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| 24.7.2008 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 187/167 |
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24.7.2008

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 187/167

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MINUTES

(2008/C 187 E/04)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Adam BIELAN

Vice-President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 10.00.

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Antonio Tajani paid tribute to the memory of Luciano Pavarotti, Italian tenor, who had died that morning in Modena.

2.   Review of the consumer acquis (debate)

(debate)

Report on the Green Paper on the review of the consumer acquis [2007/2010(INI)] — Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.

Rapporteur: Béatrice Patrie (A6-0281/2007)

Béatrice Patrie introduced the report.

The following spoke: Meglena Kuneva (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Diana Wallis (draftsman of the opinion of the JURI Committee), Kurt Lechner, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Evelyne Gebhardt, on behalf of the PSE Group, Danutė Budreikaitė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, on behalf of the UEN Group, Gisela Kallenbach, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Dumitru Gheorghe Mircea Coşea, on behalf of the ITS Group, Sylwester Chruszcz, Non-attached Member, Marianne Thyssen, Arlene McCarthy, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Ilda Figueiredo, Malcolm Harbour, Christel Schaldemose and Anneli Jäätteenmäki.

IN THE CHAIR: Martine ROURE

Vice-President

The following spoke: Andreas Schwab, Joel Hasse Ferreira, Zita Pleštinská, Gabriela Creţu, Alexander Stubb, Anna Hedh, Bogusław Sonik, Pervenche Berès, Mairead McGuinness, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, Małgorzata Handzlik, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău and Meglena Kuneva.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 06.09.2007, Item 5.6.

Minutes of 06.09.2007, Item 5.6

(The sitting was suspended at 11.55 pending voting time and resumed at 12.00.)

(The sitting was suspended at 11.55 pending voting time and resumed at 12.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING

President

3.   Primates in scientific experiments (written declaration)

(written declaration)

Written declaration 40/2007 submitted by Jens Holm, Rebecca Harms, John Bowis, Martine Roure and Mojca Drčar Murko on primates in scientific experiments 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 25 September 2007.

Texts Adopted

4.   European emergency call number 112 (written declaration)

(written declaration)

Written declaration 44/2007 submitted by Diana Wallis, Gérard Onesta, Marc Tarabella, Alejo Vidal-Quadras and Dimitrios Papadimoulis on the European emergency call number 112 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 25 September 2007.

Texts Adopted

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The following spoke: Monica Frassoni and Marco Cappato, who rebuked the President for having made statements on the tax regime applicable to the Catholic Church in Italy (the President gave them assurances that these statements, which had been made during a press interview, had been expressed in a personal capacity and did not represent the official position of the European Parliament), and Antonio Tajani, who supported the President's remarks.

The following spoke: Agnes Schierhuber spoke to draw attention to the absence of interpreting into German.

5.   Voting time

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

5.1.   Drugs prevention and information ***II (vote)

(vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position with a view to adopting the decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme ‘Drugs prevention and information’ as part of the General programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’ [08698/4/2007 — C6-0258/2007 — 2005/0037B(COD)] — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

Rapporteur: Inger Segelström (A6-0308/2007)

(Qualified majority)

(Qualified majority)

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

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

Viviane Reding (Member of the Commission) made a statement on the Commission's commitments.

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved (P6_TA(2007)0378)

(P6_TA(2007)0378)

5.2.   International Health Regulations (vote)

(vote)

Report on the International Health Regulations [2007/2079(INI)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Miroslav Ouzký (A6-0263/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0379)

(P6_TA(2007)0379)

5.3.   Convention to Combat Desertification (vote)

(vote)

Motion for a resolution: B6-0329/2007

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0380)

(P6_TA(2007)0380)

5.4.   Human rights dialogues and consultations on human rights with third countries (vote)

(vote)

Report on the functioning of the on the functioning of the human rights dialogues and consultations on human rights with third countries [2007/2001(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco (A6-0302/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0381)

(P6_TA(2007)0381)

5.5.   Sustainability in EU fisheries through maximum sustainable yield (vote)

(vote)

Report on the implementation of sustainable fishing in the EU on the basis of maximum sustainable yield [2006/2224(INI)] — Committee on Fisheries.

Rapporteur: Carmen Fraga Estévez (A6-0298/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0382)

(P6_TA(2007)0382)

5.6.   Review of the consumer acquis (vote)

(vote)

Report on the Green Paper on the review of the consumer acquis [2007/2010(INI)] — Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.

Rapporteur: Béatrice Patrie (A6-0281/2007)

(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)0383)

(P6_TA(2007)0383)

6.   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: Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco — A6-0302/2007: Koenraad Dillen, Frank Vanhecke |
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Report: Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco — A6-0302/2007: Koenraad Dillen, Frank Vanhecke

| — | Report: Béatrice Patrie — A6-0281/2007: Zuzana Roithová |
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Report: Béatrice Patrie — A6-0281/2007: Zuzana Roithová

7.   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.

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Marcin Libicki, Elisabeth Schroedter, Andreas Schwab and Rainer Wieland had informed the Chair that their voting machines had not worked during the vote on the Patrie report — A6-0281/2007.

(The sitting was suspended at 12.25 and resumed at 15.00.)

(The sitting was suspended at 12.25 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA

Vice-President

8.   Communication of Council common positions

The President announced, pursuant to Rule 57(1), that the following common positions had been received from the Council, together with the reasons which had led to their adoption, and the Commission's position on:

| — | Common position adopted by the Council on 25 June 2007 with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (16477/1/2006 — C6-0260/2007 — 2005/0183(COD))






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Common position adopted by the Council on 25 June 2007 with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe (16477/1/2006 — C6-0260/2007 — 2005/0183(COD))

referred to

responsible: ENVI

| — | Common position adopted by the Council on 23 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Framework for Community Action in the field of Marine Environmental Policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) (09388/2/2007 — C6-0261/2007 — 2005/0211(COD))






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Common position adopted by the Council on 23 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Framework for Community Action in the field of Marine Environmental Policy (Marine Strategy Framework Directive) (09388/2/2007 — C6-0261/2007 — 2005/0211(COD))

referred to

responsible: ENVI

| — | Common position adopted by the Council on 23 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a paperless environment for customs and trade (08520/4/2007 — C6-0267/2007 — 2005/0247(COD))






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Common position adopted by the Council on 23 July 2007 with a view to the adoption of a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on a paperless environment for customs and trade (08520/4/2007 — C6-0267/2007 — 2005/0247(COD))

referred to

responsible: IMCO

The three-month period available to Parliament to adopt its position would therefore begin the following day, 07.09.2007.

9.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

10.   Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (debate)

(debate)

(For the titles and authors of the motions for resolutions, see Minutes of 04.09.2007, Item 2)

(For the titles and authors of the motions for resolutions, see Minutes of 04.09.2007, Item 2)

10.1.   Burma

Motions for resolution: B6-0330/2007, B6-0331/2007, B6-0337/2007, B6-0339/2007, B6-0343/2007 and B6-0347/2007

Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Paulo Casaca, Marios Matsakis, Marcin Libicki and Sepp Kusstatscher introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Colm Burke, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Glyn Ford, on behalf of the PSE Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Filip Kaczmarek, Karin Scheele, Kathy Sinnott and Viviane Reding (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 06.09.2007, Item 11.1.

Minutes of 06.09.2007, Item 11.1

10.2.   Bangladesh

Motions for resolution: B6-0333/2007, B6-0335/2007, B6-0338/2007, B6-0341/2007, B6-0344/2007 and B6-0346/2007

Robert Evans, Marios Matsakis, Charles Tannock, Marcin Libicki and Carl Schlyter introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Bogusław Sonik, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, on behalf of the PSE Group, Koenraad Dillen, on behalf of the ITS Group, Marianne Mikko and Viviane Reding (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 06.09.2007, Item 11.2.

Minutes of 06.09.2007, Item 11.2

10.3.   Financing of the Special Court for Sierra Leone

Motions for resolution: B6-0332/2007, B6-0334/2007, B6-0336/2007, B6-0340/2007, B6-0342/2007 and B6-0348/2007

Józef Pinior, Ryszard Czarnecki, Marios Matsakis, Bernd Posselt and Mikel Irujo Amezaga introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Tadeusz Zwiefka, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Genowefa Grabowska, on behalf of the PSE Group, and Viviane Reding (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 06.09.2007, Item 11.3.

Minutes of 06.09.2007, Item 11.3

11.   Voting time

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

11.1.   Burma (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution: B6-0330/2007, B6-0331/2007, B6-0337/2007, B6-0339/2007, B6-0343/2007 and B6-0347/2007

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0330/2007

(replacing B6-0330/2007, B6-0331/2007, B6-0337/2007, B6-0339/2007, B6-0343/2007 and B6-0347/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Geoffrey Van Orden, Colm Burke, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Nickolay Mladenov, Nirj Deva, Bernd Posselt, Charles Tannock and Eija-Riitta Korhola, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
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Geoffrey Van Orden, Colm Burke, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Nickolay Mladenov, Nirj Deva, Bernd Posselt, Charles Tannock and Eija-Riitta Korhola, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Pasqualina Napoletano, Glenys Kinnock and Paulo Casaca, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
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Pasqualina Napoletano, Glenys Kinnock and Paulo Casaca, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Jules Maaten, Marco Cappato, Marios Matsakis, Frédérique Ries, Marco Pannella and Elizabeth Lynne, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
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Jules Maaten, Marco Cappato, Marios Matsakis, Frédérique Ries, Marco Pannella and Elizabeth Lynne, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

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

| — | Frithjof Schmidt and Sepp Kusstatscher, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
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Frithjof Schmidt and Sepp Kusstatscher, 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.

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0384)

(P6_TA(2007)0384)

11.2.   Bangladesh (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution: B6-0333/2007, B6-0335/2007, B6-0338/2007, B6-0341/2007, B6-0344/2007 and B6-0346/2007

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0333/2007

(replacing B6-0333/2007, B6-0335/2007, B6-0338/2007, B6-0341/2007, B6-0344/2007 and B6-0346/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Charles Tannock, Nirj Deva, Bernd Posselt, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Geoffrey Van Orden and Thomas Mann, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
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Charles Tannock, Nirj Deva, Bernd Posselt, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Geoffrey Van Orden and Thomas Mann, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

| — | Robert Evans and Pasqualina Napoletano, on behalf of the PSE Group, |
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Robert Evans and Pasqualina Napoletano, on behalf of the PSE Group,

| — | Alexander Lambsdorff, Marios Matsakis and Frédérique Ries, on behalf of the ALDE Group |
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Alexander Lambsdorff, Marios Matsakis and Frédérique Ries, on behalf of the ALDE Group

| — | Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Mogens N.J. Camre, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Inese Vaidere, Adam Bielan and Konrad Szymański, on behalf of the UEN Group, |
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Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Mogens N.J. Camre, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Inese Vaidere, Adam Bielan and Konrad Szymański, on behalf of the UEN Group,

| — | Jean Lambert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
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Jean Lambert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| — | Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group. |
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Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group.

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0385)

(P6_TA(2007)0385)

The following spoke on the vote:

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Charles Tannock moved an oral amendment to recital F (amendment 2), which was incorporated. |
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Charles Tannock moved an oral amendment to recital F (amendment 2), which was incorporated.

11.3.   Financing of the Special Court for Sierra Leone (vote)

(vote)

Motions for resolution: B6-0332/2007, B6-0334/2007, B6-0336/2007, B6-0340/2007, B6-0342/2007 and B6-0348/2007

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

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

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0332/2007

(replacing B6-0332/2007, B6-0334/2007, B6-0336/2007, B6-0340/2007, B6-0342/2007 and B6-0348/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

| — | Nirj Deva, Bernd Posselt, Geoffrey Van Orden, Eija-Riitta Korhola and Tadeusz Zwiefka, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, |
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Nirj Deva, Bernd Posselt, Geoffrey Van Orden, Eija-Riitta Korhola and Tadeusz Zwiefka, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

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

| — | Johan Van Hecke, Marios Matsakis and Fiona Hall, on behalf of the ALDE Group, |
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Johan Van Hecke, Marios Matsakis and Fiona Hall, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

| — | Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Ryszard Czarnecki and Konrad Szymański, on behalf of the UEN Group, |
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Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Ryszard Czarnecki and Konrad Szymański, on behalf of the UEN Group,

| — | Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Hélène Flautre and Mikel Irujo Amezaga, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, |
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Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Hélène Flautre and Mikel Irujo Amezaga, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

| — | Luisa Morgantini and Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group. |
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Luisa Morgantini and Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group.

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0386)

(P6_TA(2007)0386)

The following spoke on the vote:

The following spoke on the vote:

| — | Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, requested that the joint motion for a resolution be put to a roll-call vote. (The President noted that there were no objections.) |
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Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, requested that the joint motion for a resolution be put to a roll-call vote. (The President noted that there were no objections.)

| — | Glyn Ford, replacing Vittorio Agnoletto, moved an oral amendment to paragraph 6, which was incorporated. |
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Glyn Ford, replacing Vittorio Agnoletto, moved an oral amendment to paragraph 6, which was incorporated.

| — | Francesco Enrico Speroni, on the iconography of the voting results display. |
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Francesco Enrico Speroni, on the iconography of the voting results display.

12.   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.

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Rainer Wieland had informed the Chair that his voting machine had not worked during the vote on the joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0330/2007.

Ewa Tomaszewska had informed the Chair that her voting machine had not worked during the vote on the joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0333/2007.

13.   Membership of committees and delegations

At the request of the PSE and UEN Groups, Parliament ratified the following appointments:

| — | AFET Committee: Adam Bielan |
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AFET Committee: Adam Bielan

| — | DEVE Committee: Thijs Berman |
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DEVE Committee: Thijs Berman

| — | EMPL Committee: Ewa Tomaszewska to replace Mogens N.J. Camre |
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EMPL Committee: Ewa Tomaszewska to replace Mogens N.J. Camre

| — | IMCO Committee: Mogens N.J. Camre to replace Adam Bielan |
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IMCO Committee: Mogens N.J. Camre to replace Adam Bielan

| — | AGRI Committee: Lily Jacobs to replace Thijs Berman |
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AGRI Committee: Lily Jacobs to replace Thijs Berman

| — | Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee: Eluned Morgan to replace Henri Weber |
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Delegation to the EU-Russia Parliamentary Cooperation Committee: Eluned Morgan to replace Henri Weber

| — | Delegation for relations with Mercosur: Ewa Tomaszewska to replace Adam Bielan |
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Delegation for relations with Mercosur: Ewa Tomaszewska to replace Adam Bielan

| — | Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China: Henri Weber to replace Eluned Morgan |
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Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China: Henri Weber to replace Eluned Morgan

| — | Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly: Adam Bielan |
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Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly: Adam Bielan

14.   Decisions concerning certain documents

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

Authorisation to draw up own-initiative reports

AFCO Committee

| — | Proposal to amend the Treaty provisions concerning the composition of the European Parliament (2007/2169(INI))
  (Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 30.08.2007) |
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Proposal to amend the Treaty provisions concerning the composition of the European Parliament (2007/2169(INI))

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 30.08.2007)

Referral to committees

Referral to committees

INTA Committee

| — | An EU Strategy for Central Asia (2007/2102(INI))






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

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An EU Strategy for Central Asia (2007/2102(INI))

referred to

responsible: AFET

opinion: DEVE, INTA

| — | A more effective EU policy for South Caucasus: from promises to actions (2007/2076(INI))






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

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A more effective EU policy for South Caucasus: from promises to actions (2007/2076(INI))

referred to

responsible: AFET

opinion: INTA

FEMM Committee

| — | Application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (COM(2007)0159 — C6-0104/2007 — 2007/0054(COD))






  referred to | responsible: EMPL |
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| | opinion: FEMM |

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Application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community (COM(2007)0159 — C6-0104/2007 — 2007/0054(COD))

referred to

responsible: EMPL

opinion: FEMM

AFET Committee

| — | Environmental impact of the planned gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea to link up Russia and Germany (2007/2118(INI))






  referred to | responsible: PETI |
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| | opinion: AFET, ENVI, ITRE |

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Environmental impact of the planned gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea to link up Russia and Germany (2007/2118(INI))

referred to

responsible: PETI

opinion: AFET, ENVI, ITRE

15.   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 |
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| 39/2007 | Věra Flasarová | 39 |
| 40/2007 | Jens Holm, Rebecca Harms, John Bowis, Martine Roure, Mojca Drčar Murko | 429 |
| 41/2007 | Geoffrey Van Orden, Struan Stevenson, Ivo Strejček, Syed Kamall, Nina Škottová | 62 |
| 42/2007 | Glyn Ford, Bernd Posselt, Viktória Mohácsi, Claude Moraes, Feleknas Uca | 120 |
| 43/2007 | Roberto Musacchio, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Françoise Castex, Maria da Assunção Esteves, Jean Lambert | 138 |
| 44/2007 | Diana Wallis, Gérard Onesta, Marc Tarabella, Alejo Vidal-Quadras, Dimitrios Papadimoulis | 528 |
| 45/2007 | Nikolaos Vakalis, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, David Hammerstein Mintz, Pia Elda Locatelli | 228 |
| 46/2007 | Radu Podgorean, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Dan Mihalache, Alexandru Athanasiu, Cristian Dumitrescu | 59 |
| 47/2007 | Georgs Andrejevs | 82 |
| 48/2007 | Jean-Luc Bennahmias, Claire Gibault, Catherine Trautmann, Helga Trüpel, Henri Weber | 69 |
| 49/2007 | Mario Borghezio, Gian Paolo Gobbo, Francesco Enrico Speroni | 15 |
| 50/2007 | Renate Sommer, Luisa Morgantini, Ana Maria Gomes, Heide Rühle, Maria Carlshamre | 126 |
| 51/2007 | Zita Gurmai, Gyula Hegyi, Glenys Kinnock, Linda McAvan | 106 |
| 52/2007 | Antonios Trakatellis, Françoise Grossetête, Karin Jöns, Philippe Busquin, Adamos Adamou | 331 |
| 53/2007 | Christa Prets, Gyula Hegyi, Ivo Belet, Helga Trüpel | 75 |
| 54/2007 | Adrian Severin, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Silvia Ciornei, Radu Podgorean, Corina Creţu | 371 |
| 55/2007 | Jacky Henin | 34 |
| 56/2007 | Riccardo Ventre, Antonio Tajani, Carlo Casini, Alfredo Antoniozzi, Giorgio Carollo | 25 |
| 57/2007 | Tiberiu Bărbuleţiu, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Sándor Kónya-Hamar | 31 |
| 58/2007 | Benoît Hamon | 9 |
| 59/2007 | Johan Van Hecke, Gabriele Zimmer, Ana Maria Gomes, Anders Wijkman, Hélène Flautre | 57 |
| 60/2007 | Riccardo Ventre | 3 |
| 61/2007 | Sándor Kónya-Hamar, Atilla Béla Kelemen, Károly Ferenc Szabó | 139 |
| 62/2007 | Roberta Angelilli, Cristiana Muscardini, Anna Záborská | 88 |
| 63/2007 | Andreas Mölzer | 15 |
| 64/2007 | Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Richard Howitt, Kathy Sinnott, Roberta Angelilli, Anna Záborská | 273 |
| 65/2007 | Mario Borghezio | 43 |
| 66/2007 | Arlene McCarthy, Gérard Onesta, Georgs Andrejevs | 28 |
| 67/2007 | Justas Paleckis, Roberta Anastase, Marco Cappato, Hélène Flautre, Luisa Morgantini | 57 |
| 68/2007 | Dimitar Stoyanov, Desislav Chukolov, Slavi Binev | 23 |
| 69/2007 | Andreas Mölzer | 10 |
| 70/2007 | Boguslaw Rogalski | 27 |
| 71/2007 | Alyn Smith, Jill Evans, Mairead McGuinness, James Nicholson, Neil Parish | 30 |
| 72/2007 | Miguel Ángel Martínez Martínez, Catherine Guy-Quint, Linda McAvan, Richard Corbett, Erika Mann | 57 |
| 73/2007 | Robert Evans, Glenis Willmott, Gabriela Creţu, David Martin | 21 |
| 74/2007 | Cristian Dumitrescu, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Alexandru Athanasiu, Dan Mihalache, Radu Podgorean | 13 |
| 75/2007 | Joseph Daul, Enrique Barón Crespo, Graham Watson, Heide Rühle, Eugenijus Maldeikis | 162 |
| 76/2007 | Giusto Catania | 9 |
| 77/2007 | Sharon Bowles, Glenys Kinnock | 70 |

Document number

Document number

Author

Author

Signatures

Signatures

39/2007

Věra Flasarová

39

40/2007

Jens Holm, Rebecca Harms, John Bowis, Martine Roure, Mojca Drčar Murko

429

41/2007

Geoffrey Van Orden, Struan Stevenson, Ivo Strejček, Syed Kamall, Nina Škottová

62

42/2007

Glyn Ford, Bernd Posselt, Viktória Mohácsi, Claude Moraes, Feleknas Uca

120

43/2007

Roberto Musacchio, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Françoise Castex, Maria da Assunção Esteves, Jean Lambert

138

44/2007

Diana Wallis, Gérard Onesta, Marc Tarabella, Alejo Vidal-Quadras, Dimitrios Papadimoulis

528

45/2007

Nikolaos Vakalis, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, David Hammerstein Mintz, Pia Elda Locatelli

228

46/2007

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

59

47/2007

Georgs Andrejevs

82

48/2007

Jean-Luc Bennahmias, Claire Gibault, Catherine Trautmann, Helga Trüpel, Henri Weber

69

49/2007

Mario Borghezio, Gian Paolo Gobbo, Francesco Enrico Speroni

15

50/2007

Renate Sommer, Luisa Morgantini, Ana Maria Gomes, Heide Rühle, Maria Carlshamre

126

51/2007

Zita Gurmai, Gyula Hegyi, Glenys Kinnock, Linda McAvan

106

52/2007

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

331

53/2007

Christa Prets, Gyula Hegyi, Ivo Belet, Helga Trüpel

75

54/2007

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

371

55/2007

Jacky Henin

34

56/2007

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

25

57/2007

Tiberiu Bărbuleţiu, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Sándor Kónya-Hamar

31

58/2007

Benoît Hamon

9

59/2007

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

57

60/2007

Riccardo Ventre

3

61/2007

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

139

62/2007

Roberta Angelilli, Cristiana Muscardini, Anna Záborská

88

63/2007

Andreas Mölzer

15

64/2007

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

273

65/2007

Mario Borghezio

43

66/2007

Arlene McCarthy, Gérard Onesta, Georgs Andrejevs

28

67/2007

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

57

68/2007

Dimitar Stoyanov, Desislav Chukolov, Slavi Binev

23

69/2007

Andreas Mölzer

10

70/2007

Boguslaw Rogalski

27

71/2007

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

30

72/2007

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

57

73/2007

Robert Evans, Glenis Willmott, Gabriela Creţu, David Martin

21

74/2007

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

13

75/2007

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

162

76/2007

Giusto Catania

9

77/2007

Sharon Bowles, Glenys Kinnock

70

16.   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.

17.   Dates for next sittings

The next sittings would be held from 24.09.2007 to 27.09.2007.

18.   Adjournment of session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 16.20.

Harald Rømer

Secretary-General

Hans-Gert Pöttering

President

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

The following signed:

Adamou, Aita, Albertini, Allister, Alvaro, Anastase, Andersson, Andrejevs, Andrikienė, Angelilli, Arif, Ashworth, Athanasiu, Attwooll, Aubert, Audy, Auken, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Baco, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Barsi-Pataky, Batten, Bauer, Beaupuy, Beazley, Becsey, Beer, Belder, Belet, Belohorská, Bennahmias, Beňová, Berend, Berès, Berlato, Berlinguer, Berman, Bielan, Binev, Birutis, Blokland, Böge, Bösch, Bonde, Bono, Bonsignore, Borghezio, Borrell Fontelles, Bourlanges, Bourzai, Bowis, Bozkurt, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Breyer, Březina, Brie, Budreikaitė, van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Bulfon, Bullmann, van den Burg, Burke, Buruiană-Aprodu, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Buşoi, Busquin, Cabrnoch, Calabuig Rull, Camre, Capoulas Santos, Cappato, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casa, Casaca, Casini, Caspary, Castex, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Catania, Cavada, Cederschiöld, Cercas, Chatzimarkakis, Chichester, Chiesa, Chmielewski, Christensen, Chruszcz, Chukolov, Ciornei, Claeys, Clark, Cocilovo, Cohn-Bendit, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Coşea, Cottigny, Cramer, Corina Creţu, Gabriela Creţu, Crowley, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Ryszard Czarnecki, Daul, Davies, De Blasio, de Brún, 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, Dîncu, Doorn, Douay, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Dührkop Dührkop, Duff, Duka-Zólyomi, Dumitrescu, Ebner, Ehler, Ek, El Khadraoui, Elles, Esteves, Estrela, Ettl, Robert Evans, Falbr, Fatuzzo, Fava, Fazakas, Ferber, Fernandes, Ferrari, Anne Ferreira, Elisa Ferreira, Figueiredo, Fjellner, Flautre, Florenz, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Fontaine, Ford, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, Frassoni, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García Pérez, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gebhardt, Gentvilas, Geremek, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gewalt, Gibault, Gierek, Giertych, Gklavakis, Glante, Glattfelder, Goebbels, Goepel, Gomes, Gottardi, Goudin, Grabowska, Grabowski, Graça Moura, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grech, Griesbeck, Gröner, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Groote, Grosch, Grossetête, Guardans Cambó, Guellec, Guerreiro, Gurmai, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Guy-Quint, Gyürk, Hänsch, Hall, Hammerstein, Hamon, Handzlik, Harbour, Harkin, Hasse Ferreira, Hassi, Haug, Hazan, Heaton-Harris, Hedh, Hellvig, Helmer, Henin, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hennis-Plasschaert, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Holm, Honeyball, Hoppenstedt, Horáček, Hudacký, Hudghton, Hughes, Hutchinson, Hyusmenova, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, in 't Veld, Irujo Amezaga, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jacobs, Jäätteenmäki, Jałowiecki, Janowski, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jensen, Jöns, Jørgensen, Jordan Cizelj, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Kaczmarek, Kallenbach, Kamall, Karas, Karim, Kaufmann, Kauppi, Kazak, Tunne Kelam, Kelemen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Klinz, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kozlík, Krasts, Krehl, Kristovskis, Krupa, Kuc, Kudrycka, Kuhne, Kułakowski, Kušķis, Kusstatscher, Kuźmiuk, Lagendijk, Laignel, Lamassoure, Lambert, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Laperrouze, Lauk, Lavarra, Lax, Lechner, Le Foll, Lehideux, Lehne, Lehtinen, Leinen, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen, Le Rachinel, Lévai, Liberadzki, Libicki, Lichtenberger, Lienemann, Liotard, Lipietz, López-Istúriz White, Losco, Louis, Lucas, Ludford, Lulling, Lundgren, Lynne, Lyubcheva, Maaten, McAvan, McCarthy, McDonald, McGuinness, Madeira, Maldeikis, Manders, Maňka, Erika Mann, Thomas Mann, Marinescu, Markov, Marques, David Martin, Hans-Peter Martin, Martinez, Martínez Martínez, Masiel, Masip Hidalgo, Maštálka, Mathieu, Matsakis, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Medina Ortega, Meijer, Miguélez Ramos, Mihăescu, Mihalache, Mikko, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Mohácsi, Moisuc, Montoro Romero, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Morgantini, Morillon, Morin, Morţun, Mulder, Musacchio, Muscardini, Muscat, Musumeci, Myller, Napoletano, Nassauer, Nattrass, Neris, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Özdemir, Olajos, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Őry, Ouzký, Paasilinna, Pack, Paleckis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Panayotov, Pannella, Panzeri, Papadimoulis, Paparizov, Papastamkos, Parish, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Pęk, Petre, Pflüger, Piecyk, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pinior, Piotrowski, Pirker, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Plumb, Podgorean, Podkański, Pöttering, Pohjamo, Poignant, Polfer, Poli Bortone, Pomés Ruiz, Popeangă, Portas, Posdorf, Posselt, Prets, Pribetich, Vittorio Prodi, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Raeva, Ransdorf, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Remek, Reul, Riera Madurell, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Rocard, Rogalski, Roithová, Romagnoli, Roszkowski, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Rühle, Rutowicz, Sacconi, Saïfi, Sakalas, Saks, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Samuelsen, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Saryusz-Wolski, Savary, Savi, Sbarbati, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schenardi, Schierhuber, Schlyter, Schöpflin, Jürgen Schröder, Schroedter, Schulz, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Segelström, Seppänen, Şerbu, Severin, Siekierski, Simpson, Sinnott, Siwiec, Skinner, Smith, Sommer, Søndergaard, Sonik, Sornosa Martínez, Spautz, Speroni, Staes, Stănescu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Šťastný, Stavreva, Sterckx, Stevenson, Stihler, Stoyanov, Strož, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Susta, Svensson, Szabó, Szájer, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tajani, Takkula, Tannock, Tarand, Tatarella, Thomsen, Thyssen, Ţicău, Ţîrle, Titley, Toia, Toma, Tomaszewska, Tomczak, Toubon, Trakatellis, Trautmann, Triantaphyllides, Trüpel, Turmes, Uca, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vaidere, Vakalis, Vălean, Vanhecke, Van Hecke, Van Lancker, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vaugrenard, Veneto, Vergnaud, Vidal-Quadras, Vigenin, de Villiers, Virrankoski, Vlasák, Vlasto, Voggenhuber, Wagenknecht, Wallis, Walter, Watson, Henri Weber, Manfred Weber, Weiler, Weisgerber, Wieland, Willmott, Wise, von Wogau, Wohlin, Bernard Wojciechowski, Janusz Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wurtz, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zaleski, Zapałowski, Zatloukal, Ždanoka, Zdravkova, Železný, Zieleniec, Zimmer, 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.   Drugs prevention and information (2007-2013) ***II

Recommendation for second reading: Inger SEGELSTRÖM (A6-0308/2007) (qualified majority)

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

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

approval without vote

+

2.   International health regulations

Report: Miroslav OUZKÝ (A6-0263/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| after § 18 | 1 | ALDE | EV | + | 318, 204, 8 |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 570, 5, 4 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

after § 18

1

ALDE

EV

+

318, 204, 8

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

570, 5, 4

Amendments 2 and 3 had been cancelled.

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

3.   Convention to Combat Desertification

Motion for a resolution: B6-0329/2007

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| motion for a resolution B6-0329/2007




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, UEN, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL, IND/DEM) |
| § 7 | 2 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| after § 7 | 1 | ALDE | EV | + | 305, 243, 11 |
| § 9 | 3 | Verts/ALE | EV | - | 246, 323, 15 |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

motion for a resolution B6-0329/2007

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

§ 7

2

Verts/ALE

-

after § 7

1

ALDE

EV

+

305, 243, 11

§ 9

3

Verts/ALE

EV

-

246, 323, 15

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

4.   The functioning of the human rights dialogues and consultations on human rights with third countries

Report: Elena VALENCIANO MARTÍNEZ-OROZCO (A6-0302/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 1 | 4 | ITS | | - | |
| § 7 | 5 | ITS | | - | |
| § 19 | 12 | Verts/ALE | | W | |
| § 22 | 6 | ITS | | - | |
| § 29 | 7 | ITS | | - | |
| §§ 55-70 | - | original text | | + | inserted after § 117 |
| § 62 | 8 | ITS | | - | |
| after § 62 | 9 | ITS | | - | |
| § 71 | 10 | ITS | | - | |
| § 75 | 11 | ITS | | - | |
| rec A | 1 | ITS | | - | |
| rec B | 2 | ITS | | - | |
| rec I | 3 | ITS | | - | |
| rec K | - | original text | | + | inserted after rec L |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 1

4

ITS

-

§ 7

5

ITS

-

§ 19

12

Verts/ALE

W

§ 22

6

ITS

-

§ 29

7

ITS

-

§§ 55-70

-

original text

+

inserted after § 117

§ 62

8

ITS

-

after § 62

9

ITS

-

§ 71

10

ITS

-

§ 75

11

ITS

-

rec A

1

ITS

-

rec B

2

ITS

-

rec I

3

ITS

-

rec K

-

original text

+

inserted after rec L

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Miscellaneous

The rapporteur moved the following amendments to the order of the text:

| — | insertion of §§ 55 to 70 after § 117 |
| --- | --- |

—

insertion of §§ 55 to 70 after § 117

| — | insertion of rec K after rec L |
| --- | --- |

—

insertion of rec K after rec L

5.   Implementing sustainability in EU fisheries through maximum sustainable yield

Report: Carmen FRAGA ESTÉVEZ (A6-0298/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 6 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 8 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| after § 8 | 2 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| § 10 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 11 | 3 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| rec L | 1 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 6

§

original text

sep

+

§ 8

§

original text

sep

+

after § 8

2

Verts/ALE

-

§ 10

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 11

3

Verts/ALE

-

rec L

1

Verts/ALE

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Requests for separate votes

Verts/ALE: §§ 6 and 8

Requests for split votes

Verts/ALE

§ 10

1st part: Text as a whole excluding the words ‘eliminates the discrimination and excessive competition for stocks’

2nd part: these words

6.   Green Paper on the Review of the Consumer Acquis

Report: Béatrice PATRIE (A6-0281/2007)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 2 | 7 | PSE | | - | |
| § 7 | § | original text | RCV | + | 360, 217, 15 |
| after § 9 | 4 | PSE | RCV | - | 243, 318, 26 |
| § 10 | 11 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 11 | 12 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/RCV | + | 511, 76, 10 |
| § 13 | § | original text | RCV | + | 305, 254, 30 |
| after § 15 | 5 | PSE | RCV | - | 256, 313, 18 |
| § 20 | 13 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 71, 524, 3 |
| § 22 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 23 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 24 | 6 | PSE | | - | |
| § 27 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 30 | 16 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 275, 312, 10 |
| § | original text | split/RCV | | |
| 1 | + | 321, 241, 18 |
| 2 | - | 112, 467, 20 |
| § 31 | 1=
  8= | ALDE
  PSE | | + | |
| § 39 | 14 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/RCV | + | 499, 92, 7 |
| § 40 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 44 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 46 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 48 | 15D | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 257, 339, 4 |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| 3 | + | |
| rec C | 9 | PSE | | - | |
| rec E | § | original text | sep | + | |
| rec G | § | original text | sep | + | |
| after rec I | 10 | PSE | | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 486, 77, 15 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 2

7

PSE

-

§ 7

§

original text

RCV

+

360, 217, 15

after § 9

4

PSE

RCV

-

243, 318, 26

§ 10

11

GUE/NGL

-

§ 11

12

GUE/NGL

-

§

original text

split

1

+

2/RCV

+

511, 76, 10

§ 13

§

original text

RCV

+

305, 254, 30

after § 15

5

PSE

RCV

-

256, 313, 18

§ 20

13

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

71, 524, 3

§ 22

§

original text

sep

+

§ 23

§

original text

sep

+

§ 24

6

PSE

-

§ 27

§

original text

sep

+

§ 30

16

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

275, 312, 10

§

original text

split/RCV

1

+

321, 241, 18

2

-

112, 467, 20

§ 31

1=

8=

ALDE

PSE

+

§ 39

14

GUE/NGL

-

§

original text

split

1

+

2/RCV

+

499, 92, 7

§ 40

§

original text

sep

+

§ 44

§

original text

sep

+

§ 46

§

original text

sep

+

§ 48

15D

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

257, 339, 4

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

3

+

rec C

9

PSE

-

rec E

§

original text

sep

+

rec G

§

original text

sep

+

after rec I

10

PSE

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

486, 77, 15

Amendments 2 and 3 had been cancelled.

Requests for separate votes

GUE/NGL: §§ 13, 22, 23, 40 and 44

Verts/ALE: rec E and §§ 13 and 22

PSE: rec G, §§ 7, 27 and 46

Requests for roll-call votes

GUE/NGL: am 15, § 7 and final vote

Verts/ALE: ams 13 and 16, § 11, second part, and § 39, second part

PPE-DE: §§ 13 and 30

PSE: ams 4, 5, 15, 16, § 13 and final vote

Requests for split votes

Verts/ALE

§ 11

1st part: Text as a whole excluding the words ‘combined with the principle of mutual recognition where the coordinated area is concerned’

2nd part: those words

§ 39

1st part: Text as a whole excluding the word ‘not’

2nd part: that word

§ 48

1st part: Text as a whole excluding the words ‘and to refrain from gold-plating European consumer legislation’ and ‘combined with an internal market clause’

2nd part:‘and to refrain from gold-plating European consumer legislation’

3rd part:‘combined with an internal market clause’

PSE

§ 30

1st part:‘Recalls the discussion ... deserves further consideration’

2nd part:‘despite national differences in the conduct of business rules’

7.   Burma

Motions for resolutions: B6-0330/2007, B6-0331/2007, B6-0337/2007, B6-0339/2007, B6-0343/2007, B6-0347/2007

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| joint motion for a resolution: RC-B6-0330/2007




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, UEN, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL) |
| § 14 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 20 | § | original text | sep | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 66, 0, 0 |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0330/2007 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0331/2007 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0337/2007 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0339/2007 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0343/2007 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0347/2007 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution: RC-B6-0330/2007

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

§ 14

§

original text

sep

+

§ 20

§

original text

sep

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

66, 0, 0

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0330/2007

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0331/2007

PSE

↓

B6-0337/2007

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0339/2007

ALDE

↓

B6-0343/2007

UEN

↓

B6-0347/2007

Verts/ALE

↓

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

Requests for separate votes

GUE/NGL: §§ 14 and 20

8.   Bangladesh

Motions for resolutions: B6-0333/2007, B6-0335/2007, B6-0338/2007, B6-0341/2007, B6-0344/2007, B6-0346/2007

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| joint motion for a resolution: RC-B6-0333/2007


  (
  PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, UEN, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL) |
| § 2 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | - | 23, 40, 0 |
| 3 | - | |
| § 4 | 4 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| § 8 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| § 9 | § | original text | sep/EV | + | 34, 33, 0 |
| rec C | 1 | PPE-DE | EV | + | 40, 27, 0 |
| rec F | 2 | PPE-DE | EV | + | 41, 26, 0


  oral amendment |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| rec H | 3 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| rec M | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0333/2007 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0335/2007 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0338/2007 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0341/2007 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0344/2007 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0346/2007 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution: RC-B6-0333/2007

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

§ 2

§

original text

split

1

+

2/EV

-

23, 40, 0

3

-

§ 4

4

PPE-DE

+

§ 8

§

original text

split

1

+

2

-

§ 9

§

original text

sep/EV

+

34, 33, 0

rec C

1

PPE-DE

EV

+

40, 27, 0

rec F

2

PPE-DE

EV

+

41, 26, 0

oral amendment

§

original text

↓

rec H

3

PPE-DE

+

rec M

§

original text

split

1

+

2

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0333/2007

PSE

↓

B6-0335/2007

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0338/2007

ALDE

↓

B6-0341/2007

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0344/2007

UEN

↓

B6-0346/2007

Verts/ALE

↓

Amendment 5 had been cancelled.

Requests for separate votes

PPE-DE: § 9

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE

rec M

1st part:‘whereas the former ... of corruption’

2nd part:‘and whereas Khaleda Zia ... freedom of movement since April 2007’

§ 2

1st part: Text as a whole excluding the words ‘controversial’ and ‘and to refrain from politically motivated prosecution’

2nd part:‘controversial’

3rd part:‘and to refrain from politically motivated prosecution’

§ 8

1st part:‘Demands that an end ... held in custody’

2nd part:‘and the deaths in custody in unexplained circumstances’

Miscellaneous

Charles Tannock moved an oral amendment to rec F (amendment 2) to read as follows:

F. whereas the military-backed Caretaker Government, under the guise of ending corruption, has introduced sweeping repressive measures, including a ban on all political activity, the detention or charging of over 160 political leaders, including three former Prime Ministers, Moudud Ahmed, Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia, and more than 100 000 civilians,

9.   Financing of the Special Court for Sierra Leone

Motions for resolutions: B6-0332/2007, B6-0334/2007, B6-0336/2007, B6-0340/2007, B6-0342/2007, B6-0348/2007

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| joint motion for a resolution: RC-B6-0332/2007


  (
  PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, UEN, Verts/ALE, GUE/NGL)) |
| § 6 | - | - | | + | oral amendment |
| § 8 | § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 69, 0, 1 |
| motions for resolutions by political groups |
| B6-0332/2007 | | PSE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0334/2007 | | UEN | | ↓ | |
| B6-0336/2007 | | GUE/NGL | | ↓ | |
| B6-0340/2007 | | ALDE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0342/2007 | | PPE-DE | | ↓ | |
| B6-0348/2007 | | Verts/ALE | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint motion for a resolution: RC-B6-0332/2007

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

§ 6

-

-

+

oral amendment

§ 8

§

original text

split

1

+

2

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

69, 0, 1

motions for resolutions by political groups

B6-0332/2007

PSE

↓

B6-0334/2007

UEN

↓

B6-0336/2007

GUE/NGL

↓

B6-0340/2007

ALDE

↓

B6-0342/2007

PPE-DE

↓

B6-0348/2007

Verts/ALE

↓

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

Requests for split votes

GUE/NGL

§ 8

1st part:‘Encourages an ever-closer ... at international level’

2nd part:‘invites the authorities ... development funds’

Miscellaneous

Glyn Ford, replacing Vittorio Agnoletto, moved an oral amendment to paragraph 6, to read as follows:

6. invites the Commission to ensure a continuing funding of both core and non-core activities of the Special Court in the forthcoming national programmes with Sierra Leone; invites the authorities of Sierra Leone to consider transitional justice and the independence of justice as a priority;

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ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

1.   Ouzký report A6-0263/2007

Resolution

For: 570

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Panayotov, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Prodi, Raeva, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toia, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

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

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

NI: Allister, Baco, Belohorská, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brepoels, Březina, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Marques, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Saryusz-Wolski, Schöpflin, Schröder, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Beňová, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kuhne, Laignel, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Napoletano, Neris, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

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

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

Against: 5

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Nattrass, Wise

PPE-DE: Thyssen

Abstention: 4

IND/DEM: Louis, de Villiers

PPE-DE: Wohlin

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Ria Oomen-Ruijten

2.   Patrie report A6-0281/2007

Paragraph 7

For: 360

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Prodi, Raeva, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toia, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Brie, Liotard, Meijer

IND/DEM: Batten, Bonde, Clark, Goudin, Lundgren, Nattrass, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

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

NI: Allister, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Anastase, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schöpflin, Schröder, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Madeira

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

Verts/ALE: Schlyter

Against: 217

ALDE: Samuelsen

GUE/NGL: Aita, Catania, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, Markov, Maštálka, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Ransdorf, Remek, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Louis, de Villiers

ITS: Mihăescu

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Albertini, Kamall, Seeberg

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Beňová, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Gottardi, Grabowska, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kuhne, Laignel, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Camre

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

Abstention: 15

GUE/NGL: de Brún, Holm, McDonald, Pflüger, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Wagenknecht

ITS: Claeys

NI: Belohorská, Kozlík

PSE: Capoulas Santos, Corbett, Creţu Corina

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Rainer Wieland

Against:
  Richard Corbett

3.   Patrie report A6-0281/2007

Amendment 4

For: 243

ALDE: Jäätteenmäki, Samuelsen

GUE/NGL: Kaufmann, Morgantini, Papadimoulis

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Goudin, Krupa, Louis, Lundgren, de Villiers

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

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

PPE-DE: Bonsignore, Hennicot-Schoepges, Mauro, Seeberg

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Beňová, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Laignel, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

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

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

Against: 318

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Prodi, Raeva, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Liotard, Meijer, Seppänen, Svensson

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Nattrass, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Mihăescu

NI: Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Marques, Mathieu, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schöpflin, Schröder, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Carnero González, Dumitrescu

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Kristovskis, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Poli Bortone, Speroni, Tatarella, Vaidere

Abstention: 26

ALDE: Buşoi, Toia

GUE/NGL: Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Musacchio, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Søndergaard, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

NI: Allister, Baco

PSE: Lyubcheva

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Marcin Libicki, Marusya Ivanova Lyubcheva, Carlos Carnero González, Britta Thomsen

Against:
  Andreas Schwab, Jens Holm

4.   Patrie report A6-0281/2007

Paragraph 11/2

For: 511

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Prodi, Raeva, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toia, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Meijer

IND/DEM: Goudin, Louis, Lundgren, Sinnott

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Mihăescu, Moisuc, Popeangă, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov, Vanhecke

NI: Belohorská, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Marques, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schöpflin, Schröder, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Beňová, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Koterec, Krehl, Kuhne, Laignel, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

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

Against: 76

ALDE: Samuelsen

GUE/NGL: Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Kaufmann, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Svensson, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Nattrass, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Martinez

NI: Allister, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Seeberg

PSE: Bösch, Ettl, Kósáné Kovács, Prets, Scheele

UEN: Camre, Poli Bortone

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

Abstention: 10

GUE/NGL: Holm, Seppänen, Søndergaard

IND/DEM: Bonde, Krupa

ITS: Romagnoli

NI: Baco, Kozlík

PSE: Swoboda

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Anders Samuelsen, Gitte Seeberg

Against:
  Jens Holm

5.   Patrie report A6-0281/2007

Paragraph 13

For: 305

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Ortuondo Larrea, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Prodi, Raeva, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Toia, Toma, Vălean, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Markov

IND/DEM: Goudin, Krupa, Lundgren, Sinnott

ITS: Binev, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Vanhecke

NI: Allister, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Deß, Deva, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gaľa, Galeote, Garriga Polledo, Gewalt, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Marques, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Millán Mon, Mladenov, Morin, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schöpflin, Schröder, Seeber, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vlasák, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Creţu Corina, Pinior, Rasmussen

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Poli Bortone, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Tatarella, Tomaszewska, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Against: 254

ALDE: Juknevičienė, Kułakowski, Onyszkiewicz, Samuelsen, Takkula, Van Hecke, Watson

GUE/NGL: Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Nattrass, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

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

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Böge, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Gál, de Grandes Pascual, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Mikolášik, Mitchell, Pleštinská, Roithová, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Seeberg, Siekierski, Surján, Vidal-Quadras

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Beňová, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Hutchinson, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kuhne, Laignel, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, Lyubcheva, Madeira, Maňka, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Siwiec, Sornosa Martínez, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Camre, Rogalski

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

Abstention: 30

ALDE: Attwooll

IND/DEM: Bonde, Louis, de Villiers

PPE-DE: Audy, Descamps, De Veyrac, Gaubert, Gauzès, Guellec, Mathieu, Saïfi, Sudre, Toubon, Vlasto

PSE: Corbett, Evans Robert, Ford, Honeyball, Hughes, Kinnock, McAvan, McCarthy, Martin David, Moraes, Simpson, Skinner, Stihler, Willmott

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Against:
  Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

6.   Patrie report A6-0281/2007

Amendment 5

For: 256

ALDE: Budreikaitė, Hall, Jäätteenmäki, Samuelsen

GUE/NGL: Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Goudin, Lundgren

ITS: Binev, Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Romagnoli, Vanhecke

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Gräßle, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Iacob-Ridzi, Rack

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Beňová, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kuhne, Laignel, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leinen, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Bielan, Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Masiel, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Speroni, Tomaszewska, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

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

Against: 313

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Prodi, Raeva, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toia, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Nattrass, Sinnott, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Le Rachinel

NI: Allister, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Marques, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schöpflin, Schröder, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Kristovskis, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Poli Bortone, Tatarella, Vaidere

Verts/ALE: Schroedter

Abstention: 18

IND/DEM: Krupa, Louis, de Villiers

ITS: Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Martinez, Moisuc, Popeangă, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Baco, Kozlík

PSE: Liberadzki

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Elisabeth Schroedter, Gitte Seeberg

7.   Patrie report A6-0281/2007

Amendment 13

For: 71

ALDE: Jäätteenmäki

GUE/NGL: Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Bonde, Krupa

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Bonsignore, de Grandes Pascual

PSE: Chiesa

UEN: Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Libicki, Masiel

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

Against: 524

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Prodi, Raeva, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toia, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Goudin, Louis, Lundgren, Nattrass, Tomczak, de Villiers, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

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

NI: Allister, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Marques, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schöpflin, Schröder, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Beňová, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kuhne, Laignel, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Poli Bortone, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Speroni, Tatarella, Tomaszewska, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Abstention: 3

NI: Baco, Kozlík

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Elisabeth Schroedter

Against:
  Britta Thomsen

Abstention:
  Gary Titley, Françoise Grossetête

8.   Patrie report A6-0281/2007

Amendment 16

For: 275

ALDE: Attwooll, Bărbuleţiu, Buşoi, Ciornei, Cocilovo, De Sarnez, Duff, Ek, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, Jäätteenmäki, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Manders, Mulder, Piskorski, Pistelli, Raeva, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Toma, Vălean, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Sinnott

ITS: Claeys

NI: Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: De Veyrac, Seeberg

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Beňová, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jacobs, Jöns, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kuhne, Laignel, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Bielan, Camre, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Tomaszewska, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

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

Against: 312

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Davies, Deprez, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Harkin, Hellvig, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Maaten, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Panayotov, Pannella, Pohjamo, Prodi, Ries, Savi, Sbarbati, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Van Hecke, Virrankoski

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Goudin, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Tomczak, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

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

NI: Baco, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Marques, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Morin, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Crowley, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Kristovskis, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Poli Bortone, Speroni, Tatarella, Vaidere

Abstention: 10

ALDE: Klinz, Toia

IND/DEM: Bonde, Louis, de Villiers

ITS: Vanhecke

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Kozlík

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

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ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Prodi, Raeva, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Toia, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Sinnott

NI: Belohorská, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Dehaene, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Iacob-Ridzi

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Beňová, Berès, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bono, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kuhne, Laignel, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Bielan, Camre, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Masiel, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Tomaszewska, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

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

Against: 241

ALDE: Takkula

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Goudin, Lundgren, Nattrass, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Martinez, Moisuc, Popeangă, Vanhecke

NI: Allister, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Anastase, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Marques, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Peillon

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Kristovskis, Maldeikis, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Poli Bortone, Speroni, Tatarella, Vaidere

Abstention: 18

IND/DEM: Bonde, Louis, de Villiers

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Romagnoli, Schenardi, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Baco, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Heaton-Harris, Seeberg

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

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ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Prodi, Raeva, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Toia, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

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

ITS: Coşea

NI: Belohorská

PPE-DE: Seeberg, von Wogau

PSE: Kinnock, Masip Hidalgo, Schulz

UEN: Bielan, Camre, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Tomaszewska, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Verts/ALE: Frassoni, Trüpel

Against: 467

ALDE: Takkula

GUE/NGL: Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Clark, Goudin, Krupa, Lundgren, Nattrass, Wise, Železný

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

NI: Allister, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Marques, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Beňová, Berès, Berlinguer, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dührkop Dührkop, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kuhne, Laignel, Lavarra, Lehtinen, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Borghezio, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Kristovskis, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Poli Bortone, Speroni, Tatarella, Vaidere

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

Abstention: 20

ALDE: Samuelsen

IND/DEM: Bonde, Louis, de Villiers

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Chukolov, Lang, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Martinez, Popeangă, Schenardi, Stoyanov

NI: Baco, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Heaton-Harris

PSE: Occhetto

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen, Schlyter

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ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Prodi, Raeva, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toia, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Clark, Louis, Nattrass, Sinnott, Tomczak, de Villiers, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard

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

NI: Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, Cederschiöld, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Marques, Mathieu, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Beňová, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kuhne, Laignel, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Prets, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Aylward, Berlato, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Krasts, Kristovskis, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Ó Neachtain, Poli Bortone, Speroni, Tatarella, Vaidere

Against: 92

ALDE: Samuelsen

GUE/NGL: Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Goudin, Lundgren

NI: Allister, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Chichester, Klich, Langen, Mauro, Seeberg, von Wogau, Wohlin

PSE: Martínez Martínez, Pribetich

UEN: Angelilli, Bielan, Foltyn-Kubicka, Grabowski, Janowski, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Muscardini, Pęk, Piotrowski, Podkański, Rogalski, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Tomaszewska, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

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

Abstention: 7

IND/DEM: Krupa, Železný

NI: Baco, Belohorská, Kozlík

PSE: Bullmann

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Anders Samuelsen, Gitte Seeberg

12.   Patrie report A6-0281/2007

Amendment 15

For: 257

ALDE: Ferrari, Jäätteenmäki, Samuelsen

GUE/NGL: Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, McDonald, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Morgantini, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Bonde, Clark, Goudin, Lundgren, Nattrass, Sinnott, Wise

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

PPE-DE: Bonsignore, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Seeberg

PSE: Andersson, Arif, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Beňová, Berès, Berlinguer, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grech, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kuhne, Laignel, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mihalache, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Peillon, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Camre, Libicki

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

Against: 339

ALDE: Alvaro, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ek, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Prodi, Raeva, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Sbarbati, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toia, Toma, Vălean, Van Hecke, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

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

ITS: Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Vanhecke

NI: Allister, Belohorská, Chruszcz, Giertych, Helmer

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bowis, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, Ehler, Elles, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, Lulling, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Marques, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vidal-Quadras, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Weisgerber, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

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

Abstention: 4

NI: Baco, Kozlík, Martin Hans-Peter

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

13.   Patrie report A6-0281/2007

Resolution

For: 486

ALDE: Alvaro, Andrejevs, Attwooll, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Beaupuy, Bourlanges, Budreikaitė, Busk, Buşoi, Cappato, Cavada, Chatzimarkakis, Ciornei, Cocilovo, Davies, Deprez, De Sarnez, Duff, Ek, Ferrari, Fourtou, Gentvilas, Geremek, Gibault, Griesbeck, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hellvig, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, in 't Veld, Jäätteenmäki, Jensen, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Karim, Kazak, Klinz, Krahmer, Kułakowski, Laperrouze, Lax, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Mohácsi, Morillon, Morţun, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Panayotov, Pannella, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pohjamo, Prodi, Raeva, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Samuelsen, Savi, Sbarbati, Şerbu, Staniszewska, Sterckx, Susta, Takkula, Toia, Toma, Vălean, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: de Brún, McDonald

IND/DEM: Goudin, Lundgren

ITS: Claeys, Coşea, Dillen, Le Rachinel, Moisuc, Popeangă, Romagnoli, Vanhecke

NI: Belohorská, Chruszcz, Giertych

PPE-DE: Albertini, Anastase, Andrikienė, Ashworth, Audy, Barsi-Pataky, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Böge, Bonsignore, Bowis, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chmielewski, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duchoň, Duka-Zólyomi, Elles, Esteves, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fjellner, Florenz, Fontaine, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gewalt, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Graça Moura, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Handzlik, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Hudacký, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jałowiecki, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Kauppi, Kelam, Kelemen, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kudrycka, Kušķis, Lamassoure, De Lange, Langen, Lauk, Lechner, Lehne, Liese, López-Istúriz White, McGuinness, Mann Thomas, Marinescu, Marques, Mathieu, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Montoro Romero, Morin, Nassauer, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Olajos, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Pack, Papastamkos, Parish, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posdorf, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Reul, Roithová, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schöpflin, Schröder, Schwab, Seeber, Seeberg, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Sommer, Spautz, Šťastný, Stavreva, Stevenson, Stubb, Sudre, Surján, Szabó, Szájer, Tajani, Tannock, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Veneto, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weber Manfred, Wieland, von Wogau, Wohlin, Wortmann-Kool, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zatloukal, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Arif, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Ayala Sender, Beňová, Berès, Berman, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Bourzai, Bozkurt, Bullmann, van den Burg, Busquin, Calabuig Rull, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Castex, Cercas, Christensen, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Correia, Cottigny, Creţu Corina, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, De Vits, Dîncu, Douay, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Ettl, Evans Robert, Falbr, Fava, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, Ferreira Elisa, Ford, García Pérez, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gierek, Glante, Goebbels, Gomes, Grabowska, Grech, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hamon, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Jacobs, Jöns, Jørgensen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krehl, Kuhne, Laignel, Lavarra, Le Foll, Lehtinen, Leinen, Liberadzki, Locatelli, Lyubcheva, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Medina Ortega, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Muscat, Myller, Napoletano, Neris, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Paasilinna, Paparizov, Paşcu, Patrie, Piecyk, Pinior, Plumb, Podgorean, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rocard, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Savary, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Siwiec, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Stihler, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Tarand, Thomsen, Ţicău, Titley, Trautmann, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Walter, Weber Henri, Weiler, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Bielan, Borghezio, Camre, Crowley, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Czarnecki Ryszard, Didžiokas, Foglietta, Grabowski, Janowski, Krasts, Kristovskis, Kuc, Kuźmiuk, Libicki, Maldeikis, Masiel, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Podkański, Poli Bortone, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Speroni, Tatarella, Tomaszewska, Vaidere, Wojciechowski Janusz, Zapałowski

Against: 77

GUE/NGL: Aita, Brie, Catania, Figueiredo, Guerreiro, Henin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Musacchio, Papadimoulis, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Seppänen, Søndergaard, Svensson, Uca, Wagenknecht, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Batten, Belder, Blokland, Clark, Nattrass, Sinnott, Wise, Wojciechowski Bernard, Železný

ITS: Chukolov, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Mihăescu, Stănescu, Stoyanov

NI: Allister, Helmer, Martin Hans-Peter

PPE-DE: Vidal-Quadras

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

Abstention: 15

IND/DEM: Bonde

ITS: Binev, Buruiană-Aprodu, Lang, Le Pen Marine, Martinez, Schenardi

NI: Baco, Kozlík

PPE-DE: Lulling, Sonik

PSE: Chiesa, Gröner

UEN: Piotrowski

Verts/ALE: van Buitenen

14.   RC-B6-0330/2007 — Burma

Resolution

For: 66

ALDE: Matsakis, Ortuondo Larrea, Prodi

IND/DEM: Krupa, Sinnott

ITS: Binev

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Audy, Bowis, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Castiglione, Deß, Dover, Doyle, Gahler, Gauzès, Grossetête, Harbour, Kaczmarek, Lulling, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Roithová, Sonik, Sudre, Tannock, Varvitsiotis, Záborská, Zaleski, Zwiefka

PSE: Bourzai, Bullmann, Casaca, Corda, Evans Robert, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Grabowska, Honeyball, Medina Ortega, Mikko, Pinior, Pribetich, Roure, Sakalas, Scheele, Vigenin

UEN: Czarnecki Ryszard, Kuc, Libicki, Piotrowski, Rutowicz, Speroni, Tomaszewska

Verts/ALE: Irujo Amezaga, Kusstatscher, Özdemir, Onesta, Schlyter

Corrections to votes and voting intentions

For:
  Rainer Wieland

15.   RC-B6-0332/2007 — Sierra Leone

Resolution

For: 69

ALDE: Ek, Matsakis, Ortuondo Larrea, Prodi

IND/DEM: Krupa, Sinnott

ITS: Binev

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Audy, Bowis, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Castiglione, Deß, Dover, Doyle, Gahler, Gauzès, Grossetête, Harbour, Kaczmarek, Lulling, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Roithová, Saryusz-Wolski, Sonik, Sudre, Tannock, Varvitsiotis, Wieland, Záborská, Zaleski, Zwiefka

PSE: Bourzai, Bullmann, Casaca, Corda, Evans Robert, Ford, Gebhardt, Geringer de Oedenberg, Grabowska, Hasse Ferreira, Honeyball, Medina Ortega, Mikko, Pinior, Pribetich, Roure, Sakalas, Scheele, Vigenin

UEN: Czarnecki Ryszard, Kuc, Libicki, Piotrowski, Speroni, Tomaszewska

Verts/ALE: Irujo Amezaga, Kusstatscher, Özdemir, Onesta, Schlyter

Abstention: 1

IND/DEM: Tomczak

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TEXTS ADOPTED

P6_TA(2007)0378

Drugs prevention and information ***II

European Parliament legislative resolution of 6 September 2007 on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme ‘Drug prevention and information’ as part of the General programme ‘Fundamental Rights and Justice’ (8698/4/2007 — C6-0258/2007 — 2005/0037B(COD))

(Codecision procedure: second reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Council common position (8698/4/2007 — C6-0258/2007), |
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having regard to the Council common position (8698/4/2007 — C6-0258/2007),

| — | having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0230) (2), |
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having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2006)0230) (2),

| — | having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty, |
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having regard to Article 251(2) of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0308/2007), |
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having regard to the recommendation for second reading of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (A6-0308/2007),

| 1. | Approves the common position; |
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1.

Approves the common position;

| 2. | Draws attention to the statement made by the Commission at the plenary sitting of 6 September 2007 according to which the Commission committed itself, exceptionally to transmit as swiftly as possible to the Chair of the competent parliamentary committee the draft annual work programmes relating to the specific programme, in addition to sending them via the comitology register, and to inform the European Parliament as soon as possible about any changes made to them following committee meetings of that committee; |
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2.

Draws attention to the statement made by the Commission at the plenary sitting of 6 September 2007 according to which the Commission committed itself, exceptionally to transmit as swiftly as possible to the Chair of the competent parliamentary committee the draft annual work programmes relating to the specific programme, in addition to sending them via the comitology register, and to inform the European Parliament as soon as possible about any changes made to them following committee meetings of that committee;

| 3. | Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position; |
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3.

Notes that the act is adopted in accordance with the common position;

| 4. | Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the EC Treaty; |
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4.

Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the EC Treaty;

| 5. | Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union; |
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5.

Instructs its Secretary-General to sign the act, once it has been verified that all the procedures have been duly completed, and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

| 6. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission. |
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6.

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

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(1)  Texts Adopted, 14.12.2006, P6_TA(2006)0579.

(2)  Not yet published in OJ.

P6_TA(2007)0379

International Health Regulations

European Parliament resolution of 6 September 2007 on International Health Regulations (2007/2079(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Article 3 of the EC Treaty, which provides for the creation of a Single Market through the removal of barriers to the free movement of persons, |
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having regard to Article 3 of the EC Treaty, which provides for the creation of a Single Market through the removal of barriers to the free movement of persons,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 15 March 2007 on Community action on the provision of crossborder healthcare (1), |
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having regard to its resolution of 15 March 2007 on Community action on the provision of crossborder healthcare (1),

| — | having regard to the Report of the World Health Assembly (WHA 58.) on the International Health Regulations (IHR) and the WHA Resolution of 26 May 2006 calling for voluntary early application of certain IHR aspects relating to pandemic influenza (WHA 59,2), |
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having regard to the Report of the World Health Assembly (WHA 58.) on the International Health Regulations (IHR) and the WHA Resolution of 26 May 2006 calling for voluntary early application of certain IHR aspects relating to pandemic influenza (WHA 59,2),

| — | having regard to Regulation (EC) No 851/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 establishing a European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (2), Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 1998 setting up a network for the epidemiological surveillance and control of communicable diseases in the EU (3) and Commission Decision 2000/57/EC of 22 December 1999 on the early warning and response system for the prevention and control of communicable diseases under Decision 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (4), |
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having regard to Regulation (EC) No 851/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 establishing a European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (2), Decision No 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 1998 setting up a network for the epidemiological surveillance and control of communicable diseases in the EU (3) and Commission Decision 2000/57/EC of 22 December 1999 on the early warning and response system for the prevention and control of communicable diseases under Decision 2119/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (4),

| — | 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 Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0263/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (A6-0263/2007),

| A. | whereas the recent past has seen the emergence of new disease challenges for national and international public health and whereas better procedures for assistance and information should be developed at national and regional level; whereas it is necessary to deal with the spread of diseases at a European level, |
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A.

whereas the recent past has seen the emergence of new disease challenges for national and international public health and whereas better procedures for assistance and information should be developed at national and regional level; whereas it is necessary to deal with the spread of diseases at a European level,

| B. | whereas in a highly mobile and globalising world the need for public health protection with an all-European and international dimension is growing, |
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B.

whereas in a highly mobile and globalising world the need for public health protection with an all-European and international dimension is growing,

| C. | whereas priority should be given to ensuring maximum protection against the global spread of infectious disease and public health emergencies of international concern, but with minimum interference with world traffic, |
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C.

whereas priority should be given to ensuring maximum protection against the global spread of infectious disease and public health emergencies of international concern, but with minimum interference with world traffic,

| D. | whereas, in accordance with Article 5 of the EC Treaty
  ,
  the subsidiarity principle needs to be respected as the organisation of health services falls within the competences of individual Member States, |
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D.

whereas, in accordance with Article 5 of the EC Treaty
  ,
  the subsidiarity principle needs to be respected as the organisation of health services falls within the competences of individual Member States,

| 1. | Acknowledges the significance of a clear and comprehensible international mechanism which aims to prevent, protect against and control the spread of disease, and to provide a public health response proportionate to the risks and accessible to all those who need it; |
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1.

Acknowledges the significance of a clear and comprehensible international mechanism which aims to prevent, protect against and control the spread of disease, and to provide a public health response proportionate to the risks and accessible to all those who need it;

| 2. | Appreciates the abovementioned WHA resolution calling for voluntary early application of certain IHR aspects relating to avian and human pandemic influenza; |
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2.

Appreciates the abovementioned WHA resolution calling for voluntary early application of certain IHR aspects relating to avian and human pandemic influenza;

| 3. | Calls on the international community to observe and apply the WHO code of good practice on the rapid sharing of strains, published in January 2007; |
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3.

Calls on the international community to observe and apply the WHO code of good practice on the rapid sharing of strains, published in January 2007;

| 4. | Welcomes the Commission's views on implementation of the revised International Health Regulations as expressed in its Communication (COM(2006)0552), aimed at promoting a structured discussion with the Council and Parliament; |
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4.

Welcomes the Commission's views on implementation of the revised International Health Regulations as expressed in its Communication (COM(2006)0552), aimed at promoting a structured discussion with the Council and Parliament;

| 5. | Stresses the urgent need to implement the International Health Regulations as soon as possible, in accordance with the subsidiarity principle, while simultaneously strengthening existing systems and capacities; |
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5.

Stresses the urgent need to implement the International Health Regulations as soon as possible, in accordance with the subsidiarity principle, while simultaneously strengthening existing systems and capacities;

| 6. | Underlines the necessity to implement the International Health Regulations in a coordinated manner across the Community; |
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6.

Underlines the necessity to implement the International Health Regulations in a coordinated manner across the Community;

| 7. | Points out at the same time, however, that, on the basis of their powers and of the subsidiarity principle, it is up to the Member States alone to organise their health services, while ensuring a high level of health protection for their citizens; |
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7.

Points out at the same time, however, that, on the basis of their powers and of the subsidiarity principle, it is up to the Member States alone to organise their health services, while ensuring a high level of health protection for their citizens;

| 8. | Notes that this international mechanism ‘shall not be more restrictive of international traffic and not more invasive or intrusive to persons than reasonably available alternatives that would achieve the appropriate level of health protection’ (Article 43 of the International Health Regulations); |
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8.

Notes that this international mechanism ‘shall not be more restrictive of international traffic and not more invasive or intrusive to persons than reasonably available alternatives that would achieve the appropriate level of health protection’ (Article 43 of the International Health Regulations);

| 9. | Considers that, to address better the risk, there is a need to support the development of information systems, both those meant for exchange of information between healthcare providers and those providing information for patients; and emphasises the need to enhance the safety of the abovementioned information systems; |
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9.

Considers that, to address better the risk, there is a need to support the development of information systems, both those meant for exchange of information between healthcare providers and those providing information for patients; and emphasises the need to enhance the safety of the abovementioned information systems;

| 10. | Is convinced that in order to achieve a high level of protection and preparedness in a globalising and highly mobile world, it is absolutely necessary to support and cooperate with neighbouring and third countries; |
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10.

Is convinced that in order to achieve a high level of protection and preparedness in a globalising and highly mobile world, it is absolutely necessary to support and cooperate with neighbouring and third countries;

| 11. | Underlines the need for close cooperation between national as well as between national and European authorities when exchanging information in the area of public health safety, in order to optimise implementation and better protect EU citizens from public health emergencies of international concern (PHEICs); |
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11.

Underlines the need for close cooperation between national as well as between national and European authorities when exchanging information in the area of public health safety, in order to optimise implementation and better protect EU citizens from public health emergencies of international concern (PHEICs);

| 12. | Recalls the role of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), and the EU Early Warning and Response System for public health threats (EWRS) in implementing the International Health Regulations and in cases of emergency; |
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12.

Recalls the role of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), and the EU Early Warning and Response System for public health threats (EWRS) in implementing the International Health Regulations and in cases of emergency;

| 13. | Urges the Member States to fulfil their obligations as set out in the International Health Regulations; |
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13.

Urges the Member States to fulfil their obligations as set out in the International Health Regulations;

| 14. | Calls on the Commission to prepare guidelines for threat detection and assessment, in cooperation with the competent committee of the European Parliament; |
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14.

Calls on the Commission to prepare guidelines for threat detection and assessment, in cooperation with the competent committee of the European Parliament;

| 15. | At the same time asks the Commission to formalise the ECDC's role in the implementation of the International Health Regulations, particularly regarding the collection of data on issues within its mandate; |
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15.

At the same time asks the Commission to formalise the ECDC's role in the implementation of the International Health Regulations, particularly regarding the collection of data on issues within its mandate;

| 16. | Invites the Commission to find ways and means of supporting the establishment of adequate systems in neighbouring and third countries through financing and regional development mechanisms; |
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16.

Invites the Commission to find ways and means of supporting the establishment of adequate systems in neighbouring and third countries through financing and regional development mechanisms;

| 17. | Calls on the Commission to define ways and means that will make it possible to support the WHO's policy concerning access to pandemic vaccines for developing countries; |
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17.

Calls on the Commission to define ways and means that will make it possible to support the WHO's policy concerning access to pandemic vaccines for developing countries;

| 18. | Urges the Commission to develop programmes to tackle European and global health threats such as healthcare associated infections and the growing resistance to antibiotic treatments; points out that a pan- European solution is clearly required as such health crises do not respect geographical borders; |
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18.

Urges the Commission to develop programmes to tackle European and global health threats such as healthcare associated infections and the growing resistance to antibiotic treatments; points out that a pan- European solution is clearly required as such health crises do not respect geographical borders;

| 19. | Stresses the need for the creation of a central EU stockpile of indisputably effective anti-viral and vaccination products to protect Union citizens against a possible influenza pandemic affecting all Member States, to complement Member State measures; stresses the need for EU-wide measures to be adopted by the Commission to address the possibility of an influenza pandemic such as are able to effectively halt the spread of influenza in Europe within a period of 24 hours. |
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19.

Stresses the need for the creation of a central EU stockpile of indisputably effective anti-viral and vaccination products to protect Union citizens against a possible influenza pandemic affecting all Member States, to complement Member State measures; stresses the need for EU-wide measures to be adopted by the Commission to address the possibility of an influenza pandemic such as are able to effectively halt the spread of influenza in Europe within a period of 24 hours.

| 20. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, and the WHO Regional Office for Europe. |
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20.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, and the WHO Regional Office for Europe.

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(1)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0073.

(2)  OJ L 142, 30.4.2004, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 268, 3.10.1998, p. 1.

(4)  OJ L 21, 26.1.2000, p. 32.

P6_TA(2007)0380

Desertification

European Parliament resolution of 6 September 2007 on the EU objectives for the 8th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP8) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), being held in Madrid from 3 to 14 September 2007

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the 8th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP8) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), being held from 3 to 14 September 2007 in Madrid, Spain, |
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having regard to the 8th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP8) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), being held from 3 to 14 September 2007 in Madrid, Spain,

| — | having regard to Rule 108(5) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 108(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas desertification means land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities, and therefore requiring a holistic diagnosis and implementation programme, |
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A.

whereas desertification means land degradation in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid areas resulting from various factors, including climatic variations and human activities, and therefore requiring a holistic diagnosis and implementation programme,

| B. | whereas climate change provokes earth warming, with an increase in soil temperature and a consequent increase in the evaporation level, which results in desertification, |
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B.

whereas climate change provokes earth warming, with an increase in soil temperature and a consequent increase in the evaporation level, which results in desertification,

| C. | whereas an increased temperature dries out springs and reduces the flow of the water level of rivers and of the underground water basins, thereby destroying the superficial structure of soil; whereas, with the increasingly prolonged droughts now being experienced, it will be more difficult to restore forests after fires, with the attendant risk of desertification, |
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C.

whereas an increased temperature dries out springs and reduces the flow of the water level of rivers and of the underground water basins, thereby destroying the superficial structure of soil; whereas, with the increasingly prolonged droughts now being experienced, it will be more difficult to restore forests after fires, with the attendant risk of desertification,

| D. | whereas desertification and drought are problems affecting all regions of the world and whereas joint action is needed to combat desertification and/or mitigate the effects of drought; whereas the UNCCD is the only legally binding international instrument that addresses the problem of land degradation in drylands, with a near universal membership of 191 States Parties, |
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D.

whereas desertification and drought are problems affecting all regions of the world and whereas joint action is needed to combat desertification and/or mitigate the effects of drought; whereas the UNCCD is the only legally binding international instrument that addresses the problem of land degradation in drylands, with a near universal membership of 191 States Parties,

| E. | whereas there is a high concentration of developing countries, notably the least developed countries, among those experiencing serious drought and/or desertification, |
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E.

whereas there is a high concentration of developing countries, notably the least developed countries, among those experiencing serious drought and/or desertification,

| F. | whereas the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) estimates that desertification currently affects approximately twenty-five to thirty percent of the world's land surface area, and whereas between 1,2 and 2 billion people in at least 100 states are at risk; whereas economic losses due to lost productivity have been estimated at USD 42 billion in 1992 (USD 64 billion in 2006 prices); whereas the global rate of desertification is increasing, leading to poverty, forced migration and conflict, |
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F.

whereas the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) estimates that desertification currently affects approximately twenty-five to thirty percent of the world's land surface area, and whereas between 1,2 and 2 billion people in at least 100 states are at risk; whereas economic losses due to lost productivity have been estimated at USD 42 billion in 1992 (USD 64 billion in 2006 prices); whereas the global rate of desertification is increasing, leading to poverty, forced migration and conflict,

| G. | whereas three quarters of the soils in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid regions are undergoing degradation and almost half the land under fluvial cultivation is under threat while the degradation results in loss of biodiversity, reduction in soil fertility and the soil's capacity to retain water, increased erosion and reduction of carbon capture, |
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G.

whereas three quarters of the soils in arid, semi-arid and dry sub-humid regions are undergoing degradation and almost half the land under fluvial cultivation is under threat while the degradation results in loss of biodiversity, reduction in soil fertility and the soil's capacity to retain water, increased erosion and reduction of carbon capture,

| H. | whereas desertification occurs mainly through over-cultivation, over-grazing, improper irrigation practices and deforestation; whereas these activities arise from poor land management, which, in turn, often stems from the socio-economic conditions in which the farmers live; whereas according to studies investments into sustainable land management practices would be profitable, |
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H.

whereas desertification occurs mainly through over-cultivation, over-grazing, improper irrigation practices and deforestation; whereas these activities arise from poor land management, which, in turn, often stems from the socio-economic conditions in which the farmers live; whereas according to studies investments into sustainable land management practices would be profitable,

| I. | whereas extreme climatic events such as floods and droughts linked to climate change are becoming more frequent and more drastic in their effects, further increasing the risk and the negative economic and social consequences of desertification, |
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I.

whereas extreme climatic events such as floods and droughts linked to climate change are becoming more frequent and more drastic in their effects, further increasing the risk and the negative economic and social consequences of desertification,

| J. | whereas desertification also contributes to climate change, with land degradation and related loss of vegetation resulting in increased emissions and reduced carbon sink; whereas restoration of dryland conditions could have an important positive impact, |
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J.

whereas desertification also contributes to climate change, with land degradation and related loss of vegetation resulting in increased emissions and reduced carbon sink; whereas restoration of dryland conditions could have an important positive impact,

| K. | whereas the UNCCD plays a key role in global efforts to eradicate poverty, achieve sustainable development and reach the Millennium Development Goals, |
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K.

whereas the UNCCD plays a key role in global efforts to eradicate poverty, achieve sustainable development and reach the Millennium Development Goals,

| 1. | Expresses its support for the UNCCD and its reform process; calls on the Commission and the Member States to present a unified position in the COP meeting, in close cooperation with ACP partners; |
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1.

Expresses its support for the UNCCD and its reform process; calls on the Commission and the Member States to present a unified position in the COP meeting, in close cooperation with ACP partners;

| 2. | Expresses its support for a strategic plan for action with time-bound targets; calls for the EU to engage constructively in the formulation and negotiation of the 10-year strategic plan in order to build strong and efficient mechanisms for an effective implementation of the Convention; in this connection, calls for particular attention to be given to:






  — | achieving progress on the ground and in local communities, |
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2.

Expresses its support for a strategic plan for action with time-bound targets; calls for the EU to engage constructively in the formulation and negotiation of the 10-year strategic plan in order to build strong and efficient mechanisms for an effective implementation of the Convention; in this connection, calls for particular attention to be given to:

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achieving progress on the ground and in local communities,

| — | the synergies with achieving UNCCD and Millenium Development Goals, |
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the synergies with achieving UNCCD and Millenium Development Goals,

| — | capacity building beyond central level, focusing on local stakeholders; |
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capacity building beyond central level, focusing on local stakeholders;

| 3. | Stresses the role of civil society and local populations in the implementation and achievement of UNCCD objectives; |
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3.

Stresses the role of civil society and local populations in the implementation and achievement of UNCCD objectives;

| 4. | Recommends organising a Conference to assess the implementation and effectiveness of Action Plans in the most affected regions, notably in Africa, before future Conferences of Parties; |
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4.

Recommends organising a Conference to assess the implementation and effectiveness of Action Plans in the most affected regions, notably in Africa, before future Conferences of Parties;

| 5. | Recognises the importance of land degradation as a crucial hindering factor in the future development of affected countries; calls for EU development policy to pay special attention to this phenomenon, including in the assessment of development assistance needs; |
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5.

Recognises the importance of land degradation as a crucial hindering factor in the future development of affected countries; calls for EU development policy to pay special attention to this phenomenon, including in the assessment of development assistance needs;

| 6. | Voices its concern at the lack of committed funding for actions; welcomes the use of the Global Environment Facility as the Convention's financial mechanism and calls for the EU to strengthen financing for measures against desertification in the context of flexible mechanisms under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Kyoto Protocol; |
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6.

Voices its concern at the lack of committed funding for actions; welcomes the use of the Global Environment Facility as the Convention's financial mechanism and calls for the EU to strengthen financing for measures against desertification in the context of flexible mechanisms under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change and its Kyoto Protocol;

| 7. | Calls for the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy to introduce binding criteria on combating desertification and land degradation in the affected areas in the European Union; calls, moreover, for a prevention and implementation policy in order to maintain people in the rural areas; |
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7.

Calls for the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy to introduce binding criteria on combating desertification and land degradation in the affected areas in the European Union; calls, moreover, for a prevention and implementation policy in order to maintain people in the rural areas;

| 8. | Calls for comprehensive forest care to reduce as much as possible the fire load of forests and the spread and velocity of fires; points out that the recovered biomass could contribute to the economic feasibility of the operation; |
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8.

Calls for comprehensive forest care to reduce as much as possible the fire load of forests and the spread and velocity of fires; points out that the recovered biomass could contribute to the economic feasibility of the operation;

| 9. | Calls on the Commission to consider the establishment of a European Drought Observatory, that would collect knowledge and propose mitigation and follow-up measures in order to minimise the effects of the droughts on Europe; |
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9.

Calls on the Commission to consider the establishment of a European Drought Observatory, that would collect knowledge and propose mitigation and follow-up measures in order to minimise the effects of the droughts on Europe;

| 10. | Recognises that recent studies have come to the conclusion that the cost of investing in reducing land degradation in affected areas would be lower than the costs resulting from the degradation; is mindful of the long-term commitment needed for measures against desertification to be effective; |
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10.

Recognises that recent studies have come to the conclusion that the cost of investing in reducing land degradation in affected areas would be lower than the costs resulting from the degradation; is mindful of the long-term commitment needed for measures against desertification to be effective;

| 11. | Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up international cooperation in the implementation of the UNCCD by providing additional incentives and financial support, and to support transboundary water cooperation programmes; calls, furthermore, for the issue to be put on the agenda of the next EU-Africa summit; |
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11.

Calls on the Commission and the Member States to step up international cooperation in the implementation of the UNCCD by providing additional incentives and financial support, and to support transboundary water cooperation programmes; calls, furthermore, for the issue to be put on the agenda of the next EU-Africa summit;

| 12. | Reiterates its resolution of 7 July 2005 on speeding up the implementation of the EU action plan on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) (1) and its disappointment regarding the absence of compulsory and comprehensive regulations prohibiting the import of illegal and unsustainably harvested timber into the EU; |
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12.

Reiterates its resolution of 7 July 2005 on speeding up the implementation of the EU action plan on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) (1) and its disappointment regarding the absence of compulsory and comprehensive regulations prohibiting the import of illegal and unsustainably harvested timber into the EU;

| 13. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the parties to the UNCCD and the UNCCD Secretariat. |
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13.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the parties to the UNCCD and the UNCCD Secretariat.

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(1)  OJ C 157 E, 6.7.2006, p. 482.

P6_TA(2007)0381

Human rights dialogues and consultations on human rights with third countries

European Parliament resolution of 6 September 2007 on the functioning of the human rights dialogues and consultations on human rights with third countries (2007/2001(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to all agreements between the EU and third countries and the human rights and democracy clauses contained in those agreements, |
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having regard to all agreements between the EU and third countries and the human rights and democracy clauses contained in those agreements,

| — | having regard to Articles 177, 178, 300 and 310 of the EC Treaty and Articles 3, 6, 11, 19 and 21 of the EU Treaty, |
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having regard to Articles 177, 178, 300 and 310 of the EC Treaty and Articles 3, 6, 11, 19 and 21 of the EU Treaty,

| — | having regard to the European Union Guidelines on Human Rights and in particular those on Human Rights Dialogues, adopted in December 2001, and the evaluation of the implementation of those Guidelines, adopted in December 2004, and having regard also to the European Union Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders, adopted in June 2004, |
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having regard to the European Union Guidelines on Human Rights and in particular those on Human Rights Dialogues, adopted in December 2001, and the evaluation of the implementation of those Guidelines, adopted in December 2004, and having regard also to the European Union Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders, adopted in June 2004,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 14 February 2006 on the human rights and democracy clause in European Union agreements (1) and to the follow-up provided by the Commission to that resolution, |
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having regard to its resolution of 14 February 2006 on the human rights and democracy clause in European Union agreements (1) and to the follow-up provided by the Commission to that resolution,

| — | having regard to the Council's document of 7 June 2006 entitled ‘Mainstreaming human rights across CFSP and other EU policies’, |
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having regard to the Council's document of 7 June 2006 entitled ‘Mainstreaming human rights across CFSP and other EU policies’,

| — | having regard to the Framework Agreement of 26 May 2005 between the European Parliament and the Commission, |
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having regard to the Framework Agreement of 26 May 2005 between the European Parliament and the Commission,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 25 April 2002 on the Commission communication to the Council and the European Parliament on the European Union's role in promoting human rights and democratisation in third countries (2), |
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having regard to its resolution of 25 April 2002 on the Commission communication to the Council and the European Parliament on the European Union's role in promoting human rights and democratisation in third countries (2),

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on the situation with regard to human rights in the world, |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on the situation with regard to human rights in the world,

| — | having regard to its previous debates and urgency resolutions on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law, |
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having regard to its previous debates and urgency resolutions on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law,

| — | having regard to its specific guidelines for human rights and democracy actions of MEPs in their visits to third countries, |
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having regard to its specific guidelines for human rights and democracy actions of MEPs in their visits to third countries,

| — | having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1889/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on establishing a financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide (3), |
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having regard to Regulation (EC) No 1889/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 December 2006 on establishing a financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide (3),

| — | having regard to the conclusions reached during the debates held in its Foreign Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on Human Rights, at the meetings of 3 May 2007 on human rights in China and in Uzbekistan and of 23 April 2007 on human rights in Russia, |
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having regard to the conclusions reached during the debates held in its Foreign Affairs Committee's Subcommittee on Human Rights, at the meetings of 3 May 2007 on human rights in China and in Uzbekistan and of 23 April 2007 on human rights in Russia,

| — | having regard to its resolutions of 10 May 2007 on the EU-Russia Summit to be held in Samara on 18 May 2007 (4), of 26 April 2007 on the recent repression of demonstrations in Russia (5), of 18 January 2007 on the conviction and imprisonment by Libya of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor (6), of 16 November 2006 on Iran (7), of 26 October 2006 on Uzbekistan (8) and of 7 September 2006 on EU-China relations (9), |
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having regard to its resolutions of 10 May 2007 on the EU-Russia Summit to be held in Samara on 18 May 2007 (4), of 26 April 2007 on the recent repression of demonstrations in Russia (5), of 18 January 2007 on the conviction and imprisonment by Libya of five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor (6), of 16 November 2006 on Iran (7), of 26 October 2006 on Uzbekistan (8) and of 7 September 2006 on EU-China relations (9),

| — | having regard to the conclusions on Central Asia reached at the 2796th External Relations Council meeting held in Luxembourg on 23 April 2007; to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreements with Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, which have already entered into force; to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreements with Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, which have been signed but not yet ratified; and to the Commission's Strategy Paper on Central Asia 2002-2006, |
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having regard to the conclusions on Central Asia reached at the 2796th External Relations Council meeting held in Luxembourg on 23 April 2007; to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreements with Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, which have already entered into force; to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreements with Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, which have been signed but not yet ratified; and to the Commission's Strategy Paper on Central Asia 2002-2006,

| — | having regard to Articles 8, 9, 96 and 97 of, and Annex VII to, the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States and the European Community and its Member States, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (10) and amended in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 (11) (the Cotonou Agreement), |
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having regard to Articles 8, 9, 96 and 97 of, and Annex VII to, the Partnership Agreement between the members of the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States and the European Community and its Member States, signed in Cotonou on 23 June 2000 (10) and amended in Luxembourg on 25 June 2005 (11) (the Cotonou Agreement),

| — | having regard to the resolutions of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (ACP-EU JPA) and, in particular, its resolution of 25 November 2004, adopted in The Hague, on the ACP-EU political dialogue (Article 8 of the Cotonou Agreement) (12), |
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having regard to the resolutions of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (ACP-EU JPA) and, in particular, its resolution of 25 November 2004, adopted in The Hague, on the ACP-EU political dialogue (Article 8 of the Cotonou Agreement) (12),

| — | having regard to the bilateral Action Plans adopted by the Commission under the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) with the ENP partner countries, with the exception of Algeria, Belarus, Libya and Syria, |
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having regard to the bilateral Action Plans adopted by the Commission under the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) with the ENP partner countries, with the exception of Algeria, Belarus, Libya and Syria,

| — | having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on strengthening the ENP (COM(2006)0726) and to its forthcoming resolution thereon, |
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having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on strengthening the ENP (COM(2006)0726) and to its forthcoming resolution thereon,

| — | having regard to its recommendations to the Council of 15 March 2007 on the negotiating mandates for association agreements between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Andean Community and its member countries, of the other part (13), and between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the countries of Central America, of the other part (14), |
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having regard to its recommendations to the Council of 15 March 2007 on the negotiating mandates for association agreements between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the Andean Community and its member countries, of the other part (13), and between the European Union and its Member States, of the one part, and the countries of Central America, of the other part (14),

| — | having regard to its resolutions of 12 October 2006 on economic and trade relations between the EU and Mercosur with a view to the conclusion of an Interregional Association Agreement (15) and of 27 April 2006 on a stronger partnership between the European Union and Latin America (16), |
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having regard to its resolutions of 12 October 2006 on economic and trade relations between the EU and Mercosur with a view to the conclusion of an Interregional Association Agreement (15) and of 27 April 2006 on a stronger partnership between the European Union and Latin America (16),

| — | having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (A6-0302/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the opinion of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (A6-0302/2007),

| A. | whereas human rights dialogues are one of a range of instruments which the EU may use to implement its policy on human rights, and constitute an essential part of the European Union's overall strategy aimed at promoting sustainable development, peace and stability, |
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whereas human rights dialogues are one of a range of instruments which the EU may use to implement its policy on human rights, and constitute an essential part of the European Union's overall strategy aimed at promoting sustainable development, peace and stability,

| B. | whereas the universality, individuality and indivisibility of human rights, meaning not only civil and political rights but also social, environmental, economic and cultural rights, must be upheld and promoted, and whereas the EU continues to establish meaningful instruments to that end, |
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whereas the universality, individuality and indivisibility of human rights, meaning not only civil and political rights but also social, environmental, economic and cultural rights, must be upheld and promoted, and whereas the EU continues to establish meaningful instruments to that end,

| C. | whereas any decision to initiate a human rights dialogue is taken on the basis of certain criteria adopted by the Council which notably take into consideration the major concerns on the part of the EU about the human rights situation on the ground in the country concerned, a genuine commitment on the part of the authorities of the country concerned, with regard to such dialogue, to improve the human rights situation on the ground, and the positive impact which a human rights dialogue may have on the human rights situation, |
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whereas any decision to initiate a human rights dialogue is taken on the basis of certain criteria adopted by the Council which notably take into consideration the major concerns on the part of the EU about the human rights situation on the ground in the country concerned, a genuine commitment on the part of the authorities of the country concerned, with regard to such dialogue, to improve the human rights situation on the ground, and the positive impact which a human rights dialogue may have on the human rights situation,

| D. | whereas the European Union Human Rights Guidelines call for human rights issues to be addressed adequately and systematically within the framework of the overall political dialogue conducted with third countries at all levels, |
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whereas the European Union Human Rights Guidelines call for human rights issues to be addressed adequately and systematically within the framework of the overall political dialogue conducted with third countries at all levels,

| E. | whereas the Council decided in 2004 to examine twice each year the overall status of the dialogues on the basis of an overview and an updated timetable, and whereas, at the same time, the Council underlined that dialogues should not be engaged in for an indefinite period but rather for a certain timeframe, with an exit strategy also being borne in mind, |
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whereas the Council decided in 2004 to examine twice each year the overall status of the dialogues on the basis of an overview and an updated timetable, and whereas, at the same time, the Council underlined that dialogues should not be engaged in for an indefinite period but rather for a certain timeframe, with an exit strategy also being borne in mind,

| F. | whereas human rights dialogues and consultations are conducted using a wide variety of structures, formats, and procedures, without sufficient regard for the necessary consistency, whereas this lack of consistency may undermine the credibility of EU human rights policy on the international stage, and whereas greater transparency and democratic control over the application of the abovementioned EU Guidelines on Human Rights Dialogues would be desirable, |
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whereas human rights dialogues and consultations are conducted using a wide variety of structures, formats, and procedures, without sufficient regard for the necessary consistency, whereas this lack of consistency may undermine the credibility of EU human rights policy on the international stage, and whereas greater transparency and democratic control over the application of the abovementioned EU Guidelines on Human Rights Dialogues would be desirable,

| G. | whereas the Council's current practice is to provide a debriefing on the agenda and the objectives of the forthcoming round of structured human rights dialogues/consultations, and to invite a Parliament official to participate along with representatives of non-governmental organisations, |
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whereas the Council's current practice is to provide a debriefing on the agenda and the objectives of the forthcoming round of structured human rights dialogues/consultations, and to invite a Parliament official to participate along with representatives of non-governmental organisations,

| H. | whereas the Cotonou Agreement is directed towards sustainable development and centred on the individual as the main protagonist and beneficiary of development policy; whereas this entails respect for, and promotion of, all human rights and fundamental freedoms, and whereas the abovementioned revision of the Agreement of 25 June 2005 resulted in more intensive political dialogue under Article 8, particularly with regard to human rights, |
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whereas the Cotonou Agreement is directed towards sustainable development and centred on the individual as the main protagonist and beneficiary of development policy; whereas this entails respect for, and promotion of, all human rights and fundamental freedoms, and whereas the abovementioned revision of the Agreement of 25 June 2005 resulted in more intensive political dialogue under Article 8, particularly with regard to human rights,

| I. | whereas failure by one of the parties to fulfil an obligation stemming from the principle of respect for human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law as referred to Article 9 of the Cotonou Agreement results in the initiation of a consultation procedure under Article 96 to redress the situation, |
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whereas failure by one of the parties to fulfil an obligation stemming from the principle of respect for human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law as referred to Article 9 of the Cotonou Agreement results in the initiation of a consultation procedure under Article 96 to redress the situation,

| J. | whereas, although Article 8 of the Cotonou Agreement, which provides for political dialogue between ACP countries and the EU, and also for a regular assessment concerning respect for human rights, democratic principles, the rule of law and good governance, is to be welcomed, concern remains that this provision is used to circumvent the consultation procedure under Article 96 in cases of human rights violations, |
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whereas, although Article 8 of the Cotonou Agreement, which provides for political dialogue between ACP countries and the EU, and also for a regular assessment concerning respect for human rights, democratic principles, the rule of law and good governance, is to be welcomed, concern remains that this provision is used to circumvent the consultation procedure under Article 96 in cases of human rights violations,

| K. | whereas the implementation of ENP Action Plans is monitored by several subcommittees, and whereas, under the bilateral Association Agreements, the EU has launched a process of extending subcommittees for human rights, democratisation and governance to all ENP countries; whereas, to date, Morocco, Jordan and Lebanon have approved the creation of such subcommittees, which have held meetings, Egypt has approved the creation of a subcommittee although it has not yet held a meeting, and Tunisia is in the process of approving a subcommittee, |
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whereas the implementation of ENP Action Plans is monitored by several subcommittees, and whereas, under the bilateral Association Agreements, the EU has launched a process of extending subcommittees for human rights, democratisation and governance to all ENP countries; whereas, to date, Morocco, Jordan and Lebanon have approved the creation of such subcommittees, which have held meetings, Egypt has approved the creation of a subcommittee although it has not yet held a meeting, and Tunisia is in the process of approving a subcommittee,

| L. | whereas, as a short-term measure in various ENP Action Plans, it is recommended that a subcommittee be set up under Article 5 of the Association Agreement, with a view to developing structured political dialogue on democracy and the rule of law; whereas the subcommittee in question has no decisionmaking power but may submit proposals to the relevant Association Committee or to bodies at a higher level in the political dialogue, |
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whereas, as a short-term measure in various ENP Action Plans, it is recommended that a subcommittee be set up under Article 5 of the Association Agreement, with a view to developing structured political dialogue on democracy and the rule of law; whereas the subcommittee in question has no decisionmaking power but may submit proposals to the relevant Association Committee or to bodies at a higher level in the political dialogue,

| M. | whereas, as a result of the reform of the financial instruments on external assistance, Parliament has acquired the right to carry out democratic scrutiny of the relevant strategic documents, and is at the same time one of the budgetary authorities, |
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whereas, as a result of the reform of the financial instruments on external assistance, Parliament has acquired the right to carry out democratic scrutiny of the relevant strategic documents, and is at the same time one of the budgetary authorities,

| N. | whereas the rights of women and children form an inalienable, integral and indivisible part of universal human rights, as laid down in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action of 1995, |
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whereas the rights of women and children form an inalienable, integral and indivisible part of universal human rights, as laid down in the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action of 1995,

A.   Enhancing the coherence of human rights dialogues and consultations

| 1. | Stresses that the promotion of human rights is a fundamental part of the EU's external policy making; urges the Council and the Commission to systematically include human rights issues in the agenda of the EU's political dialogues and consultations with third countries, and increasingly to mainstream human rights into all external EU policies, including the external aspects of the internal EU policies, and insists on the use of all available instruments with a view to attaining those objectives; |
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Stresses that the promotion of human rights is a fundamental part of the EU's external policy making; urges the Council and the Commission to systematically include human rights issues in the agenda of the EU's political dialogues and consultations with third countries, and increasingly to mainstream human rights into all external EU policies, including the external aspects of the internal EU policies, and insists on the use of all available instruments with a view to attaining those objectives;

| 2. | Takes the view that human rights issues should be placed at the highest political level in order to give more political weight to human rights concerns; recalls that the promotion and defence of human rights in third countries should not be conditioned by geopolitical or geo-strategic alliances; stresses that, within the framework of political, economic and trade-related dialogues, respect for human rights should be fundamental to strategic and privileged relations with the EU; |
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Takes the view that human rights issues should be placed at the highest political level in order to give more political weight to human rights concerns; recalls that the promotion and defence of human rights in third countries should not be conditioned by geopolitical or geo-strategic alliances; stresses that, within the framework of political, economic and trade-related dialogues, respect for human rights should be fundamental to strategic and privileged relations with the EU;

| 3. | Calls on the Council to fully apply the abovementioned EU Guidelines on Human Rights Dialogues; |
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Calls on the Council to fully apply the abovementioned EU Guidelines on Human Rights Dialogues;

| 4. | Endorses the conclusions of the first review of the implementation of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders, which point out that the situation pertaining to human rights defenders and the environment in which they work should be systematically integrated into the EU's political dialogues and consultations with third countries, including bilateral dialogues and consultations conducted by EU Member States; |
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Endorses the conclusions of the first review of the implementation of the EU Guidelines on Human Rights Defenders, which point out that the situation pertaining to human rights defenders and the environment in which they work should be systematically integrated into the EU's political dialogues and consultations with third countries, including bilateral dialogues and consultations conducted by EU Member States;

| 5. | Welcomes the newly adopted decision of the Council to draft EU Guidelines on the Rights of the Child, to be finalised during the Portuguese Presidency in 2007; stresses, in this regard, the necessary complementarity to be respected with the existing Guidelines on Children in Armed Conflicts and the need to consider the Paris commitments of 6 February 2007 to protect children from unlawful recruitment or use by armed forces or armed groups; |
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Welcomes the newly adopted decision of the Council to draft EU Guidelines on the Rights of the Child, to be finalised during the Portuguese Presidency in 2007; stresses, in this regard, the necessary complementarity to be respected with the existing Guidelines on Children in Armed Conflicts and the need to consider the Paris commitments of 6 February 2007 to protect children from unlawful recruitment or use by armed forces or armed groups;

| 6. | Calls on the Council once again to systematically apply in full the Human Rights and Democracy Clause in all EU agreements and relations with third countries; reaffirms its call for a transparent procedure to be laid down for the purpose of assessing the human rights situation and the application of the human rights clause; calls for the findings of such an assessment to be systematically taken into account in the human rights dialogues and consultations with third countries and vice versa; |
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Calls on the Council once again to systematically apply in full the Human Rights and Democracy Clause in all EU agreements and relations with third countries; reaffirms its call for a transparent procedure to be laid down for the purpose of assessing the human rights situation and the application of the human rights clause; calls for the findings of such an assessment to be systematically taken into account in the human rights dialogues and consultations with third countries and vice versa;

| 7. | Points out that the main purpose of dialogue and consultation is to encourage the consolidation of democracy, the rule of law, good governance, and respect for fundamental freedoms and human rights in third countries, meaning not only civil and political rights but also social, environmental, economic and cultural rights; emphasises that these objectives will be pursued in observance of the general principles established by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and any other universal instrument on human rights adopted within the framework of the United Nations, and taking into account the Millennium Development Goals; |
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Points out that the main purpose of dialogue and consultation is to encourage the consolidation of democracy, the rule of law, good governance, and respect for fundamental freedoms and human rights in third countries, meaning not only civil and political rights but also social, environmental, economic and cultural rights; emphasises that these objectives will be pursued in observance of the general principles established by the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and any other universal instrument on human rights adopted within the framework of the United Nations, and taking into account the Millennium Development Goals;

| 8. | Maintains that the fact of conducting a human rights dialogue or consultations with a third country has to lead to systematic mainstreaming of human rights in every sphere of EU cooperation with the country concerned, including the Community's development policy and economic, financial and technical cooperation with third countries, so that the existence of a human rights dialogue or consultations does not constitute an end in itself; |
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Maintains that the fact of conducting a human rights dialogue or consultations with a third country has to lead to systematic mainstreaming of human rights in every sphere of EU cooperation with the country concerned, including the Community's development policy and economic, financial and technical cooperation with third countries, so that the existence of a human rights dialogue or consultations does not constitute an end in itself;

| 9. | Welcomes the Council's efforts to bring coherence to the human rights dialogue and consultation with the aid of the abovementioned EU Guidelines on Human Rights Dialogues; maintains that the flexibility and pragmatism required to ensure that dialogue and consultation are effective must not undermine the coherence needed to prevent the dialogues and consultations being reduced to a matter of free choice; |
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Welcomes the Council's efforts to bring coherence to the human rights dialogue and consultation with the aid of the abovementioned EU Guidelines on Human Rights Dialogues; maintains that the flexibility and pragmatism required to ensure that dialogue and consultation are effective must not undermine the coherence needed to prevent the dialogues and consultations being reduced to a matter of free choice;

| 10. | Notes that there is a wide variety of dialogues and consultations, each based on different structures, formats, frequencies, and methodologies, thus obscuring the picture and creating confusion as regards EU action in this area; deplores the fact that whatever information may exist concerning the agendas, aims, benchmarks, or outcome of the dialogues and consultations based on agreements, of ad hoc dialogues and consultations, of dialogue and consultation with like-minded countries, or of the political dialogue and consultation, the information does not extend to human rights; notes that neither the Council nor the Commission has devised a method for organising and systematising these dialogues and consultations, making the results impossible to view from an overall perspective; calls on the Commission and Council to bring a systematic approach to bear on the human rights dialogues and consultations with third countries, classifying them by methodology and subject so as to provide a basis for objective assessment and monitoring of the human rights situation, the breakthroughs achieved, and so on; |
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Notes that there is a wide variety of dialogues and consultations, each based on different structures, formats, frequencies, and methodologies, thus obscuring the picture and creating confusion as regards EU action in this area; deplores the fact that whatever information may exist concerning the agendas, aims, benchmarks, or outcome of the dialogues and consultations based on agreements, of ad hoc dialogues and consultations, of dialogue and consultation with like-minded countries, or of the political dialogue and consultation, the information does not extend to human rights; notes that neither the Council nor the Commission has devised a method for organising and systematising these dialogues and consultations, making the results impossible to view from an overall perspective; calls on the Commission and Council to bring a systematic approach to bear on the human rights dialogues and consultations with third countries, classifying them by methodology and subject so as to provide a basis for objective assessment and monitoring of the human rights situation, the breakthroughs achieved, and so on;

Increased interinstitutional coherence

| 11. | Considers it essential to find ways of improving coordination among the different EU institutions (the Council, the Commission, and Parliament) by establishing an interinstitutional trialogue on the political dialogue and the human rights dialogues and consultations; also calls for avenues to be explored immediately with a view to improving internal communication within those institutions; |
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Considers it essential to find ways of improving coordination among the different EU institutions (the Council, the Commission, and Parliament) by establishing an interinstitutional trialogue on the political dialogue and the human rights dialogues and consultations; also calls for avenues to be explored immediately with a view to improving internal communication within those institutions;

| 12. | Welcomes the Council Working Party on Human Rights (COHOM) initiative whereby all of the EU's human rights dialogues and consultations are to be periodically reviewed in order to maintain a global perspective in the light of twice-yearly debates based on an updated general framework and a timetable for human rights dialogues and consultations in progress; calls for the review to be duly carried out and for information to be passed on as a matter of course to the other Council working parties, to the Commission and its delegations in third countries, and to Parliament, as part of the abovementioned interinstitutional trialogue; |
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Welcomes the Council Working Party on Human Rights (COHOM) initiative whereby all of the EU's human rights dialogues and consultations are to be periodically reviewed in order to maintain a global perspective in the light of twice-yearly debates based on an updated general framework and a timetable for human rights dialogues and consultations in progress; calls for the review to be duly carried out and for information to be passed on as a matter of course to the other Council working parties, to the Commission and its delegations in third countries, and to Parliament, as part of the abovementioned interinstitutional trialogue;

Recommendations to the Council

| 13. | Calls on the Council to implement the COHOM mandate so as to ensure coherence between the dialogues or consultations and the other ways in which the EU seeks to promote human rights in the countries concerned (whether those dialogues or consultations result from work in international bodies or originate from obligations laid down in the EU's own instruments); |
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Calls on the Council to implement the COHOM mandate so as to ensure coherence between the dialogues or consultations and the other ways in which the EU seeks to promote human rights in the countries concerned (whether those dialogues or consultations result from work in international bodies or originate from obligations laid down in the EU's own instruments);

| 14. | Renews its call for the Council to consider making COHOM a working party with representatives based in Brussels, and to cooperate closely with the European Parliament's competent committee; believes that this would allow more time for meetings and ensure better coordination and hence, possibly, closer supervision of EU human rights policies in the broad sense and human rights dialogues and consultations in particular, as well as for mainstreaming of human rights to give coherence to the EU's policies; |
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Renews its call for the Council to consider making COHOM a working party with representatives based in Brussels, and to cooperate closely with the European Parliament's competent committee; believes that this would allow more time for meetings and ensure better coordination and hence, possibly, closer supervision of EU human rights policies in the broad sense and human rights dialogues and consultations in particular, as well as for mainstreaming of human rights to give coherence to the EU's policies;

| 15. | Calls on the Council to enhance the role of the Human Rights Unit of its General Secretariat by allowing it to be involved in the conduct of the political dialogues, including the dialogues and consultations based on cooperation agreements under the responsibility of the Commission, and to set up, within its Human Rights Unit, a permanent coordination system for each structured human rights dialogue or consultation, in order to ensure the innovativeness of the dialogue and consultation topics, the selection of relevant participants and continuity, proceeding on the basis that such coordination should contribute to the establishment of bilateral networks of organisations, institutions and academics between Europe and the country in question, so as to ensure the requisite mainstreaming of human rights and democracy in all EU policies, especially following the reforms of the financial instruments for external EC aid; calls, to that end, for the necessary steps to be taken to enable the unit to perform the above tasks, including an increase in financial resources and personnel; |
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Calls on the Council to enhance the role of the Human Rights Unit of its General Secretariat by allowing it to be involved in the conduct of the political dialogues, including the dialogues and consultations based on cooperation agreements under the responsibility of the Commission, and to set up, within its Human Rights Unit, a permanent coordination system for each structured human rights dialogue or consultation, in order to ensure the innovativeness of the dialogue and consultation topics, the selection of relevant participants and continuity, proceeding on the basis that such coordination should contribute to the establishment of bilateral networks of organisations, institutions and academics between Europe and the country in question, so as to ensure the requisite mainstreaming of human rights and democracy in all EU policies, especially following the reforms of the financial instruments for external EC aid; calls, to that end, for the necessary steps to be taken to enable the unit to perform the above tasks, including an increase in financial resources and personnel;

| 16. | Calls on the Council to increase coherence among the bilateral human rights dialogues and consultations conducted by individual Member States and by the EU, and to increase the role of COHOM in coordinating the activities of Member States' embassies with those of the Commission's delegations; |
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Calls on the Council to increase coherence among the bilateral human rights dialogues and consultations conducted by individual Member States and by the EU, and to increase the role of COHOM in coordinating the activities of Member States' embassies with those of the Commission's delegations;

Recommendations to the Commission

| 17. | Calls on the Commission and the Council to include in each Country Strategy Paper and other strategy documents a specific strategy on human rights and the situation pertaining to democracy, and to use it as a framework for political dialogue; |
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Calls on the Commission and the Council to include in each Country Strategy Paper and other strategy documents a specific strategy on human rights and the situation pertaining to democracy, and to use it as a framework for political dialogue;

| 18. | Renews its call on the Commission to ensure that, within the staff serving at any given time in each Commission delegation in a third country, an EU official is in charge of the human rights dialogue and consultations, and requests it to ensure that the persons responsible for such matters are present whenever any form of political dialogue is being conducted; to this end, calls for the adoption of the necessary measures in order to enable the Commission to fulfil this task, including increasing its financial and human resources; |
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Renews its call on the Commission to ensure that, within the staff serving at any given time in each Commission delegation in a third country, an EU official is in charge of the human rights dialogue and consultations, and requests it to ensure that the persons responsible for such matters are present whenever any form of political dialogue is being conducted; to this end, calls for the adoption of the necessary measures in order to enable the Commission to fulfil this task, including increasing its financial and human resources;

| 19. | Calls on the Commission to ensure coherence between Election Observation Missions (especially as regards the post-electoral strategy) and the process of human rights dialogues and consultations; calls on the Commission to put in place, together with the European Parliament and third countries concerned, a postelectoral protocol mechanism to monitor and support the democratisation process, which includes the involvement of civil society at all stages, in the implementation of post-electoral recommendations; |
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Calls on the Commission to ensure coherence between Election Observation Missions (especially as regards the post-electoral strategy) and the process of human rights dialogues and consultations; calls on the Commission to put in place, together with the European Parliament and third countries concerned, a postelectoral protocol mechanism to monitor and support the democratisation process, which includes the involvement of civil society at all stages, in the implementation of post-electoral recommendations;

| 20. | Calls on the Commission to apply and use the results of human rights dialogues and consultations in drawing up yearly strategies providing a basis for implementation of projects under the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) established pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1889/2006, and systematically to link those two tools; |
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Calls on the Commission to apply and use the results of human rights dialogues and consultations in drawing up yearly strategies providing a basis for implementation of projects under the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) established pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1889/2006, and systematically to link those two tools;

| 21. | Calls on the Commission and the Council to mainstream the human rights dialogue and consultations results into projects and programmes, notably for development aid and technical, trade and financial cooperation; |
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Calls on the Commission and the Council to mainstream the human rights dialogue and consultations results into projects and programmes, notably for development aid and technical, trade and financial cooperation;

Increasing coherence with other states and international organisations

| 22. | Welcomes the Council's stipulation that the existence of bilateral human rights dialogues or consultations should not have the effect of reducing the international pressure exerted by the EU when human rights violations occur in a given country, and points out that it is essential for dialogue or consultation to be backed up by appropriate diplomatic and political pressure at every level, extending to United Nations bodies and its Human Rights Council, in particular; |
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22.

Welcomes the Council's stipulation that the existence of bilateral human rights dialogues or consultations should not have the effect of reducing the international pressure exerted by the EU when human rights violations occur in a given country, and points out that it is essential for dialogue or consultation to be backed up by appropriate diplomatic and political pressure at every level, extending to United Nations bodies and its Human Rights Council, in particular;

| 23. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to analyse, support and coordinate the setting of benchmarks for EU human rights dialogue or consultation with actions of other donors and international organisations, with a special focus on the UN mechanisms in place (reports of the Special Rapporteurs, expert committees, the Secretary-General, the Human Rights Council, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, etc.); considers that, in their overall approach to raising human rights issues in the context of political dialogue, the Council and the Commission should systematically refer to the pledges made upon election by the Member States of the UN Human Rights Council; |
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23.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to analyse, support and coordinate the setting of benchmarks for EU human rights dialogue or consultation with actions of other donors and international organisations, with a special focus on the UN mechanisms in place (reports of the Special Rapporteurs, expert committees, the Secretary-General, the Human Rights Council, the High Commissioner for Human Rights, etc.); considers that, in their overall approach to raising human rights issues in the context of political dialogue, the Council and the Commission should systematically refer to the pledges made upon election by the Member States of the UN Human Rights Council;

| 24. | Recommends that appropriate arrangements be put in place to enable indicators and objectives to be harmonised with other third countries and international bodies carrying on a human rights dialogue or consultation with the same given country or group of countries; recommends that such arrangements be modelled on the Berne Process, established by Switzerland for relations with China, and that, to that end, informal forums be set up in which to exchange information and good practice; |
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24.

Recommends that appropriate arrangements be put in place to enable indicators and objectives to be harmonised with other third countries and international bodies carrying on a human rights dialogue or consultation with the same given country or group of countries; recommends that such arrangements be modelled on the Berne Process, established by Switzerland for relations with China, and that, to that end, informal forums be set up in which to exchange information and good practice;

B.   Increasing the transparency of, and publicity given to, human rights dialogues and consultations

| 25. | Considers that the human rights dialogue and consultations should be conducted in a more transparent and coordinated way, and calls for appropriate means to be sought to achieve this aim without jeopardising the effectiveness of the dialogue and consultation; |
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25.

Considers that the human rights dialogue and consultations should be conducted in a more transparent and coordinated way, and calls for appropriate means to be sought to achieve this aim without jeopardising the effectiveness of the dialogue and consultation;

| 26. | Understands the need to respect a certain level of confidentiality in the dialogues and consultations and calls for a favourable response to the request to set up a system, in collaboration with Parliament, whereby selected Members of Parliament could be supplied with information about confidential activities connected with the human rights dialogue or consultation and related procedures; proposes once again that such a system be modelled on the criteria already established by the inter-institutional agreement of 20 November 2002 between the European Parliament and the Council concerning access by the European Parliament to sensitive information of the Council in the field of security and defence policy (17); |
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26.

Understands the need to respect a certain level of confidentiality in the dialogues and consultations and calls for a favourable response to the request to set up a system, in collaboration with Parliament, whereby selected Members of Parliament could be supplied with information about confidential activities connected with the human rights dialogue or consultation and related procedures; proposes once again that such a system be modelled on the criteria already established by the inter-institutional agreement of 20 November 2002 between the European Parliament and the Council concerning access by the European Parliament to sensitive information of the Council in the field of security and defence policy (17);

| 27. | Calls on the Council to ensure that, before the EU sets the specific goals to be attained by entering into a dialogue or consultation with the country in question, or lays down the criteria for analysing the progress achieved in the light of the predetermined benchmarks, and the criteria regarding a possible exit strategy, consultations are first held with all interested parties, especially with Parliament and with NGOs; |
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27.

Calls on the Council to ensure that, before the EU sets the specific goals to be attained by entering into a dialogue or consultation with the country in question, or lays down the criteria for analysing the progress achieved in the light of the predetermined benchmarks, and the criteria regarding a possible exit strategy, consultations are first held with all interested parties, especially with Parliament and with NGOs;

| 28. | Believes that specific objectives need to be laid down for each dialogue and consultation, using all the documents drawn up by the Council, the Member States, the Commission and Parliament, and reports from international and local human rights organisations, to identify the objectives of a human rights dialogue or consultation with a third country, and calls for the best courses of action to obtain concrete results to be analysed; believes that dialogues and consultations should be conducted in such a way as to ensure that those objectives are effectively met; |
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28.

Believes that specific objectives need to be laid down for each dialogue and consultation, using all the documents drawn up by the Council, the Member States, the Commission and Parliament, and reports from international and local human rights organisations, to identify the objectives of a human rights dialogue or consultation with a third country, and calls for the best courses of action to obtain concrete results to be analysed; believes that dialogues and consultations should be conducted in such a way as to ensure that those objectives are effectively met;

| 29. | Maintains that dialogue and consultation objectives should be based on the principle that human rights are universal, indivisible and interdependent, and recommends that the criteria to be established should encompass not only civil and political rights but also economic, social, environmental and cultural rights; |
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29.

Maintains that dialogue and consultation objectives should be based on the principle that human rights are universal, indivisible and interdependent, and recommends that the criteria to be established should encompass not only civil and political rights but also economic, social, environmental and cultural rights;

| 30. | Stresses the need to send a delegation of the EU Troika, comprising high-level experts, to a country under consideration with a view to the possible initiation of a human rights dialogue and consultation, to be followed by a presentation of the delegation's report to COHOM and to Parliament; |
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30.

Stresses the need to send a delegation of the EU Troika, comprising high-level experts, to a country under consideration with a view to the possible initiation of a human rights dialogue and consultation, to be followed by a presentation of the delegation's report to COHOM and to Parliament;

| 31. | Calls on the Council to set clear criteria for the initiation, suspension or termination of a dialogue or consultation, to conduct an impact assessment before giving the reasons for its initiation or suspension (dealing with its expected period and the steps to be taken in order to restart the dialogue and consultation) and to make sure that the delegation of the country in question does not perceive the EU as viewing the dialogue or consultation as an end in itself that must be maintained at all costs; |
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31.

Calls on the Council to set clear criteria for the initiation, suspension or termination of a dialogue or consultation, to conduct an impact assessment before giving the reasons for its initiation or suspension (dealing with its expected period and the steps to be taken in order to restart the dialogue and consultation) and to make sure that the delegation of the country in question does not perceive the EU as viewing the dialogue or consultation as an end in itself that must be maintained at all costs;

| 32. | Calls on the Council, in cases where a third country rejects the initiation or continuation of a human rights dialogue or consultation, to consider specific action with regard to human rights and democratisation, in particular through support to civil society; |
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32.

Calls on the Council, in cases where a third country rejects the initiation or continuation of a human rights dialogue or consultation, to consider specific action with regard to human rights and democratisation, in particular through support to civil society;

| 33. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to publish dialogue and consultation agendas sufficiently in advance for the benefit of all interested stakeholders, especially for Parliament and NGOs, so as to ensure that they are able to make a contribution; |
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33.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to publish dialogue and consultation agendas sufficiently in advance for the benefit of all interested stakeholders, especially for Parliament and NGOs, so as to ensure that they are able to make a contribution;

| 34. | Believes that, in the interests of effectiveness, the selection of dialogue and consultation topics on the agenda should be more clear-cut and substance-oriented, involving both sides in their formulation; reminds the Commission and the Council that the development of the dialogues and consultations is based on reciprocity and within the framework of mutual respect; |
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34.

Believes that, in the interests of effectiveness, the selection of dialogue and consultation topics on the agenda should be more clear-cut and substance-oriented, involving both sides in their formulation; reminds the Commission and the Council that the development of the dialogues and consultations is based on reciprocity and within the framework of mutual respect;

| 35. | Urges the Council and the Commission to press third-country authorities to allow the participation of representatives of the ministries and other public institutions concerned by the topics selected for the agenda of the human rights dialogue or consultation; |
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35.

Urges the Council and the Commission to press third-country authorities to allow the participation of representatives of the ministries and other public institutions concerned by the topics selected for the agenda of the human rights dialogue or consultation;

| 36. | Calls on the Council and the Commission, with the involvement of Parliament and NGOs, to draw up indicators for each given objective/benchmark; considers that such indicators must be realistic and aimed at achieving practical results that could be supported through other EU foreign policy tools; strongly believes that it is important to recognise that results of dialogues and consultations should be evaluated in the long term; |
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36.

Calls on the Council and the Commission, with the involvement of Parliament and NGOs, to draw up indicators for each given objective/benchmark; considers that such indicators must be realistic and aimed at achieving practical results that could be supported through other EU foreign policy tools; strongly believes that it is important to recognise that results of dialogues and consultations should be evaluated in the long term;

| 37. | Takes note of the efforts made by the Council to harmonise key areas of concern regarding EU human rights dialogues and consultations so that those areas of concern may be used as a basis for setting up benchmarks to measure progress, with the aim of enhancing coherence and consistency between human rights dialogues and consultations and all instruments of EU human rights policy; |
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37.

Takes note of the efforts made by the Council to harmonise key areas of concern regarding EU human rights dialogues and consultations so that those areas of concern may be used as a basis for setting up benchmarks to measure progress, with the aim of enhancing coherence and consistency between human rights dialogues and consultations and all instruments of EU human rights policy;

| 38. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to publish the objectives and benchmarks laid down in the dialogues and consultations, in order to enable them to be analysed not just by the institutions organising the dialogue and consultation but also by actors — whether institutional or non-governmental — not taking part, thus ensuring that the EU can be made publicly accountable for the outcome of, and developments in, the dialogues and consultations; |
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38.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to publish the objectives and benchmarks laid down in the dialogues and consultations, in order to enable them to be analysed not just by the institutions organising the dialogue and consultation but also by actors — whether institutional or non-governmental — not taking part, thus ensuring that the EU can be made publicly accountable for the outcome of, and developments in, the dialogues and consultations;

| 39. | Stresses the need to establish effective follow-up mechanisms to deal with the points raised in the dialogues and consultations and in the final recommendations; calls on the Council and the Commission to follow up the outcome of the dialogues and consultations by devising and implementing programmes and projects designed to improve the human rights situation on the ground; |
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39.

Stresses the need to establish effective follow-up mechanisms to deal with the points raised in the dialogues and consultations and in the final recommendations; calls on the Council and the Commission to follow up the outcome of the dialogues and consultations by devising and implementing programmes and projects designed to improve the human rights situation on the ground;

| 40. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to publish the conclusions of each dialogue and consultation, or at any rate a summary thereof if certain procedures have to be treated as confidential in the interests of effectiveness; |
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40.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to publish the conclusions of each dialogue and consultation, or at any rate a summary thereof if certain procedures have to be treated as confidential in the interests of effectiveness;

| 41. | Believes that joint public communiqués, applying to both partners, should be issued after every round of dialogue or consultation in order to ensure that there is a greater impact and increased coherence; |
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41.

Believes that joint public communiqués, applying to both partners, should be issued after every round of dialogue or consultation in order to ensure that there is a greater impact and increased coherence;

| 42. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to increase the transparency and visibility of, and thus to improve, the EU's communications in the field of human rights actions, and in this regard to broaden the scope of the information on COHOM's work that can be accessed via the European Union's website; |
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42.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to increase the transparency and visibility of, and thus to improve, the EU's communications in the field of human rights actions, and in this regard to broaden the scope of the information on COHOM's work that can be accessed via the European Union's website;

| 43. | Calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure the active participation of civil society in the various phases involved in preparing, following up and assessing the human rights dialogues and consultations; supports, in this respect, the decision of the Council to involve human rights defenders in the preparation of dialogue and consultation meetings and to consult local human rights defenders and NGOs when establishing human rights priorities in the context of political dialogues and consultations; recommends that experts' seminars, an arrangement employed for structured dialogues and consultations, should likewise be organised for other forms and types of dialogue and consultation; |
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43.

Calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure the active participation of civil society in the various phases involved in preparing, following up and assessing the human rights dialogues and consultations; supports, in this respect, the decision of the Council to involve human rights defenders in the preparation of dialogue and consultation meetings and to consult local human rights defenders and NGOs when establishing human rights priorities in the context of political dialogues and consultations; recommends that experts' seminars, an arrangement employed for structured dialogues and consultations, should likewise be organised for other forms and types of dialogue and consultation;

| 44. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to promote cooperation by the human rights defenders of the country concerned by the human rights dialogue or consultations, in order to allow them a place and a voice in the procedure, in application of the Council guidelines and following the campaign to promote women who defend human rights; |
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44.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to promote cooperation by the human rights defenders of the country concerned by the human rights dialogue or consultations, in order to allow them a place and a voice in the procedure, in application of the Council guidelines and following the campaign to promote women who defend human rights;

| 45. | Stresses that, in order to guarantee their freedom of expression, participating NGOs should not be chosen by the authorities of the country concerned; |
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45.

Stresses that, in order to guarantee their freedom of expression, participating NGOs should not be chosen by the authorities of the country concerned;

| 46. | Calls on the Commission to provide, within the framework of the EIDHR, for the financing of the costs of participants from civil society, including NGOs, in experts' seminars; |
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46.

Calls on the Commission to provide, within the framework of the EIDHR, for the financing of the costs of participants from civil society, including NGOs, in experts' seminars;

C.   Enhancing the role of the European Parliament

| 47. | Calls on the Council to conduct and forward to Parliament and its competent committee the human rights fact sheets regarding third countries, as well as bi-annual assessments of each dialogue and consultation; calls on the Council to clarify the evaluation by explaining how the benchmarks are to be applied, setting time limits for attaining them and placing the emphasis on trends rather than on isolated results; stresses that, should this information include confidential material, it should be forwarded to Parliament in accordance with the system described in paragraph 26 of this resolution; |
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47.

Calls on the Council to conduct and forward to Parliament and its competent committee the human rights fact sheets regarding third countries, as well as bi-annual assessments of each dialogue and consultation; calls on the Council to clarify the evaluation by explaining how the benchmarks are to be applied, setting time limits for attaining them and placing the emphasis on trends rather than on isolated results; stresses that, should this information include confidential material, it should be forwarded to Parliament in accordance with the system described in paragraph 26 of this resolution;

| 48. | Calls on the Commission to forward to Parliament periodic assessments of the human rights situation in respect of third countries and regular information on the situation regarding political dialogues and consultations on human rights with third countries or regions, including their timetable and the points raised in the negotiations, and agrees that, if this information includes confidential material, it should be forwarded to Parliament in accordance with the system described in paragraph 26 of this resolution; |
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48.

Calls on the Commission to forward to Parliament periodic assessments of the human rights situation in respect of third countries and regular information on the situation regarding political dialogues and consultations on human rights with third countries or regions, including their timetable and the points raised in the negotiations, and agrees that, if this information includes confidential material, it should be forwarded to Parliament in accordance with the system described in paragraph 26 of this resolution;

| 49. | Calls on the Council and the Commission, as a matter of course whenever a round of dialogue or consultation has taken place, to hold a consultation session and a debriefing with Members of Parliament, and repeats its call for Parliament to be involved in decisions to continue or suspend a dialogue and consultation; |
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49.

Calls on the Council and the Commission, as a matter of course whenever a round of dialogue or consultation has taken place, to hold a consultation session and a debriefing with Members of Parliament, and repeats its call for Parliament to be involved in decisions to continue or suspend a dialogue and consultation;

| 50. | Points to the need for Parliament to be involved in the decision to start a new dialogue and consultation and to be provided with all the information required for that purpose; calls for its opinion to be taken into account as regards the mandate, objectives, format, procedures, etc. of the projected dialogue and consultation; |
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50.

Points to the need for Parliament to be involved in the decision to start a new dialogue and consultation and to be provided with all the information required for that purpose; calls for its opinion to be taken into account as regards the mandate, objectives, format, procedures, etc. of the projected dialogue and consultation;

| 51. | Urges the Council and the Commission to allow Members of Parliament to attend the experts' seminars held in connection with structured dialogues and consultations; |
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51.

Urges the Council and the Commission to allow Members of Parliament to attend the experts' seminars held in connection with structured dialogues and consultations;

| 52. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to use their influence to ensure that members of the national parliament of the third country concerned are involved in the official dialogue or consultation; believes that this would confer greater legitimacy on the dialogue or consultation as such and enable Members of Parliament to take part in it more readily; |
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52.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to use their influence to ensure that members of the national parliament of the third country concerned are involved in the official dialogue or consultation; believes that this would confer greater legitimacy on the dialogue or consultation as such and enable Members of Parliament to take part in it more readily;

| 53. | Considers it essential to increase the role of interparliamentary assemblies and interparliamentary delegations in the human rights dialogues and consultations; |
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53.

Considers it essential to increase the role of interparliamentary assemblies and interparliamentary delegations in the human rights dialogues and consultations;

| 54. | Recommends that Parliament's specific guidelines for human rights and democracy actions of MEPs in their visits to third countries be fully applied; accordingly calls for briefings to be held as a matter of routine with the members of the parliamentary delegations, standing and ad hoc, on the human rights dialogue and consultation being conducted with the third country in question, so as to reduce cases of interinstitutional incoherence and increase the impact of the negotiations; believes that Members of Parliament should be invited to take part in the visits on the ground organised in conjunction with certain official dialogues and consultations; |
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54.

Recommends that Parliament's specific guidelines for human rights and democracy actions of MEPs in their visits to third countries be fully applied; accordingly calls for briefings to be held as a matter of routine with the members of the parliamentary delegations, standing and ad hoc, on the human rights dialogue and consultation being conducted with the third country in question, so as to reduce cases of interinstitutional incoherence and increase the impact of the negotiations; believes that Members of Parliament should be invited to take part in the visits on the ground organised in conjunction with certain official dialogues and consultations;

D.   Functioning of the various forms of human rights dialogues and consultations

1.   Structured dialogues

—   Structured dialogue with China

| 55. | Emphasises the need to considerably strengthen and improve the EU-China human rights dialogue; stresses that China's human rights record remains a matter of serious concern; |
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55.

Emphasises the need to considerably strengthen and improve the EU-China human rights dialogue; stresses that China's human rights record remains a matter of serious concern;

| 56. | Considers that the matters discussed in the successive rounds of dialogue with China, such as ratification of the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, reform of the criminal justice system, including the death penalty and the system of re-education through work, freedom of expression, particularly on the Internet, freedom of the press, freedom of conscience, thought and religion, the situation of minorities in Tibet and Xinjiang and in Mongolia, the release of detainees following the events in Tiananmen Square, and workers' and other rights, must continue to be raised in the context of the dialogue, in particular with regard to the application of the recommendations resulting from previous dialogues and seminars on legal affairs; to this end, calls on the Council to consider extending the time period of the dialogue and to allow more time for discussion of the issues raised; |
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56.

Considers that the matters discussed in the successive rounds of dialogue with China, such as ratification of the United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, reform of the criminal justice system, including the death penalty and the system of re-education through work, freedom of expression, particularly on the Internet, freedom of the press, freedom of conscience, thought and religion, the situation of minorities in Tibet and Xinjiang and in Mongolia, the release of detainees following the events in Tiananmen Square, and workers' and other rights, must continue to be raised in the context of the dialogue, in particular with regard to the application of the recommendations resulting from previous dialogues and seminars on legal affairs; to this end, calls on the Council to consider extending the time period of the dialogue and to allow more time for discussion of the issues raised;

| 57. | Calls on China and the EU to increase the opportunities for two-way exchanges of information and strategies on the protection and promotion of human rights; considers that China is today facing an ever growing demand for democracy and human rights from among its own people, and stresses that slight progress has been made in some fields, although it is difficult to gauge precisely what impact the EUChina human rights dialogue has had on the changes that have taken place; emphasises the need to reframe the dialogue so as to make it more results-oriented and to focus on implementation of China's obligations under international law; |
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57.

Calls on China and the EU to increase the opportunities for two-way exchanges of information and strategies on the protection and promotion of human rights; considers that China is today facing an ever growing demand for democracy and human rights from among its own people, and stresses that slight progress has been made in some fields, although it is difficult to gauge precisely what impact the EUChina human rights dialogue has had on the changes that have taken place; emphasises the need to reframe the dialogue so as to make it more results-oriented and to focus on implementation of China's obligations under international law;

| 58. | Stresses the need for the Council to identify and use specific indicators for each of the eight broader benchmarks in order to measure and assess progress; |
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58.

Stresses the need for the Council to identify and use specific indicators for each of the eight broader benchmarks in order to measure and assess progress;

| 59. | Recommends that the human rights dialogue should not be treated as separate from the rest of Sino- European relations; to that end, urges the Commission to ensure that its trading relationship with China is linked to human rights reforms, and calls in this regard on the Council to carry out a comprehensive evaluation of the human rights situation before finalising any new partnership and cooperation framework agreement; |
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59.

Recommends that the human rights dialogue should not be treated as separate from the rest of Sino- European relations; to that end, urges the Commission to ensure that its trading relationship with China is linked to human rights reforms, and calls in this regard on the Council to carry out a comprehensive evaluation of the human rights situation before finalising any new partnership and cooperation framework agreement;

| 60. | Deplores the fact that the experts' seminar that was to take place in Berlin on 10 May 2007 was postponed because the Chinese authorities did not agree to the participation of two independent NGOs invited by the EU; applauds the insistence of the Commission and the German Council Presidency that these representatives should be allowed to participate fully in the seminar, inasmuch as the representation of NGOs and other civil actors should be regarded as a valuable resource for all the parties involved in the dialogue; |
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60.

Deplores the fact that the experts' seminar that was to take place in Berlin on 10 May 2007 was postponed because the Chinese authorities did not agree to the participation of two independent NGOs invited by the EU; applauds the insistence of the Commission and the German Council Presidency that these representatives should be allowed to participate fully in the seminar, inasmuch as the representation of NGOs and other civil actors should be regarded as a valuable resource for all the parties involved in the dialogue;

—   Structured dialogue with Iran

| 61. | Is very concerned that the human rights dialogue with Iran has been interrupted since 2004 due to Iran's lack of cooperation; regrets that, according to the Council, no progress had been made and calls on the Council to report back to Parliament on the assessment of the human rights dialogue and the further steps that could be taken as regards the promotion of democracy and human rights in Iran; |
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61.

Is very concerned that the human rights dialogue with Iran has been interrupted since 2004 due to Iran's lack of cooperation; regrets that, according to the Council, no progress had been made and calls on the Council to report back to Parliament on the assessment of the human rights dialogue and the further steps that could be taken as regards the promotion of democracy and human rights in Iran;

| 62. | Encourages the Commission to continue financing projects aimed at supporting good governance, including the protection of human rights defenders, reform of the judiciary and educational programmes for children and women; in the same spirit, calls on the Commission to implement all actions required within the framework of the EIDHR, so as to promote contacts and cooperation with Iranian civil society and to further support democracy and human rights, focusing mainly on the protection and promotion of women's and children's human rights; |
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62.

Encourages the Commission to continue financing projects aimed at supporting good governance, including the protection of human rights defenders, reform of the judiciary and educational programmes for children and women; in the same spirit, calls on the Commission to implement all actions required within the framework of the EIDHR, so as to promote contacts and cooperation with Iranian civil society and to further support democracy and human rights, focusing mainly on the protection and promotion of women's and children's human rights;

2.   Consultations with Russia

| 63. | Notes the continuation of the EU human rights consultations with Russia; supports the Council in its aim of developing those consultations into a frank and genuine EU-Russia human rights dialogue, and calls for the involvement of Parliament and of European and Russian NGOs in such a process; calls, with that end in view, for the NGOs to be consulted beforehand, while the consultations are still in preparation, so as to enable them to assess the progress achieved and to ascertain the practical results produced on the ground; |
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63.

Notes the continuation of the EU human rights consultations with Russia; supports the Council in its aim of developing those consultations into a frank and genuine EU-Russia human rights dialogue, and calls for the involvement of Parliament and of European and Russian NGOs in such a process; calls, with that end in view, for the NGOs to be consulted beforehand, while the consultations are still in preparation, so as to enable them to assess the progress achieved and to ascertain the practical results produced on the ground;

| 64. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to request the participation in the consultations of Russian ministry officials whose fields of expertise are related to the topics on the agenda, to insist on the consultations being organised in Moscow and the regions, and to request the participation of their Russian counterparts in a public meeting with NGOs; |
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64.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to request the participation in the consultations of Russian ministry officials whose fields of expertise are related to the topics on the agenda, to insist on the consultations being organised in Moscow and the regions, and to request the participation of their Russian counterparts in a public meeting with NGOs;

| 65. | Deplores that fact that Russia, as a partner, at the end of the consultations, usually issues its own separate communiqué, and renews the call for the communiqués to be drawn up jointly by both delegations; |
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65.

Deplores that fact that Russia, as a partner, at the end of the consultations, usually issues its own separate communiqué, and renews the call for the communiqués to be drawn up jointly by both delegations;

| 66. | Calls on the Commission to improve communication with independent Russian civil society and to help boost its ability to act within the extremely narrow framework afforded by Russian law by involving the Russian regions and organising a rotation system for NGO participation; |
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66.

Calls on the Commission to improve communication with independent Russian civil society and to help boost its ability to act within the extremely narrow framework afforded by Russian law by involving the Russian regions and organising a rotation system for NGO participation;

| 67. | Reiterates the need to integrate the consultations on human rights observance with the rest of the issues falling within the sphere of Russo-European relations; calls for the consultations to be integrated with the other political dialogues, negotiations and documents resulting from EU-Russia relations and stresses that the realisation of human rights in Russia has a crucial effect, especially in connection with the four ‘common spaces’ for cooperation or under a future partnership and cooperation agreement; is convinced that a common space of freedom, security and justice cannot be built while human rights issues do not present an essential part of that work, including a consultation mechanism; |
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67.

Reiterates the need to integrate the consultations on human rights observance with the rest of the issues falling within the sphere of Russo-European relations; calls for the consultations to be integrated with the other political dialogues, negotiations and documents resulting from EU-Russia relations and stresses that the realisation of human rights in Russia has a crucial effect, especially in connection with the four ‘common spaces’ for cooperation or under a future partnership and cooperation agreement; is convinced that a common space of freedom, security and justice cannot be built while human rights issues do not present an essential part of that work, including a consultation mechanism;

| 68. | Urges the Council and the Commission to lay down concrete obligations and establish efficient mechanisms for monitoring and checking the fulfilment of the obligations Russia has taken on, in addition to the human rights clause, in order to achieve a real improvement in the worrisome human rights situation in Russia, such as that relating to freedom of association, freedom of speech and the freedom of the press and the media; urges that the recommendations and conclusions put forward by international and regional institutions, and NGOs' assessments regarding Russia's observance of the main international human rights agreements that it has signed, be followed; |
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68.

Urges the Council and the Commission to lay down concrete obligations and establish efficient mechanisms for monitoring and checking the fulfilment of the obligations Russia has taken on, in addition to the human rights clause, in order to achieve a real improvement in the worrisome human rights situation in Russia, such as that relating to freedom of association, freedom of speech and the freedom of the press and the media; urges that the recommendations and conclusions put forward by international and regional institutions, and NGOs' assessments regarding Russia's observance of the main international human rights agreements that it has signed, be followed;

3.   Dialogues based on an agreement

—   Dialogues based on the Cotonou Agreement

| 69. | Stresses the need to systematically consider issues of human rights and democracy in the political dialogue pursuant to Article 8 of the Cotonou Agreement; points out, in this regard, the need to set up a clear and transparent mechanism and benchmarks for a political dialogue under Article 8; expresses its concern that, in the absence of such a mechanism, the risk of circumvention of Article 96, in the event of a special human rights emergency, is real; |
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69.

Stresses the need to systematically consider issues of human rights and democracy in the political dialogue pursuant to Article 8 of the Cotonou Agreement; points out, in this regard, the need to set up a clear and transparent mechanism and benchmarks for a political dialogue under Article 8; expresses its concern that, in the absence of such a mechanism, the risk of circumvention of Article 96, in the event of a special human rights emergency, is real;

| 70. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to respect their commitments under Article 8 (on political dialogue), Article 9 (regarding human rights, democratic principles, the rule of law and good governance) and Articles 96 and 97 (on consultations) of the Cotonou Agreement; calls for the participation of civil society in the dialogues under Article 8, and for the informal involvement of civil society in the preparation of the consultations under Article 96, which should lead to an improvement as regards transparency and democratic control; |
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70.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to respect their commitments under Article 8 (on political dialogue), Article 9 (regarding human rights, democratic principles, the rule of law and good governance) and Articles 96 and 97 (on consultations) of the Cotonou Agreement; calls for the participation of civil society in the dialogues under Article 8, and for the informal involvement of civil society in the preparation of the consultations under Article 96, which should lead to an improvement as regards transparency and democratic control;

| 71. | Calls on the Commission to present to Parliament and to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly a report defining a clear and transparent mechanism in order to enable the positive results and shortcomings of the political dialogue with ACP countries to be assessed; |
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71.

Calls on the Commission to present to Parliament and to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly a report defining a clear and transparent mechanism in order to enable the positive results and shortcomings of the political dialogue with ACP countries to be assessed;

| 72. | Notes the positive results of the process of consultations under Article 96 of the Cotonou Agreement, which are due in part to its institutionalised and transparent nature, and also to its direct link with EU development aid, and notes that they are particularly evident when constructive steps, stemming from the dialogue, are taken to help the ACP countries comply with democratic standards and to respect human rights; repeats its call for this example to be likewise applied to the other dialogues; |
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72.

Notes the positive results of the process of consultations under Article 96 of the Cotonou Agreement, which are due in part to its institutionalised and transparent nature, and also to its direct link with EU development aid, and notes that they are particularly evident when constructive steps, stemming from the dialogue, are taken to help the ACP countries comply with democratic standards and to respect human rights; repeats its call for this example to be likewise applied to the other dialogues;

—   Dialogues with Central Asia

| 73. | Welcomes the strengthening of political dialogue with the Central Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, and calls on the Commission to ensure that social and human rights issues do not take second place to the economic and financial interests of the countries of Central Asia and the European Union in the fields of energy, construction and commerce; |
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73.

Welcomes the strengthening of political dialogue with the Central Asian countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, and calls on the Commission to ensure that social and human rights issues do not take second place to the economic and financial interests of the countries of Central Asia and the European Union in the fields of energy, construction and commerce;

| 74. | Welcomes the adoption of the draft EU-Central Asia strategy by the European Council in June 2007, which includes a strategy on human rights and democratisation that can be used as a framework for political dialogue; |
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74.

Welcomes the adoption of the draft EU-Central Asia strategy by the European Council in June 2007, which includes a strategy on human rights and democratisation that can be used as a framework for political dialogue;

| 75. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to establish a comprehensive and coherent short- and medium-term approach towards the Central Asian region as a whole, but also towards individual countries separately, that includes the above mentioned strategy on human rights and democratisation; |
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75.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to establish a comprehensive and coherent short- and medium-term approach towards the Central Asian region as a whole, but also towards individual countries separately, that includes the above mentioned strategy on human rights and democratisation;

| 76. | Welcomes the Council's request to the authorities of Uzbekistan to institute a regular dialogue on human rights, and notes that a first round was held in Tashkent on 8 and 9 May 2007, and that two meetings of experts were held on the Andijan massacre; considers that the establishment of a regular dialogue should not in itself constitute sufficient justification for lifting the sanctions; |
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76.

Welcomes the Council's request to the authorities of Uzbekistan to institute a regular dialogue on human rights, and notes that a first round was held in Tashkent on 8 and 9 May 2007, and that two meetings of experts were held on the Andijan massacre; considers that the establishment of a regular dialogue should not in itself constitute sufficient justification for lifting the sanctions;

| 77. | Calls for Parliament to be involved in the decision to initiate this dialogue, and for the other proposals contained in this resolution to be taken into account as this dialogue continues; |
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77.

Calls for Parliament to be involved in the decision to initiate this dialogue, and for the other proposals contained in this resolution to be taken into account as this dialogue continues;

| 78. | Calls on the Council to establish specific indicators directed towards attaining the objectives sought in the dialogue with Uzbekistan, paying particular attention to the situation of human rights defenders; |
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78.

Calls on the Council to establish specific indicators directed towards attaining the objectives sought in the dialogue with Uzbekistan, paying particular attention to the situation of human rights defenders;

—   Dialogues based on a partnership and cooperation agreement under the ENP

| 79. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to take advantage of the present situation whereby Partnership and Cooperation Agreements with several neighbourhood countries have expired, and to negotiate new agreements, in order to mainstream human rights and effective dialogue on them into future agreements, including a follow-up mechanism; |
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79.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to take advantage of the present situation whereby Partnership and Cooperation Agreements with several neighbourhood countries have expired, and to negotiate new agreements, in order to mainstream human rights and effective dialogue on them into future agreements, including a follow-up mechanism;

| 80. | Points out that the main purpose of the ENP is to establish a privileged relationship with the EU's eastern and southern neighbours on the basis of a mutual commitment to common values, principally in the fields of the rule of law, good governance and respect for human rights; believes that the EU dialogues could have a greater impact on reform in the ENP neighbours, taking into account the existence of a human rights subcommittee and the outcome of the dialogue within that Subcommittee; points out that, in the case of non-democratic regimes or serious human rights violations, dialogue on human rights should be combined with a stronger reaction, such as public criticism and other appropriate measures; |
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80.

Points out that the main purpose of the ENP is to establish a privileged relationship with the EU's eastern and southern neighbours on the basis of a mutual commitment to common values, principally in the fields of the rule of law, good governance and respect for human rights; believes that the EU dialogues could have a greater impact on reform in the ENP neighbours, taking into account the existence of a human rights subcommittee and the outcome of the dialogue within that Subcommittee; points out that, in the case of non-democratic regimes or serious human rights violations, dialogue on human rights should be combined with a stronger reaction, such as public criticism and other appropriate measures;

| 81. | Calls on the Commission to use clearer language and to introduce specific and measurable commitments made by the neighbourhood partners in the Action Plans and in the mandate of the human rights subcommittees, and underlines the need for the Council and the Commission to seek greater active participation by civil society, both in Europe and in the neighbourhood partner countries, in the production and monitoring of ENP Action Plans and in the application of the human rights and democracy clause; welcomes the possibility, under the EIDHR, of providing financial support to projects aimed at the monitoring of ENP Action Plans; |
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81.

Calls on the Commission to use clearer language and to introduce specific and measurable commitments made by the neighbourhood partners in the Action Plans and in the mandate of the human rights subcommittees, and underlines the need for the Council and the Commission to seek greater active participation by civil society, both in Europe and in the neighbourhood partner countries, in the production and monitoring of ENP Action Plans and in the application of the human rights and democracy clause; welcomes the possibility, under the EIDHR, of providing financial support to projects aimed at the monitoring of ENP Action Plans;

| 82. | Requests the Commission to make greater efforts to set up human rights subcommittees for all ENP countries that do not have them, and to put into operation those that are not yet active in order to ensure an effective and sophisticated monitoring procedure as regards the implementation of the human rights and democracy objectives drawn up in the Action Plans; |
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82.

Requests the Commission to make greater efforts to set up human rights subcommittees for all ENP countries that do not have them, and to put into operation those that are not yet active in order to ensure an effective and sophisticated monitoring procedure as regards the implementation of the human rights and democracy objectives drawn up in the Action Plans;

| 83. | Takes note of the fact that human rights issues have been examined within the Justice, Freedom and Security Subcommittees set up with Moldova and Ukraine; reiterates, none the less, the final objective, consisting in the establishment of stand-alone human rights subcommittees for all ENP countries, including those of the South Caucasus; draws attention to the continual deterioration of the human rights situation in Azerbaijan and therefore underlines the particular need to establish a human rights subcommittee as soon as possible with that country; |
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83.

Takes note of the fact that human rights issues have been examined within the Justice, Freedom and Security Subcommittees set up with Moldova and Ukraine; reiterates, none the less, the final objective, consisting in the establishment of stand-alone human rights subcommittees for all ENP countries, including those of the South Caucasus; draws attention to the continual deterioration of the human rights situation in Azerbaijan and therefore underlines the particular need to establish a human rights subcommittee as soon as possible with that country;

| 84. | Calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure genuine cooperation among subcommittees on human rights and those involved in the field of justice and home affairs, all these issues being closely connected; calls, in this respect, for Parliament to be kept fully informed of the preparation and the follow-up process in this matter; |
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84.

Calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure genuine cooperation among subcommittees on human rights and those involved in the field of justice and home affairs, all these issues being closely connected; calls, in this respect, for Parliament to be kept fully informed of the preparation and the follow-up process in this matter;

| 85. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to consider the possibility of establishing a human rights dialogue or consultation mechanisms with Libya; |
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85.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to consider the possibility of establishing a human rights dialogue or consultation mechanisms with Libya;

| 86. | Calls on the Council, pending the signing of an association agreement, to consider the possibility of establishing a human rights dialogue mechanism with Syria; |
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86.

Calls on the Council, pending the signing of an association agreement, to consider the possibility of establishing a human rights dialogue mechanism with Syria;

| 87. | Stresses the need to set up an institutionalised human rights subcommittee with Israel, replacing the current provisional mechanism; |
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87.

Stresses the need to set up an institutionalised human rights subcommittee with Israel, replacing the current provisional mechanism;

| 88. | Calls on the Council to inform and involve the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly and Parliament's Delegations to the Parliamentary Cooperation Committees existing between the EU and the countries of the eastern neighbourhood; |
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88.

Calls on the Council to inform and involve the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly and Parliament's Delegations to the Parliamentary Cooperation Committees existing between the EU and the countries of the eastern neighbourhood;

—   Dialogues with Latin America

| 89. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to consider introducing some form of specific mechanism to monitor the human rights clause in the EU's agreements with Latin America and Central America, for instance by supplementing human rights clauses with operational action plans (similar to ENP action plans) and by setting up human rights subcommittees, and stresses in this respect the need to fully inform the relevant Joint Committees and Joint Councils of the outcome of these dialogues, so as to enhance the integration of human rights into the EU's political dialogues with countries in those regions; |
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89.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to consider introducing some form of specific mechanism to monitor the human rights clause in the EU's agreements with Latin America and Central America, for instance by supplementing human rights clauses with operational action plans (similar to ENP action plans) and by setting up human rights subcommittees, and stresses in this respect the need to fully inform the relevant Joint Committees and Joint Councils of the outcome of these dialogues, so as to enhance the integration of human rights into the EU's political dialogues with countries in those regions;

| 90. | Calls therefore on the Commission to make an annual evaluation of the human rights situation in the Latin American countries on the basis of the action plans and the human rights subcommittees to be set up; |
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90.

Calls therefore on the Commission to make an annual evaluation of the human rights situation in the Latin American countries on the basis of the action plans and the human rights subcommittees to be set up;

| 91. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to involve civil society in the conduct of the human rights dialogues, with adequate participation by the non-profit sector, and considers that the dialogue with Mexico needs to be enhanced and restructured and could provide a reference point for other Latin American countries; |
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91.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to involve civil society in the conduct of the human rights dialogues, with adequate participation by the non-profit sector, and considers that the dialogue with Mexico needs to be enhanced and restructured and could provide a reference point for other Latin American countries;

| 92. | Calls on the Commission and the Council to include human rights in the ongoing negotiations on the association agreements with the Andean Community, Central America and Mercosur, and to brief the EP on the progress made in this area; |
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92.

Calls on the Commission and the Council to include human rights in the ongoing negotiations on the association agreements with the Andean Community, Central America and Mercosur, and to brief the EP on the progress made in this area;

| 93. | Calls on the Council to inform the EU-Latin America Parliamentary Assembly of, , and to involve it in, the human rights dialogues and consultations; |
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93.

Calls on the Council to inform the EU-Latin America Parliamentary Assembly of, , and to involve it in, the human rights dialogues and consultations;

—   Dialogues based on trade and cooperation agreements

| 94. | Points out that EU trade and cooperation agreements with third countries provide that implementation should be regularly monitored by joint committees; notes that specific joint committee working groups on human rights, good governance, the rule of law and administrative reform were set up in 2003, on an experimental basis, with Bangladesh, Vietnam and Laos; |
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94.

Points out that EU trade and cooperation agreements with third countries provide that implementation should be regularly monitored by joint committees; notes that specific joint committee working groups on human rights, good governance, the rule of law and administrative reform were set up in 2003, on an experimental basis, with Bangladesh, Vietnam and Laos;

| 95. | Considers that these dialogues should be initiated by the Council on the basis of the same criteria and that their outcome should be discussed within the political dialogue so as to enhance the coherence and consistency of the EU's human rights policy with third countries; in this regard, calls on the Council and the Commission to debrief Parliament on the outcome of these dialogues; |
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95.

Considers that these dialogues should be initiated by the Council on the basis of the same criteria and that their outcome should be discussed within the political dialogue so as to enhance the coherence and consistency of the EU's human rights policy with third countries; in this regard, calls on the Council and the Commission to debrief Parliament on the outcome of these dialogues;

| 96. | Calls once again for the human rights and democracy clause to be extended to all new agreements between the EU and third countries, both industrialised and developing, including sectoral agreements such as those on fisheries, agriculture, textiles, trade and technical or financial aid, along the lines of what has been done with the ACP States; |
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96.

Calls once again for the human rights and democracy clause to be extended to all new agreements between the EU and third countries, both industrialised and developing, including sectoral agreements such as those on fisheries, agriculture, textiles, trade and technical or financial aid, along the lines of what has been done with the ACP States;

4.   Ad hoc dialogues

| 97. | Calls on the Council, and especially the Troika, to apply the recommendations set out in this resolution to all ad hoc human rights dialogues, so as to ensure that they are conducted more transparently and more consistently with other EU external policies, and, before and after such dialogues take place, to provide information to the other institutions and to Parliament and NGOs in particular; |
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97.

Calls on the Council, and especially the Troika, to apply the recommendations set out in this resolution to all ad hoc human rights dialogues, so as to ensure that they are conducted more transparently and more consistently with other EU external policies, and, before and after such dialogues take place, to provide information to the other institutions and to Parliament and NGOs in particular;

| 98. | Calls on the Commission to apply the recommendations set out in this resolution to the dialogues established as part of the external dimension of the area of freedom, security and justice, and, in the interests of interinstitutional coherence, to keep the other institutions, especially the Parliament, and NGOs informed regarding developments in, and the substance and outcome of, those dialogues; |
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98.

Calls on the Commission to apply the recommendations set out in this resolution to the dialogues established as part of the external dimension of the area of freedom, security and justice, and, in the interests of interinstitutional coherence, to keep the other institutions, especially the Parliament, and NGOs informed regarding developments in, and the substance and outcome of, those dialogues;

5.   Dialogues with like-minded countries (Canada, United States, Japan, New Zealand)

| 99. | Calls on the Council to apply the above proposals also to the Troika consultations with like-minded partners, and to augment transparency and coherence with other EU policies, and recommends that those consultations on human rights issues be used to seek synergies and share experiences, while addressing human rights concerns, with regard to like-minded countries; |
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99.

Calls on the Council to apply the above proposals also to the Troika consultations with like-minded partners, and to augment transparency and coherence with other EU policies, and recommends that those consultations on human rights issues be used to seek synergies and share experiences, while addressing human rights concerns, with regard to like-minded countries;

| 100. | Welcomes the recent moves to inform civil society of the agenda for these dialogues and requests the Council to adopt the same attitude vis-à-vis Parliament; calls for regular debriefings with Parliament on their substance and outcome to be established on a formal footing; |
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100.

Welcomes the recent moves to inform civil society of the agenda for these dialogues and requests the Council to adopt the same attitude vis-à-vis Parliament; calls for regular debriefings with Parliament on their substance and outcome to be established on a formal footing;

6.   Political dialogues with third countries in which a human rights component is to be incorporated

| 101. | Calls on the Council to apply the above proposals also to all political dialogues with third countries, especially as regards the agenda and content of the dialogue; |
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101.

Calls on the Council to apply the above proposals also to all political dialogues with third countries, especially as regards the agenda and content of the dialogue;

| 102. | Calls on Parliament's departments to intensify internal coordination among parliamentary bodies by supplying updated information on the human rights situation in third countries, and to that end calls for Parliament's Human Rights Unit to be provided with more substantial financial and human resources in order to enable it to perform this task; |
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102.

Calls on Parliament's departments to intensify internal coordination among parliamentary bodies by supplying updated information on the human rights situation in third countries, and to that end calls for Parliament's Human Rights Unit to be provided with more substantial financial and human resources in order to enable it to perform this task;

| 103. | Requests the Council and the Commission to mainstream, in the agenda of human rights dialogues and consultations, the recommendations and conclusions contained in Parliament's resolutions, especially those concerning human rights, and the reports of European Parliament delegations; |
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103.

Requests the Council and the Commission to mainstream, in the agenda of human rights dialogues and consultations, the recommendations and conclusions contained in Parliament's resolutions, especially those concerning human rights, and the reports of European Parliament delegations;

Women's rights in the human rights dialogues and consultations

| 104. | Insists that women's rights are an integral part of human rights and urges the Commission to include the promotion and protection of women's rights explicitly and systematically in all EU human rights dialogues and consultations on human rights with third countries; emphasises, in this regard, the need to set up a transparent mechanism specifically concerning women's rights for the monitoring of the human rights clause in the EU's external agreements and to take appropriate action should that clause be breached; |
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104.

Insists that women's rights are an integral part of human rights and urges the Commission to include the promotion and protection of women's rights explicitly and systematically in all EU human rights dialogues and consultations on human rights with third countries; emphasises, in this regard, the need to set up a transparent mechanism specifically concerning women's rights for the monitoring of the human rights clause in the EU's external agreements and to take appropriate action should that clause be breached;

| 105. | Draws attention to the importance of civil society, particularly NGOs working to promote women's rights, and recommends that it be fully involved in human rights dialogues between the EU and third countries; |
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105.

Draws attention to the importance of civil society, particularly NGOs working to promote women's rights, and recommends that it be fully involved in human rights dialogues between the EU and third countries;

| 106. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to improve interaction between gender and civil society initiatives under the existing European human rights instruments and to encourage third countries to ensure the collaboration and coordination of the work of all human rights bodies and mechanisms; |
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106.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to improve interaction between gender and civil society initiatives under the existing European human rights instruments and to encourage third countries to ensure the collaboration and coordination of the work of all human rights bodies and mechanisms;

| 107. | Calls on the Commission to monitor systematically the ratification and implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the optional protocol thereto within the framework of the human rights dialogue with third countries and to report on this in regular briefings to its Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality; calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure that the rights guaranteed by the Convention are respected in those third countries, in order to close the gap between the existence of women's rights and the effective exercise of those rights; |
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107.

Calls on the Commission to monitor systematically the ratification and implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and the optional protocol thereto within the framework of the human rights dialogue with third countries and to report on this in regular briefings to its Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality; calls on the Commission and the Council to ensure that the rights guaranteed by the Convention are respected in those third countries, in order to close the gap between the existence of women's rights and the effective exercise of those rights;

| 108. | Recommends that the Commission list gender-specific discrimination in accordance with the CEDAW and the Human Rights Pacts as production and process methods (PPMs), as defined in the framework of the World Trade Organization, in order to set up a database of products and brands that could eventually be banned from importation into the EU; |
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108.

Recommends that the Commission list gender-specific discrimination in accordance with the CEDAW and the Human Rights Pacts as production and process methods (PPMs), as defined in the framework of the World Trade Organization, in order to set up a database of products and brands that could eventually be banned from importation into the EU;

| 109. | Insists that women's rights be explicitly addressed in the human rights dialogues, and in particular the combating and elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against women and girls, including all forms of harmful traditional or customary practices, for example female genital mutilation and early or forced marriage, all forms of trafficking in human beings, domestic violence and feminicide, exploitation at work and economic exploitation; |
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109.

Insists that women's rights be explicitly addressed in the human rights dialogues, and in particular the combating and elimination of all forms of discrimination and violence against women and girls, including all forms of harmful traditional or customary practices, for example female genital mutilation and early or forced marriage, all forms of trafficking in human beings, domestic violence and feminicide, exploitation at work and economic exploitation;

| 110. | Insists on the explicit inclusion of women's rights in, and a gender-based approach to, the fight against trafficking in human beings and particularly trafficking in women and children for sexual and labour exploitation and organ removal; |
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110.

Insists on the explicit inclusion of women's rights in, and a gender-based approach to, the fight against trafficking in human beings and particularly trafficking in women and children for sexual and labour exploitation and organ removal;

| 111. | Stresses that specific measures should be taken to encourage more vigorous participation of women in the labour market, in economic and social affairs, political life and decision-making and in conflict prevention and resolution, peace-building and reconstruction; recommends the broad, gender-balanced participation of Members of Parliament in the evaluation of EC-funded human rights projects and greater involvement of the European Parliament in human rights dialogues with third countries; |
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111.

Stresses that specific measures should be taken to encourage more vigorous participation of women in the labour market, in economic and social affairs, political life and decision-making and in conflict prevention and resolution, peace-building and reconstruction; recommends the broad, gender-balanced participation of Members of Parliament in the evaluation of EC-funded human rights projects and greater involvement of the European Parliament in human rights dialogues with third countries;

| 112. | Urges the Commission to provide training in order to educate Commission delegation personnel and officials, especially those involved in human rights and humanitarian relief activities, about the human rights of women; |
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112.

Urges the Commission to provide training in order to educate Commission delegation personnel and officials, especially those involved in human rights and humanitarian relief activities, about the human rights of women;

| 113. | Urges the Commission to put forward a proposal for a code of conduct for officials of the Community institutions and bodies, particularly while on EU missions to third countries, similar to the code of conduct issued by the UN; considers that the code should express clear disapproval of the purchase of sexual services, other forms of sexual exploitation and gender-based violence and should contain necessary sanctions in the event of misconduct, and that officials should be given detailed information on the content of the code of conduct before being sent on a mission; |
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113.

Urges the Commission to put forward a proposal for a code of conduct for officials of the Community institutions and bodies, particularly while on EU missions to third countries, similar to the code of conduct issued by the UN; considers that the code should express clear disapproval of the purchase of sexual services, other forms of sexual exploitation and gender-based violence and should contain necessary sanctions in the event of misconduct, and that officials should be given detailed information on the content of the code of conduct before being sent on a mission;

| 114. | Recommends the adoption of measures to enhance the physical security of women and girls in refugee camps and to safeguard and protect the human rights of displaced persons; |
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114.

Recommends the adoption of measures to enhance the physical security of women and girls in refugee camps and to safeguard and protect the human rights of displaced persons;

| 115. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to ensure the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action; urges the Council and the Commission to encourage third countries to incorporate a gender perspective into national programmes of action and to integrate human rights and gender mainstreaming in national policies; |
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115.

Calls on the Council and the Commission to ensure the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action; urges the Council and the Commission to encourage third countries to incorporate a gender perspective into national programmes of action and to integrate human rights and gender mainstreaming in national policies;

| 116. | Urges the Commission to ensure, in its human rights dialogues with third countries, the development of a comprehensive human rights education programme to raise awareness among women of their human rights and to raise awareness generally of the human rights of women; |
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116.

Urges the Commission to ensure, in its human rights dialogues with third countries, the development of a comprehensive human rights education programme to raise awareness among women of their human rights and to raise awareness generally of the human rights of women;

| 117. | Urges the Council and the Commission to encourage third countries to incorporate the principle of equality of men and women into their legislation, to ensure, through law and other appropriate instruments, that this is achieved and to guarantee respect for these rights in all areas; |
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117.

Urges the Council and the Commission to encourage third countries to incorporate the principle of equality of men and women into their legislation, to ensure, through law and other appropriate instruments, that this is achieved and to guarantee respect for these rights in all areas;

| 118. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council (including its Secretary-General/High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Mr Javier Solana, and his Permanent representative for Human Rights, Ms Riina Kionka, and the members of COHOM) and the Commission (including the heads of its delegations to third countries), to the governments and parliaments of the Member States, and to the Co-Presidents of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, the President of the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly and the Co-Presidents of the EU-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly, as well as to the Co-Presidents of the Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and of the Interparliamentary Delegations between the EU and the countries concerned. |
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118.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council (including its Secretary-General/High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy, Mr Javier Solana, and his Permanent representative for Human Rights, Ms Riina Kionka, and the members of COHOM) and the Commission (including the heads of its delegations to third countries), to the governments and parliaments of the Member States, and to the Co-Presidents of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, the President of the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly and the Co-Presidents of the EU-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly, as well as to the Co-Presidents of the Parliamentary Cooperation Committees and of the Interparliamentary Delegations between the EU and the countries concerned.

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(1)  OJ C 290 E, 29.11.2006, p. 107.

(2)  OJ C 131 E, 5.6.2003, p. 147.

(3)  OJ L 386, 29.12.2006, p. 1.

(4)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0178.

(5)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0169.

(6)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0007.

(7)  OJ C 314 E, 21.12.2006, p. 379.

(8)  OJ C 313 E, 20.12.2006, p. 466.

(9)  OJ C 305 E, 14.12.2006, p. 219.

(10)  OJ L 317, 15.12.2000, p. 3.

(11)  OJ L 287, 28.10.2005, p. 1.

(12)  OJ C 80, 1.4.2005, p. 17.

(13)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0080.

(14)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0079.

(15)  OJ C 308 E, 16.12.2006, p. 182.

(16)  OJ C 296 E, 6.12.2006, p. 123.

(17)  OJ C 298, 30.11.2002, p. 1.

P6_TA(2007)0382

Sustainability in EU fisheries through maximum sustainable yield

European Parliament resolution of 6 September 2007 on the implementation of sustainable fishing in the EU on the basis of maximum sustainable yield (2006/2224(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1), |
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having regard to Council Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 of 20 December 2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy (1),

| — | having regard to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982, |
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having regard to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea of 10 December 1982,

| — | having regard to the Declaration made at the World Summit on Sustainable Development of 26 August to 4 September 2002 in Johannesburg, |
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having regard to the Declaration made at the World Summit on Sustainable Development of 26 August to 4 September 2002 in Johannesburg,

| — | having regard to the Commission communication to the Council and the European Parliament on implementing sustainability in EU fisheries through maximum sustainable yield (COM(2006)0360), |
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having regard to the Commission communication to the Council and the European Parliament on implementing sustainability in EU fisheries through maximum sustainable yield (COM(2006)0360),

| — | having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (2) on the Commission communication, |
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having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee (2) on the Commission communication,

| — | 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 Fisheries (A6-0298/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Fisheries (A6-0298/2007),

| A. | whereas most of the Community's fisheries resources of significant commercial value are being overfished or are almost in that situation, |
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A.

whereas most of the Community's fisheries resources of significant commercial value are being overfished or are almost in that situation,

| B. | whereas the sustainability of fishery resources is essential for guaranteeing fishing activity and the viability of the fishing industry in the long term, |
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B.

whereas the sustainability of fishery resources is essential for guaranteeing fishing activity and the viability of the fishing industry in the long term,

| C. | whereas the Community system of conservation and management based on total allowable catch (TAC) and quotas has not led to the rational exploitation of stocks; whereas, on the contrary, the rigidity of the system and its dependence on political rather than biological guidelines have proved obstacles to rational management, making controls difficult and encouraging discards, |
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C.

whereas the Community system of conservation and management based on total allowable catch (TAC) and quotas has not led to the rational exploitation of stocks; whereas, on the contrary, the rigidity of the system and its dependence on political rather than biological guidelines have proved obstacles to rational management, making controls difficult and encouraging discards,

| D. | whereas the Community system of conservation and management must be based on scientific fisheries research and have at its disposal reliable and detailed statistical information covering many years, |
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D.

whereas the Community system of conservation and management must be based on scientific fisheries research and have at its disposal reliable and detailed statistical information covering many years,

| E. | having regard to the various successive modifications and adaptations of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) management system superimposing the TAC and quota regime and the fishing effort regime, introducing various recovery plans which have had highly diverse results and establishing successive measures for vessel scrapping which, in their turn, have not had the hoped-for results and have had negative economic and social repercussions, |
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E.

having regard to the various successive modifications and adaptations of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) management system superimposing the TAC and quota regime and the fishing effort regime, introducing various recovery plans which have had highly diverse results and establishing successive measures for vessel scrapping which, in their turn, have not had the hoped-for results and have had negative economic and social repercussions,

| F. | whereas the above adaptations have, for the most part, merely reduced the profitability and competitiveness of the Community fleet, both within the EU and internationally, posing increasing obstacles to the application of fisheries legislation to a sector which has to deal with ever more complex and endlessly changing rules with no possibility whatsoever of planning its activity in the medium and long term, and have not had any significant impact in terms of resource improvement, |
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F.

whereas the above adaptations have, for the most part, merely reduced the profitability and competitiveness of the Community fleet, both within the EU and internationally, posing increasing obstacles to the application of fisheries legislation to a sector which has to deal with ever more complex and endlessly changing rules with no possibility whatsoever of planning its activity in the medium and long term, and have not had any significant impact in terms of resource improvement,

| G. | whereas at the World Summit on Sustainable Development the EU undertook to make all efforts to ensure that Community fish stocks meet the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) limits by 2015, |
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G.

whereas at the World Summit on Sustainable Development the EU undertook to make all efforts to ensure that Community fish stocks meet the maximum sustainable yield (MSY) limits by 2015,

| H. | whereas the scientific community at large considers that the original formulation of the MSY model is now outmoded because of the problems involved in transferring to the management field a theoretical, mathematical model whose precise formulation requires detailed knowledge of the population dynamics of the stock and long historical strings of data, and whereas any mistake, error or uncertainty in the model will inevitably push fishing over the MSY limit, |
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H.

whereas the scientific community at large considers that the original formulation of the MSY model is now outmoded because of the problems involved in transferring to the management field a theoretical, mathematical model whose precise formulation requires detailed knowledge of the population dynamics of the stock and long historical strings of data, and whereas any mistake, error or uncertainty in the model will inevitably push fishing over the MSY limit,

| I. | whereas, on the contrary, any fisheries management system must take account of a degree of scientific uncertainty, as well as deviations and errors in the definition of a model, since there may, for example, be errors in species recruitment or environmental variations, and this will inevitably lead to incorrect definitions of MSY and failure to reach the target set, |
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I.

whereas, on the contrary, any fisheries management system must take account of a degree of scientific uncertainty, as well as deviations and errors in the definition of a model, since there may, for example, be errors in species recruitment or environmental variations, and this will inevitably lead to incorrect definitions of MSY and failure to reach the target set,

| J. | whereas ever since the earliest formulations of MSY scientists have presented new approaches to the model, attempting to correct its defects and fill its gaps, |
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J.

whereas ever since the earliest formulations of MSY scientists have presented new approaches to the model, attempting to correct its defects and fill its gaps,

| K. | whereas applying MSY is an enormously complex task in the management of multispecies fisheries, which make up the majority of those exploited by the Community fleet, and moreover the model cannot be applied to pelagic fisheries, |
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K.

whereas applying MSY is an enormously complex task in the management of multispecies fisheries, which make up the majority of those exploited by the Community fleet, and moreover the model cannot be applied to pelagic fisheries,

| L. | whereas the strict application of MSY would result in the short term in a considerable, and in some cases drastic, reduction in activity and income for the Community fleet, |
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L.

whereas the strict application of MSY would result in the short term in a considerable, and in some cases drastic, reduction in activity and income for the Community fleet,

| M. | whereas fisheries management must take account of more comprehensive analyses of natural effects and other effects linked to interrelationships among species which contribute to marine pollution and the destruction of marine ecosystems, in addition to the impact of human activity, |
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M.

whereas fisheries management must take account of more comprehensive analyses of natural effects and other effects linked to interrelationships among species which contribute to marine pollution and the destruction of marine ecosystems, in addition to the impact of human activity,

| N. | whereas, nonetheless, the Community fleet urgently needs a management system which can both strike a balance between fishing effort and resource levels and improve its commercial stability while enabling it to plan its actions more smoothly; whereas any period of transition to a new model will necessitate financial support measures, |
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N.

whereas, nonetheless, the Community fleet urgently needs a management system which can both strike a balance between fishing effort and resource levels and improve its commercial stability while enabling it to plan its actions more smoothly; whereas any period of transition to a new model will necessitate financial support measures,

| 1. | Welcomes, with great interest, the Commission's communication, in particular its recognition that the existing fisheries' management policy has failed and its objective of creating a new management model making it possible to ensure stock recovery, adapt the fishing effort to fisheries' real circumstances, and improve the reliability and stability of the fishing fleet; |
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Welcomes, with great interest, the Commission's communication, in particular its recognition that the existing fisheries' management policy has failed and its objective of creating a new management model making it possible to ensure stock recovery, adapt the fishing effort to fisheries' real circumstances, and improve the reliability and stability of the fishing fleet;

| 2. | Stresses the need for all future measures altering the current Community system of conservation and management to be taken with the full involvement of fishermen and to be based on scientific fisheries research; |
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2.

Stresses the need for all future measures altering the current Community system of conservation and management to be taken with the full involvement of fishermen and to be based on scientific fisheries research;

| 3. | Highlights the need to increase the appropriations earmarked for scientific fisheries research in the Seventh Framework Programme for research and technological development so that that programme can contribute to improving the Community fisheries conservation system through the development of theoretical fisheries' management models, their application, improved analysis of the state of stocks, natural effects and other inter-species relationships, and improved fishing gear; |
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3.

Highlights the need to increase the appropriations earmarked for scientific fisheries research in the Seventh Framework Programme for research and technological development so that that programme can contribute to improving the Community fisheries conservation system through the development of theoretical fisheries' management models, their application, improved analysis of the state of stocks, natural effects and other inter-species relationships, and improved fishing gear;

| 4. | Notes the Commission's intention to achieve the above objectives by making MSY the yardstick for fisheries management, but warns that, for a large majority of scientists and also for the FAO, the traditional MSY model has been superseded by new cutting-edge approaches which consider the ecosystem in its entirety and incorporate, inter alia, aspects relating to the environment and species interrelation, and economic and social factors; |
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4.

Notes the Commission's intention to achieve the above objectives by making MSY the yardstick for fisheries management, but warns that, for a large majority of scientists and also for the FAO, the traditional MSY model has been superseded by new cutting-edge approaches which consider the ecosystem in its entirety and incorporate, inter alia, aspects relating to the environment and species interrelation, and economic and social factors;

| 5. | Notes that, in recent years, leading scientists havedeveloped new methods, based on computer simulations of fisheries, which emulate the MSY approach while not taking it as an explicit target, and take due account of uncertainties, environmental factors, and possible interactions between species, which could, in principle, be extended to take into account specified social and economic factors; |
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5.

Notes that, in recent years, leading scientists havedeveloped new methods, based on computer simulations of fisheries, which emulate the MSY approach while not taking it as an explicit target, and take due account of uncertainties, environmental factors, and possible interactions between species, which could, in principle, be extended to take into account specified social and economic factors;

| 6. | Cautions that it will be difficult to apply the MSY model to multispecies fisheries (the majority of those in the EU), since if the MSY applied were that of the main species the others could be overfished, while if, as would seem logical, the MSY applied were that of the most vulnerable species it would be necessary to stop catching those species in a good biological state, with adverse effects in economic, employment and competitiveness terms, a situation which would be in total contradiction with the underlying aim of MSY; |
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6.

Cautions that it will be difficult to apply the MSY model to multispecies fisheries (the majority of those in the EU), since if the MSY applied were that of the main species the others could be overfished, while if, as would seem logical, the MSY applied were that of the most vulnerable species it would be necessary to stop catching those species in a good biological state, with adverse effects in economic, employment and competitiveness terms, a situation which would be in total contradiction with the underlying aim of MSY;

| 7. | Can, therefore, only lament, in particular, the deficient analysis and inadequate solutions offered by the Commission's communication with regard to the above aspects, and, in general terms, the absence of any in-depth evaluation of the implications of applying an MSY model, in terms of its shortcomings, the particularities of its application, and the potential risks of errors in the model; also regretsthe lack of any analysis of the evolution of the MSY concept and the potential advantages of the different approaches; |
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7.

Can, therefore, only lament, in particular, the deficient analysis and inadequate solutions offered by the Commission's communication with regard to the above aspects, and, in general terms, the absence of any in-depth evaluation of the implications of applying an MSY model, in terms of its shortcomings, the particularities of its application, and the potential risks of errors in the model; also regretsthe lack of any analysis of the evolution of the MSY concept and the potential advantages of the different approaches;

| 8. | Considers, therefore, that the time is not ripe to propose the introduction of an MSY system, and that a deeper and more rigorous analysis of the problems, shortcomings and objectives of the Community's conservation and management policy is needed, with a view to deciding, with all political courage, the most suitable measures for introducing the most vital changes to the present CFP; |
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8.

Considers, therefore, that the time is not ripe to propose the introduction of an MSY system, and that a deeper and more rigorous analysis of the problems, shortcomings and objectives of the Community's conservation and management policy is needed, with a view to deciding, with all political courage, the most suitable measures for introducing the most vital changes to the present CFP;

| 9. | Is perplexed, given the above, at the recent measures announced by the Commission for the purpose of complying with the MSY model, such as the regulation laying down the TACs and quotas for 2007 (3), since the Commission itself has recognised, in various debates and institutional contexts, that numerous studies are still needed on different aspects of the application of MSY; |
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9.

Is perplexed, given the above, at the recent measures announced by the Commission for the purpose of complying with the MSY model, such as the regulation laying down the TACs and quotas for 2007 (3), since the Commission itself has recognised, in various debates and institutional contexts, that numerous studies are still needed on different aspects of the application of MSY;

| 10. | Is concerned that, in the context of the ambitious objective of changing the approach of the CFP conservation and management system, advantage is not being taken of the opportunity to provide a clear definition of the system of access to resources, and that the TAC/quota system and the fishing effort system continue to overlap; believes that the Commission must seize this opportunity to devise a system of access to resources that puts the accent on sustainability, discourages discards, simplifies the technical measures, eliminates discrimination and excessive competition for stocks, introduces the necessary flexibility, and boosts the sector's competitiveness; |
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10.

Is concerned that, in the context of the ambitious objective of changing the approach of the CFP conservation and management system, advantage is not being taken of the opportunity to provide a clear definition of the system of access to resources, and that the TAC/quota system and the fishing effort system continue to overlap; believes that the Commission must seize this opportunity to devise a system of access to resources that puts the accent on sustainability, discourages discards, simplifies the technical measures, eliminates discrimination and excessive competition for stocks, introduces the necessary flexibility, and boosts the sector's competitiveness;

| 11. | Stresses that any change to the management system must necessarily include suitable and financially acceptable compensation mechanisms, and that this will require an assessment of the social and economic impact of the final proposal, and calls on the Commission to develop these measures at the same time as the new management system and, if possible, to integrate the two; |
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11.

Stresses that any change to the management system must necessarily include suitable and financially acceptable compensation mechanisms, and that this will require an assessment of the social and economic impact of the final proposal, and calls on the Commission to develop these measures at the same time as the new management system and, if possible, to integrate the two;

| 12. | Insists that given the poor state of the fish stocks in European waters and the difficulties faced by the EU fishing industry, action must be taken as soon as possible, and further delays will only lead to further hardship to the industry and delay its return to profitability; |
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12.

Insists that given the poor state of the fish stocks in European waters and the difficulties faced by the EU fishing industry, action must be taken as soon as possible, and further delays will only lead to further hardship to the industry and delay its return to profitability;

| 13. | Calls for the above steps to be taken prior to any decision; requests, accordingly, an open-ended debate involving most parties in order to examine other possible management approaches, with a view to achieving the broadest possible consensus for the necessary changes to the Community management policy; |
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13.

Calls for the above steps to be taken prior to any decision; requests, accordingly, an open-ended debate involving most parties in order to examine other possible management approaches, with a view to achieving the broadest possible consensus for the necessary changes to the Community management policy;

| 14. | Calls, in sum, for the phasing-in of a system which would, ultimately, result in a fisheries policy that is ever more in line with the biological capacity of stocks in recovery so as to ensure that the sustainability of the Community's fisheries becomes more of a given than a cause for concern and is perceived as such wherever Community fisheries' products are to be found in the world, which would provide the fleet with the necessary stability and allow for sound and ever more long-term planning, and which would, ultimately, result in a stable system of access to resources in which TACs and quotas need only be modified in specific circumstances and using semi-automatic mechanisms, instead of being altered every year on grounds that are not purely scientific; |
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14.

Calls, in sum, for the phasing-in of a system which would, ultimately, result in a fisheries policy that is ever more in line with the biological capacity of stocks in recovery so as to ensure that the sustainability of the Community's fisheries becomes more of a given than a cause for concern and is perceived as such wherever Community fisheries' products are to be found in the world, which would provide the fleet with the necessary stability and allow for sound and ever more long-term planning, and which would, ultimately, result in a stable system of access to resources in which TACs and quotas need only be modified in specific circumstances and using semi-automatic mechanisms, instead of being altered every year on grounds that are not purely scientific;

| 15. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission. |
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15.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission.

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(1)  OJ L 358, 31.12.2002, p. 59.

(2)  OJ C 168, 20.7.2007, p. 38.

(3)  Council Regulation (EC) No 41/2007 of 21 December 2006 fixing for 2007 the fishing opportunities and associated conditions for certain fish stocks, and groups of fish stocks, applicable in Community waters and, for Community vessels, in waters where catch limitations are required (OJ L 15, 20.1.2007, p. 1).

P6_TA(2007)0383

Review of the consumer acquis

European Parliament resolution of 6 September 2007 on the Green Paper on the Review of the Consumer Acquis (2007/2010(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Green Paper on the Review of the Consumer Acquis (COM(2006)0744) and the EU Consumer Law Compendium — comparative analysis (1), |
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having regard to the Green Paper on the Review of the Consumer Acquis (COM(2006)0744) and the EU Consumer Law Compendium — comparative analysis (1),

| — | having regard to Community law on consumer protection, electronic commerce and the development of the information society, |
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having regard to Community law on consumer protection, electronic commerce and the development of the information society,

| — | having regard to its resolutions of 23 March 2006 on European contract law and the revision of the acquis: the way forward (2), of 7 September 2006 on European contract law (3) and of 21 June 2007 on consumer confidence in the digital environment (4), |
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having regard to its resolutions of 23 March 2006 on European contract law and the revision of the acquis: the way forward (2), of 7 September 2006 on European contract law (3) and of 21 June 2007 on consumer confidence in the digital environment (4),

| — | having regard to the public hearing on the review of the European consumer acquis held at the European Parliament on 10 April 2007, |
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having regard to the public hearing on the review of the European consumer acquis held at the European Parliament on 10 April 2007,

| — | having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 45 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and the opinions of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0281/2007), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and the opinions of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Committee on Legal Affairs (A6-0281/2007),

| A. | whereas 48 % of retailers are prepared to trade cross-border, but only 29 % actually do so; whereas 43 % of retailers believe that their cross-border sales would increase if the provisions of the laws regulating transactions with consumers were the same throughout the European Union (5), |
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A.

whereas 48 % of retailers are prepared to trade cross-border, but only 29 % actually do so; whereas 43 % of retailers believe that their cross-border sales would increase if the provisions of the laws regulating transactions with consumers were the same throughout the European Union (5),

| B. | whereas half of all Europeans (50 %) are warier of making cross-border purchases than domestic purchases; whereas over two-thirds (71 %) think it is harder to resolve certain problems such as complaints, returns, price reductions and guarantees when shopping cross-border (6), |
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B.

whereas half of all Europeans (50 %) are warier of making cross-border purchases than domestic purchases; whereas over two-thirds (71 %) think it is harder to resolve certain problems such as complaints, returns, price reductions and guarantees when shopping cross-border (6),

| C. | whereas the overarching aim of the review is to achieve a real consumer internal market while striking a balance between a high level of consumer protection and the competitiveness of enterprises, |
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C.

whereas the overarching aim of the review is to achieve a real consumer internal market while striking a balance between a high level of consumer protection and the competitiveness of enterprises,

| D. | whereas 90 % of enterprises in Europe are very small enterprises, which by their nature establish a direct relationship of trust with the consumer, and are generally very local, and whereas account should be taken of these specific characteristics in the context of the review, |
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D.

whereas 90 % of enterprises in Europe are very small enterprises, which by their nature establish a direct relationship of trust with the consumer, and are generally very local, and whereas account should be taken of these specific characteristics in the context of the review,

| E. | whereas the minimum harmonisation approach does not achieve the aim of harmonisation and in 20 years of evolving consumer law has not been able to create an integrated internal retail market that benefits the public, |
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E.

whereas the minimum harmonisation approach does not achieve the aim of harmonisation and in 20 years of evolving consumer law has not been able to create an integrated internal retail market that benefits the public,

| F. | whereas the eight consumer protection directives (7) named in the Green Paper need to be simplified and made consistent to avoid fragmentation and to achieve the modernisation of Community consumer law, |
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F.

whereas the eight consumer protection directives (7) named in the Green Paper need to be simplified and made consistent to avoid fragmentation and to achieve the modernisation of Community consumer law,

| G. | whereas it is determined to complete the European internal market, for the benefit of the Community's 493 million consumers, and to remove remaining restrictions on competition in contract and commercial law, |
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G.

whereas it is determined to complete the European internal market, for the benefit of the Community's 493 million consumers, and to remove remaining restrictions on competition in contract and commercial law,

| H. | whereas, in order to enhance European citizens' confidence in the internal market, legal certainty, both for consumers and economic operators, needs to be increased and the legislation in force needs to be effectively applied, |
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H.

whereas, in order to enhance European citizens' confidence in the internal market, legal certainty, both for consumers and economic operators, needs to be increased and the legislation in force needs to be effectively applied,

| I. | whereas the review, which will deal with consumer contract law, should utilise the current work on contract law and the creation of a common frame of reference (CFR) for European contract law, and should be integrated coherently therewith, |
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I.

whereas the review, which will deal with consumer contract law, should utilise the current work on contract law and the creation of a common frame of reference (CFR) for European contract law, and should be integrated coherently therewith,

| 1. | Welcomes the Commission's Green Paper on the Review of the Consumer Acquis, particularly the stated goal of modernising, simplifying and improving the regulatory regime for professionals and consumers, thus facilitating cross-border trade and strengthening consumer confidence; |
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1.

Welcomes the Commission's Green Paper on the Review of the Consumer Acquis, particularly the stated goal of modernising, simplifying and improving the regulatory regime for professionals and consumers, thus facilitating cross-border trade and strengthening consumer confidence;

SCOPE OF THE REVIEW OF THE ACQUIS

| 2. | Recommends that the scope of the review concentrate on updating and creating coherence between the eight consumer protection directives named in the Green Paper; calls on the Commission to present, to Parliament and the Council, a report on the implementation of 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 (‘e-commerce Directive’) (8), identifying questions relating to consumer confidence; |
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2.

Recommends that the scope of the review concentrate on updating and creating coherence between the eight consumer protection directives named in the Green Paper; calls on the Commission to present, to Parliament and the Council, a report on the implementation of 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 (‘e-commerce Directive’) (8), identifying questions relating to consumer confidence;

| 3. | Believes that it is essential for the Community legislature to take action to eradicate any inconsistencies that exist between the consumer directives under review; |
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3.

Believes that it is essential for the Community legislature to take action to eradicate any inconsistencies that exist between the consumer directives under review;

| 4. | Believes that it is essential to have a clear overall vision of how the various legal and regulatory regimes affecting consumer and commercial law activities at EU level interact and function together, especially the relationship between any instrument produced by the review and those dealing with conflict of law rules (9) and those based on the country of origin principle (such as the e-commerce Directive); |
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4.

Believes that it is essential to have a clear overall vision of how the various legal and regulatory regimes affecting consumer and commercial law activities at EU level interact and function together, especially the relationship between any instrument produced by the review and those dealing with conflict of law rules (9) and those based on the country of origin principle (such as the e-commerce Directive);

GENERAL LEGISLATIVE APPROACH

The choice of a mixed approach

| 5. | Expresses its preference for the adoption of a mixed or combined approach, i.e. a horizontal instrument with the primary goal of ensuring the coherence of the existing legislation and enabling loopholes to be closed by grouping together, in consistent law, cross-cutting issues common to all the directives; considers that specific questions which are outside the scope of the horizontal instrument should continue to be considered separately in the sectoral directives; |
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5.

Expresses its preference for the adoption of a mixed or combined approach, i.e. a horizontal instrument with the primary goal of ensuring the coherence of the existing legislation and enabling loopholes to be closed by grouping together, in consistent law, cross-cutting issues common to all the directives; considers that specific questions which are outside the scope of the horizontal instrument should continue to be considered separately in the sectoral directives;

| 6. | Considers that the horizontal instrument should be regularly reviewed and its effectiveness and impact evaluated, with a view to a revision if necessary; |
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6.

Considers that the horizontal instrument should be regularly reviewed and its effectiveness and impact evaluated, with a view to a revision if necessary;

| 7. | Is against the review of the Community acquis being used as a pretext to extend the scope of the legislation in the existing sectoral directives or to bring in additional directives; |
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7.

Is against the review of the Community acquis being used as a pretext to extend the scope of the legislation in the existing sectoral directives or to bring in additional directives;

Scope of the horizontal instrument

| 8. | Considers that the horizontal instrument should be applied as widely as possible to all consumer contracts, whether for national or cross-border transactions, in order to avoid introducing a further element of complexity by imposing different legal regimes on consumers depending on the nature of the transaction; |
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8.

Considers that the horizontal instrument should be applied as widely as possible to all consumer contracts, whether for national or cross-border transactions, in order to avoid introducing a further element of complexity by imposing different legal regimes on consumers depending on the nature of the transaction;

Degree of harmonisation

| 9. | Points out that harmonisation must not lead to a decline in the level of consumer protection as achieved under certain national laws, but should lead to a comparable level of consumer protection in all Member States; |
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9.

Points out that harmonisation must not lead to a decline in the level of consumer protection as achieved under certain national laws, but should lead to a comparable level of consumer protection in all Member States;

| 10. | Welcomes the Commission's proposal for a horizontal instrument and acknowledges the possible advantages of what some have termed a basic ‘consumer rights’ directive; suggests that the horizontal instrument with cross-cutting policy areas, which should help to increase the coherence of terminology and remove loopholes and inconsistencies, should start from the principle of full targeted harmonisation; |
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10.

Welcomes the Commission's proposal for a horizontal instrument and acknowledges the possible advantages of what some have termed a basic ‘consumer rights’ directive; suggests that the horizontal instrument with cross-cutting policy areas, which should help to increase the coherence of terminology and remove loopholes and inconsistencies, should start from the principle of full targeted harmonisation;

| 11. | Suggests that sectoral tools that are being reviewed should be based on the principle of minimum harmonisation, combined with the principle of mutual recognition where the coordinated area is concerned; notes, however, that this does not exclude full targeted harmonisation where this proves necessary in the interests of consumers and professionals; |
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11.

Suggests that sectoral tools that are being reviewed should be based on the principle of minimum harmonisation, combined with the principle of mutual recognition where the coordinated area is concerned; notes, however, that this does not exclude full targeted harmonisation where this proves necessary in the interests of consumers and professionals;

| 12. | Points out that as the law stands at present as regards the non-coordinated areas, the applicable law is determined by the rules of international private law, in particular the Rome Convention of 19 June 1980 on the law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome I); in this regard it will be important, during the current discussions, to avoid divergences between this Convention and specific Community legal acts; |
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12.

Points out that as the law stands at present as regards the non-coordinated areas, the applicable law is determined by the rules of international private law, in particular the Rome Convention of 19 June 1980 on the law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome I); in this regard it will be important, during the current discussions, to avoid divergences between this Convention and specific Community legal acts;

| 13. | Recommends the inclusion, in the sectoral instruments, of an internal market clause to allow consumers to benefit fully from the internal market; |
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13.

Recommends the inclusion, in the sectoral instruments, of an internal market clause to allow consumers to benefit fully from the internal market;

CONTENT OF THE HORIZONTAL INSTRUMENT AND RESPONSES TO THE GREEN PAPER

| 14. | Notes that Annex 1 to the Green Paper contains at points 4 and 5 an extensive list of contractual issues relevant to consumer contracts, that some of those issues have already formed part of the work on the CFR and that many are of a highly political nature where, were any general rule to form part of a harmonised instrument at EU level, there would need to be extensive (including public) debate and consideration; |
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14.

Notes that Annex 1 to the Green Paper contains at points 4 and 5 an extensive list of contractual issues relevant to consumer contracts, that some of those issues have already formed part of the work on the CFR and that many are of a highly political nature where, were any general rule to form part of a harmonised instrument at EU level, there would need to be extensive (including public) debate and consideration;

| 15. | Is in favour of certain cross-cutting principles, applicable to all consumer contracts, being included in the horizontal instrument if they make that instrument more coherent, e.g. common definitions and general rules covering information requirements and the way the law on termination and withdrawal operates; |
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15.

Is in favour of certain cross-cutting principles, applicable to all consumer contracts, being included in the horizontal instrument if they make that instrument more coherent, e.g. common definitions and general rules covering information requirements and the way the law on termination and withdrawal operates;

Definitions of consumer and professional

| 16. | Considers that the definitions of ‘consumer’ and ‘professional’ are not consistent either in Community legislation or in national legislation, and that it is essential to clarify these concepts in the horizontal instrument given that they determine the scope of consumer law; |
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16.

Considers that the definitions of ‘consumer’ and ‘professional’ are not consistent either in Community legislation or in national legislation, and that it is essential to clarify these concepts in the horizontal instrument given that they determine the scope of consumer law;

| 17. | Considers that a consumer should be defined as any natural person acting for purposes which are outside their trade, business or profession; and considers that a professional should be defined as any person acting for purposes relating to their trade, business and profession; |
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17.

Considers that a consumer should be defined as any natural person acting for purposes which are outside their trade, business or profession; and considers that a professional should be defined as any person acting for purposes relating to their trade, business and profession;

| 18. | Furthermore, supports the inclusion in the horizontal instrument of further definitions such as ‘written form’ and ‘durable media’; |
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18.

Furthermore, supports the inclusion in the horizontal instrument of further definitions such as ‘written form’ and ‘durable media’;

General clause of good faith and fair dealing

| 19. | Opposes the insertion in the horizontal instrument of a general clause of good faith and fair dealing applicable to consumer contracts; |
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19.

Opposes the insertion in the horizontal instrument of a general clause of good faith and fair dealing applicable to consumer contracts;

Unfair terms

Scope

| 20. | Does not consider it appropriate to apply the rules on unfair terms to individually negotiated terms so as to restrict the freedom of the contracting parties to conclude contracts; |
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20.

Does not consider it appropriate to apply the rules on unfair terms to individually negotiated terms so as to restrict the freedom of the contracting parties to conclude contracts;

List of terms

| 21. | Considers that, in order to boost consumer confidence in the internal market, arrangements affording more protection should be introduced, while retaining a degree of flexibility; requests the Commission to carry out further examination of the use of a combination of a black list of banned terms and a grey list of terms presumed to be unfair and other terms which consumers could demonstrate to be unfair by means of legal action, on the basis of previously determined and uniform criteria; |
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21.

Considers that, in order to boost consumer confidence in the internal market, arrangements affording more protection should be introduced, while retaining a degree of flexibility; requests the Commission to carry out further examination of the use of a combination of a black list of banned terms and a grey list of terms presumed to be unfair and other terms which consumers could demonstrate to be unfair by means of legal action, on the basis of previously determined and uniform criteria;

Scope of the unfairness test

| 22. | Rejects the idea of extending the unfairness test to all the core terms of a contract, including the main subject matter of the contract and the assessment of the price, having regard to the principle of contractual freedom; |
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22.

Rejects the idea of extending the unfairness test to all the core terms of a contract, including the main subject matter of the contract and the assessment of the price, having regard to the principle of contractual freedom;

The contractual effects of failure to provide information

| 23. | Considers that at this stage it is very difficult to determine general rules on the contractual effects of failure to provide information which take into account the characteristics of each contract; |
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23.

Considers that at this stage it is very difficult to determine general rules on the contractual effects of failure to provide information which take into account the characteristics of each contract;

The right of withdrawal

Duration and the method of calculating the withdrawal period

| 24. | Underlines the need to standardise the methods for triggering and calculating the withdrawal period by giving priority to calculation according to calendar days in order to enhance the legal certainty of transactions; |
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24.

Underlines the need to standardise the methods for triggering and calculating the withdrawal period by giving priority to calculation according to calendar days in order to enhance the legal certainty of transactions;

| 25. | Considers that the length of the period should be harmonised where this is justified by the circumstances; |
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25.

Considers that the length of the period should be harmonised where this is justified by the circumstances;

Methods of exercising the right of withdrawal

| 26. | Emphasises that consumer confidence in the internal market will be enhanced if the horizontal instrument provides for the consumer to be able to withdraw from the contract; considers that the means of withdrawal should be harmonised to improve legal certainty for both consumers and economic operators; considers also that the horizontal instrument should provide that consumers should not bear any costs other than the direct cost of returning the goods; |
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26.

Emphasises that consumer confidence in the internal market will be enhanced if the horizontal instrument provides for the consumer to be able to withdraw from the contract; considers that the means of withdrawal should be harmonised to improve legal certainty for both consumers and economic operators; considers also that the horizontal instrument should provide that consumers should not bear any costs other than the direct cost of returning the goods;

| 27. | Takes the view that in the case of a horizontal instrument, Member States could provide for exceptions to the right of withdrawal, if the contract is drawn up in the form of an authentic act; |
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27.

Takes the view that in the case of a horizontal instrument, Member States could provide for exceptions to the right of withdrawal, if the contract is drawn up in the form of an authentic act;

| 28. | Believes that the introduction of a standard withdrawal form in all Community languages would simplify procedures, reduce costs, and increase transparency and consumer confidence; |
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28.

Believes that the introduction of a standard withdrawal form in all Community languages would simplify procedures, reduce costs, and increase transparency and consumer confidence;

Introduction of general contractual remedies

| 29. | Considers that the introduction of general contractual remedies goes beyond the scope of the review as it is something to be determined by national contract law; |
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29.

Considers that the introduction of general contractual remedies goes beyond the scope of the review as it is something to be determined by national contract law;

| 30. | Recalls the discussion on collective redress and believes it deserves further consideration; |
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30.

Recalls the discussion on collective redress and believes it deserves further consideration;

Specific rules on consumer sales

Types of contracts to be covered

| 31. | Considers that it is appropriate to examine issues relating to the protection of consumers when they conclude contracts providing digital content, software and data, in the light of the protection afforded by Directive 1999/44/EC on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees; asks the Commission to examine this matter in detail so as to determine whether it is appropriate to propose one or more specific rules or to extend the rules set out in that Directive to this type of contract; |
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31.

Considers that it is appropriate to examine issues relating to the protection of consumers when they conclude contracts providing digital content, software and data, in the light of the protection afforded by Directive 1999/44/EC on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees; asks the Commission to examine this matter in detail so as to determine whether it is appropriate to propose one or more specific rules or to extend the rules set out in that Directive to this type of contract;

Second-hand goods sold at public auction

| 32. | Proposes excluding this issue from the scope of the horizontal instrument and maintaining the possibility for Member States to provide that the definition of consumer goods does not cover secondhand goods sold at public auctions; recommends, however, the adoption of specific rules for on-line auctions; |
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32.

Proposes excluding this issue from the scope of the horizontal instrument and maintaining the possibility for Member States to provide that the definition of consumer goods does not cover secondhand goods sold at public auctions; recommends, however, the adoption of specific rules for on-line auctions;

Definition of delivery and rules on passing of risk

| 33. | Considers that the definition of delivery is closely linked to the rules on passing of risk; proposes, therefore, the inclusion in the horizontal instrument of a common definition of delivery under which, in principle, priority should be given to contractual agreements; |
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33.

Considers that the definition of delivery is closely linked to the rules on passing of risk; proposes, therefore, the inclusion in the horizontal instrument of a common definition of delivery under which, in principle, priority should be given to contractual agreements;

Conformity of goods

| 34. | Considers that the horizontal instrument could, to good effect, extend the length of the statutory guarantee to include the period when the goods are unable to be repaired; |
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34.

Considers that the horizontal instrument could, to good effect, extend the length of the statutory guarantee to include the period when the goods are unable to be repaired;

| 35. | Stresses, however, that the horizontal instrument should not include specific rules for second-hand goods, in order to respect rules adopted by Member States in accordance with their own legal traditions; |
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35.

Stresses, however, that the horizontal instrument should not include specific rules for second-hand goods, in order to respect rules adopted by Member States in accordance with their own legal traditions;

Burden of proof

| 36. | Proposes to maintain the principle of rebuttable presumption in its present form; |
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36.

Proposes to maintain the principle of rebuttable presumption in its present form;

Remedies

Order in which remedies may be invoked

| 37. | Considers that the horizontal instrument could establish an order of available remedies in the case of wrong performance, with termination of the contract being reserved for total non-performance or particularly serious breaches of contract; |
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37.

Considers that the horizontal instrument could establish an order of available remedies in the case of wrong performance, with termination of the contract being reserved for total non-performance or particularly serious breaches of contract;

Notification of the lack of conformity

| 38. | Considers it appropriate for the horizontal instrument to eliminate existing divergences concerning the notification of lack of conformity, which are currently a source of confusion; |
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38.

Considers it appropriate for the horizontal instrument to eliminate existing divergences concerning the notification of lack of conformity, which are currently a source of confusion;

Direct producers' liability for non-conformity

| 39. | Considers that it is not appropriate to introduce direct producers' liability for non-conformity; |
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39.

Considers that it is not appropriate to introduce direct producers' liability for non-conformity;

Commercial guarantees

| 40. | Points out that the issues relating to commercial guarantees (content, transfer, limitation) are not to be determined by a legal framework but are subject to the principle of contractual freedom; considers, therefore, that these issues should not be part of the horizontal instrument; |
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40.

Points out that the issues relating to commercial guarantees (content, transfer, limitation) are not to be determined by a legal framework but are subject to the principle of contractual freedom; considers, therefore, that these issues should not be part of the horizontal instrument;

THE GREEN PAPER AND EUROPEAN CONTRACT LAW

| 41. | Insists that the review, which will deal with consumer contracts, should be coherently integrated with the work being carried out on contract law in general within the continuing process of achieving a CFR; emphasises, therefore, that the review and the work on the CFR need to progress in a complementary way, whilst acknowledging that achieving this coherence should not impede or delay the current review process; |
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41.

Insists that the review, which will deal with consumer contracts, should be coherently integrated with the work being carried out on contract law in general within the continuing process of achieving a CFR; emphasises, therefore, that the review and the work on the CFR need to progress in a complementary way, whilst acknowledging that achieving this coherence should not impede or delay the current review process;

EFFECTIVE APPLICATION OF CONSUMER LAW

| 42. | Emphasises the need to ensure the effectiveness of consumer law in order to strengthen consumer confidence in the internal market; |
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42.

Emphasises the need to ensure the effectiveness of consumer law in order to strengthen consumer confidence in the internal market;

| 43. | Urges the Commission to improve existing consumer protection and information mechanisms, including ensuring proper application of and compliance with the rules in force; |
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43.

Urges the Commission to improve existing consumer protection and information mechanisms, including ensuring proper application of and compliance with the rules in force;

| 44. | Urges the Commission to thoroughly assess the impact of any measures proposed within the framework of the review to ensure that they increase consumer confidence without imposing unnecessary burdens on businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, and that they contribute to the completion of the internal market; |
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44.

Urges the Commission to thoroughly assess the impact of any measures proposed within the framework of the review to ensure that they increase consumer confidence without imposing unnecessary burdens on businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, and that they contribute to the completion of the internal market;

| 45. | Urges the Commission to coordinate its action internally and to promote the coherent development of sectoral legislation; |
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45.

Urges the Commission to coordinate its action internally and to promote the coherent development of sectoral legislation;

| 46. | Recommends scrupulous application of the principles of better regulation; |
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46.

Recommends scrupulous application of the principles of better regulation;

| 47. | Urges the Member States to strengthen cooperation between their authorities responsible for the application of consumer law and to promote judicial or extrajudicial remedies enabling consumers to enforce their rights at European level; |
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47.

Urges the Member States to strengthen cooperation between their authorities responsible for the application of consumer law and to promote judicial or extrajudicial remedies enabling consumers to enforce their rights at European level;

| 48. | Calls on the Member States to take up their responsibility to complete the internal market for goods and services and to refrain from gold-plating European consumer legislation; calls on the Member States to agree instead on a coherent strategy for targeted harmonisation of consumer legislation combined with an internal market clause that would enhance consumer confidence in the functioning of the internal market; |
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48.

Calls on the Member States to take up their responsibility to complete the internal market for goods and services and to refrain from gold-plating European consumer legislation; calls on the Member States to agree instead on a coherent strategy for targeted harmonisation of consumer legislation combined with an internal market clause that would enhance consumer confidence in the functioning of the internal market;

| 49. | Supports the Commission's current and planned initiatives concerning the education of consumers; takes the view that more could be done through cooperation between governments and industry in order to promote the provision of high-quality training in the financial sector so as to increase financial literacy and improve the quality of products and the legitimacy of the sector as a whole; welcomes the study commissioned on initiatives for general financial literacy in the European Union, the results of which are due to be available at the end of 2007; |
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49.

Supports the Commission's current and planned initiatives concerning the education of consumers; takes the view that more could be done through cooperation between governments and industry in order to promote the provision of high-quality training in the financial sector so as to increase financial literacy and improve the quality of products and the legitimacy of the sector as a whole; welcomes the study commissioned on initiatives for general financial literacy in the European Union, the results of which are due to be available at the end of 2007;

| 50. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the governments and parliaments of the Member States. |
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50.

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

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(1)  http://ec. europa. eu/consumers/cons_int/safe_shop/acquis/comp_analysis_en. pdf.

(2)  OJ C 292 E, 1.12.2006, p. 109.

(3)  OJ C 305 E, 14.12.2006, p. 247.

(4)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0287.

(5)  Business attitudes towards cross-border sales and consumer protection, Flash Eurobarometer 186, December 2006.

(6)  Consumer protection in the internal market, Special Eurobarometer 252, September 2006.

(7)  Council Directive 85/577/EEC of 20 December 1985 to protect the consumer in respect of contracts negotiated away from business premises (OJ L 372, 31.12.1985, p. 31).

Council Directive 90/314/EEC of 13 June 1990 on package travel, package holidays and package tours (OJ L 158, 23.6.1990, p. 59).

Council Directive 93/13/EEC of 5 April 1993 on unfair terms in consumer contracts (OJ L 95, 21.4.1993, p. 29).

Directive 94/47/EC of the European Parliament and the Council of 26 October 1994 on the protection of purchasers in respect of certain aspects of contracts relating to the purchase of the right to use immovable properties on a timeshare basis (OJ L 280, 29.10.1994, p. 83).

Directive 97/7/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 1997 on the protection of consumers in respect of distance contracts (OJ L 144, 4.6.1997, p. 19).

Directive 98/6/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 February 1998 on consumer protection in the indication of the prices of products offered to consumers (OJ L 80, 18.3.1998, p. 27).

Directive 98/27/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 1998 on injunctions for the protection of consumers' interests (OJ L 166, 11.6.1998, p. 51).

Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May 1999 on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees (OJ L 171, 7.7.1999, p. 12).

(8)  OJ L 178, 17.7.2000, p. 1.

(9)  Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on the law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome I) (COM(2005)0650) and 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) (OJ L 199, 31.7.2007, p. 40).

P6_TA(2007)0384

Burma

European Parliament resolution of 6 September 2007 on Burma

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the first formal session of the United Nations Security Council on Burma, held on 29 September 2006, |
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having regard to the first formal session of the United Nations Security Council on Burma, held on 29 September 2006,

| — | having regard to the statement of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of 18 July 2007 and to the letter addressed to him signed by 92 Burmese MPs-Elect, of 1 August 2007, which included a proposal for national reconciliation and democratisation in Burma, |
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having regard to the statement of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of 18 July 2007 and to the letter addressed to him signed by 92 Burmese MPs-Elect, of 1 August 2007, which included a proposal for national reconciliation and democratisation in Burma,

| — | having regard to the unprecedented denunciation by the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Jakob Kellenberger, of 28 June 2007, of violations of international humanitarian law committed against civilians and detainees by the Government of Burma, and his demand that the Government of Burma take urgent action to end these violations and prevent them from recurring, |
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having regard to the unprecedented denunciation by the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Jakob Kellenberger, of 28 June 2007, of violations of international humanitarian law committed against civilians and detainees by the Government of Burma, and his demand that the Government of Burma take urgent action to end these violations and prevent them from recurring,

| — | having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 481/2007 of 27 April 2007 (1), renewing restrictive measures against Burma, |
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having regard to Commission Regulation (EC) No 481/2007 of 27 April 2007 (1), renewing restrictive measures against Burma,

| — | having regard to the US Government's decision of 1 August 2007 to renew import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, |
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having regard to the US Government's decision of 1 August 2007 to renew import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003,

| — | having regard to the public request of 23 August 2007 by the Head of the Inter-Parliamentary Caucus of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN), Zaid Ibrahim, that China use its influence to resolve the crisis in Burma, |
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having regard to the public request of 23 August 2007 by the Head of the Inter-Parliamentary Caucus of the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN), Zaid Ibrahim, that China use its influence to resolve the crisis in Burma,

| — | having regard to the eighth Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) Foreign Ministers' meeting held in Germany on 28 to 29 May 2007, |
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having regard to the eighth Asia Europe Meeting (ASEM) Foreign Ministers' meeting held in Germany on 28 to 29 May 2007,

| — | having regard to the 88 Generation Students' Announcement of 8 August 2007, to mark the 17th anniversary of the victory of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in the parliamentary elections of 27 May 1990, condemning the constitutional proposals being made by the National Convention, which entered its last phase on 18 July 2007, |
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having regard to the 88 Generation Students' Announcement of 8 August 2007, to mark the 17th anniversary of the victory of the National League for Democracy (NLD) in the parliamentary elections of 27 May 1990, condemning the constitutional proposals being made by the National Convention, which entered its last phase on 18 July 2007,

| — | having regard to the earlier report of 18 July 2007 by Human Rights Watch that the proposed new constitution for Burma would maintain a repressive system of military rule, |
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having regard to the earlier report of 18 July 2007 by Human Rights Watch that the proposed new constitution for Burma would maintain a repressive system of military rule,

| — | having regard to its resolutions of 12 May 2005 (2), 17 November 2005 (3), 14 December 2006 (4) and 21 June 2007 on Burma (5), |
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having regard to its resolutions of 12 May 2005 (2), 17 November 2005 (3), 14 December 2006 (4) and 21 June 2007 on Burma (5),

| — | having regard to the Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union of 28 August 2007 on the arrests of democracy activists in Burma, |
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having regard to the Declaration by the Presidency on behalf of the European Union of 28 August 2007 on the arrests of democracy activists in Burma,

| — | having regard to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit of 8 and 9 September 2007, |
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having regard to the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit of 8 and 9 September 2007,

| — | having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas the NLD leader, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Sakharov Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi has spent 11 of the last 17 years under house arrest, |
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A.

whereas the NLD leader, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and Sakharov Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi has spent 11 of the last 17 years under house arrest,

| B. | whereas on 15 August 2007 the Government of Burma withdrew fuel subsidies without warning, leading to an increase in fuel prices estimated at 500 %, doubling transport costs and inflating the cost of essential goods and services, |
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B.

whereas on 15 August 2007 the Government of Burma withdrew fuel subsidies without warning, leading to an increase in fuel prices estimated at 500 %, doubling transport costs and inflating the cost of essential goods and services,

| C. | whereas the Burmese Assistance Association for Political Prisoners estimates that over 100 human rights activists and peaceful protesters were arrested in the immediate wake of the protests over the fuel price-increase of 15 August 2007, |
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C.

whereas the Burmese Assistance Association for Political Prisoners estimates that over 100 human rights activists and peaceful protesters were arrested in the immediate wake of the protests over the fuel price-increase of 15 August 2007,

| D. | whereas the so-called National Convention of Burma has concluded the drafting of the basic principles for a new constitution, which lacks credibility due to the absence of democratically elected representatives, |
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D.

whereas the so-called National Convention of Burma has concluded the drafting of the basic principles for a new constitution, which lacks credibility due to the absence of democratically elected representatives,

| E. | whereas the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) continues to subject the people of Burma to appalling human rights abuses, such as forced labour, persecution of dissidents, conscription of child soldiers, and forced relocation, |
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E.

whereas the State Peace and Development Council (SPDC) continues to subject the people of Burma to appalling human rights abuses, such as forced labour, persecution of dissidents, conscription of child soldiers, and forced relocation,

| F. | whereas about 90 % of the Burmese population are living below or near the poverty line of USD 1 a day, more than 30 % of children under five suffer from malnutrition, mortality rates for malaria and tuberculosis remain very high, the HIV/AIDS epidemic has spread across the general population and nearly half of school-age children never enrol, |
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F.

whereas about 90 % of the Burmese population are living below or near the poverty line of USD 1 a day, more than 30 % of children under five suffer from malnutrition, mortality rates for malaria and tuberculosis remain very high, the HIV/AIDS epidemic has spread across the general population and nearly half of school-age children never enrol,

| G. | whereas ASEAN has started to take a more robust stance against the abuses by the military regime in Burma insisting that Burma improve its human rights record and embrace democracy, |
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G.

whereas ASEAN has started to take a more robust stance against the abuses by the military regime in Burma insisting that Burma improve its human rights record and embrace democracy,

| H. | whereas, for the first time since 1988, Buddhist monks have recently participated in demonstrations against the regime, in spite of the night-time curfew which has been imposed in Thanlyin since 19 August 2007, |
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H.

whereas, for the first time since 1988, Buddhist monks have recently participated in demonstrations against the regime, in spite of the night-time curfew which has been imposed in Thanlyin since 19 August 2007,

| 1. | Deplores the SPDC's crackdown on peaceful protestors against the fuel price increase of 15 August 2007, the arrest of over 100 people and the violent attacks on civilians with particular brutality against women; |
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1.

Deplores the SPDC's crackdown on peaceful protestors against the fuel price increase of 15 August 2007, the arrest of over 100 people and the violent attacks on civilians with particular brutality against women;

| 2. | Demands the immediate and unconditional release of all those who have been arrested since the protests began on 19 August 2007, including the leaders of the 88 Generation Students, such as Min Ko Naing, who has already spent 16 years in prison, and Ko Ko Gyi, who has spent 15 years in prison; |
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2.

Demands the immediate and unconditional release of all those who have been arrested since the protests began on 19 August 2007, including the leaders of the 88 Generation Students, such as Min Ko Naing, who has already spent 16 years in prison, and Ko Ko Gyi, who has spent 15 years in prison;

| 3. | Expresses its grave concern about the adverse effect which the extraordinary price increase for basic commodities is having on the Burmese population and the fact that the Burmese junta is clearly incapable of utilising the country's extraordinary natural resources for the benefit of the people of Burma; |
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3.

Expresses its grave concern about the adverse effect which the extraordinary price increase for basic commodities is having on the Burmese population and the fact that the Burmese junta is clearly incapable of utilising the country's extraordinary natural resources for the benefit of the people of Burma;

| 4. | Expresses deep concern about the military build-up in Rangoon and the violent attacks by security forces and proxy civilian organisations; |
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4.

Expresses deep concern about the military build-up in Rangoon and the violent attacks by security forces and proxy civilian organisations;

| 5. | Strongly condemns the SPDC's use of civilian mobs such as the Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) and the Swan Ahr Shin (SAS) to arrest, attack, intimidate and threaten protestors and activists, and calls for the immediate disbanding of these and similar groups; |
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5.

Strongly condemns the SPDC's use of civilian mobs such as the Union Solidarity and Development Association (USDA) and the Swan Ahr Shin (SAS) to arrest, attack, intimidate and threaten protestors and activists, and calls for the immediate disbanding of these and similar groups;

| 6. | Demands the immediate and unconditional release of Aung San Suu Kyi; |
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6.

Demands the immediate and unconditional release of Aung San Suu Kyi;

| 7. | Condemns the SPDC's unremitting oppression of the Burmese people and its persistent persecution and imprisonment of pro-democracy activists; draws particular attention to the case of U Win Tin, a 77-year old journalist detained as a political prisoner for almost two decades now for writing a letter to the UN on the ill-treatment of political prisoners and the poor conditions in which they are held; |
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7.

Condemns the SPDC's unremitting oppression of the Burmese people and its persistent persecution and imprisonment of pro-democracy activists; draws particular attention to the case of U Win Tin, a 77-year old journalist detained as a political prisoner for almost two decades now for writing a letter to the UN on the ill-treatment of political prisoners and the poor conditions in which they are held;

| 8. | Deplores the fact that, despite the condition of the country, regional and international criticism and forty-five years of rule, the SPDC has failed to respect even the most basic human rights or to make any substantial progress towards democracy; |
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8.

Deplores the fact that, despite the condition of the country, regional and international criticism and forty-five years of rule, the SPDC has failed to respect even the most basic human rights or to make any substantial progress towards democracy;

| 9. | Urges cessation of the current illegitimate constitutional process, and its replacement by a fully representative National Convention including the NLD and other political parties and groups, taking account of the recommendations made by the UN Secretary-General to transform it into an inclusive and democratic constitution-formulating process; |
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9.

Urges cessation of the current illegitimate constitutional process, and its replacement by a fully representative National Convention including the NLD and other political parties and groups, taking account of the recommendations made by the UN Secretary-General to transform it into an inclusive and democratic constitution-formulating process;

| 10. | Applauds the unprecedented intervention by the Head of ASEAN's Inter-Parliamentary Caucus, urging China actively to engage in bringing about change for the better in Burma; |
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10.

Applauds the unprecedented intervention by the Head of ASEAN's Inter-Parliamentary Caucus, urging China actively to engage in bringing about change for the better in Burma;

| 11. | Reiterates its regret that the Burmese Foreign Minister, Nyan Win, banned from travelling to the EU, was permitted to attend the eighth ASEM Foreign Ministers' meeting in Germany this year, only days after the military junta in Burma had extended the illegal house arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi for another year; |
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11.

Reiterates its regret that the Burmese Foreign Minister, Nyan Win, banned from travelling to the EU, was permitted to attend the eighth ASEM Foreign Ministers' meeting in Germany this year, only days after the military junta in Burma had extended the illegal house arrest of Aung San Suu Kyi for another year;

| 12. | Insists that the night-time curfew imposed on the monks of Thanlyin and other restrictions on the free expression of opposition to the regime and its methods be removed; |
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12.

Insists that the night-time curfew imposed on the monks of Thanlyin and other restrictions on the free expression of opposition to the regime and its methods be removed;

| 13. | Urges China and India, as well as Russia, to use their considerable economic and political leverage over the Burmese regime in order to bring about substantial improvements in the country and, in any case, to cease the supply of weaponry and other strategic resources; |
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13.

Urges China and India, as well as Russia, to use their considerable economic and political leverage over the Burmese regime in order to bring about substantial improvements in the country and, in any case, to cease the supply of weaponry and other strategic resources;

| 14. | Calls again on businesses which invest in Burma to ensure that, in carrying out their projects, human rights are genuinely respected and, if human rights abuses do occur, to suspend their activities in Burma; expresses disappointment that some countries have seen fit substantially to increase their investments in Burma, regardless of the dire human rights situation there; |
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14.

Calls again on businesses which invest in Burma to ensure that, in carrying out their projects, human rights are genuinely respected and, if human rights abuses do occur, to suspend their activities in Burma; expresses disappointment that some countries have seen fit substantially to increase their investments in Burma, regardless of the dire human rights situation there;

| 15. | Welcomes the renewal of EU targeted sanctions, but recognises that they have failed to achieve the desired impact on those directly responsible for the suffering of the Burmese people, and calls therefore on the Council to analyse the weaknesses in the present sanctions system and to introduce further measures as may be necessary in order to guarantee a greater degree of effectiveness; |
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Welcomes the renewal of EU targeted sanctions, but recognises that they have failed to achieve the desired impact on those directly responsible for the suffering of the Burmese people, and calls therefore on the Council to analyse the weaknesses in the present sanctions system and to introduce further measures as may be necessary in order to guarantee a greater degree of effectiveness;

| 16. | Insists, in this context, that all Member States rigorously apply the restrictive measures already agreed; |
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Insists, in this context, that all Member States rigorously apply the restrictive measures already agreed;

| 17. | Notes that, in accordance with the restrictive measures against Burma, support is limited to humanitarian aid and assistance for those most in need; |
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Notes that, in accordance with the restrictive measures against Burma, support is limited to humanitarian aid and assistance for those most in need;

| 18. | Calls on the Member States' Foreign Ministers to discuss measures for strengthening the Council Common Position renewing restrictive measures against Burma/Myanmar at the next General Affairs and External Relations Council on 7 to 8 September 2007; |
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Calls on the Member States' Foreign Ministers to discuss measures for strengthening the Council Common Position renewing restrictive measures against Burma/Myanmar at the next General Affairs and External Relations Council on 7 to 8 September 2007;

| 19. | Urges the governments of the UK, France, Belgium, Italy and Slovakia, that are all members of the UN Security Council, to make a concerted effort to introduce, and obtain unanimous backing for, a binding resolution in regard to Burma, including the release of Aung San Suu Kyi; notes that a similar resolution was passed in January 2007 but vetoed by China and Russia and opposed by South Africa; calls for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to address the current situation in Burma; |
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Urges the governments of the UK, France, Belgium, Italy and Slovakia, that are all members of the UN Security Council, to make a concerted effort to introduce, and obtain unanimous backing for, a binding resolution in regard to Burma, including the release of Aung San Suu Kyi; notes that a similar resolution was passed in January 2007 but vetoed by China and Russia and opposed by South Africa; calls for an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council to address the current situation in Burma;

| 20. | Urges the governments of all the Member States that are members of the United Nations Human Rights Council to make a concerted effort to introduce and obtain support for a resolution on Burma at the next session of the Council in September 2007; |
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Urges the governments of all the Member States that are members of the United Nations Human Rights Council to make a concerted effort to introduce and obtain support for a resolution on Burma at the next session of the Council in September 2007;

| 21. | Urges leaders at the APEC Summit in Sydney on 8 and 9 September 2007 to address the recent human rights abuses in Burma and to agree on action to induce change in that country; |
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21.

Urges leaders at the APEC Summit in Sydney on 8 and 9 September 2007 to address the recent human rights abuses in Burma and to agree on action to induce change in that country;

| 22. | Calls on Ibrahim Gambari, appointed as Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General on Burma in May, to visit Rangoon and other parts of Burma as a matter of urgency, ensuring that he has the opportunity to meet Aung San Suu Kyi and other leading members of the opposition, as well as regime figures; |
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Calls on Ibrahim Gambari, appointed as Special Advisor to the UN Secretary-General on Burma in May, to visit Rangoon and other parts of Burma as a matter of urgency, ensuring that he has the opportunity to meet Aung San Suu Kyi and other leading members of the opposition, as well as regime figures;

| 23. | 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, the Government of the People's Republic of China, the Government of India, the Government of Russia, the Government of the United States of America, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Secretary-General of the United Nations. |
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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, the Government of the People's Republic of China, the Government of India, the Government of Russia, the Government of the United States of America, the Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency and the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

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(1)  OJ L 111, 28.4.2007, p. 50.

(2)  OJ C 92 E, 20.4.2006, p. 410.

(3)  OJ C 280 E, 18.11.2006, p. 473.

(4)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0607.

(5)  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2007)0290.

P6_TA(2007)0385

Bangladesh

European Parliament resolution of 6 September 2007 on Bangladesh

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions on Bangladesh, in particular that of 16 November 2006 (1), |
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having regard to its previous resolutions on Bangladesh, in particular that of 16 November 2006 (1),

| — | having regard to the state of emergency which was decreed by the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh on 11 January 2007, |
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having regard to the state of emergency which was decreed by the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh on 11 January 2007,

| — | having regard to the Declaration of 16 January 2007 by the Presidency on behalf of the EU on the recent political developments in Bangladesh, |
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having regard to the Declaration of 16 January 2007 by the Presidency on behalf of the EU on the recent political developments in Bangladesh,

| — | having regard to the EU Troika's visit to Bangladesh in June 2007, |
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having regard to the EU Troika's visit to Bangladesh in June 2007,

| — | having regard to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the People's Republic of Bangladesh on Partnership and Development (2), |
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having regard to the Cooperation Agreement between the European Community and the People's Republic of Bangladesh on Partnership and Development (2),

| — | having regard to the statement of 17 July 2007 by the UN Secretary-General on Bangladesh, |
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having regard to the statement of 17 July 2007 by the UN Secretary-General on Bangladesh,

| — | having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas the parliamentary elections which were to be held in Bangladesh on 22 January 2007 were postponed after poll-related violence by a High Court decision of 29 January 2007 and it has now been announced that they will take place before the end of 2008, |
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whereas the parliamentary elections which were to be held in Bangladesh on 22 January 2007 were postponed after poll-related violence by a High Court decision of 29 January 2007 and it has now been announced that they will take place before the end of 2008,

| B. | whereas the political situation before the imposition of the state of emergency was characterised by a refusal to engage in dialogue among major political actors, personal antagonism, occasional violence and extraordinarily high levels of corruption, |
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B.

whereas the political situation before the imposition of the state of emergency was characterised by a refusal to engage in dialogue among major political actors, personal antagonism, occasional violence and extraordinarily high levels of corruption,

| C. | whereas the state of emergency was declared on 11 January 2007 and former Central Bank Governor Fakhruddin Ahmed took over as head of the non-party Caretaker Government on a platform for ending corruption, |
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whereas the state of emergency was declared on 11 January 2007 and former Central Bank Governor Fakhruddin Ahmed took over as head of the non-party Caretaker Government on a platform for ending corruption,

| D. | whereas the EU Election Observation Mission suspended its operations on 22 January 2007 as the likelihood of a free and fair election seemed remote at that time, |
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whereas the EU Election Observation Mission suspended its operations on 22 January 2007 as the likelihood of a free and fair election seemed remote at that time,

| E. | whereas the United Nations decided to withdraw its support for the electoral process on the same day, |
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whereas the United Nations decided to withdraw its support for the electoral process on the same day,

| F. | whereas the military-backed Caretaker Government, with the objective of ending corruption, has introduced repressive measures, including a ban on all political activity, the detention or charging of over 160 political leaders, including three former Prime Ministers, Sheikh Hasina, Khaleda Zia and Moudud Ahmed, and more than 100 000 civilians, |
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whereas the military-backed Caretaker Government, with the objective of ending corruption, has introduced repressive measures, including a ban on all political activity, the detention or charging of over 160 political leaders, including three former Prime Ministers, Sheikh Hasina, Khaleda Zia and Moudud Ahmed, and more than 100 000 civilians,

| G. | whereas frequent violations of freedom of the press, including arrests and cases of torture, have been reported, involving journalists and media personnel, |
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whereas frequent violations of freedom of the press, including arrests and cases of torture, have been reported, involving journalists and media personnel,

| H. | whereas the joint forces are playing an increasingly significant role in the nationwide crackdown on corruption, with sweeping powers to raid homes of suspects and confiscate property, |
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H.

whereas the joint forces are playing an increasingly significant role in the nationwide crackdown on corruption, with sweeping powers to raid homes of suspects and confiscate property,

| I. | whereas Bangladesh's longstanding tradition of secular democracy, including respect for human rights and especially women's rights, freedom of speech and religious tolerance is increasingly under threat, |
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whereas Bangladesh's longstanding tradition of secular democracy, including respect for human rights and especially women's rights, freedom of speech and religious tolerance is increasingly under threat,

| J. | whereas the renowned Bangladeshi lawyer, human rights activist and UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Sigma Huda, was convicted in July 2007 and sentenced to 3 years in prison on charges of bribery and corruption; whereas there are increasing concerns that Ms Huda, who suffers from severe medical problems, is being denied specialised medical treatment; whereas on 17 July 2007 UN Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon called on the Bangladeshi authorities to fully respect Ms Huda's fundamental rights, |
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J.

whereas the renowned Bangladeshi lawyer, human rights activist and UN Special Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Sigma Huda, was convicted in July 2007 and sentenced to 3 years in prison on charges of bribery and corruption; whereas there are increasing concerns that Ms Huda, who suffers from severe medical problems, is being denied specialised medical treatment; whereas on 17 July 2007 UN Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon called on the Bangladeshi authorities to fully respect Ms Huda's fundamental rights,

| K. | whereas, under Article 10 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ‘everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him’, |
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whereas, under Article 10 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, ‘everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and obligations and of any criminal charge against him’,

| L. | whereas on 27 August 2007 the Supreme Court overturned a High Court sentence for the release on bail of the former Prime Minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, who has been imprisoned since 16 July 2007; |
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whereas on 27 August 2007 the Supreme Court overturned a High Court sentence for the release on bail of the former Prime Minister and Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, who has been imprisoned since 16 July 2007;

| M. | whereas the former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and her son were arrested on 3 September 2007 in Dhaka on allegations of corruption, |
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whereas the former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and her son were arrested on 3 September 2007 in Dhaka on allegations of corruption,

| N. | whereas the EU and Bangladesh have long standing good relations and are important economic partners, |
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whereas the EU and Bangladesh have long standing good relations and are important economic partners,

| 1. | Is deeply concerned about the disproportionate response of the military and the police against the student protests which erupted in late August 2007 at Dhaka university; considers that the demonstrations were evidence of the unpopular political role played by the army; welcomes the fact that the curfew imposed in Dhaka and five other cities because of these protests was lifted on 28 August 2007; calls for the immediate release of the persons who have been arrested subsequent to the students' and teachers' unrest, including members of the teachers' association Shikkhok Samity, i.e. Anwar Hossain, Harun Ur Rashid, Saidur Rahman Khan and Abdus Sobhan; |
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Is deeply concerned about the disproportionate response of the military and the police against the student protests which erupted in late August 2007 at Dhaka university; considers that the demonstrations were evidence of the unpopular political role played by the army; welcomes the fact that the curfew imposed in Dhaka and five other cities because of these protests was lifted on 28 August 2007; calls for the immediate release of the persons who have been arrested subsequent to the students' and teachers' unrest, including members of the teachers' association Shikkhok Samity, i.e. Anwar Hossain, Harun Ur Rashid, Saidur Rahman Khan and Abdus Sobhan;

| 2. | Is deeply concerned about the arrest and justification for ongoing detention of Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, arrested on 16 July 2007 and charged with extortion, and of Bangladesh Nationalist Party president Khaleda Zia, charged with corruption; calls on the Bangladeshi authorities to conduct the trial in a transparent way and according to the rule of law; more particularly, calls on the government to base its anti-corruption campaign solely on facts relevant in the context of criminal proceedings concerning corruption; |
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Is deeply concerned about the arrest and justification for ongoing detention of Awami League president Sheikh Hasina, arrested on 16 July 2007 and charged with extortion, and of Bangladesh Nationalist Party president Khaleda Zia, charged with corruption; calls on the Bangladeshi authorities to conduct the trial in a transparent way and according to the rule of law; more particularly, calls on the government to base its anti-corruption campaign solely on facts relevant in the context of criminal proceedings concerning corruption;

| 3. | Calls on the Bangladeshi authorities to allow access to all tribunals by international human rights organisations, interested parties and international observers such as EU Member State diplomats or the Commission delegation staff, to ascertain that proceedings are fair and impartial; |
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Calls on the Bangladeshi authorities to allow access to all tribunals by international human rights organisations, interested parties and international observers such as EU Member State diplomats or the Commission delegation staff, to ascertain that proceedings are fair and impartial;

| 4. | Is deeply concerned about the conditions under which Sigma Huda, who has been sentenced on bribery charges is imprisoned, in particular the lack of any medical treatment which she urgently needs; urges the Bangladeshi authorities to provide Ms Huda with all the necessary medical treatment and help required by her health condition; calls on the Bangladeshi authorities to respect the fundamental rights of Ms Huda, in particular the right to receive visits from her family and friends in prison; urges the authorities to immediately allow these visits; |
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Is deeply concerned about the conditions under which Sigma Huda, who has been sentenced on bribery charges is imprisoned, in particular the lack of any medical treatment which she urgently needs; urges the Bangladeshi authorities to provide Ms Huda with all the necessary medical treatment and help required by her health condition; calls on the Bangladeshi authorities to respect the fundamental rights of Ms Huda, in particular the right to receive visits from her family and friends in prison; urges the authorities to immediately allow these visits;

| 5. | Regrets that the Caretaker Government, while making progress on tackling corruption, has been far less assertive on political reform; calls for a return to democracy and the lifting of the state of emergency in Bangladesh; calls in particular for the lifting of the ban on all political activity, in order to enable all parties and political organisations to prepare for open and fair elections, as provided for under the constitution; |
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Regrets that the Caretaker Government, while making progress on tackling corruption, has been far less assertive on political reform; calls for a return to democracy and the lifting of the state of emergency in Bangladesh; calls in particular for the lifting of the ban on all political activity, in order to enable all parties and political organisations to prepare for open and fair elections, as provided for under the constitution;

| 6. | Notes the publication of a roadmap for elections by the Election Commission in July 2007 and the efforts to overhaul the registration process and amend the electoral legislation; urges the government, nevertheless, to reconsider its present roadmap for elections and to speed up its preparations; |
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Notes the publication of a roadmap for elections by the Election Commission in July 2007 and the efforts to overhaul the registration process and amend the electoral legislation; urges the government, nevertheless, to reconsider its present roadmap for elections and to speed up its preparations;

| 7. | Welcomes the EU's commitment to grant its full technical support to the Bangladeshi authorities for the organisation of the elections; calls for the EU Election Observation Mission to resume its long-term activities as soon as this is feasible and advisable; |
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Welcomes the EU's commitment to grant its full technical support to the Bangladeshi authorities for the organisation of the elections; calls for the EU Election Observation Mission to resume its long-term activities as soon as this is feasible and advisable;

| 8. | Demands that an end be put to the creeping militarisation of the country; is deeply concerned about the role of the Bangladeshi Military Intelligence Service (‘DGFI’), the allegations of torture of persons held in custody, |
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Demands that an end be put to the creeping militarisation of the country; is deeply concerned about the role of the Bangladeshi Military Intelligence Service (‘DGFI’), the allegations of torture of persons held in custody,

| 9. | Calls on the Bangladeshi Government to refrain from any arbitrary expulsions of slum dwellers and landless peasants from urban roadsides and fallow lands, in line with the High Court's ruling, and to undertake the necessary evictions only on the basis of well prepared rehabilitation plans; |
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Calls on the Bangladeshi Government to refrain from any arbitrary expulsions of slum dwellers and landless peasants from urban roadsides and fallow lands, in line with the High Court's ruling, and to undertake the necessary evictions only on the basis of well prepared rehabilitation plans;

| 10. | Calls on the Council and the Commission to monitor carefully the human rights and political situation in Bangladesh in the light of recent events and to make representations concerning the continuance of the state of emergency; calls on the working groups established between the EU and Bangladesh on institution building, administrative reform, governance and human rights to contribute actively to stabilising democracy in Bangladesh; |
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Calls on the Council and the Commission to monitor carefully the human rights and political situation in Bangladesh in the light of recent events and to make representations concerning the continuance of the state of emergency; calls on the working groups established between the EU and Bangladesh on institution building, administrative reform, governance and human rights to contribute actively to stabilising democracy in Bangladesh;

| 11. | Calls on the Caretaker Government to make progress with the creation of a National Human Rights Commission, the implementation of which should also be a priority for the future civilian government; |
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Calls on the Caretaker Government to make progress with the creation of a National Human Rights Commission, the implementation of which should also be a priority for the future civilian government;

| 12. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh and the Secretary-General of the United Nations. |
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Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Caretaker Government of Bangladesh and the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

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(1)  OJ C 314 E, 21.12.2006, p. 377.

(2)  OJ L 118, 27.4.2001, p. 48.

P6_TA(2007)0386

The financing of the Special Court for Sierra Leone

European Parliament resolution of 6 September 2007 on the financing of the Special Court for Sierra Leone

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Special Court for Sierra Leone, established by an agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1315 (2000) of 14 August 2000 with the aim of prosecuting ‘persons who bear the greatest responsibility for serious violations of international humanitarian law and Sierra Leonean law committed in the territory of Sierra Leone since 30 November 1996’, notably war crimes and crimes against humanity, |
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having regard to the Special Court for Sierra Leone, established by an agreement between the United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone pursuant to UN Security Council Resolution 1315 (2000) of 14 August 2000 with the aim of prosecuting ‘persons who bear the greatest responsibility for serious violations of international humanitarian law and Sierra Leonean law committed in the territory of Sierra Leone since 30 November 1996’, notably war crimes and crimes against humanity,

| — | having regard to the completion budget of the Special Court for Sierra Leone approved by the Management Committee for the Special Court on 15 May 2007, |
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having regard to the completion budget of the Special Court for Sierra Leone approved by the Management Committee for the Special Court on 15 May 2007,

| — | having regard to international law, particularly the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol II thereto relating to the protection of victims of non-international armed conflicts, and the Charter of the United Nations, |
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having regard to international law, particularly the Geneva Conventions and Additional Protocol II thereto relating to the protection of victims of non-international armed conflicts, and the Charter of the United Nations,

| — | having regard to its previous resolutions, in particular those of 16 March 2006 on impunity in Africa and in particular the case of Hissène Habré (1) and 24 February 2005 on the Special Court for Sierra Leone and the case of Charles Taylor (2), |
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having regard to its previous resolutions, in particular those of 16 March 2006 on impunity in Africa and in particular the case of Hissène Habré (1) and 24 February 2005 on the Special Court for Sierra Leone and the case of Charles Taylor (2),

| — | having regard to the Cotonou Partnership Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States and the European Community and its Member States (Cotonou Agreement) and the commitment by the parties to the Cotonou Agreement to contribute to peace, security and stability, respect for human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law, |
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having regard to the Cotonou Partnership Agreement between the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States and the European Community and its Member States (Cotonou Agreement) and the commitment by the parties to the Cotonou Agreement to contribute to peace, security and stability, respect for human rights, democratic principles and the rule of law,

| — | having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 115(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas the fight against impunity is one of the cornerstones of the European Union's human rights policy, and the international community bears responsibility for supporting that policy in order to promote the effectiveness of the accountability mechanisms put in place, |
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whereas the fight against impunity is one of the cornerstones of the European Union's human rights policy, and the international community bears responsibility for supporting that policy in order to promote the effectiveness of the accountability mechanisms put in place,

| B. | whereas the Special Court for Sierra Leone was established jointly by the United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone in 2002, following a brutal civil war which raged for more than ten years, and whereas its mandate is to prosecute those who bear the greatest responsibility for atrocities committed in Sierra Leone, |
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whereas the Special Court for Sierra Leone was established jointly by the United Nations and the Government of Sierra Leone in 2002, following a brutal civil war which raged for more than ten years, and whereas its mandate is to prosecute those who bear the greatest responsibility for atrocities committed in Sierra Leone,

| C. | whereas the Special Court for Sierra Leone has the support of the international community and whereas the fact that it operates in situ contributes to a stronger local impact, |
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whereas the Special Court for Sierra Leone has the support of the international community and whereas the fact that it operates in situ contributes to a stronger local impact,

| D. | whereas the establishment of the Special Court for Sierra Leone was a precedent-setting development in international law, as it was the first tribunal to indict a sitting African head of state for war crimes and crimes against humanity, and the judgement delivered on 20 June 2007 against three former rebel leaders of Sierra Leone's Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) was the first judgement to rule on the recruitment and use of child soldiers and forced marriage, |
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whereas the establishment of the Special Court for Sierra Leone was a precedent-setting development in international law, as it was the first tribunal to indict a sitting African head of state for war crimes and crimes against humanity, and the judgement delivered on 20 June 2007 against three former rebel leaders of Sierra Leone's Armed Forces Revolutionary Council (AFRC) was the first judgement to rule on the recruitment and use of child soldiers and forced marriage,

| E. | whereas the Special Court for Sierra Leone plays an important role in contributing towards peace and justice in the Mano River region of West Africa and is committed to ensuring a lasting legacy; whereas, with a view to this, the Special Court has initiated outreach activities and archiving and translating programmes to provide information on its work, as well as victim protection programmes, and is contributing to building the capacity of Sierra Leoneans in the justice sector; whereas such non-judicial activities are essential to ensuring that the Special Court has a lasting impact and whereas they remain outstanding challenges to be met, |
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whereas the Special Court for Sierra Leone plays an important role in contributing towards peace and justice in the Mano River region of West Africa and is committed to ensuring a lasting legacy; whereas, with a view to this, the Special Court has initiated outreach activities and archiving and translating programmes to provide information on its work, as well as victim protection programmes, and is contributing to building the capacity of Sierra Leoneans in the justice sector; whereas such non-judicial activities are essential to ensuring that the Special Court has a lasting impact and whereas they remain outstanding challenges to be met,

| F. | whereas, on 7 March 2003, former Liberian President Charles Taylor was indicted by the Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone on 17 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including murder, mutilation, rape, sexual slavery and the recruitment of child soldiers; whereas the trial of Charles Taylor opened on 4 June 2007, |
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whereas, on 7 March 2003, former Liberian President Charles Taylor was indicted by the Prosecutor of the Special Court for Sierra Leone on 17 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including murder, mutilation, rape, sexual slavery and the recruitment of child soldiers; whereas the trial of Charles Taylor opened on 4 June 2007,

| G. | whereas the inability to bring the trial of Charles Taylor to a conclusion or to provide the best and fairest conditions for his trial would not only undermine the establishment of a lasting peace in the Mano River region of West Africa but would also be detrimental to the fight against impunity and prejudice the development of international criminal justice, already in jeopardy after the failed attempt to try Slobodan Milosevic and the controversial condemnation of Saddam Hussein, |
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whereas the inability to bring the trial of Charles Taylor to a conclusion or to provide the best and fairest conditions for his trial would not only undermine the establishment of a lasting peace in the Mano River region of West Africa but would also be detrimental to the fight against impunity and prejudice the development of international criminal justice, already in jeopardy after the failed attempt to try Slobodan Milosevic and the controversial condemnation of Saddam Hussein,

| H. | whereas, on 20 August 2007, the Special Court for Sierra Leone found that it was in the interest of justice to give Charles Taylor's newly appointed defence team additional time, and therefore adjourned the trial until 7 January 2008, |
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whereas, on 20 August 2007, the Special Court for Sierra Leone found that it was in the interest of justice to give Charles Taylor's newly appointed defence team additional time, and therefore adjourned the trial until 7 January 2008,

| I. | whereas, unlike other international criminal tribunals, the Special Court for Sierra Leone is funded by voluntary contributions from interested States; whereas many countries, including Member States, and the Commission have underlined their commitment to international humanitarian law by funding the Special Court's activities, |
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whereas, unlike other international criminal tribunals, the Special Court for Sierra Leone is funded by voluntary contributions from interested States; whereas many countries, including Member States, and the Commission have underlined their commitment to international humanitarian law by funding the Special Court's activities,

| J. | whereas a management committee was established to assist the Secretary-General of the United Nations in obtaining adequate funding for the Special Court, approve the budget, and advise on all of its nonjudicial functions, |
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whereas a management committee was established to assist the Secretary-General of the United Nations in obtaining adequate funding for the Special Court, approve the budget, and advise on all of its nonjudicial functions,

| K. | whereas the management committee found in the completion budget approved on 15 May 2007 that the Special Court for Sierra Leone needs USD 89 million to conclude its operations (USD 36 million for 2007, USD 33 million for 2008 and USD 20 million for 2009); whereas, according to current estimates, available funding will be exhausted by October 2007, |
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K.

whereas the management committee found in the completion budget approved on 15 May 2007 that the Special Court for Sierra Leone needs USD 89 million to conclude its operations (USD 36 million for 2007, USD 33 million for 2008 and USD 20 million for 2009); whereas, according to current estimates, available funding will be exhausted by October 2007,

| 1. | Welcomes the progress made by the Special Court for Sierra Leone in prosecuting those responsible for atrocities committed in Sierra Leone; in particular, welcomes the verdicts by the Special Court against three senior members of the AFRC, convicting them of crimes against humanity and war crimes; welcomes, in particular, the opening of the trial of Charles Taylor and believes that it will send a clear message to leaders around the world that egregious human rights abuses will no longer be tolerated with impunity; |
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Welcomes the progress made by the Special Court for Sierra Leone in prosecuting those responsible for atrocities committed in Sierra Leone; in particular, welcomes the verdicts by the Special Court against three senior members of the AFRC, convicting them of crimes against humanity and war crimes; welcomes, in particular, the opening of the trial of Charles Taylor and believes that it will send a clear message to leaders around the world that egregious human rights abuses will no longer be tolerated with impunity;

| 2. | Notes that the Special Court for Sierra Leone receives financial support from the EU through the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights, and that the Member States, especially the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, have contributed consistently to a high degree to the activities of the Court; |
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Notes that the Special Court for Sierra Leone receives financial support from the EU through the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights, and that the Member States, especially the United Kingdom and the Netherlands, have contributed consistently to a high degree to the activities of the Court;

| 3. | Remains concerned, however, that the funds made available are failing to provide a decent environment for the Special Court; is deeply concerned that this will impede both the fight against impunity and, in particular, prejudice the trial of Charles Taylor, which constitutes a test case for the development of international criminal justice, and the process of reconciliation and the establishment of lasting peace in Sierra Leone and the West African region as a whole; |
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Remains concerned, however, that the funds made available are failing to provide a decent environment for the Special Court; is deeply concerned that this will impede both the fight against impunity and, in particular, prejudice the trial of Charles Taylor, which constitutes a test case for the development of international criminal justice, and the process of reconciliation and the establishment of lasting peace in Sierra Leone and the West African region as a whole;

| 4. | Warns also that the failure to provide the Special Court for Sierra Leone with the necessary financial assistance will result in the efforts of the international community to contribute to peace-building in Sierra Leone and to addressing the crimes committed during the war being seriously discredited; |
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4.

Warns also that the failure to provide the Special Court for Sierra Leone with the necessary financial assistance will result in the efforts of the international community to contribute to peace-building in Sierra Leone and to addressing the crimes committed during the war being seriously discredited;

| 5. | Urges all states, including the Member States, to contribute further to the operations of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in order to ensure that the Special Court can take its work to a successful conclusion, including those activities aimed at ensuring a lasting legacy and improving the independence of the judiciary in Sierra Leone; |
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5.

Urges all states, including the Member States, to contribute further to the operations of the Special Court for Sierra Leone in order to ensure that the Special Court can take its work to a successful conclusion, including those activities aimed at ensuring a lasting legacy and improving the independence of the judiciary in Sierra Leone;

| 6. | invites the Commission to ensure a continuing funding of both core and non-core activities of the Special Court in the forthcoming national programmes with Sierra Leone; invites the authorities of Sierra Leone to consider transitional justice and the independence of justice as a priority; |
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6.

invites the Commission to ensure a continuing funding of both core and non-core activities of the Special Court in the forthcoming national programmes with Sierra Leone; invites the authorities of Sierra Leone to consider transitional justice and the independence of justice as a priority;

| 7. | Calls on the UN Secretary-General, in consultation with the UN Security Council, to explore all the possible financial ways to enable the Special Court to complete its crucial functions; |
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7.

Calls on the UN Secretary-General, in consultation with the UN Security Council, to explore all the possible financial ways to enable the Special Court to complete its crucial functions;

| 8. | Encourages an ever-closer cooperation between the Special Court and the Sierra Leonean authorities and courts; underlines the need for victims to be able to seek remedy before national courts without delay and the need to emulate the Special Court in putting aside amnesties, notably those included in the Lomé Agreement on the creation of the Tribunal, and in incorporating in domestic law all crimes defined at international level; |
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8.

Encourages an ever-closer cooperation between the Special Court and the Sierra Leonean authorities and courts; underlines the need for victims to be able to seek remedy before national courts without delay and the need to emulate the Special Court in putting aside amnesties, notably those included in the Lomé Agreement on the creation of the Tribunal, and in incorporating in domestic law all crimes defined at international level;

| 9. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the Special Court for Sierra Leone, the government and parliament of Sierra Leone, the UN Security Council, the members of the African Union and the Co-Presidents of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly. |
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9.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments and parliaments of the Member States, the Special Court for Sierra Leone, the government and parliament of Sierra Leone, the UN Security Council, the members of the African Union and the Co-Presidents of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly.

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(1)  OJ C 291 E, 30.11.2006, p. 418.

(2)  OJ C 304 E, 1.12.2005, p. 408.

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