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| 28.8.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 219/234 |
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28.8.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 219/234

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MINUTES

(2008/C 219 E/04)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Marek SIWIEC

Vice-President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 10.00.

2.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

| 1) | from the Council and Commission:







  — | Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the participation by the Community in a research and development programme aimed at supporting research and development performing SMEs undertaken by several Member States (COM(2007)0514 — C6-0281/2007 — 2007/0188(COD))






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1)

from the Council and Commission:

from the Council and Commission:

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Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the participation by the Community in a research and development programme aimed at supporting research and development performing SMEs undertaken by several Member States (COM(2007)0514 — C6-0281/2007 — 2007/0188(COD))

referred to

responsible: ITRE

opinion: BUDG, CONT

| — | Proposal for a Council decision establishing a European Migration Network (COM(2007)0466 — C6-0303/2007 — 2007/0167(CNS))






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Proposal for a Council decision establishing a European Migration Network (COM(2007)0466 — C6-0303/2007 — 2007/0167(CNS))

referred to

responsible: LIBE

opinion: BUDG

| — | Consultation on the appointment of a Member of the Court of Auditors (Mr David BOSTOCK) (N6-0016/2007 — C6-0304/2007 — 2007/0813(CNS))






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Consultation on the appointment of a Member of the Court of Auditors (Mr David BOSTOCK) (N6-0016/2007 — C6-0304/2007 — 2007/0813(CNS))

referred to

responsible: CONT

| — | Consultation on the appointment of a Member of the Court of Auditors (Mr Michel CRETIN) (N6-0017/2007 — C6-0305/2007 — 2007/0814(CNS))






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Consultation on the appointment of a Member of the Court of Auditors (Mr Michel CRETIN) (N6-0017/2007 — C6-0305/2007 — 2007/0814(CNS))

referred to

responsible: CONT

| — | Consultation on the appointment of a Member of the Court of Auditors (Mr Maarten B. ENGWIRDA) (N6-0018/2007 — C6-0306/2007 — 2007/0815(CNS))






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Consultation on the appointment of a Member of the Court of Auditors (Mr Maarten B. ENGWIRDA) (N6-0018/2007 — C6-0306/2007 — 2007/0815(CNS))

referred to

responsible: CONT

| — | Consultation on the appointment of a Member of the Court of Auditors (Mr Henri GRETHEN) (N6-0019/2007 — C6-0307/2007 — 2007/0816(CNS))






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Consultation on the appointment of a Member of the Court of Auditors (Mr Henri GRETHEN) (N6-0019/2007 — C6-0307/2007 — 2007/0816(CNS))

referred to

responsible: CONT

| — | Consultation on the appointment of a Member of the Court of Auditors (Mr Harald NOACK) (N6-0020/2007 — C6-0308/2007 — 2007/0817(CNS))






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Consultation on the appointment of a Member of the Court of Auditors (Mr Harald NOACK) (N6-0020/2007 — C6-0308/2007 — 2007/0817(CNS))

referred to

responsible: CONT

| — | Consultation on the appointment of a Member of the Court of Auditors (Mr Ioannis SARMAS) (N6-0021/2007 — C6-0309/2007 — 2007/0818(CNS))






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Consultation on the appointment of a Member of the Court of Auditors (Mr Ioannis SARMAS) (N6-0021/2007 — C6-0309/2007 — 2007/0818(CNS))

referred to

responsible: CONT

| — | Consultation on the appointment of a Member of the Court of Auditors (Mr Hubert WEBER) (N6-0022/2007 — C6-0310/2007 — 2007/0819(CNS))






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Consultation on the appointment of a Member of the Court of Auditors (Mr Hubert WEBER) (N6-0022/2007 — C6-0310/2007 — 2007/0819(CNS))

referred to

responsible: CONT

| — | Proposal for a Council decision relating to the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and the Council of Europe on cooperation between the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and the Council of Europe (COM(2007)0478 — C6-0311/2007 — 2007/0173(CNS))






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Proposal for a Council decision relating to the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and the Council of Europe on cooperation between the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and the Council of Europe (COM(2007)0478 — C6-0311/2007 — 2007/0173(CNS))

referred to

responsible: LIBE

opinion: AFET

| — | Proposal for a Council decision implementing Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 as regards the adoption of a Multiannual Framework for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for 2007-2012 (COM(2007)0515 — C6-0322/2007 — 2007/0189(CNS))






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Proposal for a Council decision implementing Regulation (EC) No 168/2007 as regards the adoption of a Multiannual Framework for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights for 2007-2012 (COM(2007)0515 — C6-0322/2007 — 2007/0189(CNS))

referred to

responsible: LIBE

opinion: FEMM, AFET

3.   Equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (debate)

(debate)

Report on the application of Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin [2007/2094(INI)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg (A6-0278/2007)

Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg introduced the report.

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

The following spoke: Patrick Gaubert, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martine Roure, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sophia in 't Veld, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Roberta Angelilli, on behalf of the UEN Group, Tatjana Ždanoka, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Frank Vanhecke, on behalf of the ITS Group, Anna Záborská, Magda Kósáné Kovács, Sarah Ludford, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Philip Claeys, Roberta Alma Anastase, Genowefa Grabowska, Wiesław Stefan Kuc, Neena Gill, Jan Tadeusz Masiel, Emine Bozkurt, Justas Vincas Paleckis and Louis Michel.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 27.09.2007, Item 9.3.

Minutes of 27.09.2007, Item 9.3

4.   Equality between women and men in the EU (debate)

(debate)

Report on the report on equality between women and men in the European Union — 2007 [2007/2065(INI)] — Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality.

Rapporteur: Piia-Noora Kauppi (A6-0290/2007)

Piia-Noora Kauppi introduced the report.

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

IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Ángel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ

Vice-President

The following spoke: Ilda Figueiredo (draftsman of the opinion of the AGRI Committee), Karin Resetarits (draftsman of the opinion of the CULT Committee), Amalia Sartori, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Teresa Riera Madurell, on behalf of the PSE Group, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Lydia Schenardi, on behalf of the ITS Group, Jana Bobošíková, Non-attached Member, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Lissy Gröner, Siiri Oviir, Hiltrud Breyer, Kartika Tamara Liotard, John Whittaker, Jerzy Buzek, Edite Estrela, Danutė Budreikaitė, Zita Pleštinská, Anna Hedh, Anna Záborská, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Monica Maria Iacob-Ridzi, Esther De Lange, Maria Petre and Louis Michel.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 27.09.2007, Item 9.8.

Minutes of 27.09.2007, Item 9.8

IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING

President

5.   Welcome

On behalf of Parliament, the President welcomed a delegation of Members of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China — led by Mr Wang Yingfan, Vice-Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China — who had taken their seats in the distinguished visitors' gallery.

6.   Need for a comprehensive strategy to control cancer (written declaration)

(written declaration)

Written declaration 52/2007 submitted by Antonios Trakatellis, Françoise Grossetête, Karin Jöns, Philippe Busquin and Adamos Adamou on the need for a comprehensive strategy to control cancer had been signed by the majority of Parliament's component Members. Consequently, in accordance with Rule 116(4), it would be forwarded to its addressees and published, together with the names of the signatories, in the Texts Adopted of the sitting of 11.10.2007.

Texts Adopted

7.   Request for the waiver of parliamentary immunity

The Austrian authorities had forwarded a request to waive the parliamentary immunity of Hans-Peter Martin.

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

8.   Agenda

At its meeting of the same morning, the Conference of Presidents had decided to propose the following amendments to the agenda of the sittings of 10.10.2007 and 11.10.2007.

Wednesday 10.10.2007

Wednesday 10.10.2007

| — | a Council and Commission statement on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip was inserted after the debate on the report by Alain Lamassoure and Adrian Severin on the proposal to amend the Treaty provisions concerning the composition of the European Parliament (Item 58 on the agenda). |
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a Council and Commission statement on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip was inserted after the debate on the report by Alain Lamassoure and Adrian Severin on the proposal to amend the Treaty provisions concerning the composition of the European Parliament (Item 58 on the agenda).

(Item 58 on the agenda).

Thursday 11.10.2007

Thursday 11.10.2007

| — | the vote on the motion for a resolution under Rule 81 on international accounting standards (B6-0157/2007 — Item 39 on the agenda) was held over to the next part-session in Strasbourg; |
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the vote on the motion for a resolution under Rule 81 on international accounting standards (B6-0157/2007 — Item 39 on the agenda) was held over to the next part-session in Strasbourg;

Item 39 on the agenda)

| — | the report by Helmuth Markov on the conclusion of the relevant agreements under Article XXI GATS on the necessary compensatory adjustments resulting from 1995 and 2004 enlargements (INTA, A6-0340/2007) would be put to the vote pursuant to Rule 43(1). |
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the report by Helmuth Markov on the conclusion of the relevant agreements under Article XXI GATS on the necessary compensatory adjustments resulting from 1995 and 2004 enlargements (INTA, A6-0340/2007) would be put to the vote pursuant to Rule 43(1).

The House agreed to the changes.

9.   Voting time

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

9.1.   i2010: Digital libraries (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on i2010: Digital libraries [2006/2040(INI)] — Committee on Culture and Education.

Rapporteur: Marie-Hélène Descamps (A6-0296/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0416)

(P6_TA(2007)0416)

9.2.   Efficiency and equity in European education and training systems (Rule 131) (vote)

(Rule 131) (vote)

Report on efficiency and equity in European education and training systems [2007/2113(INI)] — Committee on Culture and Education.

Rapporteur: Tomáš Zatloukal (A6-0326/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0417)

(P6_TA(2007)0417)

9.3.   Implementation of the Council decision on the moratorium against death penalty (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution: B6-0357/2007, B6-0358/2007, B6-0359/2007, B6-0360/2007 and B6-0361/2007

Marios Matsakis did not sign resolution B6-0359/2007.

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0357/2007

(replacing B6-0357/2007, B6-0358/2007, B6-0359/2007, B6-0360/2007 and B6-0361/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra and Laima Liucija Andrikienė, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
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José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra and Laima Liucija Andrikienė, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Pasqualina Napoletano, Raimon Obiols i Germà and Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
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Pasqualina Napoletano, Raimon Obiols i Germà and Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Marco Cappato, Marco Pannella and Sarah Ludford, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
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Marco Cappato, Marco Pannella and Sarah Ludford, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Hélène Flautre, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Milan Horáček, Monica Frassoni and Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
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Hélène Flautre, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Milan Horáček, Monica Frassoni and Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| — | André Brie, Luisa Morgantini, Vittorio Agnoletto, Willy Meyer Pleite and Marco Rizzo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, |
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André Brie, Luisa Morgantini, Vittorio Agnoletto, Willy Meyer Pleite and Marco Rizzo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

| — | Roberta Angelilli. |
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Roberta Angelilli.

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0418)

(P6_TA(2007)0418)

9.4.   ESDP operation in eastern Chad and the north of the Central African Republic (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution: B6-0362/2007, B6-0364/2007, B6-0365/2007, B6-0366/2007 and B6-0367/2007

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0362/2007

(replacing B6-0362/2007, B6-0364/2007, B6-0366/2007 and B6-0367/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Karl von Wogau, Stefano Zappalà, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Hubert Pirker and Bogdan Klich, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
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Karl von Wogau, Stefano Zappalà, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Hubert Pirker and Bogdan Klich, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Ana Maria Gomes, Alain Hutchinson and Marie-Arlette Carlotti, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
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Ana Maria Gomes, Alain Hutchinson and Marie-Arlette Carlotti, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Philippe Morillon and Thierry Cornillet, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
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Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Philippe Morillon and Thierry Cornillet, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Ryszard Czarnecki and Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, on behalf of the UEN Group, |
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Ryszard Czarnecki and Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, on behalf of the UEN Group,

| — | Mieczysław Edmund Janowski and Konrad Szymański also signed on behalf of the UEN Group. |
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Mieczysław Edmund Janowski and Konrad Szymański also signed on behalf of the UEN Group.

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0419)

(P6_TA(2007)0419)

The following spoke on the vote:

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Michael Gahler moved an oral amendment to paragraph 3, point (h), on which spoke Philippe Morillon and Michel Rocard, and which was not incorporated as over 40 Members objected. |
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Michael Gahler moved an oral amendment to paragraph 3, point (h), on which spoke Philippe Morillon and Michel Rocard, and which was not incorporated as over 40 Members objected.

(Motion for a resolution B6-0365/2007 fell.)

9.5.   Situation in Burma (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution: B6-0363/2007, B6-0368/2007, B6-0369/2007, B6-0370/2007, B6-0371/2007 and B6-0372/2007

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0363/2007

(replacing B6-0363/2007, B6-0368/2007, B6-0369/2007, B6-0370/2007, B6-0371/2007 and B6-0372/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Geoffrey Van Orden, Hartmut Nassauer, Nirj Deva, Bernd Posselt and Colm Burke, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
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Geoffrey Van Orden, Hartmut Nassauer, Nirj Deva, Bernd Posselt and Colm Burke, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Pasqualina Napoletano, Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Glenys Kinnock and Barbara Weiler, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
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Pasqualina Napoletano, Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Glenys Kinnock and Barbara Weiler, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Jules Maaten, Marco Cappato, Marco Pannella and Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
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Jules Maaten, Marco Cappato, Marco Pannella and Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Ryszard Czarnecki, Gintaras Didžiokas, Adam Bielan, Wojciech Roszkowski, Konrad Szymański, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski and Marcin Libicki, on behalf of the UEN Group, |
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Ryszard Czarnecki, Gintaras Didžiokas, Adam Bielan, Wojciech Roszkowski, Konrad Szymański, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski and Marcin Libicki, on behalf of the UEN Group,

| — | Raül Romeva i Rueda, Frithjof Schmidt and Cem Özdemir, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
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Raül Romeva i Rueda, Frithjof Schmidt and Cem Özdemir, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

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

| — | Elizabeth Lynne, on behalf of the ALDE Group, also signed. |
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Elizabeth Lynne, on behalf of the ALDE Group, also signed.

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0420)

(P6_TA(2007)0420)

The following spoke on the vote:

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Geoffrey Van Orden moved oral amendments to paragraphs 1 and 3, which were incorporated; |
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Geoffrey Van Orden moved oral amendments to paragraphs 1 and 3, which were incorporated;

| — | Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, and Elmar Brok moved oral amendments to paragraph 5, which were incorporated. |
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Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, and Elmar Brok moved oral amendments to paragraph 5, which were incorporated.

9.6.   Obligations of cross-border service providers (vote)

(vote)

Report on obligations of cross-border service providers [2006/2049(INI)] — Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.

Rapporteur: Lasse Lehtinen (A6-0294/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0421)

(P6_TA(2007)0421)

9.7.   Equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (vote)

(vote)

Report on the application of Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin [2007/2094(INI)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg (A6-0278/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0422)

(P6_TA(2007)0422)

9.8.   Equality between women and men in the EU (vote)

(vote)

Report on the report on equality between women and men in the European Union — 2007 [2007/2065(INI)] — Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality.

Rapporteur: Piia-Noora Kauppi (A6-0290/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0423)

(P6_TA(2007)0423)

The following spoke on the vote:

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Anna Hedh, on behalf of the PSE Group, moved an oral amendment to paragraph 47, which was incorporated. |
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Anna Hedh, on behalf of the PSE Group, moved an oral amendment to paragraph 47, which was incorporated.

10.   Membership of committees and delegations

The President had received the following requests for appointment from the PSE Group:

| — | Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee: Lily Jacobs to replace Thijs Berman |
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Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee: Lily Jacobs to replace Thijs Berman

| — | Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly: Herbert Bösch. |
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Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly: Herbert Bösch.

The President established that there were no objections. The appointments were thereby ratified.

11.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

12.   Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

Pursuant to Rule 172(2), the Minutes of that day's sitting would be submitted to Parliament for its approval at the beginning of the next sitting.

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

13.   Communication of Council common positions

Pursuant to Rule 57(1), The President announced that the Council had sent the following common position, along with the reasons for its adoption and the Commission's position on:

| — | Common position adopted by the Council on 20 September 2007 with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on credit agreements for consumers and repealing Council Directive 87/102/EEC (09948/2/2007 — C6-0315/2007 — 2002/0222(COD))






  referred to | responsible: IMCO |
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Common position adopted by the Council on 20 September 2007 with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on credit agreements for consumers and repealing Council Directive 87/102/EEC (09948/2/2007 — C6-0315/2007 — 2002/0222(COD))

referred to

responsible: IMCO

The three-month period available to Parliament to adopt its position would therefore begin the following day, 28.09.2007.

14.   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: Marie-Hélène Descamps — A6-0296/2007: Milan Gaľa |
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Report: Marie-Hélène Descamps — A6-0296/2007: Milan Gaľa

| — | Implementation of the Council decision on the moratorium against death penalty — RC-B6-0357/2007: Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg and Marcin Libicki |
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Implementation of the Council decision on the moratorium against death penalty — RC-B6-0357/2007: Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg and Marcin Libicki

| — | Situation in Burma — RC-B6-0363/2007: Zuzana Roithová, Mario Borghezio, Richard Howitt and Francesco Enrico Speroni |
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Situation in Burma — RC-B6-0363/2007: Zuzana Roithová, Mario Borghezio, Richard Howitt and Francesco Enrico Speroni

| — | Report: Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg — A6-0278/2007: Miroslav Mikolášik, Koenraad Dillen and Robert Evans |
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Report: Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg — A6-0278/2007: Miroslav Mikolášik, Koenraad Dillen and Robert Evans

| — | Report: Piia-Noora Kauppi — A6-0290/2007: Glyn Ford |
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Report: Piia-Noora Kauppi — A6-0290/2007: Glyn Ford

15.   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.

16.   Decisions concerning certain documents

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports

DEVE Committee

| — | The work of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in 2007 (2007/2180(INI)) |
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The work of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in 2007 (2007/2180(INI))

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

Authorisation to draw up own-initiative reports

AFCO Committee

| — | Proposal for a modification of the Act concerning the election of the representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage of 20 September 1976 (2007/2207(INI))
  (opinion: JURI)
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

Proposal for a modification of the Act concerning the election of the representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage of 20 September 1976 (2007/2207(INI))

(opinion: JURI)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

AFET Committee

| — | Stabilisation of Afghanistan: challenges for the EU and the international community (2007/2208(INI))
  (opinion: DEVE)
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

Stabilisation of Afghanistan: challenges for the EU and the international community (2007/2208(INI))

(opinion: DEVE)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

AGRI Committee

| — | The future of the sheep/lamb and goat sector in Europe (2007/2192(INI))
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

The future of the sheep/lamb and goat sector in Europe (2007/2192(INI))

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

| — | What future for young farmers under the ongoing reform of the CAP (2007/2194(INI))
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

What future for young farmers under the ongoing reform of the CAP (2007/2194(INI))

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

| — | The Health Check on the CAP (2007/2195(INI))
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

The Health Check on the CAP (2007/2195(INI))

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

| — | The future of milk quotas: consequences for the sector and the rural areas concerned (2007/2193(INI))
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

The future of milk quotas: consequences for the sector and the rural areas concerned (2007/2193(INI))

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

CULT Committee

| — | A European agenda for culture in a globalising world (2007/2211(INI))
  (opinion: DEVE, AFET, EMPL, BUDG, ITRE, JURI, INTA, IMCO, REGI)
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

A European agenda for culture in a globalising world (2007/2211(INI))

(opinion: DEVE, AFET, EMPL, BUDG, ITRE, JURI, INTA, IMCO, REGI)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

DEVE Committee

| — | Gender Equality and Women Empowerment in Development Cooperation (2007/2182(INI))
  (opinion: FEMM)
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

Gender Equality and Women Empowerment in Development Cooperation (2007/2182(INI))

(opinion: FEMM)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

| — | Policy coherence for development and the effects of the EU's exploitation of certain biological natural resources on development in West Africa (2007/2183(INI))
  (opinion: PECH, ENVI)
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

Policy coherence for development and the effects of the EU's exploitation of certain biological natural resources on development in West Africa (2007/2183(INI))

(opinion: PECH, ENVI)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

ECON Committee

| — | Asset management II (2007/2200(INI))
  (opinion: JURI, IMCO)
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

Asset management II (2007/2200(INI))

(opinion: JURI, IMCO)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

| — | Competition: Sector inquiry on retail banking (2007/2201(INI))
  (opinion: ITRE, JURI, IMCO)
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

Competition: Sector inquiry on retail banking (2007/2201(INI))

(opinion: ITRE, JURI, IMCO)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

| — | Deposit guarantee schemes (2007/2199(INI))
  (opinion: JURI, IMCO)
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

Deposit guarantee schemes (2007/2199(INI))

(opinion: JURI, IMCO)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

EMPL Committee

| — | Progress made in equal-opportunities and non-discrimination in the EU (the transposition of Directives 2000/43/EC and 2000/78/EC (2007/2202(INI))
  (opinion: FEMM, LIBE)
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

Progress made in equal-opportunities and non-discrimination in the EU (the transposition of Directives 2000/43/EC and 2000/78/EC (2007/2202(INI))

(opinion: FEMM, LIBE)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

| — | Common principles on Flexicurity (2007/2209(INI))
  (opinion: FEMM, CULT, ITRE, JURI, ECON)
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

Common principles on Flexicurity (2007/2209(INI))

(opinion: FEMM, CULT, ITRE, JURI, ECON)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

ENVI Committee

| — | Mid-term review of the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme (2007/2204(INI))
  (opinion: DEVE, AFET, AGRI, ITRE, ECON, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI)
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

Mid-term review of the Sixth Community Environment Action Programme (2007/2204(INI))

(opinion: DEVE, AFET, AGRI, ITRE, ECON, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

| — | Organ donation and transplantation: Policy actions at EU level (2007/2210(INI))
  (opinion: AFET, JURI, LIBE)
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

Organ donation and transplantation: Policy actions at EU level (2007/2210(INI))

(opinion: AFET, JURI, LIBE)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

| — | Green Paper on market-based instruments for environment and related policy purposes (2007/2203(INI))
  (opinion: ITRE, IMCO, TRAN, ECON)
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

Green Paper on market-based instruments for environment and related policy purposes (2007/2203(INI))

(opinion: ITRE, IMCO, TRAN, ECON)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

FEMM Committee

| — | Women and science (2007/2206(INI))
  (opinion: ITRE)
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

Women and science (2007/2206(INI))

(opinion: ITRE)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

| — | The role of women in industry (2007/2197(INI))
  (opinion: ITRE)
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

The role of women in industry (2007/2197(INI))

(opinion: ITRE)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

IMCO Committee

| — | The EU Consumer Policy strategy 2007-2013 (2007/2189(INI))
  (opinion: JURI, ECON)
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

The EU Consumer Policy strategy 2007-2013 (2007/2189(INI))

(opinion: JURI, ECON)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

INTA Committee

| — | Towards a reformed World Trade Organisation (2007/2184(INI))
  (opinion: ECON)
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

Towards a reformed World Trade Organisation (2007/2184(INI))

(opinion: ECON)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

| — | Economic and Trade Relations with Korea (2007/2186(INI))
  (opinion: EMPL, ITRE, JURI, ECON, IMCO)
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

Economic and Trade Relations with Korea (2007/2186(INI))

(opinion: EMPL, ITRE, JURI, ECON, IMCO)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

| — | The reform of the Community Trade Defence Instruments (2007/2198(INI))
  (opinion: AFET, ECON, LIBE)
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

The reform of the Community Trade Defence Instruments (2007/2198(INI))

(opinion: AFET, ECON, LIBE)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

| — | The EU's Strategy to deliver market access for European companies (2007/2185(INI))
  (opinion: ENVI, ITRE, JURI, ECON, IMCO)
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

The EU's Strategy to deliver market access for European companies (2007/2185(INI))

(opinion: ENVI, ITRE, JURI, ECON, IMCO)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

ITRE Committee

| — | Global Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund (2007/2188(INI))
  (opinion: BUDG, DEVE, ENVI)
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

Global Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund (2007/2188(INI))

(opinion: BUDG, DEVE, ENVI)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

| — | The European Research Area: New Perspectives (2007/2187(INI))
  (opinion: CULT, EMPL, JURI, ECON, IMCO, REGI)
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

The European Research Area: New Perspectives (2007/2187(INI))

(opinion: CULT, EMPL, JURI, ECON, IMCO, REGI)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

JURI Committee

| — | The defence of the prerogatives of the European Parliament before the national courts (2007/2205(INI))
  (opinion: AFCO)
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

The defence of the prerogatives of the European Parliament before the national courts (2007/2205(INI))

(opinion: AFCO)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

LIBE Committee

| — | Green Paper: Diplomatic and consular protection of Union citizens in third countries (2007/2196(INI))
  (opinion: DEVE, AFET, JURI)
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

Green Paper: Diplomatic and consular protection of Union citizens in third countries (2007/2196(INI))

(opinion: DEVE, AFET, JURI)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

| — | Green Paper on the role of civil society in drugs policy in the European Union (2007/2212(INI))
  (opinion: FEMM, ENVI, ITRE, ECON, IMCO)
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

Green Paper on the role of civil society in drugs policy in the European Union (2007/2212(INI))

(opinion: FEMM, ENVI, ITRE, ECON, IMCO)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

REGI Committee

| — | The follow-up of the Territorial Agenda and the Leipzig Charter — Towards a European action programme for spatial development and territorial cohesion (2007/2190(INI))
  (opinion: ENVI)
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

The follow-up of the Territorial Agenda and the Leipzig Charter — Towards a European action programme for spatial development and territorial cohesion (2007/2190(INI))

(opinion: ENVI)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

| — | The impact of cohesion policy on the integration of vulnerable communities and groups (2007/2191(INI))
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

The impact of cohesion policy on the integration of vulnerable communities and groups (2007/2191(INI))

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 114)

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports

AFET Committee

| — | The European Union's role in Iraq (2007/2181(INI))
  (opinion: DEVE, BUDG, INTA) |
| --- | --- |

—

The European Union's role in Iraq (2007/2181(INI))

(opinion: DEVE, BUDG, INTA)

Associated committees

Associated committees

AFET Committee

| — | Stabilisation of Afghanistan: challenges for the EU and the international community (2007/2208(INI))
  Associated committees AFET, DEVE
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

Stabilisation of Afghanistan: challenges for the EU and the international community (2007/2208(INI))

Associated committees AFET, DEVE

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

BUDG Committee

| — | Amendment of regulation on a standard financial regulation for the executive agencies entrusted with the management of Community programmes (SEC(2007)0492 — C6-0123/2007 — 2007/0901(CNS))
  Associated committees BUDG, CONT
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

Amendment of regulation on a standard financial regulation for the executive agencies entrusted with the management of Community programmes (SEC(2007)0492 — C6-0123/2007 — 2007/0901(CNS))

Associated committees BUDG, CONT

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

DEVE Committee

| — | Gender Equality and Women Empowerment in Development Cooperation (2007/2182(INI))
  Associated committees DEVE, FEMM
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

Gender Equality and Women Empowerment in Development Cooperation (2007/2182(INI))

Associated committees DEVE, FEMM

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

| — | Policy coherence for development and the effects of the EU's exploitation of certain biological natural resources on development in West Africa (2007/2183(INI))
  Associated committees DEVE, PECH, ENVI
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

Policy coherence for development and the effects of the EU's exploitation of certain biological natural resources on development in West Africa (2007/2183(INI))

Associated committees DEVE, PECH, ENVI

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

ENVI Committee

| — | Green Paper on market-based instruments for environment and related policy purposes (2007/2203(INI))
  (opinion: ITRE, IMCO, TRAN)
  Associated committees ENVI, ECON
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

Green Paper on market-based instruments for environment and related policy purposes (2007/2203(INI))

(opinion: ITRE, IMCO, TRAN)

Associated committees ENVI, ECON

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

| — | Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (COM(2007)0355 — C6-0197/2007 — 2007/0121(COD))
  (opinion: ITRE)
  Associated committees ENVI, IMCO
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (COM(2007)0355 — C6-0197/2007 — 2007/0121(COD))

(opinion: ITRE)

Associated committees ENVI, IMCO

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

ITRE Committee

| — | Global Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund (2007/2188(INI))
  (opinion: BUDG)
  Associated committees ITRE, DEVE, ENVI
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

Global Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund (2007/2188(INI))

(opinion: BUDG)

Associated committees ITRE, DEVE, ENVI

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

JURI Committee

| — | Defence of the prerogatives of the European Parliament before the national courts (2007/2205(INI))
  Associated committees JURI, AFCO
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007) |
| --- | --- |

—

Defence of the prerogatives of the European Parliament before the national courts (2007/2205(INI))

Associated committees JURI, AFCO

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

Change of referral

Change of referral

| — | Sanctions against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (COM(2007)0249 — C6-0143/2007 — 2007/0094(COD))






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

—

Sanctions against employers of illegally staying third-country nationals (COM(2007)0249 — C6-0143/2007 — 2007/0094(COD))

referred to

responsible: LIBE

opinion: FEMM, AGRI, ITRE, EMPL

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






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

—

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

referred to

responsible: BUDG

opinion: CONT

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 20.09.2007)

17.   Written declarations entered in the register (Rule 116)

(Rule 116)

Number of signatures obtained by the written declarations entered in the register (Rule 116(3)):

| Document number | Author | Signatures |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 52/2007 | Antonios Trakatellis, Françoise Grossetête, Karin Jöns, Philippe Busquin, Adamos Adamou | 435 |
| 53/2007 | Christa Prets, Gyula Hegyi, Ivo Belet, Helga Trüpel | 88 |
| 54/2007 | Adrian Severin, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Silvia Ciornei, Radu Podgorean, Corina Creţu | 424 |
| 55/2007 | Jacky Henin | 41 |
| 56/2007 | Riccardo Ventre, Antonio Tajani, Carlo Casini, Alfredo Antoniozzi, Giorgio Carollo | 27 |
| 57/2007 | Tiberiu Bărbuleţiu, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Sándor Kónya-Hamar | 42 |
| 58/2007 | Benoît Hamon | 33 |
| 59/2007 | Johan Van Hecke, Gabriele Zimmer, Ana Maria Gomes, Anders Wijkman, Hélène Flautre | 74 |
| 60/2007 | Riccardo Ventre | 3 |
| 61/2007 | Sándor Kónya-Hamar, Atilla Béla Ladislau Kelemen, Károly Ferenc Szabó | 156 |
| 62/2007 | Roberta Angelilli, Cristiana Muscardini, Anna Záborská | 92 |
| 63/2007 | Andreas Mölzer | 18 |
| 64/2007 | Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Richard Howitt, Kathy Sinnott, Roberta Angelilli, Anna Záborská | 401 |
| 65/2007 | Mario Borghezio | 48 |
| 66/2007 | Arlene McCarthy, Gérard Onesta, Georgs Andrejevs | 35 |
| 67/2007 | Justas Vincas Paleckis, Roberta Alma Anastase, Marco Cappato, Hélène Flautre, Luisa Morgantini | 71 |
| 68/2007 | Dimitar Stoyanov, Desislav Chukolov, Slavi Binev | 24 |
| 69/2007 | Andreas Mölzer | 11 |
| 70/2007 | Bogusław Rogalski | 26 |
| 71/2007 | Alyn Smith, Jill Evans, Mairead McGuinness, James Nicholson, Neil Parish | 39 |
| 72/2007 | Miguel Ángel Martínez Martínez, Catherine Guy-Quint, Linda McAvan, Richard Corbett, Erika Mann | 70 |
| 73/2007 | Robert Evans, Glenis Willmott, Gabriela Creţu, David Martin | 25 |
| 74/2007 | Cristian Dumitrescu, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Alexandru Athanasiu, Dan Mihalache, Radu Podgorean | 23 |
| 75/2007 | Joseph Daul, Enrique Barón Crespo, Graham Watson, Heide Rühle, Eugenijus Maldeikis | 276 |
| 76/2007 | Giusto Catania | 18 |
| 77/2007 | Sharon Bowles, Glenys Kinnock | 103 |
| 78/2007 | Nils Lundgren, Hélène Goudin | 19 |
| 79/2007 | Tadeusz Zwiefka | 16 |
| 80/2007 | Frank Vanhecke, Philip Claeys, Koenraad Dillen | 9 |
| 81/2007 | Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Marcin Libicki, Czesław Adam Siekierski | 48 |
| 82/2007 | Oldřich Vlasák | 23 |
| 83/2007 | Irena Belohorská, Sergej Kozlík, Peter Baco | 23 |
| 84/2007 | Daniel Strož | 12 |
| 85/2007 | Horia-Victor Toma, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Adina-Ioana Vălean, Tiberiu Bărbuleţiu | 16 |

Document number

Document number

Author

Author

Signatures

Signatures

52/2007

Antonios Trakatellis, Françoise Grossetête, Karin Jöns, Philippe Busquin, Adamos Adamou

435

53/2007

Christa Prets, Gyula Hegyi, Ivo Belet, Helga Trüpel

88

54/2007

Adrian Severin, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Silvia Ciornei, Radu Podgorean, Corina Creţu

424

55/2007

Jacky Henin

41

56/2007

Riccardo Ventre, Antonio Tajani, Carlo Casini, Alfredo Antoniozzi, Giorgio Carollo

27

57/2007

Tiberiu Bărbuleţiu, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Sándor Kónya-Hamar

42

58/2007

Benoît Hamon

33

59/2007

Johan Van Hecke, Gabriele Zimmer, Ana Maria Gomes, Anders Wijkman, Hélène Flautre

74

60/2007

Riccardo Ventre

3

61/2007

Sándor Kónya-Hamar, Atilla Béla Ladislau Kelemen, Károly Ferenc Szabó

156

62/2007

Roberta Angelilli, Cristiana Muscardini, Anna Záborská

92

63/2007

Andreas Mölzer

18

64/2007

Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Richard Howitt, Kathy Sinnott, Roberta Angelilli, Anna Záborská

401

65/2007

Mario Borghezio

48

66/2007

Arlene McCarthy, Gérard Onesta, Georgs Andrejevs

35

67/2007

Justas Vincas Paleckis, Roberta Alma Anastase, Marco Cappato, Hélène Flautre, Luisa Morgantini

71

68/2007

Dimitar Stoyanov, Desislav Chukolov, Slavi Binev

24

69/2007

Andreas Mölzer

11

70/2007

Bogusław Rogalski

26

71/2007

Alyn Smith, Jill Evans, Mairead McGuinness, James Nicholson, Neil Parish

39

72/2007

Miguel Ángel Martínez Martínez, Catherine Guy-Quint, Linda McAvan, Richard Corbett, Erika Mann

70

73/2007

Robert Evans, Glenis Willmott, Gabriela Creţu, David Martin

25

74/2007

Cristian Dumitrescu, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Alexandru Athanasiu, Dan Mihalache, Radu Podgorean

23

75/2007

Joseph Daul, Enrique Barón Crespo, Graham Watson, Heide Rühle, Eugenijus Maldeikis

276

76/2007

Giusto Catania

18

77/2007

Sharon Bowles, Glenys Kinnock

103

78/2007

Nils Lundgren, Hélène Goudin

19

79/2007

Tadeusz Zwiefka

16

80/2007

Frank Vanhecke, Philip Claeys, Koenraad Dillen

9

81/2007

Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Marcin Libicki, Czesław Adam Siekierski

48

82/2007

Oldřich Vlasák

23

83/2007

Irena Belohorská, Sergej Kozlík, Peter Baco

23

84/2007

Daniel Strož

12

85/2007

Horia-Victor Toma, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Adina-Ioana Vălean, Tiberiu Bărbuleţiu

16

18.   Dates for next sittings

The next sittings would be held on 10.10.2007 and 11.10.2007.

19.   Adjournment of session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 12.50.

Harald Rømer

Secretary-General

Hans-Gert Pöttering

President

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

The following signed:

Agnoletto, Aita, Albertini, Allister, Alvaro, Anastase, Andersson, Andria, Andrikienė, Angelilli, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ashworth, Athanasiu, Atkins, Attard-Montalto, Attwooll, Aubert, Audy, Auken, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Ayuso, Baco, Badia i Cutchet, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Barón Crespo, Battilocchio, Bauer, Beaupuy, Beazley, Becsey, Beer, Belder, Belohorská, Bennahmias, Beňová, Berend, Berès, Berlato, Berlinguer, Berman, Birutis, Blokland, Bobošíková, Böge, Bösch, Bonde, Bono, Borghezio, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bowis, Bozkurt, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Breyer, Březina, Brie, Brok, Budreikaitė, Buitenweg, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Buruiană-Aprodu, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Bușoi, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Calabuig Rull, Callanan, Camre, Capoulas Santos, Cappato, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casa, Casaca, Cashman, Casini, Caspary, Castex, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Catania, Cavada, Cederschiöld, Cercas, Chatzimarkakis, Chichester, Chiesa, Chmielewski, Christensen, Ciornei, Claeys, Cocilovo, Cohn-Bendit, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Paolo Costa, Cottigny, Coûteaux, Cramer, Crowley, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Ryszard Czarnecki, Daul, Davies, De Blasio, Degutis, Dehaene, De Keyser, Demetriou, Deprez, De Rossa, De Sarnez, Descamps, Désir, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, De Vits, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dičkutė, Didžiokas, Dillen, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Douay, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duff, Duka-Zólyomi, Dumitrescu, Ebner, El Khadraoui, Esteves, Estrela, Ettl, Jill Evans, Jonathan Evans, Robert Evans, Fajmon, Falbr, Fatuzzo, Fava, Fazakas, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández Martín, Ferrari, Anne Ferreira, Elisa Ferreira, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Flautre, Florenz, Foltyn-Kubicka, Fontaine, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, Frassoni, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gebhardt, Gentvilas, Geremek, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gewalt, Gibault, Gierek, Giertych, Gill, Glante, Glattfelder, Goebbels, Goepel, Golik, Gomes, Gomolka, Goudin, Grabowski, Graça Moura, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grech, Griesbeck, Gröner, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Groote, Grosch, Grossetête, Guardans Cambó, Guellec, Guerreiro, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Guy-Quint, Gyürk, Hänsch, Hall, Hammerstein, Hamon, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Harms, Hassi, Haug, Heaton-Harris, Hedh, Hellvig, Helmer, Hénin, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hennis-Plasschaert, Herczog, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Horáček, Howitt, Hudacký, Hudghton, Hughes, Hutchinson, Hyusmenova, Iacob-Ridzi, in 't Veld, Iotova, Irujo Amezaga, Isler Béguin, Itälä, Jackson, Jacobs, Jäätteenmäki, Jałowiecki, Janowski, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jensen, Jöns, Jørgensen, Jordan Cizelj, Kacin, Kaczmarek, Kallenbach, Kamall, Karas, Karim, Kaufmann, Kauppi, Kazak, Kelemen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Klinz, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kozlík, Krasts, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristovskis, Krupa, Kuc, Kudrycka, Kuhne, Kułakowski, Kušķis, Kusstatscher, Kuźmiuk, Lagendijk, Laignel, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lambrinidis, Lambsdorff, Lang, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Laperrouze, Lauk, Lax, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehne, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Le Rachinel, Lewandowski, Liberadzki, Libicki, Lichtenberger, Lienemann, Liese, Liotard, Lipietz, Louis, Lucas, Ludford, Lulling, Lundgren, Lynne, Lyubcheva, Maaten, McAvan, McGuinness, Madeira, Maldeikis, Manders, Maňka, Erika Mann, Thomas Mann, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, David Martin, Hans-Peter Martin, Martínez Martínez, Masiel, Masip Hidalgo, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsakis, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Medina Ortega, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Miguélez Ramos, Mihăescu, Mihalache, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Moisuc, Montoro Romero, Moreno Sánchez, Morgantini, Morillon, Morin, Morţun, Mulder, Musacchio, Muscardini, Muscat, Musotto, Myller, Napoletano, Nassauer, Nattrass, Neris, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Occhetto, Öger, Özdemir, Olajos, Olbrycht, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Oomen-Ruijten, Ortuondo Larrea, Őry, Ouzký, Oviir, Paasilinna, Pack, Pafilis, Pahor, Paleckis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Panayotov, Panzeri, Papadimoulis, Paparizov, Papastamkos, Patrie, Pęk, Petre, Pflüger, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pinior, Piotrowski, Pirker, Pleštinská, Podgorean, Podkański, Pöttering, Pohjamo, Poignant, Polfer, Poli Bortone, Pomés Ruiz, Popeangă, Portas, Posdorf, Posselt, Pribetich, Vittorio Prodi, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Raeva, Ransdorf, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Remek, Resetarits, Reul, Riera Madurell, Ries, Rocard, Rogalski, Roithová, Romagnoli, Romeva i Rueda, Rosati, Roszkowski, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Rühle, Rutowicz, Ryan, Sacconi, Saïfi, Sakalas, Saks, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Savi, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schenardi, Schierhuber, Schlyter, Olle Schmidt, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Jürgen Schröder, Schroedter, Schuth, Schwab, Seeber, Seppänen, Şerbu, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Simpson, Sinnott, Siwiec, Škottová, Smith, Sommer, Søndergaard, Sonik, Sousa Pinto, Spautz, Speroni, Staes, Stănescu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Sterckx, Stevenson, Stihler, Stockmann, Strejček, Strož, Sudre, Surján, Svensson, Swoboda, Szabó, Szájer, Szejna, Szent-Iványi, Szymański, Tajani, Tannock, Tatarella, Thyssen, Ţicău, Toma, Tomaszewska, Tomczak, Toubon, Trakatellis, Trautmann, Triantaphyllides, Trüpel, Turmes, Uca, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vanhecke, Van Hecke, Van Lancker, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vidal-Quadras, Vigenin, Virrankoski, Vlasto, Voggenhuber, Wallis, Walter, Watson, Henri Weber, Manfred Weber, Weiler, Weisgerber, Whittaker, Wieland, Wiersma, Willmott, Wise, von Wogau, Wohlin, Bernard Wojciechowski, Janusz Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wurtz, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zani, Zapałowski, Zatloukal, Ždanoka, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zīle, Zimmer, Zingaretti, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

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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.   i2010: Digital libraries

Report: Marie-Hélène DESCAMPS (A6-0296/2007)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | RCV | + | 481, 26, 3 |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

RCV

+

481, 26, 3

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

2.   Efficiency and equity in European education and training systems

Report: Tomáš ZATLOUKAL (A6-0326/2007)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | RCV | + | 479, 53, 12 |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

RCV

+

479, 53, 12

Requests for roll-call votes

IND/DEM, PPE-DE: final vote

3.   Implementation of the Council decision concerning the moratorium against the death penalty

Motions for resolutions: B6-0357/2007, B6-0358/2007, B6-0359/2007, B6-0360/2007, B6-0361/2007

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| joint motion for a resolution: RC-B6-0357/2007




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL) + ANGELILLI |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 504, 45, 14 |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0357/2007 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0358/2007 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0359/2007 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0360/2007 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0361/2007 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution: RC-B6-0357/2007

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

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

504, 45, 14

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0357/2007

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0358/2007

PSE

↓

B6-0359/2007

ALDE

↓

B6-0360/2007

Verts/ALE

↓

B6-0361/2007

GUE/NGL

↓

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: final vote

Miscellaneous

Marios Matsakis did not sign the ALDE Group motion for a resolution.

4.   ESPD operation in eastern Chad and the north of Central African Republic

Motions for resolutions: B6-0362/2007, B6-0364/2007, B6-0365/2007, B6-0366/2007, B6-0367/2007

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| joint motion for a resolution: RC-B6-0362/2007




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, UEN) |
| after § 2 | 2 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 3, introductory part | 3 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 3, point (a) | 4 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 3, point (b) | 5 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 3, point (e) | 6D | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 3, point (f) | 7 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 3, point (g) | 8D | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| after § 3 | 9 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 4 | 10D | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| after rec J | 1 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 453, 104, 15 |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0362/2007 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0364/2007 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0365/2007 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0366/2007 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0367/2007 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution: RC-B6-0362/2007

(PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, UEN)

after § 2

2

Verts/ALE

-

§ 3, introductory part

3

Verts/ALE

-

§ 3, point (a)

4

Verts/ALE

-

§ 3, point (b)

5

Verts/ALE

-

§ 3, point (e)

6D

Verts/ALE

-

§ 3, point (f)

7

Verts/ALE

-

§ 3, point (g)

8D

Verts/ALE

-

after § 3

9

Verts/ALE

-

§ 4

10D

Verts/ALE

-

after rec J

1

PPE-DE

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

453, 104, 15

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0362/2007

ALDE

↓

B6-0364/2007

UEN

↓

B6-0365/2007

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0366/2007

PSE

↓

B6-0367/2007

PPE-DE

↓

Requests for roll-call votes

IND/DEM: final vote

Miscellaneous

Mieczysław Edmund Janowski and Konrad Szymański had also signed motion for a resolution B6-0364/2007 on behalf of the UEN Group.

5.   Situation in Burma

Motions for resolutions: B6-0363/2007, B6-0368/2007, B6-0369/2007, B6-0370/2007, B6-0371/2007, B6-0372/2007

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| joint motion for a resolution: RC-B6-0363/2007




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, UEN, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL) |
| § 1 | § | original text | | + | oral amendment |
| § 3 | § | original text | | + | oral amendment |
| § 5 | § | original text | | + | oral amendment |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 563, 3, 4 |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0363/2007 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0368/2007 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0369/2007 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0370/2007 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0371/2007 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0372/2007 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution: RC-B6-0363/2007

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

§ 1

§

original text

+

oral amendment

§ 3

§

original text

+

oral amendment

§ 5

§

original text

+

oral amendment

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

563, 3, 4

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0363/2007

UEN

↓

B6-0368/2007

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0369/2007

ALDE

↓

B6-0370/2007

PSE

↓

B6-0371/2007

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0372/2007

Verts/ALE

↓

Requests for roll-call votes

ALDE: final vote

Miscellaneous

Elizabeth Lynne also signed the motion for a resolution for the ALDE Group.

Geoffrey Van Orden moved the following oral amendments:

1. Applauds the courageous action of the Burmese monks and tens of thousands of other peaceful demonstrators in confronting the anti-democratic and repressive regime in Burma and utterly condemns the brutal response by the Burmese authorities;

3. Expresses its horror at the killing of peaceful protestors, insists that the security forces return to barracks and calls for recognition of the legitimacy of the demands that are being made, for international medical assistance for the injured and for the release of arrested demonstrators and other political prisoners;

Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, moved an oral amendment to paragraph 5, which then read as follows:

5. Asks China fully to support a clear statement by the UN Security Council condemning the use of brutal force in Burma, calls on the UN Security Council to empower the UN Secretary-General to take action in order to facilitate national reconciliation and a transition to democracy in Burma, and calls on the UN General Assembly to take appropriate action;

Elmar Brok, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, moved an oral amendment to add the words ‘and Russia’ to the oral amendment by Martin Schulz after the words ‘Asks China’.

6.   Obligations of cross-border service providers

Report: Lasse LEHTINEN (A6-0294/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 15 | 7 | PPE-DE, PSE | RCV | + | 541, 29, 3 |
| § 20 | 6D | ALDE, PPE-DE | RCV | + | 339, 230, 6 |
| after § 21 | 3 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 22 | 1 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 221, 340, 11 |
| § 23 | 2 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 221, 339, 14 |
| § 25 | 4 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 27 | § | original text | | + | becomes § 20 |
| after § 27 | 5 | ALDE, PSE,
  Verts/ALE | RCV | + | 292, 260, 11 |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 526, 38, 13 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 15

7

PPE-DE, PSE

RCV

+

541, 29, 3

§ 20

6D

ALDE, PPE-DE

RCV

+

339, 230, 6

after § 21

3

GUE/NGL

-

§ 22

1

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

221, 340, 11

§ 23

2

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

221, 339, 14

§ 25

4

GUE/NGL

-

§ 27

§

original text

+

becomes § 20

after § 27

5

ALDE, PSE,

Verts/ALE

RCV

+

292, 260, 11

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

526, 38, 13

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

GUE/NGL: am 6

PSE: ams 5, 7 and final vote

Verts/ALE: ams 1, 2, 5

Miscellaneous

On a proposal by Diana Wallis, § 20 was replaced by §27.

7.   Equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin

Report: Kathalijne Maria BUITENWEG (A6-0278/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| text as a whole — block vote | 2-3
  5-6
  8
  10
  12-13
  16-17
  20
  23-24
  26-28
  30-31 | ITS | | - | |
| after § 1 | 1 | ITS | RCV | - | 28, 520, 26 |
| § 2 | 19D | ITS | RCV | - | 53, 491, 23 |
| § 7 | 21 | ITS | RCV | - | 30, 519, 27 |
| § 12 | 22 | ITS | RCV | - | 41, 496, 40 |
| § 25 | 25 | ITS | sep | - | |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 44 | 29D | ITS | sep | - | |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| rec B | 4 | ITS | RCV | - | 45, 496, 32 |
| rec F | 7 | ITS | RCV | - | 37, 495, 38 |
| rec H | 9 | ITS | RCV | - | 48, 494, 34 |
| rec L | 11 | ITS | RCV | - | 39, 495, 40 |
| rec O | 14D | ITS | RCV | - | 48, 514, 15 |
| rec W | 15 | ITS | RCV | - | 47, 495, 37 |
| rec AB | 18 | ITS | RCV | - | 37, 500, 37 |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 500, 46, 24 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

text as a whole — block vote

2-3

5-6

8

10

12-13

16-17

20

23-24

26-28

30-31

ITS

-

after § 1

1

ITS

RCV

-

28, 520, 26

§ 2

19D

ITS

RCV

-

53, 491, 23

§ 7

21

ITS

RCV

-

30, 519, 27

§ 12

22

ITS

RCV

-

41, 496, 40

§ 25

25

ITS

sep

-

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 44

29D

ITS

sep

-

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

rec B

4

ITS

RCV

-

45, 496, 32

rec F

7

ITS

RCV

-

37, 495, 38

rec H

9

ITS

RCV

-

48, 494, 34

rec L

11

ITS

RCV

-

39, 495, 40

rec O

14D

ITS

RCV

-

48, 514, 15

rec W

15

ITS

RCV

-

47, 495, 37

rec AB

18

ITS

RCV

-

37, 500, 37

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

500, 46, 24

Requests for roll-call votes

ITS: ams 1, 4, 7, 9, 11, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22 and final vote

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE

§ 25

1st part: Text as a whole excluding the words ‘particularly among women from ethnic minorities’

2nd part: those words

§ 44

1st part:‘Recommends ... personal data’

2nd part:‘to exclude the use of ethnic ... supply of goods’

8.   Equality between women and men in the EU (2007)

Report: Piia-Noora KAUPPI (A6-0290/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 9 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 14 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 3 | + | |
| 4 | + | |
| § 17 | 1 | GUE/NGL | sep | - | |
| § 18 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 19 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 25 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 27 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | + | 298, 202, 8 |
| § 28 | § | original text | RCV | + | 469, 26, 19 |
| § 32 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 34 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 39 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 41 | 2 | GUE/NGL | sep | + | |
| after § 44 | 3 | GUE/NGL | sep | + | |
| 4 | GUE/NGL | sep | + | |
| 5 | GUE/NGL | sep | + | |
| § 47 | § | original text | | + | oral amendment |
| rec D | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 9

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 14

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

3

+

4

+

§ 17

1

GUE/NGL

sep

-

§ 18

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 19

§

original text

sep

+

§ 25

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 27

§

original text

split

1

+

2/EV

+

298, 202, 8

§ 28

§

original text

RCV

+

469, 26, 19

§ 32

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 34

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sep

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§ 39

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original text

sep

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§ 41

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GUE/NGL

sep

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after § 44

3

GUE/NGL

sep

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4

GUE/NGL

sep

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5

GUE/NGL

sep

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§ 47

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oral amendment

rec D

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vote: resolution (as a whole)

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Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: § 28

Requests for separate votes

ALDE: ams 1 to 5

PPE-DE: § 19, am 3

IND/DEM: §§ 32, 34, 39

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE

§ 18

1st part: Text as a whole excluding the words ‘one effect of ... poverty and that’

2nd part: those words

§ 27

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

2nd part: that word

§ 32

1st part:‘Welcomes the Commission's efforts ... structural funds’

2nd part:‘encourages ... an educational element;’

IND/DEM

rec D

1st part: Text as a whole excluding the words ‘irrespective of sex’

2nd part: those words

§ 9

1st part:‘Recalls its request ... provision of goods and services’

2nd part:‘calls, therefore, on the Commission ... non-transposition or infringement’

§ 14

1st part:‘Calls on the Commission ... gender pay gap’ excluding ‘partly’ in line 4 and ‘partly’ in line 5

2nd part:‘partly’ in line 4

3rd part:‘partly’ in line 5

4th part:‘and to promote ... paternity leave’

PPE-DE, IND/DEM

§ 25

1st part: Text as a whole exclude the words ‘non-traditional and’

2nd part: those words

Miscellaneous

Anna Hedh, on behalf of the PSE Group, moved an oral amendment to paragraph 47, which then read as follows:

47. Asks the Commission, with the help of the European Institute for Gender Equality, to include facts and statistics from acceding and candidate countries in future annual reports on equality between women and men;

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ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

1.   Descamps report A6-0296/2007

Resolution

For: 481

ALDE: Alvaro, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pohjamo, Polfer, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Liotard, Meijer, Morgantini, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

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

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Claeys, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

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

PPE-DE: Anastase, Audy, Ayuso, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Ebner, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Ouzký, Pack, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wortmann-Kool, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jacobs, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Martin David, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Neris, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Paparizov, Patrie, Pinior, Podgorean, Poignant, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Simpson, Siwiec, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Ţicău, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

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

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Bennahmias, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Cramer, Evans Jill, Flautre, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Horáček, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Rühle, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Ždanoka

Against: 26

GUE/NGL: Pafilis

IND/DEM: Goudin, Lundgren, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Helmer

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Evans Jonathan, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kamall, Nicholson, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Tannock, Van Orden, Wohlin

Verts/ALE: Beer

Abstention: 3

NI: Baco

Verts/ALE: Hammerstein, Schlyter

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Alfonso Andria, Christine De Veyrac, José Albino Silva Peneda

2.   Zatloukal report A6-0326/2007

Resolution

For: 479

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

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

ITS: Mihăescu, Moisuc, Popeangă

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

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Audy, Ayuso, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jacobs, Jöns, Kindermann, Kirilov, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lefrançois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Neris, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Patrie, Pinior, Podgorean, Poignant, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Simpson, Siwiec, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Ţicău, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

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

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

Against: 53

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Liotard, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Goudin, Lundgren, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

ITS: Claeys, Vanhecke

NI: Allister, Helmer

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Casini, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Evans Jonathan, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Kamall, Nicholson, Sartori, Stevenson, Tannock, Van Orden, Wohlin

Verts/ALE: Bennahmias, Schlyter

Abstention: 12

GUE/NGL: Flasarová, Remek

IND/DEM: Louis

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Martinez, Schenardi, Stănescu

NI: Baco

PPE-DE: Jackson

UEN: Camre

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Dan Jørgensen

3.   RC-B6-0357/2007 — Universal moratorium on the death penalty

Resolution

For: 504

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Morillon, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Liotard, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Blokland, Goudin, Lundgren, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Claeys, Dillen, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Stănescu, Vanhecke

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

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Audy, Ayuso, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Patrie, Pinior, Podgorean, Poignant, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Simpson, Siwiec, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Ţicău, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Poli Bortone, Ryan, Speroni, Tatarella, Vaidere, 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, Irujo Amezaga, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 45

ALDE: Matsakis

IND/DEM: Belder, Krupa, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Schenardi

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Doorn, Dover, Duchoň, Hannan, Heaton-Harris, Hybášková, Jackson, Ouzký, Strejček, Van Orden, Wohlin, Zahradil, Zvěřina

PSE: Athanasiu

UEN: Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Szymański, Tomaszewska, Zapałowski

Abstention: 14

GUE/NGL: Ransdorf

IND/DEM: Bonde, Louis, Železný

PPE-DE: Atkins, Bradbourn, Chichester, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Kamall, Škottová, Tannock

UEN: Janowski, Rogalski

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Lars Wohlin, Bert Doorn

4.   RC-B6-0362/2007 — ESDP operation in Chad and the Central African Republic

Resolution

For: 453

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Ries, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

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

ITS: Mihăescu, Popeangă

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

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Audy, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Koterec, Krehl, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Patrie, Pinior, Podgorean, Poignant, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Simpson, Siwiec, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Ţicău, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

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

Against: 104

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Liotard, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Goudin, Louis, Lundgren, Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Claeys, Dillen, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Allister, Helmer

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Evans Jonathan, Gaubert, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kamall, Nicholson, Purvis, Stevenson, Tannock, Van Orden

UEN: Grabowski, Podkański

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, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 15

ALDE: Budreikaitė, Resetarits

IND/DEM: Bonde

ITS: Moisuc

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Caspary, Gahler, Hybášková, Konrad, McGuinness

PSE: Haug, Kreissl-Dörfler

UEN: Piotrowski

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Patrick Gaubert

5.   RC-B6-0363/2007 — Burma

Resolution

For: 563

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Flasarová, Henin, Kaufmann, Liotard, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

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

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Claeys, Dillen, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Giertych, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Mihalache, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Patrie, Pinior, Podgorean, Poignant, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Simpson, Siwiec, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Ţicău, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Poli Bortone, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Tomaszewska, 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, Irujo Amezaga, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 3

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Goudin, Lundgren

Abstention: 4

IND/DEM: Nattrass, Wise

NI: Baco, Kozlík

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Catherine Guy-Quint

6.   Lehtinen report A6-0294/2007

Amendment 7

For: 541

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

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

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Claeys, Dillen, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Allister, Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Patrie, Pinior, Podgorean, Poignant, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Simpson, Siwiec, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Ţicău, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Poli Bortone, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Tomaszewska, 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, Irujo Amezaga, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 29

ALDE: in 't Veld

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Liotard, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis, Nattrass, Wise

Abstention: 3

NI: Baco, Kozlík

PSE: Castex

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Hans-Peter Martin, Riitta Myller

7.   Lehtinen report A6-0294/2007

Amendment 6

For: 339

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Lundgren, Nattrass, Sinnott, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Claeys, Dillen, Mihăescu, Vanhecke

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Casaca, Hughes, Patrie

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

Against: 230

ALDE: Cocilovo

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Liotard, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Krupa, Tomczak

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Moisuc, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu

NI: Allister, Giertych

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Pinior, Podgorean, Poignant, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Simpson, Siwiec, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Ţicău, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

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

Abstention: 6

GUE/NGL: Pafilis

IND/DEM: Bonde, Louis

ITS: Popeangă

NI: Baco, Kozlík

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Hans-Peter Martin

8.   Lehtinen report A6-0294/2007

Amendment 1

For: 221

ALDE: Cavada, Cocilovo, Guardans Cambó, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Lambsdorff

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Catania, Flasarová, Henin, Kaufmann, Liotard, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Goudin, Lundgren

ITS: Mihăescu

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Buzek, Sartori, Tannock

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Berès, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Patrie, Pinior, Podgorean, Poignant, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Siwiec, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Ţicău, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Czarnecki Ryszard, Grabowski, Libicki

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, Irujo Amezaga, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 340

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hall, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Brie, Pafilis

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

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Cashman, Corbett, Evans Robert, Gill, Howitt, McAvan, Simpson, Stihler, Willmott

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

Abstention: 11

ALDE: Manders

IND/DEM: Louis, Železný

ITS: Claeys, Dillen, Moisuc, Popeangă, Vanhecke

NI: Baco, Kozlík

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Alain Lipietz

9.   Lehtinen report A6-0294/2007

Amendment 2

For: 221

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Liotard, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde

ITS: Mihăescu

NI: Battilocchio, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Grosch

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Paparizov, Patrie, Pinior, Podgorean, Poignant, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Simpson, Siwiec, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Ţicău, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

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, Irujo Amezaga, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 339

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Coûteaux, Goudin, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Sinnott, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Martinez, Romagnoli, Stănescu

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Bobošíková, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

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

Verts/ALE: Lipietz

Abstention: 14

IND/DEM: Louis

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Claeys, Dillen, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Moisuc, Popeangă, Schenardi, Vanhecke

NI: Baco, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Roithová

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Alain Lipietz

10.   Lehtinen report A6-0294/2007

Amendment 5

For: 292

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Lynne, Maaten, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Szent-Iványi, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Liotard, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Sinnott

ITS: Mihăescu

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Chmielewski, Esteves, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Mihalache, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Patrie, Pinior, Podgorean, Poignant, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Simpson, Siwiec, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Ţicău, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Czarnecki Marek Aleksander

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, Irujo Amezaga, Isler Béguin, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 260

ALDE: Sterckx, Toma, Van Hecke

IND/DEM: Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, Nattrass, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Romagnoli, Schenardi

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Jackson, Jarzembowski, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Poli Bortone, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski, Zīle

Abstention: 11

GUE/NGL: Remek

IND/DEM: Bonde, Coûteaux

ITS: Claeys, Dillen, Moisuc, Popeangă, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Baco, Kozlík

11.   Lehtinen report A6-0294/2007

Resolution

For: 526

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Lundgren, Wojciechowski Bernard

ITS: Martinez, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli

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

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Patrie, Pinior, Poignant, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Simpson, Siwiec, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Ţicău, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Poli Bortone, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Ryan, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Tomaszewska, 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, Irujo Amezaga, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 38

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Liotard, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Coûteaux, Krupa, Nattrass, Tomczak, Whittaker, Wise

ITS: Schenardi

NI: Giertych

PPE-DE: Brok, Fatuzzo, Radwan

UEN: Rutowicz

Abstention: 13

IND/DEM: Louis, Sinnott, Železný

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Claeys, Dillen, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Allister, Bobošíková

12.   Buitenweg report A6-0278/2007

Amendment 1

For: 28

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Claeys, Dillen, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Allister

PSE: Arnaoutakis, Attard-Montalto, Cercas, Golik, Hutchinson, Schulz, Ţicău

UEN: Borghezio, Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Speroni

Against: 520

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Liotard, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

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

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

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Audy, Ayuso, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Athanasiu, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Hughes, Iotova, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Patrie, Pinior, Podgorean, Poignant, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Simpson, Siwiec, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Poli Bortone, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Tomaszewska, 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, Irujo Amezaga, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 26

IND/DEM: Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Baco, Helmer, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Chichester, Deva, De Veyrac, Dover, Evans Jonathan, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kamall, Nicholson, Tannock, Van Orden

PSE: Herczog

UEN: Maldeikis

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Stavros Arnaoutakis, Alain Hutchinson

13.   Buitenweg report A6-0278/2007

Amendment 19

For: 53

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Claeys, Dillen, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Giertych

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

PSE: Golik, Myller

UEN: Borghezio, Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Speroni, Szymański, Tomaszewska, Zapałowski

Against: 491

ALDE: Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Liotard, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

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

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

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Audy, Ayuso, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Napoletano, Neris, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Patrie, Pinior, Podgorean, Poignant, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Simpson, Siwiec, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Kristovskis, Libicki, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Poli Bortone, Ryan, Tatarella, Vaidere, 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, Irujo Amezaga, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 23

ALDE: Neyts-Uyttebroeck

NI: Allister, Baco, Helmer, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Evans Jonathan, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kamall, Nicholson, Tannock, Van Orden

UEN: Didžiokas, Maldeikis

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Claude Turmes, Riitta Myller, Gérard Onesta

14.   Buitenweg report A6-0278/2007

Amendment 21

For: 30

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Louis, Železný

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Claeys, Dillen, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Allister

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

UEN: Borghezio, Camre, Czarnecki Ryszard, Masiel, Speroni

Against: 519

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Liotard, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

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

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

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Audy, Ayuso, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Patrie, Pinior, Podgorean, Poignant, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Simpson, Siwiec, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Ţicău, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Poli Bortone, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Szymański, Tatarella, Tomaszewska, 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, Irujo Amezaga, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 27

ALDE: Buşoi

IND/DEM: Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise

NI: Baco, Helmer, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Evans Jonathan, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kamall, Nicholson, Tannock, Van Orden

UEN: Didžiokas, Krasts, Maldeikis

15.   Buitenweg report A6-0278/2007

Amendment 22

For: 41

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

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Claeys, Dillen, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Allister, Giertych

UEN: Borghezio, Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Speroni, Szymański, Tomaszewska, Zapałowski, Zīle

Against: 496

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Liotard, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

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

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

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Audy, Ayuso, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Patrie, Pinior, Podgorean, Poignant, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Simpson, Siwiec, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Ţicău, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Kuc, Masiel, Ó Neachtain, Poli Bortone, Ryan, Tatarella, Vaidere

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, Irujo Amezaga, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 40

IND/DEM: Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Baco, Helmer, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brepoels, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Chichester, Deva, De Veyrac, Dover, Duchoň, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kamall, Nicholson, Ouzký, Škottová, Strejček, Tannock, Van Orden, Zahradil, Zvěřina

UEN: Angelilli, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Libicki, Maldeikis, Muscardini

16.   Buitenweg report A6-0278/2007

Amendment 4

For: 45

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Tomczak, Wise

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Claeys, Dillen, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Allister, Giertych

PPE-DE: Anastase, Deva

UEN: Borghezio, Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kristovskis, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Speroni, Szymański, Tomaszewska, Zapałowski, Zīle

Against: 496

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Liotard, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

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

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

PPE-DE: Albertini, Audy, Ayuso, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Patrie, Pinior, Podgorean, Poignant, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Simpson, Siwiec, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Ţicău, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Kuc, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Poli Bortone, Ryan, Tatarella, Vaidere

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, Irujo Amezaga, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 32

IND/DEM: Whittaker, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

NI: Baco, Helmer, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Chichester, Dover, Duchoň, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kamall, Nicholson, Ouzký, Škottová, Strejček, Tannock, Van Orden, Zvěřina

UEN: Didžiokas, Krasts, Maldeikis

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou

17.   Buitenweg report A6-0278/2007

Amendment 7

For: 37

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Krupa, Louis, Tomczak

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Claeys, Dillen, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Allister, Giertych

UEN: Borghezio, Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Masiel, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Speroni, Tomaszewska, Zapałowski

Against: 495

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Liotard, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

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

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

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Audy, Ayuso, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Berès, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Patrie, Pinior, Podgorean, Poignant, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Simpson, Siwiec, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Ţicău, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Kristovskis, Kuc, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Poli Bortone, Rutowicz, Ryan, Tatarella

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

Abstention: 38

IND/DEM: Nattrass, Whittaker, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

NI: Baco, Helmer, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Chichester, Deva, De Veyrac, Dover, Duchoň, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kamall, Nicholson, Ouzký, Škottová, Strejček, Tannock, Van Orden, Zahradil, Zvěřina

UEN: Didžiokas, Krasts, Maldeikis, Vaidere, Zīle

18.   Buitenweg report A6-0278/2007

Amendment 9

For: 48

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Claeys, Dillen, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Allister, Giertych

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

UEN: Borghezio, Camre, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Rutowicz, Speroni, Tomaszewska, Zapałowski

Against: 494

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Liotard, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

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

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

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Audy, Ayuso, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Berès, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Patrie, Pinior, Podgorean, Poignant, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Simpson, Siwiec, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Ţicău, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Kristovskis, Kuc, Masiel, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

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, Irujo Amezaga, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 34

IND/DEM: Whittaker

NI: Baco, Helmer, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Chichester, Deva, De Veyrac, Dover, Evans Jonathan, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kamall, Nicholson, Tannock, Van Orden

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Didžiokas, Krasts, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Poli Bortone, Roszkowski, Szymański, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zīle

19.   Buitenweg report A6-0278/2007

Amendment 11

For: 39

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Krupa, Louis, Tomczak

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Claeys, Dillen, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Allister, Giertych

UEN: Borghezio, Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Rutowicz, Speroni, Tomaszewska, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Against: 495

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Liotard, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

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

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

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Audy, Ayuso, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langendries, Lauk, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Patrie, Pinior, Podgorean, Poignant, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Simpson, Siwiec, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Ţicău, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Kristovskis, Kuc, Masiel, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

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, Irujo Amezaga, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 40

IND/DEM: Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Helmer, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kamall, Nicholson, Ouzký, Škottová, Strejček, Tannock, Van Orden, Zahradil, Zvěřina

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Didžiokas, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Poli Bortone, Roszkowski, Szymański, Tatarella, Zīle

20.   Buitenweg report A6-0278/2007

Amendment 14

For: 48

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Krupa, Louis, Nattrass, Tomczak, Wise, Železný

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Claeys, Dillen, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Giertych

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

UEN: Borghezio, Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Masiel, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Rutowicz, Speroni, Tomaszewska, Zapałowski

Against: 514

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Liotard, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

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

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

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Patrie, Pinior, Podgorean, Poignant, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Simpson, Siwiec, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Ţicău, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Kristovskis, Kuc, Ó Neachtain, Ryan, Vaidere, 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, Irujo Amezaga, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 15

IND/DEM: Whittaker, Wojciechowski Bernard

NI: Allister, Baco, Kozlík

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Didžiokas, Krasts, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Poli Bortone, Roszkowski, Szymański, Tatarella

21.   Buitenweg report A6-0278/2007

Amendment 15

For: 47

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

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Claeys, Dillen, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Allister, Giertych

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Borghezio, Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Masiel, Muscardini, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Poli Bortone, Rogalski, Rutowicz, Speroni, Tatarella, Tomaszewska, Vaidere, Zapałowski, Zīle

Against: 495

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Liotard, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

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

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

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Audy, Ayuso, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Patrie, Pinior, Podgorean, Poignant, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Simpson, Siwiec, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Ţicău, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Aylward, Crowley, Kristovskis, Kuc, Ó Neachtain, Ryan

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, Irujo Amezaga, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 37

IND/DEM: Nattrass, Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Baco, Helmer, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bradbourn, Brepoels, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Chichester, Deva, De Veyrac, Dover, Duchoň, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kamall, Nicholson, Ouzký, Škottová, Strejček, Tannock, Van Orden, Zahradil, Zvěřina

UEN: Didžiokas, Maldeikis, Roszkowski, Szymański

22.   Buitenweg report A6-0278/2007

Amendment 18

For: 37

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

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Claeys, Dillen, Lang, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Giertych

UEN: Borghezio, Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Masiel, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Rutowicz, Speroni, Tomaszewska, Zapałowski

Against: 500

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Liotard, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

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

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

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Audy, Ayuso, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Patrie, Pinior, Podgorean, Poignant, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Simpson, Siwiec, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Ţicău, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

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

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, Irujo Amezaga, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Abstention: 37

IND/DEM: Whittaker, Wise, Železný

NI: Allister, Baco, Helmer, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Duchoň, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kamall, Nicholson, Ouzký, Škottová, Strejček, Tannock, Van Orden, Zahradil, Zvěřina

UEN: Didžiokas, Krasts, Maldeikis, Roszkowski, Szymański, Zīle

23.   Buitenweg report A6-0278/2007

Resolution

For: 500

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Birutis, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Schuth, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Liotard, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Lundgren, Sinnott, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Mihăescu

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

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Audy, Ayuso, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Fajmon, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kudrycka, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Lewandowski, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Škottová, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Stevenson, Strejček, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Herczog, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Koterec, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lienemann, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Occhetto, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Paleckis, Panzeri, Paparizov, Patrie, Pinior, Podgorean, Poignant, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Simpson, Siwiec, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Ţicău, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Angelilli, Berlato, Czarnecki Ryszard, Kuc, Masiel, Muscardini, Poli Bortone, 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, Horáček, Hudghton, Irujo Amezaga, Isler Béguin, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schlyter, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka

Against: 46

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Coûteaux, Krupa, Louis, Tomczak

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Claeys, Dillen, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Rachinel, Martinez, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Vanhecke

NI: Allister, Giertych

PPE-DE: Florenz, Glattfelder, Kušķis, Mauro, Pomés Ruiz, Schwab

PSE: Carnero González

UEN: Aylward, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foltyn-Kubicka, Janowski, Kristovskis, Libicki, Maldeikis, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Ryan, Speroni, Vaidere, Zapałowski

Abstention: 24

ALDE: Schmidt Olle

GUE/NGL: Pafilis

ITS: Moisuc, Popeangă

PPE-DE: Ashworth, Atkins, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Evans Jonathan, Hannan, Harbour, Jackson, Nicholson, Tannock, Van Orden

UEN: Camre, Didžiokas, Krasts, Szymański, Tomaszewska, Zīle

24.   Kauppi report A6-0290/2007

Paragraph 28

For: 469

ALDE: Alvaro, Andria, Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Kułakowski, Lambsdorff, Laperrouze, Lax, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Oviir, Panayotov, Pohjamo, Polfer, Prodi, Raeva, Resetarits, Ries, Savi, Schmidt Olle, Schuth, Sterckx, Szent-Iványi, Toma, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Agnoletto, Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Liotard, Meijer, Musacchio, Pafilis, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

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

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Lang, Mihăescu, Popeangă, Schenardi

NI: Battilocchio, Belohorská, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Audy, Ayuso, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Freitas, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Gomolka, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Hannan, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Lauk, Liese, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marinescu, Martens, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Montoro Romero, Morin, Musotto, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Olajos, Olbrycht, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Petre, Pieper, Pinheiro, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vidal-Quadras, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Färm, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Golik, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hedh, Howitt, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Koterec, Krehl, Laignel, Lambrinidis, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Liberadzki, Lyubcheva, McAvan, Madeira, Maňka, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Öger, Paasilinna, Pahor, Panzeri, Paparizov, Patrie, Podgorean, Poignant, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rosati, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schulz, Simpson, Sousa Pinto, Swoboda, Ţicău, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani, Zingaretti

UEN: Borghezio, Camre, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Krasts, Maldeikis, Masiel, Zīle

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

Against: 26

IND/DEM: Coûteaux, Goudin, Lundgren, Železný

NI: Bobošíková, Giertych

PPE-DE: Vlasto

PSE: Guy-Quint

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Janowski, Kuc, Libicki, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Piotrowski, Podkański, Poli Bortone, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Speroni, Szymański, Tatarella, Tomaszewska

Abstention: 19

ITS: Claeys, Dillen, Moisuc, Vanhecke

NI: Baco, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Cabrnoch, Chichester, Deva, Duchoň, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kamall, Nicholson, Purvis, Škottová, Stevenson, Zvěřina

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Catherine Guy-Quint

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P6_TA(2007)0416

i2010: Digital libraries

European Parliament resolution of 27 September 2007 on i2010: towards a European digital library (2006/2040(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the communication from the Commission entitled: ‘i2010: digital libraries’ (COM(2005)0465), |
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having regard to the communication from the Commission entitled: ‘i2010: digital libraries’ (COM(2005)0465),

| — | having regard to Commission Recommendation 2006/585/EC of 24 August 2006 on the digitisation and online accessibility of cultural material and digital preservation (1), |
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having regard to Commission Recommendation 2006/585/EC of 24 August 2006 on the digitisation and online accessibility of cultural material and digital preservation (1),

| — | having regard to the Council conclusions on the digitisation and online accessibility of cultural material and digital preservation (2), |
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having regard to the Council conclusions on the digitisation and online accessibility of cultural material and digital preservation (2),

| — | having regard to Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society (3), |
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having regard to Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society (3),

| — | having regard to the report of 18 April 2007 by the High-Level Expert Group (copyright subgroup) on digital preservation, orphan works and out-of-print works, |
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having regard to the report of 18 April 2007 by the High-Level Expert Group (copyright subgroup) on digital preservation, orphan works and out-of-print works,

| — | having regard to the communication from the Commission entitled ‘Scientific information in the digital age: access, dissemination and preservation’ (COM(2007)0056), |
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having regard to the communication from the Commission entitled ‘Scientific information in the digital age: access, dissemination and preservation’ (COM(2007)0056),

| — | 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 by the Committee on Culture and Education (A6-0296/2007), |
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having regard to the report by the Committee on Culture and Education (A6-0296/2007),

| A. | whereas through the meeting, exchanging and sharing that culture entails, it can help to bring the European Union into closer contact with its citizens and a true European identity to take root and find expression, |
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whereas through the meeting, exchanging and sharing that culture entails, it can help to bring the European Union into closer contact with its citizens and a true European identity to take root and find expression,

| B. | whereas the wealth and diversity of the European cultural heritage ought to be promoted, safeguarded and disseminated as widely as possible, |
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whereas the wealth and diversity of the European cultural heritage ought to be promoted, safeguarded and disseminated as widely as possible,

| C. | whereas the Member States and cultural institutions, particularly libraries, have a key role to play in this enterprise at the national level and at the regional and local levels, |
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whereas the Member States and cultural institutions, particularly libraries, have a key role to play in this enterprise at the national level and at the regional and local levels,

| D. | whereas account must be taken of the rapid development of new technologies and the resulting changes in cultural practices, |
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whereas account must be taken of the rapid development of new technologies and the resulting changes in cultural practices,

| E. | whereas for a large number of people, particularly young people, the Internet has become one of the principal means of accessing knowledge and learning, |
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whereas for a large number of people, particularly young people, the Internet has become one of the principal means of accessing knowledge and learning,

| F. | whereas in this digital environment it is essential to guarantee access for all to the European cultural heritage and to ensure that that heritage is preserved for the generations to come and that it forms part of our collective memory, |
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whereas in this digital environment it is essential to guarantee access for all to the European cultural heritage and to ensure that that heritage is preserved for the generations to come and that it forms part of our collective memory,

| G. | whereas large-scale digitisation and on-line access to the European cultural heritage is one of the main ways of achieving this goal, |
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whereas large-scale digitisation and on-line access to the European cultural heritage is one of the main ways of achieving this goal,

| H. | whereas the European cultural heritage reflects the diversity of Europe and therefore access to it must be multilingual, |
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H.

whereas the European cultural heritage reflects the diversity of Europe and therefore access to it must be multilingual,

| I. | whereas coherent policies on digitisation and preservation of digital works must be put in place to prevent the irrecoverable loss of cultural content whilst ensuring strict respect for copyright and related rights, |
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I.

whereas coherent policies on digitisation and preservation of digital works must be put in place to prevent the irrecoverable loss of cultural content whilst ensuring strict respect for copyright and related rights,

| J. | whereas, apart from its intrinsic cultural qualities, digitisation of the European cultural heritage will also benefit other sectors, particularly education, science, research, tourism and the media, |
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J.

whereas, apart from its intrinsic cultural qualities, digitisation of the European cultural heritage will also benefit other sectors, particularly education, science, research, tourism and the media,

| K. | whereas mass digitisation of cultural content does not aim to replace or compete with traditional cultural content, but rather to produce reliable and good-quality parallel digital versions of such content, |
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K.

whereas mass digitisation of cultural content does not aim to replace or compete with traditional cultural content, but rather to produce reliable and good-quality parallel digital versions of such content,

| L. | whereas digital technology is a very useful tool for disabled people and enables them to adapt content to their needs, |
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L.

whereas digital technology is a very useful tool for disabled people and enables them to adapt content to their needs,

| M. | whereas, however, only a tiny part of the European cultural heritage has so far been digitised, and Member States are progressing at very different speeds, |
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M.

whereas, however, only a tiny part of the European cultural heritage has so far been digitised, and Member States are progressing at very different speeds,

| N. | whereas the public funding allocated to mass digitisation is insufficient for a project of this scale, |
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N.

whereas the public funding allocated to mass digitisation is insufficient for a project of this scale,

| O. | whereas digitisation initiatives are very fragmented and most experience already acquired at Community level is misunderstood and does not provide simple, direct and multilingual access to all works comprising the European cultural heritage, |
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O.

whereas digitisation initiatives are very fragmented and most experience already acquired at Community level is misunderstood and does not provide simple, direct and multilingual access to all works comprising the European cultural heritage,

| P. | whereas a ‘general public’ tool must be put in place to ensure universal and immediate access to the European cultural heritage, without any need to travel, and to help speed up digitisation, |
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P.

whereas a ‘general public’ tool must be put in place to ensure universal and immediate access to the European cultural heritage, without any need to travel, and to help speed up digitisation,

| Q. | whereas it is appropriate to use as a basis existing European initiatives which will contribute to the initial development of the European digital library, such as TEL (the European Library), which already provides access to documents held in European national library collections and in particular enables searches to be undertaken through the digital or bibliographical resources of 23 of the 47 national libraries, the TEL-ME-MOR project, which contributes to the integration of the 10 national libraries of the new Member States, the EDL project, which seeks to integrate 9 other national libraries in the framework of EU/EFTA, and Europeana, which brings together the national libraries of France, Hungary and Portugal, |
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Q.

whereas it is appropriate to use as a basis existing European initiatives which will contribute to the initial development of the European digital library, such as TEL (the European Library), which already provides access to documents held in European national library collections and in particular enables searches to be undertaken through the digital or bibliographical resources of 23 of the 47 national libraries, the TEL-ME-MOR project, which contributes to the integration of the 10 national libraries of the new Member States, the EDL project, which seeks to integrate 9 other national libraries in the framework of EU/EFTA, and Europeana, which brings together the national libraries of France, Hungary and Portugal,

The European digital library, the face of a Europe that is unified in diversity

| 1. | Recommends setting up in stages a European digital library in the form of a single, direct and multilingual access point for the European cultural heritage; |
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1.

Recommends setting up in stages a European digital library in the form of a single, direct and multilingual access point for the European cultural heritage;

| 2. | Stresses that, although the long-term aim is to establish a tool that covers all categories of cultural material, such as audiovisual content, the European digital library must initially concentrate on the potential offered by text material that is free of rights; |
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2.

Stresses that, although the long-term aim is to establish a tool that covers all categories of cultural material, such as audiovisual content, the European digital library must initially concentrate on the potential offered by text material that is free of rights;

| 3. | To this end invites all European libraries to make available to the European digital library works that are free of rights which they already hold in digital form; |
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3.

To this end invites all European libraries to make available to the European digital library works that are free of rights which they already hold in digital form;

| 4. | Calls on European universities and other higher education institutions to open up access to doctoral theses and other scientific works whose subject matter and fields of study relate to the European cultural heritage under conditions to be determined and without in any way infringing copyright; |
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4.

Calls on European universities and other higher education institutions to open up access to doctoral theses and other scientific works whose subject matter and fields of study relate to the European cultural heritage under conditions to be determined and without in any way infringing copyright;

| 5. | Invites other European cultural institutions, including regional and local institutions, to take part in this project so that it will be representative of the wealth and diversity of European culture; encourages museums to digitise their archives so that they can be included in this project; |
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5.

Invites other European cultural institutions, including regional and local institutions, to take part in this project so that it will be representative of the wealth and diversity of European culture; encourages museums to digitise their archives so that they can be included in this project;

| 6. | Stresses that the European digital library does not aim to disseminate content exclusively, but to coordinate access to digital works; |
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6.

Stresses that the European digital library does not aim to disseminate content exclusively, but to coordinate access to digital works;

| 7. | Urges that common standards based on existing formats are chosen and used and also adapted to ensure interoperability of content, which is necessary if the European digital library is to function properly, and that fixed metadata languages (Dublin Core, etc.) be phased in; |
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7.

Urges that common standards based on existing formats are chosen and used and also adapted to ensure interoperability of content, which is necessary if the European digital library is to function properly, and that fixed metadata languages (Dublin Core, etc.) be phased in;

| 8. | Encourages Member States to continue their efforts and speed up the rate of digitisation of cultural content to achieve a sufficient mass of content; |
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8.

Encourages Member States to continue their efforts and speed up the rate of digitisation of cultural content to achieve a sufficient mass of content;

| 9. | Encourages Member States, together with cultural institutions, to draw up digitisation plans at national or regional level to establish a European map of all digitisation activities, thus enabling synergies to operate while avoiding duplication of the efforts and costs undertaken by many public and private institutions to digitise their holdings, since it is essential to draw up a survey of work already carried out, broken down by type of institution; |
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9.

Encourages Member States, together with cultural institutions, to draw up digitisation plans at national or regional level to establish a European map of all digitisation activities, thus enabling synergies to operate while avoiding duplication of the efforts and costs undertaken by many public and private institutions to digitise their holdings, since it is essential to draw up a survey of work already carried out, broken down by type of institution;

| 10. | Encourages close cooperation between Member States and cultural institutions and an exchange of good practice with regard to digitising works and making them accessible and digitally preserving them; |
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10.

Encourages close cooperation between Member States and cultural institutions and an exchange of good practice with regard to digitising works and making them accessible and digitally preserving them;

| 11. | Emphasises, given that the project cannot be translated into reality without a substantial research and development component, that the European digital library will encourage research in the areas of digitisation, interoperability and digital preservation, particularly through skills centres set up by the Commission; |
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11.

Emphasises, given that the project cannot be translated into reality without a substantial research and development component, that the European digital library will encourage research in the areas of digitisation, interoperability and digital preservation, particularly through skills centres set up by the Commission;

| 12. | Emphasises the need to support innovation and research in the field of multilingualism; |
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12.

Emphasises the need to support innovation and research in the field of multilingualism;

| 13. | Points out that, although Community programmes are not able to fund digitisation as such, new methods of financing must be developed, including partnerships with the private sector, on the understanding, however, that every effort must be made to prevent digitisation proceeding at different paces in different Member States; |
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13.

Points out that, although Community programmes are not able to fund digitisation as such, new methods of financing must be developed, including partnerships with the private sector, on the understanding, however, that every effort must be made to prevent digitisation proceeding at different paces in different Member States;

Structure and content of the European digital library — a common, multilingual access point for the European cultural heritage

| 14. | Encourages the establishment of a common interface providing access to content of guaranteed quality and accuracy via an integrated search engine enabling searches for meta-information and direct text when documents have been digitised in text mode; |
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14.

Encourages the establishment of a common interface providing access to content of guaranteed quality and accuracy via an integrated search engine enabling searches for meta-information and direct text when documents have been digitised in text mode;

| 15. | Underlines the importance of achieving a multilingual interface giving direct access to content in all European Union languages in order to accommodate not just searches by author or title, but also searches by topic or keyword, the results of which must ultimately encompass the data from every library involved and in every catalogue language; |
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15.

Underlines the importance of achieving a multilingual interface giving direct access to content in all European Union languages in order to accommodate not just searches by author or title, but also searches by topic or keyword, the results of which must ultimately encompass the data from every library involved and in every catalogue language;

| 16. | Urges also putting in place innovative, modern features that are suitable for all visitors; |
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16.

Urges also putting in place innovative, modern features that are suitable for all visitors;

| 17. | Emphasises that the European digital library must be planned and organised on the basis of a pool of resources and technical capabilities able to facilitate the creation, research and utilisation of information and should not consist merely of a digital catalogue of European works; |
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17.

Emphasises that the European digital library must be planned and organised on the basis of a pool of resources and technical capabilities able to facilitate the creation, research and utilisation of information and should not consist merely of a digital catalogue of European works;

| 18. | Points out that it would be desirable not to limit the European cultural heritage to the European Union's own works, but also to take account of the cultural contributions of other European countries; |
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18.

Points out that it would be desirable not to limit the European cultural heritage to the European Union's own works, but also to take account of the cultural contributions of other European countries;

| 19. | Points out that, although the European cultural heritage is largely made up of works in the public domain, it is not limited to this category alone; |
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19.

Points out that, although the European cultural heritage is largely made up of works in the public domain, it is not limited to this category alone;

| 20. | Points out therefore that a distinction must be drawn between works in the public domain and works which are subject to rights, including orphan and out-of-print works, and that different models for each kind of work and suited to each sector must be provided; |
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20.

Points out therefore that a distinction must be drawn between works in the public domain and works which are subject to rights, including orphan and out-of-print works, and that different models for each kind of work and suited to each sector must be provided;

| 21. | Welcomes the establishment of the high-level expert group and in particular supports its proposals to list all orphan and out-of-print works and to develop mechanisms to facilitate the search for right holders; |
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21.

Welcomes the establishment of the high-level expert group and in particular supports its proposals to list all orphan and out-of-print works and to develop mechanisms to facilitate the search for right holders;

| 22. | Emphasises that the proposals formulated by the high-level expert group in its first report primarily concern the book publishing sector, and that a decision as to whether to extend those proposals to other sectors should be taken in conjunction with representatives of those sectors; |
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22.

Emphasises that the proposals formulated by the high-level expert group in its first report primarily concern the book publishing sector, and that a decision as to whether to extend those proposals to other sectors should be taken in conjunction with representatives of those sectors;

| 23. | Points out that it would be desirable at a later stage for the European digital library to offer, if possible, copyright-protected documents as well as documents which are free of rights, whilst strictly complying with national, Community and international law on intellectual property; |
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23.

Points out that it would be desirable at a later stage for the European digital library to offer, if possible, copyright-protected documents as well as documents which are free of rights, whilst strictly complying with national, Community and international law on intellectual property;

| 24. | Underlines that any decision of this sort must be taken in cooperation with all players involved, particularly authors, publishers and booksellers; |
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24.

Underlines that any decision of this sort must be taken in cooperation with all players involved, particularly authors, publishers and booksellers;

| 25. | Proposes that users of the European digital library should be able to find any kind of digital document, in image and text mode, and consult it freely, in their entirety in the case of works which are free of rights or in the form of short extracts in the case of protected works, with the agreement of the right holder; |
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25.

Proposes that users of the European digital library should be able to find any kind of digital document, in image and text mode, and consult it freely, in their entirety in the case of works which are free of rights or in the form of short extracts in the case of protected works, with the agreement of the right holder;

| 26. | Proposes that provision be made for on-line browsing of works which are subject to rights through specialised sites providing the security guarantees required by right holders; |
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26.

Proposes that provision be made for on-line browsing of works which are subject to rights through specialised sites providing the security guarantees required by right holders;

| 27. | Proposes in this case that the European digital library act as a simple conveyor of information; |
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27.

Proposes in this case that the European digital library act as a simple conveyor of information;

| 28. | Points out that specialised sites could provide access to the whole of a protected document in agreement with the right holder and in return for fair remuneration; |
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28.

Points out that specialised sites could provide access to the whole of a protected document in agreement with the right holder and in return for fair remuneration;

Management and monitoring

| 29. | Calls for the establishment of a steering committee in which cultural institutions play a major role to determine the priorities for and the guidelines of the European digital library and to ensure the coordination, management and monitoring of its activities; |
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29.

Calls for the establishment of a steering committee in which cultural institutions play a major role to determine the priorities for and the guidelines of the European digital library and to ensure the coordination, management and monitoring of its activities;

| 30. | Calls for coordination between the groups established by the Commission, in particular the Member States' expert group on digitisation and digital preservation and the abovementioned high-level expert group, to achieve genuine synergy at European level; |
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30.

Calls for coordination between the groups established by the Commission, in particular the Member States' expert group on digitisation and digital preservation and the abovementioned high-level expert group, to achieve genuine synergy at European level;

| 31. | Suggests the establishment of a Europe-wide coordination body, equivalent to TEL, for national museum and archive collections which generate every kind of digitised material connected with the European cultural heritage so as to integrate it into the European digital library search system; |
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31.

Suggests the establishment of a Europe-wide coordination body, equivalent to TEL, for national museum and archive collections which generate every kind of digitised material connected with the European cultural heritage so as to integrate it into the European digital library search system;

| 32. | Points out that, if integrated coherently into education systems, the European digital library would make it easier to reach young Europeans and could bring them into closer contact with their cultural and literary heritage, whilst familiarising them with new technologies and combating the digital divide; |
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32.

Points out that, if integrated coherently into education systems, the European digital library would make it easier to reach young Europeans and could bring them into closer contact with their cultural and literary heritage, whilst familiarising them with new technologies and combating the digital divide;

| 33. | Considers it essential to intensify the exchange of experience and good practice with other European institutions, such as the European Commission on Preservation and Access, institutions in third countries, such as the library of the US Congress, international associations, such as the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, public or private organisations, such as the Online Computer Library Center, and others, endeavouring wherever possible to use software and solutions already tested and in operation; |
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33.

Considers it essential to intensify the exchange of experience and good practice with other European institutions, such as the European Commission on Preservation and Access, institutions in third countries, such as the library of the US Congress, international associations, such as the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, public or private organisations, such as the Online Computer Library Center, and others, endeavouring wherever possible to use software and solutions already tested and in operation;

| 34. | Urges that the European digital library be promoted and made visible and accessible through extensive communications at all levels and through the creation of a distinctive logo; |
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34.

Urges that the European digital library be promoted and made visible and accessible through extensive communications at all levels and through the creation of a distinctive logo;

| 35. | Recommends in this connection that part of the resources earmarked for the European digital library be devoted to its promotion with the broadest possible public; |
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35.

Recommends in this connection that part of the resources earmarked for the European digital library be devoted to its promotion with the broadest possible public;

| 36. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission and to the governments and parliaments of the Member States. |
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36.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission and to the governments and parliaments of the Member States.

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(1)  OJ L 236, 31.8.2006, p. 28.

(2)  OJ C 297, 7.12.2006, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 167, 22.6.2001, p. 10.

P6_TA(2007)0417

Efficiency and equity in European education and training systems

European Parliament resolution of 27 September 2007 on efficiency and equity in European education and training systems (2007/2113(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament entitled ‘Efficiency and equity in European education and training systems’ (COM(2006)0481), |
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having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament entitled ‘Efficiency and equity in European education and training systems’ (COM(2006)0481),

| — | having regard to the proposal for a recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of the European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning (COM(2006)0479), |
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having regard to the proposal for a recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of the European Qualifications Framework for lifelong learning (COM(2006)0479),

| — | having regard to its position adopted at second reading on 25 October 2006 with a view to the adoption of a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an action programme in the field of lifelong learning (1), and to Decision No 1720/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2006 establishing an action programme in the field of lifelong learning (2), |
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having regard to its position adopted at second reading on 25 October 2006 with a view to the adoption of a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an action programme in the field of lifelong learning (1), and to Decision No 1720/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 November 2006 establishing an action programme in the field of lifelong learning (2),

| — | having regard to the communication from the Commission entitled ‘Adult learning: it is never too late to learn’ (COM(2006)0614), |
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having regard to the communication from the Commission entitled ‘Adult learning: it is never too late to learn’ (COM(2006)0614),

| — | having regard to its position adopted at first reading on 26 September 2006 on the proposal for a recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on key competences for lifelong learning (3), and to Recommendation No 2006/962/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 on key competences for lifelong learning (4), |
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having regard to its position adopted at first reading on 26 September 2006 on the proposal for a recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on key competences for lifelong learning (3), and to Recommendation No 2006/962/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 on key competences for lifelong learning (4),

| — | having regard to its position adopted at first reading on 13 October 2005 on the proposal for a recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on further European cooperation in quality assurance in higher education (5), and to Recommendation No 2006/143/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 on further European cooperation in quality assurance in higher education (6), |
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having regard to its position adopted at first reading on 13 October 2005 on the proposal for a recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on further European cooperation in quality assurance in higher education (5), and to Recommendation No 2006/143/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 February 2006 on further European cooperation in quality assurance in higher education (6),

| — | 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 Culture and Education and the opinion of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (A6-0326/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Culture and Education and the opinion of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (A6-0326/2007),

| A. | whereas in response to cuts in public budgets, the challenges of globalisation, demographic change and technological innovation, greater emphasis is being placed throughout Europe on making education and training more effective, |
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A.

whereas in response to cuts in public budgets, the challenges of globalisation, demographic change and technological innovation, greater emphasis is being placed throughout Europe on making education and training more effective,

| B. | whereas the considerable disparity in performance between education systems in the EU, as illustrated in the Pisa 2003 Report, is a matter of concern, |
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B.

whereas the considerable disparity in performance between education systems in the EU, as illustrated in the Pisa 2003 Report, is a matter of concern,

| C. | whereas this factor might be translated into an increase in the differences in the economic and social development of the Member States and jeopardise the achievement of the Lisbon strategy goals, |
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C.

whereas this factor might be translated into an increase in the differences in the economic and social development of the Member States and jeopardise the achievement of the Lisbon strategy goals,

| D. | whereas the right to education is a principle recognised both at international level and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, |
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D.

whereas the right to education is a principle recognised both at international level and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union,

| E. | whereas most current education and training systems replicate and deepen existing inequalities, |
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E.

whereas most current education and training systems replicate and deepen existing inequalities,

| F. | whereas inequity in education and training has high hidden costs, |
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F.

whereas inequity in education and training has high hidden costs,

| G. | whereas investment in education and training has long-term economic and social benefits and must be planned on a long-term basis, |
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G.

whereas investment in education and training has long-term economic and social benefits and must be planned on a long-term basis,

| H. | whereas in education and training systems a culture of appraisal must be established in order to ensure that the development of those systems can be monitored effectively on a long-term basis, |
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H.

whereas in education and training systems a culture of appraisal must be established in order to ensure that the development of those systems can be monitored effectively on a long-term basis,

| I. | whereas education and training policies must be linked to policies relating to employment, the economy and social integration, |
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I.

whereas education and training policies must be linked to policies relating to employment, the economy and social integration,

| J. | whereas education and training have a fundamental role in the development of a European identity based on intercultural education and peace, |
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J.

whereas education and training have a fundamental role in the development of a European identity based on intercultural education and peace,

| K. | whereas young women are still more likely to be unemployed than young men, given that the unemployment rate in the 27 Member States of the EU in 2006 was 18,1 % for young women compared to 16,9 % for young men, and whereas women are less represented in leading positions, despite the fact that in most Member States more women than men reach a high level of education, |
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K.

whereas young women are still more likely to be unemployed than young men, given that the unemployment rate in the 27 Member States of the EU in 2006 was 18,1 % for young women compared to 16,9 % for young men, and whereas women are less represented in leading positions, despite the fact that in most Member States more women than men reach a high level of education,

Efficiency and equity in lifelong learning

| 1. | Endorses the long-term-planning process in the field of lifelong learning, since investment in that field has long-term economic and social benefits; |
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1.

Endorses the long-term-planning process in the field of lifelong learning, since investment in that field has long-term economic and social benefits;

| 2. | Acknowledges that investment at one level of education not only enables skills and capabilities to be developed at that level, but also establishes the basis for the acquisition of further abilities and qualifications at other educational levels; |
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2.

Acknowledges that investment at one level of education not only enables skills and capabilities to be developed at that level, but also establishes the basis for the acquisition of further abilities and qualifications at other educational levels;

| 3. | Supports the plan to create a European qualifications framework for lifelong learning which will facilitate recognition of educational achievement and allow visible and transparent switching between different study options; |
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3.

Supports the plan to create a European qualifications framework for lifelong learning which will facilitate recognition of educational achievement and allow visible and transparent switching between different study options;

| 4. | Believes there to be a need for a culture of appraisal in education and training systems — hence effective long-term policies must be based on reliable measurements; |
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4.

Believes there to be a need for a culture of appraisal in education and training systems — hence effective long-term policies must be based on reliable measurements;

| 5. | Welcomes the Commission's attempt to take efficiency and equity in education into consideration when devising a framework of indicators and benchmarks for monitoring progress towards achievement of the Lisbon objectives; |
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5.

Welcomes the Commission's attempt to take efficiency and equity in education into consideration when devising a framework of indicators and benchmarks for monitoring progress towards achievement of the Lisbon objectives;

| 6. | Believes that in order to proceed with an examination of effectiveness/efficiency and equity of education systems in Europe, the terminology, both for effectiveness/efficiency and for equity, should be clarified; for the examination of the latter, individual characteristics such as gender, ethnic origin and disability (other than socio-economic) should be included; |
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6.

Believes that in order to proceed with an examination of effectiveness/efficiency and equity of education systems in Europe, the terminology, both for effectiveness/efficiency and for equity, should be clarified; for the examination of the latter, individual characteristics such as gender, ethnic origin and disability (other than socio-economic) should be included;

| 7. | Acknowledges that investment in lifelong learning which is aimed at improving access and equity fosters social cohesion and enables individuals to solve problems, to adapt, to build up their self-esteem and to cope with change, thereby improving their personal development and making it easier for them to deal with other changes in their lives; |
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7.

Acknowledges that investment in lifelong learning which is aimed at improving access and equity fosters social cohesion and enables individuals to solve problems, to adapt, to build up their self-esteem and to cope with change, thereby improving their personal development and making it easier for them to deal with other changes in their lives;

| 8. | Calls on the Member States to implement gender responsive education and training policies and materials as a tool for the elimination of gender inequality in education and employment and for the eradication of gender stereotypes; urges the Member States to promote gender-atypical employment (for example more male teachers in primary schools and more women in science) for young people, including young children before the age at which key educational and career decisions are taken and in such a way that gender based occupational segregation is reduced; reiterates that higher quality gender-and-agedisaggregated data is a prerequisite for any policy; |
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8.

Calls on the Member States to implement gender responsive education and training policies and materials as a tool for the elimination of gender inequality in education and employment and for the eradication of gender stereotypes; urges the Member States to promote gender-atypical employment (for example more male teachers in primary schools and more women in science) for young people, including young children before the age at which key educational and career decisions are taken and in such a way that gender based occupational segregation is reduced; reiterates that higher quality gender-and-agedisaggregated data is a prerequisite for any policy;

Ensuring efficiency and equity in the framework of education and training policies

Pre-school education: emphasis on teaching the very young

| 9. | Believes that efficiency and equity can be achieved on an individual basis if investment and reform are focused on the early stages of education; |
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9.

Believes that efficiency and equity can be achieved on an individual basis if investment and reform are focused on the early stages of education;

| 10. | Stresses the need to develop, from the pre-school phase, measures to encourage the integration of children from third countries resident in the territory of the European Union; |
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10.

Stresses the need to develop, from the pre-school phase, measures to encourage the integration of children from third countries resident in the territory of the European Union;

| 11. | Calls upon the Member States to invest much more in pre-school — including nursery — education, since such investment can be an effective means of establishing a basis for future education, for developing a child's intellect and for raising overall skills levels, and can significantly increase the equity of the education system; |
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11.

Calls upon the Member States to invest much more in pre-school — including nursery — education, since such investment can be an effective means of establishing a basis for future education, for developing a child's intellect and for raising overall skills levels, and can significantly increase the equity of the education system;

| 12. | Believes however that more research into pre-school education is necessary at EU level, in particular in the field of early and targeted actions, in order to identify practices which produce the expected effects; |
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12.

Believes however that more research into pre-school education is necessary at EU level, in particular in the field of early and targeted actions, in order to identify practices which produce the expected effects;

| 13. | Considers the quality of pre-school education to be partly dependent on adequately trained teachers, and that there is therefore a need for a financially viable strategy which will result in both future-oriented and high quality education and satisfactory teaching careers; |
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13.

Considers the quality of pre-school education to be partly dependent on adequately trained teachers, and that there is therefore a need for a financially viable strategy which will result in both future-oriented and high quality education and satisfactory teaching careers;

| 14. | Acknowledges that as from the pre-school stage, social diversity of classes and establishments must be ensured in order to avoid a differentiation of curricula and expectations; |
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14.

Acknowledges that as from the pre-school stage, social diversity of classes and establishments must be ensured in order to avoid a differentiation of curricula and expectations;

| 15. | Believes the involvement of parents by means of educational and information programmes (particularly in the case of disadvantaged children) to be important to the success of pre-school education; |
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15.

Believes the involvement of parents by means of educational and information programmes (particularly in the case of disadvantaged children) to be important to the success of pre-school education;

| 16. | Is in favour of all forms of pre-school education and intervention at an early age (when children's cognitive skills are developing) — this being of all the stages in the entire process of life-long learning the one which pays the highest dividend; |
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16.

Is in favour of all forms of pre-school education and intervention at an early age (when children's cognitive skills are developing) — this being of all the stages in the entire process of life-long learning the one which pays the highest dividend;

| 17. | Urges Member States to increase the number of subsidised places in pre-school education, thereby offering better opportunities to children under school age who lack financial security to benefit from the education system; |
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17.

Urges Member States to increase the number of subsidised places in pre-school education, thereby offering better opportunities to children under school age who lack financial security to benefit from the education system;

Primary and secondary education: improving the quality of primary education for all

| 18. | Emphasises that compulsory attendance at school, as well as the training system, should provide basic education and key skills; stresses further that education and appropriate key skills contribute to the achievement of fundamental social and civic values, strengthen social cohesion and help to improve individual levels of qualification and employability; |
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18.

Emphasises that compulsory attendance at school, as well as the training system, should provide basic education and key skills; stresses further that education and appropriate key skills contribute to the achievement of fundamental social and civic values, strengthen social cohesion and help to improve individual levels of qualification and employability;

| 19. | Notes that the role of schools, particularly at primary and secondary level, must above all take account of intercultural values and education for peace, these being the hallmarks of a European identity; |
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19.

Notes that the role of schools, particularly at primary and secondary level, must above all take account of intercultural values and education for peace, these being the hallmarks of a European identity;

| 20. | Believes that premature categorisation has a detrimental effect on efficiency and equity in education systems; |
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20.

Believes that premature categorisation has a detrimental effect on efficiency and equity in education systems;

| 21. | Believes that equal access by disadvantaged people to quality education can improve the efficiency and equity of European education systems; |
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21.

Believes that equal access by disadvantaged people to quality education can improve the efficiency and equity of European education systems;

| 22. | Favours, on the other hand, creating a flexible range of study options at secondary school level, which should not preclude a choice of a different track at subsequent educational stages; |
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22.

Favours, on the other hand, creating a flexible range of study options at secondary school level, which should not preclude a choice of a different track at subsequent educational stages;

| 23. | Urges the Member States to monitor all school careers, particularly at moments of choice and orientation, and to ensure that their education systems support pupils and students by motivating their efforts to achieve their personal development; |
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23.

Urges the Member States to monitor all school careers, particularly at moments of choice and orientation, and to ensure that their education systems support pupils and students by motivating their efforts to achieve their personal development;

| 24. | In view of the different levels of support from which each pupil may benefit at home, throughout his/her school career, and the sometimes very unequal nature of the education provided, supports efforts to involve parents in the education process with a view to significantly reducing the risk of future social exclusion; |
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24.

In view of the different levels of support from which each pupil may benefit at home, throughout his/her school career, and the sometimes very unequal nature of the education provided, supports efforts to involve parents in the education process with a view to significantly reducing the risk of future social exclusion;

| 25. | Calls upon Member States to support initial and further training for teachers, to boost their motivation and to improve the qualitative conditions of school life — these being decisive factors in the achievement of efficiency and equity; |
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25.

Calls upon Member States to support initial and further training for teachers, to boost their motivation and to improve the qualitative conditions of school life — these being decisive factors in the achievement of efficiency and equity;

| 26. | Urges Member States to promote multilingualism at every level in the educational system, thereby improving the mobility of children, juveniles and adults within European territory and making the educational process within the EU more efficient; |
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26.

Urges Member States to promote multilingualism at every level in the educational system, thereby improving the mobility of children, juveniles and adults within European territory and making the educational process within the EU more efficient;

| 27. | Encourages Member States to raise awareness of gender equality among teachers and education providers in order that they be able to promote respect for this principle among the younger generation; |
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27.

Encourages Member States to raise awareness of gender equality among teachers and education providers in order that they be able to promote respect for this principle among the younger generation;

University education: increasing investment and widening access

| 28. | Acknowledges that university education is a key aspect of a knowledge-based economy and society; |
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28.

Acknowledges that university education is a key aspect of a knowledge-based economy and society;

| 29. | Supports the plan to modernise universities with a view to ensuring that university education becomes more competitive, is available to everyone on an equitable basis and remains financially viable and effective; |
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29.

Supports the plan to modernise universities with a view to ensuring that university education becomes more competitive, is available to everyone on an equitable basis and remains financially viable and effective;

| 30. | Calls upon Member States to increase efficiency and equity by creating suitable conditions and incentives for securing increased investment from public and private sources; |
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30.

Calls upon Member States to increase efficiency and equity by creating suitable conditions and incentives for securing increased investment from public and private sources;

| 31. | Acknowledges that providing university education free of charge will not necessarily and by itself guarantee equity; calls in that regard for further studies based on the assumption that tuition fees are not an isolated issue but are part of a nexus of factors connected with financial incentives and accompanying financial support which, in the case of disadvantaged groups, can reduce inequity in terms of access to university education; |
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31.

Acknowledges that providing university education free of charge will not necessarily and by itself guarantee equity; calls in that regard for further studies based on the assumption that tuition fees are not an isolated issue but are part of a nexus of factors connected with financial incentives and accompanying financial support which, in the case of disadvantaged groups, can reduce inequity in terms of access to university education;

| 32. | Emphasises that universities must devise comprehensive information and admission policies so as to be able to react to rapidly evolving social and economic needs; |
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32.

Emphasises that universities must devise comprehensive information and admission policies so as to be able to react to rapidly evolving social and economic needs;

Vocational education and training: increasing quality and value

| 33. | Considers that, viewed in the light of an ageing population, the problem of permanently high youth unemployment is becoming increasingly serious; |
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33.

Considers that, viewed in the light of an ageing population, the problem of permanently high youth unemployment is becoming increasingly serious;

| 34. | In view of the problem of an ageing population, supports better provision of adult education in order to make it easier for people to adapt to the requirements of the employment market and for the low-skilled to become involved in education; |
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34.

In view of the problem of an ageing population, supports better provision of adult education in order to make it easier for people to adapt to the requirements of the employment market and for the low-skilled to become involved in education;

| 35. | Stresses that young people with the lowest levels of educational achievement have great difficulty in entering the employment market and are the most vulnerable in the event of an economic downturn, run a higher risk of unemployment and are likely to end up doing less skilled work or casual labour; |
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35.

Stresses that young people with the lowest levels of educational achievement have great difficulty in entering the employment market and are the most vulnerable in the event of an economic downturn, run a higher risk of unemployment and are likely to end up doing less skilled work or casual labour;

| 36. | Calls on Member States to promote access to education and training for young women, especially women from remote regions and vulnerable groups such as migrant women, women from ethnic minorities, disabled women and low-skilled women; calls on Member States to identify and exchange best practices in this field and urges the social partners and private and public undertakings to eliminate all forms of discrimination, to actively encourage the provision of work-based training by removing all age-related barriers and to support leave for training purposes for the disadvantaged; |
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36.

Calls on Member States to promote access to education and training for young women, especially women from remote regions and vulnerable groups such as migrant women, women from ethnic minorities, disabled women and low-skilled women; calls on Member States to identify and exchange best practices in this field and urges the social partners and private and public undertakings to eliminate all forms of discrimination, to actively encourage the provision of work-based training by removing all age-related barriers and to support leave for training purposes for the disadvantaged;

| 37. | Calls on Member States to promote access to publicly funded adult training schemes for unemployed women and those who have not succeeded in the compulsory education system; |
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37.

Calls on Member States to promote access to publicly funded adult training schemes for unemployed women and those who have not succeeded in the compulsory education system;

| 38. | Calls on Member States to implement policies to facilitate the school-to-work transition for young people, with special attention being given to young women, who tend to experience more difficulties; emphasises that the higher quality of, and better access to, education and training and investments during youth have implications for the labour market during the latter stages of life; notes that an evaluation mechanism should be put in place in order to be able to assess the efficiency and impact of government education spending on young unemployed people, especially young women; |
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38.

Calls on Member States to implement policies to facilitate the school-to-work transition for young people, with special attention being given to young women, who tend to experience more difficulties; emphasises that the higher quality of, and better access to, education and training and investments during youth have implications for the labour market during the latter stages of life; notes that an evaluation mechanism should be put in place in order to be able to assess the efficiency and impact of government education spending on young unemployed people, especially young women;

| 39. | Calls on Member States to support university excellence programmes, since by providing highly qualified specialists in different areas, demand on the employment market would be met more effectively; |
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39.

Calls on Member States to support university excellence programmes, since by providing highly qualified specialists in different areas, demand on the employment market would be met more effectively;

| 40. | Points out that equal access for women and men to new technologies should be encouraged within education and training so as to bridge the digital divide between the sexes; |
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40.

Points out that equal access for women and men to new technologies should be encouraged within education and training so as to bridge the digital divide between the sexes;

| 41. | Urges Member States to increase the proportion of, and strengthen the position of, women in science, engineering and technology; calls on the national governments to boost the number of women in leading positions and to measure progress by adopting qualitative and quantitative targets; |
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41.

Urges Member States to increase the proportion of, and strengthen the position of, women in science, engineering and technology; calls on the national governments to boost the number of women in leading positions and to measure progress by adopting qualitative and quantitative targets;

| 42. | Recommends improved access to tertiary education and the development of opportunities for those who have completed their training to continue studying and further their education whilst working; |
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42.

Recommends improved access to tertiary education and the development of opportunities for those who have completed their training to continue studying and further their education whilst working;

| 43. | Emphasises that the training programmes on offer should be flexible in order to take into account the demand on the employment market, this being a particularly effective way of increasing employment opportunities for disadvantaged people; acknowledges in that regard that public investment should focus on the most disadvantaged target groups as they benefit the least from continuing training; |
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43.

Emphasises that the training programmes on offer should be flexible in order to take into account the demand on the employment market, this being a particularly effective way of increasing employment opportunities for disadvantaged people; acknowledges in that regard that public investment should focus on the most disadvantaged target groups as they benefit the least from continuing training;

| 44. | Calls on Member States to promote the flexible organisation of studies, in partnership with higher education and vocational training establishments, in order to meet more effectively the needs of young men and women who are working or attending to family responsibilities at the same time as studying and to prevent them from leaving education prematurely; |
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44.

Calls on Member States to promote the flexible organisation of studies, in partnership with higher education and vocational training establishments, in order to meet more effectively the needs of young men and women who are working or attending to family responsibilities at the same time as studying and to prevent them from leaving education prematurely;

| 45. | Calls upon Member States to involve educational institutions, companies, the social and other partners and the public sector in a joint partnership for the implementation of successful training programmes; |
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45.

Calls upon Member States to involve educational institutions, companies, the social and other partners and the public sector in a joint partnership for the implementation of successful training programmes;

European Union action

| 46. | Emphasises that the fundamental goal of EU action is to promote the convergence of EU education systems towards higher standards of performance; |
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46.

Emphasises that the fundamental goal of EU action is to promote the convergence of EU education systems towards higher standards of performance;

| 47. | Believes that in order to better target EU action it would be necessary to develop a process, based on reports periodically submitted by Member States as well as on independent verification, for the appraisal of the performance of education and training systems in the EU, paying particular attention to the acquisition of basic skills by pupils and to the achievement of equity objectives; |
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47.

Believes that in order to better target EU action it would be necessary to develop a process, based on reports periodically submitted by Member States as well as on independent verification, for the appraisal of the performance of education and training systems in the EU, paying particular attention to the acquisition of basic skills by pupils and to the achievement of equity objectives;

| 48. | Asks the Commission to publish regular reports on efficiency and equity in EU education and training systems in order to monitor progress towards higher standards of performance; |
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48.

Asks the Commission to publish regular reports on efficiency and equity in EU education and training systems in order to monitor progress towards higher standards of performance;

| 49. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States. |
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49.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States.

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(1)  OJ C 313 E, 20.12.2006, p. 187.

(2)  OJ L 327, 24.11.2006, p. 45.

(3)  OJ C 306 E, 15.12.2006, p. 165.

(4)  OJ L 394, 30.12.2006, p. 10.

(5)  OJ C 233 E, 28.9.2006, p. 100.

(6)  OJ L 64, 4.3.2006, p. 60.

P6_TA(2007)0418

Moratorium on the death penalty

European Parliament resolution of 27 September 2007 on a universal moratorium on the death penalty

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its resolutions of 1 February 2007 (1) and 26 April 2007 (2) on the Italian initiative for a universal moratorium on the death penalty, |
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having regard to its resolutions of 1 February 2007 (1) and 26 April 2007 (2) on the Italian initiative for a universal moratorium on the death penalty,

| — | having regard to the Guidelines on EU policy towards third countries on the death penalty of 3 June 1998, |
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having regard to the Guidelines on EU policy towards third countries on the death penalty of 3 June 1998,

| — | having regard to the statement on the abolition of the death penalty delivered on 19 December 2006 at the UN General Assembly by the EU Presidency, which was initially signed by 85 countries in all geographical groups, |
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having regard to the statement on the abolition of the death penalty delivered on 19 December 2006 at the UN General Assembly by the EU Presidency, which was initially signed by 85 countries in all geographical groups,

| — | having regard to the statement read by the EU Presidency on behalf of the European Union during the fourth session of the UN Human Rights Council on 29 March 2007, |
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having regard to the statement read by the EU Presidency on behalf of the European Union during the fourth session of the UN Human Rights Council on 29 March 2007,

| — | having regard to the support for a moratorium publicly expressed by the Secretary-General of the UN during his recent visit to Rome, |
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having regard to the support for a moratorium publicly expressed by the Secretary-General of the UN during his recent visit to Rome,

| — | having regard to the establishment of a European Day against the Death Penalty on 10 October each year, as supported also by its Conference of Presidents on 12 July 2007, |
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having regard to the establishment of a European Day against the Death Penalty on 10 October each year, as supported also by its Conference of Presidents on 12 July 2007,

| — | having regard to Article 2 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (3), |
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having regard to Article 2 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (3),

| — | having regard to Rule 103(4) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 103(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas the call for a universal moratorium on the death penalty is a clear political decision to seek the abolition of the death penalty in all countries, |
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A.

whereas the call for a universal moratorium on the death penalty is a clear political decision to seek the abolition of the death penalty in all countries,

| B. | whereas its resolutions of 1 February 2007 and 26 April 2007 called on the EU Presidency to urgently submit a resolution to the current UN General Assembly and to keep Parliament informed of the results achieved; whereas at this stage no resolution has been submitted to the current UN General Assembly, |
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B.

whereas its resolutions of 1 February 2007 and 26 April 2007 called on the EU Presidency to urgently submit a resolution to the current UN General Assembly and to keep Parliament informed of the results achieved; whereas at this stage no resolution has been submitted to the current UN General Assembly,

| C. | whereas the statement on the death penalty presented by the European Union in the UN General Assembly on 19 December 2006 has now gathered 95 signatures from countries in all geographical groups, |
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C.

whereas the statement on the death penalty presented by the European Union in the UN General Assembly on 19 December 2006 has now gathered 95 signatures from countries in all geographical groups,

| D. | whereas the EU Presidency has received a mandate from the Council to draft and table, in cooperation with Italy, a text on an international moratorium on the death penalty, to be sent to the United Nations General Assembly, |
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D.

whereas the EU Presidency has received a mandate from the Council to draft and table, in cooperation with Italy, a text on an international moratorium on the death penalty, to be sent to the United Nations General Assembly,

| 1. | Reaffirms to the EU Presidency and Members States that the main political content of the resolution must be the adoption of a worldwide moratorium as a crucial step towards the abolition of the death penalty; |
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1.

Reaffirms to the EU Presidency and Members States that the main political content of the resolution must be the adoption of a worldwide moratorium as a crucial step towards the abolition of the death penalty;

| 2. | Urges the EU Presidency and Member States to present a resolution on the moratorium at the 62nd United Nations General Assembly under the heading of ‘human rights’, in order for it to be adopted before the end of 2007; reiterates its call on the EU Presidency to involve as many countries as possible as co-sponsors of the resolution; |
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2.

Urges the EU Presidency and Member States to present a resolution on the moratorium at the 62nd United Nations General Assembly under the heading of ‘human rights’, in order for it to be adopted before the end of 2007; reiterates its call on the EU Presidency to involve as many countries as possible as co-sponsors of the resolution;

| 3. | Calls on the EU Presidency to encourage those remaining countries which have not signed and ratified the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to do so, and those Member States that have not signed Protocol No 13 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms on the death penalty to do so; |
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3.

Calls on the EU Presidency to encourage those remaining countries which have not signed and ratified the Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights to do so, and those Member States that have not signed Protocol No 13 to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms on the death penalty to do so;

| 4. | Reiterates its full support to EU institutions and Members States to declare, together with the Council of Europe, a European Day against the Death Penalty on 10 October each year; regrets the lack of unanimity in the Council on this issue and calls on the future Polish Government to fully support this initiative that reflects the basic values of the European Union; calls on all institutions and Member States of the EU, together with the Council of Europe, to continue supporting this action and mandates its President to promote this political initiative; |
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4.

Reiterates its full support to EU institutions and Members States to declare, together with the Council of Europe, a European Day against the Death Penalty on 10 October each year; regrets the lack of unanimity in the Council on this issue and calls on the future Polish Government to fully support this initiative that reflects the basic values of the European Union; calls on all institutions and Member States of the EU, together with the Council of Europe, to continue supporting this action and mandates its President to promote this political initiative;

| 5. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to support the establishment of regional pro-moratorium and abolitionist coalitions; |
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5.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to support the establishment of regional pro-moratorium and abolitionist coalitions;

| 6. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the EU Member States, the UN Secretary-General, the President of the UN General Assembly and the governments of the UN Member States. |
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6.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the EU Member States, the UN Secretary-General, the President of the UN General Assembly and the governments of the UN Member States.

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(1)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0018.

(2)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0166.

(3)  OJ C 364, 18.12.2000, p. 1.

P6_TA(2007)0419

Chad and the Central African Republic

European Parliament resolution of 27 September 2007 on the ESDP operation in Chad and the Central African Republic

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the conflict in Darfur and its wider regional impact, in particular on eastern Chad and northern Central African Republic (CAR), |
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having regard to the conflict in Darfur and its wider regional impact, in particular on eastern Chad and northern Central African Republic (CAR),

| — | having regard to UN Security Council Resolution 1706 (2006) of 31 August 2006, which stressed that regional security aspects must be addressed to achieve lasting peace in Darfur, |
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having regard to UN Security Council Resolution 1706 (2006) of 31 August 2006, which stressed that regional security aspects must be addressed to achieve lasting peace in Darfur,

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the Council for General Affairs and External Relations meeting of 23 to 24 July 2007, asking its competent bodies to continue planning a possible decision on a bridging operation, in the framework of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP), in support of a multidimensional UN presence in eastern Chad and north-eastern CAR with a view to improving security in those areas, |
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having regard to the conclusions of the Council for General Affairs and External Relations meeting of 23 to 24 July 2007, asking its competent bodies to continue planning a possible decision on a bridging operation, in the framework of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP), in support of a multidimensional UN presence in eastern Chad and north-eastern CAR with a view to improving security in those areas,

| — | having regard to UN Security Council Resolution 1769 (2007) of 31 July 2007 establishing, for an initial period of 12 months, an African Union/United Nations (AU/UN) hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID), |
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having regard to UN Security Council Resolution 1769 (2007) of 31 July 2007 establishing, for an initial period of 12 months, an African Union/United Nations (AU/UN) hybrid operation in Darfur (UNAMID),

| — | having regard to the UN Secretary-General's report on Chad and CAR of 10 August 2007, recommending that an international presence be deployed in eastern Chad and north-eastern CAR in order to improve the security of refugee and displaced populations, facilitate the supply of humanitarian aid and create conditions for reconstruction and development work in these areas, |
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having regard to the UN Secretary-General's report on Chad and CAR of 10 August 2007, recommending that an international presence be deployed in eastern Chad and north-eastern CAR in order to improve the security of refugee and displaced populations, facilitate the supply of humanitarian aid and create conditions for reconstruction and development work in these areas,

| — | having regard to the Arusha meeting on peace in Darfur, which was held from 3 to 6 August 2007, |
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having regard to the Arusha meeting on peace in Darfur, which was held from 3 to 6 August 2007,

| — | having regard to the signing in N'Djamena on 13 August 2007, in the presence of the international community and of Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno, of the political agreement with a view to reinforcing the democratic process in Chad by all relevant Chadian political parties in power and in opposition, |
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having regard to the signing in N'Djamena on 13 August 2007, in the presence of the international community and of Chadian President Idriss Deby Itno, of the political agreement with a view to reinforcing the democratic process in Chad by all relevant Chadian political parties in power and in opposition,

| — | having regard to the UN Security Council presidential statement of 27 August 2007 confirming the UN Security Council's readiness to establish a UN mission in Chad and welcoming the European Union's intention to provide support in the form of a military ESDP mission, |
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having regard to the UN Security Council presidential statement of 27 August 2007 confirming the UN Security Council's readiness to establish a UN mission in Chad and welcoming the European Union's intention to provide support in the form of a military ESDP mission,

| — | having regard to the adoption by the Council on 10 September 2007 of the ‘crisis management concept’ by written procedure, |
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having regard to the adoption by the Council on 10 September 2007 of the ‘crisis management concept’ by written procedure,

| — | having regard to the findings of its Development Committee delegation to Darfur, which visited Sudan and Chad from 30 June to 6 July 2007, |
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having regard to the findings of its Development Committee delegation to Darfur, which visited Sudan and Chad from 30 June to 6 July 2007,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 12 July 2007 on the situation in Darfur (1), |
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having regard to its resolution of 12 July 2007 on the situation in Darfur (1),

| — | having regard to Rule 103(4) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 103(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | extremely worried about the worsening humanitarian situation in Chad where, because of the crossborder effects of the conflict in Darfur, about 238 000 refugees from Sudan, 44 600 refugees from CAR and 170 000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) are hosted in 12 camps along Chad's eastern border with Sudan, |
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A.

extremely worried about the worsening humanitarian situation in Chad where, because of the crossborder effects of the conflict in Darfur, about 238 000 refugees from Sudan, 44 600 refugees from CAR and 170 000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) are hosted in 12 camps along Chad's eastern border with Sudan,

| B. | preoccupied by the security situation in eastern Chad, which has deteriorated since 2006 as a result of clashes between Chadian security forces and Chadian rebels, and incursions of Janjaweed militias and armed groups from Sudan, to which banditry and attacks on humanitarian organisations must be added, |
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B.

preoccupied by the security situation in eastern Chad, which has deteriorated since 2006 as a result of clashes between Chadian security forces and Chadian rebels, and incursions of Janjaweed militias and armed groups from Sudan, to which banditry and attacks on humanitarian organisations must be added,

| C. | whereas civilian populations in north-eastern CAR have also experienced attacks by rebel forces from Sudan, |
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C.

whereas civilian populations in north-eastern CAR have also experienced attacks by rebel forces from Sudan,

| D. | whereas a contribution must be made to stabilising the region, which is affected by the Darfur conflict, as part of a global and regional approach, |
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D.

whereas a contribution must be made to stabilising the region, which is affected by the Darfur conflict, as part of a global and regional approach,

| E. | whereas long-term stability in Sudan, Chad and CAR calls for respect for human rights, the rule of law and good governance, |
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E.

whereas long-term stability in Sudan, Chad and CAR calls for respect for human rights, the rule of law and good governance,

| F. | welcoming UN Security Council Resolution 1769 (2007) authorising the deployment of an AU/UN force of 26 000 soldiers in Darfur, which will contribute to pacifying the whole region in combination with the deployment of a UN police force and the planned ESDP operation in eastern Chad and northern CAR, |
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F.

welcoming UN Security Council Resolution 1769 (2007) authorising the deployment of an AU/UN force of 26 000 soldiers in Darfur, which will contribute to pacifying the whole region in combination with the deployment of a UN police force and the planned ESDP operation in eastern Chad and northern CAR,

| G. | whereas the Chadian and CAR authorities have given the UN Secretary-General confirmation of their agreement to the deployment of an EU multi-dimensional presence, |
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G.

whereas the Chadian and CAR authorities have given the UN Secretary-General confirmation of their agreement to the deployment of an EU multi-dimensional presence,

| H. | supporting the efforts of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon to find a negotiated solution to the conflict in Darfur by promoting contacts between the Sudanese authorities and the various rebel groups, |
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H.

supporting the efforts of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon to find a negotiated solution to the conflict in Darfur by promoting contacts between the Sudanese authorities and the various rebel groups,

| I. | welcoming the signing in N'Djamena on 13 August 2007 by all the Chadian political parties of an agreement aimed at reinforcing the democratic process in Chad, |
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I.

welcoming the signing in N'Djamena on 13 August 2007 by all the Chadian political parties of an agreement aimed at reinforcing the democratic process in Chad,

| J. | noting the efforts by regional actors to find a solution to the internal conflict inside Chad with the groups that did not sign the previous agreement, |
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J.

noting the efforts by regional actors to find a solution to the internal conflict inside Chad with the groups that did not sign the previous agreement,

| K. | welcoming UN Security Council Resolution 1778 (2007) of 25 September 2007 authorising the EU to send a peacekeeping force with a robust mandate to Chad and CAR, |
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K.

welcoming UN Security Council Resolution 1778 (2007) of 25 September 2007 authorising the EU to send a peacekeeping force with a robust mandate to Chad and CAR,

| 1. | Recalls that no peacekeeping mission in eastern Chad and northern CAR can be successful without a genuine political reconciliation process; |
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1.

Recalls that no peacekeeping mission in eastern Chad and northern CAR can be successful without a genuine political reconciliation process;

| 2. | Calls, therefore, on the Council, the Commission and the United Nations to coordinate their efforts in order to create conditions that would enable the different parties to the conflict in the broader region of Darfur, eastern Chad and northern CAR to find a political solution which would end the insecurity and resulting humanitarian disaster in the area, facilitating the return of the refugees and IDPs to their places of origin; |
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2.

Calls, therefore, on the Council, the Commission and the United Nations to coordinate their efforts in order to create conditions that would enable the different parties to the conflict in the broader region of Darfur, eastern Chad and northern CAR to find a political solution which would end the insecurity and resulting humanitarian disaster in the area, facilitating the return of the refugees and IDPs to their places of origin;

| 3. | Endorses the launch of an ESDP operation in eastern Chad and northern CAR, to last for one year, but makes its final approval conditional on the fulfilment of the following:






  (a) | the mission of the European force (EUFOR) must create the conditions necessary for a secure environment for the work of the UN police force, the return of IDPs, the supply of humanitarian aid, the free movement of humanitarian personnel and the continuation of the dialogue between the political forces in the region; |
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3.

Endorses the launch of an ESDP operation in eastern Chad and northern CAR, to last for one year, but makes its final approval conditional on the fulfilment of the following:

(a)

the mission of the European force (EUFOR) must create the conditions necessary for a secure environment for the work of the UN police force, the return of IDPs, the supply of humanitarian aid, the free movement of humanitarian personnel and the continuation of the dialogue between the political forces in the region;

| (b) | it is extremely important that EUFOR is seen to be impartial; the composition of EUFOR should therefore be diverse and Member States should contribute the necessary troops as soon as possible; |
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(b)

it is extremely important that EUFOR is seen to be impartial; the composition of EUFOR should therefore be diverse and Member States should contribute the necessary troops as soon as possible;

| (c) | at the same time, and in order to avoid becoming a target, EUFOR must remain neutral with regard to the complex political situation in the region by avoiding becoming involved in fights between governmental authorities and rebel groups; |
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(c)

at the same time, and in order to avoid becoming a target, EUFOR must remain neutral with regard to the complex political situation in the region by avoiding becoming involved in fights between governmental authorities and rebel groups;

| (d) | in full compliance with the principles of international humanitarian law, EUFOR should not become involved or interfere with the tasks performed by the NGOs present in Chad and CAR, in order not to endanger them; |
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(d)

in full compliance with the principles of international humanitarian law, EUFOR should not become involved or interfere with the tasks performed by the NGOs present in Chad and CAR, in order not to endanger them;

| (e) | EUFOR must establish effective coordination with UNAMID in order to secure the area under its responsibility in the most efficient way; |
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(e)

EUFOR must establish effective coordination with UNAMID in order to secure the area under its responsibility in the most efficient way;

| (f) | EUFOR must work as a deterrent force, which means that it must have a robust mandate under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter and clear rules of engagement allowing the use of force when necessary, in particular to prevent attacks on civilians, camps and villages, humanitarian workers or UN police officers, as well as in self defence; |
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(f)

EUFOR must work as a deterrent force, which means that it must have a robust mandate under Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter and clear rules of engagement allowing the use of force when necessary, in particular to prevent attacks on civilians, camps and villages, humanitarian workers or UN police officers, as well as in self defence;

| (g) | in order to deter any potential aggressor, EUFOR must have the necessary number of troops and must be equipped appropriately; it must be able to secure its supply lines and conduct long-range patrols with armoured vehicles, helicopters (including transport and attack helicopters) and reconnaissance planes; |
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(g)

in order to deter any potential aggressor, EUFOR must have the necessary number of troops and must be equipped appropriately; it must be able to secure its supply lines and conduct long-range patrols with armoured vehicles, helicopters (including transport and attack helicopters) and reconnaissance planes;

| (h) | EUFOR must be considered as a bridging force with a temporary mandate; a clear exit strategy must therefore be defined before the deployment begins, which should foresee the replacement of EUFOR by a successor operation (an AU, a UN or a hybrid force) in order to provide for the successful conclusion of its mandate and the timely return of the troops committed; |
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(h)

EUFOR must be considered as a bridging force with a temporary mandate; a clear exit strategy must therefore be defined before the deployment begins, which should foresee the replacement of EUFOR by a successor operation (an AU, a UN or a hybrid force) in order to provide for the successful conclusion of its mandate and the timely return of the troops committed;

| 4. | Regrets that this ESDP operation cannot be conducted, for many reasons, from the newly established operations centre of the European Union in Brussels; |
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4.

Regrets that this ESDP operation cannot be conducted, for many reasons, from the newly established operations centre of the European Union in Brussels;

| 5. | Underlines that its final approval of the ESDP operation will be subject to its being kept fully informed of the different phases in the preparation of the operation as regards, inter alia, the crisis management concept, joint action, the concept of operations, the operation plan, and the force generation process; |
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5.

Underlines that its final approval of the ESDP operation will be subject to its being kept fully informed of the different phases in the preparation of the operation as regards, inter alia, the crisis management concept, joint action, the concept of operations, the operation plan, and the force generation process;

| 6. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the African Union, the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the presidents, governments and parliaments of Chad, the Central African Republic and Sudan. |
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6.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the African Union, the Secretary-General of the United Nations and the presidents, governments and parliaments of Chad, the Central African Republic and Sudan.

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(1)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0342.

P6_TA(2007)0420

Burma

European Parliament resolution of 27 September 2007 on Burma

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on Burma, particularly that of 6 September 2007 (1), |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on Burma, particularly that of 6 September 2007 (1),

| — | having regard to Rule 103(4) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 103(4) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas the Alliance of All Burmese Buddhist Monks has led a massive wave of peaceful demonstrations against the repressive military junta in Burma and demanded freedom for Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners, |
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A.

whereas the Alliance of All Burmese Buddhist Monks has led a massive wave of peaceful demonstrations against the repressive military junta in Burma and demanded freedom for Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners,

| B. | whereas the demonstrations have continued to grow in spite of arrests and fears of a violent reaction by government forces, |
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B.

whereas the demonstrations have continued to grow in spite of arrests and fears of a violent reaction by government forces,

| C. | whereas on 23 September 2007 the Dalai Lama appealed to the Burmese authorities to avoid violence toward Buddhist monks and other protestors, |
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C.

whereas on 23 September 2007 the Dalai Lama appealed to the Burmese authorities to avoid violence toward Buddhist monks and other protestors,

| D. | whereas on 20 September 2007 the situation in Burma was only briefly discussed in the UN Security Council, |
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D.

whereas on 20 September 2007 the situation in Burma was only briefly discussed in the UN Security Council,

| 1. | Applauds the courageous action of the Burmese monks and tens of thousands of other peaceful demonstrators in confronting the anti-democratic and repressive regime in Burma and utterly condemns the brutal response by the Burmese authorities; |
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1.

Applauds the courageous action of the Burmese monks and tens of thousands of other peaceful demonstrators in confronting the anti-democratic and repressive regime in Burma and utterly condemns the brutal response by the Burmese authorities;

| 2. | Reiterates its call for the immediate release and full freedom of movement and expression of Aung San Suu Kyi; |
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2.

Reiterates its call for the immediate release and full freedom of movement and expression of Aung San Suu Kyi;

| 3. | Expresses its horror at the killing of peaceful protestors, insists that the security forces return to barracks and calls for recognition of the legitimacy of the demands that are being made, for international medical assistance for the injured and for the release of arrested demonstrators and other political prisoners; |
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3.

Expresses its horror at the killing of peaceful protestors, insists that the security forces return to barracks and calls for recognition of the legitimacy of the demands that are being made, for international medical assistance for the injured and for the release of arrested demonstrators and other political prisoners;

| 4. | Calls for the cessation of the current illegitimate constitutional process, and its replacement by a fully representative National Convention including the National League for Democracy and other political parties and groups; |
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4.

Calls for the cessation of the current illegitimate constitutional process, and its replacement by a fully representative National Convention including the National League for Democracy and other political parties and groups;

| 5. | Asks China and Russia fully to support a clear statement by the UN Security Council condemning the use of brutal force in Burma, calls on the UN Security Council to empower the UN Secretary-General to take action in order to facilitate national reconciliation and a transition to democracy in Burma, and calls on the UN General Assembly to take appropriate action; |
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5.

Asks China and Russia fully to support a clear statement by the UN Security Council condemning the use of brutal force in Burma, calls on the UN Security Council to empower the UN Secretary-General to take action in order to facilitate national reconciliation and a transition to democracy in Burma, and calls on the UN General Assembly to take appropriate action;

| 6. | Calls on the UN Security Council to ensure that the Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General on Burma, Mr Ibrahim Gambari, makes his planned visit to Burma as a matter of urgency and is given unfettered freedom of movement and access; |
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6.

Calls on the UN Security Council to ensure that the Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General on Burma, Mr Ibrahim Gambari, makes his planned visit to Burma as a matter of urgency and is given unfettered freedom of movement and access;

| 7. | Calls on the Council of the European Union, as a matter of urgency, to liaise with the United States, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and other members of the international community in order to prepare a coordinated series of additional measures, including targeted economic sanctions, that might be taken against the Burmese regime if it resorts to violence and does not respond to the call for a return to democracy; |
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7.

Calls on the Council of the European Union, as a matter of urgency, to liaise with the United States, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and other members of the international community in order to prepare a coordinated series of additional measures, including targeted economic sanctions, that might be taken against the Burmese regime if it resorts to violence and does not respond to the call for a return to democracy;

| 8. | Asks the Commission to make the appropriate means available in the framework of the Financial Instrument for the Promotion of Democracy and Human Rights Worldwide in order to actively support the pro-democracy movement and NGOs that work for the restitution of good governance in Burma; |
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8.

Asks the Commission to make the appropriate means available in the framework of the Financial Instrument for the Promotion of Democracy and Human Rights Worldwide in order to actively support the pro-democracy movement and NGOs that work for the restitution of good governance in Burma;

| 9. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the Member States, the governments of the ASEAN member countries, the National League for Democracy, the State Peace and Development Council and the Secretary-General of the United Nations. |
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9.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the Member States, the governments of the ASEAN member countries, the National League for Democracy, the State Peace and Development Council and the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

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(1)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0384.

P6_TA(2007)0421

Obligations of cross-border service providers

European Parliament resolution of 27 September 2007 on the obligations of cross-border service providers (2006/2049(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Articles 95 and 153 of the EC Treaty, |
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having regard to Articles 95 and 153 of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal for a Council directive on the liability of suppliers of services (COM(1990)0482), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal for a Council directive on the liability of suppliers of services (COM(1990)0482),

| — | having regard to the communication from the Commission on new directions on the liability of suppliers of services (COM(1994)0260), |
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having regard to the communication from the Commission on new directions on the liability of suppliers of services (COM(1994)0260),

| — | having regard to Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market (1) (the Services Directive), |
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having regard to Directive 2006/123/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 12 December 2006 on services in the internal market (1) (the Services Directive),

| — | having regard to the Commission Green Paper on the Review of the Consumer Acquis (COM(2006)0744), |
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having regard to the Commission Green Paper on the Review of the Consumer Acquis (COM(2006)0744),

| — | having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee on the EU Consumer Policy strategy 2007-2013 (COM(2007)0099), |
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having regard to the communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee on the EU Consumer Policy strategy 2007-2013 (COM(2007)0099),

| — | having regard to the report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the safety of services for consumers (COM(2003)0313), |
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having regard to the report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the safety of services for consumers (COM(2003)0313),

| — | having regard to the study on obligations of cross-border service providers of March 2007, requested by the European Parliament's Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection, |
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having regard to the study on obligations of cross-border service providers of March 2007, requested by the European Parliament's Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection,

| — | having regard to the Commission's reply of 12 January 2006 to the written question of Diana Wallis MEP (2), |
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having regard to the Commission's reply of 12 January 2006 to the written question of Diana Wallis MEP (2),

| — | having regard to its recommendation of 19 June 2007 based on the report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society (3), |
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having regard to its recommendation of 19 June 2007 based on the report of the Committee of Inquiry into the Crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society (3),

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

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0294/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and the opinion of the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0294/2007),

| A. | whereas the economic and social development of the EU depends to a large extent on the services sector, which is constantly growing and makes up nearly 70 % of EU GDP, |
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A.

whereas the economic and social development of the EU depends to a large extent on the services sector, which is constantly growing and makes up nearly 70 % of EU GDP,

| B. | whereas European consumer confidence in cross-border consumption is low, as evidenced by the fact that only 6 % of consumers made an online cross-border purchase in 2006, |
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B.

whereas European consumer confidence in cross-border consumption is low, as evidenced by the fact that only 6 % of consumers made an online cross-border purchase in 2006,

| C. | whereas figures for cross-border trade in services are extremely low compared to the figures for trade in goods, |
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C.

whereas figures for cross-border trade in services are extremely low compared to the figures for trade in goods,

| D. | whereas a directive on liability for defective products (4) was adopted in 1985 and a directive on general product safety (5) in 2001, |
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D.

whereas a directive on liability for defective products (4) was adopted in 1985 and a directive on general product safety (5) in 2001,

| E. | whereas the status of consumer safety and the level of consumer protection differ between Member States with regard to the cross-border provision of services, whilst in the goods sector, both international and Community law ensure satisfactory consumer protection, |
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E.

whereas the status of consumer safety and the level of consumer protection differ between Member States with regard to the cross-border provision of services, whilst in the goods sector, both international and Community law ensure satisfactory consumer protection,

| F. | whereas a recent Eurobarometer survey showed that 33 % of consumers report that businesses refused to sell or deliver services because the consumer was not resident in the country of the business, |
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F.

whereas a recent Eurobarometer survey showed that 33 % of consumers report that businesses refused to sell or deliver services because the consumer was not resident in the country of the business,

| G. | whereas consumer policy is as important as competition policy to the extent that well-informed consumers create competitive pressure on markets, |
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G.

whereas consumer policy is as important as competition policy to the extent that well-informed consumers create competitive pressure on markets,

| H. | whereas the current EU consumer acquis is fragmented: in line with the allocation of competence in the Treaties, the EU has laid down clear rules only in certain sectors or services, such as distance contracts, unfair commercial practices, consumer credit, package holidays and timeshares, |
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H.

whereas the current EU consumer acquis is fragmented: in line with the allocation of competence in the Treaties, the EU has laid down clear rules only in certain sectors or services, such as distance contracts, unfair commercial practices, consumer credit, package holidays and timeshares,

| I. | whereas there is evidence to suggest that the current fragmentation of the legislative framework may act as a deterrent to engagement in cross-border transactions on the part of consumers and that that fragmentation could provide unwelcome opportunities for cross-border scams and fraudsters, |
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I.

whereas there is evidence to suggest that the current fragmentation of the legislative framework may act as a deterrent to engagement in cross-border transactions on the part of consumers and that that fragmentation could provide unwelcome opportunities for cross-border scams and fraudsters,

| J. | whereas the Green Paper on the Review of the Consumer Acquis does not address the obligations of service providers, |
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J.

whereas the Green Paper on the Review of the Consumer Acquis does not address the obligations of service providers,

| K. | whereas neither the consumer nor the service provider are always able to determine with clarity which legal regime is applicable to each aspect of their activities, that is to say, whether the law of the host or home country applies or whether the regulatory regime of the host or home country applies, |
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K.

whereas neither the consumer nor the service provider are always able to determine with clarity which legal regime is applicable to each aspect of their activities, that is to say, whether the law of the host or home country applies or whether the regulatory regime of the host or home country applies,

| L. | whereas, in some Member States, users of services provided by private entities are better protected than users of services provided by public entities, |
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L.

whereas, in some Member States, users of services provided by private entities are better protected than users of services provided by public entities,

| M. | whereas existing legislation does not, as a rule, address the substantive obligations of service providers, nor does it provide specific remedies for the consumer, in contrast to measures that have been adopted concerning the free movement of goods, |
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M.

whereas existing legislation does not, as a rule, address the substantive obligations of service providers, nor does it provide specific remedies for the consumer, in contrast to measures that have been adopted concerning the free movement of goods,

| N. | whereas the lack of any legal structure at Community level allowing consumers to take collective action on a cross-border basis against fraudsters and deficient service providers constitutes both a gap in the regulatory regime and more importantly a barrier to consumers obtaining cost-effective legal redress and compensation cross-border, |
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N.

whereas the lack of any legal structure at Community level allowing consumers to take collective action on a cross-border basis against fraudsters and deficient service providers constitutes both a gap in the regulatory regime and more importantly a barrier to consumers obtaining cost-effective legal redress and compensation cross-border,

| O. | whereas, in some Member States, there is no body competent to assist in out-of-court dispute resolution and existing structures at Community level, namely the ECC-Net (European Consumer Centres Network) and FIN-NET (Cross-Border Out-of-Court Complaints Network for Financial Services in the European Economic Area), are both insufficiently well-known and under resourced, |
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O.

whereas, in some Member States, there is no body competent to assist in out-of-court dispute resolution and existing structures at Community level, namely the ECC-Net (European Consumer Centres Network) and FIN-NET (Cross-Border Out-of-Court Complaints Network for Financial Services in the European Economic Area), are both insufficiently well-known and under resourced,

Internal market for services

| 1. | Encourages the development of measures that will complete the internal market for services; |
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1.

Encourages the development of measures that will complete the internal market for services;

| 2. | Is convinced that a more uniform system of obligations for service providers is needed as the market in services becomes increasingly cross-border in order further to facilitate the development of a seamless internal market for services; |
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2.

Is convinced that a more uniform system of obligations for service providers is needed as the market in services becomes increasingly cross-border in order further to facilitate the development of a seamless internal market for services;

| 3. | Is aware that the Services Directive, to be transposed into national law in all Member States by 28 December 2009, should have a considerable impact on the cross-border provision of services, but notes that the Directive does not address the substantive obligations of service providers; |
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3.

Is aware that the Services Directive, to be transposed into national law in all Member States by 28 December 2009, should have a considerable impact on the cross-border provision of services, but notes that the Directive does not address the substantive obligations of service providers;

| 4. | Believes that clarifying the legal system of obligations of service providers in the EU will bring more competition as well as greater choice for consumers and at the same time should not create unjustified obstacles to the free movement of services in the internal market; |
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4.

Believes that clarifying the legal system of obligations of service providers in the EU will bring more competition as well as greater choice for consumers and at the same time should not create unjustified obstacles to the free movement of services in the internal market;

| 5. | Believes that the different laws, regulations and administrative practices in the Member States cause uncertainty and lack of transparency for both service providers and consumers and make the use of the EU's common resources more difficult, but also provide an opportunity for competition in consumer protection; |
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5.

Believes that the different laws, regulations and administrative practices in the Member States cause uncertainty and lack of transparency for both service providers and consumers and make the use of the EU's common resources more difficult, but also provide an opportunity for competition in consumer protection;

| 6. | Regrets that the present mix of legislative instruments between rules on conflict of law and internal market instruments and the failure clearly to determine their interaction mean that neither the consumer nor the service provider is always able to know with clarity which legal regime is applicable to each aspect of their activities, that is to say, whether the law of the host or home country applies or whether the regulatory regime of the host or home country applies; |
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6.

Regrets that the present mix of legislative instruments between rules on conflict of law and internal market instruments and the failure clearly to determine their interaction mean that neither the consumer nor the service provider is always able to know with clarity which legal regime is applicable to each aspect of their activities, that is to say, whether the law of the host or home country applies or whether the regulatory regime of the host or home country applies;

| 7. | Is convinced that when consumers feel uncertain about the safety and quality of a service, they tend to erect mental barriers to foreign suppliers, which deters them from making use of cross-border services, and that when a consumer has a negative experience, it frequently is made to reflect unfairly on all foreign service providers; |
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7.

Is convinced that when consumers feel uncertain about the safety and quality of a service, they tend to erect mental barriers to foreign suppliers, which deters them from making use of cross-border services, and that when a consumer has a negative experience, it frequently is made to reflect unfairly on all foreign service providers;

| 8. | Points out that when it comes to the performance of a service, consumers are not as well protected under the Community acquis as consumers who purchase goods; |
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8.

Points out that when it comes to the performance of a service, consumers are not as well protected under the Community acquis as consumers who purchase goods;

| 9. | Expresses its reservations, nonetheless, pending full implementation of the Services Directive, as regards far-reaching new horizontal tools for the completion of the internal market for services; |
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9.

Expresses its reservations, nonetheless, pending full implementation of the Services Directive, as regards far-reaching new horizontal tools for the completion of the internal market for services;

| 10. | Is aware that services are often complex structures involving human interaction and choice; |
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10.

Is aware that services are often complex structures involving human interaction and choice;

| 11. | Is convinced that not only consumers, but also and in particular small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), could, both as buyers and sellers of cross-border services, benefit from additional legal certainty, simplicity and a reduction in costs; |
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11.

Is convinced that not only consumers, but also and in particular small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), could, both as buyers and sellers of cross-border services, benefit from additional legal certainty, simplicity and a reduction in costs;

| 12. | Recalls that, as stated in the General Agreement on Trade in Services, cross-border services are provided in many different ways (such as selling online, travelling to another country for the service, or through a visit by the service provider to the consumer's home country), which should be taken into consideration; |
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12.

Recalls that, as stated in the General Agreement on Trade in Services, cross-border services are provided in many different ways (such as selling online, travelling to another country for the service, or through a visit by the service provider to the consumer's home country), which should be taken into consideration;

| 13. | Notes that there are several pending legislative initiatives aimed at ensuring legal certainty as regards the rights and especially the obligations of cross-border service providers, namely the proposal for a regulation on the law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome I) (COM(2005)0650), Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II) (6) and the Green Paper on the Review of the Consumer Acquis; |
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13.

Notes that there are several pending legislative initiatives aimed at ensuring legal certainty as regards the rights and especially the obligations of cross-border service providers, namely the proposal for a regulation on the law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome I) (COM(2005)0650), Regulation (EC) No 864/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on the law applicable to non-contractual obligations (Rome II) (6) and the Green Paper on the Review of the Consumer Acquis;

| 14. | Points out that Article 5 of the Rome I proposal is essential in order to determine whether the consumer protection legislation of the country of origin (of the service provider) or of the client (consumer of the service) applies; stresses that it is important to await the outcome of this legislative procedure; |
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14.

Points out that Article 5 of the Rome I proposal is essential in order to determine whether the consumer protection legislation of the country of origin (of the service provider) or of the client (consumer of the service) applies; stresses that it is important to await the outcome of this legislative procedure;

| 15. | Is convinced that the establishment of an internal market for services, the legal framework for which is based on the fundamental freedoms of establishment and to provide services, as set out in the EC Treaty and as defined in the Services Directive, depends on the relevant measures being clear from both a legal and a practical perspective; |
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15.

Is convinced that the establishment of an internal market for services, the legal framework for which is based on the fundamental freedoms of establishment and to provide services, as set out in the EC Treaty and as defined in the Services Directive, depends on the relevant measures being clear from both a legal and a practical perspective;

Public and private service providers

| 16. | Calls on the Commission to bear in mind that, when it comes to the obligations of services providers, no difference should be made between public and private service providers, which should both be equally subject to the application of the directives on consumer protection; |
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16.

Calls on the Commission to bear in mind that, when it comes to the obligations of services providers, no difference should be made between public and private service providers, which should both be equally subject to the application of the directives on consumer protection;

| 17. | Recognises that, even though existing legislation in the EU, such as the Services Directive and the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (7), does not contain any specific provisions aimed at regulating the cross-border liability of service providers, it may have an indirect effect on national legislation in this field; |
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17.

Recognises that, even though existing legislation in the EU, such as the Services Directive and the Unfair Commercial Practices Directive (7), does not contain any specific provisions aimed at regulating the cross-border liability of service providers, it may have an indirect effect on national legislation in this field;

| 18. | Calls on the Commission to monitor thoroughly the transposition and implementation of existing and forthcoming horizontal and sectoral legislation relating to the liability of cross-border service providers; |
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18.

Calls on the Commission to monitor thoroughly the transposition and implementation of existing and forthcoming horizontal and sectoral legislation relating to the liability of cross-border service providers;

| 19. | Calls on the Commission to examine measures, such as the introduction of standards at EU level, for promoting the safety of services and for guaranteeing consumers' rights in the field of cross-border services provided by Member States; |
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19.

Calls on the Commission to examine measures, such as the introduction of standards at EU level, for promoting the safety of services and for guaranteeing consumers' rights in the field of cross-border services provided by Member States;

| 20. | Calls on the Commission further to develop, resource and promote the work of the ECC-Net and of FIN-NET and, in the event that alternative dispute resolution systems remain unavailable in key service sectors in Members States, to consider at least a recommendation on that subject; |
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20.

Calls on the Commission further to develop, resource and promote the work of the ECC-Net and of FIN-NET and, in the event that alternative dispute resolution systems remain unavailable in key service sectors in Members States, to consider at least a recommendation on that subject;

| 21. | Calls on the Commission to continue active consideration of the introduction of a legal instrument at Community level to facilitate collective action by consumers on a cross-border basis so as to allow greater access to legal redress; |
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21.

Calls on the Commission to continue active consideration of the introduction of a legal instrument at Community level to facilitate collective action by consumers on a cross-border basis so as to allow greater access to legal redress;

| 22. | Recognises that liability regimes for service providers exist, albeit to varying degrees, in all Member States, but believes that in the interests of clarity and so as to create consumer confidence there needs to be some convergence, especially in key cross-border sectors; believes also that there is a need for greater cooperation between national regulatory bodies and professional organisations, where appropriate; |
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22.

Recognises that liability regimes for service providers exist, albeit to varying degrees, in all Member States, but believes that in the interests of clarity and so as to create consumer confidence there needs to be some convergence, especially in key cross-border sectors; believes also that there is a need for greater cooperation between national regulatory bodies and professional organisations, where appropriate;

Request for a proposal for a horizontal instrument on the obligations of service providers

| 23. | Calls on the Commission, whilst continuing work on a sectoral basis in key areas, to submit, within 12 months, a work programme for an appropriate assessment of the impact of existing and forthcoming legislation in the internal market on the obligations of cross-border service providers and of the need for a possible broad horizontal instrument to align the rules on cross-border service provision in order to provide a high level of consumer protection; |
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23.

Calls on the Commission, whilst continuing work on a sectoral basis in key areas, to submit, within 12 months, a work programme for an appropriate assessment of the impact of existing and forthcoming legislation in the internal market on the obligations of cross-border service providers and of the need for a possible broad horizontal instrument to align the rules on cross-border service provision in order to provide a high level of consumer protection;

| 24. | Considers that such an assessment should examine a possible broad instrument which should at least contain basic general rules requiring adequate information on pricing, contract terms and remedies in the case of defective or delayed services; |
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24.

Considers that such an assessment should examine a possible broad instrument which should at least contain basic general rules requiring adequate information on pricing, contract terms and remedies in the case of defective or delayed services;

| 25. | Calls on the Commission to define clearly the interaction between private international law instruments and internal market instruments with a view to leaving no doubt as to when home or host country legislation or regulation applies and so, as far as possible, to leave no gaps in the liability regime applicable to service providers; |
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25.

Calls on the Commission to define clearly the interaction between private international law instruments and internal market instruments with a view to leaving no doubt as to when home or host country legislation or regulation applies and so, as far as possible, to leave no gaps in the liability regime applicable to service providers;

| 26. | Considers that the Commission should take into account the impact of any initiative on SMEs; |
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26.

Considers that the Commission should take into account the impact of any initiative on SMEs;

| 27. | Calls on all those Commission Directorates-General involved in legislation for the service sector to participate in the continuing work on the Common Frame of Reference with a view to including sections on service contracts, especially in those areas where there is already, or there is likely to be, cross-border activity, such as, by way of example only, financial services and the health sector; |
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27.

Calls on all those Commission Directorates-General involved in legislation for the service sector to participate in the continuing work on the Common Frame of Reference with a view to including sections on service contracts, especially in those areas where there is already, or there is likely to be, cross-border activity, such as, by way of example only, financial services and the health sector;

| 28. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission. |
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28.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.

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(1)  OJ L 376, 27.12.2006, p. 36.

(2)  P-4797/05.

(3)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0264.

(4)  Council Directive 85/374/EEC of 25 July 1985 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning liability for defective products (OJ L 210, 7.8.1985, p. 29).

(5)  Directive 2001/95/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 December 2001 on general product safety (OJ L 11, 15.1.2002, p. 4).

(6)  OJ L 199, 31.7.2007, p. 40.

(7)  Directive 2005/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 May 2005 concerning unfair business-toconsumer commercial practices in the internal market (Unfair Commercial Practices Directive) (OJ L 149, 11.6.2005, p. 22).

P6_TA(2007)0422

Equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin

European Parliament resolution of 27 September 2007 on the application of Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (2007/2094(INI))

The European Parliament,

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

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the opinions of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality and of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A6-0278/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs and the opinions of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality and of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (A6-0278/2007),

The fight against discrimination

| A. | whereas the EU is a political project based on common values such as the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, as stated in Article 6 TEU and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights, and promotes equality and non-discrimination through its policies and laws, also on the basis of Article 13 TEC, |
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A.

whereas the EU is a political project based on common values such as the protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms, as stated in Article 6 TEU and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights, and promotes equality and non-discrimination through its policies and laws, also on the basis of Article 13 TEC,

| B. | whereas it is important that political declarations on the fight against discrimination are matched by the progressive development and full and correct implementation of policies and laws, and notably of the anti-discrimination directives and of the projects promoting equality, such as the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All, |
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B.

whereas it is important that political declarations on the fight against discrimination are matched by the progressive development and full and correct implementation of policies and laws, and notably of the anti-discrimination directives and of the projects promoting equality, such as the European Year of Equal Opportunities for All,

Implementation of the Racial Equality Directive

| C. | whereas the 2006 annual report of the European Monitoring Centre for Racism and Xenophobia confirms that discrimination remains a serious problem in the Member States, |
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C.

whereas the 2006 annual report of the European Monitoring Centre for Racism and Xenophobia confirms that discrimination remains a serious problem in the Member States,

| D. | whereas a recent Eurobarometer survey shows that 64 % of citizens in 25 Member States surveyed think discrimination based on ethnic origin is still widespread, |
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D.

whereas a recent Eurobarometer survey shows that 64 % of citizens in 25 Member States surveyed think discrimination based on ethnic origin is still widespread,

| E. | whereas the adoption of Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (1) may be seen as a major step in raising the level of protection for victims of discrimination based on racial or ethnic origin and in giving them better possibilities of redress, |
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E.

whereas the adoption of Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (1) may be seen as a major step in raising the level of protection for victims of discrimination based on racial or ethnic origin and in giving them better possibilities of redress,

Burden of proof

| F. | whereas the burden of proof provision is a key aspect of the Directive because it contributes to the effective enforcement of the protection which it offers, |
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F.

whereas the burden of proof provision is a key aspect of the Directive because it contributes to the effective enforcement of the protection which it offers,

| G. | whereas the case-law on the burden of proof shows that there are still considerable divergences between Member States as to what is accepted as prima facie evidence by the courts; whereas Member States should therefore be encouraged to exchange views on the subject, with a view to seeing whether it is possible to bring judicial procedures into line with one another, |
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G.

whereas the case-law on the burden of proof shows that there are still considerable divergences between Member States as to what is accepted as prima facie evidence by the courts; whereas Member States should therefore be encouraged to exchange views on the subject, with a view to seeing whether it is possible to bring judicial procedures into line with one another,

| H. | whereas the effective implementation of the principle of equality would be helped if the rules on the burden of proof in civil and administrative cases were extended to judicial provisions against victimisation, |
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H.

whereas the effective implementation of the principle of equality would be helped if the rules on the burden of proof in civil and administrative cases were extended to judicial provisions against victimisation,

Equality bodies

| I. | whereas almost all Member States now have equality bodies or have allocated the functions to be carried out by such bodies to existing bodies, |
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I.

whereas almost all Member States now have equality bodies or have allocated the functions to be carried out by such bodies to existing bodies,

| J. | whereas all Member States should be encouraged to take the extremely positive step of broadening the remit of their equality bodies to cover discrimination on grounds other than race or ethnic origin, |
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J.

whereas all Member States should be encouraged to take the extremely positive step of broadening the remit of their equality bodies to cover discrimination on grounds other than race or ethnic origin,

| K. | whereas equality bodies should have adequate resources in terms of both personnel and financing, |
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K.

whereas equality bodies should have adequate resources in terms of both personnel and financing,

| L. | whereas equality bodies should be able to function independently of government and should be perceived as functioning independently, i.e. not forming part of government, |
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L.

whereas equality bodies should be able to function independently of government and should be perceived as functioning independently, i.e. not forming part of government,

| M. | whereas, despite the existence of specialised anti-discrimination and equality bodies, the number of registered complaints remains low in a number of Member States, |
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M.

whereas, despite the existence of specialised anti-discrimination and equality bodies, the number of registered complaints remains low in a number of Member States,

| N. | whereas in practice equality bodies unfortunately bring only a small number of cases before the courts, owing to a lack of financial and human resources; whereas it is often NGOs that provide victims of discrimination with assistance until the conclusion of the proceedings, |
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N.

whereas in practice equality bodies unfortunately bring only a small number of cases before the courts, owing to a lack of financial and human resources; whereas it is often NGOs that provide victims of discrimination with assistance until the conclusion of the proceedings,

| O. | whereas the training of public officials on the aims of the Directive is vital because of their responsibility for implementing it, |
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O.

whereas the training of public officials on the aims of the Directive is vital because of their responsibility for implementing it,

Scope

| P. | whereas it is not always possible to distinguish between discrimination on the ground of racial or ethnic origin and discrimination on the ground of religion, opinion or nationality, |
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P.

whereas it is not always possible to distinguish between discrimination on the ground of racial or ethnic origin and discrimination on the ground of religion, opinion or nationality,

| Q. | whereas it is not always easy to determine whether discrimination is based on gender, ethnicity, race, social conditions, sexual orientation or other factors, |
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Q.

whereas it is not always easy to determine whether discrimination is based on gender, ethnicity, race, social conditions, sexual orientation or other factors,

Dissemination of information and awareness-raising

| R. | whereas the recent Eurobarometer survey confirms that awareness of the existence of anti-discrimination legislation in the EU is quite low and that on average only one third of EU citizens claim to know their rights should they be victims of discrimination or harassment, |
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R.

whereas the recent Eurobarometer survey confirms that awareness of the existence of anti-discrimination legislation in the EU is quite low and that on average only one third of EU citizens claim to know their rights should they be victims of discrimination or harassment,

| S. | whereas, however, some Member States have taken a wide range of information and awareness-raising initiatives (websites, campaigns, television spots, newspaper advertisements); |
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S.

whereas, however, some Member States have taken a wide range of information and awareness-raising initiatives (websites, campaigns, television spots, newspaper advertisements);

| T. | whereas some Member States have taken the important initiative of incorporating in their national law an obligation on employers to inform their employees of anti-discrimination laws, |
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T.

whereas some Member States have taken the important initiative of incorporating in their national law an obligation on employers to inform their employees of anti-discrimination laws,

| U. | whereas some specialised bodies in the Member States have established hotlines providing information and support to victims of discrimination, |
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U.

whereas some specialised bodies in the Member States have established hotlines providing information and support to victims of discrimination,

| V. | whereas there are also a number of Member States that implemented rather limited information and awareness-raising activities and in some countries no awareness-raising campaigns were reported, |
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V.

whereas there are also a number of Member States that implemented rather limited information and awareness-raising activities and in some countries no awareness-raising campaigns were reported,

| W. | whereas especially in the context of the European Year for Equal Opportunities for All, both the EU institutions and the Member States should make substantial efforts to inform citizens of their rights, and whereas the Member States should ensure that the measures initiated in 2007 continue into 2008, the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue, |
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W.

whereas especially in the context of the European Year for Equal Opportunities for All, both the EU institutions and the Member States should make substantial efforts to inform citizens of their rights, and whereas the Member States should ensure that the measures initiated in 2007 continue into 2008, the European Year of Intercultural Dialogue,

Data collection

| X. | whereas data collection is essential in the fight against discrimination, and ethnically disaggregated statistical data can be essential in demonstrating indirect discrimination, informing policy and developing positive action strategies, but at the same time raises several ethical and legal questions, |
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X.

whereas data collection is essential in the fight against discrimination, and ethnically disaggregated statistical data can be essential in demonstrating indirect discrimination, informing policy and developing positive action strategies, but at the same time raises several ethical and legal questions,

| Y. | whereas such data collection must not infringe personal privacy by revealing individuals' identities or serve as a basis for ethnic or racial profiling, |
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Y.

whereas such data collection must not infringe personal privacy by revealing individuals' identities or serve as a basis for ethnic or racial profiling,

Legal redress

| Z. | whereas alternative dispute resolution procedures should not pre-empt access to the courts, |
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Z.

whereas alternative dispute resolution procedures should not pre-empt access to the courts,

| AA. | whereas a large number of victims of discrimination do not lodge a complaint with the courts for various reasons, including costs and fear of reprisals, |
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AA.

whereas a large number of victims of discrimination do not lodge a complaint with the courts for various reasons, including costs and fear of reprisals,

| AB. | whereas the goals of the fight against discrimination can be achieved only if legal measures are combined with positive actions at the level of the EU and the Member States; |
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AB.

whereas the goals of the fight against discrimination can be achieved only if legal measures are combined with positive actions at the level of the EU and the Member States;

| AC. | whereas the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights has the task of collecting and analysing relevant, reliable and comparable information and data relating to fundamental rights, |
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AC.

whereas the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights has the task of collecting and analysing relevant, reliable and comparable information and data relating to fundamental rights,

| 1. | Reiterates the importance of Directive 2000/43/EC; |
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1.

Reiterates the importance of Directive 2000/43/EC;

| 2. | Recalls that Directive 2000/43/EC is a minimum standard and should therefore be the foundation on which a comprehensive anti-discrimination policy is built; |
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2.

Recalls that Directive 2000/43/EC is a minimum standard and should therefore be the foundation on which a comprehensive anti-discrimination policy is built;

| 3. | Welcomes the Commission Communication on the application of Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (COM(2006)0643)), which seeks to establish a framework to combat discrimination based on racial or ethnic origin in order to ensure that the principle of equality before the law, equal opportunities and equal treatment is consolidated in the Member States, whilst fully complying with the principle of subsidiarity and respecting the various national traditions and procedures; while appreciating the overview of the implementation of the Directive contained in the Commission Communication, notes that it would also have been useful to have been provided with a detailed description of the way in which the provisions of Directive 2000/43/EC have been incorporated into national law, as specified in the Directive itself; further notes that the Commission undertook not only to collect detailed information, but also to report on it to Parliament and the Council and that Parliament, in its resolution of 14 June 2006 on non-discrimination and equal opportunities for all — a framework strategy (2), asked the Commission to ‘examine as a matter of urgency the quality and content of the laws implementing the anti-discrimination directives’; |
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3.

Welcomes the Commission Communication on the application of Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (COM(2006)0643)), which seeks to establish a framework to combat discrimination based on racial or ethnic origin in order to ensure that the principle of equality before the law, equal opportunities and equal treatment is consolidated in the Member States, whilst fully complying with the principle of subsidiarity and respecting the various national traditions and procedures; while appreciating the overview of the implementation of the Directive contained in the Commission Communication, notes that it would also have been useful to have been provided with a detailed description of the way in which the provisions of Directive 2000/43/EC have been incorporated into national law, as specified in the Directive itself; further notes that the Commission undertook not only to collect detailed information, but also to report on it to Parliament and the Council and that Parliament, in its resolution of 14 June 2006 on non-discrimination and equal opportunities for all — a framework strategy (2), asked the Commission to ‘examine as a matter of urgency the quality and content of the laws implementing the anti-discrimination directives’;

| 4. | Urges the Member States to transpose all Community anti-discrimination legislation at the earliest opportunity and to make use of all the instruments available, including positive action, to ensure equality in practice; |
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4.

Urges the Member States to transpose all Community anti-discrimination legislation at the earliest opportunity and to make use of all the instruments available, including positive action, to ensure equality in practice;

| 5. | Stresses that the Directive goes beyond access to employment, self-employment and occupation, and also applies to areas such as education, social protection including social security and healthcare, social benefits and access to and the supply of goods and services in order to safeguard the development of democratic and tolerant societies that allow the participation of all irrespective of racial or ethnic origin; |
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5.

Stresses that the Directive goes beyond access to employment, self-employment and occupation, and also applies to areas such as education, social protection including social security and healthcare, social benefits and access to and the supply of goods and services in order to safeguard the development of democratic and tolerant societies that allow the participation of all irrespective of racial or ethnic origin;

| 6. | Notes with satisfaction that most Member States have taken action in order to implement the Directive, but is disappointed that only a few have adequately transposed all of its provisions fully; |
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6.

Notes with satisfaction that most Member States have taken action in order to implement the Directive, but is disappointed that only a few have adequately transposed all of its provisions fully;

| 7. | Points out that, in particular, a number of provisions of the Directive such as the definitions of direct and indirect discrimination, harassment and the burden of proof have not been correctly transposed in many Member States; |
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7.

Points out that, in particular, a number of provisions of the Directive such as the definitions of direct and indirect discrimination, harassment and the burden of proof have not been correctly transposed in many Member States;

| 8. | Calls, in particular, for strict monitoring of the application of the rule on the partial reversal of the burden of proof, which is particularly effective in the case of employment-related disputes; |
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8.

Calls, in particular, for strict monitoring of the application of the rule on the partial reversal of the burden of proof, which is particularly effective in the case of employment-related disputes;

| 9. | Expresses its concern that Member States have exempted more areas of activity from the scope of the Directive than is desirable or justifiable; |
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9.

Expresses its concern that Member States have exempted more areas of activity from the scope of the Directive than is desirable or justifiable;

| 10. | Recalls that the Directive was adopted in June 2000 and that Member States were bound to implement it before June 2003, which gave them enough time to adopt the necessary implementing measures; calls on the Commission to adopt a more proactive approach, for instance by issuing interpretative communications and guidelines for implementation to ensure full and correct implementation by Member States; asks the Commission to continue to monitor the correct implementation of the Directive with vigilance, to publish its evaluation study as soon as possible and to start infringement proceedings where necessary and without delay and in any event before the end of 2007; |
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10.

Recalls that the Directive was adopted in June 2000 and that Member States were bound to implement it before June 2003, which gave them enough time to adopt the necessary implementing measures; calls on the Commission to adopt a more proactive approach, for instance by issuing interpretative communications and guidelines for implementation to ensure full and correct implementation by Member States; asks the Commission to continue to monitor the correct implementation of the Directive with vigilance, to publish its evaluation study as soon as possible and to start infringement proceedings where necessary and without delay and in any event before the end of 2007;

| 11. | Reiterates that sanctions applicable to infringements of national provisions adopted pursuant to Directive 2000/43/EC must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive; |
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11.

Reiterates that sanctions applicable to infringements of national provisions adopted pursuant to Directive 2000/43/EC must be effective, proportionate and dissuasive;

| 12. | Calls for the establishment of national integrated action plans in order to effectively tackle all forms of discrimination; |
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12.

Calls for the establishment of national integrated action plans in order to effectively tackle all forms of discrimination;

| 13. | Calls on Member States implementing or introducing national action plans to combat racism and discrimination to include components covering the gathering, checking and monitoring of data in key policy areas such as non-discrimination and equality, social inclusion, Community cohesion, integration, gender, education and employment; |
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13.

Calls on Member States implementing or introducing national action plans to combat racism and discrimination to include components covering the gathering, checking and monitoring of data in key policy areas such as non-discrimination and equality, social inclusion, Community cohesion, integration, gender, education and employment;

| 14. | Calls on the Commission to submit to Parliament and the Council a specific action plan on the mechanisms and methods of observation and description of the impact of the national implementation measures; stresses the importance of developing ways of gathering data on discrimination, particularly as regards labour relations, focusing on clandestine, undeclared, poorly-paid and uninsured labour, in line with data protection legislation, as a useful tool for identifying, monitoring and reviewing policies and procedures to combat discrimination, while respecting national integration models; calls on the Commission to lay down common standards for data, so that the information transmitted can be effectively compared; calls for the importance of examining not only the content of the implementing legislation, but also its effectiveness, to be taken on board; |
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14.

Calls on the Commission to submit to Parliament and the Council a specific action plan on the mechanisms and methods of observation and description of the impact of the national implementation measures; stresses the importance of developing ways of gathering data on discrimination, particularly as regards labour relations, focusing on clandestine, undeclared, poorly-paid and uninsured labour, in line with data protection legislation, as a useful tool for identifying, monitoring and reviewing policies and procedures to combat discrimination, while respecting national integration models; calls on the Commission to lay down common standards for data, so that the information transmitted can be effectively compared; calls for the importance of examining not only the content of the implementing legislation, but also its effectiveness, to be taken on board;

| 15. | Calls on the Commission to request the Member States, in their annual reports on the implementation of Directive 2000/43/EC, to analyse the effectiveness of anti-discrimination legislation in combating patterns of systematic segregation of minorities and women, particularly in the education sector and as regards access to the labour market, healthcare and goods and services, and further to incorporate a gender equality perspective into the reports as a way of alleviating the multiple discrimination faced by many; |
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15.

Calls on the Commission to request the Member States, in their annual reports on the implementation of Directive 2000/43/EC, to analyse the effectiveness of anti-discrimination legislation in combating patterns of systematic segregation of minorities and women, particularly in the education sector and as regards access to the labour market, healthcare and goods and services, and further to incorporate a gender equality perspective into the reports as a way of alleviating the multiple discrimination faced by many;

| 16. | Reminds the Commission of the fact that Parliament would like to receive a document listing the exemptions created in Member States' legislation, so that a public debate may be held on such exemptions; |
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16.

Reminds the Commission of the fact that Parliament would like to receive a document listing the exemptions created in Member States' legislation, so that a public debate may be held on such exemptions;

| 17. | Recalls that Member States should undertake independent reviews of the impact of national time limits and the effectiveness of the protection against victimisation; |
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17.

Recalls that Member States should undertake independent reviews of the impact of national time limits and the effectiveness of the protection against victimisation;

| 18. | Is concerned about the low level of awareness of anti-discrimination legislation among citizens in the Member States and calls on the Commission and Member States to step up their efforts to raise this level of awareness; |
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18.

Is concerned about the low level of awareness of anti-discrimination legislation among citizens in the Member States and calls on the Commission and Member States to step up their efforts to raise this level of awareness;

| 19. | Considers that the Roma community, together with other recognised ethnic communities, need particular social protection, particularly further to enlargement, since the problems of exploitation, discrimination and exclusion have become more acute in their regard; |
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19.

Considers that the Roma community, together with other recognised ethnic communities, need particular social protection, particularly further to enlargement, since the problems of exploitation, discrimination and exclusion have become more acute in their regard;

| 20. | Emphasises that laws are effective only when citizens are aware of their rights and have easy access to the courts, since the protection system provided for by the Directive depends on citizens taking the initiative; |
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20.

Emphasises that laws are effective only when citizens are aware of their rights and have easy access to the courts, since the protection system provided for by the Directive depends on citizens taking the initiative;

| 21. | Recalls that Article 10 of the Directive imposes an obligation on Member States to disseminate information to the public on the relevant provisions of the Directive by all appropriate means; |
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21.

Recalls that Article 10 of the Directive imposes an obligation on Member States to disseminate information to the public on the relevant provisions of the Directive by all appropriate means;

| 22. | Urges Member States to adopt a set of minimum standards under the open coordination method, so as to guarantee access for children from ethnic minorities — particularly girls — to high-quality education and equal conditions, and to adopt positive legislation making it compulsory to end segregation in schools and lay down detailed plans to put an end to the provision of separate, lower quality education to boys and girls from ethnic minorities; |
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22.

Urges Member States to adopt a set of minimum standards under the open coordination method, so as to guarantee access for children from ethnic minorities — particularly girls — to high-quality education and equal conditions, and to adopt positive legislation making it compulsory to end segregation in schools and lay down detailed plans to put an end to the provision of separate, lower quality education to boys and girls from ethnic minorities;

| 23. | Reminds Member States of their obligation to disseminate relevant information to citizens and to encourage and support awareness-raising campaigns about existing national legislation and bodies involved in the fight against discrimination; |
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23.

Reminds Member States of their obligation to disseminate relevant information to citizens and to encourage and support awareness-raising campaigns about existing national legislation and bodies involved in the fight against discrimination;

| 24. | Urges Member States to ensure that all persons from ethnic minorities — particularly women — have access to primary, preventive and emergency healthcare services, to formulate and implement policies that ensure that even the most excluded communities are given full access to the healthcare system, and to organise training and awareness courses for healthcare workers, with a view to putting an end to prejudice; |
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24.

Urges Member States to ensure that all persons from ethnic minorities — particularly women — have access to primary, preventive and emergency healthcare services, to formulate and implement policies that ensure that even the most excluded communities are given full access to the healthcare system, and to organise training and awareness courses for healthcare workers, with a view to putting an end to prejudice;

| 25. | Urges the governments of the Member States to ensure equal treatment and opportunities under employment and social inclusion policies, to address the extremely high unemployment rates recorded particularly among women from ethnic minorities and, in particular, to address the serious barriers raised by direct discrimination in recruitment procedures; |
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25.

Urges the governments of the Member States to ensure equal treatment and opportunities under employment and social inclusion policies, to address the extremely high unemployment rates recorded particularly among women from ethnic minorities and, in particular, to address the serious barriers raised by direct discrimination in recruitment procedures;

| 26. | Firmly believes that it is vitally important that officials receive training on the subject of the aims and provisions of the Directive, in view of their responsibility for implementation of the Directive within society as a whole and in order to remove all risks of institutional racism within government bodies themselves; calls on the Member States to invest in such training and encourages them and the Commission to set up European programmes for exchanges between the various national administrative bodies; |
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26.

Firmly believes that it is vitally important that officials receive training on the subject of the aims and provisions of the Directive, in view of their responsibility for implementation of the Directive within society as a whole and in order to remove all risks of institutional racism within government bodies themselves; calls on the Member States to invest in such training and encourages them and the Commission to set up European programmes for exchanges between the various national administrative bodies;

| 27. | Calls on the Member States to collect, compile and publish annually comprehensive, accurate, reliable and gender-disaggregated statistics relating to the following: the labour market, housing, education and training, health and social benefits, public access to goods and services, the criminal justice system, and civic and political participation, and to set clear, quantitative targets and indicators within the employment and social inclusion guidelines that enable them to measure progress in the situation of migrants and/or minorities; |
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27.

Calls on the Member States to collect, compile and publish annually comprehensive, accurate, reliable and gender-disaggregated statistics relating to the following: the labour market, housing, education and training, health and social benefits, public access to goods and services, the criminal justice system, and civic and political participation, and to set clear, quantitative targets and indicators within the employment and social inclusion guidelines that enable them to measure progress in the situation of migrants and/or minorities;

| 28. | Recommends that Member States resource and empower their equality bodies properly so that they can perform their important function effectively, and so that where equality bodies do have substantial powers they exercise these fully; |
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28.

Recommends that Member States resource and empower their equality bodies properly so that they can perform their important function effectively, and so that where equality bodies do have substantial powers they exercise these fully;

| 29. | Recommends that Member States resource and empower those NGOs which are active in informing citizens and providing legal aid in matters of discrimination; |
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29.

Recommends that Member States resource and empower those NGOs which are active in informing citizens and providing legal aid in matters of discrimination;

| 30. | Points out that in informing citizens and providing legal aid, NGOs carry a disproportionate share of the burden without enjoying corresponding status and funding from the authorities of the Members States; |
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30.

Points out that in informing citizens and providing legal aid, NGOs carry a disproportionate share of the burden without enjoying corresponding status and funding from the authorities of the Members States;

| 31. | Recommends that the Commission carefully monitor the independent functioning of equality bodies, for which purpose it can use as a reference the Principles relating to the Status of National Institutions (‘the Paris Principles’) as adopted by the UN General Assembly in its Resolution 48/134 of 20 December 1993, which include principles on the adequate financing of such bodies; |
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31.

Recommends that the Commission carefully monitor the independent functioning of equality bodies, for which purpose it can use as a reference the Principles relating to the Status of National Institutions (‘the Paris Principles’) as adopted by the UN General Assembly in its Resolution 48/134 of 20 December 1993, which include principles on the adequate financing of such bodies;

| 32. | Reminds the Commission of Parliament's position that Member States must ensure that independent bodies have adequate financial resources at their disposal in order at least to be able to guarantee that complaints will be dealt with free of charge in the case of those who are not in a position to contribute financially themselves, and calls on the Commission to discuss with the Member States how to achieve this objective; |
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32.

Reminds the Commission of Parliament's position that Member States must ensure that independent bodies have adequate financial resources at their disposal in order at least to be able to guarantee that complaints will be dealt with free of charge in the case of those who are not in a position to contribute financially themselves, and calls on the Commission to discuss with the Member States how to achieve this objective;

| 33. | Recommends that Member States make use of the best practices of other Member States, such as allowing equality bodies to initiate legal proceedings on behalf of victims or participate as amicus curiae in legal proceedings; |
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33.

Recommends that Member States make use of the best practices of other Member States, such as allowing equality bodies to initiate legal proceedings on behalf of victims or participate as amicus curiae in legal proceedings;

| 34. | Recommends that data on complaints and on the outcome of the related proceedings in courts, specialised bodies, other bodies or tribunals should be disaggregated according to the ground of discrimination, which would improve the assessment of the effectiveness of the implementation of the legislation, especially in countries where specialised bodies and/or tribunals deal with all grounds of discrimination; |
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34.

Recommends that data on complaints and on the outcome of the related proceedings in courts, specialised bodies, other bodies or tribunals should be disaggregated according to the ground of discrimination, which would improve the assessment of the effectiveness of the implementation of the legislation, especially in countries where specialised bodies and/or tribunals deal with all grounds of discrimination;

| 35. | Recommends that the Member States provide their equality bodies with sufficient human and financial resources to enable them to perform their important role effectively, including the provision of appropriate assistance to victims of discrimination; considers that such bodies should also be given the necessary powers to investigate cases; |
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35.

Recommends that the Member States provide their equality bodies with sufficient human and financial resources to enable them to perform their important role effectively, including the provision of appropriate assistance to victims of discrimination; considers that such bodies should also be given the necessary powers to investigate cases;

| 36. | Encourages Member States to step up dialogue with NGOs combating all forms of discrimination and to involve them closely in policies seeking to promote the principle of equal treatment; |
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36.

Encourages Member States to step up dialogue with NGOs combating all forms of discrimination and to involve them closely in policies seeking to promote the principle of equal treatment;

| 37. | Stresses that victims of discrimination should be assisted in legal proceedings and recalls in this respect that statutory and non-statutory organisations can be of real help to victims; |
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37.

Stresses that victims of discrimination should be assisted in legal proceedings and recalls in this respect that statutory and non-statutory organisations can be of real help to victims;

| 38. | Calls on the Member States to collect and provide relevant and reliable and comparable information and data to the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (the Fundamental Rights Agency); |
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38.

Calls on the Member States to collect and provide relevant and reliable and comparable information and data to the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (the Fundamental Rights Agency);

| 39. | Recommends that Member States ensure that such statutory and non-statutory organisations are adequately resourced; |
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39.

Recommends that Member States ensure that such statutory and non-statutory organisations are adequately resourced;

| 40. | Asks the Commission to carefully study the various legal questions and parameters regarding the issue of data collection and to come forward with proposals to improve the recording of cases of discrimination, including to ensure that such data collection does not infringe personal privacy by revealing individuals' identities or serve as a basis for ethnic or racial profiling; provision should be made for comparable sets of data to be available from all the Member States; at present, these data are not available for all Member States and comparable data are critical to give a solid platform on which to build policy; |
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40.

Asks the Commission to carefully study the various legal questions and parameters regarding the issue of data collection and to come forward with proposals to improve the recording of cases of discrimination, including to ensure that such data collection does not infringe personal privacy by revealing individuals' identities or serve as a basis for ethnic or racial profiling; provision should be made for comparable sets of data to be available from all the Member States; at present, these data are not available for all Member States and comparable data are critical to give a solid platform on which to build policy;

| 41. | Underlines the sensitivity of processing data on race and ethnicity, and recalls the applicability of the data protection directives to data processed in the application of the Directive; stresses that additional guarantees should be provided for data on race and ethnicity, as these data could be diverted and used for other purposes in the justice and home affairs field, for instance for ethnic profiling; reiterates its request for the adoption of a Framework Decision on Data Protection, also to guarantee that any interaction of data between the first and third pillars falls under strict data protection rules; |
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41.

Underlines the sensitivity of processing data on race and ethnicity, and recalls the applicability of the data protection directives to data processed in the application of the Directive; stresses that additional guarantees should be provided for data on race and ethnicity, as these data could be diverted and used for other purposes in the justice and home affairs field, for instance for ethnic profiling; reiterates its request for the adoption of a Framework Decision on Data Protection, also to guarantee that any interaction of data between the first and third pillars falls under strict data protection rules;

| 42. | Recommends that Member States consider the collecting of statistical data, using the appropriate safeguards on protection of personal data to exclude the use of ethnic profiling, on representation of ethnic and racial groups in different areas of society, including both the public and private sectors, and to develop policies, on the basis of these data, aiming to ensure equal access to employment, self-employment, occupation, education, social protection and social security, social benefits and access to and the supply of goods; |
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42.

Recommends that Member States consider the collecting of statistical data, using the appropriate safeguards on protection of personal data to exclude the use of ethnic profiling, on representation of ethnic and racial groups in different areas of society, including both the public and private sectors, and to develop policies, on the basis of these data, aiming to ensure equal access to employment, self-employment, occupation, education, social protection and social security, social benefits and access to and the supply of goods;

| 43. | Calls on the Commission to conduct a study examining which Member States have positive action provisions, what the tests are that must be satisfied, how these provisions have been applied in practice by governmental or non-governmental bodies, and how effective they have been; |
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43.

Calls on the Commission to conduct a study examining which Member States have positive action provisions, what the tests are that must be satisfied, how these provisions have been applied in practice by governmental or non-governmental bodies, and how effective they have been;

| 44. | Calls on the Member States to make publicly available detailed statistics on racist crime and to develop surveys of crime and/or victims of crime that allow for the collection of quantitative and comparable data on victims of racist crime; |
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44.

Calls on the Member States to make publicly available detailed statistics on racist crime and to develop surveys of crime and/or victims of crime that allow for the collection of quantitative and comparable data on victims of racist crime;

| 45. | Calls on the Commission to look into and supply data on multiple discrimination; |
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45.

Calls on the Commission to look into and supply data on multiple discrimination;

| 46. | Asks the Commission to monitor attentively disguised discrimination based on ‘genuine and determining occupational requirements’, the interaction between discrimination based on the application of this exemption on religious grounds within the framework of Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (recast) (3) and its consequences for race and ethnicity, and to pay particular attention to discrimination in the field of education; |
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46.

Asks the Commission to monitor attentively disguised discrimination based on ‘genuine and determining occupational requirements’, the interaction between discrimination based on the application of this exemption on religious grounds within the framework of Directive 2006/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 July 2006 on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (recast) (3) and its consequences for race and ethnicity, and to pay particular attention to discrimination in the field of education;

| 47. | Reiterates the political, social and legal desirability of putting an end to the hierarchy of protection against the different grounds of discrimination, and welcomes in this respect the Commission's intention to put forward a proposal for extending the scope of Directive 2000/43/EC to all other grounds of discrimination, as stated in its Annual Legislative Programme for 2008; consequently expects the Commission to start preparatory works already this year in order to issue its proposal as soon as possible, and in any case before the end of 2008; |
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47.

Reiterates the political, social and legal desirability of putting an end to the hierarchy of protection against the different grounds of discrimination, and welcomes in this respect the Commission's intention to put forward a proposal for extending the scope of Directive 2000/43/EC to all other grounds of discrimination, as stated in its Annual Legislative Programme for 2008; consequently expects the Commission to start preparatory works already this year in order to issue its proposal as soon as possible, and in any case before the end of 2008;

| 48. | Welcomes the Commission's interest in the issue of multiple discrimination, including the launching of a study on this subject; calls on the Commission to adopt a broad concept of multiple discrimination capable of taking into account the possibility of individuals being at risk of discrimination on several grounds at once; |
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48.

Welcomes the Commission's interest in the issue of multiple discrimination, including the launching of a study on this subject; calls on the Commission to adopt a broad concept of multiple discrimination capable of taking into account the possibility of individuals being at risk of discrimination on several grounds at once;

| 49. | Calls on Member States to accord greater importance to evidence of discrimination; recommends that they follow the guidelines relating to evidence of discrimination drawn up by the International Labour Organization, as proposed by the Fundamental Rights Agency, and that they train people to produce evidence in the key areas of employment and work, education, housing and accommodation, health, access to goods and services, and racist violence; |
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49.

Calls on Member States to accord greater importance to evidence of discrimination; recommends that they follow the guidelines relating to evidence of discrimination drawn up by the International Labour Organization, as proposed by the Fundamental Rights Agency, and that they train people to produce evidence in the key areas of employment and work, education, housing and accommodation, health, access to goods and services, and racist violence;

| 50. | Calls on the Commission to involve the Fundamental Rights Agency in the Community anti-discrimination legislative framework in a manner that is in keeping with that body's remit, so as to enable it to play an important role by supplying a regular stream of accurate and up-to-date information of relevance to the drafting of further legislation; |
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50.

Calls on the Commission to involve the Fundamental Rights Agency in the Community anti-discrimination legislative framework in a manner that is in keeping with that body's remit, so as to enable it to play an important role by supplying a regular stream of accurate and up-to-date information of relevance to the drafting of further legislation;

| 51. | Urges the EU institutions to continue to use the situation of ethnic minorities, particularly women and minors, in applicant countries as a criterion for the purpose of assessing preparedness for accession to the European Union; |
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51.

Urges the EU institutions to continue to use the situation of ethnic minorities, particularly women and minors, in applicant countries as a criterion for the purpose of assessing preparedness for accession to the European Union;

| 52. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, as well as to the governments and parliaments of the Member States. |
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52.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, as well as to the governments and parliaments of the Member States.

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(1)  OJ L 180, 19.7.2000, p. 22.

(2)  OJ C 300 E, 9.12.2006, p. 259.

(3)  OJ L 204, 26.7.2006, p. 23.

P6_TA(2007)0423

Equality between women and men in the EU

European Parliament resolution of 27 September 2007 on equality between women and men in the European Union — 2007 (2007/2065(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 report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on equality between women and men — 2007 (‘the Commission report on equality’) (COM(2007)0049), |
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having regard to the report from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on equality between women and men — 2007 (‘the Commission report on equality’) (COM(2007)0049),

| — | having regard to the Community framework strategy on gender equality (2001-2005) (COM(2000)0335) and the Commission's annual reports for 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006 (COM(2001)0179, COM(2002)0258, COM(2003)0098, COM(2004)0115, COM(2005)0044 and COM(2006)0071), |
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having regard to the Community framework strategy on gender equality (2001-2005) (COM(2000)0335) and the Commission's annual reports for 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006 (COM(2001)0179, COM(2002)0258, COM(2003)0098, COM(2004)0115, COM(2005)0044 and COM(2006)0071),

| — | having regard to the European Pact for Gender Equality, adopted by the European Council in March 2006, |
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having regard to the European Pact for Gender Equality, adopted by the European Council in March 2006,

| — | having regard to the common declaration adopted on 4 February 2005 by the ministers of the EU Member States responsible for gender equality policies, |
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having regard to the common declaration adopted on 4 February 2005 by the ministers of the EU Member States responsible for gender equality policies,

| — | having regard to the Roadmap for equality between women and men 2006-2010 (COM(2006)0092), |
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having regard to the Roadmap for equality between women and men 2006-2010 (COM(2006)0092),

| — | having regard to the opinion on gender pay gap adopted by the Advisory Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men on 22 March 2007, |
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having regard to the opinion on gender pay gap adopted by the Advisory Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men on 22 March 2007,

| — | having regard to the framework of actions on gender equality, adopted by the European social partners on 22 March 2005, |
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having regard to the framework of actions on gender equality, adopted by the European social partners on 22 March 2005,

| — | having regard to Article 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (1), |
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having regard to Article 23 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (1),

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

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality and the opinions of the Committee on Regional Development, the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the Committee on Culture and Education (A6-0290/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality and the opinions of the Committee on Regional Development, the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development and the Committee on Culture and Education (A6-0290/2007),

| A. | whereas the Commission and the Member States have recently renewed their commitment to gender equality, namely with the abovementioned Roadmap for equality between women and men and the European Pact for Gender Equality, |
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A.

whereas the Commission and the Member States have recently renewed their commitment to gender equality, namely with the abovementioned Roadmap for equality between women and men and the European Pact for Gender Equality,

| B. | whereas there is a clear gender dimension to the demographic challenge facing Europe and gender equality policies are fundamental to meeting that challenge, |
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B.

whereas there is a clear gender dimension to the demographic challenge facing Europe and gender equality policies are fundamental to meeting that challenge,

| C. | whereas gender mainstreaming means, in practice, assessing how political, administrative and social measures impact on the lives and situations of both women and men and, where necessary, taking responsibility for revisiting those measures with a view to promoting gender equality, |
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C.

whereas gender mainstreaming means, in practice, assessing how political, administrative and social measures impact on the lives and situations of both women and men and, where necessary, taking responsibility for revisiting those measures with a view to promoting gender equality,

| D. | whereas the reconciliation of professional, family and private life for both women and men is essential to promoting the entry, re-entry and permanent presence of women in the labour market; whereas responsibility for children is a responsibility shared between parents irrespective of sex, |
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D.

whereas the reconciliation of professional, family and private life for both women and men is essential to promoting the entry, re-entry and permanent presence of women in the labour market; whereas responsibility for children is a responsibility shared between parents irrespective of sex,

| E. | whereas segregation in education, persistent gender stereotyping in the choice of fields of study and discrimination against girls and young women in education remain widespread and have negative consequences for the comparative position of women in certain sectors of the labour market, particularly those relating to advanced technology, science, research and engineering, |
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E.

whereas segregation in education, persistent gender stereotyping in the choice of fields of study and discrimination against girls and young women in education remain widespread and have negative consequences for the comparative position of women in certain sectors of the labour market, particularly those relating to advanced technology, science, research and engineering,

| F. | whereas, at the European Council of March 2006, the Council once again recognised that policies on gender equality are essential instruments for economic growth, |
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F.

whereas, at the European Council of March 2006, the Council once again recognised that policies on gender equality are essential instruments for economic growth,

| G. | whereas gender mainstreaming is specified as a key requirement in the Lisbon Agenda, and whereas gender mainstreaming is still underdeveloped and often absent from National Action Plans for employment and social inclusion, |
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G.

whereas gender mainstreaming is specified as a key requirement in the Lisbon Agenda, and whereas gender mainstreaming is still underdeveloped and often absent from National Action Plans for employment and social inclusion,

| H. | whereas the Commission's report on equality highlights the positive result achieved as regards female employment rates, in that six million of the eight million jobs created in the EU since 2000 have been taken up by women but states at the same time that there are significant variations in the employment rates of different age groups as well as between occupations, with female employment rates having risen mainly in those sectors where women were already in a majority; whereas it is deplorable that the majority of new jobs for women are part-time jobs and some of them are unsafe and insecure jobs which pay low — and slowly increasing — wages, |
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H.

whereas the Commission's report on equality highlights the positive result achieved as regards female employment rates, in that six million of the eight million jobs created in the EU since 2000 have been taken up by women but states at the same time that there are significant variations in the employment rates of different age groups as well as between occupations, with female employment rates having risen mainly in those sectors where women were already in a majority; whereas it is deplorable that the majority of new jobs for women are part-time jobs and some of them are unsafe and insecure jobs which pay low — and slowly increasing — wages,

| I. | whereas the Commission's report on employment in Europe 2006 shows that 32,3 % of women in employment in the EU have a part-time job compared to only 7,4% of men, |
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whereas the Commission's report on employment in Europe 2006 shows that 32,3 % of women in employment in the EU have a part-time job compared to only 7,4% of men,

| J. | whereas no substantial developments have been made since the previous report with regard to the gender pay gap (which averages at 15 % across the EU and remains up to 30 % in some European countries), which clearly demonstrates that there has been no real progress in the implementation of the principle of equal pay for work of equal value, a principle which was introduced thirty years ago by Council Directive 75/117/EEC of 10 February 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the application of the principle of equal pay for men and women (2); whereas the distribution of wealth between men and women in the EU is also unequal, |
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J.

whereas no substantial developments have been made since the previous report with regard to the gender pay gap (which averages at 15 % across the EU and remains up to 30 % in some European countries), which clearly demonstrates that there has been no real progress in the implementation of the principle of equal pay for work of equal value, a principle which was introduced thirty years ago by Council Directive 75/117/EEC of 10 February 1975 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to the application of the principle of equal pay for men and women (2); whereas the distribution of wealth between men and women in the EU is also unequal,

| K. | whereas a 2003 Eurobarometer survey showed that the main factors deterring fathers from taking on more domestic and family responsibilities are not only of a financial nature but also concern the fear that doing so may have negative consequences for career development, |
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K.

whereas a 2003 Eurobarometer survey showed that the main factors deterring fathers from taking on more domestic and family responsibilities are not only of a financial nature but also concern the fear that doing so may have negative consequences for career development,

| L. | whereas long-term unemployment is proportionally higher among women and whereas responsibility for children aged 5 and under is linked to a higher rate of unemployment than in the case of women without children, |
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L.

whereas long-term unemployment is proportionally higher among women and whereas responsibility for children aged 5 and under is linked to a higher rate of unemployment than in the case of women without children,

| M. | whereas adequate access to services for the care of children, the elderly and other dependants is essential in order to permit the full and equal participation of men and women in the labour market, |
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M.

whereas adequate access to services for the care of children, the elderly and other dependants is essential in order to permit the full and equal participation of men and women in the labour market,

| N. | whereas Member States that have adopted reconciliation policies for both women and men have higher birth rates, a higher percentage of women in the labour market and higher employment rates, |
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N.

whereas Member States that have adopted reconciliation policies for both women and men have higher birth rates, a higher percentage of women in the labour market and higher employment rates,

| O. | whereas social partners play an important role in defining actions for gender equality at the European, national, regional, sectoral and corporate levels, and successful reconciliation policies require a partnership between employers, trade union organisations, employees and public authorities, |
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O.

whereas social partners play an important role in defining actions for gender equality at the European, national, regional, sectoral and corporate levels, and successful reconciliation policies require a partnership between employers, trade union organisations, employees and public authorities,

| P. | whereas best practices show that reconciliation actions at the microeconomic level result in lower staff turnover and absenteeism, higher commitment and productivity, and attract an efficient and motivated workforce, |
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P.

whereas best practices show that reconciliation actions at the microeconomic level result in lower staff turnover and absenteeism, higher commitment and productivity, and attract an efficient and motivated workforce,

| Q. | whereas Article 16(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund (3) provides that the Member States and the Commission are to ensure that equality between men and women and the integration of the gender perspective are promoted during the various stages of implementation of those funds, |
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Q.

whereas Article 16(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund (3) provides that the Member States and the Commission are to ensure that equality between men and women and the integration of the gender perspective are promoted during the various stages of implementation of those funds,

| 1. | Welcomes the efforts of the Commission to intensify its actions promoting equality between women and men; |
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1.

Welcomes the efforts of the Commission to intensify its actions promoting equality between women and men;

| 2. | Welcomes the focus of the Commission's report on equality as regards employment issues such as the gender pay gap, reconciliation and the equal treatment directives, since economic independence for women is one of the priorities of the Roadmap for equality between women and men; |
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2.

Welcomes the focus of the Commission's report on equality as regards employment issues such as the gender pay gap, reconciliation and the equal treatment directives, since economic independence for women is one of the priorities of the Roadmap for equality between women and men;

| 3. | Welcomes the culture of equality in the EU, including the Commission's Roadmap for equality and the Council's Pact for Gender Equality, and calls for its practical implementation by way of concrete measures and allocation of financial resources; |
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3.

Welcomes the culture of equality in the EU, including the Commission's Roadmap for equality and the Council's Pact for Gender Equality, and calls for its practical implementation by way of concrete measures and allocation of financial resources;

| 4. | Stresses that further efforts and additional measures to overcome outdated decision-making and behavioural patterns, particularly in the administrative sector, are required in order to improve gender mainstreaming across policy areas; |
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4.

Stresses that further efforts and additional measures to overcome outdated decision-making and behavioural patterns, particularly in the administrative sector, are required in order to improve gender mainstreaming across policy areas;

| 5. | Points out that gender mainstreaming at EU level is being conducted as a dual strategy seeking to ensure, on the one hand, equality for men and women in all policy and decision-making areas and, on the other, targeted measures to curb discrimination against women; |
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Points out that gender mainstreaming at EU level is being conducted as a dual strategy seeking to ensure, on the one hand, equality for men and women in all policy and decision-making areas and, on the other, targeted measures to curb discrimination against women;

| 6. | Calls on the Commission to propose, in addition to the gender mainstreaming approach, a series of specific measures including awareness-raising campaigns, the exchange of best practices, dialogues with citizens and public-private partnership initiatives; |
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6.

Calls on the Commission to propose, in addition to the gender mainstreaming approach, a series of specific measures including awareness-raising campaigns, the exchange of best practices, dialogues with citizens and public-private partnership initiatives;

| 7. | Recognises the potential of social cohesion policy for promoting equality; |
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7.

Recognises the potential of social cohesion policy for promoting equality;

| 8. | Insists on the need to have a clear and permanent link between the annual reports on equality and the priorities defined in the Roadmap in order to ensure an efficient cycle of planning, monitoring and evaluation of gender equality policies; encourages the Commission to work towards achieving this cycle; |
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Insists on the need to have a clear and permanent link between the annual reports on equality and the priorities defined in the Roadmap in order to ensure an efficient cycle of planning, monitoring and evaluation of gender equality policies; encourages the Commission to work towards achieving this cycle;

| 9. | Recalls its request in its resolution of 2 February 2006 on equality between women and men in the European Union (4) that the Commission monitor compliance by the Member States with the acquis communautaire in the area of equality between women and men in all policies, particularly employment policies but also those concerning access to and the provision of goods and services; calls, therefore, on the Commission to carry out a study on how Member States implement Community legislation in the area of equality and to take appropriate action in the event of non-transposition or infringement; |
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Recalls its request in its resolution of 2 February 2006 on equality between women and men in the European Union (4) that the Commission monitor compliance by the Member States with the acquis communautaire in the area of equality between women and men in all policies, particularly employment policies but also those concerning access to and the provision of goods and services; calls, therefore, on the Commission to carry out a study on how Member States implement Community legislation in the area of equality and to take appropriate action in the event of non-transposition or infringement;

| 10. | Calls on the Member States to support the Commission in monitoring the implementation of national measures in order to assess the effectiveness of policies and whether the principle of equality is being upheld, in particular with regard to statutory entitlements and pension and social security schemes; |
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10.

Calls on the Member States to support the Commission in monitoring the implementation of national measures in order to assess the effectiveness of policies and whether the principle of equality is being upheld, in particular with regard to statutory entitlements and pension and social security schemes;

| 11. | Calls on the Member States to propose specific measures to combat inequalities between women and men caused by interrupted patterns of employment resulting, in particular, from maternity leave or leave to care for dependants and to reduce their negative effects on careers, wages and pension entitlements, and to work towards gender-neutral wages and pensions; calls on the Commission to find appropriate means to combat the gender segregation of the labour market and to facilitate women's entry into non-traditional sectors; |
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Calls on the Member States to propose specific measures to combat inequalities between women and men caused by interrupted patterns of employment resulting, in particular, from maternity leave or leave to care for dependants and to reduce their negative effects on careers, wages and pension entitlements, and to work towards gender-neutral wages and pensions; calls on the Commission to find appropriate means to combat the gender segregation of the labour market and to facilitate women's entry into non-traditional sectors;

| 12. | Calls on the Commission to carry out gender analysis and mainstreaming in order to establish the impact of pension reforms on women's lives in the EU, with the aim of individualising pensions rights and social security and tax systems; |
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12.

Calls on the Commission to carry out gender analysis and mainstreaming in order to establish the impact of pension reforms on women's lives in the EU, with the aim of individualising pensions rights and social security and tax systems;

| 13. | Welcomes the consultation procedure with the social partners launched by the Commission in order to improve both the legislative and non-legislative frameworks for reconciling professional, family and private life; encourages the Commission to launch forthwith the second phase of the consultation; |
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13.

Welcomes the consultation procedure with the social partners launched by the Commission in order to improve both the legislative and non-legislative frameworks for reconciling professional, family and private life; encourages the Commission to launch forthwith the second phase of the consultation;

| 14. | Calls on the Commission to gather information on, and disseminate best practice examples of policies relating to the working environment which allow for an effective work-life balance and which include measures for fostering greater involvement by men in family life; calls on the Member States and the social partners to take the necessary measures to be able partly to prevent, and partly to intervene, in order to deal with sexual and moral harassment in the workplace; insists that women must be supported in their professional careers; urges the Commission and the Member States to take measures to reduce the gender pay gap and to promote both parental leave for men and paternity leave; |
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14.

Calls on the Commission to gather information on, and disseminate best practice examples of policies relating to the working environment which allow for an effective work-life balance and which include measures for fostering greater involvement by men in family life; calls on the Member States and the social partners to take the necessary measures to be able partly to prevent, and partly to intervene, in order to deal with sexual and moral harassment in the workplace; insists that women must be supported in their professional careers; urges the Commission and the Member States to take measures to reduce the gender pay gap and to promote both parental leave for men and paternity leave;

| 15. | Notes that the reconciliation of work, private and family life is an important issue and one of the keys to increasing employment and reducing the burden of demographic ageing; points out that all policies in this area must be based on the principle of free personal choice and be geared to the various stages in life; |
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15.

Notes that the reconciliation of work, private and family life is an important issue and one of the keys to increasing employment and reducing the burden of demographic ageing; points out that all policies in this area must be based on the principle of free personal choice and be geared to the various stages in life;

| 16. | Regrets the fact that the Commission omitted to consult the social partners when drafting the Green Paper on modernising labour law (COM(2006)0708); |
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16.

Regrets the fact that the Commission omitted to consult the social partners when drafting the Green Paper on modernising labour law (COM(2006)0708);

| 17. | Notes that globalisation has been a force for good, allowing women all over the world to reach their potential, namely through improved access to education and health-care; notes, however, that trade liberalisation has created contradictory and simultaneous trends, on the one hand effectively promoting the formalisation of labour relations in a number of areas, and, on the other, expanding the informal economy through new types of work and income for women, such as home-based work, sub-contracting and micro-enterprises; |
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17.

Notes that globalisation has been a force for good, allowing women all over the world to reach their potential, namely through improved access to education and health-care; notes, however, that trade liberalisation has created contradictory and simultaneous trends, on the one hand effectively promoting the formalisation of labour relations in a number of areas, and, on the other, expanding the informal economy through new types of work and income for women, such as home-based work, sub-contracting and micro-enterprises;

| 18. | Notes that one effect of increased globalisation is the feminisation of poverty and that thorough research should be carried out in order to ascertain the total impact of globalisation on women's ability to earn a living; |
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18.

Notes that one effect of increased globalisation is the feminisation of poverty and that thorough research should be carried out in order to ascertain the total impact of globalisation on women's ability to earn a living;

| 19. | Calls on the Commission to ensure that all future trade agreements, for example those within the framework of the WTO, are also scrutinised in the light of gender issues; |
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19.

Calls on the Commission to ensure that all future trade agreements, for example those within the framework of the WTO, are also scrutinised in the light of gender issues;

| 20. | Calls on the Commission to focus specifically on the barriers deterring women from gaining access to top jobs, in order to assess the structural dimension of this phenomenon; welcomes, therefore, measures to help women enter the labour market on an equal par with men and to promote female entrepreneurship and insists on the importance of eliminating existing prejudices and gender discrimination regarding the competitiveness and employability of women, especially in high-level jobs; |
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20.

Calls on the Commission to focus specifically on the barriers deterring women from gaining access to top jobs, in order to assess the structural dimension of this phenomenon; welcomes, therefore, measures to help women enter the labour market on an equal par with men and to promote female entrepreneurship and insists on the importance of eliminating existing prejudices and gender discrimination regarding the competitiveness and employability of women, especially in high-level jobs;

| 21. | Emphasises the need to address the major democratic deficit relating to women's under-representation in political decision-making, and calls on the Member States to investigate the factors that prevent women from participating fully in the political arena and from gaining senior management roles in all levels of public administration, and calls for measures to be taken to remedy such situations; |
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21.

Emphasises the need to address the major democratic deficit relating to women's under-representation in political decision-making, and calls on the Member States to investigate the factors that prevent women from participating fully in the political arena and from gaining senior management roles in all levels of public administration, and calls for measures to be taken to remedy such situations;

| 22. | Calls for specific attention to be paid to the situation of women belonging to ethnic minorities and of female immigrants, as their marginalisation is reinforced by multiple discrimination from both outside and within their own communities; recommends the adoption of national integrated action plans in order to effectively tackle multiple discrimination, especially where different bodies deal with discrimination issues in a particular Member State; |
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22.

Calls for specific attention to be paid to the situation of women belonging to ethnic minorities and of female immigrants, as their marginalisation is reinforced by multiple discrimination from both outside and within their own communities; recommends the adoption of national integrated action plans in order to effectively tackle multiple discrimination, especially where different bodies deal with discrimination issues in a particular Member State;

| 23. | Highlights the importance of ensuring that immigrants entering the EU are aware of the values and existing laws and social conventions relating to gender equality in the society of the host country so as to avoid situations of discrimination which result from a lack of cultural awareness; |
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23.

Highlights the importance of ensuring that immigrants entering the EU are aware of the values and existing laws and social conventions relating to gender equality in the society of the host country so as to avoid situations of discrimination which result from a lack of cultural awareness;

| 24. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to intensify the exchange of best practices on nondiscrimination in the labour market in order to foster the equality-efficiency dynamic in respect of national specificities; |
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24.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States to intensify the exchange of best practices on nondiscrimination in the labour market in order to foster the equality-efficiency dynamic in respect of national specificities;

| 25. | Calls on the Member States to develop specific gender-equality objectives and targets within the EU Social Inclusion Strategy in order to combat poverty and social exclusion, including a set of policy actions to support non-traditional and one-parent families, and specific policy actions in support of groups of women who are at a high risk of poverty and social exclusion, such as migrants, refugees, ethnic minority women, older women and disabled women; |
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25.

Calls on the Member States to develop specific gender-equality objectives and targets within the EU Social Inclusion Strategy in order to combat poverty and social exclusion, including a set of policy actions to support non-traditional and one-parent families, and specific policy actions in support of groups of women who are at a high risk of poverty and social exclusion, such as migrants, refugees, ethnic minority women, older women and disabled women;

| 26. | Urges the Commission to cooperate with Member States in the collection of relevant data and in the enforcement of measures that could prevent human trafficking for sexual exploitation and forced labour; |
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26.

Urges the Commission to cooperate with Member States in the collection of relevant data and in the enforcement of measures that could prevent human trafficking for sexual exploitation and forced labour;

| 27. | Calls on the Commission to focus on instruments and mechanisms for preventing the exploitation of migrant workers, including the recognition and enforcement of fundamental human rights of irregular migrants instead of relying on repression; |
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27.

Calls on the Commission to focus on instruments and mechanisms for preventing the exploitation of migrant workers, including the recognition and enforcement of fundamental human rights of irregular migrants instead of relying on repression;

| 28. | Urges the Member States to mutualise the costs of maternity and parental leave allowances in order to ensure that women no longer represent a more costly source of labour than men; |
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28.

Urges the Member States to mutualise the costs of maternity and parental leave allowances in order to ensure that women no longer represent a more costly source of labour than men;

| 29. | Calls on the Member States to combat, in conjunction with both sides of industry, discrimination against pregnant women in the labour market and to take all necessary steps to ensure a high level of protection for mothers; calls on the Commission to make a more detailed assessment of compliance with Community law in this area and to determine whether it needs to be revised; |
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29.

Calls on the Member States to combat, in conjunction with both sides of industry, discrimination against pregnant women in the labour market and to take all necessary steps to ensure a high level of protection for mothers; calls on the Commission to make a more detailed assessment of compliance with Community law in this area and to determine whether it needs to be revised;

| 30. | Notes with concern that, despite all the progress made, women, especially elderly women and single mothers, are still at risk of exclusion and poverty; |
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30.

Notes with concern that, despite all the progress made, women, especially elderly women and single mothers, are still at risk of exclusion and poverty;

| 31. | Calls on the Member States and the social partners to pursue the objective of making it possible for all women who seek full-time work to be offered such work rather than part-time jobs, which are often unsafe and insecure; |
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31.

Calls on the Member States and the social partners to pursue the objective of making it possible for all women who seek full-time work to be offered such work rather than part-time jobs, which are often unsafe and insecure;

| 32. | Welcomes the Commission's efforts to give new impetus to reaching the targets agreed upon by the 2002 European Council in Barcelona, of eliminating obstacles to the equal participation of women and men in the labour market and of introducing, by 2010, childcare for 90 % of children between the age of three and mandatory school age, and at least 33 % of children under three years old, particularly through the use of structural funds; encourages the Commission to present in 2008, as planned, a communication setting out further steps to be taken at all levels in order to reach these targets; considers that the aim should be to give all children the right to high-quality care, incorporating an educational element; |
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32.

Welcomes the Commission's efforts to give new impetus to reaching the targets agreed upon by the 2002 European Council in Barcelona, of eliminating obstacles to the equal participation of women and men in the labour market and of introducing, by 2010, childcare for 90 % of children between the age of three and mandatory school age, and at least 33 % of children under three years old, particularly through the use of structural funds; encourages the Commission to present in 2008, as planned, a communication setting out further steps to be taken at all levels in order to reach these targets; considers that the aim should be to give all children the right to high-quality care, incorporating an educational element;

| 33. | Considers that Member States have a responsibility to ensure that everybody who requires geriatric care or care on grounds of illness or disability has access to high-quality care and treatment; |
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33.

Considers that Member States have a responsibility to ensure that everybody who requires geriatric care or care on grounds of illness or disability has access to high-quality care and treatment;

| 34. | Insists on the need to develop policies that focus on combating gender stereotypes in education from an early age, including eliminating them from school curricula and textbooks, providing awareness training to teachers and students and encouraging boys and girls to embrace non-traditional educational paths; |
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34.

Insists on the need to develop policies that focus on combating gender stereotypes in education from an early age, including eliminating them from school curricula and textbooks, providing awareness training to teachers and students and encouraging boys and girls to embrace non-traditional educational paths;

| 35. | Calls on the Commission to establish a dialogue with, and provide encouragement to, the media, given their influential role in the field of social responsibility, in order to promote gender equality and prevent the stereotyped portrayal of women and men; |
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35.

Calls on the Commission to establish a dialogue with, and provide encouragement to, the media, given their influential role in the field of social responsibility, in order to promote gender equality and prevent the stereotyped portrayal of women and men;

| 36. | Recommends the development of pan-European measures in order to increase awareness of a zerotolerance stance towards sexist insults and degrading representations of women in the media and in commercial communications; |
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36.

Recommends the development of pan-European measures in order to increase awareness of a zerotolerance stance towards sexist insults and degrading representations of women in the media and in commercial communications;

| 37. | Recommends that the different individual needs of girls and boys, in terms of their development, should be taken into account to a greater extent in education, and that, in doing so, stereotypes should be counteracted; |
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37.

Recommends that the different individual needs of girls and boys, in terms of their development, should be taken into account to a greater extent in education, and that, in doing so, stereotypes should be counteracted;

| 38. | Considers that the labour market in most EU countries does not adequately reflect the superior level of education reached by women nor does it reflect women's better academic performance; |
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38.

Considers that the labour market in most EU countries does not adequately reflect the superior level of education reached by women nor does it reflect women's better academic performance;

| 39. | Recommends working towards ensuring that school education promotes knowledge and fixes sensible criteria in order to make it possible to achieve freedom, personal autonomy, as well as equity so as to achieve social inclusion for women; further believes that so-called key competences, such as an entrepreneurial attitude and a scientific and technological approach, should be reinforced, especially among women; |
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39.

Recommends working towards ensuring that school education promotes knowledge and fixes sensible criteria in order to make it possible to achieve freedom, personal autonomy, as well as equity so as to achieve social inclusion for women; further believes that so-called key competences, such as an entrepreneurial attitude and a scientific and technological approach, should be reinforced, especially among women;

| 40. | Stresses the need for training measures to be provided during parental leave in order to help women cope with changing job requirements; |
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40.

Stresses the need for training measures to be provided during parental leave in order to help women cope with changing job requirements;

| 41. | Observes the importance of having adequate comparable statistics and, in this context, deplores the invisibility of certain categories of person in European statistics, for example partners working on family farms
  ,
  who, if they are women, are generally recorded as ‘housewives’; calls on Eurostat to include this category of person in its statistics in order to raise the profile of women's work; |
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41.

Observes the importance of having adequate comparable statistics and, in this context, deplores the invisibility of certain categories of person in European statistics, for example partners working on family farms
  ,
  who, if they are women, are generally recorded as ‘housewives’; calls on Eurostat to include this category of person in its statistics in order to raise the profile of women's work;

| 42. | Stresses that, in the agricultural sector, women often do a significant proportion of the work as family workers; considers that this work could also be appropriately taken into account in rural development policy; |
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42.

Stresses that, in the agricultural sector, women often do a significant proportion of the work as family workers; considers that this work could also be appropriately taken into account in rural development policy;

| 43. | Draws attention to the large number of (mostly female) partners working on family farms, whose legal status is uncertain in many Member States, which can give rise to specific financial and legal problems with regard to access to maternity leave and sick leave, the accumulation of pension entitlements and access to social security, as well as in the event of divorce; |
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43.

Draws attention to the large number of (mostly female) partners working on family farms, whose legal status is uncertain in many Member States, which can give rise to specific financial and legal problems with regard to access to maternity leave and sick leave, the accumulation of pension entitlements and access to social security, as well as in the event of divorce;

| 44. | Stresses the need to improve the legal status of women working in the agricultural sector, both in relation to social security, by ensuring that they all have direct access thereto, and in relation to their role on the farms themselves, with particular emphasis on co-ownership of family farms, access to loans, and their rights in the context of inheritance law; |
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44.

Stresses the need to improve the legal status of women working in the agricultural sector, both in relation to social security, by ensuring that they all have direct access thereto, and in relation to their role on the farms themselves, with particular emphasis on co-ownership of family farms, access to loans, and their rights in the context of inheritance law;

| 45. | Draws attention in this connection to its resolution of 21 February 1997 on the situation of the assisting spouses of the self-employed (5), in which it called for an improvement in the circumstances of assisting spouses in agriculture, to be achieved by strengthening Council Directive 86/613/EEC of 11 December 1986 on the application of the principle of equal treatment between men and women engaged in an activity, including agriculture, in a self-employed capacity, and on the protection of selfemployed women during pregnancy and motherhood (6), to that end laying down a legal status for assisting spouses whereby, instead of being denied recognition as workers, they would belong to social security schemes in order to qualify for sickness, invalidity, and accident insurance and an old age pension; |
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45.

Draws attention in this connection to its resolution of 21 February 1997 on the situation of the assisting spouses of the self-employed (5), in which it called for an improvement in the circumstances of assisting spouses in agriculture, to be achieved by strengthening Council Directive 86/613/EEC of 11 December 1986 on the application of the principle of equal treatment between men and women engaged in an activity, including agriculture, in a self-employed capacity, and on the protection of selfemployed women during pregnancy and motherhood (6), to that end laying down a legal status for assisting spouses whereby, instead of being denied recognition as workers, they would belong to social security schemes in order to qualify for sickness, invalidity, and accident insurance and an old age pension;

| 46. | Draws attention to the high levels of poverty and degrees of isolation affecting women in some rural areas; points to the need for effective measures to guarantee equal opportunities for women, an aim which should be central to all the measures provided for under the common agricultural policy and to other relevant Community policies; |
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46.

Draws attention to the high levels of poverty and degrees of isolation affecting women in some rural areas; points to the need for effective measures to guarantee equal opportunities for women, an aim which should be central to all the measures provided for under the common agricultural policy and to other relevant Community policies;

| 47. | Considers it vital to improve the quality of life for women living in rural areas by enabling them to gain access more easily to education and vocational training, lifelong learning, new media infrastructures, the necessary efficient local public health services, and locally based facilities and amenities for children and families, including crèches, nurseries, schools, arts centres, and markets; |
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47.

Considers it vital to improve the quality of life for women living in rural areas by enabling them to gain access more easily to education and vocational training, lifelong learning, new media infrastructures, the necessary efficient local public health services, and locally based facilities and amenities for children and families, including crèches, nurseries, schools, arts centres, and markets;

| 48. | Emphasises the need for the European Social Fund to support specific measures that improve women's access to, and participation in, the labour market as well as gender mainstreaming; considers that regional funds should have a gender budget line (gender budgeting) for the funding of measures designed to promote gender equality and surveys assessing the impact of policies relating to the situation of women; |
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48.

Emphasises the need for the European Social Fund to support specific measures that improve women's access to, and participation in, the labour market as well as gender mainstreaming; considers that regional funds should have a gender budget line (gender budgeting) for the funding of measures designed to promote gender equality and surveys assessing the impact of policies relating to the situation of women;

| 49. | Recalls that there is a need to incorporate new approaches and innovative instruments into regional development strategies and stresses the need to provide training in gender mainstreaming methodology and tools for decision-makers at regional and local levels; calls on the Commission to further develop its guidelines for the administrative sector on gender mainstreaming for structural fund purposes; |
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49.

Recalls that there is a need to incorporate new approaches and innovative instruments into regional development strategies and stresses the need to provide training in gender mainstreaming methodology and tools for decision-makers at regional and local levels; calls on the Commission to further develop its guidelines for the administrative sector on gender mainstreaming for structural fund purposes;

| 50. | 50 Asks the Commission, with the help of the European Institute for Gender Equality, to include facts and statistics from acceding and candidate countries in future annual reports on equality between women and men; |
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50.

50 Asks the Commission, with the help of the European Institute for Gender Equality, to include facts and statistics from acceding and candidate countries in future annual reports on equality between women and men;

| 51. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and to the governments and parliaments of the Member States. |
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51.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, 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 45, 19.2.1975, p. 19.

(3)  OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25.

(4)  OJ C 288 E, 25.11.2006, p. 73.

(5)  OJ C 85, 17.3.1997, p. 186.

(6)  OJ L 359, 19.12.1986, p. 56.

Corrigendum to the position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 25 April 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights

(
  Official Journal of the European Union, C 74 E, 20 March 2008
  )

Parliament's position should read as follows:

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 25 April 2007 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2007/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on criminal measures aimed at ensuring the enforcement of intellectual property rights

(Text with EEA relevance)

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 95 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (1),

Having regard to the opinion of the Committee of the Regions (1),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),

Whereas:

| (1) | The Green Paper on the fight against counterfeiting and piracy in the Single Market presented by the Commission on 15 October 1998 noted that counterfeiting and piracy had grown into an international phenomenon with major repercussions at economic and social level and in terms of consumer protection, especially as regards public health and safety. An action plan was drawn up as part of the follow-up to the Green Paper and was included in a communication on the same subject from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee on 30 November 2000. |
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(1)

The Green Paper on the fight against counterfeiting and piracy in the Single Market presented by the Commission on 15 October 1998 noted that counterfeiting and piracy had grown into an international phenomenon with major repercussions at economic and social level and in terms of consumer protection, especially as regards public health and safety. An action plan was drawn up as part of the follow-up to the Green Paper and was included in a communication on the same subject from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee on 30 November 2000.

| (2) | In its conclusions, the Brussels European Council of 20 and 21 March 2003 invited the Commission and the Member States to improve exploitation of intellectual property rights by taking forward measures against counterfeiting and piracy. |
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(2)

In its conclusions, the Brussels European Council of 20 and 21 March 2003 invited the Commission and the Member States to improve exploitation of intellectual property rights by taking forward measures against counterfeiting and piracy.

| (3) | At international level, all Member States, as well as the Community itself, as regards matters within its competence, are bound by the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (the ‘TRIPS Agreement’), concluded in the framework of the World Trade Organization and approved by Council Decision 94/800/EC (3). The TRIPS Agreement contains, in particular, provisions on criminal matters which are common standards applicable at international level, but the disparities between Member States are still too great, and they do not permit effective combating of intellectual property offences, particularly the most serious ones. This causes a loss of confidence in the Internal Market in business circles, with a consequent reduction in investment in innovation and creation. |
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(3)

At international level, all Member States, as well as the Community itself, as regards matters within its competence, are bound by the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (the ‘TRIPS Agreement’), concluded in the framework of the World Trade Organization and approved by Council Decision 94/800/EC (3). The TRIPS Agreement contains, in particular, provisions on criminal matters which are common standards applicable at international level, but the disparities between Member States are still too great, and they do not permit effective combating of intellectual property offences, particularly the most serious ones. This causes a loss of confidence in the Internal Market in business circles, with a consequent reduction in investment in innovation and creation.

| (4) | The Commission also adopted, in November 2004, an Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Strategy towards third countries. |
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(4)

The Commission also adopted, in November 2004, an Intellectual Property Rights Enforcement Strategy towards third countries.

| (5) | Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights (4) lays down measures, procedures and civil and administrative remedies. A sufficiently dissuasive set of penalties applicable throughout the Community is needed to make the provisions laid down in that Directive complete. Certain criminal provisions need to be harmonised so that counterfeiting and piracy in the internal market can be combated effectively. The Community legislature has the power to take the criminal-law measures that are necessary to guarantee the full effectiveness of the rules it lays down on the protection of intellectual property
  , as defined by this Directive, other than patents
  . |
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(5)

Directive 2004/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the enforcement of intellectual property rights (4) lays down measures, procedures and civil and administrative remedies. A sufficiently dissuasive set of penalties applicable throughout the Community is needed to make the provisions laid down in that Directive complete. Certain criminal provisions need to be harmonised so that counterfeiting and piracy in the internal market can be combated effectively. The Community legislature has the power to take the criminal-law measures that are necessary to guarantee the full effectiveness of the rules it lays down on the protection of intellectual property
  , as defined by this Directive, other than patents
  .

| (6) | Building on the Commission Communication on a customs response to counterfeiting and piracy adopted in October 2005, the Council adopted a Resolution on 13 March 2006, in which it underlined that the Lisbon Strategy objectives ‘can only be achieved through a well-functioning internal market with adequate measures to encourage investment in the knowledge-based economy’ and recognised‘the threat posed by the serious growth in counterfeiting and piracy to the Union's knowledge-based economy and in particular to health and safety (...)’. |
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(6)

Building on the Commission Communication on a customs response to counterfeiting and piracy adopted in October 2005, the Council adopted a Resolution on 13 March 2006, in which it underlined that the Lisbon Strategy objectives ‘can only be achieved through a well-functioning internal market with adequate measures to encourage investment in the knowledge-based economy’ and recognised‘the threat posed by the serious growth in counterfeiting and piracy to the Union's knowledge-based economy and in particular to health and safety (...)’.

| (7) | In its resolution of 7 September 2006 on counterfeiting of medicinal products, the European Parliament took the view that the European Community should equip itself as a matter of urgency with the means to combat effectively illicit practices in the area of piracy and the counterfeiting of medicines. |
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(7)

In its resolution of 7 September 2006 on counterfeiting of medicinal products, the European Parliament took the view that the European Community should equip itself as a matter of urgency with the means to combat effectively illicit practices in the area of piracy and the counterfeiting of medicines.

| (8) | The level of sentencing for natural and legal persons who have committed such offences must be harmonised. In particular, the rules on prison sentences, fines and confiscation must be harmonised. |
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(8)

The level of sentencing for natural and legal persons who have committed such offences must be harmonised. In particular, the rules on prison sentences, fines and confiscation must be harmonised.

| (9) | In respect of persons accused of committing the offences laid down in this Directive, and in establishing their intention to infringe the intellectual property right in question, account should be taken of the extent to which the accused had, in advance of the infringement, substantial grounds to plead that the intellectual property right in question was invalid. |
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(9)

In respect of persons accused of committing the offences laid down in this Directive, and in establishing their intention to infringe the intellectual property right in question, account should be taken of the extent to which the accused had, in advance of the infringement, substantial grounds to plead that the intellectual property right in question was invalid.

| (10) | Provisions must be laid down to facilitate criminal investigations. The Member States must ensure
  the cooperation of the holders of intellectual property rights with the joint investigation teams in accordance with the arrangements provided for in Council Framework Decision 2002/465/JHA of 13 June 2002 on joint investigation teams (5). The involvement of
  the holders of intellectual property rights concerned
  should constitute a supporting role that will not interfere with the neutrality of the state investigations
  . |
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(10)

Provisions must be laid down to facilitate criminal investigations. The Member States must ensure
  the cooperation of the holders of intellectual property rights with the joint investigation teams in accordance with the arrangements provided for in Council Framework Decision 2002/465/JHA of 13 June 2002 on joint investigation teams (5). The involvement of
  the holders of intellectual property rights concerned
  should constitute a supporting role that will not interfere with the neutrality of the state investigations
  .

| (11) | To facilitate investigations or criminal proceedings concerning intellectual property offences, these may not be dependent on a report or accusation made by a person subjected to the offence. |
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(11)

To facilitate investigations or criminal proceedings concerning intellectual property offences, these may not be dependent on a report or accusation made by a person subjected to the offence.

| (12) | The rights enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union should be fully respected when criminal acts and penalties are defined, during investigations and in the course of judicial proceedings. |
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(12)

The rights enshrined in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union should be fully respected when criminal acts and penalties are defined, during investigations and in the course of judicial proceedings.

| (13) | This Directive does not affect specific liability systems such as laid down for Internet service providers
  by
  Directive 2000/31/EC
  of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000
  on
  certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular
  electronic commerce
  , in the Internal Market

   (6)

  and by Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society (7). |
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(13)

This Directive does not affect specific liability systems such as laid down for Internet service providers
  by
  Directive 2000/31/EC
  of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2000
  on
  certain legal aspects of information society services, in particular
  electronic commerce
  , in the Internal Market

   (6)

  and by Directive 2001/29/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2001 on the harmonisation of certain aspects of copyright and related rights in the information society (7).

| (14) | Since the objective of this Directive cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States acting alone and can therefore be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective. |
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(14)

Since the objective of this Directive cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States acting alone and can therefore be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.

| (15) | This Directive respects fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. In particular, this Directive seeks to ensure full respect for intellectual property, in accordance with Article 17(2) of the Charter. |
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(15)

This Directive respects fundamental rights and observes the principles recognised by the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union. In particular, this Directive seeks to ensure full respect for intellectual property, in accordance with Article 17(2) of the Charter.

| (16) | It is necessary to ensure adequate protection of intellectual property rights in the audiovisual sector, as indicated by Directive 98/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 1998 on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access (8), |
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(16)

It is necessary to ensure adequate protection of intellectual property rights in the audiovisual sector, as indicated by Directive 98/84/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 November 1998 on the legal protection of services based on, or consisting of, conditional access (8),

HAVE ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Article 1

Objective and scope

This Directive lays down the criminal measures necessary to ensure the enforcement of intellectual property rights
  , as defined below, in the context of counterfeiting and piracy
  .

Those measures shall apply to intellectual property rights
  , other than patents,
  provided for in Community
  legislation.

Industrial property rights under a patent shall be excluded from the provisions of this Directive.

In particular, this Directive does not apply to any infringement of an intellectual property right related to:

| — | patent rights, utility models and plant variety rights, including rights derived from supplementary protection certificates; |
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—

patent rights, utility models and plant variety rights, including rights derived from supplementary protection certificates;

| — | parallel imports of original goods from a third country which have been allowed by the rightholder. |
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—

parallel imports of original goods from a third country which have been allowed by the rightholder.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purposes of this
  Directive:

| (a) | ‘intellectual property rights’ means one or more of the following rights:








  — | copyright, |
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(a)

‘intellectual property rights’ means one or more of the following rights:

—

copyright,

| — | rights related to copyright, |
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—

rights related to copyright,

| — | the sui generis right of a database maker, |
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—

the sui generis right of a database maker,

| — | rights of the creator of the topographies of a semiconductor product, |
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—

rights of the creator of the topographies of a semiconductor product,

| — | trademark rights, in so far as extending to them the protection of criminal law is not inimical to free market rules and research activities, |
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—

trademark rights, in so far as extending to them the protection of criminal law is not inimical to free market rules and research activities,

| — | design rights, |
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—

design rights,

| — | geographical indications, |
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—

geographical indications,

| — | trade names, in so far as these are protected as exclusive property rights in the national law concerned, |
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—

trade names, in so far as these are protected as exclusive property rights in the national law concerned,

| — | and in any event the rights, in so far as provision is made for them at Community level, in respect of goods within the meaning of Article 2(1)(a) and (b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003 of 22 July 2003 concerning customs action against goods suspected of infringing certain intellectual property rights and the measures to be taken against goods found to have infringed such rights (9), and in any event with the exclusion of patents; |
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—

and in any event the rights, in so far as provision is made for them at Community level, in respect of goods within the meaning of Article 2(1)(a) and (b) of Council Regulation (EC) No 1383/2003 of 22 July 2003 concerning customs action against goods suspected of infringing certain intellectual property rights and the measures to be taken against goods found to have infringed such rights (9), and in any event with the exclusion of patents;

| (b) | ‘infringements on a commercial scale’ means any infringement of an intellectual property right committed to obtain a commercial advantage; this excludes acts carried out by private users for personal and not-for-profit purposes; |
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(b)

‘infringements on a commercial scale’ means any infringement of an intellectual property right committed to obtain a commercial advantage; this excludes acts carried out by private users for personal and not-for-profit purposes;

| (c) | ‘intentional infringements of an intellectual property right’ means any deliberate and conscious infringement of the right concerned for the purpose of obtaining an economic advantage on a commercial scale; |
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(c)

‘intentional infringements of an intellectual property right’ means any deliberate and conscious infringement of the right concerned for the purpose of obtaining an economic advantage on a commercial scale;

| (d) | ‘legal person’ means any legal entity having such status under the applicable national law, except for States or any other public bodies acting in the exercise of their prerogative of public power, as well as public international organisations. |
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(d)

‘legal person’ means any legal entity having such status under the applicable national law, except for States or any other public bodies acting in the exercise of their prerogative of public power, as well as public international organisations.

Article 3

Offences

Member States shall ensure that all intentional infringements of an intellectual property right on a commercial scale,
  and aiding
  or abetting and inciting
  the actual infringement
  , are treated as criminal offences.

Criminal sanctions shall not be applied in cases of parallel importation of original goods which have been marketed with the agreement of the right-holder in a country outside the European Union.

Member States shall ensure that the fair use of a protected work, including such use by reproduction in copies or audio or by any other means, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship or research, does not constitute a criminal offence.

Article 4

Nature of penalties

1.   For the offences referred to in Article 3, the Member States shall provide for the following penalties:

| (a) | for natural persons: custodial sentences; |
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(a)

for natural persons: custodial sentences;

| (b) | for natural and legal persons:






  (i) | criminal
  fines
  for natural persons and criminal or non-criminal fines for legal persons
  ; |
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(b)

for natural and legal persons:

(i)

criminal
  fines
  for natural persons and criminal or non-criminal fines for legal persons
  ;

| (ii) | confiscation of the object, instruments and products stemming from infringements or of goods whose value corresponds to those products. |
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(ii)

confiscation of the object, instruments and products stemming from infringements or of goods whose value corresponds to those products.

2.   For the offences referred to in Article 3, the Member States shall provide that the following penalties are also available in appropriate cases:

| (a) | destruction of the goods
  , including materials or equipment used for
  infringing an intellectual property right; |
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(a)

destruction of the goods
  , including materials or equipment used for
  infringing an intellectual property right;

| (b) | total or partial closure, on a permanent or temporary basis, of the establishment
  used to
  commit the offence; |
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(b)

total or partial closure, on a permanent or temporary basis, of the establishment
  used to
  commit the offence;

| (c) | a permanent or temporary ban on engaging in commercial activities; |
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(c)

a permanent or temporary ban on engaging in commercial activities;

| (d) | placing under judicial supervision; |
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(d)

placing under judicial supervision;

| (e) | judicial winding-up; |
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(e)

judicial winding-up;

| (f) | a ban on access to public assistance or subsidies; |
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(f)

a ban on access to public assistance or subsidies;

| (g) | publication of judicial decisions
  ; |
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(g)

publication of judicial decisions
  ;

| (h) | an order requiring the infringer to pay the costs of keeping seized goods
  . |
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(h)

an order requiring the infringer to pay the costs of keeping seized goods
  .

Article 5

Level of penalties

1.   Each Member State shall take the necessary measures to ensure that, when committed by natural persons, the offences referred to in Article 3 are punishable by a maximum sentence of at least four years' imprisonment
  where they are serious crimes within the meaning of Article 3(5) of Directive 2005/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 October 2005 on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing (10) or are
  committed under the aegis of a criminal organisation within the meaning of Framework Decision 2007/.../JHA on the fight against organised crime, or where they carry a health or safety risk.

2.   Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that, when committed by natural persons or legal entities, the offences referred to in Article 3 are punishable by effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties. These penalties shall include criminal and non-criminal fines:

| (a) | to a maximum of at least EUR 100 000 for cases other than
  those referred to in paragraph 1
  ; |
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(a)

to a maximum of at least EUR 100 000 for cases other than
  those referred to in paragraph 1
  ;

| (b) | to a maximum of at least EUR 300 000 for cases referred to in paragraph 1. |
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(b)

to a maximum of at least EUR 300 000 for cases referred to in paragraph 1.

3.
     
  Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that repeated offences within the meaning of Article 3 committed by natural and legal persons in a Member State other than their country of origin or domicile are taken into account when determining the level of penalties in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of this Article.

Article 6

Extended powers of confiscation

Member States shall take the necessary measures to allow the total or partial confiscation of goods belonging to convicted natural or legal persons in accordance with Article 3 of Council Framework Decision 2005/212/JHA of 24 February 2005 on Confiscation of Crime-Related Proceeds, Instrumentalities and Property (11), where the offences are
  serious crimes within the meaning of Article 3(5) of Directive 2005/60/EC or are
  committed under the aegis of a criminal organisation within the meaning of Framework Decision 2007/.../JHA on the fight against organised crime, or where they carry a health or safety risk.

Article 7

Misuse of rights

Member States shall ensure that, through criminal, civil and procedural measures, the misuse of threats of criminal sanctions is prohibited and made subject to penalties.

Member States shall prohibit procedural misuse, especially where criminal measures are employed for the enforcement of the requirements of civil law.

Article 8

Rights of defendants

Member States shall ensure that the rights of defendants are duly protected and guaranteed.

Article 9

Joint investigation teams

1.
     Member States must ensure that the holders of intellectual property rights concerned, or their representatives, and experts, are allowed to assist the investigations carried out by joint investigation teams into the offences referred to in Article 3.

2.
     
  Member States shall put in place adequate safeguards to ensure that such assistance does not compromise the rights of the accused person, for example by affecting the accuracy, integrity or impartiality of evidence.

3.
     
  Article 8 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, which concerns the protection of personal data, and Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (12), shall be fully respected in the course of investigations and judicial proceedings.

Article 10

Right to receive information from law enforcement authorities

Member States shall provide that, where law enforcement authorities seize infringing items or obtain other evidence of infringement, the authorities make such evidence available for use in pending or contemplated civil proceedings against the alleged infringer brought by the right-holder before a court of competent jurisdiction within the European Union, and, where practicable, that those authorities inform the right-holder concerned or his representative that they are in possession of such items or evidence. Member States may require that any such provision of evidence to the right-holder be made subject to reasonable access, security or other requirements so as to ensure the integrity of the evidence and to avoid prejudice to any criminal proceedings that may ensue.

Article 11

Initiation of criminal proceedings

Member States shall ensure that the possibility of initiating investigations into, or prosecution of, offences covered by Article 3 are not dependent on a report or accusation made by a person subjected to the offence, at least if the acts were committed in the territory of the Member State.

Article 12

Transposition

1.   Member States shall bring into force the provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by ... (13) at the latest. They shall forthwith communicate to the Commission the text of those provisions and a correlation table between those provisions and this Directive.

When Member States adopt these provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference at the time of their official publication. The procedure for such reference shall be adopted by Member States.

2.   Member States shall communicate to the Commission the provisions of national law which they adopt in the field covered by this Directive.

Article 13

Entry into force

This Directive shall enter into force on the 20th day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

Article 14

This Directive is addressed to the Member States.

Done at ..., on ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)  OJ C ...

1

(2)  Position of the European Parliament of 25 April 2007.

2

Position of the European Parliament of 25 April 2007

(3)  OJ L 336, 23.12.1994, p. 1.

3

(4)  OJ L 157, 30.4.2004, p. 45

  . Corrigendum published inOJ L 195, 2.6.2004, p. 16.

4

157, 30.4.2004, p. 45

. Corrigendum published inOJ L 195, 2.6.2004, p. 16.

(5)  OJ L 162, 20.6.2002, p. 1.

5

(6)  
  OJ L 178, 17.7.2000, p. 1
  .

6

OJ L 178, 17.7.2000, p. 1

(7)  OJ L 167, 22.6.2001, p. 10.

7

(8)  OJ L 320, 28.11.1998, p. 54.

8

(9)  OJ L 196, 2.8.2003, p. 7.

9

(10)  OJ L 309, 25.11.2005, p. 15.

10

(11)  
  OJ L 68, 15.3.2005, p. 49
  .

11

OJ L 68, 15.3.2005, p. 49

(12)  OJ L 281, 23.11.1995, p. 31. Directive as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

12

(13)  18 months after the date of adoption.

13

18 months after the date of adoption.

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