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| 29.4.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 103/675 |
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29.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 103/675

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MINUTES

(2004/C 103 E/04)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Raimon OBIOLS I GERMÀ

Vice-President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 10.00.

Parliament observed a minute's silence to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide.

Evelyne Gebhardt complained about a television programme broadcast the previous evening by a German channel showing the methods used by a Member to detect purported instances of fraud in Parliament.

2.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

| 1) | from the Council and Commission:







  — | Draft Amending Budget No 3 for the financial year 2004 — General Statement of Revenue and Expenditure — Section II — Council; Section III — Commission; Section IV — Court of Justice; Section V — Court of Auditors; Section VI — Economic and Social Committee; Section VII — Committee of the Regions; Section VIII — Part A — European Ombudsman (7682/2004 — C5-0164/2004 — 2004/2021(BUD))






  referred to | resposible: BUDG |
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| | opinion: all committees concerned |
| legal basis: | Article 272 EC, Article 177 Euratom |

1)

from the Council and Commission:

from the Council and Commission:

—

Draft Amending Budget No 3 for the financial year 2004 — General Statement of Revenue and Expenditure — Section II — Council; Section III — Commission; Section IV — Court of Justice; Section V — Court of Auditors; Section VI — Economic and Social Committee; Section VII — Committee of the Regions; Section VIII — Part A — European Ombudsman (7682/2004 — C5-0164/2004 — 2004/2021(BUD))

referred to

resposible: BUDG

opinion: all committees concerned

legal basis:

Article 272 EC, Article 177 Euratom

| — | Draft Amending Budget No 4 for the financial year 2004 — General Statement of Revenue and Expenditure — Section I — Parliament;- Section II — Council; Section III — Commission; Section IV — Court of Justice; Section V — Court of Auditors; Section VI — Economic and Social Committee; Section VII — Committee of the Regions; Section VIII — Part A — European Ombudsman; Section VIII — Part B — European Data-Protection Supervisor (7683/2004 — C5-0165/2004 — 2004/2022(BUD))






  referred to | resposible: BUDG |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | opinion: all committees concerned |
| legal basis: | Article 272 EC, Article 177 Euratom |

—

Draft Amending Budget No 4 for the financial year 2004 — General Statement of Revenue and Expenditure — Section I — Parliament;- Section II — Council; Section III — Commission; Section IV — Court of Justice; Section V — Court of Auditors; Section VI — Economic and Social Committee; Section VII — Committee of the Regions; Section VIII — Part A — European Ombudsman; Section VIII — Part B — European Data-Protection Supervisor (7683/2004 — C5-0165/2004 — 2004/2022(BUD))

referred to

resposible: BUDG

opinion: all committees concerned

legal basis:

Article 272 EC, Article 177 Euratom

| — | Opinion of the Council on proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC2/2004 — Section III — Commission — titles 04, 15, 18, 19, 25, 31 — of the General Budget for the European Union for the financial year 2004 (C5-0168/2004 — 2004/2017(GBD))






  referred to | resposible: BUDG |
| --- | --- | --- |
| legal basis: | Article 274 EC |

—

Opinion of the Council on proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC2/2004 — Section III — Commission — titles 04, 15, 18, 19, 25, 31 — of the General Budget for the European Union for the financial year 2004 (C5-0168/2004 — 2004/2017(GBD))

referred to

resposible: BUDG

legal basis:

Article 274 EC

| — | Opinion of the Commission pursuant to Article 251(2), third subparagraph, point (c) of the EC Treaty, on the European Parliament's amendments to the Council's Common Position regarding the proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on Interoperable Delivery of pan-European eGovernment Services to Public Administrations, Businesses and Citizens (IDABC) (COM(2004) 219 — C5-0169/2004 — 2003/0147(COD))






  referred to | resposible: ITRE |
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| | opinion: BUDG, LIBE |
| legal basis: | Article 156 EC |

—

Opinion of the Commission pursuant to Article 251(2), third subparagraph, point (c) of the EC Treaty, on the European Parliament's amendments to the Council's Common Position regarding the proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on Interoperable Delivery of pan-European eGovernment Services to Public Administrations, Businesses and Citizens (IDABC) (COM(2004) 219 — C5-0169/2004 — 2003/0147(COD))

referred to

resposible: ITRE

opinion: BUDG, LIBE

legal basis:

Article 156 EC

| — | Amended proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States (COM(2004) 179 — C5-0170/2004 — 2003/0126(COD))






  referred to | resposible: ECON |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | opinion: JURI |
| legal basis: | Article 285(1) EC |

—

Amended proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States (COM(2004) 179 — C5-0170/2004 — 2003/0126(COD))

referred to

resposible: ECON

opinion: JURI

legal basis:

Article 285(1) EC

| — | Amended proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning statistics on the Information Society (COM(2004) 216 — C5-0171/2004 — 2003/0199(COD))






  referred to | resposible: ITRE |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | opinion: BUDG, ECON |
| legal basis: | Article 285(1) EC |

—

Amended proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning statistics on the Information Society (COM(2004) 216 — C5-0171/2004 — 2003/0199(COD))

referred to

resposible: ITRE

opinion: BUDG, ECON

legal basis:

Article 285(1) EC

| — | Opinion of the Council on proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC3/2004 — Section III — Commission — titles 04, 15, 31 — of the General Budget for the European Union for the financial year 2004 (C5-0172/2004 — 2004/2018(GBD))






  referred to | resposible: BUDG |
| --- | --- | --- |
| legal basis: | Article 274 EC |

—

Opinion of the Council on proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC3/2004 — Section III — Commission — titles 04, 15, 31 — of the General Budget for the European Union for the financial year 2004 (C5-0172/2004 — 2004/2018(GBD))

referred to

resposible: BUDG

legal basis:

Article 274 EC

| — | Opinion of the Council on proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC4/2004 — Section III — Commission — titles 07, 09, 31 — of the General Budget for the European Union for the financial year 2004 (C5-0173/2004 — 2004/2019(GBD))






  referred to | resposible: BUDG |
| --- | --- | --- |
| legal basis: | Article 274 EC |

—

Opinion of the Council on proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC4/2004 — Section III — Commission — titles 07, 09, 31 — of the General Budget for the European Union for the financial year 2004 (C5-0173/2004 — 2004/2019(GBD))

referred to

resposible: BUDG

legal basis:

Article 274 EC

| — | Opinion of the Council on proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC5/2004 — Section III — Commission — titles 01, 03, 05, 13, 25, 27 — of the General Budget for the European Union for the financial year 2004 (C5-0174/2004 — 2004/2024(GBD))






  referred to | resposible: BUDG |
| --- | --- | --- |
| legal basis: | Article 274 EC |

—

Opinion of the Council on proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC5/2004 — Section III — Commission — titles 01, 03, 05, 13, 25, 27 — of the General Budget for the European Union for the financial year 2004 (C5-0174/2004 — 2004/2024(GBD))

referred to

resposible: BUDG

legal basis:

Article 274 EC

| 2) | from Members:

  motions for resolution (Rule 48):






  — | Cristiana Muscardini on the growing ‘speculative bubble’ and the crisis in the financial system (B5-0159/2004).






  referred to | responsible: ECON |
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| | opinion: ITRE |

2)

from Members:

from Members:

motions for resolution (Rule 48):

—

Cristiana Muscardini on the growing ‘speculative bubble’ and the crisis in the financial system (B5-0159/2004).

referred to

responsible: ECON

opinion: ITRE

3.   Progress towards accession by Turkey (debate)

(debate)

Report on the 2003 regular report of the Commission on Turkey's progress towards accession [COM(2003) 676 — SEC(2003) 1212 — C5-0535/2003 — 2003/2204(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy.

Rapporteur: Arie M. Oostlander (A5-0204/2004)

Arie M. Oostlander introduced the report.

Günther Verheugen (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Geoffrey Van Orden, Miet Smet (draftsman of the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Harald Ettl (draftsman of the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Karl Erik Olsson (draftsman of the opinion of the AGRI Committee), Renate Sommer (draftsman of the opinion of the RETT Committee), Anna Karamanou (draftsman of the opinion of the FEMM Committee), Ilkka Suominen, on behalf of the PPEDE Group, Johannes (Hannes) Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, Andrew Nicholas Duff, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Sylviane H. Ainardi, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Joost Lagendijk, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Luís Queiró, on behalf of the UEN Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the EDD Group, Philip Claeys, Non-attached Member, Elmar Brok, Günther Verheugen, Giorgos Katiforis, Joan Vallvé, Efstratios Korakas, Eurig Wyn, Mogens N.J. Camre, Véronique Mathieu, Markus Ferber, Catherine Lalumière, Ole Andreasen and Bent Hindrup Andersen

IN THE CHAIR: Catherine LALUMIÈRE

Vice-President

The following spoke: Georges Berthu, James E.M. Elles, Jo Leinen, Mario Borghezio, Ursula Stenzel, Reino Paasilinna, Jean-Thomas Nordmann, Werner Langen, Ozan Ceyhun, Johan Van Hecke, Michl Ebner, Martine Roure, Ursula Schleicher, Jules Maaten and Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines

The debate closed.

Vote: Item 4.28.

Item 4.28

IN THE CHAIR: Renzo IMBENI

Vice-President

Michel Rocard, Chairman of the CULT Committee, asked on behalf of the PSE Group pursuant to Rule 146 that the debate on his report A5-0148/2004 be postponed to the next part-session.

Parliament approved this request.

The following spoke: Charles Tannock, who asked firstly that the Conference of Presidents state its position on two reports submitted to it concerning EU funding for the Palestinian Authority, and secondly that a debate in plenary be scheduled on this matter, and Franz Turchi who supported this request (the President took note of the request).

4.   Voting time

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

4.1.   Approval of the Commission in its new form (vote)

(vote)

Proposal for a decision B5-0184/2004

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 1)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 1)

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0247)

(P5_TA(2004)0247)

The following spoke:

The following spoke:

| — | Margot Wallström (Member of the Commission) stated the Commission's position before the vote. |
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Margot Wallström (Member of the Commission) stated the Commission's position before the vote.

4.2.   Draft amending budget 4/2004 (Rule 110a) (vote)

(Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on Draft amending budget No 4 of the European Union for the financial year 2004 — Revision of the Staff Regulations [7683/2004 — C5-0165/2004 — 2004/2022(BUD)] — Committee on Budgets.

Rapporteurs: Jan Mulder and Neena Gill (A5-0175/2004)

(Qualified majority)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 2)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 2)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P5_TA(2004)0248)

(P5_TA(2004)0248)

4.3.   Excise duty/Taxes on insurance premiums ***I (Rule 110a) (vote)

(Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on proposals for:

| 1. | a European Parliament and Council regulation on administrative cooperation in the field of excise duties [COM(2003) 0797 — C5-0660/2003 — 2003/0309(COD)] |
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1.

a European Parliament and Council regulation on administrative cooperation in the field of excise duties [COM(2003) 0797 — C5-0660/2003 — 2003/0309(COD)]

| 2. | a European Parliament and Council directive amending Council Directive 77/799/EEC concerning mutual assistance by the competent authorities of the Member States in the field of direct taxation, certain excise duties and taxation of insurance premiums and Council Directive 92/12/EEC on the general arrangements for products subject to excise duty and on the holding, movement and monitoring of such products [COM(2003) 0797 — C5-0661/2003 — 2003/0310(COD)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. |
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2.

a European Parliament and Council directive amending Council Directive 77/799/EEC concerning mutual assistance by the competent authorities of the Member States in the field of direct taxation, certain excise duties and taxation of insurance premiums and Council Directive 92/12/EEC on the general arrangements for products subject to excise duty and on the holding, movement and monitoring of such products [COM(2003) 0797 — C5-0661/2003 — 2003/0310(COD)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Christa Randzio-Plath (A5-0157/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 3)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 3)

COMMISSION PROPOSALS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTIONS

Adopted by single vote (P5_TA(2004)0249 and P5_TA(2004)0250)

(P5_TA(2004)0249 and P5_TA(2004)0250)

4.4.   Conservation and management of highly migratory fish stocks *** (Rule 110a) (vote)

(Rule 110a) (vote)

Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the accession of the Community to the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean [COM(2003) 855 — COM(2003) 855 — 2003/0332(AVC)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Rapporteur: Rosa Miguélez Ramos (A5-0174/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 4)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 4)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P5_TA(2004)0251)

(P5_TA(2004)0251)

4.5.   Use of genetic resources in agriculture * (Rule 110a) (vote)

(Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a Community programme on the conservation, characterisation, collection and utilisation of genetic resources in agriculture [COM(2003) 817 — C5-0025/2004 — 2003/0321(CNS)] — Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development.

Rapporteur: Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf (A5-0149/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 5)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 5)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P5_TA(2004)0252)

(P5_TA(2004)0252)

4.6.   EC-Guinea-Bissau fisheries agreement * (Rule 110a) (vote)

(Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of amendments to the Protocol establishing the fishing opportunities and the compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau on fishing off the coast of Guinea-Bissau for the period 16 June 2001 to 15 June 2006, and Council Decision of 26 February 2001 setting the terms for financial support to Guinea-Bissau in the fisheries sector [COM(2003) 593 — C5-0498/2003 — 2003/0227(CNS)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Rapporteur: Struan Stevenson (A5-0163/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 6)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 6)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P5_TA(2004)0253)

(P5_TA(2004)0253)

4.7.   Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector * (Rule 110a) (vote)

(Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on a proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector [COM(2003) 658 — C5-0547/2003 — 2003/0261(CNS)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Rapporteur: Hugues Martin (A5-0168/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 7)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 7)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P5_TA(2004)0254)

(P5_TA(2004)0254)

4.8.   Community financial contribution to fisheries control programmes * (Rule 110a) (vote)

(Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on a Community financial contribution towards Member States' fisheries control programmes [COM(2003) 706 — C5-0602/2003 — 2003/0281(CNS)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Rapporteur: Elspeth Attwooll (A5-0166/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 8)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 8)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P5_TA(2004)0255)

(P5_TA(2004)0255)

4.9.   Community fishing vessels operating in the NAFO Regulatory Area * (Rule 110a) (vote)

(Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 3069/95 establishing a European Community observer scheme applicable to Community fishing vessels operating in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) [COM(2003) 611 — C5-0515/2003 — 2003/0237(CNS)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Rapporteur: Niels Busk (A5-0165/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 9)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 9)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P5_TA(2004)0256)

(P5_TA(2004)0256)

4.10.   EC-Guinea fisheries agreement * (Rule 110a) (vote)

(Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the protocol defining for the period 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2008 the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea on fishing off the Guinean coast [COM(2003) 765 — C5-0024/2004 — 2003/0290(CNS)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Rapporteur: Patricia McKenna (A5-0164/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 10)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 10)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P5_TA(2004)0257)

(P5_TA(2004)0257)

4.11.   Medals and tokens similar to euro coins/Non-participating Member States * (Rule 110a) (vote)

(Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on the proposals for:

| 1. | a Council regulation concerning medals and tokens similar to euro coins [COM(2004) 0039 — C5-0075/2004 — 2004/0010(CNS)] |
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1.

a Council regulation concerning medals and tokens similar to euro coins [COM(2004) 0039 — C5-0075/2004 — 2004/0010(CNS)]

| 2. | for a Council regulation extending the application of Regulation (EC) No ... concerning medals and tokens similar to the euro coin to the non-participating Member States [COM(2004) 0039 — C5-0076/2004 — 2004/0011(CNS)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. |
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2.

for a Council regulation extending the application of Regulation (EC) No ... concerning medals and tokens similar to the euro coin to the non-participating Member States [COM(2004) 0039 — C5-0076/2004 — 2004/0011(CNS)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: José Javier Pomés Ruiz (A5-0156/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 11)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 11)

COMMISSION PROPOSALS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTIONS

Adopted by single vote (P5_TA(2004)0258 and P5_TA(2004)0259)

(P5_TA(2004)0258 and P5_TA(2004)0259)

4.12.   More accessible, equitable and managed asylum systems (Rule 110a) (vote)

(Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament entitled ‘Towards more accessible, equitable and managed asylum systems’ [COM(2003) 315 — C5-0373/2003 — 2003/2155(INI)] — Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Luís Marinho (A5-0144/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 12)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 12)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P5_TA(2004)0260)

(P5_TA(2004)0260)

4.13.   Safety of third countries aircraft using Community airports ***III (vote)

(vote)

Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee on a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safety of third countries aircraft using Community airports [PE-CONS 3616/2004 — C5-0062/2004 — 2002/0014(COD)] — Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee.

Rapporteur: Nelly Maes (A5-0125/2004)

(Simple majority for approval)

(Simple majority for approval)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 13)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 13)

JOINT TEXT

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0261)

(P5_TA(2004)0261)

4.14.   Draft amending budget 3/2004 (vote)

(vote)

Report on Draft amending budget No 3 of the European Union for the financial year 2004 Section III — Commission [2004/2021(BUD)] — Committee on Budgets.

Co-rapporteurs: Jan Mulder and Neena Gill (A5-0202/2004)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 14)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 14)

SAB 3

(Qualified majority)

(Qualified majority)

Amendments adopted (see Annex I) (P5_TA(2004)0262)

(P5_TA(2004)0262)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0263)

(P5_TA(2004)0263)

4.15.   General arrangements on multilingualism (amendment of the Rules) (vote)

(vote)

Report on Rules 117 and 139: precautionary measures for application of the general arrangements on multilingualism [2003/2227(REG)] — Committee on Constitutional Affairs.

Rapporteur: Gianfranco Dell'Alba (A5-0153/2004)

(Qualified majority)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 15)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 15)

TEXT OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE

Amendments adopted (see Annex I)

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0264)

(P5_TA(2004)0264)

The following spoke:

The following spoke:

| — | Jo Leinen, deputising for the rapporteur, moved an oral amendment to amendment 2. |
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Jo Leinen, deputising for the rapporteur, moved an oral amendment to amendment 2.

The new provisions would enter into force on 1 May 2004.

4.16.   Slot allocation at Community airports ***II (vote)

(vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the common position of the Council with a view to adopting a European Parliament and Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 on common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports [16305/1/2003 — C5-0094/2004 — 2001/0140(COD)] — Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Ulrich Stockmann (A5-0217/2004)

(Qualified majority)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 16)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 16)

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved (P5_TA(2004)0265)

(P5_TA(2004)0265)

4.17.   SIS — registration certificates for vehicles ***I (vote)

(vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 on the gradual abolition of checks at common borders as regards access to the Schengen Information System by the services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles [COM(2003) 510 — C5-0412/2003 — 2003/0198(COD)] — Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A5-0205/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 17)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 17)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P5_TA(2004)0266)

(P5_TA(2004)0266)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0266)

(P5_TA(2004)0266)

4.18.   EC-Denmark/Greenland fisheries agreement * (vote)

(vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Protocol modifying the Fourth Protocol laying down the conditions relating to fishing provided for in the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Local Government of Greenland, on the other [COM(2003) 609 — C5-0514/2003 — 2003/0236(CNS)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Rapporteur: Rosa Miguélez Ramos (A5-0060/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 18)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 18)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P5_TA(2004)0267)

(P5_TA(2004)0267)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0267)

(P5_TA(2004)0267)

4.19.   European Council/Security in Europe (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B5-0165/2004, B5-0178/2004, B5-0179/2004, B5-0180/2004, B5-0182/2004 and B5-0183/2004

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 19)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 19)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B5-0165/2004

(replacing B5-0165/2004, B5-0182/2004 and B5-0183/2004):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Hans-Gert Poettering, Ilkka Suominen, W.G. van Velzen, Íñigo Méndez de Vigo, Elmar Brok, Jorge Salvador Hernández Mollar, Othmar Karas, Arie M. Oostlander, Philippe Morillon and Hubert Pirker, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
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Hans-Gert Poettering, Ilkka Suominen, W.G. van Velzen, Íñigo Méndez de Vigo, Elmar Brok, Jorge Salvador Hernández Mollar, Othmar Karas, Arie M. Oostlander, Philippe Morillon and Hubert Pirker, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Enrique Barón Crespo, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
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—

Enrique Barón Crespo, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Andrew Nicholas Duff, Jules Maaten, Sarah Ludford, Cecilia Malmström, Karin Riis-Jørgensen and Luciana Sbarbati, on behalf of the ELDR Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Andrew Nicholas Duff, Jules Maaten, Sarah Ludford, Cecilia Malmström, Karin Riis-Jørgensen and Luciana Sbarbati, on behalf of the ELDR Group,

| — | Gerard Collins |
| --- | --- |

—

Gerard Collins

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0268)

(P5_TA(2004)0268)

(Motions for resolution B5-0178/2004, B5-0179/2004 and B5-0180/2004 fell.)

4.20.   Obligation of carriers to communicate passenger data * (vote)

(vote)

Report on the initiative of the Kingdom of Spain with a view to adopting a Council directive on the obligation of carriers to communicate passenger data [6620/2004 — C5-0111/2004 — 2003/0809(CNS)] — Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Ingo Schmitt (A5-0211/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 20)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 20)

INITIATIVE

Rejected

The initiative was referred back to the committee responsible.

The following spoke:

The following spoke:

Anna Terrón i Cusí, after the initiative had been rejected, asked pursuant to Rule 68(3) for the initiative to be referred back to the committee responsible, and Ingo Schmitt (rapporteur) asked that the draft legislative resolution be put to the vote. Parliament rejected the rapporteur's request.

4.21.   Sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean * (vote)

(vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation concerning management measures for the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean Sea and amending Regulations (EC) No 2847/93 and (EC) No 973/2001 [COM(2003) 589 — C5-0480/2003 — 2003/0229(CNS)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Rapporteur: Giorgio Lisi (A5-0159/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 21)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 21)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Rejected

The matter was referred back to the committee responsible pursuant to Rule 68(3).

The following spoke:

The following spoke:

Margot Wallström (Member of the Commission), stated that the Commission would not withdraw its proposal, Struan Stevenson (Chairman of the PECH Committee) asked for the matter not to be referred back to committee as the Parliamentary term was coming to a close, and Giorgio Lisi (rapporteur) asked that the matter be referred back to committee under Rule 68(3) without the draft legislative resolution being put to the vote.

4.22.   Regional Advisory Councils under the Common Fisheries Policy * (vote)

(vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision establishing Regional Advisory Councils under the Common Fisheries Policy [COM(2003) 607 — C5-0504/2003 — 2003/0238(CNS)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Rapporteur: Seán Ó Neachtain (A5-0167/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 22)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 22)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P5_TA(2004)0269)

(P5_TA(2004)0269)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0269)

(P5_TA(2004)0269)

The following spoke:

The following spoke:

Seán Ó Neachtain (rapporteur) spoke before the vote.

4.23.   Olympic truce (vote)

(vote)

Motion for a resolution B5-0177/2004

The debate had been held on 25 February 2004(Minutes of 25.02.2004, Item 14).

(Minutes of 25.02.2004, Item 14)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 23)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 23)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0270)

(P5_TA(2004)0270)

4.24.   Situation in Kosovo (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B5-0160/2004, B5-0162/2004, B5-0163/2004, B5-0164/2004, B5-0168/2004 and B5-0172/2004

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 24)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 24)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B5-0160/2044

(replacing B5-0160/2004, B5-0162/2004, B5-0163/2004, B5-0164/2004 and B5-0172/2004):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Doris Pack, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Doris Pack, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Johannes (Hannes) Swoboda, Jan Marinus Wiersma and Jannis Sakellariou, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Johannes (Hannes) Swoboda, Jan Marinus Wiersma and Jannis Sakellariou, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Cecilia Malmström and Sarah Ludford, on behalf of the ELDR Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Cecilia Malmström and Sarah Ludford, on behalf of the ELDR Group,

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

—

Joost Lagendijk and Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

| — | Cristiana Muscardini and Luís Queiró, on behalf of the UEN Group |
| --- | --- |

—

Cristiana Muscardini and Luís Queiró, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0271)

(P5_TA(2004)0271)

(Motion for a resolution B5-0168/2004 fell.)

4.25.   World Bank extractive industries review (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B5-0161/2004, B5-0166/2004, B5-0167/2004, B5-0169/2004, B5-0170/2004 and B5-0171/2004

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 25)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 25)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B5-0161/2004

Rejected

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B5-0166/2004

(replacing B5-0166/2004, B5-0167/2004, B5-0169/2004, B5-0170/2004 and B5-0171/2004):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Anders Wijkman, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Anders Wijkman, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Richard Howitt, Linda McAvan and Margrietus J. van den Berg, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Richard Howitt, Linda McAvan and Margrietus J. van den Berg, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Maria Johanna (Marieke) Sanders-ten Holte, on behalf of the ELDR Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Maria Johanna (Marieke) Sanders-ten Holte, on behalf of the ELDR Group,

| — | Monica Frassoni, Didier Rod, Caroline Lucas, Paul A.A.J.G. Lannoye, Claude Turmes, Nelly Maes, Pierre Jonckheer, Patricia McKenna and Nuala Ahern, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Monica Frassoni, Didier Rod, Caroline Lucas, Paul A.A.J.G. Lannoye, Claude Turmes, Nelly Maes, Pierre Jonckheer, Patricia McKenna and Nuala Ahern, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| — | Yasmine Boudjenah, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group |
| --- | --- |

—

Yasmine Boudjenah, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0272)

(P5_TA(2004)0272)

4.26   Fundamental rights in the European Union (2003) (vote)

(vote)

Report on the situation as regards fundamental rights in the European Union (2003) [2003/2006(INI)] — Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Alima Boumediene-Thiery (A5-0207/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 26)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 26)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Rejected

The following spoke:

The following spoke:

The rapporteur moved an oral amendment to paragraph 74.

4.27.   Application by Croatia for accession to the EU (vote)

(vote)

Report containing a recommendation from the European Parliament to the Council on the application by Croatia for accession to the European Union [2003/2254(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy.

Rapporteur: Alexandros Baltas (A5-0206/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 27)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 27)

PROPOSAL FOR A RECOMMENDATION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0273)

(P5_TA(2004)0273)

4.28.   Progress towards accession by Turkey (vote)

(vote)

Report on the 2003 regular report of the Commission on Turkey's progress towards accession [COM(2003) 676 — SEC(2003) 1212 — C5-0535/2003 — 2003/2204(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy.

Rapporteur: Arie M. Oostlander (A5-0204/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 28)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 28)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0274)

(P5_TA(2004)0274)

The following spoke:

The following spoke:

| — | Arie M. Oostlander (rapporteur) spoke on the wording of paragraph 37. |
| --- | --- |

—

Arie M. Oostlander (rapporteur) spoke on the wording of paragraph 37.

| — | Johannes (Hannes) Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, moved an oral amendment to amendment 23. |
| --- | --- |

—

Johannes (Hannes) Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, moved an oral amendment to amendment 23.

4.29.   Budgetisation of the EDF (vote)

(vote)

Report on budgetisation of the European Development Fund (EDF) [2003/2163(INI)] — Committee on Development and Cooperation.

Rapporteur: Michel-Ange Scarbonchi (A5-0143/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 29)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 29)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0275)

(P5_TA(2004)0275)

The following spoke:

The following spoke:

Michel-Ange Scarbonchi (rapporteur) proposed a technical correction to recital I.

5.   Explanations of vote

Written explanations of vote:

Written explanations of vote:

Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 137(3) appear in the verbatim report of proceedings for this sitting.

Oral explanations of vote:

Oral explanations of vote:

Report Dell'Alba — A5-0153/2004

| — | Jean-Maurice Dehousse |
| --- | --- |

—

Jean-Maurice Dehousse

European Council/ Security (RC B5-0165/2004)

| — | Jean-Maurice Dehousse |
| --- | --- |

—

Jean-Maurice Dehousse

Situation in Kosovo (RC 5-0160/2004)

| — | Bernd Posselt |
| --- | --- |

—

Bernd Posselt

Report Baltas — A5-0206/2004

| — | Bernd Posselt |
| --- | --- |

—

Bernd Posselt

Report Oostlander — A5-0204/2004

| — | Jean-Louis Bourlanges, Jean-Maurice Dehousse, Bernd Posselt |
| --- | --- |

—

Jean-Louis Bourlanges, Jean-Maurice Dehousse, Bernd Posselt

6.   Corrections to votes

Corrections to votes were submitted by the following Members:

Report McKenna — A5-0164/2004

| — | single vote

  for: Hubert Pirker |
| --- | --- |

—

single vote

for: Hubert Pirker

for:

Report Miguélez Ramos — A5-0060/2004

| — | legislative resolution

  for: Brigitte Langenhagen, Ieke van den Burg |
| --- | --- |

—

legislative resolution

for: Brigitte Langenhagen, Ieke van den Burg

for:

European Council/ Security — RC 5-0165/2004

| — | amendment 8

  for: Martine Roure, Georges Garot

  against: Gary Titley, Richard Corbett, Seán Ó Neachtain, Eurig Wyn, Ioannis Patakis

  abstention: Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 8

for: Martine Roure, Georges Garot

for:

against: Gary Titley, Richard Corbett, Seán Ó Neachtain, Eurig Wyn, Ioannis Patakis

against:

abstention: Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann

abstention:

| — | amendment 12

  for: Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca, Fernando Fernández Martín, Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Eurig Wyn, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, Salvador Garriga Polledo, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil, Manuel Pérez Álvarez

  against: Ioannis Patakis |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 12

for: Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca, Fernando Fernández Martín, Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Eurig Wyn, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, Salvador Garriga Polledo, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil, Manuel Pérez Álvarez

for:

against: Ioannis Patakis

against:

| — | amendment 9

  for: Eurig Wyn, Ioannis Patakis, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 9

for: Eurig Wyn, Ioannis Patakis, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann

for:

| — | amendment 3

  for: Christine De Veyrac |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 3

for: Christine De Veyrac

for:

| — | amendment 6

  against: Efstratios Korakas, Konstantinos Alyssandrakis |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 6

against: Efstratios Korakas, Konstantinos Alyssandrakis

against:

| — | amendment 14

  for: Jan Dhaene |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 14

for: Jan Dhaene

for:

| — | paragraph 32

  for: Seán Ó Neachtain

  against: Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann |
| --- | --- |

—

paragraph 32

for: Seán Ó Neachtain

for:

against: Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann

against:

| — | paragraph 43, first part

  for: Richard Corbett, Harlem Désir, Johanna L.A. Boogerd-Quaak, Elizabeth Lynne

  against: Bob van den Bos, Karin Riis-Jørgensen |
| --- | --- |

—

paragraph 43, first part

for: Richard Corbett, Harlem Désir, Johanna L.A. Boogerd-Quaak, Elizabeth Lynne

for:

against: Bob van den Bos, Karin Riis-Jørgensen

against:

| — | paragraph 43, second part

  for: Nicole Thomas-Mauro, Michael Gahler, Johanna L.A. Boogerd-Quaak, Elizabeth Lynne

  against: Bob van den Bos |
| --- | --- |

—

paragraph 43, second part

for: Nicole Thomas-Mauro, Michael Gahler, Johanna L.A. Boogerd-Quaak, Elizabeth Lynne

for:

against: Bob van den Bos

against:

Olympic truce — B5-0177/2004

| — | amendment 2

  against: Hugues Martin, Torben Lund |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 2

against: Hugues Martin, Torben Lund

against:

Report Boumediene-Thiery — A5-0207/2004

| — | amendment 1

  against: Francesco Fiori |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 1

against: Francesco Fiori

against:

| — | paragraph 12

  for: Miet Smet

  against: Françoise Grossetête

  abstentions: Christine De Veyrac, Per-Arne Arvidsson, Charlotte Cederschiöld, Per Stenmarck, Anders Wijkman |
| --- | --- |

—

paragraph 12

for: Miet Smet

for:

against: Françoise Grossetête

against:

abstentions: Christine De Veyrac, Per-Arne Arvidsson, Charlotte Cederschiöld, Per Stenmarck, Anders Wijkman

abstentions:

| — | paragraph 89

  for: Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou |
| --- | --- |

—

paragraph 89

for: Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou

for:

| — | paragraph 109

  for: Marie-Françoise Garaud |
| --- | --- |

—

paragraph 109

for: Marie-Françoise Garaud

for:

| — | paragraph 130

  for: Véronique De Keyser, Per Stenmarck, Dominique Vlasto, Marie-Hélène Descamps, Marie-Thérèse Hermange, Hugues Martin, Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl, |
| --- | --- |

—

paragraph 130

for: Véronique De Keyser, Per Stenmarck, Dominique Vlasto, Marie-Hélène Descamps, Marie-Thérèse Hermange, Hugues Martin, Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl,

for:

| — | paragraph 136

  for: Marie-Françoise Garaud |
| --- | --- |

—

paragraph 136

for: Marie-Françoise Garaud

for:

| — | amendment 23

  against: Jan Andersson, Elizabeth Lynne, Richard Corbett, Linda McAvan |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 23

against: Jan Andersson, Elizabeth Lynne, Richard Corbett, Linda McAvan

against:

| — | paragraph 154

  against: Neena Gill, Linda McAvan and Richard Corbett |
| --- | --- |

—

paragraph 154

against: Neena Gill, Linda McAvan and Richard Corbett

against:

| — | resolution (as a whole)

  for: Phillip Whitehead

  abstention: Neena Gill |
| --- | --- |

—

resolution (as a whole)

for: Phillip Whitehead

for:

abstention: Neena Gill

abstention:

Report Oostlander — A5-0204/2004

| — | amendment 7

  for: Elizabeth Montfort |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 7

for: Elizabeth Montfort

for:

| — | amendment 8

  for: Elizabeth Montfort |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 8

for: Elizabeth Montfort

for:

| — | resolution (as a whole)

  for: Elmar Brok

  against: Charles Pasqua

  abstention: Doris Pack |
| --- | --- |

—

resolution (as a whole)

for: Elmar Brok

for:

against: Charles Pasqua

against:

abstention: Doris Pack

abstention:

Members present but not voting:

Members present but not voting:

Arlette Laguiller, Chantal Cauquil and Armonia Bordes were present but did not take part in the vote on the European Council/ Security (RC-B5-0165/2004): amendments 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, points 32 and 43.

(The sitting, suspended at 13.40, resumed at 15.00.)

(The sitting, suspended at 13.40, resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Alonso José PUERTA

Vice-President

7.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

Elizabeth Lynne welcomed the fact that written declaration 1/2004 on the rights of deafblind people had that day obtained the signatures of the majority of Parliament's component Members.

8.   Waste prevention and recycling (debate)

(debate)

Report on the communication from the Commission: Towards a thematic strategy on the prevention and recycling of waste [COM(2003) 301 — C5-0385/2003 — 2003/2145(INI)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy.

Rapporteur: Karl-Heinz Florenz (A5-0176/2004)

Karl-Heinz Florenz introduced the report.

Margot Wallström (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: María del Pilar Ayuso González (draftsman of the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Eija-Riitta Anneli Korhola, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Jan Dhaene, on behalf of the PSE Group, Patricia McKenna, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, and Margot Wallström.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 20.04.2004, Item 10.32.

Minutes of 20.04.2004, Item 10.32

9.   International Conference on Renewable Energy (Bonn, June 2004) (statement followed by debate)

(Bonn, June 2004) (statement followed by debate)

Commission statement: International Conference on Renewable Energy (Bonn, June 2004)

Margot Wallström (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: María del Pilar Ayuso González, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Mechtild Rothe, on behalf of the PSE Group, Claude Turmes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Eija-Riitta Anneli Korhola, Rolf Linkohr and Margot Wallström

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

| — | Mihail Papayannakis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the International Conference for Renewable Energies (Bonn, June 2004) (B5-0173/2004) |
| --- | --- |

—

Mihail Papayannakis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the International Conference for Renewable Energies (Bonn, June 2004) (B5-0173/2004)

| — | Eryl Margaret McNally and Mechtild Rothe, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the International Conference for Renewable Energies (Bonn, June 2004) (B5-0174/2004) |
| --- | --- |

—

Eryl Margaret McNally and Mechtild Rothe, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the International Conference for Renewable Energies (Bonn, June 2004) (B5-0174/2004)

| — | Nuala Ahern, Danielle Auroi, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Hiltrud Breyer, Monica Frassoni, Caroline Lucas, Paul A.A.J.G. Lannoye, Alain Lipietz and Claude Turmes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the International Conference for Renewable Energies (Bonn, June 2004) (B5-0175/2004) |
| --- | --- |

—

Nuala Ahern, Danielle Auroi, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Hiltrud Breyer, Monica Frassoni, Caroline Lucas, Paul A.A.J.G. Lannoye, Alain Lipietz and Claude Turmes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the International Conference for Renewable Energies (Bonn, June 2004) (B5-0175/2004)

| — | Giles Bryan Chichester and Peter Michael Mombaur, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the International Conference for Renewable Energy in Bonn — June 2004 (renewables 2004) (B5-0176/2004) |
| --- | --- |

—

Giles Bryan Chichester and Peter Michael Mombaur, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the International Conference for Renewable Energy in Bonn — June 2004 (renewables 2004) (B5-0176/2004)

| — | Nicholas Clegg, on behalf of the ELDR Group, on the International Conference for Renewable Energies in Bonn, June 2004 (B5-0181/2004) |
| --- | --- |

—

Nicholas Clegg, on behalf of the ELDR Group, on the International Conference for Renewable Energies in Bonn, June 2004 (B5-0181/2004)

The debate closed.

Vote: Item 10.1.

Item 10.1

Bernd Posselt spoke on the organisation of the day's business.

10.   Voting time

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

10.1.   International Conference on Renewable Energy (Bonn, June 2004) (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution B5-0173/2004, B5-0174/2004, B5-0175/2004, B5-0176/2004 and B5-0181/2004

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 30)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 30)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B5-0173/2004

(replacing motions for resolution B5-0173/2004, B5-0174/2004, B5-0175/2004, B5-0176/2004 and B5-0181/2004)

tabled by the following Members:

| — | María del Pilar Ayuso González, Anders Wijkman and Peter Liese, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

María del Pilar Ayuso González, Anders Wijkman and Peter Liese, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Mechtild Rothe, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Mechtild Rothe, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Nicholas Clegg, on behalf of the ELDR Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Nicholas Clegg, on behalf of the ELDR Group,

| — | Claude Turmes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
| --- | --- |

—

Claude Turmes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| — | Mihail Papayannakis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group |
| --- | --- |

—

Mihail Papayannakis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0275)

(P5_TA(2004)0275)

*

- *

Karsten Knolle complained about what he considered to be deficiencies in the chauffeuring service available to Members (the President took note of his remarks which he undertook to forward to the Bureau).

11.   Transfers of appropriations

At its meeting of 30 March 2004, the Committee on Budgets had examined the submission of the Court of Auditors concerning a transfer of appropriations (V/03/AB/2004).

The Committee on Budgets had decided not to raise an objection, in accordance with Article 22 of the Financial Regulation, regarding 50 % of the request and accounting for EUR 493 000:

| APPROPRIATIONS FROM: | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| — Item 1110 — Basic salaries | CA/PA | - 493 000 EUR |
| TRANSFERRED TO: | | |
| — Item 1110 — Auxiliary staff | CA/PA | 493 000 EUR |

APPROPRIATIONS FROM:

— Item 1110 — Basic salaries

Basic salaries

CA/PA

- 493 000 EUR

TRANSFERRED TO:

— Item 1110 — Auxiliary staff

Auxiliary staff

CA/PA

493 000 EUR

The Committee on Budgets had, however, in accordance with Article 22 of the Financial Regulation, decided to raise an objection regarding the remaining 50% of the request and amounting to EUR 493.000, duly justified by the following reasons:

| — | the submission did not differentiate between the auxiliary posts foreseen in the 2004 budget and the new requests; and |
| --- | --- |

—

the submission did not differentiate between the auxiliary posts foreseen in the 2004 budget and the new requests; and

| — | the submission almost doubled the appropriations originally foreseen, partly due to the fact that during the budget procedure, some wrong estimations had been made and certain tasks had been overlooked. Therefore, more detailed explanations for these mistakes needed to be provided by the Court of Auditors. |
| --- | --- |

—

the submission almost doubled the appropriations originally foreseen, partly due to the fact that during the budget procedure, some wrong estimations had been made and certain tasks had been overlooked. Therefore, more detailed explanations for these mistakes needed to be provided by the Court of Auditors.

Hence, as regards the remaining amount, the Court of Auditors was requested to present a transfer request under Article 24 of the Financial Regulation.

*

- *

The Committee on Budgets had considered proposal for transfer of appropriations 2/2004 (C5-0112/2004 — SEC(2004) 248).

After noting the Council's opinion, the committee authorised the transfer, pursuant to Articles 24(3) and 181(1) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002 in accordance with the following breakdown:

| FROM: | | |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Chapter 31 02 — Reserves for financial intervention | | |
| — | Article 31 02 41 — 04 04 09 Support for the running costs of the European Platform of European Social Non-governmental Organisations |

FROM:

Chapter 31 02 — Reserves for financial intervention

—

Article 31 02 41 — 04 04 09 Support for the running costs of the European Platform of European Social Non-governmental Organisations

CA

-1 000 000 EUR

PA

-1 000 000 EUR

— Article 31 02 41 — 04 05 01 European Women's Lobby

CA

- 750 000 EUR

PA

- 750 000 EUR

| — | Item 31 02 41 — 15 02 01 08 European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education |
| --- | --- |

—

Item 31 02 41 — 15 02 01 08 European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education

CA

- 750 000 EUR

PA

- 750 000 EUR

— Item 31 02 41 — 15 06 01 01 Measures in favour of civil society

CA

-4 150 000 EUR

PA

-1 830 000 EUR

— Item 31 02 41 — 15 06 01 01 Our Europe Association

CA

- 600 000 EUR

PA

- 600 000 EUR

— Item 31 02 41 — 15 07 01 01 European Youth Forum

CA

-2 000 000 EUR

PA

-2 000 000 EUR

— Article 31 02 41 — 18 03 01 European Council on Refugees and Exiles

CA

- 450 000 EUR

PA

- 450 000 EUR

| — | Article 31 02 41 — 18 06 03 Association of the Councils of State and Supreme Administrative Jurisdictions of the Union |
| --- | --- |

—

Article 31 02 41 — 18 06 03 Association of the Councils of State and Supreme Administrative Jurisdictions of the Union

CA

- 300 000 EUR

PA

- 300 000 EUR

— Article 31 02 41 — 19 04 01 European Inter-university Centre

CA

-1 732 000 EUR

PA

-1 732 000 EUR

— Item 31 02 41 — 25 02 01 01 Historical archives of the European Union

CA

-1 600 000 EUR

PA

-1 600 000 EUR

TO:

Chapter 04 04 — Promoting an inclusive society

| — | Article 04 04 09 Support for the running costs of the European Platform of European Social Non-governmental Organisations |
| --- | --- |

—

Article 04 04 09 Support for the running costs of the European Platform of European Social Non-governmental Organisations

CA

1 000 000 EUR

PA

1 000 000 EUR

Chapter 04 05 — Equal opportunbities for women and men

— Article 04 05 01 European Women's Lobby

CA

750 000 EUR

PA

750 000 EUR

Chapter 15 02 — Education

| — | Article 15 02 01 Support for activities and bodies active in the field of education |
| --- | --- |

—

Article 15 02 01 Support for activities and bodies active in the field of education

| — | Item 15 02 01 08 — European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education |
| --- | --- |

—

Item 15 02 01 08 — European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education

CA

750 000 EUR

PA

750 000 EUR

Chapter 15 06 — Dialogue with the citizens

| — | Article 15 06 01 Support for activities and bodies active at European level in the field of active European citizenship |
| --- | --- |

—

Article 15 06 01 Support for activities and bodies active at European level in the field of active European citizenship

— Item 15 06 01 01 — Measures in favour of civil society

CA

4 150 000 EUR

PA

1 830 000 EUR

— Item 15 06 01 02 — ‘Our Europe’ Association

CA

600 000 EUR

PA

600 000 EUR

Chapter 15 07 — YOUTH

| — | Article 15 07 01 — Support for bodies active at European level in the field of youth |
| --- | --- |

—

Article 15 07 01 — Support for bodies active at European level in the field of youth

— Item 15 07 01 01 — European Youth Forum

CA

2 000 000 EUR

PA

2 000 000 EUR

Chapter 18 03 — Common immigration and asylum policies

— Article 18 03 01 — European Council on Refugees and Exiles

CA

450 000 EUR

PA

450 000 EUR

Chapter 18 06 — Establishing a genuine European area of justice in criminal and civil matters

| — | Article 18 06 03 — Association of the Councils of State and Supreme Administrative Jurisdictions of the Union |
| --- | --- |

—

Article 18 06 03 — Association of the Councils of State and Supreme Administrative Jurisdictions of the Union

CA

300 000 EUR

PA

300 000 EUR

Chapter 19 04 — European initiative for democracy and human rights (EIDHR)

— Article 19 04 01 — European Inter-university Centre

CA

1 732 000 EUR

PA

1 732 000 EUR

Chapter 25 02 — Relations with civil society, oppenness and information

— Article 25 02 01 — Institutions of European interest

— Item 25 02 01 01 — Historical archives of the European Union

CA

1 600 000 EUR

PA

1 600 000 EUR

12.   Membership of committees and delegations

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

Delegation for relations with Switzerland, Iceland and Norway: Meropi Kaldi

Delegation to the EU-Ukraine and the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and Delegation for relations with Belarus: Meropi Kaldi

13.   Membership of Parliament

María del Carmen Ortiz Rivas had given notice in writing of her resignation as Member of Parliament, with effect from 1 April 2004.

María Rodríguez Ramos had given notice in writing of her resignation as Member of Parliament, with effect from 1 April 2004.

Carles-Alfred Gasòliba i Böhm had given notice in writing of his resignation as Member of Parliament, with effect from 2 April 2004.

Carlos Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya had given notice in writing of his resignation as Member of Parliament, with effect from 2 April 2004.

Alexandros Alavanos had given notice in writing of his resignation as Member of Parliament, with effect from 15 April 2004.

Pursuant to Rule 8 of its Rules of Procedure and Article 12(2), second subparagraph, of the Act concerning the election of representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, Parliament established the vacancies; the Member States concerned would be accordingly informed.

14.   Written declarations included in the register (Rule 51)

(Rule 51)

Number of signatures obtained by the written declarations in the register (Rule 51(3)):

| Document No | Author | Signatures |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1/2004 | Richard Howitt, Mario Mantovani, Elizabeth Lynne, Patricia McKenna and Ilda Figueiredo | 320 |
| 2/2004 | Marie Anne Isler Béguin | 35 |
| 3/2004 | Philip Claeys and Koenraad Dillen | 21 |
| 4/2004 | Hiltrud Breyer, Alexander de Roo, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Paul A.A.J.G. Lannoye and Caroline Lucas | 48 |
| 5/2004 | Claude Moraes, Stephen Hughes, Imelda Mary Read, Marie-Hélène Gillig and Alejandro Cercas | 51 |
| 6/2004 | Piia-Noora Kauppi, Sarah Ludford, Johannes (Hannes) Swoboda and Nelly Maes | 60 |
| 7/2004 | Ward Beysen | 7 |
| 8/2004 | Philip Claeys, Koenraad Dillen, Bruno Gollnisch and Mario Borghezio | 12 |
| 9/2004 | Marie Anne Isler Béguin and Jean Lambert | 23 |
| 10/2004 | Mario Borghezio | 11 |
| 11/2004 | Marie-Thérèse Hermange, Neena Gill, Joseph Daul, Giorgio Lisi and Georges Garot | 95 |
| 12/2004 | Thierry Cornillet, Monica Frassoni, Jo Leinen, Mariotto Segni and Diana Wallis | 130 |
| 13/2004 | Gary Titley, Richard Corbett, Martin Schulz and Olivier Duhamel | 40 |
| 14/2004 | Michl Ebner, Alima Boumediene-Thiery, Neena Gill and Ingo Schmitt | 35 |
| 15/2004 | Philip Bushill-Matthews, Bashir Khanbhai and Nirj Deva | 20 |
| 17/2004 | Glenys Kinnock, Michael Gahler, Johan Van Hecke, Nelly Maes and Pernille Frahm | 61 |
| 18/2004 | Anne E.M. Van Lancker, Jan Dhaene, Saïd El Khadraoui and Nelly Maes | 29 |
| 19/2004 | Sebastiano (Nello) Musumeci | 5 |
| 20/2004 | Marie Anne Isler Béguin | 12 |
| 21/2004 | Jean-Louis Bernié, Yves Butel, Alain Esclopé, Véronique Mathieu and Jean Saint-Josse | 42 |
| 22/2004 | Dana Rosemary Scallon, Hiltrud Breyer, Patsy Sörensen and Johannes (Hans) Blokland | 31 |
| 23/2004 | Marie Anne Isler Béguin | 7 |
| 24/2004 | Jean-Thomas Nordmann, Glyn Ford and Lennart Sacrédeus | 37 |
| 25/2004 | Caroline Lucas, Jean Lambert and Paul A.A.J.G. Lannoye | 15 |
| 26/2004 | Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Jan Marinus Wiersma, Hans Modrow, Charles Tannock and Samuli Pohjamo | 25 |
| 27/2004 | Marie Anne Isler Béguin | 11 |
| 28/2004 | Hans-Gert Poettering, Enrique Barón Crespo, Graham R. Watson and Charles Pasqua | 92 |

Document No

Document No

Author

Author

Signatures

Signatures

1/2004

Richard Howitt, Mario Mantovani, Elizabeth Lynne, Patricia McKenna and Ilda Figueiredo

320

2/2004

Marie Anne Isler Béguin

35

3/2004

Philip Claeys and Koenraad Dillen

21

4/2004

Hiltrud Breyer, Alexander de Roo, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Paul A.A.J.G. Lannoye and Caroline Lucas

48

5/2004

Claude Moraes, Stephen Hughes, Imelda Mary Read, Marie-Hélène Gillig and Alejandro Cercas

51

6/2004

Piia-Noora Kauppi, Sarah Ludford, Johannes (Hannes) Swoboda and Nelly Maes

60

7/2004

Ward Beysen

7

8/2004

Philip Claeys, Koenraad Dillen, Bruno Gollnisch and Mario Borghezio

12

9/2004

Marie Anne Isler Béguin and Jean Lambert

23

10/2004

Mario Borghezio

11

11/2004

Marie-Thérèse Hermange, Neena Gill, Joseph Daul, Giorgio Lisi and Georges Garot

95

12/2004

Thierry Cornillet, Monica Frassoni, Jo Leinen, Mariotto Segni and Diana Wallis

130

13/2004

Gary Titley, Richard Corbett, Martin Schulz and Olivier Duhamel

40

14/2004

Michl Ebner, Alima Boumediene-Thiery, Neena Gill and Ingo Schmitt

35

15/2004

Philip Bushill-Matthews, Bashir Khanbhai and Nirj Deva

20

17/2004

Glenys Kinnock, Michael Gahler, Johan Van Hecke, Nelly Maes and Pernille Frahm

61

18/2004

Anne E.M. Van Lancker, Jan Dhaene, Saïd El Khadraoui and Nelly Maes

29

19/2004

Sebastiano (Nello) Musumeci

5

20/2004

Marie Anne Isler Béguin

12

21/2004

Jean-Louis Bernié, Yves Butel, Alain Esclopé, Véronique Mathieu and Jean Saint-Josse

42

22/2004

Dana Rosemary Scallon, Hiltrud Breyer, Patsy Sörensen and Johannes (Hans) Blokland

31

23/2004

Marie Anne Isler Béguin

7

24/2004

Jean-Thomas Nordmann, Glyn Ford and Lennart Sacrédeus

37

25/2004

Caroline Lucas, Jean Lambert and Paul A.A.J.G. Lannoye

15

26/2004

Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Jan Marinus Wiersma, Hans Modrow, Charles Tannock and Samuli Pohjamo

25

27/2004

Marie Anne Isler Béguin

11

28/2004

Hans-Gert Poettering, Enrique Barón Crespo, Graham R. Watson and Charles Pasqua

92

15.   Decisions concerning certain documents

Referral to committees

Referral to committees

The DEVE Committee was appointed committee responsible on:

| — | Proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 975/1999 laying down the requirements for the implementation of development cooperation operations which contribute to the general objective of developing and consolidating democracy and the rule of law and to that of respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms (COM(2003) 639 — C5-0507/2003 — 2003/0250(COD))
  (Asked for opinion: AFET, BUDG)
  (Conference of Presidents' decision of 1 April 2004)
  (Initially responsible: AFET — Minutes of 5 November 2003) |
| --- | --- |

—

Proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 975/1999 laying down the requirements for the implementation of development cooperation operations which contribute to the general objective of developing and consolidating democracy and the rule of law and to that of respecting human rights and fundamental freedoms (COM(2003) 639 — C5-0507/2003 — 2003/0250(COD))

(Asked for opinion: AFET, BUDG)

(Conference of Presidents' decision of 1 April 2004)

(Initially responsible: AFET — Minutes of 5 November 2003)

Decision to draw up a report, pursuant to Rule 180

Decision to draw up a report, pursuant to Rule 180

AFCO Committee:

| — | EP Rules of Procedure: possible postponement of vote in order to reach agreement at first reading (2004/2027(REG))
  (Letter from the President of 11 March 2004) |
| --- | --- |

—

EP Rules of Procedure: possible postponement of vote in order to reach agreement at first reading (2004/2027(REG))

(Letter from the President of 11 March 2004)

Cooperation between committees

Cooperation between committees

Rule 162a had been applied to the following report:

From the JURI Committee:

| — | Proposal for a directive on services in the internal market (COM(2004) 2 — C5-0069/2004 — 2004/0001(COD))
  Rule 162a procedure between JURI and EMPL
  (Conference of Presidents' decision of 25 March 2004) |
| --- | --- |

—

Proposal for a directive on services in the internal market (COM(2004) 2 — C5-0069/2004 — 2004/0001(COD))

Rule 162a procedure between JURI and EMPL

(Conference of Presidents' decision of 25 March 2004)

Change in title of report already authorised by the Conference of Presidents

Change in title of report already authorised by the Conference of Presidents

RETT Committee:

| — | ‘Third report on economic and social cohesion’ (2004/2005(INI)) — C5-0092/2004
  (Minutes of 29 January 2004)
  (Former title: Structural funds after 2005. 3rd cohesion report) |
| --- | --- |

—

‘Third report on economic and social cohesion’ (2004/2005(INI)) — C5-0092/2004

(Minutes of 29 January 2004)

(Former title: Structural funds after 2005. 3rd cohesion report)

16.   Rights of deafblind people (written declaration)

(written declaration)

Written declaration 1/2004 submitted by Richard Howitt, Mario Mantovani, Elizabeth Lynne, Patricia McKenna and Ilda Figueiredo on the rights of deafblind people had by 1 April 2004 been signed by the majority of Parliament's component Members. Consequently, in accordance with Rule 51(4), it would be forwarded to its addressees and published, together with the names of the signatories, in the Texts Adopted of that sitting (P5_TA(2004)0277).

(P5_TA(2004)0277)

17.   Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

Pursuant to Rule 148(2), the Minutes of that day's sitting would be submitted to Parliament for its approval at the beginning of the next sitting.

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

18.   Dates for next sittings

The next sittings would be held from 19 to 22 April 2004.

19.   Adjournment of session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 16.15.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Pat Cox

President

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

The following signed:

Aaltonen, Abitbol, Adam, Nuala Ahern, Ainardi, Almeida Garrett, Alyssandrakis, Andersen, Andersson, Andreasen, Aparicio Sánchez, Arvidsson, Atkins, Auroi, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Bakopoulos, Balfe, Baltas, Banotti, Barón Crespo, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Belder, Berend, Berès, van den Berg, Bergaz Conesa, Berger, Berlato, Bernié, Berthu, Beysen, Bigliardo, Blak, Bodrato, Böge, Bösch, von Boetticher, Bonde, Boogerd-Quaak, Bordes, Borghezio, van den Bos, Boudjenah, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Bowe, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bremmer, Breyer, Brok, Buitenweg, Bullmann, van den Burg, Callanan, Calò, Camisón Asensio, Campos, Camre, Cappato, Cardoso, Carnero González, Cashman, Caudron, Caullery, Cauquil, Cederschiöld, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Ceyhun, Chichester, Claeys, Clegg, Coelho, Cohn-Bendit, Corbett, Corbey, Cornillet, Cossutta, Cox, Crowley, van Dam, Dary, Daul, Davies, Dehousse, De Keyser, Dell'Alba, Della Vedova, Dell'Utri, Deprez, De Sarnez, Descamps, Désir, De Veyrac, Dhaene, Di Lello Finuoli, Dillen, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Dührkop Dührkop, Duff, Duhamel, Duin, Duthu, Ebner, Echerer, El Khadraoui, Elles, Eriksson, Esclopé, Ettl, Jillian Evans, Jonathan Evans, Robert J.E. Evans, Fatuzzo, Fava, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrández Lezaun, Ferrer, Fiebiger, Figueiredo, Fiori, Fitzsimons, Flautre, Flesch, Florenz, Foster, Fourtou, Frassoni, Gahler, Gahrton, Garaud, García-Margallo y Marfil, García-Orcoyen Tormo, Garot, Garriga Polledo, Gasòliba i Böhm, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Glante, Glase, Goebbels, Goepel, Görlach, Gollnisch, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Gouveia, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hänsch, Hager, Hannan, Hansenne, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Herzog, Hieronymi, Honeyball, Hortefeux, Hudghton, Hughes, van Hulten, Hyland, Imbeni, Inglewood, Isler Béguin, Izquierdo Collado, Izquierdo Rojo, Jackson, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jensen, Jöns, Jové Peres, Junker, Kaldi, Karamanou, Karas, Karlsson, Katiforis, Kaufmann, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Keßler, Khanbhai, Kindermann, Glenys Kinnock, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korakas, Korhola, Koukiadis, Krarup, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Krivine, Kronberger, Kuckelkorn, Kuhne, Kuntz, Lage, Lagendijk, Laguiller, Lalumière, Lamassoure, Lang, Lange, Langen, Langenhagen, Lannoye, de La Perriere, Laschet, Lavarra, Lechner, Lehne, Leinen, Liese, Linkohr, Lisi, Lucas, Lulling, Lund, Lynne, Maat, Maaten, McAvan, McCartin, MacCormick, McKenna, McMillan-Scott, McNally, Maes, Malliori, Manders, Manisco, Erika Mann, Thomas Mann, Marchiani, Marinho, Marinos, Markov, Marques, Marset Campos, Martens, David W. Martin, Hans-Peter Martin, Hugues Martin, Martinez, Martínez Martínez, Mastella, Mastorakis, Mathieu, Matikainen-Kallström, Hans-Peter Mayer, Xaver Mayer, Mayol i Raynal, Medina Ortega, Meijer, Menéndez del Valle, Menrad, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Modrow, Mombaur, Monsonís Domingo, Montfort, Moraes, Morillon, Müller, Mulder, Murphy, Muscardini, Mussa, Myller, Naïr, Napoletano, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Newton Dunn, Nicholson, Niebler, Nisticò, Nobilia, Nogueira Román, Nordmann, Obiols i Germà, Olsson, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Ortuondo Larrea, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Pack, Papayannakis, Pasqua, Pastorelli, Patakis, Patrie, Paulsen, Perry, Pesälä, Piecyk, Pirker, Piscarreta, Podestà, Poettering, Pohjamo, Poignant, Pomés Ruiz, Poos, Posselt, Prets, Puerta, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Raschhofer, Raymond, Read, Ribeiro, Ribeiro e Castro, Riis-Jørgensen, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rocard, Rod, Rothe, Roure, Rousseaux, Rovsing, Rübig, Rühle, Sacconi, Sacrédeus, Saint-Josse, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sandberg-Fries, Sandbæk, Sanders-ten Holte, Santer, Santini, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Scapagnini, Scarbonchi, Scheele, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Herman Schmid, Olle Schmidt, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schörling, Ilka Schröder, Jürgen Schröder, Schroedter, Schwaiger, Seppänen, Simpson, Sjöstedt, Skinner, Smet, Sörensen, Sommer, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Staes, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stihler, Stirbois, Stockmann, Stockton, Sturdy, Suominen, Swiebel, Swoboda, Sørensen, Tannock, Terrón i Cusí, Theato, Theorin, Thomas-Mauro, Thorning-Schmidt, Thors, Thyssen, Titley, Torres Marques, Trakatellis, Turchi, Turco, Turmes, Twinn, Vachetta, Väyrynen, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Van Lancker, Van Orden, Varaut, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Vattimo, Vermeer, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Virrankoski, Vlasto, Voggenhuber, Volcic, Wachtmeister, Walter, Watson, Watts, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wiersma, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Wyn, Wynn, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener, Zorba, Zrihen

Observers:

A. Nagy, Bastys, Biela, Kazys Jaunutis Bobelis, Chronowski, Cybulski, Czinege, Demetriou, Drzęla, Fazakas, Germič, Golde, Genowefa Grabowska, Hegyi, Heriban, Kelemen, Kłopotek, Klukowski, Kriščiūnas, Kubovič, Kuzmickas, Kvietkauskas, Laar, Laštvka, Litwiniec, Maldeikis, Mallotová, Matsakis, Plokšto, Podgórski, Szabó, Szájer, Szczygło, Tabajdi, Tomczak, Vadai, Valys, Vastagh, Vella, Vėsaitė, Wittbrodt, Żenkiewicz, Žiak

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ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

Abbreviations and symbols

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

+

adopted

-

rejected

↓

lapsed

W

withdrawn

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

roll-call vote (for, against, abstentions)

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

electronic vote (for, against, abstentions)

split

split vote

sep

separate vote

am

amendment

CA

compromise amendment

CP

corresponding part

D

deleting amendment

=

identical amendments

§

paragraph

art

article

rec

recital

MOT

motion for a resolution

JT MOT

joint motion for a resolution

SEC

secret ballot

1.   Approval of the Commission in its new form *

Proposal for a decision (B5-0184/2004)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| motion for a resolution B5-0184/2004




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ELDR, Verts/ALE, UEN) |
| vote: decision (as a whole) | RCV | + | 324, 12, 65 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

motion for a resolution B5-0184/2004

(PPE-DE, PSE, ELDR, Verts/ALE, UEN)

vote: decision (as a whole)

RCV

+

324, 12, 65

2.   Draft amending budget 4/2004

Report: MULDER + GILL (A5-0175/2004)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

qualified majority

3.   Excise duty and taxes on insurance premiums ***I

Report: RANDZIO-PLATH (A5-0157/2004)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

4.   Conservation and management of highly migratory fish stocks ***

Report: MIGUÉLEZ RAMOS (A5-0174/2004)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

5.   Use of genetic resources in agriculture *

Report: GRAEFE ZU BARINGDORF (A5-0149/2004)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

6.   EC-Guinea-Bissau fisheries agreement *

Report: STEVENSON (A5-0163/2004)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

7.   Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector *

Report: HUGHES MARTIN (A5-0168/2004)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

8.   Community financial contribution to fisheries control programmes *

Report: ATTWOOLL (A5-0166/2004)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

9.   Community fishing vessels operating in the NAFO Regulatory Area *

Report: BUSK (A5-0165/2004)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

10.   EC-Guinea fishing agreement *

Report: MCKENNA (A5-0164/2004)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | RCV | + | 378, 5, 39 |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

RCV

+

378, 5, 39

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

11.   Medals and tokens similar to euro coins and non-participating Member States *

Report: POMÉS RUIZ (A5-0156/2004)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

12.   More accessible, equitable and managed asylum systems *

Report: MARINHO (A5-0144/2004)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

13.   Safety of third countries aircraft using Community airports ***III

Report: MAES (A5-0125/2004)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| vote: joint text | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

vote: joint text

+

14.   Draft amending budget 3/2004

Report: MULDER + GILL (A5-0202/2004)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| draft amending Budget No 3 |
| Commission | 6 | PPE-DE | | - | |
| 1 | committee | | + | |
| Court of Justice | 2 | committee | | + | |
| Court of Auditors | 3 | committee | | + | |
| Economic and Social Committee | 4 | committee | | + | |
| Committee of the Regions | 5 | committee | | + | |
| motion for a resolution |
| § 5 | | original text | | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

draft amending Budget No 3

Commission

6

PPE-DE

-

1

committee

+

Court of Justice

2

committee

+

Court of Auditors

3

committee

+

Economic and Social Committee

4

committee

+

Committee of the Regions

5

committee

+

motion for a resolution

§ 5

original text

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Requests for separate vote

PPE-DE: § 5

15.   General arrangements on multilingualism

Report: DELL'ALBA (A5-0153/2004)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| texts of the rules |
| amendments by committee responsible — block vote | 1-2
  4-5 | committee | | + | paragraph 2 amended orally |
| after art 117 | 6 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 94, 317, 9 |
| 3 | committee | | + | |
| draft decision |
| rec D | 7 | EDD et al | | - | |
| vote: draft decision | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

texts of the rules

amendments by committee responsible — block vote

1-2

4-5

committee

+

paragraph 2 amended orally

after art 117

6

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

94, 317, 9

3

committee

+

draft decision

rec D

7

EDD et al

-

vote: draft decision

+

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: am 6

Other information

Mr Leinen, deputising for the rapporteur, moved an oral amendment to add a final sentence to amendment 2 to read as follows: ‘These arrangements may exceptionally be made more flexible where the members of the committee or delegation so agree.
  In the event of disagreement, the Bureau shall decide
  ’.

16.   Slot allocation at Community airports ***II

Recommendation for second reading: STOCKMANN (A5-0217/2004)

| 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

+

17.   SIS — registration certificates for vehicles ***I

Report: COELHO (A5-0205/2004)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| amendments by committee responsible — block vote | 2-3
  5-7
  10-11 | committee | | + | |
| amendments by committee responsible — separate votes | 1 | committee | sep | + | |
| 4 | committee | sep | + | |
| 8 | committee | sep | + | |
| 9 | committee | RCV | - | 190, 197, 38 |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

amendments by committee responsible — block vote

2-3

5-7

10-11

committee

+

amendments by committee responsible — separate votes

1

committee

sep

+

4

committee

sep

+

8

committee

sep

+

9

committee

RCV

-

190, 197, 38

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

+

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: am 9

Requests for separate vote

GUE/NGL: ams 1, 4, 8

18.   EC-Denmark/Greenland fisheries agreement *

Report: MIGUÉLEZ RAMOS (A5-0060/2004)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| amendments by committee responsible — block vote | 1
  3-4 | committee | | + | |
| art 3 | 2 | committee | EV | + | 271, 137, 6 |
| 5 | MIGUELEZ RAMOS et al | | ↓ | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | RCV | + | 299, 101, 16 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

amendments by committee responsible — block vote

1

3-4

committee

+

art 3

2

committee

EV

+

271, 137, 6

5

MIGUELEZ RAMOS et al

↓

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

RCV

+

299, 101, 16

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

19.   European Council/Security in Europe

Motions for resolutions: B5-0165/2004, B5-0178/2004, B5-0179/2004, B5-0180/2004, B5-0182/2004, B5-0183/2004

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| joint motion for a resolution RC5-0165/2004




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ELDR, COLLINS) |
| after § 2 | 8 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 78, 285, 29 |
| after § 4 | 12 | ELDR, PSE, GUE/NGL + Verts/ALE | RCV | + | 197, 173, 15 |
| after § 5 | 1 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| 9 | Verts/ALE | RCV | + | 385, 6, 21 |
| § 6 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 7 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 8 | 11 | ELDR | | + | |
| after § 18 | 10 | PSE | | + | |
| § 21 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 24 | 13 | PSE | | - | |
| § 25 | | original text | RCV | + | 362, 33, 18 |
| § 27 | 2 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 93, 313, 5 |
| after § 28 | 3 | Verts/ALE | RCV | + | 211, 172, 22 |
| § 29 | 4 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 95, 299, 17 |
| after § 29 | 5 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 74, 315, 24 |
| 6 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 84, 307, 21 |
| after § 30 | 14 | PSE | RCV | - | 196, 220, 7 |
| § 32 | 7 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 184, 219, 9 |
| § | original text | RCV | + | 309, 101, 8 |
| § 41 | | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | + | 204, 194, 11 |
| 3 | + | |
| § 43 | | original text | split/RCV | | |
| 1 | - | 194, 204, 14 |
| 2 | + | 295, 70, 20 |
| after § 43 | 15 | PSE | EV | + | 191, 183, 14 |
| 16 | PSE | | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B5-0165/2004 | | ELDR | | ↓ | |
| B5-0178/2004 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B5-0179/2004 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B5-0180/2004 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B5-0182/2004 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B5-0183/2004 | | PSE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution RC5-0165/2004

(PPE-DE, PSE, ELDR, COLLINS)

after § 2

8

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

78, 285, 29

after § 4

12

ELDR, PSE, GUE/NGL + Verts/ALE

RCV

+

197, 173, 15

after § 5

1

PPE-DE

+

9

Verts/ALE

RCV

+

385, 6, 21

§ 6

original text

sep

+

§ 7

original text

sep

+

§ 8

11

ELDR

+

after § 18

10

PSE

+

§ 21

original text

sep

+

§ 24

13

PSE

-

§ 25

original text

RCV

+

362, 33, 18

§ 27

2

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

93, 313, 5

after § 28

3

Verts/ALE

RCV

+

211, 172, 22

§ 29

4

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

95, 299, 17

after § 29

5

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

74, 315, 24

6

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

84, 307, 21

after § 30

14

PSE

RCV

-

196, 220, 7

§ 32

7

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

184, 219, 9

§

original text

RCV

+

309, 101, 8

§ 41

original text

split

1

+

2/EV

+

204, 194, 11

3

+

§ 43

original text

split/RCV

1

-

194, 204, 14

2

+

295, 70, 20

after § 43

15

PSE

EV

+

191, 183, 14

16

PSE

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

motions for resolutions by political groups

B5-0165/2004

ELDR

↓

B5-0178/2004

UEN

↓

B5-0179/2004

Verts/ALE

↓

B5-0180/2004

GUE/NGL

↓

B5-0182/2004

PPE-DE

↓

B5-0183/2004

PSE

↓

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: am 12, § 43

PSE: ams 12, 14

Verts/ALE: all ams by the Verts/ALE Group, §§ 25, 32

Requests for separate vote

ELDR: § 43

Verts/ALE: §§ 6, 7, 21

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE

§ 43

1st part: up to ‘10 April 2002’

2nd part: remainder

PPE-DE, UEN

§ 41

1st part:‘Reiterates its condemnation ... civilian population’

2nd part:‘committed by both sides’

3rd part:‘and urges the Palestinians ... violence and terrorism’

20.   Obligation of carriers to communicate passenger data *

Report: INGO SCHMITT (A5-0211/2004)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| vote: text of the initiative | | - | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

vote: text of the initiative

-

The initiative was referred back to the competent committee.

21.   Sustainable exploitation of fishery resources in the Mediterranean *

Report: LISI (A5-0159/2004)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| text as a whole | 1-10 | KINDERMANN et al | EV | - | 152, 227, 11 |
| vote: proposal | EV | - | 170, 202, 10 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

text as a whole

1-10

KINDERMANN et al

EV

-

152, 227, 11

vote: proposal

EV

-

170, 202, 10

Pursuant to Rule 68(3), the matter was referred once again to the competent committee.

22.   Regional Advisory Councils under the Common Fisheries Policy *

Report: O'NEACHTAIN (A5-0167/2004)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| amendments by committee responsible — block vote No 1 | 1-2
  4-7
  10-15
  17-21
  23-28
  30
  32-33
  35
  37
  39-45
  47-50 | committee | | + | |
| amendments by committee responsible — block vote No 2 | 3
  8-9
  16
  22
  29
  31
  36
  38
  46
  51 | committee | sep | + | |
| art 6 | 52 | ELDR | | - | |
| 34 | committee | | + | |
| art 11 | 53 | ELDR | | - | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

amendments by committee responsible — block vote No 1

1-2

4-7

10-15

17-21

23-28

30

32-33

35

37

39-45

47-50

committee

+

amendments by committee responsible — block vote No 2

3

8-9

16

22

29

31

36

38

46

51

committee

sep

+

art 6

52

ELDR

-

34

committee

+

art 11

53

ELDR

-

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

+

Requests for separate vote

Verts/ALE: ams 3, 8, 9, 16, 22, 29, 31, 36, 38, 46, 51 (in block)

23.   Olympic truce

Motion for a resolution: B5-0177/rev./2004

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| motions for resolution by the PPE-DE, PSE, ELDR, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN Groups




  (B5-0177/rev./2004) |
| whole text | 1 | ELDR | | + | |
| after § 1 | 2 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 65, 297, 15 |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

motions for resolution by the PPE-DE, PSE, ELDR, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, UEN Groups

(B5-0177/rev./2004)

whole text

1

ELDR

+

after § 1

2

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

65, 297, 15

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Requests for roll-call votes

GUE/NGL: am 2

24.   Situation in Kosovo

Motions for resolutions: B5-0160/2004, B5-0162/2004, B5-0163/2004, B5-0164/2004, B5-0168/2004, B5-0172/2004

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| joint motion for a resolution RC5-0160/2004




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ELDR, Verts/ALE, UEN) |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B5-0160/2004 | | ELDR | | ↓ | |
| B5-0162/2004 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B5-0163/2004 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B5-0164/2004 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B5-0168/2004 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B5-0172/2004 | | UEN | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution RC5-0160/2004

(PPE-DE, PSE, ELDR, Verts/ALE, UEN)

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

motions for resolutions by political groups

B5-0160/2004

ELDR

↓

B5-0162/2004

PSE

↓

B5-0163/2004

PPE-DE

↓

B5-0164/2004

Verts/ALE

↓

B5-0168/2004

GUE/NGL

↓

B5-0172/2004

UEN

↓

25.   Extractive industries

Motions for resolutions: B5-0161/2004, B5-0166/2004, B5-0167/2004, B5-0169/2004, B5-0170/2004, B5-0171/2004

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B5-0161/2004 | | UEN | | - | |
| joint motion for a resolution RC5-0166/2004




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ELDR, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL) |
| § 1 | 1 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 8 | 2 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 9 | 3 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 10, point (c), indent 3 | | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| rec I | | original text | sep | - | |
| rec P | | original text | sep | - | |
| recital Q | | original text | sep | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B5-0166/2004 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B5-0167/2004 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B5-0169/2004 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B5-0170/2004 | | ELDR | | ↓ | |
| B5-0171/2004 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

motions for resolutions by political groups

B5-0161/2004

UEN

-

joint motion for a resolution RC5-0166/2004

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

§ 1

1

PPE-DE

+

§ 8

2

PPE-DE

+

§ 9

3

PPE-DE

+

§ 10, point (c), indent 3

original text

split

1

+

2

-

rec I

original text

sep

-

rec P

original text

sep

-

recital Q

original text

sep

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

motions for resolutions by political groups

B5-0166/2004

PSE

↓

B5-0167/2004

PPE-DE

↓

B5-0169/2004

GUE/NGL

↓

B5-0170/2004

ELDR

↓

B5-0171/2004

Verts/ALE

↓

Requests for separate vote

PPE-DE: recitals P, Q

ELDR: recitals I, Q

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE, ELDR

§ 10, point (c), indent 3

1st part: text as a whole except the words ‘and ensuring that free ... peoples has been achieved’

2nd part: those words

26.   Fundamental rights in the European Union (2003)

Report: BOUMEDIENE-THIERY (A5-0207/2004)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| after § 7 | 1 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 97, 279, 3 |
| after § 8 | 2 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| after § 9 | 16 | GUE/NGL | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| § 12 | | original text | RCV | + | 205, 162, 13 |
| after § 12 | 17 | GUE/NGL | | + | |
| after § 14 | 15 | GUE/NGL | | + | |
| § 21 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 22 | | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 26 | | original text | sep/EV | + | 191, 177, 2 |
| § 27 | 18 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 28 | | original text | sep | - | |
| after § 29 | 19 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 47 | | original text | sep/EV | + | 259, 90, 7 |
| § 48 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 57 | 4 | PSE | | + | |
| § 58 | 12D | PPE-DE | | - | |
| § 59 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 60 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 63 | | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 64 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 70 | | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| § 71 | | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| after § 73 | 20 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 74 | | original text | sep | + | amended orally |
| § 76 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 78 | | original text | RCV | + | 185, 184, 5 |
| § 82 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 88 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 89 | | original text | RCV | + | 320, 35, 22 |
| after § 89 | 3 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 103, 258, 8 |
| § 97 | | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 98 | 13 | PPE-DE | | - | |
| § | original text | split/RCV | | |
| 1 | + | 353, 13, 10 |
| 2 | + | 189, 176, 8 |
| after § 98 | 5 | ELDR | | - | |
| after § 99 | 21 | GUE/NGL | | + | |
| § 102 | 7 | PPE-DE | | - | |
| § 103 | 8D=
  10D= | PPE-DE | | - | |
| § | original text | split/RCV | | |
| 1 | + | 192, 164, 14 |
| 2 | + | 175, 169, 19 |
| § 104 | 11 | PPE-DE | | - | |
| 9 | PPE-DE | EV | - | 176, 191, 7 |
| § | original text | RCV | + | 188, 178, 7 |
| § 106 | | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 109 | | original text | RCV | + | 344, 31, 5 |
| after § 129 | 22 | GUE/NGL | RCV | + | 195, 170, 8 |
| § 130 | | original text | RCV | + | 311, 58, 2 |
| § 136 | | original text | RCV | + | 203, 161, 13 |
| § 139 | 23 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 75, 278, 9 |
| § 143 | 24 | GUE/NGL | | + | |
| § | original text | sep | ↓ | |
| § 146 | 14D | PPE-DE | | - | |
| 25 | GUE/NGL | RCV | + | 186, 182, 8 |
| § | original text | RCV | ↓ | |
| § 147 | | original text | sep | - | |
| after § 152 | 6 | ELDR | | + | |
| § 154 | | original text | RCV | + | 184, 182, 12 |
| § 155 | | original text | sep | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | - | 177, 184, 13 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

after § 7

1

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

97, 279, 3

after § 8

2

Verts/ALE

-

after § 9

16

GUE/NGL

split

1

+

2

-

§ 12

original text

RCV

+

205, 162, 13

after § 12

17

GUE/NGL

+

after § 14

15

GUE/NGL

+

§ 21

original text

sep

+

§ 22

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 26

original text

sep/EV

+

191, 177, 2

§ 27

18

GUE/NGL

-

§ 28

original text

sep

-

after § 29

19

GUE/NGL

-

§ 47

original text

sep/EV

+

259, 90, 7

§ 48

original text

sep

+

§ 57

4

PSE

+

§ 58

12D

PPE-DE

-

§ 59

original text

sep

+

§ 60

original text

sep

+

§ 63

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 64

original text

sep

+

§ 70

original text

split

1

+

2

-

§ 71

original text

split

1

+

2

+

after § 73

20

GUE/NGL

-

§ 74

original text

sep

+

amended orally

§ 76

original text

sep

+

§ 78

original text

RCV

+

185, 184, 5

§ 82

original text

sep

+

§ 88

original text

sep

+

§ 89

original text

RCV

+

320, 35, 22

after § 89

3

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

103, 258, 8

§ 97

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 98

13

PPE-DE

-

§

original text

split/RCV

1

+

353, 13, 10

2

+

189, 176, 8

after § 98

5

ELDR

-

after § 99

21

GUE/NGL

+

§ 102

7

PPE-DE

-

§ 103

8D=

10D=

PPE-DE

-

§

original text

split/RCV

1

+

192, 164, 14

2

+

175, 169, 19

§ 104

11

PPE-DE

-

9

PPE-DE

EV

-

176, 191, 7

§

original text

RCV

+

188, 178, 7

§ 106

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 109

original text

RCV

+

344, 31, 5

after § 129

22

GUE/NGL

RCV

+

195, 170, 8

§ 130

original text

RCV

+

311, 58, 2

§ 136

original text

RCV

+

203, 161, 13

§ 139

23

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

75, 278, 9

§ 143

24

GUE/NGL

+

§

original text

sep

↓

§ 146

14D

PPE-DE

-

25

GUE/NGL

RCV

+

186, 182, 8

§

original text

RCV

↓

§ 147

original text

sep

-

after § 152

6

ELDR

+

§ 154

original text

RCV

+

184, 182, 12

§ 155

original text

sep

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

-

177, 184, 13

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: § 154, final vote

GUE/NGL: ams 22, 23, 25, final vote

Verts/ALE: §§ 78, 98, 109, 136, 146, ams 1, 3

EDD: §§ 12, 89, 103, 104, 130

Requests for separate vote

PPE-DE: §§ 12, 21, 22, 26, 28, 59, 60, 63, 64, 74, 76, 78, 82, 88, 104, 143, 146, 155

PSE: §§ 28, 47, 48, 147

UEN: §§ 12, 21, 26, 28, 64, 103, 104

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE

§ 98

1st part: up to ‘immigration’

2nd part: remainder

PSE

§ 70

1st part: up to ‘political groups’

2nd part: remainder

ELDR

§ 103

1st part: text as a whole except the word ‘adoption’

2nd part: that word

am 16

1st part: up to ‘on human rights’

2nd part: remainder

Verts/ALE

§ 70

1st part: up to ‘political groups’

2nd part: remainder

UEN

§ 22

1st part: up to ‘social reintegration has been met’

2nd part: remainder

§ 63

1st part: up to ‘fundamental rights of the EU’

2nd part: remainder

§ 71

1st part: whole text without the words ‘unde the Italian Presidency’

2nd part: those words

§ 97

1st part: whole text without the words ‘such as Greece and Italy’

2nd part: those words

§ 106

1st part: up to ‘border workers’

2nd part: remainder

Other information

The rapporteur proposed an oral amendment to § 74 worded as follows:

Renews its request that Member States and the EU grant refugee status to individuals persecuted by non-state agents in circumstances where the state is unable — or unwilling — to protect them, on grounds of their
  sex,
  sexual orientation, or risking female genital mutilation

27.   Application by Croatia for accession to the EU

Report: BALTAS (A5-0206/2004)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 1, point (e) | | original text | | + | amended orally |
| § 1, point (q) | | original text | sep | + | |
| recital Q | 1 | PSE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| vote: recommendation (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 1, point (e)

original text

+

amended orally

§ 1, point (q)

original text

sep

+

recital Q

1

PSE

split

1

+

2

-

vote: recommendation (as a whole)

+

Requests for separate vote

PSE: § 1, point (q)

ELDR: § 1, point (q)

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE

am 1

1st part: text as a whole without the words ‘the proposals contained ... and Croatia and’

2nd part: those words

Other information

The rapporteur proposed an oral amendment to § 1, point (e) worded as follows:

to point to the need to comply with international law and to the importance of maintaining
  regional cooperation and
  good-neighbourly relations by adopting an approach based on compromise and dialogue
  with a view to multilateral management of fish stocks and natural resources in the Atlantic;

28.   Progress towards accession by Turkey

Report: OOSTLANDER (A5-0204/2004)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| after § 2 | 7 | EDD | RCV | - | 53, 286, 8 |
| 8 | EDD | RCV | - | 51, 277, 10 |
| § 3 | 39 | ELDR | | - | |
| § 4 | 13 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 5 | 14 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| 4 | PSE | | + | |
| § 7 | 9=
  38 = | Verts/ALE
  ELDR | | - | |
| after § 7 | 17 | FERBER et al | EV | - | 87, 237, 10 |
| 41 | PPE-DE | EV | - | 105, 212, 18 |
| 1 | PPE-DE | | - | |
| 18 | FERBER et al | | - | |
| 19 | FERBER et al | | - | |
| 31 | ELDR | | + | |
| § 8 | 10 =
  37 = | Verts/ALE
  ELDR | | - | |
| after § 17 | 5 | PSE | | + | |
| after § 20 | 21 | FERBER et al | EV | - | 130,187,20 |
| § 22 | 11=
  36 = | Verts/ALE
  ELDR | | + | |
| § 24 | 22 | FERBER et al | | + | |
| after § 33 | 23 | FERBER et al | | + | amended orally |
| § 36 | 35 | ELDR | | - | |
| after § 36 | 16 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| 2 | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| 20 | FERBER et al | | ↓ | |
| 24 | FERBER et al | | - | |
| § 37 | 34 | ELDR | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| § 38 | 25D | FERBER et al | EV | + | 165, 160, 12 |
| § 39 | 15 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 40 | 6 | PSE | | + | if 6 adopted, 26 (2nd part) falls |
| after § 40 | 26 | FERBER et al | | + | |
| § 41 | 12=
  33 = | Verts/ALE
  ELDR | | - | |
| after § 43 | 40 | ROURE et al | | - | |
| § 44 | 3D | PSE | | + | |
| § 47 | 32 | ELDR | | - | |
| after § 47 | 28 | FERBER et al | | - | |
| 27 | FERBER et al | | - | |
| recital B | 29 | FERBER et al | | - | |
| after recital E | 30 | FERBER et al | | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 211, 84, 46 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

after § 2

7

EDD

RCV

-

53, 286, 8

8

EDD

RCV

-

51, 277, 10

§ 3

39

ELDR

-

§ 4

13

PPE-DE

+

§ 5

14

PPE-DE

+

4

PSE

+

§ 7

9=

38 =

Verts/ALE

ELDR

-

after § 7

17

FERBER et al

EV

-

87, 237, 10

41

PPE-DE

EV

-

105, 212, 18

1

PPE-DE

-

18

FERBER et al

-

19

FERBER et al

-

31

ELDR

+

§ 8

10 =

37 =

Verts/ALE

ELDR

-

after § 17

5

PSE

+

after § 20

21

FERBER et al

EV

-

130,187,20

§ 22

11=

36 =

Verts/ALE

ELDR

+

§ 24

22

FERBER et al

+

after § 33

23

FERBER et al

+

amended orally

§ 36

35

ELDR

-

after § 36

16

PPE-DE

+

2

PPE-DE

↓

20

FERBER et al

↓

24

FERBER et al

-

§ 37

34

ELDR

split

1

+

2

-

§ 38

25D

FERBER et al

EV

+

165, 160, 12

§ 39

15

PPE-DE

+

§ 40

6

PSE

+

if 6 adopted, 26 (2nd part) falls

after § 40

26

FERBER et al

+

§ 41

12=

33 =

Verts/ALE

ELDR

-

after § 43

40

ROURE et al

-

§ 44

3D

PSE

+

§ 47

32

ELDR

-

after § 47

28

FERBER et al

-

27

FERBER et al

-

recital B

29

FERBER et al

-

after recital E

30

FERBER et al

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

211, 84, 46

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

EDD: ams 7, 8, final vote

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE, PSE

am 34

1st part:‘Considers ... geo-political region’

2nd part: (deletion)

Other information

Mr Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, moved an oral amendment to amendment 23, to replace the word ‘needs’ with the word ‘rights’.

The rapporteur pointed out a technical change to be made to paragraph 37 which did not affect the English version.

29.   Budgetisation of the EDF

Report: SCARBONCHI (A5-0143/2004)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 11 | 1/rev. | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 32 | | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 39 | 2 | PPE-DE | EV | + | 84, 77, 3 |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 11

1/rev.

PPE-DE

+

§ 32

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 39

2

PPE-DE

EV

+

84, 77, 3

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Requests for split votes

ELDR

§ 32

1st part: up to ‘the ACP countries’

2nd part: remainder

The rapporteur asked for the deletion of the words ‘and the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly’ in Recital I.

30.   International Conference on Renewable Energy

Motions for resolutions: B5-0173/2004, B5-0174/2004, B5-0175/2004, B5-0176/2004, B5-0181/2004

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| joint motion for a resolution RC5-0173/2004




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ELDR, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL) |
| § 3 | 1 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| 2 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| after § 3 | 3 | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B5-0173/2004 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B5-0174/2004 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B5-0175/2004 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B5-0176/2004 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B5-0181/2004 | | ELDR | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution RC5-0173/2004

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

§ 3

1

Verts/ALE

-

2

Verts/ALE

-

after § 3

3

Verts/ALE

↓

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

motions for resolutions by political groups

B5-0173/2004

GUE/NGL

↓

B5-0174/2004

PSE

↓

B5-0175/2004

Verts/ALE

↓

B5-0176/2004

PPE-DE

↓

B5-0181/2004

ELDR

↓

---

ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

Decision

For: 324

ELDR: Andreasen, van den Bos, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nordmann, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Bakopoulos, Caudron, Herzog, Kaufmann, Marset Campos, Modrow, Papayannakis, Puerta

NI: Beysen

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Atkins, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Banotti, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bremmer, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Coelho, Cornillet, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Ebner, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Glase, Gomolka, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Jeggle, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Niebler, Nisticò, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Perry, Pirker, Piscarreta, Podestà, Poettering, Posselt, Pronk, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Suominen, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wuermeling, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bullmann, van den Burg, Campos, Carnero González, Cercas, Ceyhun, De Keyser, Désir, Dhaene, Dührkop Dührkop, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Fava, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, Lund, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Murphy, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Read, Rocard, Rothe, Roure, Sacconi, Sandberg-Fries, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Van Lancker, Vattimo, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Caullery, Crowley, Hyland, Marchiani, Mussa, Nobilia, Ó Neachtain, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Bouwman, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Lagendijk, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Schörling, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber

Against: 12

EDD: Abitbol, Kuntz, Saint-Josse

GUE/NGL: Alyssandrakis, Fiebiger, Figueiredo, Korakas, Krarup, Meijer, Ribeiro

NI: de La Perriere, Varaut

Abstention: 65

EDD: Andersen, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, van Dam, Esclopé, Sandbæk

GUE/NGL: Bergaz Conesa, Blak, Bordes, Boudjenah, Cauquil, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Jové Peres, Krivine, Laguiller, Manisco, Naïr, Patakis, Scarbonchi, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta

NI: Berthu, Borghezio, Cappato, Claeys, Della Vedova, Garaud, Gollnisch, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Hager, Kronberger, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Stirbois, Turco

PPE-DE: Balfe, Callanan, Chichester, Dover, Elles, Foster, Goodwill, Harbour, Inglewood, Khanbhai, Nicholson, Purvis, Sturdy, Tannock, Twinn, Van Orden, Villiers

PSE: Dehousse

UEN: Camre, Pasqua

Verts/ALE: Boumediene-Thiery, Rod, Schroedter

Resolution

For: 378

EDD: Abitbol, Andersen, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, van Dam, Kuntz, Sandbæk

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nordmann, Olsson, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Sanders-ten Holte, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Bakopoulos, Bergaz Conesa, Boudjenah, Caudron, Dary, Fiebiger, Figueiredo, Herzog, Jové Peres, Kaufmann, Manisco, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Naïr, Papayannakis, Puerta, Ribeiro, Scarbonchi, Schmid Herman, Seppänen, Sjöstedt

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Gollnisch, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Hager, Kronberger, Lang, Martinez, Stirbois

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Banotti, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bremmer, Brok, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, García-Orcoyen Tormo, Garriga Polledo, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Niebler, Nisticò, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Piscarreta, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Suominen, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, van den Burg, Campos, Carnero González, Cercas, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, Dehousse, De Keyser, Désir, Dhaene, Dührkop Dührkop, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Fava, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, Lund, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Murphy, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Read, Rocard, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sacconi, Sandberg-Fries, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Scheele, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Van Lancker, Vattimo, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Caullery, Crowley, Hyland, Marchiani, Mussa, Nobilia, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Lagendijk, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Ortuondo Larrea, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 5

EDD: Esclopé, Saint-Josse

ELDR: Paulsen, Schmidt

PPE-DE: Pirker

Abstention: 39

GUE/NGL: Alyssandrakis, Bordes, Cauquil, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Korakas, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Patakis, Vachetta

NI: Borghezio, Cappato, Claeys, Della Vedova, Garaud, de La Perriere, Martin Hans-Peter, Turco, Varaut

PPE-DE: Atkins, Balfe, Callanan, Chichester, Dover, Foster, Goodwill, Harbour, Inglewood, Khanbhai, Nicholson, Perry, Purvis, Stockton, Sturdy, Tannock, Twinn, Van Orden, Villiers

Amendment 6

For: 94

EDD: Andersen, Bonde, Sandbæk

ELDR: Thors

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alyssandrakis, Bakopoulos, Bergaz Conesa, Bordes, Boudjenah, Caudron, Cauquil, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Fiebiger, Figueiredo, Jové Peres, Kaufmann, Korakas, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Manisco, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Naïr, Papayannakis, Patakis, Ribeiro, Scarbonchi, Schröder Ilka, Vachetta

NI: Borghezio, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Hager, Kronberger, de La Perriere, Varaut

PPE-DE: Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra

PSE: Dhaene, Duhamel, van Hulten, Katiforis, Vairinhos

UEN: Caullery, Crowley, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Mussa, Nobilia, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lagendijk, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Ortuondo Larrea, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 317

EDD: Belder, Blokland, van Dam

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nordmann, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Rousseaux, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Blak, Eriksson, Schmid Herman, Seppänen, Sjöstedt

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Claeys, Della Vedova, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez, Stirbois, Turco

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Atkins, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bremmer, Brok, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Florenz, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, García-Orcoyen Tormo, Garriga Polledo, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Harbour, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Khanbhai, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Nisticò, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Perry, Pirker, Piscarreta, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Santer, Santini, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Suominen, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, van den Burg, Campos, Carnero González, Cercas, Ceyhun, Corbey, Dehousse, De Keyser, Désir, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Fava, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, Lund, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Murphy, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Read, Rocard, Rothe, Rothley, Sacconi, Sandberg-Fries, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Scheele, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Van Lancker, Vattimo, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zorba, Zrihen

Abstention: 9

EDD: Abitbol, Esclopé, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

GUE/NGL: Herzog, Puerta

NI: Cappato, Garaud

PSE: McAvan

Amendment 9

For: 190

EDD: Andersen, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, van Dam, Sandbæk

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alyssandrakis, Bakopoulos, Bergaz Conesa, Blak, Boudjenah, Caudron, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Figueiredo, Herzog, Jové Peres, Kaufmann, Korakas, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Naïr, Papayannakis, Patakis, Puerta, Ribeiro, Scarbonchi, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt

NI: Cappato, Della Vedova, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Turco

PPE-DE: Bodrato

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, van den Burg, Campos, Carnero González, Cercas, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, Dehousse, De Keyser, Désir, Dhaene, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Fava, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, Lund, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Murphy, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Piecyk, Poos, Prets, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Read, Rocard, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sacconi, Sandberg-Fries, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Scheele, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Van Lancker, Vattimo, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lagendijk, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 197

EDD: Esclopé, Kuntz, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nordmann, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Rousseaux, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Hager, de La Perriere, Varaut

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Banotti, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bremmer, Brok, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Doyle, Ebner, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Florenz, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, García-Orcoyen Tormo, Garriga Polledo, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Niebler, Nisticò, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Pirker, Piscarreta, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Suominen, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Caullery, Crowley, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Mussa, Nobilia, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Abstention: 38

EDD: Abitbol

GUE/NGL: Bordes, Cauquil, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Manisco, Vachetta

NI: Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Garaud, Gollnisch, Kronberger, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Stirbois

PPE-DE: Atkins, Balfe, Bowis, Callanan, Chichester, Dover, Elles, Foster, Goodwill, Harbour, Khanbhai, Nicholson, Perry, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Tannock, Twinn, Van Orden, Villiers

Resolution

For: 299

EDD: Andersen, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, van Dam, Esclopé, Mathieu, Saint-Josse, Sandbæk

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nordmann, Olsson, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Rousseaux, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Blak, Caudron, Eriksson, Krarup, Meijer, Modrow, Naïr, Schmid Herman, Seppänen, Sjöstedt

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Claeys, Dillen, Garaud, Gollnisch, Hager, Lang, de La Perriere, Martinez, Stirbois, Varaut

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Atkins, Balfe, Banotti, Bébéar, Berend, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bremmer, Brok, Callanan, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Ferrer, Florenz, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Harbour, Hermange, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Khanbhai, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Nassauer, Nicholson, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Perry, Poettering, Posselt, Pronk, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Santer, Santini, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Stenmarck, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Suominen, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Van Orden, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Villiers, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Barón Crespo, Berès, van den Berg, Bowe, Bullmann, Ceyhun, Corbey, Dehousse, De Keyser, Duin, El Khadraoui, Evans Robert J.E., Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Görlach, Haug, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Junker, Karlsson, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Kuhne, Lange, Leinen, McAvan, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Murphy, Paasilinna, Piecyk, Poos, Rapkay, Read, Rothley, Sandberg-Fries, dos Santos, Scheele, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swiebel, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Van Lancker, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zimeray, Zorba

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Caullery, Crowley, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Mussa, Nobilia, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lagendijk, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 101

EDD: Abitbol

ELDR: Manders, Sanders-ten Holte

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alyssandrakis, Bakopoulos, Bergaz Conesa, Boudjenah, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Figueiredo, Jové Peres, Kaufmann, Korakas, Manisco, Marset Campos, Papayannakis, Patakis, Puerta, Ribeiro, Scarbonchi, Schröder Ilka

NI: Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Bastos, Bodrato, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Coelho, Fernández Martín, Fiori, García-Orcoyen Tormo, Garriga Polledo, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Lisi, Naranjo Escobar, Nisticò, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Piscarreta, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Zabell

PSE: Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Berger, van den Burg, Campos, Carnero González, Cercas, Corbett, Désir, Dhaene, Dührkop Dührkop, Duhamel, Ettl, Fava, Garot, Gillig, Goebbels, Hänsch, Hazan, Karamanou, Katiforis, Koukiadis, Lage, Lalumière, Lavarra, Linkohr, Malliori, Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paciotti, Patrie, Poignant, Prets, Randzio-Plath, Rocard, Rothe, Roure, Sacconi, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Vattimo

Abstention: 16

EDD: Kuntz

ELDR: Paulsen, Schmidt

GUE/NGL: Bordes, Cauquil, Fiebiger, Herzog, Krivine, Laguiller, Vachetta

NI: Borghezio, Cappato, Della Vedova, Kronberger, Turco

PSE: Bösch

Amendment 8

For: 78

ELDR: De Clercq

GUE/NGL: Caudron, Modrow, Naïr, Scarbonchi

NI: Cappato, Dillen, Kronberger, Turco

PPE-DE: Avilés Perea, Ferrer

PSE: Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bowe, Carnero González, Corbett, Corbey, Dehousse, Désir, Dhaene, El Khadraoui, Garot, Gill, Gillig, Hazan, van Hulten, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Lavarra, Leinen, Napoletano, Paciotti, Randzio-Plath, Read, Rocard, Rothley, Sacconi, Scheele, Thorning-Schmidt, Torres Marques, Van Lancker, Vattimo, Volcic, Weiler, Whitehead, Zrihen

UEN: Camre, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Duthu, Echerer, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Lagendijk, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, Maes, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 285

EDD: Abitbol, Andersen, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, van Dam, Sandbæk

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Calò, Clegg, Davies, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nordmann, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Rousseaux, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Alyssandrakis, Bergaz Conesa, Blak, Dary, Korakas, Krarup, Manisco, Ribeiro, Sjöstedt

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Garaud, Gollnisch, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Hager, Lang, de La Perriere, Martinez, Varaut

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Atkins, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bremmer, Brok, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fiori, Florenz, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, García-Orcoyen Tormo, Garriga Polledo, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Harbour, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Jeggle, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Khanbhai, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Nisticò, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Perry, Piscarreta, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Suominen, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, Wuermeling, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Bösch, Campos, Cercas, Ceyhun, De Keyser, Dührkop Dührkop, Duhamel, Duin, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Fava, Gebhardt, Glante, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Honeyball, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Kuhne, Lage, Lange, Linkohr, Malliori, Marinho, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Murphy, Paasilinna, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Roure, Sandberg-Fries, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Skinner, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Titley, Vairinhos, Walter, Watts, Wiersma, Wynn, Zimeray, Zorba

UEN: Caullery, Crowley, Hyland, Marchiani, Thomas-Mauro

Verts/ALE: Evans Jillian, Gahrton, Mayol i Raynal

Abstention: 29

EDD: Kuntz, Mathieu

ELDR: Monsonís Domingo

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Bakopoulos, Boudjenah, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Herzog, Jové Peres, Krivine, Marset Campos, Papayannakis, Puerta, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Vachetta

NI: Borghezio, Claeys, Della Vedova, Stirbois

PPE-DE: Scapagnini

PSE: Piecyk

UEN: Berlato, Mussa, Nobilia, Turchi

Amendment 12

For: 197

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nordmann, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Rousseaux, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Bakopoulos, Bergaz Conesa, Boudjenah, Caudron, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Fiebiger, Herzog, Jové Peres, Kaufmann, Manisco, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Papayannakis, Puerta

NI: Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Kronberger

PPE-DE: Ayuso González, Bayona de Perogordo, Bremmer, Camisón Asensio, Ferrer, García-Orcoyen Tormo, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Naranjo Escobar, Pomés Ruiz, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Zabell

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Campos, Carnero González, Cercas, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, Dehousse, De Keyser, Désir, Dhaene, Dührkop Dührkop, Duhamel, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Fava, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Izquierdo Rojo, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Kuhne, Lage, Lange, Lavarra, Linkohr, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Murphy, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Rocard, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sacconi, Sandberg-Fries, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Scheele, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Vairinhos, Van Lancker, Vattimo, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lagendijk, Lannoye, MacCormick, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 173

EDD: Abitbol, Andersen, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, van Dam, Esclopé, Kuntz, Mathieu, Saint-Josse, Sandbæk

GUE/NGL: Alyssandrakis, Blak, Eriksson, Korakas, Krarup, Seppänen

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Borghezio, Cappato, Della Vedova, Gollnisch, Hager, Lang, de La Perriere, Martinez, Stirbois, Turco, Varaut

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Atkins, Balfe, Banotti, Bastos, Bébéar, Berend, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bowis, Brok, Callanan, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Coelho, Daul, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fiori, Florenz, Foster, Fourtou, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Harbour, Hermange, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Khanbhai, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Morillon, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Nisticò, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Perry, Piscarreta, Podestà, Poettering, Posselt, Pronk, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Suominen, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Van Orden, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasto, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

UEN: Camre, Caullery, Marchiani, Pasqua, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro

Abstention: 15

ELDR: Monsonís Domingo

GUE/NGL: Krivine, Patakis, Vachetta

NI: Garaud

UEN: Berlato, Crowley, Hyland, Muscardini, Mussa, Nobilia, Ó Neachtain, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Gahrton

Amendment 9

For: 385

EDD: Andersen, Bonde, Esclopé, Mathieu, Saint-Josse, Sandbæk

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nordmann, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Rousseaux, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alyssandrakis, Bakopoulos, Bergaz Conesa, Blak, Boudjenah, Caudron, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Herzog, Jové Peres, Kaufmann, Korakas, Krarup, Krivine, Manisco, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Papayannakis, Puerta, Ribeiro, Scarbonchi, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta

NI: Beysen, Borghezio, Cappato, Della Vedova, Hager, Kronberger, Turco

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Atkins, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bremmer, Brok, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Florenz, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, García-Orcoyen Tormo, Garriga Polledo, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Harbour, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Khanbhai, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Montfort, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Nisticò, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Perry, Piscarreta, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Suominen, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, van den Burg, Campos, Carnero González, Cercas, Corbett, Corbey, Dehousse, De Keyser, Désir, Dhaene, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Fava, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Glante, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Murphy, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Read, Rocard, Rothe, Roure, Sacconi, Sandberg-Fries, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Scheele, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Vairinhos, Van Lancker, Vattimo, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Camre, Crowley, Hyland, Ó Neachtain, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lagendijk, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber

Against: 6

EDD: Belder, Blokland, van Dam

NI: Varaut

PPE-DE: Menrad, Mombaur

Abstention: 21

EDD: Abitbol, Kuntz

NI: Berthu, Claeys, Dillen, Garaud, Gollnisch, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Lang, de La Perriere, Martinez, Stirbois

UEN: Berlato, Caullery, Marchiani, Muscardini, Mussa, Nobilia, Pasqua, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Paragraph 25

For: 362

EDD: Andersen, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Kuntz, Sandbæk

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nordmann, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Rousseaux, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Bakopoulos, Bergaz Conesa, Blak, Boudjenah, Caudron, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Herzog, Jové Peres, Kaufmann, Krarup, Manisco, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Naïr, Papayannakis, Puerta, Scarbonchi, Schmid Herman, Seppänen, Sjöstedt

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Borghezio, Garaud, Gollnisch, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Hager, Kronberger, Lang, de La Perriere, Martinez, Stirbois, Varaut

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Atkins, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bremmer, Brok, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Florenz, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, García-Orcoyen Tormo, Garriga Polledo, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Harbour, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Khanbhai, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Nisticò, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Perry, Piscarreta, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Purvis, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Suominen, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, van den Burg, Campos, Cercas, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, Dehousse, De Keyser, Désir, Dhaene, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Fava, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, Lund, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Murphy, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Read, Rocard, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sacconi, Sandberg-Fries, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Scheele, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Van Lancker, Vattimo, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Caullery, Hyland, Marchiani, Mussa, Nobilia, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Buitenweg, Echerer, Maes, Onesta

Against: 33

EDD: Abitbol

PPE-DE: Lehne, Montfort

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Duthu, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lagendijk, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Abstention: 18

EDD: Esclopé, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

GUE/NGL: Alyssandrakis, Korakas, Krivine, Patakis, Ribeiro, Schröder Ilka, Vachetta

NI: Cappato, Della Vedova, Martin Hans-Peter, Turco

PPE-DE: Konrad

UEN: Muscardini, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro

Amendment 2

For: 93

EDD: Andersen, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, van Dam, Sandbæk

ELDR: Boogerd-Quaak

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Bakopoulos, Bergaz Conesa, Blak, Boudjenah, Caudron, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Herzog, Jové Peres, Kaufmann, Krarup, Krivine, Manisco, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Papayannakis, Puerta, Ribeiro, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta

NI: Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Kronberger

PPE-DE: Callanan, Korhola, Sacrédeus, Wijkman

PSE: Andersson, Carnero González, Dehousse, De Keyser, Dhaene, El Khadraoui, Karlsson, Lavarra, Lund, Myller, Napoletano, Paciotti, Randzio-Plath, Sacconi, Sornosa Martínez, Vairinhos, Van Lancker, Vattimo, Volcic, Zrihen

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lagendijk, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 313

EDD: Abitbol, Esclopé, Kuntz, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

ELDR: Andreasen, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nordmann, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Rousseaux, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Alyssandrakis, Korakas, Patakis

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Borghezio, Garaud, Gollnisch, Hager, Lang, de La Perriere, Martinez, Stirbois, Varaut

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Atkins, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bremmer, Brok, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Florenz, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, García-Orcoyen Tormo, Garriga Polledo, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Harbour, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Khanbhai, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Nisticò, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Perry, Piscarreta, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Suominen, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, van den Burg, Campos, Cercas, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, Désir, Duhamel, Duin, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Fava, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Karamanou, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Leinen, Linkohr, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Murphy, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Read, Rocard, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sandberg-Fries, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Scheele, Skinner, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Walter, Watts, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zimeray, Zorba

UEN: Camre, Caullery, Crowley, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Mussa, Nobilia, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Abstention: 5

ELDR: van den Bos

NI: Cappato, Della Vedova, Martin Hans-Peter, Turco

Amendment 3

For: 211

EDD: Andersen, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, van Dam, Sandbæk

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nordmann, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Rousseaux, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Bakopoulos, Bergaz Conesa, Blak, Boudjenah, Caudron, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Herzog, Jové Peres, Kaufmann, Krarup, Manisco, Marset Campos, Meijer, Naïr, Papayannakis, Puerta, Scarbonchi, Schmid Herman, Seppänen, Sjöstedt

NI: Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Kronberger

PPE-DE: Sacrédeus, Wijkman

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, van den Burg, Campos, Cercas, Ceyhun, Corbett, Dehousse, De Keyser, Désir, Dhaene, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Fava, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Kuhne, Lalumière, Lange, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, Lund, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Murphy, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Read, Rocard, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sacconi, Sandberg-Fries, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Scheele, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Van Lancker, Vattimo, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Crowley, Hyland, Ó Neachtain

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Duthu, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 172

EDD: Abitbol, Kuntz

NI: Beysen, Cappato, Della Vedova, Garaud, Hager, de La Perriere, Turco, Varaut

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Atkins, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bremmer, Brok, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Florenz, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, García-Orcoyen Tormo, Garriga Polledo, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grossetête, Hansenne, Harbour, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Khanbhai, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Nisticò, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Piscarreta, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Suominen, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

UEN: Camre, Caullery, Marchiani, Pasqua, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro

Abstention: 22

EDD: Esclopé, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

GUE/NGL: Alyssandrakis, Krivine, Patakis, Schröder Ilka, Vachetta

NI: Berthu, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Stirbois

PPE-DE: Marques

UEN: Muscardini, Mussa, Nobilia, Turchi

Amendment 4

For: 95

EDD: Andersen, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, van Dam, Sandbæk

ELDR: Boogerd-Quaak, Calò, Thors, Väyrynen

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Bakopoulos, Bergaz Conesa, Blak, Boudjenah, Caudron, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Herzog, Jové Peres, Kaufmann, Krarup, Krivine, Manisco, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Naïr, Papayannakis, Puerta, Ribeiro, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta

NI: Berthu, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Kronberger

PPE-DE: Callanan, Sacrédeus, Wijkman

PSE: Dehousse, Fava, Linkohr, Lund, Napoletano, Paciotti, Patrie, Sacconi, Scheele, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Thorning-Schmidt, Vairinhos, Van Lancker, Vattimo, Volcic, Zrihen

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lagendijk, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 299

EDD: Esclopé, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

ELDR: Andreasen, van den Bos, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nordmann, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Rousseaux, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

NI: Beysen, Cappato, Della Vedova, Hager, de La Perriere, Varaut

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Atkins, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bremmer, Brok, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Florenz, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, García-Orcoyen Tormo, Garriga Polledo, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Harbour, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Khanbhai, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Nisticò, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Perry, Piscarreta, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Suominen, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Campos, Cercas, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, De Keyser, Désir, Dhaene, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Kuhne, Lalumière, Lange, Lavarra, Leinen, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Murphy, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Read, Rocard, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sandberg-Fries, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Skinner, Souladakis, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Titley, Torres Marques, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zimeray, Zorba

UEN: Camre, Caullery, Crowley, Hyland, Marchiani, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro

Abstention: 17

GUE/NGL: Alyssandrakis, Korakas, Patakis

NI: Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Garaud, Gollnisch, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Stirbois

UEN: Berlato, Muscardini, Mussa, Nobilia, Turchi

Amendment 5

For: 74

EDD: Belder, Blokland, van Dam, Esclopé, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Bakopoulos, Bergaz Conesa, Blak, Boudjenah, Caudron, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Jové Peres, Kaufmann, Krarup, Manisco, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Naïr, Papayannakis, Puerta, Ribeiro, Schmid Herman, Seppänen, Sjöstedt

NI: Berthu, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Kronberger

PPE-DE: Sacrédeus, Wijkman

PSE: Dehousse, Lund, Roure, Thorning-Schmidt, Van Lancker, Zrihen

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lagendijk, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 315

EDD: Abitbol, Andersen, Bonde, Kuntz, Sandbæk

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nordmann, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Rousseaux, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Cossutta, Scarbonchi

NI: Beysen, Borghezio, Cappato, Della Vedova, Garaud, Turco

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Atkins, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bremmer, Brok, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Florenz, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, García-Orcoyen Tormo, Garriga Polledo, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Harbour, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Khanbhai, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Nisticò, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Perry, Piscarreta, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Suominen, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wuermeling, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Campos, Cercas, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, De Keyser, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Lavarra, Leinen, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Murphy, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Read, Rocard, Rothe, Rothley, Sandberg-Fries, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Scheele, Skinner, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zimeray, Zorba

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Caullery, Crowley, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Mussa, Nobilia, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Abstention: 24

GUE/NGL: Alyssandrakis, Herzog, Korakas, Krivine, Patakis, Schröder Ilka, Vachetta

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, de La Perriere, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Stirbois, Varaut

PSE: Dhaene, Fava, Napoletano, Paciotti, Sacconi, Sornosa Martínez, Vattimo, Volcic

Amendment 6

For: 84

EDD: Andersen, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, van Dam, Sandbæk

ELDR: Thors

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Bakopoulos, Bergaz Conesa, Blak, Boudjenah, Caudron, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Jové Peres, Kaufmann, Krarup, Krivine, Manisco, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Naïr, Papayannakis, Puerta, Ribeiro, Scarbonchi, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta

NI: Berthu, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Kronberger

PPE-DE: Florenz, Sacrédeus, Wijkman

PSE: Dehousse, Kuckelkorn, Linkohr, Lund, Myller, Roure, Thorning-Schmidt, Van Lancker, Zrihen

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lagendijk, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 307

EDD: Abitbol, Esclopé, Kuntz, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

ELDR: Andreasen, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nordmann, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Rousseaux, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Cossutta, Patakis

NI: Beysen, Borghezio, Hager

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Atkins, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bremmer, Brok, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, García-Orcoyen Tormo, Garriga Polledo, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Harbour, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Khanbhai, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Nisticò, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Perry, Piscarreta, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Suominen, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Campos, Cercas, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, De Keyser, Désir, Dhaene, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Leinen, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Murphy, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Read, Rocard, Rothe, Rothley, Sandberg-Fries, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Scheele, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zimeray, Zorba

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Caullery, Crowley, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Mussa, Nobilia, Ó Neachtain, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Abstention: 21

GUE/NGL: Herzog

NI: Cappato, Claeys, Della Vedova, Dillen, Garaud, Gollnisch, Lang, de La Perriere, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Stirbois, Turco, Varaut

PSE: Fava, Lavarra, Napoletano, Paciotti, Sacconi, Vattimo, Volcic

Amendment 14

For: 196

EDD: Andersen, Bonde, Esclopé, Mathieu, Sandbæk

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Bakopoulos, Bergaz Conesa, Blak, Bordes, Boudjenah, Caudron, Cauquil, Cossutta, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Herzog, Jové Peres, Kaufmann, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Manisco, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Naïr, Papayannakis, Puerta, Ribeiro, Scarbonchi, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta

NI: Dillen, Garaud, Gollnisch, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Kronberger, Lang, Martinez, Stirbois

PPE-DE: Bodrato, Callanan, Sacrédeus, Wijkman

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, van den Burg, Campos, Cercas, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, Dehousse, De Keyser, Désir, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Fava, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Lavarra, Leinen, Lund, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Murphy, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Read, Rocard, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sacconi, Sandberg-Fries, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Scheele, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Van Lancker, Vattimo, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lagendijk, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 220

EDD: Abitbol, Belder, Blokland, van Dam, Kuntz

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nordmann, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Rousseaux, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

NI: Beysen, Borghezio, Cappato, Hager, de La Perriere, Turco, Varaut

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Atkins, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bremmer, Brok, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Florenz, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, García-Orcoyen Tormo, Garriga Polledo, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Harbour, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Khanbhai, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Nisticò, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Perry, Piscarreta, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Suominen, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Dhaene, Marinho, Swiebel

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Caullery, Crowley, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Mussa, Nobilia, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Cohn-Bendit

Abstention: 7

EDD: Saint-Josse

GUE/NGL: Alyssandrakis, Korakas, Patakis

NI: Berthu, Della Vedova, Martin Hans-Peter

Amendment 7

For: 184

EDD: Andersen, Bonde, Sandbæk

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Bakopoulos, Bergaz Conesa, Blak, Boudjenah, Caudron, Cossutta, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Herzog, Jové Peres, Kaufmann, Krarup, Manisco, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Naïr, Papayannakis, Puerta, Ribeiro, Scarbonchi, Seppänen, Sjöstedt

NI: Berthu, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Kronberger, Lang, Martinez, Stirbois

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, van den Burg, Campos, Cercas, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, Dehousse, De Keyser, Désir, Dhaene, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Fava, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, Lund, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Murphy, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Randzio-Plath, Read, Rocard, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sacconi, Sandberg-Fries, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Van Lancker, Vattimo, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lagendijk, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 219

EDD: Abitbol, Belder, Blokland, van Dam, Kuntz

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nordmann, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Rousseaux, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Alyssandrakis, Korakas, Patakis

NI: Beysen, Cappato, Della Vedova, Hager, de La Perriere, Turco, Varaut

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Atkins, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bremmer, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Florenz, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, García-Orcoyen Tormo, Garriga Polledo, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Harbour, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Khanbhai, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Nisticò, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Perry, Piscarreta, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Pronk, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Suominen, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Caullery, Crowley, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Mussa, Nobilia, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Abstention: 9

EDD: Esclopé, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

GUE/NGL: Krivine, Schröder Ilka, Vachetta

NI: Borghezio, Garaud, Martin Hans-Peter

Paragraph 32

For: 309

EDD: Belder, Blokland, van Dam

ELDR: Andreasen, Calò, De Clercq, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Nordmann, Paulsen, Pesälä, Rousseaux, Schmidt, Thors

GUE/NGL: Cossutta, Kaufmann

NI: Beysen, Borghezio, Cappato, Della Vedova, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Kronberger, Turco

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Atkins, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bremmer, Brok, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Florenz, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, García-Orcoyen Tormo, Garriga Polledo, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Harbour, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Khanbhai, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Nisticò, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Perry, Piscarreta, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Suominen, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, van den Burg, Campos, Cercas, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, De Keyser, Désir, Dhaene, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Fava, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, Lund, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Murphy, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Read, Rocard, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sacconi, Sandberg-Fries, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Scheele, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Van Lancker, Vattimo, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zimeray

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Hyland, Muscardini, Mussa, Nobilia, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Gahrton, MacCormick, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta

Against: 101

EDD: Abitbol, Andersen, Bonde, Mathieu, Saint-Josse, Sandbæk

ELDR: van den Bos, Clegg, Davies, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Newton Dunn, Olsson, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Sanders-ten Holte, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alyssandrakis, Bakopoulos, Bergaz Conesa, Blak, Boudjenah, Caudron, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Jové Peres, Korakas, Krivine, Manisco, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Naïr, Papayannakis, Patakis, Puerta, Ribeiro, Scarbonchi, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Garaud, Gollnisch, Hager, Lang, Martinez, Stirbois, Varaut

PPE-DE: Ebner, Koch, Mastella

PSE: Dehousse, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Ó Neachtain

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lagendijk, Lannoye, Lucas, McKenna, Maes, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Abstention: 8

EDD: Esclopé, Kuntz

GUE/NGL: Herzog

NI: Berthu, de La Perriere, Martin Hans-Peter

PSE: dos Santos

UEN: Marchiani

Paragraph 43, 1st part

For: 194

EDD: Andersen, Bonde, Sandbæk

ELDR: Andreasen, Calò, Clegg, Duff, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Newton Dunn, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Väyrynen, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alyssandrakis, Bakopoulos, Bergaz Conesa, Boudjenah, Caudron, Dary, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Herzog, Jové Peres, Kaufmann, Korakas, Krarup, Krivine, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Naïr, Patakis, Puerta, Ribeiro, Scarbonchi, Schmid Herman, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta

NI: Gollnisch, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Kronberger, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Stirbois

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, van den Burg, Campos, Cercas, Ceyhun, Corbey, Dehousse, De Keyser, Dhaene, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Fava, Garot, Gebhardt, Gillig, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, Lund, McAvan, Malliori, Marinho, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Murphy, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Read, Rocard, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sacconi, Sandberg-Fries, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Scheele, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Van Lancker, Vattimo, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Crowley, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lagendijk, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 204

EDD: Abitbol, Belder, Blokland, van Dam, Kuntz

ELDR: Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, De Clercq, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Mulder, Nordmann, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Thors, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Blak, Schröder Ilka

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Borghezio, Cappato, Della Vedova, Hager, de La Perriere, Turco

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Atkins, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bremmer, Brok, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Florenz, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, García-Orcoyen Tormo, Garriga Polledo, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Harbour, Hermange, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Khanbhai, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Nisticò, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Perry, Piscarreta, Podestà, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Suominen, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zimmerling

PSE: Désir, dos Santos, Stockmann, Zimeray

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Caullery, Mussa, Nobilia, Pasqua, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Abstention: 14

ELDR: Paulsen, Rousseaux

GUE/NGL: Di Lello Finuoli, Manisco, Papayannakis

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Martinez, Varaut

PPE-DE: Wijkman

PSE: Corbett, Gill, Mann Erika, Skinner

Paragraph 43, 2nd part

For: 295

EDD: Andersen, Bonde, Sandbæk

ELDR: Andreasen, Calò, Clegg, Duff, Jensen, Monsonís Domingo, Olsson, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Väyrynen, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alyssandrakis, Bakopoulos, Bergaz Conesa, Boudjenah, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Herzog, Jové Peres, Kaufmann, Korakas, Krarup, Krivine, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Papayannakis, Patakis, Puerta, Ribeiro, Schmid Herman, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta

NI: Beysen, Claeys, Dillen, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Hager, Kronberger, Stirbois

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Banotti, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Bodrato, Bourlanges, Bremmer, Brok, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Doyle, Ebner, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Fourtou, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Hermange, Hieronymi, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Niebler, Nisticò, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Piscarreta, Podestà, Poettering, Posselt, Pronk, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenzel, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zabell, Zacharakis

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, van den Burg, Campos, Cercas, Ceyhun, Corbey, Dehousse, De Keyser, Dhaene, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Fava, Garot, Gillig, Glante, Goebbels, Hänsch, Haug, Hedkvist Petersen, van Hulten, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, Lund, McAvan, Malliori, Marinho, Martin David W., Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Rocard, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sacconi, Sandberg-Fries, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Scheele, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thorning-Schmidt, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Van Lancker, Vattimo, Volcic, Walter, Weiler, Wiersma, Wynn, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Crowley, Hyland, Ó Neachtain

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lagendijk, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 70

EDD: Abitbol, Belder, Blokland, van Dam, Kuntz

ELDR: van den Bos, De Clercq, Flesch, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nordmann, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Thors, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Blak, Schröder Ilka

NI: Berthu, Cappato, Della Vedova, de La Perriere, Turco, Varaut

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Atkins, Balfe, Bowis, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Dover, Elles, Foster, Gahler, García-Orcoyen Tormo, Goodwill, Harbour, Herranz García, Inglewood, Khanbhai, Nicholson, Perry, Purvis, Stenmarck, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Tannock, Twinn, Van Orden, Villiers, Wachtmeister, Zimmerling

PSE: Gebhardt, Görlach, Lange, dos Santos, Stockmann, Zimeray

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Marchiani, Muscardini, Mussa, Nobilia, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Abstention: 20

ELDR: Maaten, Paulsen, Rousseaux, Vermeer

GUE/NGL: Manisco

NI: Borghezio, Gollnisch

PSE: Corbett, Evans Robert J.E., Gill, Honeyball, Kinnock, Mann Erika, Murphy, Read, Skinner, Titley, Watts, Whitehead

Verts/ALE: Nogueira Román

Amendment 2

For: 65

EDD: Andersen, Esclopé, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alyssandrakis, Bakopoulos, Blak, Bordes, Boudjenah, Caudron, Cauquil, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Herzog, Jové Peres, Kaufmann, Korakas, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Naïr, Papayannakis, Patakis, Puerta, Ribeiro, Scarbonchi, Schröder Ilka, Vachetta

NI: Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Hager, Kronberger

PPE-DE: Pomés Ruiz

PSE: Lund

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Cohn-Bendit, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lannoye, Lucas, McKenna, Maes, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Wyn

Against: 297

EDD: Abitbol, Belder, Blokland, van Dam, Kuntz

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nordmann, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Rousseaux, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Borghezio, de La Perriere, Varaut

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Atkins, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Banotti, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Bodrato, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bremmer, Brok, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Florenz, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, Glase, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Harbour, Hermange, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Khanbhai, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Nisticò, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Perry, Piscarreta, Podestà, Posselt, Pronk, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Santer, Santini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Suominen, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, Campos, Ceyhun, Corbett, De Keyser, Désir, Dhaene, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Fava, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Lavarra, Linkohr, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Martin David W., Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Murphy, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Read, Rocard, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sacconi, Sandberg-Fries, dos Santos, Scheele, Skinner, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Vattimo, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Caullery, Crowley, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Mussa, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Abstention: 15

GUE/NGL: Seppänen

NI: Cappato, Claeys, Della Vedova, Dillen, Garaud, Gollnisch, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Stirbois, Turco

PSE: Dehousse

UEN: Queiró

Verts/ALE: Ferrández Lezaun

Amendment 1

For: 97

EDD: Andersen, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, van Dam

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Rousseaux, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Vermeer, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Bakopoulos, Blak, Bordes, Boudjenah, Caudron, Cauquil, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Herzog, Kaufmann, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Meijer, Modrow, Papayannakis, Puerta, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta

NI: Cappato, Della Vedova, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Turco

PPE-DE: Sacrédeus, Wijkman

PSE: Désir, Zrihen

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Wyn

Against: 279

EDD: Abitbol, Esclopé, Kuntz, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

GUE/NGL: Dary, Scarbonchi

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Garaud, Gollnisch, Hager, Kronberger, Lang, de La Perriere, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Stirbois, Varaut

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Atkins, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bremmer, Brok, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Florenz, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Harbour, Hermange, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Khanbhai, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Nisticò, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Perry, Piscarreta, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Santer, Santini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Suominen, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Campos, Ceyhun, Corbett, Dehousse, De Keyser, Dhaene, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Fava, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Jöns, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, McAvan, McCarthy, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Read, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sacconi, dos Santos, Scheele, Skinner, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Vattimo, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zimeray, Zorba

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Caullery, Crowley, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Mussa, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Abstention: 3

GUE/NGL: Alyssandrakis, Korakas, Patakis

Paragraph 12

For: 205

EDD: Esclopé, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Maaten, Manders, Mulder, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Rousseaux, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alyssandrakis, Bakopoulos, Blak, Bordes, Boudjenah, Caudron, Cauquil, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Herzog, Kaufmann, Korakas, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Meijer, Modrow, Naïr, Papayannakis, Patakis, Puerta, Ribeiro, Scarbonchi, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta

NI: Beysen, Cappato, Della Vedova, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Martin Hans-Peter, Turco

PPE-DE: Atkins, Balfe, Matikainen-Kallström, Perry, Pomés Ruiz, Rovsing, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Suominen, Wijkman

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, van den Burg, Campos, Ceyhun, Corbett, De Keyser, Désir, Dhaene, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Fava, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, Lund, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Martin David W., Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Read, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sacconi, dos Santos, Scheele, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Vattimo, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Wyn

Against: 162

EDD: Abitbol, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, van Dam, Kuntz

ELDR: Lynne, Newton Dunn, Nordmann, Thors

NI: Berthu, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Garaud, Gollnisch, Hager, Lang, de La Perriere, Martinez, Stirbois, Varaut

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Banotti, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bowis, Bremmer, Brok, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Coelho, Daul, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Florenz, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grosch, Hansenne, Harbour, Hermange, Hieronymi, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Niebler, Nisticò, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Piscarreta, Podestà, Posselt, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Santer, Santini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Wynn

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Caullery, Crowley, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Mussa, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Abstention: 13

NI: Kronberger

PPE-DE: Bourlanges, Cornillet, Deprez, Foster, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grossetête, Inglewood, Khanbhai, Nicholson, Twinn, Van Orden

PSE: Dehousse

Paragraph 78

For: 185

EDD: Andersen, Bonde

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Olsson, Paulsen, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Rousseaux, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alyssandrakis, Bakopoulos, Blak, Bordes, Boudjenah, Caudron, Cauquil, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Herzog, Kaufmann, Korakas, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Meijer, Modrow, Naïr, Papayannakis, Patakis, Puerta, Ribeiro, Scarbonchi, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta

NI: Cappato, Della Vedova, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Turco

PPE-DE: Fatuzzo, Sacrédeus, Wachtmeister, Wijkman

PSE: Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bullmann, van den Burg, Campos, Ceyhun, Corbey, Dehousse, De Keyser, Désir, Dhaene, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Fava, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hedkvist Petersen, van Hulten, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, Lund, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sacconi, Scheele, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thorning-Schmidt, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Vattimo, Volcic, Walter, Wiersma, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 184

EDD: Abitbol, Belder, Blokland, van Dam, Esclopé, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

ELDR: Nordmann, Pesälä, Virrankoski

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Garaud, Gollnisch, Lang, de La Perriere, Martinez, Stirbois, Varaut

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Atkins, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bremmer, Brok, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Florenz, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grossetête, Hansenne, Harbour, Hermange, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Khanbhai, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Perry, Piscarreta, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Santer, Santini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Suominen, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasto, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, von Wogau, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Corbett, Honeyball, Kinnock, Martin David W., Read, dos Santos, Titley, Whitehead

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Caullery, Crowley, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Mussa, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Abstention: 5

ELDR: Manders

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Matikainen-Kallström

PSE: Bowe, Souladakis

Paragraph 89

For: 320

EDD: Andersen, Bonde, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Maaten, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nordmann, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Rousseaux, Schmidt, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alyssandrakis, Bakopoulos, Blak, Bordes, Boudjenah, Caudron, Cauquil, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Herzog, Kaufmann, Korakas, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Meijer, Modrow, Naïr, Papayannakis, Patakis, Puerta, Ribeiro, Scarbonchi, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta

NI: Borghezio, Cappato, Claeys, Della Vedova, Dillen, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Kronberger, Lang, Martinez, Stirbois, Turco

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Ayuso González, Banotti, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bremmer, Brok, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Doyle, Ebner, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Florenz, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, Glase, Gomolka, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Niebler, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Piscarreta, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Santer, Santini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Suominen, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, van den Burg, Campos, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, Dehousse, De Keyser, Désir, Dhaene, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Fava, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Jöns, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, Lund, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paciotti, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Read, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sacconi, dos Santos, Scheele, Skinner, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Vattimo, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Duthu, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 35

EDD: Belder, Blokland, van Dam

ELDR: Lynne

PPE-DE: Atkins, Avilés Perea, Balfe, Bowis, Callanan, Chichester, Dover, Elles, Foster, Goodwill, Harbour, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Khanbhai, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Nicholson, Oomen-Ruijten, Perry, Purvis, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Tannock, Twinn, Van Orden, Vatanen, Villiers

PSE: Paasilinna

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Marchiani

Abstention: 22

EDD: Abitbol, Esclopé, Kuntz

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Garaud, Gollnisch, Hager, de La Perriere, Martin Hans-Peter, Varaut

UEN: Caullery, Crowley, Hyland, Muscardini, Mussa, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Amendment 3

For: 103

EDD: Andersen, Bonde

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Rousseaux, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alyssandrakis, Bakopoulos, Blak, Bordes, Boudjenah, Caudron, Cauquil, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Kaufmann, Korakas, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Meijer, Modrow, Naïr, Papayannakis, Patakis, Ribeiro, Scarbonchi, Schmid Herman, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta

NI: Cappato, Della Vedova, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Turco

PSE: Linkohr, Marinho, Zorba

UEN: Berlato, Crowley, Hyland, Muscardini, Mussa, Ó Neachtain, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 258

EDD: Abitbol, Belder, Blokland, van Dam, Esclopé, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

ELDR: Nordmann, Virrankoski

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Borghezio, Claeys, Garaud, Gollnisch, Hager, Kronberger, Lang, de La Perriere, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Stirbois

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Atkins, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bremmer, Brok, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, Glase, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Harbour, Hermange, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Khanbhai, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Perry, Piscarreta, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Santer, Santini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Suominen, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, von Wogau, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, van den Burg, Campos, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, De Keyser, Désir, Dhaene, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Leinen, Lund, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Martin David W., Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Read, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sacconi, dos Santos, Scheele, Skinner, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Vattimo, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Zrihen

UEN: Camre, Marchiani, Pasqua, Thomas-Mauro

Abstention: 8

EDD: Kuntz

ELDR: Manders

GUE/NGL: Herzog, Puerta

PPE-DE: Wijkman

PSE: Dehousse, Zimeray

UEN: Caullery

Paragraph 98, 1st part

For: 353

EDD: Andersen, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, van Dam, Esclopé, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nordmann, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Rousseaux, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alyssandrakis, Bakopoulos, Blak, Bordes, Boudjenah, Caudron, Cauquil, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Herzog, Kaufmann, Korakas, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Meijer, Modrow, Naïr, Papayannakis, Patakis, Puerta, Ribeiro, Scarbonchi, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta

NI: Cappato, Della Vedova, Garaud, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Hager, Kronberger, Turco

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Atkins, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bremmer, Brok, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, Glase, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Harbour, Hermange, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Khanbhai, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Perry, Piscarreta, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Santer, Santini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Suominen, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasto, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, van den Burg, Ceyhun, Corbett, De Keyser, Désir, Dhaene, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Lage, Lalumière, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, Lund, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Read, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sacconi, dos Santos, Scheele, Skinner, Souladakis, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Vattimo, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Berlato, Crowley, Hyland, Muscardini, Mussa, Ó Neachtain, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 13

EDD: Abitbol

NI: Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez, Stirbois, Varaut

PPE-DE: Montfort, Oomen-Ruijten

PSE: Corbey

UEN: Marchiani

Abstention: 10

EDD: Kuntz

NI: Berthu, Beysen, de La Perriere, Martin Hans-Peter

PSE: Dehousse

UEN: Camre, Caullery, Pasqua, Thomas-Mauro

Paragraph 98, 2nd part

For: 189

EDD: Andersen, Bonde

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Rousseaux, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alyssandrakis, Blak, Boudjenah, Caudron, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Herzog, Kaufmann, Korakas, Krarup, Krivine, Meijer, Modrow, Naïr, Papayannakis, Patakis, Puerta, Ribeiro, Scarbonchi, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta

NI: Cappato, Della Vedova, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Martin Hans-Peter, Turco

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, van den Burg, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, De Keyser, Désir, Dhaene, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Lage, Lalumière, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, Lund, McAvan, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Read, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sacconi, dos Santos, Scheele, Skinner, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Vattimo, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 176

EDD: Belder, Blokland, van Dam, Esclopé, Kuntz, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

ELDR: Nordmann

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Garaud, Gollnisch, Hager, Lang, de La Perriere, Martinez, Stirbois

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Atkins, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bremmer, Brok, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Florenz, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Harbour, Hermange, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Khanbhai, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Perry, Piscarreta, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Santer, Santini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Suominen, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Caullery, Crowley, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Mussa, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Abstention: 8

GUE/NGL: Bordes, Cauquil, Laguiller

NI: Kronberger

PSE: Dehousse, Koukiadis, Malliori, Souladakis

Paragraph 103, 1st part

For: 192

EDD: Andersen, Bonde

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Olsson, Paulsen, Rousseaux, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Thors, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alyssandrakis, Bakopoulos, Blak, Bordes, Boudjenah, Caudron, Cauquil, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Herzog, Kaufmann, Korakas, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Meijer, Modrow, Naïr, Papayannakis, Patakis, Puerta, Ribeiro, Scarbonchi, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta

NI: Cappato, Della Vedova, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Turco

PPE-DE: Balfe, Bowis, Bremmer, Harbour, Inglewood, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Perry, Smet, Thyssen, Twinn, Wijkman

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, van den Burg, Ceyhun, Corbett, De Keyser, Désir, Dhaene, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Lage, Lalumière, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, Lund, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Read, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sacconi, dos Santos, Scheele, Skinner, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Vattimo, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 164

EDD: Abitbol, Belder, Blokland, van Dam, Kuntz, Saint-Josse

ELDR: Nordmann, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Väyrynen, Virrankoski

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Garaud, Gollnisch, Hager, Lang, de La Perriere, Martinez, Stirbois, Varaut

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Atkins, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Banotti, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Brok, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Coelho, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Florenz, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Hermange, Hieronymi, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Piscarreta, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Santer, Santini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Theato, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Dehousse

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Caullery, Crowley, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Mussa, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Abstention: 14

EDD: Esclopé, Mathieu

ELDR: Manders, Newton Dunn

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Goodwill, Khanbhai, Matikainen-Kallström, Purvis, Sturdy, Suominen, Tannock, Van Orden

PSE: Souladakis

Paragraph 103, 2nd part

For: 175

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Lynne, Maaten, Mulder, Olsson, Sanders-ten Holte, Thors, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Bakopoulos, Blak, Bordes, Boudjenah, Caudron, Cauquil, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Herzog, Kaufmann, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Meijer, Modrow, Naïr, Papayannakis, Puerta, Ribeiro, Scarbonchi, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta

NI: Cappato, Della Vedova, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Turco

PPE-DE: Bowis, Perry, Sturdy, Twinn

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, van den Burg, Ceyhun, Corbett, De Keyser, Désir, Dhaene, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Lage, Lalumière, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, Lund, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Martin David W., Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Read, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sacconi, dos Santos, Scheele, Skinner, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Vattimo, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 169

EDD: Abitbol, Belder, Blokland, van Dam, Kuntz, Saint-Josse

ELDR: Calò, Monsonís Domingo, Newton Dunn, Nordmann, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Väyrynen, Virrankoski

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Garaud, Gollnisch, Hager, Lang, de La Perriere, Martinez, Stirbois, Varaut

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Atkins, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Banotti, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bremmer, Brok, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Florenz, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, Glase, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Hermange, Hieronymi, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Khanbhai, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nicholson, Niebler, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Piscarreta, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Santer, Santini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Tannock, Theato, Trakatellis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Dehousse

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Caullery, Crowley, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Mussa, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Duthu

Abstention: 19

EDD: Andersen, Bonde, Esclopé, Mathieu

ELDR: Manders, Paulsen, Rousseaux, Schmidt

GUE/NGL: Alyssandrakis, Patakis

NI: Kronberger, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Harbour, Inglewood, Matikainen-Kallström, Purvis, Suominen, Thyssen

PSE: Koukiadis

Paragraph 104

For: 188

EDD: Andersen, Bonde

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, Calò, Clegg, Davies, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Olsson, Paulsen, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Rousseaux, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Bakopoulos, Blak, Bordes, Boudjenah, Caudron, Cauquil, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Herzog, Kaufmann, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Meijer, Modrow, Naïr, Papayannakis, Puerta, Ribeiro, Scarbonchi, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta

NI: Cappato, Della Vedova, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Martin Hans-Peter, Turco

PPE-DE: Cornillet, Dover, Villiers, Wijkman

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, van den Burg, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, Désir, Dhaene, Duhamel, Duin, Ettl, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Lage, Lalumière, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, Lund, McAvan, Malliori, Martin David W., Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paciotti, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Read, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sacconi, dos Santos, Scheele, Skinner, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Vattimo, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 178

EDD: Abitbol, Belder, Blokland, van Dam, Esclopé, Kuntz, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

ELDR: De Clercq, Nordmann, Pesälä

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Garaud, Gollnisch, Hager, Lang, de La Perriere, Martinez, Stirbois, Varaut

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Atkins, Avilés Perea, Balfe, Banotti, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bremmer, Brok, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Florenz, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Harbour, Hermange, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jeggle, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Khanbhai, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Perry, Piscarreta, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Santer, Santini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Dehousse, Paasilinna

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Caullery, Crowley, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Mussa, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Abstention: 7

ELDR: Manders

GUE/NGL: Alyssandrakis, Korakas, Patakis

NI: Kronberger

PPE-DE: Matikainen-Kallström, Suominen

Paragraph 109

For: 344

EDD: Abitbol, Andersen, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, van Dam, Kuntz

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nordmann, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Rousseaux, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alyssandrakis, Bakopoulos, Blak, Bordes, Boudjenah, Caudron, Cauquil, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Herzog, Kaufmann, Korakas, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Meijer, Modrow, Naïr, Papayannakis, Patakis, Puerta, Ribeiro, Scarbonchi, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Cappato, Della Vedova, Garaud, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Hager, Kronberger, de La Perriere, Martin Hans-Peter, Turco

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Banotti, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bremmer, Brok, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Doyle, Ebner, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Florenz, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Hermange, Hieronymi, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Martens, Martin Hugues, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Niebler, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Piscarreta, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Santer, Santini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Suominen, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, van den Burg, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, De Keyser, Désir, Dhaene, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Lage, Lalumière, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, Lund, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Read, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sacconi, Scheele, Skinner, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Vattimo, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Berlato, Caullery, Crowley, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Mussa, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 31

NI: Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez, Stirbois

PPE-DE: Atkins, Balfe, Bowis, Callanan, Dover, Elles, Foster, Goodwill, Harbour, Inglewood, Khanbhai, Marques, Nicholson, Perry, Purvis, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Tannock, Twinn, Van Orden, Vatanen, Villiers

UEN: Camre

Abstention: 5

EDD: Esclopé, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

PPE-DE: Montfort

PSE: Dehousse

Amendment 22

For: 195

EDD: Andersen, Bonde

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Olsson, Paulsen, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Rousseaux, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alyssandrakis, Bakopoulos, Blak, Bordes, Boudjenah, Caudron, Cauquil, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Herzog, Kaufmann, Korakas, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Meijer, Modrow, Naïr, Papayannakis, Patakis, Puerta, Ribeiro, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta

NI: Garaud, Gollnisch, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Stirbois

PPE-DE: Dover, Santini

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, van den Burg, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, De Keyser, Désir, Dhaene, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Lage, Lalumière, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, Lund, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Read, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sacconi, dos Santos, Scheele, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 170

EDD: Abitbol, Belder, Blokland, van Dam, Esclopé, Kuntz, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

ELDR: Nordmann, Pesälä, Virrankoski

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Hager, de La Perriere, Varaut

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Atkins, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bremmer, Brok, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Florenz, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Harbour, Hermange, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Perry, Piscarreta, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Santer, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Suominen, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Caullery, Crowley, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Mussa, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Abstention: 8

NI: Borghezio, Cappato, Della Vedova, Turco

PPE-DE: Matikainen-Kallström

PSE: Dehousse, Koukiadis, Souladakis

Paragraph 130

For: 311

EDD: Abitbol, Andersen, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, van Dam, Esclopé, Kuntz

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nordmann, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Rousseaux, Schmidt, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alyssandrakis, Bakopoulos, Blak, Bordes, Boudjenah, Caudron, Cauquil, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Herzog, Kaufmann, Korakas, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Meijer, Modrow, Naïr, Papayannakis, Patakis, Puerta, Ribeiro, Scarbonchi, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Borghezio, Cappato, Claeys, Della Vedova, Dillen, Gollnisch, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Lang, de La Perriere, Martin Hans-Peter, Stirbois, Turco

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Avilés Perea, Banotti, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, De Veyrac, Doorn, Ebner, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Florenz, Fourtou, García-Margallo y Marfil, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Klamt, Koch, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langenhagen, Lechner, Lehne, Lisi, Lulling, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Piscarreta, Podestà, Posselt, Pronk, Radwan, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Santini, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenzel, Suominen, Theato, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, van den Burg, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, Désir, Dhaene, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Lage, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, Lund, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Martin David W., Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Read, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sacconi, dos Santos, Scheele, Skinner, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Berlato, Caullery, Crowley, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Mussa, Ó Neachtain, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 58

EDD: Saint-Josse

NI: Hager, Martinez

PPE-DE: Atkins, Ayuso González, Balfe, Bremmer, Brok, Callanan, Descamps, Dover, Doyle, Elles, Ferber, Foster, Gahler, Goodwill, Hansenne, Hermange, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jeggle, Klaß, Knolle, Konrad, Langen, Laschet, Liese, Maat, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mombaur, Nicholson, Niebler, Perry, Pomés Ruiz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rovsing, Santer, Schierhuber, Stenmarck, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Tannock, Twinn, Van Orden, Vatanen, Villiers, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Zacharakis

PSE: De Keyser, Lalumière

UEN: Camre, Pasqua

Abstention: 2

EDD: Mathieu

PSE: Dehousse

Paragraph 136

For: 203

EDD: Andersen, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, van Dam

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Rousseaux, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alyssandrakis, Bakopoulos, Blak, Bordes, Boudjenah, Caudron, Cauquil, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Herzog, Kaufmann, Korakas, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Meijer, Modrow, Naïr, Papayannakis, Patakis, Puerta, Ribeiro, Scarbonchi, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta

NI: Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Lang, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Stirbois

PPE-DE: Florenz, Graça Moura, McCartin

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, van den Burg, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, De Keyser, Désir, Dhaene, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Lage, Lalumière, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, Lund, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Read, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sacconi, dos Santos, Scheele, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 161

EDD: Abitbol, Kuntz

ELDR: Nordmann

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Hager

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Atkins, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bremmer, Brok, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Harbour, Hermange, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Khanbhai, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Perry, Piscarreta, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Santer, Santini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Smet, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Suominen, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Caullery, Crowley, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Mussa, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Abstention: 13

EDD: Esclopé, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

NI: Cappato, Della Vedova, Garaud, de La Perriere, Turco, Varaut

PPE-DE: Wijkman

PSE: Dehousse, Koukiadis, Souladakis

Amendment 23

For: 75

EDD: Andersen

ELDR: Lynne

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Bakopoulos, Blak, Bordes, Boudjenah, Caudron, Cauquil, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Herzog, Kaufmann, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Meijer, Modrow, Naïr, Papayannakis, Puerta, Ribeiro, Scarbonchi, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta

NI: Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Bowe, Corbett, Gill, Honeyball, Kinnock, Krehl, Lage, Marinho, Martin David W., Paasilinna, Prets, Read, Skinner, Thorning-Schmidt, Watts

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Rod, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 278

EDD: Abitbol, Belder, Blokland, van Dam, Kuntz

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Maaten, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nordmann, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Rousseaux, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Alyssandrakis, Korakas, Patakis

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Claeys, Dillen, Garaud, Gollnisch, Hager, Kronberger, Lang, de La Perriere, Martin Hans-Peter, Martinez, Stirbois, Varaut

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Atkins, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bremmer, Brok, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Florenz, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, Goepel, Goodwill, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Harbour, Hermange, Inglewood, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Khanbhai, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Perry, Piscarreta, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Santer, Santini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Suominen, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Villiers, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Baltas, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bullmann, van den Burg, Ceyhun, Corbey, De Keyser, Désir, Dhaene, Duhamel, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Garot, Gebhardt, Gillig, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hedkvist Petersen, van Hulten, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Koukiadis, Lalumière, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, Lund, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paciotti, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Rapkay, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sacconi, Scheele, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Volcic, Walter, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Caullery, Crowley, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Mussa, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Flautre

Abstention: 9

EDD: Esclopé, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

NI: Borghezio, Cappato, Della Vedova, Turco

PSE: Dehousse

Verts/ALE: Ferrández Lezaun

Amendment 25

For: 186

EDD: Andersen, Bonde

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, Calò, Clegg, Davies, Duff, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Monsonís Domingo, Newton Dunn, Olsson, Paulsen, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Schmidt, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Vermeer, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alyssandrakis, Bakopoulos, Blak, Bordes, Boudjenah, Caudron, Cauquil, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Herzog, Kaufmann, Korakas, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Meijer, Modrow, Naïr, Papayannakis, Patakis, Puerta, Ribeiro, Scarbonchi, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta

NI: Cappato, Della Vedova, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Martin Hans-Peter, Turco

PPE-DE: Fiori, Korhola, Matikainen-Kallström

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, van den Burg, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, De Keyser, Désir, Dhaene, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Lage, Lalumière, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, Lund, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Martin David W., Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Read, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sacconi, dos Santos, Scheele, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 182

EDD: Abitbol, Belder, Blokland, van Dam, Esclopé, Kuntz, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

ELDR: De Clercq, Nordmann, Pesälä, Van Hecke, Virrankoski

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Garaud, Hager, Lang, de La Perriere, Martinez, Stirbois, Varaut

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Atkins, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bremmer, Brok, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Florenz, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Harbour, Hermange, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Khanbhai, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Perry, Piscarreta, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Santer, Santini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Caullery, Crowley, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Mussa, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Abstention: 8

ELDR: Flesch, Manders, Mulder, Sanders-ten Holte

PPE-DE: Suominen

PSE: Dehousse, Koukiadis, Souladakis

Paragraph 154

For: 184

EDD: Andersen, Bonde

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Rousseaux, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alyssandrakis, Bakopoulos, Blak, Bordes, Boudjenah, Caudron, Cauquil, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Herzog, Kaufmann, Korakas, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Meijer, Modrow, Naïr, Papayannakis, Patakis, Puerta, Ribeiro, Scarbonchi, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta

NI: Borghezio, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Martin Hans-Peter

PSE: Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, van den Burg, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, Dehousse, De Keyser, Désir, Dhaene, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hedkvist Petersen, van Hulten, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Lage, Lalumière, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, Lund, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sacconi, dos Santos, Scheele, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thorning-Schmidt, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Volcic, Walter, Weiler, Wiersma, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 182

EDD: Abitbol, Belder, Blokland, van Dam, Kuntz

ELDR: Nordmann

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Claeys, Dillen, Garaud, Hager, Lang, de La Perriere, Martinez, Stirbois, Varaut

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Atkins, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Böge, von Boetticher, Bowis, Bremmer, Brok, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Florenz, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Harbour, Hermange, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Khanbhai, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Perry, Piscarreta, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Santer, Santini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Suominen, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Honeyball, Kinnock, Martin David W., Read, Skinner, Titley, Watts, Whitehead

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Caullery, Marchiani, Muscardini, Mussa, Pasqua, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Abstention: 12

EDD: Esclopé, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

NI: Cappato, Della Vedova, Kronberger, Turco

PSE: Koukiadis, Souladakis

UEN: Crowley, Hyland, Ó Neachtain

Resolution

For: 177

EDD: Andersen

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, Calò, Clegg, Davies, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Maaten, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Olsson, Paulsen, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Rousseaux, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Vermeer, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Bakopoulos, Blak, Bordes, Boudjenah, Caudron, Cauquil, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Herzog, Kaufmann, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Meijer, Modrow, Naïr, Papayannakis, Puerta, Ribeiro, Scarbonchi, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta

NI: Cappato, Della Vedova, Martin Hans-Peter, Turco

PSE: Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bullmann, van den Burg, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, Dehousse, De Keyser, Désir, Dhaene, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Garot, Gebhardt, Gillig, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hedkvist Petersen, van Hulten, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuckelkorn, Lage, Lalumière, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, Lund, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sacconi, dos Santos, Scheele, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Volcic, Walter, Wiersma, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Onesta, Rod, Rühle, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 184

EDD: Abitbol, Belder, Blokland, van Dam, Esclopé, Kuntz, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

ELDR: De Clercq, Nordmann, Van Hecke, Virrankoski

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Garaud, Hager, Lang, de La Perriere, Martinez, Stirbois, Varaut

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Atkins, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Berend, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bremmer, Brok, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Coelho, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, Florenz, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hansenne, Harbour, Hermange, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Khanbhai, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Piscarreta, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Santer, Santini, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Suominen, Tannock, Theato, Trakatellis, Twinn, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Gill, Skinner, Watts, Whitehead

UEN: Berlato, Camre, Caullery, Crowley, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Mussa, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Abstention: 13

ELDR: Lynne, Pesälä

GUE/NGL: Alyssandrakis, Korakas, Patakis

NI: Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Kronberger

PPE-DE: Smet, Thyssen, Wijkman

PSE: Adam, Bowe, Read

Amendment 7

For: 53

EDD: Abitbol, Esclopé, Kuntz, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

ELDR: Nordmann

GUE/NGL: Caudron, Dary, Meijer

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Claeys, Dillen, Garaud, Kronberger, Lang, de La Perriere, Martinez, Stirbois, Varaut

PPE-DE: Bébéar, Bourlanges, Cornillet, Daul, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Ferrer, Fourtou, Grossetête, Hermange, Kaldi, Karas, Lamassoure, Martin Hugues, Morillon, Posselt, Rübig, Stenzel, de Veyrinas, Vlasto

PSE: Dehousse, Marinho, Patrie, Poignant, Zorba

UEN: Camre, Caullery, Marchiani, Pasqua, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro

Against: 286

EDD: Andersen, Bonde

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Rousseaux, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Bakopoulos, Blak, Bordes, Boudjenah, Cauquil, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Kaufmann, Krivine, Laguiller, Modrow, Naïr, Papayannakis, Ribeiro, Scarbonchi, Seppänen, Sjöstedt

NI: Cappato, Della Vedova, Hager, Martin Hans-Peter, Turco

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bayona de Perogordo, Berend, Böge, von Boetticher, Bowis, Bremmer, Brok, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Coelho, Dell'Utri, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fiori, Florenz, Foster, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, Glase, Goepel, Goodwill, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Hansenne, Harbour, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jeggle, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Khanbhai, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Perry, Piscarreta, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Pronk, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Sacrédeus, Santer, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Suominen, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, van den Burg, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, De Keyser, Désir, Dhaene, Duhamel, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Lage, Lalumière, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, Lund, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Martin David W., Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Myller, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Read, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sacconi, dos Santos, Scheele, Skinner, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Wiersma, Zrihen

UEN: Berlato, Crowley, Muscardini, Mussa

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Isler Béguin, MacCormick, Maes, Onesta, Rod, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Abstention: 8

EDD: Belder, Blokland, van Dam

GUE/NGL: Alyssandrakis, Korakas, Patakis

PPE-DE: Santini, Zacharakis

Amendment 8

For: 51

EDD: Abitbol, Belder, Blokland, van Dam, Esclopé, Kuntz, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

GUE/NGL: Caudron, Dary, Krarup, Meijer, Naïr, Scarbonchi

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Garaud, Lang, de La Perriere, Martinez, Stirbois, Varaut

PPE-DE: Bébéar, Bourlanges, Cornillet, Daul, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Ferrer, Grossetête, Hermange, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Martin Hugues, Morillon, Vatanen, de Veyrinas, Vlasto

PSE: Patrie, Poignant

UEN: Camre, Caullery, Marchiani, Pasqua, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro

Verts/ALE: Evans Jillian, Maes, Wyn

Against: 277

EDD: Andersen, Bonde

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Olsson, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Rousseaux, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Bakopoulos, Blak, Bordes, Boudjenah, Cauquil, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Kaufmann, Krivine, Laguiller, Modrow, Papayannakis, Ribeiro, Seppänen, Sjöstedt

NI: Cappato, Della Vedova, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Hager, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bayona de Perogordo, Berend, von Boetticher, Bowis, Bremmer, Brok, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Coelho, Dell'Utri, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fiori, Florenz, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, García-Margallo y Marfil, Glase, Goepel, Goodwill, Gouveia, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Hansenne, Harbour, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jeggle, Kaldi, Karas, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, Maat, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Perry, Piscarreta, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Santer, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Suominen, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Van Orden, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, van den Burg, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, De Keyser, Désir, Dhaene, Duhamel, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Lage, Lalumière, Leinen, Lund, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Martin David W., Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Read, Rothe, Rothley, Roure, Sacconi, dos Santos, Scheele, Skinner, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Crowley

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Duthu, Echerer, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Isler Béguin, MacCormick, Rod, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber

Abstention: 10

GUE/NGL: Alyssandrakis, Korakas, Patakis

PPE-DE: Montfort, Santini, Zacharakis

PSE: Dehousse

UEN: Berlato, Muscardini, Mussa

Resolution

For: 211

EDD: Andersen, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, van Dam

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Jensen, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Riis-Jørgensen, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Bakopoulos, Boudjenah, Caudron, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Kaufmann, Meijer, Modrow, Naïr, Papayannakis, Ribeiro, Scarbonchi, Seppänen, Sjöstedt

NI: Cappato, Della Vedova, Martin Hans-Peter, Turco

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Bayona de Perogordo, Bowis, Bremmer, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Coelho, Doorn, Doyle, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Fiori, García-Margallo y Marfil, Graça Moura, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Kaldi, Knolle, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lisi, Maat, Marques, Martens, Matikainen-Kallström, Menrad, Naranjo Escobar, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pastorelli, Piscarreta, Podestà, Pomés Ruiz, Pronk, Purvis, Rovsing, Santini, Smet, Stenmarck, Suominen, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Wachtmeister, Wijkman

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, van den Burg, Corbett, Corbey, Dehousse, De Keyser, Dhaene, Duhamel, El Khadraoui, Gebhardt, Gill, Gillig, Goebbels, Görlach, Hänsch, Haug, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, van Hulten, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Lage, Lalumière, Lavarra, Leinen, Linkohr, Lund, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Mastorakis, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Myller, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Read, Rothe, Roure, Sacconi, dos Santos, Scheele, Skinner, Souladakis, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Wiersma, Zrihen

UEN: Crowley, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Duthu, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Frassoni, Gahrton, Isler Béguin, Lucas, MacCormick, Maes, Onesta, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Wyn

Against: 84

EDD: Abitbol, Esclopé, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

ELDR: Monsonís Domingo

GUE/NGL: Alyssandrakis, Korakas, Patakis

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Garaud, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Hager, Kronberger, Lang, de La Perriere, Martinez, Stirbois, Varaut

PPE-DE: Bébéar, Berend, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Brok, Cornillet, Daul, Dell'Utri, Deprez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Ebner, Ferber, Florenz, Fourtou, Gahler, Glase, Goepel, Grossetête, Hansenne, Hermange, Hieronymi, Jeggle, Karas, Klamt, Klaß, Koch, Konrad, Lamassoure, Langen, Lehne, Lulling, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Martin Hugues, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Nassauer, Niebler, Pack, Posselt, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Rübig, Schleicher, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Stenzel, de Veyrinas, Vlasto, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, von Wogau, Wuermeling, Zacharakis

PSE: Ceyhun, Rothley

UEN: Camre, Caullery, Marchiani, Mussa, Thomas-Mauro

Verts/ALE: Voggenhuber

Abstention: 46

GUE/NGL: Blak, Bordes, Cauquil, Krivine, Laguiller

NI: Claeys, Dillen

PPE-DE: Banotti, Callanan, Dover, Elles, Fatuzzo, Foster, Goodwill, Harbour, Inglewood, Kastler, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Khanbhai, Langenhagen, Laschet, Lechner, Liese, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Nicholson, Perry, Sacrédeus, Santer, Schmitt, Sommer, Stevenson, Stockton, Tannock, Theato, Twinn, Van Orden, Villiers, Zimmerling

PSE: Ettl, Poignant

UEN: Berlato, Muscardini

Verts/ALE: Boumediene-Thiery, McKenna, Rod

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TEXTS ADOPTED

P5_TA(2004)0247

Approval of the Commission in its new form

European Parliament decision approving the Commission in its new form

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Article 214(2), third subparagraph, and Article 215 of the EC Treaty, |
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having regard to Article 214(2), third subparagraph, and Article 215 of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Rule 33(4) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rule 33(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the resignation of Mrs Anna Diamantopoulou as a Member of the Commission, tendered on 10 March 2004, |
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having regard to the resignation of Mrs Anna Diamantopoulou as a Member of the Commission, tendered on 10 March 2004,

| — | having regard to the appointment by the Government of the Hellenic Republic on 12 March 2004 of Mr Stavros Dimas as a Member of the Commission (1210/B/1975), |
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having regard to the appointment by the Government of the Hellenic Republic on 12 March 2004 of Mr Stavros Dimas as a Member of the Commission (1210/B/1975),

| — | having regard to the hearing of the Commissioner-designate by the parliamentary committees responsible, |
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—

having regard to the hearing of the Commissioner-designate by the parliamentary committees responsible,

| A. | whereas the Commission should undertake to fully respect the spirit of fair interinstitutional cooperation and to avoid giving any impression of anticipating Parliament's approval of the Commission in its new form, |
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A.

whereas the Commission should undertake to fully respect the spirit of fair interinstitutional cooperation and to avoid giving any impression of anticipating Parliament's approval of the Commission in its new form,

| 1. | Approves the Commission in its new form for the remainder of its term of office until 31 October 2004; |
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1.

Approves the Commission in its new form for the remainder of its term of office until 31 October 2004;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward this decision to the governments of the Member States. |
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2.

Instructs its President to forward this decision to the governments of the Member States.

P5_TA(2004)0248

Draft amending budget 4/2004

European Parliament resolution on Draft amending budget No 4 of the European Union for the financial year 2004 — Revision of the Staff Regulations (7683/2004 — C5-0165/2004 — 2004/2022(BUD))

The European Parliament,

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

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1) and in particular Articles 37 and 38 thereof, |
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having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1) and in particular Articles 37 and 38 thereof,

| — | having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2004, as finally adopted on 18 December 2003 (2), |
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having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2004, as finally adopted on 18 December 2003 (2),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (3), |
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—

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (3),

| — | having regard to the Preliminary Draft amending budget No 4/2004 of the European Union for the financial year 2004, which the Commission presented on 9 March 2004 (SEC(2004) 277), |
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—

having regard to the Preliminary Draft amending budget No 4/2004 of the European Union for the financial year 2004, which the Commission presented on 9 March 2004 (SEC(2004) 277),

| — | having regard to the Draft amending budget No 4/2004 of the European Union for the financial year 2004, which the Council established on 26 March 2004 (7683/2004 — C5-0165/2004), |
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—

having regard to the Draft amending budget No 4/2004 of the European Union for the financial year 2004, which the Council established on 26 March 2004 (7683/2004 — C5-0165/2004),

| — | having regard to Rule 92 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rule 92 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A5-0175/2004), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A5-0175/2004),

| A. | whereas the purpose of the amending budget is to adapt all the sections of the 2004 budget to the changes made by the revision of the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities, |
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A.

whereas the purpose of the amending budget is to adapt all the sections of the 2004 budget to the changes made by the revision of the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Communities,

| B. | whereas this amending budget relates mainly to the establishment plans, which have to be changed for the entry into force of the reform of the Staff Regulations scheduled for 1 May 2004, |
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B.

whereas this amending budget relates mainly to the establishment plans, which have to be changed for the entry into force of the reform of the Staff Regulations scheduled for 1 May 2004,

| C. | whereas these changes to the budget will enter into force at the same time as the new Staff Regulations, |
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C.

whereas these changes to the budget will enter into force at the same time as the new Staff Regulations,

| 1. | Underlines that all institutions should adapt their establishment plans to the new Staff Regulations in the same way; |
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1.

Underlines that all institutions should adapt their establishment plans to the new Staff Regulations in the same way;

| 2. | Welcomes the agreement reached at the trialogue meeting of 16 March 2004 on the rules relating to recruitment in 2004 prior to and after the entry into force of the new Staff Regulations, as outlined in the attached Joint Declaration of the Budgetary Authority; |
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2.

Welcomes the agreement reached at the trialogue meeting of 16 March 2004 on the rules relating to recruitment in 2004 prior to and after the entry into force of the new Staff Regulations, as outlined in the attached Joint Declaration of the Budgetary Authority;

| 3. | Considers that each institution should have clear rules on setting up new units; points out that the Budgetary Authority should be kept informed about the creation of new units, as these will have a budgetary implication, and that each institution should include a list of units in their estimates; |
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3.

Considers that each institution should have clear rules on setting up new units; points out that the Budgetary Authority should be kept informed about the creation of new units, as these will have a budgetary implication, and that each institution should include a list of units in their estimates;

| 4. | Approves the Draft amending budget No 4/2004 unamended; |
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4.

Approves the Draft amending budget No 4/2004 unamended;

| 5. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the other institutions and bodies concerned. |
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5.

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

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(1)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002.

(2)  OJ L 53, 23.2.2004.

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

ANNEX I

Joint Declaration of the Budgetary Authority on Amending Budget 4/2004

In adopting the amending budget 4/2004 on the revised establishment plans, the European Parliament and Council have approved the following declaration:

| | The recruitment of staff is regulated by the relevant provisions of the Staff Regulations. Accordingly, all institutions will apply the following rules in 2004:






  — | All officials recruited before the 1st of May 2004 will be classified in accordance with Article 2 of Annex XIII to the new Staff Regulations. |
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The recruitment of staff is regulated by the relevant provisions of the Staff Regulations. Accordingly, all institutions will apply the following rules in 2004:

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All officials recruited before the 1st of May 2004 will be classified in accordance with Article 2 of Annex XIII to the new Staff Regulations.

| — | All officials recruited after the 1st of May 2004 will be classified in accordance with the new Staff Regulations, in particular Articles 5, 12 and 13 of Annex XIII, whether they are recruited to new posts or to vacant posts. |
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All officials recruited after the 1st of May 2004 will be classified in accordance with the new Staff Regulations, in particular Articles 5, 12 and 13 of Annex XIII, whether they are recruited to new posts or to vacant posts.

| | During the preparation of the first reading of the 2005 budget and in time for decisions to be agreed at the Budget conciliation in July, each institution, office or agency will be required to report to the Budgetary Authority on the implementation of the revised staff grade structure and the effects on their establishment plan. If needed in respect of 2004, each institution, office or agency will propose an adjustment of its establishment plan in so far as the actual occupancy of posts diverges from the conversion of the establishment plan as approved in April 2004. Such proposals will take into consideration the requirements mentioned above and the need for vacant posts at every grade in the establishment plan for normal recruitment and promotion purposes in accordance with the Staff Regulations. |
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During the preparation of the first reading of the 2005 budget and in time for decisions to be agreed at the Budget conciliation in July, each institution, office or agency will be required to report to the Budgetary Authority on the implementation of the revised staff grade structure and the effects on their establishment plan. If needed in respect of 2004, each institution, office or agency will propose an adjustment of its establishment plan in so far as the actual occupancy of posts diverges from the conversion of the establishment plan as approved in April 2004. Such proposals will take into consideration the requirements mentioned above and the need for vacant posts at every grade in the establishment plan for normal recruitment and promotion purposes in accordance with the Staff Regulations.

P5_TA(2004)0249

Excise duty and taxes on insurance premiums ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation on administrative cooperation in the field of excise duties (COM(2003) 797 — C5-0660/2003 — 2003/0309(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2003) 797) (1), |
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—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2003) 797) (1),

| — | having regard to Articles 251(2) and 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0660/2003), |
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—

having regard to Articles 251(2) and 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0660/2003),

| — | having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A5-0157/2004), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A5-0157/2004),

| A. | whereas the harmonisation of indirect taxation is hardly feasible by legislation at the present moment; whereas closer cooperation and coordination amongst tax authorities is a temporary solution that preserves national sovereignty, and which is necessary to solve the problem of decreased VAT and excise duties revenues caused by tax fraud and organised crime, |
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A.

whereas the harmonisation of indirect taxation is hardly feasible by legislation at the present moment; whereas closer cooperation and coordination amongst tax authorities is a temporary solution that preserves national sovereignty, and which is necessary to solve the problem of decreased VAT and excise duties revenues caused by tax fraud and organised crime,

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

Approves the Commission proposal;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend its proposal substantially or replace it with another text; |
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2.

Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend its proposal substantially or replace it with another text;

| 3. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
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3.

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

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(1)  Not yet published in the OJ.

P5_TA(2004)0250

Excise duty and taxes on insurance premiums ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive amending Council Directive 77/799/EEC concerning mutual assistance by the competent authorities of the Member States in the field of direct taxation, certain excise duties and taxation of insurance premiums and Council Directive 92/12/EEC on the general arrangements for products subject to excise duty and on the holding, movement and monitoring of such product (COM(2003) 797 — C5-0661/2003 — 2003/0310(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2003) 797) (1), |
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—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2003) 797) (1),

| — | having regard to Articles 251(2) and 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0661/2003), |
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—

having regard to Articles 251(2) and 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0661/2003),

| — | having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (A5-0157/2004), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (A5-0157/2004),

| A. | whereas the harmonisation of indirect taxation is hardly feasible by legislation at the present moment; whereas closer cooperation and coordination amongst tax authorities is a temporary solution that preserves national sovereignty, and which is necessary to solve the problem of decreased VAT and excise duties revenues caused by tax fraud and organised crime; |
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A.

whereas the harmonisation of indirect taxation is hardly feasible by legislation at the present moment; whereas closer cooperation and coordination amongst tax authorities is a temporary solution that preserves national sovereignty, and which is necessary to solve the problem of decreased VAT and excise duties revenues caused by tax fraud and organised crime;

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

Approves the Commission proposal;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend its proposal substantially or replace it with another text; |
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2.

Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend its proposal substantially or replace it with another text;

| 3. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
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3.

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

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(1)  Not yet published in the OJ.

P5_TA(2004)0251

Conservation and management of highly migratory fish stocks ***

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on the accession of the Community to the Convention on the Conservation and Management of Highly Migratory Fish Stocks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean (COM(2003) 855 — C5-0127/2004 — 2003/0332(AVC))

(Assent procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2003) 855) (1), |
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—

having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2003) 855) (1),

| — | having regard to the request for assent submitted by the Council pursuant to Article 300(3), second subparagraph, read together with Article 37 and Article 300(2), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty (C5-0127/2004), |
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—

having regard to the request for assent submitted by the Council pursuant to Article 300(3), second subparagraph, read together with Article 37 and Article 300(2), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty (C5-0127/2004),

| — | having regard to Rules 86 and 97(7) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rules 86 and 97(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Fisheries (A5-0174/2004), |
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—

having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Fisheries (A5-0174/2004),

| 1. | Gives its assent to the proposal for a Council decision; |
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1.

Gives its assent to the proposal for a Council decision;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Government of New Zealand, as depository for the Convention. |
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2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Government of New Zealand, as depository for the Convention.

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(1)  Not yet published in the OJ.

P5_TA(2004)0252

Use of genetic resources in agriculture *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a Community programme on the conservation, characterisation, collection and utilisation of genetic resources in agriculture (COM(2003) 817 — C5-0025/2004 — 2003/0321(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2003) 817) (1), |
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—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2003) 817) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C5-0025/2004), |
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—

having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C5-0025/2004),

| — | having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A5-0149/ 2004), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A5-0149/ 2004),

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

Approves the Commission proposal;

| 2. | Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; |
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2.

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

| 3. | Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially; |
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3.

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

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
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4.

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

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(1)  Not yet published in the OJ.

P5_TA(2004)0253

EC-Guinea-Bissau fisheries agreement *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters concerning the provisional application of amendments to the Protocol establishing the fishing opportunities and the compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau on fishing off the coast of Guinea-Bissau for the period 16 June 2001 to 15 June 2006, and Council Decision of 26 February 2001 setting the terms for financial support to Guinea-Bissau in the fisheries sector (COM(2003) 593 — C5-0498/2003 — 2003/0227(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation (COM(2003) 593) (1), |
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—

having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation (COM(2003) 593) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 37, Article 300(2) and Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C5-0498/2003), |
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—

having regard to Article 37, Article 300(2) and Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C5-0498/2003),

| — | having regard to Rules 67 and 97(7) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rules 67 and 97(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A5-0163/2004), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A5-0163/2004),

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

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

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

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

| TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION | AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT |
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| Amendment 1 |
| Recital 2a (new) |
| | (2a) It is important that the European Parliament and the Council be kept informed of how the Agreement is being managed. The Commission should draw up a yearly report on its implementation. |
| Amendment 2 |
| Article 2a (new) |
| | Article 2a




  During the last year in which the Protocol is in force and prior to any agreement for its renewal, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application and conditions of implementation of the Agreement, with particular reference to the specific measures. |
| Amendment 3 |
| Article 2b (new) |
| | Article 2b




  On the basis of these reports and following consultation of the European Parliament, the Council shall grant the Commission a negotiating mandate for new agreements. |

TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1

Recital 2a (new)

(2a) It is important that the European Parliament and the Council be kept informed of how the Agreement is being managed. The Commission should draw up a yearly report on its implementation.

Amendment 2

Article 2a (new)

Article 2a

During the last year in which the Protocol is in force and prior to any agreement for its renewal, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the application and conditions of implementation of the Agreement, with particular reference to the specific measures.

Amendment 3

Article 2b (new)

Article 2b

On the basis of these reports and following consultation of the European Parliament, the Council shall grant the Commission a negotiating mandate for new agreements.

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(1)  Not yet published in the OJ.

P5_TA(2004)0254

Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 laying down the detailed rules and arrangements regarding Community structural assistance in the fisheries sector (COM(2003) 658 — C5-0547/2003 — 2003/ 0261(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2003) 658) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2003) 658) (1),

| — | having regard to Articles 36 and 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C5-0547/2003), |
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—

having regard to Articles 36 and 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C5-0547/2003),

| — | having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A5-0168/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A5-0168/2004),

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

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

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

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

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

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

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

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

| 5. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
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5.

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

| TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION | AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT |
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| Amendment 1 |
| RECITAL 4 |
| (4) Any increase in production in excess of the likely evolution in demand should not be encouraged. Better marketing strategies have to be implemented, but reliable statistics on fish consumption are often lacking, as is economic analysis on markets and marketing of aquaculture products. | (4) Any increase in production in excess of the likely evolution in demand should not be encouraged. Better marketing strategies have to be implemented, but reliable statistics on fish consumption are often lacking, as is economic analysis on markets and marketing of aquaculture products.
  Nevertheless, the level of funding should be maintained for those sectors and aquaculture projects which, on the basis of reliable data, have shown moderate expansion and an additional margin for growth. |
| Amendment 2 |
| RECITAL 5 |
| (5) Harmful algal blooms are among the most serious threats for the future of shellfish farming in Europe. Sometimes a bloom can last for exceptionally long periods and compensation for the shellfish farmers affected may be justified
  , except in the case of recurring phenomena
  . | (5) Harmful algal blooms are among the most serious threats for the future of shellfish farming in Europe. Sometimes a bloom can last for exceptionally long periods and compensation for the shellfish farmers affected may be justified. |
| Amendment 3 |
| RECITAL 5a (new) |
| | (5a) To combat the threat of toxic algae, research in the area ought to be continued so as to enhance knowledge of the phenomenon and provide better protection against it. |
| Amendment 4 |
| ARTICLE 1, POINT - 1
  Article 12, paragraph 3, point (da) (new) (Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999) |
| | - 1. | The following point (da) is inserted in Article 12(3):









  (da) | in the event that a recovery plan is adopted by the Council or where emergency measures are adopted by the Commission or by one or more Member States, the maximum amounts of aid referred to in points (b) and (c) shall be increased by 20 %.



  Furthermore, the requirement that the vessel on which the crew members were employed must have permanently stopped its activities, as laid down in point (b), shall not apply. |

TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1

RECITAL 4

(4) Any increase in production in excess of the likely evolution in demand should not be encouraged. Better marketing strategies have to be implemented, but reliable statistics on fish consumption are often lacking, as is economic analysis on markets and marketing of aquaculture products.

(4) Any increase in production in excess of the likely evolution in demand should not be encouraged. Better marketing strategies have to be implemented, but reliable statistics on fish consumption are often lacking, as is economic analysis on markets and marketing of aquaculture products.
  Nevertheless, the level of funding should be maintained for those sectors and aquaculture projects which, on the basis of reliable data, have shown moderate expansion and an additional margin for growth.

Amendment 2

RECITAL 5

(5) Harmful algal blooms are among the most serious threats for the future of shellfish farming in Europe. Sometimes a bloom can last for exceptionally long periods and compensation for the shellfish farmers affected may be justified
  , except in the case of recurring phenomena
  .

(5) Harmful algal blooms are among the most serious threats for the future of shellfish farming in Europe. Sometimes a bloom can last for exceptionally long periods and compensation for the shellfish farmers affected may be justified.

Amendment 3

RECITAL 5a (new)

(5a) To combat the threat of toxic algae, research in the area ought to be continued so as to enhance knowledge of the phenomenon and provide better protection against it.

Amendment 4

ARTICLE 1, POINT - 1

Article 12, paragraph 3, point (da) (new) (Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999)

- 1.

(da)

Furthermore, the requirement that the vessel on which the crew members were employed must have permanently stopped its activities, as laid down in point (b), shall not apply.

Amendment 5

ARTICLE 1, POINT 1a (new)

Article 15, paragraph 3, point (g) (Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999)

| 1a. | In Article 15(3), point (g) is replaced by the following:









  (g) | eradication of the pathological risks of fish farming or parasites in catchment areas or coastal ecosystems plus aid for research with a view to the eradication of toxic algae; |
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1a.

(g)

Amendment 6

ARTICLE 1, POINT 3a

Article 16, paragraph 1 bis (Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999)

1a. The Member States may grant financial compensation to shellfish farmers where the
  contamination
  due to the growth of toxic algae makes it necessary, for the protection of human health, to suspend harvesting for more than
  six
  consecutive
  months
  . The granting of compensation may cover no more than six months of suspension of harvesting over the entire period from the entry in force of this Regulation to the end of 2006.

1a. The Member States may grant financial compensation to shellfish farmers where the
  accumulation of toxins
  due to the growth of toxic algae makes it necessary, for the protection of human health, to suspend harvesting for more than
  15
  consecutive
  days at times when selling is intensive and provided that the undertakings in the area in question are genuinely being harmed and there is an objectively assessed loss of production, taking account of both the economic cycle of the undertaking and the productive cycle
  . The granting of compensation may cover no more than six months of suspension of harvesting over the entire period from the entry in force of this Regulation to the end of 2006.

Amendment 7

ARTICLE 1, POINT 3, POINT (ba) (new)

Article 16, paragraph 3 (Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999)

| (ba) | In paragraph 3, the following subparagraph is added:



  Where a recovery plan is adopted by the Council or where emergency measures are adopted by the Commission or by one or more Member States, Article 10(3)(a) and (b)(ii) shall not apply. |
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(ba)

Where a recovery plan is adopted by the Council or where emergency measures are adopted by the Commission or by one or more Member States, Article 10(3)(a) and (b)(ii) shall not apply.

Amendment 8

ARTICLE 1, POINT 3, POINT (c)

Article 16, paragraph 4 (Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999)

4. Recurrent seasonal suspension of fishing
  and aquaculture
  activity shall not be eligible for compensation under paragraph 1,
  1a,
  2 and 3.

4. Recurrent seasonal suspension of fishing activity shall not be eligible for compensation under paragraph 1, 2 and 3.

Amendment 9

ARTICLE 1, POINT 4

Article 17, paragraph 2, subparagraph 3 (Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999)

Small-scale, applied-research initiatives, not exceeding EUR 150 000 in total cost and three years in duration, carried out by an economic operator, a scientific or technical body or other competent body, shall be eligible as pilot projects, provided that they contribute to the objectives of sustainable development of the aquaculture industry in the Community.

Small-scale, applied-research initiatives, not exceeding EUR 150 000 in total cost and three years in duration, carried out by an economic operator, a scientific or technical body
  , a representative professional organisation
  or other competent body, shall be eligible as pilot projects, provided that they contribute to the objectives of sustainable development of the aquaculture industry in the Community.

Amendment 10

ARTICLE 1, POINT 5, POINT (b)

Annex III, point 2.2 (c) (Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999)

| (c) | the initial costs incurred by aquaculture enterprises to join in the Community eco-management and audit schemes set up by Regulation (EC) No 761/2001, as well as investments in works concerning the installation or improvement of water circulation in aquaculture enterprises and on service vessels shall be eligible; |
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(c)

the initial costs incurred by aquaculture enterprises to join in the Community eco-management and audit schemes set up by Regulation (EC) No 761/2001, as well as investments in works concerning the installation or improvement of water circulation in aquaculture enterprises and on service vessels shall be eligible;

| (c) | the initial costs incurred by aquaculture enterprises to join in the Community eco-management and audit schemes set up by Regulation (EC) No 761/2001, as well as investments in works concerning the installation or improvement of water circulation in aquaculture enterprises and on service vessels
  used in aquaculture
  shall be eligible; |
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(c)

the initial costs incurred by aquaculture enterprises to join in the Community eco-management and audit schemes set up by Regulation (EC) No 761/2001, as well as investments in works concerning the installation or improvement of water circulation in aquaculture enterprises and on service vessels
  used in aquaculture
  shall be eligible;

Amendment 11

ARTICLE 1, POINT 5, POINT (b)

Annex III, point 2.2 (d) (Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999)

| (d) | fishing vessels as defined in Article 3, point (c) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, will not be considered as service vessels
  even when
  they are exclusively used in aquaculture; |
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(d)

fishing vessels as defined in Article 3, point (c) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, will not be considered as service vessels
  even when
  they are exclusively used in aquaculture;

| (d) | fishing vessels as defined in Article 3, point (c) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, will not be considered as service vessels
  unless
  they are exclusively used in aquaculture; |
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(d)

fishing vessels as defined in Article 3, point (c) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002, will not be considered as service vessels
  unless
  they are exclusively used in aquaculture;

Amendment 12

ARTICLE 1, POINT 5, POINT (b)

Annex III, point 2.3, subpoint (e), (ii), (Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999)

| (ii) | the improvement of traditional aquaculture activities such as mollusc farming,
  that
  are important in maintaining the social and environmental tissue of specific areas, |
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(ii)

the improvement of traditional aquaculture activities such as mollusc farming,
  that
  are important in maintaining the social and environmental tissue of specific areas,

| (ii) | the improvement of traditional aquaculture activities
  ,
  such as mollusc farming,
  and aquaculture activities in ponds, which
  are important in maintaining the social and environmental tissue of specific areas, |
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(ii)

the improvement of traditional aquaculture activities
  ,
  such as mollusc farming,
  and aquaculture activities in ponds, which
  are important in maintaining the social and environmental tissue of specific areas,

Amendment 13

ARTICLE 1, POINT 5, POINT (b)

Annex III, point 2.2 (e), (va) (new) (Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999)

| (va) | increasing production by launching new undertakings devoted to species where the market is not close to saturation. Production may not under any circumstances exceed the likely evolution in demand. |
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(va)

Amendment 14

ARTICLE 1, POINT 5, POINT (b)

Annex III, point 2.2 (e), (vb) (new) (Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999)

(vb) Establishment of farms in the open sea.

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P5_TA(2004)0255

Community financial contribution to fisheries control programmes *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision on a Community financial contribution towards Member States fisheries control programmes (COM(2003) 706 — C5-0602/2003 — 2003/0281(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2003) 706) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2003) 706) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C5-0602/2003), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C5-0602/2003),

| — | having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A5-0166/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A5-0166/2004),

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

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

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

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

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

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

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

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

| 5. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
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5.

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

| TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION | AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT |
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| Amendment 1 |
| Recital 9a (new) |
| | (9a) It would appear that much more could still be done to improve land-based monitoring of landings in order to address the allegedly serious problem of illegal landings. |
| Amendment 2 |
| Recital 12 |
| (12) A financial reference, within the meaning of point 34 of the Interistitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure, is inserted in this Decision for the entire duration of the period for which financial assistance is to be provided, without thereby affecting the powers of the budgetary authority as defined by the Treaty. | (12)
  An indicative
  financial reference, within the meaning of point 34 of the Interistitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure, is inserted in this Decision for the entire duration of the period for which financial assistance is to be provided, without thereby affecting the powers of the budgetary authority as defined by the Treaty. |
| Amendment 3 |
| Recital 12a (new) |
| | (12a) In the past it has proven difficult to assess the efficacy of programmes due to a weakness in the identification of objectives and indicators relevant to monitoring the effect of control and surveillance projects. |
| Amendment 4 |
| Article 3, paragraph 1, introduction |
| 1. Member States wishing to receive a financial contribution shall notify to the Commission, by 31 January of each year, an annual fisheries control programme specifying: | 1. Member States wishing to receive a financial contribution shall notify to the Commission, by
  1 June for the year 2004 and by
  31 January
  for the year 2005
  , an annual fisheries control programme specifying: |
| Amendment 5 |
| Article 3, paragraph 1, point (ga) (new) |
| | (ga) | a list of indicators that will be used to assess the efficacy of the programme. |

TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1

Recital 9a (new)

(9a) It would appear that much more could still be done to improve land-based monitoring of landings in order to address the allegedly serious problem of illegal landings.

Amendment 2

Recital 12

(12) A financial reference, within the meaning of point 34 of the Interistitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure, is inserted in this Decision for the entire duration of the period for which financial assistance is to be provided, without thereby affecting the powers of the budgetary authority as defined by the Treaty.

(12)
  An indicative
  financial reference, within the meaning of point 34 of the Interistitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure, is inserted in this Decision for the entire duration of the period for which financial assistance is to be provided, without thereby affecting the powers of the budgetary authority as defined by the Treaty.

Amendment 3

Recital 12a (new)

(12a) In the past it has proven difficult to assess the efficacy of programmes due to a weakness in the identification of objectives and indicators relevant to monitoring the effect of control and surveillance projects.

Amendment 4

Article 3, paragraph 1, introduction

1. Member States wishing to receive a financial contribution shall notify to the Commission, by 31 January of each year, an annual fisheries control programme specifying:

1. Member States wishing to receive a financial contribution shall notify to the Commission, by
  1 June for the year 2004 and by
  31 January
  for the year 2005
  , an annual fisheries control programme specifying:

Amendment 5

Article 3, paragraph 1, point (ga) (new)

(ga)

Amendment 6

Article 3, paragraph 2

2. For the year 2004, new Member States shall submit their annual fisheries control programme by 1 June 2004.

Deleted

Amendment 7

Article 4, paragraph 1, point (g)

| (g) | initiatives including seminars
  and
  media tools aimed at enhancing awareness among fishermen and other players such as inspectors, public prosecutors and judges, as well as among the general public of the need to fight irresponsible and illegal fishing
  and
  on the implementation of CFP rules. |
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(g)

initiatives including seminars
  and
  media tools aimed at enhancing awareness among fishermen and other players such as inspectors, public prosecutors and judges, as well as among the general public of the need to fight irresponsible and illegal fishing
  and
  on the implementation of CFP rules.

| (g) | initiatives including seminars
  ,
  media tools
  and information exchange
  aimed at enhancing awareness among fishermen and other players such as inspectors, public prosecutors and judges, as well as among the general public of the need to fight irresponsible and illegal fishing, on the implementation of CFP rules
  and, in the case of infringements, on the importance of imposing sanctions that are effective, proportionate and dissuasive. |
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(g)

initiatives including seminars
  ,
  media tools
  and information exchange
  aimed at enhancing awareness among fishermen and other players such as inspectors, public prosecutors and judges, as well as among the general public of the need to fight irresponsible and illegal fishing, on the implementation of CFP rules
  and, in the case of infringements, on the importance of imposing sanctions that are effective, proportionate and dissuasive.

Amendment 8

Article 4, paragraph 1, point (h)

| (h) | purchase and modernisation of vessels and aircraft used for inspection and surveillance of fisheries activities by the competent authorities of the
  new
  Member States. |
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(h)

purchase and modernisation of vessels and aircraft used for inspection and surveillance of fisheries activities by the competent authorities of the
  new
  Member States.

| (h) | purchase and modernisation of vessels and aircraft used for inspection and surveillance of fisheries activities by the competent authorities of the Member States. |
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(h)

purchase and modernisation of vessels and aircraft used for inspection and surveillance of fisheries activities by the competent authorities of the Member States.

Amendment 9

Article 4, paragraph 1, point (ha) (new)

| (ha) | setting-up costs for innovative new methods of onshore monitoring. |
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(ha)

Amendment 10

Article 5, paragraph 1

1. The financial reference for the implementation of the actions for which financial assistance is provided for the period 2004 to 2005 shall be EUR 70 million. The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the financial perspectives.

1. The
  indicative
  financial reference for the implementation of the actions for which financial assistance is provided for the period 2004 to 2005
  is
  EUR 70 million. The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the limits of the
  ceiling of heading 3 of
  the financial perspectives
  as adjusted for the year 2005
  .

Amendment 11

Article 6, paragraph 2, point (b)

| (b) | for the actions referred to in Article 4(1) (c) and (g), the Commission may decide on a rate of contribution
  higher than 50%
  of the eligible expenditure; |
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(b)

for the actions referred to in Article 4(1) (c) and (g), the Commission may decide on a rate of contribution
  higher than 50%
  of the eligible expenditure;

| (b) | for the actions referred to in Article 4(1) (c) and (g), the Commission may decide on a rate of contribution
  up to 100%
  of the eligible expenditure; |
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(b)

for the actions referred to in Article 4(1) (c) and (g), the Commission may decide on a rate of contribution
  up to 100%
  of the eligible expenditure;

Amendment 12

Article 6, paragraph 2, point (c)

| (c) | for the actions referred to in Article 4(1) (h) the rate may not exceed
  35%
  of the eligible expenditure. |
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(c)

for the actions referred to in Article 4(1) (h) the rate may not exceed
  35%
  of the eligible expenditure.

| (c) | for the actions referred to in Article 4(1) (h) the rate may not exceed
  50%
  of the eligible expenditure. |
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(c)

for the actions referred to in Article 4(1) (h) the rate may not exceed
  50%
  of the eligible expenditure.

Amendment 13

Article 11, paragraph 1, point (c)

| (c) | concern projects with a cost exceeding EUR 50 000 except in respect of action referred to under Article 4(1) (d) and (g); |
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(c)

concern projects with a cost exceeding EUR 50 000 except in respect of action referred to under Article 4(1) (d) and (g);

| (c) | concern projects
  , or a set of projects relating to the same action under Article 4,
  with a cost exceeding EUR 50 000 except in respect of action referred to under Article 4(1) (d) and (g); |
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(c)

concern projects
  , or a set of projects relating to the same action under Article 4,
  with a cost exceeding EUR 50 000 except in respect of action referred to under Article 4(1) (d) and (g);

Amendment 14

Article 16, paragraph 2, point (a), point (iii)

| (iii) | the impact on the fisheries control programmes by applying appropriate indicators, |
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(iii)

the impact on the fisheries control programmes by applying appropriate indicators,

| (iii) | the impact on the fisheries control programmes by applying appropriate indicators
  as listed in the annual programme
  , |
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(iii)

the impact on the fisheries control programmes by applying appropriate indicators
  as listed in the annual programme
  ,

Amendment 15

Article 16, paragraph 2, point (b), point (iii)

| (iii) | the impact on the fisheries control programmes by applying appropriate indicators, |
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(iii)

the impact on the fisheries control programmes by applying appropriate indicators,

| (iii) | the impact on the fisheries control programmes by applying appropriate indicators
  as listed in the annual programme
  , |
| --- | --- |

(iii)

the impact on the fisheries control programmes by applying appropriate indicators
  as listed in the annual programme
  ,

Amendment 16

Article 17

On the basis of the information provided by the Member States under
  Article 16,
  the Commission shall, by 30 June 2007 at the latest, submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the application of this Decision and Decision 2001/431/EC.

On the basis of the information provided by the Member States under
  Article 16(b)
  the Commission shall, by 30 June 2007 at the latest, submit to the European Parliament and to the Council a report on the application of this Decision and Decision 2001/431/EC.
  On the basis of the information provided by the Member States under Article 16(a) the Commission shall, upon request by the European Parliament or a Member State or the Council, make available information on the interim application of this Decision.

Amendment 17

Annex I, Part A, point 3a (new)

| (3a) | As regards the list of indicators that will be used to assess the efficacy of the overall programme, this should include, but shall not be restricted to:









  (a) | the number of infringements detected; |
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(3a)

(a)

the number of infringements detected;

| (b) | the rate of infringment procedures ended compared to the procedures opened; |
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(b)

the rate of infringment procedures ended compared to the procedures opened;

| (c) | the number of inspections both at sea and at ports and the number of sightings recorded by aerial surveillance, compared to the resources available for such activities; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

the number of inspections both at sea and at ports and the number of sightings recorded by aerial surveillance, compared to the resources available for such activities;

| (d) | indicators specific to each project. |
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(d)

indicators specific to each project.

Amendment 18

Annex II, point (g)

(g) seminars and media

(g) seminars, media
  and information exchange

Amendment 19

Annex II, point (ha) (new)

| (ha) | setting-up costs for innovative new methods of onshore monitoring |
| --- | --- |

(ha)

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P5_TA(2004)0256

Community fishing vessels operating in the NAFO Regulatory Area *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 3069/95 establishing a European Community observer scheme applicable to Community fishing vessels operating in the Regulatory Area of the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organisation (NAFO) (COM(2003) 611 — C5-0515/2003 — 2003/0237(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2003) 611) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2003) 611) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C5-0515/2003), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C5-0515/2003),

| — | having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A5-0165/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A5-0165/2004),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

| 2. | Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; |
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2.

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

| 3. | Asks the Council to consult Parliament again if it intends to amend the Commission proposal substantially; |
| --- | --- |

3.

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

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
| --- | --- |

4.

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

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P5_TA(2004)0257

EC-Guinea fisheries agreement *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the protocol defining for the period 1 January 2004 to 31 December 2008 the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Agreement between the European Economic Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea on fishing off the Guinean coast (COM(2003) 765 — C5-0024/2004 — 2003/0290(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2003) 765) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2003) 765) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 37 and Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C5-0024/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 37 and Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C5-0024/2004),

| — | having regard to Rules 67 and 97(7) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 67 and 97(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Development and Cooperation (A5-0164/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets and the Committee on Development and Cooperation (A5-0164/2004),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal as amended and approves conclusion of the protocol; |
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1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended and approves conclusion of the protocol;

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

2.

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

| TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION | AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT |
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| Amendment 1 |
| Recital 4a (new) |
| | (4a) The protocol must meet all criteria of applicable treaties concerning fisheries, development and the environment signed by the European Union. |
| Amendment 2 |
| Recital 4b (new) |
| | (4b) The protocol must guarantee that additional fishing opportunities are subject to the participation of local fishermen and companies and the availability of tangible evidence of the practice of sustainable management in economic, social and environmental terms in the fishing area. |
| Amendment 3 |
| Recital 4c (new) |
| | (4c) The protocol must assure that the Government of the Republic of Guinea spend the compensation in order to improve the economic, social and environmental situation of the people of the Republic of Guinea. |
| Amendment 4 |
| Recital 4d (new) |
| | (4d) The protocol must protect the interest of local coastal communities living on fisheries whereas they are often not in the position to do so for themselves. |
| Amendment 5 |
| Recital 4e (new) |
| | (4e) The protocol must seek that the European Community, in contributing financially towards the reinforcement of fisheries surveillance activities, effectively assures the fight against illegal fishing. |
| Amendment 6 |
| Recital 4f (new) |
| | (4f) The protocol must guarantee that the joint ventures set up between Community operators and Guinean operators encourage the participation of the local community and improve the economic situation of the people of the Republic of Guinea. |
| Amendment 7 |
| Recital 4g (new) |
| | (4g) The protocol must guarantee the protection of mammals and birds from nets and long lines by use of any environmentally-friendly methods
  . |
| Amendment 8 |
| Recital 4h (new) |
| | (4h) The protocol must look at the possibilities for developing a surveillance policy with neighbouring countries to provide better collaboration and protection of fish stocks in the region. |
| Amendment 9 |
| Article 2a (new) |
| | Article 2a




  Levels of fishing opportunities for all fleet segments in the present protocol should be re-evaluated following the conclusions of the scientific sub-committee of the Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic (CECAF), meeting in February 2004. |
| Amendment 10 |
| Article 2b (new) |
| | Article 2b




  In the course of the protocol's application, and before the start of negotiations on its possible renewal, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a general assessment report including a cost benefit analysis and an evaluation on the implementation of the targeted measures. |
| Amendment 11 |
| Article 2c (new) |
| | Article 2c




  Fishing opportunities for fin-fish and cephalopod trawlers should be considered in 2005 or 2006, in the light of evidence of the status of all stocks affected. |
| Amendment 12 |
| Article 2d (new) |
| | Article 2d




  Fishing opportunities for fin-fish and cephalopod trawlers should not be increased in 2005 or 2006 unless there is clear and unequivocal evidence of a significant improvement in the status of all stocks affected by these fleets. The European Parliament should be consulted on any increase and should be provided with the scientific justification. |
| Amendment 13 |
| Article 2e (new) |
| | Article 2e




  The Council shall, on the basis of the report referred to in Article 2b and taking account of the European Parliament's opinion thereon, authorise the Commission, where appropriate, to start negotiations with a view to the adoption of a new protocol. |
| Amendment 14 |
| Article 2f (new) |
| | Article 2f




  The Commission will produce by the end of 2004 a study into the possible means of converting sums currently included as ‘targeted measures’ into specific projects funded by the Commission that are subject to proper auditing with verification of the project results. |
| Amendment 15 |
| Article 2g (new) |
| | Article 2g




  The Commission shall report on the feasibility of funding a coordinated, regional surveillance programme in the waters of CECAF that would include both aerial and maritime components. |
| Amendment 16 |
| Article 2h (new) |
| | Article 2h




  In cases where Member States fail to submit to the Commission data on catches by vessels flying their flag, the Commission should consider initiating legal proceedings against the offending Member States and, if the situation persists, revoking access rights. |

TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1

Recital 4a (new)

(4a) The protocol must meet all criteria of applicable treaties concerning fisheries, development and the environment signed by the European Union.

Amendment 2

Recital 4b (new)

(4b) The protocol must guarantee that additional fishing opportunities are subject to the participation of local fishermen and companies and the availability of tangible evidence of the practice of sustainable management in economic, social and environmental terms in the fishing area.

Amendment 3

Recital 4c (new)

(4c) The protocol must assure that the Government of the Republic of Guinea spend the compensation in order to improve the economic, social and environmental situation of the people of the Republic of Guinea.

Amendment 4

Recital 4d (new)

(4d) The protocol must protect the interest of local coastal communities living on fisheries whereas they are often not in the position to do so for themselves.

Amendment 5

Recital 4e (new)

(4e) The protocol must seek that the European Community, in contributing financially towards the reinforcement of fisheries surveillance activities, effectively assures the fight against illegal fishing.

Amendment 6

Recital 4f (new)

(4f) The protocol must guarantee that the joint ventures set up between Community operators and Guinean operators encourage the participation of the local community and improve the economic situation of the people of the Republic of Guinea.

Amendment 7

Recital 4g (new)

(4g) The protocol must guarantee the protection of mammals and birds from nets and long lines by use of any environmentally-friendly methods
  .

Amendment 8

Recital 4h (new)

(4h) The protocol must look at the possibilities for developing a surveillance policy with neighbouring countries to provide better collaboration and protection of fish stocks in the region.

Amendment 9

Article 2a (new)

Article 2a

Levels of fishing opportunities for all fleet segments in the present protocol should be re-evaluated following the conclusions of the scientific sub-committee of the Fishery Committee for the Eastern Central Atlantic (CECAF), meeting in February 2004.

Amendment 10

Article 2b (new)

Article 2b

In the course of the protocol's application, and before the start of negotiations on its possible renewal, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a general assessment report including a cost benefit analysis and an evaluation on the implementation of the targeted measures.

Amendment 11

Article 2c (new)

Article 2c

Fishing opportunities for fin-fish and cephalopod trawlers should be considered in 2005 or 2006, in the light of evidence of the status of all stocks affected.

Amendment 12

Article 2d (new)

Article 2d

Fishing opportunities for fin-fish and cephalopod trawlers should not be increased in 2005 or 2006 unless there is clear and unequivocal evidence of a significant improvement in the status of all stocks affected by these fleets. The European Parliament should be consulted on any increase and should be provided with the scientific justification.

Amendment 13

Article 2e (new)

Article 2e

The Council shall, on the basis of the report referred to in Article 2b and taking account of the European Parliament's opinion thereon, authorise the Commission, where appropriate, to start negotiations with a view to the adoption of a new protocol.

Amendment 14

Article 2f (new)

Article 2f

The Commission will produce by the end of 2004 a study into the possible means of converting sums currently included as ‘targeted measures’ into specific projects funded by the Commission that are subject to proper auditing with verification of the project results.

Amendment 15

Article 2g (new)

Article 2g

The Commission shall report on the feasibility of funding a coordinated, regional surveillance programme in the waters of CECAF that would include both aerial and maritime components.

Amendment 16

Article 2h (new)

Article 2h

In cases where Member States fail to submit to the Commission data on catches by vessels flying their flag, the Commission should consider initiating legal proceedings against the offending Member States and, if the situation persists, revoking access rights.

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P5_TA(2004)0258

Medals and tokens similar to euro coins and non-participating Member States *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation concerning medals and tokens similar to euro coins (COM(2004) 39 — C5-0075/2004 — 2004/0010(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2004) 39) (1), |
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—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2004) 39) (1),

| — | consulted by the Council (C5-0075/2004), |
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—

consulted by the Council (C5-0075/2004),

| — | having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A5-0156/2004), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A5-0156/2004),

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

Approves the Commission proposal;

| 2. | Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; |
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2.

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

| 3. | Calls for initiation of the conciliation procedure under the Joint Declaration of 4 March 1975 if the Council intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; |
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3.

Calls for initiation of the conciliation procedure under the Joint Declaration of 4 March 1975 if the Council intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

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

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

| 5. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
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5.

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

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P5_TA(2004)0259

Medals and tokens similar to euro coins and non-participating Member States *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation extending the application of Regulation (EC) No ... concerning medals and tokens similar to the euro coins to the non-participating Member States (COM(2004) 39 — C5-0076/2004 — 2004/0011(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2004) 39) (1), |
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—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2004) 39) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C5-0076/2004), |
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—

having regard to Article 308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C5-0076/2004),

| — | having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A5-0156/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A5-0156/2004),

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

Approves the Commission proposal;

| 2. | Calls on the Council to notify Parliament if it intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; |
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2.

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

| 3. | Calls for initiation of the conciliation procedure under the Joint Declaration of 4 March 1975 if the Council intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament; |
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3.

Calls for initiation of the conciliation procedure under the Joint Declaration of 4 March 1975 if the Council intends to depart from the text approved by Parliament;

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

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

| 5. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
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5.

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

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P5_TA(2004)0260

More accessible, equitable and managed asylum systems

European Parliament resolution on the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament entitled ‘towards more accessible, equitable and managed asylum systems’ (COM(2003) 315 — C5-0373/2003 — 2003/2155(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament (COM(2003) 315), |
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—

having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament (COM(2003) 315),

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the common asylum policy and the Agenda for Protection (COM(2003) 152), |
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—

having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the common asylum policy and the Agenda for Protection (COM(2003) 152),

| — | having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 10 December 1948 and, in particular, Article 14 thereof, |
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—

having regard to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which was adopted by the UN General Assembly on 10 December 1948 and, in particular, Article 14 thereof,

| — | having regard to the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which was signed in Rome on 4 November 1950, |
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—

having regard to the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, which was signed in Rome on 4 November 1950,

| — | having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Unionwhich was formally proclaimed on 7 December 2000 (1), in particular Articles 1, 18 and 19 thereof, |
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—

having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Unionwhich was formally proclaimed on 7 December 2000 (1), in particular Articles 1, 18 and 19 thereof,

| — | having regard to the draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (2), which was adopted by the European Convention on 13 June and 10 July 2003 and which was submitted to the President of the European Council in Rome on 18 July 2003, and in particular Articles II-1, II-18 and II-19 thereof, |
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—

having regard to the draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (2), which was adopted by the European Convention on 13 June and 10 July 2003 and which was submitted to the President of the European Council in Rome on 18 July 2003, and in particular Articles II-1, II-18 and II-19 thereof,

| — | having regard to the 28 July 1951 Geneva Convention on the Status of Refugees, which was supplemented by the 31 January 1967 New York Protocol, |
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—

having regard to the 28 July 1951 Geneva Convention on the Status of Refugees, which was supplemented by the 31 January 1967 New York Protocol,

| — | having regard to the consolidated version (3) of the Treaty on European Union, in particular the fourth indent of Article 2 and Article 6 thereof, |
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—

having regard to the consolidated version (3) of the Treaty on European Union, in particular the fourth indent of Article 2 and Article 6 thereof,

| — | having regard to the consolidated version (4) of the Treaty establishing the European Community, in particular Article 63 thereof, |
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—

having regard to the consolidated version (4) of the Treaty establishing the European Community, in particular Article 63 thereof,

| — | having regard to the Action Plan of the Council and the Commission on how best to implement the provisions of the Treaty of Amsterdam on an area of freedom, security and justice (5), in particular paragraphs 8, 32, 33, 34, 36 and 37 thereof, |
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—

having regard to the Action Plan of the Council and the Commission on how best to implement the provisions of the Treaty of Amsterdam on an area of freedom, security and justice (5), in particular paragraphs 8, 32, 33, 34, 36 and 37 thereof,

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the 15/16 October 1999 Tampere European Council, in particular those contained in paragraphs 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 thereof, |
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—

having regard to the conclusions of the 15/16 October 1999 Tampere European Council, in particular those contained in paragraphs 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 thereof,

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the 14/15 December 2001 Laeken European Council, in particular those contained in paragraphs 38, 39, 40 and 41 thereof, |
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—

having regard to the conclusions of the 14/15 December 2001 Laeken European Council, in particular those contained in paragraphs 38, 39, 40 and 41 thereof,

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the 21/22 June 2002 Seville European Council, in particular those contained in paragraphs 28, 29, 37, 38 and 39 thereof, |
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—

having regard to the conclusions of the 21/22 June 2002 Seville European Council, in particular those contained in paragraphs 28, 29, 37, 38 and 39 thereof,

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the 19/20 June 2003 Thessaloniki European Council, in particular those contained in paragraphs 24, 25, 26 and 27 thereof, |
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—

having regard to the conclusions of the 19/20 June 2003 Thessaloniki European Council, in particular those contained in paragraphs 24, 25, 26 and 27 thereof,

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the 16/17 October 2003 Brussels European Council, in particular those contained in paragraphs 30, 31, 32 and 33 thereof, |
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—

having regard to the conclusions of the 16/17 October 2003 Brussels European Council, in particular those contained in paragraphs 30, 31, 32 and 33 thereof,

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament entitled ‘Towards a common asylum procedure and a uniform status, valid throughout the Union, for persons granted asylum’ (COM(2000) 755), |
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—

having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament entitled ‘Towards a common asylum procedure and a uniform status, valid throughout the Union, for persons granted asylum’ (COM(2000) 755),

| — | having regard to the Agenda for Protection which was adopted by the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and welcomed by the UN General Assembly during 2002, following the global consultations on international protection, |
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—

having regard to the Agenda for Protection which was adopted by the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) and welcomed by the UN General Assembly during 2002, following the global consultations on international protection,

| — | having regard to Rule 47(2) and Rule 163 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rule 47(2) and Rule 163 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs and the opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy and the Committee on Development and Cooperation (A5-0144/2004), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs and the opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy and the Committee on Development and Cooperation (A5-0144/2004),

| A. | whereas the European Union is founded on the indivisible and universal values of human dignity, freedom, equality and solidarity, |
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A.

whereas the European Union is founded on the indivisible and universal values of human dignity, freedom, equality and solidarity,

| B. | whereas the European Union is based on the principles of democracy and the rule of law and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, principles which are common to the Member States, |
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B.

whereas the European Union is based on the principles of democracy and the rule of law and respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms, principles which are common to the Member States,

| C. | whereas the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union reaffirms the rights recognised under constitutional tradition and the Member States' joint international obligations for the purpose of ensuring that human dignity is fully upheld and that asylum seekers have the right of asylum, based on full, comprehensive application of the 1951 Geneva Convention on the Status of Refugees, as amended and supplemented by means of the 1967 New York Protocol, |
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C.

whereas the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union reaffirms the rights recognised under constitutional tradition and the Member States' joint international obligations for the purpose of ensuring that human dignity is fully upheld and that asylum seekers have the right of asylum, based on full, comprehensive application of the 1951 Geneva Convention on the Status of Refugees, as amended and supplemented by means of the 1967 New York Protocol,

| D. | whereas a common asylum policy, including a common European asylum system, is one of the constituent elements of the European Union's objective of establishing progressively an open area of freedom, security and justice for those who, for overriding reasons of need, legitimately seek protection in the Community, |
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D.

whereas a common asylum policy, including a common European asylum system, is one of the constituent elements of the European Union's objective of establishing progressively an open area of freedom, security and justice for those who, for overriding reasons of need, legitimately seek protection in the Community,

| E. | whereas the European Council in Tampere drew up a plan in accordance with the timetable laid down in the Amsterdam Treaty and the Vienna Action Plan, with a view to creating a European asylum system, which in the short term should include the clear and workable determination of the State responsible for examining an asylum application, common minimum standards for a fair and efficient asylum procedure, minimum conidtions for the reception of asylum seekers and common minimum standards for the recognition and content of the status of refugee, which should be supplemented by minimum standards for subsidiary forms of protection offering appropriate status to all persons requiring such protection, |
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E.

whereas the European Council in Tampere drew up a plan in accordance with the timetable laid down in the Amsterdam Treaty and the Vienna Action Plan, with a view to creating a European asylum system, which in the short term should include the clear and workable determination of the State responsible for examining an asylum application, common minimum standards for a fair and efficient asylum procedure, minimum conidtions for the reception of asylum seekers and common minimum standards for the recognition and content of the status of refugee, which should be supplemented by minimum standards for subsidiary forms of protection offering appropriate status to all persons requiring such protection,

| F. | whereas it was pointed out at the Tampere European Council meeting that asylum and migration are separate but closely related issues, and hence a common European Union policy should be developed consisting of the following:






  (a) | collaboration with the countries of origin by means of a global approach tackling political, human rights and development problems in the countries and regions of origin and transit; |
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F.

whereas it was pointed out at the Tampere European Council meeting that asylum and migration are separate but closely related issues, and hence a common European Union policy should be developed consisting of the following:

(a)

collaboration with the countries of origin by means of a global approach tackling political, human rights and development problems in the countries and regions of origin and transit;

| (b) | a common European asylum system; |
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(b)

a common European asylum system;

| (c) | guaranteed fair treatment for the nationals of third countries residing lawfully on the territory of the Union, by means of a more determined integration policy; |
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(c)

guaranteed fair treatment for the nationals of third countries residing lawfully on the territory of the Union, by means of a more determined integration policy;

| (d) | the need to manage migration flows more efficiently at every stage, tackle illegal immigration at source and combat those involved in human trafficking and the financial exploitation of migrants, |
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(d)

the need to manage migration flows more efficiently at every stage, tackle illegal immigration at source and combat those involved in human trafficking and the financial exploitation of migrants,

| G. | whereas the Commission has drafted proposals and obtained the opinion of the European Parliament in all the areas of asylum policy referred to in the conclusions of the Tampere European Council, but whereas even after five years no Council decisions have been reached, |
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G.

whereas the Commission has drafted proposals and obtained the opinion of the European Parliament in all the areas of asylum policy referred to in the conclusions of the Tampere European Council, but whereas even after five years no Council decisions have been reached,

| H. | whereas the Laeken European Council stated that a proper common asylum and immigration policy depended on the introduction, among other instruments, of measures for the integration of migration flow policy in the European Union's foreign policy and the development of a European system for exchanging information on asylum, immigration and the countries of origin, |
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H.

whereas the Laeken European Council stated that a proper common asylum and immigration policy depended on the introduction, among other instruments, of measures for the integration of migration flow policy in the European Union's foreign policy and the development of a European system for exchanging information on asylum, immigration and the countries of origin,

| I. | whereas the Seville European Council pointed out that the measures taken for the joint management of migration flows should strike a fair balance between, on the one hand, a policy of integration for lawfully resident immigrants and an asylum policy complying with international conventions, and, on the other hand, resolute action to combat illegal immigration and trafficking in human beings, and hence:






  (a) | drew up a global plan to combat illegal immigration; |
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I.

whereas the Seville European Council pointed out that the measures taken for the joint management of migration flows should strike a fair balance between, on the one hand, a policy of integration for lawfully resident immigrants and an asylum policy complying with international conventions, and, on the other hand, resolute action to combat illegal immigration and trafficking in human beings, and hence:

(a)

drew up a global plan to combat illegal immigration;

| (b) | welcomed the adoption of the plan to manage the external borders of the Member States, pointing out the measures which should be adopted in order to launch gradually coordinated and integrated management of external borders; |
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(b)

welcomed the adoption of the plan to manage the external borders of the Member States, pointing out the measures which should be adopted in order to launch gradually coordinated and integrated management of external borders;

| (c) | considered that the fight against illegal immigration required more intensive efforts on the part of the European Union and hence that all appropriate instruments needed to be used in the Union's external relations with third countries in order to promote the economic prosperity of the countries affected and thus reduce the cause of migratory movements; |
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(c)

considered that the fight against illegal immigration required more intensive efforts on the part of the European Union and hence that all appropriate instruments needed to be used in the Union's external relations with third countries in order to promote the economic prosperity of the countries affected and thus reduce the cause of migratory movements;

| (d) | urged the Council to adopt the current legislative proposals on the establishment of a common asylum and immigration policy, |
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(d)

urged the Council to adopt the current legislative proposals on the establishment of a common asylum and immigration policy,

| J. | stressing that account should be taken of the fact that there are three different issues: asylum seekers, temporarily displaced persons and economic migrants, |
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J.

stressing that account should be taken of the fact that there are three different issues: asylum seekers, temporarily displaced persons and economic migrants,

| K. | praising the work of the UNHCR's Executive Committee which, in autumn 2002, adopted the Agenda for Protection, which consists of two sections: the first is the Declaration of States Parties to the Geneva Convention and its Protocol, which was adopted at the ministerial meeting of the States Parties on 11 and 12 December 2001, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Convention; the second consists of the Programme of Action, which has six goals, each of them pursuing various aims, |
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K.

praising the work of the UNHCR's Executive Committee which, in autumn 2002, adopted the Agenda for Protection, which consists of two sections: the first is the Declaration of States Parties to the Geneva Convention and its Protocol, which was adopted at the ministerial meeting of the States Parties on 11 and 12 December 2001, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Convention; the second consists of the Programme of Action, which has six goals, each of them pursuing various aims,

| L. | whereas, although the 1951 Convention and its Protocol of 1967 are the cornerstone of the system of international protection for refugees, the Convention by itself is not enough, and hence the Agenda for Protection aims to ensure progress on the basis of the Convention, by adapting and reinforcing the system of international protection, guaranteeing greater solidarity and supplementing the management of asylum flows with more modern instruments or policies in response to the challenges currently encountered in any attempt to address the refugee problem satisfactorily on a worldwide basis, in the face of the problems involved in applying international protection provisions in situations where there are mixed migration flows and millions of people are obliged to live in exile in order to seek protection from persecution and danger, |
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L.

whereas, although the 1951 Convention and its Protocol of 1967 are the cornerstone of the system of international protection for refugees, the Convention by itself is not enough, and hence the Agenda for Protection aims to ensure progress on the basis of the Convention, by adapting and reinforcing the system of international protection, guaranteeing greater solidarity and supplementing the management of asylum flows with more modern instruments or policies in response to the challenges currently encountered in any attempt to address the refugee problem satisfactorily on a worldwide basis, in the face of the problems involved in applying international protection provisions in situations where there are mixed migration flows and millions of people are obliged to live in exile in order to seek protection from persecution and danger,

| M. | noting that various chapters of the Agenda for Protection call for new provisions to be drawn up and for new instruments to be devised in response to the challenges currently encountered in any attempt to address the refugee problem satisfactorily on a worldwide basis, and that the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, at the 53rd session of the Executive Committee, called for such instruments to be developed in the form of special multilateral agreements designed to supplement the 1951 Convention, and referred to as the ‘Convention Plus’, the purpose of which would be to improve the Geneva Convention, encourage solidarity and expand the management of migratory flows connected with asylum by means of supplementary instruments or policies, so as to contribute towards improved management of the flow of asylum seekers, in particular where the latter belong to the most vulnerable groups, such as women and children, |
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M.

noting that various chapters of the Agenda for Protection call for new provisions to be drawn up and for new instruments to be devised in response to the challenges currently encountered in any attempt to address the refugee problem satisfactorily on a worldwide basis, and that the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, at the 53rd session of the Executive Committee, called for such instruments to be developed in the form of special multilateral agreements designed to supplement the 1951 Convention, and referred to as the ‘Convention Plus’, the purpose of which would be to improve the Geneva Convention, encourage solidarity and expand the management of migratory flows connected with asylum by means of supplementary instruments or policies, so as to contribute towards improved management of the flow of asylum seekers, in particular where the latter belong to the most vulnerable groups, such as women and children,

| N. | noting the particular contribution made by the United Kingdom at the European Council meeting held on 20-21 March 2003 in Brussels (on which occasion that country submitted a document entitled ‘New international approaches to asylum processing and protection’), and whereas by letter of 10 March 2003 the UK Prime Minister asked the Council Presidency to include better management of the asylum system as an item on the Council's agenda, which constituted the catalyst for an intense debate, which is still ongoing and in which all those involved in the issue of asylum, both outside and inside the Union, are taking part and to which they are contributing, |
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N.

noting the particular contribution made by the United Kingdom at the European Council meeting held on 20-21 March 2003 in Brussels (on which occasion that country submitted a document entitled ‘New international approaches to asylum processing and protection’), and whereas by letter of 10 March 2003 the UK Prime Minister asked the Council Presidency to include better management of the asylum system as an item on the Council's agenda, which constituted the catalyst for an intense debate, which is still ongoing and in which all those involved in the issue of asylum, both outside and inside the Union, are taking part and to which they are contributing,

| O. | whereas the European Council in Thessaloniki reminded the Council of the need to ensure that the still-outstanding proposals for directives on minimum standards concerning asylum were adopted before the end of 2003, and called on the Commission to explore all parameters in order to ensure more orderly and better managed entry into the EU of persons in need of international protection and to examine how the regions of origin may better guarantee the safety of these persons, |
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O.

whereas the European Council in Thessaloniki reminded the Council of the need to ensure that the still-outstanding proposals for directives on minimum standards concerning asylum were adopted before the end of 2003, and called on the Commission to explore all parameters in order to ensure more orderly and better managed entry into the EU of persons in need of international protection and to examine how the regions of origin may better guarantee the safety of these persons,

| P. | whereas the two Commission Communications (dated 26 March and 3 June 2003 respectively) dealt with in this resolution should be examined together since, even though they are prompted by different considerations, they are nonetheless both concerned with the premises and the basic objectives of a possible new approach to more accessible, equitable and better managed asylum systems and they explore new paths which will complement the progressive approach established at Tampere in connection with the implementation of the Agenda for Protection, drawn up by the international community after two years of consultations at world level, as a response to the current crisis in the system caused by the abuse of asylum procedures, the increase in mixed flows consisting of both people legitimately in need of protection and immigrants who use asylum to gain access to the territory of the Union in their quest for an improvement in their economic situation, whilst the majority of refugees are still living in badly equipped camps in third countries, |
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P.

whereas the two Commission Communications (dated 26 March and 3 June 2003 respectively) dealt with in this resolution should be examined together since, even though they are prompted by different considerations, they are nonetheless both concerned with the premises and the basic objectives of a possible new approach to more accessible, equitable and better managed asylum systems and they explore new paths which will complement the progressive approach established at Tampere in connection with the implementation of the Agenda for Protection, drawn up by the international community after two years of consultations at world level, as a response to the current crisis in the system caused by the abuse of asylum procedures, the increase in mixed flows consisting of both people legitimately in need of protection and immigrants who use asylum to gain access to the territory of the Union in their quest for an improvement in their economic situation, whilst the majority of refugees are still living in badly equipped camps in third countries,

| 1. | Considers the Commission's Communication of 26 March 2003 to be most timely, since it is linked to implementation of the Agenda for Protection, which has been drawn up by the international community and approved by the UNHCR's Executive Committee; |
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1.

Considers the Commission's Communication of 26 March 2003 to be most timely, since it is linked to implementation of the Agenda for Protection, which has been drawn up by the international community and approved by the UNHCR's Executive Committee;

| 2. | Expresses its concern at the fact that progress in the adoption of the legislative programme for the first stage of the common European asylum system described in the Tampere European Council conclusions has been made only after some delay and at the cost of less effective harmonisation, and that the Council is still unable to adopt the proposals for directives on the status of refugees and on asylum procedures respectively; |
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2.

Expresses its concern at the fact that progress in the adoption of the legislative programme for the first stage of the common European asylum system described in the Tampere European Council conclusions has been made only after some delay and at the cost of less effective harmonisation, and that the Council is still unable to adopt the proposals for directives on the status of refugees and on asylum procedures respectively;

| 3. | Deplores the Council's inability to respect the deadlines laid down by the European Council at Tampere, Laeken, Seville and Thessaloniki for the adoption of both the proposal for a directive on common minimum European standards for the qualification and status of persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection and the proposal for a Council directive on minimum standards for procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status; similarly, deplores the fact that the Council of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers meeting on 27 and 28 November 2003 failed to find political agreement on these two fundamental elements in the initial stage of harmonising a common asylum system based on minimum standards and decided to postpone its adoption until 2004; |
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3.

Deplores the Council's inability to respect the deadlines laid down by the European Council at Tampere, Laeken, Seville and Thessaloniki for the adoption of both the proposal for a directive on common minimum European standards for the qualification and status of persons as refugees or as persons who otherwise need international protection and the proposal for a Council directive on minimum standards for procedures in Member States for granting and withdrawing refugee status; similarly, deplores the fact that the Council of Justice and Home Affairs Ministers meeting on 27 and 28 November 2003 failed to find political agreement on these two fundamental elements in the initial stage of harmonising a common asylum system based on minimum standards and decided to postpone its adoption until 2004;

| 4. | Following the conclusions of the Thessaloniki European Council, calls on the Commission to examine all parameters for ensuring more ordered and reasonable means of entering the EU for asylum seekers, and to examine means of increasing protection capacity in the regions of origin, jointly with the UNHCR; |
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4.

Following the conclusions of the Thessaloniki European Council, calls on the Commission to examine all parameters for ensuring more ordered and reasonable means of entering the EU for asylum seekers, and to examine means of increasing protection capacity in the regions of origin, jointly with the UNHCR;

| 5. | Welcomes the progress made in recent months at Community level on the subject of asylum, but expressly calls for unanimous agreement to be reached as soon as possible with regard to the two directives concerning, respectively, minimum procedural rules and the definition of refugees and of persons enjoying subsidiary protection, with particular reference to activities focusing on NGOs with a view to bringing about efficient procedures on the ground; in this connection hopes that the European Refugee Fund will be renewed; calls in addition for Community solidarity to be supported by fostering partnership with local and regional authorities and with NGOs; |
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5.

Welcomes the progress made in recent months at Community level on the subject of asylum, but expressly calls for unanimous agreement to be reached as soon as possible with regard to the two directives concerning, respectively, minimum procedural rules and the definition of refugees and of persons enjoying subsidiary protection, with particular reference to activities focusing on NGOs with a view to bringing about efficient procedures on the ground; in this connection hopes that the European Refugee Fund will be renewed; calls in addition for Community solidarity to be supported by fostering partnership with local and regional authorities and with NGOs;

| 6. | Notes that, in all the Member States, there is currently a crisis within the asylum system which is reflected in increasing disquiet amongst the general public, since asylum procedures are being abused on account of an increase in ‘hybrid’ migrant flows (frequently fed by ‘people smugglers’ operating across borders) which comprise both individuals who are in legitimate need of international protection and economic emigrants who make use of asylum channels and procedures in order to enter the Member States' territory in search of better living conditions, for which reason many applications for international protection are rejected as groundless; |
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6.

Notes that, in all the Member States, there is currently a crisis within the asylum system which is reflected in increasing disquiet amongst the general public, since asylum procedures are being abused on account of an increase in ‘hybrid’ migrant flows (frequently fed by ‘people smugglers’ operating across borders) which comprise both individuals who are in legitimate need of international protection and economic emigrants who make use of asylum channels and procedures in order to enter the Member States' territory in search of better living conditions, for which reason many applications for international protection are rejected as groundless;

| 7. | Notes that, in all the Member States, there is a crisis within the asylum system, since the authorities accept 3 to 5% of asylum applications, although at the end of asylum procedures in the Member States 30 to 60 % of asylum seekers are granted asylum; points out in this connection that asylum procedures last four to five years — a long time for both the applicants and the authorities responsible; |
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7.

Notes that, in all the Member States, there is a crisis within the asylum system, since the authorities accept 3 to 5% of asylum applications, although at the end of asylum procedures in the Member States 30 to 60 % of asylum seekers are granted asylum; points out in this connection that asylum procedures last four to five years — a long time for both the applicants and the authorities responsible;

| 8. | Points out in this connection that there is no legal immigration policy in the Member States, so that many migrants use the asylum route and procedure as a way to seek better living conditions on the territory of the Member States; calls on the Member States in consequence to implement a migration policy geared to the labour market and to create the foundations of a common immigration policy in the Union; |
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8.

Points out in this connection that there is no legal immigration policy in the Member States, so that many migrants use the asylum route and procedure as a way to seek better living conditions on the territory of the Member States; calls on the Member States in consequence to implement a migration policy geared to the labour market and to create the foundations of a common immigration policy in the Union;

| 9. | Considers that account should be taken of other circumstances where asylum is necessary: women and girls threatened with genital mutilation, child soldiers, victims of new forms of slavery etc.; |
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9.

Considers that account should be taken of other circumstances where asylum is necessary: women and girls threatened with genital mutilation, child soldiers, victims of new forms of slavery etc.;

| 10. | Notes that there is currently a need to address migration and asylum issues more systematically in accordance with the undertakings entered into by the European Union; |
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10.

Notes that there is currently a need to address migration and asylum issues more systematically in accordance with the undertakings entered into by the European Union;

| 11. | Addresses the following recommendations to the Commission and the Council:






  (a) | to increase aid to the regions of origin of the migratory flows to fund cooperation projects that will improve living conditions, bringing about a decrease in the number of migrants; |
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11.

Addresses the following recommendations to the Commission and the Council:

(a)

to increase aid to the regions of origin of the migratory flows to fund cooperation projects that will improve living conditions, bringing about a decrease in the number of migrants;

| (b) | to introduce or, where necessary, to increase aid to safe regions bordering the countries of origin of genuine asylum seekers and the countries through which they travel; if the protection of asylum seekers were guaranteed in other places, the pressure at EU borders would be eased; however, in order to achieve that, protection will need to be guaranteed, for which it is necessary to contribute to the work of the UNHCR, Red Cross, etc. and to monitor human rights in refugee camps; calls, to this end, for the implementation of specific programmes aimed at providing financial and technical aid contributing to ensuring protection in border and transit regions; |
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(b)

to introduce or, where necessary, to increase aid to safe regions bordering the countries of origin of genuine asylum seekers and the countries through which they travel; if the protection of asylum seekers were guaranteed in other places, the pressure at EU borders would be eased; however, in order to achieve that, protection will need to be guaranteed, for which it is necessary to contribute to the work of the UNHCR, Red Cross, etc. and to monitor human rights in refugee camps; calls, to this end, for the implementation of specific programmes aimed at providing financial and technical aid contributing to ensuring protection in border and transit regions;

| (c) | action to facilitate, by means of the necessary technical assistance, the integration of those present on EU territory who are entitled to the protection deriving from the right to asylum, with the participation of competent EU bodies, local and national authorities, trade unions, employers' associations, NGOs, and cultural, social and sporting organisations; |
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(c)

action to facilitate, by means of the necessary technical assistance, the integration of those present on EU territory who are entitled to the protection deriving from the right to asylum, with the participation of competent EU bodies, local and national authorities, trade unions, employers' associations, NGOs, and cultural, social and sporting organisations;

| 12. | Considers that the lack of investment and development aid for the countries into which asylum seekers first seek entry and the low level of funding for the UNHCR have created serious obstacles to the establishment of protection regimes in Africa and Asia; |
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12.

Considers that the lack of investment and development aid for the countries into which asylum seekers first seek entry and the low level of funding for the UNHCR have created serious obstacles to the establishment of protection regimes in Africa and Asia;

| 13. | Considers that the low levels of aid and investment for post-conflict situations have tended to favour the reappearance of conflicts in numerous countries, making it impossible for refugees to return home permanently and generating further refugee flows; |
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13.

Considers that the low levels of aid and investment for post-conflict situations have tended to favour the reappearance of conflicts in numerous countries, making it impossible for refugees to return home permanently and generating further refugee flows;

| 14. | Congratulates the Commission on its proposal for a European Parliament and Council Regulation establishing a programme of technical and financial assistance for third countries in the fields of asylum and immigration which, under budget heading B7-667, provides for a five-year (2004-2008) multiannual programme to which EUR 250 million has been allocated, in order to provide specific and additional responses to the needs of third countries of origin and transit in their efforts to guarantee better management of all the aspects and dimensions of migration flows, including those connected with international protection; |
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14.

Congratulates the Commission on its proposal for a European Parliament and Council Regulation establishing a programme of technical and financial assistance for third countries in the fields of asylum and immigration which, under budget heading B7-667, provides for a five-year (2004-2008) multiannual programme to which EUR 250 million has been allocated, in order to provide specific and additional responses to the needs of third countries of origin and transit in their efforts to guarantee better management of all the aspects and dimensions of migration flows, including those connected with international protection;

| 15. | Welcomes the presentation by the Commission of its abovementioned Communication of 3 June 2003, which, on the one hand, should be understood as a response to paragraph 61 of the 20-21 March 2003 European Council conclusions (which called for exploration of the new approaches to international protection which had been proposed by the UK Prime Minister) but which, on the other hand, goes much further by establishing the Commission's position regarding the premises and the basic objectives of a new approach designed to remedy the problems which seriously affect current asylum systems; |
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15.

Welcomes the presentation by the Commission of its abovementioned Communication of 3 June 2003, which, on the one hand, should be understood as a response to paragraph 61 of the 20-21 March 2003 European Council conclusions (which called for exploration of the new approaches to international protection which had been proposed by the UK Prime Minister) but which, on the other hand, goes much further by establishing the Commission's position regarding the premises and the basic objectives of a new approach designed to remedy the problems which seriously affect current asylum systems;

| 16. | Believes that regional protection zones and transit centres outside the EU may not guarantee the same degree of protection; the credibility of and trust in an effective asylum system cannot be restored with the establishment of regional protection zones and transit processing centres if they undermine the key principles of the Geneva Convention, the European Convention on Human Rights and the key idea of responsibility-sharing; |
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16.

Believes that regional protection zones and transit centres outside the EU may not guarantee the same degree of protection; the credibility of and trust in an effective asylum system cannot be restored with the establishment of regional protection zones and transit processing centres if they undermine the key principles of the Geneva Convention, the European Convention on Human Rights and the key idea of responsibility-sharing;

| 17. | Endorses the spirit of the Agenda for Protection and the concepts of the ‘Convention Plus’ which have been drawn up under the aegis of the UNHCR, and urges the EU to consider, and to commit itself decisively to, a new approach to international protection based, on the one hand, on better management of access for persons requiring international protection within the territory of the Member States, and, on the other, on the firm establishment of suitable responses to refugees' protection requirements in their regions of origin; |
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17.

Endorses the spirit of the Agenda for Protection and the concepts of the ‘Convention Plus’ which have been drawn up under the aegis of the UNHCR, and urges the EU to consider, and to commit itself decisively to, a new approach to international protection based, on the one hand, on better management of access for persons requiring international protection within the territory of the Member States, and, on the other, on the firm establishment of suitable responses to refugees' protection requirements in their regions of origin;

| 18. | Welcomes the contents of the multilateral Agenda for Protection adopted by the UNHCR's Executive Committee in response to the current challenges involved in managing the problem of refugees worldwide, whilst noting that the European Union, which will have a leading role in the outcome of the longterm programme, should give priority to the following points in the programme:






  (a) | measures promoting a better system of access to protection; |
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18.

Welcomes the contents of the multilateral Agenda for Protection adopted by the UNHCR's Executive Committee in response to the current challenges involved in managing the problem of refugees worldwide, whilst noting that the European Union, which will have a leading role in the outcome of the longterm programme, should give priority to the following points in the programme:

(a)

measures promoting a better system of access to protection;

| (b) | the quest for lasting solutions via a policy of return and/or integration in the host country and/or by means of resettlement provisions; |
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(b)

the quest for lasting solutions via a policy of return and/or integration in the host country and/or by means of resettlement provisions;

| (c) | a better distribution of tasks and responsibilities with regard to managing refugees, using the European foreign policy protection instruments; |
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(c)

a better distribution of tasks and responsibilities with regard to managing refugees, using the European foreign policy protection instruments;

| 19. | Welcomes the fact that the European Convention made provision, in its draft treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, for a common European asylum system (Article III-167) and a common immigration policy (Article III-168), which will make it possible to abandon the current system of minimum standards, in which the Member States still retain their national systems to a great extent, and replace it by a proper European asylum system with a common asylum procedure and uniform legal status, valid throughout the Union, for people who are granted asylum, and also allow the adoption of measures connected with the involvement of and cooperation with third countries in managing flows of people seeking asylum or subsidiary or temporary protection; |
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19.

Welcomes the fact that the European Convention made provision, in its draft treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, for a common European asylum system (Article III-167) and a common immigration policy (Article III-168), which will make it possible to abandon the current system of minimum standards, in which the Member States still retain their national systems to a great extent, and replace it by a proper European asylum system with a common asylum procedure and uniform legal status, valid throughout the Union, for people who are granted asylum, and also allow the adoption of measures connected with the involvement of and cooperation with third countries in managing flows of people seeking asylum or subsidiary or temporary protection;

| 20. | Believes that harmonising existing instruments and procedures relating to asylum and protection at European level, thereby eliminating disparities among the Member States, is the best means of combating illegal immigration and the networks that help to perpetuate it; believes that harmonisation should follow the best practice of Member States and should not be based on the lowest common denominator; |
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20.

Believes that harmonising existing instruments and procedures relating to asylum and protection at European level, thereby eliminating disparities among the Member States, is the best means of combating illegal immigration and the networks that help to perpetuate it; believes that harmonisation should follow the best practice of Member States and should not be based on the lowest common denominator;

| 21. | Notes that the Union must be able to employ expeditious procedures serving to distinguish between those asylum-seekers who genuinely need international protection and those who are economic migrants and that these procedures have to comply fully with international obligations; underlines that persons in need of international protection must have access to the territory of Member States, which should be compatible with checks at the Union's external borders; |
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21.

Notes that the Union must be able to employ expeditious procedures serving to distinguish between those asylum-seekers who genuinely need international protection and those who are economic migrants and that these procedures have to comply fully with international obligations; underlines that persons in need of international protection must have access to the territory of Member States, which should be compatible with checks at the Union's external borders;

| 22. | Notes that the priority is to create propitious conditions in countries of origin, thereby removing the reasons to leave; calls, as regards support and related procedures, for a reception system to be set up; |
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22.

Notes that the priority is to create propitious conditions in countries of origin, thereby removing the reasons to leave; calls, as regards support and related procedures, for a reception system to be set up;

| 23. | Calls upon the EU to respond to the crisis within the existing asylum system in all the Member States and, without delay, to explore new channels in this area which will complement the approach laid down at Tampere with a view to pursuing — in the context of an enlarged Europe — the following additional objectives:






  (a) | better decision-making; |
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23.

Calls upon the EU to respond to the crisis within the existing asylum system in all the Member States and, without delay, to explore new channels in this area which will complement the approach laid down at Tampere with a view to pursuing — in the context of an enlarged Europe — the following additional objectives:

(a)

better decision-making;

| (b) | rationalisation of the procedures for examining asylum applications, |
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(b)

rationalisation of the procedures for examining asylum applications,

| (c) | better protection in the region of origin; |
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(c)

better protection in the region of origin;

| (d) | consideration of applications for protection on the basis of needs, once access to the EU has been regulated through the introduction of a system of protected entries and resettlement programmes; |
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(d)

consideration of applications for protection on the basis of needs, once access to the EU has been regulated through the introduction of a system of protected entries and resettlement programmes;

| (e) | consideration of applications for protection on the basis of needs, stressing that, in the context of individual consideration of asylum applications, a system of protected areas and resettlement programmes would complement and not replace access to the EU; |
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(e)

consideration of applications for protection on the basis of needs, stressing that, in the context of individual consideration of asylum applications, a system of protected areas and resettlement programmes would complement and not replace access to the EU;

| 24. | Believes that a new approach towards more accessible, equitable and managed asylum systems should start, as a prerequisite, with harmonisation of the Member States' existing asylum systems and develop in such a way as to encompass both the phenomenon of hybrid migrant flows (consisting of persons requiring international protection and economic emigrants) and the external dimension of those flows; |
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24.

Believes that a new approach towards more accessible, equitable and managed asylum systems should start, as a prerequisite, with harmonisation of the Member States' existing asylum systems and develop in such a way as to encompass both the phenomenon of hybrid migrant flows (consisting of persons requiring international protection and economic emigrants) and the external dimension of those flows;

| 25. | Considers that a future new approach should not affect the legislative harmonisation currently under way in the asylum sphere, since asylum seekers will continue to arrive spontaneously in the Member States and their applications must remain subject to common rules; |
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25.

Considers that a future new approach should not affect the legislative harmonisation currently under way in the asylum sphere, since asylum seekers will continue to arrive spontaneously in the Member States and their applications must remain subject to common rules;

| 26. | Endorses the view that harmonisation should not aim at the lowest common denominator but should be founded on Members States' best practice and on international legal obligations; |
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26.

Endorses the view that harmonisation should not aim at the lowest common denominator but should be founded on Members States' best practice and on international legal obligations;

| 27. | Calls on the EU to ensure that the new approaches in the field of asylum systems start from the following basic premises:






  (a) | the Member States must fully honour their international legal obligations, such as the 1951 Geneva Convention on the Status of Refugees and the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, |
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27.

Calls on the EU to ensure that the new approaches in the field of asylum systems start from the following basic premises:

(a)

the Member States must fully honour their international legal obligations, such as the 1951 Geneva Convention on the Status of Refugees and the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms,

| (b) | the underlying causes of forced migration must be tackled, |
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(b)

the underlying causes of forced migration must be tackled,

| (c) | addressing first the fundamental causes of migration by encouraging a better understanding of migratory patterns and establishing a genuine preventative policy, |
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(c)

addressing first the fundamental causes of migration by encouraging a better understanding of migratory patterns and establishing a genuine preventative policy,

| (d) | an assessment should be made of the economic and demographic trends in the Union, the situation in the countries of origin and the reception capacity of each Member State, |
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(d)

an assessment should be made of the economic and demographic trends in the Union, the situation in the countries of origin and the reception capacity of each Member State,

| (e) | legal entry into the European Union by third-country nationals for the purposes of employment or family reunification must be facilitated and must necessarily be combined with the existence of minimum reception conditions and an integration policy, |
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(e)

legal entry into the European Union by third-country nationals for the purposes of employment or family reunification must be facilitated and must necessarily be combined with the existence of minimum reception conditions and an integration policy,

| (f) | illegal immigration must be combated in strict compliance with international humanitarian obligations, and no collective expulsions are to be allowed, but a fair and case-by-case evaluation of asylum applications is to be applied; organised networks of criminal gangs and individuals engaged in the trafficking of human beings should be punished instead of victims of trafficking, |
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(f)

illegal immigration must be combated in strict compliance with international humanitarian obligations, and no collective expulsions are to be allowed, but a fair and case-by-case evaluation of asylum applications is to be applied; organised networks of criminal gangs and individuals engaged in the trafficking of human beings should be punished instead of victims of trafficking,

| (g) | there should be joint management of migration flows, particularly of visa policy and, in parallel, more stringent controls at external borders, |
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(g)

there should be joint management of migration flows, particularly of visa policy and, in parallel, more stringent controls at external borders,

| (h) | the burden of taking in refugees must be shared both within the European Union and with third countries on the basis of a partnership involving the countries of origin, transit, initial refuge and destination, |
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(h)

the burden of taking in refugees must be shared both within the European Union and with third countries on the basis of a partnership involving the countries of origin, transit, initial refuge and destination,

| (i) | efficient management of the distribution of financial aid to refugees, |
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(i)

efficient management of the distribution of financial aid to refugees,

| (j) | there must be better protection in the regions of origin and requests for protection must be considered in the light of needs, once access to the EU has been regulated through the introduction of protectedentry systems and resettlement programmes, |
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(j)

there must be better protection in the regions of origin and requests for protection must be considered in the light of needs, once access to the EU has been regulated through the introduction of protectedentry systems and resettlement programmes,

| (k) | the new approach must complement (rather than replace) the common European asylum system laid down at Tampere and must be incorporated into the future development of that system, |
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(k)

the new approach must complement (rather than replace) the common European asylum system laid down at Tampere and must be incorporated into the future development of that system,

| (l) | discussions over new approaches may not be used to justify any delays in the adoption by the Council of proposals for Directives which have yet to be finalised in the initial stage of the common European asylum system, |
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(l)

discussions over new approaches may not be used to justify any delays in the adoption by the Council of proposals for Directives which have yet to be finalised in the initial stage of the common European asylum system,

| (m) | both the EU's and the Member States' new initiatives should be compatible with the global initiatives laid down in the UNHCR's Agenda for Protection and Convention Plus, |
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(m)

both the EU's and the Member States' new initiatives should be compatible with the global initiatives laid down in the UNHCR's Agenda for Protection and Convention Plus,

| (n) | the possible budgetary impact of the new approaches should not result in any infringement of the EU's financial perspective; |
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(n)

the possible budgetary impact of the new approaches should not result in any infringement of the EU's financial perspective;

| 28. | Takes the view that in the light of the shortcomings of the current asylum systems it is essential to examine new ways and develop a new approach to supplement them, which should be realised in the context of a real sharing of burdens and responsibilities, the overall objective of which would be to guarantee better management of asylum flows in the territory of Europe and in the regions of origin, in order to arrive at better managed and more accessible and just asylum systems; |
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28.

Takes the view that in the light of the shortcomings of the current asylum systems it is essential to examine new ways and develop a new approach to supplement them, which should be realised in the context of a real sharing of burdens and responsibilities, the overall objective of which would be to guarantee better management of asylum flows in the territory of Europe and in the regions of origin, in order to arrive at better managed and more accessible and just asylum systems;

| 29. | Urges the EU to take into account (with a view to swift implementation) the fact that a new approach designed to complement existing asylum systems must be based on (and must pursue as its prime policy objective) the well-organised and managed arrival of persons in need of international protection into the EU from their region of origin by means of:






  (a) | a Community-wide resettlement scheme involving the transfer of refugees from an initial country of reception to the European Union for which purpose a legislative instrument for creating such a scheme should be devised and a specific chapter should be included in the new financial instrument which replaces the European Refugee Fund (which will cease to exist in 2004); |
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29.

Urges the EU to take into account (with a view to swift implementation) the fact that a new approach designed to complement existing asylum systems must be based on (and must pursue as its prime policy objective) the well-organised and managed arrival of persons in need of international protection into the EU from their region of origin by means of:

(a)

a Community-wide resettlement scheme involving the transfer of refugees from an initial country of reception to the European Union for which purpose a legislative instrument for creating such a scheme should be devised and a specific chapter should be included in the new financial instrument which replaces the European Refugee Fund (which will cease to exist in 2004);

| (b) | the establishment of protected-entry procedures under which a third-country national would be able to submit an application for asylum (or for some other form of international protection) to a potential host country (although from outside the latter's territory) and secure an entry permit if his application is accepted, for which purpose a legislative instrument regulating such matters should be adopted; |
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(b)

the establishment of protected-entry procedures under which a third-country national would be able to submit an application for asylum (or for some other form of international protection) to a potential host country (although from outside the latter's territory) and secure an entry permit if his application is accepted, for which purpose a legislative instrument regulating such matters should be adopted;

| 30. | Also urges the EU to take into account the fact that, in the implementation of the new approaches to asylum, the second policy objective which should be pursued alongside the first is that of the financial, technical and physical sharing of responsibilities within the EU and with the regions of origin, since the latter are currently under great pressure from refugee flows and the problems stemming therefrom; |
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30.

Also urges the EU to take into account the fact that, in the implementation of the new approaches to asylum, the second policy objective which should be pursued alongside the first is that of the financial, technical and physical sharing of responsibilities within the EU and with the regions of origin, since the latter are currently under great pressure from refugee flows and the problems stemming therefrom;

| 31. | Deplores the practice of placing asylum-seekers in detention centres, in particular vulnerable groups such as women and children, and encourages the use of other available options such as reporting requirements and non-custodial methods; |
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31.

Deplores the practice of placing asylum-seekers in detention centres, in particular vulnerable groups such as women and children, and encourages the use of other available options such as reporting requirements and non-custodial methods;

| 32. | Likewise urges the EU to ensure, as part of a new approach to asylum systems, that the third policy objective upon which that approach should be based (alongside the first two) is the development of an integrated approach involving effective and binding procedures for the adoption of decisions on questions of asylum and return through the restructuring of asylum procedures in the Member States for the purpose of rapidly filtering persons from countries of initial refuge, which offer effective protection, and establishing close cooperation between the EU, the countries of origin and the countries of initial refuge as regards issues relating to the return of asylum seekers; |
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32.

Likewise urges the EU to ensure, as part of a new approach to asylum systems, that the third policy objective upon which that approach should be based (alongside the first two) is the development of an integrated approach involving effective and binding procedures for the adoption of decisions on questions of asylum and return through the restructuring of asylum procedures in the Member States for the purpose of rapidly filtering persons from countries of initial refuge, which offer effective protection, and establishing close cooperation between the EU, the countries of origin and the countries of initial refuge as regards issues relating to the return of asylum seekers;

| 33. | Calls on the Commission, should an EU regional operative group be set up with responsibility for the dissemination of information, handling of dossiers and reinstallation and protected entry procedures, to ensure that such a task force includes the participation of NGOs which are specialised and active in the field of migration and asylum, both in the countries of origin and in the EU; |
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33.

Calls on the Commission, should an EU regional operative group be set up with responsibility for the dissemination of information, handling of dossiers and reinstallation and protected entry procedures, to ensure that such a task force includes the participation of NGOs which are specialised and active in the field of migration and asylum, both in the countries of origin and in the EU;

| 34. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission. |
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34.

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

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(1)  OJ C 364, 18.12.2000, p. 1.

(2)  OJ C 169, 18.7.2003.

(3)  OJ C 325, 24.12.2002, p. 1.

(4)  OJ C 325, 24.12.2002, p. 1.

(5)  OJ C 19, 23.1.1999, p. 1.

P5_TA(2004)0261

Safety of third countries aircraft using Community airports ***III

European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a European Parliament and Council directive on safety of third countries aircraft using Community airports (PE-CONS 3616/2004 — C5-0062/2004 — 2002/0014(COD))

(Codecision procedure: third reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee (PE-CONS 3616/2004 — C5-0062/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee (PE-CONS 3616/2004 — C5-0062/2004),

| — | having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2002) 8) (2), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2002) 8) (2),

| — | having regard to its position at second reading (3) on the Council common position (4), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its position at second reading (3) on the Council common position (4),

| — | having regard to the Commission's opinion on Parliament's amendments to the common position (COM(2003) 674 — C5-0537/2003) (5), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission's opinion on Parliament's amendments to the common position (COM(2003) 674 — C5-0537/2003) (5),

| — | having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Rule 83 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 83 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A5-0125/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A5-0125/2004),

| 1. | Approves the joint text; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the joint text;

| 2. | Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the EC Treaty; |
| --- | --- |

2.

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the EC Treaty;

| 3. | Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union; |
| --- | --- |

3.

Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and Commission. |
| --- | --- |

4.

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

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(1)  OJ C 272 E, 13.11.2003, p. 343.

(2)  OJ C 103 E, 30.4.2002, p. 351.

(3)  Texts Adopted, 9.10.2003, P5_TA(2003) 0422.

(4)  OJ C 233 E, 30.9.2003, p. 12.

(5)  Not yet published in the OJ.

P5_TA(2004)0262

Draft amending budget No 3/2004

Draft Amending Budget No 3/2004 of the European Union for the financial year 2004 (7682/2004 — C5-0164/2004 — 2004/2021(BUD))

Amendment 1

SECTION IV: Court of Justice

| (millions of euro) |
| --- |
| Line | 2004 budget | AB 3/2004 | Amendment | 2004 budget + AB 3 (amended) |
| Commitments | Commitments | Commitments | Commitments |
| 1 1 0 0 Basic salaries |
| | 92 002 109 | 2 274 000 | 1 819 200 | 93 821 309 |
| | | | 227 400 | 227 400 |

(millions of euro)

Line

2004 budget

AB 3/2004

Amendment

2004 budget + AB 3 (amended)

Commitments

Commitments

Commitments

Commitments

1 1 0 0 Basic salaries

92 002 109

2 274 000

1 819 200

93 821 309

227 400

227 400

Amendment 2

SECTION III: Commission

| (millions of euro) |
| --- |
| Line | 2004 budget | AB 3/2004 | Amendment | 2004 budget + AB 3 (amended) |
| Commitments | Commitments | Commitments | Commitments |
| XX 01 01 01 01 Remuneration and allowances |
| | 1 318 290 000 | 30 652 000 | 24 521 600 | 1 342 811 600 |
| | | | 3 065 200 | 3 065 200 |

(millions of euro)

Line

2004 budget

AB 3/2004

Amendment

2004 budget + AB 3 (amended)

Commitments

Commitments

Commitments

Commitments

XX 01 01 01 01 Remuneration and allowances

1 318 290 000

30 652 000

24 521 600

1 342 811 600

3 065 200

3 065 200

Amendment 3

SECTION V: Court of Auditors

| (millions of euro) |
| --- |
| Line | 2004 budget | AB 3/2004 | Amendment | 2004 budget + AB 3 (amended) |
| Commitments | Commitments | Commitments | Commitments |
| 1 1 0 0 Basic salaries |
| | 46 206 744 | 1 087 200 | 869 760 | 47 076 504 |
| | | | 108 720 | 108 720 |

(millions of euro)

Line

2004 budget

AB 3/2004

Amendment

2004 budget + AB 3 (amended)

Commitments

Commitments

Commitments

Commitments

1 1 0 0 Basic salaries

46 206 744

1 087 200

869 760

47 076 504

108 720

108 720

Amendment 4

SECTION VI: Committee of the Regions

| (millions of euro) |
| --- |
| Line | 2004 budget | AB 3/2004 | Amendment | 2004 budget + AB 3 (amended) |
| Commitments | Commitments | Commitments | Commitments |
| 1 1 0 0 Basic salaries |
| | 19 837 130 | 446 870 | 357 496 | 20 194 626 |
| | | | 44 687 | 44 687 |

(millions of euro)

Line

2004 budget

AB 3/2004

Amendment

2004 budget + AB 3 (amended)

Commitments

Commitments

Commitments

Commitments

1 1 0 0 Basic salaries

19 837 130

446 870

357 496

20 194 626

44 687

44 687

Amendment 5

SECTION VI: Economic and Social Committee

| (millions of euro) |
| --- |
| Line | 2004 budget | AB 3/2004 | Amendment | 2004 budget + AB 3 (amended) |
| Commitments | Commitments | Commitments | Commitments |
| 1 1 0 0 Basic salaries |
| | 35 993 918 | 753 103 | 602 482 | 36 596 400 |
| | | | 75 310 | 75 310 |

(millions of euro)

Line

2004 budget

AB 3/2004

Amendment

2004 budget + AB 3 (amended)

Commitments

Commitments

Commitments

Commitments

1 1 0 0 Basic salaries

35 993 918

753 103

602 482

36 596 400

75 310

75 310

P5_TA(2004)0263

Draft amending budget No 3/2004

European Parliament resolution on Draft amending budget No 3 of the European Union for the financial year 2004 (7682/2004 — C5-0164/2004 — 2004/2021(BUD))

The European Parliament,

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

—

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

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1) and particularly Articles 37 and 38 thereof, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (1) and particularly Articles 37 and 38 thereof,

| — | having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2004, as finally adopted on 18 December 2003 (2), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2004, as finally adopted on 18 December 2003 (2),

| — | having regard to the its resolution of 18 December 2003 on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2004, as modified by the Council (3), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the its resolution of 18 December 2003 on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2004, as modified by the Council (3),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (4), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (4),

| — | having regard to the Preliminary draft amending budget No 3/2004 of the European Union for the financial year 2004, which the Commission presented on 9 March 2004 (SEC(2004) 272), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Preliminary draft amending budget No 3/2004 of the European Union for the financial year 2004, which the Commission presented on 9 March 2004 (SEC(2004) 272),

| — | having regard to the Draft amending budget No 3/2004, which the Council established on 26 March 2004 (7682/2004 — C5-0164/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Draft amending budget No 3/2004, which the Council established on 26 March 2004 (7682/2004 — C5-0164/2004),

| — | having regard to Rule 92 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 92 of and Annex IV to its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A5-0202/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgets (A5-0202/2004),

| A. | whereas, on 8 December 2003, Council adapted the salaries and pensions of EU staff by 1% (rectification of a calculation error made in 2002) and by 3,4% (effect of statutory annual indexation), |
| --- | --- |

A.

whereas, on 8 December 2003, Council adapted the salaries and pensions of EU staff by 1% (rectification of a calculation error made in 2002) and by 3,4% (effect of statutory annual indexation),

| B. | whereas in paragraph 27 of the aforementioned resolution of 18 December 2003, Parliament confirmed its decision to leave a sufficient margin to cover the cost of emerging additional needs, such as the adjustment of staff salaries, noting that amending budgets will be presented in the course of 2004 to make funding of such needs possible, |
| --- | --- |

B.

whereas in paragraph 27 of the aforementioned resolution of 18 December 2003, Parliament confirmed its decision to leave a sufficient margin to cover the cost of emerging additional needs, such as the adjustment of staff salaries, noting that amending budgets will be presented in the course of 2004 to make funding of such needs possible,

| C. | whereas one of the main purposes of Amending Budget No 3 is to formally enter the effects of the adjustment of staff remuneration in the 2004 budget, |
| --- | --- |

C.

whereas one of the main purposes of Amending Budget No 3 is to formally enter the effects of the adjustment of staff remuneration in the 2004 budget,

| D. | whereas Parliament has made allowance for the additional needs arising from the salary adaptation solely by means of transfers within its existing budget and hence this does not figure in this Amending Budget, |
| --- | --- |

D.

whereas Parliament has made allowance for the additional needs arising from the salary adaptation solely by means of transfers within its existing budget and hence this does not figure in this Amending Budget,

| E. | whereas the other institutions have been called upon to follow these attempts at reallocation so as to limit the effects of the statutory increase in salaries and pensions as far as possible, |
| --- | --- |

E.

whereas the other institutions have been called upon to follow these attempts at reallocation so as to limit the effects of the statutory increase in salaries and pensions as far as possible,

| F. | whereas, in view of the position under heading 5, for which current estimates anticipate a negative margin of about EUR 45 million for the year 2005, all institutions should do their utmost to make savings within their budgets, |
| --- | --- |

F.

whereas, in view of the position under heading 5, for which current estimates anticipate a negative margin of about EUR 45 million for the year 2005, all institutions should do their utmost to make savings within their budgets,

| G. | whereas funding for the real staffing needs of the European institutions, especially in relation to enlargement, should be provided, |
| --- | --- |

G.

whereas funding for the real staffing needs of the European institutions, especially in relation to enlargement, should be provided,

| 1. | Approves the budgetary decision to reduce by 10% the sums requested by the other institutions, and to enter that 10% in the reserve, initially, so that all avenues for making savings and for reallocation withing the current budgets of the other institutions can be explored. |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the budgetary decision to reduce by 10% the sums requested by the other institutions, and to enter that 10% in the reserve, initially, so that all avenues for making savings and for reallocation withing the current budgets of the other institutions can be explored.

| 2. | Agrees with the approach to exclude from this reduction the request made by Council and also exclude the request which the European Ombudsman made on account of the limited possibilities for reallocation offered by his small budget; |
| --- | --- |

2.

Agrees with the approach to exclude from this reduction the request made by Council and also exclude the request which the European Ombudsman made on account of the limited possibilities for reallocation offered by his small budget;

| 3. | Asks the institutions concerned to give estimates of their real staffing needs, especially with a view to enlargement, by the beginning of September 2004; asks the Commission to present a preliminary draft amending budget in September, should this prove necessary; |
| --- | --- |

3.

Asks the institutions concerned to give estimates of their real staffing needs, especially with a view to enlargement, by the beginning of September 2004; asks the Commission to present a preliminary draft amending budget in September, should this prove necessary;

| 4. | Commits itself, to reviewing the situation at the end of September 2004 after receiving the institutions' assessments, with a view to possibly utilising the reserve, and to considering a preliminary draft amending budget on salaries in October; |
| --- | --- |

4.

Commits itself, to reviewing the situation at the end of September 2004 after receiving the institutions' assessments, with a view to possibly utilising the reserve, and to considering a preliminary draft amending budget on salaries in October;

| 5. | Welcomes the Council's decision to amend the budgetary remark on line 02 04 01, as proposed by the Commission, to the following effect: ‘This appropriation is also intended to finance some preparatory work, in particular producing a computerised tool/database, for the cataloguing and management of chemicals’; |
| --- | --- |

5.

Welcomes the Council's decision to amend the budgetary remark on line 02 04 01, as proposed by the Commission, to the following effect: ‘This appropriation is also intended to finance some preparatory work, in particular producing a computerised tool/database, for the cataloguing and management of chemicals’;

| 6. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission. |
| --- | --- |

6.

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

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(1)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002.

(2)  OJ L 53, 23.2.2004.

(3)  P5_TA(2003)0588.

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

P5_TA(2004)0264

General arrangements on multilingualism

European Parliament decision on amendments to Parliament's Rules of Procedure relating to precautionary measures for the application of the general arrangements on multilingualism (2003/2227(REG))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the letter from its President dated 6 November 2003, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the letter from its President dated 6 November 2003,

| — | having regard to Rules 180 and 181 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 180 and 181 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A5-0153/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs (A5-0153/2004),

| A. | whereas it is the only institution in the world to work simultaneously in such a large number of languages with all of them on an equal footing, |
| --- | --- |

A.

whereas it is the only institution in the world to work simultaneously in such a large number of languages with all of them on an equal footing,

| B. | whereas it is necessary, given the challenge represented by the virtual doubling of the number of official languages on 1 May 2004 as a result of the enlargement of the European Union on that date, to introduce precautionary measures on a transitional basis, |
| --- | --- |

B.

whereas it is necessary, given the challenge represented by the virtual doubling of the number of official languages on 1 May 2004 as a result of the enlargement of the European Union on that date, to introduce precautionary measures on a transitional basis,

| C. | whereas these measures must enable it to provide a service of equivalent quality to all its Members and to rationalise its operations by using its existing human and budgetary resources to the best advantage, |
| --- | --- |

C.

whereas these measures must enable it to provide a service of equivalent quality to all its Members and to rationalise its operations by using its existing human and budgetary resources to the best advantage,

| D. | whereas the debate on the best way of preserving Europe's diversity and rich cultural and linguistic heritage must continue, |
| --- | --- |

D.

whereas the debate on the best way of preserving Europe's diversity and rich cultural and linguistic heritage must continue,

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

1.

Decides to amend its Rules of Procedure as shown below;

| 2. | Decides that the amendments will enter into force on 1 May 2004, when 10 new Member States will accede to the European Union; |
| --- | --- |

2.

Decides that the amendments will enter into force on 1 May 2004, when 10 new Member States will accede to the European Union;

| 3. | Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission, for information. |
| --- | --- |

3.

Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission, for information.

| PRESENT TEXT | AMENDMENTS |
| --- | --- |
| Amendment 1 |
| Rule 22, paragraph 8, subparagraphs 1a and 1b (new) |
| | Where such meetings are authorised, the language arrangements shall be determined on the basis of the official languages used and requested by the members and substitutes of the committee concerned.




  The same shall apply in the case of the delegations, except where the members and substitutes concerned agree otherwise. |
| Amendment 2 |
| Rule 117, paragraph 3 |
| 3. Interpretation shall be provided in committee meetings from and into the official languages used and requested by the members and substitutes of that committee. | 3. Interpretation shall be provided in committee
  and delegation
  meetings from and into the official languages used and requested by the members and substitutes of that committee
  or delegation
  . |
| | 3a. At committee and delegation meetings away from the usual places of work interpretation shall be provided from and into the languages of those members who have confirmed that they will attend the meeting. These arrangements may exceptionally be made more flexible where the members of the committee or delegation so agree. In the event of disagreement, the Bureau shall decide. |
| Amendment 3 |
| Rule 117a (new) |
| | Rule 117a




  Transitional arrangement




  1. Exceptionally, in applying Rule 117, account shall be taken, with regard to the official languages of the countries which acceded to the European Union on 1 May 2004, as of that date and until 31 December 2006, of the availability in real terms and sufficient numbers of the requisite interpreters and translators.




  2. The Secretary-General shall each quarter submit a detailed report to the Bureau on the progress made towards full application of Rule 117, and shall send a copy thereof to all Members.




  3. On a reasoned recommendation from the Bureau, Parliament may decide at any time to repeal this Rule early or, at the end of the period indicated in paragraph 1, to extend it. |
| Amendment 4 |
| Rule 139, paragraph 6, subparagraph 1a (new) |
| | Rule 117a shall apply mutatis mutandis to this paragraph. |
| Amendment 5 |
| Rule 165, paragraph 4 |
| 4. Rules 12, 13, 14, 17, 18,
  117
  , 118, 119, 121(1), 123, 125, 127, 128, 130, 131(1), 132, 133, 135, 136, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 146 and 147 shall apply mutatis mutandis to committee meetings. | 4. Rules 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 118, 119, 121(1), 123, 125, 127, 128, 130, 131(1), 132, 133, 135, 136, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 146 and 147 shall apply mutatis mutandis to committee meetings. |

PRESENT TEXT

AMENDMENTS

Amendment 1

Rule 22, paragraph 8, subparagraphs 1a and 1b (new)

Where such meetings are authorised, the language arrangements shall be determined on the basis of the official languages used and requested by the members and substitutes of the committee concerned.

The same shall apply in the case of the delegations, except where the members and substitutes concerned agree otherwise.

Amendment 2

Rule 117, paragraph 3

3. Interpretation shall be provided in committee meetings from and into the official languages used and requested by the members and substitutes of that committee.

3. Interpretation shall be provided in committee
  and delegation
  meetings from and into the official languages used and requested by the members and substitutes of that committee
  or delegation
  .

3a. At committee and delegation meetings away from the usual places of work interpretation shall be provided from and into the languages of those members who have confirmed that they will attend the meeting. These arrangements may exceptionally be made more flexible where the members of the committee or delegation so agree. In the event of disagreement, the Bureau shall decide.

Amendment 3

Rule 117a (new)

Rule 117a

Transitional arrangement

1. Exceptionally, in applying Rule 117, account shall be taken, with regard to the official languages of the countries which acceded to the European Union on 1 May 2004, as of that date and until 31 December 2006, of the availability in real terms and sufficient numbers of the requisite interpreters and translators.

2. The Secretary-General shall each quarter submit a detailed report to the Bureau on the progress made towards full application of Rule 117, and shall send a copy thereof to all Members.

3. On a reasoned recommendation from the Bureau, Parliament may decide at any time to repeal this Rule early or, at the end of the period indicated in paragraph 1, to extend it.

Amendment 4

Rule 139, paragraph 6, subparagraph 1a (new)

Rule 117a shall apply mutatis mutandis to this paragraph.

Amendment 5

Rule 165, paragraph 4

4. Rules 12, 13, 14, 17, 18,
  117
  , 118, 119, 121(1), 123, 125, 127, 128, 130, 131(1), 132, 133, 135, 136, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 146 and 147 shall apply mutatis mutandis to committee meetings.

4. Rules 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 118, 119, 121(1), 123, 125, 127, 128, 130, 131(1), 132, 133, 135, 136, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 146 and 147 shall apply mutatis mutandis to committee meetings.

P5_TA(2004)0265

Slot allocation at Community airports ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution on the Council common position for adopting a European Parliament and Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 on common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports (16305/1/2003 — C5-0094/2004 — 2001/ 0140(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Council common position (16305/1/2003 — C5-0094/2004) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Council common position (16305/1/2003 — C5-0094/2004) (1),

| — | having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2001) 335) (3), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2001) 335) (3),

| — | having regard to the amended proposal (COM(2002) 623) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the amended proposal (COM(2002) 623) (1),

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

—

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

| — | having regard to Rule 78 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 78 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (A5-0217/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (A5-0217/2004),

| 1. | Approves the common position; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the common position;

| 2. | Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position; |
| --- | --- |

2.

Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position;

| 3. | Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the EC Treaty; |
| --- | --- |

3.

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the EC Treaty;

| 4. | Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union; |
| --- | --- |

4.

Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

| 5. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
| --- | --- |

5.

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

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(1)  Not yet published in the OJ.

(2)  OJ C 261 E, 30.10.2003, p. 116.

(3)  OJ C 270 E, 25.9.2001, p. 131.

P5_TA(2004)0266

SIS — registration certificates for vehicles ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation amending the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 on the gradual abolition of checks at common borders as regards access to the Schengen Information System by the services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles (COM(2003) 510 — C5-0412/2003 — 2003/0198(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2003) 510) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2003) 510) (1),

| — | having regard to Articles 251(2) and 71(1)(d) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0412/2003), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Articles 251(2) and 71(1)(d) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0412/2003),

| — | having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (A5-0205/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Citizens' Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs (A5-0205/2004),

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

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal substantially or replace it with another text; |
| --- | --- |

2.

Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal substantially or replace it with another text;

| 3. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
| --- | --- |

3.

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

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(1)  Not yet published in the OJ.

P5_TC1-COD(2003)0198

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 1 April 2004 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council regulation (EC) No .../2004 amending the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 on the gradual abolition of checks at common borders as regards access to the Schengen Information System by the services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 71(1)(d) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (2),

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (3),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (4),

Whereas:

| (1) | Article 9 of Council Directive 1999/37/EC of 29 April 1999 on the registration documents for vehicles (5) provides that Member States are to assist one another in the implementation of that Directive and may exchange information at bilateral or multilateral level in particular so as to check, before any registration of a vehicle, the latter's legal status, where necessary in the Member State in which it was previously registered. Such checking may in particular involve the use of an electronic network. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

Article 9 of Council Directive 1999/37/EC of 29 April 1999 on the registration documents for vehicles (5) provides that Member States are to assist one another in the implementation of that Directive and may exchange information at bilateral or multilateral level in particular so as to check, before any registration of a vehicle, the latter's legal status, where necessary in the Member State in which it was previously registered. Such checking may in particular involve the use of an electronic network.

| (2) | The Schengen Information System (hereinafter ‘SIS’), set up under Tit1e IV of the Convention of 1990 implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 on the gradual abolition of checks at common borders (6) (hereinafter ‘the 1990 Schengen Convention’), and integrated into the framework of the European Union pursuant to the Protocol annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, constitutes an electronic network between the Member States and contains inter alia data on motor vehicles with a cylinder capacity exceeding 50 cc which have been stolen, misappropriated or lost. |
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(2)

The Schengen Information System (hereinafter ‘SIS’), set up under Tit1e IV of the Convention of 1990 implementing the Schengen Agreement of 14 June 1985 on the gradual abolition of checks at common borders (6) (hereinafter ‘the 1990 Schengen Convention’), and integrated into the framework of the European Union pursuant to the Protocol annexed to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty establishing the European Community, constitutes an electronic network between the Member States and contains inter alia data on motor vehicles with a cylinder capacity exceeding 50 cc which have been stolen, misappropriated or lost.

| (3) | Council Decision of ... [on tackling vehicle crime with cross-border implications] (7) includes the use of the SIS as an integral part of the law enforcement strategy against vehicle crime. |
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(3)

Council Decision of ... [on tackling vehicle crime with cross-border implications] (7) includes the use of the SIS as an integral part of the law enforcement strategy against vehicle crime.

| (4) | Pursuant to Article 100(1) of the 1990 Schengen Convention, data on such objects sought for the purposes of seizure or use as evidence in criminal proceedings are entered in the SIS. |
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(4)

Pursuant to Article 100(1) of the 1990 Schengen Convention, data on such objects sought for the purposes of seizure or use as evidence in criminal proceedings are entered in the SIS.

| (5) | Article 101(1) of the 1990 Schengen Convention states that access to data entered in the SIS and the right to search such data directly is reserved exclusively to the authorities responsible for border checks and other police and customs checks carried out within the country, and the co-ordination of such checks. |
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(5)

Article 101(1) of the 1990 Schengen Convention states that access to data entered in the SIS and the right to search such data directly is reserved exclusively to the authorities responsible for border checks and other police and customs checks carried out within the country, and the co-ordination of such checks.

| (6) | Article 102(4) of the 1990 Schengen Convention specifies that data may in principle not be used for administrative purposes. |
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(6)

Article 102(4) of the 1990 Schengen Convention specifies that data may in principle not be used for administrative purposes.

| (7) | Authorities or services
  clearly identified for this purpose and
  responsible in the Member States for issuing registration certificates for vehicles should have access
  to data concerning motor vehicles with a cylinder capacity exceeding 50 cc, data concerning trailers and caravans with an unladen weight exceeding 750 kg and data concerning vehicle
  registration
  certificates and vehicle number plates
  which have been stolen, misappropriated or lost
  in order to enable them to check whether the vehicles presented to them for registration have not been stolen, misappropriated or lost
  . |
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(7)

Authorities or services
  clearly identified for this purpose and
  responsible in the Member States for issuing registration certificates for vehicles should have access
  to data concerning motor vehicles with a cylinder capacity exceeding 50 cc, data concerning trailers and caravans with an unladen weight exceeding 750 kg and data concerning vehicle
  registration
  certificates and vehicle number plates
  which have been stolen, misappropriated or lost
  in order to enable them to check whether the vehicles presented to them for registration have not been stolen, misappropriated or lost
  .

| (8) | To that end it is necessary to adopt rules granting access for these authorities and services to those data, and to allow them to use those data for the administrative purposes of properly issuing vehicle registration certificates. |
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(8)

To that end it is necessary to adopt rules granting access for these authorities and services to those data, and to allow them to use those data for the administrative purposes of properly issuing vehicle registration certificates.

| (9) | The European Parliament recommendation to the Council of 20 November 2003 on the secondgeneration Schengen information system (SIS II) outlines a number of important concerns and considerations in relation to the development of the SIS, with particular regard to access to the SIS by private bodies such as vehicle registration agencies. |
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(9)

The European Parliament recommendation to the Council of 20 November 2003 on the secondgeneration Schengen information system (SIS II) outlines a number of important concerns and considerations in relation to the development of the SIS, with particular regard to access to the SIS by private bodies such as vehicle registration agencies.

| (10) | To the extent that services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles are not government services, such access should be granted indirectly, that is to say through the intermediary of an authority mentioned in Article 101(1) of the 1990 Schengen Convention, responsible for ensuring compliance with the measures taken by these Member States pursuant to Article 118 of the 1990 Schengen Convention. |
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(10)

To the extent that services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles are not government services, such access should be granted indirectly, that is to say through the intermediary of an authority mentioned in Article 101(1) of the 1990 Schengen Convention, responsible for ensuring compliance with the measures taken by these Member States pursuant to Article 118 of the 1990 Schengen Convention.

| (11) | Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (8) as well as specific rules on data protection in the 1990 Schengen Convention which supplement or clarify the principles set out in that Directive apply to the processing of personal data by the authorities or services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles. |
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(11)

Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (8) as well as specific rules on data protection in the 1990 Schengen Convention which supplement or clarify the principles set out in that Directive apply to the processing of personal data by the authorities or services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles.

| (12) | The objective of the proposed action, namely granting access to the SIS for services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates, in order to facilitate their tasks under Directive 1999/37/EC, can only be achieved at Community level by reason of the very nature of the SIS as a joint information system. Action by the Member States individually could not achieve such an objective. This Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve that objective. |
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(12)

The objective of the proposed action, namely granting access to the SIS for services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates, in order to facilitate their tasks under Directive 1999/37/EC, can only be achieved at Community level by reason of the very nature of the SIS as a joint information system. Action by the Member States individually could not achieve such an objective. This Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary to achieve that objective.

| (13) | Member States should have a sufficient period within which to take the practical measures necessary to apply this Regulation. |
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(13)

Member States should have a sufficient period within which to take the practical measures necessary to apply this Regulation.

| (14) | As regards Iceland and Norway, this Regulation constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point G of Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 on certain arrangements for the application of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (9). |
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(14)

As regards Iceland and Norway, this Regulation constitutes a development of provisions of the Schengen acquis which fall within the area referred to in Article 1, point G of Council Decision 1999/437/EC of 17 May 1999 on certain arrangements for the application of the Agreement concluded by the Council of the European Union and the Republic of Iceland and the Kingdom of Norway concerning the association of those two States with the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis (9).

| (15) | This Regulation respects the fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised in particular by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, |
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(15)

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

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Tit1e IV of the 1990 Schengen Convention is hereby amended as follows:

| (1) | The following point (g) shall be added to Article 100(3):


  ‘
  (g) vehicle registration certificates and vehicle number plates which have been stolen, misappropriated or lost.
  ’ |
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(1)

The following point (g) shall be added to Article 100(3):

‘
  (g) vehicle registration certificates and vehicle number plates which have been stolen, misappropriated or lost.
  ’

| (2) | The following Article 102a shall be inserted:

  ‘Article 102a
  1.   Notwithstanding Articles 92(1), 100(1), 101(1) and (2), 102(1), (4) and (5), the services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles as referred to in Council Directive 1999/37/EC of 29 April 1999 on the registration documents for vehicles (10), shall have the right to have access to the following data entered into the Schengen Information System for the
  sole purpose
  of checking whether vehicles presented to them for registration have not been stolen, misappropriated or
  lost
  :






  (a) | data concerning motor vehicles with a cylinder capacity exceeding 50 cc; |
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(2)

The following Article 102a shall be inserted:

‘Article 102a

1.   Notwithstanding Articles 92(1), 100(1), 101(1) and (2), 102(1), (4) and (5), the services in the Member States responsible for issuing registration certificates for vehicles as referred to in Council Directive 1999/37/EC of 29 April 1999 on the registration documents for vehicles (10), shall have the right to have access to the following data entered into the Schengen Information System for the
  sole purpose
  of checking whether vehicles presented to them for registration have not been stolen, misappropriated or
  lost
  :

(a)

data concerning motor vehicles with a cylinder capacity exceeding 50 cc;

| (b) | data concerning trailers and caravans with an unladen weight exceeding
  750 kg
  ; |
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(b)

data concerning trailers and caravans with an unladen weight exceeding
  750 kg
  ;

| (c) | data concerning vehicle registration certificates and vehicle number plates which have been stolen, misappropriated or lost. |
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(c)

data concerning vehicle registration certificates and vehicle number plates which have been stolen, misappropriated or lost.

Subject to paragraph 2, the national law of each Member State shall govern access to those data by those services.

2.   Services referred to in paragraph 1 that are government services shall be entitled to directly search the data entered in the Schengen Information System referred to in that paragraph.

Services referred to in paragraph 1 that are not government services shall have access to data entered in the Schengen Information System referred to in that paragraph only through the intermediary of an authority referred to in Article 101(1). That authority shall be entitled to directly search the data. The Member State concerned shall ensure that the service and its employees are obliged to respect any limitations on the permissible use of data conveyed to them by the public authority.

3.   Article 100(2) shall not apply to a search made in accordance with the provisions of this Article. The communication by services referred to in paragraph 1 to the police or judicial authorities of information brought to light by a search of the Schengen Information System which gives rise to suspicion of a criminal offence shall be governed by national law.

4.
     
  Each year, after seeking the opinion of the joint supervisory authority set up pursuant to Article 115 on the data protection rules, the Commission shall submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of this Article. In this report, the Commission shall state how many searches were made, how many stolen vehicles were detected and how the data protection rules were applied. Member States shall transmit to the Commission the data necessary for this report to be drawn up.

(10)  
  OJ L 138, 1.6.1999, p. 57. Directive as last amended by Commission Directive 2003/127/EC (OJ L 10, 16.1.2004, p. 29).’"

| (3) | Article 103 shall be replaced by the following:


  ‘
  Article 103




  Each Member State shall ensure that every transmission of personal data is recorded in the national section of the Schengen Information System by the data file management authority for the purpose of checking whether the search is admissible or not.




  The record shall include the person or object on whom the search is run, the terminal or user carrying out the search, the place, date and time of the search and the reasons for the search.




  The record may be used only for this purpose and shall be deleted at the latest one year after it is made.
  ’ |
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(3)

Article 103 shall be replaced by the following:

‘
  Article 103

Each Member State shall ensure that every transmission of personal data is recorded in the national section of the Schengen Information System by the data file management authority for the purpose of checking whether the search is admissible or not.

The record shall include the person or object on whom the search is run, the terminal or user carrying out the search, the place, date and time of the search and the reasons for the search.

The record may be used only for this purpose and shall be deleted at the latest one year after it is made.
  ’

Article 2

The Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

It shall apply from [six months from its publication date].

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at ..., on ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)  OJ C ...

1

(2)  OJ C ...

2

(3)  OJ C ...

3

(4)  Position of the European Parliament of 1 April 2004.

4

Position of the European Parliament of 1 April 2004.

(5)  OJ L 138, 1.6.1999, p. 57. Directive last amended by Commission Directive 2003/127/EC (OJ L 10, 16.1.2004, p. 29).

5

Directive last amended by Commission Directive 2003/127/EC (OJ L 10, 16.1.2004, p. 29).

(6)  OJ L 239, 22.9.2000, p. 19.

6

(7)  OJ L ...

7

(8)  OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31. Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

8

Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1)

(9)  OJ L 176, 10.7.1999, p. 31.

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P5_TA(2004)0267

EC-Denmark/Greenland fisheries agreement *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Protocol modifying the Fourth Protocol laying down the conditions relating to fishing provided for in the Agreement on fisheries between the European Economic Community, on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Local Government of Greenland, on the other (COM(2003) 609 — C5-0514/2003 — 2003/0236(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation (COM(2003) 609) (1), |
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—

having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation (COM(2003) 609) (1),

| — | having regard to Articles 37 and 300(2) and (3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C5-0514/2003), |
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—

having regard to Articles 37 and 300(2) and (3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C5-0514/2003),

| — | having regard to Rules 67 and 97(7) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rules 67 and 97(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A5-0060/2004), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A5-0060/2004),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal as amended and approves conclusion of the Protocol; |
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1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended and approves conclusion of the Protocol;

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

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

| TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION | AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT |
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| Amendment 1 |
| Recital 4a (new) |
| | (4a) The financial compensation referred to under Article 11 of the Protocol modifying the Fourth Protocol should only reflect the commercial value of fishing rights, and no longer include amounts that pertain to financial assistance to third countries. |
| Amendment 2 |
| Article 3, paragraph 1 |
| 1. When there is an under-utilisation of the fishing opportunities realised in the framework of the quota and licences allocated to a Member State in waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Greenland, without prejudice to the competences attributed to the Member States by Article 20(5) of Council Regulation No 2371/2002, the Commission may
  reallocate for the fishing campaign in question, the non-utilised fishing opportunities to vessels of another Member State, who makes a request for such allocation
  . | 1. When there is an under-utilisation of the fishing opportunities realised in the framework of the quota and licences allocated to a Member State in waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Greenland, without prejudice to the competences attributed to the Member States by Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002
  or to the principle of relative stability
  , the Commission may
  establish consultative procedures between Member States in order to facilitate the optimum use of fishing opportunities
  . |
| Amendment 3 |
| Article 4a, paragraph 1 (new) |
| | Article 4a




  1. In the course of the Protocol's application and before its possible renewal, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a general assessment report including a cost benefit analysis. |
| Amendment 4 |
| Article 4a, paragraph 2 (new) |
| | 2. The Council shall, on the basis of this report and taking account of the European Parliament's opinion thereon, authorise the Commission, where appropriate, to start negotiations in view of the adoption of a new Protocol. |

TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1

Recital 4a (new)

(4a) The financial compensation referred to under Article 11 of the Protocol modifying the Fourth Protocol should only reflect the commercial value of fishing rights, and no longer include amounts that pertain to financial assistance to third countries.

Amendment 2

Article 3, paragraph 1

1. When there is an under-utilisation of the fishing opportunities realised in the framework of the quota and licences allocated to a Member State in waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Greenland, without prejudice to the competences attributed to the Member States by Article 20(5) of Council Regulation No 2371/2002, the Commission may
  reallocate for the fishing campaign in question, the non-utilised fishing opportunities to vessels of another Member State, who makes a request for such allocation
  .

1. When there is an under-utilisation of the fishing opportunities realised in the framework of the quota and licences allocated to a Member State in waters under the sovereignty or jurisdiction of Greenland, without prejudice to the competences attributed to the Member States by Article 20(5) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002
  or to the principle of relative stability
  , the Commission may
  establish consultative procedures between Member States in order to facilitate the optimum use of fishing opportunities
  .

Amendment 3

Article 4a, paragraph 1 (new)

Article 4a

1. In the course of the Protocol's application and before its possible renewal, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a general assessment report including a cost benefit analysis.

Amendment 4

Article 4a, paragraph 2 (new)

2. The Council shall, on the basis of this report and taking account of the European Parliament's opinion thereon, authorise the Commission, where appropriate, to start negotiations in view of the adoption of a new Protocol.

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(1)  Not yet published in the Official Journal.

P5_TA(2004)0268

European Council/Security

European Parliament resolution on the outcome of the European Council meeting on 25/26 March 2004

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, drawn up by the European Convention, |
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—

having regard to the Draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, drawn up by the European Convention,

| — | having regard to its resolutions of 24 September (1), 4 December (2) and 18 December 2003 (3), and of 29 January (4) and 11 March 2004 (5), |
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—

having regard to its resolutions of 24 September (1), 4 December (2) and 18 December 2003 (3), and of 29 January (4) and 11 March 2004 (5),

| A. | whereas the European Council reaffirmed its commitment to reaching agreement on the Constitutional Treaty, and decided that such agreement should be reached not later than the European Council meeting on 17/18 June, |
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A.

whereas the European Council reaffirmed its commitment to reaching agreement on the Constitutional Treaty, and decided that such agreement should be reached not later than the European Council meeting on 17/18 June,

| B. | whereas the need to reinforce the EU strategy on terrorism has become more apparent than ever following the brutal terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 and those perpetrated in Madrid on 11 March 2004, |
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B.

whereas the need to reinforce the EU strategy on terrorism has become more apparent than ever following the brutal terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 and those perpetrated in Madrid on 11 March 2004,

| C. | whereas terrorism constitutes a crime against humanity and the values of an open, democratic and multicultural society and, as such, is a threat to international peace, stability and security, |
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C.

whereas terrorism constitutes a crime against humanity and the values of an open, democratic and multicultural society and, as such, is a threat to international peace, stability and security,

| D. | whereas the fight against terrorism blurs the traditional distinction between foreign and domestic policy, |
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D.

whereas the fight against terrorism blurs the traditional distinction between foreign and domestic policy,

| E. | whereas only through enhanced cooperation at European and international level can we improve the safety and security of our citizens, |
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E.

whereas only through enhanced cooperation at European and international level can we improve the safety and security of our citizens,

| F. | whereas the Convention on the draft constitutional Treaty has already indicated the solution to the malfunctions in the establishment of the area of freedom, security and justice and the prevention and combating of terrorism and organised crime; calling on the European Council and the Council to anticipate as far as possible, on the basis of the existing treaties, solutions such as the transfer of judicial cooperation in criminal matters to the Community pillar (Article 42 TEU), the introduction of qualified-majority voting and codecision in policies under Title IV of the EC Treaty, the conversion of Europol into a European agency and its association with Eurojust, and consultation of Parliament on all international agreements relating to the AFSJ, |
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F.

whereas the Convention on the draft constitutional Treaty has already indicated the solution to the malfunctions in the establishment of the area of freedom, security and justice and the prevention and combating of terrorism and organised crime; calling on the European Council and the Council to anticipate as far as possible, on the basis of the existing treaties, solutions such as the transfer of judicial cooperation in criminal matters to the Community pillar (Article 42 TEU), the introduction of qualified-majority voting and codecision in policies under Title IV of the EC Treaty, the conversion of Europol into a European agency and its association with Eurojust, and consultation of Parliament on all international agreements relating to the AFSJ,

Intergovernmental Conference

| 1. | Welcomes the European Council's undertaking to reach an agreement on the constitutional Treaty at its meeting on 17 and 18 June 2004 at the latest, and considers that this agreement should, if possible, be reached before the European elections; |
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1.

Welcomes the European Council's undertaking to reach an agreement on the constitutional Treaty at its meeting on 17 and 18 June 2004 at the latest, and considers that this agreement should, if possible, be reached before the European elections;

| 2. | Stresses that under no circumstances should the agreement thus negotiated undermine the balance of the text resulting from the Convention proceedings; reminds the IGC that Parliament will never support a Constitution that is not substantially based on the proposals of the Convention, that disregards Parliament's existing budgetary prerogatives, or that fails to widen significantly the scope of qualified majority voting in the Council plus codecision with Parliament; |
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2.

Stresses that under no circumstances should the agreement thus negotiated undermine the balance of the text resulting from the Convention proceedings; reminds the IGC that Parliament will never support a Constitution that is not substantially based on the proposals of the Convention, that disregards Parliament's existing budgetary prerogatives, or that fails to widen significantly the scope of qualified majority voting in the Council plus codecision with Parliament;

| 3. | Commits itself to maintaining its active involvement in the IGC at all levels notwithstanding the electoral campaign; |
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3.

Commits itself to maintaining its active involvement in the IGC at all levels notwithstanding the electoral campaign;

| 4. | Takes the view that, at a time when the most ambitious enlargement in our history is taking place, the Constitution gives practical expression to what is a fresh political start for our continent; |
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4.

Takes the view that, at a time when the most ambitious enlargement in our history is taking place, the Constitution gives practical expression to what is a fresh political start for our continent;

| 5. | Calls on the European Council to arrange for the solemn signing of the future Constitutional Treaty to take place in Madrid, as a symbolic act affirming that the most effective response to terrorism and its message of fear and barbarism lies in the strength of the European Institutions and in the development of a process of free, civil and democratic participation; |
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5.

Calls on the European Council to arrange for the solemn signing of the future Constitutional Treaty to take place in Madrid, as a symbolic act affirming that the most effective response to terrorism and its message of fear and barbarism lies in the strength of the European Institutions and in the development of a process of free, civil and democratic participation;

Terrorism

| 6. | Condemns all terrorist attacks, irrespective of motive, regardless of where such attacks take place and regardless of who perpetrates them, in particular the recent brutal attack in Madrid on 11 March 2004, and expresses its sympathy and its solidarity with the victims, their families and the people of Spain; |
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6.

Condemns all terrorist attacks, irrespective of motive, regardless of where such attacks take place and regardless of who perpetrates them, in particular the recent brutal attack in Madrid on 11 March 2004, and expresses its sympathy and its solidarity with the victims, their families and the people of Spain;

| 7. | Welcomes the support given by the European Council to Parliament's proposal to create a European Day for the Victims of Terrorism; |
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7.

Welcomes the support given by the European Council to Parliament's proposal to create a European Day for the Victims of Terrorism;

| 8. | Expresses its admiration for the exemplary behaviour of the people of Madrid and Spanish society in general in the face of the horror and terror of the attacks of 11 March 2004; highlights the public-spirited and humanitarian response of the public, the efficiency of the emergency services and the assistance provided by all institutions to the victims and their families; emphasises the fact that these horrific events did not result at any point in hostile behaviour towards foreigners or specific religions or countries; |
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8.

Expresses its admiration for the exemplary behaviour of the people of Madrid and Spanish society in general in the face of the horror and terror of the attacks of 11 March 2004; highlights the public-spirited and humanitarian response of the public, the efficiency of the emergency services and the assistance provided by all institutions to the victims and their families; emphasises the fact that these horrific events did not result at any point in hostile behaviour towards foreigners or specific religions or countries;

| 9. | Considers it necessary to pursue the development of transatlantic cooperation and a worldwide action plan against all forms of terrorism, and calls on the forthcoming EU-US Summit which will take place in Dublin on 25/26 June 2004 to launch a joint Action Plan for the Fight on Terrorism, combining strong determination and action against terrorism; |
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9.

Considers it necessary to pursue the development of transatlantic cooperation and a worldwide action plan against all forms of terrorism, and calls on the forthcoming EU-US Summit which will take place in Dublin on 25/26 June 2004 to launch a joint Action Plan for the Fight on Terrorism, combining strong determination and action against terrorism;

| 10. | Welcomes the Declaration on Solidarity against Terrorism incorporating the political commitment of the Member States and acceding States to act jointly against terrorist acts, in the spirit of the Solidarity Clause contained in the Draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (Article I-42); |
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10.

Welcomes the Declaration on Solidarity against Terrorism incorporating the political commitment of the Member States and acceding States to act jointly against terrorist acts, in the spirit of the Solidarity Clause contained in the Draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe (Article I-42);

| 11. | Notes the Council Agreement on the establishment of a Counter-Terrorism Coordinator; anticipates that this post will became part of the joint administration between the Council, the Commission and Member States, once the Constitution enters into force, and will therefore be subject to EU parliamentary and judicial control; while noting that the Member States in theory support the fight against the terrorism, deplores the regrettable lack of support by Member States for adequate funding under the EU budget; |
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11.

Notes the Council Agreement on the establishment of a Counter-Terrorism Coordinator; anticipates that this post will became part of the joint administration between the Council, the Commission and Member States, once the Constitution enters into force, and will therefore be subject to EU parliamentary and judicial control; while noting that the Member States in theory support the fight against the terrorism, deplores the regrettable lack of support by Member States for adequate funding under the EU budget;

| 12. | Regrets that the European agenda in the fight against terrorism apparently only progresses in the wake of tragic events and not as a result of a coordinated and coherent EU approach; deplores the fact that the Council has given Parliament little or even, in some cases, no time to properly examine the antiterrorism legislation drawn up after 11 September 2001, and stresses once again its right to be fully and duly involved in the legislative process; asks the Council to fully involve Parliament in the elaboration of the measures — legislative and operative — requested, envisaged or already submitted and to give due consideration to its opinion, including its possible financial consequences; |
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12.

Regrets that the European agenda in the fight against terrorism apparently only progresses in the wake of tragic events and not as a result of a coordinated and coherent EU approach; deplores the fact that the Council has given Parliament little or even, in some cases, no time to properly examine the antiterrorism legislation drawn up after 11 September 2001, and stresses once again its right to be fully and duly involved in the legislative process; asks the Council to fully involve Parliament in the elaboration of the measures — legislative and operative — requested, envisaged or already submitted and to give due consideration to its opinion, including its possible financial consequences;

| 13. | Regrets, in particular, that five Member States have failed to meet the deadline for implementation of the European Arrest Warrant and urges them to rapidly implement it; asks the Commission to report at the end of this year on the operational working of this fundamental legal instrument; |
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13.

Regrets, in particular, that five Member States have failed to meet the deadline for implementation of the European Arrest Warrant and urges them to rapidly implement it; asks the Commission to report at the end of this year on the operational working of this fundamental legal instrument;

| 14. | Urges the Council, after receiving Parliament's opinion, to rapidly adopt the proposal for a framework decision on procedural guarantees under criminal law in the European Union which the Commission has just presented and which will ensure protection of individual rights following the entry into force of the European Arrest Warrant; |
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14.

Urges the Council, after receiving Parliament's opinion, to rapidly adopt the proposal for a framework decision on procedural guarantees under criminal law in the European Union which the Commission has just presented and which will ensure protection of individual rights following the entry into force of the European Arrest Warrant;

| 15. | Stresses that one of the EU's priorities in the fight against terrorism is to reinforce cooperation between police services, including a more structured role for the Task Force of EU Police Chiefs, so as to ensure the interoperability of national security plans and to share intelligence data; therefore calls on the Member States and the acceding States to do so; |
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15.

Stresses that one of the EU's priorities in the fight against terrorism is to reinforce cooperation between police services, including a more structured role for the Task Force of EU Police Chiefs, so as to ensure the interoperability of national security plans and to share intelligence data; therefore calls on the Member States and the acceding States to do so;

| 16. | Welcomes the European Council's call for the adoption before 1 May 2004 of the Council Directive on compensation to victims of serious crimes and terrorism, so as to ensure adequate redress for the damage and sufferings to which they are subjected, and states its willingness to increase significantly the financial allocation for the relevant pilot project, upgrading its status to that of a major EU action which should focus on psychological and material assistance to the victims; |
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16.

Welcomes the European Council's call for the adoption before 1 May 2004 of the Council Directive on compensation to victims of serious crimes and terrorism, so as to ensure adequate redress for the damage and sufferings to which they are subjected, and states its willingness to increase significantly the financial allocation for the relevant pilot project, upgrading its status to that of a major EU action which should focus on psychological and material assistance to the victims;

| 17. | Believes that measures taken to defend the values of democracy and freedom against terrorist acts cannot be allowed to undermine the fundamental aspects of those values; believes, in particular, that efforts should be increased to reinforce the protection of civil liberties, fundamental rights and personal data; |
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17.

Believes that measures taken to defend the values of democracy and freedom against terrorist acts cannot be allowed to undermine the fundamental aspects of those values; believes, in particular, that efforts should be increased to reinforce the protection of civil liberties, fundamental rights and personal data;

| 18. | Stresses that, to tackle the terrorist threat, the European Union does not need exceptional legal instruments or institutions, but that the Council has to adopt the existing proposals and the Member States have to fully implement the legislative instruments relevant to the fight against terrorism; in this regard, calls on the Commission to publish a regular ‘league table’ on implementation by the Member States of anti-terrorism legislation; |
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18.

Stresses that, to tackle the terrorist threat, the European Union does not need exceptional legal instruments or institutions, but that the Council has to adopt the existing proposals and the Member States have to fully implement the legislative instruments relevant to the fight against terrorism; in this regard, calls on the Commission to publish a regular ‘league table’ on implementation by the Member States of anti-terrorism legislation;

| 19. | Deplores the intolerable lack of progress and the consistent failure of the Member States to put joint pressure on the United States to charge or release detainees held at Guantánamo Bay; |
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19.

Deplores the intolerable lack of progress and the consistent failure of the Member States to put joint pressure on the United States to charge or release detainees held at Guantánamo Bay;

| 20. | Regrets that the role of Europol and Eurojust has so far been underestimated and asks that they be given an enhanced role in strategic intelligence gathering and coordination of investigations of trans-border criminal activities, in cooperation with national police and judicial authorities; also deplores the fact that the anti-terrorist unit created within Europol after 11 September 2001 has been disbanded and asks the European Council for its re-establishment; urges the Member States to transform the European Police Office (Europol) into a genuine Community agency and recommends its immediate reorganisation and reinforcement; recommends the creation of the Office of a European Public Prosecutor and harmonisation of the definition of serious and transnational crimes, both important instruments in the fight against terrorism; |
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20.

Regrets that the role of Europol and Eurojust has so far been underestimated and asks that they be given an enhanced role in strategic intelligence gathering and coordination of investigations of trans-border criminal activities, in cooperation with national police and judicial authorities; also deplores the fact that the anti-terrorist unit created within Europol after 11 September 2001 has been disbanded and asks the European Council for its re-establishment; urges the Member States to transform the European Police Office (Europol) into a genuine Community agency and recommends its immediate reorganisation and reinforcement; recommends the creation of the Office of a European Public Prosecutor and harmonisation of the definition of serious and transnational crimes, both important instruments in the fight against terrorism;

| 21. | Expresses very serious concern about the intention expressed by some Member States and by the Commission Communication (COM(2003) 826) to collect, for intelligence purposes, private and commercial data, such as air passenger data and telecommunication and bank information, in possible violation of the EU's data protection legislation; |
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21.

Expresses very serious concern about the intention expressed by some Member States and by the Commission Communication (COM(2003) 826) to collect, for intelligence purposes, private and commercial data, such as air passenger data and telecommunication and bank information, in possible violation of the EU's data protection legislation;

| 22. | Asks the Council and the Member States to ensure a democratic dialogue between institutions and citizens, with a view to promoting cross-cultural and inter-religious understanding; asks the Council once again, in particular, to adopt the framework decision on combating racism; |
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22.

Asks the Council and the Member States to ensure a democratic dialogue between institutions and citizens, with a view to promoting cross-cultural and inter-religious understanding; asks the Council once again, in particular, to adopt the framework decision on combating racism;

| 23. | Urges the Commission to undertake a realistic analysis of the threat posed by terrorist attacks in the EU involving biological and chemical weapons and to initiate, in the light of the findings of the analysis, the necessary legislative steps to deal with such attacks; |
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23.

Urges the Commission to undertake a realistic analysis of the threat posed by terrorist attacks in the EU involving biological and chemical weapons and to initiate, in the light of the findings of the analysis, the necessary legislative steps to deal with such attacks;

| 24. | Recalls that the fight against terrorism demands a broad alliance aimed at eradicating poverty and injustice and establishing democracy and respect for the rule of law and human rights world-wide; stresses, therefore, that international terrorism must be combated firmly, not only by military means but also by addressing the roots of the huge political, social, economic and ecological problems existing in today's world; |
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24.

Recalls that the fight against terrorism demands a broad alliance aimed at eradicating poverty and injustice and establishing democracy and respect for the rule of law and human rights world-wide; stresses, therefore, that international terrorism must be combated firmly, not only by military means but also by addressing the roots of the huge political, social, economic and ecological problems existing in today's world;

| 25. | Calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure closer cooperation with the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee and to step up the use of the Rapid Reaction Mechanism for specific projects in priority countries aimed at providing vulnerable third countries with technical assistance, both to enhance their counter-terrorism capabilities and to eliminate the causes of any possible conflict; |
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25.

Calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure closer cooperation with the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Committee and to step up the use of the Rapid Reaction Mechanism for specific projects in priority countries aimed at providing vulnerable third countries with technical assistance, both to enhance their counter-terrorism capabilities and to eliminate the causes of any possible conflict;

| 26. | Calls on the Council to step up dialogue, cooperation and links between Europe and the Arab and Muslim world in order to strengthen the moderate political forces and civil society in those countries; |
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26.

Calls on the Council to step up dialogue, cooperation and links between Europe and the Arab and Muslim world in order to strengthen the moderate political forces and civil society in those countries;

The Lisbon strategy

| 27. | Recalls that, too often, these gatherings have made high-sounding pronouncements that are not matched by real action; agrees therefore with the European Council that the critical issue now is the need for better implementation of existing commitments, which means specific, realistic and concrete action; |
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27.

Recalls that, too often, these gatherings have made high-sounding pronouncements that are not matched by real action; agrees therefore with the European Council that the critical issue now is the need for better implementation of existing commitments, which means specific, realistic and concrete action;

| 28. | Supports and agrees with the balanced approach of the Lisbon strategy; fears that timid and belated action might render the aim of becoming the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world difficult if not impossible to achieve; considers that efforts so far have been laudable in intentions, but weak on implementation; points out, in this connection, that 40% of all adopted Lisbon directives have not yet been fully implemented by all Member States; |
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28.

Supports and agrees with the balanced approach of the Lisbon strategy; fears that timid and belated action might render the aim of becoming the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world difficult if not impossible to achieve; considers that efforts so far have been laudable in intentions, but weak on implementation; points out, in this connection, that 40% of all adopted Lisbon directives have not yet been fully implemented by all Member States;

| 29. | Regrets the fact that the Presidency Conclusions put too much emphasis on bureaucratic processes and not enough on the crucial role of individuals working and competing in the business, educational and research sectors as the driving force for growth, employment and innovation; |
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29.

Regrets the fact that the Presidency Conclusions put too much emphasis on bureaucratic processes and not enough on the crucial role of individuals working and competing in the business, educational and research sectors as the driving force for growth, employment and innovation;

| 30. | Warns Europe against squandering its rich human and economic potential, and urges EU Heads of State or Government to assume their responsibilities; considers that Europe is clearly failing to capitalise on its positive economic indicators; |
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30.

Warns Europe against squandering its rich human and economic potential, and urges EU Heads of State or Government to assume their responsibilities; considers that Europe is clearly failing to capitalise on its positive economic indicators;

| 31. | Emphasises that setting up ‘high-level groups’ cannot replace political action; believes that the targets and mechanisms are already present in the Lisbon process, but must now be fully implemented; calls for close cooperation between the High-Level Group and Parliament in its role as co-legislator; |
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31.

Emphasises that setting up ‘high-level groups’ cannot replace political action; believes that the targets and mechanisms are already present in the Lisbon process, but must now be fully implemented; calls for close cooperation between the High-Level Group and Parliament in its role as co-legislator;

| 32. | Recalls that the evaluation of the Member States' performance in implementing the Lisbon strategy and the upcoming mid-term review in 2005 should be performed under the authority of the Commission; advocates the drawing-up by the Commission of a precise country-by-country catalogue together with a timetable concerning the measures to be taken in order to achieve the Lisbon aims, and suggests that, in doing so, the Commission should define targets similar to the Maastricht criteria and secure the achievement of these aims through a mechanism based on the Stability and Growth Pact; |
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32.

Recalls that the evaluation of the Member States' performance in implementing the Lisbon strategy and the upcoming mid-term review in 2005 should be performed under the authority of the Commission; advocates the drawing-up by the Commission of a precise country-by-country catalogue together with a timetable concerning the measures to be taken in order to achieve the Lisbon aims, and suggests that, in doing so, the Commission should define targets similar to the Maastricht criteria and secure the achievement of these aims through a mechanism based on the Stability and Growth Pact;

| 33. | Recalls that Article 6 of the EC Treaty calls for sustainable development to be taken into account in all policies; recalls that the Lisbon Strategy has been enriched by the sustainability strategy adopted by the Gothenburg European Council of 2001; notes that the Lisbon Strategy, thus enriched, aims at integrating the economic, social and environmental dimensions; |
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33.

Recalls that Article 6 of the EC Treaty calls for sustainable development to be taken into account in all policies; recalls that the Lisbon Strategy has been enriched by the sustainability strategy adopted by the Gothenburg European Council of 2001; notes that the Lisbon Strategy, thus enriched, aims at integrating the economic, social and environmental dimensions;

| 34. | Welcomes the environmental dimension of the Council conclusions and insists on the need for ambitious policies in the field of renewable energy, energy efficiency and development of clean technologies; reiterates that the Kyoto Protocol is only a first step in a global strategy to tackle climate change, and that further emission-reduction targets might be considered; underlines the fact that environmental policies can contribute to the achievement of sustainable economic and social development and job creation; |
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34.

Welcomes the environmental dimension of the Council conclusions and insists on the need for ambitious policies in the field of renewable energy, energy efficiency and development of clean technologies; reiterates that the Kyoto Protocol is only a first step in a global strategy to tackle climate change, and that further emission-reduction targets might be considered; underlines the fact that environmental policies can contribute to the achievement of sustainable economic and social development and job creation;

| 35. | Takes note of the demand for progress to be made towards more and better jobs over the coming years; refers to the fact that, to reach the Lisbon target of 70% employment in 2010, Europe needs an increase of 22 million jobs for the EU-25; considers that this must be done through structural reforms, by making work pay, opening new ways into work for more people and ensuring a labour market better adapted to new challenges; recalls that increased investments are needed in human resources, innovation, research and development, with a special focus on education, skills and lifelong learning in order for the Lisbon strategy to be successfully implemented; calls for structural reforms in the Member States to be speeded up in order to increase competitiveness and ensure a leading position in an ever more globalised world, and welcomes the incentive given by enlargement to further adapt the Union's economies and regulatory systems to the needs of a modern society; requests the Commission to design its ‘road map’ to 2010 in a way which prioritises EU and national measures for growth and employment, including key internal market proposals, such as the Community patent, measures to release the job creation potential of SMEs, the European Research Area and the European Higher Education Area; |
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35.

Takes note of the demand for progress to be made towards more and better jobs over the coming years; refers to the fact that, to reach the Lisbon target of 70% employment in 2010, Europe needs an increase of 22 million jobs for the EU-25; considers that this must be done through structural reforms, by making work pay, opening new ways into work for more people and ensuring a labour market better adapted to new challenges; recalls that increased investments are needed in human resources, innovation, research and development, with a special focus on education, skills and lifelong learning in order for the Lisbon strategy to be successfully implemented; calls for structural reforms in the Member States to be speeded up in order to increase competitiveness and ensure a leading position in an ever more globalised world, and welcomes the incentive given by enlargement to further adapt the Union's economies and regulatory systems to the needs of a modern society; requests the Commission to design its ‘road map’ to 2010 in a way which prioritises EU and national measures for growth and employment, including key internal market proposals, such as the Community patent, measures to release the job creation potential of SMEs, the European Research Area and the European Higher Education Area;

| 36. | Welcomes the fundamental reform of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71, which simplifies and modernises the provisions facilitating the free movement of workers and protecting the social security rights of people moving within the Union, as a significant step for European citizens; hopes that all European institutions involved realise their responsibility to finalise within the lifetime of the current European Parliament; |
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36.

Welcomes the fundamental reform of Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71, which simplifies and modernises the provisions facilitating the free movement of workers and protecting the social security rights of people moving within the Union, as a significant step for European citizens; hopes that all European institutions involved realise their responsibility to finalise within the lifetime of the current European Parliament;

| 37. | Reminds Member States that reaching or maintaining a sound budgetary position in line with the Stability and Growth Pact, and price stability are the two key bases on which to build; considers that Member States must ensure that they meet the commitments for budgetary consolidation which they have made; notes, furthermore, that it is essential that long-term sustainability of public finances be secured; encourages the Member States to tackle the financial implications of an ageing population by reducing public debt and strengthening employment, health and pension reforms; |
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37.

Reminds Member States that reaching or maintaining a sound budgetary position in line with the Stability and Growth Pact, and price stability are the two key bases on which to build; considers that Member States must ensure that they meet the commitments for budgetary consolidation which they have made; notes, furthermore, that it is essential that long-term sustainability of public finances be secured; encourages the Member States to tackle the financial implications of an ageing population by reducing public debt and strengthening employment, health and pension reforms;

| 38. | Calls once again on all Members States to increase their expenditure on research to 3% of GNP by 2010 and strongly criticises the Council for not keeping its word and each Member State for making little or no effort to increase — and, in the case of some of them even reducing — their R &D expenditure; calls for the establishment of a European Research Council with the purpose of strengthening basic research carried out in Europe; welcomes the increased emphasis placed on strengthening business investment in research and development, and calls on the Member States to follow up the lines of action proposed by the European Council; |
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38.

Calls once again on all Members States to increase their expenditure on research to 3% of GNP by 2010 and strongly criticises the Council for not keeping its word and each Member State for making little or no effort to increase — and, in the case of some of them even reducing — their R &D expenditure; calls for the establishment of a European Research Council with the purpose of strengthening basic research carried out in Europe; welcomes the increased emphasis placed on strengthening business investment in research and development, and calls on the Member States to follow up the lines of action proposed by the European Council;

Cyprus

| 39. | Shares the European Council's position with regard to Cyprus, i.e. its support for the efforts made by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to help the parties to seize this historic opportunity to bring about a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem consistent with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and its readiness to accommodate the terms of such a settlement in line with the principles on which the Union is founded; |
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39.

Shares the European Council's position with regard to Cyprus, i.e. its support for the efforts made by UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to help the parties to seize this historic opportunity to bring about a comprehensive settlement of the Cyprus problem consistent with the relevant UN Security Council resolutions and its readiness to accommodate the terms of such a settlement in line with the principles on which the Union is founded;

| 40. | Calls on the two parties to seize this opportunity to reunify the island, which has been divided for thirty years; |
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40.

Calls on the two parties to seize this opportunity to reunify the island, which has been divided for thirty years;

International situation

Russia

| 41. | Welcomes the Council's intention to build a strategic partnership between the EU and the Russian Federation based upon respect for common values and the Council's affirmation of the EU's strong and genuine interest in an open, stable and democratic Russia; |
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41.

Welcomes the Council's intention to build a strategic partnership between the EU and the Russian Federation based upon respect for common values and the Council's affirmation of the EU's strong and genuine interest in an open, stable and democratic Russia;

| 42. | Recalls its conviction that the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) remains the essential cornerstone of the relationship and welcomes the Council's position that the PCA will be applicable to all Member States, without precondition or distinction, as from 1 May 2004; |
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42.

Recalls its conviction that the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) remains the essential cornerstone of the relationship and welcomes the Council's position that the PCA will be applicable to all Member States, without precondition or distinction, as from 1 May 2004;

| 43. | Takes the view that any discussion of Russia's legitimate concerns over the impact of enlargement must remain entirely separate from the extension of the PCA to the new Member States; |
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43.

Takes the view that any discussion of Russia's legitimate concerns over the impact of enlargement must remain entirely separate from the extension of the PCA to the new Member States;

| 44. | Reiterates its call for a political solution to the conflict in Chechnya and calls on the Council to raise this matter firmly at the upcoming EU-Russia Summit on 21 May 2004; |
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44.

Reiterates its call for a political solution to the conflict in Chechnya and calls on the Council to raise this matter firmly at the upcoming EU-Russia Summit on 21 May 2004;

Middle East

| 45. | Endorses the European Council statement on the dramatic situation in the Middle East, expresses its deep concern at the situation in the Middle East and condemns, in particular, the extrajudicial killing of Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and seven other Palestinians by Israeli forces on 22 March 2004; |
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45.

Endorses the European Council statement on the dramatic situation in the Middle East, expresses its deep concern at the situation in the Middle East and condemns, in particular, the extrajudicial killing of Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and seven other Palestinians by Israeli forces on 22 March 2004;

| 46. | Reiterates its condemnation of all terrorist acts against the civilian population committed by both sides and urges the Palestinians not to respond to this most recent provocation, in order to stop the spiral of violence and terrorism; |
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46.

Reiterates its condemnation of all terrorist acts against the civilian population committed by both sides and urges the Palestinians not to respond to this most recent provocation, in order to stop the spiral of violence and terrorism;

| 47. | While recognising Israel's right and duty to defend its people from terrorist attacks, strongly rejects the practice of any extrajudicial killings as contrary to international law, creating innocent victims and leading to retaliation and more violence, and calls on civil society and all political parties in Israel to demand that its government act in full compliance with international law; |
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47.

While recognising Israel's right and duty to defend its people from terrorist attacks, strongly rejects the practice of any extrajudicial killings as contrary to international law, creating innocent victims and leading to retaliation and more violence, and calls on civil society and all political parties in Israel to demand that its government act in full compliance with international law;

| 48. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to consider acting in full compliance with Article 2 of the Association Agreement with Israel should the policy of extrajudicial killings continue; |
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48.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to consider acting in full compliance with Article 2 of the Association Agreement with Israel should the policy of extrajudicial killings continue;

| 49. | Asks the Council to invite the Member States in the UN Security Council immediately to table a proposal for an international peacekeeping force at the 1967 borders, with the mandate to protect both the Israeli and Palestinian peoples from terrorist attacks, military incursions and interventions; |
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49.

Asks the Council to invite the Member States in the UN Security Council immediately to table a proposal for an international peacekeeping force at the 1967 borders, with the mandate to protect both the Israeli and Palestinian peoples from terrorist attacks, military incursions and interventions;

| 50. | Deplores that the Member States of the EU in the UN Security Council and in the meeting of the UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva were not able to maintain a position in line with the one agreed upon at the Brussels European Council of 25-26 March 2004; |
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50.

Deplores that the Member States of the EU in the UN Security Council and in the meeting of the UN Human Rights Commission in Geneva were not able to maintain a position in line with the one agreed upon at the Brussels European Council of 25-26 March 2004;

| 51. | Is convinced that, without strong pressure on the two sides, the Road Map will remain ineffective, and calls on the United States Administration to assume their responsibility vis-à-vis the present crisis and to ask the Israeli Government and the Palestinian National Authority to make a serious effort to resume genuine negotiations and to launch, together with the EU, a more comprehensive dialogue and cooperation between all countries of the entire Middle East region; |
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51.

Is convinced that, without strong pressure on the two sides, the Road Map will remain ineffective, and calls on the United States Administration to assume their responsibility vis-à-vis the present crisis and to ask the Israeli Government and the Palestinian National Authority to make a serious effort to resume genuine negotiations and to launch, together with the EU, a more comprehensive dialogue and cooperation between all countries of the entire Middle East region;

| 52. | Considers that the EU and the USA, in agreement with other international organisations, have to propose a ‘partnership for peace and security’ with Israel, Palestine and other countries of the region; considers that the EU should propose a special Association Agreement with Israel, Palestine and Jordan in order to guarantee a peaceful and viable solution of the present conflict; |
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52.

Considers that the EU and the USA, in agreement with other international organisations, have to propose a ‘partnership for peace and security’ with Israel, Palestine and other countries of the region; considers that the EU should propose a special Association Agreement with Israel, Palestine and Jordan in order to guarantee a peaceful and viable solution of the present conflict;

EU strategic partnership with the Mediterranean and the Middle East

| 53. | Stresses the need for a broader approach to the situation of the entire Middle East region, notably following the Iraq war and the tensions generated on religious, cultural, social and economic grounds; |
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53.

Stresses the need for a broader approach to the situation of the entire Middle East region, notably following the Iraq war and the tensions generated on religious, cultural, social and economic grounds;

| 54. | Remains convinced that this new process should integrate the EU, the Arab League and other countries involved in the region and must also use the wide variety of instruments already put into practice under the Barcelona process, other cooperation agreements and the EU's Wider Europe Neighbourhood Strategy; |
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54.

Remains convinced that this new process should integrate the EU, the Arab League and other countries involved in the region and must also use the wide variety of instruments already put into practice under the Barcelona process, other cooperation agreements and the EU's Wider Europe Neighbourhood Strategy;

Iraq

| 55. | Fully supports the European Council's request for a strong UN playing a vital and growing role, endorsed by the UN Security Council, in this political transition process; considers that the EU strategy for relations with Iraq, which the High Representative for CFSP and the Commission are requested to formulate, is urgently needed in order to reach a common position of the EU Member States; |
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55.

Fully supports the European Council's request for a strong UN playing a vital and growing role, endorsed by the UN Security Council, in this political transition process; considers that the EU strategy for relations with Iraq, which the High Representative for CFSP and the Commission are requested to formulate, is urgently needed in order to reach a common position of the EU Member States;

| 56. | Reiterates that the UN should play a major role in the reconstruction of the country and considers an increased UN involvement in the process of transferring sovereignty, organising the future national elections and appointing the interim government as concrete and determined steps towards the normalisation of the country; |
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56.

Reiterates that the UN should play a major role in the reconstruction of the country and considers an increased UN involvement in the process of transferring sovereignty, organising the future national elections and appointing the interim government as concrete and determined steps towards the normalisation of the country;

Afghanistan

| 57. | Welcomes the decision by Germany to organise a further conference on Afghanistan underlining the EU commitment to assisting that country, and believes that President Kharzai's decision to hold general, free and fair elections in September constitutes a unique opportunity to move democracy forward in that country; |
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57.

Welcomes the decision by Germany to organise a further conference on Afghanistan underlining the EU commitment to assisting that country, and believes that President Kharzai's decision to hold general, free and fair elections in September constitutes a unique opportunity to move democracy forward in that country;

The new financial perspective

| 58. | Agrees with the European Council on the timetable which aims at reaching political agreement on the new Financial Perspective at the European Council in June 2005, but reiterates its opinion that this Financial Perspective should cover a five-year period starting from 2007; |
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58.

Agrees with the European Council on the timetable which aims at reaching political agreement on the new Financial Perspective at the European Council in June 2005, but reiterates its opinion that this Financial Perspective should cover a five-year period starting from 2007;

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| 59. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments of the Member States and accession countries. |
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59.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the national parliaments of the Member States and accession countries.

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(1)  P5_TA(2003)0407.

(2)  P5_TA(2003)0548 and 0549.

(3)  P5_TA(2003)0593 and 0589.

(4)  P5_TA(2004)0052.

(5)  P5_TA(2004)0178.

P5_TA(2004)0269

Regional Advisory Councils under the Common Fisheries Policy *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision establishing Regional Advisory Councils under the Common Fisheries Policy (COM(2003) 607 — C5-0504/2003 — 2003/0238(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2003) 607) (1), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2003) 607) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C5-0504/2003), |
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having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C5-0504/2003),

| — | having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A5-0167/2004), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A5-0167/2004),

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

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

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

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

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

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

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

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

| 5. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission. |
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5.

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

| TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION | AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT |
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| Amendment 1 |
| Recital - 1 (new) |
| | (- 1) Applying the concept of good governance to the Common Fisheries Policy requires proper involvement of all the fishing industry's professionals in the decision-making process for framing and managing the Policy. Such involvement should occur as near as possible to the start of the process. |
| Amendment 2 |
| Recital 1 |
| (1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy and in particular Articles 31 and 32 thereof, provides for new forms of participation by stakeholders in the Common Fisheries Policy through the establishment of Regional Advisory Councils. | (1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy, and in particular Articles 31 and 32 thereof, provides for new forms of participation by stakeholders in the Common Fisheries Policy through the establishment of Regional Advisory Councils
  , with in particular an opportunity for consultation by the Commission on the proposed measures, such as multiannual reconstitution or management plans
  . |
| Amendment 3 |
| Recital 1a (new) |
| | (1a) The primacy of the role and economic and social interests of commercial fishing in the sustainable management of fisheries resources must be recognised. |
| Amendment 4 |
| Recital 1b (new) |
| | (1b) The Regional Advisory Councils are an effective way of taking advantage of fishermen's know-how at a relevant stage in the framing and management of the Common Fisheries Policy. The effectiveness of Regional Advisory Councils is directly related to the degree of participation and involvement of fishermen. |
| Amendment 5 |
| Recital 1c (new) |
| | (1c) Credible Community wide industry bodies, such as those of producer organisations, already play an important role in dialogue regarding fisheries policy and measures. |
| Amendment 6 |
| Recital 1d (new) |
| | (1d) Trends in the operation of scientific advice to the EU should include increased participation by industry interests. |
| Amendment 7 |
| Recital 2 |
| (2) A consistent approach to the establishment of Regional Advisory Councils requires that they correspond to management units based on biological criteria and that they are limited in number
  in order to offer meaningful advice. | (2) A consistent approach to the establishment of Regional Advisory Councils requires that they correspond to management units based on biological criteria and that they are limited in number
  for practical reasons
  . |
| Amendment 8 |
| Recital 2a (new) |
| | (2a) The Regional Advisory Councils will be supported by subcommittees corresponding to the geographical sub-units, whose role will be to make technical recommendations to the Regional Advisory Councils and which will have to have the resources necessary to perform this role. These subcommittees will be placed under the authority of the Regional Advisory Councils. |
| Amendment 9 |
| Recital 4 |
| (4) In the interests of efficiency, it is necessary to limit the size of Regional Advisory Councils whilst ensuring that they include all the interests affected by the Common Fisheries Policy. | (4) In the interests of efficiency, it is necessary to limit the size of Regional Advisory Councils whilst ensuring that they include all the interests affected by the Common Fisheries Policy
  and recognising the primacy of fishing interests given the effects on them of management decisions and policies. |
| Amendment 10 |
| Recital 5 |
| (5) In order to avoid
  overlapping
  on issues of common interest to more than one Regional Advisory Council, it is essential to establish links between the different Regional Advisory Councils. | (5) In order to avoid
  unnecessary duplication
  on issues of common interest to more than one Regional Advisory Council, it is essential to establish links between the different Regional Advisory Councils. |
| Amendment 11 |
| Recital 5a (new) |
| | (5a) In view of the overlapping interests of inshore fisheries and fisheries beyond the 6-12 mile limit, it is essential to provide for a channel of communication between Regional Advisory Councils and relevant inshore fisheries organisations. |
| Amendment 12 |
| Recital 6 |
| (6) In view of the tasks of the Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture renewed by Commission Decision 1999/478/EC, which is composed of representatives of a wide range of European organisations and interests, the work of the Regional Advisory Councils should be coordinated with that of the Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture. | (6) In view of the tasks of the Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture renewed by Commission Decision 1999/478/EC, which is composed of representatives of a wide range of European organisations and interests, the work of the Regional Advisory Councils should be coordinated with that of the Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture
  , to which it should also send its reports. Furthermore there should be a regular exchange of information between Regional Advisory Councils and national bodies as well as with the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
  . |
| Amendment 13 |
| Recital 6a (new) |
| | (6a) Since Regional Advisory Councils have been established in particular to advise the Commission on matters of fisheries management in respect of certain sea areas or fishing zones, it should be obligatory for the Commission to attend meetings of the Regional Advisory Councils, apart from in exceptional circumstances. |
| Amendment 14 |
| Recital 7 |
| (7) In order to ensure the effective establishment of the Regional Advisory Councils, it is essential that public funds contribute to their costs in the start-up phase
  . | (7) Given their significance for fisheries management in the future, it is essential that public funds be available for the effective operation of Regional Advisory Councils, to allow dialogue, research and analysis, as required
  . |
| Amendment 15 |
| Recital 7a (new) |
| | (7a) Regulation (EC)No 2371/2002 lays down a number of principles of good governance, principles which should apply to the Regional Advisory Councils as an integral part of the Common Fisheries Policy, also with a view to ensuring that they operate in as transparent a manner as possible. |
| Amendment 16 |
| Recital 7b (new) |
| | (7b) Since Regional Advisory Councils should be given a significant management role once their effectiveness has been established, it is important that the Commission's review of their functioning include an assessment of the extent to which, and the means by which, this can be achieved. |
| Amendment 17 |
| Article 1, point 1 |
| 1. | ‘Member State concerned’ means a Member State having fishing rights for regulated species in the area or fisheries covered by a Regional Advisory Council; |

TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1

Recital - 1 (new)

(- 1) Applying the concept of good governance to the Common Fisheries Policy requires proper involvement of all the fishing industry's professionals in the decision-making process for framing and managing the Policy. Such involvement should occur as near as possible to the start of the process.

Amendment 2

Recital 1

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy and in particular Articles 31 and 32 thereof, provides for new forms of participation by stakeholders in the Common Fisheries Policy through the establishment of Regional Advisory Councils.

(1) Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy, and in particular Articles 31 and 32 thereof, provides for new forms of participation by stakeholders in the Common Fisheries Policy through the establishment of Regional Advisory Councils
  , with in particular an opportunity for consultation by the Commission on the proposed measures, such as multiannual reconstitution or management plans
  .

Amendment 3

Recital 1a (new)

(1a) The primacy of the role and economic and social interests of commercial fishing in the sustainable management of fisheries resources must be recognised.

Amendment 4

Recital 1b (new)

(1b) The Regional Advisory Councils are an effective way of taking advantage of fishermen's know-how at a relevant stage in the framing and management of the Common Fisheries Policy. The effectiveness of Regional Advisory Councils is directly related to the degree of participation and involvement of fishermen.

Amendment 5

Recital 1c (new)

(1c) Credible Community wide industry bodies, such as those of producer organisations, already play an important role in dialogue regarding fisheries policy and measures.

Amendment 6

Recital 1d (new)

(1d) Trends in the operation of scientific advice to the EU should include increased participation by industry interests.

Amendment 7

Recital 2

(2) A consistent approach to the establishment of Regional Advisory Councils requires that they correspond to management units based on biological criteria and that they are limited in number
  in order to offer meaningful advice.

(2) A consistent approach to the establishment of Regional Advisory Councils requires that they correspond to management units based on biological criteria and that they are limited in number
  for practical reasons
  .

Amendment 8

Recital 2a (new)

(2a) The Regional Advisory Councils will be supported by subcommittees corresponding to the geographical sub-units, whose role will be to make technical recommendations to the Regional Advisory Councils and which will have to have the resources necessary to perform this role. These subcommittees will be placed under the authority of the Regional Advisory Councils.

Amendment 9

Recital 4

(4) In the interests of efficiency, it is necessary to limit the size of Regional Advisory Councils whilst ensuring that they include all the interests affected by the Common Fisheries Policy.

(4) In the interests of efficiency, it is necessary to limit the size of Regional Advisory Councils whilst ensuring that they include all the interests affected by the Common Fisheries Policy
  and recognising the primacy of fishing interests given the effects on them of management decisions and policies.

Amendment 10

Recital 5

(5) In order to avoid
  overlapping
  on issues of common interest to more than one Regional Advisory Council, it is essential to establish links between the different Regional Advisory Councils.

(5) In order to avoid
  unnecessary duplication
  on issues of common interest to more than one Regional Advisory Council, it is essential to establish links between the different Regional Advisory Councils.

Amendment 11

Recital 5a (new)

(5a) In view of the overlapping interests of inshore fisheries and fisheries beyond the 6-12 mile limit, it is essential to provide for a channel of communication between Regional Advisory Councils and relevant inshore fisheries organisations.

Amendment 12

Recital 6

(6) In view of the tasks of the Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture renewed by Commission Decision 1999/478/EC, which is composed of representatives of a wide range of European organisations and interests, the work of the Regional Advisory Councils should be coordinated with that of the Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture.

(6) In view of the tasks of the Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture renewed by Commission Decision 1999/478/EC, which is composed of representatives of a wide range of European organisations and interests, the work of the Regional Advisory Councils should be coordinated with that of the Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture
  , to which it should also send its reports. Furthermore there should be a regular exchange of information between Regional Advisory Councils and national bodies as well as with the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES)
  .

Amendment 13

Recital 6a (new)

(6a) Since Regional Advisory Councils have been established in particular to advise the Commission on matters of fisheries management in respect of certain sea areas or fishing zones, it should be obligatory for the Commission to attend meetings of the Regional Advisory Councils, apart from in exceptional circumstances.

Amendment 14

Recital 7

(7) In order to ensure the effective establishment of the Regional Advisory Councils, it is essential that public funds contribute to their costs in the start-up phase
  .

(7) Given their significance for fisheries management in the future, it is essential that public funds be available for the effective operation of Regional Advisory Councils, to allow dialogue, research and analysis, as required
  .

Amendment 15

Recital 7a (new)

(7a) Regulation (EC)No 2371/2002 lays down a number of principles of good governance, principles which should apply to the Regional Advisory Councils as an integral part of the Common Fisheries Policy, also with a view to ensuring that they operate in as transparent a manner as possible.

Amendment 16

Recital 7b (new)

(7b) Since Regional Advisory Councils should be given a significant management role once their effectiveness has been established, it is important that the Commission's review of their functioning include an assessment of the extent to which, and the means by which, this can be achieved.

Amendment 17

Article 1, point 1

1.

‘Member State concerned’ means a Member State having fishing rights for regulated species in the area or fisheries covered by a Regional Advisory Council;

| 1. | ‘Member State concerned’ means a Member State having fishing rights for regulated species
  , or a Member State that declares and proves it has a legitimate fishing interest
  in the area or fisheries covered by a Regional Advisory Council; |
| --- | --- |

1.

‘Member State concerned’ means a Member State having fishing rights for regulated species
  , or a Member State that declares and proves it has a legitimate fishing interest
  in the area or fisheries covered by a Regional Advisory Council;

Amendment 18

Article 1, point 2

| 2. | ‘Fisheries sector’ means
  shipowners
  , small-scale fishermen, employed fishermen, producer organisations, processors, traders and other market organisations and women's networks; |
| --- | --- |

2.

‘Fisheries sector’ means
  shipowners
  , small-scale fishermen, employed fishermen, producer organisations, processors, traders and other market organisations and women's networks;

| 2. | ‘Fisheries sector’ means
  fishing vessel owners
  , small-scale fishermen, employed fishermen,
  share fishermen,
  producer organisations,
  regional and national committees, shellfish farmers,
  processors, traders and other market organisations and women's networks; |
| --- | --- |

2.

‘Fisheries sector’ means
  fishing vessel owners
  , small-scale fishermen, employed fishermen,
  share fishermen,
  producer organisations,
  regional and national committees, shellfish farmers,
  processors, traders and other market organisations and women's networks;

Amendment 19

Article 1, point 3

| (3) | ‘Other interest groups’ means environmental organisations and groups, aquaculture producers, consumers
  and
  recreational or sport fishermen; |
| --- | --- |

(3)

‘Other interest groups’ means environmental organisations and groups, aquaculture producers, consumers
  and
  recreational or sport fishermen;

| (3) | ‘Other interest groups’ means environmental organisations and groups, aquaculture producers, consumers, recreational or sport fishermen
  and women's networks, through their recognised associations
  ; |
| --- | --- |

(3)

‘Other interest groups’ means environmental organisations and groups, aquaculture producers, consumers, recreational or sport fishermen
  and women's networks, through their recognised associations
  ;

Amendment 20

Article 1, point 4

| (4) | ‘Catching sector’ means
  shipowners
  , small-scale fishermen, employed fishermen and producer organisations. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

‘Catching sector’ means
  shipowners
  , small-scale fishermen, employed fishermen and producer organisations.

| (4) | ‘Catching sector’ means
  fishing vessel
  owners, small-scale fishermen, employed fishermen
  , share fishermen
  and producer organisations. |
| --- | --- |

(4)

‘Catching sector’ means
  fishing vessel
  owners, small-scale fishermen, employed fishermen
  , share fishermen
  and producer organisations.

Amendment 21

Article 2, paragraph 1, point (fa) (new)

| (fa) | Stocks of tunas and other large migratory species |
| --- | --- |

(fa)

Amendment 22

Article 2, paragraph 1, point (fb) (new)

(fb) Distant waters

Amendment 23

Article 2, paragraph 3

Each Regional Advisory Council
  may
  create subdivisions to deal with issues that cover specific fisheries and biological regions.

Each Regional Advisory Council
  shall, where it considers it appropriate,
  create subdivisions to deal with issues that cover specific fisheries and biological regions.

Amendment 24

Article 2, paragraph 3a (new)

A Regional Advisory Council shall be a legally incorporated non-commercial body, registered in a Member State.

Amendment 25

Article 2a (new)

Article 2a

Subcommittees

The purpose of the subcommittees shall be to support the Regional Advisory Councils to which they are attached on the technical aspects of the Common Fisheries Policy. The membership of the subcommittees shall be determined in accordance with the model for membership of the Advisory Councils.

Amendment 26

Article 3, paragraph 1, introductory part

1. Representatives of the fisheries sector
  and other
  interest groups with an interest in one of the Regional Advisory Councils shall submit a request concerning the operation of that Regional Advisory Council to the Member States concerned and to the Commission. The request shall include:

1. Representatives of the fisheries sector
  , with the participation of
  interest groups with an interest in one of the Regional Advisory Councils
  ,
  shall submit a request concerning the operation of that Regional Advisory Council to the Member States concerned and to the Commission. The request shall include:

Amendment 27

Article 3, paragraph 2

2. The Member States concerned shall
  check
  whether the request is in accordance with the provisions laid down in this Decision and shall transmit a recommendation to the Commission on that Regional Advisory Council.

2. The Member States concerned shall
  determine
  whether the request is
  representative and
  in accordance with the provisions laid down in this Decision
  , if necessary following discussions with stakeholder interests
  , and shall transmit a recommendation to the Commission on that Regional Advisory Council.

Amendment 28

Article 4, paragraph 3

3. The general assembly shall appoint an executive committee of between twelve and
  eighteen
  members. The executive committee shall manage the work of the Regional Advisory Council and adopt its recommendations and suggestions.

3. The general assembly shall appoint an executive committee of between twelve and
  twenty-four
  members. The executive committee shall manage the work of the Regional Advisory Council and adopt its recommendations and suggestions.

Amendment 29

Article 5, paragraph 1

1. The Regional Advisory Councils shall be composed of representatives from the fisheries sector and other interest groups affected by the Common Fisheries Policy.

1. The Regional Advisory Councils shall be composed of representatives from the fisheries sector and
  shall include the participation as observers of
  other interest groups affected by the Common Fisheries Policy
  , notably those with a legitimate interest and involvement in sustainable fisheries management
  .

Amendment 30

Article 5, paragraph 2

2. Members of the general assembly shall be appointed by
  common agreement between
  the Member States concerned. European and national organisations representing the fisheries sector and other interest groups may propose members to the
  Member States concerned
  .

2. Members of the general assembly shall be appointed
  from persons and organisations agreed with
  the Member States concerned. European and national organisations representing the fisheries sector and other interest groups may propose members to the
  Regional Advisory Councils
  .

Amendment 31

Article 5, paragraph 3

3. In the general assembly and executive committee two thirds of the seats shall be allotted to representatives of the fisheries sector and one third to representatives of the other interest groups affected by the Common Fisheries Policy.

3. In the general assembly and executive committee
  at least
  two thirds of the seats shall be allotted to representatives of the fisheries sector and one third to representatives of the other interest groups affected by the Common Fisheries Policy.

Amendment 32

Article 6, paragraph 1

1. Scientists from institutes of the Member States concerned or international bodies shall be invited to participate as
  experts
  in the work of the Regional Advisory Councils.

1. Scientists from institutes of the Member States concerned or international bodies
  or other experts
  shall be invited to participate as
  advisors
  in the work of the Regional Advisory Councils.

Amendment 33

Article 6, paragraph 2, subparagraph 2a (new)

Organisations representing inshore fisheries may participate as observers regarding issues which may affect them.

Amendment 34

Article 6, paragraph 3

3. The Commission
  may
  be present at any meeting of a Regional Advisory Council.

3. The Commission
  shall
  be present at any meeting of a Regional Advisory Council.

Amendment 35

Article 6, paragraph 4

4. A representative of the Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture may participate as an observer in the Regional Advisory Councils.

4. A representative of the Advisory Committee on Fisheries and Aquaculture may participate as an observer in the Regional Advisory Councils
  , except where meetings are explicitly held in private by decision of the voting members
  .

Amendment 36

Article 6, paragraph 6

6. The meetings of the general assembly and executive committee shall be open to the public.

6. The meetings of the general assembly and executive committee shall be open to the public
  , except where a decision to the contrary is taken by the voting members
  .

Amendment 37

Article 7, paragraph 1

1. Regional Advisory Councils shall adopt the measures necessary for their organisation.

1. Regional Advisory Councils shall adopt the measures necessary for their organisation
  on the basis of the Common Fisheries Policy principles of good governance.

Amendment 38

Article 7, paragraph 2

2. The members of the executive committee shall
  , where possible,
  adopt recommendations and suggestions by consensus.
  If no consensus can be reached, dissenting opinions expressed by members shall be recorded in the recommendations and suggestions adopted by the majority of the members present and voting.

2. The members of the executive committee shall adopt recommendations and suggestions by consensus.

Amendment 39

Article 7, paragraph 4

4. The Member States concerned shall provide the necessary support, including logistical help, to facilitate the functioning of a Regional Advisory Council.

4. The Member States concerned shall provide the necessary support, including logistical help
  , information on fisheries and scientific data
  to facilitate the functioning of a Regional Advisory Council.
  Where information and data have already been collated at public expense by the Member States or the Commission or have already made available to the Commission and international organisations, they shall be provided to the Regional Advisory Council timeously and without charge.

Amendment 40

Article 7, paragraph 4a (new)

4a. The Regional Advisory Councils may send observers to meetings of organisations which have been commissioned by the Member States or the Commission to provide scientific advice on fisheries for the area concerned. These organisations shall include the Advisory Committee on Fisheries Management, the International Council for Exploration of the Sea and the Commission's own Scientific Technical and Economic Committee on Fisheries.

Amendment 41

Article 7 a (new)

Article 7a

Consultations

In accordance with Article 31(4) of Regulation (EC) No 2371/ 2002, the Commission shall undertake to consult the Regional Advisory Councils in advance on all measures with an impact on fisheries.

In particular, it shall consult the Regional Advisory Councils affected by the proposals for multiannual reconstitution or management plans that it intends to put in place and to do so when the plans are being drawn up, in view of the sometimes drastic social and economic consequences for the fisheries concerned.

Amendment 42

Article 8

If an issue is of common interest to two or more Regional Advisory Councils, they
  shall
  coordinate their positions with a view to adopting joint recommendations on that issue.

If an issue is of common interest to two or more Regional Advisory Councils, they
  may, if considered appropriate by both Regional Advisory Councils
  , coordinate their positions with a view to adopting joint recommendations on that issue.

Amendment 43

Article 8, paragraph 1a (new)

An annual conference shall be held in which representatives from all Regional Advisory Councils shall participate and which observers from the European Parliament and the Commission shall attend.

Amendment 44

Article 8a (new)

Article 8a

Coordination between Regional Advisory Councils and inshore fisheries organisations

If an issue under discussion in a Regional Advisory Council may affect fisheries within the 6-12 mile zone, the positions of Regional Advisory Councils shall be adopted in consultation with inshore fisheries organisations with a legitimate interest. Such consultations shall be referred to in any recommendations adopted by the Regional Advisory Council.

Amendment 45

Article 9, paragraph 1

1. A Regional Advisory Council which has acquired a legal personality may apply for Community financial aid.

1. A Regional Advisory Council which has acquired a legal personality
  as set out in Article 2,
  may apply for Community financial aid.

Amendment 46

Article 9, paragraph 2

2.
  Community start-up aid may be granted for the operating expenditure of a Regional Advisory Council during its first three years in accordance with the conditions set out in Annex II, Part 1.

2.
  Community aid shall be provided to enable the operation of Regional Advisory Councils to provide for a Secretariat for each, to meet meeting costs, research costs, interpretation and translation, dissemination of information and to cover the costs of scientific personnel and working missions. A portion of travel costs for members attending meetings shall be provided, depending on the geographic distribution of participants and the area covered by the Regional Advisory Council concerned.

Funds for the above operating expenditure shall be granted during the first three years on a sliding scale, in accordance with the conditions set out in Annex II, Part 1.

Amendment 47

Article 9, paragraph 3

3. Community aid may be granted for the interpretation and translation costs of the meetings of the Regional Advisory Councils as set out in Annex II Part 2.

Deleted

Amendment 48

Article 9, paragraph 3a (new)

(3a) The annual appropriations shall be authorised by the budgetary authority within the annual budgetary procedure.

Amendment 49

Article 9, paragraph 3b (new)

(3b) The appropriations for commitment scheduled for the years 2007-2009 shall be subject to an agreement of the budgetary authority on the Financial Perspectives beyond 2006.

Amendment 50

Article 10, paragraph 3

3. Each Regional Advisory Council shall appoint a certified auditor
  for the period during which it benefits from Community funds
  .

3. Each Regional Advisory Council shall appoint a certified auditor.

Amendment 51

Annex II

Part 1.
  Contribution towards the start-up costs
  of the Regional Advisory Councils (RACs)

Part 1.
  Community aid for the operation
  of the Regional Advisory Councils (RACs)

The Community will
  contribute part of the
  operating costs
  from the year of their establishment for a maximum of three years
  .

The Community will
  provide
  operating costs
  for the operating expenditure of a Regional Advisory Council during its first three years on the basis of the following sliding scale
  :

Year 1

| Year 1 | 90% EU | 10% Member State | 0% Other Members |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Year 2 | 80% EU | 20% Member State | 0% Other Members |
| Year 3 | 70% EU | 25% Member State | 5% Other Members |

90% EU

10% Member State

0% Other Members

Year 2

80% EU

20% Member State

0% Other Members

Year 3

70% EU

25% Member State

5% Other Members

The amount allocated to each RAC for operating costs
  will not exceed 85% of its operating budget
  in the first year
  and
  may not exceed
  E UR  100 000
  . In the two following years, the financial contribution will be degressive
  and depend on the budget available. The Commission will conclude with each RAC and for each year an ‘operating grant agreement’ which will set the precise terms and conditions and the procedure for the grant of financing
  .

The amount allocated to each RAC for operating costs in the first year may not exceed
  EUR 500 000, including a reserve of EUR 100 000 for scientific research commissioned by the RAC
  . In the two following years, the financial contribution will be degressive
  as set out in this Annex
  .

The eligible costs will consist of the costs necessary to ensure the normal operation of the RACs and enable them to pursue their aims.

The eligible costs will consist of the costs necessary to ensure the normal operation of the RACs and enable them to pursue their aims.

The following direct costs will be eligible:

| — | personnel expenses (cost of personnel per day of work on the project); |
| --- | --- |

—

personnel expenses (cost of personnel per day of work on the project);

| — | new or used equipment; |
| --- | --- |

—

new or used equipment;

| — | materials and supplies; |
| --- | --- |

—

materials and supplies;

| — | dissemination of information to members; |
| --- | --- |

—

dissemination of information to members;

| — | travel and accommodation expenses of scientific experts attending Committee meetings (based on scales or rules laid down by the Commission departments); |
| --- | --- |

—

travel and accommodation expenses of scientific experts attending Committee meetings (based on scales or rules laid down by the Commission departments);

| — | audits; |
| --- | --- |

—

audits;

| — | a contingency reserve of not more than 5% of eligible direct costs. |
| --- | --- |

—

a contingency reserve of not more than 5% of eligible direct costs.

The following direct costs will be eligible:

Secretariat,

Coordinator,

Administrative assistant,

Chairman,

Rapporteur,

Scientific Consultants,

Equipment,

Non capital equipment and supplies,

Dissemination of information,

Audits,

Translation and interpretation,

General Assembly (one per year),

Hire of meeting room,

Travel and accommodation (experts and Executive Committee),

Executive Committee Meetings (three per year),

Hire of meeting rooms,

Travel and accommodation (experts and Executive Committee),

Working Group Meetings (four per year),

Hire of meeting rooms,

Travel and accommodation (experts),

Miscellaneous,

Reserve for RAC-commissioned scientific research.

Part 2. Interpretation and translation costs

The Commission will conclude with each RAC and for each year an action grant agreement which will set the precise terms and conditions and the procedure for the grant of financing.

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P5_TA(2004)0270

Olympic truce

European resolution on the Olympic truce

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the resolution of 1990, followed by Resolution 56/75 of the United Nations General Assembly of 11 December 2001, in which it decided to consider the item ‘building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic Ideal’ every two years in advance of each Summer and Winter Olympic Games and Paralympic Games, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the resolution of 1990, followed by Resolution 56/75 of the United Nations General Assembly of 11 December 2001, in which it decided to consider the item ‘building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic Ideal’ every two years in advance of each Summer and Winter Olympic Games and Paralympic Games,

| — | having regard to the 58th session of the United Nations General Assembly and its resolution ‘Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal’ (A/58/L.9), which was co-sponsored and adopted unanimously by a record number of 190 United Nations member states on 3 November 2003, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the 58th session of the United Nations General Assembly and its resolution ‘Building a peaceful and better world through sport and the Olympic ideal’ (A/58/L.9), which was co-sponsored and adopted unanimously by a record number of 190 United Nations member states on 3 November 2003,

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the Brussels European Council of 12 December 2003, in which the Council declared its support for the idea of the Olympic Truce and welcomed the relevant resolution agreed unanimously by the United Nations General Assembly, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the conclusions of the Brussels European Council of 12 December 2003, in which the Council declared its support for the idea of the Olympic Truce and welcomed the relevant resolution agreed unanimously by the United Nations General Assembly,

| — | recalling the ancient Hellenic tradition of ekecheiria, namely the ceasing of all conflicts during the Olympic Games, allowing athletes, artists and spectators to travel to Olympia and participate in the Games, |
| --- | --- |

—

recalling the ancient Hellenic tradition of ekecheiria, namely the ceasing of all conflicts during the Olympic Games, allowing athletes, artists and spectators to travel to Olympia and participate in the Games,

| — | whereas the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games are taking place in 2004 in Athens, Greece, where the tradition of the Olympic Truce was first established, |
| --- | --- |

—

whereas the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games are taking place in 2004 in Athens, Greece, where the tradition of the Olympic Truce was first established,

| — | having regard to Rule 42(5) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 42(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games and the Olympic Truce contribute to building a world based on the rules of fair competition, humanity, reconciliation and tolerance, and promote multicultural dialogue, cooperation and understanding, |
| --- | --- |

A.

whereas the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games and the Olympic Truce contribute to building a world based on the rules of fair competition, humanity, reconciliation and tolerance, and promote multicultural dialogue, cooperation and understanding,

| B. | whereas the period of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games should provide an opportunity for a peaceful dialogue and the search for durable solutions for the restoration of peace in all areas of conflict, where the first victims are children, young people, women and the elderly, |
| --- | --- |

B.

whereas the period of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games should provide an opportunity for a peaceful dialogue and the search for durable solutions for the restoration of peace in all areas of conflict, where the first victims are children, young people, women and the elderly,

| 1. | Asks the Council to urge the Member States and the acceding, candidate and neighbouring countries to respect and observe the Olympic Truce during the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games and to use the Olympic Truce as an instrument to promote peace, dialogue and reconciliation in areas of conflict during and beyond the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games period; |
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1.

Asks the Council to urge the Member States and the acceding, candidate and neighbouring countries to respect and observe the Olympic Truce during the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games and to use the Olympic Truce as an instrument to promote peace, dialogue and reconciliation in areas of conflict during and beyond the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games period;

| 2. | Calls on the Council to appeal to warring parties worldwide to respect the Olympic Truce; |
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2.

Calls on the Council to appeal to warring parties worldwide to respect the Olympic Truce;

| 3. | Urges the Council to support the International Olympic Committee in its efforts to promote peace and human understanding through sport and the Olympic ideal; |
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3.

Urges the Council to support the International Olympic Committee in its efforts to promote peace and human understanding through sport and the Olympic ideal;

| 4. | Calls on the Council to mobilise all international sports organisations and the National Olympic Committees of the Member States to undertake concrete actions at national, regional and world level to promote and strengthen a culture of peace based on the Olympic Truce initiative; |
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4.

Calls on the Council to mobilise all international sports organisations and the National Olympic Committees of the Member States to undertake concrete actions at national, regional and world level to promote and strengthen a culture of peace based on the Olympic Truce initiative;

| 5. | Welcomes the establishment by the International Olympic Committee of an International Olympic Truce Foundation and an International Olympic Truce Centre to promote further the ideals of peace and understanding through sport, and asks the Council to support these organisations; |
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5.

Welcomes the establishment by the International Olympic Committee of an International Olympic Truce Foundation and an International Olympic Truce Centre to promote further the ideals of peace and understanding through sport, and asks the Council to support these organisations;

| 6. | Welcomes the individual support of European and world personalities for the promotion of the Olympic Truce; |
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6.

Welcomes the individual support of European and world personalities for the promotion of the Olympic Truce;

| 7. | Urges the Council to reconsider this matter every two years, before all upcoming Summer and Winter Olympic Games and to reaffirm its support for the Olympic Truce initiative before the Games in Turin, Italy, in 2006; |
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7.

Urges the Council to reconsider this matter every two years, before all upcoming Summer and Winter Olympic Games and to reaffirm its support for the Olympic Truce initiative before the Games in Turin, Italy, in 2006;

| 8. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the parliaments of the Member States and the acceding, candidate and neighbouring states. |
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8.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the parliaments of the Member States and the acceding, candidate and neighbouring states.

P5_TA(2004)0271

Situation in Kosovo

European Parliament resolution on the situation in Kosovo

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on the situation in Kosovo and the former Yugoslavia, in particular its resolution of 15 February 2001 on the situation in Kosovo (1), |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on the situation in Kosovo and the former Yugoslavia, in particular its resolution of 15 February 2001 on the situation in Kosovo (1),

| — | having regard to the relevant UN Security Council resolutions, in particular Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999, |
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having regard to the relevant UN Security Council resolutions, in particular Resolution 1244 of 10 June 1999,

| — | having regard to the External Relations Council's statement on Serbia and Montenegro and on Kosovo of 22 March 2004, |
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having regard to the External Relations Council's statement on Serbia and Montenegro and on Kosovo of 22 March 2004,

| — | having regard to the strongly worded condemnation of the violence in Kosovo made by the Brussels European Council of 25 and 26 March 2004, |
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having regard to the strongly worded condemnation of the violence in Kosovo made by the Brussels European Council of 25 and 26 March 2004,

| — | having regard to Rule 37(4) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 37(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | alarmed by the worst outbreak of mainly ethnically motivated violence in Kosovo for five years, which has left dozens dead and about a thousand people injured and has resulted in the destruction of several hundred houses and about forty Orthodox churches, monasteries, schools and other buildings throughout Kosovo, |
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A.

alarmed by the worst outbreak of mainly ethnically motivated violence in Kosovo for five years, which has left dozens dead and about a thousand people injured and has resulted in the destruction of several hundred houses and about forty Orthodox churches, monasteries, schools and other buildings throughout Kosovo,

| B. | whereas UN police have indicated that most of the violence is being directed against the ethnic Serb minority, |
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B.

whereas UN police have indicated that most of the violence is being directed against the ethnic Serb minority,

| C. | stressing that violent acts have also been directed against the international peacekeeping force in Kosovo (KFOR) and the premises and personnel of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNKIK), |
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C.

stressing that violent acts have also been directed against the international peacekeeping force in Kosovo (KFOR) and the premises and personnel of the United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNKIK),

| D. | pointing out that ethnic, cultural and religious coexistence and respect for minorities are two fundamentals which must be considered before any decision is reached on the final status of Kosovo, |
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D.

pointing out that ethnic, cultural and religious coexistence and respect for minorities are two fundamentals which must be considered before any decision is reached on the final status of Kosovo,

| E. | whereas the European Union and its Member States have made considerable political, financial and human investments in the peace process in the region, |
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E.

whereas the European Union and its Member States have made considerable political, financial and human investments in the peace process in the region,

| 1. | Condemns the recent ethnically motivated violence in Kosovo on 17 and 18 March 2004 and calls for an immediate and definitive end to all violence and unlawful acts, including the destruction of Kosovo's religious and cultural heritage, which forms part of the common European heritage; extends its condolences to the people of Kosovo and the families concerned; |
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1.

Condemns the recent ethnically motivated violence in Kosovo on 17 and 18 March 2004 and calls for an immediate and definitive end to all violence and unlawful acts, including the destruction of Kosovo's religious and cultural heritage, which forms part of the common European heritage; extends its condolences to the people of Kosovo and the families concerned;

| 2. | Condemns, equally, the destruction of Muslim religious buildings in Serbia; |
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2.

Condemns, equally, the destruction of Muslim religious buildings in Serbia;

| 3. | Condemns the killing of two UN police officers on 23 March 2004 and other attacks on KFOR troops and UNMIK personnel and sites; |
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3.

Condemns the killing of two UN police officers on 23 March 2004 and other attacks on KFOR troops and UNMIK personnel and sites;

| 4. | Reminds the Kosovo Albanian community and its leaders that the recent violence and the slow and hesitant condemnations issued by the Kosovo-Albanian leadership mark a break with the UNMIK-led ‘standards before status’ process, which could seriously harm the long-term security and prosperity of Kosovo; |
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4.

Reminds the Kosovo Albanian community and its leaders that the recent violence and the slow and hesitant condemnations issued by the Kosovo-Albanian leadership mark a break with the UNMIK-led ‘standards before status’ process, which could seriously harm the long-term security and prosperity of Kosovo;

| 5. | Calls on the Kosovo Provisional Institutions of Self-Government (PISG) and on the political parties and civil society organisations in the province to strongly condemn the recent violence and to do their utmost to ensure that no further violence occurs; |
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5.

Calls on the Kosovo Provisional Institutions of Self-Government (PISG) and on the political parties and civil society organisations in the province to strongly condemn the recent violence and to do their utmost to ensure that no further violence occurs;

| 6. | Calls, equally, on the Serb community in Kosovo to refrain from further violence, to cease making calls for assistance from Serbia and Montenegro and to fully comply with UNMIK guidelines on security and local administration, and calls on the government in Belgrade to dismantle all parallel structures it supports in Kosovo, and send a clear signal to the Kosovo Serbs that they should commit themselves fully to the reconstruction of Kosovo; |
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6.

Calls, equally, on the Serb community in Kosovo to refrain from further violence, to cease making calls for assistance from Serbia and Montenegro and to fully comply with UNMIK guidelines on security and local administration, and calls on the government in Belgrade to dismantle all parallel structures it supports in Kosovo, and send a clear signal to the Kosovo Serbs that they should commit themselves fully to the reconstruction of Kosovo;

| 7. | Calls on Albanians in Kosovo to allow their Serbian compatriots who fled to areas under KFOR protection to return safely to their homes; |
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7.

Calls on Albanians in Kosovo to allow their Serbian compatriots who fled to areas under KFOR protection to return safely to their homes;

| 8. | Calls on the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Harri Holkeri, UNMIK and KFOR to make further efforts to stabilise the situation, including measures to bring about the safe return of persons displaced by the recent acts of violence; underlines, further, that those communities engaged in coexistence and those NGOs which are making efforts to facilitate dialogue between the various minorities with a view to starting a real and effective reconciliation process should receive additional support; |
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8.

Calls on the UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General, Harri Holkeri, UNMIK and KFOR to make further efforts to stabilise the situation, including measures to bring about the safe return of persons displaced by the recent acts of violence; underlines, further, that those communities engaged in coexistence and those NGOs which are making efforts to facilitate dialogue between the various minorities with a view to starting a real and effective reconciliation process should receive additional support;

| 9. | Urges UNMIK to start thorough investigations into these events and calls on the Kosovo authorities and the Kosovo police forces to cooperate fully and bring those responsible to justice; |
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9.

Urges UNMIK to start thorough investigations into these events and calls on the Kosovo authorities and the Kosovo police forces to cooperate fully and bring those responsible to justice;

| 10. | Welcomes the recent decisions to deploy additional KFOR troops in Kosovo, and calls for the troops on the ground to be given sufficient operational resources to enable them to perform their duty of maintaining law and order effectively, which includes protecting the cultural heritage of both communities; |
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10.

Welcomes the recent decisions to deploy additional KFOR troops in Kosovo, and calls for the troops on the ground to be given sufficient operational resources to enable them to perform their duty of maintaining law and order effectively, which includes protecting the cultural heritage of both communities;

| 11. | Calls on the Irish Presidency, the Council and the Commission to take the following measures, either unilaterally or in multilateral forums, notably the UN and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe:






  — | to appoint, as a matter of urgency, an EU Special Representative for the region, albeit whilst welcoming the decision of the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy to send a personal representative to Pristina; |
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11.

Calls on the Irish Presidency, the Council and the Commission to take the following measures, either unilaterally or in multilateral forums, notably the UN and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe:

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to appoint, as a matter of urgency, an EU Special Representative for the region, albeit whilst welcoming the decision of the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy to send a personal representative to Pristina;

| — | to give additional support for UNMIK to strengthen efforts to establish an institutional framework in Kosovo, with adequate protection of Kosovo's minorities; |
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to give additional support for UNMIK to strengthen efforts to establish an institutional framework in Kosovo, with adequate protection of Kosovo's minorities;

| — | to support the creation of a strong judicial system relying, in the short term, on international judges and prosecutors; |
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to support the creation of a strong judicial system relying, in the short term, on international judges and prosecutors;

| — | to maintain pressure on all parties by establishing clear benchmarks for sanctions and rewards; |
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to maintain pressure on all parties by establishing clear benchmarks for sanctions and rewards;

| — | to undertake, as a matter of urgency, a study of the socioeconomic conditions in Kosovo and of the privatisation programme, which has not proceeded as originally planned; |
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to undertake, as a matter of urgency, a study of the socioeconomic conditions in Kosovo and of the privatisation programme, which has not proceeded as originally planned;

| 12. | Calls on the Council, nevertheless, to embark on detailed consideration of the final status of Kosovo, involving politicians, intellectuals and NGOs from the region, with a view to defining a time-frame and finalising specific options; |
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12.

Calls on the Council, nevertheless, to embark on detailed consideration of the final status of Kosovo, involving politicians, intellectuals and NGOs from the region, with a view to defining a time-frame and finalising specific options;

| 13. | Warns that these events are a setback on the road to integrating south-eastern European countries into European structures, and calls on all the governments involved and the Council to adopt the measures needed to avert the destabilisation of neighbouring countries; |
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13.

Warns that these events are a setback on the road to integrating south-eastern European countries into European structures, and calls on all the governments involved and the Council to adopt the measures needed to avert the destabilisation of neighbouring countries;

| 14. | Urges the Commission to go on with the Kosovo Stabilisation and Association process Tracking Mechanism, but stresses that it should be made clearly conditional on the PISG genuinely cooperating with UNMIK and on the Kosovo authorities showing complete respect for fundamental EU values; |
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14.

Urges the Commission to go on with the Kosovo Stabilisation and Association process Tracking Mechanism, but stresses that it should be made clearly conditional on the PISG genuinely cooperating with UNMIK and on the Kosovo authorities showing complete respect for fundamental EU values;

| 15. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the Member States, Harri Holkeri, the Kosovo Provisional Institutions of Self-Government and the governments of Serbia and of the Serbia-Montenegro State Union. |
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15.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the Member States, Harri Holkeri, the Kosovo Provisional Institutions of Self-Government and the governments of Serbia and of the Serbia-Montenegro State Union.

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(1)  OJ C 276, 1.10.2001, p. 277.

P5_TA(2004)0272

World Bank Extractive Industries Review

European Parliament resolution on the World Bank-commissioned Extractive Industries Review

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Rule 37(4) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 37(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas in the year 2000 World Bank President James Wolfensohn commissioned an independent study to examine the World Bank Group (WBG)'s support for oil, mining and gas projects within the context of the World Bank's affirmed mission of poverty reduction and promotion of sustainable development, |
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A.

whereas in the year 2000 World Bank President James Wolfensohn commissioned an independent study to examine the World Bank Group (WBG)'s support for oil, mining and gas projects within the context of the World Bank's affirmed mission of poverty reduction and promotion of sustainable development,

| B. | whereas the Extractive Industry Review Commission presented in 2004 the results of a two-year multi-stakeholder process that included consultations with industry, civil society, academia and government on five continents, as well as research and project visits, |
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B.

whereas the Extractive Industry Review Commission presented in 2004 the results of a two-year multi-stakeholder process that included consultations with industry, civil society, academia and government on five continents, as well as research and project visits,

| C. | whereas the recommendations of the Extractive Industries Review (EIR) report also concern European banks, the EIB and the EBRD, because many operations are jointly financed by the International Finance Corporation and the European banks and there are also implied consequences for the export credit agencies of the member countries, |
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C.

whereas the recommendations of the Extractive Industries Review (EIR) report also concern European banks, the EIB and the EBRD, because many operations are jointly financed by the International Finance Corporation and the European banks and there are also implied consequences for the export credit agencies of the member countries,

| D. | whereas all governments of the European Union must define their position regarding the conclusions of the report by April 2004, |
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D.

whereas all governments of the European Union must define their position regarding the conclusions of the report by April 2004,

| E. | whereas the World Bank should use its influence to work with governments to develop and implement policies and mechanisms for the redistribution of revenues from resources for the benefit of local populations and, in particular, to effect poverty reduction, |
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E.

whereas the World Bank should use its influence to work with governments to develop and implement policies and mechanisms for the redistribution of revenues from resources for the benefit of local populations and, in particular, to effect poverty reduction,

| F. | whereas the Member States hold almost 30% of the vote on the Boards of the World Bank and the IMF and would represent an important factor in the World Bank decision-making process if a concerted EU approach were achieved, |
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F.

whereas the Member States hold almost 30% of the vote on the Boards of the World Bank and the IMF and would represent an important factor in the World Bank decision-making process if a concerted EU approach were achieved,

| G. | whereas the EIR report concludes that there is a role for the World Bank Group in the oil, mining and gas sectors, but only when the right conditions are in place to promote poverty reduction and sustainable development, |
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G.

whereas the EIR report concludes that there is a role for the World Bank Group in the oil, mining and gas sectors, but only when the right conditions are in place to promote poverty reduction and sustainable development,

| H. | whereas the EIR calls for a better balance between ecological, economic and social considerations, asking the WBG to reform its social and environmental standards and to implement those standards in order to make financial support conditional on ‘good governance’, respect for human rights by companies and governments, pro-poor achievements and sustainable development, |
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H.

whereas the EIR calls for a better balance between ecological, economic and social considerations, asking the WBG to reform its social and environmental standards and to implement those standards in order to make financial support conditional on ‘good governance’, respect for human rights by companies and governments, pro-poor achievements and sustainable development,

| I. | whereas the 2002 Operations Evaluation Department report on the extractive sector, an entirely internal report of the World Bank, reached the same conclusions as the EIR as regards the failure of investment in the extractive sectors to alleviate poverty, and recommended improving governance and transparency as preconditions for lending for these extractive projects, |
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I.

whereas the 2002 Operations Evaluation Department report on the extractive sector, an entirely internal report of the World Bank, reached the same conclusions as the EIR as regards the failure of investment in the extractive sectors to alleviate poverty, and recommended improving governance and transparency as preconditions for lending for these extractive projects,

| J. | whereas oil, minerals and gas are found in around 60 developing or transitional countries in which more than two thirds of the world's poorest people are surviving on less than USD 2 per day, and twelve of the world's most mineral-dependent states and six of the most oil-dependent are classed by the World Bank as Highly Indebted Poor Countries, |
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J.

whereas oil, minerals and gas are found in around 60 developing or transitional countries in which more than two thirds of the world's poorest people are surviving on less than USD 2 per day, and twelve of the world's most mineral-dependent states and six of the most oil-dependent are classed by the World Bank as Highly Indebted Poor Countries,

| K. | whereas countries that rely primarily on extractive industries tend to have higher levels of poverty, child mortality, civil war, corruption and totalitarianism than countries that have more diversified economies, |
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K.

whereas countries that rely primarily on extractive industries tend to have higher levels of poverty, child mortality, civil war, corruption and totalitarianism than countries that have more diversified economies,

| L. | whereas the whole extractive sector represents only 2 % of WBG activities, and the review has shown that this support is sought by governments or industry in those areas where governance is poor and the risk of human rights abuses or other forms of political risk are very high, |
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L.

whereas the whole extractive sector represents only 2 % of WBG activities, and the review has shown that this support is sought by governments or industry in those areas where governance is poor and the risk of human rights abuses or other forms of political risk are very high,

| M. | whereas the WBG as a multilateral institution sets world standards and, in order to accomplish its mandate of poverty alleviation through sustainable development, should use its leverage to support forward-looking industries in developing countries, |
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M.

whereas the WBG as a multilateral institution sets world standards and, in order to accomplish its mandate of poverty alleviation through sustainable development, should use its leverage to support forward-looking industries in developing countries,

| N. | whereas the WBG should, to this end, promote energy efficiency and set targets for the enhanced use of renewable sources of energy, |
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N.

whereas the WBG should, to this end, promote energy efficiency and set targets for the enhanced use of renewable sources of energy,

| 1. | Strongly welcomes the initiative taken by World Bank President Mr Wolfensohn to scrutinise the extractive industries sector and hopes that the World Bank Group will demonstrate its commitment to sustainable development by giving due consideration to the EIR report's recommendations this fiscal year and, where appropriate, by setting up a process for their implementation through changes to existing WBG policies and standards and development of new policies and procedures, with clear benchmarks and timetables and a fully resourced team; considers that the implementation process should be transparent and that the WBG should provide quarterly progress reports to the board, Member States and the public at large; |
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1.

Strongly welcomes the initiative taken by World Bank President Mr Wolfensohn to scrutinise the extractive industries sector and hopes that the World Bank Group will demonstrate its commitment to sustainable development by giving due consideration to the EIR report's recommendations this fiscal year and, where appropriate, by setting up a process for their implementation through changes to existing WBG policies and standards and development of new policies and procedures, with clear benchmarks and timetables and a fully resourced team; considers that the implementation process should be transparent and that the WBG should provide quarterly progress reports to the board, Member States and the public at large;

| 2. | Endorses, in regard to pro-poor governance, recommendations to promote transparency and good governance in public as well as private undertakings in the extractive industries; |
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2.

Endorses, in regard to pro-poor governance, recommendations to promote transparency and good governance in public as well as private undertakings in the extractive industries;

| 3. | Calls for transparency in revenue flows and project investments from the extractive industry projects supported by the World Bank, the EIB, the EBRD and export credit agencies; |
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3.

Calls for transparency in revenue flows and project investments from the extractive industry projects supported by the World Bank, the EIB, the EBRD and export credit agencies;

| 4. | Supports the promotion of a dialogue between extractive industries and local communities with regard to new projects, and acknowledges the need for due compensation for infringements of their livelihoods and rights; |
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4.

Supports the promotion of a dialogue between extractive industries and local communities with regard to new projects, and acknowledges the need for due compensation for infringements of their livelihoods and rights;

| 5. | Calls on the Irish Presidency to consult with relevant ministers of Member States on the EIR with a view to reaching a common EU position prior to the World Bank Group Board meeting in support of the report; |
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5.

Calls on the Irish Presidency to consult with relevant ministers of Member States on the EIR with a view to reaching a common EU position prior to the World Bank Group Board meeting in support of the report;

| 6. | Calls on the Member States to raise the findings of the report in other national or international financial fora, such as the EIB, EBRD, national credit agencies, etc., to ensure that the problems explored are duly discussed and acted upon; |
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6.

Calls on the Member States to raise the findings of the report in other national or international financial fora, such as the EIB, EBRD, national credit agencies, etc., to ensure that the problems explored are duly discussed and acted upon;

| 7. | Calls on the Commission to adopt a process in order to reflect the spirit of the EIR recommendations in the EU environmental and social guidelines for economic and development cooperation and notably in its cooperation with the IMF, the World Bank, the EIB and the EBRD; |
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7.

Calls on the Commission to adopt a process in order to reflect the spirit of the EIR recommendations in the EU environmental and social guidelines for economic and development cooperation and notably in its cooperation with the IMF, the World Bank, the EIB and the EBRD;

| 8. | Calls on the Council and Commission to explore the possibility of a regulation with the aim of coordinating the procedures and policies of the national export credit agencies of the Member States, in support of the implementation of the EIR findings; |
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8.

Calls on the Council and Commission to explore the possibility of a regulation with the aim of coordinating the procedures and policies of the national export credit agencies of the Member States, in support of the implementation of the EIR findings;

| 9. | Calls on the Commission to express a position in favour of giving due consideration to the EIR recommendations and, where appropriate, in favour of their implementation when the Development Commissioner is as usual invited to give a speech before the joint WB/IMF Development Committee during the 2004 Bretton Woods Institutions joint Spring meetings; |
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9.

Calls on the Commission to express a position in favour of giving due consideration to the EIR recommendations and, where appropriate, in favour of their implementation when the Development Commissioner is as usual invited to give a speech before the joint WB/IMF Development Committee during the 2004 Bretton Woods Institutions joint Spring meetings;

| 10. | Calls on the Commission, Council and Member States to support notably the following demands of the EIR and to bring all their influence to bear with the aim of their full implementation:






  (a) | to align the WBG's energy sector priorities with its environmental and social mandate, |
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10.

Calls on the Commission, Council and Member States to support notably the following demands of the EIR and to bring all their influence to bear with the aim of their full implementation:

(a)

to align the WBG's energy sector priorities with its environmental and social mandate,

| (b) | simultaneously to increase its investments in renewable energy projects that can help meet the energy needs of the world's poor, |
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(b)

simultaneously to increase its investments in renewable energy projects that can help meet the energy needs of the world's poor,

| (c) | to ensure that a set of adequate governance conditions is in place before a project can go ahead, notably by






  — | defining clear rules on the publication of the financial agreements between the governments and industry involved to combat corruption and allow the drafting of revenue-sharing agreements with local communities, |
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(c)

to ensure that a set of adequate governance conditions is in place before a project can go ahead, notably by

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defining clear rules on the publication of the financial agreements between the governments and industry involved to combat corruption and allow the drafting of revenue-sharing agreements with local communities,

| — | setting up a dispute settlement mechanism to arbitrate on any conflicts, which must be fully accessible to local communities, |
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setting up a dispute settlement mechanism to arbitrate on any conflicts, which must be fully accessible to local communities,

| — | excluding forced resettlements, conducting participatory assessments of potentially affected communities; adoption of these principles should be informed and guided by the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, |
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excluding forced resettlements, conducting participatory assessments of potentially affected communities; adoption of these principles should be informed and guided by the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues,

| (d) | to ensure that the projects it supports comply with international human rights law and all the core labour standards, |
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(d)

to ensure that the projects it supports comply with international human rights law and all the core labour standards,

| (e) | to demand full transparency in revenue flows and project investments from the extractive industry projects it supports, |
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(e)

to demand full transparency in revenue flows and project investments from the extractive industry projects it supports,

| (f) | to strengthen its Natural Habitats policy and refuse to finance extractive industry projects in protected areas, critical natural habitats and World Heritage sites, |
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(f)

to strengthen its Natural Habitats policy and refuse to finance extractive industry projects in protected areas, critical natural habitats and World Heritage sites,

| (g) | to refuse to finance in areas of armed conflict or where the risk of an armed conflict is high, |
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(g)

to refuse to finance in areas of armed conflict or where the risk of an armed conflict is high,

| (h) | to minimise its support for mines using toxic materials such as cyanide and mercury, and impose a moratorium on submarine tailings disposal; |
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(h)

to minimise its support for mines using toxic materials such as cyanide and mercury, and impose a moratorium on submarine tailings disposal;

| 11. | Supports and welcomes recommendations on the promotion of renewable energy and on endorsing natural gas as a ‘bridging fuel’; |
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11.

Supports and welcomes recommendations on the promotion of renewable energy and on endorsing natural gas as a ‘bridging fuel’;

| 12. | Calls on the New Partnership for Africa's Development to take an active role in encouraging African governments to take on board the principles of the report and set high standards for achieving total transparency in dealings with extractive industries from third countries and indeed for publishing accounts from national companies; |
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12.

Calls on the New Partnership for Africa's Development to take an active role in encouraging African governments to take on board the principles of the report and set high standards for achieving total transparency in dealings with extractive industries from third countries and indeed for publishing accounts from national companies;

| 13. | Stresses that any measures implemented to increase the transparency of payments and revenues must result in a legal mechanism that would require extractive companies to report publicly, on a country-by-country basis, aggregate taxes, fees and other payments made to government, which should prevent corrupt officials from obtaining confidentiality agreements which prevent companies disclosing revenue payments to governments; |
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13.

Stresses that any measures implemented to increase the transparency of payments and revenues must result in a legal mechanism that would require extractive companies to report publicly, on a country-by-country basis, aggregate taxes, fees and other payments made to government, which should prevent corrupt officials from obtaining confidentiality agreements which prevent companies disclosing revenue payments to governments;

| 14. | Calls for oil companies to comply with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and for steps to be taken to ensure that national oil companies are subject to the same levels of transparency as regards payments and revenues as private companies; |
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14.

Calls for oil companies to comply with the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative and for steps to be taken to ensure that national oil companies are subject to the same levels of transparency as regards payments and revenues as private companies;

| 15. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the Member States, the President and Executive Directors of the World Bank, the Managing Director of the IMF and the Presidents of the EIB and the EBRD. |
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15.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the Member States, the President and Executive Directors of the World Bank, the Managing Director of the IMF and the Presidents of the EIB and the EBRD.

P5_TA(2004)0273

Application by Croatia for accession to the EU

European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the application by Croatia for accession to the European Union (2003/2254(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a recommendation to the Council by Alexandros Baltas on behalf of the PSE Group on the application of Croatia for accession to the EU (B5-0476/2003), |
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having regard to the proposal for a recommendation to the Council by Alexandros Baltas on behalf of the PSE Group on the application of Croatia for accession to the EU (B5-0476/2003),

| — | having regard to its position of 12 December 2001 on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, on the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, on the other part (1), |
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having regard to its position of 12 December 2001 on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, on the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, on the other part (1),

| — | having regard to its position of 12 December 2001 on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion and the provisional application of an Interim Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part (2), |
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having regard to its position of 12 December 2001 on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion and the provisional application of an Interim Agreement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part (2),

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the Copenhagen European Council in 1993, which set the criteria for countries seeking entry to the European Union, |
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having regard to the conclusions of the Copenhagen European Council in 1993, which set the criteria for countries seeking entry to the European Union,

| — | having regard to its position of 6 October 2000 on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2000/24/EC so as to extend the Community guarantee granted to the European Investment Bank to cover loans for projects in Croatia (3), |
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having regard to its position of 6 October 2000 on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2000/24/EC so as to extend the Community guarantee granted to the European Investment Bank to cover loans for projects in Croatia (3),

| — | having regard to its position of 15 November 2000 on the amended proposal for a Council regulation on assistance for Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and amending Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89, Decision 97/256/EC and Regulation (EEC) No 1360/90 (4), |
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having regard to its position of 15 November 2000 on the amended proposal for a Council regulation on assistance for Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and amending Regulation (EEC) No 3906/89, Decision 97/256/EC and Regulation (EEC) No 1360/90 (4),

| — | having regard to United Nations Security Council resolution 827 of 25 May 1993, establishing the International Criminal Court for the former Yugoslavia, |
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having regard to United Nations Security Council resolution 827 of 25 May 1993, establishing the International Criminal Court for the former Yugoslavia,

| — | having regard to United Nations Security Council resolution 1503, |
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having regard to United Nations Security Council resolution 1503,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 20 November 2003 on the stabilisation and association process for south-east Europe — second annual report (5), |
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having regard to its resolution of 20 November 2003 on the stabilisation and association process for south-east Europe — second annual report (5),

| — | having regard to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement signed by Croatia and the European Community on 29 October 2001, |
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having regard to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement signed by Croatia and the European Community on 29 October 2001,

| — | having regard to the Interim Agreement signed by Croatia and the European Community on 29 October 2001, |
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having regard to the Interim Agreement signed by Croatia and the European Community on 29 October 2001,

| — | having regard to Croatia's application for accession to the European Union submitted on 21 February 2003, |
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having regard to Croatia's application for accession to the European Union submitted on 21 February 2003,

| — | having regard to the CARDS programme and the annual programme for Croatia adopted by the Commission in June 2003, |
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having regard to the CARDS programme and the annual programme for Croatia adopted by the Commission in June 2003,

| — | having regard to the Commission report on the stabilisation and association process for south-east Europe — second annual report (COM(2003) 139), |
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having regard to the Commission report on the stabilisation and association process for south-east Europe — second annual report (COM(2003) 139),

| — | having regard to the declaration of the Ministerial Conference for the Sustainable Development of Fisheries in the Mediterranean held in Venice on 25/26 November 2003, |
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having regard to the declaration of the Ministerial Conference for the Sustainable Development of Fisheries in the Mediterranean held in Venice on 25/26 November 2003,

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the European Councils in Thessaloniki (20-22 June 2003) and Brussels (12/13 December 2003) regarding Croatia, |
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having regard to the conclusions of the European Councils in Thessaloniki (20-22 June 2003) and Brussels (12/13 December 2003) regarding Croatia,

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the Council of Foreign Affairs Ministers of 13 October 2003 and 9 December 2003 regarding Croatia, |
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having regard to the conclusions of the Council of Foreign Affairs Ministers of 13 October 2003 and 9 December 2003 regarding Croatia,

| — | having regard to Rule 49(3) and Rule 104 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 49(3) and Rule 104 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (A5-0206/2004), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (A5-0206/2004),

| A. | welcoming Croatia's application for accession to the European Union and stressing Croatia's European vocation and the symbolic nature of an application for accession from another country of the former Yugoslavia, |
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A.

welcoming Croatia's application for accession to the European Union and stressing Croatia's European vocation and the symbolic nature of an application for accession from another country of the former Yugoslavia,

| B. | asserting that Croatia's desire to join the European Union could serve as a further example and incentive for the other countries of the Balkan region, |
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B.

asserting that Croatia's desire to join the European Union could serve as a further example and incentive for the other countries of the Balkan region,

| C. | whereas Croatia's application for accession represents a logical continuation of the steps it has already taken in an effort to bring the country as close as possible to the European Union, such as the signing of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement and the introduction and gradual implementation of the legal reforms needed to enable the acquis communautaire to be fully incorporated, |
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C.

whereas Croatia's application for accession represents a logical continuation of the steps it has already taken in an effort to bring the country as close as possible to the European Union, such as the signing of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement and the introduction and gradual implementation of the legal reforms needed to enable the acquis communautaire to be fully incorporated,

| D. | whereas anchoring Croatia within the European Union would breathe new life into the region and contribute to its development, |
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D.

whereas anchoring Croatia within the European Union would breathe new life into the region and contribute to its development,

| E. | understanding that the process of bringing Croatia closer to the European Union and the impetus this is giving to the Balkan region reflect the key role that the Union can continue to play to promote peace, stability and prosperity in the region; whereas the Union is aware from its own historical and recent experience of the positive impact which a prospective accession can have on all countries aspiring to become candidates, |
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understanding that the process of bringing Croatia closer to the European Union and the impetus this is giving to the Balkan region reflect the key role that the Union can continue to play to promote peace, stability and prosperity in the region; whereas the Union is aware from its own historical and recent experience of the positive impact which a prospective accession can have on all countries aspiring to become candidates,

| F. | considering that the legislative elections of 23 November 2003 were conducted in a proper manner and in accordance with the standards expected of any democratic country, |
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F.

considering that the legislative elections of 23 November 2003 were conducted in a proper manner and in accordance with the standards expected of any democratic country,

| G. | welcoming the new constitutional law of 13 December 2002 on the rights of national minorities, which provides a necessary and useful framework for regulating their status, |
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G.

welcoming the new constitutional law of 13 December 2002 on the rights of national minorities, which provides a necessary and useful framework for regulating their status,

| H. | noting that the new government, like its predecessor, supports Croatia's accession to the European Union, |
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H.

noting that the new government, like its predecessor, supports Croatia's accession to the European Union,

| I. | whereas the economic reforms carried out by Croatia in recent years have improved the performance of the Croatian economy (growth in GDP rose from 4,1% in 2001 to 5,2% in 2002, while inflation fell from 7,4% in 2000 to 2,3% in 2002), |
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I.

whereas the economic reforms carried out by Croatia in recent years have improved the performance of the Croatian economy (growth in GDP rose from 4,1% in 2001 to 5,2% in 2002, while inflation fell from 7,4% in 2000 to 2,3% in 2002),

| J. | whereas Croatia is already benefiting from the Interim Agreement, which is encouraging the openingup of the European market and having a favourable impact on the Croatian economy, although it is to be regretted that the Stabilisation and Association Agreement has not yet come into force, |
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J.

whereas Croatia is already benefiting from the Interim Agreement, which is encouraging the openingup of the European market and having a favourable impact on the Croatian economy, although it is to be regretted that the Stabilisation and Association Agreement has not yet come into force,

| K. | aware in any case that the signing of this Agreement has prompted highly significant legislative reforms and directly contributed to strengthening cooperation on economic and social development and establishing frameworks for political dialogue and cooperation on justice and home affairs, |
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K.

aware in any case that the signing of this Agreement has prompted highly significant legislative reforms and directly contributed to strengthening cooperation on economic and social development and establishing frameworks for political dialogue and cooperation on justice and home affairs,

| L. | welcoming Croatia's ratification of the statute setting up the International Criminal Court, it being the first south-eastern European country to do so, and Croatia's refusal to conclude a bilateral agreement with the United States concerning the International Criminal Court; noting that Croatia's cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has not always been satisfactory, tarnishing the country's image within the international community and adversely affecting the process for the ratification of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement by some Member States; welcoming, however, the government's promise to cooperate fully with the Tribunal, |
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L.

welcoming Croatia's ratification of the statute setting up the International Criminal Court, it being the first south-eastern European country to do so, and Croatia's refusal to conclude a bilateral agreement with the United States concerning the International Criminal Court; noting that Croatia's cooperation with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) has not always been satisfactory, tarnishing the country's image within the international community and adversely affecting the process for the ratification of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement by some Member States; welcoming, however, the government's promise to cooperate fully with the Tribunal,

| M. | supporting the common position adopted by the Council on 16 April 2003 aimed at supporting the effective implementation of the mandate of the ICTY by placing a travel ban on persons involved in perverting the course of justice, |
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M.

supporting the common position adopted by the Council on 16 April 2003 aimed at supporting the effective implementation of the mandate of the ICTY by placing a travel ban on persons involved in perverting the course of justice,

| N. | taking the view that Croatia's active participation in the Stability Pact has encouraged regional cooperation, although further efforts are needed by all countries concerned to reinforce the climate of security and mutual trust, |
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N.

taking the view that Croatia's active participation in the Stability Pact has encouraged regional cooperation, although further efforts are needed by all countries concerned to reinforce the climate of security and mutual trust,

| O. | asserting that the prospect of accession could provide impetus for continuing the reforms needed for the modernisation of the country, particularly the strengthening of democratic institutions, the rule of law and respect for human and minority rights, |
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O.

asserting that the prospect of accession could provide impetus for continuing the reforms needed for the modernisation of the country, particularly the strengthening of democratic institutions, the rule of law and respect for human and minority rights,

| P. | welcoming the agreement concluded by the new government with the Serb minority; stressing the importance of measures to encourage the return of all refugees and, in this connection, recalling the undertakings given by Croatia under the Dayton, Paris and Erdut agreements, |
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P.

welcoming the agreement concluded by the new government with the Serb minority; stressing the importance of measures to encourage the return of all refugees and, in this connection, recalling the undertakings given by Croatia under the Dayton, Paris and Erdut agreements,

| Q. | whereas the decision by the Croatian Government on the creation of an ecological zone for fisheries protection in the Adriatic despite the prospects of concluding a multilateral agreement involving all the countries in the Adriatic Basin has provoked political tension in its relations with Slovenia and Italy, |
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whereas the decision by the Croatian Government on the creation of an ecological zone for fisheries protection in the Adriatic despite the prospects of concluding a multilateral agreement involving all the countries in the Adriatic Basin has provoked political tension in its relations with Slovenia and Italy,

| R. | noting the declaration of the Ministerial Conference for the Sustainable Development of Fisheries in the Mediterranean, which stipulated inter alia that the establishment of fisheries zones makes it possible to improve fisheries conservation and control and helps achieve better resources management and a joint commitment to combat illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing; whereas, without prejudice to the sovereign rights of states and in accordance with relevant international law, a more detailed examination should be made of how fisheries protection zones are created, taking into account the precedents that exist, with a view to employing a concerted regional approach based on dialogue and coordination, |
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noting the declaration of the Ministerial Conference for the Sustainable Development of Fisheries in the Mediterranean, which stipulated inter alia that the establishment of fisheries zones makes it possible to improve fisheries conservation and control and helps achieve better resources management and a joint commitment to combat illegal, unregulated and unreported fishing; whereas, without prejudice to the sovereign rights of states and in accordance with relevant international law, a more detailed examination should be made of how fisheries protection zones are created, taking into account the precedents that exist, with a view to employing a concerted regional approach based on dialogue and coordination,

| S. | reaffirming that enlargement is an evolutionary process open to any European country which complies with the criteria laid down in Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union and fulfils the Copenhagen criteria, |
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reaffirming that enlargement is an evolutionary process open to any European country which complies with the criteria laid down in Article 6 of the Treaty on European Union and fulfils the Copenhagen criteria,

| T. | recognising that Croatia's application for accession to the European Union is a challenge which Croatia is ready to take up, and stressing that a favourable response would have a significant impact on the other countries of south-east Europe, |
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recognising that Croatia's application for accession to the European Union is a challenge which Croatia is ready to take up, and stressing that a favourable response would have a significant impact on the other countries of south-east Europe,

| 1. | Addresses the following recommendations to the Council:






  (a) | to stress the need for Croatia to meet the undertakings deriving from the Dayton and Paris agreements, particularly as regards the return of refugees; |
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1.

Addresses the following recommendations to the Council:

(a)

to stress the need for Croatia to meet the undertakings deriving from the Dayton and Paris agreements, particularly as regards the return of refugees;

| (b) | to call on Croatia to pursue the dialogue with its neighbours in order to reach agreement on the borders between Slovenia and Croatia and on outstanding issues with Italy; |
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to call on Croatia to pursue the dialogue with its neighbours in order to reach agreement on the borders between Slovenia and Croatia and on outstanding issues with Italy;

| (c) | to encourage Croatia to persist in its participation in the Alpe Adria Organisation in order to improve cross-border cooperation with Italy, Slovenia and Hungary and to enhance new cross-border cooperation programmes with Bosnia, Serbia and Montenegro; |
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to encourage Croatia to persist in its participation in the Alpe Adria Organisation in order to improve cross-border cooperation with Italy, Slovenia and Hungary and to enhance new cross-border cooperation programmes with Bosnia, Serbia and Montenegro;

| (d) | to call on Croatia to help further strengthen the Stability Pact for the countries of south-east Europe with a view to improving security and mutual trust among all countries of the region; |
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to call on Croatia to help further strengthen the Stability Pact for the countries of south-east Europe with a view to improving security and mutual trust among all countries of the region;

| (e) | to point to the need to comply with international law and to the importance of maintaining regional cooperation and good-neighbourly relations by adopting an approach based on compromise and dialogue with a view to multilateral management of fish stocks and natural resources in the Atlantic; |
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to point to the need to comply with international law and to the importance of maintaining regional cooperation and good-neighbourly relations by adopting an approach based on compromise and dialogue with a view to multilateral management of fish stocks and natural resources in the Atlantic;

| (f) | to call on Croatia to improve its cooperation with the ICTY further, recalling the importance attached to it by the European Union; |
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to call on Croatia to improve its cooperation with the ICTY further, recalling the importance attached to it by the European Union;

| (g) | to urge Croatia to adopt the measures necessary to prevent entry into or transit through its territory by persons sought by the ICTY, in line with the aforementioned Council common position; |
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to urge Croatia to adopt the measures necessary to prevent entry into or transit through its territory by persons sought by the ICTY, in line with the aforementioned Council common position;

| (h) | to welcome the holding of domestic trials against war crime suspects, to emphasise that legal proceedings should be instituted against suspects irrespective of their ethnic origin and that there must be one standard of criminal liability applied to all who face war crime charges before Croatian courts; |
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to welcome the holding of domestic trials against war crime suspects, to emphasise that legal proceedings should be instituted against suspects irrespective of their ethnic origin and that there must be one standard of criminal liability applied to all who face war crime charges before Croatian courts;

| (i) | to call on the Croatian authorities to continue their policy of encouraging the return of refugees by:






  — | implementing the legal framework effectively (particularly as regards the restoration of property), at local level especially, |
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(i)

to call on the Croatian authorities to continue their policy of encouraging the return of refugees by:

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implementing the legal framework effectively (particularly as regards the restoration of property), at local level especially,

| — | taking economic measures to encourage refugees, such as access to housing, job opportunities and financial support for reconstruction work, |
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taking economic measures to encourage refugees, such as access to housing, job opportunities and financial support for reconstruction work,

| — | creating a socio-psychological climate that will inspire confidence and be welcoming for refugees and displaced persons; |
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creating a socio-psychological climate that will inspire confidence and be welcoming for refugees and displaced persons;

| (j) | to stress the need for an independent judiciary and to urge the Croatian authorities to pursue the reform strategy launched in 2002; to emphasise that Croatia should, in particular in connection with domestic war crime trials, enforce the newly enacted legislation providing for adequate witness protection measures; |
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to stress the need for an independent judiciary and to urge the Croatian authorities to pursue the reform strategy launched in 2002; to emphasise that Croatia should, in particular in connection with domestic war crime trials, enforce the newly enacted legislation providing for adequate witness protection measures;

| (k) | to make every effort to assist the Croatian authorities to introduce efficient administrative structures to ensure that reforms are implemented; |
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(k)

to make every effort to assist the Croatian authorities to introduce efficient administrative structures to ensure that reforms are implemented;

| (l) | to insist on the freedom and independence of the media and to urge the Croatian authorities to hone the legal provisions governing Croatian Radio-Television (HRT) so as to remove the possibility of political interference and bring it fully into line with European standards; |
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to insist on the freedom and independence of the media and to urge the Croatian authorities to hone the legal provisions governing Croatian Radio-Television (HRT) so as to remove the possibility of political interference and bring it fully into line with European standards;

| (m) | to encourage the active participation of all citizens and non-governmental organisations in consolidating democracy, taking care to guarantee the rights of ethnic minorities and the Roma; |
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(m)

to encourage the active participation of all citizens and non-governmental organisations in consolidating democracy, taking care to guarantee the rights of ethnic minorities and the Roma;

| (n) | to welcome the appointment of the Serb minority representatives to the Croatian Government and the election of eight ethnic minority representatives to the Croatian Parliament, which was made possible by the new, amended, electoral law that has thus increased their numbers by comparison with the previous parliament; |
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(n)

to welcome the appointment of the Serb minority representatives to the Croatian Government and the election of eight ethnic minority representatives to the Croatian Parliament, which was made possible by the new, amended, electoral law that has thus increased their numbers by comparison with the previous parliament;

| (o) | to encourage Croatia to pursue the economic and structural reforms needed to develop and safeguard a viable market economy, while drawing attention to the need to ensure transparency and speed up the privatisation process; |
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(o)

to encourage Croatia to pursue the economic and structural reforms needed to develop and safeguard a viable market economy, while drawing attention to the need to ensure transparency and speed up the privatisation process;

| (p) | to call on the new Member States to play an active role in Croatia's move towards accession, using their knowledge of the region and allowing Croatia to benefit from their experience during this period of reform; |
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(p)

to call on the new Member States to play an active role in Croatia's move towards accession, using their knowledge of the region and allowing Croatia to benefit from their experience during this period of reform;

| (q) | to urge Member States which have not yet done so to ratify the Stabilisation and Association Agreement; |
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(q)

to urge Member States which have not yet done so to ratify the Stabilisation and Association Agreement;

| (r) | to call on Croatia to continue its efforts to combat corruption, which must be supported through the effective implementation of the relevant legislation; |
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(r)

to call on Croatia to continue its efforts to combat corruption, which must be supported through the effective implementation of the relevant legislation;

| (s) | to call on the Council to consider providing greater Union assistance in support of the CARDS, SAPARD and ISPA programmes and instruments such as Twinning and TAIEX by mobilising additional financial resources from the EIB, the EBRD and international financial institutions, as well as from private investment sources, so as to support the reform process as effectively as possible and ensure the funding of networks and infrastructures in key sectors of the country's economy; |
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(s)

to call on the Council to consider providing greater Union assistance in support of the CARDS, SAPARD and ISPA programmes and instruments such as Twinning and TAIEX by mobilising additional financial resources from the EIB, the EBRD and international financial institutions, as well as from private investment sources, so as to support the reform process as effectively as possible and ensure the funding of networks and infrastructures in key sectors of the country's economy;

| (t) | to promote information about the European Union and its values, as well as the benefits and obligations entailed by accession; |
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(t)

to promote information about the European Union and its values, as well as the benefits and obligations entailed by accession;

| (u) | to salute Croatia's determination to tie its future to that of the European Union, its democratic standards and duties, and its values, which are shared by all the peoples of Europe; |
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(u)

to salute Croatia's determination to tie its future to that of the European Union, its democratic standards and duties, and its values, which are shared by all the peoples of Europe;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward this recommendation to the Council and, for information, to the Commission and the Government and Parliament of Croatia. |
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2.

Instructs its President to forward this recommendation to the Council and, for information, to the Commission and the Government and Parliament of Croatia.

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(1)  OJ C 177 E, 25.7.2002, p. 122.

(2)  OJ C 177 E, 25.7.2002, p. 123.

(3)  OJ C 178, 22.6.2001, p. 297.

(4)  OJ C 223, 8.8.2001, p. 168.

(5)  P5_TA(2003)0523.

P5_TA(2004)0274

Progress towards accession by Turkey

European Parliament resolution on the 2003 regular report of the Commission on Turkey's progress towards accession (COM(2003) 676 — SEC(2003) 1212 — C5-0535/2003 — 2003/2204(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission's Strategy Paper on the progress towards accession by Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey of 5 November 2003 (COM(2003) 676), |
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having regard to the Commission's Strategy Paper on the progress towards accession by Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey of 5 November 2003 (COM(2003) 676),

| — | having regard to the 2003 regular report of the Commission on Turkey's progress towards accession of 5 November 2003 (SEC(2003) 1212), |
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having regard to the 2003 regular report of the Commission on Turkey's progress towards accession of 5 November 2003 (SEC(2003) 1212),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 5 June 2003 on Turkey's application for membership of the European Union (1), |
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having regard to its resolution of 5 June 2003 on Turkey's application for membership of the European Union (1),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 20 November 2003 on Wider Europe — Neighbourhood: A New Framework for Relations with our Eastern and Southern Neighbours (2), |
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having regard to its resolution of 20 November 2003 on Wider Europe — Neighbourhood: A New Framework for Relations with our Eastern and Southern Neighbours (2),

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the European Council (Thessaloniki, 19-20 June 2003, and Brussels, 12 December 2003), |
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having regard to the conclusions of the European Council (Thessaloniki, 19-20 June 2003, and Brussels, 12 December 2003),

| — | having regard to Rule 47(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 47(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism and the Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (A5-0204/2004), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy and the opinions of the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism and the Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (A5-0204/2004),

| A. | whereas, in the face of strong resistance, courageous steps have been taken since the adoption of the abovementioned resolution of 5 June 2003, but whereas further reforms still need to be undertaken, and rigorously implemented, in many areas, |
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A.

whereas, in the face of strong resistance, courageous steps have been taken since the adoption of the abovementioned resolution of 5 June 2003, but whereas further reforms still need to be undertaken, and rigorously implemented, in many areas,

| B. | whereas in spite of the determination of its government, Turkey does not yet meet the Copenhagen political criteria and whereas a clear framework for guaranteeing political, civil, economic, social and cultural rights has still not been established, and more far-reaching efforts than reparation and amendments are needed to enhance the coherence between legal provisions and practice, which will underline the radical and fundamental character of Turkey's progress towards membership, |
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B.

whereas in spite of the determination of its government, Turkey does not yet meet the Copenhagen political criteria and whereas a clear framework for guaranteeing political, civil, economic, social and cultural rights has still not been established, and more far-reaching efforts than reparation and amendments are needed to enhance the coherence between legal provisions and practice, which will underline the radical and fundamental character of Turkey's progress towards membership,

| C. | whereas in spite of some of the changes introduced as part of the packages of political reform, which represent significant progress towards achieving compliance with the Copenhagen political criteria, Turkey has retained a Constitution adopted in 1982 during the military regime, reflecting a largely authoritarian philosophy, |
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C.

whereas in spite of some of the changes introduced as part of the packages of political reform, which represent significant progress towards achieving compliance with the Copenhagen political criteria, Turkey has retained a Constitution adopted in 1982 during the military regime, reflecting a largely authoritarian philosophy,

| D. | whereas a number of countries which will accede to the European Union in May 2004, including Poland, have adopted new constitutions, taking the view that this development is a point of departure for the process of the reform and modernisation of their society and state, |
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D.

whereas a number of countries which will accede to the European Union in May 2004, including Poland, have adopted new constitutions, taking the view that this development is a point of departure for the process of the reform and modernisation of their society and state,

| E. | whereas the AKP government has speeded up and implemented specific measures in order to continue on the path of reform despite the difficult international situation (war in Iraq) and domestic situation (terrorist attacks), which is a reflection of the strategic importance for the Turkish authorities of managing to fulfil completely the Copenhagen criteria, |
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E.

whereas the AKP government has speeded up and implemented specific measures in order to continue on the path of reform despite the difficult international situation (war in Iraq) and domestic situation (terrorist attacks), which is a reflection of the strategic importance for the Turkish authorities of managing to fulfil completely the Copenhagen criteria,

| F. | whereas possible accession must ultimately meet the expectations of EU citizens, who also need to be convinced of the democratic character of the reforms and their implementation, |
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F.

whereas possible accession must ultimately meet the expectations of EU citizens, who also need to be convinced of the democratic character of the reforms and their implementation,

| G. | whereas the Union must prepare itself for Turkey's accession, by means of measures ensuring that the Union is able to function smoothly, should the Council decide to open accession negotiations, |
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G.

whereas the Union must prepare itself for Turkey's accession, by means of measures ensuring that the Union is able to function smoothly, should the Council decide to open accession negotiations,

| H. | whereas a just, viable and functional solution of the Cyprus question, based on the UN plan, is of essential importance to relations between the EU and Turkey and to Turkey's EU membership aspirations; whereas such a solution must also satisfy the ‘Balladur’ principles applying to all current and future applicant countries for accession (no border problems, good relations with neighbouring states, the safeguarding of minority rights), |
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whereas a just, viable and functional solution of the Cyprus question, based on the UN plan, is of essential importance to relations between the EU and Turkey and to Turkey's EU membership aspirations; whereas such a solution must also satisfy the ‘Balladur’ principles applying to all current and future applicant countries for accession (no border problems, good relations with neighbouring states, the safeguarding of minority rights),

| I. | aware that meeting the political criteria of Copenhagen is a precondition for opening accession negotiations, |
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aware that meeting the political criteria of Copenhagen is a precondition for opening accession negotiations,

| 1. | Welcomes the strong motivation and the political will demonstrated by the AKP Government and by the great majority of the people's elected representatives with regard to making reforms that are revolutionary for Turkey, not only in order to meet the Copenhagen political criteria, in keeping with Turkish authorities' oft-stated commitment to democracy and Europe, but also to advance the economic, social and political conditions of the Turkish people; points out that such reforms can only be judged on the basis of their actual implementation in terms of day-to-day practice at all levels of the judicial and security system and of both the civilian and military administration, and that they must have the support of society; is aware that this will be a long process in which Turkey will need to continue to take fundamental decisions, for which European aid will continue to be essential; |
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Welcomes the strong motivation and the political will demonstrated by the AKP Government and by the great majority of the people's elected representatives with regard to making reforms that are revolutionary for Turkey, not only in order to meet the Copenhagen political criteria, in keeping with Turkish authorities' oft-stated commitment to democracy and Europe, but also to advance the economic, social and political conditions of the Turkish people; points out that such reforms can only be judged on the basis of their actual implementation in terms of day-to-day practice at all levels of the judicial and security system and of both the civilian and military administration, and that they must have the support of society; is aware that this will be a long process in which Turkey will need to continue to take fundamental decisions, for which European aid will continue to be essential;

| 2. | Stresses that it will be Turkey's own sovereign decision whether it wants, or will be able, to adopt the political principles and values of the EU as appropriate for the Turkish state and society or to reject them as inappropriate for Turkey; to this end, believes that it is important to reinforce all political and cultural methods which help to increase knowledge of those values on the part of Turkish citizens, as well as knowledge of Turkey by European Union citizens; |
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Stresses that it will be Turkey's own sovereign decision whether it wants, or will be able, to adopt the political principles and values of the EU as appropriate for the Turkish state and society or to reject them as inappropriate for Turkey; to this end, believes that it is important to reinforce all political and cultural methods which help to increase knowledge of those values on the part of Turkish citizens, as well as knowledge of Turkey by European Union citizens;

| 3. | Considers that, with reference to the Commission's last progress report, reforms have been carried out in a large number of areas which constitute important steps, but that many further steps still need to be taken; refers, in this connection, to the reserved comments made by the Commission, which speaks, for example, of a lessening of restrictions, whilst more rigorous application of the political criteria is required; |
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Considers that, with reference to the Commission's last progress report, reforms have been carried out in a large number of areas which constitute important steps, but that many further steps still need to be taken; refers, in this connection, to the reserved comments made by the Commission, which speaks, for example, of a lessening of restrictions, whilst more rigorous application of the political criteria is required;

| 4. | Regards the Monitoring Group which was recently set up by the government in order to ensure that reforms are implemented in practice, and which is receptive to information provided by embassies and human rights organisations, as an important initiative, especially since it is an important signal of Turkey's wish to continue to make progress in fulfilling the Copenhagen political criteria; |
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Regards the Monitoring Group which was recently set up by the government in order to ensure that reforms are implemented in practice, and which is receptive to information provided by embassies and human rights organisations, as an important initiative, especially since it is an important signal of Turkey's wish to continue to make progress in fulfilling the Copenhagen political criteria;

| 5. | Welcomes the constitutional changes set out in the seven ‘harmonisation’ packages which have undisputedly improved the provisions in force hitherto; considers the drafting of a new Constitution a further and probably necessary reflection of the very fundamental nature of the changes required for EU membership and notes that a modern constitution may form the basis for the modernisation of the Turkish state, as called for by the Copenhagen political criteria; considers that such a Constitution must be based on the principles of the rule of law and democratic foundations, with the rights of the individual and minorities balanced against collective rights, in accordance with the standards prevailing in the EU and be respectful of international law; to that end, expects further important steps to be taken to revise the role of the National Security Council, which should lead to the removal from the Constitution of any references to its current role; |
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5.

Welcomes the constitutional changes set out in the seven ‘harmonisation’ packages which have undisputedly improved the provisions in force hitherto; considers the drafting of a new Constitution a further and probably necessary reflection of the very fundamental nature of the changes required for EU membership and notes that a modern constitution may form the basis for the modernisation of the Turkish state, as called for by the Copenhagen political criteria; considers that such a Constitution must be based on the principles of the rule of law and democratic foundations, with the rights of the individual and minorities balanced against collective rights, in accordance with the standards prevailing in the EU and be respectful of international law; to that end, expects further important steps to be taken to revise the role of the National Security Council, which should lead to the removal from the Constitution of any references to its current role;

| 6. | Is convinced that Turkey, in view of the support of politicians, scientists and members of the judiciary, has the capacity to carry out such a vast project, and urges Turkey to cooperate closely with the Council of Europe Venice Commission with a view to adopting a new, modern Constitution; |
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Is convinced that Turkey, in view of the support of politicians, scientists and members of the judiciary, has the capacity to carry out such a vast project, and urges Turkey to cooperate closely with the Council of Europe Venice Commission with a view to adopting a new, modern Constitution;

| 7. | Considers that the Commission's Pre-Accession Strategy, in addressing systematically the shortcomings in relation to the rule of law and the democratic deficit, affirms the absolute priority of the Copenhagen political criteria for Member States, and that such an approach could then lead to work being begun on the other 31 chapters (adoption of the acquis); considers that the programme may incorporate aspects such as the drafting of a new democratic Constitution, the position of the army, the philosophy of the state and law, the setting up of the administration, the treatment of minorities and freedom of religion; |
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Considers that the Commission's Pre-Accession Strategy, in addressing systematically the shortcomings in relation to the rule of law and the democratic deficit, affirms the absolute priority of the Copenhagen political criteria for Member States, and that such an approach could then lead to work being begun on the other 31 chapters (adoption of the acquis); considers that the programme may incorporate aspects such as the drafting of a new democratic Constitution, the position of the army, the philosophy of the state and law, the setting up of the administration, the treatment of minorities and freedom of religion;

| 8. | Regrets the continuing problem of extremely high gun possession and use in Turkey, and urges the Turkish authorities to take action to address the problem, being mindful of the provisions of Directive 91/477/EEC (3) on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons, |
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Regrets the continuing problem of extremely high gun possession and use in Turkey, and urges the Turkish authorities to take action to address the problem, being mindful of the provisions of Directive 91/477/EEC (3) on control of the acquisition and possession of weapons,

Copenhagen political criteria

Organisation of the State

| 9. | Regards the restriction of the power enjoyed by the army at a political level and in society as a difficult, but unavoidable, process; considers that Turkey's current position in relation to the Cyprus conflict also reflects the political power of the army; expresses its confidence that the AKP Government will safeguard democratic values, and encourages it to continue its campaign against ultra-nationalism and bureaucratic inertia at all levels of the Turkish state, counter resistance from within the army, the judiciary, the national and local administration and some sections of Turkish society; |
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Regards the restriction of the power enjoyed by the army at a political level and in society as a difficult, but unavoidable, process; considers that Turkey's current position in relation to the Cyprus conflict also reflects the political power of the army; expresses its confidence that the AKP Government will safeguard democratic values, and encourages it to continue its campaign against ultra-nationalism and bureaucratic inertia at all levels of the Turkish state, counter resistance from within the army, the judiciary, the national and local administration and some sections of Turkish society;

| 10. | Welcomes the fact that the government is in the process of bringing defence expenditure under parliamentary control; points, however, with concern, to the influential (formal and informal) army network comprising inter alia think tanks, businesses and funds, which could prove to be an obstacle to the reform of the state; urges the full application of EU norms of company law, competition policy and financial accountability to those businesses with military connections; |
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10.

Welcomes the fact that the government is in the process of bringing defence expenditure under parliamentary control; points, however, with concern, to the influential (formal and informal) army network comprising inter alia think tanks, businesses and funds, which could prove to be an obstacle to the reform of the state; urges the full application of EU norms of company law, competition policy and financial accountability to those businesses with military connections;

| 11. | Urges the government to transform the existing boards for higher education (YÖK) and audiovisual media (RTÜK), in their capacity as watchdog bodies, into new, completely civilian councils which are not subject to any control by the military, in the same fashion and to the same standard as in the EU countries; underlines that these reforms should strengthen institutions of higher education and science to work independently without outside interference and to strive for the highest academic quality; |
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Urges the government to transform the existing boards for higher education (YÖK) and audiovisual media (RTÜK), in their capacity as watchdog bodies, into new, completely civilian councils which are not subject to any control by the military, in the same fashion and to the same standard as in the EU countries; underlines that these reforms should strengthen institutions of higher education and science to work independently without outside interference and to strive for the highest academic quality;

| 12. | Considers that the government must do everything possible to bring about a change in mentality in administration, through capacity building efforts (including retraining, participation in (European) seminars and exchange programmes) and above all by promoting the recruitment of new officials with a greater understanding of the laws and processes required for EU membership; |
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Considers that the government must do everything possible to bring about a change in mentality in administration, through capacity building efforts (including retraining, participation in (European) seminars and exchange programmes) and above all by promoting the recruitment of new officials with a greater understanding of the laws and processes required for EU membership;

Rule of law and democracy

| 13. | Stresses again the importance of an active civil society in order to strengthen the democratic nature of society and to create support for reforms among the population, and considers that the government should further promote the setting up and running of free civil society organisations; endorses, in this connection, the Department for Associations recently established within the Ministry for the Interior; |
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13.

Stresses again the importance of an active civil society in order to strengthen the democratic nature of society and to create support for reforms among the population, and considers that the government should further promote the setting up and running of free civil society organisations; endorses, in this connection, the Department for Associations recently established within the Ministry for the Interior;

| 14. | Stresses the necessity to further inform the average Turkish citizen (public opinion) about the EU's ideals and values; encourages state authorities to engage in a dialogue and to co-operate with representatives from non-governmental associations, and through them with civil society; believes that this dialogue is necessary to achieve the changes in mentality that must accompany the recent normative reforms; |
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Stresses the necessity to further inform the average Turkish citizen (public opinion) about the EU's ideals and values; encourages state authorities to engage in a dialogue and to co-operate with representatives from non-governmental associations, and through them with civil society; believes that this dialogue is necessary to achieve the changes in mentality that must accompany the recent normative reforms;

| 15. | Points out that trade union freedom is not fully secured and that the social dialogue remains extremely limited; stresses the need for immediate action by the Turkish authorities to eliminate restrictive provisions and to put trade union law on a similar basis to that in other EU Member States; |
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Points out that trade union freedom is not fully secured and that the social dialogue remains extremely limited; stresses the need for immediate action by the Turkish authorities to eliminate restrictive provisions and to put trade union law on a similar basis to that in other EU Member States;

| 16. | Welcomes the wish expressed — within government, Parliament and the judiciary — to abolish the state security courts; calls on the government to put a proposal before the parliament as soon as possible; |
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Welcomes the wish expressed — within government, Parliament and the judiciary — to abolish the state security courts; calls on the government to put a proposal before the parliament as soon as possible;

| 17. | Welcomes the fact that Turkey has become a member of GRECO (Group of States against Corruption) of the Council of Europe; takes the view, however, that efforts to tackle corruption must be pursued, since this phenomenon remains widespread in many spheres of public life; |
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Welcomes the fact that Turkey has become a member of GRECO (Group of States against Corruption) of the Council of Europe; takes the view, however, that efforts to tackle corruption must be pursued, since this phenomenon remains widespread in many spheres of public life;

| 18. | Stresses the need both to fully respect international law and to accept the primacy of EU law over national law (ambiguity of Article 90 of the Constitution), given that the sharing or partial transfer of sovereignty is an essential prerequisite of the EU membership; |
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Stresses the need both to fully respect international law and to accept the primacy of EU law over national law (ambiguity of Article 90 of the Constitution), given that the sharing or partial transfer of sovereignty is an essential prerequisite of the EU membership;

| 19. | Emphasises the importance of the International Criminal Court for the European Union and recommends therefore that the Turkish authorities sign and ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court as swiftly as possible; |
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19.

Emphasises the importance of the International Criminal Court for the European Union and recommends therefore that the Turkish authorities sign and ratify the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court as swiftly as possible;

| 20. | Again calls upon Turkey to implement without delay outstanding decisions of the European Court of Human Rights; points out that there is no room for a position of non-commitment and own interpretation; welcomes payment of just satisfaction in the long-running Loizidou case and calls on Turkey to implement without further delay the first (1996) ECHR judgement in the aforesaid case and restore the right of peaceful enjoyment of property to Mrs Loizidou and all other displaced persons within the framework of a viable solution; |
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Again calls upon Turkey to implement without delay outstanding decisions of the European Court of Human Rights; points out that there is no room for a position of non-commitment and own interpretation; welcomes payment of just satisfaction in the long-running Loizidou case and calls on Turkey to implement without further delay the first (1996) ECHR judgement in the aforesaid case and restore the right of peaceful enjoyment of property to Mrs Loizidou and all other displaced persons within the framework of a viable solution;

| 21. | Regrets the progress of the trial reopened against Sakharov Prize winner Leyla Zana and three other former Democracy Party (DEP) MPs; stresses that this case is symbolic of the gulf which exists between the Turkish judicial system and that of the EU; reiterates its call for amnesty for prisoners of conscience (a.o. Leyla Zana and the three other former MPs of Kurdish origin); |
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Regrets the progress of the trial reopened against Sakharov Prize winner Leyla Zana and three other former Democracy Party (DEP) MPs; stresses that this case is symbolic of the gulf which exists between the Turkish judicial system and that of the EU; reiterates its call for amnesty for prisoners of conscience (a.o. Leyla Zana and the three other former MPs of Kurdish origin);

| 22. | Stresses the need for continuing efforts to ensure a competent and independent judiciary; calls on the authorities to ensure that legislative changes translate into a change of mentality and conduct within all parts of the judiciary; urges that exchange and training programmes of public prosecutors and judges be continued, together with attendance at symposia on EU law, emphasises the importance of training of Turkish trainers, and welcomes the current projects, initiated by the Council of Europe, to train the judiciary in aspects of European law; |
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Stresses the need for continuing efforts to ensure a competent and independent judiciary; calls on the authorities to ensure that legislative changes translate into a change of mentality and conduct within all parts of the judiciary; urges that exchange and training programmes of public prosecutors and judges be continued, together with attendance at symposia on EU law, emphasises the importance of training of Turkish trainers, and welcomes the current projects, initiated by the Council of Europe, to train the judiciary in aspects of European law;

| 23. | Deplores the political persecution, that in some cases goes as far as prohibition of political parties such as HADEP and DEHAP, constituting an attack on freedom of expression, organisation and assembly; |
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Deplores the political persecution, that in some cases goes as far as prohibition of political parties such as HADEP and DEHAP, constituting an attack on freedom of expression, organisation and assembly;

| 24. | Calls for the electoral system to be reformed by reducing the threshold of ten per cent, thereby ensuring a wider representation of political forces in the Grand National Assembly, including predominantly Kurdish parties; |
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24.

Calls for the electoral system to be reformed by reducing the threshold of ten per cent, thereby ensuring a wider representation of political forces in the Grand National Assembly, including predominantly Kurdish parties;

Human rights situation and protection of minorities

| 25. | Notes that torture and mistreatment still continue; points to the Government's zero tolerance policy regarding torture; regrets the fact that little progress has been made in bringing torturers to justice; insists on the need for educational efforts to change the outlook of the police force in order to ensure that the law is strictly observed; |
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25.

Notes that torture and mistreatment still continue; points to the Government's zero tolerance policy regarding torture; regrets the fact that little progress has been made in bringing torturers to justice; insists on the need for educational efforts to change the outlook of the police force in order to ensure that the law is strictly observed;

| 26. | Condemns the intimidation and obstruction of the activities of human rights defenders and of human rights organisations by some authorities; |
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26.

Condemns the intimidation and obstruction of the activities of human rights defenders and of human rights organisations by some authorities;

| 27. | Awaits with interest the promised implementation of the right to broadcast in languages other than Turkish; calls on the Audiovisual Council (RTÜK) to take a flexible approach to requests to broadcast in the different languages and dialects and not to create additional obstacles or restrictions; |
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27.

Awaits with interest the promised implementation of the right to broadcast in languages other than Turkish; calls on the Audiovisual Council (RTÜK) to take a flexible approach to requests to broadcast in the different languages and dialects and not to create additional obstacles or restrictions;

| 28. | Calls on the Turkish authorities to put more effort into the quick and thorough implementation of the legislative changes concerning the cultural rights that allow the education in and the use of (traditional) languages other than Turkish in the media; points to the significance of these reforms for the Kurdish population (the largest minority)
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  expects the authorities to provide the necessary means to stimulate the socio-economic development of the Kurdish regions, particularly in South-East Turkey, in order to create circumstances that enable the Kurdish population to build a peaceful and prosperous future; |
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28.

Calls on the Turkish authorities to put more effort into the quick and thorough implementation of the legislative changes concerning the cultural rights that allow the education in and the use of (traditional) languages other than Turkish in the media; points to the significance of these reforms for the Kurdish population (the largest minority)
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  expects the authorities to provide the necessary means to stimulate the socio-economic development of the Kurdish regions, particularly in South-East Turkey, in order to create circumstances that enable the Kurdish population to build a peaceful and prosperous future;

| 29. | Notes with concern that domestic violence and other forms of violence against women are still widespread; urges Turkey to provide full legal protection and judicial and economic aid to victims, as well as shelters and similar facilities, which are almost nonexistent; calls on the Commission to continue close monitoring of developments in this field; |
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29.

Notes with concern that domestic violence and other forms of violence against women are still widespread; urges Turkey to provide full legal protection and judicial and economic aid to victims, as well as shelters and similar facilities, which are almost nonexistent; calls on the Commission to continue close monitoring of developments in this field;

| 30. | Calls on Turkey to adopt gender equality as part of the sixth reform package of the Penal Code and to amend Article 51 of the general provisions, which relates to crimes committed under extreme provocation, applicable for offences traditionally viewed as being against virtue; additionally, requests the discontinuation of the practice of reducing sentences in cases of ‘honour crimes’ on grounds of customs and tradition (Article 462), on the view that such crimes should be considered as first degree murder, as well as the deletion of the term ‘virginity’ from the provisions of the Penal Code relating to the crime of rape; |
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30.

Calls on Turkey to adopt gender equality as part of the sixth reform package of the Penal Code and to amend Article 51 of the general provisions, which relates to crimes committed under extreme provocation, applicable for offences traditionally viewed as being against virtue; additionally, requests the discontinuation of the practice of reducing sentences in cases of ‘honour crimes’ on grounds of customs and tradition (Article 462), on the view that such crimes should be considered as first degree murder, as well as the deletion of the term ‘virginity’ from the provisions of the Penal Code relating to the crime of rape;

| 31. | Expresses the fear that Turkey's reservations about Article 27 of the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights significantly restricts the scope of the right of ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities to pursue their culture, practise their own religion and use their own language; refers, in this connection, to the remaining restrictions on the right of association; |
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Expresses the fear that Turkey's reservations about Article 27 of the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights significantly restricts the scope of the right of ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities to pursue their culture, practise their own religion and use their own language; refers, in this connection, to the remaining restrictions on the right of association;

| 32. | Stresses that the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne concerning the position of minorities must not be interpreted in a minimalist way, as such an interpretation is not in accordance with the fundamental rights applying in the EU; notes that Article 10 of the Constitution already states the principle of equality before the law, points out that with the introduction of a new Constitution a minimalist interpretation of ‘Lausanne’ of this kind must be ruled out; |
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Stresses that the 1923 Treaty of Lausanne concerning the position of minorities must not be interpreted in a minimalist way, as such an interpretation is not in accordance with the fundamental rights applying in the EU; notes that Article 10 of the Constitution already states the principle of equality before the law, points out that with the introduction of a new Constitution a minimalist interpretation of ‘Lausanne’ of this kind must be ruled out;

| 33. | Points out that in the area of freedom of expression a number of adjustments to legislation have been made; deplores, however, the fact that prosecutors continue to cite provisions in the penal code (Articles 312 and 169) and alternative provisions in the anti-terrorism law (Article 7) with a view to nonetheless restricting freedom of expression; looks forward to the revision of the penal code in harmonisation with recent reforms; |
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33.

Points out that in the area of freedom of expression a number of adjustments to legislation have been made; deplores, however, the fact that prosecutors continue to cite provisions in the penal code (Articles 312 and 169) and alternative provisions in the anti-terrorism law (Article 7) with a view to nonetheless restricting freedom of expression; looks forward to the revision of the penal code in harmonisation with recent reforms;

| 34. | Notes that Turkey still has a different interpretation of the concept of the secular state than that prevailing in the EU, and that this rather involves state control over the main religion and discrimination against other confessions; |
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34.

Notes that Turkey still has a different interpretation of the concept of the secular state than that prevailing in the EU, and that this rather involves state control over the main religion and discrimination against other confessions;

| 35. | Reiterates its call to the Turkish authorities to put an immediate end to all activities discriminating against and creating difficulties for religious minorities, including in the area of property rights, legal status, internal management, environmental planning rules and the training of clergy; urges in this connection the reversal of the threats of seizure against the Greek Orthodox Orphanage of Priggipos (B. Ada) and the recognition of its property rights to its rightful owner, the Greek Orthodox community; reiterates its request for the reopening of the Greek Orthodox Halki seminary; regrets the fact that in the area of religious freedom there has so far been little improvement; calls upon Turkey to address all these difficulties drawing from the relevant case law of the European Court of Human rights (see a.o. case Kokkinakis, Manoussakis, Metropolitan Church of Bessarabia, Serif, Canea Catholic Church, Hasan and Chaush); |
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35.

Reiterates its call to the Turkish authorities to put an immediate end to all activities discriminating against and creating difficulties for religious minorities, including in the area of property rights, legal status, internal management, environmental planning rules and the training of clergy; urges in this connection the reversal of the threats of seizure against the Greek Orthodox Orphanage of Priggipos (B. Ada) and the recognition of its property rights to its rightful owner, the Greek Orthodox community; reiterates its request for the reopening of the Greek Orthodox Halki seminary; regrets the fact that in the area of religious freedom there has so far been little improvement; calls upon Turkey to address all these difficulties drawing from the relevant case law of the European Court of Human rights (see a.o. case Kokkinakis, Manoussakis, Metropolitan Church of Bessarabia, Serif, Canea Catholic Church, Hasan and Chaush);

| 36. | Notes that meeting the political criteria also includes recognising the common religious rights of Christian and non-Islamic minorities in Turkey, and that the issue of the legal position of non-Islamic minorities in Turkey should be resolved in accordance with the Memorandum of the Greek Orthodox, Syrian, Armenian and Roman Catholic churches of 23 September 2003 to the human rights committee of the Turkish National Assembly; |
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36.

Notes that meeting the political criteria also includes recognising the common religious rights of Christian and non-Islamic minorities in Turkey, and that the issue of the legal position of non-Islamic minorities in Turkey should be resolved in accordance with the Memorandum of the Greek Orthodox, Syrian, Armenian and Roman Catholic churches of 23 September 2003 to the human rights committee of the Turkish National Assembly;

| 37. | Welcomes dialogue between Turkey and the UN on the return of refugees, however regrets the continuing problems regarding the return of internally displaced persons and of refugees living in Europe to their place of birth and the fact that it is still very difficult for Syrian Orthodox to resettle in southeastern Turkey for safety, economic and social reasons; also regrets the continued presence of village guards in Kurdish and Syrian Orthodox villages and the unchanged situation in this respect; |
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37.

Welcomes dialogue between Turkey and the UN on the return of refugees, however regrets the continuing problems regarding the return of internally displaced persons and of refugees living in Europe to their place of birth and the fact that it is still very difficult for Syrian Orthodox to resettle in southeastern Turkey for safety, economic and social reasons; also regrets the continued presence of village guards in Kurdish and Syrian Orthodox villages and the unchanged situation in this respect;

| 38. | Supports the appeal of Turkish intellectuals (academics, historians, human rights activists, solicitors, educators, artists and writers) and NGOs who protest against the circular of the Ministry of Education of 14 April 2003; joins with the authors of the protest in condeming the use of history as a means of indoctrinating the youth with opinions of racial hatred; |
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38.

Supports the appeal of Turkish intellectuals (academics, historians, human rights activists, solicitors, educators, artists and writers) and NGOs who protest against the circular of the Ministry of Education of 14 April 2003; joins with the authors of the protest in condeming the use of history as a means of indoctrinating the youth with opinions of racial hatred;

Reforms in the EU

| 39. | Considers that the EU itself must be prepared for Turkey's possible accession and the consequent new geo-political situation for the EU; calls on the Commission to carry out a wide-reaching study of the impact of accession to the Union, taking into account the need to reform present policy in a number of key areas such as agricultural and structural funds policy as well as in financial and institutional terms in order to cope with further enlargement, and to inform Parliament and the Council of what internal changes will be needed in the EU in order for it to function effectively, whilst maintaining the EU model of integration; therefore reiterates its demand that the Member States resolve their disagreements on the constitution on the basis of the draft proposed by the Convention in which Turkey representatives participated; |
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39.

Considers that the EU itself must be prepared for Turkey's possible accession and the consequent new geo-political situation for the EU; calls on the Commission to carry out a wide-reaching study of the impact of accession to the Union, taking into account the need to reform present policy in a number of key areas such as agricultural and structural funds policy as well as in financial and institutional terms in order to cope with further enlargement, and to inform Parliament and the Council of what internal changes will be needed in the EU in order for it to function effectively, whilst maintaining the EU model of integration; therefore reiterates its demand that the Member States resolve their disagreements on the constitution on the basis of the draft proposed by the Convention in which Turkey representatives participated;

| 40. | Recalls the Presidency conclusions of the Copenhagen European Council of June 1993 relating to enlargement of the European Union for the countries of central and eastern Europe; notes in particular that, in this context, ‘the Union's capacity to absorb new members, while maintaining the momentum of European integration, is also an important consideration in the general interest of both the Union and the candidate countries’, insists that this criterion be fully taken into account before a final proposal is put forward by the Commission, in October 2004, concerning the possible opening of negotiations with Turkey in December 2004; |
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40.

Recalls the Presidency conclusions of the Copenhagen European Council of June 1993 relating to enlargement of the European Union for the countries of central and eastern Europe; notes in particular that, in this context, ‘the Union's capacity to absorb new members, while maintaining the momentum of European integration, is also an important consideration in the general interest of both the Union and the candidate countries’, insists that this criterion be fully taken into account before a final proposal is put forward by the Commission, in October 2004, concerning the possible opening of negotiations with Turkey in December 2004;

| 41. | Considers that, following on from the above, the EU must have a constitution with efficient decision-making procedures in the area of common foreign, security and defence policy before extending the EU external borders into a totally new and sensitive geo-political region; takes the view that common answers need to be found in relation to the position of the EU in the region as a union of democratic constitutional states; |
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41.

Considers that, following on from the above, the EU must have a constitution with efficient decision-making procedures in the area of common foreign, security and defence policy before extending the EU external borders into a totally new and sensitive geo-political region; takes the view that common answers need to be found in relation to the position of the EU in the region as a union of democratic constitutional states;

| 42. | Considers that, with regard to the fight against terrorism, the EU is not sufficiently supportive of Turkey and that the EU must extend its cooperation with Turkey in this area; stresses that such cooperation makes reform of the Turkish judicial system and relevant legislation all the more urgent and even requires it as a precondition; |
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42.

Considers that, with regard to the fight against terrorism, the EU is not sufficiently supportive of Turkey and that the EU must extend its cooperation with Turkey in this area; stresses that such cooperation makes reform of the Turkish judicial system and relevant legislation all the more urgent and even requires it as a precondition;

Turkey's external relations

| 43. | Continues to insist that settlement of the Cyprus conflict is an essential condition for progress regarding Turkey's application for accession to the EU; welcomes the commitment of the new ‘government’ in northern Cyprus to reach a settlement by 1 May 2004; calls upon the Turkish authorities to maintain their constructive attitude to achieve a solution in the present round of negotiations on the basis of the Annan plan for a just, viable and functional solution of the Cyprus problem, consistent with relevant UN Resolutions; calls on Turkey, pursuant to these resolutions, to withdraw its occupying forces according to a specific timetable; |
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43.

Continues to insist that settlement of the Cyprus conflict is an essential condition for progress regarding Turkey's application for accession to the EU; welcomes the commitment of the new ‘government’ in northern Cyprus to reach a settlement by 1 May 2004; calls upon the Turkish authorities to maintain their constructive attitude to achieve a solution in the present round of negotiations on the basis of the Annan plan for a just, viable and functional solution of the Cyprus problem, consistent with relevant UN Resolutions; calls on Turkey, pursuant to these resolutions, to withdraw its occupying forces according to a specific timetable;

| 44. | Considers, as in its previous resolutions, that Cyprus should have demilitarised status; |
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44.

Considers, as in its previous resolutions, that Cyprus should have demilitarised status;

| 45. | Calls on the Government of the Republic of Cyprus, with a view to its imminent accession, to maintain their sincerity vis-à-vis the Annan plan (in accordance with the requirements under the Balladur initiative, which also apply to the Cypriot government) and to do their utmost to reach, before 1 May 2004, a settlement which is acceptable to both parties, on the basis of the proposals put forward by Secretary-General Kofi Annan; |
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45.

Calls on the Government of the Republic of Cyprus, with a view to its imminent accession, to maintain their sincerity vis-à-vis the Annan plan (in accordance with the requirements under the Balladur initiative, which also apply to the Cypriot government) and to do their utmost to reach, before 1 May 2004, a settlement which is acceptable to both parties, on the basis of the proposals put forward by Secretary-General Kofi Annan;

| 46. | Encourages the Government to pursue the course it has adopted with a view to playing a constructive role in the region, putting the interests of the local population and the regional economy first; urges Turkey to make every effort to coordinate more effectively with the EU its policy in South Caucasus, fully supporting the mandate and the action of the EU Special Representative for this region; requests Turkey to reopen the borders with Armenia and to promote good neighbourly relations with Armenia, to work together to promote equitable solutions to the regional conflicts and not to take any action that would stand in the way of a historic reconciliation; |
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46.

Encourages the Government to pursue the course it has adopted with a view to playing a constructive role in the region, putting the interests of the local population and the regional economy first; urges Turkey to make every effort to coordinate more effectively with the EU its policy in South Caucasus, fully supporting the mandate and the action of the EU Special Representative for this region; requests Turkey to reopen the borders with Armenia and to promote good neighbourly relations with Armenia, to work together to promote equitable solutions to the regional conflicts and not to take any action that would stand in the way of a historic reconciliation;

| 47. | Would like a dialogue to be established between Turkish and Armenian academics, social and nongovernmental organisations in order to overcome the tragic experiences of the past as has been expressed in its earlier solutions (of 18 June 1987 (4), 15 November 2000 (5), 28 February 2002 (6) and 26 February 2004 (7)); |
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47.

Would like a dialogue to be established between Turkish and Armenian academics, social and nongovernmental organisations in order to overcome the tragic experiences of the past as has been expressed in its earlier solutions (of 18 June 1987 (4), 15 November 2000 (5), 28 February 2002 (6) and 26 February 2004 (7));

| 48. | In the context of the continuing improvement of bilateral relations between Turkey and Greece encourages Turkey to act in the spirit of the Helsinki conclusions and in accordance with the principles of international law, which should, in this case too, take precedence over national law; |
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48.

In the context of the continuing improvement of bilateral relations between Turkey and Greece encourages Turkey to act in the spirit of the Helsinki conclusions and in accordance with the principles of international law, which should, in this case too, take precedence over national law;

| 49. | Calls on Turkey to respect and promote the Armenian and Syrian Christian cultural heritage as parts of Turkey's national identity; |
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49.

Calls on Turkey to respect and promote the Armenian and Syrian Christian cultural heritage as parts of Turkey's national identity;

| 50. | Awaits a constructive approach on the past of the Turkish authorities to the restructuring of the state of Iraq so that all ethnic and religious groups receive proper respect for their political, economic, social and cultural interests; |
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50.

Awaits a constructive approach on the past of the Turkish authorities to the restructuring of the state of Iraq so that all ethnic and religious groups receive proper respect for their political, economic, social and cultural interests;

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| 51. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, the Council of Europe, the European Court of Human Rights and the Government and Parliament of Turkey. |
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51.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, the Council of Europe, the European Court of Human Rights and the Government and Parliament of Turkey.

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(1)  P5_TA(2003)0265.

(2)  P5_TA-PROV(2003)0520.

(3)  OJ L 256, 13.9.1991, p. 51.

(4)  OJ C 190, 20.7.1987, p. 119.

(5)  OJ C 223, 8.8.2001, p. 182.

(6)  OJ C 293 E, 28.11.2002, p. 89.

(7)  P5_TA(2004)0122.

P5_TA(2004)0275

Budgetisation of the EDF

European Parliament resolution on the budgetisation of the European Development Fund (EDF) 2003/2163(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Articles 177-181, 268 and 271 of the Treaty establishing the European Community, |
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having regard to Articles 177-181, 268 and 271 of the Treaty establishing the European Community,

| — | having regard to the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (1) and especially to the Financial Protocol in Annex I and the Implementation and Management Procedures in Annex IV thereof, |
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having regard to the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (1) and especially to the Financial Protocol in Annex I and the Implementation and Management Procedures in Annex IV thereof,

| — | having regard to its resolutions on the budgetisation of the EDF of 14 February 1973 (2) and on the integration of the European Development Fund (EDF) in the budget of the Union of 12 July 1995 (3), |
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having regard to its resolutions on the budgetisation of the EDF of 14 February 1973 (2) and on the integration of the European Development Fund (EDF) in the budget of the Union of 12 July 1995 (3),

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament ‘Towards the full integration of cooperation with ACP countries in the EU budget’ (COM(2003) 590), |
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having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament ‘Towards the full integration of cooperation with ACP countries in the EU budget’ (COM(2003) 590),

| — | having regard to the work of the Convention on the Future of Europe, |
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having regard to the work of the Convention on the Future of Europe,

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (4), |
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having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999 on budgetary discipline and improvement of the budgetary procedure (4),

| — | having regard to Rule 163 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 163 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Development and Cooperation and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A5-0143/2004), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Development and Cooperation and the opinion of the Committee on Budgets (A5-0143/2004),

| A. | whereas the ACP group includes 40 out of the 48 least developed countries of the world, |
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A.

whereas the ACP group includes 40 out of the 48 least developed countries of the world,

| B. | whereas the EU has made financial commitments on Official Development Assistance at the Barcelona European Council of 15 and 16 March 2002 and at the Monterrey UN Financing for Development Conference in 2002, |
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B.

whereas the EU has made financial commitments on Official Development Assistance at the Barcelona European Council of 15 and 16 March 2002 and at the Monterrey UN Financing for Development Conference in 2002,

| C. | whereas the Cotonou Agreement was signed in 2000 for a period of 20 years but the 9th EDF did not enter into force until 2003 owing to delays by EU Member States over ratification of the Financial Protocol, |
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C.

whereas the Cotonou Agreement was signed in 2000 for a period of 20 years but the 9th EDF did not enter into force until 2003 owing to delays by EU Member States over ratification of the Financial Protocol,

| D. | whereas the EDF operates outside the EU budget on the basis of voluntary contributions from the Member States, |
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D.

whereas the EDF operates outside the EU budget on the basis of voluntary contributions from the Member States,

| E. | whereas the aforementioned Commission communication has been issued prior to the presentation of the financial framework for the period after 2006, |
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E.

whereas the aforementioned Commission communication has been issued prior to the presentation of the financial framework for the period after 2006,

| F. | whereas levels of development funding for ACP countries must be guaranteed and no ACP country should be left in a less beneficial position as a result of changes to the system of financing, |
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F.

whereas levels of development funding for ACP countries must be guaranteed and no ACP country should be left in a less beneficial position as a result of changes to the system of financing,

| G. | whereas there have been difficult negotiations between Member States over their contributions to the most recent EDFs, leading to less generous increases than in the past, and the forthcoming enlargement of the EU is likely to exacerbate this situation, |
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G.

whereas there have been difficult negotiations between Member States over their contributions to the most recent EDFs, leading to less generous increases than in the past, and the forthcoming enlargement of the EU is likely to exacerbate this situation,

| H. | whereas the European Parliament has no power over the EDF or its implementation but may only grant discharge over disbursements already made, and the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly has no formal authority in relation to the EDF, |
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H.

whereas the European Parliament has no power over the EDF or its implementation but may only grant discharge over disbursements already made, and the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly has no formal authority in relation to the EDF,

| I. | whereas the issue of EDF budgetisation was first raised in the European Parliament in 1971 (5) and the Parliament has subsequently repeated calls for budgetisation to be carried out, |
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whereas the issue of EDF budgetisation was first raised in the European Parliament in 1971 (5) and the Parliament has subsequently repeated calls for budgetisation to be carried out,

| J. | whereas the European Convention recommended budgetisation of the EDF (6), |
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J.

whereas the European Convention recommended budgetisation of the EDF (6),

| K. | considering that partnership, ownership and participation are enshrined in the Cotonou Agreement as fundamental elements of a strategy aimed at poverty eradication, |
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K.

considering that partnership, ownership and participation are enshrined in the Cotonou Agreement as fundamental elements of a strategy aimed at poverty eradication,

| L. | whereas the very high level of ACP participation in decision-making over EDF programming and implementation leads to a stronger donor-beneficiary partnership and greater ownership of programmes by the ACP countries, |
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L.

whereas the very high level of ACP participation in decision-making over EDF programming and implementation leads to a stronger donor-beneficiary partnership and greater ownership of programmes by the ACP countries,

| M. | whereas the European Parliament has stated that priority needs to be given to the allocation of 35% of the funds to basic social infrastructure, earmarking education and healthcare, |
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M.

whereas the European Parliament has stated that priority needs to be given to the allocation of 35% of the funds to basic social infrastructure, earmarking education and healthcare,

| N. | whereas specific country and regional allocations are the basis of the EDF, |
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N.

whereas specific country and regional allocations are the basis of the EDF,

| O. | whereas there has recently been a tendency to divert EDF funds to uses outside national and regional envelopes such as the Global Fund to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, the World Water Solidarity Fund and the African Peace facility, with the proviso that such funds be used in ACP countries, |
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O.

whereas there has recently been a tendency to divert EDF funds to uses outside national and regional envelopes such as the Global Fund to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, the World Water Solidarity Fund and the African Peace facility, with the proviso that such funds be used in ACP countries,

| P. | whereas procedures for implementing the EDFs are cumbersome and lengthy, leading to delays; whereas backlogs in the EDFs currently stand at nearly EUR 11 billion, |
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P.

whereas procedures for implementing the EDFs are cumbersome and lengthy, leading to delays; whereas backlogs in the EDFs currently stand at nearly EUR 11 billion,

| Q. | whereas there have been significant reductions in payment backlogs in aid programmes financed from the Community budget and in the EDF, |
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Q.

whereas there have been significant reductions in payment backlogs in aid programmes financed from the Community budget and in the EDF,

| R. | whereas ACP countries also receive funding from the Community budget, resulting in the establishment of two differing sets of procedures to allocate funds from the same donor to the same beneficiary, with a consequent great duplication and waste of resources, |
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R.

whereas ACP countries also receive funding from the Community budget, resulting in the establishment of two differing sets of procedures to allocate funds from the same donor to the same beneficiary, with a consequent great duplication and waste of resources,

| S. | whereas the principle of annuality which applies to the EU budget does not apply to the EDFs, which must be 100% disbursed but have no effective time-limit; whereas successive EDFs have been intended to last 5 years but in practice implementation has taken on average 12 to13 years, resulting in an overlap of several EDFs at any one time, |
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S.

whereas the principle of annuality which applies to the EU budget does not apply to the EDFs, which must be 100% disbursed but have no effective time-limit; whereas successive EDFs have been intended to last 5 years but in practice implementation has taken on average 12 to13 years, resulting in an overlap of several EDFs at any one time,

| T. | whereas the multi-annual nature of the EDFs allows for a degree of resource predictability for the ACP countries, but leads to unevenness in the delivery of aid, with peaks and troughs in disbursement levels during the implementation of each EDF, |
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T.

whereas the multi-annual nature of the EDFs allows for a degree of resource predictability for the ACP countries, but leads to unevenness in the delivery of aid, with peaks and troughs in disbursement levels during the implementation of each EDF,

| U. | whereas the Commission has been pursuing a policy of restructuring the external relations sector, including deconcentration which devolves decision-making authority to the external delegations, |
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U.

whereas the Commission has been pursuing a policy of restructuring the external relations sector, including deconcentration which devolves decision-making authority to the external delegations,

| V. | whereas scarcely 1% of funding from the 9th EDF is earmarked for administrative support expenditure (7) whilst the equivalent figure for budgetised external aid amounts to 3%, |
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V.

whereas scarcely 1% of funding from the 9th EDF is earmarked for administrative support expenditure (7) whilst the equivalent figure for budgetised external aid amounts to 3%,

| W. | whereas cooperation with South Africa is already financed by the Community budget, |
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whereas cooperation with South Africa is already financed by the Community budget,

| X. | whereas budgetisation would require technical changes to be made to the Cotonou Agreement, |
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X.

whereas budgetisation would require technical changes to be made to the Cotonou Agreement,

| 1. | Expresses its most serious concern at the continuing high levels of poverty in many ACP countries, at the ever-deepening crisis of diseases such as the HIV/AIDS pandemic, tuberculosis and malaria, and at the unending trend of food shortages, and underlines its determination to continue to combat these scourges with adequate financial resources; |
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1.

Expresses its most serious concern at the continuing high levels of poverty in many ACP countries, at the ever-deepening crisis of diseases such as the HIV/AIDS pandemic, tuberculosis and malaria, and at the unending trend of food shortages, and underlines its determination to continue to combat these scourges with adequate financial resources;

| 2. | Takes the view that since many of the ACP countries belong to the poorest countries in the world, and face severe difficulties in achieving the Millennium development goals (MDGs), the EU has an important political and financial responsibility in this regard; urges that the EU-ACP partnership continue to be based on the mutual objective of poverty eradication and the achievement of the MDGs; |
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2.

Takes the view that since many of the ACP countries belong to the poorest countries in the world, and face severe difficulties in achieving the Millennium development goals (MDGs), the EU has an important political and financial responsibility in this regard; urges that the EU-ACP partnership continue to be based on the mutual objective of poverty eradication and the achievement of the MDGs;

| 3. | Notes that fulfilling the collective commitment to achieving the MDGs will entail a redoubling of efforts to increase aid levels and improve aid effectiveness; welcomes, therefore, the commitment made by international donors to increase the aid levels in line with the Monterrey Financing for Development Conference and urges that this commitment be fulfilled; urges the Member States to honour their undertaking to achieve an interim aid level of 0,39% of their GDP in 2006, and one of 0,7% subsequently; considers that the Budgetary Authority must ensure that budgetisation provides for an increase in the overall amount available for aid throughout the period covered by the Financial Perspective; |
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3.

Notes that fulfilling the collective commitment to achieving the MDGs will entail a redoubling of efforts to increase aid levels and improve aid effectiveness; welcomes, therefore, the commitment made by international donors to increase the aid levels in line with the Monterrey Financing for Development Conference and urges that this commitment be fulfilled; urges the Member States to honour their undertaking to achieve an interim aid level of 0,39% of their GDP in 2006, and one of 0,7% subsequently; considers that the Budgetary Authority must ensure that budgetisation provides for an increase in the overall amount available for aid throughout the period covered by the Financial Perspective;

| 4. | Notes that any decision on EDF budgetisation should be consistent with the high level ODA commitments made at the Barcelona European Council and at the Monterrey UN Financing for Development Conference in 2002; |
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4.

Notes that any decision on EDF budgetisation should be consistent with the high level ODA commitments made at the Barcelona European Council and at the Monterrey UN Financing for Development Conference in 2002;

| 5. | Considers that aid would be more effective if donors better coordinated their efforts better and completely untied all aid, in particular, food aid and technical assistance, and if foreign policy and external trade were brought closer into line with the major development objectives set by the United Nations; considers it essential to find a radical solution to the issue of developing countries' foreign debt, which hinders any possibility of development; |
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Considers that aid would be more effective if donors better coordinated their efforts better and completely untied all aid, in particular, food aid and technical assistance, and if foreign policy and external trade were brought closer into line with the major development objectives set by the United Nations; considers it essential to find a radical solution to the issue of developing countries' foreign debt, which hinders any possibility of development;

| 6. | Recognises the importance of the ACP-EU partnership as the central plank of EU development policy and the key role played by successive EDFs, since their inception in 1957, in consolidating and strengthening that partnership; |
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6.

Recognises the importance of the ACP-EU partnership as the central plank of EU development policy and the key role played by successive EDFs, since their inception in 1957, in consolidating and strengthening that partnership;

| 7. | Takes the view that the non-budgetised system of financing for the EDF has its roots in historical factors which are no longer applicable to the modern European Union and will be even less relevant after enlargement; |
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7.

Takes the view that the non-budgetised system of financing for the EDF has its roots in historical factors which are no longer applicable to the modern European Union and will be even less relevant after enlargement;

| 8. | Notes that EDF budgetisation is proposed as a new financing model to replace the forthcoming 10th EDF and hence as of 2007/2008 budgets; notes that such budgetisation will require amendments to both the body and annexes of the Cotonou Agreement and hence ratification by the ACP-EU Joint Council of Ministers; |
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8.

Notes that EDF budgetisation is proposed as a new financing model to replace the forthcoming 10th EDF and hence as of 2007/2008 budgets; notes that such budgetisation will require amendments to both the body and annexes of the Cotonou Agreement and hence ratification by the ACP-EU Joint Council of Ministers;

| 9. | Strongly deplores the lack of parliamentary accountability implicit in the absence of European Parliament participation in any aspect of decision-making over levels of EDF funding, programming or allocations by country, region or sector, and the restriction of its powers to an annual discharge; calls urgently for this democratic deficit to be eliminated; |
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Strongly deplores the lack of parliamentary accountability implicit in the absence of European Parliament participation in any aspect of decision-making over levels of EDF funding, programming or allocations by country, region or sector, and the restriction of its powers to an annual discharge; calls urgently for this democratic deficit to be eliminated;

| 10. | Reiterates its position that ACP-EU cooperation, and its financial conventions (European Development Funds), should be politically anchored, controlled and legitimised through the full association of the European Parliament, thus ensuring the link with European citizens, the institutional balance within the European Union's institutions, and an equal footing for ACP cooperation with the rest of the Union's external programmes; |
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Reiterates its position that ACP-EU cooperation, and its financial conventions (European Development Funds), should be politically anchored, controlled and legitimised through the full association of the European Parliament, thus ensuring the link with European citizens, the institutional balance within the European Union's institutions, and an equal footing for ACP cooperation with the rest of the Union's external programmes;

| 11. | Considers it necessary, likewise, to examine the role that the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly should play with regard to the EDF budget, and, when the EDF is indeed budgetised, to encourage it to provide valuable input to the EU budgetary authority on budget matters relating to ACP countries; |
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Considers it necessary, likewise, to examine the role that the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly should play with regard to the EDF budget, and, when the EDF is indeed budgetised, to encourage it to provide valuable input to the EU budgetary authority on budget matters relating to ACP countries;

| 12. | Welcomes the fact that agreement was reached in the Copenhagen Agreement on the accession countries' participation in EDF funding as of the 10th EDF; |
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12.

Welcomes the fact that agreement was reached in the Copenhagen Agreement on the accession countries' participation in EDF funding as of the 10th EDF;

| 13. | Expresses its concern that if the EDF were to remain outside the Community budget, the voluntary nature of Member States' contributions and the impact of enlargement would make increases in funding levels less probable for future EDFs than in the past; |
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Expresses its concern that if the EDF were to remain outside the Community budget, the voluntary nature of Member States' contributions and the impact of enlargement would make increases in funding levels less probable for future EDFs than in the past;

| 14. | Reiterates the need to ensure, by means of commitments or monitoring mechanisms to be defined, that there is no reduction in the overall value of funds allocated to the EDF following budgetisation, notes that future allocations could link the available financial resources to the growth of EU GNI; |
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Reiterates the need to ensure, by means of commitments or monitoring mechanisms to be defined, that there is no reduction in the overall value of funds allocated to the EDF following budgetisation, notes that future allocations could link the available financial resources to the growth of EU GNI;

| 15. | Calls on the Council to issue a declaration giving legal guarantees, in the decision on EDF budgetisation and the new financial perspectives, that the resources cannot and will not diminish the commitments during the period covered by the Cotonou Agreement (and beyond the period covered by the Financial Perspective); |
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15.

Calls on the Council to issue a declaration giving legal guarantees, in the decision on EDF budgetisation and the new financial perspectives, that the resources cannot and will not diminish the commitments during the period covered by the Cotonou Agreement (and beyond the period covered by the Financial Perspective);

| 16. | Calls for the EDF to be integrated into the EU budget without compromising the existing cooperation and development policies and in such a way as to ensure complementarity with the current external programmes; |
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Calls for the EDF to be integrated into the EU budget without compromising the existing cooperation and development policies and in such a way as to ensure complementarity with the current external programmes;

| 17. | Points out that the current own resources ceiling at 1,24% of GNI does not include the 0,03% GNI represented by the annual share of EDF; urges the Commission and the Council, in future Financial Perspectives, to take the share of EDF into account when setting the ceilings of own resources and external actions; |
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Points out that the current own resources ceiling at 1,24% of GNI does not include the 0,03% GNI represented by the annual share of EDF; urges the Commission and the Council, in future Financial Perspectives, to take the share of EDF into account when setting the ceilings of own resources and external actions;

| 18. | Stresses that a precondition for the budgetisation of the EDF is to guarantee ring-fencing for a budgetised EDF to prevent funds being siphoned off to meet needs elsewhere or to address concerns responding more to the needs of donors than development, such as combating terrorism, money-laundering, illegal migration or the reconstruction of a non-ACP state; |
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Stresses that a precondition for the budgetisation of the EDF is to guarantee ring-fencing for a budgetised EDF to prevent funds being siphoned off to meet needs elsewhere or to address concerns responding more to the needs of donors than development, such as combating terrorism, money-laundering, illegal migration or the reconstruction of a non-ACP state;

| 19. | Calls upon the Commission and the Council to ring-fence EDF funds by creating an EDF sub-heading in the Financial Perspectives; |
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19.

Calls upon the Commission and the Council to ring-fence EDF funds by creating an EDF sub-heading in the Financial Perspectives;

| 20. | Calls on the European institutions, during the negotiations on the new Financial Perspective, to include in the Interinstitutional Agreement governing the future Financial Perspective a commitment guaranteeing the allocation of funds to the ACP countries for the duration of that Financial Perspective; insists that it is essential for there to be no decrease, in real terms, in the resources earmarked for the ACP countries; |
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20.

Calls on the European institutions, during the negotiations on the new Financial Perspective, to include in the Interinstitutional Agreement governing the future Financial Perspective a commitment guaranteeing the allocation of funds to the ACP countries for the duration of that Financial Perspective; insists that it is essential for there to be no decrease, in real terms, in the resources earmarked for the ACP countries;

| 21. | Points out that the regulation granting legal authority for the implementation of a budgetised EDF would be decided under the codecision procedure; |
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21.

Points out that the regulation granting legal authority for the implementation of a budgetised EDF would be decided under the codecision procedure;

| 22. | Declares its determination to include in any future EDF regulation a fixed financial framework to run for the full period of the Financial Perspectives, as is currently the case for South Africa, and that on expiry of this term, there will be a legal obligation to draw up a new regulation with new financial provisions for the period of the following Financial Perspectives; expresses its intention to monitor the full implementation of these provisions in accordance with Article 33 of the aforementioned Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999; |
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22.

Declares its determination to include in any future EDF regulation a fixed financial framework to run for the full period of the Financial Perspectives, as is currently the case for South Africa, and that on expiry of this term, there will be a legal obligation to draw up a new regulation with new financial provisions for the period of the following Financial Perspectives; expresses its intention to monitor the full implementation of these provisions in accordance with Article 33 of the aforementioned Interinstitutional Agreement of 6 May 1999;

| 23. | Acknowledges the concerns of poorer or ‘less well-performing’ ACP countries that EDF budgetisation could result in a reduction of their allocations and asks the Commission to explain how it will ensure that these countries' interests are not prejudiced in such a way; |
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23.

Acknowledges the concerns of poorer or ‘less well-performing’ ACP countries that EDF budgetisation could result in a reduction of their allocations and asks the Commission to explain how it will ensure that these countries' interests are not prejudiced in such a way;

| 24. | Stresses the importance of consulting ACP countries during discussions on EDF budgetisation, and notes that existing procedures for decision-making and implementation under the EDF require the agreement of ACP countries at every stage in the setting of political priorities and in the implementation of the EDFs, making a reality of the concepts of ‘partnership’ and ‘ownership’ to which all donors and developing countries aspire; |
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24.

Stresses the importance of consulting ACP countries during discussions on EDF budgetisation, and notes that existing procedures for decision-making and implementation under the EDF require the agreement of ACP countries at every stage in the setting of political priorities and in the implementation of the EDFs, making a reality of the concepts of ‘partnership’ and ‘ownership’ to which all donors and developing countries aspire;

| 25. | Expresses its intention, when codeciding any future EDF regulation, to safeguard the principles of ‘partnership’ and developing country ‘ownership’ of development programmes by ensuring full participation by ACP countries in drawing up multiannual strategy documents and in other decision-making on the use of funds, as well as consultation of civil society and other relevant stakeholders; |
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25.

Expresses its intention, when codeciding any future EDF regulation, to safeguard the principles of ‘partnership’ and developing country ‘ownership’ of development programmes by ensuring full participation by ACP countries in drawing up multiannual strategy documents and in other decision-making on the use of funds, as well as consultation of civil society and other relevant stakeholders;

| 26. | Affirms that programming with clear participation and authorisation of CSP's and NIP's by the recipient government, including active participation of their civil society, will remain the basis for the multi-annual programmes with specific countries or regions; |
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26.

Affirms that programming with clear participation and authorisation of CSP's and NIP's by the recipient government, including active participation of their civil society, will remain the basis for the multi-annual programmes with specific countries or regions;

| 27. | Points out that special budgetary procedures would be needed to safeguard the predictability and multi-annuality of funding and programmes, and any new procedures created should continue to allow for joint but differentiated management of financial procedures; |
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27.

Points out that special budgetary procedures would be needed to safeguard the predictability and multi-annuality of funding and programmes, and any new procedures created should continue to allow for joint but differentiated management of financial procedures;

| 28. | Expresses its deep concern that current EDF procedures are cumbersome and lengthy, with the result that the actual delivery of aid is compromised and backlogs arise both in commitments and in payments, and calls for these procedures to be streamlined, simplified and harmonised with other donors in accordance with international best-practice, noting that budgetisation would be a useful means to achieve this end; |
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28.

Expresses its deep concern that current EDF procedures are cumbersome and lengthy, with the result that the actual delivery of aid is compromised and backlogs arise both in commitments and in payments, and calls for these procedures to be streamlined, simplified and harmonised with other donors in accordance with international best-practice, noting that budgetisation would be a useful means to achieve this end;

| 29. | Criticises particularly the unnecessary complexity, duplication and waste of resources, both for the Commission and for the ACP countries, that result from the need to apply two different sets of procedures for allocations from the EFD and from budgetised funds, such as those for food aid, humanitarian aid and NGO co-financing; considers that this runs counter to coherent management of aid and calls for this unacceptable situation to be rectified as soon as possible, pointing out that this would result from EDF budgetisation; |
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29.

Criticises particularly the unnecessary complexity, duplication and waste of resources, both for the Commission and for the ACP countries, that result from the need to apply two different sets of procedures for allocations from the EFD and from budgetised funds, such as those for food aid, humanitarian aid and NGO co-financing; considers that this runs counter to coherent management of aid and calls for this unacceptable situation to be rectified as soon as possible, pointing out that this would result from EDF budgetisation;

| 30. | Fully supports EDF budgetisation in order to put an end to the current administrative complexity and fragmentation of the financial resources available for the external relations of the Union which constitutes a contravention of the principle of budget unity and transparency enshrined in the Treaty and in the Financial Regulation; |
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30.

Fully supports EDF budgetisation in order to put an end to the current administrative complexity and fragmentation of the financial resources available for the external relations of the Union which constitutes a contravention of the principle of budget unity and transparency enshrined in the Treaty and in the Financial Regulation;

| 31. | Observes that simpler procedures would also lead to greater transparency and would facilitate reporting on the use of funds, allowing for assessments of greater aid effectiveness; |
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31.

Observes that simpler procedures would also lead to greater transparency and would facilitate reporting on the use of funds, allowing for assessments of greater aid effectiveness;

| 32. | Considers that backlogs are unconscionable in an aid programme for the benefit of countries in which the needs are so great; demands that the Commission look into the reasons for the slow disbursement of EDF funds, and into the extent to which this slowness is due, respectively, to the cumbersome EU procedures and the weak administrative capacities of the ACP countries; calls on the EC, in its dialogue with the other development players, to ensure that public services are equipped with the necessary human and financial resources to guarantee an increase in budget implementation capacities; |
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32.

Considers that backlogs are unconscionable in an aid programme for the benefit of countries in which the needs are so great; demands that the Commission look into the reasons for the slow disbursement of EDF funds, and into the extent to which this slowness is due, respectively, to the cumbersome EU procedures and the weak administrative capacities of the ACP countries; calls on the EC, in its dialogue with the other development players, to ensure that public services are equipped with the necessary human and financial resources to guarantee an increase in budget implementation capacities;

| 33. | Draws attention to the fact that similar problems with backlogs in budgetised aid programmes have been resolved to a significant degree, due partly to the Commission's policy of deconcentrating decisionmaking to the delegations, and due also to the availability of greater resources for administrative expenses in the budgetised programmes than the EDF; calls for similar improvements to be applied to the EDF; |
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33.

Draws attention to the fact that similar problems with backlogs in budgetised aid programmes have been resolved to a significant degree, due partly to the Commission's policy of deconcentrating decisionmaking to the delegations, and due also to the availability of greater resources for administrative expenses in the budgetised programmes than the EDF; calls for similar improvements to be applied to the EDF;

| 34. | Recalls that the entry into force of the 9th EDF was set back several years by serious delays in the ratification process and that budgetisation would automatically resolve this problem as a budgetised EDF would not need to be ratified; |
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34.

Recalls that the entry into force of the 9th EDF was set back several years by serious delays in the ratification process and that budgetisation would automatically resolve this problem as a budgetised EDF would not need to be ratified;

| 35. | Recognises the value of resource predictability afforded by the current EDFs which facilitates longterm planning in ACP countries; calls for the same feature to be included in a budgetised EDF by specifying the level of national envelopes in strategy documents relating to each country; |
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35.

Recognises the value of resource predictability afforded by the current EDFs which facilitates longterm planning in ACP countries; calls for the same feature to be included in a budgetised EDF by specifying the level of national envelopes in strategy documents relating to each country;

| 36. | Points out that the specific country and regional allocations continue to be the basis for inscribing the EDF in the budget, and that shifting commitments towards health funds and debt cancellation in relation to the MDGs will only be carried out in consultation with the ACP partners; |
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36.

Points out that the specific country and regional allocations continue to be the basis for inscribing the EDF in the budget, and that shifting commitments towards health funds and debt cancellation in relation to the MDGs will only be carried out in consultation with the ACP partners;

| 37. | Calls for a strong focus on the principle of coherence when budgetising the EDF within the EU budget, in that trade and aid should reinforce the aim of poverty eradication; |
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37.

Calls for a strong focus on the principle of coherence when budgetising the EDF within the EU budget, in that trade and aid should reinforce the aim of poverty eradication;

| 38. | Acknowledges the concerns of ACP countries about the effects of the principle of annuality which applies to the Community budget but is not applicable to the EDF, and also the n+3 rule under the new Financial Regulation, stating that individual contracts which implement financing agreements with the beneficiary third countries shall be concluded no later than three years following the date of the budgetary commitment; |
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38.

Acknowledges the concerns of ACP countries about the effects of the principle of annuality which applies to the Community budget but is not applicable to the EDF, and also the n+3 rule under the new Financial Regulation, stating that individual contracts which implement financing agreements with the beneficiary third countries shall be concluded no later than three years following the date of the budgetary commitment;

| 39. | Firmly believes that implementation of the EDF must be subject to financial discipline and become progressively swifter and more efficient; |
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39.

Firmly believes that implementation of the EDF must be subject to financial discipline and become progressively swifter and more efficient;

| 40. | Considers that the new provisions of the Financial Regulation applicable to the EDF, with the Financial Regulation for the general budget, including the n+3 rule and the development of ‘rolling programming’ (decisions on country-specific allocations, within a co-decided envelope, where implementation and output/performance plays a greater role) will ensure that aid is managed more efficiently and hence more effectively; |
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40.

Considers that the new provisions of the Financial Regulation applicable to the EDF, with the Financial Regulation for the general budget, including the n+3 rule and the development of ‘rolling programming’ (decisions on country-specific allocations, within a co-decided envelope, where implementation and output/performance plays a greater role) will ensure that aid is managed more efficiently and hence more effectively;

| 41. | Believes that these gains should contribute to a greater degree of real implementation of funds in the ACP countries, notably through the gradual elimination of outstanding commitments (‘RAL’), and thus would be beneficial to the stated goals of cooperation and sound financial management; |
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41.

Believes that these gains should contribute to a greater degree of real implementation of funds in the ACP countries, notably through the gradual elimination of outstanding commitments (‘RAL’), and thus would be beneficial to the stated goals of cooperation and sound financial management;

| 42. | Welcomes the likelihood that a budgetised EDF would show a more even pattern of disbursement year-on-year than under the current system where levels of aid delivery build to a peak as each successive EDF comes on stream; |
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42.

Welcomes the likelihood that a budgetised EDF would show a more even pattern of disbursement year-on-year than under the current system where levels of aid delivery build to a peak as each successive EDF comes on stream;

| 43. | Stresses the importance of taking a decision on EDF budgetisation before entering into serious debate over the shape of the Financial Perspectives post 2006; |
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43.

Stresses the importance of taking a decision on EDF budgetisation before entering into serious debate over the shape of the Financial Perspectives post 2006;

| 44. | Considers that the upcoming five-year review of the Cotonou Agreement, foreseen for 2005, would offer an ideal opportunity to make the technical changes required by EDF budgetisation, and notes that negotiations for this review must begin in May 2004; considers that a decision on budgetisation would thus be needed before this date; |
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44.

Considers that the upcoming five-year review of the Cotonou Agreement, foreseen for 2005, would offer an ideal opportunity to make the technical changes required by EDF budgetisation, and notes that negotiations for this review must begin in May 2004; considers that a decision on budgetisation would thus be needed before this date;

| 45. | Welcomes the long-standing support of the Commission for EDF budgetisation; |
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45.

Welcomes the long-standing support of the Commission for EDF budgetisation;

| 46. | Calls on the Council of Ministers to vote unanimously in favour of the budgetisation of the EDF; |
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46.

Calls on the Council of Ministers to vote unanimously in favour of the budgetisation of the EDF;

| 47. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission. |
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47.

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

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(1)  OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3.

(2)  OJ 14, 27.3.1973, p. 25.

(3)  OJ C 249, 25.9.1995, p. 68.

(4)  OJ C 172, 18.6.1999, p. 1.

(5)  Suggested by the Committee on Relations with African States and Madagascar at the sitting of 21 June 1971.

(6)  Working Group VII on External Action, Final report to Members of the Convention (CONV 459/02 of 16.12.2002, point 9.

(7)  Internal Agreement, 9th EDF.

P5_TA(2004)0276

International Conference on Renewable Energy (Bonn, June 2004)

European Parliament resolution on the International Conference for Renewable Energies (Bonn, June 2004)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Directive 2001/77/EC of the European Parliament and Council of 27 September 2001 on the promotion of electricity from renewable energy sources in the internal electricity market (1), |
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having regard to Directive 2001/77/EC of the European Parliament and Council of 27 September 2001 on the promotion of electricity from renewable energy sources in the internal electricity market (1),

| — | having regard to the 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, which described environmental protection and economic development as an interdependent and indivisible challenge, |
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having regard to the 1992 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development, which described environmental protection and economic development as an interdependent and indivisible challenge,

| — | having regard to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in particular Article 2 thereof and the related Kyoto Protocol of 1997, |
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having regard to the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in particular Article 2 thereof and the related Kyoto Protocol of 1997,

| — | having regard to the outcome of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) held in Johannesburg from 26 August to 4 September 2002, |
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having regard to the outcome of the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) held in Johannesburg from 26 August to 4 September 2002,

| — | having regard to the recommendations of the European Conference for Renewable Energies held in Berlin from 19 to 21 January 2004, |
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having regard to the recommendations of the European Conference for Renewable Energies held in Berlin from 19 to 21 January 2004,

| — | having regard to the role of renewable energy in the broader context of sustainable development and its positive impact on the security of energy supplies, economic development, job creation, CO2 reduction and poverty eradication, |
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having regard to the role of renewable energy in the broader context of sustainable development and its positive impact on the security of energy supplies, economic development, job creation, CO2 reduction and poverty eradication,

| — | having regard to Rule 37(4) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 37(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas the Union and the Member States are agreed on the need to promote renewable energy sources as a priority measure, given that they make it possible to meet the Kyoto targets more quickly, |
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A.

whereas the Union and the Member States are agreed on the need to promote renewable energy sources as a priority measure, given that they make it possible to meet the Kyoto targets more quickly,

| B. | whereas the EU must ensure a further increase in the use of renewable energy and investment in energy efficiency, |
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B.

whereas the EU must ensure a further increase in the use of renewable energy and investment in energy efficiency,

| C. | whereas renewable energy is one of the fastest growing industries in the EU, creating new innovative jobs, and whereas the European renewable energy industry leads the world in the development of technologies for renewable electricity generation, |
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C.

whereas renewable energy is one of the fastest growing industries in the EU, creating new innovative jobs, and whereas the European renewable energy industry leads the world in the development of technologies for renewable electricity generation,

| 1. | Welcomes the initiative taken by the German Government to organise the ‘renewables 2004’ conference; |
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1.

Welcomes the initiative taken by the German Government to organise the ‘renewables 2004’ conference;

| 2. | Urges the Commission and the Council to start a political process of setting ambitious, timetabled targets for increasing the share of renewable energy in final energy consumption, addressing the medium and long-term time frame in advance of the International Conference in Bonn in June 2004; |
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2.

Urges the Commission and the Council to start a political process of setting ambitious, timetabled targets for increasing the share of renewable energy in final energy consumption, addressing the medium and long-term time frame in advance of the International Conference in Bonn in June 2004;

| 3. | Calls upon the Commission and the Council to make the necessary efforts to reach a target of 20% for the contribution by renewable energy to total domestic energy consumption in the EU by 2020; |
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3.

Calls upon the Commission and the Council to make the necessary efforts to reach a target of 20% for the contribution by renewable energy to total domestic energy consumption in the EU by 2020;

| 4. | Underlines the strategic importance of renewable energy and energy efficiency in several policy areas of the EU and in international relations, notably development cooperation; |
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4.

Underlines the strategic importance of renewable energy and energy efficiency in several policy areas of the EU and in international relations, notably development cooperation;

| 5. | Calls upon the Commission and the Council to make access to sustainable energy supply a priority in poverty reduction strategies and, in order to encourage and facilitate such a development, to ask major financing institutions, such as the EIB, EBRD, World Bank and national export credit agencies, to give priority to investments in renewables and energy efficiency; |
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5.

Calls upon the Commission and the Council to make access to sustainable energy supply a priority in poverty reduction strategies and, in order to encourage and facilitate such a development, to ask major financing institutions, such as the EIB, EBRD, World Bank and national export credit agencies, to give priority to investments in renewables and energy efficiency;

| 6. | Calls on the Commission to develop a regulatory framework for accelerating the growth of markets for renewable energy and at the same time creating a level playing field, tackling administrative and trade barriers through the strict enforcement of regulations at local, national and European level; |
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6.

Calls on the Commission to develop a regulatory framework for accelerating the growth of markets for renewable energy and at the same time creating a level playing field, tackling administrative and trade barriers through the strict enforcement of regulations at local, national and European level;

| 7. | Calls on the Commission urgently to undertake a review of the subsidies in the energy sector, |
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7.

Calls on the Commission urgently to undertake a review of the subsidies in the energy sector,

| 8. | Calls on Member States to promote the use of biofuels, particularly in public transport, |
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8.

Calls on Member States to promote the use of biofuels, particularly in public transport,

| 9. | Stresses the need to increase support for R &D and innovation in renewable energies and to disseminate and promote the results to all sectors of society; |
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9.

Stresses the need to increase support for R &D and innovation in renewable energies and to disseminate and promote the results to all sectors of society;

| 10. | Urges all governments to ratify and implement the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change as well as the 1997 Kyoto Protocol; |
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10.

Urges all governments to ratify and implement the 1992 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change as well as the 1997 Kyoto Protocol;

| 11. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and accession countries. |
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11.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and accession countries.

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(1)  OJ L 283, 27.10.2001, p. 33.

P5_TA(2004)0277

Rights of deafblind people

Declaration of the European Parliament on the rights of deafblind people

The European Parliament,

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

| — | having regard to Article 13 of the EC Treaty and the principle of human dignity, |
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having regard to Article 13 of the EC Treaty and the principle of human dignity,

| A. | whereas deafblindness is a distinct disability that is a combination of both sight and hearing impairments, which results in difficulties having access to information, communication and mobility, |
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A.

whereas deafblindness is a distinct disability that is a combination of both sight and hearing impairments, which results in difficulties having access to information, communication and mobility,

| B. | whereas there are about 150 000 people in the European Union who are deafblind, |
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B.

whereas there are about 150 000 people in the European Union who are deafblind,

| C. | whereas some of these people are completely deaf and blind, but most have some remaining use of one or both senses, |
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C.

whereas some of these people are completely deaf and blind, but most have some remaining use of one or both senses,

| D. | whereas, having a distinct disability, deafblind people need specific support provided by people with specialist knowledge, |
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whereas, having a distinct disability, deafblind people need specific support provided by people with specialist knowledge,

| 1. | Calls on the institutions of the European Union and the Member States to recognise and implement the rights of people who are deafblind; |
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1.

Calls on the institutions of the European Union and the Member States to recognise and implement the rights of people who are deafblind;

| 2. | Declares that deafblind people should have the same rights as are enjoyed by all EU citizens; these should be enforced by appropriate legislation in each Member State and should include:






  — | the right to participate in the democratic life of the European Union; |
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2.

Declares that deafblind people should have the same rights as are enjoyed by all EU citizens; these should be enforced by appropriate legislation in each Member State and should include:

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the right to participate in the democratic life of the European Union;

| — | the right to work and access training, with appropriate lighting, contrast and adaptations; |
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the right to work and access training, with appropriate lighting, contrast and adaptations;

| — | the right to person-centred health and social care; |
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the right to person-centred health and social care;

| — | the right to lifelong learning; |
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the right to lifelong learning;

| — | the right to receive one-to-one support where appropriate from communicator-guides, deafblind interpreters and/or intervenors; |
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the right to receive one-to-one support where appropriate from communicator-guides, deafblind interpreters and/or intervenors;

| 3. | Instructs its President to forward this declaration and the list of its signatories to the Council, the Commission and the governments of the Member States. |
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3.

Instructs its President to forward this declaration and the list of its signatories to the Council, the Commission and the governments of the Member States.

Signatories:

Aaltonen, Ahern, Ainardi, Andersen, Andersson, André-Léonard, Andreasen, Andrews, Andria, Aparicio Sánchez, Attwooll, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Barón Crespo, Bastos, Beazley, Bébéar, Berenguer Fuster, van den Berg, Berger, Bernié, Beysen, Bigliardo, Blak, Bodrato, Bonde, Boogerd-Quaak, Bordes, Borghezio, Boumediene-Thiery, Bowe, Bowis, Bremmer, Breyer, Brie, Brok, Bullmann, van den Burg, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Callanan, Calò, Camisón Asensio, Camre, Cappato, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Caudron, Caullery, Cauquil, Celli, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Chichester, Clegg, Coelho, Colom i Naval, Corbett, Corbey, Corrie, Cossutta, Crowley, Darras, Daul, Davies, Dehousse, De Clercq, De Keyser, Dell'Alba, Della Vedova, Dell'Utri, Deprez, De Rossa, De Sarnez, Descamps, Désir, Deva, De Veyrac, Dhaene, Di Lello Finuoli, Di Pietro, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duff, Dybkjær, Ebner, Echerer, El Khadraoui, Esclopé, Ettl, Evans Jillian, Evans Jonathan, Evans R., Färm, Fatuzzo, Ferrández Lezaun, Ferreira, Ferrer, Figueiredo, Fiori, Fitzsimons, Flesch, Ford, Formentini, Foster, Frahm, Gahler, Garot, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Ghilardotti, Gill, Gillig, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Glante, Gobbo, Goepel, Görlach, Gollnisch, Goodwill, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Harbour, Haug, Heaton-Harris, Hedkvist Petersen, Helmer, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Herzog, Honeyball, Hortefeux, Howitt, Hughes, Huhne, van Hulten, Hyland, Imbeni, Inglewood, Isler Béguin, Izquierdo Collado, Jensen, Jonckheer, Karamanou, Karlsson, Kastler, Katiforis, Kaufmann, Kauppi, Keßler, Khanbhai, Kinnock, Koch, Korhola, Koukiadis, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kronberger, Kuhne, Laguiller, Lalumière, Lambert, Lange, de La Perriere, Liese, Linkohr, Lisi, Lucas, Lulling, Lund, Lynne, Maat, McAvan, McCarthy, MacCormick, McKenna, McNally, Maes, Malliori, Malmström, Manders, Mantovani, Marchiani, Marinos, Marques, Martens, Martin D., Martin H., Martinez, Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Mauro, Meijer, Méndez de Vigo, Mendiluce Pereiro, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda De Lage, Modrow, Montfort, Moraes, Morgan, Morgantini, Mulder, Murphy, Muscardini, Mussa, Myller, Naranjo Escobar, Newton Dunn, Nicholson, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Nisticò, Nordmann, Obiols i Germà, Ojeda Sanz, Olsson, Onesta, Oomen-Ruijten, Oreja Arburúa, Ortiz Rivas, O'Toole, Paciotti, Parish, Pasqua, Pastorelli, Patrie, Paulsen, Pérez Álvarez, Perry, Piecyk, Pohjamo, Pomés Ruiz, Prets, Pronk, Puerta, Purvis, Read, Ribeiro e Castro, Riis-Jørgensen, Rod, de Roo, Roth-Behrendt, Rousseaux, Rovsing, Rühle, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sandberg-Fries, Sandbæk, Sanders-ten Holte, Santer, Santini, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Savary, Sbarbati, Scallon, Scheele, Schmid G., Schmidt, Schörling, Schröder I., Schröder J., Sichrovsky, Simpson, Skinner, Smet, Sörensen, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Staes, Stenzel, Sterckx, Stevenson, Stihler, Sturdy, Sudre, Swiebel, Swoboda, Tajani, Tannock, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Thomas-Mauro, Thorning-Schmidt, Thors, Thyssen, Titley, Trakatellis, Trentin, Turchi, Turco, Turmes, Twinn, Väyrynen, Vairinhos, Valdivielso de Cué, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Van Lancker, Van Orden, Vatanen, Vinci, Vlasto, Volcic, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wijkman, Wuori, Wyn, Wynn, Zabell, Zrihen

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