its entry into force and need to be brought up to date; |
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13.

Considers that the core provisions of the Euratom Treaty have not been substantially amended since its entry into force and need to be brought up to date;

| 14. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the Government and Parliament of the Kingdom of Denmark. |
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14.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the Government and Parliament of the Kingdom of Denmark.

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(1)  OJ L 159, 29.6.1996, p. 1.

(2)  Case 187/87 Saarland [1988] ECR 5013, paragraph 11.

(3)  Case C-70/88 Parliament v Council [1991] ECR I-4529, paragraph 14.

(4)  Case C-61/03 Commission v United Kingdom [2005] ECR I-2477, ‘Jason Reactor’, paragraph 44.

P6_TA(2007)0183

Housing and regional policy

European Parliament resolution of 10 May 2007 on housing and regional policy (2006/2108(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the rules governing the Structural Funds for the period 2007-2013, |
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having regard to the rules governing the Structural Funds for the period 2007-2013,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 26 September 2006 on a thematic strategy for the urban environment (1), |
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having regard to its resolution of 26 September 2006 on a thematic strategy for the urban environment (1),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 13 October 2005 on the urban dimension in the context of enlargement (2), |
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having regard to its resolution of 13 October 2005 on the urban dimension in the context of enlargement (2),

| — | having regard to the Council's resolution of 12 February 2001 on architectural quality in urban and rural environments (3), |
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having regard to the Council's resolution of 12 February 2001 on architectural quality in urban and rural environments (3),

| — | having regard to the Commission communication: Cohesion Policy and cities: the urban contribution to growth and jobs in the regions (COM(2006)0385), |
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having regard to the Commission communication: Cohesion Policy and cities: the urban contribution to growth and jobs in the regions (COM(2006)0385),

| — | having regard to the Commission communication: the Thematic Strategy on the Urban Environment (COM(2005)0718), |
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having regard to the Commission communication: the Thematic Strategy on the Urban Environment (COM(2005)0718),

| — | having regard to the Commission Green Paper of 22 June 2005: Energy Efficiency — or Doing More With Less (COM(2005)0265), |
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having regard to the Commission Green Paper of 22 June 2005: Energy Efficiency — or Doing More With Less (COM(2005)0265),

| — | having regard to the Bristol Accord of 7 December 2005, which mentions, among the eight characteristics of a sustainable city, a well-designed and well-built high-quality urban environment, |
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having regard to the Bristol Accord of 7 December 2005, which mentions, among the eight characteristics of a sustainable city, a well-designed and well-built high-quality urban environment,

| — | having regard to the Social Charter of the Council of Europe — revised version (ETS 163), signed in Strasbourg on 3 May 1996, |
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having regard to the Social Charter of the Council of Europe — revised version (ETS 163), signed in Strasbourg on 3 May 1996,

| — | having regard to the European Charter on Housing adopted by its Urban Housing Intergroup on 26 April 2006, |
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having regard to the European Charter on Housing adopted by its Urban Housing Intergroup on 26 April 2006,

| — | having regard to the Vancouver Declaration On Human Settlements proclaimed at the UN Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat I) held between 31 May and 11 June 1976 in Vancouver, |
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having regard to the Vancouver Declaration On Human Settlements proclaimed at the UN Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat I) held between 31 May and 11 June 1976 in Vancouver,

| — | having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (345/2006), and that of the European Economic and Social Committee (407/2007), in application of Rule 117 and 118 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (345/2006), and that of the European Economic and Social Committee (407/2007), in application of Rule 117 and 118 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | 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 Regional Development (A6-0090/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Regional Development (A6-0090/2007),

| A. | whereas the lack of decent housing at affordable prices directly affects the lives of citizens, restricting their options for social integration and mobility in both urban and rural areas, |
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A.

whereas the lack of decent housing at affordable prices directly affects the lives of citizens, restricting their options for social integration and mobility in both urban and rural areas,

| B. | whereas many European Union cities are experiencing great problems with housing, such as overabundant or insufficient supply, depending on the region or country, homelessness, soaring costs of purchase and maintenance and buildings in a bad state of repair; whereas poor maintenance often leads to the demolition of existing housing patrimony, which can give rise to new inequalities in terms of urban planning, in the absence of an integrated development strategy; |
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B.

whereas many European Union cities are experiencing great problems with housing, such as overabundant or insufficient supply, depending on the region or country, homelessness, soaring costs of purchase and maintenance and buildings in a bad state of repair; whereas poor maintenance often leads to the demolition of existing housing patrimony, which can give rise to new inequalities in terms of urban planning, in the absence of an integrated development strategy;

| C. | whereas the issue of urban housing should be seen against the wider background of town planning and thus as being related to problems such as the impoverishment of certain areas, environmental degradation (air and water pollution, noise, waste, congestion and so on), operational problems in relation to public services, accessibility, security and so on, |
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C.

whereas the issue of urban housing should be seen against the wider background of town planning and thus as being related to problems such as the impoverishment of certain areas, environmental degradation (air and water pollution, noise, waste, congestion and so on), operational problems in relation to public services, accessibility, security and so on,

| D. | whereas difficulties in gaining access to housing are a cause of social segregation and ghettoisation, |
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D.

whereas difficulties in gaining access to housing are a cause of social segregation and ghettoisation,

| E. | whereas demographic change and depopulation in some regions may lead to a declining demand for housing, empty properties and the downgrading of cultural and social infrastructure in particular, with the result that quality of life is diminished in the areas concerned, which will be inhabited predominantly by disadvantaged sections of the population, |
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E.

whereas demographic change and depopulation in some regions may lead to a declining demand for housing, empty properties and the downgrading of cultural and social infrastructure in particular, with the result that quality of life is diminished in the areas concerned, which will be inhabited predominantly by disadvantaged sections of the population,

| F. | whereas the combination of low incomes, high energy prices and inadequate heating and insulation systems results in energy poverty and energy exclusion, |
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F.

whereas the combination of low incomes, high energy prices and inadequate heating and insulation systems results in energy poverty and energy exclusion,

| G. | whereas the housing issue is not simply an issue of construction but also encompasses social infrastructure (cultural centres, libraries, stadia, meeting places and so on), which is an important element in social inclusion and in tackling the feeling of alienation that is particularly widespread in large urban areas, |
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G.

whereas the housing issue is not simply an issue of construction but also encompasses social infrastructure (cultural centres, libraries, stadia, meeting places and so on), which is an important element in social inclusion and in tackling the feeling of alienation that is particularly widespread in large urban areas,

| H. | whereas social exclusion runs counter to the European social model, |
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H.

whereas social exclusion runs counter to the European social model,

| I. | whereas the vitality of town centres and district centres and of the fabric of listed buildings must be preserved, |
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I.

whereas the vitality of town centres and district centres and of the fabric of listed buildings must be preserved,

| J. | whereas urban sprawl is causing numerous social and economic problems affecting transport (congestion in public transport, dependence on private cars), environmental protection (increased energy consumption, pollution) and the accessibility of services, |
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J.

whereas urban sprawl is causing numerous social and economic problems affecting transport (congestion in public transport, dependence on private cars), environmental protection (increased energy consumption, pollution) and the accessibility of services,

| K. | having regard to the importance of the regeneration and reutilisation of brownfield sites and the protection of greenfield sites, |
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K.

having regard to the importance of the regeneration and reutilisation of brownfield sites and the protection of greenfield sites,

| L. | whereas the financial instruments supporting cohesion policy help to revive urban areas by encouraging the redevelopment of public spaces, the implementation of measures to improve safety and prevent delinquency and the development of measures to encourage the efficient use of water and energy, support for social integration and so on, |
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L.

whereas the financial instruments supporting cohesion policy help to revive urban areas by encouraging the redevelopment of public spaces, the implementation of measures to improve safety and prevent delinquency and the development of measures to encourage the efficient use of water and energy, support for social integration and so on,

| M. | having regard to the specific problems relating to large prefabricated buildings, in terms of both the quality of the dwelling and the difficulties stemming from the redevelopment of infrastructure (the funding of maintenance and renovation work and research on appropriate techniques and technologies), |
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M.

having regard to the specific problems relating to large prefabricated buildings, in terms of both the quality of the dwelling and the difficulties stemming from the redevelopment of infrastructure (the funding of maintenance and renovation work and research on appropriate techniques and technologies),

| N. | whereas the new regulation on the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) has made housing eligible for funding in the new Member States in a number of specific cases (4), |
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N.

whereas the new regulation on the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) has made housing eligible for funding in the new Member States in a number of specific cases (4),

| O. | having regard to the problems relating to property ownership, especially those caused by the inappropriate regulation in some Member States of both rent and the transfer of ownership, |
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O.

having regard to the problems relating to property ownership, especially those caused by the inappropriate regulation in some Member States of both rent and the transfer of ownership,

| P. | having regard to the Seventh Framework Programme for Research (5), |
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P.

having regard to the Seventh Framework Programme for Research (5),

| Q. | having regard to the Jeremie (6) and Jessica (7) financial initiatives established in cooperation with the European Investment Fund (EIF) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) respectively, |
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Q.

having regard to the Jeremie (6) and Jessica (7) financial initiatives established in cooperation with the European Investment Fund (EIF) and the European Investment Bank (EIB) respectively,

| R. | whereas the housing sector is an important source of employment in the field of construction, but also in the fields of renovation, conversion and local and financial services, |
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R.

whereas the housing sector is an important source of employment in the field of construction, but also in the fields of renovation, conversion and local and financial services,

| S. | whereas the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council has raised the issue of the homeless and of housing-related exclusion to the level of a priority in the EU strategy for social inclusion and social protection, |
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S.

whereas the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council has raised the issue of the homeless and of housing-related exclusion to the level of a priority in the EU strategy for social inclusion and social protection,

| T. | Whereas investment in social housing plays, and will continue to play, an essential role in providing housing for many people for whom the housing market is not otherwise accessible; |
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T.

Whereas investment in social housing plays, and will continue to play, an essential role in providing housing for many people for whom the housing market is not otherwise accessible;

| 1. | Considers that the right to adequate and good-quality housing at reasonable prices is an important fundamental right that is recognised in a number of international charters and constitutions of the Member States; |
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Considers that the right to adequate and good-quality housing at reasonable prices is an important fundamental right that is recognised in a number of international charters and constitutions of the Member States;

| 2. | Hopes that the Member States will adopt the legislative provisions necessary in order to make this right to adequate, good-quality, affordable housing effective; |
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2.

Hopes that the Member States will adopt the legislative provisions necessary in order to make this right to adequate, good-quality, affordable housing effective;

| 3. | Considers that the renovation of housing for social and energy efficiency purposes is not merely an urban issue and that the large-scale, housing-related challenges that rural areas currently face, especially in the new cohesion countries, must be appropriately addressed; |
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3.

Considers that the renovation of housing for social and energy efficiency purposes is not merely an urban issue and that the large-scale, housing-related challenges that rural areas currently face, especially in the new cohesion countries, must be appropriately addressed;

| 4. | Calls for the identification, at European level, of a series of quality indicators defining the concept of ‘adequate housing’; |
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4.

Calls for the identification, at European level, of a series of quality indicators defining the concept of ‘adequate housing’;

| 5. | Stresses the importance for the EU of adopting a European Declaration on housing based on the charter adopted by Parliament's Urban Housing Intergroup; in this connection, proposes that the Committee on Regional Development take action on the issue; |
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5.

Stresses the importance for the EU of adopting a European Declaration on housing based on the charter adopted by Parliament's Urban Housing Intergroup; in this connection, proposes that the Committee on Regional Development take action on the issue;

| 6. | Insists on the need — in the context of the Lisbon Strategy — to strengthen the right to housing benefits, in pursuit of the objective of social inclusion and, in particular, so that worker mobility can become a reality; |
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6.

Insists on the need — in the context of the Lisbon Strategy — to strengthen the right to housing benefits, in pursuit of the objective of social inclusion and, in particular, so that worker mobility can become a reality;

| 7. | Emphasises the need for housing policies to be formulated as part of a spatial planning policy that fosters social balance and a social mix; |
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7.

Emphasises the need for housing policies to be formulated as part of a spatial planning policy that fosters social balance and a social mix;

| 8. | Hopes that national and local decision-makers will adopt measures to help young people get their first home; |
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8.

Hopes that national and local decision-makers will adopt measures to help young people get their first home;

| 9. | Calls on the Commission to include housing in the debate on cities and the sustainable development of the regions, and in the work programme of the inter-services task force set up to coordinate policies affecting the urban dimension; |
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9.

Calls on the Commission to include housing in the debate on cities and the sustainable development of the regions, and in the work programme of the inter-services task force set up to coordinate policies affecting the urban dimension;

| 10. | Stresses the importance of safety issues






  — | relating to crime, especially in underprivileged areas, |
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10.

Stresses the importance of safety issues

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relating to crime, especially in underprivileged areas,

| — | relating to buildings (construction and operating standards), |
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relating to buildings (construction and operating standards),

| — | relating to electricity and gas infrastructure, water, sewerage and heating (the safety of existing systems and of upgrading technologies and the replacement of outdated pipes); |
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relating to electricity and gas infrastructure, water, sewerage and heating (the safety of existing systems and of upgrading technologies and the replacement of outdated pipes);

| 11. | Believes also in the importance of a consistent approach in tackling the different dimensions of sustainable development (solidarity, environment and energy), accessibility, health, security and quality of use and of ensuring that the burden of housing improvements matches the resources of households; |
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11.

Believes also in the importance of a consistent approach in tackling the different dimensions of sustainable development (solidarity, environment and energy), accessibility, health, security and quality of use and of ensuring that the burden of housing improvements matches the resources of households;

| 12. | Stresses the importance of cultural centres, intercultural dialogue and joint projects involving several areas in promoting the integration of the various communities living in cities, suburbs and nearby rural areas; |
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12.

Stresses the importance of cultural centres, intercultural dialogue and joint projects involving several areas in promoting the integration of the various communities living in cities, suburbs and nearby rural areas;

| 13. | Stresses the need to take into account the specific housing problems of rural environments in order to favour a balanced policy on spatial planning that counters segregation and the depopulation of rural areas, especially considering the many handicaps in such areas, such as low levels of earnings, scattered and dilapidated housing and a lack of rental, social or other accommodation; |
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Stresses the need to take into account the specific housing problems of rural environments in order to favour a balanced policy on spatial planning that counters segregation and the depopulation of rural areas, especially considering the many handicaps in such areas, such as low levels of earnings, scattered and dilapidated housing and a lack of rental, social or other accommodation;

| 14. | Points also to the specificity of housing issues within small towns; considers that the latter attract the rural population not only because of the jobs they offer but also because they offer the opportunity to acquire a higher level of education and qualifications and because they meet needs relating to health and culture; stresses the need to support the development of this role of small towns because it is closely connected to the restructuring of rural areas, in particular with regard to healthcare services, secondary education, the development of SMEs, tourism, health resorts and so on; |
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Points also to the specificity of housing issues within small towns; considers that the latter attract the rural population not only because of the jobs they offer but also because they offer the opportunity to acquire a higher level of education and qualifications and because they meet needs relating to health and culture; stresses the need to support the development of this role of small towns because it is closely connected to the restructuring of rural areas, in particular with regard to healthcare services, secondary education, the development of SMEs, tourism, health resorts and so on;

| 15. | Believes that, in the rural environment, it is essential to propose incentives for the acquisition, rehabilitation and renovation of old buildings, to support public and private bodies providing advice and personalised guidance to private individuals and business people wanting to settle and to improve the supply of public and private, new and renovated social housing; |
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Believes that, in the rural environment, it is essential to propose incentives for the acquisition, rehabilitation and renovation of old buildings, to support public and private bodies providing advice and personalised guidance to private individuals and business people wanting to settle and to improve the supply of public and private, new and renovated social housing;

| 16. | Encourages the Commission to undertake a study into, and the Member States to improve data gathering in respect of the cost of and the demand for housing and the property market in general, taking into account the heterogeneity of housing occupation, the changes in traditional family structures and the specific circumstances of young people and the ageing and declining population; furthermore, calls upon the Member States to take into account access to and the rate of utilisation of technical, social, cultural and transport infrastructure when planning and restructuring housing projects and gathering data; |
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Encourages the Commission to undertake a study into, and the Member States to improve data gathering in respect of the cost of and the demand for housing and the property market in general, taking into account the heterogeneity of housing occupation, the changes in traditional family structures and the specific circumstances of young people and the ageing and declining population; furthermore, calls upon the Member States to take into account access to and the rate of utilisation of technical, social, cultural and transport infrastructure when planning and restructuring housing projects and gathering data;

| 17. | Emphasises that, with regard to the principle of subsidiarity, housing-related problems, as a national issue, should be dealt with predominantly at local level and from this perspective municipalities should be supported; believes that the provision of European guidance would contribute to improve the capacities to solve these problems; |
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Emphasises that, with regard to the principle of subsidiarity, housing-related problems, as a national issue, should be dealt with predominantly at local level and from this perspective municipalities should be supported; believes that the provision of European guidance would contribute to improve the capacities to solve these problems;

| 18. | Takes the view that, given the complexity of the issues affecting housing, an integrated approach, rooted in the principles of subsidiarity and proximity, should be adopted, so as to ensure the simultaneous introduction of various factors which would promote access to housing, improve building quality, improve quality of life for all generations and promote the attractiveness of both urban and rural environments; |
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18.

Takes the view that, given the complexity of the issues affecting housing, an integrated approach, rooted in the principles of subsidiarity and proximity, should be adopted, so as to ensure the simultaneous introduction of various factors which would promote access to housing, improve building quality, improve quality of life for all generations and promote the attractiveness of both urban and rural environments;

| 19. | Draws attention to the fact that most public housing is not located in healthy environments, nor does the quality of the housing ensure healthy living conditions, for which reasons development measures financed by the European Regional Development Fund should be used not only to promote housing but also to improve the environmental and health situation of public housing tenants, thus helping to improve their quality of life; |
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Draws attention to the fact that most public housing is not located in healthy environments, nor does the quality of the housing ensure healthy living conditions, for which reasons development measures financed by the European Regional Development Fund should be used not only to promote housing but also to improve the environmental and health situation of public housing tenants, thus helping to improve their quality of life;

| 20. | Considers, furthermore, that taking an integrated approach will have a greater chance of success if it is taken by the local and regional authorities, which can provide an overall view, optimal coordination of the policies and measures implemented in the urban area and a long-term vision of the development of the urban area in question; accordingly, encourages the Member States, in accordance with Article 11 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund, to involve cities in the programming and management of structural funding designed to co-finance urban actions that are eligible under the operational programmes, and to delegate implementation to them; |
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Considers, furthermore, that taking an integrated approach will have a greater chance of success if it is taken by the local and regional authorities, which can provide an overall view, optimal coordination of the policies and measures implemented in the urban area and a long-term vision of the development of the urban area in question; accordingly, encourages the Member States, in accordance with Article 11 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund, to involve cities in the programming and management of structural funding designed to co-finance urban actions that are eligible under the operational programmes, and to delegate implementation to them;

| 21. | Calls on the Member States and/or their local authorities, on the basis of the Finnish Presidency's proposal on ‘Health in All Policies’, to ensure that, when they draft housing programmes to be carried out with the aid of Community funding, local authorities conduct health impact assessments in order to provide the socially excluded with a living environment that is suitable from the environmental and health points of view; |
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21.

Calls on the Member States and/or their local authorities, on the basis of the Finnish Presidency's proposal on ‘Health in All Policies’, to ensure that, when they draft housing programmes to be carried out with the aid of Community funding, local authorities conduct health impact assessments in order to provide the socially excluded with a living environment that is suitable from the environmental and health points of view;

| 22. | Stresses the need for dialogue and consultation between the various tiers of local, regional and government authorities, in order to ensure that public action is consistent and socially responsible and relies upon coordination that is horizontal (addressing all Community housing policies), vertical (among those dealing with housing at the various levels, European, national, regional and local) and mixed (among public authorities, social and economic interest groups and civil society); calls, moreover, for energetic participation on the part of residents and their organisations with the aim of reaching joint decisions on the revitalisation, redevelopment, management and preservation of the urban environment; |
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22.

Stresses the need for dialogue and consultation between the various tiers of local, regional and government authorities, in order to ensure that public action is consistent and socially responsible and relies upon coordination that is horizontal (addressing all Community housing policies), vertical (among those dealing with housing at the various levels, European, national, regional and local) and mixed (among public authorities, social and economic interest groups and civil society); calls, moreover, for energetic participation on the part of residents and their organisations with the aim of reaching joint decisions on the revitalisation, redevelopment, management and preservation of the urban environment;

| 23. | Encourages greater coordination of financial flows and policies affecting housing, in particular ensuring that the actions supported by the ERDF, the Jessica and Jeremie financial instruments, the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and the other Community, national, regional and local measures concerning housing and urban redevelopment are complementary, and specifically ensuring that residential buildings in historic city districts are modernised and renovated; |
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23.

Encourages greater coordination of financial flows and policies affecting housing, in particular ensuring that the actions supported by the ERDF, the Jessica and Jeremie financial instruments, the Seventh Framework Programme for Research and the other Community, national, regional and local measures concerning housing and urban redevelopment are complementary, and specifically ensuring that residential buildings in historic city districts are modernised and renovated;

| 24. | Hopes that, in the context of the revision of the regulations governing cohesion policy planned for 2009, the debate will be reopened on extending access to Community funds for the renovation of social housing to all Member States in order to save energy and protect environment, which is currently provided for only for certain countries, given that housing needs are critical throughout Europe; asks the Commission and the EIB to implement the Jessica initiative under the same conditions in all countries, including housing within an integrated development approach; |
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24.

Hopes that, in the context of the revision of the regulations governing cohesion policy planned for 2009, the debate will be reopened on extending access to Community funds for the renovation of social housing to all Member States in order to save energy and protect environment, which is currently provided for only for certain countries, given that housing needs are critical throughout Europe; asks the Commission and the EIB to implement the Jessica initiative under the same conditions in all countries, including housing within an integrated development approach;

| 25. | Encourages the Member States concerned to make full use of the funds made available for housing from the ERDF; |
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25.

Encourages the Member States concerned to make full use of the funds made available for housing from the ERDF;

| 26. | Calls on the Commission to ensure, when monitoring intervention by the Structural Funds, that Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 is implemented in full for the funding of housing using European structural funds and that appropriate accommodation is provided for disadvantaged sections of the population; |
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26.

Calls on the Commission to ensure, when monitoring intervention by the Structural Funds, that Article 7(2) of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 is implemented in full for the funding of housing using European structural funds and that appropriate accommodation is provided for disadvantaged sections of the population;

| 27. | Confirms its support for the strengthening of the partnership between the public authorities, social and economic interest groups and civil society and stresses the potential importance of public-private partnerships, especially in the modernisation of prefabricated buildings and the regeneration of brownfield sites; |
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27.

Confirms its support for the strengthening of the partnership between the public authorities, social and economic interest groups and civil society and stresses the potential importance of public-private partnerships, especially in the modernisation of prefabricated buildings and the regeneration of brownfield sites;

| 28. | Supports the Commission's campaign for sustainable energy, which is aimed at making European citizens aware of the need to reduce domestic consumption; also encourages the Commission to promote a wide-ranging information campaign, as part of its energy efficiency action plan; |
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28.

Supports the Commission's campaign for sustainable energy, which is aimed at making European citizens aware of the need to reduce domestic consumption; also encourages the Commission to promote a wide-ranging information campaign, as part of its energy efficiency action plan;

| 29. | Calls on the Commission to facilitate the widespread use in the housing sector of new technologies and more efficient building products that enable less energy to be consumed; |
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29.

Calls on the Commission to facilitate the widespread use in the housing sector of new technologies and more efficient building products that enable less energy to be consumed;

| 30. | Calls on the Commission to take practical follow-up action to its pilot project in the social housing sector under the SAVE programme (8), in order to promote and disseminate the exemplary energy efficiency projects selected; |
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30.

Calls on the Commission to take practical follow-up action to its pilot project in the social housing sector under the SAVE programme (8), in order to promote and disseminate the exemplary energy efficiency projects selected;

| 31. | Stresses the importance of exchanging best practices in housing policy and encourages the Commission to develop thematic networks for housing along the lines of those established under the Urbact programme; welcomes with interest, therefore, the Commission's initiative ‘Regions for economic change’ (COM(2006)0675) and awaits the submission of the implementing arrangements for this initiative; |
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31.

Stresses the importance of exchanging best practices in housing policy and encourages the Commission to develop thematic networks for housing along the lines of those established under the Urbact programme; welcomes with interest, therefore, the Commission's initiative ‘Regions for economic change’ (COM(2006)0675) and awaits the submission of the implementing arrangements for this initiative;

| 32. | Encourages the Commission to set up a website in all official languages of the Union to serve as a forum for cooperation and the exchange of information and best practices similar to the European Urban Knowledge Network (EUKN); |
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32.

Encourages the Commission to set up a website in all official languages of the Union to serve as a forum for cooperation and the exchange of information and best practices similar to the European Urban Knowledge Network (EUKN);

| 33. | Calls on the Commission to prepare a study showing how powers and responsibilities are divided among national, regional and local levels and setting out the legal framework for housing in all the Member States; believes that such a study would allow considered decisions to be made and possible areas of EU action with regard to housing to be identified, so that Community measures provide real added value compared to national, regional and local measures, bearing in mind the Member States' duty to act in the general interest as regards adequate, good-quality, affordable housing; |
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33.

Calls on the Commission to prepare a study showing how powers and responsibilities are divided among national, regional and local levels and setting out the legal framework for housing in all the Member States; believes that such a study would allow considered decisions to be made and possible areas of EU action with regard to housing to be identified, so that Community measures provide real added value compared to national, regional and local measures, bearing in mind the Member States' duty to act in the general interest as regards adequate, good-quality, affordable housing;

| 34. | Strongly supports the idea of simplifying bureaucracy at all levels in order to make spatial planning and management more effective; |
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34.

Strongly supports the idea of simplifying bureaucracy at all levels in order to make spatial planning and management more effective;

| 35. | Stresses the importance of the training of operators at grass-roots level, including specific training in urban planning, construction, redevelopment, management and the preservation of existing buildings, and welcomes the funding of training courses under the European Social Fund (ESF); |
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35.

Stresses the importance of the training of operators at grass-roots level, including specific training in urban planning, construction, redevelopment, management and the preservation of existing buildings, and welcomes the funding of training courses under the European Social Fund (ESF);

| 36. | Stresses how important it is for spatial management authorities to take into account the accessibility of housing, public services and urban transport for disabled and elderly people and to plan exercise and recreation areas for children and young people when framing spatial planning policies, planning what action to take and implementing that action; |
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36.

Stresses how important it is for spatial management authorities to take into account the accessibility of housing, public services and urban transport for disabled and elderly people and to plan exercise and recreation areas for children and young people when framing spatial planning policies, planning what action to take and implementing that action;

| 37. | Encourages the EIB Group and the Commission, under Jeremie and in synergy with the Jessica initiative, to establish a strategy for boosting the building sector, chiefly in the new Member States, which would constitute structural aid for developing housing and involve the mobilisation of local and regional resources geared to urban projects; |
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37.

Encourages the EIB Group and the Commission, under Jeremie and in synergy with the Jessica initiative, to establish a strategy for boosting the building sector, chiefly in the new Member States, which would constitute structural aid for developing housing and involve the mobilisation of local and regional resources geared to urban projects;

| 38. | Encourages national, regional and local authorities to identify the different circumstances of the cities and territories in the Member States and to draw up and review their housing policies in accordance with the principle of sustainability; |
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38.

Encourages national, regional and local authorities to identify the different circumstances of the cities and territories in the Member States and to draw up and review their housing policies in accordance with the principle of sustainability;

| 39. | Calls upon national, regional and local authorities to urgently address one of the priorities of housing policy, namely that of eliminating homelessness; |
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39.

Calls upon national, regional and local authorities to urgently address one of the priorities of housing policy, namely that of eliminating homelessness;

| 40. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission, and to the governments of the Member States, the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee. |
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40.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission, and to the governments of the Member States, the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee.

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(1)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0367.

(2)  OJ C 233 E, 28.9.2006, p. 127.

(3)  OJ C 73, 6.3.2001, p. 6.

(4)  Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the European Regional Development Fund: Article 7(2) and Recitals 5 and 6.

(5)  Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration Activities (2007-2013).

(6)  Joint European Resources for Micro to Medium Enterprises.

(7)  Joint European Support for Sustainable Investment in City Areas.

(8)  SAVE — multiannual programme seeking to promote energy efficiency.

P6_TA(2007)0184

Future regional policy and innovation

European Parliament resolution of 10 May 2007 on the contribution of the future regional policy to the innovative capacity of the European Union (2006/2104(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Articles 2, 3, 158, 159 and 160 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, |
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having regard to Articles 2, 3, 158, 159 and 160 of the Treaty establishing the European Community,

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund (1) and to the corrigendum thereto (2), |
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having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund (1) and to the corrigendum thereto (2),

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1084/2006 of 11 July 2006 establishing a Cohesion Fund (3), |
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having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1084/2006 of 11 July 2006 establishing a Cohesion Fund (3),

| — | having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the European Regional Development Fund (4), |
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having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the European Regional Development Fund (4),

| — | having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the European Social Fund (5), |
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having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the European Social Fund (5),

| — | having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on a European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC) (6), |
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having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1082/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on a European grouping of territorial cooperation (EGTC) (6),

| — | having regard to Council Decision 2006/702/EC of 6 October 2006 on Community strategic guidelines on cohesion (7), |
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having regard to Council Decision 2006/702/EC of 6 October 2006 on Community strategic guidelines on cohesion (7),

| — | having regard to Decision No 1982/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013) (8), |
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having regard to Decision No 1982/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007-2013) (8),

| — | having regard to Decision No 1639/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2006 establishing an Innovation and Competitiveness Framework Programme (2007-2013) (9), |
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having regard to Decision No 1639/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 2006 establishing an Innovation and Competitiveness Framework Programme (2007-2013) (9),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 10 March 2005 on science and technology — Guidelines for future European Union policy to support research (10), |
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having regard to its resolution of 10 March 2005 on science and technology — Guidelines for future European Union policy to support research (10),

| — | having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘Cohesion Policy in Support of Growth and Jobs: Community Strategic Guidelines, 2007-2013’ (COM(2005)0299), |
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having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘Cohesion Policy in Support of Growth and Jobs: Community Strategic Guidelines, 2007-2013’ (COM(2005)0299),

| — | 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 entitled ‘Putting knowledge into practice: A broad-based innovation strategy for the EU’ (COM(2006)0502), |
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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 entitled ‘Putting knowledge into practice: A broad-based innovation strategy for the EU’ (COM(2006)0502),

| — | 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 entitled ‘More Research and Innovation — Investing for Growth and Employment: A Common Approach’ (COM(2005)0488), |
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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 entitled ‘More Research and Innovation — Investing for Growth and Employment: A Common Approach’ (COM(2005)0488),

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament entitled ‘Cohesion Policy and cities: the urban contribution to growth and jobs in the regions’ (COM(2006)0385), |
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having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament entitled ‘Cohesion Policy and cities: the urban contribution to growth and jobs in the regions’ (COM(2006)0385),

| — | having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘Third progress report on cohesion: Towards a new partnership for growth, jobs and cohesion’ (COM(2005)0192), |
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having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘Third progress report on cohesion: Towards a new partnership for growth, jobs and cohesion’ (COM(2005)0192),

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the Lisbon European Council of 23 and 24 March 2000, |
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having regard to the conclusions of the Lisbon European Council of 23 and 24 March 2000,

| — | having regard to the European Charter for Small Enterprises, welcomed by the Feira European Council on 19 and 20 June 2000, |
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having regard to the European Charter for Small Enterprises, welcomed by the Feira European Council on 19 and 20 June 2000,

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the spring 2006 European Council entitled ‘Time to move up a gear. The new partnership for growth and jobs’ (COM(2006)0030), |
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having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the spring 2006 European Council entitled ‘Time to move up a gear. The new partnership for growth and jobs’ (COM(2006)0030),

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Council at the informal meeting in Lahti on 20 October 2006, entitled ‘An innovation-friendly, modern Europe’ (COM(2006)0589), |
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having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Council at the informal meeting in Lahti on 20 October 2006, entitled ‘An innovation-friendly, modern Europe’ (COM(2006)0589),

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Council entitled ‘The European Institute of Technology: further steps towards its creation’ (COM(2006)0276), |
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having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Council entitled ‘The European Institute of Technology: further steps towards its creation’ (COM(2006)0276),

| — | having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘Regions for Economic Change’ (COM(2006)0675), |
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having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘Regions for Economic Change’ (COM(2006)0675),

| — | having regard to the report to the Commission by the independent group of experts on Research and Development led by Esko Aho entitled ‘Creating an Innovative Europe’ (January 2006), the final report of the European Research Advisory Board (ERAB) entitled ‘Stimulating regional potential for research and innovation’ (November 2005) and the Commission working document ‘Innovative strategies and actions: results of 15 years of Regional Experimentation’ (October 2006), |
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having regard to the report to the Commission by the independent group of experts on Research and Development led by Esko Aho entitled ‘Creating an Innovative Europe’ (January 2006), the final report of the European Research Advisory Board (ERAB) entitled ‘Stimulating regional potential for research and innovation’ (November 2005) and the Commission working document ‘Innovative strategies and actions: results of 15 years of Regional Experimentation’ (October 2006),

| — | having regard to the European Innovation Progress Report 2006 (TrendChart), |
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having regard to the European Innovation Progress Report 2006 (TrendChart),

| — | having regard to the positions and opinions of the Committee of the Regions, |
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having regard to the positions and opinions of the Committee of the Regions,

| — | 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 Regional Development and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0096/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Regional Development and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A6-0096/2007),

| A. | whereas, in addition to covering the approval of projects and the management of Structural Funds, regional policy plays a part in EU innovation capacity building, which involves a range of complementary scientific and technological, legal and financial, economic and commercial, organisational and administrative, energy and environmental, educational and social, and health and cultural measures aimed at securing genuine cohesion within the Community, |
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A.

whereas, in addition to covering the approval of projects and the management of Structural Funds, regional policy plays a part in EU innovation capacity building, which involves a range of complementary scientific and technological, legal and financial, economic and commercial, organisational and administrative, energy and environmental, educational and social, and health and cultural measures aimed at securing genuine cohesion within the Community,

| B. | whereas investment does not, of itself, guarantee development but can, when appropriate policies are pursued and pro-growth measures supported, become a vital development tool, |
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B.

whereas investment does not, of itself, guarantee development but can, when appropriate policies are pursued and pro-growth measures supported, become a vital development tool,

| C. | whereas innovation capacity building should serve to reduce disparities between regions, thereby putting into practice the principle of social solidarity and harmonious development, |
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C.

whereas innovation capacity building should serve to reduce disparities between regions, thereby putting into practice the principle of social solidarity and harmonious development,

| D. | whereas people should be the focus of all innovation action; whereas their full and harmonious development is the key to the successful implementation of all policies, and whereas the basis for all action taken by the EU should be the wellbeing of its inhabitants (broadly defined in terms of quality of life and long life), as members of local and regional communities and, at the same time, citizens of the Member States, |
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D.

whereas people should be the focus of all innovation action; whereas their full and harmonious development is the key to the successful implementation of all policies, and whereas the basis for all action taken by the EU should be the wellbeing of its inhabitants (broadly defined in terms of quality of life and long life), as members of local and regional communities and, at the same time, citizens of the Member States,

| E. | whereas equal access to education and training at all levels is a fundamental citizens' right and whereas continuous training should be stepped up and workers should be given retraining opportunities, |
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E.

whereas equal access to education and training at all levels is a fundamental citizens' right and whereas continuous training should be stepped up and workers should be given retraining opportunities,

| F. | whereas innovation within the EU should be understood as a dynamic and interactive process involving various stakeholders including, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, regional and local stakeholders, |
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F.

whereas innovation within the EU should be understood as a dynamic and interactive process involving various stakeholders including, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity, regional and local stakeholders,

| G. | whereas innovation can also mean a return to good, tried and tested practices that have been in use for generations, and whereas in some cases innovation measures may be aimed only at specific regions, |
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G.

whereas innovation can also mean a return to good, tried and tested practices that have been in use for generations, and whereas in some cases innovation measures may be aimed only at specific regions,

| H. | whereas some measures require major expenditure, while others call only for new ideas and/or the introduction of good, clear legislation that will be observed, |
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H.

whereas some measures require major expenditure, while others call only for new ideas and/or the introduction of good, clear legislation that will be observed,

| I. | whereas the goal of the Lisbon Strategy is to make the EU the world's most competitive economy by 2010, including by increasing research and development expenditure to 3% of GDP and whereas regional and local centres should be more actively involved in the practical implementation of the Lisbon Strategy, |
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I.

whereas the goal of the Lisbon Strategy is to make the EU the world's most competitive economy by 2010, including by increasing research and development expenditure to 3% of GDP and whereas regional and local centres should be more actively involved in the practical implementation of the Lisbon Strategy,

| J. | whereas 60 to 70 % of Community legislation is implemented at regional and local level, |
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J.

whereas 60 to 70 % of Community legislation is implemented at regional and local level,

| K. | whereas Structural Funds should be used in a flexible way so as to enable due account to be taken of the specific features of individual regions, |
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K.

whereas Structural Funds should be used in a flexible way so as to enable due account to be taken of the specific features of individual regions,

| L. | whereas various financing instruments have been introduced, including the new Jaspers (11), Jeremie (12) and Jessica (13) initiatives, and whereas the European Investement Bank (EIB) action serves as a useful lever for development by rationalising expenditure, |
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L.

whereas various financing instruments have been introduced, including the new Jaspers (11), Jeremie (12) and Jessica (13) initiatives, and whereas the European Investement Bank (EIB) action serves as a useful lever for development by rationalising expenditure,

| M. | whereas small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a vital role in innovation capacity building within the EU, owing, among other things, to their flexibility and speed of reaction to new technology and new operating methods, |
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M.

whereas small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a vital role in innovation capacity building within the EU, owing, among other things, to their flexibility and speed of reaction to new technology and new operating methods,

| N. | whereas SMEs must be considered as one of the main drivers for innovation in Europe and whereas the Member States and the EU are committed to strengthening the spirit of innovation in small enterprises and their technological capacities and to introducing a Community patent that is accessible to them, |
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N.

whereas SMEs must be considered as one of the main drivers for innovation in Europe and whereas the Member States and the EU are committed to strengthening the spirit of innovation in small enterprises and their technological capacities and to introducing a Community patent that is accessible to them,

| O. | whereas sustainable energy sector development represents one of the greatest challenges to the EU, |
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O.

whereas sustainable energy sector development represents one of the greatest challenges to the EU,

| P. | whereas economic activity, as broadly understood, also includes farming, |
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whereas economic activity, as broadly understood, also includes farming,

| Q. | whereas the service sector generates a significant portion (some 70 %) of the income of Member States, |
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whereas the service sector generates a significant portion (some 70 %) of the income of Member States,

| R. | whereas the demographic forecasts for the EU (a low birth rate and an ageing population) are a social challenge to the EU and open up great opportunities for innovative actions in Member States, including in the services sector, |
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R.

whereas the demographic forecasts for the EU (a low birth rate and an ageing population) are a social challenge to the EU and open up great opportunities for innovative actions in Member States, including in the services sector,

| S. | whereas appropriate conditions need to be created in connection with transport, telecommunications and information network infrastructure, |
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S.

whereas appropriate conditions need to be created in connection with transport, telecommunications and information network infrastructure,

| T. | whereas the other players in the global economic and political ‘game’ are not sitting on their hands and are also looking for new solutions, and whereas innovation can be an asset by making the EU economy more attractive and more competitive and forging bonds between EU regions, |
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T.

whereas the other players in the global economic and political ‘game’ are not sitting on their hands and are also looking for new solutions, and whereas innovation can be an asset by making the EU economy more attractive and more competitive and forging bonds between EU regions,

| U. | whereas innovation must not be seen in purely formal terms, and whereas there is a ‘feedback effect’ under which properly conducted regional policy fosters multi-directional innovation which in turn triggers faster and more harmonious regional development, thus contributing to EU cohesion, |
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U.

whereas innovation must not be seen in purely formal terms, and whereas there is a ‘feedback effect’ under which properly conducted regional policy fosters multi-directional innovation which in turn triggers faster and more harmonious regional development, thus contributing to EU cohesion,

| V. | whereas innovation is one of the three EU priorities mentioned in the Community Strategic Guidelines (2007-2013), |
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V.

whereas innovation is one of the three EU priorities mentioned in the Community Strategic Guidelines (2007-2013),

Policy on human capital, education, science and research

| 1. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure in the EU regions equal opportunities for all citizens to access education at every level, which would boost people's ability to think in an innovative, creative way and ensure balanced personal development (both intellectual and physical), including the development of active, ethical and pro-social behaviour patterns; |
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Calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure in the EU regions equal opportunities for all citizens to access education at every level, which would boost people's ability to think in an innovative, creative way and ensure balanced personal development (both intellectual and physical), including the development of active, ethical and pro-social behaviour patterns;

| 2. | Welcomes the results achieved to date and calls on the Commission and the Member States to foster the development of regional academic and scientific-research centres, as well as centres of excellence in different areas and closer cooperation among such centres, especially between established and emerging centres of excellence, but also through network structures open to third countries, as well as enhanced exchanges of researchers and students and enhanced access for female researchers; |
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Welcomes the results achieved to date and calls on the Commission and the Member States to foster the development of regional academic and scientific-research centres, as well as centres of excellence in different areas and closer cooperation among such centres, especially between established and emerging centres of excellence, but also through network structures open to third countries, as well as enhanced exchanges of researchers and students and enhanced access for female researchers;

| 3. | Calls on the Commission, Member States and local authorities to promote research projects whose findings have practical applications, thus contributing to regional development; |
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Calls on the Commission, Member States and local authorities to promote research projects whose findings have practical applications, thus contributing to regional development;

| 4. | Draws the Council's and the Commission's attention to the fact that, in view of the current demographic situation in the EU, the family, social security and pension policies pursued by Member States and regional and local authorities are in need of reform, and believes that particular notice should be taken of the fact that European society is ageing and that elderly persons should be encouraged to be more closely involved in innovation measures, thus putting their knowledge and experience to good use; |
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Draws the Council's and the Commission's attention to the fact that, in view of the current demographic situation in the EU, the family, social security and pension policies pursued by Member States and regional and local authorities are in need of reform, and believes that particular notice should be taken of the fact that European society is ageing and that elderly persons should be encouraged to be more closely involved in innovation measures, thus putting their knowledge and experience to good use;

| 5. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States, as well as regional and local authorities, to take more effective steps to ‘spot’ gifted young people and give them the opportunity to develop their scientific and intellectual capacities, and also to provide comprehensive support for the advancement of young researchers; |
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5.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States, as well as regional and local authorities, to take more effective steps to ‘spot’ gifted young people and give them the opportunity to develop their scientific and intellectual capacities, and also to provide comprehensive support for the advancement of young researchers;

| 6. | Stresses that demographic change also creates opportunities for the EU economy; refers to innovative activities in the informatics and medical sectors, in domotics, telematics and large parts of the services, transport and care sectors, as well as in regional planning; recalls that most regional and local authorities have sufficient power to implement policy in these areas; |
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6.

Stresses that demographic change also creates opportunities for the EU economy; refers to innovative activities in the informatics and medical sectors, in domotics, telematics and large parts of the services, transport and care sectors, as well as in regional planning; recalls that most regional and local authorities have sufficient power to implement policy in these areas;

| 7. | Suggests to the Commission, the Committee of the Regions, the Member States and regional authorities that, with a view to fostering a stronger spirit of innovation, regional and local communities should be galvanised by means of a multi-directional campaign to step up dialogue with society, and with business in particular, based on the ‘bottom-up’ principle; |
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7.

Suggests to the Commission, the Committee of the Regions, the Member States and regional authorities that, with a view to fostering a stronger spirit of innovation, regional and local communities should be galvanised by means of a multi-directional campaign to step up dialogue with society, and with business in particular, based on the ‘bottom-up’ principle;

| 8. | Recognises that innovation is essential for creating employment in Europe; |
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8.

Recognises that innovation is essential for creating employment in Europe;

| 9. | Takes the view that an essential precondition for innovation capacity building in the EU, including in the outermost regions, outlying territories, mountainous and island regions as well as rural areas, is unhindered and free — or extremely cheap — broadband access to






  (a) | administrative information (at all levels of the administration), making it possible for most administrative formalities, including business-related formalities, to be dealt with over the Internet, and |
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9.

Takes the view that an essential precondition for innovation capacity building in the EU, including in the outermost regions, outlying territories, mountainous and island regions as well as rural areas, is unhindered and free — or extremely cheap — broadband access to

(a)

administrative information (at all levels of the administration), making it possible for most administrative formalities, including business-related formalities, to be dealt with over the Internet, and

| (b) | scientific, economic, legal and cultural information, subject to proper respect for intellectual property principles (wider availability of e-libraries), |
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(b)

scientific, economic, legal and cultural information, subject to proper respect for intellectual property principles (wider availability of e-libraries),

and calls on the Commission, Member States and regional and local authorities to ensure universal access to such information and to maximise access to information and communication technology (ICT) based working, which can help to combat unemployment and — something which is particularly important for people whose personal or professional circumstances require them to work or study remotely and for those who decide to work at home, including especially those bringing up children, disabled persons and carers;

| 10. | Urges local, regional and national authorities, in cooperation with sectoral bodies, such as Chambers of Industry and Commerce and other Infocentres, to set up joint one-stop information shops; stresses that this can be done without spending any more resources by reforming existing information networks; notes, finally, that in this way firms and research institutions can obtain information from a single point about innovation, research and regional development policy at local, regional, national and EU level; |
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10.

Urges local, regional and national authorities, in cooperation with sectoral bodies, such as Chambers of Industry and Commerce and other Infocentres, to set up joint one-stop information shops; stresses that this can be done without spending any more resources by reforming existing information networks; notes, finally, that in this way firms and research institutions can obtain information from a single point about innovation, research and regional development policy at local, regional, national and EU level;

| 11. | Considers that, with a view to boosting innovation throughout the EU, it is essential for broad support to be given to invention-related activities and, by extension, to patent- and licence-related activities, and calls on the Council, Commission and Member States to step up efforts to introduce a European patent and ensure respect for copyright (intellectual property rights strategy), and to vigorously and effectively to combat plagiarism and counterfeiting and to work towards global solutions in this area, based predominantly on European models; |
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11.

Considers that, with a view to boosting innovation throughout the EU, it is essential for broad support to be given to invention-related activities and, by extension, to patent- and licence-related activities, and calls on the Council, Commission and Member States to step up efforts to introduce a European patent and ensure respect for copyright (intellectual property rights strategy), and to vigorously and effectively to combat plagiarism and counterfeiting and to work towards global solutions in this area, based predominantly on European models;

| 12. | Points out that development and innovation measures also extend to non-technological organisational and service-related innovation; welcomes the fact that the Competitiveness Council of 5 December 2006 decided to draw up a policy guideline on service-related and non-technological innovation; calls on the Commission to involve the organisations representing the enterprises concerned in this process; invites regional authorities to introduce measures to support non-technological innovation; |
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12.

Points out that development and innovation measures also extend to non-technological organisational and service-related innovation; welcomes the fact that the Competitiveness Council of 5 December 2006 decided to draw up a policy guideline on service-related and non-technological innovation; calls on the Commission to involve the organisations representing the enterprises concerned in this process; invites regional authorities to introduce measures to support non-technological innovation;

| 13. | Takes the view that innovation clusters and centres of excellence have, to date, produced good results and that these should be supplemented with the conclusions set out in the abovementioned Commission communication entitled ‘Putting knowledge into practice: A broad-based innovation strategy for the EU’; considers that the abovementioned Commission working document entitled ‘Innovative strategies and actions’ (which includes the ‘innovation voucher’) and the abovementioned recommendations of ERAB should also be considered; calls on the Commission and Member States to foster the development of clusters as a means of establishing links between scientific research centres, education centres, business and local communities; |
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13.

Takes the view that innovation clusters and centres of excellence have, to date, produced good results and that these should be supplemented with the conclusions set out in the abovementioned Commission communication entitled ‘Putting knowledge into practice: A broad-based innovation strategy for the EU’; considers that the abovementioned Commission working document entitled ‘Innovative strategies and actions’ (which includes the ‘innovation voucher’) and the abovementioned recommendations of ERAB should also be considered; calls on the Commission and Member States to foster the development of clusters as a means of establishing links between scientific research centres, education centres, business and local communities;

| 14. | Considers that the dynamic development of innovation at regional level, particularly in areas of traditional or single industries, could constitute an effective way of preventing the negative effects of delocalisation and encouraging regional employment; |
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14.

Considers that the dynamic development of innovation at regional level, particularly in areas of traditional or single industries, could constitute an effective way of preventing the negative effects of delocalisation and encouraging regional employment;

| 15. | Urges Member States to foster cooperation by setting up European technological platforms providing an opportunity to concentrate innovation activities by forging cross-border and cross-regional links between industry and business and scientific-research and financial circles; |
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15.

Urges Member States to foster cooperation by setting up European technological platforms providing an opportunity to concentrate innovation activities by forging cross-border and cross-regional links between industry and business and scientific-research and financial circles;

| 16. | Recognises the need to create regional innovation poles and areas and to link these via networks to corresponding structures in other regions and Member States or third countries; |
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16.

Recognises the need to create regional innovation poles and areas and to link these via networks to corresponding structures in other regions and Member States or third countries;

| 17. | Welcomes the fact that research and development spending under the Seventh Framework Programme for Research has risen by some 40 %; stresses, nonetheless, that the current level of spending on research and development is still dangerously low and that the Community budget appropriations earmarked for this purpose are far from satisfactory, and calls on Member States to considerably increase the percentage of GDP they spend on R&D at both national and regional levels as soon as possible, drawing attention to the need for the monies to be used in a rational manner, in accordance with the purpose for which they are earmarked; |
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17.

Welcomes the fact that research and development spending under the Seventh Framework Programme for Research has risen by some 40 %; stresses, nonetheless, that the current level of spending on research and development is still dangerously low and that the Community budget appropriations earmarked for this purpose are far from satisfactory, and calls on Member States to considerably increase the percentage of GDP they spend on R&D at both national and regional levels as soon as possible, drawing attention to the need for the monies to be used in a rational manner, in accordance with the purpose for which they are earmarked;

| 18. | Expresses concern at the fact that, although the EU authorities recognise the crucial importance of promoting innovation, the appropriations allocated to research and development are insufficient to meet the real needs of the European Union and thereby ensure its competitiveness; |
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18.

Expresses concern at the fact that, although the EU authorities recognise the crucial importance of promoting innovation, the appropriations allocated to research and development are insufficient to meet the real needs of the European Union and thereby ensure its competitiveness;

| 19. | Considers that structural funding is one of the significant means of bolstering innovation capacity and reducing economic disparities between regions; suggests that the Commission, Member States and regional authorities should increase the percentage of structural funding resources contributing to development, earmarked for research and inventions; |
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19.

Considers that structural funding is one of the significant means of bolstering innovation capacity and reducing economic disparities between regions; suggests that the Commission, Member States and regional authorities should increase the percentage of structural funding resources contributing to development, earmarked for research and inventions;

| 20. | Sees the European Institute of Technology (EIT) as a new opportunity that would prevent the ‘brain drain’ and give talented European researchers a unique chance to perform scientific research at the highest level and as a source of potential support for regional scientific research institutes; calls therefore on the Council, Commission and Member States to speed up establishing the EIT and thus boost the Community's competitiveness and potential in the ‘knowledge triangle’ formed by innovation, research and education; |
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20.

Sees the European Institute of Technology (EIT) as a new opportunity that would prevent the ‘brain drain’ and give talented European researchers a unique chance to perform scientific research at the highest level and as a source of potential support for regional scientific research institutes; calls therefore on the Council, Commission and Member States to speed up establishing the EIT and thus boost the Community's competitiveness and potential in the ‘knowledge triangle’ formed by innovation, research and education;

| 21. | Encourages the Commission to formulate a strategy for creating an open, common and competitive European labour market for researchers, and encourages Member States and regional authorities to implement that strategy in such a way as to provide researchers with opportunities for professional development with appropriate career prospects and steps to facilitate mobility; |
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21.

Encourages the Commission to formulate a strategy for creating an open, common and competitive European labour market for researchers, and encourages Member States and regional authorities to implement that strategy in such a way as to provide researchers with opportunities for professional development with appropriate career prospects and steps to facilitate mobility;

Economic and energy policy and financial and administrative tools

| 22. | Calls on the Commission, Member States and regional and local authorities to give comprehensive support, in accordance with their respective competences, to SMEs (including measures to streamline administrative procedures and the tax system and measures concerning public supply procedures), since they are the most creative and dynamic vehicles for technological and organisational innovation and can thus potentially enhance Europe's economic competitiveness and improve the situation on the labour market; |
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22.

Calls on the Commission, Member States and regional and local authorities to give comprehensive support, in accordance with their respective competences, to SMEs (including measures to streamline administrative procedures and the tax system and measures concerning public supply procedures), since they are the most creative and dynamic vehicles for technological and organisational innovation and can thus potentially enhance Europe's economic competitiveness and improve the situation on the labour market;

| 23. | Emphasises the importance of improving SME access to financing from the Structural Funds in order to increase the cost-effectiveness of EU expenditure for the public; takes the view, in this regard, that greater diversification of financing should be promoted and that particular efforts should be made to develop more fully the potential of risk capital; |
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23.

Emphasises the importance of improving SME access to financing from the Structural Funds in order to increase the cost-effectiveness of EU expenditure for the public; takes the view, in this regard, that greater diversification of financing should be promoted and that particular efforts should be made to develop more fully the potential of risk capital;

| 24. | Calls on regional and local authorities to foster and support regional cooperation between scientific research centres and businesses of all sizes, small, medium and large, including, where possible, the institutions of the social economy; calls on regional and local authorities to regard the Open Innovation principle (cooperation between industry, SMEs and government in research and innovation through clustering) as a motor for regional development; |
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24.

Calls on regional and local authorities to foster and support regional cooperation between scientific research centres and businesses of all sizes, small, medium and large, including, where possible, the institutions of the social economy; calls on regional and local authorities to regard the Open Innovation principle (cooperation between industry, SMEs and government in research and innovation through clustering) as a motor for regional development;

| 25. | Emphasises that the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund play a major role in the pursuit of the Lisbon objectives, particularly in the field of innovation; |
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25.

Emphasises that the Structural Funds and the Cohesion Fund play a major role in the pursuit of the Lisbon objectives, particularly in the field of innovation;

| 26. | Considers the Structural Funds to be a vital tool for supporting innovation capacity, and in particular for achieving cohesion and reducing economic disparities between regions; proposes that the amount allocated from the Structural Funds to research and innovation be increased considerably; |
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26.

Considers the Structural Funds to be a vital tool for supporting innovation capacity, and in particular for achieving cohesion and reducing economic disparities between regions; proposes that the amount allocated from the Structural Funds to research and innovation be increased considerably;

| 27. | Recognises that, at local and regional level micro enterprises and craft industries are particularly important for pro-innovation policy and should be supported in cooperating with public and private research establishments, especially in low and medium technology areas; calls on the Commission to submit to it and to the Council an action programme in relation to such enterprises and suggests the Member States and regional authorities support them using Structural Funds, also for student training, regrets however that no operational measures have been proposed for them; consequently, calls on the Council and the Commission to ensure that account is taken of the specific characteristics and needs of these enterprises when defining priorities in the strategy; |
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27.

Recognises that, at local and regional level micro enterprises and craft industries are particularly important for pro-innovation policy and should be supported in cooperating with public and private research establishments, especially in low and medium technology areas; calls on the Commission to submit to it and to the Council an action programme in relation to such enterprises and suggests the Member States and regional authorities support them using Structural Funds, also for student training, regrets however that no operational measures have been proposed for them; consequently, calls on the Council and the Commission to ensure that account is taken of the specific characteristics and needs of these enterprises when defining priorities in the strategy;

| 28. | Invites national and regional authorities to create conditions reinforcing interregional and cross-border cooperation in the domain of innovation, while suggesting maximal simplification of administrative procedures concerning the financing of such cooperation; |
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28.

Invites national and regional authorities to create conditions reinforcing interregional and cross-border cooperation in the domain of innovation, while suggesting maximal simplification of administrative procedures concerning the financing of such cooperation;

| 29. | Recommends that national, regional and local authorities take the innovative action that is essential in the services sector in the broad sense of the term, which includes public services; |
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29.

Recommends that national, regional and local authorities take the innovative action that is essential in the services sector in the broad sense of the term, which includes public services;

| 30. | Urges Member States, with a view to effective implementation of pro-innovation policy in the regions, to make a good use of the complementarity of the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and funding available under the Seventh Framework Programme for research as well as the first Framework Programme for Competitiveness and Innovation; |
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30.

Urges Member States, with a view to effective implementation of pro-innovation policy in the regions, to make a good use of the complementarity of the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund and funding available under the Seventh Framework Programme for research as well as the first Framework Programme for Competitiveness and Innovation;

| 31. | Takes the view that, in line with the strong social pressure for this, red tape should be radically reduced, and calls on the Commission and Member States to review —, in accordance with their respective competences, Community, national, regional and local law from that point of view and to make extensive simplifications and, wherever possible, standardise administrative procedures, particularly those connected with starting up and conducting an economic activity (single points of contact); |
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31.

Takes the view that, in line with the strong social pressure for this, red tape should be radically reduced, and calls on the Commission and Member States to review —, in accordance with their respective competences, Community, national, regional and local law from that point of view and to make extensive simplifications and, wherever possible, standardise administrative procedures, particularly those connected with starting up and conducting an economic activity (single points of contact);

| 32. | Takes the view that institutional assistance should be provided to local and regional authorities in their pro-innovation work and suggests that Member States consider giving them, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity and the guidelines for State aid adopted by the Commission, the broadest possible duties and powers together with appropriate means of self-funding, subsidies or grants, which should facilitate efforts to devise the best possible solutions for local residents; |
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32.

Takes the view that institutional assistance should be provided to local and regional authorities in their pro-innovation work and suggests that Member States consider giving them, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity and the guidelines for State aid adopted by the Commission, the broadest possible duties and powers together with appropriate means of self-funding, subsidies or grants, which should facilitate efforts to devise the best possible solutions for local residents;

| 33. | Calls on Member States and regional and local authorities, when looking for ways to implement proinnovation investments and projects, to promote and make greater use of solutions involving public-private partnerships (PPPs) and at the same time to employ best practice developed in other countries and regions, following the principle of value for money; |
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33.

Calls on Member States and regional and local authorities, when looking for ways to implement proinnovation investments and projects, to promote and make greater use of solutions involving public-private partnerships (PPPs) and at the same time to employ best practice developed in other countries and regions, following the principle of value for money;

| 34. | Stresses the need for an extensive system of PPPs to supplement the public financing made available by the Member States and the Community; notes that the success of such activities will depend essentially on interlinking the potential actors; |
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34.

Stresses the need for an extensive system of PPPs to supplement the public financing made available by the Member States and the Community; notes that the success of such activities will depend essentially on interlinking the potential actors;

| 35. | Urges the Commission, in view of the possibility of tensions between competition policy and State aid policy, on the one hand, and the support of such projects from the Structural Funds, on the other, to undertake actions aimed at reducing these tensions with reference to PPPs, as well as other issues, including broadband Internet connection infrastructure; |
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35.

Urges the Commission, in view of the possibility of tensions between competition policy and State aid policy, on the one hand, and the support of such projects from the Structural Funds, on the other, to undertake actions aimed at reducing these tensions with reference to PPPs, as well as other issues, including broadband Internet connection infrastructure;

| 36. | Considers that, with a view to implementing pro-innovation policies at national and regional levels, the task of raising capital needs to be made easier, and calls on the Council, Commission and Member States to set up financing mechanisms that meet real needs, together with a system for managing the risks involved in innovative projects; acknowledges, in this connection, the importance in innovation terms of the new financing initiatives introduced jointly by the EIB and the European Investement Fund (EIF), namely Jaspers, Jeremie and Jessica, and considers that information on the practical and effective implementation of these initiatives should be disseminated as widely as possible at regional level; |
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36.

Considers that, with a view to implementing pro-innovation policies at national and regional levels, the task of raising capital needs to be made easier, and calls on the Council, Commission and Member States to set up financing mechanisms that meet real needs, together with a system for managing the risks involved in innovative projects; acknowledges, in this connection, the importance in innovation terms of the new financing initiatives introduced jointly by the EIB and the European Investement Fund (EIF), namely Jaspers, Jeremie and Jessica, and considers that information on the practical and effective implementation of these initiatives should be disseminated as widely as possible at regional level;

| 37. | Emphasises, however, that the current risk capital system does not meet the innovation financing needs of small and micro enterprises, in particular for non-technological innovation; calls on the Commission, the EIB and the EIF to identify funding methods that are suitable for these enterprises and for cottage industries, by adapting risk capital or devising if necessary other innovative financial instruments; points out that the Jeremie initiative should not be limited to supporting innovation in high technologies alone, and calls on the Member States and the regions to ensure that it also supports innovation in low and medium technologies; |
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37.

Emphasises, however, that the current risk capital system does not meet the innovation financing needs of small and micro enterprises, in particular for non-technological innovation; calls on the Commission, the EIB and the EIF to identify funding methods that are suitable for these enterprises and for cottage industries, by adapting risk capital or devising if necessary other innovative financial instruments; points out that the Jeremie initiative should not be limited to supporting innovation in high technologies alone, and calls on the Member States and the regions to ensure that it also supports innovation in low and medium technologies;

| 38. | Calls on the Commission, Member States and regional authorities to focus not only on major projects and centres of excellence, but to also pay attention to smaller projects in less favoured regions and to provide for adapted micro-credit mechanisms; |
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38.

Calls on the Commission, Member States and regional authorities to focus not only on major projects and centres of excellence, but to also pay attention to smaller projects in less favoured regions and to provide for adapted micro-credit mechanisms;

| 39. | Acknowledges the link between innovation and the swift and safe movement of persons and goods, which requires the involvement of regional communities in the provision of transport infrastructure, and calls on the Commission, Member States and regional and local authorities to be technically and organisationally innovative within the transport field, particularly in the case of public transport at both local and regional levels; |
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39.

Acknowledges the link between innovation and the swift and safe movement of persons and goods, which requires the involvement of regional communities in the provision of transport infrastructure, and calls on the Commission, Member States and regional and local authorities to be technically and organisationally innovative within the transport field, particularly in the case of public transport at both local and regional levels;

| 40. | Is pleased that, together with the Council and Commission, it has taken up the EU's energy problems and, realising that energy policy falls, in principle, within the national sphere and has a significant influence on innovation within the economy, urges Member States to consider the regional aspects of that policy, including energy education, which should result in greater efforts to rationalise energy use and produce ‘clean’ energy by making use of geological features and local energy sources and promoting energy-intelligent buildings, an economy powered to a larger extent by renewable sources of energy, a transport system that exploits the possibilities of intermodal combinations more efficiently and more effective reusing and recycling processes; stresses the positive role to be played by SMEs in this matter; |
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40.

Is pleased that, together with the Council and Commission, it has taken up the EU's energy problems and, realising that energy policy falls, in principle, within the national sphere and has a significant influence on innovation within the economy, urges Member States to consider the regional aspects of that policy, including energy education, which should result in greater efforts to rationalise energy use and produce ‘clean’ energy by making use of geological features and local energy sources and promoting energy-intelligent buildings, an economy powered to a larger extent by renewable sources of energy, a transport system that exploits the possibilities of intermodal combinations more efficiently and more effective reusing and recycling processes; stresses the positive role to be played by SMEs in this matter;

Urban and rural areas and the environment

| 41. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States, with a view to countering the depopulation of certain areas brought about by their structural disadvantages (such as economic deprivation and unemployment), to conduct inter-regional compensation policy in a more effective manner, having regard to the development of innovation in the regional economies, which will enhance the Community's innovation capacity and contribute to the achievement of genuine territorial cohesion; |
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41.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States, with a view to countering the depopulation of certain areas brought about by their structural disadvantages (such as economic deprivation and unemployment), to conduct inter-regional compensation policy in a more effective manner, having regard to the development of innovation in the regional economies, which will enhance the Community's innovation capacity and contribute to the achievement of genuine territorial cohesion;

| 42. | Draws the attention of the Commission, Member States and regional authorities to the fact that, for an innovation-friendly environment to be possible, people must have good living conditions, which means guaranteeing an appropriate level of security, health care and environmental protection, decent housing, access to education, culture and services and so on; |
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42.

Draws the attention of the Commission, Member States and regional authorities to the fact that, for an innovation-friendly environment to be possible, people must have good living conditions, which means guaranteeing an appropriate level of security, health care and environmental protection, decent housing, access to education, culture and services and so on;

| 43. | Calls on Member States and regional authorities, in view of the prominent role played by urban areas as the places where most EU citizens live and also as local and regional innovation centres, to support longterm spatial planning which will create conditions conducive to rational and harmonious use of urban space and sustainable urban development, with due account being taken of economic, housing and recreational needs and also of environmental protection needs; |
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43.

Calls on Member States and regional authorities, in view of the prominent role played by urban areas as the places where most EU citizens live and also as local and regional innovation centres, to support longterm spatial planning which will create conditions conducive to rational and harmonious use of urban space and sustainable urban development, with due account being taken of economic, housing and recreational needs and also of environmental protection needs;

| 44. | Calls on the Commission and Member States to support initiatives ensuring innovative environmentfriendly action (eco-innovation) in accordance with the guidelines of the sustainable development strategy, contributing among other things to sustainable regional development; points also to the significant potential of the SMEs for this kind of innovation; |
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44.

Calls on the Commission and Member States to support initiatives ensuring innovative environmentfriendly action (eco-innovation) in accordance with the guidelines of the sustainable development strategy, contributing among other things to sustainable regional development; points also to the significant potential of the SMEs for this kind of innovation;

| 45. | Calls on the Commission, Member States and regional authorities, in view of the fact that rural areas in which some 20 % of the Union's population lives are of decisive importance to EU food security, to bring agri-food production and processing issues and the living conditions of the inhabitants of rural areas within the sphere of innovation policy; |
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45.

Calls on the Commission, Member States and regional authorities, in view of the fact that rural areas in which some 20 % of the Union's population lives are of decisive importance to EU food security, to bring agri-food production and processing issues and the living conditions of the inhabitants of rural areas within the sphere of innovation policy;

Good practice and the consolidation of innovation policy

| 46. | Welcomes the Commission's work to date in assessing innovation policy at Member State level (e.g. the European Innovation Progress Report) and calls on it systematically to analyse the level of development of individual regions, using the most objective innovation indicators available; suggests that relevant analyses and assessments and best practices be put forward in the fourth report on cohesion currently being drawn up; |
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46.

Welcomes the Commission's work to date in assessing innovation policy at Member State level (e.g. the European Innovation Progress Report) and calls on it systematically to analyse the level of development of individual regions, using the most objective innovation indicators available; suggests that relevant analyses and assessments and best practices be put forward in the fourth report on cohesion currently being drawn up;

| 47. | Calls on the Commission to take steps to consolidate National Strategic Reference Frameworks, which should include Regional Innovation Strategies in order to bring innovation to the fore, and to bring them together in a common, coherent system for the whole EU; |
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47.

Calls on the Commission to take steps to consolidate National Strategic Reference Frameworks, which should include Regional Innovation Strategies in order to bring innovation to the fore, and to bring them together in a common, coherent system for the whole EU;

| 48. | Welcomes the results achieved to date in connection with the exchange of experience and best practice between regions and local communities through cooperation networks, and calls on the Commission for continued support to be provided for the development of such networks and innovation transfer through the deployment of leading-edge information and communication technologies, which significantly facilitate the transfer and exchange of information, particularly in view of the need to involve communities living in remote areas; welcomes, in this connection, the fact that through the abovementioned Regions for Economic Change initiative the Commission is encouraging regions and towns to cooperate, but awaits specific proposals for the implementation of that initiative; |
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48.

Welcomes the results achieved to date in connection with the exchange of experience and best practice between regions and local communities through cooperation networks, and calls on the Commission for continued support to be provided for the development of such networks and innovation transfer through the deployment of leading-edge information and communication technologies, which significantly facilitate the transfer and exchange of information, particularly in view of the need to involve communities living in remote areas; welcomes, in this connection, the fact that through the abovementioned Regions for Economic Change initiative the Commission is encouraging regions and towns to cooperate, but awaits specific proposals for the implementation of that initiative;

| 49. | Calls on the Commission to conduct, in partnership with Member States, regional and local authorities, a mid-term review of the effects of the cohesion policy conducted up to now and of the abovementioned Community Strategic Guidelines in order to assess the progress made with EU innovation policy in the regions; |
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49.

Calls on the Commission to conduct, in partnership with Member States, regional and local authorities, a mid-term review of the effects of the cohesion policy conducted up to now and of the abovementioned Community Strategic Guidelines in order to assess the progress made with EU innovation policy in the regions;

| 50. | Reminds the Commission that the forthcoming fourth cohesion report must also serve to improve cohesion policy in the future; also refers to the ‘EU Territorial Agenda’ due to be devised in 2007; stresses that this policy document seeks to bring about new and forward-looking concepts of territorial development (especially in the fields of regional and urban development, the use of ‘critical mass’ for regional clusters and a differentiated approach to regions) and also uses culture as an aid to regional development; |
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50.

Reminds the Commission that the forthcoming fourth cohesion report must also serve to improve cohesion policy in the future; also refers to the ‘EU Territorial Agenda’ due to be devised in 2007; stresses that this policy document seeks to bring about new and forward-looking concepts of territorial development (especially in the fields of regional and urban development, the use of ‘critical mass’ for regional clusters and a differentiated approach to regions) and also uses culture as an aid to regional development;

| 51. | Hopes that the present resolution will demonstrate the interest which cities and regions have in regional development and growth and that it will make a contribution to the debate on the annual reporting of the Member States' demands in the Lisbon Strategy; |
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51.

Hopes that the present resolution will demonstrate the interest which cities and regions have in regional development and growth and that it will make a contribution to the debate on the annual reporting of the Member States' demands in the Lisbon Strategy;

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| 52. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission, the parliaments and the governments of the Member States and the Committee of the Regions. |
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52.

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

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(1)  OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25.

(2)  OJ L 239, 1.9.2006, p. 248.

(3)  OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 79.

(4)  OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 1.

(5)  OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 12.

(6)  OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 19.

(7)  OJ L 291, 21.10.2006, p. 11.

(8)  OJ L 412, 30.12.2006, p. 1.

(9)  OJ L 310, 9.11.2006, p. 15.

(10)  OJ C 320 E, 15.12.2005, p. 259.

(11)  Joint Assistance in Supporting Projects in European Regions.

(12)  Joint European Resources for Micro to Medium Enterprises.

(13)  Joint European Support for Sustainable Investment in City Areas.

P6_TA(2007)0185

Strengthening Community legislation in the field of information and consultation of workers

European Parliament resolution of 10 May 2007 on strengthening European legislation in the field of information and consultation of workers

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Article 136 of the EC Treaty, |
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having regard to Article 136 of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Directive 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2002 establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community (1), Council Directive 98/59/EC of 20 July 1998 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to collective redundancies (2), Council Directive 94/45/EC of 22 September 1994 on the establishment of a European Works Council or a procedure in Community-scale undertakings and Community-scale groups of undertakings for the purposes of informing and consulting employees (3) and Council Directive 2001/23/EC of 12 March 2001 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of undertakings or businesses (4), all of which concern the harmonisation of Member States' legislation on the instruments of dialogue between management and labour, |
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having regard to Directive 2002/14/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2002 establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community (1), Council Directive 98/59/EC of 20 July 1998 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to collective redundancies (2), Council Directive 94/45/EC of 22 September 1994 on the establishment of a European Works Council or a procedure in Community-scale undertakings and Community-scale groups of undertakings for the purposes of informing and consulting employees (3) and Council Directive 2001/23/EC of 12 March 2001 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the safeguarding of employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings, businesses or parts of undertakings or businesses (4), all of which concern the harmonisation of Member States' legislation on the instruments of dialogue between management and labour,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 4 September 2001 (5) on the Commission report on the application of Directive 94/45/EC, |
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having regard to its resolution of 4 September 2001 (5) on the Commission report on the application of Directive 94/45/EC,

| — | having regard to the Commission communication on Restructuring and employment — Anticipating and accompanying restructuring in order to develop employment: the role of the European Union' (COM(2005)0120), |
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having regard to the Commission communication on Restructuring and employment — Anticipating and accompanying restructuring in order to develop employment: the role of the European Union' (COM(2005)0120),

| — | having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 14 December 2005 (6), |
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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 14 December 2005 (6),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 15 March 2006 on restructuring and employment (7), |
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having regard to its resolution of 15 March 2006 on restructuring and employment (7),

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on industrial restructurings and mergers, |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on industrial restructurings and mergers,

| — | having regard to the Commission statement to Parliament of 25 April 2007 on strengthening European legislation in the field of information and consultation of workers, |
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having regard to the Commission statement to Parliament of 25 April 2007 on strengthening European legislation in the field of information and consultation of workers,

| — | 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 an increasing number of enterprises are acting on an international level as a result of globalisation, |
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whereas an increasing number of enterprises are acting on an international level as a result of globalisation,

| B. | whereas the process of restructuring, mergers, relocations, etc., which affects all sectors of activity and brings about changes in the structure of companies, production and employment, has intensified, |
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whereas the process of restructuring, mergers, relocations, etc., which affects all sectors of activity and brings about changes in the structure of companies, production and employment, has intensified,

| C. | whereas various cases of restructuring and collective redundancy in different sectors have highlighted possible problems regarding Community legislation on workers' rights concerning information and consultation, |
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whereas various cases of restructuring and collective redundancy in different sectors have highlighted possible problems regarding Community legislation on workers' rights concerning information and consultation,

| D. | whereas constructive and positive sharing of information and genuine consultation of employees is important for anticipating industrial change; whereas, furthermore, information and consultation are an important component of our European social model; |
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whereas constructive and positive sharing of information and genuine consultation of employees is important for anticipating industrial change; whereas, furthermore, information and consultation are an important component of our European social model;

| 1. | Calls on the Commission, as already requested by Parliament on several occasions and most recently in its abovementioned resolution of 15 March 2006, to take initiatives with a view to reviewing and updating Community legislation concerning information and consultation of workers, in order to ensure a coherent and efficient framework of law, guarantee legal certainty and improve the realisation of the social dialogue between the national and the European levels; |
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Calls on the Commission, as already requested by Parliament on several occasions and most recently in its abovementioned resolution of 15 March 2006, to take initiatives with a view to reviewing and updating Community legislation concerning information and consultation of workers, in order to ensure a coherent and efficient framework of law, guarantee legal certainty and improve the realisation of the social dialogue between the national and the European levels;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to present Parliament with a timetable for the review and modernisation of Community legislation on information and consultation, collective redundancies, safeguarding employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings and, in particular, the long-awaited revision of Directive 94/45/EC; |
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Calls on the Commission to present Parliament with a timetable for the review and modernisation of Community legislation on information and consultation, collective redundancies, safeguarding employees' rights in the event of transfers of undertakings and, in particular, the long-awaited revision of Directive 94/45/EC;

| 3. | Calls on the Commission to take prompt action to ensure that adequate implementation takes place in the Member States as regards information and consultation of workers and to notify those Member States where directives concerning information and consultation remain unimplemented; |
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Calls on the Commission to take prompt action to ensure that adequate implementation takes place in the Member States as regards information and consultation of workers and to notify those Member States where directives concerning information and consultation remain unimplemented;

| 4. | Notes in particular that Directive 94/45/EC either remains unimplemented or there are large and unjustified discrepancies between the ways in which Member States choose to implement it; calls on the Commission to report rapidly and in full to Parliament and to notify Member States where required; |
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Notes in particular that Directive 94/45/EC either remains unimplemented or there are large and unjustified discrepancies between the ways in which Member States choose to implement it; calls on the Commission to report rapidly and in full to Parliament and to notify Member States where required;

| 5. | Reminds the Commission of the need for a coherent industrial policy at European level, with due account being taken of its social and environmental impact; considers that the social partners have a key role to play in developing such a policy; |
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Reminds the Commission of the need for a coherent industrial policy at European level, with due account being taken of its social and environmental impact; considers that the social partners have a key role to play in developing such a policy;

| 6. | Calls on the Commission, therefore, to improve further the coordination of its policies in different fields, including social affairs, economic and monetary affairs, industry, and research and development, and to encourage the social partners to take an active part in developing a coherent set of policies aimed at maintaining a strong, innovative and competitive European industry; |
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Calls on the Commission, therefore, to improve further the coordination of its policies in different fields, including social affairs, economic and monetary affairs, industry, and research and development, and to encourage the social partners to take an active part in developing a coherent set of policies aimed at maintaining a strong, innovative and competitive European industry;

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

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(1)  OJ L 80, 23.3.2002, p. 29.

(2)  OJ L 225, 12.8.1998, p. 16.

(3)  OJ L 254, 30.9.1994, p. 64.

(4)  OJ L 82, 22.3.2001, p. 16.

(5)  OJ C 72 E, 21.3.2002, p. 68.

(6)  OJ C 65, 17.3.2006, p. 58.

(7)  OJ C 291 E, 30.11.2006, p. 297.

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