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MINUTES

(2004/C 69 E/01)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Pat COX

President

1.   Resumption of session

The sitting opened at 15.05.

2.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Jerzy Jaskiernia and Janusz Lisak (observers) had informed the Chair that on Monday 2 June 2003 they had not been able to arrive at Parliament in time to sign the attendance register as their flight had been cancelled.

Gérard Caudron had informed the Presidency that he had been present at the sitting of 4 June 2003 but that his name was not on the attendance register.

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

3.   Statements by the President

The President paid tribute to four German soldiers killed in Kabul on 7 June 2003. They were part of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan.

On behalf of Parliament, he expressed his condolences to the families of the victims and his sympathy with the German Government and armed forces.

Parliament observed a minute's silence.

4.   Membership of Parliament

The competent authorities in Belgium had given notice of the appointment of Anne André-Leonard, Koenraad Dillen and Philip Claeys, as Members of Parliament, in place of Daniel Ducarme, Frank Vanhecke and Karel Dillen respectively, with effect from 16 June 2003.

The Dutch competent authorities had given notice of the appointment of Peter Pex to replace Karla Peijs as Member of Parliament, with effect from 11 June 2003.

The President drew attention to the provisions of Rule 7(5).

5.   Membership of committees and delegations

At the request of the PPE-DE Group, Parliament ratified the following appointment:

6.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

7.   Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

The Council had forwarded certified true copies of the following document:

8.   Agenda

The order of business had been established (Item 13 of Minutes of 2 June 2003) and a corrigendum to the agenda had been distributed (PE 331.504/OJ/COR).

The President proposed the following changes to the corrigendum:

Wednesday 18 June

Thursday 19 June

The deadline for tabling amendments was set at 16.00 that day.

Parliament agreed to the changes.

9.   One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Pursuant to Rule 121a, the following Members who wished to draw the attention of Parliament to matters of political importance spoke for one minute:

Guido Podestà, Pervenche Berès, Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit, Carlos Lage and Efstratios Korakas.

10.   European Convention (extraordinary debate) (Rule 110a)

The President made a statement in which he congratulated the members of the European Parliament's delegation to the European Convention on the work done and the results obtained.

The following spoke: Íñigo Méndez de Vigo (chairman of the European Parliament's delegation to the European Convention), Klaus Hänsch (first vice-president of that delegation), Elmar Brok (chairman of the AFET Committee) on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Enrique Barón Crespo, on behalf of the PSE Group, Graham R. Watson, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, José Ribeiro e Castro, on behalf of the UEN Group, Jens-Peter Bonde, on behalf of the EDD Group, Georges Berthu, Non-attached Member, Jonathan Evans, Giorgio Napolitano (chairman of the AFCO Committee), Andrew Nicholas Duff, Esko Olavi Seppänen, Brian Crowley, William Abitbol, Gianfranco Dell'Alba, Francesco Fiori and Charlotte Cederschiöld.

The debate closed.

11.   Official welcome

On behalf of Parliament, the President welcomed members of a delegation from the Committee on National Security and Foreign Policy of the Parliament of the Islamic Republic of Iran, led by the chairman of that committee, Dr Mohsen Mirdamadi, who had taken their seats in the official gallery.

12.   Middle East (statements followed by debate)

Statements by the High Representative for CFSP and by the Commission: Middle East.

Javier Solana (High Representative for CFSP) and Christopher Patten (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

Gerardo Galeote Quecedo spoke on behalf of the PPE-DE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Giorgos DIMITRAKOPOULOS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Enrique Barón Crespo, on behalf of the PSE Group, Bob van den Bos, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Jan Dhaene, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Gerard Collins, on behalf of the UEN Group, Paul Coûteaux, on behalf of the EDD Group, Marco Pannella, Non-attached Member, Armin Laschet, John Hume, Frédérique Ries, Roseline Vachetta, Nelly Maes, Franz Turchi, Bastiaan Belder, Dominique F.C. Souchet, Charles Tannock, Emilio Menéndez del Valle, Luciana Sbarbati and Alexandros Alavanos.

IN THE CHAIR: Joan COLOM I NAVAL

Vice-President

The following spoke: Ulla Margrethe Sandbæk, Ursula Stenzel, Jacques F. Poos, Jean-Thomas Nordmann, Johannes (Hannes) Swoboda, Giovanni Claudio Fava and Javier Solana.

The debate closed.

13.   Security strategy for the European Union — Implementation of the United Nations programme to combat the illegal trade in light weapons (statements followed by debate)

Statements by the High Representative for CFSP and by the Commission: Security strategy for the European Union including implementation of the United Nations programme to combat the illegal trade in light weapons.

Javier Solana (High Representative for CFSP) and Christopher Patten (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Elmar Brok, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Jan Marinus Wiersma, on behalf of the PSE Group, Ole Andreasen, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Pernille Frahm, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ursula Stenzel, Ioannis Souladakis, Johan Van Hecke, Patricia McKenna, Margrietus J. van den Berg, Francisca Sauquillo Pérez del Arco and Javier Solana.

IN THE CHAIR: Charlotte CEDERSCHIÖLD

Vice-President

Motions for resolution to wind up the debate pursuant to Rule 37(2):

Philippe Morillon and Karl von Wogau, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on implementation of the United Nations programme to combat the illegal trade in light weapons (B5-0312/2003),

Patricia McKenna, Nelly Maes and Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on implementation of the United Nations programme to combat the illegal trade in light weapons (B5-0313/2003),

Francis Wurtz and Pernille Frahm, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on implementation of the United Nations programme to combat the illegal trade in light weapons (B5-0314/2003),

Luís Queiró and Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group, on implementation of the United Nations programme to combat the illegal trade in light weapons (B5-0315/2003),

Johan Van Hecke and Bob van den Bos, on behalf of the ELDR Group, on implementation of the United Nations programme to combat the illegal trade in light weapons (B5-0316/2003),

Glenys Kinnock and Margrietus J. van den Berg, on behalf of the PSE Group, on implementation of the United Nations programme to combat the illegal trade in light weapons (B5-0317/2003).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 19.6.2003, Item 23.

14.   Future of the textile agreement in WTO negotiations (statement followed by debate)

Commission statement: Future of the textile agreement in WTO negotiations.

Pascal Lamy (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Concepció Ferrer, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Luis Berenguer Fuster, on behalf of the PSE Group, Ilda Figueiredo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Jean Lambert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Regina Bastos, Carlos Lage, Guido Bodrato, Harald Ettl, Konstantinos Hatzidakis, Imelda Mary Read and Pascal Lamy.

The debate closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 20.00 and resumed at 21.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Alonso José PUERTA

Vice-President

15.   Statute and financing of European political parties ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation on the statute and financing of European political parties [COM(2003) 77 — C5-0059/2003 — 2003/0039(COD)] — Committee on Constitutional Affairs.

Rapporteur: Jo Leinen (A5-0170/2003).

José Ribeiro e Castro asked that Rule 130a be applied to this report (the President noted his request and said he would refer the matter to the President of Parliament).

Loyola de Palacio (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

Jo Leinen introduced the report.

The following spoke: Helmut Kuhne (draftsman of the opinion of the CONT Committee), Ursula Schleicher, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Richard Corbett, on behalf of the PSE Group, Andrew Nicholas Duff, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Neil MacCormick, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jens-Peter Bonde, on behalf of the EDD Group, Georges Berthu, Non-attached Member, who also supported José Ribeiro e Castro's request, Othmar Karas, Dimitris Tsatsos, Ole B. Sørensen, Freddy Blak, Gérard Onesta, Graham H. Booth, Gianfranco Dell'Alba, Daniel J. Hannan, Luís Marinho, Pernille Frahm, Hiltrud Breyer, Koldo Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Proinsias De Rossa, Erik Meijer and Loyola de Palacio.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 19.6.2003, Item 19.

16.   Energy cooperation with the developing countries (debate)

Report on the Commission communication on the energy cooperation with the developing countries [COM(2002) 408 — C5-0537/2002 — 2002/2244(INI)] — Committee for Development and Cooperation.

Rapporteur: Anders Wijkman (A5-0196/2003).

Anders Wijkman introduced the report.

Loyola de Palacio (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Francisca Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, on behalf of the PSE Group, Yasmine Boudjenah, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Loyola de Palacio, Francisca Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Yasmine Boudjenah and Anders Wijkman.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 19.6.2003, Item 24.

17.   Major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances ***II (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the common position of the Council with a view to adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 96/82/EC on the control of major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances [14054/1/2002 — C5-0085/2003 — 2001/0257(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy.

Rapporteur: Giorgio Lisi (A5-0198/2003).

Giorgio Lisi introduced the recommendation for second reading.

Margot Wallström (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Anne Ferreira, on behalf of the PSE Group, Inger Schörling, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Johannes (Hans) Blokland, on behalf of the EDD Group, David Robert Bowe and Dorette Corbey

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 19.6.2003, Item 15.

18.   Conservation and protection of the marine environment (debate)

Report on the Commission communication: ‘Towards a strategy to protect and conserve the marine environment’ [COM(2002) 539 — C5-0155/2003 — 2003/2065(INI)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy

Rapporteur: Laura González Álvarez (A5-0158/2003).

Laura González Álvarez introduced the report.

Margot Wallström (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Patricia McKenna (draftsman of the opinion of the PECH Committee), Véronique De Keyser, on behalf of the PSE Group, Astrid Thors, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Eija-Riitta Anneli Korhola, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, and Margot Wallström.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 19.6.2003, Item 25.

19.   Agenda for next sitting

The President referred Members to the document ‘Agenda’ PE 331.504/OJJE.

20.   Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 23.35.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

James L.C. Provan

Vice-President

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