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| 12.6.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 146/15 |
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12.6.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 146/15

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MINUTES

(2008/C 146 E/02)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING

President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 09.05.

2.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

| 1) | from the Council and Commission:







  — | Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council providing for sanctions against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (COM(2007)0249 — C6-0143/2007 — 2007/0094(COD))






  referred to | responsible: LIBE |
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| | opinion: FEMM, EMPL, ITRE |

1)

from the Council and Commission:

from the Council and Commission:

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Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council providing for sanctions against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (COM(2007)0249 — C6-0143/2007 — 2007/0094(COD))

referred to

responsible: LIBE

opinion: FEMM, EMPL, ITRE

| — | Recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 17 June 1998, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on driving disqualifications (COM(2007)0214 — C6-0155/2007 — 2007/0075(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: LIBE |
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| | opinion: TRAN |

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Recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 17 June 1998, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on driving disqualifications (COM(2007)0214 — C6-0155/2007 — 2007/0075(CNS))

referred to

responsible: LIBE

opinion: TRAN

| — | Recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 26 May 1997, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3(2)(c) of the Treaty on European Union, on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union (COM(2007)0218 — C6-0156/2007 — 2007/0072(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: LIBE |
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| | opinion: CONT |

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Recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 26 May 1997, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3(2)(c) of the Treaty on European Union, on the fight against corruption involving officials of the European Communities or officials of Member States of the European Union (COM(2007)0218 — C6-0156/2007 — 2007/0072(CNS))

referred to

responsible: LIBE

opinion: CONT

| — | Recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on the Law applicable to Contractual Obligations, opened for signature in Rome on 19 June 1980 (COM(2007)0217 — C6-0157/2007 — 2007/0077(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: JURI |
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Recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention on the Law applicable to Contractual Obligations, opened for signature in Rome on 19 June 1980 (COM(2007)0217 — C6-0157/2007 — 2007/0077(CNS))

referred to

responsible: JURI

| — | Recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 29 May 2000, established by the Council in accordance with Article 34 of the Treaty on European Union, on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union (COM(2007)0213 — C6-0158/2007 — 2007/0080(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: LIBE |
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Recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 29 May 2000, established by the Council in accordance with Article 34 of the Treaty on European Union, on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters between the Member States of the European Union (COM(2007)0213 — C6-0158/2007 — 2007/0080(CNS))

referred to

responsible: LIBE

| — | Proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0114 — C6-0160/2007 — 2007/0040(CNS))






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

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Proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0114 — C6-0160/2007 — 2007/0040(CNS))

referred to

responsible: AFET

opinion: INTA

| — | Proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0113 — C6-0161/2007 — 2007/0041(CNS))






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

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Proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0113 — C6-0161/2007 — 2007/0041(CNS))

referred to

responsible: AFET

opinion: INTA

| — | Proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0098 — C6-0162/2007 — 2007/0046(CNS))






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

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Proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Georgia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0098 — C6-0162/2007 — 2007/0046(CNS))

referred to

responsible: AFET

opinion: INTA

| — | Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the roll-over protection structures of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (Codified version) (COM(2007)0310 — C6-0163/2007 — 2007/0107(COD))






  referred to | responsible: JURI |
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Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the roll-over protection structures of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (Codified version) (COM(2007)0310 — C6-0163/2007 — 2007/0107(COD))

referred to

responsible: JURI

| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 16/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0674 — C6-0164/2007 — 2007/2133(GBD))






  referred to | responsible: BUDG |
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Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 16/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0674 — C6-0164/2007 — 2007/2133(GBD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 17/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0675 — C6-0165/2007 — 2007/2134(GBD))






  referred to | responsible: BUDG |
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Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 17/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0675 — C6-0165/2007 — 2007/2134(GBD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 18/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0676 — C6-0166/2007 — 2007/2135(GBD))






  referred to | responsible: BUDG |
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Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 18/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0676 — C6-0166/2007 — 2007/2135(GBD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 20/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0678 — C6-0167/2007 — 2007/2136(GBD))






  referred to | responsible: BUDG |
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Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 20/2007 — Section III — Commission (SEC(2007)0678 — C6-0167/2007 — 2007/2136(GBD))

referred to

responsible: BUDG

| — | Recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 26 July 1995, based on Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention) (COM(2007)0215 — C6-0169/2007 — 2007/0076(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: LIBE |
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Recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 26 July 1995, based on Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union, on the establishment of a European Police Office (Europol Convention) (COM(2007)0215 — C6-0169/2007 — 2007/0076(CNS))

referred to

responsible: LIBE

| — | Recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 18 December 1997, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the treaty on European Union on mutual assistance and cooperation between customs administrations (COM(2007)0216 — C6-0170/2007 — 2007/0073(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: IMCO |
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| | opinion: CONT |

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Recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 18 December 1997, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the treaty on European Union on mutual assistance and cooperation between customs administrations (COM(2007)0216 — C6-0170/2007 — 2007/0073(CNS))

referred to

responsible: IMCO

opinion: CONT

| — | Proposal for a Council regulation setting up the Innovative Medicines Initiative Joint Undertaking (COM(2007)0241 — C6-0171/2007 — 2007/0089(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: ITRE |
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| | opinion: ENVI, BUDG, JURI, CONT |

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Proposal for a Council regulation setting up the Innovative Medicines Initiative Joint Undertaking (COM(2007)0241 — C6-0171/2007 — 2007/0089(CNS))

referred to

responsible: ITRE

opinion: ENVI, BUDG, JURI, CONT

| — | Proposal for a Council regulation on the establishment of the ‘Artemis Joint Undertaking’ to implement a Joint Technology Initiative in Embedded Computing Systems (COM(2007)0243 — C6-0172/2007 — 2007/0088(CNS))






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

—

Proposal for a Council regulation on the establishment of the ‘Artemis Joint Undertaking’ to implement a Joint Technology Initiative in Embedded Computing Systems (COM(2007)0243 — C6-0172/2007 — 2007/0088(CNS))

referred to

responsible: ITRE

opinion: BUDG, JURI, CONT

| — | Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kyrgyz Republic on certain aspects of air services (COM(2007)0189 — C6-0173/2007 — 2007/0065(CNS))






  referred to | responsible: TRAN |
| --- | --- | --- |

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Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Kyrgyz Republic on certain aspects of air services (COM(2007)0189 — C6-0173/2007 — 2007/0065(CNS))

referred to

responsible: TRAN

| 2) | from committees:







  — | * Report on the proposal for a Council decision in accordance with Article 122(2) of the Treaty on the adoption by Malta of the single currency on 1 January 2008 (COM(2007)0259 — C6-0150/2007 — 2007/0092(CNS)) — ECON Committee.
  Rapporteur: Werner Langen (A6-0243/2007) |
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2)

from committees:

from committees:

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- Report on the proposal for a Council decision in accordance with Article 122(2) of the Treaty on the adoption by Malta of the single currency on 1 January 2008 (COM(2007)0259 — C6-0150/2007 — 2007/0092(CNS)) — ECON Committee.

Rapporteur: Werner Langen (A6-0243/2007)

| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council decision in accordance with Article 122(2) of the Treaty on the adoption by Cyprus of the single currency on 1 January 2008 (COM(2007)0256 — C6-0151/2007 — 2007/0090(CNS)) — ECON Committee.
  Rapporteur: Werner Langen (A6-0244/2007) |
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- Report on the proposal for a Council decision in accordance with Article 122(2) of the Treaty on the adoption by Cyprus of the single currency on 1 January 2008 (COM(2007)0256 — C6-0151/2007 — 2007/0090(CNS)) — ECON Committee.

Rapporteur: Werner Langen (A6-0244/2007)

3.   Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolutions tabled)

(announcement of motions for resolutions tabled)

Pursuant to Rule 115, the following Members or political groups had requested that such a debate be held on the following motions for resolutions:

| I. | CUBA







  — | Marco Cappato, Marco Pannella, Marios Matsakis, Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the EU's policy towards the Cuban Government (B6-0250/2007) |
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I.

CUBA

CUBA

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Marco Cappato, Marco Pannella, Marios Matsakis, Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the EU's policy towards the Cuban Government (B6-0250/2007)

| — | Charles Tannock, Bernd Posselt, Bogusław Sonik, José Ribeiro e Castro, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Gerardo Galeote, Michael Gahler, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Eija-Riitta Korhola and Zuzana Roithová, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the EU's policy towards the Cuban Government (B6-0260/2007) |
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Charles Tannock, Bernd Posselt, Bogusław Sonik, José Ribeiro e Castro, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Gerardo Galeote, Michael Gahler, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Eija-Riitta Korhola and Zuzana Roithová, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the EU's policy towards the Cuban Government (B6-0260/2007)

| — | Mario Borghezio, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the EU's policy towards the Cuban Government (B6-0261/2007) |
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Mario Borghezio, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the EU's policy towards the Cuban Government (B6-0261/2007)

| — | Monica Frassoni and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the Council conclusions on Cuba (B6-0263/2007) |
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Monica Frassoni and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the Council conclusions on Cuba (B6-0263/2007)

| II. | HUMAN RIGHTS IN ETHIOPIA







  — | Margrete Auken and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the human rights situation in Ethiopia (B6-0246/2007) |
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II.

HUMAN RIGHTS IN ETHIOPIA

HUMAN RIGHTS IN ETHIOPIA

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Margrete Auken and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the human rights situation in Ethiopia (B6-0246/2007)

| — | Luisa Morgantini and Feleknas Uca, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the human rights situation in Ethiopia (B6-0247/2007) |
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Luisa Morgantini and Feleknas Uca, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the human rights situation in Ethiopia (B6-0247/2007)

| — | Marco Pannella, Fiona Hall, Marco Cappato, Marios Matsakis, Johan Van Hecke and Anneli Jäätteenmäki, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the human rights situation in Ethiopia (B6-0252/2007) |
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Marco Pannella, Fiona Hall, Marco Cappato, Marios Matsakis, Johan Van Hecke and Anneli Jäätteenmäki, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the human rights situation in Ethiopia (B6-0252/2007)

| — | Ryszard Czarnecki, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Adam Bielan, Marcin Libicki, Mario Borghezio, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the human rights situation in Ethiopia (B6-0254/2007) |
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Ryszard Czarnecki, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Adam Bielan, Marcin Libicki, Mario Borghezio, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the human rights situation in Ethiopia (B6-0254/2007)

| — | Pasqualina Napoletano, Ana Maria Gomes and Marie-Arlette Carlotti, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the situation in Ethiopia (B6-0257/2007) |
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Pasqualina Napoletano, Ana Maria Gomes and Marie-Arlette Carlotti, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the situation in Ethiopia (B6-0257/2007)

| — | Michael Gahler, Anders Wijkman, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Bernd Posselt and Eija-Riitta Korhola, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the human rights situation in Ethiopia (B6-0259/2007) |
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Michael Gahler, Anders Wijkman, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Bernd Posselt and Eija-Riitta Korhola, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the human rights situation in Ethiopia (B6-0259/2007)

| III. | BURMA







  — | Vittorio Agnoletto and Umberto Guidoni, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Burma (B6-0248/2007) |
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III.

BURMA

BURMA

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Vittorio Agnoletto and Umberto Guidoni, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Burma (B6-0248/2007)

| — | Marco Pannella, Marco Cappato, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Jules Maaten, Marios Matsakis, Lydie Polfer, Johan Van Hecke and Sajjad Karim, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Burma (B6-0253/2007) |
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Marco Pannella, Marco Cappato, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Jules Maaten, Marios Matsakis, Lydie Polfer, Johan Van Hecke and Sajjad Karim, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Burma (B6-0253/2007)

| — | Gintaras Didžiokas, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, Marcin Libicki, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the situation of Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma/Myanmar (B6-0255/2007) |
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Gintaras Didžiokas, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, Marcin Libicki, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the situation of Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma/Myanmar (B6-0255/2007)

| — | Pasqualina Napoletano, Glenys Kinnock, Marc Tarabella and Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the situation in Burma/Myanmar (B6-0256/2007) |
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Pasqualina Napoletano, Glenys Kinnock, Marc Tarabella and Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the situation in Burma/Myanmar (B6-0256/2007)

| — | Geoffrey Van Orden, Charles Tannock, Bernd Posselt and Eija-Riitta Korhola, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the situation of Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma/Myanmar (B6-0258/2007) |
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Geoffrey Van Orden, Charles Tannock, Bernd Posselt and Eija-Riitta Korhola, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the situation of Aung San Suu Kyi in Burma/Myanmar (B6-0258/2007)

| — | Frithjof Schmidt and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Burma (B6-0262/2007) |
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Frithjof Schmidt and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Burma (B6-0262/2007)

Speaking time would be allocated in accordance with Rule 142.

4.   The situation in Palestine (debate)

(debate)

Statement by the President of the European Parliament: The situation in Palestine

Hans-Gert Pöttering (President) made the statement.

The following spoke: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, and Andreas Mölzer, on behalf of the ITS Group.

The debate closed.

5.   Crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society — Results of the Committee of Inquiry (debate)

(debate)

Report on the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society [2006/2199(INI)] — Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society.

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0203/2007)

Draft recommendation, tabled by Diana Wallis, on behalf of the EQUI Committee, on the report of the Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society (B6-0199/2007)

Diana Wallis presented the report and the draft recommendation.

IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT

Vice-President

The following spoke: Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Robert Atkins, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Proinsias De Rossa, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sharon Bowles, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Seán Ó Neachtain, on behalf of the UEN Group, Heide Rühle, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Godfrey Bloom, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Ashley Mote, on behalf of the ITS Group, and Jim Allister, Non-attached Member.

IN THE CHAIR: Luigi COCILOVO

Vice-President

The President welcomed a group of visitors from Salerno, Italy, who had taken their seats in the gallery.

The following spoke: Mairead McGuinness, Peter Skinner, Marcin Libicki, Jean-Paul Gauzès, Harald Ettl, Tadeusz Zwiefka, Joel Hasse Ferreira, Othmar Karas, Pervenche Berès, Marco Pannella, on a point of order (the President cut him off, as his remarks did not constitute a point of order), Neil Parish, Michael Cashman, Rainer Wieland, John Purvis and Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 19.06.2007, Item 8.27.

Minutes of 19.06.2007, Item 8.27

6.   Family life and study (debate)

(debate)

Report on a regulatory framework for measures enabling young women in the European Union to combine family life with a period of studies [2006/2276(INI)] — Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality.

Rapporteur: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou (A6-0209/2007)

Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou introduced the report.

Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Anna Záborská spoke on behalf of the PPE-DE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT

Vice-President

The following spoke: Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, on behalf of the PSE Group, Alfonso Andria, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Sebastiano (Nello) Musumeci, on behalf of the UEN Group, Hiltrud Breyer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Věra Flasarová, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Lydia Schenardi, on behalf of the ITS Group, Christopher Heaton-Harris, Lissy Gröner, Karin Resetarits, Wojciech Roszkowski, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Eva-Britt Svensson, Georgios Karatzaferis, Pál Schmitt, Edite Estrela, Jan Tadeusz Masiel, Hélène Goudin, Roberta Alma Anastase, Teresa Riera Madurell, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, Kathy Sinnott, Jerzy Buzek, Christa Prets, Anna Hedh, Gabriela Creţu, Catherine Stihler, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău and Charlie McCreevy.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 19.06.2007, Item 8.28.

Minutes of 19.06.2007, Item 8.28

(The sitting was suspended at 12.00 and resumed at 12.05.)

(The sitting was suspended at 12.00 and resumed at 12.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA

Vice-President

7.   Deadline for the tabling of amendments

The following motion for a resolution had been adopted in committee:

Motion for a resolution, tabled by the DEVE Committee under Rule 81, on the draft Commission decision establishing a Regional Strategy Document 2007-2013 and a Multiannual Indicative Programme for Asia (B6-0265/2007)

The deadline for tabling amendments would be 20.06.2007, 10.00.

The vote would take place on 21.06.2007.

8.   Voting time

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

8.1.   Protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer (codified version) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer (codified version) [COM(2006)0657 — C6-0381/2006 — 2006/0220(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0042/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0238)

(P6_TA(2007)0238)

8.2.   Integrated pollution prevention and control (codified version) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (codified version) [COM(2006)0543 — C6-0315/2006 — 2006/0170(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0043/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0239)

(P6_TA(2007)0239)

8.3.   Controls, tell-tales and indicators for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles (codified version) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the identification of controls, tell-tales and indicators for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles (codified version) [COM(2006)0556 — C6-0323/2006 — 2006/0175(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0045/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0240)

(P6_TA(2007)0240)

8.4.   Injunctions for the protection of consumers' interests (codified version) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the amended proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on injunctions for the protection of consumers' interests (codified version) [COM(2006)0692 — C6-0429/2006 — 2003/0099(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0046/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0241)

(P6_TA(2007)0241)

8.5.   Steering equipment of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (codified version) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the steering equipment of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (codified version) [COM(2006)0670 — C6-0404/2006 — 2006/0225(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0047/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0242)

(P6_TA(2007)0242)

8.6.   Maximum speed of and load platforms for wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (codified version) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the maximum design speed of and load platforms for wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (codified version) [COM(2006)0667 — C6-0385/2006 — 2006/0219(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0048/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0243)

(P6_TA(2007)0243)

8.7.   Parts and characteristics of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (codified version) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain parts and characteristics of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (codified version) [COM(2006)0662 — C6-0380/2006 — 2006/0221(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0049/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0244)

(P6_TA(2007)0244)

8.8.   Field of vision and windscreen wipers for wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (codified version) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the field of vision and windscreen wipers for wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (codified version) [COM(2006)0651 — C6-0377/2006 — 2006/0216(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0050/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0245)

(P6_TA(2007)0245)

8.9.   Minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment (codified version) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment by workers at work (second individual directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (codified version) [COM(2006)0652 — C6-0378/2006 — 2006/0214(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Mayer (A6-0132/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

The rapporteur made a statement pursuant to Rule 131(4).

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0246)

(P6_TA(2007)0246)

8.10.   Approximation of Member States' laws relating to trade marks (codified version) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (codified version) [COM(2006)0812 — C6-0504/2006 — 2006/0264(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Mayer (A6-0167/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0247)

(P6_TA(2007)0247)

8.11.   Protection of workers against asbestos (codified version) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work (codified version) [COM(2006)0664 — C6-0384/2006 — 2006/0222(COD)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Mayer (A6-0201/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0248)

(P6_TA(2007)0248)

8.12.   Community guarantee to the EIB (codified version) * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision granting a Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under loans for projects outside the Community (Central and Eastern Europe, Mediterranean countries, Latin America and Asia and the Republic of South Africa) (codified version) [COM(2006)0419 — C6-0302/2006 — 2006/0139(CNS)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0040/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0249)

(P6_TA(2007)0249)

8.13.   Protection of pigs (codified version) * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council directive laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs (codified version) [COM(2006)0669 — C6-0430/2006 — 2006/0224(CNS)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0041/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0250)

(P6_TA(2007)0250)

8.14.   Pure-bred bovine breeding animals (codified version) * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council directive on pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species (codified version) [COM(2006)0749 — C6-0002/2007 — 2006/0250(CNS)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Mayer (A6-0164/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0251)

(P6_TA(2007)0251)

8.15.   Community trade mark (codified version) * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the Community trade mark (codified version) [COM(2006)0830 — C6-0050/2007 — 2006/0267(CNS)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Mayer (A6-0165/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 15)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 15)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0252)

(P6_TA(2007)0252)

8.16.   Production and marketing of eggs (codified version) * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the production and marketing of eggs for hatching and of farmyard poultry chicks (codified version) [COM(2006)0694 — C6-0436/2006 — 2006/0231(CNS)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Mayer (A6-0166/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 16)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 16)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0253)

(P6_TA(2007)0253)

8.17.   Scrutiny of European Agricultural Guarantee Fund financing (codified version) * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on scrutiny by Member States of transactions forming part of the system of financing by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (codified version) [COM(2006)0813 — C6-0049/2007 — 2006/0265(CNS)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Mayer (A6-0168/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 17)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 17)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0254)

(P6_TA(2007)0254)

8.18.   Mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to certain levies, duties, taxes and other measures (codified version) * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council directive on mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to certain levies, duties, taxes and other measures (codified version) [COM(2006)0605 — C6-0409/2006 — 2006/0192(CNS)] — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Mayer (A6-0200/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 18)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 18)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0255)

(P6_TA(2007)0255)

8.19.   Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EC and São Tomé and Príncipe * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of a Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe and the European Community [COM(2007)0085 — C6-0098/2007 — 2007/0034(CNS)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Rapporteur: Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos (A6-0231/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 19)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 19)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0256)

(P6_TA(2007)0256)

8.20.   Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EC and Kiribati * (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the Republic of Kiribati, on the other [COM(2007)0180 — C6-0128/2007 — 2007/0062(CNS)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Rapporteur: Philippe Morillon (A6-0228/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 20)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 20)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0257)

(P6_TA(2007)0257)

8.21.   Request for defence of the immunity of Mario Borghezio (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Mario Borghezio [2006/2304(IMM)]

Rapporteur: Giuseppe Gargani (A6-0233/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 21)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 21)

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0258)

(P6_TA(2007)0258)

8.22.   Definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks ***I (vote)

(vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks [COM(2005)0125 — C6-0440/2005 — 2005/0028(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Horst Schnellhardt (A6-0035/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 22)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 22)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0259)

(P6_TA(2007)0259)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0259)

(P6_TA(2007)0259)

The following spoke:

The following spoke:

| — | Bogdan Golik, on the voting order in respect of the amendments; |
| --- | --- |

—

Bogdan Golik, on the voting order in respect of the amendments;

| — | Horst Schnellhardt (rapporteur), on Mr Golik's remarks. |
| --- | --- |

—

Horst Schnellhardt (rapporteur), on Mr Golik's remarks.

8.23.   Cat and dog fur ***I (vote)

(vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council banning the placing on the market and the import of or export from the Community of cat and dog fur and products containing such fur [COM(2006)0684 — C6-0428/2006 — 2006/0236(COD)] — Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.

Rapporteur: Eva-Britt Svensson (A6-0157/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 23)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 23)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0260)

(P6_TA(2007)0260)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0260)

(P6_TA(2007)0260)

8.24.   Broadband (vote)

(vote)

Report on building a European policy on broadband [2006/2273(INI)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Gunnar Hökmark (A6-0193/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 24)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 24)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0261)

(P6_TA(2007)0261)

8.25.   EU economic and trade relations with Russia (vote)

(vote)

Report on EU economic and trade relations with Russia [2006/2237(INI)] — Committee on International Trade.

Rapporteur: Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl (A6-0206/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 25)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 25)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0262)

(P6_TA(2007)0262)

The following spoke:

The following spoke:

| — | Gianluca Susta, on behalf of the ALDE Group, moved an oral amendment to amendment 4, which was incorporated; |
| --- | --- |

—

Gianluca Susta, on behalf of the ALDE Group, moved an oral amendment to amendment 4, which was incorporated;

| — | Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl (rapporteur) moved an oral amendment to amendment 26, which was incorporated. |
| --- | --- |

—

Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl (rapporteur) moved an oral amendment to amendment 26, which was incorporated.

8.26.   Competition Policy 2005 (vote)

(vote)

Report on the Report on Competition Policy 2005 [2007/2078(INI)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Elisa Ferreira (A6-0176/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 26)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 26)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0263)

(P6_TA(2007)0263)

The following spoke:

The following spoke:

| — | Elisa Ferreira (rapporteur) before the vote. |
| --- | --- |

—

Elisa Ferreira (rapporteur) before the vote.

8.27.   Crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society (vote)

(vote)

Draft recommendation: B6-0199/2007

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 27)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 27)

DRAFT RECOMMENDATION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0264)

(P6_TA(2007)0264)

The following spoke:

The following spoke:

| — | Diana Wallis (rapporteur for the committee of inquiry) asked that the draft recommendation be subject to a roll call vote (the President established that there were no objections to the request). |
| --- | --- |

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Diana Wallis (rapporteur for the committee of inquiry) asked that the draft recommendation be subject to a roll call vote (the President established that there were no objections to the request).

8.28.   Family life and study (vote)

(vote)

Report on a regulatory framework for measures enabling young women in the European Union to combine family life with a period of studies [2006/2276(INI)] — Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality.

Rapporteur: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou (A6-0209/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 28)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 28)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0265)

(P6_TA(2007)0265)

The following spoke:

The following spoke:

| — | Anna Hedh moved an oral amendment to paragraph 24, which was incorporated. |
| --- | --- |

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Anna Hedh moved an oral amendment to paragraph 24, which was incorporated.

9.   Explanations of vote

Written explanations of vote:

Written explanations of vote:

Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 163(3) appear in the Verbatim Report of Proceedings for the sitting.

Verbatim Report of Proceedings

Oral explanations of vote:

Oral explanations of vote:

| — | Report: Horst Schnellhardt — A6-0035/2007: Richard Seeber, Zuzana Roithová, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Zita Pleštinská, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Andreas Mölzer |
| --- | --- |

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Report: Horst Schnellhardt — A6-0035/2007: Richard Seeber, Zuzana Roithová, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Zita Pleštinská, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Andreas Mölzer

| — | Report: Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl — A6-0206/2007: Andreas Mölzer |
| --- | --- |

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Report: Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl — A6-0206/2007: Andreas Mölzer

| — | Report: Elisa Ferreira — A6-0176/2007: Eoin Ryan, Zita Pleštinská |
| --- | --- |

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Report: Elisa Ferreira — A6-0176/2007: Eoin Ryan, Zita Pleštinská

| — | Report: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou — A6-0209/2007: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Alexander Lambsdorff. |
| --- | --- |

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Report: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou — A6-0209/2007: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Alexander Lambsdorff.

10.   Corrections to votes and voting intentions

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

Séance en direct

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

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

(The sitting was suspended at 12.55 and resumed at 15.00.)

(The sitting was suspended at 12.55 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING

President

11.   Membership of Parliament

The Irish authorities had given notice of the appointment of Colm Burke to replace Simon Coveney as Member of Parliament with effect from 19.06.2007.

Under Rule 3(2), until such time as his credentials had been verified or a ruling had been given on any dispute, and provided that he had previously made a written declaration stating that he did not hold any office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, Colm Burke would take his seat in Parliament and on its bodies and would enjoy all the rights attaching thereto.

The following spoke: Avril Doyle spoke.

12.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

13.   Conclusions of the G8 meeting — MDGs at the Midway Point (debate)

(debate)

Council and Commission statements: Conclusions of the G8 meeting

Report on the Millennium Development Goals — the midway point [2007/2103(INI)] — Committee on Development.

Rapporteur: Glenys Kinnock (A6-0220/2007)

The President pointed out that the Council was not present.

Louis Michel (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

Glenys Kinnock introduced the report.

The following spoke: Maria Martens, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Margrietus van den Berg, on behalf of the PSE Group, Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Konrad Szymański, on behalf of the UEN Group, Frithjof Schmidt, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Tobias Pflüger, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Georgios Karatzaferis, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Koenraad Dillen, on behalf of the ITS Group, Alessandro Battilocchio, Non-attached Member, Gay Mitchell, Ana Maria Gomes, Toomas Savi, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Margrete Auken, Vittorio Agnoletto, Hélène Goudin, Anna Ibrisagic, Anne Van Lancker, Ignasi Guardans Cambó and Eoin Ryan.

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA

Vice-President

The following spoke: Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg, Luisa Morgantini, Manolis Mavrommatis, Linda McAvan, Feleknas Uca, Nirj Deva, Åsa Westlund, Tokia Saïfi, Mairead McGuinness and Louis Michel.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 20.06.2007, Item 5.9.

Minutes of 20.06.2007, Item 5.9

14.   ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (debate)

(debate)

Report on the work of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in 2006 [2007/2021(INI)] — Committee on Development.

Rapporteur: Thierry Cornillet (A6-0208/2007)

Thierry Cornillet introduced the report.

The following spoke: Louis Michel (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Maria Martens, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Glenys Kinnock, on behalf of the PSE Group, Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Paul Marie Coûteaux, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Koenraad Dillen, on behalf of the ITS Group, Gay Mitchell, Marie-Arlette Carlotti, Fiona Hall, Liam Aylward, Geoffrey Van Orden, Filip Kaczmarek, Eija-Riitta Korhola and Louis Michel.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 20.06.2007, Item 5.10.

Minutes of 20.06.2007, Item 5.10

15.   Fact-finding mission to the regions of Andalusia, Valencia and Madrid (debate)

(debate)

Oral question (O-0030/2007) by Marcin Libicki and Michael Cashman, on behalf of the PETI Committee, to the Council: Fact-finding mission to the regions of Andalusia, Valencia and Madrid (B6-0127/2007)

Oral question (O-0031/2007) by Marcin Libicki and Michael Cashman, on behalf of the PETI Committee, to the Commission: Fact-finding mission to the regions of Andalusia, Valencia and Madrid (B6-0128/2007)

Marcin Libicki and Michael Cashman moved the oral questions.

Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission) answered the question (B6-0128/2007).

The following spoke: Carlos José Iturgaiz Angulo, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Carlos Carnero González, on behalf of the PSE Group, David Hammerstein, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Proinsias De Rossa, Joan Calabuig Rull and Charlie McCreevy.

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 108(5):

| — | Michael Cashman, Joan Calabuig Rull and Carlos Carnero González, on behalf of the PSE Group, Luciana Sbarbati, on behalf of the ALDE Group, David Hammerstein, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Willy Meyer Pleite, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the results of the fact-finding mission to the regions of Andalucia, Valencia and Madrid conducted on behalf of the Committee on Petitions (B6-0251/2007) |
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Michael Cashman, Joan Calabuig Rull and Carlos Carnero González, on behalf of the PSE Group, Luciana Sbarbati, on behalf of the ALDE Group, David Hammerstein, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Willy Meyer Pleite, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the results of the fact-finding mission to the regions of Andalucia, Valencia and Madrid conducted on behalf of the Committee on Petitions (B6-0251/2007)

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 21.06.2007, Item 8.5.

Minutes of 21.06.2007, Item 8.5

(The sitting was suspended at 17.35 pending Question Time and resumed at 18.00.)

(The sitting was suspended at 17.35 pending Question Time and resumed at 18.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS

Vice-President

16.   Question Time (Commission)

(Commission)

Parliament considered a number of questions to the Commission (B6-0125/2007).

Part one

Part one

Question 35 (Manolis Mavrommatis): Insurance companies in the EU.

Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission) answered the question and a supplementary by Manolis Mavrommatis.

Question 36 (Brian Crowley): Information campaigns concerning the buying of properties in different EU Member States.

Charlie McCreevy answered the question and supplementaries by Brian Crowley and Danutė Budreikaitė.

Question 37 (Manuel Medina Ortega): External Service of the European Union and immigration policy.

Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) answered the question and a supplementary by Manuel Medina Ortega.

Part two

Part two

Question 38 (Dimitrios Papadimoulis): Development of deficit and public debt.

Joaquín Almunia (Member of the Commission) answered the question and a supplementary by Dimitrios Papadimoulis.

Question 39 (Danutė Budreikaitė): Implementation of the Treaty on the Accession of the Kingdom of Sweden to the European Union.

Joaquín Almunia answered the question and supplementaries by Danutė Budreikaitė, Nils Lundgren and Piia-Noora Kauppi.

Question 40 (Ryszard Czarnecki): Poland's entry into the euro zone.

Joaquín Almunia answered the question and supplementaries by Ryszard Czarnecki, Richard Corbett and Justas Vincas Paleckis.

Question 41 would receive a written answer.

Question 42 (Sarah Ludford): Plans for third runway at London Heathrow.

Joaquín Almunia answered the question and a supplementary by Jim Allister, after Sarah Ludford had spoken.

Question 43 (Georgios Papastamkos): European ‘ecological governance’.

Joaquín Almunia answered the question and a supplementary by Georgios Papastamkos.

Question 44 (David Martin): EU targets for the concentration of greenhouse gas emissions.

Joaquín Almunia answered the question and a supplementary by David Martin.

Question 45 (Bernd Posselt): Waste tourism.

Joaquín Almunia answered the question and a supplementary by Bernd Posselt.

Questions 46 to 53 would receive written answers.

Question 54 (Claude Moraes): Cancer screening.

Markos Kyprianou (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Claude Moraes, Reinhard Rack and David Martin.

Question 55 (Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou): New health strategy.

Markos Kyprianou answered the question and supplementaries by Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Jörg Leichtfried and Paul Rübig.

Question 56 (Marc Tarabella): Health services.

Markos Kyprianou answered the question and a supplementary by Marc Tarabella.

Questions which had not been answered for lack of time would receive written answers (see annex to the Verbatim Report of Proceedings).

(see annex to the Verbatim Report of Proceedings)

Commission Question Time closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 19.40 and resumed at 21.00.)

(The sitting was suspended at 19.40 and resumed at 21.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Mario MAURO

Vice-President

17.   The transposition and implementation of public procurement legislation (debate)

(debate)

Report on specific problems in the transposition and implementation of public procurement legislation and its relation to the Lisbon Agenda [2006/2084(INI)] — Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.

Rapporteur: Arlene McCarthy (A6-0226/2007)

Arlene McCarthy introduced the report.

The following spoke: Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Charlotte Cederschiöld, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Manuel Medina Ortega, on behalf of the PSE Group, Heide Rühle, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Nils Lundgren, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Andreas Schwab, Barbara Weiler, Graham Booth, Malcolm Harbour, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Zita Pleštinská, Małgorzata Handzlik and Charlie McCreevy.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 20.06.2007, Item 5.8.

Minutes of 20.06.2007, Item 5.8

18.   Derogations from internal market rules for defence procurement on the basis of Article 296 TEC (debate)

(debate)

Oral question (O-0022/2007) by Arlene McCarthy, on behalf of the IMCO Committee, to the Commission: Derogations from internal market rules for defence procurement on the basis of Article 296 TEC (B6-0122/2007)

Arlene McCarthy moved the oral question.

Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: Malcolm Harbour, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Barbara Weiler, on behalf of the PSE Group, Alexander Lambsdorff, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, on behalf of the UEN Group, Andreas Schwab, Karl von Wogau and Charlie McCreevy.

The debate closed.

19.   The banning of exports and the safe storage of metallic mercury (debate)

(debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on the banning of exports and the safe storage of metallic mercury [COM(2006)0636 — C6-0363/2006 — 2006/0206(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Dimitrios Papadimoulis (A6-0227/2007)

The following spoke: Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission).

Dimitrios Papadimoulis introduced the report.

The following spoke: Jens Holm (draftsman of the opinion of the INTA Committee), Manuel Medina Ortega (draftsman of the opinion of the JURI Committee), Martin Callanan, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Miguel Ángel Martínez Martínez, on behalf of the PSE Group, and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Ángel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ

Vice-President

The following spoke: Leopold Józef Rutowicz, on behalf of the UEN Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jaromír Kohlíček, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Irena Belohorská, Non-attached Member, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Gyula Hegyi, Hiltrud Breyer, Thomas Ulmer, Åsa Westlund, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Pilar Ayuso and Charlie McCreevy.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 20.06.2007, Item 5.2.

Minutes of 20.06.2007, Item 5.2

20.   Aid for farmers affected by frost damage (debate)

(debate)

Oral question (O-0026/2007) by Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, Roberta Angelilli, Liam Aylward, Peter Baco, Sergio Berlato, Adam Bielan, Martin Callanan, Paulo Casaca, Sylwester Chruszcz, Brian Crowley, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Joseph Daul, Albert Deß, Valdis Dombrovskis, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Maciej Marian Giertych, Béla Glattfelder, Bogdan Golik, Genowefa Grabowska, Dariusz Maciej Grabowski, Małgorzata Handzlik, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Sergej Kozlík, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, Urszula Krupa, Wiesław Stefan Kuc, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Bogusław Liberadzki, Marcin Libicki, Astrid Lulling, Jan Tadeusz Masiel, Cristiana Muscardini, Seán Ó Neachtain, Péter Olajos, Neil Parish, Bogdan Pęk, Józef Pinior, Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski, Umberto Pirilli, Paweł Bartłomiej Piskorski, Zita Pleštinská, Jacek Protasiewicz, Bogusław Rogalski, Dariusz Rosati, Wojciech Roszkowski, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, Eoin Ryan, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Andreas Schwab, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Francesco Enrico Speroni, Grażyna Staniszewska, Andrzej Jan Szejna, Konrad Szymański, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Salvatore Tatarella, Witold Tomczak, Bernard Wojciechowski, Janusz Wojciechowski, Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski and Roberts Zīle, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Aid for farmers affected by frost damage (B6-0126/2007)

Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański moved the oral question.

Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: Czesław Adam Siekierski, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos, on behalf of the PSE Group, Ilda Figueiredo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Béla Glattfelder, Zita Pleštinská and Charlie McCreevy.

The debate closed.

21.   Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 389.558/OJME).

22.   Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 23.10.

Harald Rømer

Secretary-General

Luigi Cocilovo

Vice-President

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

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ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

Abbreviations and symbols

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

+

adopted

-

rejected

↓

lapsed

W

withdrawn

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

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

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

electronic vote (in favour, against, abstentions)

split

split vote

sep

separate vote

am

amendment

CA

compromise amendment

CP

corresponding part

D

deleting amendment

=

identical amendments

§

paragraph

art

article

rec

recital

MOT

motion for a resolution

JT MOT

joint motion for a resolution

SEC

secret ballot

1.   Protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer (codified version) ***I

Report: Diana WALLIS (A6-0042/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

2.   Integrated pollution prevention and control (codified version) ***I

Report: Diana WALLIS (A6-0043/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

3.   Controls, tell-tales and indicators for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles (codified version) ***I

Report: Diana WALLIS (A6-0045/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

4.   Injunctions for the protection of consumers' interests (codified version) ***I

Report: Diana WALLIS (A6-0046/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

5.   Steering equipment of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (codified version) ***I

Report: Diana WALLIS (A6-0047/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

6.   Maximum speed of and load platforms for wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (codified version) ***I

Report: Diana WALLIS (A6-0048/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

7.   Parts and characteristics of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (codified version) ***I

Report: Diana WALLIS (A6-0049/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

8.   Field of vision and windscreen wipers for wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (codified version) ***I

Report: Diana WALLIS (A6-0050/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

9.   Minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment (codified version) ***I

Report: Hans-Peter MAYER (A6-0132/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

10.   Approximation of Member States' laws relating to trade marks (codified version) ***I

Report: Hans-Peter MAYER (A6-0167/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

11.   Protection of workers against asbestos (codified version) ***I

Report: Hans-Peter MAYER (A6-0201/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

12.   Community guarantee to the EIB (codified version) *

Report: Diana WALLIS (A6-0040/2007)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | RCV | + | 645, 17, 11 |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

RCV

+

645, 17, 11

Request for roll-call vote

PPE-DE

13.   Protection of pigs (codified version) *

Report: Diana WALLIS (A6-0041/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

14.   Pure-bred bovine breeding animals (codified version) *

Report: Hans-Peter MAYER (A6-0164/2007)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | RCV | + | 626, 12, 14 |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

RCV

+

626, 12, 14

Request for roll-call vote

PPE-DE

15.   Community trade mark (codified version) *

Report: Hans-Peter MAYER (A6-0165/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

16.   Production and marketing of eggs (codified version) *

Report: Hans-Peter MAYER (A6-0166/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

17.   Scrutiny of European Agricultural Guarantee Fund financing (codified version) *

Report: Hans-Peter MAYER (A6-0168/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

18.   Mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to certain levies, duties, taxes and other measures (codified version) *

Report: Hans-Peter MAYER (A6-0200/2007)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

19.   Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EC and São Tomé and Príncipe *

Report: Luis Manuel CAPOULAS SANTOS (A6-0231/2007)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | RCV | + | 514, 69, 98 |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

RCV

+

514, 69, 98

Request for roll-call vote

IND/DEM

20.   Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EC and Kiribati *

Report: Philippe MORILLON (A6-0228/2007)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | RCV | + | 511, 69, 104 |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

RCV

+

511, 69, 104

Request for roll-call vote

IND/DEM

21.   Request for defence of the immunity of Mario Borghezio

Report: Giuseppe GARGANI (A6-0233/2007)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | EV | + | 463, 185, 19 |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

EV

+

463, 185, 19

22.   Definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks ***I

Report: Horst SCHNELLHARDT (A6-0035/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| text (as a whole) | 126
  142-143
  127 | PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, UEN,
  GUE/NGL, Verts/ALE
  GOLIK et al | | + | |
| amendments by the committee responsible — block vote | 1-123 | committee | | ↓ | |
| art 4, § 1, point (d) | 149 | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| annex II, category B, point 29 | 132 | ALDE | EV | - | 235, 395, 24 |
| 128 | GOLIK et al | | - | |
| 129 | GOLIK et al | | - | |
| 130 | GOLIK et al | | - | |
| 131/rev | GOLIK et al | | - | |
| 139-141=
  146-148= | UEN
  STUBB et al | EV | - | 246, 429, 11 |
| 145 | PPE-DE, PSE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL | RCV | + | 522, 148, 15 |
| 124-125 | BUSK et al | | ↓ | |
| annex II, category C, point 3 | 144 | PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, UEN,
  Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL | RCV | + | 656, 16, 5 |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

text (as a whole)

126

142-143

127

PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, UEN,

GUE/NGL, Verts/ALE

GOLIK et al

+

amendments by the committee responsible — block vote

1-123

committee

↓

art 4, § 1, point (d)

149

Verts/ALE

↓

annex II, category B, point 29

132

ALDE

EV

-

235, 395, 24

128

GOLIK et al

-

129

GOLIK et al

-

130

GOLIK et al

-

131/rev

GOLIK et al

-

139-141=

146-148=

UEN

STUBB et al

EV

-

246, 429, 11

145

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

RCV

+

522, 148, 15

124-125

BUSK et al

↓

annex II, category C, point 3

144

PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, UEN,

Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL

RCV

+

656, 16, 5

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

+

Amendments 133 to 138 had been cancelled.

Requests for roll-call votes

PSE: ams 144 and 145

Miscellaneous

Amendment 127 was identical to the corresponding part of amendment 126.

23.   Cat and dog fur ***I

Report: Eva-Britt SVENSSON (A6-0157/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| text (as a whole) | 21 | committee | | + | |
| 1-20 | committee | | ↓ | |
| vote: amended proposal | | + | |
| vote: legislative resolution | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

text (as a whole)

21

committee

+

1-20

committee

↓

vote: amended proposal

+

vote: legislative resolution

+

24.   Broadband

Report: Gunnar HÖKMARK (A6-0193/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| after § 1 | 7 | GUE/NGL | RCV | + | 434, 205, 24 |
| after § 5 | 5 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 141, 520, 14 |
| 6 | GUE/NGL | split/RCV | | |
| 1 | - | 120, 543, 11 |
| 2 | ↓ | |
| 3 | ↓ | |
| § 32 | 10 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 48 | 12 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| after § 48 | 8 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 317, 360, 9 |
| 9 | GUE/NGL | EV | - | 289, 375, 11 |
| § 49 | 11 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 51 | 13 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| after rec B | 1/rev | PSE | | + | |
| rec E | 3D | PSE | EV | + | 342, 319, 22 |
| after rec N | 4 | GUE/NGL | split | | |
| 1 | - | |
| 2 | ↓ | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

after § 1

7

GUE/NGL

RCV

+

434, 205, 24

after § 5

5

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

141, 520, 14

6

GUE/NGL

split/RCV

1

-

120, 543, 11

2

↓

3

↓

§ 32

10

GUE/NGL

-

§ 48

12

GUE/NGL

-

after § 48

8

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

317, 360, 9

9

GUE/NGL

EV

-

289, 375, 11

§ 49

11

GUE/NGL

-

§ 51

13

GUE/NGL

-

after rec B

1/rev

PSE

+

rec E

3D

PSE

EV

+

342, 319, 22

after rec N

4

GUE/NGL

split

1

-

2

↓

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Amendment 2 had been cancelled.

Requests for roll-call votes

GUE/NGL: ams 5, 6, 7 and 8

Requests for split votes

Verts/ALE

am 4

1st part:‘whereas some parts ... such as broadband internet’

2nd part:‘whereas this applies ... twice over’

am 6

1st part:‘Considers it necessary ... individual outermost regions’

2nd part:‘one example being ... Canary Islands’

3rd part:‘which implies a need ... inhabitants as a whole’

25.   EU economic and trade relations with Russia

Report: Godelieve QUISTHOUDT-ROWOHL (A6-0206/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| after § 2 | 17 | ITS | | - | |
| § 5 | 19 | PSE | | - | |
| § 6 | 4 | Verts/ALE | | + | oral amendment |
| § 10 | 20 | PSE | | - | |
| § 13 | 5 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 14 | 28 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 15 | 6 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 19 | 21 | PSE | | + | |
| § 22 | 7 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | - | 289, 364, 19 |
| § 23 | 8 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 25 | 22 | PSE | | + | |
| § 27 | 23D | PSE | | - | |
| § 30 | 24D | PSE | EV | - | 286, 368, 9 |
| § 32 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 35 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 36 | 25 | PSE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| § 37 | 9 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| after § 37 | 1 | ALDE | | - | |
| 2 | ALDE | | - | |
| 3 | ALDE | | - | |
| after § 40 | 18 | PSE | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| § 41 | 29/rev | PPE-DE | EV | - | 330, 335, 15 |
| 26 | PSE | | + | oral amendment |
| § 42 | 10 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 43 | 11 | Verts/ALE | split | | |
| 1 | - | |
| 2/EV | + | 376, 286, 22 |
| § 44 | 12 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 47 | 13 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 51 | 14 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| 27 | PSE | | + | |
| after § 52 | 30 | PPE-DE | EV | - | 296, 383, 9 |
| § 54 | 15D | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 55 | 16 | UEN | | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

after § 2

17

ITS

-

§ 5

19

PSE

-

§ 6

4

Verts/ALE

+

oral amendment

§ 10

20

PSE

-

§ 13

5

Verts/ALE

-

§ 14

28

PPE-DE

+

§ 15

6

Verts/ALE

-

§ 19

21

PSE

+

§ 22

7

Verts/ALE

-

§

original text

split

1

+

2/EV

-

289, 364, 19

§ 23

8

Verts/ALE

-

§ 25

22

PSE

+

§ 27

23D

PSE

-

§ 30

24D

PSE

EV

-

286, 368, 9

§ 32

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 35

§

original text

sep

+

§ 36

25

PSE

split

1

+

2

-

§ 37

9

Verts/ALE

-

after § 37

1

ALDE

-

2

ALDE

-

3

ALDE

-

after § 40

18

PSE

split

1

+

2

-

§ 41

29/rev

PPE-DE

EV

-

330, 335, 15

26

PSE

+

oral amendment

§ 42

10

Verts/ALE

-

§ 43

11

Verts/ALE

split

1

-

2/EV

+

376, 286, 22

§ 44

12

Verts/ALE

-

§ 47

13

Verts/ALE

-

§ 51

14

Verts/ALE

-

27

PSE

+

after § 52

30

PPE-DE

EV

-

296, 383, 9

§ 54

15D

Verts/ALE

-

§ 55

16

UEN

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Requests for split votes

PSE

am 11

1st part:‘Expresses ... justify such trends’

2nd part:‘calls on Russia ... into national legislation’

PPE-DE

am 18

1st part: text as a whole without the words ‘which will serve ... with Russia;’

2nd part: those words

am 25

1st part: text as a whole without the deletion

2nd part: deletion

Verts/ALE

§ 22

1st part:‘Takes note ... of the economy;’

2nd part:‘considers that ... by the market;’

§ 32

1st part:‘Stresses the need ... standards and norms;’

2nd part:‘urges the Russian authorities ... effectively combated;’

Requests for separate votes

Verts/ALE: § 35

Miscellaneous

Gianluca Susta, on behalf of the ALDE Group, moved an oral amendment to amendment 4, which then read as follows:

6. Is of the opinion that efficient and extensive economic cooperation between Russia and the EU must be based on high standards of democracy and free market principles, and calls on Russia to continue with market reforms, to refrain from politicising the economy and to respect the independence of public and private institutions;

Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl (rapporteur) moved an oral amendment to amendment 26, which now read as follows:

41. Is convinced that, in addition to the need for Russia to ratify the European Energy Charter, the EU should consider negotiating a formal framework document on energy relations with Russia in the context of the new PCA; suggests that elements of the European Energy Charter Treaty should be transposed in a new document, as the current situation, characterised by a lack of formal agreement, is unacceptable;

26.   Competition Policy 2005

Report: Elisa FERREIRA (A6-0176/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| after § 1 | 6 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| 7 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 5 | 8 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 12 | 2 | ALDE | | + | |
| § 13 | § | original text | split/RCV | | |
| 1 | + | 517, 146, 21 |
| 2 | + | 500, 136, 26 |
| § 19 | 3 | PSE | | - | |
| after § 21 | 4 | PSE | | - | |
| 5 | PSE | | - | |
| after § 31 | 1 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

after § 1

6

GUE/NGL

-

7

GUE/NGL

-

§ 5

8

GUE/NGL

-

§ 12

2

ALDE

+

§ 13

§

original text

split/RCV

1

+

517, 146, 21

2

+

500, 136, 26

§ 19

3

PSE

-

after § 21

4

PSE

-

5

PSE

-

after § 31

1

Verts/ALE

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Requests for roll-call votes

UEN, IND/DEM: § 13

Requests for split votes

UEN

§ 13

1st part:‘Supports the Commission's ... for easier comparison’

2nd part:‘and draws attention ... corporate tax base’

27.   Equitable Life Committee of Inquiry report

Draft recommendation: B6-0199/2007

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| EQUI Committee




  (B6-0199/2007) |
| vote: recommendation (as a whole) | RCV | + | 602, 13, 64 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

EQUI Committee

(B6-0199/2007)

vote: recommendation (as a whole)

RCV

+

602, 13, 64

Request for roll-call vote

Diana Wallis, rapporteur for the committee of inquiry: text as a whole

28.   Family life and study

Report: Marie PANAYOTOPOULOS-CASSIOTOU (A6-0209/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 10 | § | original text | sep/EV | + | 327, 278, 39 |
| § 14 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 15 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 16 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 24 | § | original text | sep | + | oral amendment |
| § 25 | § | original text | sep/EV | - | 276, 349, 23 |
| § 26 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | + | 291, 274, 72 |
| § 28 | § | original text | sep/EV | + | 352, 266, 22 |
| after § 36 | 5 | PSE | | + | |
| 6 | PSE | | - | |
| 7 | PSE | | + | |
| rec E | 1 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| rec G | 2 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| after rec G | 3 | Verts/ALE | EV | + | 350, 282, 23 |
| after rec M | 4 | PSE | | + | |
| after rec P | 8 | PSE | | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 10

§

original text

sep/EV

+

327, 278, 39

§ 14

§

original text

sep

+

§ 15

§

original text

sep

+

§ 16

§

original text

sep

+

§ 24

§

original text

sep

+

oral amendment

§ 25

§

original text

sep/EV

-

276, 349, 23

§ 26

§

original text

split

1

+

2/EV

+

291, 274, 72

§ 28

§

original text

sep/EV

+

352, 266, 22

after § 36

5

PSE

+

6

PSE

-

7

PSE

+

rec E

1

Verts/ALE

-

rec G

2

Verts/ALE

-

after rec G

3

Verts/ALE

EV

+

350, 282, 23

after rec M

4

PSE

+

after rec P

8

PSE

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Requests for separate votes

PPE-DE: §§ 10, 14, 15, 16, 25, 28

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE

§ 26

1st part:‘Calls on the Member States ... family benefits’

2nd part:‘which would enable ... parental leave’

Miscellaneous

Anna Hehd moved an amendment to paragraph 24, which then read as follows:

24. Calls on the Member States and social partners to encourage and facilitate lifelong learning by providing, inter alia, opportunities for paternal or maternal leave, or for leave of absence for reasons relating to legal guardianship or the care of dependent adults or people with disabilities, and for greater flexibility in working conditions, particularly through the use of new technologies; calls, furthermore, on the Member States to count maternity and parental leave during a period of study towards women's and men's aggregate time spent in work and their retirement pension entitlement periods, with a view to meeting fully the goal of genuine gender equality;

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ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

1.   Wallis report A6-0040/2007

Resolution

For: 645

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Husmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

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

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

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov, Vanhecke

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Kozlík, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herrero-Tejedor, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Záborská, Zaleski, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, Van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

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

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

Against: 17

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Lundgren, Nattrass, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Mote

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych, Kilroy-Silk

Abstention: 11

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Krupa, Louis, de Villiers

ITS: Claeys

NI: Allister, Helmer

PPE-DE: Fajmon, Ventre

PSE: Roth-Behrendt

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

2.   Mayer report A6-0164/2007

Resolution

For: 626

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Costa, Davies, Degutis, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

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

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

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Coşea, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Martinez, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer, Kozlík, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herrero-Tejedor, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, Van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Harangozó, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

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

Verts/ALE: Auken, Beer, Breyer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Hassi, Horáček, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 12

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Lundgren, Nattrass, Titford, Wise, Železný

NI: Kilroy-Silk

Abstention: 14

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Karatzaferis, Louis, de Villiers

ITS: Claeys, Dillen, Le Rachinel, Mote, Vanhecke

PPE-DE: Fajmon, Ventre

PSE: Liberadzki

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Schlyter

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Enrique Barón Crespo, Jean Marie Beaupuy, Dan Jørgensen

3.   Capoulas Santos report A6-0231/2007

Resolution

For: 514

ALDE: Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, Kacin, Klinz, Lambsdorff, Losco, Manders, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Ortuondo Larrea, Savi, Toma, Van Hecke, Veraldi

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

IND/DEM: Karatzaferis, Louis, de Villiers, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Coşea, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Romagnoli

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Kozlík, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herrero-Tejedor, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Veneto, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, Van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

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

Verts/ALE: Cohn-Bendit

Against: 69

ALDE: Ciornei, Husmenova, Maaten, Schmidt Olle

GUE/NGL: Holm, Meijer, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, Wise, Železný

NI: Kilroy-Silk

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Callanan, Hannan, Heaton-Harris, Hökmark, Ibrisagic, Itälä

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

Abstention: 98

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Harkin, Hellvig, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Krahmer, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Onyszkiewicz, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Vălean, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Coûteaux

ITS: Chukolov, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Martinez, Mölzer, Mote, Popeangă, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov, Vanhecke

NI: Allister, Helmer

PPE-DE: Evans Jonathan, Parish, Seeberg, Van Orden

PSE: Jørgensen, Schaldemose

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Lipietz

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Christofer Fjellner, Kartika Tamara Liotard

Abstention:
  Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Fiona Hall,

4.   Morillon report A6-0228/2007

Resolution

For: 511

ALDE: Cocilovo, Hennis-Plasschaert, Kacin, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Manders, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Ortuondo Larrea, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Henin, Kaufmann, Kohlíček, McDonald, Maštálka, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Strož, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Karatzaferis, Krupa, Louis, Tomczak, de Villiers, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Coşea, Mihăescu, Moisuc

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Kozlík, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herrero-Tejedor, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Veneto, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, Van den Berg, Berman, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

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

Against: 69

ALDE: Husmenova, Maaten, Schmidt Olle

GUE/NGL: Holm, Liotard, Meijer, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Lundgren, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Wise, Železný

ITS: Le Rachinel

NI: Kilroy-Silk

PPE-DE: Callanan, Fjellner, Hannan, Heaton-Harris, Hökmark, Ibrisagic

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

Abstention: 104

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Ludford, Lynne, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Markov

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Coûteaux

ITS: Chukolov, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Martinez, Mölzer, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov, Vanhecke

NI: Allister, Helmer

PPE-DE: Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Jackson, Parish, Seeberg, Van Orden

PSE: Bösch, Jørgensen, Schaldemose

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Abstention:
  Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

5.   Schnellhardt report A6-0035/2007

Amendment 145

For: 522

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Husmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Ortuondo Larrea, Pannella, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

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

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

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov, Vanhecke

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Bobošíková, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Beazley, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Coelho, Daul, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herrero-Tejedor, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Karas, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Oomen-Ruijten, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pirker, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Post, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Schierhuber, Schnellhardt, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Spautz, Stauner, Stevenson, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Zdravkova, Zieleniec

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Borrell Fontelles, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gill, Glante, Gomes, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Hänsch, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Napoletano, Navarro, Occhetto, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Peillon, Piecyk, Pittella, Podgorean, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Sacconi, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Tarabella, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vigenin, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Gobbo, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Ryan, Speroni, Tatarella

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

Against: 148

ALDE: Degutis, Onyszkiewicz, Panayotov, Piskorski, Savi, Starkevičiūtė, Takkula

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, Nattrass, Titford, Tomczak, de Villiers, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

NI: Belohorská, Chruszcz, Giertych, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Bauer, Becsey, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Chmielewski, De Blasio, Demetriou, Dombrovskis, Duka-Zólyomi, Fajmon, Fontaine, Gál, Gaľa, Gawronski, Glattfelder, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hudacký, Hybášková, Jałowiecki, Kaczmarek, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klich, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lewandowski, Lulling, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Musotto, Olajos, Olbrycht, Őry, Ouzký, Pīks, Pleštinská, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schöpflin, Siekierski, Škottová, Sonik, Šťastný, Strejček, Stubb, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Vlasák, Záborská, Zaleski, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Berès, Bono, Bourzai, Casaca, Castex, Cottigny, De Keyser, Douay, Ferreira Anne, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Guy-Quint, Laignel, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Liberadzki, Paasilinna, Pinior, Plumb, Rocard, Roure, Sakalas, Saks, Savary, Szejna, Tabajdi, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud

UEN: Bielan, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Szymański, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Abstention: 15

ALDE: Budreikaitė, Ciornei, Geremek

GUE/NGL: Seppänen, Søndergaard

IND/DEM: Wise

ITS: Mote

NI: Kilroy-Silk

PPE-DE: Jordan Cizelj, Ţîrle, Ventre

PSE: Koterec

UEN: Muscardini

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Ždanoka

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Nicole Fontaine

Against:
  Marek Siwiec, Catherine Trautmann,

6.   Schnellhardt report A6-0035/2007

Amendment 144

For: 656

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Husmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

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

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

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov, Vanhecke

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer, Kozlík, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herrero-Tejedor, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Veneto, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, Van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Díez González, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Napoletano, Navarro, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Podgorean, Prets, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

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

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

Against: 16

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Louis, Lundgren, Nattrass, Titford, de Villiers, Wise

NI: Battilocchio

PPE-DE: Sonik

PSE: Vigenin

Abstention: 5

GUE/NGL: Holm

ITS: Mote

NI: Kilroy-Silk

PPE-DE: Ţîrle

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Kristian Vigenin,

7.   Hökmark report A6-0193/2007

Amendment 7

For: 434

ALDE: Andrejevs, Andria, Birutis, Costa, Duff, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Harkin, Husmenova, Laperrouze, Onyszkiewicz, Panayotov, Pistelli, Polfer, Prodi, Veraldi, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Claeys, Coşea, Gollnisch, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Mihăescu, Stoyanov, Vanhecke

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Atkins, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Beazley, Böge, Braghetto, Brejc, Brok, Busuttil, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Chichester, Coelho, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Duchoň, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Goepel, Gräßle, Grosch, Gyürk, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Herrero-Tejedor, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Karas, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Lulling, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Montoro Romero, Musotto, Nassauer, Olajos, Olbrycht, Parish, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Rack, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Saryusz-Wolski, Schnellhardt, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Sonik, Spautz, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Szájer, Tajani, Ţîrle, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Záborská, Zieleniec, Zvěřina

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, Van den Berg, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Gobbo, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Libicki, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Pirilli, Podkański, Rogalski, Ryan, Speroni, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

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

Against: 205

ALDE: Alvaro, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Degutis, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Fourtou, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Klinz, Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Ortuondo Larrea, Pannella, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Wallis

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

ITS: Le Rachinel, Mote

NI: Allister, Bobošíková

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Audy, Bauer, Becsey, Berend, Bowis, Bradbourn, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Daul, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dover, Duka-Zólyomi, Evans Jonathan, Fraga Estévez, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Jarzembowski, Jeleva, Kaczmarek, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Koch, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langendries, Liese, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Morin, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Posdorf, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Samaras, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schöpflin, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Strejček, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szabó, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Vakalis, Van Orden, Veneto, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Weber Manfred, Wortmann-Kool, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zwiefka

PSE: Pahor

UEN: Bielan, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kuźmiuk, Roszkowski, Szymański, Tatarella

Abstention: 24

ALDE: Busk

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto

IND/DEM: Coûteaux

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Dillen, Lang, Martinez, Mölzer, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu

NI: Belohorská, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík, Rivera

UEN: Grabowski, Maldeikis, Musumeci, Piotrowski

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Vittorio Agnoletto

Against:
  James Elles, Christofer Fjellner, Ewa Klamt, Christa Klaß, Othmar Karas

8.   Hökmark report A6-0193/2007

Amendment 5

For: 141

ALDE: Harkin, Husmenova

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

IND/DEM: Bonde, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov, Vanhecke

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Buzek, De Blasio, Descamps, Gahler, Gál, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Herrero-Tejedor, Mayor Oreja, Post, Schmitt

PSE: Bourzai, Casaca, Fernandes

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Gobbo, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Rogalski, Ryan, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zīle

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

Against: 520

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Degutis, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Kazak, Klinz, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Farage, Goudin, Louis, Lundgren, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, de Villiers, Wise, Železný

ITS: Mote

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková

PPE-DE: Anastase, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, Demetriou, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schöpflin, Schröder, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Veneto, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, Van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Rocard, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

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

Abstention: 14

ALDE: Gentvilas, Panayotov

IND/DEM: Coûteaux

ITS: Claeys, Mölzer

NI: Helmer, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Dombrovskis

PSE: Leichtfried, Occhetto

UEN: Grabowski, Podkański

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Jamila Madeira, Joel Hasse Ferreira

Against:
  Christa Klaß

9.   Hökmark report A6-0193/2007

Amendment 6/1

For: 120

ALDE: Gibault

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

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Coûteaux, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Louis, Sinnott, Tomczak, de Villiers, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Albertini, Dimitrakopoulos, Iacob-Ridzi, Iturgaiz Angulo, Kudrycka, Schwab

PSE: Casaca, Fernandes, Herczog, Masip Hidalgo, Thomsen

UEN: Borghezio, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Masiel

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

Against: 543

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Husmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

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

ITS: Mote

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Kozlík, Rivera

PPE-DE: Anastase, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herrero-Tejedor, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, Van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Abstention: 11

ALDE: Degutis

IND/DEM: Bonde, Železný

ITS: Claeys, Vanhecke

NI: Helmer, Kilroy-Silk

PPE-DE: Ventre

PSE: Leichtfried

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Joel Hasse Ferreira, Jamila Madeira

Against:
  Britta Thomsen, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

10.   Hökmark report A6-0193/2007

Amendment 8

For: 317

ALDE: Andria, Cocilovo, Costa, Harkin, Losco, Pistelli, Susta

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

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Louis, Sinnott, Tomczak, de Villiers, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Battilocchio, Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Dimitrakopoulos, Pomés Ruiz

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, Van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Vincenzi, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Gobbo, Kristovskis, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Ryan, Speroni, Tatarella, Zīle

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

Against: 360

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cornillet, Davies, Degutis, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Husmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

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

ITS: Mote

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Helmer, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herrero-Tejedor, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posdorf, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Veneto, Ventre, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Bielan, Czarnecki Ryszard, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Krasts, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Szymański, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Abstention: 9

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Železný

ITS: Claeys, Martinez, Vanhecke

NI: Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík

UEN: Didžiokas

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

11.   Ferreira report A6-0176/2007

Paragraph 13/1

For: 517

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Husmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Brie, Henin, Kaufmann, Markov, Papadimoulis, Wurtz, Zimmer

NI: Battilocchio, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Berend, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herrero-Tejedor, Hoppenstedt, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Veneto, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, Van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hegyi, Herczog, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Simpson, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foglietta

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

Against: 146

ALDE: Harkin

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Meijer, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bloom, Bonde, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, de Villiers, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov, Vanhecke

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych

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

PSE: Cashman, Grech, Morgan, Muscat, Skinner

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

Verts/ALE: Hudghton, Schlyter, Smith

Abstention: 21

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Catania, Flasarová, Guidoni, Maštálka, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wagenknecht

NI: Belohorská, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík

PSE: Hedh

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Lambert

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Catherine Stihler, John Attard-Montalto

12.   Ferreira report A6-0176/2007

Paragraph 13/2

For: 500

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Husmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Brie, Kaufmann, Markov, Papadimoulis, Uca, Zimmer

NI: Battilocchio, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Becsey, Berend, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hatzidakis, Herrero-Tejedor, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Veneto, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Assis, Athanasiu, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, Van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Harangozó, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Paleckis, Paparizov, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Pittella, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Bielan, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kamiński, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Masiel, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Szymański

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Beer, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Lagendijk, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schmidt Frithjof, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 136

ALDE: Harkin

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Holm, Kohlíček, Liotard, McDonald, Meijer, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Strož, Svensson, Toussas

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Goudin, Karatzaferis, Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, Nattrass, Sinnott, Titford, Tomczak, de Villiers, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Mihăescu, Mölzer, Moisuc, Mote, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov, Vanhecke

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Gaľa, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Higgins, Hudacký, Kirkhope, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mitchell, Nicholson, Parish, Pleštinská, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Strejček, Sturdy, Sumberg, Tannock, Van Orden, Vlasák, Zvěřina

PSE: Cashman, Grech, Hedh, Moraes, Morgan, Muscat, Simpson, Skinner

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Gobbo, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pirilli, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Hudghton, Schlyter, Smith

Abstention: 26

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Agnoletto, Catania, Flasarová, Guidoni, Maštálka, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Rizzo, Triantaphyllides, Wagenknecht

ITS: Martinez

NI: Belohorská, Kilroy-Silk, Kozlík

PSE: De Rossa, Honeyball, McAvan, Pahor, Titley

UEN: Camre

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Lambert

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Piia-Noora Kauppi

Against:
  Neena Gill, Brian Simpson, David Martin, Glenys Kinnock, Richard Howitt, Claude Moraes, Linda McAvan, Arlene McCarthy, Catherine Stihler, Glenis Willmott, Richard Corbett, Stephen Hughes, John Attard-Montalto

13.   B6-0199/2007 — Report of the Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society

Recommendation

For: 602

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Andria, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Bourlanges, Bowles, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Cornillet, Costa, Davies, Degutis, De Sarnez, Dičkutė, Drčar Murko, Duff, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Husmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

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

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

ITS: Coşea, Martinez, Popeangă, Romagnoli

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer, Kozlík, Rivera

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Andrikienė, Antoniozzi, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Carollo, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Elles, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herrero-Tejedor, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Post, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samaras, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Veneto, Ventre, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Beglitis, Berès, Van den Berg, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbey, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Díez González, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Gruber, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Harangozó, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Le Foll, Leinen, Liberadzki, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Menéndez del Valle, Mihalache, Moreno Sánchez, Myller, Napoletano, Navarro, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Paşcu, Piecyk, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Sifunakis, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weiler, Westlund, Wiersma, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

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

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

Against: 13

IND/DEM: Batten, Bloom, Booth, Clark, Coûteaux, Farage, Nattrass, Titford, de Villiers, Wise

ITS: Mihăescu

PPE-DE: Sumberg

UEN: Czarnecki Ryszard

Abstention: 64

ALDE: Newton Dunn

GUE/NGL: Toussas

IND/DEM: Bonde, Louis

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Dillen, Gollnisch, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Mölzer, Moisuc, Mote, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov, Vanhecke

NI: Kilroy-Silk

PPE-DE: Evans Jonathan

PSE: Assis, Casaca, Cashman, Corbett, Correia, Estrela, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gierek, Gill, Grech, Hasse Ferreira, Hegyi, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Kinnock, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Moraes, Morgan, Muscat, Peillon, Pinior, Pittella, dos Santos, Simpson, Skinner, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Titley, Willmott

UEN: Berlato, Musumeci, Rogalski

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Philippe de Villiers, Patrick Louis, David Sumberg, Zuzana Roithová

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TEXTS ADOPTED

P6_TA(2007)0238

Protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer (codified version) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 June 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of employees in the event of the insolvency of their employer (codified version) (COM(2006)0657 — C6-0381/2006 — 2006/0220(COD))

(Codecision procedure — codification)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0657), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0657),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 137(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0381/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 137(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0381/2006),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1),

| — | having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0042/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0042/2007),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

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

2.

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

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(1)  OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2007)0239

Integrated pollution prevention and control (codified version) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 June 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning integrated pollution prevention and control (codified version) (COM(2006)0543 — C6-0315/2006 — 2006/0170(COD))

(Codecision procedure — codification)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0543), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0543),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 175(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0315/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 175(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0315/2006),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1),

| — | having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0043/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0043/2007),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

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

2.

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

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(1)  OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2007)0240

Controls, tell-tales and indicators for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles (codified version) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 June 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the identification of controls, tell-tales and indicators for two- or three-wheel motor vehicles (codified version) (COM(2006)0556 — C6-0323/2006 — 2006/0175(COD))

(Codecision procedure — codification)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0556), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0556),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to the Parliament (C6-0323/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to the Parliament (C6-0323/2006),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1),

| — | having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0045/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0045/2007),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

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

2.

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

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(1)  OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2007)0241

Injunctions for the protection of consumers' interests (codified version) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 June 2007 on the amended proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on injunctions for the protection of consumers' interests (codified version) (COM(2006)0692 — C6-0429/2006 — 2003/0099(COD))

(Codecision procedure — codification)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0692), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0692),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0429/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0429/2006),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1),

| — | having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0046/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0046/2007),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

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

2.

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

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(1)  OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2007)0242

Steering equipment of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (codified version) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 June 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the steering equipment for wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (codified version) (COM(2006)0670 — C6-0404/2006 — 2006/0225(COD))

(Codecision procedure — codification)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0670), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0670),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0404/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0404/2006),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1),

| — | having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0047/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0047/2007),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

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

2.

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

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(1)  OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2007)0243

Maximum speed of and load platforms for wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (codified version) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 June 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the maximum design speed of and load platforms for wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (codified version) (COM(2006)0667 — C6-0385/2006 — 2006/0219(COD))

(Codecision procedure — codification)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0667), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0667),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0385/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0385/2006),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1),

| — | having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0048/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0048/2007),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

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

2.

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

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(1)  OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2007)0244

Parts and characteristics of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (codified version) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 June 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on certain parts and characteristics of wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (codified version) (COM(2006)0662 — C6-0380/2006 — 2006/0221(COD))

(Codecision procedure — codification)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0662), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0662),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0380/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0380/2006),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1),

| — | having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0049/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0049/2007),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

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

2.

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

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(1)  OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2007)0245

Field of vision and windscreen wipers for wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (codified version) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 June 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the field of vision and windscreen wipers for wheeled agricultural or forestry tractors (codified version) (COM(2006)0651 — C6-0377/2006 — 2006/0216(COD))

(Codecision procedure — codification)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0651), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0651),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0377/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0377/2006),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1),

| — | having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0050/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0050/2007),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

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

2.

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

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(1)  OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2007)0246

Minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment (codified version) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 June 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment by workers at work (second individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (codified version) (COM(2006)0652 — C6-0378/2006 — 2006/0214(COD))

(Codecision procedure — codification)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0652), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0652),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 137(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0378/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 137(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0378/2006),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1),

| — | having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0132/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0132/2007),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

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

2.

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

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(1)  OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2007)0247

Approximation of Member States' laws relating to trade marks (codified version) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 June 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council to approximate the laws of the Member States relating to trade marks (codified version) (COM(2006)0812 — C6-0504/2006 — 2006/0264(COD))

(Codecision procedure — codification)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0812), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0812),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0504/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0504/2006),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1),

| — | having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0167/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0167/2007),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

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

2.

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

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(1)  OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2007)0248

Protection of workers against asbestos (codified version) ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 June 2007 on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work (codified version) (COM(2006)0664 — C6-0384/2006 — 2006/0222(COD))

(Codecision procedure — codification)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0664), |
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—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0664),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 137(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0384/2006), |
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—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 137(2) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0384/2006),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1), |
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—

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1),

| — | having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0201/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0201/2007),

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

Approves the Commission proposal;

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

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

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(1)  OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2007)0249

Community guarantee to the EIB (codified version) *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 June 2007 on the proposal for a Council decision granting a Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under loans for projects outside the Community (Central and Eastern Europe, Mediterranean countries, Latin America and Asia and the Republic of South Africa) (codified version) (COM(2006)0419 — C6-0302/2006 — 2006/0139(CNS))

(Consultation procedure — codification)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0419), |
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—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0419),

| — | having regard to Article 181a of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0302/2006), |
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—

having regard to Article 181a of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0302/2006),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1),

| — | having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0040/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0040/2007),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

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

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

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(1)  OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2007)0250

Protection of pigs (codified version) *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 June 2007 on the proposal for a Council directive laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs (codified version) (COM(2006)0669 — C6-0430/2006 — 2006/0224(CNS))

(Consultation procedure — codification)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0669), |
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—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0669),

| — | having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0430/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0430/2006),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1),

| — | having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0041/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0041/2007),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

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

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

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(1)  OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2007)0251

Pure-bred bovine breeding animals (codified version) *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 June 2007 on the proposal for a Council directive on pure-bred breeding animals of the bovine species (codified version) (COM(2006)0749 — C6-0002/2007 — 2006/0250(CNS))

(Consultation procedure — codification)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0749), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0749),

| — | having regard to Articles 37 and 94 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0002/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Articles 37 and 94 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0002/2007),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1),

| — | having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0164/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0164/2007),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

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

2.

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

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(1)  OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2007)0252

Community trade mark (codified version) *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 June 2007 on the proposal for a Council regulation on the Community trade mark (codified version) (COM(2006)0830 — C6-0050/2007 — 2006/0267(CNS))

(Consultation procedure — codification)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0830), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0830),

| — | having regard to Article 308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0050/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 308 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0050/2007),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1),

| — | having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0165/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0165/2007),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

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

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

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(1)  OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2007)0253

Production and marketing of eggs (codified version) *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 June 2007 on the proposal for a Council regulation on the production and marketing of eggs for hatching and of farmyard poultry chicks (codified version) (COM(2006)0694 — C6-0436/2006 — 2006/0231(CNS))

(Consultation procedure — codification)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0694), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0694),

| — | having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0436/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0436/2006),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1),

| — | having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0166/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0166/2007),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

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

2.

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

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(1)  OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2007)0254

Scrutiny of European Agricultural Guarantee Fund financing (codified version) *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 June 2007 on the proposal for a Council regulation on scrutiny by Member States of transactions forming part of the system of financing by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (codified version) (COM(2006)0813 — C6-0049/2007 — 2006/0265(CNS))

(Consultation procedure — codification)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0813), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0813),

| — | having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0049/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 37 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0049/2007),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1),

| — | having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0168/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0168/2007),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

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

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

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(1)  OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2007)0255

Mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to certain levies, duties, taxes and other measures (codified version) *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 June 2007 on the proposal for a Council directive on mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to certain levies, duties, taxes and other measures (codified version) (COM(2006)0605 — C6-0409/2006 — 2006/0192(CNS))

(Consultation procedure — codification)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0605), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2006)0605),

| — | having regard to Articles 93 and 94 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0409/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Articles 93 and 94 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0409/2006),

| — | having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Interinstitutional Agreement of 20 December 1994 — Accelerated working method for official codification of legislative texts (1),

| — | having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 80, 51 and 43(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0200/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0200/2007),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the Commission proposal;

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

2.

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

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(1)  OJ C 102, 4.4.1996, p. 2.

P6_TA(2007)0256

Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EC and São Tomé and Príncipe *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 June 2007 on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of a Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe and the European Community (COM(2007)0085 — C6-0098/2007 — 2007/0034(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation (COM(2007)0085) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation (COM(2007)0085) (1),

| — | having regard to Articles 37 and 300(2) of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Articles 37 and 300(2) of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0098/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0098/2007),

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

—

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

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinions of the Committee on Development and the Committee on Budgets (A6-0231/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinions of the Committee on Development and the Committee on Budgets (A6-0231/2007),

| 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 the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Principe.

| TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION | AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT |
| --- | --- |
| Amendment 1 |
| Recital 1a (new) |
| | (1a) Evaluation of the previous agreement revealed problems concerning the control and surveillance of the activities of certain vessels operating under the terms of that agreement, especially as regards reporting of activities and catches. |
| Amendment 2 |
| Article 3, paragraph 1a (new) |
| | The Commission shall verify each year that Member States whose vessels operate under the Protocol are complying with reporting requirements. If not, the Commission shall withhold requests for fishing licences for those vessels for the following year. |
| Amendment 3 |
| Article 3a (new) |
| | Article 3a




  During the final year of the Protocol's validity and before any new agreement is concluded or the current agreement is extended, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the application of the current agreement and the conditions under which it was implemented, including a cost-benefit analysis. |
| Amendment 4 |
| Article 3b (new) |
| | Article 3b




  The Commission shall report annually to the European Parliament and the Council on the results of the multiannual sectoral programme referred to in Article 7(2) of the Protocol. |

TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1

Recital 1a (new)

(1a) Evaluation of the previous agreement revealed problems concerning the control and surveillance of the activities of certain vessels operating under the terms of that agreement, especially as regards reporting of activities and catches.

Amendment 2

Article 3, paragraph 1a (new)

The Commission shall verify each year that Member States whose vessels operate under the Protocol are complying with reporting requirements. If not, the Commission shall withhold requests for fishing licences for those vessels for the following year.

Amendment 3

Article 3a (new)

Article 3a

During the final year of the Protocol's validity and before any new agreement is concluded or the current agreement is extended, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the application of the current agreement and the conditions under which it was implemented, including a cost-benefit analysis.

Amendment 4

Article 3b (new)

Article 3b

The Commission shall report annually to the European Parliament and the Council on the results of the multiannual sectoral programme referred to in Article 7(2) of the Protocol.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2007)0257

Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EC and Kiribati *

European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 June 2007 on the proposal for a Council regulation on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the Republic of Kiribati, on the other (COM(2007)0180 — C6-0128/2007 — 2007/0062(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation (COM(2007)0180) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the proposal for a Council regulation (COM(2007)0180) (1),

| — | having regard to Articles 37 and 300(2) of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Articles 37 and 300(2) of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0128/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C6-0128/2007),

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

—

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

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinions of the Committee on Development and the Committee on Budgets (A6-0228/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries and the opinions of the Committee on Development and the Committee on Budgets (A6-0228/2007),

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

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 the Republic of Kiribati. |
| --- | --- |

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 Kiribati.

| TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION | AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT |
| --- | --- |
| Amendment 1 |
| Article 3a (new) |
| | Article 3a




  The Commission shall verify each year that Member States whose vessels operate under the Protocol are complying with the reporting requirements referred to in Article 3. |
| Amendment 2 |
| Article 3b (new) |
| | Article 3b




  During the final year of the Protocol's validity and before any new agreement is concluded or the current agreement is extended, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the application of the current agreement and the conditions under which it was implemented. |
| Amendment 3 |
| Article 3c (new) |
| | Article 3c




  The Commission shall report annually to the European Parliament and the Council on the results of the multiannual sectoral programme referred to in Article 7(2) of the Protocol. |

TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1

Article 3a (new)

Article 3a

The Commission shall verify each year that Member States whose vessels operate under the Protocol are complying with the reporting requirements referred to in Article 3.

Amendment 2

Article 3b (new)

Article 3b

During the final year of the Protocol's validity and before any new agreement is concluded or the current agreement is extended, the Commission shall submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the application of the current agreement and the conditions under which it was implemented.

Amendment 3

Article 3c (new)

Article 3c

The Commission shall report annually to the European Parliament and the Council on the results of the multiannual sectoral programme referred to in Article 7(2) of the Protocol.

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2007)0258

Request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Mario Borghezio

European Parliament decision of 19 June 2007 on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Mario Borghezio (2006/2304(IMM))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the request by Mario Borghezio for defence of his immunity in connection with civil proceedings pending before an Italian court, of 8 November 2006, announced in plenary sitting on 16 November 2006, |
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—

having regard to the request by Mario Borghezio for defence of his immunity in connection with civil proceedings pending before an Italian court, of 8 November 2006, announced in plenary sitting on 16 November 2006,

| — | having heard Mario Borghezio in accordance with Rule 7(3) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having heard Mario Borghezio in accordance with Rule 7(3) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to Article 9 of the Protocol of 8 April 1965 on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities and Article 6(2) of the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 9 of the Protocol of 8 April 1965 on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Communities and Article 6(2) of the Act of 20 September 1976 concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage,

| — | having regard to the judgments of 12 May 1964 and 10 July 1986 (1) of the Court of Justice of the European Communities, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the judgments of 12 May 1964 and 10 July 1986 (1) of the Court of Justice of the European Communities,

| — | having regard to Rules 6(3) and 7 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 6(3) and 7 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0233/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0233/2007),

| 1. | Decides to defend the immunity and privileges of Mario Borghezio; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Decides to defend the immunity and privileges of Mario Borghezio;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward this decision, and the report of the committee responsible, immediately to the appropriate authorities of the Italian Republic. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Instructs its President to forward this decision, and the report of the committee responsible, immediately to the appropriate authorities of the Italian Republic.

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(1)  Case 101/63 Wagner v Fohrmann and Krier [1964] ECR 195 and Case 149/85 Wybot v Faure and others [1986] ECR 2391.

P6_TA(2007)0259

Definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 June 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation and labelling of spirit drinks (COM(2005)0125 — C6-0440/2005 — 2005/0028(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2005)0125) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2005)0125) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0440/2005), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Article 95 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0440/2005),

| — | having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs on the proposed legal basis,

| — | having regard to Rules 51 and 35 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 51 and 35 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the opinions of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (A6-0035/2007), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety and the opinions of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (A6-0035/2007),

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

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal substantially or replace it with another text; |
| --- | --- |

2.

Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal substantially or replace it with another text;

| 3. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
| --- | --- |

3.

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

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(1)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TC1-COD(2005)0028

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 19 June 2007 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the definition, description, presentation, labelling and the protection of geographical indications of spirit drinks and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 1576/89

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position at first reading corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EC) No .../2007.)

P6_TA(2007)0260

Cat and dog fur ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution of 19 June 2007 on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council banning the placing on the market and the import of or export from the Community of cat and dog fur and products containing such fur (COM(2006)0684 — C6-0428/2006 — 2006/0236(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0684) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0684) (1),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 95 and 133 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0428/2006), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(2) and Articles 95 and 133 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C6-0428/2006),

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

—

having regard to Rule 51 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and the opinions of the Committee on International Trade and the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A6-0157/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and the opinions of the Committee on International Trade and the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (A6-0157/2007),

| 1. | Approves the Commission proposal as amended; |
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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; |
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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. |
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Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

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P6_TC1-COD(2006)0236

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 19 June 2007 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No .../2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council banning the placing on the market and the import to, or export from, the Community of cat and dog fur and products containing such fur

(As an agreement was reached between Parliament and Council, Parliament's position at first reading corresponds to the final legislative act, Regulation (EC) No .../2007.)

P6_TA(2007)0261

Broadband

European Parliament resolution of 19 June 2007 on building a European policy on broadband (2006/2273(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘Bridging the Broadband Gap’ (COM(2006)0129), |
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having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘Bridging the Broadband Gap’ (COM(2006)0129),

| — | having regard to the Digital Divide Forum Report of 15 July 2005 on broadband access and public support in under-served areas, |
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having regard to the Digital Divide Forum Report of 15 July 2005 on broadband access and public support in under-served areas,

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Spring European Council entitled ‘Implementing the Renewed Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Jobs: A year of delivery’ (COM(2006)0816), |
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having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Spring European Council entitled ‘Implementing the Renewed Lisbon Strategy for Growth and Jobs: A year of delivery’ (COM(2006)0816),

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘Connecting Europe at high speed: recent developments in the sector of electronic communications’ (COM(2004)0061), |
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having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘Connecting Europe at high speed: recent developments in the sector of electronic communications’ (COM(2004)0061),

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the Review of the EU regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (COM(2006)0334), |
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having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the Review of the EU regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (COM(2006)0334),

| — | having regard to Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive) (1), |
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having regard to Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive) (1),

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘i2010 — A European Information Society for growth and employment’ (COM(2005)0229), |
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having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘i2010 — A European Information Society for growth and employment’ (COM(2005)0229),

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘i2010 — First Annual Report on the European Information Society’ (COM(2006)0215), |
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having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘i2010 — First Annual Report on the European Information Society’ (COM(2006)0215),

| — | having regard to Decision No 854/2005/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 establishing a multiannual Community Programme on promoting safer use of the Internet and new online technologies (2), |
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having regard to Decision No 854/2005/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 establishing a multiannual Community Programme on promoting safer use of the Internet and new online technologies (2),

| — | having regard to the Commission Staff Working Paper entitled ‘Guidelines on criteria and modalities of implementation of structural funds in support of electronics communications’ (SEC(2003)0895), |
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having regard to the Commission Staff Working Paper entitled ‘Guidelines on criteria and modalities of implementation of structural funds in support of electronics communications’ (SEC(2003)0895),

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘A marketbased approach to spectrum management in the European Union’ (COM(2005)0400), |
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having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘A marketbased approach to spectrum management in the European Union’ (COM(2005)0400),

| — | having regard to the judgment of the Court of First Instance of 30 January 2007 in Case T-340/03 France Télécom SA v Commission dismissing in its entirety the appeal by France Télécom SA in respect of the Commission's 2003 decision concerning predatory pricing in ADSL-based Internet access services for the general public, |
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having regard to the judgment of the Court of First Instance of 30 January 2007 in Case T-340/03 France Télécom SA v Commission dismissing in its entirety the appeal by France Télécom SA in respect of the Commission's 2003 decision concerning predatory pricing in ADSL-based Internet access services for the general public,

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament entitled ‘A forward-looking radio spectrum policy for the European Union: Second annual report’ (COM(2005)0411), |
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having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament entitled ‘A forward-looking radio spectrum policy for the European Union: Second annual report’ (COM(2005)0411),

| — | having regard to its resolutions of 14 March 2006 on a European Information Society for growth and employment (3), of 1 December 2005 on European electronic communications regulation and markets 2004 (4), and of 23 June 2005 on the information society (5), |
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having regard to its resolutions of 14 March 2006 on a European Information Society for growth and employment (3), of 1 December 2005 on European electronic communications regulation and markets 2004 (4), and of 23 June 2005 on the information society (5),

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

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the opinions of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, the Committee on Regional Development and the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0193/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and the opinions of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, the Committee on Regional Development and the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0193/2007),

| A. | whereas the development of Internet and broadband has transformed the global economy, integrated regions and countries with each other, created a dynamic paradigm where individual citizens wherever they live have opportunities never seen before regarding information, communication, influence, participation, consumption, professional life and entrepreneurship, |
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whereas the development of Internet and broadband has transformed the global economy, integrated regions and countries with each other, created a dynamic paradigm where individual citizens wherever they live have opportunities never seen before regarding information, communication, influence, participation, consumption, professional life and entrepreneurship,

| B. | whereas broadband will serve to strengthen integration and cohesion within the EU, |
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B.

whereas broadband will serve to strengthen integration and cohesion within the EU,

| C. | whereas the Community strategic guidelines on cohesion, 2007-2013 make a priority of ‘ensuring availability of ICT infrastructure and related services where the market fails to provide it at an affordable cost and to an adequate level to support the required services, especially in remote and rural areas and in new Member States’, |
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C.

whereas the Community strategic guidelines on cohesion, 2007-2013 make a priority of ‘ensuring availability of ICT infrastructure and related services where the market fails to provide it at an affordable cost and to an adequate level to support the required services, especially in remote and rural areas and in new Member States’,

| D. | whereas the value of the Internet and broadband increases exponentially with every new user, something which is essential if Europe is to become a leading knowledge-based society; whereas spectrum reallocation offers the possibility of bringing poorly-covered areas into the digital society, |
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D.

whereas the value of the Internet and broadband increases exponentially with every new user, something which is essential if Europe is to become a leading knowledge-based society; whereas spectrum reallocation offers the possibility of bringing poorly-covered areas into the digital society,

| E. | whereas the 500 million citizens that play a part in the EU's internal market represent a globally unique critical mass, which is required for the development of new innovative services, the corollary of which is an increase in opportunities all over the Union; whereas this highlights the common European benefit to be derived from everyone having access to broadband, |
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E.

whereas the 500 million citizens that play a part in the EU's internal market represent a globally unique critical mass, which is required for the development of new innovative services, the corollary of which is an increase in opportunities all over the Union; whereas this highlights the common European benefit to be derived from everyone having access to broadband,

| F. | whereas in its abovementioned judgment in France Télécom SA v Commission the Court of First Instance held that the fast-growing nature of the broadband sector did not preclude the application of competition rules, |
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F.

whereas in its abovementioned judgment in France Télécom SA v Commission the Court of First Instance held that the fast-growing nature of the broadband sector did not preclude the application of competition rules,

| G. | whereas the number of broadband lines has almost doubled and the number of broadband subscribers has almost quadrupled in the past three years; whereas these developments have been market driven and are enhanced by competition, thereby proving the importance of not distorting the market, |
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G.

whereas the number of broadband lines has almost doubled and the number of broadband subscribers has almost quadrupled in the past three years; whereas these developments have been market driven and are enhanced by competition, thereby proving the importance of not distorting the market,

| H. | whereas Member States experiencing higher competition in the broadband market as well as competition between different technologies show a higher degree of broadband coverage and penetration, |
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H.

whereas Member States experiencing higher competition in the broadband market as well as competition between different technologies show a higher degree of broadband coverage and penetration,

| I. | whereas online services such as e-government, e-health, e-learning and e-procurement can only become truly inclusive and strengthen cohesion if they are made widely available to Union citizens and to the business community by means of broadband connections, |
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I.

whereas online services such as e-government, e-health, e-learning and e-procurement can only become truly inclusive and strengthen cohesion if they are made widely available to Union citizens and to the business community by means of broadband connections,

| J. | whereas broadband Internet connections may contribute to a more sophisticated, inclusive health-care system using distance-diagnosis and distance healing in less developed regions, |
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J.

whereas broadband Internet connections may contribute to a more sophisticated, inclusive health-care system using distance-diagnosis and distance healing in less developed regions,

| K. | whereas broadband Internet connections may contribute to a more sophisticated, inclusive education system providing distance-learning applications in regions without satisfactory school infrastructure, |
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K.

whereas broadband Internet connections may contribute to a more sophisticated, inclusive education system providing distance-learning applications in regions without satisfactory school infrastructure,

| L. | whereas the lowest-speed broadband connections are no longer sufficient for functional use of the more demanding Internet services and video content, |
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L.

whereas the lowest-speed broadband connections are no longer sufficient for functional use of the more demanding Internet services and video content,

| M. | whereas the rapid development of Internet services and content is creating a need for high-speed broadband connections, |
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M.

whereas the rapid development of Internet services and content is creating a need for high-speed broadband connections,

| N. | whereas the extent of broadband deployment has not been the same in all Member States and regions of the EU; whereas the availability thereof in inaccessible (island and mountain) and rural areas remains limited because of the high cost of broadband networks and services; whereas the low level of demand outside EU metropolitan centres means lower investment and could discourage broadband service providers, given the lack of business opportunity, |
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N.

whereas the extent of broadband deployment has not been the same in all Member States and regions of the EU; whereas the availability thereof in inaccessible (island and mountain) and rural areas remains limited because of the high cost of broadband networks and services; whereas the low level of demand outside EU metropolitan centres means lower investment and could discourage broadband service providers, given the lack of business opportunity,

| O. | whereas a substantial disparity remains in terms of broadband deployment between urban centres and remote areas, and between the old and new Member States; whereas this highlights the need for technological development, for new operators to be given better opportunities to enter the market and for clear strategies on how to increase the speed of innovation, thus making it easier for rural areas and countries lagging behind to catch up, |
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O.

whereas a substantial disparity remains in terms of broadband deployment between urban centres and remote areas, and between the old and new Member States; whereas this highlights the need for technological development, for new operators to be given better opportunities to enter the market and for clear strategies on how to increase the speed of innovation, thus making it easier for rural areas and countries lagging behind to catch up,

| P. | whereas, in order to improve access for socially disadvantaged groups, training and support measures should be provided such as will ensure equal opportunities, |
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P.

whereas, in order to improve access for socially disadvantaged groups, training and support measures should be provided such as will ensure equal opportunities,

| Q. | whereas functional-capacity broadband access is important for all Community users irrespective of where they are physically located, |
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Q.

whereas functional-capacity broadband access is important for all Community users irrespective of where they are physically located,

| R. | whereas the correct and timely implementation of the current framework is an essential precondition of an open, competitive and innovative market for electronic communication services; whereas the procedures for transposing and implementing the framework vary greatly among the Member States, fragmenting the single communications market, |
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R.

whereas the correct and timely implementation of the current framework is an essential precondition of an open, competitive and innovative market for electronic communication services; whereas the procedures for transposing and implementing the framework vary greatly among the Member States, fragmenting the single communications market,

| S. | whereas every school should have broadband connections, with a view to a future in which no child in the EU is left off line, |
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S.

whereas every school should have broadband connections, with a view to a future in which no child in the EU is left off line,

| T. | whereas, through the digital switchover and the transition from analogue to digital, several hundred megahertz of spectrum will be released, offering the possibility of reallocating spectrum and opening up a spectrum commons, |
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T.

whereas, through the digital switchover and the transition from analogue to digital, several hundred megahertz of spectrum will be released, offering the possibility of reallocating spectrum and opening up a spectrum commons,

The potential of broadband

| 1. | Stresses the opportunities that an internal market with nearly 500 million people connected to broadband would bring about, representing a globally unique critical mass of users exposing all regions to new opportunities, giving every user a valuable service and giving the EU the capacity to be a world leading knowledge-based economy; |
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1.

Stresses the opportunities that an internal market with nearly 500 million people connected to broadband would bring about, representing a globally unique critical mass of users exposing all regions to new opportunities, giving every user a valuable service and giving the EU the capacity to be a world leading knowledge-based economy;

| 2. | Considers that general access to broadband is an essential prerequisite for social development and improved public services and that public authorities should make every effort to ensure that all citizens have access to broadband, thereby enabling its benefits to extend to every section of the population, particularly in the less-developed areas of the Union; |
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2.

Considers that general access to broadband is an essential prerequisite for social development and improved public services and that public authorities should make every effort to ensure that all citizens have access to broadband, thereby enabling its benefits to extend to every section of the population, particularly in the less-developed areas of the Union;

| 3. | Sees the deployment of broadband networks offering reliable transmission at competitive bandwidth as crucial for business growth, societal development and the enhancement of public services; |
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3.

Sees the deployment of broadband networks offering reliable transmission at competitive bandwidth as crucial for business growth, societal development and the enhancement of public services;

| 4. | Emphasises that the magnitude of broadband development cannot be foreseen or planned, but that it can be stimulated and supported by a creative and open environment; |
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4.

Emphasises that the magnitude of broadband development cannot be foreseen or planned, but that it can be stimulated and supported by a creative and open environment;

| 5. | Emphasises that broader deployment of broadband would revitalise the internal market in general; |
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Emphasises that broader deployment of broadband would revitalise the internal market in general;

Connecting Europe

| 6. | Stresses that broadband deployment in rural areas is a key factor in the participation of all in the knowledge society; points out, in addition, that broadband services are equally decisive for the economic development of the regions and should therefore be deployed as widely as possible; |
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Stresses that broadband deployment in rural areas is a key factor in the participation of all in the knowledge society; points out, in addition, that broadband services are equally decisive for the economic development of the regions and should therefore be deployed as widely as possible;

| 7. | Calls on the Member States to promote broadband connections in every school, university and educational centre in the EU and the introduction of distance learning, with a view to a future where no child in the EU and no individual involved in educational programmes is left off line; |
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Calls on the Member States to promote broadband connections in every school, university and educational centre in the EU and the introduction of distance learning, with a view to a future where no child in the EU and no individual involved in educational programmes is left off line;

| 8. | Notes that in bridging the digital divide, a basic structure, such as the availability of computers in households and in public institutions, must be promoted; |
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Notes that in bridging the digital divide, a basic structure, such as the availability of computers in households and in public institutions, must be promoted;

| 9. | Encourages the Member States to produce broadband infrastructure mapping in order to more accurately indicate the coverage of broadband service; |
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Encourages the Member States to produce broadband infrastructure mapping in order to more accurately indicate the coverage of broadband service;

The key role of innovation

| 10. | Takes the view that the key to closing the broadband gap is innovative technology, that is technology which makes it possible to construct high-capacity broadband connections, and points to the fact that new technology has allowed disadvantaged regions to leapfrog many phases of development; |
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10.

Takes the view that the key to closing the broadband gap is innovative technology, that is technology which makes it possible to construct high-capacity broadband connections, and points to the fact that new technology has allowed disadvantaged regions to leapfrog many phases of development;

| 11. | Points out that developing the competitive advantages and solving the serious problems of rural, sparsely-populated and inaccessible (island, mountain and other) areas depends on innovative uses of information and communication technologies (ICTs); |
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11.

Points out that developing the competitive advantages and solving the serious problems of rural, sparsely-populated and inaccessible (island, mountain and other) areas depends on innovative uses of information and communication technologies (ICTs);

| 12. | Emphasises that new technology is by nature more far-reaching and inclusive, thereby making more advanced services possible; stresses also that broadband services will help regions, in particular the leastdeveloped regions, to attract businesses, facilitate distance working, offer new medical diagnostic and care services, and achieve improved educational standards and public services; |
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Emphasises that new technology is by nature more far-reaching and inclusive, thereby making more advanced services possible; stresses also that broadband services will help regions, in particular the leastdeveloped regions, to attract businesses, facilitate distance working, offer new medical diagnostic and care services, and achieve improved educational standards and public services;

| 13. | Considers that new technology offers interesting and cheaper solutions for remote, inaccessible and rural areas, as wireless links and mobile and satellite communications may deliver broadband to areas traditionally excluded by fixed-line networks; notes that these new technologies must be taken into account when radio spectrum is allocated; |
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13.

Considers that new technology offers interesting and cheaper solutions for remote, inaccessible and rural areas, as wireless links and mobile and satellite communications may deliver broadband to areas traditionally excluded by fixed-line networks; notes that these new technologies must be taken into account when radio spectrum is allocated;

| 14. | Stresses that the development of innovative technologies is to be encouraged at all levels, and that a serious effort is needed to promote access to the market and to maintain fair competition therein; |
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14.

Stresses that the development of innovative technologies is to be encouraged at all levels, and that a serious effort is needed to promote access to the market and to maintain fair competition therein;

| 15. | Considers it important to mobilise ICT research and ICT partnerships between universities, local authorities and business; |
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15.

Considers it important to mobilise ICT research and ICT partnerships between universities, local authorities and business;

| 16. | Encourages the Commission to consider broadband and especially mobile broadband solutions as important within the working programmes of the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) and the Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities (FP7); |
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16.

Encourages the Commission to consider broadband and especially mobile broadband solutions as important within the working programmes of the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) and the Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration activities (FP7);

| 17. | Urges the Commission to actively seek substantial synergies between its own sectoral programmes, such as FP7 and the CIP, including also better coordination with international programmes and the funding provided through the structural and rural development funds for the development of broadband; |
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17.

Urges the Commission to actively seek substantial synergies between its own sectoral programmes, such as FP7 and the CIP, including also better coordination with international programmes and the funding provided through the structural and rural development funds for the development of broadband;

| 18. | Stresses that broadband connection, given the spectacularly rapid development of the new media, offers the only technically reliable access to media products such as Internet TV and Internet telephony, and will thus prevent people in rural areas from being cut off from society in the cities where broadband is available; |
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18.

Stresses that broadband connection, given the spectacularly rapid development of the new media, offers the only technically reliable access to media products such as Internet TV and Internet telephony, and will thus prevent people in rural areas from being cut off from society in the cities where broadband is available;

| 19. | Recognises that some people have access only to low speed, low capacity broadband; believes that these connections should not be regarded as an adequate substitute for newer high speed connections; insists that no geographic area or socioeconomic group should be denied investment in new, faster technology simply because it already has access to a lower quality connection; |
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19.

Recognises that some people have access only to low speed, low capacity broadband; believes that these connections should not be regarded as an adequate substitute for newer high speed connections; insists that no geographic area or socioeconomic group should be denied investment in new, faster technology simply because it already has access to a lower quality connection;

| 20. | Notes that new wireless platforms are well suited to ensuring broadband access in rural areas; underlines the importance of technology-neutrality in spectrum allocation; recalls that the Commission has envisaged a more active spectrum policy, which it supported in its resolution of 14 February 2007‘Towards a European policy on the radio spectrum’ (6); |
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20.

Notes that new wireless platforms are well suited to ensuring broadband access in rural areas; underlines the importance of technology-neutrality in spectrum allocation; recalls that the Commission has envisaged a more active spectrum policy, which it supported in its resolution of 14 February 2007‘Towards a European policy on the radio spectrum’ (6);

| 21. | Calls on the Community institutions and Member States to cooperate more closely in the management of radio spectrum with a view to facilitating the use of spectrum by a wide range of wireless and mobile technologies (terrestrial and satellite); |
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21.

Calls on the Community institutions and Member States to cooperate more closely in the management of radio spectrum with a view to facilitating the use of spectrum by a wide range of wireless and mobile technologies (terrestrial and satellite);

| 22. | Urges the Member States to allocate sufficient spectrum to broadband technologies; |
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22.

Urges the Member States to allocate sufficient spectrum to broadband technologies;

The impact of content

| 23. | Emphasises that digital literacy is an indispensable basis for the exploitation of the opportunities broadband offers and points to the responsibility in this regard of public education; emphasises also the need to improve access to ICTs for as many Union citizens as possible and to improve their ICT skills; |
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23.

Emphasises that digital literacy is an indispensable basis for the exploitation of the opportunities broadband offers and points to the responsibility in this regard of public education; emphasises also the need to improve access to ICTs for as many Union citizens as possible and to improve their ICT skills;

| 24. | Calls for consumer-oriented measures in the field of further education and the mobilisation of technical resources in the information technology sector; advocates financial and tax incentives for such measures; |
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24.

Calls for consumer-oriented measures in the field of further education and the mobilisation of technical resources in the information technology sector; advocates financial and tax incentives for such measures;

| 25. | Takes the view that investment in e-health, e-government and e-learning applications can play an important role in driving consumer demand for broadband, and thus create the critical mass necessary for large markets to emerge in these areas; |
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25.

Takes the view that investment in e-health, e-government and e-learning applications can play an important role in driving consumer demand for broadband, and thus create the critical mass necessary for large markets to emerge in these areas;

| 26. | Believes that the promotion by public authorities in cooperation with business of broadbandenhanced applications and services can contribute to the efficient delivery of government services and, at the same time, provide incentives for the procurement of broadband access, which will help to stimulate supply; |
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26.

Believes that the promotion by public authorities in cooperation with business of broadbandenhanced applications and services can contribute to the efficient delivery of government services and, at the same time, provide incentives for the procurement of broadband access, which will help to stimulate supply;

| 27. | Highlights the scope for public authorities to exploit pre-commercial procurement to stimulate innovative service delivery across broadband networks; notes that they can also coordinate demand across communities and service providers to ensure the critical mass needed to underpin new network investments; encourages the Commission to promote awareness and use of these tools; |
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27.

Highlights the scope for public authorities to exploit pre-commercial procurement to stimulate innovative service delivery across broadband networks; notes that they can also coordinate demand across communities and service providers to ensure the critical mass needed to underpin new network investments; encourages the Commission to promote awareness and use of these tools;

| 28. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to give preference to broadband Internet solutions and technologies in the computerisation of government departments, the education sector and small and medium-size enterprises (such as application service providers and terminal servers); |
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28.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States to give preference to broadband Internet solutions and technologies in the computerisation of government departments, the education sector and small and medium-size enterprises (such as application service providers and terminal servers);

| 29. | States that a core set of European e-services can serve to further integration and to strengthen cohesion as well as create a single electronic market via the use of broadband; calls for this area to be made a special priority for the use of structural and rural funds; furthermore, emphasises the role that such development funds play in supporting regions in this regard; |
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29.

States that a core set of European e-services can serve to further integration and to strengthen cohesion as well as create a single electronic market via the use of broadband; calls for this area to be made a special priority for the use of structural and rural funds; furthermore, emphasises the role that such development funds play in supporting regions in this regard;

| 30. | Calls on the Community institutions and Member States to deliver on the 2003 Barcelona European Council objective of ensuring that Union citizens are offered relevant public broadband services; |
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30.

Calls on the Community institutions and Member States to deliver on the 2003 Barcelona European Council objective of ensuring that Union citizens are offered relevant public broadband services;

| 31. | Believes that it is extremely important for people to be ensured the widest possible access to highquality content and services wherever they are using the technology of their choice and emphasises the need for access networks and for transmission networks open to different operators; |
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31.

Believes that it is extremely important for people to be ensured the widest possible access to highquality content and services wherever they are using the technology of their choice and emphasises the need for access networks and for transmission networks open to different operators;

| 32. | Calls on the Community institutions and the Member States to promote the availability of content on line, notably by addressing its appropriate protection in a digital environment; |
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32.

Calls on the Community institutions and the Member States to promote the availability of content on line, notably by addressing its appropriate protection in a digital environment;

The dynamics of the market

| 33. | Asserts that the rapid deployment of broadband is crucial for the development of EU productivity and competitivity and for the emergence of new and small enterprises that can be leaders in different sectors, for example health care, manufacturing and financial services; |
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33.

Asserts that the rapid deployment of broadband is crucial for the development of EU productivity and competitivity and for the emergence of new and small enterprises that can be leaders in different sectors, for example health care, manufacturing and financial services;

| 34. | Takes the view that private investment is essential for wider broadband deployment and universal coverage; stresses that private investors should be given the opportunity of refinancing their investments if the competitive dynamic is to be further stimulated and if better services and more innovation and choice are to be delivered to consumers; |
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34.

Takes the view that private investment is essential for wider broadband deployment and universal coverage; stresses that private investors should be given the opportunity of refinancing their investments if the competitive dynamic is to be further stimulated and if better services and more innovation and choice are to be delivered to consumers;

| 35. | Stresses the importance of industry-driven, open, interoperable standards at technical, legal and semantic level so as to enable economies of scale, ensure non-discriminatory open access to the information society and promote the fast deployment of technologies; |
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35.

Stresses the importance of industry-driven, open, interoperable standards at technical, legal and semantic level so as to enable economies of scale, ensure non-discriminatory open access to the information society and promote the fast deployment of technologies;

| 36. | Urges the Community institutions and Member States to work with industry and address problems (such as micro-payments, security and trust, interoperability and digital rights management) that hamper the development of new business models in the field of broadband; |
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36.

Urges the Community institutions and Member States to work with industry and address problems (such as micro-payments, security and trust, interoperability and digital rights management) that hamper the development of new business models in the field of broadband;

An encouraging and clear framework

| 37. | Emphasises that the role of the Community institutions and the Member States is to create a supportive environment for the development of innovation and for the introduction of new technologies by providing a regulatory framework that invites competition and private investment and to use relevant funds to drive demand for broadband services and, where justified, to support the necessary infrastructure; |
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37.

Emphasises that the role of the Community institutions and the Member States is to create a supportive environment for the development of innovation and for the introduction of new technologies by providing a regulatory framework that invites competition and private investment and to use relevant funds to drive demand for broadband services and, where justified, to support the necessary infrastructure;

| 38. | Notes that public authorities have an important role to play in stimulating broadband network rollout, and that they should consider measures to encourage demand, and investment in fixed infrastructure; calls for a clear framework for infrastructure investment that should not distort markets nor be operated on terms that are unfair to private enterprises; commends the Commission for having clarified the State aid rules on participation by public authorities in broadband development programmes; |
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38.

Notes that public authorities have an important role to play in stimulating broadband network rollout, and that they should consider measures to encourage demand, and investment in fixed infrastructure; calls for a clear framework for infrastructure investment that should not distort markets nor be operated on terms that are unfair to private enterprises; commends the Commission for having clarified the State aid rules on participation by public authorities in broadband development programmes;

| 39. | Emphasises that the main role of the Member States in promoting broadband is to create an environment in which there is legal certainty, which encourages competition and which stimulates investment and that, in order to achieve this, the Community regulatory framework for electronic communications must be effectively implemented; reiterates the importance of ensuring competitive market conditions and the need for all Member States to transpose and implement the regulatory framework for electronic communications and to ensure that they have effective, independent and properly resourced regulators; |
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39.

Emphasises that the main role of the Member States in promoting broadband is to create an environment in which there is legal certainty, which encourages competition and which stimulates investment and that, in order to achieve this, the Community regulatory framework for electronic communications must be effectively implemented; reiterates the importance of ensuring competitive market conditions and the need for all Member States to transpose and implement the regulatory framework for electronic communications and to ensure that they have effective, independent and properly resourced regulators;

Competition rules and consumer protection

| 40. | Highlights the key role played by the market in the expansion and development of innovative services; stresses, however, that it is imperative that national regulators, competition authorities and national and local governments simultaneously give priority to promoting more vigorous competition and investment in broadband markets as well as to applying remedies to address abuses of dominant positions and cartels, and finally to reducing barriers to entry, so that the market is able to deliver innovation; |
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40.

Highlights the key role played by the market in the expansion and development of innovative services; stresses, however, that it is imperative that national regulators, competition authorities and national and local governments simultaneously give priority to promoting more vigorous competition and investment in broadband markets as well as to applying remedies to address abuses of dominant positions and cartels, and finally to reducing barriers to entry, so that the market is able to deliver innovation;

| 41. | Notes the growing competition in the European broadband market; recalls that the sectoral regulation of the ICT industry was planned from the outset as a transitional solution for the opening up of the markets, and that it must in the medium term come to be governed by the general rules of competition alone; |
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41.

Notes the growing competition in the European broadband market; recalls that the sectoral regulation of the ICT industry was planned from the outset as a transitional solution for the opening up of the markets, and that it must in the medium term come to be governed by the general rules of competition alone;

| 42. | Emphasises that the forthcoming review of the regulatory framework must be aimed at ensuring open access and fair competition for all operators; |
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42.

Emphasises that the forthcoming review of the regulatory framework must be aimed at ensuring open access and fair competition for all operators;

| 43. | Takes the view that, with a view to achieving more rapid broadband deployment in rural areas, no restrictions should be imposed on the joint use of networks on a voluntary basis by infrastructure managers; stresses that such agreements between infrastructure managers are an effective means of achieving wider broadband deployment in regions lacking the necessary broadband transmission infrastructures and where future demand would not sustain several networks; |
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43.

Takes the view that, with a view to achieving more rapid broadband deployment in rural areas, no restrictions should be imposed on the joint use of networks on a voluntary basis by infrastructure managers; stresses that such agreements between infrastructure managers are an effective means of achieving wider broadband deployment in regions lacking the necessary broadband transmission infrastructures and where future demand would not sustain several networks;

| 44. | Emphasises the need to construct broadband infrastructure at local community level in accordance with the public-private partnership principle and taking account of equal access; |
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44.

Emphasises the need to construct broadband infrastructure at local community level in accordance with the public-private partnership principle and taking account of equal access;

| 45. | Stresses that competition and effective and appropriate rules for opening up the broadband market provide the greatest stimulus for broadband deployment, meaning roll-out, speed and variety of services; |
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45.

Stresses that competition and effective and appropriate rules for opening up the broadband market provide the greatest stimulus for broadband deployment, meaning roll-out, speed and variety of services;

| 46. | Emphasises the need for technological neutrality combined with the avoidance of fragmentation and consideration of technological trends and user needs, something which will challenge European regulators to open up new solutions and yet create stable preconditions at the same time; |
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46.

Emphasises the need for technological neutrality combined with the avoidance of fragmentation and consideration of technological trends and user needs, something which will challenge European regulators to open up new solutions and yet create stable preconditions at the same time;

| 47. | Emphasises that the functional unbundling of the access networks of market incumbents from their operating activities may have positive advantages and could ensure the equal and fair treatment of all operators; |
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47.

Emphasises that the functional unbundling of the access networks of market incumbents from their operating activities may have positive advantages and could ensure the equal and fair treatment of all operators;

| 48. | Calls on the Commission, in its forthcoming green paper on universal service, to examine the availability of Internet services at reasonable and affordable rates to all citizens throughout the EU, including those on a low incomes and those living in rural and high-cost areas, and to consider whether there is a need to modify the existing universal service requirements; also expects the green paper to address consumer concerns regarding secure and safe broadband use; |
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48.

Calls on the Commission, in its forthcoming green paper on universal service, to examine the availability of Internet services at reasonable and affordable rates to all citizens throughout the EU, including those on a low incomes and those living in rural and high-cost areas, and to consider whether there is a need to modify the existing universal service requirements; also expects the green paper to address consumer concerns regarding secure and safe broadband use;

Public funding where needed

| 49. | Stresses that public funding should only be used where the roll-out of broadband infrastructure is not economically viable for private undertakings and should not serve to duplicate existing infrastructure capable of providing broadband services; |
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49.

Stresses that public funding should only be used where the roll-out of broadband infrastructure is not economically viable for private undertakings and should not serve to duplicate existing infrastructure capable of providing broadband services;

| 50. | Emphasises that national and Community public funding should be competitively neutral and contribute to commercially sustainable investment; stresses that public procurement contracts should be awarded by open, transparent, competitive and non-discriminatory tendering; |
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50.

Emphasises that national and Community public funding should be competitively neutral and contribute to commercially sustainable investment; stresses that public procurement contracts should be awarded by open, transparent, competitive and non-discriminatory tendering;

| 51. | Stresses that publicly funded infrastructure should be provided on an equal access basis, and should not favour particular service providers; |
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51.

Stresses that publicly funded infrastructure should be provided on an equal access basis, and should not favour particular service providers;

| 52. | Takes the view that, in addition to market forces, Member States and in particular their regions and municipalities, could set incentives to stimulate the broadband market in disadvantaged regions; emphasises the role that structural and rural development funds should play in supporting regions strengthening the demand side of the information society; |
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52.

Takes the view that, in addition to market forces, Member States and in particular their regions and municipalities, could set incentives to stimulate the broadband market in disadvantaged regions; emphasises the role that structural and rural development funds should play in supporting regions strengthening the demand side of the information society;

| 53. | States that publicly funded investment in broadband infrastructure must be possible within the framework of Community competition rules; |
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53.

States that publicly funded investment in broadband infrastructure must be possible within the framework of Community competition rules;

| 54. | Urges the Commission to ensure that equal access to broadband networks financed with support from the structural and rural funds is given to all service providers; believes furthermore that, in order to ensure compliance with the requirements, national regulatory authorities should be granted the power to impose openness requirements in regulations and be given a mandate to enforce those requirements; |
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54.

Urges the Commission to ensure that equal access to broadband networks financed with support from the structural and rural funds is given to all service providers; believes furthermore that, in order to ensure compliance with the requirements, national regulatory authorities should be granted the power to impose openness requirements in regulations and be given a mandate to enforce those requirements;

| 55. | Emphasises the importance of combining regional development with a European broadband policy, including the use of regional and rural funds, for the development of mobile broadband solutions or the setting up of the necessary infrastructure; |
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55.

Emphasises the importance of combining regional development with a European broadband policy, including the use of regional and rural funds, for the development of mobile broadband solutions or the setting up of the necessary infrastructure;

| 56. | Calls on the Commission to further develop and review guidelines on how to use structural and rural funds to promote broadband deployment and uptake and, in particular, to provide more precise guidance regarding the utilisation of structural funds for the deployment of broadband services where a partial supply of such services already exists; |
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56.

Calls on the Commission to further develop and review guidelines on how to use structural and rural funds to promote broadband deployment and uptake and, in particular, to provide more precise guidance regarding the utilisation of structural funds for the deployment of broadband services where a partial supply of such services already exists;

| 57. | Calls on the Commission to provide guidance and disseminate good practice on the observance of State aid rules regarding public financial support given to broadband projects; |
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57.

Calls on the Commission to provide guidance and disseminate good practice on the observance of State aid rules regarding public financial support given to broadband projects;

| 58. | Calls on the Commission to allow Community funds also to be used for upgrading or replacing broadband networks which do not provide connections with suitable functional capacity; |
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58.

Calls on the Commission to allow Community funds also to be used for upgrading or replacing broadband networks which do not provide connections with suitable functional capacity;

| 59. | Urges the Commission to provide adequate information and statistics and to assess the impact of structural and rural funding on broadband deployment in assisted regions and promote the exchange of best practices between the regions of the EU; |
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59.

Urges the Commission to provide adequate information and statistics and to assess the impact of structural and rural funding on broadband deployment in assisted regions and promote the exchange of best practices between the regions of the EU;

| 60. | Encourages the Commission to closely examine whether the regulatory framework is fully implemented and whether the rules on State aid are applied whenever structural and rural funds are to be used for broadband investments and to ensure that Community funding is used to improve the penetration rate of ICTs throughout the Union, without favouring specific players or technological options, but only the most efficient solutions; notes further that such use of Community funds should be permitted only in underserved areas and where it is clear that there are no other sources of investment in broadband infrastructure; stresses that all decisions should be transparent and published on national and European websites linked to the competition authorities; |
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60.

Encourages the Commission to closely examine whether the regulatory framework is fully implemented and whether the rules on State aid are applied whenever structural and rural funds are to be used for broadband investments and to ensure that Community funding is used to improve the penetration rate of ICTs throughout the Union, without favouring specific players or technological options, but only the most efficient solutions; notes further that such use of Community funds should be permitted only in underserved areas and where it is clear that there are no other sources of investment in broadband infrastructure; stresses that all decisions should be transparent and published on national and European websites linked to the competition authorities;

| 61. | Considers that public intervention in the forms of loans and grants, often implemented through public-private partnerships, should be further developed in under-served areas; |
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61.

Considers that public intervention in the forms of loans and grants, often implemented through public-private partnerships, should be further developed in under-served areas;

| 62. | Once again insists that public support to broadband infrastructure must adhere to the principle of ‘technology neutrality’, not favouring a priori any particular technology, nor limiting the technological choices of the regions while at the same time preventing fragmentation of the technical infrastructure, taking into account development trends and the future needs of users and promoting the construction of higher-capacity broadband connections; |
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62.

Once again insists that public support to broadband infrastructure must adhere to the principle of ‘technology neutrality’, not favouring a priori any particular technology, nor limiting the technological choices of the regions while at the same time preventing fragmentation of the technical infrastructure, taking into account development trends and the future needs of users and promoting the construction of higher-capacity broadband connections;

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| 63. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission. |
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63.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.

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(1)  OJ L 108, 24.4.2002, p. 33.

(2)  OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 1.

(3)  OJ C 291 E, 30.11.2006, p. 133.

(4)  OJ C 285 E, 22.11.2006, p. 143.

(5)  OJ C 133 E, 8.6.2006, p. 140.

(6)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0041.

P6_TA(2007)0262

EU economic and trade relations with Russia

European Parliament resolution of 19 June 2007 on EU economic and trade relations with Russia (2006/2237(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Agreement on partnership and cooperation establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part (1)(PCA), which entered into force on 1 December 1997 and expires in 2007, |
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having regard to the Agreement on partnership and cooperation establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part (1)(PCA), which entered into force on 1 December 1997 and expires in 2007,

| — | having regard to the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (2), |
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having regard to the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (2),

| — | having regard to the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (3), |
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having regard to the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (3),

| — | having regard to the objective of the EU and Russia, set out in the joint statement issued following the St Petersburg Summit held on 31 May 2003, to set up a common economic space, a common space of freedom, security and justice, a space of cooperation in the field of external security and a space of research and education, including cultural aspects, |
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having regard to the objective of the EU and Russia, set out in the joint statement issued following the St Petersburg Summit held on 31 May 2003, to set up a common economic space, a common space of freedom, security and justice, a space of cooperation in the field of external security and a space of research and education, including cultural aspects,

| — | having regard to the subsequently issued Road Map for the Common Economic Space (CES) which was adopted at the EU-Russia Summit, held in Moscow on 10 May 2005, |
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having regard to the subsequently issued Road Map for the Common Economic Space (CES) which was adopted at the EU-Russia Summit, held in Moscow on 10 May 2005,

| — | having regard to the Agreement between the EU and Russia concluding the bilateral market access negotiations for the accession of the Russian Federation to the World Trade Organization (WTO), signed on 21 May 2004, |
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having regard to the Agreement between the EU and Russia concluding the bilateral market access negotiations for the accession of the Russian Federation to the World Trade Organization (WTO), signed on 21 May 2004,

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Council and the European Parliament of 10 January 2007 entitled ‘An Energy Policy for Europe’ (COM(2007)0001), |
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having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the European Council and the European Parliament of 10 January 2007 entitled ‘An Energy Policy for Europe’ (COM(2007)0001),

| — | having regard to the Proposal for a Decision of the Council and the representatives of the governments of the Member States of the European Union, meeting within the Council on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of An Exchange of Letters on ‘Agreed Principles of the Modernisation of the existing system of utilisation of the Transsiberian routes’ between the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the Russian Federation, on the other hand (COM(2007)0055), |
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having regard to the Proposal for a Decision of the Council and the representatives of the governments of the Member States of the European Union, meeting within the Council on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of An Exchange of Letters on ‘Agreed Principles of the Modernisation of the existing system of utilisation of the Transsiberian routes’ between the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the Russian Federation, on the other hand (COM(2007)0055),

| — | having regard to the European Energy Charter signed on 17 December 1991 and the subsequent Energy Charter Treaty which was signed on 17 December 1994 (4) and which entered into force in April 1998, |
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having regard to the European Energy Charter signed on 17 December 1991 and the subsequent Energy Charter Treaty which was signed on 17 December 1994 (4) and which entered into force in April 1998,

| — | having regard to the Statute of the Council of Europe, signed in London on 5 May 1949, |
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having regard to the Statute of the Council of Europe, signed in London on 5 May 1949,

| — | having regard to the Presidency Conclusions of the Brussels European Council, held on 15 and 16 June 2006 (5), |
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having regard to the Presidency Conclusions of the Brussels European Council, held on 15 and 16 June 2006 (5),

| — | having regard to the outcome of the 18th EU-Russia Summit, held in Helsinki on 24 November 2006, |
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having regard to the outcome of the 18th EU-Russia Summit, held in Helsinki on 24 November 2006,

| — | having regard to the Presidency Conclusions of the Brussels European Council, held on 8 and 9 March 2007, |
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having regard to the Presidency Conclusions of the Brussels European Council, held on 8 and 9 March 2007,

| — | having regard to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Commission, signed on 15 December 2006, |
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having regard to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the Commission, signed on 15 December 2006,

| — | having regard to the EU-Russia Industrialists' Round Table endorsed at the EU-Russia Summit in July 1997, |
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having regard to the EU-Russia Industrialists' Round Table endorsed at the EU-Russia Summit in July 1997,

| — | having regard to the EU-Russia Energy Dialogue instituted at the 6th EU-Russia Summit, held in Paris on 30 October 2000, |
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having regard to the EU-Russia Energy Dialogue instituted at the 6th EU-Russia Summit, held in Paris on 30 October 2000,

| — | having regard to the EU-Russia Summit, held on 18 May 2007 in Samara, Russia, |
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having regard to the EU-Russia Summit, held on 18 May 2007 in Samara, Russia,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 16 November 2006 on a Baltic Sea Strategy for the Northern Dimension (6), |
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having regard to its resolution of 16 November 2006 on a Baltic Sea Strategy for the Northern Dimension (6),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 23 March 2006 on security of energy supply in the European Union (7), |
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having regard to its resolution of 23 March 2006 on security of energy supply in the European Union (7),

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

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on International Trade and the opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0206/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on International Trade and the opinions of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0206/2007),

| A. | whereas the Russian Federation is a Member of the Council of Europe and thus has committed itself to the objectives of the Council, which are, in particular, to promote democracy and respect for human rights, and to consolidate democratic stability in Europe by backing political, legal and constitutional reform at national, regional and local levels, |
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A.

whereas the Russian Federation is a Member of the Council of Europe and thus has committed itself to the objectives of the Council, which are, in particular, to promote democracy and respect for human rights, and to consolidate democratic stability in Europe by backing political, legal and constitutional reform at national, regional and local levels,

| B. | whereas the underlying principles governing economic and trade relations between the EU and the Russian Federation should be reciprocity, sustainability, transparency, predictability, reliability, nondiscrimination and good governance, |
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B.

whereas the underlying principles governing economic and trade relations between the EU and the Russian Federation should be reciprocity, sustainability, transparency, predictability, reliability, nondiscrimination and good governance,

| C. | whereas Russia has signed, but not yet ratified, the Energy Charter Treaty which provides a comprehensive international legal framework in the fields of trade, investment protection, transit, energy efficiency and conflict resolution in the energy sector, |
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C.

whereas Russia has signed, but not yet ratified, the Energy Charter Treaty which provides a comprehensive international legal framework in the fields of trade, investment protection, transit, energy efficiency and conflict resolution in the energy sector,

| D. | whereas, within the European Union, the Member States must develop a uniform and coherent joint position on EU economic and trade relations with Russia in view of the commencement of negotiations on a new PCA, |
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D.

whereas, within the European Union, the Member States must develop a uniform and coherent joint position on EU economic and trade relations with Russia in view of the commencement of negotiations on a new PCA,

| E. | whereas EU-Russia relations have enormous economic potential and both parties would benefit from increased economic integration and good neighbourly relations; whereas cooperation between the EU and Russia is crucial to ensuring stability in all areas of mutual and overlapping interest, |
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E.

whereas EU-Russia relations have enormous economic potential and both parties would benefit from increased economic integration and good neighbourly relations; whereas cooperation between the EU and Russia is crucial to ensuring stability in all areas of mutual and overlapping interest,

| F. | whereas total trade between the EU and Russia amounted to more than EUR 166 billion in 2005, with Russia's trade surplus representing about 8 % of its GDP, i.e. approximately EUR 50 billion; whereas Russia is the EU's third most important trading partner, accounting for 7,3% of the EU's trade, and the EU is Russia's most important trading partner with a 52,9 % share of Russia's trade, |
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F.

whereas total trade between the EU and Russia amounted to more than EUR 166 billion in 2005, with Russia's trade surplus representing about 8 % of its GDP, i.e. approximately EUR 50 billion; whereas Russia is the EU's third most important trading partner, accounting for 7,3% of the EU's trade, and the EU is Russia's most important trading partner with a 52,9 % share of Russia's trade,

| G. | whereas total Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Russia in 2006 is estimated at USD 31 billion compared to USD 14,6 billion in 2005; whereas the EU's FDI in Russia has more than doubled from EUR 2,5 billion in 2002 to EUR 6,4 billion in 2004, making it the most important foreign investor in Russia, |
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G.

whereas total Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Russia in 2006 is estimated at USD 31 billion compared to USD 14,6 billion in 2005; whereas the EU's FDI in Russia has more than doubled from EUR 2,5 billion in 2002 to EUR 6,4 billion in 2004, making it the most important foreign investor in Russia,

| H. | whereas foreign firms in specific areas such as wholesale and retail trade, which in 2005 accounted for 38,2 % of total FDI in Russia, have seen a growth in revenue generated by the boom in domestic consumption in Russia, |
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H.

whereas foreign firms in specific areas such as wholesale and retail trade, which in 2005 accounted for 38,2 % of total FDI in Russia, have seen a growth in revenue generated by the boom in domestic consumption in Russia,

| I. | whereas the 1990s were marked by hyperinflation and a 75 % devaluation of the rouble in August 1998, which nearly bankrupted the Russian Federation, |
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I.

whereas the 1990s were marked by hyperinflation and a 75 % devaluation of the rouble in August 1998, which nearly bankrupted the Russian Federation,

| J. | whereas, since February 2005, the Russian monetary authorities have pegged the rouble to a basket of currencies in which the euro has a growing share (40 % in mid-2006, likely to become 52 % by the end of 2007) and currently have more than 100 billion of reserves in euro, |
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J.

whereas, since February 2005, the Russian monetary authorities have pegged the rouble to a basket of currencies in which the euro has a growing share (40 % in mid-2006, likely to become 52 % by the end of 2007) and currently have more than 100 billion of reserves in euro,

| K. | whereas Russia's economic recovery has enabled it not only to pay all its debts to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Paris Club, but also to establish a reserve fund which has accumulated over USD 100 billion since 2004, |
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K.

whereas Russia's economic recovery has enabled it not only to pay all its debts to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Paris Club, but also to establish a reserve fund which has accumulated over USD 100 billion since 2004,

| L. | whereas foreign investment in the field of energy has fallen from 85 % of total investment in 1996 to a mere 60 % of total investment, |
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L.

whereas foreign investment in the field of energy has fallen from 85 % of total investment in 1996 to a mere 60 % of total investment,

| M. | whereas energy production and transit, in the Black Sea Region, are of strategic importance as regards the supply of energy to the EU, and whereas energy is a field in which there is significant cooperation within the Organisation of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC), of which Russia is a founding member, |
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M.

whereas energy production and transit, in the Black Sea Region, are of strategic importance as regards the supply of energy to the EU, and whereas energy is a field in which there is significant cooperation within the Organisation of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC), of which Russia is a founding member,

| N. | whereas the EU imports, on average, approximately 28 % of the energy it needs from the Russian Federation, with some countries importing up to 100 % of their gas from Russia, and whereas energy-related trade makes up about 65 % of EU imports from Russia, |
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N.

whereas the EU imports, on average, approximately 28 % of the energy it needs from the Russian Federation, with some countries importing up to 100 % of their gas from Russia, and whereas energy-related trade makes up about 65 % of EU imports from Russia,

| O. | whereas the EU is the strongest filing region for Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) in Russia with 37 % of patent applications and 41 % of trademarks, |
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whereas the EU is the strongest filing region for Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) in Russia with 37 % of patent applications and 41 % of trademarks,

| P. | whereas the Russian Federation, having already concluded a WTO bilateral Market Access Agreement with the United States, signed on 19 November 2006, has yet to conclude final agreements with Vietnam, Cambodia and Georgia and bring multilateral negotiations to a close in order to meet all the necessary preconditions of WTO accession, |
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P.

whereas the Russian Federation, having already concluded a WTO bilateral Market Access Agreement with the United States, signed on 19 November 2006, has yet to conclude final agreements with Vietnam, Cambodia and Georgia and bring multilateral negotiations to a close in order to meet all the necessary preconditions of WTO accession,

| Q. | whereas the Russian Federation must complete the multilateral WTO accession negotiations, |
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whereas the Russian Federation must complete the multilateral WTO accession negotiations,

| R. | whereas the agreement between the EC and Russia on the modernisation of the existing system of utilisation of the Transsiberian routes has solved the issue of Siberian overflight payments, as requested by the Russian Federation from EU carriers, for flights over Russian territory; whereas the agreement will strengthen cooperation in the field of transport within the framework of the EU-Russia CES, |
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R.

whereas the agreement between the EC and Russia on the modernisation of the existing system of utilisation of the Transsiberian routes has solved the issue of Siberian overflight payments, as requested by the Russian Federation from EU carriers, for flights over Russian territory; whereas the agreement will strengthen cooperation in the field of transport within the framework of the EU-Russia CES,

General remarks

| 1. | Recalls the common membership of Russia and the EU Member States in the Council of Europe; supports the development of political pluralism in Russia and considers that the human rights situation in Russia should be an integral part of the EU-Russia political agenda; |
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Recalls the common membership of Russia and the EU Member States in the Council of Europe; supports the development of political pluralism in Russia and considers that the human rights situation in Russia should be an integral part of the EU-Russia political agenda;

| 2. | Stresses that EU-Russia relations are at a critical stage; therefore, calls for constructive and results-oriented engagement between both Russia and EU, but not at any cost; points out that the European Union shares with Russia not only economic and trade interests and a commitment to democracy, human rights and the rule of law, but also an objective to act in the international arena and in the common neighbourhood; regrets, however, that the EU and Russia have not succeeded in overcoming the lack of trust between them; |
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2.

Stresses that EU-Russia relations are at a critical stage; therefore, calls for constructive and results-oriented engagement between both Russia and EU, but not at any cost; points out that the European Union shares with Russia not only economic and trade interests and a commitment to democracy, human rights and the rule of law, but also an objective to act in the international arena and in the common neighbourhood; regrets, however, that the EU and Russia have not succeeded in overcoming the lack of trust between them;

| 3. | Considers that the common membership of Russia and the EU Member States in the Council of Europe underpins their shared values and their commitment to its aims, as laid down in its statute and conventions: to extend and protect human rights, promote democracy and uphold the rule of law in the whole of Europe; encourages both the Member States and Russia to actively participate in the Council of Europe as it is a platform for the practical realisation of those aims; notes the high number of cases brought against Russia before the European Court of Human Rights; emphasises the latter's role in enforcing the obligations of the Council of Europe's Member States; |
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3.

Considers that the common membership of Russia and the EU Member States in the Council of Europe underpins their shared values and their commitment to its aims, as laid down in its statute and conventions: to extend and protect human rights, promote democracy and uphold the rule of law in the whole of Europe; encourages both the Member States and Russia to actively participate in the Council of Europe as it is a platform for the practical realisation of those aims; notes the high number of cases brought against Russia before the European Court of Human Rights; emphasises the latter's role in enforcing the obligations of the Council of Europe's Member States;

| 4. | Notes that the Russian Federation has created a generally positive macroeconomic environment which has contributed to impressive economic growth following the crisis in 1998; recalls that this growth can be mainly attributed to the high rise in world energy prices; |
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4.

Notes that the Russian Federation has created a generally positive macroeconomic environment which has contributed to impressive economic growth following the crisis in 1998; recalls that this growth can be mainly attributed to the high rise in world energy prices;

| 5. | Acknowledges the economic and other related political reforms, namely in the tax system, the system of fiscal federalism, public administration and regulation of the financial system that have been implemented in Russia during recent years; is nonetheless convinced that further structural reforms, namely in health care, education, the gas sector, the banking system and more generally in the area of the enforcement of the rule of law, are necessary, and calls on the Russian Federation to pursue its reforms, which will be beneficial both to Russians and to Europeans alike and will make it possible to enhance the Russian Federation's attractiveness in the eyes of international and, in particular, European investors, thus having a considerable impact on economic growth while at the same time allowing the Russian Federation to benefit from foreign know-how; stresses that any further legislative reform must be carried out in accordance with international standards; |
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5.

Acknowledges the economic and other related political reforms, namely in the tax system, the system of fiscal federalism, public administration and regulation of the financial system that have been implemented in Russia during recent years; is nonetheless convinced that further structural reforms, namely in health care, education, the gas sector, the banking system and more generally in the area of the enforcement of the rule of law, are necessary, and calls on the Russian Federation to pursue its reforms, which will be beneficial both to Russians and to Europeans alike and will make it possible to enhance the Russian Federation's attractiveness in the eyes of international and, in particular, European investors, thus having a considerable impact on economic growth while at the same time allowing the Russian Federation to benefit from foreign know-how; stresses that any further legislative reform must be carried out in accordance with international standards;

| 6. | Is of the opinion that efficient and extensive economic cooperation between Russia and the EU must be based on high standards of democracy and free market principles, and calls on Russia to continue with market reforms, to refrain from politicising the economy and to respect the independence of public and private institutions; |
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6.

Is of the opinion that efficient and extensive economic cooperation between Russia and the EU must be based on high standards of democracy and free market principles, and calls on Russia to continue with market reforms, to refrain from politicising the economy and to respect the independence of public and private institutions;

| 7. | Reiterates the importance of the sound and effective application of laws and rules; is concerned about the lack of predictability in the application of rules by authorities, including the courts, and the failure to enforce rulings; calls on the Russian authorities to take all the necessary measures to remedy this situation; |
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7.

Reiterates the importance of the sound and effective application of laws and rules; is concerned about the lack of predictability in the application of rules by authorities, including the courts, and the failure to enforce rulings; calls on the Russian authorities to take all the necessary measures to remedy this situation;

| 8. | Calls on Russia to combat corruption more actively, and to focus particularly on combating the underlying causes of this phenomenon; |
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8.

Calls on Russia to combat corruption more actively, and to focus particularly on combating the underlying causes of this phenomenon;

| 9. | Is convinced that, where appropriate, harmonised and compatible standards, regulations and conformity assessment procedures should be developed; |
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9.

Is convinced that, where appropriate, harmonised and compatible standards, regulations and conformity assessment procedures should be developed;

| 10. | Encourages the Russian Federation to ensure that the International Labour Organisation's conventions are complied with and to take all the measures necessary to combat social dumping effectively; encourages the Russian Federation to do the same as regards compliance with the Kyoto Protocol in order to combat all kinds of environmental dumping; |
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10.

Encourages the Russian Federation to ensure that the International Labour Organisation's conventions are complied with and to take all the measures necessary to combat social dumping effectively; encourages the Russian Federation to do the same as regards compliance with the Kyoto Protocol in order to combat all kinds of environmental dumping;

| 11. | Welcomes the agreement signed in Sochi, during the EU-Russia summit, on 25 May 2006, simplifying the procurement of visas for Russian and EU nationals and increasing the flexibility of the multiple entry procedures for certain professionals, such as business people, thus helping to facilitate contacts and improve commercial relations; |
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11.

Welcomes the agreement signed in Sochi, during the EU-Russia summit, on 25 May 2006, simplifying the procurement of visas for Russian and EU nationals and increasing the flexibility of the multiple entry procedures for certain professionals, such as business people, thus helping to facilitate contacts and improve commercial relations;

| 12. | Stresses that increased economic contacts will necessitate more ambitious visa facilitation also covering ordinary bona fide travellers not belonging to any pre-set categories, and liberalisation in the long term; |
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12.

Stresses that increased economic contacts will necessitate more ambitious visa facilitation also covering ordinary bona fide travellers not belonging to any pre-set categories, and liberalisation in the long term;

Regulatory framework — framework for cooperation

| 13. | Emphasises the importance, also to the EU, of Russia's accession to the WTO and its implications for trade liberalisation as well as for its commitment to adhere to its rules, and is convinced that WTO membership will send an important signal to foreign and Russian investors, drive economic growth in Russia and enhance trade exchanges with the EU; urges the Russian Federation to not only work towards concluding the outstanding WTO bilateral Market Access Agreements, but also to fulfil and implement its commitments pursuant to the agreements it has already signed, such as the agreement with the EC; |
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13.

Emphasises the importance, also to the EU, of Russia's accession to the WTO and its implications for trade liberalisation as well as for its commitment to adhere to its rules, and is convinced that WTO membership will send an important signal to foreign and Russian investors, drive economic growth in Russia and enhance trade exchanges with the EU; urges the Russian Federation to not only work towards concluding the outstanding WTO bilateral Market Access Agreements, but also to fulfil and implement its commitments pursuant to the agreements it has already signed, such as the agreement with the EC;

| 14. | Calls on the Russian Federation, in the context of its forthcoming accession to the WTO, to resolve the problem of tariffs on timber exports to the Scandinavian countries, remove the current disparity between Russia's domestic tariffs and world market prices, and also to settle the issues relating to rail fares fixed according to destination, particularly those to the Baltic countries, which have been ruled to be discriminatory; |
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14.

Calls on the Russian Federation, in the context of its forthcoming accession to the WTO, to resolve the problem of tariffs on timber exports to the Scandinavian countries, remove the current disparity between Russia's domestic tariffs and world market prices, and also to settle the issues relating to rail fares fixed according to destination, particularly those to the Baltic countries, which have been ruled to be discriminatory;

| 15. | Believes that WTO accession should lead to deeper economic integration between the EU and Russia, within the framework of the CES; calls on the Commission to consider the negotiation of a possible Free Trade Agreement (FTA) following Russia's accession to the WTO; |
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15.

Believes that WTO accession should lead to deeper economic integration between the EU and Russia, within the framework of the CES; calls on the Commission to consider the negotiation of a possible Free Trade Agreement (FTA) following Russia's accession to the WTO;

| 16. | Stresses the need for constructive dialogue between the EU and Russia and reiterates the importance of setting up the CES and further developing the objectives agreed upon in the Road Map for the CES, especially as regards the creation of an open and integrated market between the EU and Russia; |
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16.

Stresses the need for constructive dialogue between the EU and Russia and reiterates the importance of setting up the CES and further developing the objectives agreed upon in the Road Map for the CES, especially as regards the creation of an open and integrated market between the EU and Russia;

| 17. | Believes that progress on implementing the Road Map should continue alongside negotiations on the new PCA; urges the Commission and the Member States to concentrate their efforts on starting negotiations on the new PCA; requests that it be promptly and formally informed of any progress made in this regard; |
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17.

Believes that progress on implementing the Road Map should continue alongside negotiations on the new PCA; urges the Commission and the Member States to concentrate their efforts on starting negotiations on the new PCA; requests that it be promptly and formally informed of any progress made in this regard;

| 18. | Believes that the EU should, if the negotiations with Russia on a new PCA fail to produce tangible results, consider an alternative approach based on reinvigorating the ongoing work on the agreed roadmaps in the four common spaces, and on elaborating a joint approach for political cooperation; |
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18.

Believes that the EU should, if the negotiations with Russia on a new PCA fail to produce tangible results, consider an alternative approach based on reinvigorating the ongoing work on the agreed roadmaps in the four common spaces, and on elaborating a joint approach for political cooperation;

| 19. | Emphasises that progress in the common space of freedom, security and justice, the space of cooperation in the field of external security and the space of education, research and technological development, including inter-cultural dialogue and cooperation, would have a significant socio-economic impact and reduce the risk of interstate conflict; stresses the need for the Russian government to increase its efforts in that field; |
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19.

Emphasises that progress in the common space of freedom, security and justice, the space of cooperation in the field of external security and the space of education, research and technological development, including inter-cultural dialogue and cooperation, would have a significant socio-economic impact and reduce the risk of interstate conflict; stresses the need for the Russian government to increase its efforts in that field;

| 20. | Stresses the need for the Russian Federation to perfect its policy as regards the protection of foreign investment in accordance with internationally recognised OECD standards, which would permit the European Union to conduct negotiations on the conclusion of agreements on the protection and promotion of investment; |
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20.

Stresses the need for the Russian Federation to perfect its policy as regards the protection of foreign investment in accordance with internationally recognised OECD standards, which would permit the European Union to conduct negotiations on the conclusion of agreements on the protection and promotion of investment;

Trade, market access and investment

| 21. | Stresses the importance of improving the investment climate in Russia; believes that this can only be achieved by promoting and facilitating non-discriminatory, transparent and predictable business conditions rooted in strong democratic values; in addition, stresses that debureaucratisation and the promotion of two-way investments are needed; |
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21.

Stresses the importance of improving the investment climate in Russia; believes that this can only be achieved by promoting and facilitating non-discriminatory, transparent and predictable business conditions rooted in strong democratic values; in addition, stresses that debureaucratisation and the promotion of two-way investments are needed;

| 22. | Takes note of the bill recently introduced in the Russian Federation, which allows the government to reject foreign bids for majority stakes in Russian companies, thus prohibiting foreign ownership of more than 49 % in companies active in 39 strategic industries; questions the bill itself as well as the choice and the growing number of industries that have been classified as strategic and essential to national security; considers that this does not represent a move towards improving the investment climate and that this raises fundamental questions regarding the role of the State in a market economy and competition in key sectors of the economy; |
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22.

Takes note of the bill recently introduced in the Russian Federation, which allows the government to reject foreign bids for majority stakes in Russian companies, thus prohibiting foreign ownership of more than 49 % in companies active in 39 strategic industries; questions the bill itself as well as the choice and the growing number of industries that have been classified as strategic and essential to national security; considers that this does not represent a move towards improving the investment climate and that this raises fundamental questions regarding the role of the State in a market economy and competition in key sectors of the economy;

| 23. | Stresses that the establishment and operation of companies should be facilitated on a reciprocal basis; notes that the EU is open to investment from Russia, as is indicated by the rise in Russian businesses present in the EU, notably in the energy and steel sectors; calls, therefore, for foreign companies operating in the natural resource sectors in Russia to be granted the same degree of access; |
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23.

Stresses that the establishment and operation of companies should be facilitated on a reciprocal basis; notes that the EU is open to investment from Russia, as is indicated by the rise in Russian businesses present in the EU, notably in the energy and steel sectors; calls, therefore, for foreign companies operating in the natural resource sectors in Russia to be granted the same degree of access;

| 24. | Notes that, in Russia, state trading continues to be successful in certain areas of the economy; |
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24.

Notes that, in Russia, state trading continues to be successful in certain areas of the economy;

| 25. | Takes note of the introduction of so-called Special Economic Zones, which offer special incentives for investment, including in production capacities, a development which could prove advantageous for European businesses; encourages the Russian Federation to guarantee decent working conditions and respect for the trade union rights of workers in these zones; calls for strict observance and independent monitoring of human rights, and social and environmental standards in those Special Economic Zones; |
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25.

Takes note of the introduction of so-called Special Economic Zones, which offer special incentives for investment, including in production capacities, a development which could prove advantageous for European businesses; encourages the Russian Federation to guarantee decent working conditions and respect for the trade union rights of workers in these zones; calls for strict observance and independent monitoring of human rights, and social and environmental standards in those Special Economic Zones;

| 26. | Acknowledges the progress that has been made regarding the levying of customs duties; urges the Russian Government to further streamline, standardise and automate its customs procedures and to levy customs duties in a predictable and non-arbitrary manner and without delaying the movement of goods; |
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26.

Acknowledges the progress that has been made regarding the levying of customs duties; urges the Russian Government to further streamline, standardise and automate its customs procedures and to levy customs duties in a predictable and non-arbitrary manner and without delaying the movement of goods;

| 27. | Stresses that Russia's accession to the WTO must not result in higher levels of import duties and stronger protectionism compared to the years preceding accession; |
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27.

Stresses that Russia's accession to the WTO must not result in higher levels of import duties and stronger protectionism compared to the years preceding accession;

| 28. | Notes that the Commission has applied anti-dumping measures in relation to Russian exports of ammonium nitrate, potassium chloride, a number of steel products, silicon and urea products; urges Russian companies to export to the EU under fair trade conditions and to provide Community investigators examining cases of dumping with the necessary information in order to allow EU enforcement authorities to quickly terminate anti-dumping measures that have been applied; |
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28.

Notes that the Commission has applied anti-dumping measures in relation to Russian exports of ammonium nitrate, potassium chloride, a number of steel products, silicon and urea products; urges Russian companies to export to the EU under fair trade conditions and to provide Community investigators examining cases of dumping with the necessary information in order to allow EU enforcement authorities to quickly terminate anti-dumping measures that have been applied;

| 29. | Takes note of Russian anti-dumping duties imposed on exports from the EU, especially on steel products; considers that those conflicts should be settled as a matter of priority; |
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29.

Takes note of Russian anti-dumping duties imposed on exports from the EU, especially on steel products; considers that those conflicts should be settled as a matter of priority;

| 30. | Notes, with regret, that Russia is exploiting commercial policy instruments for foreign policy ends in a manner incompatible with WTO rules; |
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30.

Notes, with regret, that Russia is exploiting commercial policy instruments for foreign policy ends in a manner incompatible with WTO rules;

| 31. | Draws attention to the unjustified ban on meat imports from Poland, which has now been in place for two years, and recommends that this problem, the existence of which is incompatible with WTO rules, be resolved as soon as possible; |
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31.

Draws attention to the unjustified ban on meat imports from Poland, which has now been in place for two years, and recommends that this problem, the existence of which is incompatible with WTO rules, be resolved as soon as possible;

Intellectual property rights

| 32. | Stresses the need for improvements in legislation and law enforcement to be made as regards the protection of intellectual, industrial and commercial property rights, in order to increase competitiveness and make the investment climate more attractive by approximating regulatory systems with the highest international standards and norms; urges the Russian authorities, ahead of its forthcoming membership of the WTO, to align Part IV of its Civil Code on Intellectual Property Rights with WTO rules and international agreements, particularly the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Agreement (TRIPS), and to ensure full implementation, so that counterfeiting and piracy can be effectively combated; |
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32.

Stresses the need for improvements in legislation and law enforcement to be made as regards the protection of intellectual, industrial and commercial property rights, in order to increase competitiveness and make the investment climate more attractive by approximating regulatory systems with the highest international standards and norms; urges the Russian authorities, ahead of its forthcoming membership of the WTO, to align Part IV of its Civil Code on Intellectual Property Rights with WTO rules and international agreements, particularly the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Agreement (TRIPS), and to ensure full implementation, so that counterfeiting and piracy can be effectively combated;

| 33. | Emphasises the need to adapt the current court system in order to effectively protect IPRs and ensure more speedy prosecutions; notes the rise in cases in which European businesses have been successful, but is deeply concerned about the lack of enforcement of rulings; |
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33.

Emphasises the need to adapt the current court system in order to effectively protect IPRs and ensure more speedy prosecutions; notes the rise in cases in which European businesses have been successful, but is deeply concerned about the lack of enforcement of rulings;

| 34. | Is deeply concerned about the problem relating specifically to the production and sale of counterfeit products, in particular pharmaceutical products, as this not only undermines legitimate producers, but also presents a danger to public health; |
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34.

Is deeply concerned about the problem relating specifically to the production and sale of counterfeit products, in particular pharmaceutical products, as this not only undermines legitimate producers, but also presents a danger to public health;

| 35. | Encourages the Russian authorities to take all necessary and effective measures to uncover the sources of illegal activity and to render production plants or Internet-based operators inoperable; notes that, as regards production plants, those measures should include repeated and unannounced inspections of known plants with the cooperation of rights holders, and strengthening the licensing regime as regards optical media plants; stresses that, for Internet-based operators, those measures should cover the enactment of legislative amendments which provide that collecting societies may only act on behalf of rights holders that explicitly authorise such action and the enactment of provisions to implement the Copyright Treaty (WCT) and the Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) adopted by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 1996; |
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35.

Encourages the Russian authorities to take all necessary and effective measures to uncover the sources of illegal activity and to render production plants or Internet-based operators inoperable; notes that, as regards production plants, those measures should include repeated and unannounced inspections of known plants with the cooperation of rights holders, and strengthening the licensing regime as regards optical media plants; stresses that, for Internet-based operators, those measures should cover the enactment of legislative amendments which provide that collecting societies may only act on behalf of rights holders that explicitly authorise such action and the enactment of provisions to implement the Copyright Treaty (WCT) and the Performances and Phonograms Treaty (WPPT) adopted by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 1996;

Energy

| 36. | Reiterates the need for a coherent European energy policy; stresses that bilateral agreements between EU Member States and Russia should, if absolutely necessary, help in the pursuit of the EU's overall energy security interests and in the pursuit of a common energy policy between the EU and Russia; |
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36.

Reiterates the need for a coherent European energy policy; stresses that bilateral agreements between EU Member States and Russia should, if absolutely necessary, help in the pursuit of the EU's overall energy security interests and in the pursuit of a common energy policy between the EU and Russia;

| 37. | Emphasises, however, that the primary objective of EU energy policy cannot simply be to avoid continued energy dependence on Russia; |
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37.

Emphasises, however, that the primary objective of EU energy policy cannot simply be to avoid continued energy dependence on Russia;

| 38. | Urges both the EU and Russia to cooperate more closely with one another and with all the social partners within the framework of the EU-Russia energy dialogue, with particular emphasis being placed on addressing issues relating to the sustainability and continued reliability of the production, transportation and use of energy, energy efficiency and security of supply; urges the EU, in close cooperation with the Russian Federation, to promote investment in renewables and to encourage the sharing of technology and regulatory convergence with a view to establishing a sustainable relationship benefiting both parties; also calls on the Russian Federation to offer fair and non-discriminatory treatment to all its partners, to facilitate access to the Russian market by European investors and to give due consideration to environmental protection; |
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38.

Urges both the EU and Russia to cooperate more closely with one another and with all the social partners within the framework of the EU-Russia energy dialogue, with particular emphasis being placed on addressing issues relating to the sustainability and continued reliability of the production, transportation and use of energy, energy efficiency and security of supply; urges the EU, in close cooperation with the Russian Federation, to promote investment in renewables and to encourage the sharing of technology and regulatory convergence with a view to establishing a sustainable relationship benefiting both parties; also calls on the Russian Federation to offer fair and non-discriminatory treatment to all its partners, to facilitate access to the Russian market by European investors and to give due consideration to environmental protection;

| 39. | Supports the German Presidency in its aim to ensure a secure supply of energy and reduce energy dependency by means of cooperation and further dialogue on energy with Russia, thus putting the energy partnership policy on a solid and reliable footing, as well as by aiming to diversify sources of energy by introducing binding targets for energy efficiency and for the use of renewable and alternative energies; notes that the development of such a strategy is of common interest to the EU and Russia and that it is hazardous for the EU to become too dependent on natural gas; |
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39.

Supports the German Presidency in its aim to ensure a secure supply of energy and reduce energy dependency by means of cooperation and further dialogue on energy with Russia, thus putting the energy partnership policy on a solid and reliable footing, as well as by aiming to diversify sources of energy by introducing binding targets for energy efficiency and for the use of renewable and alternative energies; notes that the development of such a strategy is of common interest to the EU and Russia and that it is hazardous for the EU to become too dependent on natural gas;

| 40. | Welcomes the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol by the Russian Federation in October 2004; calls on the EU and the Russian Federation to cooperate closely with a view to promoting technical innovation and improving efficiency in the energy sector, and to consider jointly future strategies to achieve reductions in greenhouse gas emissions for the period following the expiry of the Protocol in 2012; |
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40.

Welcomes the ratification of the Kyoto Protocol by the Russian Federation in October 2004; calls on the EU and the Russian Federation to cooperate closely with a view to promoting technical innovation and improving efficiency in the energy sector, and to consider jointly future strategies to achieve reductions in greenhouse gas emissions for the period following the expiry of the Protocol in 2012;

| 41. | Welcomes the signing of an agreement between Russia, Greece, and Bulgaria on the construction of the Burgas-Alexandroupoli oil pipeline; notes, however, that, as well as this single project, there are others which have already been approved or are being discussed; remains aware that pursuing a coherent European energy policy will be even more vital in the future; |
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41.

Welcomes the signing of an agreement between Russia, Greece, and Bulgaria on the construction of the Burgas-Alexandroupoli oil pipeline; notes, however, that, as well as this single project, there are others which have already been approved or are being discussed; remains aware that pursuing a coherent European energy policy will be even more vital in the future;

| 42. | Is convinced that, in addition to the need for Russia to ratify the Energy Charter Treaty, the EU should consider negotiating a formal framework document on energy relations with Russia in the context of the new PCA; suggests that elements of the Energy Charter Treaty should be transposed in a new document, as the current situation, characterised by a lack of formal agreement, is unacceptable; |
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42.

Is convinced that, in addition to the need for Russia to ratify the Energy Charter Treaty, the EU should consider negotiating a formal framework document on energy relations with Russia in the context of the new PCA; suggests that elements of the Energy Charter Treaty should be transposed in a new document, as the current situation, characterised by a lack of formal agreement, is unacceptable;

| 43. | Supports programmes to improve the energy infrastructures that connect Russia with EU Member States; |
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43.

Supports programmes to improve the energy infrastructures that connect Russia with EU Member States;

| 44. | Expresses its concern over the nationalistic and monopolistic trends in the management of Russian energy resources; is deeply concerned about the difficulties that foreign and private companies face when investing in future developments on Russia's continental shelf; calls on Russia to adopt a more liberal approach and to create a level playing field, enabling foreign companies to compete with Russian firms, in accordance with the WTO rules; calls on Russia to swiftly incorporate best international practice on transparency and public accountability into national legislation; |
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44.

Expresses its concern over the nationalistic and monopolistic trends in the management of Russian energy resources; is deeply concerned about the difficulties that foreign and private companies face when investing in future developments on Russia's continental shelf; calls on Russia to adopt a more liberal approach and to create a level playing field, enabling foreign companies to compete with Russian firms, in accordance with the WTO rules; calls on Russia to swiftly incorporate best international practice on transparency and public accountability into national legislation;

| 45. | Acknowledges that a significant amount of money is being invested in the maintenance of downstream distribution infrastructure and pipelines; emphasises, nonetheless, that, according to experts, a lack of investment, including foreign investment, may lead to a shortage of gas by as early as 2010; |
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45.

Acknowledges that a significant amount of money is being invested in the maintenance of downstream distribution infrastructure and pipelines; emphasises, nonetheless, that, according to experts, a lack of investment, including foreign investment, may lead to a shortage of gas by as early as 2010;

| 46. | Reiterates Parliament's call on the Commission and the Member States to take seriously the danger of a deficit in gas supplies from Russia after 2010 due to a lack of investment in Russia's energy infrastructure; supports the energy dialogue between the EU and Russia as a platform for addressing the issue pertaining to the investment needed in Russian and European energy infrastructure, in order to ensure both security of supply and security of demand; emphasises the need to establish effective and timely crisis-communication mechanisms between the EU and Russia; emphasises the crucial importance of coherence, close coordination and solidarity between EU Member States in the energy dialogue; stresses the need for the EU to pursue a parallel strategy of enhancing security and diversification of its energy supplies and the importance of EURussia cooperation with regard to environmental protection, energy efficiency, energy saving and renewable energy; |
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46.

Reiterates Parliament's call on the Commission and the Member States to take seriously the danger of a deficit in gas supplies from Russia after 2010 due to a lack of investment in Russia's energy infrastructure; supports the energy dialogue between the EU and Russia as a platform for addressing the issue pertaining to the investment needed in Russian and European energy infrastructure, in order to ensure both security of supply and security of demand; emphasises the need to establish effective and timely crisis-communication mechanisms between the EU and Russia; emphasises the crucial importance of coherence, close coordination and solidarity between EU Member States in the energy dialogue; stresses the need for the EU to pursue a parallel strategy of enhancing security and diversification of its energy supplies and the importance of EURussia cooperation with regard to environmental protection, energy efficiency, energy saving and renewable energy;

| 47. | Calls on Russia not to apply a dual pricing system, which is in any case contrary to WTO rules, with regard to energy sources; |
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47.

Calls on Russia not to apply a dual pricing system, which is in any case contrary to WTO rules, with regard to energy sources;

| 48. | Calls on the Russian Federation, in close cooperation with the EU, to invest in the modernisation of its nuclear power plants, particularly in infrastructure, new technology and renewable energy sources, reflecting the pursuit of the common objectives of security, energy efficiency, environmental protection and public health; |
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48.

Calls on the Russian Federation, in close cooperation with the EU, to invest in the modernisation of its nuclear power plants, particularly in infrastructure, new technology and renewable energy sources, reflecting the pursuit of the common objectives of security, energy efficiency, environmental protection and public health;

| 49. | Reiterates its support for the opening of the EU market to Russian electricity exports, on condition that relevant Russian safety standards, in particular in relation to nuclear power plants and the safe processing and disposal of nuclear waste, are brought up to EU level, so that the risk of environmental dumping is averted; |
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49.

Reiterates its support for the opening of the EU market to Russian electricity exports, on condition that relevant Russian safety standards, in particular in relation to nuclear power plants and the safe processing and disposal of nuclear waste, are brought up to EU level, so that the risk of environmental dumping is averted;

Transport

| 50. | Takes note of the recommendations made by the High Level Group on the Extension of the Major Trans-European Transport Axes to the Neighbouring Countries and Regions; supports, in particular, the development of transport infrastructure between the EU and Russia, i.e. the harmonisation of conditions for railway transport; |
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50.

Takes note of the recommendations made by the High Level Group on the Extension of the Major Trans-European Transport Axes to the Neighbouring Countries and Regions; supports, in particular, the development of transport infrastructure between the EU and Russia, i.e. the harmonisation of conditions for railway transport;

| 51. | Welcomes the agreement signed on 24 November 2006 between the EU and the Russian Federation, during the EU-Russia summit in Helsinki, on the situation pertaining to Siberian overflight payments; considers that this agreement will make it possible to normalise and enhance relations in the field of air transport between the EU and the Russian Federation and will significantly improve the competitiveness of European airlines and facilitate their operations in Asia's emergent markets; |
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51.

Welcomes the agreement signed on 24 November 2006 between the EU and the Russian Federation, during the EU-Russia summit in Helsinki, on the situation pertaining to Siberian overflight payments; considers that this agreement will make it possible to normalise and enhance relations in the field of air transport between the EU and the Russian Federation and will significantly improve the competitiveness of European airlines and facilitate their operations in Asia's emergent markets;

Other specific sectors

| 52. | Considers trade in services as an essential part of future EU-Russia trade relations; calls for EU and Russian laws to be converged, especially in areas such as financial services, telecommunications and transport, while respecting the specific provisions governing public services; and calls for an end to the Baltic States' current discriminatory rail charges on imports and exports; |
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52.

Considers trade in services as an essential part of future EU-Russia trade relations; calls for EU and Russian laws to be converged, especially in areas such as financial services, telecommunications and transport, while respecting the specific provisions governing public services; and calls for an end to the Baltic States' current discriminatory rail charges on imports and exports;

| 53. | Stresses the importance of ensuring stability in the financial system, supporting the consolidation of a sound financial sector and an effective system for protecting customers of financial services through an improvement of the legislation, effective supervision and the implementation of measures that conform to the highest standards and norms applicable to financial services suppliers; |
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53.

Stresses the importance of ensuring stability in the financial system, supporting the consolidation of a sound financial sector and an effective system for protecting customers of financial services through an improvement of the legislation, effective supervision and the implementation of measures that conform to the highest standards and norms applicable to financial services suppliers;

| 54. | Considers that those reforms will favour the investment climate and can play a major role in enabling continued economic growth in Russia in a way that is less dependent on energy exports and the price of energy; |
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Considers that those reforms will favour the investment climate and can play a major role in enabling continued economic growth in Russia in a way that is less dependent on energy exports and the price of energy;

| 55. | Stresses the importance of competition and openness in the financial services industry; expresses, in this respect, its concern with regard to existing obstacles to the licensing of foreign bank branches; |
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Stresses the importance of competition and openness in the financial services industry; expresses, in this respect, its concern with regard to existing obstacles to the licensing of foreign bank branches;

| 56. | Believes that cooperation in the promotion of regulatory convergence in the agricultural sector, notably with regard to sanitary and phytosanitary measures, should be intensified; stresses the importance, for many Member States, of exports of agricultural products to Russia, i.e. fish, meat and dairy products; expresses concern, therefore, at the recent restrictive measures adopted by Russia in this field and urges the EU to back the Member States affected by those measures and to find a common solution to problems with exports to the Russian market, specifically relating to sanitary and phytosanitary measures; |
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Believes that cooperation in the promotion of regulatory convergence in the agricultural sector, notably with regard to sanitary and phytosanitary measures, should be intensified; stresses the importance, for many Member States, of exports of agricultural products to Russia, i.e. fish, meat and dairy products; expresses concern, therefore, at the recent restrictive measures adopted by Russia in this field and urges the EU to back the Member States affected by those measures and to find a common solution to problems with exports to the Russian market, specifically relating to sanitary and phytosanitary measures;

| 57. | Calls on Russia not to impose restrictive animal or plant-health measures on imported products which are discriminatory or based on a higher level of requirement than those applicable to domestic products; |
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Calls on Russia not to impose restrictive animal or plant-health measures on imported products which are discriminatory or based on a higher level of requirement than those applicable to domestic products;

Relations with other trade partners

| 58. | Stresses that the development of the strategic economic partnership between the EU and Russia should take into account Russia's geopolitical position; emphasises the need to integrate the EU's approach to Russia with other efforts in the region, such as the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), the Northern Dimension and the Black Sea Strategy; |
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Stresses that the development of the strategic economic partnership between the EU and Russia should take into account Russia's geopolitical position; emphasises the need to integrate the EU's approach to Russia with other efforts in the region, such as the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), the Northern Dimension and the Black Sea Strategy;

| 59. | Welcomes the ‘Black Sea Synergy’ initiative in the context of the ENP, which facilitates regional cooperation between the Black Sea region countries concerned, the Russian Federation and the EU in sectors such as energy, transport and the environment, and enhances the dialogue on respect for human rights, democracy and good governance; |
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Welcomes the ‘Black Sea Synergy’ initiative in the context of the ENP, which facilitates regional cooperation between the Black Sea region countries concerned, the Russian Federation and the EU in sectors such as energy, transport and the environment, and enhances the dialogue on respect for human rights, democracy and good governance;

| 60. | Also recognises the potentially positive contribution that could be made by reinforcing the wider inter-regional cooperation between the EU and the Organisation of the BSEC in the context of the new ‘Black Sea Synergy’ approach; |
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Also recognises the potentially positive contribution that could be made by reinforcing the wider inter-regional cooperation between the EU and the Organisation of the BSEC in the context of the new ‘Black Sea Synergy’ approach;

| 61. | Emphasises the importance of increasing EU-Russia regional cooperation within the framework of the Northern Dimension, in which the EU and Russia, along with Iceland and Norway, are equal partners; stresses the need to set up concrete partnership projects in order to support and reinforce existing cooperation projects and multilateral partnerships, especially as regards Baltic Sea cooperation, in line with the Baltic Sea Strategy for the Northern Dimension, endorsed by Parliament in its above mentioned resolution of 16 November 2006; stresses the importance of further economic and social evelopment in the Kaliningrad region as a model for enhanced economic and trade cooperation between the EU and Russia; |
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Emphasises the importance of increasing EU-Russia regional cooperation within the framework of the Northern Dimension, in which the EU and Russia, along with Iceland and Norway, are equal partners; stresses the need to set up concrete partnership projects in order to support and reinforce existing cooperation projects and multilateral partnerships, especially as regards Baltic Sea cooperation, in line with the Baltic Sea Strategy for the Northern Dimension, endorsed by Parliament in its above mentioned resolution of 16 November 2006; stresses the importance of further economic and social evelopment in the Kaliningrad region as a model for enhanced economic and trade cooperation between the EU and Russia;

| 62. | Stresses the benefits that closer EU-Russian relations in the tourism sector would entail, as many regions of the Member States are considered traditional destinations for Russian visitors; |
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62.

Stresses the benefits that closer EU-Russian relations in the tourism sector would entail, as many regions of the Member States are considered traditional destinations for Russian visitors;

| 63. | Draws attention to the urgent need to solve the problems involved in improving the infrastructure for crossing the border between Latvia and Russia (and also between other EU-Russia border states), making use of the resources of the EU and the Russian Federation in order to open both existing border crossing points and new ones; stresses that it is also important to develop border infrastructure in the transit countries, such as the Ukraine, in order to facilitate and speed up cooperation between EU and Russia; |
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Draws attention to the urgent need to solve the problems involved in improving the infrastructure for crossing the border between Latvia and Russia (and also between other EU-Russia border states), making use of the resources of the EU and the Russian Federation in order to open both existing border crossing points and new ones; stresses that it is also important to develop border infrastructure in the transit countries, such as the Ukraine, in order to facilitate and speed up cooperation between EU and Russia;

| 64. | Believes that both partners have a common interest in a stable, secure and democratic neighbourhood, and encourages the development of good neighbourly relations in the field of trade and economic cooperation among the countries of the region; stresses that the joint upholding of human rights and implementation of the ENP offer a number of possibilities for multilateral cooperation, not least through the enhanced Neighbourhood Policy toward the East, in order to foster constructive cooperation in the areas of the environment, energy, infrastructure and trade; |
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Believes that both partners have a common interest in a stable, secure and democratic neighbourhood, and encourages the development of good neighbourly relations in the field of trade and economic cooperation among the countries of the region; stresses that the joint upholding of human rights and implementation of the ENP offer a number of possibilities for multilateral cooperation, not least through the enhanced Neighbourhood Policy toward the East, in order to foster constructive cooperation in the areas of the environment, energy, infrastructure and trade;

| 65. | Believes that the existence of frozen conflicts in the common neighbourhood represents a significant impediment to economic development in this region, and that supporting their settlement, in line with the principles of international law, including through addressing the economic consequences, should constitute a priority for the purposes of further promoting economic development and prosperity in the countries of the common neighbourhood; |
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65.

Believes that the existence of frozen conflicts in the common neighbourhood represents a significant impediment to economic development in this region, and that supporting their settlement, in line with the principles of international law, including through addressing the economic consequences, should constitute a priority for the purposes of further promoting economic development and prosperity in the countries of the common neighbourhood;

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| 66. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Government and Parliament of the Russian Federation. |
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Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States and the Government and Parliament of the Russian Federation.

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(1)  OJ L 327, 28.11.1997, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 185, 6.7.2006, p. 17.

(3)  OJ L 119, 9.5.2007, p. 32.

(4)  OJ L 69, 9.3.1998, p. 26.

(5)  10633/1/06 REV1.

(6)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0494.

(7)  OJ C 292 E, 1.12.2006, p. 112.

P6_TA(2007)0263

Competition Policy 2005

European Parliament resolution of 19 June 2007 on the Report on Competition Policy 2005 (2007/2078(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission Report on Competition Policy 2005 (SEC(2006)0761), |
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having regard to the Commission Report on Competition Policy 2005 (SEC(2006)0761),

| — | having regard to the Commission sector inquiries in the energy and retail banking sectors, |
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having regard to the Commission sector inquiries in the energy and retail banking sectors,

| — | having regard to the objectives of the Lisbon Strategy, |
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having regard to the objectives of the Lisbon Strategy,

| — | having regard to the discussion paper by the Competition Directorate-General on the application of Article 82 of the Treaty to exclusionary abuses, of December 2005, |
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having regard to the discussion paper by the Competition Directorate-General on the application of Article 82 of the Treaty to exclusionary abuses, of December 2005,

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (1) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 773/2004 of 7 April 2004 relating to the conduct of proceedings by the Commission pursuant to Articles 81 and 82 of the EC Treaty (2), |
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having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (1) and Commission Regulation (EC) No 773/2004 of 7 April 2004 relating to the conduct of proceedings by the Commission pursuant to Articles 81 and 82 of the EC Treaty (2),

| — | having regard to the Guidelines on the method of setting fines imposed pursuant to Article 23(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 (3), |
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having regard to the Guidelines on the method of setting fines imposed pursuant to Article 23(2)(a) of Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 (3),

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (the EC Merger Regulation) (4), |
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having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (the EC Merger Regulation) (4),

| — | having regard to the DG Competition Merger Remedies Study 2005, of October 2005 (Merger Remedies Study), |
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having regard to the DG Competition Merger Remedies Study 2005, of October 2005 (Merger Remedies Study),

| — | having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (5), |
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having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 794/2004 of 21 April 2004 implementing Council Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (5),

| — | having regard to the Commission Green Paper on Damages actions for breach of the EC antitrust rules (COM(2005)0672) (Damages Green Paper), |
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having regard to the Commission Green Paper on Damages actions for breach of the EC antitrust rules (COM(2005)0672) (Damages Green Paper),

| — | having regard to the Commission State Aid Action Plan on Less and better targeted state aid: a roadmap for state aid reform 2005-2009 (COM(2005)0107), |
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having regard to the Commission State Aid Action Plan on Less and better targeted state aid: a roadmap for state aid reform 2005-2009 (COM(2005)0107),

| — | having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1628/2006 of 24 October 2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to national regional investment aid (6), |
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having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 1628/2006 of 24 October 2006 on the application of Articles 87 and 88 of the Treaty to national regional investment aid (6),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 27 April 2006 on sectoral aspects of the State Aid Action Plan: aid for innovation (7), |
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having regard to its resolution of 27 April 2006 on sectoral aspects of the State Aid Action Plan: aid for innovation (7),

| — | having regard to the Commission staff paper on a Community Framework for State aid for Research and Development and Innovation, of September 2006, |
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having regard to the Commission staff paper on a Community Framework for State aid for Research and Development and Innovation, of September 2006,

| — | having regard to the Community guidelines on State aid for environmental protection (8), |
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having regard to the Community guidelines on State aid for environmental protection (8),

| — | having regard to the Community guidelines to promote State aid and risk capital investments in small and medium-sized enterprises (9), |
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having regard to the Community guidelines to promote State aid and risk capital investments in small and medium-sized enterprises (9),

| — | having regard to the Guidelines on national regional aid for 2007-2013 (10), |
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having regard to the Guidelines on national regional aid for 2007-2013 (10),

| — | having regard to Commission Decision 2005/842/EC of 28 November 2005 on the application of Article 86(2) of the EC Treaty to State aid in the form of public service compensation granted to certain undertakings entrusted with the operation of services of general economic interest (11), in the version forwarded to Parliament for its opinion on 8 September 2004, |
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having regard to Commission Decision 2005/842/EC of 28 November 2005 on the application of Article 86(2) of the EC Treaty to State aid in the form of public service compensation granted to certain undertakings entrusted with the operation of services of general economic interest (11), in the version forwarded to Parliament for its opinion on 8 September 2004,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 22 February 2005 on State aid in the form of public service compensation (12), |
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having regard to its resolution of 22 February 2005 on State aid in the form of public service compensation (12),

| — | having regard to the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Communities relating to services of general interest and, in particular, to the Court's judgment of 24 July 2003 in Case C-280/00 (13), |
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having regard to the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Communities relating to services of general interest and, in particular, to the Court's judgment of 24 July 2003 in Case C-280/00 (13),

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

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0176/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (A6-0176/2007),

| 1. | Welcomes the Commission's action to modernise competition policy and, in particular, its reinforced stance on combating cartels, its renewed targeting of unauthorised State aid and its sector inquiries; congratulates the Commission on the steps it has taken in improving the functioning of the European Competition Network (ECN); congratulates the Commission on its achievements in the area of multilateral and bilateral cooperation and calls for further progress in its activities towards the international convergence of competition policy; |
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1.

Welcomes the Commission's action to modernise competition policy and, in particular, its reinforced stance on combating cartels, its renewed targeting of unauthorised State aid and its sector inquiries; congratulates the Commission on the steps it has taken in improving the functioning of the European Competition Network (ECN); congratulates the Commission on its achievements in the area of multilateral and bilateral cooperation and calls for further progress in its activities towards the international convergence of competition policy;

| 2. | Welcomes the preference attributed by the Commission to an economic rather than rules-based approach to competition policy enforcement; welcomes the Commission's approach in its sector inquiries, which is closer to the realities of business practices, particularly as regards the financial services and energy sectors; further stresses that those inquiries should shed light on the current sector situation and trends in the targeted sectors and should stimulate a forward-focused policy; |
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2.

Welcomes the preference attributed by the Commission to an economic rather than rules-based approach to competition policy enforcement; welcomes the Commission's approach in its sector inquiries, which is closer to the realities of business practices, particularly as regards the financial services and energy sectors; further stresses that those inquiries should shed light on the current sector situation and trends in the targeted sectors and should stimulate a forward-focused policy;

| 3. | Welcomes the Commission's efforts to improve the quality of enforcement of decisions in the context of the ECN through increased cooperation with and among national competition authorities (NCAs); |
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3.

Welcomes the Commission's efforts to improve the quality of enforcement of decisions in the context of the ECN through increased cooperation with and among national competition authorities (NCAs);

| 4. | Renews the call, as regards cooperation with and enforcement by NCAs, for further progress in the reduction of uncertainty caused by diverging interpretations of Community competition law by national courts, as well as discrepancies in the speed, content and enforcement of final decisions; calls on the Commission to consider the creation of a network of judicial authorities, comparable to the ECN; |
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4.

Renews the call, as regards cooperation with and enforcement by NCAs, for further progress in the reduction of uncertainty caused by diverging interpretations of Community competition law by national courts, as well as discrepancies in the speed, content and enforcement of final decisions; calls on the Commission to consider the creation of a network of judicial authorities, comparable to the ECN;

| 5. | Renews the call in relation to services of general economic interest (SGEIs) given the considerable differences in policies prevailing across the Member States, for further progress in relation to both the clarification of the existing competition rules and their practical application; |
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5.

Renews the call in relation to services of general economic interest (SGEIs) given the considerable differences in policies prevailing across the Member States, for further progress in relation to both the clarification of the existing competition rules and their practical application;

| 6. | Welcomes the increase in the adoption of procedures within the ECN Model Leniency Programme; stresses, however, that further refinement of that instrument is required in order to avoid its possible misuse, in particular by unfairly disadvantaging the weaker participants in the collusion; |
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6.

Welcomes the increase in the adoption of procedures within the ECN Model Leniency Programme; stresses, however, that further refinement of that instrument is required in order to avoid its possible misuse, in particular by unfairly disadvantaging the weaker participants in the collusion;

| 7. | Recalls, in this light, the need to coordinate the dual instruments of damages actions and leniency procedures, in order to ensure that adequate incentives for proper behaviour are in place; |
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7.

Recalls, in this light, the need to coordinate the dual instruments of damages actions and leniency procedures, in order to ensure that adequate incentives for proper behaviour are in place;

| 8. | Expresses concern about the excessive delay in the processes of recovery of unauthorised State aid granted by several Member States; stresses that the inadequate enforcement of rules in this area may seriously harm fair competition; |
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8.

Expresses concern about the excessive delay in the processes of recovery of unauthorised State aid granted by several Member States; stresses that the inadequate enforcement of rules in this area may seriously harm fair competition;

| 9. | Welcomes the adoption of Community competition rules by the most recently acceded Member States and recommends the continued refinement of the quality of the implementation of those rules; |
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9.

Welcomes the adoption of Community competition rules by the most recently acceded Member States and recommends the continued refinement of the quality of the implementation of those rules;

| 10. | Notes the key role that adequate competition policy can play towards achieving the Lisbon Strategy goals; recalls that the role of competition policy can be enhanced if it is adequately coupled with a cohesion policy; |
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10.

Notes the key role that adequate competition policy can play towards achieving the Lisbon Strategy goals; recalls that the role of competition policy can be enhanced if it is adequately coupled with a cohesion policy;

| 11. | Calls on the Commission to consider carefully how tax competition among the Member States is affected by certain taxation practices, especially in relation to companies; |
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11.

Calls on the Commission to consider carefully how tax competition among the Member States is affected by certain taxation practices, especially in relation to companies;

| 12. | Takes the view that certain the taxation practices applied by some of the Swiss cantons could have the effect of distorting competition, and calls on the Member States and the Commission to continue their dialogue with the Swiss Confederation on these issues with a view to Swiss participation in the Code of Conduct for Business Taxation annexed to the Council conclusions of the Ecofin Council Meeting on 1 December 1997 concerning the taxation policy (14); |
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Takes the view that certain the taxation practices applied by some of the Swiss cantons could have the effect of distorting competition, and calls on the Member States and the Commission to continue their dialogue with the Swiss Confederation on these issues with a view to Swiss participation in the Code of Conduct for Business Taxation annexed to the Council conclusions of the Ecofin Council Meeting on 1 December 1997 concerning the taxation policy (14);

| 13. | Supports the Commission's efforts to introduce a Community-wide common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB), since this will make for easier comparison, and draws attention to the views endorsed in its resolution of 13 December 2005 on taxation of undertakings in the European Union: a common consolidated corporate tax base (15); |
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13.

Supports the Commission's efforts to introduce a Community-wide common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB), since this will make for easier comparison, and draws attention to the views endorsed in its resolution of 13 December 2005 on taxation of undertakings in the European Union: a common consolidated corporate tax base (15);

| 14. | Reaffirms the need for an increased role of Parliament, including the promotion of co-decision powers, in the formulation of competition law; |
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14.

Reaffirms the need for an increased role of Parliament, including the promotion of co-decision powers, in the formulation of competition law;

| 15. | Recalls the need to promote adequate capacity-building at Community level in order to meet the ambitious Lisbon Strategy goals and cope with the possible high levels of staff in businesses and NCAs; |
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15.

Recalls the need to promote adequate capacity-building at Community level in order to meet the ambitious Lisbon Strategy goals and cope with the possible high levels of staff in businesses and NCAs;

| 16 | Welcomes the efforts to strengthen the ECN's role in the field of competition enforcement through the harmonisation of practices and interpretation of norms, as well as the delegation of competences and the exchange of experiences among NCAs; |
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Welcomes the efforts to strengthen the ECN's role in the field of competition enforcement through the harmonisation of practices and interpretation of norms, as well as the delegation of competences and the exchange of experiences among NCAs;

| 17. | Expresses its concern at the relative failure to date to achieve genuine competition in the energy markets; notes that in many Member States ownership unbundling has proven insufficient to ensure adequate competition, as very high market shares of incumbent operators are associated with insufficient market access and market foreclosure; |
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Expresses its concern at the relative failure to date to achieve genuine competition in the energy markets; notes that in many Member States ownership unbundling has proven insufficient to ensure adequate competition, as very high market shares of incumbent operators are associated with insufficient market access and market foreclosure;

| 18. | Strongly believes that the introduction of a level playing field that enables new market entry and facilitates the introduction of new environmentally friendly technologies must be a priority; congratulates the Commission, in this respect, for making full use of its powers under the competition, merger and State aid rules, in order to enhance the efficiency of the energy market; welcomes the fact that in parallel to the enforcement of individual cases, the energy sector inquiry has played an important role in the Commission's work on identifying necessary regulatory changes in particular issues such as achieving adequate unbundling of network and supply activities, removing regulatory gaps in particular regarding cross-border issues, addressing market concentration and barriers to entry, and increasing transparency in market operations; |
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Strongly believes that the introduction of a level playing field that enables new market entry and facilitates the introduction of new environmentally friendly technologies must be a priority; congratulates the Commission, in this respect, for making full use of its powers under the competition, merger and State aid rules, in order to enhance the efficiency of the energy market; welcomes the fact that in parallel to the enforcement of individual cases, the energy sector inquiry has played an important role in the Commission's work on identifying necessary regulatory changes in particular issues such as achieving adequate unbundling of network and supply activities, removing regulatory gaps in particular regarding cross-border issues, addressing market concentration and barriers to entry, and increasing transparency in market operations;

| 19. | Underlines that the completion of ownership unbundling in the energy sector, alongside the dismantling of vertical conglomerates and guaranteeing conditions for effective market access should be given stronger priority; |
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19.

Underlines that the completion of ownership unbundling in the energy sector, alongside the dismantling of vertical conglomerates and guaranteeing conditions for effective market access should be given stronger priority;

| 20. | Welcomes the overall objective of the energy inquiry which is to address the barriers currently impeding the development of an Community-wide energy market by 1 July 2007; shares the views of the Commission that the powers of NCAs need to be strengthened and that coordination must be enhanced at Community level, particularly as regards to cross-border issues; calls on the Commission to pursue enforcement action including fines against companies which breach competition rules; encourages the Commission to proceed against Member States which unduly protect national energy companies; |
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20.

Welcomes the overall objective of the energy inquiry which is to address the barriers currently impeding the development of an Community-wide energy market by 1 July 2007; shares the views of the Commission that the powers of NCAs need to be strengthened and that coordination must be enhanced at Community level, particularly as regards to cross-border issues; calls on the Commission to pursue enforcement action including fines against companies which breach competition rules; encourages the Commission to proceed against Member States which unduly protect national energy companies;

| 21. | Calls on the Commission to examine the respective competition situations of rating agencies, auditing firms, and large investment banks; |
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21.

Calls on the Commission to examine the respective competition situations of rating agencies, auditing firms, and large investment banks;

| 22. | Stresses that competition law must be applied to all players on the European market, whether or not they have their headquarters in the European Union; considers it to be important for the Commission to act with equal firmness and consistency in regard to both third-country and EU undertakings; |
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Stresses that competition law must be applied to all players on the European market, whether or not they have their headquarters in the European Union; considers it to be important for the Commission to act with equal firmness and consistency in regard to both third-country and EU undertakings;

| 23. | Welcomes the initiative taken by the Commission to commission a study to identify whether the rise in prices for energy is mainly due to the rise of fuel prices and the impact of the Emission Trading Scheme, or to the anti-competitive behaviour of market players; |
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Welcomes the initiative taken by the Commission to commission a study to identify whether the rise in prices for energy is mainly due to the rise of fuel prices and the impact of the Emission Trading Scheme, or to the anti-competitive behaviour of market players;

| 24. | Recalls the Commission's commitment to review the ‘two-thirds rule’ as a threshold for finding a Community impact in regard to merger proposals; suggests that progress in this area and a more consistent approach in the evaluation of comparable merger operations would be welcome whenever decisions taken at national level could have a strong impact on the market structure of neighbouring Member States; |
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Recalls the Commission's commitment to review the ‘two-thirds rule’ as a threshold for finding a Community impact in regard to merger proposals; suggests that progress in this area and a more consistent approach in the evaluation of comparable merger operations would be welcome whenever decisions taken at national level could have a strong impact on the market structure of neighbouring Member States;

| 25. | Welcomes the Commission's aim to support the inter-connectivity of infrastructure networks; calls for special attention to be paid to the specific features of peripheral markets; |
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25.

Welcomes the Commission's aim to support the inter-connectivity of infrastructure networks; calls for special attention to be paid to the specific features of peripheral markets;

| 26. | Welcomes the Commission's Damages Green Paper and underlines that the right of victims who have suffered losses as a result of anti-competitive behaviour to obtain compensation must be effective; |
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26.

Welcomes the Commission's Damages Green Paper and underlines that the right of victims who have suffered losses as a result of anti-competitive behaviour to obtain compensation must be effective;

| 27. | Applauds the Commission's efforts to strengthen the instruments for tackling cartels, in particular, the revision of its leniency procedures and its new guidelines on the method of setting fines, which focus on long-standing agreements in large markets; |
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27.

Applauds the Commission's efforts to strengthen the instruments for tackling cartels, in particular, the revision of its leniency procedures and its new guidelines on the method of setting fines, which focus on long-standing agreements in large markets;

| 28. | Believes that the application of the Community and national merger control rules would benefit highly from cooperation among NCAs towards the implementation of a common database registering all the individual cases examined, in the context of a specific network for information exchange; |
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28.

Believes that the application of the Community and national merger control rules would benefit highly from cooperation among NCAs towards the implementation of a common database registering all the individual cases examined, in the context of a specific network for information exchange;

| 29. | Welcomes the Merger Remedies Study, which examines the impact of proposed remedy measures during the period 1996 to 2000; considers that such ex-post examinations provide crucial policy insights, and, consequently, should be extended to other areas of competition policy enforcement; |
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Welcomes the Merger Remedies Study, which examines the impact of proposed remedy measures during the period 1996 to 2000; considers that such ex-post examinations provide crucial policy insights, and, consequently, should be extended to other areas of competition policy enforcement;

| 30. | Notes that according to the Merger Remedies Study, the effectiveness of structural remedies is often undermined by the uncompetitive behaviour of the firms and public authorities, in particular, by the limitation of market access; consequently calls on the Commission to increase its vigilance as regards that possible loophole in merger remedy enforcement; |
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Notes that according to the Merger Remedies Study, the effectiveness of structural remedies is often undermined by the uncompetitive behaviour of the firms and public authorities, in particular, by the limitation of market access; consequently calls on the Commission to increase its vigilance as regards that possible loophole in merger remedy enforcement;

| 31. | Notes that State aid policy is an integral part of competition policy and that State aid control reflects the need to maintain a level playing field for all undertakings carrying out activities in the internal market; welcomes, in this respect, the Commission's efforts to increase the transparency and public accountability of the existing mechanisms of State aid; welcomes further efforts to improve transparency in this context; stresses, furthermore, the need for clear criteria for measuring State aid levels; |
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31.

Notes that State aid policy is an integral part of competition policy and that State aid control reflects the need to maintain a level playing field for all undertakings carrying out activities in the internal market; welcomes, in this respect, the Commission's efforts to increase the transparency and public accountability of the existing mechanisms of State aid; welcomes further efforts to improve transparency in this context; stresses, furthermore, the need for clear criteria for measuring State aid levels;

| 32. | Reiterates its earlier call for follow-up and open reporting on the development of State aid, with comparisons between the Member States, with a view to achieving the desired objective of reducing such aid; |
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32.

Reiterates its earlier call for follow-up and open reporting on the development of State aid, with comparisons between the Member States, with a view to achieving the desired objective of reducing such aid;

| 33. | Recalls the need to avoid competition and duplication among Member States' State aid schemes, as well as any distortions that different national technical and financial capacities to support State aid may introduce in the internal market; suggests that further efforts by the Commission to harmonise national practices and promote the exchange of information and best practices are of the utmost relevance; |
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33.

Recalls the need to avoid competition and duplication among Member States' State aid schemes, as well as any distortions that different national technical and financial capacities to support State aid may introduce in the internal market; suggests that further efforts by the Commission to harmonise national practices and promote the exchange of information and best practices are of the utmost relevance;

| 34. | Recalls the principle of compatibility between State aid and Community cohesion policy; calls on the Commission, in view of the Community's objectives and cohesion policies, to ensure that State aid does not result in distorted competition by provoking the relocation of companies from one Member State to another, which may lead to subsidy-shopping by businesses without any added value for the common goals of the Community and, in particular, to the loss of jobs in one region for the benefit of another; recalls that regional aid approved outside authorised regional aid schemes intrinsically involves higher risks of distortion to competition; |
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34.

Recalls the principle of compatibility between State aid and Community cohesion policy; calls on the Commission, in view of the Community's objectives and cohesion policies, to ensure that State aid does not result in distorted competition by provoking the relocation of companies from one Member State to another, which may lead to subsidy-shopping by businesses without any added value for the common goals of the Community and, in particular, to the loss of jobs in one region for the benefit of another; recalls that regional aid approved outside authorised regional aid schemes intrinsically involves higher risks of distortion to competition;

| 35. | Welcomes the increased sensitivity of the Commission in relation to Lisbon Strategy issues in the context of State aid management and its concerns regarding the ‘catching-up’ of less developed regions in the European Union in this area; |
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35.

Welcomes the increased sensitivity of the Commission in relation to Lisbon Strategy issues in the context of State aid management and its concerns regarding the ‘catching-up’ of less developed regions in the European Union in this area;

| 36. | Considers that Community State aid policy, particularly regarding sectors that operate in the globalised market, must focus on aid practices by third-country governments in relation to competitors; suggests, however, that a balance should be achieved by giving preference to efforts regarding cooperation and mutual recognition, rather than through subsidy competition; |
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36.

Considers that Community State aid policy, particularly regarding sectors that operate in the globalised market, must focus on aid practices by third-country governments in relation to competitors; suggests, however, that a balance should be achieved by giving preference to efforts regarding cooperation and mutual recognition, rather than through subsidy competition;

| 37. | Recalls the need to guarantee that compliance with Community targets on climate control, combined with environmental State aid, across different countries and sectors, are compatible with competition objectives; calls on the Commission to address this issue in the forthcoming review of the environmental aid block exemption; |
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37.

Recalls the need to guarantee that compliance with Community targets on climate control, combined with environmental State aid, across different countries and sectors, are compatible with competition objectives; calls on the Commission to address this issue in the forthcoming review of the environmental aid block exemption;

| 38. | Welcomes the progress made in the context of bilateral cooperation with the European Union's main partners, namely, the United States, Canada, Japan and Korea, including dialogue on issues of common concern such as merger remedies and cartel investigations; considers such cooperation to be of crucial importance to achieving the consistent enforcement of decisions in cases with a shared impact; |
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38.

Welcomes the progress made in the context of bilateral cooperation with the European Union's main partners, namely, the United States, Canada, Japan and Korea, including dialogue on issues of common concern such as merger remedies and cartel investigations; considers such cooperation to be of crucial importance to achieving the consistent enforcement of decisions in cases with a shared impact;

| 39. | Welcomes the Commission's cooperation with Chinese authorities in regard to the establishment of a competition authority in China; urges the Commission to continue its efforts towards instituting an effective competition culture in China; |
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39.

Welcomes the Commission's cooperation with Chinese authorities in regard to the establishment of a competition authority in China; urges the Commission to continue its efforts towards instituting an effective competition culture in China;

| 40. | Stresses that the Commission's analyses of the competition situation in various sectors as regards the acquisition of undertakings should be carried out in the light of the internal market as a whole and not principally with regard to the situation on local or national markets; |
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40.

Stresses that the Commission's analyses of the competition situation in various sectors as regards the acquisition of undertakings should be carried out in the light of the internal market as a whole and not principally with regard to the situation on local or national markets;

| 41. | Stresses that the Commission's new trade agenda, in the context of which free trade agreements will be negotiated with selected partners, requires the close involvement of the Commissioner for Competition so that the main competition issues are appropriately dealt with in the context of such agreements; |
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41.

Stresses that the Commission's new trade agenda, in the context of which free trade agreements will be negotiated with selected partners, requires the close involvement of the Commissioner for Competition so that the main competition issues are appropriately dealt with in the context of such agreements;

| 42. | Calls upon the Council and the Commission to improve and better focus their joint efforts in the organisation of the Competition Day initiative to highlight to European consumers and citizens the crucial importance of Community competition policy in delivering economic growth and jobs throughout the European Union; |
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42.

Calls upon the Council and the Commission to improve and better focus their joint efforts in the organisation of the Competition Day initiative to highlight to European consumers and citizens the crucial importance of Community competition policy in delivering economic growth and jobs throughout the European Union;

| 43. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission. |
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43.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.

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(1)  OJ L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 123, 27.4.2004, p. 18.

(3)  OJ C 210, 1.9.2006, p. 2.

(4)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1.

(5)  OJ L 140, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

(6)  OJ L 302, 1.11.2006, p. 29.

(7)  OJ C 296 E, 6.12.2006, p. 263.

(8)  OJ C 37, 3.2.2001, p. 3.

(9)  OJ C 194, 18.8.2006, p. 2.

(10)  OJ C 54, 4.3.2006, p. 13.

(11)  OJ L 312, 29.11.2005, p. 67.

(12)  OJ C 304 E, 1.12.2005, p. 117.

(13)  Case C-280/00, Altmark Trans GmbH and Regierungspräsidium Magdeburg v Nahverkehrsgesellschaft Altmark GmbH [2003] ECR I-7747.

(14)  OJ C 2, 6.1.1998, p. 1.

(15)  OJ C 286 E, 23.11.2006, p. 229.

P6_TA(2007)0264

Crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society

European Parliament recommendation of 19 June 2007 based on the report of the Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Article 193 of the EC Treaty, |
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having regard to Article 193 of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Decision 95/167/EC, Euratom, ECSC of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 19 April 1995 on the detailed provisions governing the exercise of the European Parliament's right of inquiry (1), |
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having regard to Decision 95/167/EC, Euratom, ECSC of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission of 19 April 1995 on the detailed provisions governing the exercise of the European Parliament's right of inquiry (1),

| — | having regard to its Decision 2006/469/EC of 18 January 2006 on setting up a Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society (2), |
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having regard to its Decision 2006/469/EC of 18 January 2006 on setting up a Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society (2),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 4 July 2006 on the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society (3), |
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having regard to its resolution of 4 July 2006 on the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society (3),

| — | having regard to the extension of the mandate of the Committee of Inquiry by three months as approved in its resolution of 4 July 2006, and the further extension granted on 18 January 2007, |
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having regard to the extension of the mandate of the Committee of Inquiry by three months as approved in its resolution of 4 July 2006, and the further extension granted on 18 January 2007,

| — | having regard to the final report of the Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society (A6-0203/2007), |
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having regard to the final report of the Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society (A6-0203/2007),

| — | having regard to Rule 176 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 176 of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas Article 193 of the EC Treaty provides a legal basis for the establishment by Parliament of a temporary committee of inquiry to investigate alleged contraventions or maladministration in the implementation of Community law; whereas this constitutes an important element of Parliament's supervisory powers, |
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A.

whereas Article 193 of the EC Treaty provides a legal basis for the establishment by Parliament of a temporary committee of inquiry to investigate alleged contraventions or maladministration in the implementation of Community law; whereas this constitutes an important element of Parliament's supervisory powers,

| B. | whereas the mandate of the Committee of Inquiry set up pursuant to Decision 2006/469/EC was to: (1) investigate alleged contraventions or maladministration in the application of Council Directive 92/96/EEC of 10 November 1992 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to direct life assurance and amending Directives 79/267/EEC and 90/619/EEC (third life assurance Directive) (4), now codified by Directive 2002/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 November 2002 concerning life assurance (5), by the United Kingdom's competent authorities in relation to the Equitable Life Assurance Society (Equitable Life), notably as regards the regulatory regime and the monitoring of the financial health of insurance undertakings, including their state of solvency, the establishment of adequate technical provisions and the covering of those provisions by matching assets; (2) assess whether the Commission had properly fulfilled its duty to monitor the correct and timely transposition of Community law and identify whether systematic weaknesses contributed to the situation that had arisen; (3) assess allegations that the UK regulators consistently failed, over a number of years, and at least since 1989, to protect policy holders by exercising rigorous supervision of accounting and provisioning practices and the financial situation of Equitable Life; (4) assess the status of claims by non-UK European citizens and the adequacy of remedies available under UK and/or EU legislation for policy-holders from other Member States; and (5) make any proposals that it deemed to be necessary in this matter, |
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B.

whereas the mandate of the Committee of Inquiry set up pursuant to Decision 2006/469/EC was to: (1) investigate alleged contraventions or maladministration in the application of Council Directive 92/96/EEC of 10 November 1992 on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to direct life assurance and amending Directives 79/267/EEC and 90/619/EEC (third life assurance Directive) (4), now codified by Directive 2002/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 November 2002 concerning life assurance (5), by the United Kingdom's competent authorities in relation to the Equitable Life Assurance Society (Equitable Life), notably as regards the regulatory regime and the monitoring of the financial health of insurance undertakings, including their state of solvency, the establishment of adequate technical provisions and the covering of those provisions by matching assets; (2) assess whether the Commission had properly fulfilled its duty to monitor the correct and timely transposition of Community law and identify whether systematic weaknesses contributed to the situation that had arisen; (3) assess allegations that the UK regulators consistently failed, over a number of years, and at least since 1989, to protect policy holders by exercising rigorous supervision of accounting and provisioning practices and the financial situation of Equitable Life; (4) assess the status of claims by non-UK European citizens and the adequacy of remedies available under UK and/or EU legislation for policy-holders from other Member States; and (5) make any proposals that it deemed to be necessary in this matter,

| C. | whereas the Committee of Inquiry started its work on 2 February 2006 and adopted its final report on 8 May 2007; whereas the Committee of Inquiry met 19 times, held 11 public hearings, organised 2 workshops and sent 2 official delegations to Dublin and London; whereas it heard oral evidence from 46 witnesses, analysed 157 pieces of evidence of which 92 were made public on the Committee of Inquiry's website, amounting to several thousands of pages; whereas it also commissioned 3 external studies, |
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C.

whereas the Committee of Inquiry started its work on 2 February 2006 and adopted its final report on 8 May 2007; whereas the Committee of Inquiry met 19 times, held 11 public hearings, organised 2 workshops and sent 2 official delegations to Dublin and London; whereas it heard oral evidence from 46 witnesses, analysed 157 pieces of evidence of which 92 were made public on the Committee of Inquiry's website, amounting to several thousands of pages; whereas it also commissioned 3 external studies,

| D. | whereas, based on the abovementioned evidence and actions, the Committee of Inquiry has approved a final report setting out the contents of its investigation and its conclusions and recommendations, |
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D.

whereas, based on the abovementioned evidence and actions, the Committee of Inquiry has approved a final report setting out the contents of its investigation and its conclusions and recommendations,

| 1. | Instructs its President to take the necessary measures to make public the final report of the Committee of Inquiry, in accordance with Rule 176(10) of Parliament's Rules of Procedure and Article 4(2) of Decision 95/167/EC, Euratom, ECSC; |
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1.

Instructs its President to take the necessary measures to make public the final report of the Committee of Inquiry, in accordance with Rule 176(10) of Parliament's Rules of Procedure and Article 4(2) of Decision 95/167/EC, Euratom, ECSC;

| 2. | Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the conclusions of and recommendations arising out of the inquiry are acted upon, in accordance with the obligations arising from Decision 95/167/EC, Euratom, ECSC and Article 10 of the Treaty; |
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2.

Calls on the Council, the Commission and the Member States to ensure that the conclusions of and recommendations arising out of the inquiry are acted upon, in accordance with the obligations arising from Decision 95/167/EC, Euratom, ECSC and Article 10 of the Treaty;

| 3. | Requires the UK Government and the regulatory and supervisory bodies of the UK to ensure that the conclusions of and recommendations arising out of the inquiry are acted upon in accordance with the obligations arising from Article 4 of Decision 95/167/EC, Euratom, ECSC and from the general duties of Member States as defined by the Treaties; |
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3.

Requires the UK Government and the regulatory and supervisory bodies of the UK to ensure that the conclusions of and recommendations arising out of the inquiry are acted upon in accordance with the obligations arising from Article 4 of Decision 95/167/EC, Euratom, ECSC and from the general duties of Member States as defined by the Treaties;

| 4. | Requires the Commission to ensure that the conclusions and recommendations on implementation matters are acted upon swiftly and to report back to the competent committees of Parliament; |
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4.

Requires the Commission to ensure that the conclusions and recommendations on implementation matters are acted upon swiftly and to report back to the competent committees of Parliament;

| 5. | Invites its President to instruct the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, the Committee on Legal Affairs, the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and the Committee on Petitions to monitor the implementation of the conclusions and recommendations of the Committee of Inquiry, especially those pertaining to the Commission's responsibilities on transposition and redress issues in the context of the internal market, and, if appropriate, to report thereon, in accordance with Rule 176(11) of its Rules of Procedure; |
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5.

Invites its President to instruct the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, the Committee on Legal Affairs, the Committee on Constitutional Affairs and the Committee on Petitions to monitor the implementation of the conclusions and recommendations of the Committee of Inquiry, especially those pertaining to the Commission's responsibilities on transposition and redress issues in the context of the internal market, and, if appropriate, to report thereon, in accordance with Rule 176(11) of its Rules of Procedure;

| 6. | Calls on the Conference of Presidents and the working party on parliamentary reform set up in February 2007 to enact the recommendations contained in the Committee of Inquiry's report with respect to closer cooperation with national parliaments and improved oversight by Parliament on implementation issues, as well as on the future reform of inquiry committees, in order to improve their functioning and effectiveness; |
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6.

Calls on the Conference of Presidents and the working party on parliamentary reform set up in February 2007 to enact the recommendations contained in the Committee of Inquiry's report with respect to closer cooperation with national parliaments and improved oversight by Parliament on implementation issues, as well as on the future reform of inquiry committees, in order to improve their functioning and effectiveness;

| 7. | Instructs its President to forward this recommendation and the final report of the Committee of Inquiry to the Council, the Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States. |
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7.

Instructs its President to forward this recommendation and the final report of the Committee of Inquiry to the Council, the Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States.

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(1)  OJ L 113, 19.5.1995, p. 2.

(2)  OJ L 186, 7.7.2006, p. 58.

(3)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0293.

(4)  OJ L 360, 9.12.1992, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Directive 2002/87/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 35, 11.2.2003, p. 1).

(5)  OJ L 345, 19.12.2002, p. 1. Directive as last amended by Council Directive 2006/101/EC (OJ L 363, 20.12.2006, p. 238).

P6_TA(2007)0265

Family life and study

European Parliament resolution of 19 June 2007 on a regulatory framework for measures enabling young women in the European Union to combine family life with a period of studies (2006/2276(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Articles 2, 3(2) and 141 of the EC Treaty, |
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having regard to Articles 2, 3(2) and 141 of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union which was proclaimed in 2000 (1), in particular Articles 9 and 14 thereof, on the right to found a family and the right to education, |
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having regard to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union which was proclaimed in 2000 (1), in particular Articles 9 and 14 thereof, on the right to found a family and the right to education,

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the European Councils of 21 and 22 June 1993 held in Copenhagen, of 23 and 24 March 2000 held in Lisbon, of 23 and 24 March 2001 held in Stockholm, of 15 and 16 March 2002 held in Barcelona, of 20 and 21 March 2003, 25 and 26 March 2004, 22 and 23 March 2005 and 23 and 24 March 2006 held in Brussels on the Lisbon Strategy for employment and growth, |
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—

having regard to the conclusions of the European Councils of 21 and 22 June 1993 held in Copenhagen, of 23 and 24 March 2000 held in Lisbon, of 23 and 24 March 2001 held in Stockholm, of 15 and 16 March 2002 held in Barcelona, of 20 and 21 March 2003, 25 and 26 March 2004, 22 and 23 March 2005 and 23 and 24 March 2006 held in Brussels on the Lisbon Strategy for employment and growth,

| — | having regard to the Joint Declaration by European education ministers of 19 June 1999 in Bologna, |
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having regard to the Joint Declaration by European education ministers of 19 June 1999 in Bologna,

| — | having regard to the European Youth Pact adopted by the European Council of 22 and 23 March 2005, |
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—

having regard to the European Youth Pact adopted by the European Council of 22 and 23 March 2005,

| — | having regard to the Joint Declaration by the Council and Commission of 14 March 2007 on child care services, |
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—

having regard to the Joint Declaration by the Council and Commission of 14 March 2007 on child care services,

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication of 30 May 2005 on European policies concerning youth, entitled ‘Addressing the concerns of young people in Europe — implementing the European Youth Pact and promoting active citizenship’ (COM(2005)0206), which addresses the need to provide young people with good-quality education and training together with a better balance between family life and working life, |
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—

having regard to the Commission Communication of 30 May 2005 on European policies concerning youth, entitled ‘Addressing the concerns of young people in Europe — implementing the European Youth Pact and promoting active citizenship’ (COM(2005)0206), which addresses the need to provide young people with good-quality education and training together with a better balance between family life and working life,

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication of 10 January 2003 entitled ‘Investing efficiently in education and training: an imperative for Europe’ (COM(2002)0779), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication of 10 January 2003 entitled ‘Investing efficiently in education and training: an imperative for Europe’ (COM(2002)0779),

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication of 5 February 2003 entitled ‘The role of the universities in the Europe of knowledge’ (COM(2003)0058), |
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—

having regard to the Commission Communication of 5 February 2003 entitled ‘The role of the universities in the Europe of knowledge’ (COM(2003)0058),

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication of 20 April 2005 entitled ‘Mobilising the brainpower of Europe: enabling universities to make their full contribution to the Lisbon Strategy’ (COM(2005)0152), |
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—

having regard to the Commission Communication of 20 April 2005 entitled ‘Mobilising the brainpower of Europe: enabling universities to make their full contribution to the Lisbon Strategy’ (COM(2005)0152),

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication of 1 June 2005 entitled ‘Non-discrimination and equal opportunities for all — A framework strategy’ (COM(2005)0224), |
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—

having regard to the Commission Communication of 1 June 2005 entitled ‘Non-discrimination and equal opportunities for all — A framework strategy’ (COM(2005)0224),

| — | having regard to Decision No 1672/2006/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 24 October 2006 establishing a Community programme for Employment and Social Solidarity — Progress (2), |
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having regard to Decision No 1672/2006/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 24 October 2006 establishing a Community programme for Employment and Social Solidarity — Progress (2),

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication of 1 March 2006 entitled ‘A Roadmap for equality between women and men (2006-2010)’ (COM(2006)0092), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication of 1 March 2006 entitled ‘A Roadmap for equality between women and men (2006-2010)’ (COM(2006)0092),

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication (Green Paper) of 16 March 2005 entitled ‘Confronting demographic change: a new solidarity between the generations’ (COM(2005)0094), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication (Green Paper) of 16 March 2005 entitled ‘Confronting demographic change: a new solidarity between the generations’ (COM(2005)0094),

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication of 12 October 2006 entitled ‘The demographic future of Europe — from challenge to opportunity’ (COM(2006)0571), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication of 12 October 2006 entitled ‘The demographic future of Europe — from challenge to opportunity’ (COM(2006)0571),

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication of 12 October 2006 entitled ‘First-stage consultation of European social partners on the reconciliation of professional, private and family life’ (SEC(2006)1245), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication of 12 October 2006 entitled ‘First-stage consultation of European social partners on the reconciliation of professional, private and family life’ (SEC(2006)1245),

| — | having regard to Council Recommendation 92/241/EEC of 31 March 1992 on child care (3), which states that child care services should be made available to parents who are following a course of education or training with a view to entering the job market, |
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having regard to Council Recommendation 92/241/EEC of 31 March 1992 on child care (3), which states that child care services should be made available to parents who are following a course of education or training with a view to entering the job market,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 9 March 2004 on reconciling professional, family and private lives (4), its resolution of 9 March 2005 on the mid-term review of the Lisbon Strategy (5), its resolution of 16 January 2006 on the future of the Lisbon Strategy from the point of view of the gender perspective (6) and its resolution of 1 February 2007 on discrimination against young women and girls in the field of education (7), |
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—

having regard to its resolution of 9 March 2004 on reconciling professional, family and private lives (4), its resolution of 9 March 2005 on the mid-term review of the Lisbon Strategy (5), its resolution of 16 January 2006 on the future of the Lisbon Strategy from the point of view of the gender perspective (6) and its resolution of 1 February 2007 on discrimination against young women and girls in the field of education (7),

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

having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (A6-0209/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (A6-0209/2007),

| A. | whereas education and the family fall within national competence and responsibility, |
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A.

whereas education and the family fall within national competence and responsibility,

| B. | whereas education is a fundamental right for all and an essential precondition for an individual's personal development and participation in economic and social life, |
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B.

whereas education is a fundamental right for all and an essential precondition for an individual's personal development and participation in economic and social life,

| C. | whereas the education system should include both the removal of the obstacles which make genuine equality between men and women difficult to achieve and the promotion of full equality between the sexes, |
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C.

whereas the education system should include both the removal of the obstacles which make genuine equality between men and women difficult to achieve and the promotion of full equality between the sexes,

| D. | whereas access to education, lifelong learning and high-quality training are essential if young men and women are to provide the skills that Europe needs, both with regard to boosting employment and growth and to solidarity between the generations and population renewal, |
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D.

whereas access to education, lifelong learning and high-quality training are essential if young men and women are to provide the skills that Europe needs, both with regard to boosting employment and growth and to solidarity between the generations and population renewal,

| E. | whereas a better balance between family life and student life at all levels could enable young people, particularly young women, to develop their potential more fully and thus contribute to the ‘knowledge society’, economic competitiveness, social cohesion and the renewal of European society, all of these being aims set out in the revised Lisbon Strategy, |
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E.

whereas a better balance between family life and student life at all levels could enable young people, particularly young women, to develop their potential more fully and thus contribute to the ‘knowledge society’, economic competitiveness, social cohesion and the renewal of European society, all of these being aims set out in the revised Lisbon Strategy,

| F. | whereas the future of Europe depends on its ability to foster societies that welcome young men and women; whereas, in this context, satisfying the desire for parenthood or for caring for dependent adults or the disabled should not conflict with education or career choices or constitute a barrier to staying in or returning to education or pursuing a career, |
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F.

whereas the future of Europe depends on its ability to foster societies that welcome young men and women; whereas, in this context, satisfying the desire for parenthood or for caring for dependent adults or the disabled should not conflict with education or career choices or constitute a barrier to staying in or returning to education or pursuing a career,

| G. | whereas higher education and training is a fundamental precondition for genuine access to the labour market and a means of guarding against poverty, which affects women in particular, and of aligning male and female pay, |
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G.

whereas higher education and training is a fundamental precondition for genuine access to the labour market and a means of guarding against poverty, which affects women in particular, and of aligning male and female pay,

| H. | whereas access to higher education for girls and young women from national minorities or for girls and young women from immigrant groups is particularly limited and/or often characterised by discrimination and segregation in schools, |
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H.

whereas access to higher education for girls and young women from national minorities or for girls and young women from immigrant groups is particularly limited and/or often characterised by discrimination and segregation in schools,

| I. | whereas a longer time spent in education (8), a lack of incentives to become fully independent and more difficult access to employment can lead young people to postpone the decision to start a family, |
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I.

whereas a longer time spent in education (8), a lack of incentives to become fully independent and more difficult access to employment can lead young people to postpone the decision to start a family,

| J. | whereas the opportunities provided by lifelong learning and longer periods spent in education are increasing the average age of men and women in education and training (9), |
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J.

whereas the opportunities provided by lifelong learning and longer periods spent in education are increasing the average age of men and women in education and training (9),

| K. | whereas increased life expectancy has an impact on relations between generations and within the family by increasing the number of dependent people, |
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K.

whereas increased life expectancy has an impact on relations between generations and within the family by increasing the number of dependent people,

| L. | whereas the abovementioned Commission's Communication of 12 October 2006 on the reconciliation of professional, private and family life recognises that policies in this area should also concern young men and women who are still in higher education, |
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L.

whereas the abovementioned Commission's Communication of 12 October 2006 on the reconciliation of professional, private and family life recognises that policies in this area should also concern young men and women who are still in higher education,

| M. | whereas financial difficulties and discrimination of various kinds often make it difficult to gain access to, or continue in, education or training; whereas these difficulties are particularly acute for young men and women who have family responsibilities, and possibly also work responsibilities (10), in addition to their studies or training, |
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M.

whereas financial difficulties and discrimination of various kinds often make it difficult to gain access to, or continue in, education or training; whereas these difficulties are particularly acute for young men and women who have family responsibilities, and possibly also work responsibilities (10), in addition to their studies or training,

| N. | whereas, even if it is not for the Member States to influence individual choices as to whether or not to assume family responsibilities, they should create a favourable social and economic environment for young parents and young people who have responsibility for dependent adults or for persons with disabilities, in view of the demographic challenges facing the EU, |
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N.

whereas, even if it is not for the Member States to influence individual choices as to whether or not to assume family responsibilities, they should create a favourable social and economic environment for young parents and young people who have responsibility for dependent adults or for persons with disabilities, in view of the demographic challenges facing the EU,

| O. | whereas the fact that people are starting a family and having children later in life affects the demographic situation in every Member State, |
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O.

whereas the fact that people are starting a family and having children later in life affects the demographic situation in every Member State,

| P. | whereas statistics show that Europeans do not have the number of children that they would like (11), |
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P.

whereas statistics show that Europeans do not have the number of children that they would like (11),

| Q. | whereas women, who are often the primary carers for dependants (12), are more likely than men not to continue in education, not to complete their studies or never to return to education, which inevitably leads to lifelong de facto discrimination in gaining access to, and continuing in, education and training and to inequality between men and women in their working lives, |
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Q.

whereas women, who are often the primary carers for dependants (12), are more likely than men not to continue in education, not to complete their studies or never to return to education, which inevitably leads to lifelong de facto discrimination in gaining access to, and continuing in, education and training and to inequality between men and women in their working lives,

| R. | whereas in most countries, where people have a job at the same time as pursuing a course of study, either they are ineligible for social assistance or the amount of assistance for which they are eligible is reduced, and whereas the status of student, particularly where the student has dependants, makes it considerably more complicated to obtain bank loans or credit, |
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R.

whereas in most countries, where people have a job at the same time as pursuing a course of study, either they are ineligible for social assistance or the amount of assistance for which they are eligible is reduced, and whereas the status of student, particularly where the student has dependants, makes it considerably more complicated to obtain bank loans or credit,

| S. | whereas an increasing number of people now live in alternative family units which do not fit the traditional image of the nuclear family consisting of a mother, a father and their joint biological children, |
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S.

whereas an increasing number of people now live in alternative family units which do not fit the traditional image of the nuclear family consisting of a mother, a father and their joint biological children,

| T. | whereas family responsibilities imply specific needs in a number of areas, particularly with regard to housing, childcare services, care for dependants and flexibility in the course of study, |
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T.

whereas family responsibilities imply specific needs in a number of areas, particularly with regard to housing, childcare services, care for dependants and flexibility in the course of study,

| U. | whereas the treatment of students with family responsibilities varies between countries and between higher education and vocational training establishments, which may constitute an obstacle to student mobility and thus to their achieving their desired education and career; whereas there is inequality in the way education systems take account of student needs and in the criteria for allocating student grants, |
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U.

whereas the treatment of students with family responsibilities varies between countries and between higher education and vocational training establishments, which may constitute an obstacle to student mobility and thus to their achieving their desired education and career; whereas there is inequality in the way education systems take account of student needs and in the criteria for allocating student grants,

| V. | whereas there are very few statistics and indicators available at Member State and EU level which illustrate the living conditions of young people with family responsibilities who are in education or training, |
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V.

whereas there are very few statistics and indicators available at Member State and EU level which illustrate the living conditions of young people with family responsibilities who are in education or training,

| 1. | Points out that education and training is a human right for girls and women and an essential precondition of the full enjoyment of all other social, economic, cultural and political rights; |
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1.

Points out that education and training is a human right for girls and women and an essential precondition of the full enjoyment of all other social, economic, cultural and political rights;

| 2. | Points out that the recommendations that follow concern young people who are following a course of study or training and who have, or would like to have, family responsibilities either as parents or as carers for dependent adults or persons with disabilities; |
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2.

Points out that the recommendations that follow concern young people who are following a course of study or training and who have, or would like to have, family responsibilities either as parents or as carers for dependent adults or persons with disabilities;

| 3. | Points out that, according to the conclusions of the abovementioned Green Paper on demography, the European demographic deficit is due in part to the various stages of life (education, work, family) currently being reached later than previously; |
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3.

Points out that, according to the conclusions of the abovementioned Green Paper on demography, the European demographic deficit is due in part to the various stages of life (education, work, family) currently being reached later than previously;

| 4. | Welcomes the Commission's recognition, expressed in the abovementioned Communication of 12 October 2006 on the reconciliation of professional, private and family life, of the fact that policies aimed at achieving a better balance should also be addressed to young women and men who are still in higher education, but regrets the lack of specific proposals in this regard; |
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4.

Welcomes the Commission's recognition, expressed in the abovementioned Communication of 12 October 2006 on the reconciliation of professional, private and family life, of the fact that policies aimed at achieving a better balance should also be addressed to young women and men who are still in higher education, but regrets the lack of specific proposals in this regard;

| 5. | Encourages the Commission and the Member States to promote policies which make it easier to combine studying, training and family life, which support the balanced assumption by young people of family responsibilities without any form of discrimination and which enable them to optimise their contribution to European growth and competitiveness; points out that in education and research, women outnumber men as graduates (59 %), yet their presence decreases consistently as they progress up the career ladder, from 43 % of PhD candidates down to only 15 % of professors; |
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5.

Encourages the Commission and the Member States to promote policies which make it easier to combine studying, training and family life, which support the balanced assumption by young people of family responsibilities without any form of discrimination and which enable them to optimise their contribution to European growth and competitiveness; points out that in education and research, women outnumber men as graduates (59 %), yet their presence decreases consistently as they progress up the career ladder, from 43 % of PhD candidates down to only 15 % of professors;

| 6. | Encourages the Member States to be more aware of the situation of young men and women who have family responsibilities in addition to being in education or training, and particularly to make resources available to them that suit to their needs; |
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6.

Encourages the Member States to be more aware of the situation of young men and women who have family responsibilities in addition to being in education or training, and particularly to make resources available to them that suit to their needs;

| 7. | In view of the fact that the task of caring for dependants falls mainly to women, who thus find it difficult to pursue their studies, calls upon the Member States to set up social services to promote personal independence and to provide care for people who are dependent upon others; |
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7.

In view of the fact that the task of caring for dependants falls mainly to women, who thus find it difficult to pursue their studies, calls upon the Member States to set up social services to promote personal independence and to provide care for people who are dependent upon others;

| 8. | Encourages the Member States to offer affordable ‘student insurance’, and in particular social and medical cover, which could be extended to students' dependents; |
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8.

Encourages the Member States to offer affordable ‘student insurance’, and in particular social and medical cover, which could be extended to students' dependents;

| 9. | Suggests that Member States and credit institutions should simplify and facilitate the provision of loans on beneficial terms to young men and women who are combining family responsibilities with a period of study or training; |
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9.

Suggests that Member States and credit institutions should simplify and facilitate the provision of loans on beneficial terms to young men and women who are combining family responsibilities with a period of study or training;

| 10. | Calls on the Member States to reduce or put an end to the taxation of young men and women who both study and work and who have family responsibilities or responsibilities towards dependants; |
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10.

Calls on the Member States to reduce or put an end to the taxation of young men and women who both study and work and who have family responsibilities or responsibilities towards dependants;

| 11. | Encourages the Member States, in partnership with local authorities and higher education and vocational training institutions, to adopt the necessary measures to enable students who are also parents to live in housing that is suited to their needs and to have access to sufficient and adequate childcare under the same eligibility criteria as working parents; calls on the Member States to make full use of the possibilities provided by Community funds and in particular the ESF in this area; |
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11.

Encourages the Member States, in partnership with local authorities and higher education and vocational training institutions, to adopt the necessary measures to enable students who are also parents to live in housing that is suited to their needs and to have access to sufficient and adequate childcare under the same eligibility criteria as working parents; calls on the Member States to make full use of the possibilities provided by Community funds and in particular the ESF in this area;

| 12. | Welcomes the Presidency Conclusions of the Barcelona European Council of 15 and 16 March 2002, which urged the Member States to provide by 2010 childcare for at least 90 % of children between the age of 3 and the mandatory school age, and for at least 33 % of children under 3 years of age; regrets the fact that the Member States have not yet made satisfactory provision in that respect; |
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12.

Welcomes the Presidency Conclusions of the Barcelona European Council of 15 and 16 March 2002, which urged the Member States to provide by 2010 childcare for at least 90 % of children between the age of 3 and the mandatory school age, and for at least 33 % of children under 3 years of age; regrets the fact that the Member States have not yet made satisfactory provision in that respect;

| 13. | Encourages higher education and vocational training establishments to set up child-care services on their premises and calls on the Member States to support initiatives of this kind; stresses, furthermore, the importance of older family members (grandparents) and the major role they play in the process of bringing up children and in helping young parents who are working or studying; |
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13.

Encourages higher education and vocational training establishments to set up child-care services on their premises and calls on the Member States to support initiatives of this kind; stresses, furthermore, the importance of older family members (grandparents) and the major role they play in the process of bringing up children and in helping young parents who are working or studying;

| 14. | Calls on the Member States to ensure that all students with children have access to, and can afford to use, good quality local authority/State nursery schools; |
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14.

Calls on the Member States to ensure that all students with children have access to, and can afford to use, good quality local authority/State nursery schools;

| 15. | Calls on the Member States to ensure that all students with older children have access to, and can afford to use, good quality after-school facilities; |
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15.

Calls on the Member States to ensure that all students with older children have access to, and can afford to use, good quality after-school facilities;

| 16. | Calls on the Member States to relieve young people, particularly women, of the main responsibility for caring for dependants so that those women have the opportunity to study; |
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16.

Calls on the Member States to relieve young people, particularly women, of the main responsibility for caring for dependants so that those women have the opportunity to study;

| 17. | Calls on the Member States, in association with higher education and vocational training establishments, to propose more flexible ways of organising study courses, for example by increasing the opportunities for distance learning and the possibilities for part-time study, and by allowing more adults to continue their education, as part of lifelong learning; |
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17.

Calls on the Member States, in association with higher education and vocational training establishments, to propose more flexible ways of organising study courses, for example by increasing the opportunities for distance learning and the possibilities for part-time study, and by allowing more adults to continue their education, as part of lifelong learning;

| 18. | Encourages the Member States and higher education and vocational training establishments to make more use of the flexible learning techniques made possible by new technologies and to make these available to all young people in education or training, particularly those with family responsibilities and persons with disabilities; |
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18.

Encourages the Member States and higher education and vocational training establishments to make more use of the flexible learning techniques made possible by new technologies and to make these available to all young people in education or training, particularly those with family responsibilities and persons with disabilities;

| 19. | Calls on the Member States and higher education and vocational training establishments to ensure that pregnant students and mothers of young children enjoy equal treatment and non-discrimination in terms of commencing, continuing and returning to education, and to take particular account of their needs; |
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19.

Calls on the Member States and higher education and vocational training establishments to ensure that pregnant students and mothers of young children enjoy equal treatment and non-discrimination in terms of commencing, continuing and returning to education, and to take particular account of their needs;

| 20. | Calls on higher education and vocational training establishments to make their teaching and other staff aware of the particular needs of students with responsibility for others, and if necessary to set up support and advisory services to make it easy for them to commence, continue or return to a course of higher education or vocational training; |
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20.

Calls on higher education and vocational training establishments to make their teaching and other staff aware of the particular needs of students with responsibility for others, and if necessary to set up support and advisory services to make it easy for them to commence, continue or return to a course of higher education or vocational training;

| 21. | Calls on higher education and vocational training establishments to take account of the financial situation of young men and women who have family responsibilities when calculating course fees, and encourages them to provide appropriate assistance; |
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21.

Calls on higher education and vocational training establishments to take account of the financial situation of young men and women who have family responsibilities when calculating course fees, and encourages them to provide appropriate assistance;

| 22. | Calls on the Member States to establish a national certification scheme for the identification of higher education or vocational training establishments which can help with ways of reconciling student life and family life, with a view to facilitating and encouraging the continuation or the resumption of studies in the case of people with family responsibilities; |
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22.

Calls on the Member States to establish a national certification scheme for the identification of higher education or vocational training establishments which can help with ways of reconciling student life and family life, with a view to facilitating and encouraging the continuation or the resumption of studies in the case of people with family responsibilities;

| 23. | Encourages employers to exercise corporate social responsibility by awarding study grants which students with family responsibilities could also apply for, and thus help to promote the employment of young graduates; |
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23.

Encourages employers to exercise corporate social responsibility by awarding study grants which students with family responsibilities could also apply for, and thus help to promote the employment of young graduates;

| 24. | Calls on the Member States and social partners to encourage and facilitate lifelong learning by providing, inter alia, opportunities for paternal or maternal leave, or for leave of absence for reasons relating to legal guardianship or the care of dependent adults or people with disabilities, and for greater flexibility in working conditions, particularly through the use of new technologies; calls, furthermore, on the Member States to count maternity and parental leave during a period of study towards women's and men's aggregate time spent in work and their retirement pension entitlement periods, with a view to meeting fully the goal of genuine gender equality; |
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24.

Calls on the Member States and social partners to encourage and facilitate lifelong learning by providing, inter alia, opportunities for paternal or maternal leave, or for leave of absence for reasons relating to legal guardianship or the care of dependent adults or people with disabilities, and for greater flexibility in working conditions, particularly through the use of new technologies; calls, furthermore, on the Member States to count maternity and parental leave during a period of study towards women's and men's aggregate time spent in work and their retirement pension entitlement periods, with a view to meeting fully the goal of genuine gender equality;

| 25. | Calls on the Member States to put an end to restrictions on paid work by persons who are studying or on parental leave where the amounts earned are within the limits established by the Member States, without depriving those persons of their entitlement to family benefits, which would enable them to remain in contact with their employers by working from home and thus make it easier for them to re-enter the labour market following a period of parental leave; |
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25.

Calls on the Member States to put an end to restrictions on paid work by persons who are studying or on parental leave where the amounts earned are within the limits established by the Member States, without depriving those persons of their entitlement to family benefits, which would enable them to remain in contact with their employers by working from home and thus make it easier for them to re-enter the labour market following a period of parental leave;

| 26. | Points out that most carers for dependent people are young women, which results in discrimination between men and women in education and careers; stresses the fundamental principle that men must assume greater responsibility for household work, children and other dependent persons if a greater number of young women are to have the opportunity to combine parenthood with studying; calls, therefore, on the Member States to recognise the value of family life and to promote the role of fathers and the better sharing of family responsibilities, including during time spent in education and after the completion of a course of study, as a significant step to achieving equal opportunities between men and women; |
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26.

Points out that most carers for dependent people are young women, which results in discrimination between men and women in education and careers; stresses the fundamental principle that men must assume greater responsibility for household work, children and other dependent persons if a greater number of young women are to have the opportunity to combine parenthood with studying; calls, therefore, on the Member States to recognise the value of family life and to promote the role of fathers and the better sharing of family responsibilities, including during time spent in education and after the completion of a course of study, as a significant step to achieving equal opportunities between men and women;

| 27. | Calls on the Member States to structure financial support to families with children in a manner that promotes the participation of men in childcare; |
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27.

Calls on the Member States to structure financial support to families with children in a manner that promotes the participation of men in childcare;

| 28. | Recommends to the Council, the Commission and the Member States, in the context of the open method of coordination and within meetings of education ministers and social services ministers, that they exchange best practice with regard to support for students with family responsibilities and to take account of the innovative arrangements in this area which some European countries have introduced; |
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28.

Recommends to the Council, the Commission and the Member States, in the context of the open method of coordination and within meetings of education ministers and social services ministers, that they exchange best practice with regard to support for students with family responsibilities and to take account of the innovative arrangements in this area which some European countries have introduced;

| 29. | Recommends that Member States facilitate the granting or extension of social benefits to students from other Member States who have dependent children; |
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29.

Recommends that Member States facilitate the granting or extension of social benefits to students from other Member States who have dependent children;

| 30. | Recommends to the Commission and the Member States respectively that, when devising and implementing Community and national programmes on education, they take account of the particular situation of students with family responsibilities; draws attention to the importance of including in such programmes horizontal measures to make it easier to combine studying with family life; calls for the education system to be made flexible so as to ensure that mothers, following maternity leave, can continue with, and be reintegrated into, their studies at the same level as previously undertaken; |
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30.

Recommends to the Commission and the Member States respectively that, when devising and implementing Community and national programmes on education, they take account of the particular situation of students with family responsibilities; draws attention to the importance of including in such programmes horizontal measures to make it easier to combine studying with family life; calls for the education system to be made flexible so as to ensure that mothers, following maternity leave, can continue with, and be reintegrated into, their studies at the same level as previously undertaken;

| 31. | Calls on the Member States to consider, with reference to their national situation, whether a reform of their education system to encourage flexibility and better management of time spent in education would have the effect of enabling young people to begin their working lives at an earlier stage and to achieve their desire for parenthood; |
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31.

Calls on the Member States to consider, with reference to their national situation, whether a reform of their education system to encourage flexibility and better management of time spent in education would have the effect of enabling young people to begin their working lives at an earlier stage and to achieve their desire for parenthood;

| 32. | Encourages Eurostat and the Member States to adjust existing indicators with a view to gathering data which would make it possible to determine — at both Member State and EU level — the number of students with family responsibilities, their living conditions and the extent to which family responsibilities are a factor in them abandoning their studies, particularly in the case of young women; |
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32.

Encourages Eurostat and the Member States to adjust existing indicators with a view to gathering data which would make it possible to determine — at both Member State and EU level — the number of students with family responsibilities, their living conditions and the extent to which family responsibilities are a factor in them abandoning their studies, particularly in the case of young women;

| 33. | Stresses that the incentives for young women to study and start a family may also diminish because they are afraid of suffering discrimination at work at a later stage; calls, therefore, on the Member States to combat the discriminatory treatment of mothers by employers when recruiting and promoting staff; |
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33.

Stresses that the incentives for young women to study and start a family may also diminish because they are afraid of suffering discrimination at work at a later stage; calls, therefore, on the Member States to combat the discriminatory treatment of mothers by employers when recruiting and promoting staff;

| 34. | Calls on the scientific and academic communities to take appropriate steps with a view to ensuring that men and women with family responsibilities have equal access to scientific and/or research careers, thus encouraging them to embark on, and remain in, such careers and keeping them within the scientific community; |
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34.

Calls on the scientific and academic communities to take appropriate steps with a view to ensuring that men and women with family responsibilities have equal access to scientific and/or research careers, thus encouraging them to embark on, and remain in, such careers and keeping them within the scientific community;

| 35. | Calls on the Member States to continue to seek to expand and promote professional training for persons with family responsibilities and those from marginalised or minority groups, so as to enable them to avoid long-term unemployment and to ensure that they have equal access to the labour market; |
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35.

Calls on the Member States to continue to seek to expand and promote professional training for persons with family responsibilities and those from marginalised or minority groups, so as to enable them to avoid long-term unemployment and to ensure that they have equal access to the labour market;

| 36. | Recommends to the Member States that they take into consideration, in accordance with the characteristics of their national health systems, the importance of access to health services for students who are expecting children or have children, and that they create the necessary infrastructure in close cooperation with universities; |
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36.

Recommends to the Member States that they take into consideration, in accordance with the characteristics of their national health systems, the importance of access to health services for students who are expecting children or have children, and that they create the necessary infrastructure in close cooperation with universities;

| 37. | Submits that the principle of shared parental responsibility could also apply to young women and men living together on some basis, specific to each country, other than official marriage; |
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37.

Submits that the principle of shared parental responsibility could also apply to young women and men living together on some basis, specific to each country, other than official marriage;

| 38. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, and to the governments and parliaments of the Member States. |
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38.

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

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(1)  OJ C 364, 18.12.2000, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 315, 15.11.2006, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 123, 8.5.1992, p. 16.

(4)  OJ C 102 E, 28.4.2004, p. 492.

(5)  OJ C 320 E, 15.12.2005, p. 164.

(6)  OJ C 287 E, 24.11.2006, p. 323.

(7)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0021.

(8)  Francesco C. Billari, Dimiter Philipov, Education and the Transition to Motherhood: a comparative analysis of Western Europe, European Demographic Research Papers 2005.

(9)  EUROSTUDENT Report 2005, Social and Economic Conditions of student life in Europe: the average age of students is 28 in the United Kingdom, 25,3 in Austria, 24,6 in Finland, 24,2 in the Netherlands and 24,1 in Ireland.

(10)  EUROSTUDENT Report 2005, Social and Economic Conditions of student life in Europe: 91 % of all students in the Netherlands have jobs, 69% in Ireland, 67 % in Austria, 66 % in Germany and 65 % in Finland.

(11)  Commission Communication of 16 March 2005 (Green Paper) entitled: ‘Confronting demographic change: a new solidarity between the generations’ (COM(2005)0094)). to have

(12)  EUROSTUDENT Report 2005, Social and Economic Conditions of student life in Europe: In Latvia the ratio of female students with a child to male students with a child is 13,8 % to 5,3 %, in Ireland 12,1 % to 10,4 %, and in Austria 11,5 % to 10 %.

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