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| 21.4.2004 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 96/17 |
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21.4.2004

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

CE 96/17

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MINUTES

(2004/C 96 E/02)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Joan COLOM i NAVAL

Vice-President

1.   Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 09.00.

2.   Vote on request for urgent procedure

Request for urgent procedure:

| — | Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of an agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia in the form of an exchange of letters on the transitional points system for heavy goods vehicles in transit through Austria [COM(2003) 833 — C5-0033/2004 — 2003/0319(CNS)] — RETT Committee |
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Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of an agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Croatia in the form of an exchange of letters on the transitional points system for heavy goods vehicles in transit through Austria [COM(2003) 833 — C5-0033/2004 — 2003/0319(CNS)] — RETT Committee

| — | Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of an agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Slovenia in the form of an exchange of letters on the transitional points system for heavy goods vehicles in transit through Austria [COM(2003) 835 — C5-0034/2004 — 2003/0320(CNS)] — RETT Committee |
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Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of an agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Slovenia in the form of an exchange of letters on the transitional points system for heavy goods vehicles in transit through Austria [COM(2003) 835 — C5-0034/2004 — 2003/0320(CNS)] — RETT Committee

| — | Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of an administrative arrangement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation in the form of an exchange of letters on the transitional points system for heavy goods vehicles in transit through Austria [COM(2003) 836 — C5-0035/2004 — 2003/0322(CNS)] — RETT Committee |
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Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of an administrative arrangement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation in the form of an exchange of letters on the transitional points system for heavy goods vehicles in transit through Austria [COM(2003) 836 — C5-0035/2004 — 2003/0322(CNS)] — RETT Committee

| — | Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of an agreement between the European Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the form of an exchange of letters on the transitional points system for heavy goods vehicles in transit through Austria [COM(2003) 837 — C5-0036/2004 — 2003/0323(CNS)] — RETT Committee |
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Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of an agreement between the European Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in the form of an exchange of letters on the transitional points system for heavy goods vehicles in transit through Austria [COM(2003) 837 — C5-0036/2004 — 2003/0323(CNS)] — RETT Committee

The request for urgent procedure was approved for the four proposals for decisions.

The deadline for tabling amendments for plenary would be 5.2.2004 at 12.00.

3.   EU-UN relations (debate)

(debate)

Report on relations between the European Union and the United Nations [2003/2049(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy.

Rapporteur: Armin Laschet (A5-0480/2003)

Armin Laschet introduced the report.

Christopher Patten (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Ursula Stenzel, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Raimon Obiols i Germà, on behalf of the PSE Group, Bob van den Bos, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Pedro Marset Campos, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Matti Wuori, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, José Ribeiro e Castro, on behalf of the UEN Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the EDD Group, Dominique F.C. Souchet, Non-attached Member, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Johannes (Hannes) Swoboda, Pernille Frahm, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Gianfranco Dell'Alba, Charles Tannock, Catherine Lalumière, Hans Modrow, Koldo Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Peter Liese, Jacques F. Poos, Luisa Morgantini, Vitaliano Gemelli, Richard Howitt, Per-Arne Arvidsson, Ioannis Souladakis, Edward H.C. McMillan-Scott, Lennart Sacrédeus, Othmar Karas, Nelly Maes and Brian Cowen (President-in-Office of the Council).

The debate closed.

Vote: Item 5.1.

Item 5.1

IN THE CHAIR: Renzo IMBENI

Vice-President

4.   Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

Joan Vallvé and Malcolm Harbour had informed the Presidency that they had been present but that their names were not on the attendance register.

5.   Voting time

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

5.1.   EU-UN relations (vote)

(vote)

Report on relations between the European Union and the United Nations [2003/2049(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy.

Rapporteur: Armin Laschet (A5-0480/2003)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 1)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 1)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0037)

(P5_TA(2004)0037)

The following spoke:

The following spoke:

| — | the rapporteur on the result of the vote on paragraph 35. |
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the rapporteur on the result of the vote on paragraph 35.

5.2.   Statistics on the Information Society ***I (Rule 110a) (vote)

(Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on statistics on the Information Society [COM(2003) 509 — C5-0401/2003 — 2003/0199(COD)] — Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Luis Berenguer Fuster (A5-0005/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 2)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 2)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P5_TA(2004)0038)

(P5_TA(2004)0038)

5.3.   Financial and technical cooperation with the Occupied Territories (Rule 110a) (vote)

(Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1734/94 on financial and technical cooperation with the Occupied Territories [COM(2003) 523 — C5-0403/2003 — 2003/0204(COD)] — Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Luis Berenguer Fuster (A5-0002/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 3)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 3)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P5_TA(2004)0039)

(P5_TA(2004)0039)

5.4.   International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture * (Rule 110a) (vote)

(Rule 110a) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture [COM(2003) 602 — C5-0499/2003 — 2003/0231(CNS)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy.

Rapporteur: Caroline F. Jackson (A5-0012/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 4)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 4)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENT and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P5_TA(2004)0040)

(P5_TA(2004)0040)

5.5.   Single European sky (framework regulation) ***III (vote)

(vote)

Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the framework for the creation of the single European sky [PE-CONS 3690/2003 — C5-0603/2003 — 2001/0060(COD)] — Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the framework for the creation of the single European sky [PE-CONS 3690/2003 — C5-0603/2003 — 2001/0060(COD)] — Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee.

Report Fava — A5-0010/2004

(Simple majority for approval)

(Simple majority for approval)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 5)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 5)

JOINT TEXT

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0041)

(P5_TA(2004)0041)

5.6.   Single European sky — service provision/use of airspace/interoperability ***III (vote)

(vote)

Report on the joint texts approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on:

| 1. | air navigation services in the Single European Sky (the service provision regulation)
  [PE-CONS 3691/2003 — C5-0604/2003 — 2001/0235(COD)] |
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1.

air navigation services in the Single European Sky (the service provision regulation)

[PE-CONS 3691/2003 — C5-0604/2003 — 2001/0235(COD)]

| 2. | the organisation and use of airspace in the Single European Sky (airspace regulation)
  [PE-CONS 3692/2003 — C5-0605/2003 — 2001/0236(COD)] |
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2.

the organisation and use of airspace in the Single European Sky (airspace regulation)

[PE-CONS 3692/2003 — C5-0605/2003 — 2001/0236(COD)]

| 3. | interoperability of the European air traffic control system (interoperability regulation)
  [PE-CONS 3693/2003 — C5-0606/2003 — 2001/0237(COD)] |
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3.

interoperability of the European air traffic control system (interoperability regulation)

[PE-CONS 3693/2003 — C5-0606/2003 — 2001/0237(COD)]

.Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee — Report Sanders-ten Holte — A5-0009/2004

(Simple majority for approval)

(Simple majority for approval)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 6)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 6)

JOINT TEXT

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0042, P5_TA(2004)0043 and P5_TA(2004)0044)

(P5_TA(2004)0042, P5_TA(2004)0043 and P5_TA(2004)0044)

5.7.   Public sector contracts ***III (vote)

(vote)

Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committeel for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the coordination of procedures for the award of public supply contracts, public service contracts and public works contracts [PE-CONS 3696/2003 — C5-0607/2003 — 2000/0115(COD)] — Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee

Report Zappalà — A5-0007/2004

(Simple majority for approval)

(Simple majority for approval)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 7)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 7)

JOINT TEXT

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0045)

(P5_TA(2004)0045)

5.8.   Procurement procedures in the water, energy, transport and postal service sectors ***III (vote)

(vote)

Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal service sectors [PE-CONS 3695/2003 — C5-0608/2003 — 2000/0117(COD)] — Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee

Report Zappalà — A5-0008/2004

(Simple majority for approval)

(Simple majority for approval)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 8)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 8)

JOINT TEXT

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0046)

(P5_TA(2004)0046)

5.9.   Packaging and packaging waste ***III (vote)

(vote)

Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste [PE-CONS 3697/2003 — C5-0629/2003 — 2001/0291(COD)] — Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee

Report Corbey — A5-0006/2004

(Simple majority for approval)

(Simple majority for approval)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 9)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 9)

JOINT TEXT

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0047)

(P5_TA(2004)0047)

5.10.   2001 discharge: Committee of the Regions (vote)

(vote)

Report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the 2001 financial year — Section VII — Committee of the Regions [SEC(2002) 405 — C5-0247/2002 — 2002/2107(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control.

Rapporteur: María Antonia Avilés Perea (A5-0486/2003)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 10)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 10)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0048)

(P5_TA(2004)0048)

The following spoke:

The following spoke:

| — | the rapporteur requested that the parts of the text referring to OLAF not be put to the vote. |
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the rapporteur requested that the parts of the text referring to OLAF not be put to the vote.

5.11.   Follow-up to 2001 discharges (Commission) (vote)

(vote)

Report on the measures taken by the Commission to follow-up the remarks made in the resolution which accompanied the decision granting discharge for the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for 2001 [COM(2003) 651 — C5-0536/2003 — 2003/2200(DEC)] — Committee on Budgetary Control.

Rapporteur: Paulo Casaca (A5-0004/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 11)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 11)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0049)

(P5_TA(2004)0049)

*

- *

Voting time was suspended at that point.

IN THE CHAIR: Pat COX

President

6.   Award of the Sakharov Prize

From 11.00 to 12.00, Parliament held a formal sitting for the award of the Sakharov Prize to Mr Kofi Annan, Secretary-General of the United Nations.

The following spoke, after the introduction made by the President and the speech given by Mr Kofi Annan: Brian Cowen (President-in-Office of the Council), Christopher Patten (Member of the Commission), Hans-Gert Poettering, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Enrique Barón Crespo, on behalf of the PSE Group, Graham R. Watson, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Charles Pasqua, on behalf of the UEN Group, Jens-Peter Bonde, on behalf of the EDD Group, Gianfranco Dell'Alba, Non-attached Member, and Elmar Brok (Chairman of the AFET Committee).

IN THE CHAIR: Renzo IMBENI

Vice-President

7.   Voting time (continued)

(continued)

7.1.   Parliamentary committees (vote)

(vote)

Proposal for a decision B5-0040/2004

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 12)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 12)

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0050)

(P5_TA(2004)0050)

*

- *

The following spoke: Françoise Grossetête, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, who asked, taking into account the time, that the report by Stefano Zappalà (A5-0470/2003), scheduled for that day's voting time, be put to the vote as the first item of voting time at the sitting of Wednesday 11 February 2004, Manuel Medina Ortega, on behalf of the PSE Group, who supported this request, and Christopher Heaton-Harris who opposed it.

Parliament approved the request.

Evelyne Gebhardt asked for the assurance that the agreements reached between the groups would be maintained notwithstanding the vote having been postponed.

7.2.   Progress report on the Galileo programme (vote)

(vote)

Report on the communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the state of progress of the Galileo programme [COM(2002) 518 — 2003/2041(INI)] — Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Yves Piétrasanta (A5-0003/2004)

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 13)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 13)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0051)

(P5_TA(2004)0051)

7.3.   The programme of the Irish presidency and the European Constitution (vote)

(vote)

Motion for a resolution B5-0044/2004/rev. and B5-0048/2004

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 14)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 14)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B5-0044/2004/rev.

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0052)

(P5_TA(2004)0052)

(Motion for a resolution B5-0048/2004 fell.)

7.4.   Competition policy (vote)

(vote)

Motion for a resolution B5-0047/2004

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 15)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 15)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0053)

(P5_TA(2004)0053)

The following spoke:

The following spoke:

| — | Othmar Karas moved an oral amendment to paragraph 15, to which more than 32 Members objected. This amendment was therefore not taken into consideration. |
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—

Othmar Karas moved an oral amendment to paragraph 15, to which more than 32 Members objected. This amendment was therefore not taken into consideration.

7.5.   European Space policy (vote)

(vote)

Motion for a resolution B5-0045/2004

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 16)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 16)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0054)

(P5_TA(2004)0054)

7.6.   The future of the textiles and clothing sector in the enlarged European Union (vote)

(vote)

Motion for a resolution B5-0046/2004

(Simple majority)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 17)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 17)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P5_TA(2004)0055)

(P5_TA(2004)0055)

8.   Explanations of vote

Written explanations of vote:

Written explanations of vote:

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

Oral explanations of vote:

Oral explanations of vote:

Report Laschet — A5-0480/2003

| — | Jean-Maurice Dehousse |
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—

Jean-Maurice Dehousse

Report Fava — A5-0010/2004

| — | Luís Queiró |
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—

Luís Queiró

Report Corbey — A5-0006/2004

| — | Patricia McKenna |
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—

Patricia McKenna

Report Avilés Perea — A5-0486/2003

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

—

Jean-Maurice Dehousse

Report Casaca — A5-0004/2004

| — | Juan José Bayona de Perogordo |
| --- | --- |

—

Juan José Bayona de Perogordo

Motions for resolution B5-0044/2004

| — | Jean-Maurice Dehousse, Patricia McKenna |
| --- | --- |

—

Jean-Maurice Dehousse, Patricia McKenna

Motions for resolution B5-0045/2004

| — | Patricia McKenna |
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—

Patricia McKenna

9.   Corrections to votes

Corrections to votes were submitted by the following Members:

Report Laschet — A5-0480/2003

| — | amendment 1

  for: Yasmine Boudjenah, Marie-Françoise Garaud

  against: Richard A. Balfe, Carlos Carnero González, John Walls Cushnahan, Eija-Riitta Anneli Korhola |
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—

amendment 1

for: Yasmine Boudjenah, Marie-Françoise Garaud

for:

against: Richard A. Balfe, Carlos Carnero González, John Walls Cushnahan, Eija-Riitta Anneli Korhola

against:

| — | paragraph 10, second part

  for: Marie-Thérèse Hermange, Christine De Veyrac

  against: Sylviane H. Ainardi, Yasmine Boudjenah

  abstentions: Marie-Françoise Garaud |
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—

paragraph 10, second part

for: Marie-Thérèse Hermange, Christine De Veyrac

for:

against: Sylviane H. Ainardi, Yasmine Boudjenah

against:

abstentions: Marie-Françoise Garaud

abstentions:

| — | paragraph 10, third part

  against: Marie-Françoise Garaud |
| --- | --- |

—

paragraph 10, third part

against: Marie-Françoise Garaud

against:

| — | amendment 10 D

  for: Richard Corbett, Stephen Hughes, Eryl Margaret McNally, Brian Simpson

  against: Richard A. Balfe |
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—

amendment 10 D

for: Richard Corbett, Stephen Hughes, Eryl Margaret McNally, Brian Simpson

for:

against: Richard A. Balfe

against:

| — | resolution (as a whole)

  for: Sarah Ludford, Marielle De Sarnez

  against: Ilda Figueiredo, Marie-Françoise Garaud |
| --- | --- |

—

resolution (as a whole)

for: Sarah Ludford, Marielle De Sarnez

for:

against: Ilda Figueiredo, Marie-Françoise Garaud

against:

Report Berenguer Fuster — A5-0005/2004

| — | single vote

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

—

single vote

for: Christine De Veyrac

for:

Report Zappalà — A5-0007/2004

| — | joint text

  for: Malcolm Harbour, Christine De Veyrac |
| --- | --- |

—

joint text

for: Malcolm Harbour, Christine De Veyrac

for:

Report Avilés Perea — A5-0486/2003

| — | decision (whole text)

  abstentions: Franz Turchi |
| --- | --- |

—

decision (whole text)

abstentions: Franz Turchi

abstentions:

| — | amendment 3

  against: Catherine Lalumière |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 3

against: Catherine Lalumière

against:

| — | amendment 6

  against: Catherine Lalumière |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 6

against: Catherine Lalumière

against:

Report Casaca — A5-0004/2004

| — | amendment 21

  for: Ole B. Sørensen

  against: Enrique Barón Crespo, Dagmar Roth-Behrendt, Francisca Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Brian Simpson, Graham R. Watson

  abstentions: Marie-Françoise Garaud |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 21

for: Ole B. Sørensen

for:

against: Enrique Barón Crespo, Dagmar Roth-Behrendt, Francisca Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Brian Simpson, Graham R. Watson

against:

abstentions: Marie-Françoise Garaud

abstentions:

| — | amendment 1, first part

  for: Dorette Corbey, Ole B. Sørensen

  against: José Ribeiro e Castro, Francisca Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Gilles Savary, Concepció Ferrer, Maria Carrilho, Luís Marinho

  abstentions: José María Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Marie-Thérèse Hermange, Juan Ojeda Sanz, Diemut R. Theato, Manuel Pérez Álvarez |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 1, first part

for: Dorette Corbey, Ole B. Sørensen

for:

against: José Ribeiro e Castro, Francisca Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Gilles Savary, Concepció Ferrer, Maria Carrilho, Luís Marinho

against:

abstentions: José María Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Marie-Thérèse Hermange, Juan Ojeda Sanz, Diemut R. Theato, Manuel Pérez Álvarez

abstentions:

| — | amendment 1, second part

  for: Dorette Corbey, Ole B. Sørensen

  against: Francisca Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Maria Carrilho, Luís Marinho

  abstentions: José María Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Juan Ojeda Sanz, Diemut R. Theato, Manuel Pérez Álvarez |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 1, second part

for: Dorette Corbey, Ole B. Sørensen

for:

against: Francisca Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Maria Carrilho, Luís Marinho

against:

abstentions: José María Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Juan Ojeda Sanz, Diemut R. Theato, Manuel Pérez Álvarez

abstentions:

| — | amendment 18

  against: Francisca Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Diemut R. Theato, Ole B. Sørensen, Maria Carrilho, Luís Marinho and Gilles Savary

  abstentions: Dorette Corbey |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 18

against: Francisca Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Diemut R. Theato, Ole B. Sørensen, Maria Carrilho, Luís Marinho and Gilles Savary

against:

abstentions: Dorette Corbey

abstentions:

| — | amendment 19

  against: Ole B. Sørensen, Diemut R. Theato |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 19

against: Ole B. Sørensen, Diemut R. Theato

against:

| — | amendment 20

  against: Ole B. Sørensen, Diemut R. Theato |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 20

against: Ole B. Sørensen, Diemut R. Theato

against:

| — | resolution (as a whole)

  for: Karin Jöns, Diemut R. Theato, Ole B. Sørensen |
| --- | --- |

—

resolution (as a whole)

for: Karin Jöns, Diemut R. Theato, Ole B. Sørensen

for:

Report Piétrasanta — A5-0003/2004

| — | paragraph 11

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

—

paragraph 11

for: Christine De Veyrac

for:

| — | resolution (as a whole)

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

—

resolution (as a whole)

for: Christine De Veyrac

for:

Motion for a resolution B5-0044/2004/rev.

| — | amendment 3

  for: Torben Lund, Claude Turmes

  against: Eryl Margaret McNally |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 3

for: Torben Lund, Claude Turmes

for:

against: Eryl Margaret McNally

against:

Motion for a resolution B5-0047/2004

| — | amendment 4

  for: Claude Turmes

  against: Elizabeth Lynne |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 4

for: Claude Turmes

for:

against: Elizabeth Lynne

against:

| — | amendment 5

  for: Claude Turmes

  against: Elizabeth Lynne |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 5

for: Claude Turmes

for:

against: Elizabeth Lynne

against:

| — | amendment 7 D

  against: Claude Turmes |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 7 D

against: Claude Turmes

against:

| — | amendment 8 D

  for: Claude Turmes |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 8 D

for: Claude Turmes

for:

Motion for a resolution B5-0045/2004

| — | amendments 3, 4 and 6

  against: Christine De Veyrac |
| --- | --- |

—

amendments 3, 4 and 6

against: Christine De Veyrac

against:

| — | amendment 5

  against: Christine De Veyrac and Gilles Savary |
| --- | --- |

—

amendment 5

against: Christine De Veyrac and Gilles Savary

against:

*

- *

Johan Van Hecke announced that he had not been able to take part in most of that day's votes.

Christian Foldberg Rovsing had made a declaration of financial interests, and had therefore not taken part in the vote on the Piétrasanta report (A5-0003/2004).

Torben Lund had given notice that, owing to circumstances beyond his control, he had been unable to take part in the first part of voting time before the formal sitting.

10.   Referral to committees — Authorisation to draw up own-initiative reports — Withdrawal of an own-initiative report already authorised by the Conference of Presidents

Referral to committees

Referral to committees

The EMPL Committee was asked for an opinion on:

| — | Cross-border mergers of companies with share capital
  (COM(2003) 703 — C5-0561/2003 — 2003/0277(COD))
  (committee responsible: JURI) |
| --- | --- |

—

Cross-border mergers of companies with share capital

(COM(2003) 703 — C5-0561/2003 — 2003/0277(COD))

(committee responsible: JURI)

| — | Implementing the principle of equal treatment between women and men in the access to and supply of goods and services
  (COM(2003) 657 — C5-0654/2003 — 2003/0265(CNS))
  (committee responsible: FEMM) |
| --- | --- |

—

Implementing the principle of equal treatment between women and men in the access to and supply of goods and services

(COM(2003) 657 — C5-0654/2003 — 2003/0265(CNS))

(committee responsible: FEMM)

The BUDG Committee was asked for an opinion on:

| — | Establishing a European Agency for the Management of Operational Co-operation at the External Borders
  (COM(2003) 687 — C5-0613/2003 — 2003/0273(CNS))
  (committee responsible: LIBE) |
| --- | --- |

—

Establishing a European Agency for the Management of Operational Co-operation at the External Borders

(COM(2003) 687 — C5-0613/2003 — 2003/0273(CNS))

(committee responsible: LIBE)

Authorisation to draw up own-initiative reports, pursuant to Rules 47(2) and 163

Authorisation to draw up own-initiative reports, pursuant to Rules 47(2) and 163

EMPL Committee:

| — | Equal opportunities for people with disabilities: A European Action Plan (COM(2003) 650 — C5-0039/2004 — 2004/2004(INI))
  (asked for opinion: FEMM)
  (Conference of Presidents' decision of 8 January 2004) |
| --- | --- |

—

Equal opportunities for people with disabilities: A European Action Plan (COM(2003) 650 — C5-0039/2004 — 2004/2004(INI))

(asked for opinion: FEMM)

(Conference of Presidents' decision of 8 January 2004)

RETT Committee:

| — | Structural funds after 2005. 3rd cohesion report (2004/2005(INI))
  (asked for opinion: ITRE, ECON, FEMM, PECH, AGRI, EMPL, ENVI)
  (Conference of Presidents' decision of 15 January 2004) |
| --- | --- |

—

Structural funds after 2005. 3rd cohesion report (2004/2005(INI))

(asked for opinion: ITRE, ECON, FEMM, PECH, AGRI, EMPL, ENVI)

(Conference of Presidents' decision of 15 January 2004)

BUDG Committee:

| — | Broad political framework for the next financial perspective post 2006 (2004/2006(INI))
  (asked for opinion: all committees concerned)
  (Conference of Presidents' decision of 15 January 2004) |
| --- | --- |

—

Broad political framework for the next financial perspective post 2006 (2004/2006(INI))

(asked for opinion: all committees concerned)

(Conference of Presidents' decision of 15 January 2004)

DEVE Committee:

| — | Commission communication entitled ‘Governance and Development’ (COM(2003) 615 — C5-0030/2004 has been integrated in the procedure 2003/2164(INI) announced on 4 September 2003. |
| --- | --- |

—

Commission communication entitled ‘Governance and Development’ (COM(2003) 615 — C5-0030/2004 has been integrated in the procedure 2003/2164(INI) announced on 4 September 2003.

Withdrawal of an own-initiative report already authorised by the Conference of Presidents

Withdrawal of an own-initiative report already authorised by the Conference of Presidents

EMPL Committee:

| — | Enhanced European cooperation to promote labour market incentives within social protection systems (2003/2166(INI))
  (Announced in Minutes of 4 September 2003) |
| --- | --- |

—

Enhanced European cooperation to promote labour market incentives within social protection systems (2003/2166(INI))

(Announced in Minutes of 4 September 2003)

11.   Communication of common positions of the Council

The President announced, pursuant to Rule 74(1), that the following common position had been received from the Council, together with the reason which had led to its adoption, and the Commission's position on:

| — | Common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the coordination of social security systems (C5-0043/2004 — 1998/0360(COD) — 15577/6/03 — 5240/2004)






  referred to | responsible: EMPL |
| --- | --- | --- |
| | asked for opinion at first reading BUDG, JURI, LIBE, PETI |

—

Common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the coordination of social security systems (C5-0043/2004 — 1998/0360(COD) — 15577/6/03 — 5240/2004)

referred to

responsible: EMPL

asked for opinion at first reading BUDG, JURI, LIBE, PETI

The three-month period available to Parliament to adopt its position would therefore begin the following day, 30 January 2004.

12.   Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

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

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

13.   Dates for next sittings

The next sittings would be held from 9 to 12 February 2004.

14.   Adjournment of session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 13.00.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Pat Cox

President

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

The following signed:

Aaltonen, Adam, Nuala Ahern, Ainardi, Alavanos, Almeida Garrett, Alyssandrakis, Andersen, Andersson, Andreasen, André-Léonard, Aparicio Sánchez, Arvidsson, Atkins, Attwooll, Auroi, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Baltas, Banotti, Barón Crespo, Bartolozzi, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Beazley, Bébéar, Belder, Berend, Berenguer Fuster, Berès, van den Berg, Bergaz Conesa, Berger, Bernié, Berthu, Beysen, Bigliardo, Blokland, Bodrato, Böge, Bösch, von Boetticher, Bonde, Bonino, Boogerd-Quaak, Booth, Bordes, van den Bos, Boudjenah, Boumediene-Thiery, Bourlanges, Bouwman, Bowe, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bremmer, Breyer, Brie, Brok, Brunetta, Buitenweg, Bullmann, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Callanan, Calò, Camisón Asensio, Campos, Cappato, Cardoso, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Caudron, Cauquil, Cederschiöld, Celli, Cerdeira Morterero, Cesaro, Ceyhun, Chichester, Claeys, Clegg, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cohn-Bendit, Collins, Colom i Naval, Corbett, Corbey, Cornillet, Paolo Costa, Raffaele Costa, Cox, Crowley, Cushnahan, Damião, Dary, Davies, De Clercq, Dehousse, De Keyser, Dell'Alba, Della Vedova, Dell'Utri, De Mita, Deprez, De Rossa, De Sarnez, Descamps, Désir, Deva, De Veyrac, Dhaene, Díez González, Di Lello Finuoli, Dillen, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Duff, Duhamel, Duin, Dupuis, Ebner, Echerer, El Khadraoui, Elles, Eriksson, Esclopé, Ettl, Jonathan Evans, Robert J.E. Evans, Färm, Fatuzzo, Fava, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrández Lezaun, Ferreira, Ferri, Fiebiger, Figueiredo, Fiori, Fitzsimons, Flemming, Flesch, Florenz, Folias, Foster, Fourtou, Frahm, Fraisse, Frassoni, Fruteau, Gahler, Gahrton, Galeote Quecedo, Garaud, Gargani, Garot, Garriga Polledo, Gasòliba i Böhm, Gawronski, Gebhardt, Gemelli, Gill, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Glase, Goebbels, Goepel, Görlach, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Gouveia, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Graça Moura, Gröner, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Guy-Quint, Hager, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Haug, Hazan, Heaton-Harris, Hedkvist Petersen, Helmer, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Herzog, Hieronymi, Honeyball, Hortefeux, Howitt, Hudghton, Hughes, van Hulten, Hume, Hyland, Iivari, Ilgenfritz, Imbeni, Inglewood, Isler Béguin, Izquierdo Collado, Izquierdo Rojo, Jackson, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jöns, Jonckheer, Jové Peres, Junker, Karamanou, Karas, Karlsson, Kastler, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Glenys Kinnock, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Krarup, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Krivine, Kronberger, Kuckelkorn, Kuhne, Kuntz, Lage, Lagendijk, Laguiller, Lalumière, Lambert, Lange, Langen, Langenhagen, de La Perriere, Laschet, Lechner, Lehne, Lipietz, Lisi, Lombardo, Lucas, Ludford, Lulling, Lund, Lynne, Maaten, McAvan, McCarthy, McCartin, MacCormick, McKenna, McMillan-Scott, McNally, Maes, Malliori, Malmström, Manders, Manisco, Erika Mann, Thomas Mann, Mantovani, Marchiani, Marinho, Marini, Marinos, Markov, Marques, Marset Campos, Martelli, Martens, David W. Martin, Hans-Peter Martin, Hugues Martin, Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Mathieu, Matikainen-Kallström, Mauro, Hans-Peter Mayer, Xaver Mayer, Mayol i Raynal, Medina Ortega, Meijer, Méndez de Vigo, Mendiluce Pereiro, Menéndez del Valle, Mennea, Menrad, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Modrow, Mombaur, Monsonís Domingo, Montfort, Moraes, Morgan, Morgantini, Morillon, Müller, Mulder, Murphy, Muscardini, Musotto, Musumeci, Myller, Napoletano, Napolitano, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Newton Dunn, Nicholson, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Niebler, Nisticò, Nogueira Román, Nordmann, Obiols i Germà, Ojeda Sanz, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Ortuondo Larrea, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Pacheco Pereira, Paciotti, Pack, Parish, Pasqua, Pastorelli, Patakis, Patrie, Paulsen, Pérez Álvarez, Pérez Royo, Perry, Pesälä, Pex, Piecyk, Piétrasanta, Pirker, Piscarreta, Pittella, Plooij-van Gorsel, Poettering, Pohjamo, Poignant, Poli Bortone, Pomés Ruiz, Poos, Posselt, Prets, Pronk, Provan, Puerta, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Rapkay, Read, Ribeiro e Castro, Ries, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rocard, Rod, Rodríguez Ramos, de Roo, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Roure, Rovsing, Rübig, Rutelli, Sacrédeus, Saint-Josse, Sakellariou, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sandbæk, Santer, Santini, dos Santos, Sartori, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Savary, Sbarbati, Scallon, Scapagnini, Scheele, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Gerhard Schmid, Herman Schmid, Olle Schmidt, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schörling, Ilka Schröder, Jürgen Schröder, Schroedter, Schulz, Schwaiger, Seppänen, Simpson, Sjöstedt, Skinner, Smet, Sörensen, Sornosa Martínez, Souchet, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Speroni, Staes, Stauner, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Sterckx, Stevenson, Stihler, Stockmann, Stockton, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Suominen, Swiebel, Swoboda, Sylla, Sørensen, Tajani, Tannock, Terrón i Cusí, Theato, Theorin, Thomas-Mauro, Thorning-Schmidt, Thyssen, Titley, Torres Marques, Trakatellis, Turchi, Turco, Twinn, Uca, Vachetta, Väyrynen, Vairinhos, Valdivielso de Cué, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Van Lancker, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, Veltroni, van Velzen, Vermeer, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vinci, Virrankoski, Vlasto, Voggenhuber, Volcic, Wachtmeister, Wallis, Walter, Watson, Watts, Weiler, Wenzel-Perillo, Whitehead, Wieland, Wiersma, Wijkman, Wuermeling, Wuori, Wurtz, Wynn, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimeray, Zimmerling, Zissener, Zorba, Zrihen

Observers:

Bagó, Balsai, Biela, Kazys Jaunutis Bobelis, Chronowski, Zbigniew Chrzanowski, Demetriou, Didżiokas, Ékes, Fazakas, Filipek, Gadzinowski, Gurmai, Hegyi, Holáň, Horvat, Ilves, Jerzy Jaskiernia, Kamiński, Kelemen, Klich, Kłopotek, Klukowski, Kvietkauskas, Laar, Libicki, Lydeka, Łyżwiński, Maldeikis, Manninger, Mavrou, Őry, Plokšto, Pospíšil, Protasiewicz, Sefzig, Siekierski, Surján, Szájer, Szczygło, Tomaka, Tomczak, Valys, George Varnava, Vastagh, Vėsaitė, Wittbrodt, Záborská, Žiak

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ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

Abbreviations and symbols

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

+

adopted

-

rejected

↓

lapsed

W

withdrawn

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

roll-call vote (for, against, abstentions)

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

electronic vote (for, against, abstentions)

split

split vote

sep

separate vote

am

amendment

CA

compromise amendment

CP

corresponding part

D

deleting amendment

=

identical amendments

§

paragraph

art

article

rec

recital

MOT

motion for a resolution

JT MOT

joint motion for a resolution

SEC

secret ballot

1.   EU-UN relations *

Report: LASCHET (A5-0480/2003) *

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| after § 3 | 6 | PPE-DE, PSE | | + | |
| § 5 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 6 | | original text | sep | + | |
| after § 9 | 7/rev. | PPE-DE, PSE | | + | |
| § 10 | 1 | VAN ORDEN, TANNOCK et al | RCV | - | 79, 270, 22 |
| 5 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| 4 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/RCV | + | 283, 80, 25 |
| 3/RCV | + | 306, 89, 20 |
| § 11 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 12 | 10 D | VAN ORDEN, TANNOCK et al | RCV | - | 92, 313, 21 |
| § 17, indent 11 | 2 | GUE/NGL | EV | - | 84, 325, 6 |
| § 18 | | original text | sep | + | |
| after § 22 | 8 | PPE-DE, PSE | | + | |
| § 27, indent 3 | 3 | GUE/NGL | | - | |
| § 33 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 35 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 36, indent 4 | 9 | PPE-DE, PSE | | + | |
| recital G | | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 367, 62, 14 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

after § 3

6

PPE-DE, PSE

+

§ 5

original text

sep

+

§ 6

original text

sep

+

after § 9

7/rev.

PPE-DE, PSE

+

§ 10

1

VAN ORDEN, TANNOCK et al

RCV

-

79, 270, 22

5

GUE/NGL

-

4

GUE/NGL

-

§

original text

split

1

+

2/RCV

+

283, 80, 25

3/RCV

+

306, 89, 20

§ 11

original text

sep

+

§ 12

10 D

VAN ORDEN, TANNOCK et al

RCV

-

92, 313, 21

§ 17, indent 11

2

GUE/NGL

EV

-

84, 325, 6

§ 18

original text

sep

+

after § 22

8

PPE-DE, PSE

+

§ 27, indent 3

3

GUE/NGL

-

§ 33

original text

sep

+

§ 35

original text

sep

+

§ 36, indent 4

9

PPE-DE, PSE

+

recital G

original text

split

1

+

2

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

367, 62, 14

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

TANNOCK et al: ams 1, 10 D, § 10 [indent 1], § 10 [indent 2]

Requests for separate vote

PSE: §§ 10, 11, 12 [ = am 10 D]

UEN: §§ 5, 6, 11, 18, 33, 35

Requests for split votes

UEN

recital G

1st part: text as a whole except the words ‘with a legal personality and a Minister for Foreign Affairs’

2nd part: those words

TANNOCK et al:

§ 10

1st part: text as a whole except indents 1 and 2

2nd part: indent 1

3rd part: indent 2

2.   Statistics on the Information Society ***I

Report: BERENGUER FUSTER (A5-0005/2004)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| single vote | RCV | + | 425, 2, 10 |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

RCV

+

425, 2, 10

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

3.   Financial and technical cooperation with the Occupied Territories ***I

Report: BERENGUER FUSTER (A5-0002/2004)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

4.   International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture *

Report: JACKSON (A5-0012/2004)

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

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

single vote

+

5.   Single European sky (framework regulation) ***III

Report: FAVA (A5-0010/2004)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| vote: joint text | | + | |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

vote: joint text

+

6.   Single European sky: service provision/use of airspace/interoperability ***III

Report: SANDERS-TEN HOLTE (A5-0009/2004)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| joint text No 1 (service provision) |
| vote: joint text | | + | |
| joint text No 2 (use of airspace) |
| vote: joint text | | + | |
| jont text No 3 (interoperability) |
| vote: joint text | | + | |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

joint text No 1 (service provision)

vote: joint text

+

joint text No 2 (use of airspace)

vote: joint text

+

jont text No 3 (interoperability)

vote: joint text

+

7.   Public sector contracts ***III

Report: ZAPPALÀ (A5-0007/2004)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| vote: joint text | RCV | + | 414, 23, 29 |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

vote: joint text

RCV

+

414, 23, 29

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

8.   Procurement procedures in the water, energy, transport and postal service sectors ***III

Report: ZAPPALÀ (A5-0008/2004)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| vote: joint text | RCV | + | 411, 26, 32 |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

vote: joint text

RCV

+

411, 26, 32

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

9.   Packaging and packaging waste ***III

Report: CORBEY (A5-0006/2004)

| Subject | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| vote: joint text | | + | |

Subject

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

vote: joint text

+

10.   2001 discharge (Committee of the Regions)

Report: AVILÉS PEREA (A5-0486/2003)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| proposal for a decision |
| vote: decision (whole text) | RCV | + | 318, 153, 5 |
| motion for a resolution |
| § 8, subparagraph (a) | 7 | EDD | | - | |
| § 8, point (c), indent 1 | 2 | PSE | EV | - | 185, 269, 7 |
| § 10 | 8 | EDD | | - | |
| § 11, points (b) and (c) | 9 | EDD | | - | |
| § 12 | 10 | EDD | | - | |
| 11 | EDD | | - | |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | - | |
| 2 | + | |
| after § 12 | 12 | EDD | | - | |
| § 16 | 3 | PSE | RCV | + | 376, 89, 9 |
| § | original text | RCV | ↓ | |
| § 20a | § | original text | sep | + | |
| § 23 | 4 | PSE | | + | |
| § | original text | sep | ↓ | |
| § 24 | 5 | PSE | | + | |
| § 25 | 6 | PSE | RCV | + | 383, 91, 6 |
| § | original text | | ↓ | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

proposal for a decision

vote: decision (whole text)

RCV

+

318, 153, 5

motion for a resolution

§ 8, subparagraph (a)

7

EDD

-

§ 8, point (c), indent 1

2

PSE

EV

-

185, 269, 7

§ 10

8

EDD

-

§ 11, points (b) and (c)

9

EDD

-

§ 12

10

EDD

-

11

EDD

-

§

original text

split

1

-

2

+

after § 12

12

EDD

-

§ 16

3

PSE

RCV

+

376, 89, 9

§

original text

RCV

↓

§ 20a

§

original text

sep

+

§ 23

4

PSE

+

§

original text

sep

↓

§ 24

5

PSE

+

§ 25

6

PSE

RCV

+

383, 91, 6

§

original text

↓

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Amendment 1 was inadmissible (Annex 5, Rule 5(2)).

In accordance with the decision of the President of Parliament, the following changes were made to the text in all language versions:

Citation 10: deleted

§8, point (a), indent 6: deletion of the words ‘in particular two senior officials’

The corresponding part in amendment 7 was also inadmissible.

§ 9: deleted

§ 11, introductory phrase: deletion of the words ‘on the OLAF report’

§ 11, point (a): sentence rephrased so as to begin as follows: ‘The situation did not warrant ...’

§11, point (b), indent 1: deletion of the words ‘deceased in 2001’

§11, point (b), last indent: deletion of the words ‘in the light of the OLAF report’

§ 12: deletion of text after ‘professional and independent manner’

§ 14: deleted

§ 15: deletion of the word ‘OLAF's’

§ 16: deletion of the words ‘according to the OLAF report’

§ 20: paragraph split into 2 subparagraphs (paragraph 20a begins as follows: ‘Calls on the Committee of the Regions ...’)

§ 24: deletion of the words ‘as stated in the OLAF report’

Requests for roll-call votes

PSE: §§ 16, 25, am 3

EDD: proposal for a decision

Requests for separate vote

PSE: § 23

EDD: § 20a

Requests for split votes

ELDR

§ 12

1st part: up to ‘irregularities detected’

2nd part: remainder

11.   Follow-up to 2001 discharge (Commission)

Report: CASACA (A5-0004/2004)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| before § 1 | 13 to 17 | HEATON-HARRIS et al | | - | |
| § 15 | | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | + | 269, 189, 10 |
| after § 15 | 21 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 134, 341, 1 |
| 1 | ELDR | split | | |
| 1/RCV | + | 175, 174, 126 |
| 2/RCV | - | 139, 191, 153 |
| § 16 | 2 | ELDR | EV | + | 297, 153, 4 |
| § 18 | 3 | ELDR | | + | |
| § 19 | 4 | ELDR | | + | |
| § 23 | 5 D | ELDR | EV | - | 193, 251, 36 |
| before § 24 | 18 | HEATON-HARRIS et al | RCV | - | 138, 342, 4 |
| 19 | HEATON-HARRIS et al | RCV | - | 84, 391, 7 |
| 20 | HEATON-HARRIS et al | RCV | - | 86, 385, 8 |
| § 24, indent 1 | 6 | ELDR | EV | - | 211, 230, 4 |
| § 25, indent 6 | 7 | ELDR | | + | |
| § 29, indent 1 | 8 | ELDR | | - | |
| § 29, indent 2 | 9 | ELDR | | + | |
| § 59 | 10 | ELDR | EV | + | 234, 184, 37 |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 467, 11, 9 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

before § 1

13 to 17

HEATON-HARRIS et al

-

§ 15

original text

split

1

+

2/EV

+

269, 189, 10

after § 15

21

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

134, 341, 1

1

ELDR

split

1/RCV

+

175, 174, 126

2/RCV

-

139, 191, 153

§ 16

2

ELDR

EV

+

297, 153, 4

§ 18

3

ELDR

+

§ 19

4

ELDR

+

§ 23

5 D

ELDR

EV

-

193, 251, 36

before § 24

18

HEATON-HARRIS et al

RCV

-

138, 342, 4

19

HEATON-HARRIS et al

RCV

-

84, 391, 7

20

HEATON-HARRIS et al

RCV

-

86, 385, 8

§ 24, indent 1

6

ELDR

EV

-

211, 230, 4

§ 25, indent 6

7

ELDR

+

§ 29, indent 1

8

ELDR

-

§ 29, indent 2

9

ELDR

+

§ 59

10

ELDR

EV

+

234, 184, 37

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

467, 11, 9

Amendments 11 and 12 were inadmissible (Rule 139(2).

Requests for roll-call votes

ELDR: am 1

GUE/NGL: am 21

HEATON-HARRIS: ams 1, 18, 19, 20, final vote

Requests for split votes

PSE

§ 15

1st part: text as a whole except the words ‘since 1999’

2nd part: those words

EDD

am 1

1st part: up to ‘in summer 2003’

2nd part: remainder

12.   Parliamentary committees

Proposal for a decision B5-0040/2004

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| proposal for a decision B5-0040/2004




  (Conference of Presidents) |
| point 1, § 5 | 8 | PPE-DE | EV | + | 225, 173, 12 |
| point 3, § 1 | | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | + | 240, 187, 14 |
| point 4, § 8 | 12 | PSE | | + | |
| point 7, § 1 | 13 | PPE-DE | | W | |
| point 7, § 4 | 14 | PPE-DE | | W | |
| point 7, § 5 | 15 | PPE-DE | | W | |
| point 7, § 7 | 16 | PPE-DE | | W | |
| point 9, title | 23 | PPE, PSE, ELDR, GUE, Verts | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2/EV | - | 191, 243, 12 |
| 3 | EVANS et al | | - | |
| point 10, § 1 | 1 =
  17 =
  18 = | PPE-DE
  PSE
  Verts/ALE | | + | |
| point 10, § 2 | 2 = | PPE-DE
  Verts/ALE | | W | |
| 19 = | PPE-DE
  Verts/ALE | | - | |
| point 10, § 3 | 20 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| point 15, title | 21 | Verts/ALE | | - | |
| 9 =
  10 = | PSE
  PPE-DE | | + | |
| point 15, § 2 | 11 | PPE-DE | | + | |
| point 16 | 4 | EVANS et al | | - | |
| 7 | EVANS et al | | - | |
| 22 | WUERMELING et al | EV | - | 153, 285, 11 |
| point 19 | 5 | EVANS et al | | - | |
| 6 | EVANS et al | | - | |
| vote: decision (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

proposal for a decision B5-0040/2004

(Conference of Presidents)

point 1, § 5

8

PPE-DE

EV

+

225, 173, 12

point 3, § 1

original text

split

1

+

2/EV

+

240, 187, 14

point 4, § 8

12

PSE

+

point 7, § 1

13

PPE-DE

W

point 7, § 4

14

PPE-DE

W

point 7, § 5

15

PPE-DE

W

point 7, § 7

16

PPE-DE

W

point 9, title

23

PPE, PSE, ELDR, GUE, Verts

split

1

+

2/EV

-

191, 243, 12

3

EVANS et al

-

point 10, § 1

1 =

17 =

18 =

PPE-DE

PSE

Verts/ALE

+

point 10, § 2

2 =

PPE-DE

Verts/ALE

W

19 =

PPE-DE

Verts/ALE

-

point 10, § 3

20

Verts/ALE

-

point 15, title

21

Verts/ALE

-

9 =

10 =

PSE

PPE-DE

+

point 15, § 2

11

PPE-DE

+

point 16

4

EVANS et al

-

7

EVANS et al

-

22

WUERMELING et al

EV

-

153, 285, 11

point 19

5

EVANS et al

-

6

EVANS et al

-

vote: decision (as a whole)

+

Requests for split votes

PPE-DE

Point III, point 1

1st part: text as a whole except the words ‘financial, economic and’

2nd part: those words

PSE

am 23

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

2nd part: that word

Other information

The PPE-DE Group had withdrawn its amendments 2 and 13 to 16.

13.   Progress report on the Galileo programme

Report: PIÉTRASANTA (A5-0003/2004)

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| § 11 | | original text | RCV | + | 395, 37, 8 |
| § 19 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 25 | | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| after § 28 | 2 | PSE | | + | |
| after recital D | 1 | PSE | | | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | RCV | + | 392, 22, 43 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

§ 11

original text

RCV

+

395, 37, 8

§ 19

original text

sep

+

§ 25

original text

split

1

+

2

+

after § 28

2

PSE

+

after recital D

1

PSE

vote: resolution (as a whole)

RCV

+

392, 22, 43

Requests for roll-call votes

PPE-DE: final vote

HEATON-HARRIS and others: § 11

Requests for separate vote

Verts/ALE: § 19

Requests for split votes

ELDR

§ 25

1st part: up to ‘the United States on satellite navigation’

2nd part: remainder

14.   Irish presidency and European Constitution

Motions for resolutions: B5-0044/rev. and 0048/2004

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| motions for resolution by political groups |
| motion for a resolution (B5-0044/2004/rev.)




  (PPE-DE, PSE, ELDR, Verts/ALE) |
| § 1 | 1 | Verts/ALE | EV | - | 203, 231, 21 |
| 2 | PSE | | - | |
| after § 1 | 3 | Verts/ALE | RCV | - | 104, 337, 16 |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |
| B5-0048/2004 | | UEN | | ↓ | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

motions for resolution by political groups

motion for a resolution (B5-0044/2004/rev.)

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

§ 1

1

Verts/ALE

EV

-

203, 231, 21

2

PSE

-

after § 1

3

Verts/ALE

RCV

-

104, 337, 16

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

B5-0048/2004

UEN

↓

Requests for roll-call votes

Verts/ALE: am 3

15.   Competition policy

Motion for a resolution: B5-0047/2004

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| motion for a resolution B5-0047/2004




  (ECON Committee) |
| text as a whole


  (block vote) | 1-3
  6
  9
  10 | PSE | | - | |
| text as a whole


  (separate votes) | 4 | PSE | RCV | - | 204, 250, 9 |
| 5 | PSE | RCV | - | 198, 245, 11 |
| 7 D | PSE | RCV | - | 168, 294, 4 |
| 8 D | PSE | RCV | - | 207, 252, 4 |
| § 13 | | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 26 | 11 D | PSE | | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | EV | + | 237, 213, 15 |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

motion for a resolution B5-0047/2004

(ECON Committee)

text as a whole

(block vote)

1-3

6

9

10

PSE

-

text as a whole

(separate votes)

4

PSE

RCV

-

204, 250, 9

5

PSE

RCV

-

198, 245, 11

7 D

PSE

RCV

-

168, 294, 4

8 D

PSE

RCV

-

207, 252, 4

§ 13

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 26

11 D

PSE

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

EV

+

237, 213, 15

Requests for roll-call votes

ELDR: ams 7, 8

Verts/ALE: ams 4, 5

Requests for separate vote

Verts/ALE: § 26 [ams 11D on this §]

Requests for split votes

Verts/ALE

§ 13

1st part: up to ‘cross-subsidies’

2nd part: remainder

Othmar Karas moved an oral amendment to paragraph 15, which fell as more than 32 Members objected to it.

16.   European space policy

Motion for a resolution: B5-0045/2004

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Motion for a resolution B5-0045/2004




  (ITRE Committee) |
| before § 1 | 4 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 86, 358, 6 |
| § 4 | 5 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 74, 359, 7 |
| § | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| § 7 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 9 | | original text | sep | + | |
| § 13 | 6 D | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 114, 327, 7 |
| § 14 | 1 | PSE | | + | |
| § 17 | 2 | PSE | | - | |
| recital A | | original text | split | | |
| 1 | + | |
| 2 | + | |
| after recital A | 3 | GUE/NGL | RCV | - | 214, 230, 5 |
| rec C | | original text | sep | + | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Motion for a resolution B5-0045/2004

(ITRE Committee)

before § 1

4

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

86, 358, 6

§ 4

5

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

74, 359, 7

§

original text

split

1

+

2

+

§ 7

original text

sep

+

§ 9

original text

sep

+

§ 13

6 D

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

114, 327, 7

§ 14

1

PSE

+

§ 17

2

PSE

-

recital A

original text

split

1

+

2

+

after recital A

3

GUE/NGL

RCV

-

214, 230, 5

rec C

original text

sep

+

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Requests for roll-call votes

GUE/NGL: ams 3, 4, 5, 6 D

Requests for separate vote

ELDR: § 7

Verts/ALE: rec C, §§ 9, 13 [am 6 D on this §]

Requests for split votes

ELDR

recital A

1st part: text as a whole except the words ‘and China’

2nd part: those words

Verts/ALE

§ 4

1st part: up to ‘supreme financial effort’

2nd part: remainder

17.   The future of the textiles and clothing sector in the enlarged European Union

Motion for a resolution: B5-0046/2004

| Subject | Amendment No | Author | RCV, etc. | Vote | RCV/EV — remarks |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Motion for a resolution B5-0046/2004




  (ITRE Committee) |
| text as a whole


  (separate votes) | 1 | GUE/NGL | sep | + | |
| 2 | GUE/NGL | sep | + | |
| 3 | GUE/NGL | sep | - | |
| 4 | GUE/NGL | sep | - | |
| 5 | GUE/NGL | sep | - | |
| 6 | GUE/NGL | sep | + | |
| 7 | GUE/NGL | sep | - | |
| 8 | GUE/NGL | sep | - | |
| vote: resolution (as a whole) | | + | |

Subject

Amendment No

Author

RCV, etc.

Vote

RCV/EV — remarks

Motion for a resolution B5-0046/2004

(ITRE Committee)

text as a whole

(separate votes)

1

GUE/NGL

sep

+

2

GUE/NGL

sep

+

3

GUE/NGL

sep

-

4

GUE/NGL

sep

-

5

GUE/NGL

sep

-

6

GUE/NGL

sep

+

7

GUE/NGL

sep

-

8

GUE/NGL

sep

-

vote: resolution (as a whole)

+

Requests for separate vote

PPE-DE: every amendment

PSE: every amendment

---

ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

1.   Laschet report A5-0480/2003

For: 79

EDD: Belder, Bernié, Blokland, Booth, van Dam, Esclopé, Kuntz

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Wurtz

NI: Berthu, Dillen, Hager, de La Perriere, Souchet

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Cushnahan, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Foster, Goodwill, Grönfeldt Bergman, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Jackson, Kirkhope, Korhola, McMillan-Scott, Marini, Mastella, Nicholson, Parish, Perry, Provan, Purvis, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Scallon, Stenmarck, Stevenson, Sumberg, Tannock, Twinn, Zappalà

PSE: Aparicio Sánchez, Campos, Carnero González, Cashman, Corbett, Dührkop Dührkop, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Kinnock, McCarthy, McNally, Miller, Morgan, Murphy, O'Toole, Pérez Royo, Read, Stihler, Theorin, Vairinhos, Watts, Wynn

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

Against: 270

EDD: Andersen

ELDR: André-Léonard, Boogerd-Quaak, Calò, Costa Paolo, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Paulsen, Pesälä, Plooij-van Gorsel, Pohjamo, Ries, Rutelli, Sbarbati, Schmidt, Sterckx, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Brie, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Fraisse, Manisco, Markov, Modrow, Puerta

NI: Beysen, Cappato, Della Vedova, Dupuis, Ilgenfritz, Mennea, Turco

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Banotti, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Brunetta, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cesaro, Coelho, Cornillet, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Doyle, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Ferri, Fiori, Flemming, Fourtou, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Gouveia, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hatzidakis, Hermange, Karas, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Konrad, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Liese, Lisi, McCartin, Martens, Martin Hugues, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Morillon, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Niebler, Ojeda Sanz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Pex, Pirker, Piscarreta, Poettering, Posselt, Pronk, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rübig, Santer, Santini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Smet, Sudre, Suominen, Tajani, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, van Velzen, de Veyrinas, Vlasto, Wijkman, Wuermeling, Zacharakis

PSE: Andersson, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berenguer Fuster, van den Berg, Bösch, Bullmann, Casaca, Cerdeira Morterero, Corbey, Désir, Díez González, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Färm, Fava, Ferreira, Fruteau, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, van Hulten, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Karamanou, Karlsson, Keßler, Kindermann, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Leinen, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Mendiluce Pereiro, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Müller, Napoletano, Napolitano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Piecyk, Poignant, Poos, Rapkay, Rocard, Rodríguez Ramos, Roth-Behrendt, Roure, Sakellariou, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Scheele, Schmid Gerhard, Simpson, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Torres Marques, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Volcic, Walter, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Poli Bortone, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Celli, Cohn-Bendit, Dhaene, Echerer, Ferrández Lezaun, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hudghton, Jonckheer, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lucas, MacCormick, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Ortuondo Larrea, Piétrasanta, Rod, de Roo, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Wuori

Abstention: 22

GUE/NGL: Alavanos, Alyssandrakis, Bergaz Conesa, Bordes, Caudron, Cauquil, Di Lello Finuoli, Figueiredo, Frahm, Herzog, Jové Peres, Krarup, Krivine, Marset Campos, Meijer, Patakis, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta

PSE: Dehousse

UEN: Hyland, Ó Neachtain

2.   Laschet report A5-0480/2003

For: 283

ELDR: André-Léonard, Attwooll, van den Bos, Calò, Costa Paolo, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Paulsen, Pesälä, Plooij-van Gorsel, Pohjamo, Ries, Rutelli, Sbarbati, Schmidt, Sterckx, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Virrankoski, Wallis

GUE/NGL: Boudjenah, Brie, Fiebiger, Fraisse, Herzog, Markov, Marset Campos, Puerta

NI: Beysen, Cappato, Della Vedova, Dupuis, Hager, Ilgenfritz, Kronberger, Mennea, Turco

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Banotti, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Brunetta, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cesaro, Coelho, Cornillet, Cushnahan, De Mita, Descamps, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Doyle, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Ferri, Flemming, Fourtou, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Gouveia, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Liese, Lisi, McCartin, Marini, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Morillon, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Niebler, Ojeda Sanz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Pex, Pirker, Piscarreta, Poettering, Posselt, Pronk, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Smet, Sudre, Tajani, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, van Velzen, de Veyrinas, Vlasto, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling

PSE: Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berenguer Fuster, van den Berg, Bösch, Bullmann, Campos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Corbey, Désir, Díez González, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Färm, Fava, Ferreira, Fruteau, Garot, Gebhardt, Glante, Goebbels, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, van Hulten, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Karamanou, Karlsson, Kindermann, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Leinen, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Mendiluce Pereiro, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Müller, Napoletano, Napolitano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Pérez Royo, Piecyk, Pittella, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Rocard, Roth-Behrendt, Roure, Sakellariou, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Savary, Scheele, Schmid Gerhard, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Volcic, Walter, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Fitzsimons, Muscardini, Poli Bortone, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Buitenweg, Celli, Dhaene, Echerer, Ferrández Lezaun, Frassoni, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lucas, MacCormick, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Ortuondo Larrea, Piétrasanta, Rod, de Roo, Sörensen, Staes, Wuori

Against: 80

EDD: Andersen, Belder, Bernié, Blokland, Booth, van Dam, Esclopé, Kuntz

GUE/NGL: Figueiredo, Manisco, Wurtz

NI: Berthu, Dillen, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, de La Perriere, Souchet

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Elles, Foster, Grönfeldt Bergman, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Hermange, Jackson, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Nisticò, Parish, Perry, Provan, Purvis, Sacrédeus, Scallon, Stenmarck, Stevenson, Sumberg, Tannock, Twinn, Wachtmeister

PSE: Adam, Cashman, Corbett, Dührkop Dührkop, Gill, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Lange, McNally, Marinho, Miller, Moraes, Morgan, Murphy, O'Toole, Read, Rodríguez Ramos, Simpson, Stihler, Watts, Wynn

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

Verts/ALE: Cohn-Bendit, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Maes, Schroedter

Abstention: 25

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alavanos, Alyssandrakis, Bergaz Conesa, Bordes, Caudron, Cauquil, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Frahm, Jové Peres, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Meijer, Modrow, Patakis, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta, Vinci

NI: Speroni

PSE: Dehousse

UEN: Hyland, Ó Neachtain

3.   Laschet report A5-0480/2003

For: 306

ELDR: Attwooll, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Calò, Clegg, Costa Paolo, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Huhne, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Paulsen, Pesälä, Plooij-van Gorsel, Pohjamo, Ries, Rutelli, Sbarbati, Schmidt, Sterckx, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Eriksson, Frahm, Fraisse, Herzog, Jové Peres, Krarup, Marset Campos, Puerta, Schmid Herman, Seppänen, Sjöstedt

NI: Beysen, Cappato, Della Vedova, Hager, Ilgenfritz, Kronberger, Mennea, Turco

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Banotti, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Brunetta, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cesaro, Coelho, Cornillet, Cushnahan, De Mita, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Doyle, Ebner, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Ferri, Fiori, Flemming, Fourtou, Gahler, Gawronski, Gemelli, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Gouveia, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hatzidakis, Hermange, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, McCartin, Marini, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Morillon, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Niebler, Nisticò, Ojeda Sanz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Pex, Pirker, Piscarreta, Poettering, Posselt, Pronk, Rack, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Smet, Sudre, Suominen, Tajani, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, van Velzen, de Veyrinas, Vlasto, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling

PSE: Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berenguer Fuster, van den Berg, Bösch, Bullmann, Campos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Corbey, Désir, Díez González, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Färm, Fava, Ferreira, Fruteau, Garot, Gebhardt, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Gröner, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, van Hulten, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Leinen, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Mendiluce Pereiro, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Müller, Napoletano, Napolitano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Pérez Royo, Piecyk, Pittella, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Rocard, Roth-Behrendt, Roure, Sakellariou, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Savary, Scheele, Schmid Gerhard, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Volcic, Walter, Weiler, Wiersma, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Fitzsimons, Muscardini, Poli Bortone, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Celli, Dhaene, Echerer, Frassoni, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lucas, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Ortuondo Larrea, Piétrasanta, Rod, de Roo, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Wuori

Against: 89

EDD: Andersen, Belder, Bernié, Blokland, Booth, van Dam, Esclopé, Kuntz

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Boudjenah, Figueiredo, Manisco, Wurtz

NI: Berthu, Dillen, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, de La Perriere, Souchet

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Atkins, Balfe, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Foster, Goodwill, Grönfeldt Bergman, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Inglewood, Jackson, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Parish, Perry, Provan, Purvis, Sacrédeus, Scallon, Stenmarck, Stevenson, Sturdy, Sumberg, Tannock, Twinn, Wachtmeister

PSE: Adam, Cashman, Corbett, Evans Robert J.E., Gill, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Kinnock, McAvan, McCarthy, McNally, Morgan, Murphy, O'Toole, Patrie, Read, Rodríguez Ramos, Simpson, Stihler, Watts, Whitehead, Wynn

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

Verts/ALE: Cohn-Bendit, Ferrández Lezaun, Graefe zu Baringdorf, MacCormick, Maes

Abstention: 20

GUE/NGL: Alavanos, Alyssandrakis, Bergaz Conesa, Bordes, Caudron, Cauquil, Di Lello Finuoli, Fiebiger, Krivine, Laguiller, Markov, Meijer, Modrow, Morgantini, Patakis, Vachetta, Vinci

PPE-DE: Stenzel

UEN: Hyland, Ó Neachtain

4.   Laschet report A5-0480/2003

For: 92

EDD: Andersen, Belder, Bernié, Blokland, Bonde, Booth, van Dam, Esclopé, Kuntz, Mathieu

ELDR: Manders

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Boudjenah, Frahm, Krarup, Seppänen, Wurtz

NI: Berthu, Dillen, de La Perriere, Souchet

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Atkins, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Cesaro, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Evans Jonathan, Foster, Goodwill, Grönfeldt Bergman, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Herranz García, Inglewood, Jackson, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Parish, Pastorelli, Perry, Provan, Purvis, Sacrédeus, Scallon, Stenmarck, Stevenson, Sturdy, Tannock, Twinn

PSE: Adam, Barón Crespo, Cashman, Dehousse, Evans Robert J.E., Gill, Honeyball, Howitt, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Leinen, McAvan, McCarthy, Marinho, Miller, Moraes, Morgan, Murphy, O'Toole, Read, Stihler, Terrón i Cusí, Titley, Watts, Whitehead, Wynn, Zorba

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

Verts/ALE: Boumediene-Thiery, Celli, Echerer, Ortuondo Larrea

Against: 313

ELDR: André-Léonard, Attwooll, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Calò, Clegg, Costa Paolo, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Huhne, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Paulsen, Pesälä, Plooij-van Gorsel, Pohjamo, Ries, Rutelli, Sbarbati, Schmidt, Sterckx, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Bergaz Conesa, Brie, Caudron, Di Lello Finuoli, Fiebiger, Fraisse, Herzog, Jové Peres, Manisco, Markov, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Morgantini, Puerta

NI: Beysen, Cappato, Dupuis, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Hager, Ilgenfritz, Kronberger, Turco

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Brunetta, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Coelho, Cornillet, Cushnahan, De Mita, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Ferri, Fiori, Flemming, Fourtou, Gahler, Garriga Polledo, Gemelli, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Gouveia, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hatzidakis, Hermange, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, McCartin, Marini, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Morillon, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Ojeda Sanz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pack, Pérez Álvarez, Pex, Pirker, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Smet, Sommer, Stenzel, Sudre, Suominen, Tajani, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, van Velzen, de Veyrinas, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling

PSE: Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Berenguer Fuster, Berès, van den Berg, Bösch, Bullmann, Campos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Corbett, Corbey, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Färm, Fava, Ferreira, Fruteau, Garot, Gebhardt, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Gröner, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Hughes, van Hulten, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, McNally, Malliori, Mann Erika, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Mendiluce Pereiro, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miranda de Lage, Müller, Napoletano, Napolitano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Pérez Royo, Piecyk, Pittella, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Rocard, Rodríguez Ramos, Roth-Behrendt, Roure, Sakellariou, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Savary, Scheele, Schmid Gerhard, Simpson, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Theorin, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Volcic, Walter, Weiler, Wiersma, Zrihen

Verts/ALE: Auroi, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Cohn-Bendit, Dhaene, Ferrández Lezaun, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Lagendijk, Lucas, MacCormick, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Piétrasanta, Rod, de Roo, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Wuori

Abstention: 21

GUE/NGL: Alavanos, Alyssandrakis, Bordes, Cauquil, Eriksson, Krivine, Laguiller, Patakis, Vachetta, Vinci

NI: Della Vedova, Mennea, Speroni

PPE-DE: Gawronski

UEN: Fitzsimons, Hyland, Muscardini, Ó Neachtain, Poli Bortone, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Lambert

5.   Laschet report A5-0480/2003

For: 367

ELDR: André-Léonard, Attwooll, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Calò, Costa Paolo, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Huhne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Martelli, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Paulsen, Pesälä, Plooij-van Gorsel, Pohjamo, Ries, Rutelli, Sbarbati, Schmidt, Sterckx, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Bergaz Conesa, Brie, Caudron, Fiebiger, Fraisse, Herzog, Markov, Marset Campos, Puerta

NI: Beysen, Borghezio, Cappato, Della Vedova, Dupuis, Hager, Ilgenfritz, Kronberger, Mennea, Speroni, Turco

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Banotti, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Bodrato, Bourlanges, Brunetta, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cesaro, Coelho, Cornillet, Cushnahan, De Mita, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Doyle, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Ferri, Fiori, Flemming, Fourtou, Gahler, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Gouveia, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hatzidakis, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hortefeux, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marini, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Morillon, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Niebler, Nisticò, Ojeda Sanz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Pex, Pirker, Piscarreta, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Santer, Santini, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Sudre, Suominen, Tajani, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, van Velzen, de Veyrinas, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berenguer Fuster, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bullmann, Campos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, De Rossa, Désir, Dührkop Dührkop, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Färm, Fava, Ferreira, Fruteau, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Gröner, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Howitt, van Hulten, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Leinen, McAvan, McCarthy, McNally, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Mendiluce Pereiro, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Moraes, Morgan, Müller, Murphy, Napoletano, Napolitano, Obiols i Germà, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Pérez Royo, Piecyk, Pittella, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Read, Rocard, Rodríguez Ramos, Roth-Behrendt, Roure, Sakellariou, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Savary, Scheele, Schmid Gerhard, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Crowley, Fitzsimons, Hyland, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Poli Bortone, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Celli, Cohn-Bendit, Dhaene, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lucas, MacCormick, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Ortuondo Larrea, Piétrasanta, Rod, de Roo, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wuori, Wyn

Against: 62

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

ELDR: Ludford

GUE/NGL: Alyssandrakis, Bordes, Cauquil, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Patakis, Vachetta

NI: Berthu, Dillen, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, de La Perriere, Souchet

PPE-DE: Atkins, Balfe, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Foster, Goodwill, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Inglewood, Jackson, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Parish, Perry, Provan, Purvis, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Stevenson, Sturdy, Sumberg, Tannock, Twinn

PSE: Dehousse

UEN: Marchiani, Pasqua, Thomas-Mauro

Abstention: 14

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alavanos, Boudjenah, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Figueiredo, Manisco, Meijer, Modrow, Morgantini, Schmid Herman, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vinci

6.   Berenguer Fuster report A5-0005/2004

For: 425

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

ELDR: Andreasen, André-Léonard, Attwooll, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Calò, Clegg, Costa Paolo, Davies, De Clercq, Flesch, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Martelli, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Paulsen, Pesälä, Plooij-van Gorsel, Pohjamo, Ries, Rutelli, Sbarbati, Schmidt, Sterckx, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alyssandrakis, Bergaz Conesa, Boudjenah, Brie, Caudron, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Figueiredo, Frahm, Fraisse, Herzog, Jové Peres, Krarup, Markov, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Patakis, Puerta, Schmid Herman, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vinci, Wurtz

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Borghezio, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Hager, Ilgenfritz, Kronberger, de La Perriere, Mennea, Souchet, Speroni

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Atkins, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Beazley, Bébéar, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brok, Brunetta, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cesaro, Chichester, Coelho, Cornillet, De Mita, Descamps, Deva, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Ferri, Fiori, Flemming, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Inglewood, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Langen, Langenhagen, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, McCartin, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marini, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Morillon, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Nisticò, Ojeda Sanz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pack, Parish, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Perry, Pex, Pirker, Piscarreta, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Provan, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Scallon, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Suominen, Tajani, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, van Velzen, de Veyrinas, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berenguer Fuster, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bullmann, Campos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Ceyhun, Corbey, Dehousse, De Rossa, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Färm, Fava, Ferreira, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Gröner, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, van Hulten, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Leinen, McAvan, McCarthy, McNally, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Mendiluce Pereiro, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Moraes, Morgan, Müller, Murphy, Napoletano, Napolitano, Obiols i Germà, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Pérez Royo, Piecyk, Pittella, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Read, Rocard, Rodríguez Ramos, Roth-Behrendt, Roure, Sakellariou, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Savary, Scheele, Schmid Gerhard, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Crowley, Fitzsimons, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Poli Bortone, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Celli, Cohn-Bendit, Dhaene, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Frassoni, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Lambert, Lucas, MacCormick, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Ortuondo Larrea, Piétrasanta, Rod, de Roo, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wuori, Wyn

Against: 2

EDD: Booth

PPE-DE: Hannan

Abstention: 10

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

NI: Cappato, Della Vedova, Dupuis, Garaud, Turco

7.   Zappala report A5-0007/2004

For: 414

EDD: Belder, Blokland, van Dam

ELDR: Andreasen, André-Léonard, Attwooll, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Calò, Clegg, Costa Paolo, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Huhne, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Martelli, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Paulsen, Pesälä, Plooij-van Gorsel, Pohjamo, Ries, Rutelli, Sbarbati, Schmidt, Sterckx, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Fraisse, Herzog, Puerta

NI: Beysen, Borghezio, Della Vedova, Garaud, Hager, Ilgenfritz, Kronberger, Mennea, Speroni

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Atkins, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bartolozzi, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Beazley, Bébéar, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cesaro, Chichester, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cornillet, Cushnahan, Dell'Utri, De Mita, Descamps, Deva, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Ferri, Fiori, Flemming, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hortefeux, Inglewood, Jackson, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, McCartin, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marini, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Morillon, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Nisticò, Ojeda Sanz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pack, Parish, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Perry, Pex, Pirker, Piscarreta, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Provan, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Scallon, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Suominen, Tajani, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, van Velzen, de Veyrinas, Villiers, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berenguer Fuster, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, Campos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Färm, Fava, Ferreira, Fruteau, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Görlach, Gröner, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, van Hulten, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Leinen, McAvan, McCarthy, McNally, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Mendiluce Pereiro, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Moraes, Morgan, Müller, Murphy, Napoletano, Napolitano, Obiols i Germà, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Pérez Royo, Piecyk, Pittella, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Read, Rocard, Rodríguez Ramos, Roth-Behrendt, Roure, Sakellariou, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Savary, Scheele, Schmid Gerhard, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Angelilli, Crowley, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Poli Bortone, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Celli, Cohn-Bendit, Dhaene, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lucas, MacCormick, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Ortuondo Larrea, Piétrasanta, Rod, de Roo, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wuori, Wyn

Against: 23

EDD: Andersen, Bernié, Bonde, Booth, Esclopé, Kuntz, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

GUE/NGL: Alyssandrakis, Bordes, Cauquil, Fiebiger, Figueiredo, Frahm, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta

NI: Dillen

PSE: Goebbels

UEN: Fitzsimons

Abstention: 29

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alavanos, Bergaz Conesa, Boudjenah, Brie, Caudron, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Jové Peres, Manisco, Markov, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Morgantini, Patakis, Schmid Herman, Sylla, Vinci, Wurtz

NI: Berthu, Cappato, Dupuis, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, de La Perriere, Souchet, Turco

PSE: Dehousse

8.   Zappala report A5-0008/2004

For: 411

EDD: Belder, Blokland, van Dam

ELDR: Andreasen, André-Léonard, Attwooll, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Calò, Clegg, Costa Paolo, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Martelli, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Paulsen, Pesälä, Plooij-van Gorsel, Pohjamo, Ries, Rutelli, Sbarbati, Schmidt, Sterckx, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Dary, Fraisse, Herzog, Puerta

NI: Beysen, Borghezio, Garaud, Hager, Ilgenfritz, Kronberger, Mennea, Speroni

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Atkins, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bartolozzi, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Beazley, Bébéar, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cesaro, Chichester, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cornillet, Cushnahan, Dell'Utri, De Mita, De Sarnez, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Ferri, Fiori, Flemming, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hortefeux, Inglewood, Jackson, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, McCartin, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marini, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Morillon, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Nisticò, Ojeda Sanz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pack, Parish, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Perry, Pex, Pirker, Piscarreta, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Provan, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Scallon, Scapagnini, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Sudre, Suominen, Tajani, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, van Velzen, de Veyrinas, Villiers, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berenguer Fuster, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, Campos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Färm, Fava, Fruteau, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Gröner, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, van Hulten, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Leinen, McAvan, McCarthy, McNally, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Mendiluce Pereiro, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Moraes, Morgan, Müller, Murphy, Napoletano, Napolitano, Obiols i Germà, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Pérez Royo, Pittella, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Read, Rocard, Rodríguez Ramos, Roth-Behrendt, Roure, Sakellariou, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Savary, Scheele, Schmid Gerhard, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Angelilli, Crowley, Fitzsimons, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Poli Bortone, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Celli, Cohn-Bendit, Dhaene, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, MacCormick, Maes, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Ortuondo Larrea, Piétrasanta, Rod, de Roo, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wuori, Wyn

Against: 26

EDD: Abitbol, Andersen, Bernié, Bonde, Booth, Esclopé, Kuntz, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

GUE/NGL: Alyssandrakis, Bordes, Cauquil, Fiebiger, Figueiredo, Frahm, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Patakis, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Vachetta

NI: Dillen, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso

PSE: Goebbels

Abstention: 32

ELDR: Flesch

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alavanos, Bergaz Conesa, Boudjenah, Brie, Caudron, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Jové Peres, Manisco, Markov, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Morgantini, Schmid Herman, Sylla, Vinci, Wurtz

NI: Berthu, Cappato, Della Vedova, Dupuis, de La Perriere, Souchet, Turco

PSE: Dehousse, Ferreira, Görlach, Piecyk

Verts/ALE: Mayol i Raynal

9.   Avilès Perea report A5-0486/2003

For: 318

EDD: Belder, Blokland, van Dam

ELDR: Monsonís Domingo, Rutelli

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Borghezio, Cappato, Della Vedova, Dupuis, Garaud, Hager, Ilgenfritz, Kronberger, de La Perriere, Mennea, Souchet, Speroni, Turco

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Banotti, Bartolozzi, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Brok, Brunetta, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cesaro, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cornillet, Cushnahan, Dell'Utri, De Mita, De Sarnez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Doyle, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Ferri, Fiori, Flemming, Florenz, Fourtou, Gahler, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Gouveia, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hannan, Hatzidakis, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hortefeux, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marini, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Morillon, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Niebler, Nisticò, Ojeda Sanz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Pex, Pirker, Piscarreta, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Sudre, Suominen, Tajani, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, van Velzen, de Veyrinas, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berenguer Fuster, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, Campos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, Damião, Dehousse, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Färm, Fava, Ferreira, Fruteau, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Görlach, Gröner, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Leinen, McAvan, McCarthy, McNally, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Mendiluce Pereiro, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Moraes, Morgan, Müller, Murphy, Napoletano, Napolitano, Obiols i Germà, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Pérez Royo, Piecyk, Pittella, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Rocard, Rodríguez Ramos, Roth-Behrendt, Roure, Sakellariou, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Savary, Scheele, Schmid Gerhard, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Angelilli, Crowley, Fitzsimons, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Poli Bortone, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Dhaene

Against: 153

EDD: Abitbol, Andersen, Bernié, Bonde, Booth, Esclopé, Kuntz, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

ELDR: Andreasen, André-Léonard, Attwooll, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Calò, Clegg, Costa Paolo, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Huhne, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Martelli, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Paulsen, Pesälä, Plooij-van Gorsel, Pohjamo, Ries, Sbarbati, Schmidt, Sterckx, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alavanos, Alyssandrakis, Bergaz Conesa, Bordes, Boudjenah, Brie, Caudron, Cauquil, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Figueiredo, Frahm, Jové Peres, Krivine, Laguiller, Manisco, Markov, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Morgantini, Patakis, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Sylla, Vachetta, Vinci, Wurtz

NI: Dillen, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso

PPE-DE: Atkins, Balfe, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Ebner, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Foster, Goodwill, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Inglewood, Jackson, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Parish, Perry, Provan, Purvis, Scallon, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Sumberg, Tannock, Twinn, Villiers

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Celli, Cohn-Bendit, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, MacCormick, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Ortuondo Larrea, Piétrasanta, Rod, de Roo, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wuori, Wyn

Abstention: 5

GUE/NGL: Fraisse, Herzog, Krarup, Puerta

PSE: van Hulten

10.   Avilès Perea report A5-0486/2003

For: 376

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

ELDR: Andreasen, André-Léonard, Attwooll, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Calò, Clegg, Costa Paolo, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Huhne, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Martelli, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Paulsen, Pesälä, Plooij-van Gorsel, Pohjamo, Ries, Rutelli, Sbarbati, Schmidt, Sterckx, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Hager, de La Perriere, Mennea, Souchet

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Banotti, Bartolozzi, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Brok, Brunetta, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cesaro, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cornillet, Cushnahan, Dell'Utri, De Mita, De Sarnez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Doyle, Ebner, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Ferri, Fiori, Flemming, Florenz, Fourtou, Gahler, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Gouveia, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hatzidakis, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Kastler, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marini, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Morillon, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Niebler, Nisticò, Ojeda Sanz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Pex, Pirker, Piscarreta, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Smet, Sommer, Stauner, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Sudre, Suominen, Tajani, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, van Velzen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berenguer Fuster, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, Campos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, Damião, De Rossa, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Evans Robert J.E., Färm, Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Gröner, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, van Hulten, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Leinen, McAvan, McCarthy, McNally, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Mendiluce Pereiro, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Moraes, Morgan, Müller, Murphy, Napoletano, Napolitano, Obiols i Germà, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Pérez Royo, Piecyk, Pittella, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Read, Rodríguez Ramos, Roth-Behrendt, Sakellariou, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Scheele, Schmid Gerhard, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zimeray, Zorba

UEN: Angelilli, Fitzsimons, Marchiani, Muscardini, Musumeci, Poli Bortone, Queiró, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Buitenweg, Celli, Cohn-Bendit, Dhaene, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lucas, MacCormick, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Ortuondo Larrea, Piétrasanta, Rod, de Roo, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wuori, Wyn

Against: 89

EDD: Andersen, Bonde

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alavanos, Alyssandrakis, Bergaz Conesa, Bordes, Boudjenah, Brie, Caudron, Cauquil, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Figueiredo, Frahm, Fraisse, Jové Peres, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Manisco, Markov, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Morgantini, Patakis, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Sylla, Vachetta, Vinci, Wurtz

NI: Cappato, Della Vedova, Dupuis, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Ilgenfritz, Kronberger, Turco

PPE-DE: Atkins, Balfe, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Evans Jonathan, Foster, Goodwill, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Inglewood, Jackson, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Parish, Perry, Provan, Purvis, Scallon, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Sumberg, Tannock, Twinn, Villiers

PSE: Désir, Ferreira, Fruteau, Garot, Rocard, Roure, Savary, Zrihen

UEN: Crowley, Hyland, Ó Neachtain

Abstention: 9

EDD: Booth

GUE/NGL: Herzog, Puerta

NI: Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Garaud, Speroni

PSE: Dehousse

11.   Avilès Perea report A5-0486/2003

For: 383

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

ELDR: Andreasen, André-Léonard, Attwooll, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Calò, Clegg, Costa Paolo, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Huhne, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Martelli, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Paulsen, Pesälä, Plooij-van Gorsel, Pohjamo, Ries, Rutelli, Sbarbati, Schmidt, Sterckx, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Fraisse, Herzog

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Cappato, Della Vedova, Dupuis, Hager, Ilgenfritz, Kronberger, de La Perriere, Mennea, Souchet, Turco

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Banotti, Bartolozzi, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Brok, Brunetta, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cesaro, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cornillet, Cushnahan, Dell'Utri, De Mita, De Sarnez, Descamps, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Doyle, Ebner, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Ferri, Fiori, Flemming, Florenz, Fourtou, Gahler, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Gouveia, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hatzidakis, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Kastler, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marini, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Morillon, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Niebler, Nisticò, Ojeda Sanz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Pex, Pirker, Piscarreta, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Smet, Sommer, Stauner, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Sudre, Suominen, Tajani, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, van Velzen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berenguer Fuster, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, Campos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, Damião, De Rossa, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Färm, Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Gröner, Haug, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, van Hulten, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Leinen, McAvan, McCarthy, McNally, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Mendiluce Pereiro, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Moraes, Morgan, Müller, Murphy, Napoletano, Napolitano, Obiols i Germà, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Pérez Royo, Piecyk, Pittella, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Read, Rodríguez Ramos, Roth-Behrendt, Sakellariou, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Scheele, Schmid Gerhard, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zorba

UEN: Angelilli, Marchiani, Muscardini, Musumeci, Pasqua, Poli Bortone, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Celli, Cohn-Bendit, Dhaene, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, MacCormick, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Onesta, Ortuondo Larrea, Piétrasanta, Rod, de Roo, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wuori, Wyn

Against: 91

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

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alavanos, Alyssandrakis, Bergaz Conesa, Bordes, Boudjenah, Brie, Caudron, Cauquil, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Figueiredo, Frahm, Jové Peres, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Manisco, Markov, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Morgantini, Patakis, Puerta, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Sylla, Vachetta, Vinci, Wurtz

NI: Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso

PPE-DE: Atkins, Balfe, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, De Veyrac, Dover, Evans Jonathan, Foster, Goodwill, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Inglewood, Jackson, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Parish, Perry, Provan, Purvis, Scallon, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Sumberg, Tannock, Twinn, Villiers

PSE: Dehousse, Désir, Ferreira, Fruteau, Garot, Hazan, Rocard, Roure, Savary, Zimeray, Zrihen

UEN: Crowley, Fitzsimons, Hyland, Ó Neachtain

Abstention: 6

EDD: Booth

NI: Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Garaud, Speroni

12.   Casaca report A5-0004/2004

For: 134

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

ELDR: Andreasen, Attwooll, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, De Clercq, Huhne, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Paulsen, Pesälä, Plooij-van Gorsel, Schmidt, Sterckx, Watson

GUE/NGL: Alavanos, Alyssandrakis, Bordes, Boudjenah, Brie, Caudron, Cauquil, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Figueiredo, Frahm, Fraisse, Herzog, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Manisco, Markov, Meijer, Modrow, Morgantini, Patakis, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Sylla, Vachetta, Vinci, Wurtz

NI: Berthu, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Garaud, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Ilgenfritz, Kronberger, de La Perriere, Mennea, Souchet, Speroni

PPE-DE: Atkins, Balfe, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Evans Jonathan, Flemming, Foster, Goodwill, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Inglewood, Jackson, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Mantovani, Marini, Mastella, Nicholson, Parish, Perry, Posselt, Provan, Purvis, Sacrédeus, Scallon, Stauner, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Sumberg, Tannock, Twinn, Villiers

PSE: Barón Crespo, Corbett, Gröner, van Hulten, Junker, Keßler, Marinho

UEN: Angelilli, Bigliardo, Marchiani, Muscardini, Musumeci, Pasqua, Poli Bortone, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Against: 341

ELDR: André-Léonard, Calò, Clegg, Costa Paolo, Davies, Duff, Flesch, Martelli, Pohjamo, Ries, Rutelli, Sbarbati, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Bergaz Conesa, Jové Peres, Marset Campos, Puerta

NI: Beysen, Cappato, Dell'Alba, Della Vedova, Dupuis, Hager, Turco

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Banotti, Bartolozzi, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Brok, Brunetta, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cesaro, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cornillet, Cushnahan, Dell'Utri, De Mita, Deprez, De Sarnez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Doyle, Ebner, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Ferri, Fiori, Florenz, Folias, Fourtou, Gahler, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Gouveia, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hatzidakis, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Kastler, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Morillon, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Niebler, Nisticò, Ojeda Sanz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Pex, Pirker, Piscarreta, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Pronk, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Sudre, Suominen, Tajani, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, van Velzen, de Veyrinas, Vlasto, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Berenguer Fuster, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Campos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Ceyhun, Corbey, Damião, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Färm, Ferreira, Fruteau, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Guy-Quint, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lalumière, Lange, Leinen, McAvan, McCarthy, McNally, Malliori, Mann Erika, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Mendiluce Pereiro, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Moraes, Morgan, Müller, Murphy, Napoletano, Napolitano, Obiols i Germà, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Pérez Royo, Piecyk, Pittella, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Read, Rocard, Rodríguez Ramos, Roure, Sakellariou, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Savary, Scheele, Schmid Gerhard, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

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

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Celli, Cohn-Bendit, Dhaene, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, MacCormick, Maes, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Ortuondo Larrea, Piétrasanta, Rod, de Roo, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Voggenhuber, Wuori, Wyn

Abstention: 1

PSE: Dehousse

13.   Casaca report A5-0004/2004

For: 175

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

ELDR: Andreasen, André-Léonard, Attwooll, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Huhne, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Martelli, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Paulsen, Pesälä, Plooij-van Gorsel, Pohjamo, Ries, Schmidt, Sterckx, Thors, Väyrynen, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alavanos, Alyssandrakis, Bergaz Conesa, Bordes, Boudjenah, Brie, Caudron, Cauquil, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Figueiredo, Frahm, Fraisse, Jové Peres, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Manisco, Markov, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Morgantini, Patakis, Schmid Herman, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Sylla, Uca, Vachetta, Vinci, Wurtz

NI: Berthu, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Garaud, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Ilgenfritz, Kronberger, de La Perriere, Mennea, Souchet, Speroni

PPE-DE: Atkins, Balfe, Beazley, Bébéar, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Evans Jonathan, Ferrer, Flemming, Foster, Goodwill, Hannan, Harbour, Helmer, Hermange, Inglewood, Jackson, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Mantovani, Menrad, Musotto, Nicholson, Nisticò, Parish, Perry, Posselt, Provan, Purvis, Sacrédeus, Scallon, Stauner, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Tannock, Twinn, Villiers

PSE: Carrilho, van Hulten, Marinho, Savary

UEN: Angelilli, Bigliardo, Marchiani, Muscardini, Musumeci, Pasqua, Poli Bortone, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Ahern, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Gahrton, Hudghton, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, MacCormick, Maes, Ortuondo Larrea, Piétrasanta, Rod, de Roo, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Wuori, Wyn

Against: 174

ELDR: Costa Paolo, Sbarbati, Vallvé

NI: Cappato, Dell'Alba, Della Vedova, Dupuis, Turco

PPE-DE: Bastos, Brok, Cardoso, Cocilovo, Coelho, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Gouveia, Klaß, Langenhagen, Lulling, Ojeda Sanz, Pérez Álvarez, Piscarreta, Schleicher, Theato

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berenguer Fuster, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, Campos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, Damião, Dehousse, Désir, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Färm, Ferreira, Fruteau, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Leinen, McAvan, McCarthy, McNally, Malliori, Mann Erika, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Mendiluce Pereiro, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Moraes, Morgan, Müller, Murphy, Napoletano, Napolitano, Obiols i Germà, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Pérez Royo, Piecyk, Pittella, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Read, Rocard, Rodríguez Ramos, Roth-Behrendt, Roure, Sakellariou, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Scheele, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wynn, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Crowley, Fitzsimons, Hyland, Ó Neachtain, Queiró

Verts/ALE: Auroi, Celli, Cohn-Bendit, Dhaene, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Voggenhuber

Abstention: 126

ELDR: Rutelli

GUE/NGL: Herzog, Puerta

NI: Beysen, Hager

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Banotti, Bartolozzi, Bayona de Perogordo, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Brunetta, Camisón Asensio, Cesaro, Cornillet, Cushnahan, De Mita, Deprez, De Sarnez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferri, Fiori, Florenz, Folias, Fourtou, Gahler, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hatzidakis, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Kastler, Klamt, Knolle, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Laschet, Lisi, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Marini, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Mombaur, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Niebler, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Pex, Pirker, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Sudre, Suominen, Tajani, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, van Velzen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling, Zissener

14.   Casaca report A5-0004/2004

For: 139

EDD: Abitbol, Andersen, Bernié, Bonde, Booth, Esclopé, Kuntz, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

ELDR: Andreasen, André-Léonard, Attwooll, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Calò, Clegg, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Huhne, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Martelli, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Paulsen, Pesälä, Plooij-van Gorsel, Pohjamo, Ries, Rutelli, Schmidt, Sterckx, Thors, Wallis, Watson

NI: Berthu, Borghezio, Claeys, Dell'Alba, Della Vedova, Dillen, Dupuis, Garaud, Ilgenfritz, Kronberger, de La Perriere, Mennea, Souchet, Speroni, Turco

PPE-DE: Atkins, Balfe, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deprez, Deva, Dover, Evans Jonathan, Flemming, Foster, Goodwill, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Inglewood, Jackson, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Mantovani, Nicholson, Oomen-Ruijten, Parish, Perry, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Provan, Purvis, Sacrédeus, Scallon, Scapagnini, Stauner, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Sumberg, Tannock, Twinn, Vatanen, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers

PSE: Corbey, van Hulten

UEN: Angelilli, Bigliardo, Marchiani, Muscardini, Musumeci, Pasqua, Poli Bortone, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Ahern, Boumediene-Thiery, Breyer, Buitenweg, Evans Jillian, Hudghton, Jonckheer, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, MacCormick, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Ortuondo Larrea, Piétrasanta, Rod, de Roo, Schörling, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wuori, Wyn

Against: 191

EDD: Belder, Blokland, van Dam

ELDR: Costa Paolo, Sbarbati, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Virrankoski

GUE/NGL: Manisco, Sylla

NI: Cappato

PPE-DE: Bastos, Brok, Cardoso, Cocilovo, Coelho, Dell'Utri, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Folias, Gouveia, Klamt, Langenhagen, Lulling, McCartin, Musotto, Nassauer, Nisticò, Ojeda Sanz, Pérez Álvarez, Piscarreta, Pronk, Schleicher, Theato, Zimmerling

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berenguer Fuster, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, Campos, Carnero González, Carrilho, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Ceyhun, Corbett, Dehousse, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Färm, Ferreira, Fruteau, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Leinen, McAvan, McCarthy, McNally, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Mendiluce Pereiro, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Moraes, Morgan, Müller, Murphy, Napoletano, Napolitano, Obiols i Germà, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Pérez Royo, Piecyk, Pittella, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Read, Rocard, Rodríguez Ramos, Roth-Behrendt, Roure, Sakellariou, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Savary, Scheele, Schmid Gerhard, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

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

Verts/ALE: Auroi, Bouwman, Celli, Cohn-Bendit, Dhaene, Echerer, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Sörensen

Abstention: 153

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alavanos, Alyssandrakis, Bergaz Conesa, Bordes, Boudjenah, Brie, Caudron, Cauquil, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Figueiredo, Frahm, Fraisse, Herzog, Jové Peres, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Markov, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Morgantini, Patakis, Puerta, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Uca, Vachetta, Vinci, Wurtz

NI: Beysen, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Hager

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Banotti, Bartolozzi, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Brunetta, Camisón Asensio, Cesaro, Cornillet, Cushnahan, De Mita, De Sarnez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Fatuzzo, Ferrer, Ferri, Fiori, Florenz, Fourtou, Gahler, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grossetête, Hatzidakis, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Kastler, Klaß, Knolle, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Laschet, Liese, Lisi, Mann Thomas, Marini, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Morillon, Naranjo Escobar, Niebler, Oostlander, Pack, Pastorelli, Pex, Pirker, Poettering, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Sudre, Suominen, Tajani, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, van Velzen, de Veyrinas, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zissener

15.   Casaca report A5-0004/2004

For: 138

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

ELDR: Andreasen, Boogerd-Quaak, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Paulsen, Plooij-van Gorsel, Sanders-ten Holte, Schmidt

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alavanos, Alyssandrakis, Bordes, Boudjenah, Brie, Caudron, Cauquil, Dary, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Figueiredo, Frahm, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Manisco, Markov, Meijer, Modrow, Morgantini, Patakis, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Sylla, Uca, Vachetta, Vinci, Wurtz

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Ilgenfritz, Kronberger, de La Perriere, Mennea, Souchet, Speroni

PPE-DE: Atkins, Balfe, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Evans Jonathan, Flemming, Foster, Goodwill, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Inglewood, Jackson, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Nisticò, Parish, Perry, Provan, Purvis, Sacrédeus, Scallon, Stauner, Stevenson, Stockton, Sturdy, Sumberg, Tannock, Twinn, Villiers

PSE: Corbey, Marinho, Savary

UEN: Angelilli, Bigliardo, Marchiani, Muscardini, Musumeci, Pasqua, Poli Bortone, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Boumediene-Thiery, Breyer, Buitenweg, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Gahrton, Hudghton, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, MacCormick, Maes, Onesta, Ortuondo Larrea, de Roo, Schörling, Schroedter, Staes, Wuori, Wyn

Against: 342

ELDR: André-Léonard, Attwooll, van den Bos, Calò, Clegg, Costa Paolo, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Huhne, Ludford, Martelli, Monsonís Domingo, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Ries, Rutelli, Sbarbati, Sterckx, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Bergaz Conesa, Di Lello Finuoli, Fraisse, Herzog, Jové Peres, Marset Campos, Puerta

NI: Cappato, Dell'Alba, Della Vedova, Dupuis, Hager, Turco

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Banotti, Bartolozzi, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Brok, Brunetta, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cesaro, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cornillet, Cushnahan, Dell'Utri, De Mita, Deprez, De Sarnez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Doyle, Ebner, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Ferri, Fiori, Folias, Fourtou, Gahler, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Gouveia, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hatzidakis, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Kastler, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marini, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Morillon, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Niebler, Ojeda Sanz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Pex, Pirker, Piscarreta, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Pronk, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Sudre, Suominen, Tajani, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, van Velzen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berenguer Fuster, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, Campos, Carnero González, Carrilho, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Ceyhun, Colom i Naval, Damião, Dehousse, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Färm, Ferreira, Fruteau, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Leinen, McAvan, McCarthy, McNally, Malliori, Mann Erika, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Mendiluce Pereiro, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Moraes, Morgan, Müller, Murphy, Napoletano, Napolitano, Obiols i Germà, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Pérez Royo, Piecyk, Pittella, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Read, Rocard, Rodríguez Ramos, Roth-Behrendt, Roure, Sakellariou, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Scheele, Schmid Gerhard, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

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

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Bouwman, Celli, Cohn-Bendit, Dhaene, Echerer, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Piétrasanta, Sörensen, Voggenhuber

Abstention: 4

NI: Garaud

PPE-DE: Posselt

PSE: van Hulten

Verts/ALE: Rod

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For: 84

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

NI: Berthu, Borghezio, Claeys, Ilgenfritz, Kronberger, de La Perriere, Mennea, Souchet, Speroni

PPE-DE: Atkins, Balfe, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Evans Jonathan, Flemming, Foster, Goodwill, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Inglewood, Jackson, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Nisticò, Parish, Provan, Purvis, Sacrédeus, Scallon, Stauner, Stevenson, Sturdy, Sumberg, Tannock, Twinn, Villiers

PSE: Marinho

UEN: Angelilli, Bigliardo, Marchiani, Muscardini, Musumeci, Pasqua, Poli Bortone, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Breyer, Buitenweg, Evans Jillian, Gahrton, Hudghton, Lagendijk, Lucas, MacCormick, Maes, Ortuondo Larrea, de Roo, Schörling, Schroedter, Staes, Wuori, Wyn

Against: 391

ELDR: Andreasen, André-Léonard, Attwooll, van den Bos, Calò, Clegg, Costa Paolo, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Huhne, Ludford, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Martelli, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Paulsen, Pesälä, Plooij-van Gorsel, Pohjamo, Ries, Rutelli, Sanders-ten Holte, Sbarbati, Schmidt, Sterckx, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alavanos, Alyssandrakis, Bergaz Conesa, Boudjenah, Brie, Caudron, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Figueiredo, Frahm, Fraisse, Herzog, Jové Peres, Krarup, Krivine, Manisco, Markov, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Morgantini, Patakis, Puerta, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Sylla, Uca, Vachetta, Vinci, Wurtz

NI: Beysen, Cappato, Dell'Alba, Della Vedova, Dupuis, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Hager, Turco

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Banotti, Bartolozzi, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Brok, Brunetta, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cesaro, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cornillet, Cushnahan, Dell'Utri, De Mita, Deprez, De Sarnez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Doyle, Ebner, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Ferri, Fiori, Florenz, Folias, Fourtou, Gahler, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Gouveia, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grossetête, Hatzidakis, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Kastler, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marini, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Morillon, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Niebler, Ojeda Sanz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Perry, Pex, Pirker, Piscarreta, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Sudre, Suominen, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, van Velzen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berenguer Fuster, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, Campos, Carnero González, Carrilho, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Ceyhun, Colom i Naval, Corbett, Corbey, Damião, Dehousse, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Färm, Ferreira, Fruteau, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, van Hulten, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Leinen, McAvan, McCarthy, McNally, Malliori, Mann Erika, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Mendiluce Pereiro, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Moraes, Morgan, Müller, Murphy, Napoletano, Napolitano, Obiols i Germà, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Pérez Royo, Pittella, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Read, Rocard, Rodríguez Ramos, Roth-Behrendt, Roure, Sakellariou, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Savary, Scheele, Schmid Gerhard, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

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

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Celli, Dhaene, Echerer, Flautre, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Lambert, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Piétrasanta, Rod, Sörensen, Turmes, Voggenhuber

Abstention: 7

ELDR: Boogerd-Quaak

GUE/NGL: Bordes, Cauquil, Laguiller

NI: Garaud

Verts/ALE: Ferrández Lezaun, Lipietz

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For: 86

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

ELDR: De Clercq

NI: Berthu, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Ilgenfritz, Kronberger, de La Perriere, Mennea, Souchet, Speroni

PPE-DE: Atkins, Balfe, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Evans Jonathan, Flemming, Foster, Goodwill, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Inglewood, Jackson, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Parish, Posselt, Provan, Purvis, Sacrédeus, Scallon, Stauner, Stevenson, Sturdy, Sumberg, Tannock, Twinn, Villiers

UEN: Angelilli, Bigliardo, Marchiani, Muscardini, Musumeci, Pasqua, Poli Bortone, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Breyer, Buitenweg, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Gahrton, Hudghton, Lagendijk, Lucas, MacCormick, Maes, Onesta, Ortuondo Larrea, de Roo, Schörling, Schroedter, Staes, Wuori, Wyn

Against: 385

ELDR: Andreasen, André-Léonard, Attwooll, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Calò, Clegg, Costa Paolo, Davies, Duff, Flesch, Huhne, Ludford, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Martelli, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Paulsen, Pesälä, Plooij-van Gorsel, Pohjamo, Ries, Rutelli, Sanders-ten Holte, Sbarbati, Schmidt, Sterckx, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alavanos, Alyssandrakis, Bergaz Conesa, Boudjenah, Brie, Caudron, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Figueiredo, Frahm, Fraisse, Herzog, Jové Peres, Krarup, Krivine, Manisco, Markov, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Morgantini, Patakis, Puerta, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Sylla, Uca, Vachetta, Vinci, Wurtz

NI: Beysen, Cappato, Dell'Alba, Della Vedova, Dupuis, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Hager, Turco

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Banotti, Bartolozzi, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Brok, Brunetta, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cesaro, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cornillet, Cushnahan, Dell'Utri, De Mita, Deprez, De Sarnez, Descamps, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Doyle, Ebner, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Ferri, Fiori, Folias, Fourtou, Gahler, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Gouveia, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hatzidakis, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Kastler, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marini, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Morillon, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Niebler, Nisticò, Ojeda Sanz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Perry, Pex, Pirker, Piscarreta, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Pronk, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Smet, Sommer, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Sudre, Suominen, Tajani, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, van Velzen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berenguer Fuster, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bullmann, Campos, Carnero González, Carrilho, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Ceyhun, Colom i Naval, Corbey, Damião, De Rossa, Désir, Dührkop Dührkop, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Färm, Ferreira, Fruteau, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, van Hulten, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Izquierdo Rojo, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Leinen, McAvan, McCarthy, McNally, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Mendiluce Pereiro, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Moraes, Morgan, Müller, Murphy, Napoletano, Napolitano, Obiols i Germà, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Pérez Royo, Piecyk, Pittella, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Read, Rocard, Rodríguez Ramos, Roth-Behrendt, Roure, Sakellariou, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Savary, Scheele, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

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

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Celli, Cohn-Bendit, Dhaene, Echerer, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Lambert, Lipietz, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Piétrasanta, Rod, Sörensen, Turmes, Voggenhuber

Abstention: 8

GUE/NGL: Bordes, Cauquil, Laguiller

NI: Garaud

PPE-DE: Rack, Rübig

PSE: Bowe, Dehousse

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For: 467

EDD: Bernié, Booth, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

ELDR: Andreasen, André-Léonard, Attwooll, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Calò, Clegg, Costa Paolo, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Huhne, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Martelli, Monsonís Domingo, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Paulsen, Pesälä, Plooij-van Gorsel, Pohjamo, Ries, Rutelli, Sanders-ten Holte, Sbarbati, Schmidt, Sterckx, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Ainardi, Alavanos, Bergaz Conesa, Bordes, Boudjenah, Brie, Caudron, Cauquil, Dary, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Fiebiger, Figueiredo, Frahm, Fraisse, Herzog, Jové Peres, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Manisco, Markov, Marset Campos, Meijer, Modrow, Morgantini, Puerta, Schmid Herman, Seppänen, Sjöstedt, Uca, Vachetta, Vinci, Wurtz

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Borghezio, Cappato, Dell'Alba, Della Vedova, Dupuis, Garaud, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Hager, Ilgenfritz, Kronberger, de La Perriere, Souchet, Speroni, Turco

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Atkins, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bartolozzi, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Beazley, Bébéar, Bodrato, Böge, von Boetticher, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Cesaro, Chichester, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cornillet, Cushnahan, Dell'Utri, De Mita, Deprez, De Sarnez, Descamps, Deva, De Veyrac, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Ferri, Fiori, Flemming, Florenz, Folias, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Gouveia, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hermange, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Inglewood, Jackson, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Kastler, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Laschet, Liese, Lisi, McCartin, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marini, Marques, Martens, Martin Hugues, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Morillon, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Niebler, Nisticò, Ojeda Sanz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pacheco Pereira, Pack, Parish, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Perry, Pex, Pirker, Piscarreta, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Posselt, Pronk, Provan, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Santini, Scallon, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Smet, Sommer, Stauner, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stevenson, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Suominen, Tajani, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, van Velzen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Vlasto, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, Wuermeling, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berenguer Fuster, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, Campos, Carnero González, Carrilho, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Ceyhun, Colom i Naval, Corbett, Corbey, Damião, Dehousse, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Färm, Ferreira, Fruteau, Garot, Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Görlach, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, van Hulten, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Izquierdo Rojo, Junker, Karamanou, Karlsson, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Leinen, McAvan, McCarthy, McNally, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Mendiluce Pereiro, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Moraes, Morgan, Müller, Murphy, Napoletano, Napolitano, Obiols i Germà, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Patrie, Pérez Royo, Piecyk, Pittella, Poignant, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Read, Rocard, Rodríguez Ramos, Roth-Behrendt, Roure, Sakellariou, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Savary, Scheele, Schmid Gerhard, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Volcic, Walter, Watts, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zimeray, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Angelilli, Bigliardo, Crowley, Fitzsimons, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Poli Bortone, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Breyer, Buitenweg, Celli, Cohn-Bendit, Dhaene, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hudghton, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lipietz, Lucas, MacCormick, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Ortuondo Larrea, Piétrasanta, Rod, de Roo, Schörling, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wuori, Wyn

Against: 11

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

GUE/NGL: Schröder Ilka

NI: Claeys, Dillen

PSE: Goebbels, Jöns

Verts/ALE: Bouwman

Abstention: 9

GUE/NGL: Alyssandrakis, Patakis, Sylla

NI: Mennea

PPE-DE: Lulling

PSE: Martínez Martínez, Miranda de Lage

UEN: Turchi

Verts/ALE: Sörensen

19.   Piétrasanta report A5-0003/2004

For: 395

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

ELDR: Andreasen, André-Léonard, Attwooll, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Busk, Calò, Clegg, Costa Paolo, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Huhne, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Nordmann, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Ries, Rutelli, Sbarbati, Schmidt, Sterckx, Sørensen, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Alyssandrakis, Bergaz Conesa, Bordes, Boudjenah, Brie, Caudron, Cauquil, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Figueiredo, Frahm, Herzog, Jové Peres, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Manisco, Markov, Meijer, Modrow, Morgantini, Patakis, Puerta, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sylla, Uca, Vachetta, Vinci, Wurtz

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Bonino, Cappato, Della Vedova, Dupuis, Garaud, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Hager, de La Perriere, Mennea, Souchet, Turco

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Banotti, Bartolozzi, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Böge, von Boetticher, Bremmer, Brok, Brunetta, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cesaro, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cornillet, Costa Raffaele, Cushnahan, Dell'Utri, De Mita, Deprez, Descamps, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Doyle, Ebner, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferri, Fiori, Florenz, Fourtou, Gahler, Galeote Quecedo, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Glase, Gomolka, Gouveia, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hatzidakis, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Kastler, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Lechner, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marini, Marques, Martens, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mauro, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nisticò, Ojeda Sanz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oreja Arburúa, Pacheco Pereira, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Pex, Pirker, Piscarreta, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Pronk, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Sartori, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stauner, Stenzel, Stockton, Sudre, Suominen, Tajani, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, van Velzen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, Wuermeling, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berenguer Fuster, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bullmann, Campos, Carnero González, Carrilho, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Corbett, Corbey, Damião, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, Duhamel, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Färm, Ferreira, Gebhardt, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, van Hulten, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lange, Leinen, Lund, McAvan, McNally, Malliori, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Mendiluce Pereiro, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Morgan, Murphy, Napoletano, Napolitano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Piecyk, Pittella, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Rocard, Rodríguez Ramos, Roth-Behrendt, Sakellariou, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Scheele, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Volcic, Walter, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Angelilli, Bigliardo, Crowley, Fitzsimons, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Poli Bortone, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Celli, Cohn-Bendit, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hudghton, Jonckheer, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lannoye, Lipietz, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Ortuondo Larrea, Piétrasanta, Rod, de Roo, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wuori, Wyn

Against: 37

EDD: Belder, Booth

NI: Ilgenfritz, Kronberger

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Balfe, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Elles, Foster, Goodwill, Grönfeldt Bergman, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Inglewood, Jackson, Kirkhope, Nicholson, Parish, Perry, Provan, Purvis, Scallon, Stenmarck, Sumberg, Tannock, Twinn, Villiers

UEN: Queiró

Abstention: 8

NI: Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen

PSE: Dehousse, Martin Hans-Peter

UEN: Ribeiro e Castro

Verts/ALE: Flautre, Onesta

20.   Piétrasanta report A5-0003/2004

For: 392

EDD: Abitbol, Kuntz, Mathieu

ELDR: Andreasen, André-Léonard, Attwooll, Boogerd-Quaak, Busk, Calò, Clegg, Costa Paolo, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Huhne, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Nordmann, Paulsen, Pesälä, Plooij-van Gorsel, Pohjamo, Ries, Rutelli, Sanders-ten Holte, Sbarbati, Sterckx, Sørensen, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Bergaz Conesa, Boudjenah, Brie, Caudron, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Figueiredo, Frahm, Herzog, Jové Peres, Krarup, Manisco, Modrow, Morgantini, Puerta, Schmid Herman, Seppänen, Sylla, Uca, Vinci, Wurtz

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Borghezio, Garaud, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Hager, Ilgenfritz, Kronberger, de La Perriere, Mennea, Souchet

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Banotti, Bartolozzi, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, von Boetticher, Bremmer, Brok, Brunetta, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cesaro, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cornillet, Costa Raffaele, Cushnahan, Dell'Utri, De Mita, Deprez, Descamps, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Doyle, Ebner, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Ferri, Fiori, Florenz, Folias, Fourtou, Gahler, Galeote Quecedo, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Gouveia, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hatzidakis, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Jackson, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Kastler, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Lechner, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marini, Marques, Martens, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mauro, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nisticò, Ojeda Sanz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pacheco Pereira, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Pex, Pirker, Piscarreta, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Pronk, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Sartori, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stauner, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Sudre, Suominen, Tajani, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, van Velzen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, Wuermeling, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berenguer Fuster, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bullmann, Campos, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Corbett, Corbey, Damião, Dehousse, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Färm, Ferreira, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, van Hulten, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Koukiadis, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Leinen, Lund, McAvan, McCarthy, McNally, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Martin Hans-Peter, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Mendiluce Pereiro, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Moraes, Morgan, Murphy, Napoletano, Napolitano, Obiols i Germà, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Pérez Royo, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Rocard, Rodríguez Ramos, Roth-Behrendt, Roure, Sakellariou, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Savary, Scheele, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Volcic, Walter, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Angelilli, Bigliardo, Crowley, Fitzsimons, Hyland, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Poli Bortone, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Buitenweg, Celli, Cohn-Bendit, Echerer, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hudghton, Jonckheer, Lagendijk, Lannoye, Lipietz, MacCormick, Maes, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Ortuondo Larrea, Piétrasanta, Rod, de Roo, Sörensen, Staes, Voggenhuber, Wyn

Against: 22

EDD: Belder, Blokland, Booth, van Dam

GUE/NGL: Markov, Meijer, Schröder Ilka

NI: Bonino, Cappato, Della Vedova, Dupuis, Turco

PPE-DE: Helmer, Stockton

Verts/ALE: Breyer, Evans Jillian, Lambert, Lucas, McKenna, Schörling, Schroedter, Wuori

Abstention: 43

EDD: Andersen, Bonde, Sandbæk

ELDR: Schmidt

GUE/NGL: Alyssandrakis, Bordes, Cauquil, Krivine, Laguiller, Patakis, Vachetta

NI: Claeys, Dillen

PPE-DE: Balfe, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Dover, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Foster, Goodwill, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Inglewood, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Parish, Perry, Purvis, Scallon, Sumberg, Tannock, Twinn, Villiers

UEN: Marchiani

Verts/ALE: Mayol i Raynal, Turmes

21.   B5-0044/2004/rev. — Irish Presidency

For: 104

EDD: Andersen, Bonde, Booth, Sandbæk

GUE/NGL: Alavanos, Bergaz Conesa, Boudjenah, Brie, Caudron, Figueiredo, Frahm, Herzog, Jové Peres, Manisco, Markov, Meijer, Modrow, Morgantini, Puerta, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sylla, Uca, Vinci, Wurtz

NI: Bonino, Cappato, Della Vedova, Dupuis, Turco

PPE-DE: Balfe, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Ebner, Evans Jonathan, Foster, Goodwill, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Inglewood, Jackson, Kirkhope, Korhola, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Parish, Perry, Provan, Purvis, Sacrédeus, Scallon, Stockton, Tannock, Twinn, Villiers, Zimmerling

PSE: McNally, Napoletano, Napolitano, Paciotti, Volcic

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Celli, Cohn-Bendit, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Jonckheer, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lannoye, Lipietz, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Ortuondo Larrea, Piétrasanta, de Roo, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Voggenhuber, Wuori, Wyn

Against: 337

EDD: Abitbol, Belder, Blokland, van Dam

ELDR: Andreasen, André-Léonard, van den Bos, Busk, Calò, Clegg, Costa Paolo, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Huhne, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Nordmann, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Ries, Rutelli, Sbarbati, Schmidt, Sterckx, Sørensen, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Krivine, Vachetta

NI: Beysen, Claeys, Dillen, Hager, Ilgenfritz, Kronberger, de La Perriere, Mennea

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Banotti, Bartolozzi, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Böge, von Boetticher, Bremmer, Brok, Brunetta, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cesaro, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cornillet, Costa Raffaele, Cushnahan, Dell'Utri, De Mita, Deprez, Descamps, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Doyle, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Ferri, Fiori, Florenz, Folias, Fourtou, Gahler, Galeote Quecedo, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Gouveia, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hatzidakis, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Kastler, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Lechner, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, McCartin, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marini, Marques, Martens, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mauro, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nisticò, Ojeda Sanz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pacheco Pereira, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Pex, Pirker, Piscarreta, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Pronk, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rovsing, Rübig, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Sartori, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stauner, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Sudre, Suominen, Tajani, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, van Velzen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berenguer Fuster, Berès, van den Berg, Bösch, Bowe, Campos, Carnero González, Carrilho, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Corbett, Corbey, Damião, Dehousse, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Färm, Ferreira, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Leinen, Lund, McAvan, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Martin Hans-Peter, Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Mendiluce Pereiro, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Moraes, Murphy, Obiols i Germà, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Pérez Royo, Piecyk, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Read, Rocard, Rodríguez Ramos, Roth-Behrendt, Roure, Sakellariou, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Savary, Scheele, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Walter, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Angelilli, Bigliardo, Crowley, Fitzsimons, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Poli Bortone, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Ahern, Hudghton, MacCormick

Abstention: 16

EDD: Kuntz, Mathieu

ELDR: Boogerd-Quaak

GUE/NGL: Alyssandrakis, Bordes, Cauquil, Krarup, Laguiller, Patakis

NI: Berthu, Borghezio, Dell'Alba, Garaud, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso, Souchet

PSE: Berger

22.   B5-0047/2004 — Competition policy

For: 204

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

ELDR: van den Bos, Lynne

GUE/NGL: Alavanos, Bergaz Conesa, Boudjenah, Brie, Caudron, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Figueiredo, Frahm, Herzog, Jové Peres, Krarup, Krivine, Manisco, Markov, Meijer, Modrow, Morgantini, Puerta, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sylla, Uca, Vachetta, Vinci, Wurtz

NI: Borghezio, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso

PPE-DE: Liese, Oomen-Ruijten

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berenguer Fuster, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, Campos, Carnero González, Carrilho, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, Damião, Dehousse, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Färm, Ferreira, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, van Hulten, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Koukiadis, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Leinen, Lund, McCarthy, McNally, Malliori, Mann Erika, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Mendiluce Pereiro, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Moraes, Murphy, Napoletano, Napolitano, Obiols i Germà, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Pérez Royo, Piecyk, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Read, Rocard, Rodríguez Ramos, Roth-Behrendt, Roure, Sakellariou, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Savary, Scheele, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Volcic, Walter, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zorba, Zrihen

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Celli, Cohn-Bendit, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hudghton, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lannoye, Lipietz, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Ortuondo Larrea, Piétrasanta, de Roo, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Voggenhuber, Wuori, Wyn

Against: 250

EDD: Abitbol, Booth, Kuntz

ELDR: Andreasen, André-Léonard, Boogerd-Quaak, Busk, Calò, Clegg, Costa Paolo, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Huhne, Ludford, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Nordmann, Paulsen, Pesälä, Plooij-van Gorsel, Pohjamo, Ries, Rutelli, Sanders-ten Holte, Sbarbati, Schmidt, Sterckx, Sørensen, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

GUE/NGL: Alyssandrakis, Patakis

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Bonino, Cappato, Della Vedova, Dupuis, Hager, Ilgenfritz, Kronberger, de La Perriere, Mennea, Souchet, Turco

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bartolozzi, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Beazley, Bébéar, Böge, von Boetticher, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bremmer, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cesaro, Chichester, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cornillet, Cushnahan, Dell'Utri, De Mita, Deprez, Descamps, Deva, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Ferri, Fiori, Florenz, Folias, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, Galeote Quecedo, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jackson, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Kastler, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Lechner, Lisi, Lulling, McCartin, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marini, Marques, Martens, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mauro, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Nisticò, Ojeda Sanz, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pacheco Pereira, Pack, Parish, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Perry, Pex, Pirker, Piscarreta, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Pronk, Provan, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Sartori, Scallon, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stauner, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stockton, Sudre, Sumberg, Suominen, Tajani, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, van Velzen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wijkman, Wuermeling, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling, Zissener

UEN: Angelilli, Bigliardo, Crowley, Fitzsimons, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Poli Bortone, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Abstention: 9

GUE/NGL: Bordes, Cauquil, Laguiller

NI: Claeys, Dell'Alba, Dillen, Garaud

PPE-DE: Costa Raffaele

PSE: Martin Hans-Peter

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For: 198

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

ELDR: van den Bos

GUE/NGL: Alavanos, Bergaz Conesa, Boudjenah, Brie, Caudron, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Figueiredo, Frahm, Herzog, Jové Peres, Krarup, Krivine, Manisco, Markov, Meijer, Modrow, Morgantini, Puerta, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Uca, Vachetta, Vinci, Wurtz

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso

PPE-DE: Costa Raffaele

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berenguer Fuster, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, Campos, Carnero González, Carrilho, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, Damião, Dehousse, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Färm, Ferreira, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Gill, Goebbels, Görlach, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Haug, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, van Hulten, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Koukiadis, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Leinen, Lund, McNally, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Mendiluce Pereiro, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Moraes, Morgan, Murphy, Napoletano, Napolitano, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Pérez Royo, Piecyk, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Read, Rocard, Rodríguez Ramos, Roth-Behrendt, Roure, Sakellariou, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Savary, Scheele, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Volcic, Walter, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zorba, Zrihen

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Celli, Cohn-Bendit, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hudghton, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lannoye, Lipietz, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Ortuondo Larrea, Piétrasanta, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Voggenhuber, Wuori, Wyn

Against: 245

EDD: Abitbol, Booth, Kuntz

ELDR: Andreasen, André-Léonard, Boogerd-Quaak, Busk, Calò, Clegg, Costa Paolo, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Huhne, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Nordmann, Paulsen, Pesälä, Pohjamo, Ries, Rutelli, Sbarbati, Schmidt, Sterckx, Sørensen, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Bonino, Cappato, Della Vedova, Dupuis, Hager, Ilgenfritz, Kronberger, de La Perriere, Mennea, Souchet, Turco

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bartolozzi, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Beazley, Bébéar, Böge, von Boetticher, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bremmer, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cesaro, Chichester, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cushnahan, Dell'Utri, De Mita, Deprez, Descamps, Deva, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Ferri, Fiori, Florenz, Folias, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, Galeote Quecedo, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jackson, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Kastler, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Lechner, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, McCartin, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marini, Martens, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mauro, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Nisticò, Ojeda Sanz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pacheco Pereira, Pack, Parish, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Perry, Pex, Pirker, Piscarreta, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Pronk, Provan, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Sartori, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stauner, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stockton, Sudre, Sumberg, Suominen, Tajani, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, van Velzen, de Veyrinas, Villiers, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, Wuermeling, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling, Zissener

UEN: Angelilli, Crowley, Fitzsimons, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Poli Bortone, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Onesta

Abstention: 11

GUE/NGL: Alyssandrakis, Bordes, Cauquil, Laguiller, Patakis

NI: Borghezio, Dell'Alba, Garaud

PPE-DE: Gargani, Scallon

PSE: Martin Hans-Peter

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For: 168

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

GUE/NGL: Alavanos, Bergaz Conesa, Bordes, Boudjenah, Brie, Caudron, Cauquil, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Figueiredo, Frahm, Herzog, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Manisco, Markov, Meijer, Modrow, Morgantini, Puerta, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sylla, Uca, Vachetta, Vinci, Wurtz

NI: Garaud, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso

PPE-DE: Costa Raffaele

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berenguer Fuster, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, Campos, Carnero González, Carrilho, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, Damião, Dehousse, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, Duhamel, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Färm, Ferreira, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, van Hulten, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Koukiadis, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Leinen, Lund, McNally, Malliori, Mann Erika, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Mendiluce Pereiro, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Moraes, Morgan, Murphy, Napoletano, Napolitano, Obiols i Germà, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Pérez Royo, Piecyk, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Read, Rocard, Rodríguez Ramos, Roth-Behrendt, Roure, Sakellariou, dos Santos, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Savary, Scheele, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Theorin, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Volcic, Walter, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zorba, Zrihen

Verts/ALE: Breyer, Ferrández Lezaun, Lagendijk, Staes

Against: 294

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

ELDR: Andreasen, André-Léonard, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Busk, Calò, Clegg, Costa Paolo, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Huhne, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Nordmann, Paulsen, Pesälä, Plooij-van Gorsel, Pohjamo, Ries, Rutelli, Sanders-ten Holte, Sbarbati, Schmidt, Sterckx, Sørensen, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Bonino, Borghezio, Cappato, Claeys, Dell'Alba, Della Vedova, Dillen, Dupuis, Hager, Ilgenfritz, Kronberger, de La Perriere, Mennea, Souchet, Turco

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bartolozzi, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Beazley, Bébéar, Böge, von Boetticher, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bremmer, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Cesaro, Chichester, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cornillet, Cushnahan, Dell'Utri, De Mita, Deprez, Descamps, Deva, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Ferri, Fiori, Florenz, Folias, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, Galeote Quecedo, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Glase, Goepel, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jackson, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Kastler, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Lechner, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, McCartin, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marini, Marques, Martens, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mauro, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Nisticò, Ojeda Sanz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pacheco Pereira, Pack, Parish, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Perry, Pex, Pirker, Piscarreta, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Pronk, Provan, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Sartori, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stauner, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stockton, Sudre, Sumberg, Suominen, Tajani, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, van Velzen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, Wuermeling, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling, Zissener

UEN: Angelilli, Bigliardo, Crowley, Fitzsimons, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Poli Bortone, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Buitenweg, Celli, Cohn-Bendit, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Flautre, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hudghton, Jonckheer, Lambert, Lannoye, Lipietz, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Ortuondo Larrea, Piétrasanta, de Roo, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wuori, Wyn

Abstention: 4

GUE/NGL: Alyssandrakis, Patakis

PPE-DE: Scallon

PSE: Martin Hans-Peter

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For: 207

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

GUE/NGL: Alavanos, Bergaz Conesa, Bordes, Boudjenah, Brie, Caudron, Cauquil, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Figueiredo, Frahm, Herzog, Jové Peres, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Manisco, Markov, Meijer, Modrow, Morgantini, Puerta, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sylla, Uca, Vachetta, Vinci, Wurtz

NI: Claeys, Dillen, Garaud, Gorostiaga Atxalandabaso

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berenguer Fuster, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, Campos, Carnero González, Carrilho, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Corbett, Corbey, Damião, Dehousse, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Färm, Ferreira, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, van Hulten, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Leinen, Lund, McCarthy, McNally, Malliori, Mann Erika, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Mendiluce Pereiro, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Moraes, Morgan, Murphy, Napoletano, Napolitano, Obiols i Germà, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Pérez Royo, Piecyk, Poos, Prets, Rapkay, Read, Rocard, Rodríguez Ramos, Roth-Behrendt, Roure, Sakellariou, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Savary, Scheele, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Stihler, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Volcic, Walter, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zorba, Zrihen

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Ahern, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Celli, Cohn-Bendit, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hudghton, Jonckheer, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lannoye, Lipietz, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Ortuondo Larrea, Piétrasanta, de Roo, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wuori, Wyn

Against: 252

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

ELDR: Andreasen, André-Léonard, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Busk, Calò, Clegg, Costa Paolo, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Huhne, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Nordmann, Paulsen, Pesälä, Plooij-van Gorsel, Pohjamo, Ries, Rutelli, Sanders-ten Holte, Sbarbati, Schmidt, Sterckx, Sørensen, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Bonino, Borghezio, Cappato, Dell'Alba, Della Vedova, Dupuis, Hager, Ilgenfritz, Kronberger, de La Perriere, Mennea, Souchet, Turco

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bartolozzi, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Beazley, Bébéar, Böge, von Boetticher, Bowis, Bradbourn, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cesaro, Chichester, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cornillet, Cushnahan, Dell'Utri, De Mita, Deprez, Descamps, Deva, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Ferri, Fiori, Florenz, Folias, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, Galeote Quecedo, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Glase, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jackson, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Kastler, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Lechner, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, McCartin, McMillan-Scott, Mann Thomas, Mantovani, Marini, Marques, Martens, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mauro, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Nisticò, Ojeda Sanz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pacheco Pereira, Pack, Parish, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Perry, Pex, Pirker, Piscarreta, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Pronk, Provan, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Sartori, Scallon, Scapagnini, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stauner, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stockton, Sudre, Sumberg, Suominen, Tajani, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, van Velzen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Wachtmeister, Wenzel-Perillo, Wieland, Wijkman, Wuermeling, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling, Zissener

UEN: Angelilli, Bigliardo, Crowley, Fitzsimons, Hyland, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Poli Bortone, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Abstention: 4

GUE/NGL: Alyssandrakis, Patakis

PPE-DE: Costa Raffaele

PSE: Martin Hans-Peter

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For: 86

EDD: Andersen, Bonde, Sandbæk

GUE/NGL: Alavanos, Alyssandrakis, Bergaz Conesa, Bordes, Boudjenah, Brie, Caudron, Cauquil, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Figueiredo, Frahm, Jové Peres, Krivine, Laguiller, Manisco, Meijer, Modrow, Morgantini, Patakis, Puerta, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sylla, Uca, Vachetta, Vinci, Wurtz

NI: Bonino, Cappato, Dell'Alba, Della Vedova, Dupuis, Kronberger, Turco

PPE-DE: Ayuso González, Costa Raffaele, Dell'Utri, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Menrad, Nisticò, Oomen-Ruijten, Wachtmeister

PSE: Damião, Junker, Piecyk, Rapkay, Van Lancker

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Breyer, Buitenweg, Celli, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hudghton, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lannoye, Lipietz, Lucas, MacCormick, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Ortuondo Larrea, Piétrasanta, de Roo, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wuori, Wyn

Against: 358

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

ELDR: Andreasen, André-Léonard, Attwooll, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Busk, Calò, Clegg, Costa Paolo, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Huhne, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Nordmann, Paulsen, Plooij-van Gorsel, Pohjamo, Ries, Sanders-ten Holte, Sbarbati, Schmidt, Sterckx, Sørensen, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Hager, Ilgenfritz, de La Perriere, Mennea, Souchet

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Balfe, Banotti, Bartolozzi, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Beazley, Bébéar, Böge, von Boetticher, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bremmer, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Cesaro, Chichester, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cornillet, Cushnahan, De Mita, Deprez, Descamps, Deva, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Ferri, Fiori, Florenz, Folias, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, Galeote Quecedo, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Glase, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jackson, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Kastler, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Lechner, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, McCartin, McMillan-Scott, Mantovani, Marini, Marques, Martens, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mauro, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Ojeda Sanz, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pacheco Pereira, Pack, Parish, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Perry, Pex, Pirker, Piscarreta, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Pronk, Provan, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Sartori, Scallon, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stauner, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stockton, Sudre, Sumberg, Suominen, Tajani, Tannock, Theato, Thyssen, Trakatellis, Twinn, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, van Velzen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Wieland, Wijkman, Wuermeling, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berenguer Fuster, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Carnero González, Carrilho, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, Dehousse, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Ferreira, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Görlach, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, van Hulten, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Jöns, Karamanou, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Koukiadis, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Leinen, Lund, McAvan, McNally, Malliori, Mann Erika, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Mendiluce Pereiro, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Moraes, Morgan, Napoletano, Napolitano, Obiols i Germà, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Pérez Royo, Prets, Rocard, Rodríguez Ramos, Roth-Behrendt, Roure, Sakellariou, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Savary, Scheele, Simpson, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Volcic, Walter, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Angelilli, Bigliardo, Crowley, Fitzsimons, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Poli Bortone, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Cohn-Bendit

Abstention: 6

EDD: Booth, Mathieu, Saint-Josse

GUE/NGL: Krarup

PSE: Martin Hans-Peter

Verts/ALE: Jonckheer

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For: 74

EDD: Andersen, Bonde, Sandbæk

GUE/NGL: Alavanos, Alyssandrakis, Bergaz Conesa, Boudjenah, Brie, Caudron, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Figueiredo, Frahm, Jové Peres, Krivine, Manisco, Meijer, Modrow, Morgantini, Patakis, Puerta, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sylla, Uca, Vachetta, Vinci, Wurtz

NI: Bonino, Cappato, Dell'Alba, Della Vedova, Dupuis, Kronberger, Turco

PPE-DE: Pomés Ruiz

PSE: Damião, Goebbels, Savary

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Celli, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hudghton, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lannoye, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Ortuondo Larrea, Piétrasanta, de Roo, Schörling, Schroedter, Sörensen, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wuori, Wyn

Against: 359

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

ELDR: Andreasen, André-Léonard, Attwooll, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Calò, Clegg, Costa Paolo, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Huhne, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Nordmann, Paulsen, Plooij-van Gorsel, Pohjamo, Ries, Sanders-ten Holte, Sbarbati, Schmidt, Sterckx, Sørensen, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Wallis, Watson

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Borghezio, Claeys, Dillen, Ilgenfritz, de La Perriere, Mennea, Souchet

PPE-DE: Almeida Garrett, Arvidsson, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Balfe, Banotti, Bartolozzi, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Beazley, Bébéar, Böge, von Boetticher, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bremmer, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Cesaro, Chichester, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cornillet, Costa Raffaele, Cushnahan, Dell'Utri, De Mita, Descamps, Deva, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Ferri, Fiori, Florenz, Folias, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, Galeote Quecedo, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Glase, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jackson, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Kastler, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langenhagen, Lechner, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, McCartin, McMillan-Scott, Mantovani, Marini, Marques, Martens, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mauro, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Nisticò, Ojeda Sanz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pacheco Pereira, Pack, Parish, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Perry, Pex, Pirker, Piscarreta, Poettering, Pronk, Provan, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Sartori, Scallon, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stauner, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stockton, Sudre, Sumberg, Suominen, Tajani, Tannock, Theato, Trakatellis, Twinn, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, van Velzen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Wachtmeister, Wieland, Wijkman, Wuermeling, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berenguer Fuster, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Carnero González, Carrilho, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, Dehousse, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, Duhamel, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Färm, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Görlach, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Hughes, van Hulten, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Katiforis, Kindermann, Kinnock, Koukiadis, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Leinen, Lund, McAvan, McCarthy, McNally, Malliori, Marinho, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Mendiluce Pereiro, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Moraes, Morgan, Murphy, Napoletano, Napolitano, Obiols i Germà, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Pérez Royo, Piecyk, Prets, Rapkay, Rocard, Rodríguez Ramos, Roth-Behrendt, Roure, Sakellariou, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Scheele, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Volcic, Walter, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Angelilli, Bigliardo, Crowley, Fitzsimons, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Poli Bortone, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Cohn-Bendit, Maes

Abstention: 7

EDD: Mathieu

GUE/NGL: Bordes, Cauquil, Krarup, Laguiller

PSE: Martin Hans-Peter

Verts/ALE: Jonckheer

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For: 114

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

GUE/NGL: Alavanos, Alyssandrakis, Bergaz Conesa, Bordes, Boudjenah, Brie, Cauquil, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Figueiredo, Frahm, Jové Peres, Krarup, Krivine, Laguiller, Manisco, Meijer, Modrow, Morgantini, Patakis, Puerta, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sylla, Uca, Vachetta, Vinci, Wurtz

NI: Bonino, Cappato, Dell'Alba, Della Vedova, Dupuis, Kronberger, Turco

PPE-DE: Averoff, Ayuso González, Balfe, Beazley, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Chichester, Deva, Dover, Foster, Goodwill, Hannan, Harbour, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Inglewood, Jackson, Kirkhope, McMillan-Scott, Nicholson, Parish, Perry, Provan, Scallon, Schnellhardt, Stockton, Tannock, Twinn, Villiers

PSE: Duin, Kindermann, Lund

UEN: Angelilli

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Celli, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hudghton, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lannoye, Lipietz, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Nogueira Román, Onesta, Ortuondo Larrea, Piétrasanta, de Roo, Schörling, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wuori, Wyn

Against: 327

EDD: Abitbol

ELDR: Andreasen, André-Léonard, Attwooll, Boogerd-Quaak, van den Bos, Busk, Calò, Clegg, Costa Paolo, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Huhne, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Malmström, Manders, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Nordmann, Paulsen, Plooij-van Gorsel, Pohjamo, Ries, Rutelli, Sanders-ten Holte, Sbarbati, Schmidt, Sterckx, Sørensen, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Wallis, Watson

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Borghezio, Hager, Ilgenfritz, de La Perriere, Mennea, Souchet

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Avilés Perea, Banotti, Bartolozzi, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Bébéar, Böge, von Boetticher, Bremmer, Brok, Brunetta, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Cesaro, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cornillet, Costa Raffaele, Cushnahan, Dell'Utri, De Mita, Deprez, Descamps, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Doyle, Ebner, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Ferri, Fiori, Florenz, Folias, Fourtou, Gahler, Galeote Quecedo, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Glase, Gomolka, Gouveia, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hatzidakis, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Kastler, Klamt, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Lechner, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, McCartin, Mantovani, Marini, Marques, Martens, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mauro, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Menrad, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nisticò, Ojeda Sanz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pacheco Pereira, Pack, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Pex, Pirker, Piscarreta, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Pronk, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Sartori, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stauner, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Sudre, Suominen, Tajani, Theato, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, van Velzen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Wachtmeister, Wieland, Wijkman, Wuermeling, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling, Zissener

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berenguer Fuster, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Carnero González, Carrilho, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, Damião, Dehousse, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, Duhamel, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Färm, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Goebbels, Görlach, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Haug, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, van Hulten, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Katiforis, Koukiadis, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Leinen, McAvan, McNally, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Mendiluce Pereiro, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Moraes, Morgan, Murphy, Napoletano, Napolitano, Obiols i Germà, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Pérez Royo, Piecyk, Prets, Rapkay, Rocard, Rodríguez Ramos, Roth-Behrendt, Roure, Sakellariou, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Savary, Scheele, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Van Lancker, Volcic, Walter, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Bigliardo, Crowley, Fitzsimons, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Poli Bortone, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Cohn-Bendit, Jonckheer, Sörensen

Abstention: 7

EDD: Kuntz

GUE/NGL: Caudron

NI: Claeys, Dillen

PPE-DE: Sumberg

PSE: Ferreira, Martin Hans-Peter

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For: 214

EDD: Andersen, Bonde, van Dam, Mathieu, Sandbæk

ELDR: van den Bos

GUE/NGL: Alavanos, Alyssandrakis, Bergaz Conesa, Bordes, Boudjenah, Brie, Caudron, Cauquil, Di Lello Finuoli, Eriksson, Figueiredo, Frahm, Jové Peres, Krivine, Laguiller, Manisco, Meijer, Modrow, Morgantini, Patakis, Puerta, Schmid Herman, Schröder Ilka, Seppänen, Sylla, Uca, Vachetta, Vinci, Wurtz

NI: Cappato, Dell'Alba, Della Vedova, Dupuis, Kronberger, Mennea, Turco

PPE-DE: Menrad

PSE: Adam, Andersson, Aparicio Sánchez, Baltas, Barón Crespo, Berenguer Fuster, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Bösch, Bowe, Bullmann, Carnero González, Carrilho, Casaca, Cashman, Cercas, Cerdeira Morterero, Ceyhun, Corbett, Corbey, Damião, De Keyser, De Rossa, Désir, Díez González, Dührkop Dührkop, Duhamel, Duin, El Khadraoui, Ettl, Evans Robert J.E., Färm, Ferreira, Fruteau, Gebhardt, Gill, Glante, Görlach, Gröner, Guy-Quint, Haug, Hazan, Hedkvist Petersen, Honeyball, Howitt, Hughes, van Hulten, Hume, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Jöns, Junker, Karamanou, Katiforis, Keßler, Kindermann, Koukiadis, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhne, Lage, Lalumière, Lange, Leinen, Lund, McAvan, McNally, Malliori, Mann Erika, Marinho, Martin David W., Martínez Martínez, Mastorakis, Medina Ortega, Mendiluce Pereiro, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Miller, Miranda de Lage, Morgan, Murphy, Napoletano, Napolitano, Obiols i Germà, O'Toole, Paasilinna, Paciotti, Pérez Royo, Piecyk, Prets, Rapkay, Rodríguez Ramos, Roth-Behrendt, Roure, Sakellariou, Sauquillo Pérez del Arco, Savary, Scheele, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Souladakis, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swiebel, Swoboda, Terrón i Cusí, Theorin, Thorning-Schmidt, Titley, Torres Marques, Vairinhos, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Volcic, Walter, Weiler, Whitehead, Wiersma, Wynn, Zorba, Zrihen

UEN: Angelilli, Bigliardo, Crowley, Fitzsimons, Hyland, Marchiani, Muscardini, Musumeci, Ó Neachtain, Pasqua, Poli Bortone, Queiró, Ribeiro e Castro, Thomas-Mauro, Turchi

Verts/ALE: Aaltonen, Auroi, Boumediene-Thiery, Bouwman, Breyer, Buitenweg, Celli, Echerer, Evans Jillian, Ferrández Lezaun, Flautre, Gahrton, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Hudghton, Lagendijk, Lambert, Lannoye, Lipietz, Lucas, MacCormick, McKenna, Maes, Mayol i Raynal, Onesta, Ortuondo Larrea, Piétrasanta, de Roo, Schörling, Schroedter, Staes, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Wuori, Wyn

Against: 230

EDD: Abitbol, Belder, Blokland, Kuntz

ELDR: Andreasen, André-Léonard, Attwooll, Boogerd-Quaak, Busk, Calò, Clegg, Costa Paolo, Davies, De Clercq, Duff, Flesch, Huhne, Ludford, Lynne, Malmström, Manders, Newton Dunn, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Nordmann, Paulsen, Plooij-van Gorsel, Pohjamo, Ries, Rutelli, Sanders-ten Holte, Sbarbati, Schmidt, Sterckx, Sørensen, Thors, Väyrynen, Vallvé, Van Hecke, Vermeer, Virrankoski, Watson

NI: Berthu, Beysen, Bonino, Claeys, Dillen, Hager, Ilgenfritz, de La Perriere, Souchet

PPE-DE: Arvidsson, Averoff, Avilés Perea, Ayuso González, Balfe, Banotti, Bartolozzi, Bastos, Bayona de Perogordo, Beazley, Bébéar, Berend, Böge, von Boetticher, Bowis, Bradbourn, Bremmer, Brok, Brunetta, Bushill-Matthews, Callanan, Camisón Asensio, Cardoso, Cederschiöld, Cesaro, Chichester, Cocilovo, Coelho, Costa Raffaele, Cushnahan, Dell'Utri, De Mita, Deprez, Descamps, Deva, Dimitrakopoulos, Doorn, Dover, Doyle, Ebner, Elles, Evans Jonathan, Fatuzzo, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Ferri, Fiori, Florenz, Folias, Foster, Fourtou, Gahler, Galeote Quecedo, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gawronski, Gemelli, Glase, Gomolka, Goodwill, Gouveia, Grönfeldt Bergman, Grosch, Grossetête, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Hannan, Harbour, Hatzidakis, Heaton-Harris, Helmer, Hernández Mollar, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Inglewood, Jackson, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Karas, Kastler, Kirkhope, Klaß, Knolle, Koch, Konrad, Korhola, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Lamassoure, Langen, Langenhagen, Lechner, Liese, Lisi, Lulling, McCartin, McMillan-Scott, Mantovani, Marini, Marques, Martens, Mastella, Matikainen-Kallström, Mauro, Mayer Hans-Peter, Mayer Xaver, Mombaur, Montfort, Morillon, Musotto, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nicholson, Nisticò, Ojeda Sanz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Oreja Arburúa, Pacheco Pereira, Pack, Parish, Pastorelli, Pérez Álvarez, Perry, Pex, Pirker, Piscarreta, Poettering, Pomés Ruiz, Pronk, Provan, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Ripoll y Martínez de Bedoya, Rovsing, Rübig, Sacrédeus, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Santer, Sartori, Scallon, Scapagnini, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schröder Jürgen, Schwaiger, Smet, Sommer, Stauner, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Stockton, Sudre, Sumberg, Suominen, Tajani, Tannock, Theato, Trakatellis, Twinn, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vatanen, van Velzen, de Veyrinas, Vidal-Quadras Roca, Villiers, Wachtmeister, Wieland, Wijkman, Wuermeling, Zabell, Zacharakis, Zappalà, Zimmerling

PSE: Van Lancker

Verts/ALE: Cohn-Bendit, Jonckheer, Sörensen

Abstention: 5

EDD: Booth

GUE/NGL: Krarup

NI: Borghezio

PSE: Dehousse, Martin Hans-Peter

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TEXTS ADOPTED

P5_TA(2004)0037

EU-UN relations

European Parliament resolution on the relations between the European Union and the United Nations (2003/2049(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the follow-up to the report of the Secretary-General of the United Nations ‘We the Peoples: the role of the UN in the 21st century’; to the Millennium Declaration of 2000 and to the UN communication ‘A Vision of Partnership: the United Nations and the European Union’ and the UN Secretary-General's reports on the implementation of the Millennium Declaration of 31 July 2002, and of 2 September 2003 (1), |
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having regard to the follow-up to the report of the Secretary-General of the United Nations ‘We the Peoples: the role of the UN in the 21st century’; to the Millennium Declaration of 2000 and to the UN communication ‘A Vision of Partnership: the United Nations and the European Union’ and the UN Secretary-General's reports on the implementation of the Millennium Declaration of 31 July 2002, and of 2 September 2003 (1),

| — | having regard to the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly's Recommendations on the United Nations at the turn of the century (2), on the relations with the United Nations (3) and on the reform of the United Nations (4), |
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having regard to the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly's Recommendations on the United Nations at the turn of the century (2), on the relations with the United Nations (3) and on the reform of the United Nations (4),

| — | having regard to the guidelines adopted at the Göteborg European Council, of 15/16 June 2001, on EU/UN cooperation and the agreements reached at the EU General Affairs Council of 11/12 June 2001, and the External Relations Council of 21/22 July 2003, |
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having regard to the guidelines adopted at the Göteborg European Council, of 15/16 June 2001, on EU/UN cooperation and the agreements reached at the EU General Affairs Council of 11/12 June 2001, and the External Relations Council of 21/22 July 2003,

| — | having regard to the EU Council commitment to reinforce the role of the European Union in international organisations and in particular the UN (5), |
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having regard to the EU Council commitment to reinforce the role of the European Union in international organisations and in particular the UN (5),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 16 May 2002 on the European Union/United Nations partnership (development and humanitarian affairs) (6), |
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having regard to its resolution of 16 May 2002 on the European Union/United Nations partnership (development and humanitarian affairs) (6),

| — | having regard to the Presidency Conclusions of the Thessaloniki European Council of 20/21 June 2003 and the reports presented on Conflict Prevention, the Fight against Terrorism, and A Secure Europe in a better World, |
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having regard to the Presidency Conclusions of the Thessaloniki European Council of 20/21 June 2003 and the reports presented on Conflict Prevention, the Fight against Terrorism, and A Secure Europe in a better World,

| — | having regard to the Commission's Communication to the European Parliament and the Council ‘The European Union and the United Nations: the choice of multilateralism’ (COM(2003) 526), |
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having regard to the Commission's Communication to the European Parliament and the Council ‘The European Union and the United Nations: the choice of multilateralism’ (COM(2003) 526),

| — | having regard to Rule 163 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 163 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (A5-0480/2003), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (A5-0480/2003),

| A. | whereas the harmonious development of humankind can only be accomplished within a system of global governance capable of promoting a peaceful, prosperous and just world, where efficient multilateral systems of governance such as the United Nations play a vital and central role, and well-functioning international institutions ensure that the international order is based on the rule of law and is duly respected by all nations in a non-selective way; expressing, therefore, its support for multilateralism as the tool for solving the problems and threats faced by the international community, |
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whereas the harmonious development of humankind can only be accomplished within a system of global governance capable of promoting a peaceful, prosperous and just world, where efficient multilateral systems of governance such as the United Nations play a vital and central role, and well-functioning international institutions ensure that the international order is based on the rule of law and is duly respected by all nations in a non-selective way; expressing, therefore, its support for multilateralism as the tool for solving the problems and threats faced by the international community,

| B. | aware of the importance of a credible multilateral international system based on efficient decision and enforcement processes, respectful of the universal principles of democracy and the rule of law and promoting sustainable and harmonious development, |
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B.

aware of the importance of a credible multilateral international system based on efficient decision and enforcement processes, respectful of the universal principles of democracy and the rule of law and promoting sustainable and harmonious development,

| C. | recalling that the European Union is not an international organisation but a Union with a Common Foreign and Security Policy, which from spring 2004 will have a total of 25 Member States; and recalling that it should, as a Union, develop its current relations with the United Nations Organisation on the basis of a stronger political strategy, |
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recalling that the European Union is not an international organisation but a Union with a Common Foreign and Security Policy, which from spring 2004 will have a total of 25 Member States; and recalling that it should, as a Union, develop its current relations with the United Nations Organisation on the basis of a stronger political strategy,

| D. | noting that this strategy should benefit from the experience accumulated within the framework of its contribution to the UN's activity, in particular in the areas of development, humanitarian affairs, conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict reconstruction and institution building, |
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noting that this strategy should benefit from the experience accumulated within the framework of its contribution to the UN's activity, in particular in the areas of development, humanitarian affairs, conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict reconstruction and institution building,

| E. | whereas reinforced cooperation between the European Union and the United Nations and better coordination of the EU institutions and its Member States will lead to more efficient responses to the major threats that the international community faces today, and in particular to international terrorism, the persistence of declining states, the deterioration of the social situation and poverty in the world, an increase in international networks of organised crime, trafficking in human beings, arms and drugs, and the proliferation of non-conventional weapons, |
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whereas reinforced cooperation between the European Union and the United Nations and better coordination of the EU institutions and its Member States will lead to more efficient responses to the major threats that the international community faces today, and in particular to international terrorism, the persistence of declining states, the deterioration of the social situation and poverty in the world, an increase in international networks of organised crime, trafficking in human beings, arms and drugs, and the proliferation of non-conventional weapons,

| F. | convinced that fixing a Common Security Agenda between the UN and the EU will help increase the efficiency of the multilateral system and should reflect a global consensus on the major threats to peace and security, |
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convinced that fixing a Common Security Agenda between the UN and the EU will help increase the efficiency of the multilateral system and should reflect a global consensus on the major threats to peace and security,

| G. | noting the vital role of a proactive strategy for the European Union in the resolution of international questions and conflicts on a multilateral basis; convinced, therefore, of the importance of a reinforced EU with a legal personality and a Minister for Foreign Affairs, to change the current form of the relations of the EU and its Member States with the UN, |
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noting the vital role of a proactive strategy for the European Union in the resolution of international questions and conflicts on a multilateral basis; convinced, therefore, of the importance of a reinforced EU with a legal personality and a Minister for Foreign Affairs, to change the current form of the relations of the EU and its Member States with the UN,

| H. | noting that the EU's current ability to project European values does not correspond to its political and economic weight in the international community, nor to the financial contributions to the UN system from the European Union's budget, those of its 15 Member States and the 10 future Member States, |
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noting that the EU's current ability to project European values does not correspond to its political and economic weight in the international community, nor to the financial contributions to the UN system from the European Union's budget, those of its 15 Member States and the 10 future Member States,

| I. | aware of the positive contribution that EU enlargement will bring to improving negotiating and conciliating abilities within the UN system, as the EU will include countries participating in different UN regional groups, which will facilitate the building of the political and economic bridges needed in a multilateral system of global governance, |
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aware of the positive contribution that EU enlargement will bring to improving negotiating and conciliating abilities within the UN system, as the EU will include countries participating in different UN regional groups, which will facilitate the building of the political and economic bridges needed in a multilateral system of global governance,

| J. | noting that the success of any multilateral system based on the respect of the rule of law will depend on its ability to enforce the decisions made, |
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noting that the success of any multilateral system based on the respect of the rule of law will depend on its ability to enforce the decisions made,

| K. | convinced of the importance of clarifying and reinforcing the role of the UN and its institutions in the world security system, in particular in response to crises and in preventing or reacting to massive and systematic violations of human rights, |
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convinced of the importance of clarifying and reinforcing the role of the UN and its institutions in the world security system, in particular in response to crises and in preventing or reacting to massive and systematic violations of human rights,

| L. | noting, in this regard, that achieving the institutional reforms launched through the UN Millennium Declaration on the structure, composition and decision-making process of the Security Council, as well as the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council (Ecosoc) and other UN bodies, are prerequisites for a more efficient United Nations, |
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noting, in this regard, that achieving the institutional reforms launched through the UN Millennium Declaration on the structure, composition and decision-making process of the Security Council, as well as the General Assembly, the Economic and Social Council (Ecosoc) and other UN bodies, are prerequisites for a more efficient United Nations,

| M. | aware of the UN Secretary General's commitment to forge partnerships and alliances that contribute to the solution of a broad range of contemporary international problems for which governments alone do not have the capacity to find solutions, |
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aware of the UN Secretary General's commitment to forge partnerships and alliances that contribute to the solution of a broad range of contemporary international problems for which governments alone do not have the capacity to find solutions,

| N. | whereas effective cooperation between the European Union and the United Nations is a cornerstone of EU foreign policy which is particularly important in view of the institutional and political crisis besetting the United Nations, |
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whereas effective cooperation between the European Union and the United Nations is a cornerstone of EU foreign policy which is particularly important in view of the institutional and political crisis besetting the United Nations,

Enhancing the EU's role in a reinforced UN

| 1. | Welcomes the communication from the Commission, which contributes to clarifying the current state of cooperation between the executive institution of the European Union and the UN; notes with regret, however, that the Commission did not wish to make any recommendation regarding the development of the cooperation between the UN and the European Parliament (one of the political authorities of the Union and the Budgetary Authority in this sector), in spite of doing so for areas which are of competence to the European Union Council and its Member States; |
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Welcomes the communication from the Commission, which contributes to clarifying the current state of cooperation between the executive institution of the European Union and the UN; notes with regret, however, that the Commission did not wish to make any recommendation regarding the development of the cooperation between the UN and the European Parliament (one of the political authorities of the Union and the Budgetary Authority in this sector), in spite of doing so for areas which are of competence to the European Union Council and its Member States;

| 2. | Reaffirms that multilateralism remains the best way to identify and meet threats and achieve global peace and security; urges, therefore, continuous support for the creation and implementation of multilateral instruments by the EU within the framework of the United Nations, for instance through the presentation of practical proposals regarding treaty compliance as regards weapons of mass destruction and the related role of the UN Security Council; |
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Reaffirms that multilateralism remains the best way to identify and meet threats and achieve global peace and security; urges, therefore, continuous support for the creation and implementation of multilateral instruments by the EU within the framework of the United Nations, for instance through the presentation of practical proposals regarding treaty compliance as regards weapons of mass destruction and the related role of the UN Security Council;

| 3. | Considers that, in a world torn apart by conflicts, underdevelopment and inequalities, the European Union is a beacon, showing that peoples which have undergone major crises and fratricidal wars can come together, by force of conviction, to take the path of peace, prosperity and democracy, by developing a model which combines economic growth with cohesion and social rights, and believes that this historic example offers a stimulus to other regional integration processes around the world; |
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Considers that, in a world torn apart by conflicts, underdevelopment and inequalities, the European Union is a beacon, showing that peoples which have undergone major crises and fratricidal wars can come together, by force of conviction, to take the path of peace, prosperity and democracy, by developing a model which combines economic growth with cohesion and social rights, and believes that this historic example offers a stimulus to other regional integration processes around the world;

| 4. | Considers that the elaboration of the common foreign and security policy towards the UN should be characterised by the participation and joint influence of all the European Union's Member States; |
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Considers that the elaboration of the common foreign and security policy towards the UN should be characterised by the participation and joint influence of all the European Union's Member States;

| 5. | Points out that the EU and its Member States account for over 50% of the contributions to the United Nations and the peacekeeping troops and over 60% of international development aid and should thus play a key role in determining the future shape of the United Nations; |
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Points out that the EU and its Member States account for over 50% of the contributions to the United Nations and the peacekeeping troops and over 60% of international development aid and should thus play a key role in determining the future shape of the United Nations;

| 6. | Is of the opinion that the EU Constitution will have a positive impact on the improvement of relations between the EU and the UN; believes it will also reinforce the effectiveness of the EU's action within the UN, contributing, therefore, to give a boost to the UN in its central role to stand for and implement ‘effective multilateralism’ in global governance, global security, and global respect of human rights; further considers that the EU should play a more active role in the reform of the UN's internal structure; |
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Is of the opinion that the EU Constitution will have a positive impact on the improvement of relations between the EU and the UN; believes it will also reinforce the effectiveness of the EU's action within the UN, contributing, therefore, to give a boost to the UN in its central role to stand for and implement ‘effective multilateralism’ in global governance, global security, and global respect of human rights; further considers that the EU should play a more active role in the reform of the UN's internal structure;

| 7. | Considers that this will be possible, not only because of the recognition of the international legal personality of the EU, but also the political undertaking on the part of the EU to play the important role incumbent on it in the field of foreign policy, as reflected in the expected clarification of the political and/or executive competence of each EU institution in international relations, the creation of an EU Minister for Foreign Affairs and the expected reinforcement of the competence of the EU in the areas of security and defence policy; |
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Considers that this will be possible, not only because of the recognition of the international legal personality of the EU, but also the political undertaking on the part of the EU to play the important role incumbent on it in the field of foreign policy, as reflected in the expected clarification of the political and/or executive competence of each EU institution in international relations, the creation of an EU Minister for Foreign Affairs and the expected reinforcement of the competence of the EU in the areas of security and defence policy;

| 8. | Believes that a more effective commitment is needed in the context of the EU/UN partnership in order to maintain international peace and security in accordance with Article 1 of the United Nations Charter; |
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Believes that a more effective commitment is needed in the context of the EU/UN partnership in order to maintain international peace and security in accordance with Article 1 of the United Nations Charter;

| 9. | Notes that the success of global governance, in the face of the challenges posed by growing globalisation and interdependence, can only be based on an effective and fair multilateral system unequivocally anchored in the United Nations, and will depend on:






  — | reinforcing the role of the UN as proposed in its Millennium Declaration, in particular by moving ahead with the reforms needed to equip it for the new world situation, by improving the representativeness, the structure, the rules governing the decision-making process and effectiveness of the UN Security Council, the General Assembly, Ecosoc and, if necessary, through the establishment of an Economic, Social and Environmental Security Council, and re-adjusting the Trusteeship Council, |
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Notes that the success of global governance, in the face of the challenges posed by growing globalisation and interdependence, can only be based on an effective and fair multilateral system unequivocally anchored in the United Nations, and will depend on:

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reinforcing the role of the UN as proposed in its Millennium Declaration, in particular by moving ahead with the reforms needed to equip it for the new world situation, by improving the representativeness, the structure, the rules governing the decision-making process and effectiveness of the UN Security Council, the General Assembly, Ecosoc and, if necessary, through the establishment of an Economic, Social and Environmental Security Council, and re-adjusting the Trusteeship Council,

| — | reinforcing and streamlining the follow-up and evaluation mechanisms on the implementation of the decisions taken within the United Nations system, including international Conferences and Summits, and improving the enforcement system of the decisions made in all institutions, in particular the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court; |
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reinforcing and streamlining the follow-up and evaluation mechanisms on the implementation of the decisions taken within the United Nations system, including international Conferences and Summits, and improving the enforcement system of the decisions made in all institutions, in particular the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court;

| — | strengthening and ensuring a successful outcome to the plans to reform the United Nations, with emphasis on implementation of the Millennium Declaration and the Secretary-General's proposals to strengthen the organisation; |
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strengthening and ensuring a successful outcome to the plans to reform the United Nations, with emphasis on implementation of the Millennium Declaration and the Secretary-General's proposals to strengthen the organisation;

| — | increasing coherence and consistency between the UN's actions and International Financial Institutions (Bretton Woods Institutions), including further consideration of the setting up of a UN Economic Security Council to provide an overview of their work, as well as the World Trade Organisation and the International Labour Organisation, |
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increasing coherence and consistency between the UN's actions and International Financial Institutions (Bretton Woods Institutions), including further consideration of the setting up of a UN Economic Security Council to provide an overview of their work, as well as the World Trade Organisation and the International Labour Organisation,

| — | ensuring that the economic institutions are geared to the objectives of human, social and sustainable development; |
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ensuring that the economic institutions are geared to the objectives of human, social and sustainable development;

| — | promoting the active participation of regional organisations in the preparation and implementation of UN initiatives; developing a practice of coordination of all types of UN initiatives with its major partners such as the European Union and, whenever possible, promoting joint actions and programmes, |
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promoting the active participation of regional organisations in the preparation and implementation of UN initiatives; developing a practice of coordination of all types of UN initiatives with its major partners such as the European Union and, whenever possible, promoting joint actions and programmes,

| — | strengthening the capacity to launch UN-led peace-keeping and peace-building operations and whenever the case, in cooperation with its major partners such as the European Union, in the light of the guidelines established at the European Council in Göteborg; |
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strengthening the capacity to launch UN-led peace-keeping and peace-building operations and whenever the case, in cooperation with its major partners such as the European Union, in the light of the guidelines established at the European Council in Göteborg;

| — | streamlining the system for determining UN mandates for military intervention; |
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streamlining the system for determining UN mandates for military intervention;

| 10. | Notes the report of the UN Working Group on Security Council reform (7) of 20 June 2003 and its recommendations, as well as the UN Secretary General's reports to the 57th and 58th General Assemblies on the implementation of the Millennium Declaration; expresses its interest in actively contributing to the high-level Panel appointed by the UN Secretary-General to examine the challenges to peace and security, to consider the contribution that collective action can make in addressing these challenges, review the functioning of the major organs of the UN and the relationship between them, and recommend ways of strengthening the United Nations through reform of institutions and processes (8); |
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Notes the report of the UN Working Group on Security Council reform (7) of 20 June 2003 and its recommendations, as well as the UN Secretary General's reports to the 57th and 58th General Assemblies on the implementation of the Millennium Declaration; expresses its interest in actively contributing to the high-level Panel appointed by the UN Secretary-General to examine the challenges to peace and security, to consider the contribution that collective action can make in addressing these challenges, review the functioning of the major organs of the UN and the relationship between them, and recommend ways of strengthening the United Nations through reform of institutions and processes (8);

| 11. | Strongly supports the initiative of the UN Secretary-General to appoint a Panel of eminent persons to assist the international community, the United Nations Member States and international organisations to achieve the Millennium Development Goals relating to water and sanitation. Expresses its willingness to actively participate and give political and financial support to this initiative. |
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Strongly supports the initiative of the UN Secretary-General to appoint a Panel of eminent persons to assist the international community, the United Nations Member States and international organisations to achieve the Millennium Development Goals relating to water and sanitation. Expresses its willingness to actively participate and give political and financial support to this initiative.

| 12. | Urges EU Member States to reach, with utmost urgency, agreement on the institutional reform of the UN system, in the light of the upcoming EU personality, and of the following principles:






  — | increasing the composition of the Security Council (permanent and non-permanent members), which should better reflect the current situation in the world, including the European Union, as a permanent member, as soon as its legal personality is recognised, as well as a supplementary permanent seat for each of the following regions: Africa, Asia and Latin America, |
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Urges EU Member States to reach, with utmost urgency, agreement on the institutional reform of the UN system, in the light of the upcoming EU personality, and of the following principles:

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increasing the composition of the Security Council (permanent and non-permanent members), which should better reflect the current situation in the world, including the European Union, as a permanent member, as soon as its legal personality is recognised, as well as a supplementary permanent seat for each of the following regions: Africa, Asia and Latin America,

| — | improving the decision-making process of the Security Council by replacing the current veto system by a system of double veto (veto only relevant if by 2 permanent members) and only in the cases referred to in chapter VII of the UN Charter (threats to peace, breaches of peace and acts of aggression), |
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improving the decision-making process of the Security Council by replacing the current veto system by a system of double veto (veto only relevant if by 2 permanent members) and only in the cases referred to in chapter VII of the UN Charter (threats to peace, breaches of peace and acts of aggression),

| — | making relations between the UN Secretary-General and the International Court of Justice more flexible by giving the former possibility to ask for the legal advice of the Court, |
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making relations between the UN Secretary-General and the International Court of Justice more flexible by giving the former possibility to ask for the legal advice of the Court,

| — | improving law enforcement at the level of the Security Council (enforcement of its resolutions) and of the International Court of Justice, |
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improving law enforcement at the level of the Security Council (enforcement of its resolutions) and of the International Court of Justice,

| — | while awaiting an agreement on the EU, full participation in the UN decision-making process:






  — | the participation of a delegation from the European Union in the annual session of its General Assembly, which should include its 3 political and decision-making institutions (European Parliament, EU Council and Commission) and should benefit from the statute of ‘observer plus’can take the floor if requested, reply and co-sponsor resolutions, |
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while awaiting an agreement on the EU, full participation in the UN decision-making process:

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the participation of a delegation from the European Union in the annual session of its General Assembly, which should include its 3 political and decision-making institutions (European Parliament, EU Council and Commission) and should benefit from the statute of ‘observer plus’can take the floor if requested, reply and co-sponsor resolutions,

| — | the participation of a delegation of the European Union in the annual meeting of the Ecosoc, which should include representatives of the EU Council, the EP and the EU Commission; a similar scheme of participation in all Ecosoc committees and subsidiary bodies (e.g. UN Commission on Human Rights), |
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the participation of a delegation of the European Union in the annual meeting of the Ecosoc, which should include representatives of the EU Council, the EP and the EU Commission; a similar scheme of participation in all Ecosoc committees and subsidiary bodies (e.g. UN Commission on Human Rights),

| — | the participation of the EU in the decision-making process of all the UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes (UNAFP) to which the EU budget is contributing, and under the same conditions laid down for the UN Member States contributors; |
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the participation of the EU in the decision-making process of all the UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes (UNAFP) to which the EU budget is contributing, and under the same conditions laid down for the UN Member States contributors;

| 13. | Calls on the Council to reflect on the possibility to propose the participation of the European Union as a full member in the Security Council and the General Assembly of the UN; |
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Calls on the Council to reflect on the possibility to propose the participation of the European Union as a full member in the Security Council and the General Assembly of the UN;

| 14. | Considers that the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the European Union, whose functions are laid down in the Draft European Constitution, should occupy the seat proposed in the previous paragraph for the EU; |
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Considers that the Minister for Foreign Affairs of the European Union, whose functions are laid down in the Draft European Constitution, should occupy the seat proposed in the previous paragraph for the EU;

| 15. | Confirms that the UN Charter constitutes the key political and legal basis for developing international relations and ensuring peace and international security; recognises that international law and the UN system must be further developed; emphasises that the most important tasks are to enforce international law and human rights, to overcome poverty and under-development and to achieve effective multilateralism; stresses that the enlarged European Union of 25 Member States will bear special responsibility for shaping this process of reform; recognises that the objective of UN institutional reform is an element in this process; |
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Confirms that the UN Charter constitutes the key political and legal basis for developing international relations and ensuring peace and international security; recognises that international law and the UN system must be further developed; emphasises that the most important tasks are to enforce international law and human rights, to overcome poverty and under-development and to achieve effective multilateralism; stresses that the enlarged European Union of 25 Member States will bear special responsibility for shaping this process of reform; recognises that the objective of UN institutional reform is an element in this process;

| 16. | Welcomes the increased coherence from the UN in its relations with the EU, already achieved within the framework of the ongoing UN administrative reform and also expressed by the appointment of a UN representative to the EU with a strategic global mandate; |
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Welcomes the increased coherence from the UN in its relations with the EU, already achieved within the framework of the ongoing UN administrative reform and also expressed by the appointment of a UN representative to the EU with a strategic global mandate;

| 17. | Welcomes the UN's annual programme impact review (9) and the decision to open a UN Regional Information Centre for Western Europe in Brussels, from the beginning of 2004; notes that this Centre will focus its activities on providing information for citizens of the EU Member States and other European countries; invites it to include in its annual activity programme information actions on the relations between the EU and the UN; invites the EU Commission to launch, if possible jointly with this Centre, an information initiative on the relations between the EU and the UN, including on the EU's financial contribution to the activities of the UN, its Agencies, Programmes and Funds; also encourages the UN Regional Centre to develop its activities in close cooperation with the UN Associations and educational institutions, which are vital structures of civil society to bring to citizens the common values of the EU and the UN; |
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Welcomes the UN's annual programme impact review (9) and the decision to open a UN Regional Information Centre for Western Europe in Brussels, from the beginning of 2004; notes that this Centre will focus its activities on providing information for citizens of the EU Member States and other European countries; invites it to include in its annual activity programme information actions on the relations between the EU and the UN; invites the EU Commission to launch, if possible jointly with this Centre, an information initiative on the relations between the EU and the UN, including on the EU's financial contribution to the activities of the UN, its Agencies, Programmes and Funds; also encourages the UN Regional Centre to develop its activities in close cooperation with the UN Associations and educational institutions, which are vital structures of civil society to bring to citizens the common values of the EU and the UN;

| 18. | Invites the Belgian authorities to do their utmost to provide the new UN Representation to the EU and the UN Regional Information Centre with the appropriate statute and offices; |
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Invites the Belgian authorities to do their utmost to provide the new UN Representation to the EU and the UN Regional Information Centre with the appropriate statute and offices;

| 19. | Stresses that enhancing the EU's role within the UN will demand:






  — | improving the exchange of information, consultation, and, wherever appropriate coordination of the agendas of the EU institutions and of the UN; |
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Stresses that enhancing the EU's role within the UN will demand:

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improving the exchange of information, consultation, and, wherever appropriate coordination of the agendas of the EU institutions and of the UN;

| — | reinforcing the debate among EU institutions on UN issues, with a view to jointly agreeing on the political sectors where the EU should have a front-runner role in the definition of the UN politics, such as the articulation of the UN with other international organisations (e.g. NATO), the relations between security, development, environmental and humanitarian policies; and developing and promoting EU values, in particular democracy and respect for human rights within the framework of UN activity; |
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reinforcing the debate among EU institutions on UN issues, with a view to jointly agreeing on the political sectors where the EU should have a front-runner role in the definition of the UN politics, such as the articulation of the UN with other international organisations (e.g. NATO), the relations between security, development, environmental and humanitarian policies; and developing and promoting EU values, in particular democracy and respect for human rights within the framework of UN activity;

| — | ensuring the implementation and follow-up of the decisions taken within the framework of the UN (e.g. Security Council, General Assembly, Ecosoc, international conferences), in all sectors and at all levels of its external relations activity, in particular in the implementation of the EU bilateral relations with third countries (mainstreaming); |
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ensuring the implementation and follow-up of the decisions taken within the framework of the UN (e.g. Security Council, General Assembly, Ecosoc, international conferences), in all sectors and at all levels of its external relations activity, in particular in the implementation of the EU bilateral relations with third countries (mainstreaming);

| — | coordinating with other countries in achieving joint policy objectives, such as the establishment of the International Court of Justice, the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol and the world-wide outlawing of landmines; |
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coordinating with other countries in achieving joint policy objectives, such as the establishment of the International Court of Justice, the implementation of the Kyoto Protocol and the world-wide outlawing of landmines;

| — | defining a European Union common position on the reform of the United Nations system; |
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defining a European Union common position on the reform of the United Nations system;

| — | developing the parliamentary dimension of EU-UN relations in a sound and transparent way; |
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developing the parliamentary dimension of EU-UN relations in a sound and transparent way;

| — | ensuring, for the areas under UN activity, the implementation, in due time and form, of Article 19 of the Treaty of the Union not only in terms of information, but also of coordination, as well as of all interinstitutional agreements adopted by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission (e.g. interinstitutional agreements on CFSP/ESDP and on budgetary discipline), and eventually amending Article 19 of the EU Treaty in order to establish uniform representation of the EU within bodies of the United Nations and other international institutions; |
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ensuring, for the areas under UN activity, the implementation, in due time and form, of Article 19 of the Treaty of the Union not only in terms of information, but also of coordination, as well as of all interinstitutional agreements adopted by the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission (e.g. interinstitutional agreements on CFSP/ESDP and on budgetary discipline), and eventually amending Article 19 of the EU Treaty in order to establish uniform representation of the EU within bodies of the United Nations and other international institutions;

| — | reinforcing the coordination mechanisms of Common Foreign and Security Policy/European Security and Defence Policy (CFSP/ESDP), with a view to ensuring that the EU Members of the Security Council (permanent members and non-permanent members) have clear information on the EU position on the issues being dealt with in the Security Council; |
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reinforcing the coordination mechanisms of Common Foreign and Security Policy/European Security and Defence Policy (CFSP/ESDP), with a view to ensuring that the EU Members of the Security Council (permanent members and non-permanent members) have clear information on the EU position on the issues being dealt with in the Security Council;

| — | working towards a more efficient and cohesive Common Foreign and Security Policy through a more pro-active role for the EU in areas relating to international, political, security and human rights issues; |
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working towards a more efficient and cohesive Common Foreign and Security Policy through a more pro-active role for the EU in areas relating to international, political, security and human rights issues;

| — | paying particular attention to human rights clauses; |
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paying particular attention to human rights clauses;

| — | adopting a more active role in UN peacekeeping and peace enforcement missions; |
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adopting a more active role in UN peacekeeping and peace enforcement missions;

| — | stepping up the dialogue between cultures and religions as a contribution to the international debate on cultural diversity; |
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stepping up the dialogue between cultures and religions as a contribution to the international debate on cultural diversity;

| — | reinforcing and extending political dialogue not only between the EU institutions, and countries which are members of the Western European UN Regional Group, but also with other regional groups, in particular ACP countries, USA and Latin America, as well as with international regional organisations, on the issues in the UN and EU agendas, in particular those related to the goals of the Millennium Declaration; |
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reinforcing and extending political dialogue not only between the EU institutions, and countries which are members of the Western European UN Regional Group, but also with other regional groups, in particular ACP countries, USA and Latin America, as well as with international regional organisations, on the issues in the UN and EU agendas, in particular those related to the goals of the Millennium Declaration;

| — | implementing in a transparent and efficient way the memoranda of understanding or other forms of agreement between the EU Council or the EU Commission and the UN and its Agencies, Programmes and Funds, as well as its willingness to take the lead in implementing measures to support UN objectives in a large number of areas; |
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implementing in a transparent and efficient way the memoranda of understanding or other forms of agreement between the EU Council or the EU Commission and the UN and its Agencies, Programmes and Funds, as well as its willingness to take the lead in implementing measures to support UN objectives in a large number of areas;

| — | adding dialogue and cooperation at the services level to the current dialogue at the highest level between the UN and the EU institutions (European Parliament, Council and Commission), with a view to developing programmatic partnerships and, wherever appropriate, common agendas; |
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adding dialogue and cooperation at the services level to the current dialogue at the highest level between the UN and the EU institutions (European Parliament, Council and Commission), with a view to developing programmatic partnerships and, wherever appropriate, common agendas;

| 20. | Looks to the EU actively to participate in reforming and further developing the UN; takes the view that, in the event of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity within the meaning of Articles 6, 7 and 8 of the Statute of the International Criminal Court, it must be possible for the United Nations to be authorised to intervene rapidly; considers in this connection that the possibility must be created of circumventing the veto of a permanent member of the Security Council should an independent body endowed with legitimacy under international law (for instance, the International Court of Justice or the International Criminal Court) establish that there is an imminent danger of the above-mentioned crimes being committed; |
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Looks to the EU actively to participate in reforming and further developing the UN; takes the view that, in the event of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity within the meaning of Articles 6, 7 and 8 of the Statute of the International Criminal Court, it must be possible for the United Nations to be authorised to intervene rapidly; considers in this connection that the possibility must be created of circumventing the veto of a permanent member of the Security Council should an independent body endowed with legitimacy under international law (for instance, the International Court of Justice or the International Criminal Court) establish that there is an imminent danger of the above-mentioned crimes being committed;

| 21. | Insists that in order to obtain greater support for the UN among citizens there is a need to improve respect for its work in favour of fundamental human rights; considers that a system for evaluating individual Member States' infringements of established fundamental human rights and freedoms should, therefore, be devised, accompanied by the possibility for political regimes which commit serious and regular breaches of these rights over a long period to be deprived of their right to vote in the UN Human Rights Commission, until such breaches cease; |
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Insists that in order to obtain greater support for the UN among citizens there is a need to improve respect for its work in favour of fundamental human rights; considers that a system for evaluating individual Member States' infringements of established fundamental human rights and freedoms should, therefore, be devised, accompanied by the possibility for political regimes which commit serious and regular breaches of these rights over a long period to be deprived of their right to vote in the UN Human Rights Commission, until such breaches cease;

Reinforcing cooperation between the EU institutions and the UN system

| 22. | Welcomes the implementation by the UN Secretary-General of the strategy to reinforce cooperation with regional organisations and to enhance coordination between the UN's actions and its major partners such as the European Union, in particular on disarmament, arms exports control, conflict prevention, the civil and military aspects of crisis management, humanitarian relief, development, protection of human rights, social rights and the rights of indigenous peoples, environmental protection, as well as counterterrorism and the fight against organised crime, in particular trafficking in human beings, drugs, arms smuggling, and money laundering; |
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Welcomes the implementation by the UN Secretary-General of the strategy to reinforce cooperation with regional organisations and to enhance coordination between the UN's actions and its major partners such as the European Union, in particular on disarmament, arms exports control, conflict prevention, the civil and military aspects of crisis management, humanitarian relief, development, protection of human rights, social rights and the rights of indigenous peoples, environmental protection, as well as counterterrorism and the fight against organised crime, in particular trafficking in human beings, drugs, arms smuggling, and money laundering;

| 23. | Considers that this approach and the development of political dialogue with the European Parliament, as mentioned in paragraph 39, are the starting points for a joint building-block strategy aimed at reinforcing multilateral systems on the basis of the principle of cooperation, constructive dialogue and compromise, seeking to resolve differences amongst EU Member States wherever possible, and rejecting multi-polar or rigid confrontational approaches at international level; |
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Considers that this approach and the development of political dialogue with the European Parliament, as mentioned in paragraph 39, are the starting points for a joint building-block strategy aimed at reinforcing multilateral systems on the basis of the principle of cooperation, constructive dialogue and compromise, seeking to resolve differences amongst EU Member States wherever possible, and rejecting multi-polar or rigid confrontational approaches at international level;

| 24. | Notes the urgent need to develop reinforced cooperation and coordination in the sector of public health, in particular in the areas of research and preventive action, where severe and readily transmissible diseases with epidemiological impact pose one of the most relevant new threats to global security; |
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Notes the urgent need to develop reinforced cooperation and coordination in the sector of public health, in particular in the areas of research and preventive action, where severe and readily transmissible diseases with epidemiological impact pose one of the most relevant new threats to global security;

| 25. | Reiterates its call for a worldwide ban on the cloning of humans, and supports Costa Rica's initiative in this connection and the UN General Assembly's decision to work on a corresponding convention in 2004; |
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Reiterates its call for a worldwide ban on the cloning of humans, and supports Costa Rica's initiative in this connection and the UN General Assembly's decision to work on a corresponding convention in 2004;

| 26. | Requests that, as part of the efforts to implement effectively UN Security Council Resolution 1373, including the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism of 9 December 1999, the European Union should promote the application of the eight special recommendations on the financing of terrorism of 31 October 2001 by the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF), as well as the 40 FATF recommendations on combating money laundering of 20 June 2003; |
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Requests that, as part of the efforts to implement effectively UN Security Council Resolution 1373, including the International Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism of 9 December 1999, the European Union should promote the application of the eight special recommendations on the financing of terrorism of 31 October 2001 by the Financial Action Task Force on Money Laundering (FATF), as well as the 40 FATF recommendations on combating money laundering of 20 June 2003;

| 27. | Calls on the EU institutions to support the setting up of an intergroup of the democratic countries within the UN system (the Community of Democracies); invites them and the EU Member States to promote the participation in this intergroup, and assist the NGOs in their efforts in favour of this objective, in particular those aiming at mobilising civil society; |
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Calls on the EU institutions to support the setting up of an intergroup of the democratic countries within the UN system (the Community of Democracies); invites them and the EU Member States to promote the participation in this intergroup, and assist the NGOs in their efforts in favour of this objective, in particular those aiming at mobilising civil society;

| 28. | Emphasises the need for a proper balance between the objectives of supporting effective multiagency working and ensuring a genuine European value-added in international actions; welcomes, therefore, the Framework Agreement signed on 29 April 2003 between the UN and the EU Commission on the financial and administrative aspects of the cooperation between the UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes and the Commission, as well as the memoranda of understanding and other forms of agreement reached between 2000 and 2002 through exchanges of letters of 6 July and 14 December 2000, and 14 May 2001, between the UN agencies and the Commission; |
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Emphasises the need for a proper balance between the objectives of supporting effective multiagency working and ensuring a genuine European value-added in international actions; welcomes, therefore, the Framework Agreement signed on 29 April 2003 between the UN and the EU Commission on the financial and administrative aspects of the cooperation between the UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes and the Commission, as well as the memoranda of understanding and other forms of agreement reached between 2000 and 2002 through exchanges of letters of 6 July and 14 December 2000, and 14 May 2001, between the UN agencies and the Commission;

| 29. | Notes with satisfaction that this Framework Agreement is also an attempt to respond to the European Parliament's and the Court of Auditors' requests for the Commission to adjust the cooperation schemes with the UN to the EU's financial and administrative rules, but regrets that the European Parliament, or its competent committees, have not been duly consulted and informed on its preparation; |
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Notes with satisfaction that this Framework Agreement is also an attempt to respond to the European Parliament's and the Court of Auditors' requests for the Commission to adjust the cooperation schemes with the UN to the EU's financial and administrative rules, but regrets that the European Parliament, or its competent committees, have not been duly consulted and informed on its preparation;

| 30. | Encourages the Commission, within the framework of its executive competence, to make a further step towards reinforcing cooperation and coordination, as proposed by the UN in its communication: ‘A Vision for Partnership: the United Nations and the European Union’, in particular by:






  — | reinforcing the current dialogue and programmatic partnership by:






  — | pursuing with the desk-to-desk dialogue started at the end of October 2003; and extending it also to the countries and regions where significant experience of cooperation has already been achieved (e.g. south-east Europe, Congo), |
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Encourages the Commission, within the framework of its executive competence, to make a further step towards reinforcing cooperation and coordination, as proposed by the UN in its communication: ‘A Vision for Partnership: the United Nations and the European Union’, in particular by:

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reinforcing the current dialogue and programmatic partnership by:

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pursuing with the desk-to-desk dialogue started at the end of October 2003; and extending it also to the countries and regions where significant experience of cooperation has already been achieved (e.g. south-east Europe, Congo),

| — | actively participating in the implementation of strategic partnerships not only in the areas of development and humanitarian aid, but also in the areas of conflict prevention and civil resolution of emerging crises, |
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actively participating in the implementation of strategic partnerships not only in the areas of development and humanitarian aid, but also in the areas of conflict prevention and civil resolution of emerging crises,

| — | enlarging to areas other than development and humanitarian affairs, the current political dialogue and programmatic partnership (e.g. environment, public health, in particular the fight against AIDS and other emerging severe transmissible diseases with epidemiological impact, consumer policy, counter-terrorism policy, the fight against organised crime, in particular trafficking in human beings, drugs and arms, as well as pursuing of the objectives of overcoming poverty and under-development, sustainable development, causes of conflict prevention and the consistent enforcement of law in international relations); |
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enlarging to areas other than development and humanitarian affairs, the current political dialogue and programmatic partnership (e.g. environment, public health, in particular the fight against AIDS and other emerging severe transmissible diseases with epidemiological impact, consumer policy, counter-terrorism policy, the fight against organised crime, in particular trafficking in human beings, drugs and arms, as well as pursuing of the objectives of overcoming poverty and under-development, sustainable development, causes of conflict prevention and the consistent enforcement of law in international relations);

| — | developing joint programming, training and project assessments, with a view to a more effective strategic planning and identification of areas of closer cooperation and coordination, not only at the level of desk officers but also of country representatives; |
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developing joint programming, training and project assessments, with a view to a more effective strategic planning and identification of areas of closer cooperation and coordination, not only at the level of desk officers but also of country representatives;

| — | restating EU support for a new UN Convention on Disability, and seeking to reinforce cooperation between non-discrimination actions (Article 13 of the EC Treaty) with activities supporting each of the relevant conventions within the United Nations; |
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restating EU support for a new UN Convention on Disability, and seeking to reinforce cooperation between non-discrimination actions (Article 13 of the EC Treaty) with activities supporting each of the relevant conventions within the United Nations;

| — | developing linkages between the EU framework on corporate social responsibility with the United Nations Global Compact and UN Human Rights Sub-Commission guidelines on multinational enterprise, with a view to developing a binding international treaty on corporate accountability ultimately enforced within the UN itself; |
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developing linkages between the EU framework on corporate social responsibility with the United Nations Global Compact and UN Human Rights Sub-Commission guidelines on multinational enterprise, with a view to developing a binding international treaty on corporate accountability ultimately enforced within the UN itself;

| — | taking into account in the implementation of the EU external assistance programmes the agreements reached within the framework of the political dialogue between the EU and the UN and the decisions taken within the framework of the UN, including giving technical and financial assistance to third countries in meeting the UN objectives and goals; |
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taking into account in the implementation of the EU external assistance programmes the agreements reached within the framework of the political dialogue between the EU and the UN and the decisions taken within the framework of the UN, including giving technical and financial assistance to third countries in meeting the UN objectives and goals;

| — | implementing, in the light of the EU Financial Regulation, and whenever possible, the financial cooperation with the UN on the basis of a programme funding system and simplified procedures. Clearly explaining to the UN and its Agencies, Programmes and Funds the EU funding systems and the cases where it is not possible for the EU institutions to do it on the basis of a programme approach, |
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implementing, in the light of the EU Financial Regulation, and whenever possible, the financial cooperation with the UN on the basis of a programme funding system and simplified procedures. Clearly explaining to the UN and its Agencies, Programmes and Funds the EU funding systems and the cases where it is not possible for the EU institutions to do it on the basis of a programme approach,

| — | inviting the Secretariats of the Council and of the European Parliament's competent committee to attend desk-to-desk meetings and informing the EP and the Council Secretariats of the follow-up given to the decisions made at these meetings, |
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inviting the Secretariats of the Council and of the European Parliament's competent committee to attend desk-to-desk meetings and informing the EP and the Council Secretariats of the follow-up given to the decisions made at these meetings,

| — | presenting to the EP and the Council, before April of each year a report on the state of relations between the European Union and its institutions and the UN, in particular as regards the:






  — | implementation of the Financial and Administrative Framework Agreement; its extension to all the UN initiatives, in particular those implemented by UN Agencies, and Funds and Programmes, as well as the difficulties met in its implementation, |
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presenting to the EP and the Council, before April of each year a report on the state of relations between the European Union and its institutions and the UN, in particular as regards the:

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implementation of the Financial and Administrative Framework Agreement; its extension to all the UN initiatives, in particular those implemented by UN Agencies, and Funds and Programmes, as well as the difficulties met in its implementation,

| — | implementation of the Action Plan adopted by the Commission within the framework of its Communication ‘The EU and the UN: the choice of multilateralism’ and of the recommendations and political guidelines laid down by this resolution, |
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implementation of the Action Plan adopted by the Commission within the framework of its Communication ‘The EU and the UN: the choice of multilateralism’ and of the recommendations and political guidelines laid down by this resolution,

| — | implementation of the strategic partnerships with the United Nations Agencies, Funds and Programmes and the possibility of developing new ones, |
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implementation of the strategic partnerships with the United Nations Agencies, Funds and Programmes and the possibility of developing new ones,

| — | participation of EU delegations in the UN's initiatives and actions, including the annual meetings of its bodies, and international conferences, |
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participation of EU delegations in the UN's initiatives and actions, including the annual meetings of its bodies, and international conferences,

| — | outcome of the political dialogue on the strategic programming for humanitarian affairs (SPD), within the framework of development policy and humanitarian aid, as well as on conflict prevention, civil settlement of emerging crisis, and other sectors of cooperation such as environment, public health and fight against terrorism and organised crime, in particular trafficking in human beings, drugs and arms, |
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outcome of the political dialogue on the strategic programming for humanitarian affairs (SPD), within the framework of development policy and humanitarian aid, as well as on conflict prevention, civil settlement of emerging crisis, and other sectors of cooperation such as environment, public health and fight against terrorism and organised crime, in particular trafficking in human beings, drugs and arms,

| — | identification (by budget line) of the contribution of the EU budget to the UN and its Agencies, Funds and Programmes, |
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identification (by budget line) of the contribution of the EU budget to the UN and its Agencies, Funds and Programmes,

| — | evaluation of the use by the UN of EU budget resources (by budget line) during the previous budgetary year, |
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evaluation of the use by the UN of EU budget resources (by budget line) during the previous budgetary year,

| — | identification of possible new areas for strategic collaboration based on the analysis and assessment of the factors mentioned in the above points; |
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identification of possible new areas for strategic collaboration based on the analysis and assessment of the factors mentioned in the above points;

| 31. | Encourages also the Council to reach, in the light of its decision of 21 July 2003 (10) and the Joint Declaration of the EU Italian Presidency and the UN Secretary-General of 24 September 2003 (11), an agreement with the UN on conflict prevention and crisis management, reflecting the following principles:






  — | building-up positive cooperation on the basis of the principles of pragmatic efficiency and political consistency, promoting joint values and interests through improved coordination rather than formal aspects which create unnecessary constraints, |
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Encourages also the Council to reach, in the light of its decision of 21 July 2003 (10) and the Joint Declaration of the EU Italian Presidency and the UN Secretary-General of 24 September 2003 (11), an agreement with the UN on conflict prevention and crisis management, reflecting the following principles:

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building-up positive cooperation on the basis of the principles of pragmatic efficiency and political consistency, promoting joint values and interests through improved coordination rather than formal aspects which create unnecessary constraints,

| — | establishment of mechanisms and procedures protecting the exchange of information between the EU and the UN related to crisis management (peace keeping and peace building operations), |
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establishment of mechanisms and procedures protecting the exchange of information between the EU and the UN related to crisis management (peace keeping and peace building operations),

| — | establishment of a set of joint framework rules and procedures to be followed by the EU and the UN in crisis management, |
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establishment of a set of joint framework rules and procedures to be followed by the EU and the UN in crisis management,

| — | information, consultation and regular reporting to the European Parliament in respect of the Treaty of the Union and of the interinstitutional agreements between the EU Council and the European Parliament; |
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information, consultation and regular reporting to the European Parliament in respect of the Treaty of the Union and of the interinstitutional agreements between the EU Council and the European Parliament;

| 32. | Is of the opinion that the Joint Declaration of the EU Italian Presidency and the UN Secretary-General of 24 September should be implemented on the basis of a consistent UN strategy on conflict prevention and crisis management, differentiating short-term operational measures and long-term structural measures addressing the causes of conflicts; calls, therefore, the Council and the EU Member States to take into account in the implementation of this Joint Declaration the conclusions and recommendations adopted by the 57th UN General Assembly (12) on conflict prevention, and actively work on their implementation; |
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Is of the opinion that the Joint Declaration of the EU Italian Presidency and the UN Secretary-General of 24 September should be implemented on the basis of a consistent UN strategy on conflict prevention and crisis management, differentiating short-term operational measures and long-term structural measures addressing the causes of conflicts; calls, therefore, the Council and the EU Member States to take into account in the implementation of this Joint Declaration the conclusions and recommendations adopted by the 57th UN General Assembly (12) on conflict prevention, and actively work on their implementation;

| 33. | Insists that the EU Presidency inform the EP, in due time, of the measures being undertaken for the presentation to the UN's bodies or agencies of any EU position or any proposal (e.g. the EU Priorities Paper to the annual session of the General Assembly, proposals for resolutions to be presented on behalf of the EU to the Security Council or to the annual session of the Ecosoc, in particular the Commission on Human Rights); and to inform the EP's competent committees on the UN's proposals on cooperation in the area of crisis management (e.g. cooperation in Congo, Liberia), conflict prevention, post-conflict management, development and humanitarian aid and all other areas of political dialogue and cooperation in the field of planning; |
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Insists that the EU Presidency inform the EP, in due time, of the measures being undertaken for the presentation to the UN's bodies or agencies of any EU position or any proposal (e.g. the EU Priorities Paper to the annual session of the General Assembly, proposals for resolutions to be presented on behalf of the EU to the Security Council or to the annual session of the Ecosoc, in particular the Commission on Human Rights); and to inform the EP's competent committees on the UN's proposals on cooperation in the area of crisis management (e.g. cooperation in Congo, Liberia), conflict prevention, post-conflict management, development and humanitarian aid and all other areas of political dialogue and cooperation in the field of planning;

| 34. | Invites the Council and its Member States to enhance, in the light of article 19 of the EU Treaty, not only mutual information but also internal coordination both in Brussels and at the UN, on the issues to be dealt with in the UN's bodies; for this purpose proposes that the role of the Council Working Groups and parties in Brussels (e.g. CONUN or working group for the preparation of UN conferences) is reinforced and include the preparation of EU common positions or mandates and guidelines, before any decision is taken in the UN's political bodies (Security Council, General Assembly and Ecosoc); |
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Invites the Council and its Member States to enhance, in the light of article 19 of the EU Treaty, not only mutual information but also internal coordination both in Brussels and at the UN, on the issues to be dealt with in the UN's bodies; for this purpose proposes that the role of the Council Working Groups and parties in Brussels (e.g. CONUN or working group for the preparation of UN conferences) is reinforced and include the preparation of EU common positions or mandates and guidelines, before any decision is taken in the UN's political bodies (Security Council, General Assembly and Ecosoc);

| 35. | Notes, also in this regard, the urgent need to improve the current system of exchange of information and coordination among the representatives of the EU's Member States at the UN, ensuring in particular permanent coordination among the EU members sitting in the UN Security Council and the EU Presidency; considers that this improvement will avoid any contradiction between the common positions or political guidelines adopted by the European Union and the positions expressed in the UN's organs by any EU Member State; |
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Notes, also in this regard, the urgent need to improve the current system of exchange of information and coordination among the representatives of the EU's Member States at the UN, ensuring in particular permanent coordination among the EU members sitting in the UN Security Council and the EU Presidency; considers that this improvement will avoid any contradiction between the common positions or political guidelines adopted by the European Union and the positions expressed in the UN's organs by any EU Member State;

| 36. | Considers that the clarification of the relations between the EU Council and its Member States represented in the UN Security Council could be dealt with within the framework of a code of conduct to be adopted under Article 19 of the Treaty of the Union, reinforcing the guidelines already adopted, and underlining that whenever an EU statement is presented on behalf of the European Union or the European Community, EU Member States should refrain from making their national statements, which should only be envisaged on an exceptional basis and justified in advance to the EU Presidency; |
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Considers that the clarification of the relations between the EU Council and its Member States represented in the UN Security Council could be dealt with within the framework of a code of conduct to be adopted under Article 19 of the Treaty of the Union, reinforcing the guidelines already adopted, and underlining that whenever an EU statement is presented on behalf of the European Union or the European Community, EU Member States should refrain from making their national statements, which should only be envisaged on an exceptional basis and justified in advance to the EU Presidency;

| 37. | Proposes that the Council and the Commission organise, on a regular basis, joint meetings between representatives of the EU Presidency, the Secretariats of the Council, the Commission and the European Parliament with representatives of the UN, to coordinate and wherever possible to do joint country assessments in terms of conflict prevention, the functioning of an ‘early warning system’ and implementation of the crisis management mechanisms available in the EU and the UN; |
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37.

Proposes that the Council and the Commission organise, on a regular basis, joint meetings between representatives of the EU Presidency, the Secretariats of the Council, the Commission and the European Parliament with representatives of the UN, to coordinate and wherever possible to do joint country assessments in terms of conflict prevention, the functioning of an ‘early warning system’ and implementation of the crisis management mechanisms available in the EU and the UN;

| 38. | Is of the opinion that, in the light of the forthcoming EU Constitution, streamlining the EU's diplomatic representation to the UN is of the utmost importance for improving relations between them; encourages, therefore, the Council and the Commission to reach, as soon as possible, an agreement on a common external delegation in each one of the following UN headquarters (New York, Geneva, Vienna and Nairobi); |
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38.

Is of the opinion that, in the light of the forthcoming EU Constitution, streamlining the EU's diplomatic representation to the UN is of the utmost importance for improving relations between them; encourages, therefore, the Council and the Commission to reach, as soon as possible, an agreement on a common external delegation in each one of the following UN headquarters (New York, Geneva, Vienna and Nairobi);

| 39. | Invites the UN Secretary-General and the UN's political bodies, its Agencies, Funds and Programmes, to extend the current practices of dialogue, cooperation and coordination with the EU Council and Commission to the European Parliament, by:






  — | collaborating at the highest level in the preparation of an EP annual debate on the activities of the United Nations and its relations with the EU and its institutions, |
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39.

Invites the UN Secretary-General and the UN's political bodies, its Agencies, Funds and Programmes, to extend the current practices of dialogue, cooperation and coordination with the EU Council and Commission to the European Parliament, by:

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collaborating at the highest level in the preparation of an EP annual debate on the activities of the United Nations and its relations with the EU and its institutions,

| — | jointly examining the cases where joint actions and programmes could be envisaged by the EP, as one of the EU's political institutions and the Budgetary Authority in most of the areas of activity of the UN and its Agencies, Funds and Programmes, |
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jointly examining the cases where joint actions and programmes could be envisaged by the EP, as one of the EU's political institutions and the Budgetary Authority in most of the areas of activity of the UN and its Agencies, Funds and Programmes,

| — | jointly identifying the areas where programmatic partnerships with the EU should be established or reinforced and whenever appropriate, where common agendas could be agreed on, |
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jointly identifying the areas where programmatic partnerships with the EU should be established or reinforced and whenever appropriate, where common agendas could be agreed on,

| — | jointly launching, in cooperation with regional or world Parliamentary Assemblies (e.g. the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly) a network of parliamentarians, which should meet on a regular basis in a Consultative Parliamentary Assembly under the United Nations, to discuss major political issues related to the UN's activity and the challenges it faces, |
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jointly launching, in cooperation with regional or world Parliamentary Assemblies (e.g. the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly) a network of parliamentarians, which should meet on a regular basis in a Consultative Parliamentary Assembly under the United Nations, to discuss major political issues related to the UN's activity and the challenges it faces,

| — | inviting the European Parliament to actively contribute to the High Level Panel recently appointed (13) for preparing the UN Secretary-General's recommendations to the forthcoming 59th General Assembly on the major threats and future challenges to peace and security and on the UN reform of institutions and processes, |
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inviting the European Parliament to actively contribute to the High Level Panel recently appointed (13) for preparing the UN Secretary-General's recommendations to the forthcoming 59th General Assembly on the major threats and future challenges to peace and security and on the UN reform of institutions and processes,

| — | inviting the European Parliament to participate in the on- going Panel on ‘United Nations — Civil Society Relations’, and promoting greater EU support for civil society groups within Member States such as the ‘United Nations Associations’, to advance awareness of and support for the role of the UN, at the grassroots level, |
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inviting the European Parliament to participate in the on- going Panel on ‘United Nations — Civil Society Relations’, and promoting greater EU support for civil society groups within Member States such as the ‘United Nations Associations’, to advance awareness of and support for the role of the UN, at the grassroots level,

| — | accepting the participation of EP representatives in the EU's delegations to the meetings of the UN Security Council, the General Assembly and Ecosoc annual sessions, as well as in the EU/EC representations to the boards of the UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes to which the EU budget contributes, and in its delegations to International Conferences, |
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accepting the participation of EP representatives in the EU's delegations to the meetings of the UN Security Council, the General Assembly and Ecosoc annual sessions, as well as in the EU/EC representations to the boards of the UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes to which the EU budget contributes, and in its delegations to International Conferences,

| — | jointly promoting periodical exchanges of views between high-level UN officials, as well as the Chairpersons of the UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes, and the competent committees of the EP on issues of current interest, |
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jointly promoting periodical exchanges of views between high-level UN officials, as well as the Chairpersons of the UN Agencies, Funds and Programmes, and the competent committees of the EP on issues of current interest,

| — | jointly organising the annual address of the UN Deputy Secretary-General to a joint meeting of the competent committees and delegations of the EP, |
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jointly organising the annual address of the UN Deputy Secretary-General to a joint meeting of the competent committees and delegations of the EP,

| — | jointly organising an annual meeting between the UN Deputy Secretary-General and the Secretary-General of the European Parliament, with a view to promoting cooperation and joint actions at administrative and management levels, including training and information activities; |
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jointly organising an annual meeting between the UN Deputy Secretary-General and the Secretary-General of the European Parliament, with a view to promoting cooperation and joint actions at administrative and management levels, including training and information activities;

| 40. | Is of the opinion that reinforcing political dialogue and cooperation with the European Parliament (the Parliament of a Union of 25 States and representing around 450 million people from 2004 on), will contribute to the success of the efforts of the UN Secretary-General to develop, in close cooperation with the International Parliamentary Union, a parliamentary dimension of the UN; it will also reinforce the democratic dimension to the UN, promoting its rapprochement to the citizens of one of the most relevant regions of the world and a major partner in the resolution of the challenges and threats that the world faces today; |
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40.

Is of the opinion that reinforcing political dialogue and cooperation with the European Parliament (the Parliament of a Union of 25 States and representing around 450 million people from 2004 on), will contribute to the success of the efforts of the UN Secretary-General to develop, in close cooperation with the International Parliamentary Union, a parliamentary dimension of the UN; it will also reinforce the democratic dimension to the UN, promoting its rapprochement to the citizens of one of the most relevant regions of the world and a major partner in the resolution of the challenges and threats that the world faces today;

| 41. | Instructs its competent committee to ensure consistent and systematic cooperation with the UN, its Agencies, Funds and Programmes, within the framework of the implementation and follow-up of this resolution; |
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41.

Instructs its competent committee to ensure consistent and systematic cooperation with the UN, its Agencies, Funds and Programmes, within the framework of the implementation and follow-up of this resolution;

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| 42. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the EU Council and Commission, the Secretary-General of the UN, the President of the UN Security Council, the President of the UN General Assembly, the President of the UN Ecosoc, as well as to the National Parliaments of the EU, the Inter Parliamentary Union and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. |
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42.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the EU Council and Commission, the Secretary-General of the UN, the President of the UN Security Council, the President of the UN General Assembly, the President of the UN Ecosoc, as well as to the National Parliaments of the EU, the Inter Parliamentary Union and the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

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(1)  UN SG Report to the 57th session of the UN General Assembly A/57/270, 31 July 2002 and UNSG Report to the 58th session of the UN General Assembly A/58/323, 2 September 2003 both on the Implementation of the UN Millennium Declaration.

(2)  CoE PA recommendation 1476 (2000).

(3)  CoE PA recommendation 1411 (1999).

(4)  CoE PA recommendation 1967 (1998).

(5)  EU General Affairs Council of 18/19 February 2002.

(6)  OJ C 180 E, 31.7.2003, p. 538.

(7)  Report of the Open-Ended Working Group, on the Question of Equitable Representation and Increase in the Membership of the Security Council and other matters related to the Security Council of 20 June 2003 (57th UN General Assembly, supplement 47 — A/57/47).

(8)  UN Secretary-General's address to the UN General Assembly of 23 September 2003 and decision of the UN Secretary-General announced on 4 November 2003 appointing the members of the Panel and confirming the terms of its mandate.

(9)  UNSG report to the 58th General Assembly: ‘Strengthening of the UN system — Questions relating to information’.

(10)  Conclusions of the Presidency of EU Council for External Relations of 21 July 2003.

(11)  Joint Declaration adopted at the ministerial Troika meeting during the 58th UN General Assembly on 24 September 2003.

(12)  UN res. A/RES/57/337.

(13)  UN Secretary-General's address to the UN General Assembly of 23 September 2003 and decision of the UN Secretary-General announced on 4 November 2003 appointing the members of the Panel and confirming the terms of its mandate.

P5_TA(2004)0038

Statistics on the Information Society ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation on statistics on the Information Society (COM(2003) 509 — C5-0401/2003 — 2003/0199(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2003) 509) (1), |
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having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2003) 509) (1),

| — | having regard to Articles 251(2) and 285(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0401/2003), |
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having regard to Articles 251(2) and 285(1) of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0401/2003),

| — | having regard to Rules 67 and 158(2) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rules 67 and 158(2) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (A5-0005/2004), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (A5-0005/2004),

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

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal substantially or replace it with another text; |
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2.

Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal substantially or replace it with another text;

| 3. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission. |
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3.

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

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(1)  Not yet published in the OJ.

P5_TC1-COD(2003)0199

Position of the European Parliament adopted at second reading on 29 January 2004 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No .../2004 concerning Community statistics on the information society

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 285(1) thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission,

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (1),

Whereas:

| (1) | The European Council in Lisbon in March 2000 set the target for Europe to become within ten years the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world. |
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(1)

The European Council in Lisbon in March 2000 set the target for Europe to become within ten years the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world.

| (2) | The eEurope Action Plan 2002 — endorsed at the Feira European Council in June 2000 — established a process of target-setting and benchmarking to bring Europe online as fast as possible. |
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(2)

The eEurope Action Plan 2002 — endorsed at the Feira European Council in June 2000 — established a process of target-setting and benchmarking to bring Europe online as fast as possible.

| (3) | The European Council in Seville in June 2002 endorsed the aims of the eEurope Action Plan 2005, which called for a legal basis to ensure regular and comparable data provision in Member States and enable greater use of official statistics on the information society. |
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(3)

The European Council in Seville in June 2002 endorsed the aims of the eEurope Action Plan 2005, which called for a legal basis to ensure regular and comparable data provision in Member States and enable greater use of official statistics on the information society.

| (4) | The Structural Indicators which are used in the annual Spring Report to the European Council require indicators based on coherent statistical information from the information society domain. |
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(4)

The Structural Indicators which are used in the annual Spring Report to the European Council require indicators based on coherent statistical information from the information society domain.

| (5) | The process of benchmarking eEurope as part of the implementation of eEurope Action Plans requires indicators based on coherent statistical information from the information society domain. |
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(5)

The process of benchmarking eEurope as part of the implementation of eEurope Action Plans requires indicators based on coherent statistical information from the information society domain.

| (6) | Harmonised statistics on Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) usage in enterprises are needed on an annual basis by the Commission's services. |
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(6)

Harmonised statistics on Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) usage in enterprises are needed on an annual basis by the Commission's services.

| (7) | Harmonised statistics on ICT usage by individuals and in households are needed on an annual basis by the Commission's services. |
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(7)

Harmonised statistics on ICT usage by individuals and in households are needed on an annual basis by the Commission's services.

| (8) | The rapidly changing nature of the information society domain requires that the statistics that are produced adapt to new developments. This can be provided for by having modules with a fixed duration and by allowing for modification through implementing measures taking into consideration Member States' resources and the burden on respondents, technical and methodological feasibility and the reliability of results. |
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(8)

The rapidly changing nature of the information society domain requires that the statistics that are produced adapt to new developments. This can be provided for by having modules with a fixed duration and by allowing for modification through implementing measures taking into consideration Member States' resources and the burden on respondents, technical and methodological feasibility and the reliability of results.

| (9) | The production of specific Community statistics is governed by the rules set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 of 17 February 1997 on Community Statistics (2). |
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(9)

The production of specific Community statistics is governed by the rules set out in Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 of 17 February 1997 on Community Statistics (2).

| (10) | Since the objective of the proposed action, namely the establishment of a common framework for the systematic production of Community statistics on the information society, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale or effects of the action, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective. |
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(10)

Since the objective of the proposed action, namely the establishment of a common framework for the systematic production of Community statistics on the information society, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale or effects of the action, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve that objective.

| (11) | The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (3). |
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(11)

The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission (3).

| (12) | The Statistical Programme Committee, established by Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom (4), has been consulted in accordance with Article 3 thereof, |
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(12)

The Statistical Programme Committee, established by Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom (4), has been consulted in accordance with Article 3 thereof,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Objective

The objective of this Regulation shall be to establish a common framework for the systematic production of Community statistics on the information society.

Article 2

Definitions

For the purpose of this Regulation:

| (a) | ‘Community statistics’ shall have the meaning assigned to it in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 322/97; |
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(a)

‘Community statistics’ shall have the meaning assigned to it in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 322/97;

| (b) | ‘Production of statistics’ shall have the meaning assigned to it in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 322/97; |
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(b)

‘Production of statistics’ shall have the meaning assigned to it in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 322/97;

| (c) | ‘Reference period’ shall mean a period to which data refer; |
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(c)

‘Reference period’ shall mean a period to which data refer;

| (d) | ‘Reference year’ shall mean a reference period of one calendar year; |
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(d)

‘Reference year’ shall mean a reference period of one calendar year;

| (e) | ‘Collection period’ shall mean a period specified in implementing measures during which a collection of data takes place. |
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(e)

‘Collection period’ shall mean a period specified in implementing measures during which a collection of data takes place.

Article 3

Scope

1.   The statistics to be compiled shall include information required for the eEurope benchmarking process, and useful to the Structural Indicators, and other information necessary to provide a uniform basis on which to analyse the information society.

2.   The statistics shall be grouped as modules, as defined in Annexes I and II.

Article 4

Modules

The modules in this Regulation shall cover the following domains:

| — | Enterprises and the information society, as defined in Annex I; |
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Enterprises and the information society, as defined in Annex I;

| — | Individuals, households and the information society, as defined in Annex II. |
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Individuals, households and the information society, as defined in Annex II.

Article 5

Methodological manual

The Commission, in close cooperation with Member States, shall draw up, and update as made necessary by new implementing measures, a methodological manual which contains recommended guidelines concerning the Community statistics produced pursuant to this Regulation.

Article 6

Transmission of data

1.   Member States shall transmit the aggregate data and the metadata required by this Regulation and its implementing measures, including confidential aggregate data, to the Commission (Eurostat) in accordance with the existing Community provisions on transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality. Those Community provisions shall apply to the treatment of the results, in so far as they include confidential data.

2.   Member States shall transmit the data and metadata required by this Regulation in electronic form, in accordance with an interchange standard agreed between the Commission and the Member States.

Article 7

Quality criteria and reports

1.   The Commission (Eurostat) shall assess the quality of the data transmitted.

2.   The Commission (Eurostat), in close co-operation with Member States, shall develop recommended common standards designed to ensure the quality (according to the standard Eurostat quality criteria) of the data provided. These standards shall be published in the methodological manual.

3.   Member States shall take all measures necessary to ensure the quality of the data transmitted.

4.   Within a set period after the deadline for transmission of final results, Member States shall supply the Commission (Eurostat) with a report on the quality of the data transmitted on the basis of the standards referred to in paragraph 2. These reports shall specify instances in which the said standards have not been complied with. The period shall be agreed upon during the development of implementing measures.

Article 8

Implementing measures

1.   The measures for implementing the modules of this Regulation shall concern the selection and specification, adjustment and modification of subjects and their characteristics, the coverage, reference periods and breakdowns of characteristics, the periodicity and timing of data provision and the deadlines for transmission of results.

2.   Implementing measures, including adjustment and updating measures to take account of economic and technical changes, shall be laid down in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 9(2), taking into consideration Member States' resources and the burden on respondents, technical and methodological feasibility and reliability of results.

3.   Implementing measures shall be drawn up at least nine months before the start of a data collection period.

Article 9

Committee

1.   The Commission shall be assisted by the Statistical Programme Committee established by Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom, hereinafter referred to as ‘the Committee’.

2.   Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.

Article 10

Financing

1.   For at least the first year in which Community statistics as provided for in implementing measures adopted pursuant to this Regulation are produced by Member States, the Commission shall make a financial contribution to the Member States to help cover the costs incurred by them in producing, processing and transmitting those statistics. The amount of the financial contribution shall not exceed 90% of such costs.

2.   The conditions and procedures for making the financial contribution and for its payment and control shall be in accordance with Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 of 25 June 2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (5).

3.   If budgetary conditions so permit, the Commission shall continue to make a financial contribution to Member States in order to help offset the costs of providing these statistics in subsequent years.

4.   The budgetary authority shall authorise the appropriations available for such financial contribution in the framework of the annual budgetary procedures of the European Communities.

Article 11

Entry into force

This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at ..., on ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)  Opinion of the European Parliament of 29 January 2004.

1

(2)  OJ L 52, 22.2.1997, p. 1. Regulation as amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

2

(3)  OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

3

(4)  OJ L 181, 28.6.1989, p. 47.

4

(5)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

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ANNEX I

MODULE 1: ENTERPRISES AND THE INFORMATION SOCIETY

| (a) | Aims
  The aim of this module is the timely provision of statistics on enterprises and the information society. This module provides a framework for the requirements in terms of coverage, duration and periodicity, subjects covered, breakdowns of data provision and any necessary pilot studies. |
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(a)

Aims

The aim of this module is the timely provision of statistics on enterprises and the information society. This module provides a framework for the requirements in terms of coverage, duration and periodicity, subjects covered, breakdowns of data provision and any necessary pilot studies.

| (b) | Coverage
  This module covers business activities within Sections D to K and Division 92 of the statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community (NACE REV. 1.1). Section J will be included subject to successful prior pilot studies.
  The statistics will be compiled for enterprise units. |
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(b)

Coverage

This module covers business activities within Sections D to K and Division 92 of the statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community (NACE REV. 1.1). Section J will be included subject to successful prior pilot studies.

The statistics will be compiled for enterprise units.

| (c) | Duration and periodicity of data provision
  Statistics will be provided annually for up to five reference years following the date of entry into force of this Regulation. Not all characteristics will necessarily be provided each year; the periodicity of provision for each characteristic will be specified and agreed upon as part of the implementing measures referred to in Article 8. |
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(c)

Duration and periodicity of data provision

Statistics will be provided annually for up to five reference years following the date of entry into force of this Regulation. Not all characteristics will necessarily be provided each year; the periodicity of provision for each characteristic will be specified and agreed upon as part of the implementing measures referred to in Article 8.

| (d) | Subjects covered
  The characteristics to be provided will be drawn from the following list of subjects:






  — | ICT systems and their usage in enterprises, |
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(d)

Subjects covered

The characteristics to be provided will be drawn from the following list of subjects:

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ICT systems and their usage in enterprises,

| — | use of internet and other electronic networks by enterprises, |
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use of internet and other electronic networks by enterprises,

| — | e-commerce and e-business processes, |
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e-commerce and e-business processes,

| — | ICT competence in the enterprise unit and the demand for ICT skills, |
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ICT competence in the enterprise unit and the demand for ICT skills,

| — | barriers to use of ICT, internet and other electronic networks, e-commerce and e-business processes. |
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barriers to use of ICT, internet and other electronic networks, e-commerce and e-business processes.

| — | ICT expenditure and investment, |
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ICT expenditure and investment,

| — | ICT security, |
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ICT security,

| — | perceived effects of ICT usage on enterprises. |
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perceived effects of ICT usage on enterprises.

Not all subjects will necessarily be covered each year.

| (e) | Breakdowns of data provision
  Not all breakdowns will necessarily be provided each year; the breakdowns required will be drawn from the following list and agreed upon as part of the implementing measures:






  — | by size class, |
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(e)

Breakdowns of data provision

Not all breakdowns will necessarily be provided each year; the breakdowns required will be drawn from the following list and agreed upon as part of the implementing measures:

—

by size class,

| — | by NACE heading, |
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by NACE heading,

| — | by region: regional breakdowns will be limited to no more than three groupings. |
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by region: regional breakdowns will be limited to no more than three groupings.

| (f) | Pilot studies
  Whenever significant new data requirements are identified or insufficient quality of data is to be expected, the Commission will institute pilot studies to be completed on a voluntary basis by the Member States before any data collection. Such pilot studies will be carried out in order to assess the feasibility of the relevant data collection, taking into consideration the benefits of the availability of the data in relation to the collection costs and the burden on respondents. |
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(f)

Pilot studies

Whenever significant new data requirements are identified or insufficient quality of data is to be expected, the Commission will institute pilot studies to be completed on a voluntary basis by the Member States before any data collection. Such pilot studies will be carried out in order to assess the feasibility of the relevant data collection, taking into consideration the benefits of the availability of the data in relation to the collection costs and the burden on respondents.

ANNEX II

MODULE 2: INDIVIDUALS, HOUSEHOLDS AND THE INFORMATION SOCIETY

| (a) | Aims
  The aim of this module is the timely provision of statistics on individuals, households and the information society. This module provides a framework for the requirements in terms of coverage, duration and periodicity, subjects covered, breakdowns of data provision and any necessary pilot studies. |
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(a)

Aims

The aim of this module is the timely provision of statistics on individuals, households and the information society. This module provides a framework for the requirements in terms of coverage, duration and periodicity, subjects covered, breakdowns of data provision and any necessary pilot studies.

| (b) | Coverage
  This module covers statistics about individuals and households. |
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(b)

Coverage

This module covers statistics about individuals and households.

| (c) | Duration and periodicity of data provision
  Statistics will be provided annually for up to five reference years following the date of entry into force of this Regulation. Not all characteristics will necessarily be provided each year; the periodicity of provision for each characteristic will be specified and agreed upon as part of the implementing measures referred to in Article 8. |
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(c)

Duration and periodicity of data provision

Statistics will be provided annually for up to five reference years following the date of entry into force of this Regulation. Not all characteristics will necessarily be provided each year; the periodicity of provision for each characteristic will be specified and agreed upon as part of the implementing measures referred to in Article 8.

| (d) | Subjects covered
  The characteristics to be provided will be drawn from the following list of subjects:






  — | access to and use of ICT systems by individuals and/or in households, |
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(d)

Subjects covered

The characteristics to be provided will be drawn from the following list of subjects:

—

access to and use of ICT systems by individuals and/or in households,

| — | use of internet for different purposes by individuals and/or in households, |
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use of internet for different purposes by individuals and/or in households,

| — | ICT security, |
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ICT security,

| — | ICT competence, |
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ICT competence,

| — | barriers to use of ICT and the Internet, |
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barriers to use of ICT and the Internet,

| — | perceived effects of ICT usage on individuals and/or on households. |
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perceived effects of ICT usage on individuals and/or on households.

Not all subjects will necessarily be covered each year.

| (e) | Breakdowns of data provision
  Not all breakdowns will necessarily be provided each year; the breakdowns required will be drawn from the following list and agreed upon as part of the implementing measures:






  A. | For statistics supplied for households:






  — | by household type |
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(e)

Breakdowns of data provision

Not all breakdowns will necessarily be provided each year; the breakdowns required will be drawn from the following list and agreed upon as part of the implementing measures:

A.

For statistics supplied for households:

—

by household type

| B. | For statistics supplied for individuals:






  — | by age group, |
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B.

For statistics supplied for individuals:

—

by age group,

| — | by sex, |
| --- | --- |

—

by sex,

| — | by education level, |
| --- | --- |

—

by education level,

| — | by employment situation, |
| --- | --- |

—

by employment situation,

| — | by region. |
| --- | --- |

—

by region.

| (f) | Pilot studies
  Whenever significant new data requirements are identified or insufficient quality of data is to be expected, the Commission will institute pilot studies to be completed on a voluntary basis by the Member States before any data collection. Such pilot studies will be carried out in order to assess the feasibility of the relevant data collection, taking into consideration the benefits of the availability of the data in relation to the collection costs and the burden on respondents. |
| --- | --- |

(f)

Pilot studies

Whenever significant new data requirements are identified or insufficient quality of data is to be expected, the Commission will institute pilot studies to be completed on a voluntary basis by the Member States before any data collection. Such pilot studies will be carried out in order to assess the feasibility of the relevant data collection, taking into consideration the benefits of the availability of the data in relation to the collection costs and the burden on respondents.

P5_TA(2004)0039

Financial and technical cooperation with the West Bank and the Gaza Strip ***I

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1734/94 on financial and technical cooperation with the West Bank and the Gaza Strip (COM(2003) 523 — C5-0403/2003 — 2003/0204(COD))

(Codecision procedure: first reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2003) 523) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission proposal to the European Parliament and the Council (COM(2003) 523) (1),

| — | having regard to Articles 251(2) and 179 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0403/2003), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Articles 251(2) and 179 of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Commission submitted the proposal to Parliament (C5-0403/2003),

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

—

having regard to Rule 67 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (A5-0002/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy (A5-0002/2004),

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

1.

Approves the Commission proposal as amended;

| 2. | Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal substantially or replace it with another text; |
| --- | --- |

2.

Calls on the Commission to refer the matter to Parliament again if it intends to amend the proposal substantially or replace it with another text;

| 3. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and the Commission. |
| --- | --- |

3.

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

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(1)  Not yet published in the OJ.

P5_TC1-COD(2003)0204

Position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 29 January 2004 with a view to the adoption of European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No .../2004 amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1734/94 on financial and technical cooperation with the West Bank and the Gaza Strip

THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 179 thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commission (1),

Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty (2),

Whereas:

| (1) | All efforts should be made to prevent any further deterioration of the Palestinian economy by contributing to the sound management and budgetary equilibrium of the Palestinian Authority and to consolidate that Autority by means of institutional reinforcement. |
| --- | --- |

(1)

All efforts should be made to prevent any further deterioration of the Palestinian economy by contributing to the sound management and budgetary equilibrium of the Palestinian Authority and to consolidate that Autority by means of institutional reinforcement.

| (2) | Requirements for financial aid will continue to be generated in the territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip as a result of recent developments in the Middle East Peace Process. |
| --- | --- |

(2)

Requirements for financial aid will continue to be generated in the territories of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip as a result of recent developments in the Middle East Peace Process.

| (3) | The Community should therefore pursue its aid effort pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1734/94 (3). |
| --- | --- |

(3)

The Community should therefore pursue its aid effort pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1734/94 (3).

| (4) | Regulation (EC) No 1734/94 should be reviewed by the European Parliament and the Council before the end of 2005 in order to take account of developments in the area, in particular with regard to the implementation of the roadmap for peace (Elements of a performance-based road map to a permanent two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict). |
| --- | --- |

(4)

Regulation (EC) No 1734/94 should be reviewed by the European Parliament and the Council before the end of 2005 in order to take account of developments in the area, in particular with regard to the implementation of the roadmap for peace (Elements of a performance-based road map to a permanent two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict).

| (5) | Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests (4) establishes a common legal framework for all the fields of the Communities' own resources and expenditure. Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning on-the-spot checks and inspections carried out by the Commission in order to protect the European Communities' financial interests against fraud and other irregularities (5) applies to all areas of the Communities' activity without prejudice to the provisions of Community rules specific to different policy areas. |
| --- | --- |

(5)

Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 of 18 December 1995 on the protection of the European Communities' financial interests (4) establishes a common legal framework for all the fields of the Communities' own resources and expenditure. Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 of 11 November 1996 concerning on-the-spot checks and inspections carried out by the Commission in order to protect the European Communities' financial interests against fraud and other irregularities (5) applies to all areas of the Communities' activity without prejudice to the provisions of Community rules specific to different policy areas.

| (6) | Regulation (EC) No 1734/94 should therefore be amended accordingly, |
| --- | --- |

(6)

Regulation (EC) No 1734/94 should therefore be amended accordingly,

HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

Article 1

Regulation (EC) No 1734/94 shall be amended as follows:

| 1) | Article 1 shall be replaced by the following:
  ‘Article 1

  1.   The Community shall implement financial and technical cooperation with the West Bank and the Gaza Strip with the aim of aiding their achievement of sustainable economic, political and social development. If circumstances allow, implementation shall be based on pluri-annual programmes.
  2.   The Commission shall provide a report reviewing this Regulation by 31 December 2005 at the latest, taking into account recent developments in the area.’ |
| --- | --- |

1)

Article 1 shall be replaced by the following:

‘Article 1

1.   The Community shall implement financial and technical cooperation with the West Bank and the Gaza Strip with the aim of aiding their achievement of sustainable economic, political and social development. If circumstances allow, implementation shall be based on pluri-annual programmes.

2.   The Commission shall provide a report reviewing this Regulation by 31 December 2005 at the latest, taking into account recent developments in the area.’

| 2) | Article 2 shall be amended as follows:






  (a) | the following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph 3:
  ‘3a.   The beneficiaries of support measures may include not only States and regions but also local authorities, regional organisations, public agencies, local or traditional communities, organisations supporting business, private operators, cooperatives, mutual societies, associations, foundations and non-governmental organisations.’ |
| --- | --- | --- |

2)

Article 2 shall be amended as follows:

(a)

the following paragraph shall be inserted after paragraph 3:

‘3a.   The beneficiaries of support measures may include not only States and regions but also local authorities, regional organisations, public agencies, local or traditional communities, organisations supporting business, private operators, cooperatives, mutual societies, associations, foundations and non-governmental organisations.’

| (b) | the following paragraph shall be added after paragraph 6:
  ‘7.   Invitations to tender and contract shall be open on equal terms to all natural and legal persons in the Member States and the Mediterranean partners as defined in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1488/96 of 23 July 1996 on financial and technical measures to accompany (MEDA) the reform of economic and social structures in the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership (6). |
| --- | --- |

(b)

the following paragraph shall be added after paragraph 6:

‘7.   Invitations to tender and contract shall be open on equal terms to all natural and legal persons in the Member States and the Mediterranean partners as defined in Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1488/96 of 23 July 1996 on financial and technical measures to accompany (MEDA) the reform of economic and social structures in the framework of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership (6).

| 3) | In Article 4, the following paragraph shall be added:
  ‘5.   Financing decisions and any financing agreements and contracts resulting therefrom shall provide, ‘inter alia’, for supervision and financial control by the Commission (including the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)), including on-the-spot checks and inspections in conformity with Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 (7) and audits by the Court of Auditors, where appropriate, to be carried out on the spot. Measures shall be taken in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 5 in order to provide for adequate protection of the European Communities' financial interests in conformity with Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 (8). Where necessary, investigations shall be conducted by the OLAF and shall be governed by European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 (9). |
| --- | --- |

3)

In Article 4, the following paragraph shall be added:

‘5.   Financing decisions and any financing agreements and contracts resulting therefrom shall provide, ‘inter alia’, for supervision and financial control by the Commission (including the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF)), including on-the-spot checks and inspections in conformity with Council Regulation (Euratom, EC) No 2185/96 (7) and audits by the Court of Auditors, where appropriate, to be carried out on the spot. Measures shall be taken in accordance with the procedure set out in Article 5 in order to provide for adequate protection of the European Communities' financial interests in conformity with Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 2988/95 (8). Where necessary, investigations shall be conducted by the OLAF and shall be governed by European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 (9).

Article 2

This Regulation shall enter into force on the third day following its publication in the Official Journal of the European Union.

This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

Done at ..., on ...

For the European Parliament

The President

For the Council

The President

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(1)  OJ C ...

1

(2)  Position of the European Parliament of 29 January 2004.

2

(3)  OJ L 182, 16.7.1994, p. 4. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1882/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council (OJ L 284, 31.10.2003, p. 1).

3

(4)  OJ L 312, 23.12.1995, p. 1.

4

(5)  OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 2.

5

(6)  OJ L 189, 30.7.1996, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 2698/2000 (OJ L 311, 12.12.2000, p. 1).’

6

(7)  OJ L 292, 15.11.1996, p. 2.

7

(8)  OJ L 312, 23.12.1995, p. 1.

8

(9)  OJ L 136, 31.5.1999, p. 1.’

9

P5_TA(2004)0040

International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture *

European Parliament legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (COM(2003) 602 — C5-0499/2003 — 2003/0231(CNS))

(Consultation procedure)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2003) 602) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (COM(2003) 602) (1),

| — | having regard to Articles 37, 175(1) and 300(2), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Articles 37, 175(1) and 300(2), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C5-0499/2003), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 300(3), first subparagraph, of the EC Treaty, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (C5-0499/2003),

| — | having regard to Rules 67 and 97(7) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rules 67 and 97(7) of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (A5-0012/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (A5-0012/2004),

| 1. | Approves the proposal for a Council decision as amended and approves the conclusion of this International Treaty; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the proposal for a Council decision as amended and approves the conclusion of this International Treaty;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States. |
| --- | --- |

2.

Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission, and the governments and parliaments of the Member States.

| TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION | AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT |
| --- | --- |
| Amendment 1 |
| Annex C, paragraph 1 |
| 1. ‘The European Community interprets Article 12.3d of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources as recognising that plant genetic resources for food and agriculture or their genetic parts or components which have undergone innovation may be the subject of intellectual property rights provided that the criteria relating to such rights are met.’ | Deleted |

TEXT PROPOSED BY THE COMMISSION

AMENDMENTS BY PARLIAMENT

Amendment 1

Annex C, paragraph 1

1. ‘The European Community interprets Article 12.3d of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources as recognising that plant genetic resources for food and agriculture or their genetic parts or components which have undergone innovation may be the subject of intellectual property rights provided that the criteria relating to such rights are met.’

Deleted

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(1)  Not yet published in the OJ.

P5_TA(2004)0041

Single European sky — framework regulation ***III

European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a European Parliament and Council regulation laying down the framework for the creation of the Single European Sky (‘the framework Regulation’) (PE-CONS 3690/2003 — C5-0603/2003 — 2001/0060(COD))

(Codecision procedure: third reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee and the Member States' statement thereon (PE-CONS 3690/2003 — C5-0603/2003), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee and the Member States' statement thereon (PE-CONS 3690/2003 — C5-0603/2003),

| — | having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2001) 123) (2), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2001) 123) (2),

| — | having regard to the amended proposal (COM(2002) 658) (3), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the amended proposal (COM(2002) 658) (3),

| — | having regard to its position at second reading (4) on the Council common position (5), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its position at second reading (4) on the Council common position (5),

| — | having regard to the Commission's opinion on Parliament's amendments to the common position (COM(2003) 514 — C5-0419/2003) (6), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission's opinion on Parliament's amendments to the common position (COM(2003) 514 — C5-0419/2003) (6),

| — | having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Rule 83 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 83 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A5-0010/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A5-0010/2004),

| 1. | Approves the joint text and draws attention to the Member States' statement thereon; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the joint text and draws attention to the Member States' statement thereon;

| 2. | Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the EC Treaty; |
| --- | --- |

2.

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

| 3. | Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published, together with the Member States' statement thereon, in the Official Journal of the European Union; |
| --- | --- |

3.

Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published, together with the Member States' statement thereon, in the Official Journal of the European Union;

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and the Commission. |
| --- | --- |

4.

Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and the Commission.

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(1)  OJ C 272 E, 13.11.2003, p. 296.

(2)  OJ C 103 E, 30.4.2002, p. 1.

(3)  Not yet published in the OJ.

(4)  ‘Texts adopted’, 3.7.2003, P5_TA(2003)0324.

(5)  OJ C 129 E, 3.6.2003, p. 1.

(6)  Not yet published in the OJ.

P5_TA(2004)0042

Single European sky — the service provision regulation ***III

European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a European Parliament and Council regulation on the provision of air navigation services in the Single European Sky (‘the service provision Regulation’) (PE-CONS 3691/2003 — C5-0604/2003 — 2001/0235(COD))

(Codecision procedure: third reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee (PE-CONS 3691/2003 — C5-0604/2003), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee (PE-CONS 3691/2003 — C5-0604/2003),

| — | having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2001) 564) (2), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2001) 564) (2),

| — | having regard to the amended proposal (COM(2002) 658) (3), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the amended proposal (COM(2002) 658) (3),

| — | having regard to its position at second reading, (4) on the Council common position (5), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its position at second reading, (4) on the Council common position (5),

| — | having regard to the Commission's opinion on Parliament's amendments to the common position (COM(2003) 514 — C5-0420/2003) (6), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission's opinion on Parliament's amendments to the common position (COM(2003) 514 — C5-0420/2003) (6),

| — | having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Rule 83 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 83 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A5-0009/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A5-0009/2004),

| 1. | Approves the joint text; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the joint text;

| 2. | Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the EC Treaty; |
| --- | --- |

2.

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

| 3. | Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union; |
| --- | --- |

3.

Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and the Commission. |
| --- | --- |

4.

Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and the Commission.

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(1)  OJ C 272 E, 13.11.2003, p. 303.

(2)  OJ C 103 E, 30.4.2002, p. 26.

(3)  Not yet published in the OJ.

(4)  ‘Texts adopted’, 3.7.2003, P5_TA(2003)0325.

(5)  OJ C 129 E, 3.6.2003, p. 16.

(6)  Not yet published in the OJ.

P5_TA(2004)0043

Single European sky — the airspace regulation ***III

European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a European Parliament and Council regulation on the organisation and use of the airspace in the Single European Sky (‘the airspace Regulation’) (PE-CONS 3692/2003 — C5-0605/2003 — 2001/0236(COD))

(Codecision procedure: third reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee and the relevant Commission statement (PE-CONS 3692/2003 — C5-0605/2003), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee and the relevant Commission statement (PE-CONS 3692/2003 — C5-0605/2003),

| — | having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2001) 564) (2), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2001) 564) (2),

| — | having regard to the amended proposal (COM(2002) 658) (3), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the amended proposal (COM(2002) 658) (3),

| — | having regard to its position at second reading (4) on the Council common position (5), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its position at second reading (4) on the Council common position (5),

| — | having regard to the Commission's opinion on Parliament's amendments to the common position (COM(2003) 514 — C5-0421/2003) (6), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission's opinion on Parliament's amendments to the common position (COM(2003) 514 — C5-0421/2003) (6),

| — | having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Rule 83 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 83 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A5-0009/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A5-0009/2004),

| 1. | Approves the joint text and draws attention to the Commission statement thereon; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the joint text and draws attention to the Commission statement thereon;

| 2. | Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the EC Treaty; |
| --- | --- |

2.

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

| 3. | Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published, together with the Commission statement statement thereon, in the Official Journal of the European Union; |
| --- | --- |

3.

Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published, together with the Commission statement statement thereon, in the Official Journal of the European Union;

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and Commission. |
| --- | --- |

4.

Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and Commission.

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(1)  OJ C 272 E, 13.11.2003, p. 316.

(2)  OJ C 103 E, 30.4.2002, p. 35.

(3)  Not yet published in the OJ.

(4)  ‘Texts adopted’, 3.7.2003, P5_TA(2003)0326.

(5)  OJ C 129 E, 3.6.2003, p. 11.

(6)  Not yet published in the OJ.

P5_TA(2004)0044

Single European sky — the interoperability regulation ***III

European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a European Parliament and Council regulation on the interoperability of the European Air Traffic Management network (‘the interoperability Regulation’) (PE-CONS 3693/2003 — C5-0606/2003 — 2001/0237(COD))

(Codecision procedure: third reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee (PE-CONS 3693/2003 — C5-0606/2003), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee (PE-CONS 3693/2003 — C5-0606/2003),

| — | having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2001) 564) (2), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2001) 564) (2),

| — | having regard to the amended proposal (COM(2002) 658) (3), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the amended proposal (COM(2002) 658) (3),

| — | having regard to its position at second reading (4) on the Council common position (5), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its position at second reading (4) on the Council common position (5),

| — | having regard to the Commission's opinion on Parliament's amendments to the common position (COM(2003) 514 — C5-0422/2003) (6), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission's opinion on Parliament's amendments to the common position (COM(2003) 514 — C5-0422/2003) (6),

| — | having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Rule 83 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 83 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A5-0009/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A5-0009/2004),

| 1. | Approves the joint text; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the joint text;

| 2. | Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the EC Treaty; |
| --- | --- |

2.

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

| 3. | Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union; |
| --- | --- |

3.

Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and Commission. |
| --- | --- |

4.

Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and Commission.

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(1)  OJ C 272 E, 13.11.2003, p. 325.

(2)  OJ C 103 E, 30.4.2002, p. 41.

(3)  Not yet published in the OJ.

(4)  ‘Texts adopted’, 3.7.2003, P5_TA(2003)0327.

(5)  OJ C 129 E, 3.6.2003, p. 26.

(6)  Not yet published in the OJ.

P5_TA(2004)0045

Public sector contracts ***III

European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a European Parliament and Council directive on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts (PE-CONS 3696/2003 — C5-0607/2003 — 2000/0115(COD))

(Codecision procedure: third reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee (PE-CONS 3696/2003 — C5-0607/2003) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee (PE-CONS 3696/2003 — C5-0607/2003) (1),

| — | having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2000) 275) (3), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2000) 275) (3),

| — | having regard to the amended proposal (COM(2002) 236) (4), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the amended proposal (COM(2002) 236) (4),

| — | having regard to its position at second reading (5) on the Council common position (6), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its position at second reading (5) on the Council common position (6),

| — | having regard to the Commission's opinion on Parliament's amendments to the common position (COM(2003) 503 — C5-0399/2003) (7), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission's opinion on Parliament's amendments to the common position (COM(2003) 503 — C5-0399/2003) (7),

| — | having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Rule 83 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 83 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A5-0007/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A5-0007/2004),

| 1. | Approves the joint text; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the joint text;

| 2. | Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the EC Treaty; |
| --- | --- |

2.

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

| 3. | Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union; |
| --- | --- |

3.

Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and Commission. |
| --- | --- |

4.

Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and Commission.

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(1)  Not yet published in the OJ.

(2)  OJ C 271 E, 7.11.2002, p. 176.

(3)  OJ C 29 E, 30.1.2001, p. 11.

(4)  OJ C 203 E, 27.8.2002, p. 210.

(5)  ‘Texts adopted’, 2.7.2003, P5_TA(2003)0312.

(6)  OJ C 147 E, 24.6.2003, p. 1.

(7)  Not yet published in the OJ.

P5_TA(2004)0046

Procurement procedures in the water, energy, transport and postal service sectors ***III

European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a European Parliament and Council directive coordinating the procurement procedures of entities operating in the water, energy, transport and postal services sectors (PE-CONS 3695/2003 — C5-0608/2003 — 2000/0117(COD))

(Codecision procedure: third reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee (PE-CONS 3695/2003 — C5-0608/2003), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee (PE-CONS 3695/2003 — C5-0608/2003),

| — | having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2000) 276) (2), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its position at first reading (1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2000) 276) (2),

| — | having regard to the amended proposal (COM(2002) 235) (3), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the amended proposal (COM(2002) 235) (3),

| — | having regard to its position at second reading (4) on the Council common position (5), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its position at second reading (4) on the Council common position (5),

| — | having regard to the Commission's opinion on Parliament's amendments to the common position (COM(2003) 501 — C5-0398/2003) (6), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission's opinion on Parliament's amendments to the common position (COM(2003) 501 — C5-0398/2003) (6),

| — | having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Rule 83 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 83 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A5-0008/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A5-0008/2004),

| 1. | Approves the joint text; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the joint text;

| 2. | Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the EC Treaty; |
| --- | --- |

2.

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

| 3. | Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union; |
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3.

Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published in the Official Journal of the European Union;

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and the Commission. |
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4.

Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and the Commission.

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(1)  OJ C 271 E, 7.11.2002, p. 293.

(2)  OJ C 29 E, 30.1.2001, p. 112.

(3)  OJ C 203 E, 27.8.2002, p. 183.

(4)  ‘Texts adopted’, 2.7.2003, P5_TA(2003)0313.

(5)  OJ C 147 E, 24.6.2003, p. 137.

(6)  Not yet published in the OJ.

P5_TA(2004)0047

Packaging and packaging waste ***III

European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a European Parliament and Council directive amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste (PE-CONS 3697/2003 — C5-0629/2003 — 2001/0291(COD))

(Codecision procedure: third reading)

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee and the interinstitutional statement thereon (PE-CONS 3697/2003 — C5-0629/2003) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee and the interinstitutional statement thereon (PE-CONS 3697/2003 — C5-0629/2003) (1),

| — | having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2001) 729) (3), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its position at first reading (2) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2001) 729) (3),

| — | having regard to its position at second reading (4) on the Council common position (5), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to its position at second reading (4) on the Council common position (5),

| — | having regard to the Commission's opinion on Parliament's amendments to the common position (COM(2003) 536 — C5-0433/2003) (6), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Commission's opinion on Parliament's amendments to the common position (COM(2003) 536 — C5-0433/2003) (6),

| — | having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Rule 83 of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 83 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A5-0006/2004), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A5-0006/2004),

| 1. | Approves the joint text and confirms the joint European Parliament, Council and Commission statement thereon; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Approves the joint text and confirms the joint European Parliament, Council and Commission statement thereon;

| 2. | Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the EC Treaty; |
| --- | --- |

2.

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

| 3. | Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published, together with the interinstitutional statement thereon, in the Official Journal of the European Union; |
| --- | --- |

3.

Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published, together with the interinstitutional statement thereon, in the Official Journal of the European Union;

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and Commission. |
| --- | --- |

4.

Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and Commission.

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(1)  Not yet published in the OJ.

(2)  OJ C 272 E, 13.11.2003, p. 287.

(3)  OJ C 103 E, 30.4.2002, p. 17.

(4)  ‘Texts adopted’, 2.7.2003, P5_TA(2003)0318.

(5)  OJ C 107 E, 6.5.2003, p. 17.

(6)  Not yet published in the OJ.

P5_TA(2004)0048

2001 discharge: Committee of the Regions

1.

European Parliament decision concerning discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the 2001 financial year — Section VII — Committee of the Regions (SEC(2002) 405 — C5-0247/2002 — 2002/2107(DEC))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Revenue and Expenditure Account and Balance Sheet in respect of the financial year 2001 (SEC(2002) 405 — C5-0247/2002), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Revenue and Expenditure Account and Balance Sheet in respect of the financial year 2001 (SEC(2002) 405 — C5-0247/2002),

| — | having regard to the annual report of the European Court of Auditors for the financial year 2001, together with the institutions' replies (C5-0538/2002) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the annual report of the European Court of Auditors for the financial year 2001, together with the institutions' replies (C5-0538/2002) (1),

| — | having regard to the Statement of Assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the European Court of Auditors pursuant to Article 248 of the EC Treaty (C5-0538/2002), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Statement of Assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the European Court of Auditors pursuant to Article 248 of the EC Treaty (C5-0538/2002),

| — | having regard to the Council's recommendation of 7 March 2003 (C5-0087/2003), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Council's recommendation of 7 March 2003 (C5-0087/2003),

| — | having regard to Articles 272(10) and 275 of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Articles 272(10) and 275 of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 22(2) and (3) of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 (2) and Article 50 of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002 (3), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 22(2) and (3) of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 (2) and Article 50 of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002 (3),

| — | having regard to the observations of the Financial Controller of the Committee of the Regions in his note to the Committee of the Regions' Secretary General of 25 September 2001, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the observations of the Financial Controller of the Committee of the Regions in his note to the Committee of the Regions' Secretary General of 25 September 2001,

| — | having regard to the letter from the Committee of the Regions' Director of Administration to the Chairman of the Committee on Budgetary Control of 27 February 2003, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the letter from the Committee of the Regions' Director of Administration to the Chairman of the Committee on Budgetary Control of 27 February 2003,

| — | having regard to the letter from the Court of Auditors received on 11 July 2003 by the Committee of the Regions in response to its request for an audit of the 2001 accounts and the interim case report by OLAF dated 28 July 2003, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the letter from the Court of Auditors received on 11 July 2003 by the Committee of the Regions in response to its request for an audit of the 2001 accounts and the interim case report by OLAF dated 28 July 2003,

| — | having regard to the final report by OLAF dated 8 October 2003 and the comments of the Committee of the Regions on that report, forwarded by letter of 29 October 2003, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the final report by OLAF dated 8 October 2003 and the comments of the Committee of the Regions on that report, forwarded by letter of 29 October 2003,

| — | having regard to Rule 93a and Annex V of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 93a and Annex V of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to its decision and resolution of 8 April 2003 (4) postponing discharge, |
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—

having regard to its decision and resolution of 8 April 2003 (4) postponing discharge,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A5-0486/2003), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A5-0486/2003),

| 1. | Gives discharge to the Secretary-General of the Committee of the Regions in respect of the implementation of the budget for the 2001 financial year; |
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1.

Gives discharge to the Secretary-General of the Committee of the Regions in respect of the implementation of the budget for the 2001 financial year;

| 2. | Records its comments in the accompanying resolution; |
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2.

Records its comments in the accompanying resolution;

| 3. | Instructs its President to forward this decision and the accompanying resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Court of Auditors, the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee, and to have them published in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series). |
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3.

Instructs its President to forward this decision and the accompanying resolution to the Council, the Commission, the Court of Auditors, the Committee of the Regions and the European Economic and Social Committee, and to have them published in the Official Journal of the European Union (L series).

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(1)  OJ C 295, 28.11.2002, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 356, 31.12.1977, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

(4)  OJ L 148, 16.6.2003, pp. 57 and 58.

2.

European Parliament resolution containing the comments accompanying the decision concerning the discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the 2001 financial year — Section VII — Committee of the Regions — (SEC(2002) 405 — C5-0247/2002 — 2002/2107(DEC))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Revenue and Expenditure Account and Balance Sheet in respect of the financial year 2001 (SEC(2002) 405 — C5-0247/2002), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Revenue and Expenditure Account and Balance Sheet in respect of the financial year 2001 (SEC(2002) 405 — C5-0247/2002),

| — | having regard to the annual report of the European Court of Auditors for the financial year 2001, together with the institutions' replies (C5-0538/2002) (1), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the annual report of the European Court of Auditors for the financial year 2001, together with the institutions' replies (C5-0538/2002) (1),

| — | having regard to the Statement of Assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the European Court of Auditors pursuant to Article 248 of the EC Treaty (C5-0538/2002), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Statement of Assurance as to the reliability of the accounts and the legality and regularity of the underlying transactions provided by the European Court of Auditors pursuant to Article 248 of the EC Treaty (C5-0538/2002),

| — | having regard to the Council's recommendation of 7 March 2003 (C5-0087/2003), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the Council's recommendation of 7 March 2003 (C5-0087/2003),

| — | having regard to Articles 272(10) and 275 of the EC Treaty, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Articles 272(10) and 275 of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 22(2) and (3) of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 (2) and Article 50 of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002 (3), |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Article 22(2) and (3) of the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 (2) and Article 50 of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002 (3),

| — | having regard to the observations of the Financial Controller of the Committee of the Regions (COR) in his note to the Committee of the Regions' Secretary General of 25 September 2001, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the observations of the Financial Controller of the Committee of the Regions (COR) in his note to the Committee of the Regions' Secretary General of 25 September 2001,

| — | having regard to the letter from the Committee of the Regions' Director of Administration to the Chairman of the Committee on Budgetary Control of 27 February 2003, |
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—

having regard to the letter from the Committee of the Regions' Director of Administration to the Chairman of the Committee on Budgetary Control of 27 February 2003,

| — | having regard to the letter from the Court of Auditors received on 11 July 2003 by the Committee of the Regions in response to its request for an audit of the 2001 accounts and the interim case report by OLAF dated 28 July 2003, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to the letter from the Court of Auditors received on 11 July 2003 by the Committee of the Regions in response to its request for an audit of the 2001 accounts and the interim case report by OLAF dated 28 July 2003,

| — | having regard to Rule 93a and Annex V of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rule 93a and Annex V of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to its decision and resolution of 8 April 2003 (4) postponing discharge, |
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—

having regard to its decision and resolution of 8 April 2003 (4) postponing discharge,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A5-0486/2003), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A5-0486/2003),

| 1. | Recalls that by its decision of 8 April 2003 it postponed discharge with respect to the 2001 accounts of the Committee of the Regions for the following reasons:






  — | the contradictions and differences of interpretation between the documents produced by the Financial Controller and the Director of Administration which had been received in the context of the discharge procedure and confirmed in the meeting of its Committee on Budgetary Control of 19 March 2003; |
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1.

Recalls that by its decision of 8 April 2003 it postponed discharge with respect to the 2001 accounts of the Committee of the Regions for the following reasons:

—

the contradictions and differences of interpretation between the documents produced by the Financial Controller and the Director of Administration which had been received in the context of the discharge procedure and confirmed in the meeting of its Committee on Budgetary Control of 19 March 2003;

| — | the specific request already made by the Financial Controller for external assistance in addressing the outstanding problems of financial management; |
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—

the specific request already made by the Financial Controller for external assistance in addressing the outstanding problems of financial management;

| — | concerns raised by the Financial Controller regarding reimbursements for participation at external meetings, travel reimbursements and daily allowances; |
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—

concerns raised by the Financial Controller regarding reimbursements for participation at external meetings, travel reimbursements and daily allowances;

| 2. | Reiterates that in its above-mentioned resolution of 8 April 2003 it called on the Committee of the Regions immediately to commission a detailed, full and independent audit, to be carried out by a recognised external institution — preferably the European Court of Auditors — on the Committee's overall budget implementation, as well as the financial and administrative management, taking the view that the audit should examine, ‘inter alia’, the areas listed above and attest to the sound financial management of the institution, and should be delivered to the discharge authority as soon as possible in order for it to be able to consider the final discharge decision for 2001; |
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2.

Reiterates that in its above-mentioned resolution of 8 April 2003 it called on the Committee of the Regions immediately to commission a detailed, full and independent audit, to be carried out by a recognised external institution — preferably the European Court of Auditors — on the Committee's overall budget implementation, as well as the financial and administrative management, taking the view that the audit should examine, ‘inter alia’, the areas listed above and attest to the sound financial management of the institution, and should be delivered to the discharge authority as soon as possible in order for it to be able to consider the final discharge decision for 2001;

| 3. | Notes that in response to that resolution and at the request of the Committee of the Regions, the Court of Auditors undertook (in a letter dated 14 May 2003) ‘to widen the scope of the current audit relating to the statement of assurance for 2002. The audit will thus include an analysis of the control procedures in place and an examination of the legality and regularity of a sample of underlying transactions. In particular, we will examine a sample of transactions underlying the 2001 accounts for budget line 1004 — Travel and subsistence allowance for formal and other meetings’; recalls that the Court undertook in a meeting of Parliament's committee responsible to communicate its conclusions in good time to allow the committee to draft and submit a second report to Parliament during autumn 2003; |
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3.

Notes that in response to that resolution and at the request of the Committee of the Regions, the Court of Auditors undertook (in a letter dated 14 May 2003) ‘to widen the scope of the current audit relating to the statement of assurance for 2002. The audit will thus include an analysis of the control procedures in place and an examination of the legality and regularity of a sample of underlying transactions. In particular, we will examine a sample of transactions underlying the 2001 accounts for budget line 1004 — Travel and subsistence allowance for formal and other meetings’; recalls that the Court undertook in a meeting of Parliament's committee responsible to communicate its conclusions in good time to allow the committee to draft and submit a second report to Parliament during autumn 2003;

| 4. | Notes the Court's conclusion communicated in a letter (5) signed by its President as follows: ‘It was noted that checks were tightened in 2002, following a report of the Financial Controller in September 2001 and the nomination of a new imprest account holder in January 2002. The findings of the Court's reviews and examinations of the Committee's 2001 accounts do not show any substantial infringement of the budgetary or financial rules applicable to expenditure made by the Committee of the Regions in 2001. The findings are in line with the Court's statement of assurance included in its Annual Report for the financial year 2001’; |
| --- | --- |

4.

Notes the Court's conclusion communicated in a letter (5) signed by its President as follows: ‘It was noted that checks were tightened in 2002, following a report of the Financial Controller in September 2001 and the nomination of a new imprest account holder in January 2002. The findings of the Court's reviews and examinations of the Committee's 2001 accounts do not show any substantial infringement of the budgetary or financial rules applicable to expenditure made by the Committee of the Regions in 2001. The findings are in line with the Court's statement of assurance included in its Annual Report for the financial year 2001’;

| 5. | Points out that the conclusions of the Court of Auditors appear to contradict its own findings, contained in the 2002 sector letter addressed to the Committee of the Regions and made available to the European Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control, which show that in a sample of 30 transactions, eight errors were detected; |
| --- | --- |

5.

Points out that the conclusions of the Court of Auditors appear to contradict its own findings, contained in the 2002 sector letter addressed to the Committee of the Regions and made available to the European Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control, which show that in a sample of 30 transactions, eight errors were detected;

| 6. | Notes that the letter from the Court of Auditors did not represent the ‘detailed, full and independent audit’ it had requested from the Committee of the Regions; regrets that the audit carried out by the Court of Auditors did not detect the shortcomings existing in the implementation of procedures for concluding contracts and tenders by the Committee of the Regions, which make up a large part of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) report; notes however, that the shortcomings referred to are mentioned in the 2002 annual report; |
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6.

Notes that the letter from the Court of Auditors did not represent the ‘detailed, full and independent audit’ it had requested from the Committee of the Regions; regrets that the audit carried out by the Court of Auditors did not detect the shortcomings existing in the implementation of procedures for concluding contracts and tenders by the Committee of the Regions, which make up a large part of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) report; notes however, that the shortcomings referred to are mentioned in the 2002 annual report;

| 7. | Criticises the Court of Auditors, which, in contrast to OLAF, failed to detect any irregularities in the Committee of the Regions; expects the Court of Auditors to issue a statement, by the end of February 2004, providing a detailed explanation of the reasons which led to these differing results; |
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7.

Criticises the Court of Auditors, which, in contrast to OLAF, failed to detect any irregularities in the Committee of the Regions; expects the Court of Auditors to issue a statement, by the end of February 2004, providing a detailed explanation of the reasons which led to these differing results;

| 8. | Notes the following remarks based on some of OLAF's conclusions:






  (a) | procurement procedures






  — | there is no concrete evidence of elements suggesting personal gain or harmful intent on the part of the staff of the Committee of the Regions, nor any financial loss to the Committee of the Regions; |
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8.

Notes the following remarks based on some of OLAF's conclusions:

(a)

procurement procedures

—

there is no concrete evidence of elements suggesting personal gain or harmful intent on the part of the staff of the Committee of the Regions, nor any financial loss to the Committee of the Regions;

| — | however, there is evidence of systematic incompetence and disregard for the essential rules of tendering procedures and financial management, including elements of fraud and fake offers; |
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—

however, there is evidence of systematic incompetence and disregard for the essential rules of tendering procedures and financial management, including elements of fraud and fake offers;

| — | an endemic culture of unprofessionalism and improvisation was revealed; |
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—

an endemic culture of unprofessionalism and improvisation was revealed;

| — | the Committee of the Regions should in future provide its staff with training in financial and tendering procedures; |
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—

the Committee of the Regions should in future provide its staff with training in financial and tendering procedures;

| — | the Committee of the Regions should involve its legal service in administrative procedures; |
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—

the Committee of the Regions should involve its legal service in administrative procedures;

| — | its President should consider opening disciplinary proceedings in relation to the officials concerned; |
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—

its President should consider opening disciplinary proceedings in relation to the officials concerned;

| (b) | payment of allowances to Members of the Committee of the Regions






  — | several Members submitted false or incomplete expenses claims and/or supporting documents, in contravention of Article 196 of the Belgian Penal Code as well as Belgian Royal Decision of 31 May 1933 on declarations concerning allowances and subventions; |
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(b)

payment of allowances to Members of the Committee of the Regions

—

several Members submitted false or incomplete expenses claims and/or supporting documents, in contravention of Article 196 of the Belgian Penal Code as well as Belgian Royal Decision of 31 May 1933 on declarations concerning allowances and subventions;

| — | the administration of the Committee of the Regions should adopt detailed rules in relation to presence lists and allowances; |
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—

the administration of the Committee of the Regions should adopt detailed rules in relation to presence lists and allowances;

| — | the Committee of the Regions' rules on whistleblowers should be brought into line with the model agreed between Parliament, Council and Commission; |
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—

the Committee of the Regions' rules on whistleblowers should be brought into line with the model agreed between Parliament, Council and Commission;

| — | payments to certain Members should be re-evaluated and, where appropriate, recoveries made; |
| --- | --- |

—

payments to certain Members should be re-evaluated and, where appropriate, recoveries made;

| — | the Committee of the Regions should consider whether to institute disciplinary proceedings in respect of the failure by officials working for the Committee, to inform OLAF of facts of which they were aware, which were liable to constitute an irregularity detrimental to the Community's financial interests; |
| --- | --- |

—

the Committee of the Regions should consider whether to institute disciplinary proceedings in respect of the failure by officials working for the Committee, to inform OLAF of facts of which they were aware, which were liable to constitute an irregularity detrimental to the Community's financial interests;

| (c) | role of the Financial Controller






  — | there was disrespect for the institutional role of the Financial Controller, the Advisory Committee on Procurements and Contracts and the overruling power of the President; |
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(c)

role of the Financial Controller

—

there was disrespect for the institutional role of the Financial Controller, the Advisory Committee on Procurements and Contracts and the overruling power of the President;

| — | the efforts of the administration were focused on discouraging or destabilising the bringer of the bad news, in this case the Financial Controller, rather than on changing things for the benefit of the Committee of the Regions; |
| --- | --- |

—

the efforts of the administration were focused on discouraging or destabilising the bringer of the bad news, in this case the Financial Controller, rather than on changing things for the benefit of the Committee of the Regions;

| 9. | Recalls Article 10 of the OLAF Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 (6), under which the Director of OLAF is explicitly required to forward to the judicial authorities information concerning matters liable to result in criminal proceedings; stresses that the Regulation does not provide the Director with any discretionary powers and that it is for the competent judicial authorities alone to decide whether or not criminal proceedings will be instituted; |
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9.

Recalls Article 10 of the OLAF Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 (6), under which the Director of OLAF is explicitly required to forward to the judicial authorities information concerning matters liable to result in criminal proceedings; stresses that the Regulation does not provide the Director with any discretionary powers and that it is for the competent judicial authorities alone to decide whether or not criminal proceedings will be instituted;

| 10. | Notes the following comments of the Committee of the Regions annexed to a letter from the Committee's President, dated 29 October 2003:






  (a) | it does not seem necessary to refer the case to judicial authorities with regard to the conduct of any present or former Member or personnel of the Committee of the Regions; |
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10.

Notes the following comments of the Committee of the Regions annexed to a letter from the Committee's President, dated 29 October 2003:

(a)

it does not seem necessary to refer the case to judicial authorities with regard to the conduct of any present or former Member or personnel of the Committee of the Regions;

| (b) | in relation to Members' allowances:






  — | the outstanding amount of EUR 9 552,12 from Member ‘A’ (7) will be recovered, as far as is legally and administratively possible, from his heirs; |
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(b)

in relation to Members' allowances:

—

the outstanding amount of EUR 9 552,12 from Member ‘A’ (7) will be recovered, as far as is legally and administratively possible, from his heirs;

| — | the contested amount of EUR 261,50 for a daily allowance of Member ‘B’ in 2000 has already been paid back to the Committee of the Regions; |
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the contested amount of EUR 261,50 for a daily allowance of Member ‘B’ in 2000 has already been paid back to the Committee of the Regions;

| — | the case in relation to Member ‘C’ has been re-evaluated in detail and the analysis shows a balance amount of EUR 1 140,23 in favour of the Member; |
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the case in relation to Member ‘C’ has been re-evaluated in detail and the analysis shows a balance amount of EUR 1 140,23 in favour of the Member;

| — | the relevant rules and the application forms for Members' allowances would be re-assessed; |
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the relevant rules and the application forms for Members' allowances would be re-assessed;

| (c) | in relation to tendering procedures:






  — | there was no financial loss to the Committee of the Regions; |
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(c)

in relation to tendering procedures:

—

there was no financial loss to the Committee of the Regions;

| — | the Committee of the Regions had decided not to renew the contract for printing newsletters with the firm in question; |
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the Committee of the Regions had decided not to renew the contract for printing newsletters with the firm in question;

| (d) | in relation to general management:






  — | the Committee of the Regions had adopted a new staff policy in April 2003; |
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(d)

in relation to general management:

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the Committee of the Regions had adopted a new staff policy in April 2003;

| — | at its meeting of 8 October 2003 the Committee of the Regions' Bureau had agreed to draw up a work plan to improve the administration and management of the Committee of the Regions, involving three working parties which would submit a reform proposal to the Bureau for a decision in February 2004; |
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at its meeting of 8 October 2003 the Committee of the Regions' Bureau had agreed to draw up a work plan to improve the administration and management of the Committee of the Regions, involving three working parties which would submit a reform proposal to the Bureau for a decision in February 2004;

| — | the Committee of the Regions had accepted the request by the former Secretary-General, whose appointment was annulled by the Court of First Instance on 18 September 2003 (Case T-73/01) on procedural grounds, to be granted unpaid personal leave from his current position as an A2 grade Committee of the Regions official with effect from 1 February 2004 onwards, and to be granted early retirement with effect from 1 September 2004; |
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the Committee of the Regions had accepted the request by the former Secretary-General, whose appointment was annulled by the Court of First Instance on 18 September 2003 (Case T-73/01) on procedural grounds, to be granted unpaid personal leave from his current position as an A2 grade Committee of the Regions official with effect from 1 February 2004 onwards, and to be granted early retirement with effect from 1 September 2004;

| 11. | Notes the statement made by the President of the Committee of the Regions before the committee responsible on 4 November 2003, in which he acknowledged that there had been an ‘endemic culture of cronyism in the Committee of the Regions in 2001’, and in which he announced his intention to submit an overall proposal for the administrative reform of the Committee of the Regions to its Bureau in February 2004; considers that this proposal should be drawn up with the active help of an independent outside expert, such as a former Member of the Court of Auditors, and welcomes the acting Secretary-General's undertaking to this effect; calls on the Committee of the Regions to forward the text of the proposal to the European Parliament as soon as possible; considers that such a proposal must include guarantees as to the ability of the Internal Auditor to carry out his duties in a professional and independent manner; |
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11.

Notes the statement made by the President of the Committee of the Regions before the committee responsible on 4 November 2003, in which he acknowledged that there had been an ‘endemic culture of cronyism in the Committee of the Regions in 2001’, and in which he announced his intention to submit an overall proposal for the administrative reform of the Committee of the Regions to its Bureau in February 2004; considers that this proposal should be drawn up with the active help of an independent outside expert, such as a former Member of the Court of Auditors, and welcomes the acting Secretary-General's undertaking to this effect; calls on the Committee of the Regions to forward the text of the proposal to the European Parliament as soon as possible; considers that such a proposal must include guarantees as to the ability of the Internal Auditor to carry out his duties in a professional and independent manner;

| 12. | Calls on the President of the Committee of the Regions to include an action plan for the complete overhaul of the institution, similar to that introduced by the Commission in March 2000, containing specific measures, targets and deadlines that will enable progress to be measured; |
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12.

Calls on the President of the Committee of the Regions to include an action plan for the complete overhaul of the institution, similar to that introduced by the Commission in March 2000, containing specific measures, targets and deadlines that will enable progress to be measured;

| 13. | Supports criticisms and recommendations regarding the opening of disciplinary proceedings against a number of Committee of the Regions officials, including two named officials, and welcomes the acting Secretary-General's commitment to that effect; |
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13.

Supports criticisms and recommendations regarding the opening of disciplinary proceedings against a number of Committee of the Regions officials, including two named officials, and welcomes the acting Secretary-General's commitment to that effect;

| 14. | Supports the work of the Internal Auditor; condemns, without prejudice to the outcome of the proceedings initiated by the Internal Auditor under Article 24 of the Staff Regulations, the official obstruction to which the Financial Controller/Internal Auditor and his staff have been subjected by the administration of the Committee of the Regions in the course of the exercise of their duties under the Financial Regulation; praises the Internal Auditor and his staff for their serious and repeated (but ultimately unsuccessful) attempts at convincing the administration and the Bureau of the Committee of the Regions of the need to take remedial action; recognises that in the absence of the protection normally afforded to officials who report wrongdoing, the Internal Auditor was right to take his concerns directly to the European Parliament and should not suffer any adverse consequences as a result; |
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14.

Supports the work of the Internal Auditor; condemns, without prejudice to the outcome of the proceedings initiated by the Internal Auditor under Article 24 of the Staff Regulations, the official obstruction to which the Financial Controller/Internal Auditor and his staff have been subjected by the administration of the Committee of the Regions in the course of the exercise of their duties under the Financial Regulation; praises the Internal Auditor and his staff for their serious and repeated (but ultimately unsuccessful) attempts at convincing the administration and the Bureau of the Committee of the Regions of the need to take remedial action; recognises that in the absence of the protection normally afforded to officials who report wrongdoing, the Internal Auditor was right to take his concerns directly to the European Parliament and should not suffer any adverse consequences as a result;

| 15. | Notes that the rules relating to the payment of allowances to Members of the Committee of the Regions were revised on 19 November 2002 and that they now stipulate that tickets and boarding cards must be produced before any reimbursement is paid; |
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15.

Notes that the rules relating to the payment of allowances to Members of the Committee of the Regions were revised on 19 November 2002 and that they now stipulate that tickets and boarding cards must be produced before any reimbursement is paid;

| 16. | Demands a declaration by the Committee of the Regions that everything possible will be done to ensure that all its Members cooperate sincerely in order to guarantee consistent and correct application of the rules on the payment of allowances to its Members; |
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16.

Demands a declaration by the Committee of the Regions that everything possible will be done to ensure that all its Members cooperate sincerely in order to guarantee consistent and correct application of the rules on the payment of allowances to its Members;

| 17. | Insists that all possible steps should be taken to recover all the sums unduly paid to Members and former Members of the Committee of the Regions; considers however that under no circumstances can claims from Members be backdated; |
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17.

Insists that all possible steps should be taken to recover all the sums unduly paid to Members and former Members of the Committee of the Regions; considers however that under no circumstances can claims from Members be backdated;

| 18. | Notes the judgment handed down by the Court of First Instance on 18 September 2003 annulling the appointment of the Secretary-General of the Committee of the Regions (Case T-73/01); |
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18.

Notes the judgment handed down by the Court of First Instance on 18 September 2003 annulling the appointment of the Secretary-General of the Committee of the Regions (Case T-73/01);

| 19. | Calls on the Committee of the Regions to take a decision on whether or not disciplinary proceedings should be instituted to determine whether officials of the Committee are to be held responsible, and to inform Parliament of its decision; |
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19.

Calls on the Committee of the Regions to take a decision on whether or not disciplinary proceedings should be instituted to determine whether officials of the Committee are to be held responsible, and to inform Parliament of its decision;

| 20. | Asks that the Committee of the Regions refuse the request by the former Secretary-General, whose appointment was annulled by the Court of First Instance on 18 September 2003 on procedural grounds, to be granted unpaid personal leave from his current position as an A2 grade Committee of the Regions official, and to be granted early retirement with effect from 1 September 2004; |
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20.

Asks that the Committee of the Regions refuse the request by the former Secretary-General, whose appointment was annulled by the Court of First Instance on 18 September 2003 on procedural grounds, to be granted unpaid personal leave from his current position as an A2 grade Committee of the Regions official, and to be granted early retirement with effect from 1 September 2004;

| 21. | Calls on the Committee of the Regions to provide a full report on the current discharge decision in good time for it to be taken into account in the context of the discharge procedure for the 2002 financial year; considers that the President must assume personal responsibility for implementation of the reforms and expects to be regularly informed of progress; determines to re-evaluate the commitment to the reform process in its next discharge decision for 2002; |
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21.

Calls on the Committee of the Regions to provide a full report on the current discharge decision in good time for it to be taken into account in the context of the discharge procedure for the 2002 financial year; considers that the President must assume personal responsibility for implementation of the reforms and expects to be regularly informed of progress; determines to re-evaluate the commitment to the reform process in its next discharge decision for 2002;

| 22. | Insists that the President, as he has undertaken to do, ensure respect throughout the institution for the office and person of the Internal Auditor, and that his advice and counsel be taken seriously; expects the reform measures to allow open reporting of irregularity and fraud without risk of individual or institutional harassment as has occurred in the past; |
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22.

Insists that the President, as he has undertaken to do, ensure respect throughout the institution for the office and person of the Internal Auditor, and that his advice and counsel be taken seriously; expects the reform measures to allow open reporting of irregularity and fraud without risk of individual or institutional harassment as has occurred in the past;

| 23. | Asks the Committee of the Regions to take the necessary measures to ensure that in future bona fide whistleblowers do not receive the same treatment to which the Financial Controller was subjected; |
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23.

Asks the Committee of the Regions to take the necessary measures to ensure that in future bona fide whistleblowers do not receive the same treatment to which the Financial Controller was subjected;

| 24. | Demands that the Internal Auditor receive a formal apology from the President and Secretary-General of the Committee of the Regions as soon as the proceedings initiated by the Internal Auditor under Article 24 of the Staff Regulations have come to a conclusion, and without prejudice to the outcome of those proceedings. |
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24.

Demands that the Internal Auditor receive a formal apology from the President and Secretary-General of the Committee of the Regions as soon as the proceedings initiated by the Internal Auditor under Article 24 of the Staff Regulations have come to a conclusion, and without prejudice to the outcome of those proceedings.

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(1)  OJ C 295, 28.11.2002, p. 1.

(2)  OJ L 356, 31.12.1977, p. 1.

(3)  OJ L 248, 16.9.2002, p. 1.

(4)  OJ L 148, 16.6.2003, pp. 57 and 58.

(5)  Undated letter from Mr Fabra Vallés to Sir Albert Bore received by the Committee of the Regions on 11 July 2003.

(6)  OJ L 136, 31.5.1999, p. 1.

(7)  This amount refers to 1998 and so does not fall under the scope of this discharge report.

P5_TA(2004)0049

Follow-up to 2001 discharges

European Parliament resolution on the action taken by the Commission on the observations contained in the resolution accompanying the decision giving discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the 2001 financial year (COM(2003) 651 — C5-0536/2003 — 2003/2200(DEC))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 8 April 2003 containing the comments accompanying the decision concerning discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the 2001 financial year (Commission) (1), |
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having regard to its resolution of 8 April 2003 containing the comments accompanying the decision concerning discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the 2001 financial year (Commission) (1),

| — | having regard to the Commission's report on the follow-up to 2001 discharges (COM(2003) 651 — C5-0536/2003), |
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having regard to the Commission's report on the follow-up to 2001 discharges (COM(2003) 651 — C5-0536/2003),

| — | having regard to Article 276 of the EC Treaty, |
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having regard to Article 276 of the EC Treaty,

| — | having regard to Article 147 of the Financial Regulation, |
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having regard to Article 147 of the Financial Regulation,

| — | having regard to Annex V, Article 6, of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Annex V, Article 6, of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A5-0004/2004), |
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having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A5-0004/2004),

| A. | whereas the Commission's Internal Audit Service has presented a report to the European Parliament examining around 400 Eurostat contracts and grants for 1999-2002; whereas this report takes into consideration eleven final reports and six draft reports of the Eurostat — Internal Audit Capability (IAC); whereas the DG Budget produced a report that showed non-compliance with the financial rules in force in the period to 1999; whereas, further to this, the IAS report and that of DG Budget, the Commission has created a task force which has also drafted a report, |
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A.

whereas the Commission's Internal Audit Service has presented a report to the European Parliament examining around 400 Eurostat contracts and grants for 1999-2002; whereas this report takes into consideration eleven final reports and six draft reports of the Eurostat — Internal Audit Capability (IAC); whereas the DG Budget produced a report that showed non-compliance with the financial rules in force in the period to 1999; whereas, further to this, the IAS report and that of DG Budget, the Commission has created a task force which has also drafted a report,

General remarks

| 1. | Asks the Court of Auditors to evaluate in its annual reports the progress made by the Commission towards a positive declaration of assurance; |
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1.

Asks the Court of Auditors to evaluate in its annual reports the progress made by the Commission towards a positive declaration of assurance;

| 2. | Requests from the Commission, in time for the 2002 Commission discharge, a league table showing the progress made with implementation and how the directorates-general are applying the 24 internal control standards in relation to the requirements applicable to their work; |
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2.

Requests from the Commission, in time for the 2002 Commission discharge, a league table showing the progress made with implementation and how the directorates-general are applying the 24 internal control standards in relation to the requirements applicable to their work;

| 3. | Considers the annual activity reports of directorates-general and services to be an important tool, with the help of which better management and control can be achieved; is consequently of the opinion that the summary report must give a faithful picture of the situation, particularly with regard to reservations and declarations; demands that the Internal Audit Service be involved in drawing up the summary report on an equal footing with the Secretariat and the Directorate-General for Budgets; |
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3.

Considers the annual activity reports of directorates-general and services to be an important tool, with the help of which better management and control can be achieved; is consequently of the opinion that the summary report must give a faithful picture of the situation, particularly with regard to reservations and declarations; demands that the Internal Audit Service be involved in drawing up the summary report on an equal footing with the Secretariat and the Directorate-General for Budgets;

| 4. | Notes that, according to the Commission, the financial data for 2002 have been reconciled between the two sub-systems of Sincom 2; |
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4.

Notes that, according to the Commission, the financial data for 2002 have been reconciled between the two sub-systems of Sincom 2;

| 5. | Notes that an external audit of the treasury system by the Court of Auditors could not be concluded before the end of 2003; insists, however, upon the European Parliament being informed of the outcome of this audit in time for the 2002 Commission discharge; |
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5.

Notes that an external audit of the treasury system by the Court of Auditors could not be concluded before the end of 2003; insists, however, upon the European Parliament being informed of the outcome of this audit in time for the 2002 Commission discharge;

| 6. | Welcomes the fact that the Commission has launched a pilot project relating to programmes conducted by the Directorate-General for Employment, during which grant beneficiaries will be informed of payments they are to receive as soon as the request for payment has been made by the authorising officer; |
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6.

Welcomes the fact that the Commission has launched a pilot project relating to programmes conducted by the Directorate-General for Employment, during which grant beneficiaries will be informed of payments they are to receive as soon as the request for payment has been made by the authorising officer;

| 7. | Notes, with great concern, that the Commission has failed to produce a detailed action plan — or indeed to show any sign that it is willing to change its procedures in any way — to include in the budget interest accrued on Community advance payments or the 20% of recoveries collected under Council Regulation (EEC) No 595/91 (2), despite the fact that these modifications were expressly requested in paragraph 43 of its above-mentioned resolution on the 2001 Commission discharge and should have been presented on 9 July 2003; |
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7.

Notes, with great concern, that the Commission has failed to produce a detailed action plan — or indeed to show any sign that it is willing to change its procedures in any way — to include in the budget interest accrued on Community advance payments or the 20% of recoveries collected under Council Regulation (EEC) No 595/91 (2), despite the fact that these modifications were expressly requested in paragraph 43 of its above-mentioned resolution on the 2001 Commission discharge and should have been presented on 9 July 2003;

| 8. | Recalls that, under the present Financial Regulation, recoveries of Community funds are Community funds themselves and, therefore, recoveries pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 595/91 form part of Community revenue and should be treated accordingly; calls on the Commission, for the sake of clarification, to initiate the necessary procedures to rephrase Regulation (EEC) No 595/91 in line with the terms used in the Financial Regulation and, in the meantime, to respect the provisions of the Financial Regulation in its entirety; |
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8.

Recalls that, under the present Financial Regulation, recoveries of Community funds are Community funds themselves and, therefore, recoveries pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 595/91 form part of Community revenue and should be treated accordingly; calls on the Commission, for the sake of clarification, to initiate the necessary procedures to rephrase Regulation (EEC) No 595/91 in line with the terms used in the Financial Regulation and, in the meantime, to respect the provisions of the Financial Regulation in its entirety;

| 9. | Considers that the entry of negative and positive amounts in the same budget line is contrary to basic transparency requirements under the present Financial Regulation; calls therefore on the Commission to enter the amounts of recoveries handed to the Member States under separate budget lines from recoveries to the Community budget; |
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9.

Considers that the entry of negative and positive amounts in the same budget line is contrary to basic transparency requirements under the present Financial Regulation; calls therefore on the Commission to enter the amounts of recoveries handed to the Member States under separate budget lines from recoveries to the Community budget;

| 10. | Reminds the Commission that the fact that invoices for funds due from the Datashop network were not double-checked by the Publication Office which acted on the instructions of Eurostat, together with the prevailing secrecy culture, facilitated the creation of a ‘financial envelope’ system in Eurostat; |
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10.

Reminds the Commission that the fact that invoices for funds due from the Datashop network were not double-checked by the Publication Office which acted on the instructions of Eurostat, together with the prevailing secrecy culture, facilitated the creation of a ‘financial envelope’ system in Eurostat;

| 11. | Requests an audit by the Internal Audit Service of the legality and regularity of funds recovered, retained, classified as ‘overpayments credited to the relevant programme’ or used for ‘legal proceedings’ pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 595/91; |
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11.

Requests an audit by the Internal Audit Service of the legality and regularity of funds recovered, retained, classified as ‘overpayments credited to the relevant programme’ or used for ‘legal proceedings’ pursuant to Regulation (EEC) No 595/91;

| 12. | Recalls the urgency the Parliament attaches to the presentation of accurate figures for debtors in the context of the annual financial statements; |
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12.

Recalls the urgency the Parliament attaches to the presentation of accurate figures for debtors in the context of the annual financial statements;

Externalisation and Reform of the Commission

| 13. | Notes that the Commission has drawn up an administrative guide drawing officials' attention to their obligations and to the need to ensure separation between private and public interests; |
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13.

Notes that the Commission has drawn up an administrative guide drawing officials' attention to their obligations and to the need to ensure separation between private and public interests;

| 14. | Notes that weightings (correction coefficient) will not be applied to pension rights accumulated after the entry into force of the new Staff Regulations; |
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14.

Notes that weightings (correction coefficient) will not be applied to pension rights accumulated after the entry into force of the new Staff Regulations;

Eurostat

| 15. | Notes that the Financial Regulation has constantly been violated at Eurostat since 1999 and that the management of Eurostat neither responded to the reports of the internal audit units by taking decisive action nor informed those in positions of responsibility within Eurostat unambiguously about abuses which had occurred; whilst no Commissioner has so far accepted political responsibility for the abuses at Eurostat, nonetheless recognises that Commissoners admitted mistakes and made efforts to develop an action plan to avoid future recurrences of this kind of intolerable situation; |
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15.

Notes that the Financial Regulation has constantly been violated at Eurostat since 1999 and that the management of Eurostat neither responded to the reports of the internal audit units by taking decisive action nor informed those in positions of responsibility within Eurostat unambiguously about abuses which had occurred; whilst no Commissioner has so far accepted political responsibility for the abuses at Eurostat, nonetheless recognises that Commissoners admitted mistakes and made efforts to develop an action plan to avoid future recurrences of this kind of intolerable situation;

| 16. | Regrets the fact that Commissioner Solbes, as the Commissioner directly responsible for Eurostat, did not act sooner on the growing evidence of irregular financial management between 2000 and 2003 or accept political responsibility as soon as the scale of the problems in his department came to light, in summer 2003; |
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16.

Regrets the fact that Commissioner Solbes, as the Commissioner directly responsible for Eurostat, did not act sooner on the growing evidence of irregular financial management between 2000 and 2003 or accept political responsibility as soon as the scale of the problems in his department came to light, in summer 2003;

| 17. | Notes that the the Eurostat affair has undermined confidence in the implementation of the Commission administrative reforms undertaken since March 2000, which had the ambition to create ‘the best administration in the world’ believes that efforts should be stepped up to reaffirm support for the reform process as a whole and the morale of officials to ensure that there are no further set-backs; |
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17.

Notes that the the Eurostat affair has undermined confidence in the implementation of the Commission administrative reforms undertaken since March 2000, which had the ambition to create ‘the best administration in the world’ believes that efforts should be stepped up to reaffirm support for the reform process as a whole and the morale of officials to ensure that there are no further set-backs;

| 18. | Notes furthermore that no new rules are required in order to prevent any recurrence of the abuses which have occurred; considers rather that existing rules should be applied so that management and the Commissioners responsible can better exercise their administrative and political responsibilities; |
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18.

Notes furthermore that no new rules are required in order to prevent any recurrence of the abuses which have occurred; considers rather that existing rules should be applied so that management and the Commissioners responsible can better exercise their administrative and political responsibilities;

| 19. | Reiterates its call in paragraphs 19/20 of its resolution of 4 December 2003 (3) on the evaluation of OLAF's activities for the Commission to submit legislative proposals without delay aimed at remedying the weak points in the new Financial Regulation which are already evident and which are increasing the risk of fraud; calls in particular in this connection for the rules to be amended so that firms can be excluded from the award of contracts if they refuse to disclose their ownership; calls also for the Financial Regulation to provide for more effective controls of the Directors-General in their capacity as authorising officers, in order to prevent misuse of power; suggests in this connection that the Commission's accountant should verify the information supplied to him/her by the authorising officers, at least by carrying out spot-checks on the systems; also suggests that the ‘internal audit capacities’ in the Directorates-General should no longer answer solely to the Directors-General but also to the internal auditor and considers that the posts of accountant and internal auditor should be filled after an open invitation to tender; |
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19.

Reiterates its call in paragraphs 19/20 of its resolution of 4 December 2003 (3) on the evaluation of OLAF's activities for the Commission to submit legislative proposals without delay aimed at remedying the weak points in the new Financial Regulation which are already evident and which are increasing the risk of fraud; calls in particular in this connection for the rules to be amended so that firms can be excluded from the award of contracts if they refuse to disclose their ownership; calls also for the Financial Regulation to provide for more effective controls of the Directors-General in their capacity as authorising officers, in order to prevent misuse of power; suggests in this connection that the Commission's accountant should verify the information supplied to him/her by the authorising officers, at least by carrying out spot-checks on the systems; also suggests that the ‘internal audit capacities’ in the Directorates-General should no longer answer solely to the Directors-General but also to the internal auditor and considers that the posts of accountant and internal auditor should be filled after an open invitation to tender;

| 20. | Calls on the Commission to address, either by a revision of the implementing provisions or by specific legislative/procedural measures, any weaknesses identified in the new Financial Regulation which may expose the Community budget to the risk of fraud; recommends that any such measure be considered in conjunction with the anticipated revision of the OLAF Regulation; |
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20.

Calls on the Commission to address, either by a revision of the implementing provisions or by specific legislative/procedural measures, any weaknesses identified in the new Financial Regulation which may expose the Community budget to the risk of fraud; recommends that any such measure be considered in conjunction with the anticipated revision of the OLAF Regulation;

| 21. | Congratulates the Commission's Internal Audit Service as well as Eurostat's IAC on the quality and thoroughness of their work; finds, however, the extremely long delays, the resistance and the hesitation of the Commission in transmitting these vital reports to Parliament unacceptable; calls on the Commission to consider the full publication of these documents, or at least anonymised versions; |
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21.

Congratulates the Commission's Internal Audit Service as well as Eurostat's IAC on the quality and thoroughness of their work; finds, however, the extremely long delays, the resistance and the hesitation of the Commission in transmitting these vital reports to Parliament unacceptable; calls on the Commission to consider the full publication of these documents, or at least anonymised versions;

| 22. | Stresses that these reports fully confirm the political importance accorded in both its resolution of 13 March 2003 on the protection of the Communities' financial interests and the fight against fraud (4) and its above-mentioned discharge resolution to the outstanding questions regarding the management of Eurostat; |
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22.

Stresses that these reports fully confirm the political importance accorded in both its resolution of 13 March 2003 on the protection of the Communities' financial interests and the fight against fraud (4) and its above-mentioned discharge resolution to the outstanding questions regarding the management of Eurostat;

| 23. | Recalls that the discharge given on 8 April 2003 in respect of the 2001 financial year was granted only because Parliament had not been made aware of important information relating to the Eurostat affair; recalls furthermore that this particularly applied to the audit reports drawn up concerning Eurostat, which Parliament had already called for in paragraph 27 of its above-mentioned resolution of 13 March 2003; |
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23.

Recalls that the discharge given on 8 April 2003 in respect of the 2001 financial year was granted only because Parliament had not been made aware of important information relating to the Eurostat affair; recalls furthermore that this particularly applied to the audit reports drawn up concerning Eurostat, which Parliament had already called for in paragraph 27 of its above-mentioned resolution of 13 March 2003;

| 24. | Notes that, despite assertions to the contrary, there are still strong grounds for suspecting that the Members of the Commission may have had access to the alarming information contained in the audit reports on Eurostat; |
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24.

Notes that, despite assertions to the contrary, there are still strong grounds for suspecting that the Members of the Commission may have had access to the alarming information contained in the audit reports on Eurostat;

| 25. | Draws the following four main overall conclusions from the reports:






  — | The existence of whistle-blowers was crucial and instrumental for the purpose of rendering the conclusions of the professional audit services operational; those concerned must accordingly be completely rehabilitated by the Commission and must also be compensated for the material and non-material damage caused to them; |
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25.

Draws the following four main overall conclusions from the reports:

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The existence of whistle-blowers was crucial and instrumental for the purpose of rendering the conclusions of the professional audit services operational; those concerned must accordingly be completely rehabilitated by the Commission and must also be compensated for the material and non-material damage caused to them;

| — | The existence of a professional and independent body of auditors both at departmental level and at the general level was of crucial importance in unveiling and starting to correct long-established erroneous management and financial practices; it is fundamental to strengthen and support the development of the internal audit model put forward as part of the Commission's reform; |
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The existence of a professional and independent body of auditors both at departmental level and at the general level was of crucial importance in unveiling and starting to correct long-established erroneous management and financial practices; it is fundamental to strengthen and support the development of the internal audit model put forward as part of the Commission's reform;

| — | There is an urgent need to combat the culture of secrecy, complexity and lack of clarity in information flows within the Commission and between the Commission and outside bodies such as the European Parliament or OLAF; such a culture was responsible for the fact that initial audit reports with urgent, top priority and clear and direct messages, such as the Eurostat-IAC report of September 1999 on the Datashops' ‘financial envelopes’ system, remained unnoticed, unknown and not acted upon for almost four years, at tremendous cost to the European institutions; |
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There is an urgent need to combat the culture of secrecy, complexity and lack of clarity in information flows within the Commission and between the Commission and outside bodies such as the European Parliament or OLAF; such a culture was responsible for the fact that initial audit reports with urgent, top priority and clear and direct messages, such as the Eurostat-IAC report of September 1999 on the Datashops' ‘financial envelopes’ system, remained unnoticed, unknown and not acted upon for almost four years, at tremendous cost to the European institutions;

| — | Substantial progress still needs to be made as regards clarification of responsibilities; the action taken by the Commission at the beginning of July, at the prompting of the European Parliament, in response to undeniable evidence of serious mismanagement and irregularities, constitutes more the exception than the rule; stresses that individual Commissioners are politically responsible for wrongdoings by the departments for which they are responsible and are accountable to the European Parliament for the actions of the latter; will take these considerations into account in its decision on the discharge in respect of 2002; |
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Substantial progress still needs to be made as regards clarification of responsibilities; the action taken by the Commission at the beginning of July, at the prompting of the European Parliament, in response to undeniable evidence of serious mismanagement and irregularities, constitutes more the exception than the rule; stresses that individual Commissioners are politically responsible for wrongdoings by the departments for which they are responsible and are accountable to the European Parliament for the actions of the latter; will take these considerations into account in its decision on the discharge in respect of 2002;

Internal Audit Service (IAS) recommendations

| 26. | Insists that, following the Internal Audit Service's analysis of around 400 contracts between Eurostat and third parties, the IAS recommendations be put into practice immediately; calls in particular for:






  — | the tasks of management, verification/supervision/monitoring and internal auditing to be kept separate at all times; |
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26.

Insists that, following the Internal Audit Service's analysis of around 400 contracts between Eurostat and third parties, the IAS recommendations be put into practice immediately; calls in particular for:

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the tasks of management, verification/supervision/monitoring and internal auditing to be kept separate at all times;

| — | in connection with verification/supervision/monitoring, the directors responsible for resources to keep open a channel for communication with the Commission's Accounting Officer and to send a copy of their reports to him as well; |
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in connection with verification/supervision/monitoring, the directors responsible for resources to keep open a channel for communication with the Commission's Accounting Officer and to send a copy of their reports to him as well;

| — | the summary report to include all the key aspects of the various annual activity reports/statements of assurance; |
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the summary report to include all the key aspects of the various annual activity reports/statements of assurance;

| — | the auditing teams working within the directorates-general in close cooperation with the Internal Audit Service (IAS) to keep a channel of communication open and to send all their reports to that department as well; |
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the auditing teams working within the directorates-general in close cooperation with the Internal Audit Service (IAS) to keep a channel of communication open and to send all their reports to that department as well;

| — | the role and functioning of the Audit Progress Committee to be reviewed in the light of recent events; |
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the role and functioning of the Audit Progress Committee to be reviewed in the light of recent events;

| — | whistle-blowers to be able to turn to a body outside their institution, so as to ensure that their anonymity remains intact; |
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whistle-blowers to be able to turn to a body outside their institution, so as to ensure that their anonymity remains intact;

| 27. | Is critical of the fact that investigations by OLAF into two cases relating to Eurostat have been pending since October 2000 but have still not been concluded; |
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27.

Is critical of the fact that investigations by OLAF into two cases relating to Eurostat have been pending since October 2000 but have still not been concluded;

| 28. | Expects the Commission, on the basis of the European Parliament's above-mentioned resolution on the evaluation of OLAF's activities, to revise the OLAF Regulation as called for in paragraph 14; |
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28.

Expects the Commission, on the basis of the European Parliament's above-mentioned resolution on the evaluation of OLAF's activities, to revise the OLAF Regulation as called for in paragraph 14;

| 29. | Rejects the draft memorandum of understanding in which a code of practice for the exchange of information between OLAF and the Commission is set out, because it impinges upon the Regulation currently in force and, therefore, on OLAF's remit; believes that the provisions governing the forwarding of information should perhaps be reviewed in the context of a revised regulation; insists that the notification of OLAF should be enshrined in the Statute pursuant to Article 2 of the standard decision; insists that the head of OLAF should determine the content of the information, taking as criteria the protection of the rights of the person concerned, the need for an effective and efficient investigation to be carried out and the need for the EU institutions to be protected against any financial loss in future; calls on the Commission and OLAF to check whether it would be worthwhile to create the post of a legal officer; considers that each EU institution should lay down rules governing the way in which it deals with information received from OLAF, ensuring that it respects these criteria; |
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29.

Rejects the draft memorandum of understanding in which a code of practice for the exchange of information between OLAF and the Commission is set out, because it impinges upon the Regulation currently in force and, therefore, on OLAF's remit; believes that the provisions governing the forwarding of information should perhaps be reviewed in the context of a revised regulation; insists that the notification of OLAF should be enshrined in the Statute pursuant to Article 2 of the standard decision; insists that the head of OLAF should determine the content of the information, taking as criteria the protection of the rights of the person concerned, the need for an effective and efficient investigation to be carried out and the need for the EU institutions to be protected against any financial loss in future; calls on the Commission and OLAF to check whether it would be worthwhile to create the post of a legal officer; considers that each EU institution should lay down rules governing the way in which it deals with information received from OLAF, ensuring that it respects these criteria;

President Prodi's Eurostat action plan

| 30. | Draws the following conclusions from President Prodi's Eurostat action plan:






  — | Regrets the absence of proposals for structural change in the relations between Commissioners and Directors-General, and considers it vital to clarify the leading role of Commissioners as well as their political responsibility; calls on the Commission to present concrete proposals on this issue by 15 February 2004 at the latest so that they may be assessed within the context of the 2002 discharge exercise; |
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30.

Draws the following conclusions from President Prodi's Eurostat action plan:

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Regrets the absence of proposals for structural change in the relations between Commissioners and Directors-General, and considers it vital to clarify the leading role of Commissioners as well as their political responsibility; calls on the Commission to present concrete proposals on this issue by 15 February 2004 at the latest so that they may be assessed within the context of the 2002 discharge exercise;

| — | Whilst it is true that the most serious wrongdoings occurred before 1999, the provisions of the Financial Regulation were also infringed after 1999; furthermore, the Commission could have reacted earlier, had it paid more attention to the proceedings of the European Parliament and warnings from its own officials; |
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Whilst it is true that the most serious wrongdoings occurred before 1999, the provisions of the Financial Regulation were also infringed after 1999; furthermore, the Commission could have reacted earlier, had it paid more attention to the proceedings of the European Parliament and warnings from its own officials;

| — | The Commission basically does not need new rules to improve information and communication in the institution, but should apply the existing ones (i.e. the Code of Conduct of 1999, the Charter for Authorising Officers of December 2000 and the recommendations stemming from the summary report on the Directors-General annual activity reports for 2002); |
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The Commission basically does not need new rules to improve information and communication in the institution, but should apply the existing ones (i.e. the Code of Conduct of 1999, the Charter for Authorising Officers of December 2000 and the recommendations stemming from the summary report on the Directors-General annual activity reports for 2002);

| — | The Commission must cooperate closely with the European Parliament on the OLAF reform; |
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The Commission must cooperate closely with the European Parliament on the OLAF reform;

The Commission's information and communication systems

| 31. | Wishes to emphasise that the Commission is just one example of flawed information and communication structures; in particular, large and complex organisations need clear and transparent structures, a culture of open communication and an effective system of checks and balances; |
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31.

Wishes to emphasise that the Commission is just one example of flawed information and communication structures; in particular, large and complex organisations need clear and transparent structures, a culture of open communication and an effective system of checks and balances;

| 32. | Considers that, despite the Commission's efforts to improve relations between Commissioners and departments (in particular by means of the code of practice governing relations between Commissioners and departments), the Eurostat affair has made it clear that there was inadequate transparency and communication between Eurostat's management and the Commission's cross-sector departments and between Eurostat and the Commissioner responsible; |
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32.

Considers that, despite the Commission's efforts to improve relations between Commissioners and departments (in particular by means of the code of practice governing relations between Commissioners and departments), the Eurostat affair has made it clear that there was inadequate transparency and communication between Eurostat's management and the Commission's cross-sector departments and between Eurostat and the Commissioner responsible;

| 33. | Considers that the tasks of verifying and validating budgetary implementing acts should be taken on by various players and that authorising officers should not take on verification tasks other than in special cases; |
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33.

Considers that the tasks of verifying and validating budgetary implementing acts should be taken on by various players and that authorising officers should not take on verification tasks other than in special cases;

| 34. | Considers it insufficient that Directors-General should inform only their Commissioner ‘at least twice a year’ of the work undertaken by their internal-audit staff, the targets achieved and the remedial action planned or launched, and that contacts on this subject should be more frequent; |
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34.

Considers it insufficient that Directors-General should inform only their Commissioner ‘at least twice a year’ of the work undertaken by their internal-audit staff, the targets achieved and the remedial action planned or launched, and that contacts on this subject should be more frequent;

| 35. | Calls for the annual activity reports drawn up by the Directors-General to reflect their responsibilities as authorising officers, as provided for by the Financial Regulation; calls for the summary report to include all the key aspects of the various annual activity reports/statements of assurance; |
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35.

Calls for the annual activity reports drawn up by the Directors-General to reflect their responsibilities as authorising officers, as provided for by the Financial Regulation; calls for the summary report to include all the key aspects of the various annual activity reports/statements of assurance;

| 36. | Demands that the Commission follow up on the recommendations of its Internal Audit Service (IAS) and establish a system of reporting lines between the designated control and audit functions within each DG and their counterparts (i.e. the IAS) having the same responsibilities for the Commission as a whole; notes that such reporting lines are a necessary complement to the existing normal operational reporting lines; |
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36.

Demands that the Commission follow up on the recommendations of its Internal Audit Service (IAS) and establish a system of reporting lines between the designated control and audit functions within each DG and their counterparts (i.e. the IAS) having the same responsibilities for the Commission as a whole; notes that such reporting lines are a necessary complement to the existing normal operational reporting lines;

| 37. | Demands that the Commission empower the IAS to coordinate its work programme with that of the control and audit functions within the individual DGs and provide the means for the Accounting Officer to validate the accounting systems and the systems supplying or justifying accounting information; |
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37.

Demands that the Commission empower the IAS to coordinate its work programme with that of the control and audit functions within the individual DGs and provide the means for the Accounting Officer to validate the accounting systems and the systems supplying or justifying accounting information;

| 38. | Maintains, with reference to the channels used for disseminating requests from Commissioners and the replies issued by departments, that such replies (when relating to topics deemed sensitive) should always be forwarded by the Director-General to the relevant Commissioner himself and not just to his head of office; |
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38.

Maintains, with reference to the channels used for disseminating requests from Commissioners and the replies issued by departments, that such replies (when relating to topics deemed sensitive) should always be forwarded by the Director-General to the relevant Commissioner himself and not just to his head of office;

| 39. | Agrees with the Commission that the role of the body specialising in financial irregularities should be reviewed and that the possibility for authorising officers by delegation to be able to refer matters to that body as well should be considered; |
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39.

Agrees with the Commission that the role of the body specialising in financial irregularities should be reviewed and that the possibility for authorising officers by delegation to be able to refer matters to that body as well should be considered;

| 40. | Welcomes the Commission Decision of 4 April 2002 on the reporting of serious fraud and the fact that officials are able to report their concerns outside their institution, in particular to the Presidents of the Commission, Council, Parliament and Court of Auditors, or to the Ombudsman, provided that certain conditions are met; |
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40.

Welcomes the Commission Decision of 4 April 2002 on the reporting of serious fraud and the fact that officials are able to report their concerns outside their institution, in particular to the Presidents of the Commission, Council, Parliament and Court of Auditors, or to the Ombudsman, provided that certain conditions are met;

| 41. | Insists that whistle-blowers must not suffer either personally or professionally and expresses its concern at the fact that the current draft reform of the Staff Regulations does not adequately lay down the rights and obligations of officials and other employees in this area; expresses its deep concern for the relative harshness with which whistle-blowers have been treated in the past in comparison with the leniency meted out to officials investigated for serious wrongdoings; |
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41.

Insists that whistle-blowers must not suffer either personally or professionally and expresses its concern at the fact that the current draft reform of the Staff Regulations does not adequately lay down the rights and obligations of officials and other employees in this area; expresses its deep concern for the relative harshness with which whistle-blowers have been treated in the past in comparison with the leniency meted out to officials investigated for serious wrongdoings;

| 42. | Stresses that the Commission Secretary-General should be required to directly inform the Commissioner responsible for the DG concerned of any internal investigations of which he may be aware through OLAF, even if the information provided is concise; the Commissioner must undertake not to disclose outside the College of Commissioners any confidential information which might be entrusted to him or her; |
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42.

Stresses that the Commission Secretary-General should be required to directly inform the Commissioner responsible for the DG concerned of any internal investigations of which he may be aware through OLAF, even if the information provided is concise; the Commissioner must undertake not to disclose outside the College of Commissioners any confidential information which might be entrusted to him or her;

| 43. | Finds particularly distressing the fact that sending files or complaints to OLAF has become the standard procedure to excuse the general ‘no-action-and-no-information’ attitude; in this context, it is essential that clear channels of communication between OLAF and the institutions in which alleged wrongdoing takes place be established; the institutions concerned must take preventive action wherever necessary to protect the Community's financial interests unless a request has been made by OLAF or national judicial authorities for the European institutions to refrain from taking such action in order to avoid compromising ongoing investigations: is of the opinion that a review of the OLAF Regulation is therefore required; urges OLAF also to arrange for close consultation with those who provide OLAF with evidence of irregularities or fraud; considers that, after an acknowledgement of receipt, such ‘whistle-blowers’ must be informed at fixed intervals of the progress of the investigation, and that at all events whistle-blowers must not be left in the dark as to the use being made of their information; urges that extra staff with accountancy expertise also be recruited to OLAF, in such a way as to attain a good mix of chartered accountants, forensic accountants and EDP auditors; |
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43.

Finds particularly distressing the fact that sending files or complaints to OLAF has become the standard procedure to excuse the general ‘no-action-and-no-information’ attitude; in this context, it is essential that clear channels of communication between OLAF and the institutions in which alleged wrongdoing takes place be established; the institutions concerned must take preventive action wherever necessary to protect the Community's financial interests unless a request has been made by OLAF or national judicial authorities for the European institutions to refrain from taking such action in order to avoid compromising ongoing investigations: is of the opinion that a review of the OLAF Regulation is therefore required; urges OLAF also to arrange for close consultation with those who provide OLAF with evidence of irregularities or fraud; considers that, after an acknowledgement of receipt, such ‘whistle-blowers’ must be informed at fixed intervals of the progress of the investigation, and that at all events whistle-blowers must not be left in the dark as to the use being made of their information; urges that extra staff with accountancy expertise also be recruited to OLAF, in such a way as to attain a good mix of chartered accountants, forensic accountants and EDP auditors;

| 44. | Considers that responsibility must go hand in hand with management and political powers; consequently, the Commission and Commissioners, as well as senior civil servants with management responsibilities, must be armed with inspection tools that match their respective responsibilities; |
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44.

Considers that responsibility must go hand in hand with management and political powers; consequently, the Commission and Commissioners, as well as senior civil servants with management responsibilities, must be armed with inspection tools that match their respective responsibilities;

| 45. | Considers, as the case of OPOCE proves, that it is particularly difficult to identify clear political responsibility in interinstitutional bodies; calls therefore on the Institutions to re-examine the legal provisions governing existing interinstitutional bodies without however calling into question the principle of interinstitutional cooperation, which allows significant savings to be made in the European budget; calls therefore on the European institutions to alter the legal bases for interinstitutional bodies in such a way as to permit a clear allocation of administrative and political responsibilities; |
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45.

Considers, as the case of OPOCE proves, that it is particularly difficult to identify clear political responsibility in interinstitutional bodies; calls therefore on the Institutions to re-examine the legal provisions governing existing interinstitutional bodies without however calling into question the principle of interinstitutional cooperation, which allows significant savings to be made in the European budget; calls therefore on the European institutions to alter the legal bases for interinstitutional bodies in such a way as to permit a clear allocation of administrative and political responsibilities;

| 46. | Takes note of the actions taken so far to remedy the situation in this Commission department; welcomes in particular






  — | the thorough revision of all existing contracts with and subsidies to outside bodies and the cancellation of all automatic contract renewals; |
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46.

Takes note of the actions taken so far to remedy the situation in this Commission department; welcomes in particular

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the thorough revision of all existing contracts with and subsidies to outside bodies and the cancellation of all automatic contract renewals;

| — | the complete revision of existing relations between Eurostat and national statistical offices, including subventions that were not properly analysed over several years; |
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the complete revision of existing relations between Eurostat and national statistical offices, including subventions that were not properly analysed over several years;

| — | the drastic reduction in the number of publications; |
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the drastic reduction in the number of publications;

| — | the internalisation policy, meaning that statistical work will again be executed in-house, as recommended by the IAC-Eurostat reports and demanded in Parliament's above-mentioned 2001 discharge resolution; |
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the internalisation policy, meaning that statistical work will again be executed in-house, as recommended by the IAC-Eurostat reports and demanded in Parliament's above-mentioned 2001 discharge resolution;

| 47. | Requests, however, that a follow-up report be drawn up during the present Commission's term of office, analysing whether previous IAS and IAC-Eurostat recommendations were complied with; |
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47.

Requests, however, that a follow-up report be drawn up during the present Commission's term of office, analysing whether previous IAS and IAC-Eurostat recommendations were complied with;

| 48. | Finds it unacceptable for the Commission to refuse to investigate the real ownership of companies applying for contracts and grants from the Commission, especially when there are strong suspicions that Commission officials are their true owners; |
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48.

Finds it unacceptable for the Commission to refuse to investigate the real ownership of companies applying for contracts and grants from the Commission, especially when there are strong suspicions that Commission officials are their true owners;

| 49. | Calls on the Commission to review the effectiveness of its ‘Early Warning System’ (Blak list) in the face of its complete failure to prevent companies accused of serious wrongdoing from obtaining new contracts and grants; |
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49.

Calls on the Commission to review the effectiveness of its ‘Early Warning System’ (Blak list) in the face of its complete failure to prevent companies accused of serious wrongdoing from obtaining new contracts and grants;

Accounting system

| 50. | Is extremely alarmed by the systematic and widespread inconsistencies detected between the general central accounts and the decentralised internal accounting and information system of Eurostat in the 1999 to 2002 financial operations under scrutiny, involving several departments of the Commission; |
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50.

Is extremely alarmed by the systematic and widespread inconsistencies detected between the general central accounts and the decentralised internal accounting and information system of Eurostat in the 1999 to 2002 financial operations under scrutiny, involving several departments of the Commission;

| 51. | Considers unacceptable any reform of the accounting system that will allow Commission departments to provide erroneous and inconsistent information to the system without possible automatic checks on the coherence of the data; calls on the Commission to urgently review its decisions on accounting modernisation in the light of the audit reports; |
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51.

Considers unacceptable any reform of the accounting system that will allow Commission departments to provide erroneous and inconsistent information to the system without possible automatic checks on the coherence of the data; calls on the Commission to urgently review its decisions on accounting modernisation in the light of the audit reports;

Financial envelopes

| 52. | Deplores the former practice of Eurostat and OPOCE of creating financial envelopes; calls on the Commission to act swiftly and investigate the possibility of other Commission departments having been engaged in similar practices and to take appropriate action to uncover the truth about the real extent of the system and the final use of the funds in these financial envelopes; |
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52.

Deplores the former practice of Eurostat and OPOCE of creating financial envelopes; calls on the Commission to act swiftly and investigate the possibility of other Commission departments having been engaged in similar practices and to take appropriate action to uncover the truth about the real extent of the system and the final use of the funds in these financial envelopes;

| 53. | Stresses that, under the Financial Regulation in use at the time, OPOCE was responsible for the financial control and follow-up of the budgets for which it was the authorising officer by sub-delegation; this was not the case with Datashops, for whose budget Eurostat retained full control; |
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53.

Stresses that, under the Financial Regulation in use at the time, OPOCE was responsible for the financial control and follow-up of the budgets for which it was the authorising officer by sub-delegation; this was not the case with Datashops, for whose budget Eurostat retained full control;

| 54. | Recalls that, under the present Financial Regulation, the interinstitutional nature of OPOCE does not relieve the Commission of its responsibilities as authorising officer for the budget implemented under its responsibility; calls on the institutions to review the present interinstitutional statute of OPOCE in the light of the present situation; |
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54.

Recalls that, under the present Financial Regulation, the interinstitutional nature of OPOCE does not relieve the Commission of its responsibilities as authorising officer for the budget implemented under its responsibility; calls on the institutions to review the present interinstitutional statute of OPOCE in the light of the present situation;

| 55. | Deplores the destruction of crucial files relating to the ‘2% promotion’ financial envelopes in OPOCE, which nonetheless served as the basis for the Court of Auditors' conclusions in its 1996 report; insists on the need to uncover the ultimate destination of these funds; |
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55.

Deplores the destruction of crucial files relating to the ‘2% promotion’ financial envelopes in OPOCE, which nonetheless served as the basis for the Court of Auditors' conclusions in its 1996 report; insists on the need to uncover the ultimate destination of these funds;

| 56. | Calls on all the private institutions that were involved in ‘financial envelopes systems’ with the Commission, through Eurostat or OPOCE, to fully cooperate with the European investigation bodies in finding out the truth, and calls on the Commission to act in the event of non-cooperation; calls on the Commission and OLAF to inform Parliament of progress in and the results of the current investigation into the Publications Office; |
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56.

Calls on all the private institutions that were involved in ‘financial envelopes systems’ with the Commission, through Eurostat or OPOCE, to fully cooperate with the European investigation bodies in finding out the truth, and calls on the Commission to act in the event of non-cooperation; calls on the Commission and OLAF to inform Parliament of progress in and the results of the current investigation into the Publications Office;

| 57. | Calls on the Commission to fully apply the Financial Regulation in this affair, particularly Articles 59 and 60 thereof, and to draw the necessary conclusions under Article 66; |
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57.

Calls on the Commission to fully apply the Financial Regulation in this affair, particularly Articles 59 and 60 thereof, and to draw the necessary conclusions under Article 66;

Contracts and grants

| 58. | Considers that the appalling situation with regard to control, transparency, legality and regularity criteria prevailing when contracts were drawn up, sub-delegated or unofficially sub-delegated by Eurostat in the years from 1999 to 2002 fully vindicates the European Parliament's concerns about the Commission's outsourcing practices (5); |
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58.

Considers that the appalling situation with regard to control, transparency, legality and regularity criteria prevailing when contracts were drawn up, sub-delegated or unofficially sub-delegated by Eurostat in the years from 1999 to 2002 fully vindicates the European Parliament's concerns about the Commission's outsourcing practices (5);

| 59. | Calls on the Commission to make sure that this situation does not occur in any department in future; |
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59.

Calls on the Commission to make sure that this situation does not occur in any department in future;

| 60. | Recognises the efforts to dismantle the majority of the pre-1999 Technical Assistance Offices (only 12 remained as of July 2003) and that many of the tasks are being carried out internally pending the setting-up of executive agencies within a clearer and more transparent organisational framework; considers, nevertheless, that, in the case of Eurostat, there was still an excessive dependency on external agencies; welcomes, in this regard, the commitment to carry out internally the bulk of Eurostat's tasks and to review the nature of all contracts with external consultants linked to Eurostat; |
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60.

Recognises the efforts to dismantle the majority of the pre-1999 Technical Assistance Offices (only 12 remained as of July 2003) and that many of the tasks are being carried out internally pending the setting-up of executive agencies within a clearer and more transparent organisational framework; considers, nevertheless, that, in the case of Eurostat, there was still an excessive dependency on external agencies; welcomes, in this regard, the commitment to carry out internally the bulk of Eurostat's tasks and to review the nature of all contracts with external consultants linked to Eurostat;

| 61. | Expresses its concern in relation to outsourcing by Commission departments responsible for external actions, especially DG-AIDCO; regrets that DG-AIDCO has signed contracts for substantial amounts with one of the companies at the centre of the Eurostat scandal outside the normal tendering procedures; stresses that the contracts were concluded by direct agreement despite repeated criticism from the Court of Auditors; regrets that an internal audit report from Eurostat which detected fraud and irregularities involving sums of more than EUR 3 million did not prevent DG-AIDCO from signing a contract with the company in question; concludes that the ‘Early Warning Data Base’ does not work in practice; asks the IAS to give priority to an analysis of the legality and regularity of contracts concluded and subsidies granted by this department; |
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61.

Expresses its concern in relation to outsourcing by Commission departments responsible for external actions, especially DG-AIDCO; regrets that DG-AIDCO has signed contracts for substantial amounts with one of the companies at the centre of the Eurostat scandal outside the normal tendering procedures; stresses that the contracts were concluded by direct agreement despite repeated criticism from the Court of Auditors; regrets that an internal audit report from Eurostat which detected fraud and irregularities involving sums of more than EUR 3 million did not prevent DG-AIDCO from signing a contract with the company in question; concludes that the ‘Early Warning Data Base’ does not work in practice; asks the IAS to give priority to an analysis of the legality and regularity of contracts concluded and subsidies granted by this department;

Common Agricultural Policy

| 62. | Asks the Commission to take the necessary action to bring to the attention of the farmers potentially affected the ‘guidelines issued in May 2003 in respect of on-the-spot controls as well as a document of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) on specific tolerances for different types of measuring equipment’; |
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62.

Asks the Commission to take the necessary action to bring to the attention of the farmers potentially affected the ‘guidelines issued in May 2003 in respect of on-the-spot controls as well as a document of the Joint Research Centre (JRC) on specific tolerances for different types of measuring equipment’;

| 63. | Regrets, in view of the obvious risks for the financial interests of the Community posed by the existence of sugar export refunds for countries imports of sugar from which are duty-free, that the Commission takes action only where evidence of ‘carousel’ schemes is provided, instead of abolishing export refunds to every country where there is an arrangement for duty-free imports; |
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63.

Regrets, in view of the obvious risks for the financial interests of the Community posed by the existence of sugar export refunds for countries imports of sugar from which are duty-free, that the Commission takes action only where evidence of ‘carousel’ schemes is provided, instead of abolishing export refunds to every country where there is an arrangement for duty-free imports;

| 64. | Recalls the Court of Auditors' and its own criticisms regarding the lack of audit trails for, and the complexity and lack of transparency of, the operations necessary for export refunds or surplus disposal mechanisms, since recent events have proved this criticism to be fully justified; calls on the Commission to present plans to change the present system of export refunds and surplus disposals in agriculture as soon as possible; |
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64.

Recalls the Court of Auditors' and its own criticisms regarding the lack of audit trails for, and the complexity and lack of transparency of, the operations necessary for export refunds or surplus disposal mechanisms, since recent events have proved this criticism to be fully justified; calls on the Commission to present plans to change the present system of export refunds and surplus disposals in agriculture as soon as possible;

| 65. | Reaffirms its criticism of the Commission's obstinate refusal to make public the list of payments to commercial undertakings — in the form of, for example, export refunds and surplus disposal measures under CAP mechanisms — and calls on the Commission to take all necessary steps, including proposing legislative changes, to facilitate this disclosure as soon as possible; |
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65.

Reaffirms its criticism of the Commission's obstinate refusal to make public the list of payments to commercial undertakings — in the form of, for example, export refunds and surplus disposal measures under CAP mechanisms — and calls on the Commission to take all necessary steps, including proposing legislative changes, to facilitate this disclosure as soon as possible;

| 66. | Considers it unacceptable for the Commission to abstain from any action against criminal adulteration of butter and other dairy products made in large quantities by industrial undertakings and criminal organisations, in stark contrast to the rigour with which farmers are often prosecuted by the Commission for minor and formal faults; |
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66.

Considers it unacceptable for the Commission to abstain from any action against criminal adulteration of butter and other dairy products made in large quantities by industrial undertakings and criminal organisations, in stark contrast to the rigour with which farmers are often prosecuted by the Commission for minor and formal faults;

| 67. | Urges the Commission to use in the most rigorous way against industrial criminal fraudsters all the existing administrative mechanisms that penalise excess milk production; |
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67.

Urges the Commission to use in the most rigorous way against industrial criminal fraudsters all the existing administrative mechanisms that penalise excess milk production;

| 68. | Urges the Commission to bring civil actions for damages against all industrial criminal fraudsters responsible for the adulteration of food products regulated by the Common Agricultural Policy; |
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68.

Urges the Commission to bring civil actions for damages against all industrial criminal fraudsters responsible for the adulteration of food products regulated by the Common Agricultural Policy;

| 69. | Urges the Commission to take legislative action and any other measures deemed necessary to prevent the adulteration of food products financed by the CAP; in particular, reminds the Commission that analytical technology enabling olive oil to be distinguished from common adulterations already exists on the market; |
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69.

Urges the Commission to take legislative action and any other measures deemed necessary to prevent the adulteration of food products financed by the CAP; in particular, reminds the Commission that analytical technology enabling olive oil to be distinguished from common adulterations already exists on the market;

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| 70. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council and the Court of Auditors. |
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70.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council and the Court of Auditors.

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(1)  OJ L 148, 16.6.2003, p. 21.

(2)  OJ L 67, 14.3.1991, p. 11.

(3)  P5_TA(2003)0551.

(4)  P5_TA(2003)0099.

(5)  See the above-mentioned 2001 discharge resolution, paragraphs 44-60, and in particular paragraph 57.

P5_TA(2004)0050

Parliamentary committees

European Parliament decision on the number, powers and responsibilities of committees

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the proposal presented by the Conference of Presidents, |
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—

having regard to the proposal presented by the Conference of Presidents,

| — | having regard to Rule 150(1) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rule 150(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

| 1. | Decides to set up the following parliamentary committees:






  I. | Committee on Foreign Affairs |
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1.

Decides to set up the following parliamentary committees:

I.

Committee on Foreign Affairs

| II. | Committee on Development |
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II.

Committee on Development

| III. | Committee on International Trade |
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III.

Committee on International Trade

| IV. | Committee on Budgets |
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IV.

Committee on Budgets

| V. | Committee on Budgetary Control |
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V.

Committee on Budgetary Control

| VI. | Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs |
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VI.

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

| VII. | Committee on Employment and Social Affairs |
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VII.

Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

| VIII. | Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety |
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VIII.

Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

| IX. | Committee on Industry, Research and Energy |
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IX.

Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

| X. | Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection |
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X.

Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection

| XI. | Committee on Transport and Tourism |
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XI.

Committee on Transport and Tourism

| XII. | Committee on Regional Development |
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XII.

Committee on Regional Development

| XIII. | Committee on Agriculture |
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XIII.

Committee on Agriculture

| XIV. | Committee on Fisheries |
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XIV.

Committee on Fisheries

| XV. | Committee on Culture and Education |
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XV.

Committee on Culture and Education

| XVI. | Committee on Legal Affairs |
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XVI.

Committee on Legal Affairs

| XVII. | Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs |
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XVII.

Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

| XVIII. | Committee on Constitutional Affairs |
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XVIII.

Committee on Constitutional Affairs

| XIX. | Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality |
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XIX.

Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

| XX. | Committee on Petitions; |
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XX.

Committee on Petitions;

| 2. | Decides to replace Annex VI to its Rules of Procedure with the following text:

  ‘ANNEX VI — POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF STANDING COMMITTEES
  I.   Committee on Foreign Affairs
  Committee responsible for:






  1. | the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) and the European security and defence policy (ESDP). In this context the committee is assisted by a subcommittee for security and defence; |
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2.

Decides to replace Annex VI to its Rules of Procedure with the following text:

‘ANNEX VI — POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF STANDING COMMITTEES

I.   Committee on Foreign Affairs

Committee responsible for:

1.

the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) and the European security and defence policy (ESDP). In this context the committee is assisted by a subcommittee for security and defence;

| 2. | relations with other EU institutions and bodies, the UNO and other international organisations and interparliamentary assemblies for matters falling under its responsibility; |
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2.

relations with other EU institutions and bodies, the UNO and other international organisations and interparliamentary assemblies for matters falling under its responsibility;

| 3. | the strengthening of political relations with third countries, particularly those in the immediate vicinity of the Union, by means of major cooperation and assistance programmes or international agreements such as association and partnership agreements; |
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3.

the strengthening of political relations with third countries, particularly those in the immediate vicinity of the Union, by means of major cooperation and assistance programmes or international agreements such as association and partnership agreements;

| 4. | the opening, monitoring and concluding of negotiations concerning the accession of European States to the Union; |
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4.

the opening, monitoring and concluding of negotiations concerning the accession of European States to the Union;

| 5. | issues concerning human rights, the protection of minorities and the promotion of democratic values in third countries. In this context the committee is assisted by a subcommittee on human rights. Without prejudice to the relevant rules, members from other committees and bodies with responsibilities in this field shall be invited to attend the meetings of the subcommittee. |
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5.

issues concerning human rights, the protection of minorities and the promotion of democratic values in third countries. In this context the committee is assisted by a subcommittee on human rights. Without prejudice to the relevant rules, members from other committees and bodies with responsibilities in this field shall be invited to attend the meetings of the subcommittee.

The committee coordinates the work of joint parliamentary committees and parliamentary cooperation committees as well as that of the interparliamentary delegations and ad hoc delegations and election observation missions falling within its remit.

II.   Committee on Development

Committee responsible for:

| 1. | the promotion, implementation and monitoring of the development and cooperation policy of the Union, notably:






  (a) | political dialogue with developing countries, bilaterally and in the relevant international organisations and interparliamentary fora, |
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1.

the promotion, implementation and monitoring of the development and cooperation policy of the Union, notably:

(a)

political dialogue with developing countries, bilaterally and in the relevant international organisations and interparliamentary fora,

| (b) | aid to, and cooperation agreements with, developing countries, |
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(b)

aid to, and cooperation agreements with, developing countries,

| (c) | promotion of democratic values, good governance and human rights in developing countries; |
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(c)

promotion of democratic values, good governance and human rights in developing countries;

| 2. | matters relating to the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement and relations with the relevant bodies; |
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2.

matters relating to the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement and relations with the relevant bodies;

| 3. | Parliament's involvement in election observation missions, when appropriate in cooperation with other relevant committees and delegations. |
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3.

Parliament's involvement in election observation missions, when appropriate in cooperation with other relevant committees and delegations.

The committee coordinates the work of the interparliamentary delegations and ad hoc delegations falling within its remit.

III.   Committee on International Trade

Committee responsible for:

matters relating to the establishment and implementation of the Union's common commercial policy and its external economic relations, in particular:

| 1. | financial, economic and trade relations with third countries and regional organisations; |
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1.

financial, economic and trade relations with third countries and regional organisations;

| 2. | measures of technical harmonisation or standardisation in fields covered by instruments of international law; |
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2.

measures of technical harmonisation or standardisation in fields covered by instruments of international law;

| 3. | relations with the relevant international organisations and with organisations promoting regional economic and commercial integration outside the Union; |
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3.

relations with the relevant international organisations and with organisations promoting regional economic and commercial integration outside the Union;

| 4. | relations with the WTO, including its parliamentary dimension. |
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4.

relations with the WTO, including its parliamentary dimension.

The committee liases with the relevant interparliamentary and ad-hoc delegations for the economic and trade aspects of relations with third countries.

IV.   Committee on Budgets

Committee responsible for:

| 1. | the multiannual financial framework of the Union's revenue and expenditure and the Union's system of own resources; |
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1.

the multiannual financial framework of the Union's revenue and expenditure and the Union's system of own resources;

| 2. | Parliament's budgetary prerogatives, namely the budget of the Union as well as the negotiation and implementation of interinstitutional agreements in this field; |
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2.

Parliament's budgetary prerogatives, namely the budget of the Union as well as the negotiation and implementation of interinstitutional agreements in this field;

| 3. | Parliament's estimates according to the procedure defined in the Rules; |
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3.

Parliament's estimates according to the procedure defined in the Rules;

| 4. | the budget of the decentralised bodies; |
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4.

the budget of the decentralised bodies;

| 5. | the financial activities of the European Investment Bank; |
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5.

the financial activities of the European Investment Bank;

| 6. | the budgetisation of the European Development Fund, without prejudice to the powers of the committee responsible for the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement; |
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6.

the budgetisation of the European Development Fund, without prejudice to the powers of the committee responsible for the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement;

| 7. | financial implications and compatibility with the multiannual Financial Framework of all Community acts, without prejudice to the powers of the relevant committees; |
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7.

financial implications and compatibility with the multiannual Financial Framework of all Community acts, without prejudice to the powers of the relevant committees;

| 8. | keeping track of and assessing the implementation of the current budget notwithstanding Rule 94(1), transfers of appropriations, procedures relating to the establishment plans, administrative appropriations and opinions concerning buildings-related projects with significant financial implications; |
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8.

keeping track of and assessing the implementation of the current budget notwithstanding Rule 94(1), transfers of appropriations, procedures relating to the establishment plans, administrative appropriations and opinions concerning buildings-related projects with significant financial implications;

| 9. | the Financial Regulation, excluding matters relating to the implementation, management and control of the budget. |
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9.

the Financial Regulation, excluding matters relating to the implementation, management and control of the budget.

V.   Committee on Budgetary Control

Committee responsible for:

| 1. | the control of the implementation of the budget of the Union and of the European Development Fund, and the decisions on discharge to be taken by Parliament, including the internal discharge procedure and all other measures accompanying or implementing such decisions; |
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1.

the control of the implementation of the budget of the Union and of the European Development Fund, and the decisions on discharge to be taken by Parliament, including the internal discharge procedure and all other measures accompanying or implementing such decisions;

| 2. | the closure, presenting and auditing of the accounts and balance sheets of the Union, its institutions and any bodies financed by it, including the establishment of appropriations to be carried over and the settling of balances; |
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2.

the closure, presenting and auditing of the accounts and balance sheets of the Union, its institutions and any bodies financed by it, including the establishment of appropriations to be carried over and the settling of balances;

| 3. | the control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank; |
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3.

the control of the financial activities of the European Investment Bank;

| 4. | monitoring the cost-effectiveness of the various forms of Community financing in the implementation of the Union's policies; |
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4.

monitoring the cost-effectiveness of the various forms of Community financing in the implementation of the Union's policies;

| 5. | consideration of fraud and irregularities in the implementation of the budget of the Union, measures aiming at preventing and prosecuting such cases, and the protection of the Union's financial interests in general; |
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5.

consideration of fraud and irregularities in the implementation of the budget of the Union, measures aiming at preventing and prosecuting such cases, and the protection of the Union's financial interests in general;

| 6. | relations with the Court of Auditors, the appointment of its members and consideration of its reports; |
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6.

relations with the Court of Auditors, the appointment of its members and consideration of its reports;

| 7. | the Financial Regulation as far as the implementation, management and control of the budget are concerned. |
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7.

the Financial Regulation as far as the implementation, management and control of the budget are concerned.

VI.   Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs

Committee responsible for:

| 1. | the economic and monetary policies of the Union, the functioning of Economic and Monetary Union and the European monetary and financial system (including relations with the relevant institutions or organisations); |
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1.

the economic and monetary policies of the Union, the functioning of Economic and Monetary Union and the European monetary and financial system (including relations with the relevant institutions or organisations);

| 2. | the free movement of capital and payments (cross-border payments, single payment area, balance of payments, capital movements and borrowing and lending policy, control of movements of capital originating in third countries, measures to encourage the export of the Union's capital); |
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2.

the free movement of capital and payments (cross-border payments, single payment area, balance of payments, capital movements and borrowing and lending policy, control of movements of capital originating in third countries, measures to encourage the export of the Union's capital);

| 3. | the international monetary and financial system (including relations with financial and monetary institutions and organisations); |
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3.

the international monetary and financial system (including relations with financial and monetary institutions and organisations);

| 4. | rules on competition and State or public aid; |
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4.

rules on competition and State or public aid;

| 5. | tax provisions; |
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5.

tax provisions;

| 6. | the regulation and supervision of financial services, institutions and markets including financial reporting, auditing, accounting rules, corporate governance and other company law matters specifically concerning financial services. |
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6.

the regulation and supervision of financial services, institutions and markets including financial reporting, auditing, accounting rules, corporate governance and other company law matters specifically concerning financial services.

VII.   Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

Committee responsible for:

| 1. | employment policy and all aspects of social policy such as working conditions, social security and social protection; |
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1.

employment policy and all aspects of social policy such as working conditions, social security and social protection;

| 2. | health and safety measures at the workplace; |
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2.

health and safety measures at the workplace;

| 3. | the European Social Fund; |
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3.

the European Social Fund;

| 4. | vocational training policy, including professional qualifications; |
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4.

vocational training policy, including professional qualifications;

| 5. | the free movement of workers and pensioners; |
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5.

the free movement of workers and pensioners;

| 6. | social dialogue; |
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6.

social dialogue;

| 7. | all forms of discrimination at the workplace and in the labour market except those based on sex; |
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7.

all forms of discrimination at the workplace and in the labour market except those based on sex;

| 8. | relations with:






  — | the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop), |
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8.

relations with:

—

the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop),

| — | the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, |
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—

the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions,

| — | the European Training Foundation, |
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—

the European Training Foundation,

| — | the European Agency for Health and Safety at Work; |
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—

the European Agency for Health and Safety at Work;

as well as relations with other relevant EU bodies and international organisations.

VIII.   Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety

Committee responsible for:

| 1. | environmental policy and environmental protection measures, in particular concerning:






  (a) | air, soil and water pollution, waste management and recycling, dangerous substances and preparations, noise levels, climate change, protection of biodiversity, |
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1.

environmental policy and environmental protection measures, in particular concerning:

(a)

air, soil and water pollution, waste management and recycling, dangerous substances and preparations, noise levels, climate change, protection of biodiversity,

| (b) | sustainable development, |
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(b)

sustainable development,

| (c) | international and regional measures and agreements aimed at protecting the environment, |
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(c)

international and regional measures and agreements aimed at protecting the environment,

| (d) | restoration of environmental damage, |
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(d)

restoration of environmental damage,

| (e) | civil protection, |
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(e)

civil protection,

| (f) | the European Environment Agency; |
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(f)

the European Environment Agency;

| 2. | public health, in particular:






  (a) | programmes and specific actions in the field of public health, |
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2.

public health, in particular:

(a)

programmes and specific actions in the field of public health,

| (b) | pharmaceutical and cosmetic products, |
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(b)

pharmaceutical and cosmetic products,

| (c) | health aspects of bioterrorism, |
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(c)

health aspects of bioterrorism,

| (d) | the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products and the European Centre of Disease Prevention and Control; |
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(d)

the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products and the European Centre of Disease Prevention and Control;

| 3. | food safety issues, in particular:






  (a) | the labelling and safety of foodstuffs, |
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3.

food safety issues, in particular:

(a)

the labelling and safety of foodstuffs,

| (b) | veterinary legislation concerning protection against risks to human health; public health checks on foodstuffs and food production systems, |
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(b)

veterinary legislation concerning protection against risks to human health; public health checks on foodstuffs and food production systems,

| (c) | the European Food Safety Authority and the European Food and Veterinary Office. |
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(c)

the European Food Safety Authority and the European Food and Veterinary Office.

IX.   Committee on Industry, Research and Energy

Committee responsible for:

| 1. | the Union's industrial policy and the application of new technologies, including measures relating to SMEs; |
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1.

the Union's industrial policy and the application of new technologies, including measures relating to SMEs;

| 2. | the Union's research policy, including the dissemination and exploitation of research findings; |
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2.

the Union's research policy, including the dissemination and exploitation of research findings;

| 3. | space policy; |
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3.

space policy;

| 4. | the activities of the Joint Research Centre and the Central Office for Nuclear Measurements, as well as JET, ITER and other projects in the same area; |
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4.

the activities of the Joint Research Centre and the Central Office for Nuclear Measurements, as well as JET, ITER and other projects in the same area;

| 5. | Community measures relating to energy policy in general, the security of energy supply and energy efficiency including the establishment and development of trans-European networks in the energy infrastructure sector; |
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5.

Community measures relating to energy policy in general, the security of energy supply and energy efficiency including the establishment and development of trans-European networks in the energy infrastructure sector;

| 6. | the Euratom Treaty and Euratom Supply Agency; nuclear safety, decommissioning and waste disposal in the nuclear sector; |
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6.

the Euratom Treaty and Euratom Supply Agency; nuclear safety, decommissioning and waste disposal in the nuclear sector;

| 7. | the information society and information technology, including the establishment and development of trans-European networks in the telecommunication infrastructure sector. |
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7.

the information society and information technology, including the establishment and development of trans-European networks in the telecommunication infrastructure sector.

X.   Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection

Committee responsible for:

| 1. | coordination at Community level of national legislation in the sphere of the internal market and of the customs union, in particular:






  (a) | the free movement of goods including the harmonisation of technical standards, |
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1.

coordination at Community level of national legislation in the sphere of the internal market and of the customs union, in particular:

(a)

the free movement of goods including the harmonisation of technical standards,

| (b) | the right of establishment, |
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(b)

the right of establishment,

| (c) | the freedom to provide services except in the financial and postal sectors; |
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(c)

the freedom to provide services except in the financial and postal sectors;

| 2. | measures aiming at the identification and removal of potential obstacles to the functioning of the internal market; |
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2.

measures aiming at the identification and removal of potential obstacles to the functioning of the internal market;

| 3. | the promotion and protection of the economic interests of consumers, except for public health and food safety issues, in the context of the establishment of the internal market. |
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3.

the promotion and protection of the economic interests of consumers, except for public health and food safety issues, in the context of the establishment of the internal market.

XI.   Committee on Transport and Tourism

Committee responsible for:

| 1. | matters relating to the development of a common policy for rail, road, inland waterways, maritime and air transport, in particular:






  (a) | common rules applicable to transport within the European Union, |
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1.

matters relating to the development of a common policy for rail, road, inland waterways, maritime and air transport, in particular:

(a)

common rules applicable to transport within the European Union,

| (b) | the establishment and development of trans-European networks in the area of transport infrastructure, |
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(b)

the establishment and development of trans-European networks in the area of transport infrastructure,

| (c) | the provision of transport services and relations in the field of transport with third countries, |
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(c)

the provision of transport services and relations in the field of transport with third countries,

| (d) | transport safety, |
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(d)

transport safety,

| (e) | relations with international transport bodies and organisations; |
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(e)

relations with international transport bodies and organisations;

| 2. | postal services; |
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2.

postal services;

| 3. | tourism. |
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3.

tourism.

XII.   Committee on Regional Development

Committee responsible for:

regional and cohesion policy, in particular:

| (a) | the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the other instruments of the Union's regional policy, |
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(a)

the European Regional Development Fund, the Cohesion Fund and the other instruments of the Union's regional policy,

| (b) | assessing the impact of other Union policies on economic and social cohesion, |
| --- | --- |

(b)

assessing the impact of other Union policies on economic and social cohesion,

| (c) | coordination of the Union's structural instruments, |
| --- | --- |

(c)

coordination of the Union's structural instruments,

| (d) | outermost regions and islands as well as trans-frontier and interregional cooperation, |
| --- | --- |

(d)

outermost regions and islands as well as trans-frontier and interregional cooperation,

| (e) | relations with the Committee of the Regions, interregional cooperation organisations and local and regional authorities. |
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(e)

relations with the Committee of the Regions, interregional cooperation organisations and local and regional authorities.

XIII.   Committee on Agriculture

Committee responsible for:

| 1. | the operation and development of the common agricultural policy; |
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1.

the operation and development of the common agricultural policy;

| 2. | rural development, including the activities of the relevant financial instruments; |
| --- | --- |

2.

rural development, including the activities of the relevant financial instruments;

| 3. | legislation on:






  (a) | veterinary and plant-health matters, animal feedingstuffs provided such measures are not intended to protect against risks to human health, |
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3.

legislation on:

(a)

veterinary and plant-health matters, animal feedingstuffs provided such measures are not intended to protect against risks to human health,

| (b) | animal husbandry and welfare; |
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(b)

animal husbandry and welfare;

| 4. | the improvement of the quality of agricultural products; |
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4.

the improvement of the quality of agricultural products;

| 5. | supplies of agricultural raw materials; |
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5.

supplies of agricultural raw materials;

| 6. | the Community Plant Variety Office; |
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6.

the Community Plant Variety Office;

| 7. | forestry. |
| --- | --- |

7.

forestry.

XIV.   Committee on Fisheries

Committee responsible for:

| 1. | the operation and development of the common fisheries policy and its management; |
| --- | --- |

1.

the operation and development of the common fisheries policy and its management;

| 2. | the conservation of fishery resources; |
| --- | --- |

2.

the conservation of fishery resources;

| 3. | the common organisation of the market in fishery products; |
| --- | --- |

3.

the common organisation of the market in fishery products;

| 4. | structural policy in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors, including the financial instruments for fisheries guidance; |
| --- | --- |

4.

structural policy in the fisheries and aquaculture sectors, including the financial instruments for fisheries guidance;

| 5. | international fisheries agreements. |
| --- | --- |

5.

international fisheries agreements.

XV.   Committee on Culture and Education

Committee responsible for:

| 1. | the cultural aspects of the European Union, and in particular:






  (a) | improving the knowledge and dissemination of culture, |
| --- | --- | --- |

1.

the cultural aspects of the European Union, and in particular:

(a)

improving the knowledge and dissemination of culture,

| (b) | the protection and promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity, |
| --- | --- |

(b)

the protection and promotion of cultural and linguistic diversity,

| (c) | the conservation and safeguarding of cultural heritage, cultural exchanges and artistic creation; |
| --- | --- |

(c)

the conservation and safeguarding of cultural heritage, cultural exchanges and artistic creation;

| 2. | the Union's education policy, including the European higher education area, the promotion of the system of European schools and lifelong learning; |
| --- | --- |

2.

the Union's education policy, including the European higher education area, the promotion of the system of European schools and lifelong learning;

| 3. | audiovisual policy and the cultural and educational aspects of the information society; |
| --- | --- |

3.

audiovisual policy and the cultural and educational aspects of the information society;

| 4. | youth policy and the development of a sports and leisure policy; |
| --- | --- |

4.

youth policy and the development of a sports and leisure policy;

| 5. | information and media policy; |
| --- | --- |

5.

information and media policy;

| 6. | cooperation with third countries in the areas of culture and education and relations with the relevant international organisations and institutions. |
| --- | --- |

6.

cooperation with third countries in the areas of culture and education and relations with the relevant international organisations and institutions.

XVI.   Committee on Legal Affairs

Committee responsible for:

| 1. | the interpretation and application of European law, compliance of European Union acts with primary law, notably the choice of legal bases and respect for the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality; |
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1.

the interpretation and application of European law, compliance of European Union acts with primary law, notably the choice of legal bases and respect for the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;

| 2. | the interpretation and application of international law, in so far as the European Union is affected; |
| --- | --- |

2.

the interpretation and application of international law, in so far as the European Union is affected;

| 3. | the simplification of Community law, in particular legislative proposals for its official codification; |
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3.

the simplification of Community law, in particular legislative proposals for its official codification;

| 4. | the legal protection of Parliament's rights and prerogatives, including its involvement in actions before the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance; |
| --- | --- |

4.

the legal protection of Parliament's rights and prerogatives, including its involvement in actions before the Court of Justice and the Court of First Instance;

| 5. | Community acts which affect the Member States' legal order, namely in the fields of:






  (a) | civil and commercial law, |
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5.

Community acts which affect the Member States' legal order, namely in the fields of:

(a)

civil and commercial law,

| (b) | company law, |
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(b)

company law,

| (c) | intellectual property law, |
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(c)

intellectual property law,

| (d) | procedural law; |
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(d)

procedural law;

| 6. | environmental liability and sanctions against environmental crime; |
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6.

environmental liability and sanctions against environmental crime;

| 7. | ethical questions related to new technologies, in enhanced cooperation with the relevant committees; |
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7.

ethical questions related to new technologies, in enhanced cooperation with the relevant committees;

| 8. | the Statute for Members and the Staff Regulations of the European Communities; |
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8.

the Statute for Members and the Staff Regulations of the European Communities;

| 9. | privileges and immunities as well as verification of Members' credentials; |
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9.

privileges and immunities as well as verification of Members' credentials;

| 10. | the organisation and statute of the Court of Justice; |
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10.

the organisation and statute of the Court of Justice;

| 11. | the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market; |
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11.

the Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market;

XVII.   Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs

Committee responsible for:

| 1. | the protection within the territory of the Union of citizens' rights, human rights and fundamental rights, including the protection of minorities, as laid down in the Treaties and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; |
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1.

the protection within the territory of the Union of citizens' rights, human rights and fundamental rights, including the protection of minorities, as laid down in the Treaties and in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union;

| 2. | the measures needed to combat all forms of discrimination other than those based on sex or those occurring at the workplace and in the labour market; |
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2.

the measures needed to combat all forms of discrimination other than those based on sex or those occurring at the workplace and in the labour market;

| 3. | legislation in the areas of transparency and of the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data; |
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3.

legislation in the areas of transparency and of the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data;

| 4. | the establishment and development of an area of freedom, security and justice, in particular:






  (a) | measures concerning the entry and movement of persons, asylum and migration as well as judicial and administrative cooperation in civil matters, |
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4.

the establishment and development of an area of freedom, security and justice, in particular:

(a)

measures concerning the entry and movement of persons, asylum and migration as well as judicial and administrative cooperation in civil matters,

| (b) | measures concerning an integrated management of the common borders, |
| --- | --- |

(b)

measures concerning an integrated management of the common borders,

| (c) | measures relating to police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters; |
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(c)

measures relating to police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters;

| 5. | the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction and the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia, Europol, Eurojust, Cepol and other bodies and agencies in the same area; |
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5.

the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction and the European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia, Europol, Eurojust, Cepol and other bodies and agencies in the same area;

| 6. | the determination of a clear risk of a serious breach by a Member State of the principles common to the Member States. |
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6.

the determination of a clear risk of a serious breach by a Member State of the principles common to the Member States.

XVIII.   Committee on Constitutional Affairs

Committee responsible for:

| 1. | the institutional aspects of the European integration process, in particular in the framework of the preparation and proceedings of conventions and intergovernmental conferences; |
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1.

the institutional aspects of the European integration process, in particular in the framework of the preparation and proceedings of conventions and intergovernmental conferences;

| 2. | the implementation of the EU Treaty and the assessment of its operation; |
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2.

the implementation of the EU Treaty and the assessment of its operation;

| 3. | the institutional consequences of enlargement negotiations of the Union; |
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3.

the institutional consequences of enlargement negotiations of the Union;

| 4. | interinstitutional relations, including, in view of their approval by Plenary, examination of interinstitutional agreements pursuant to Rule 54(2) of the Rules of Procedure; |
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4.

interinstitutional relations, including, in view of their approval by Plenary, examination of interinstitutional agreements pursuant to Rule 54(2) of the Rules of Procedure;

| 5. | uniform electoral procedure; |
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5.

uniform electoral procedure;

| 6. | European-level political parties, without prejudice to the competences of the Bureau; |
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6.

European-level political parties, without prejudice to the competences of the Bureau;

| 7. | the determination of the existence of a serious and persistent breach by a Member State of the principles common to the Member States; |
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7.

the determination of the existence of a serious and persistent breach by a Member State of the principles common to the Member States;

| 8. | the interpretation and application of the internal Rules of Procedure and proposals for amendments thereto. |
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8.

the interpretation and application of the internal Rules of Procedure and proposals for amendments thereto.

XIX.   Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality

Committee responsible for:

| 1. | the definition, promotion and protection of women's rights in the Union and related Community measures; |
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1.

the definition, promotion and protection of women's rights in the Union and related Community measures;

| 2. | the promotion of women's rights in third countries; |
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2.

the promotion of women's rights in third countries;

| 3. | the equal opportunities policy, including equality between men and women with regard to labour market opportunities and treatment at work; |
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3.

the equal opportunities policy, including equality between men and women with regard to labour market opportunities and treatment at work;

| 4. | the removal of all forms of discrimination based on sex; |
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4.

the removal of all forms of discrimination based on sex;

| 5. | the implementation and further development of gender mainstreaming in all policy sectors; |
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5.

the implementation and further development of gender mainstreaming in all policy sectors;

| 6. | the follow-up and implementation of international agreements and conventions involving the rights of women; |
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6.

the follow-up and implementation of international agreements and conventions involving the rights of women;

| 7. | information policy on women. |
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7.

information policy on women.

XX.   Committee on Petitions

Committee responsible for:

| 1. | petitions; |
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1.

petitions;

| 2. | relations with the European Ombudsman.’ |
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2.

relations with the European Ombudsman.’

| 3. | Decides that this decision will enter into force on the first day of the first part-session of the sixth parliamentary term. |
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3.

Decides that this decision will enter into force on the first day of the first part-session of the sixth parliamentary term.

| 4. | Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission, for information. |
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4.

Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and Commission, for information.

P5_TA(2004)0051

Progress report on Galileo

European Parliament resolution on the communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the state of progress of the Galileo programme (COM(2002) 518 — 2003/2041(INI))

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the communication from the Commission (COM(2002) 518 — C5-0075/2003) (1), |
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—

having regard to the communication from the Commission (COM(2002) 518 — C5-0075/2003) (1),

| — | having regard to the communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the integration of the EGNOS programme in the Galileo programme (COM(2003) 123), |
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—

having regard to the communication from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the integration of the EGNOS programme in the Galileo programme (COM(2003) 123),

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the 2515th meeting of the Council of Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Ministers of 5 June 2003 in Luxembourg (9686/03 — Press 146), |
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—

having regard to the conclusions of the 2515th meeting of the Council of Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Ministers of 5 June 2003 in Luxembourg (9686/03 — Press 146),

| — | having regard to United Nations General Assembly resolution 49/74 of 15 December 1994 on prevention of an arms race in outer space, |
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—

having regard to United Nations General Assembly resolution 49/74 of 15 December 1994 on prevention of an arms race in outer space,

| — | having regard to the United Nations resolution on the prevention of pollution in space, |
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—

having regard to the United Nations resolution on the prevention of pollution in space,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 9 October 2003 on European space policy — Green Paper (2), |
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—

having regard to its resolution of 9 October 2003 on European space policy — Green Paper (2),

| — | having regard to its resolution of 3 October 2001 on the Commission communication to the European Parliament and the Council on Galileo (3), |
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—

having regard to its resolution of 3 October 2001 on the Commission communication to the European Parliament and the Council on Galileo (3),

| — | having regard to Rule 47(2) and Rule 163 of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rule 47(2) and Rule 163 of its Rules of Procedure,

| — | having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy and the opinion of the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (A5-0003/2004), |
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—

having regard to the report of the Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy and the opinion of the Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism (A5-0003/2004),

| A. | whereas the existence of an independent European satellite global positioning system for civilian purposes is a vital infrastructure investment which has great potential for numerous useful services and activities, |
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A.

whereas the existence of an independent European satellite global positioning system for civilian purposes is a vital infrastructure investment which has great potential for numerous useful services and activities,

| B. | whereas Galileo has multiple applications, including transport, environment and agriculture to mention but a few, and whereas the telecommunications sector can derive subsequent benefits from the programme's applications, |
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B.

whereas Galileo has multiple applications, including transport, environment and agriculture to mention but a few, and whereas the telecommunications sector can derive subsequent benefits from the programme's applications,

| C. | whereas Galileo offers the opportunity for growth within the European economy as a whole, and within the space industry in particular, as well as a political challenge as regards the Union's independence in the space sector, and whereas it will also entail benefits for citizens, |
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C.

whereas Galileo offers the opportunity for growth within the European economy as a whole, and within the space industry in particular, as well as a political challenge as regards the Union's independence in the space sector, and whereas it will also entail benefits for citizens,

| D. | whereas Galileo will also bring about significant progress for search and rescue services, thereby making it possible to help people in difficulties substantially faster than before, |
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D.

whereas Galileo will also bring about significant progress for search and rescue services, thereby making it possible to help people in difficulties substantially faster than before,

| E. | having regard to the Conclusions of the Council of Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Ministers of 5/6 December 2002, in which it was agreed that support by Galileo for the search and rescue services of the Cospas-Sarsat or other relevant systems should be included by the Joint Undertaking in the statement of work for the invitation to tender, |
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E.

having regard to the Conclusions of the Council of Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Ministers of 5/6 December 2002, in which it was agreed that support by Galileo for the search and rescue services of the Cospas-Sarsat or other relevant systems should be included by the Joint Undertaking in the statement of work for the invitation to tender,

| F. | whereas the obstacles to the implementation of Galileo have finally been resolved and it is vital for the programme also to secure funding from the private sector, |
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F.

whereas the obstacles to the implementation of Galileo have finally been resolved and it is vital for the programme also to secure funding from the private sector,

| G. | whereas EGNOS (the European Geostationary Naviation Overlay Service) is an integral part of European policy on satellite radio navigation, |
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G.

whereas EGNOS (the European Geostationary Naviation Overlay Service) is an integral part of European policy on satellite radio navigation,

| H. | having regard to the contribution that research can make to developing the exploitation of space and its applications, and having regard to the contribution that it makes to the European Union's strategy for employment, economic reform and social cohesion which came into existence at the Lisbon European Council of 23/24 March 2000, |
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H.

having regard to the contribution that research can make to developing the exploitation of space and its applications, and having regard to the contribution that it makes to the European Union's strategy for employment, economic reform and social cohesion which came into existence at the Lisbon European Council of 23/24 March 2000,

| I. | whereas space is a common asset of humankind and its management must entail international cooperation, |
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I.

whereas space is a common asset of humankind and its management must entail international cooperation,

| J. | whereas operators in the sectors which benefit from the programme can contribute to the direction taken by Galileo applications, for example in the field of transport, through their knowledge of the transport, environment and telecommunications sectors, |
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J.

whereas operators in the sectors which benefit from the programme can contribute to the direction taken by Galileo applications, for example in the field of transport, through their knowledge of the transport, environment and telecommunications sectors,

| 1. | Stresses the importance of interoperability and compatibility of future Galileo services with current and future navigation systems, such as GPS, Glonass, etc.; |
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1.

Stresses the importance of interoperability and compatibility of future Galileo services with current and future navigation systems, such as GPS, Glonass, etc.;

| 2. | Stresses the enormous significance of Galileo for the European Union's industrial, transport, technological and environmental policy development, and hence at the same time for the achievement of the strategic goals set in Lisbon of making the Union the most competitive and dynamic economic area in the world; |
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2.

Stresses the enormous significance of Galileo for the European Union's industrial, transport, technological and environmental policy development, and hence at the same time for the achievement of the strategic goals set in Lisbon of making the Union the most competitive and dynamic economic area in the world;

| 3. | Stresses that the Joint Undertaking should be assigned the following tasks:






  — | supervising the management of EGNOS following completion of the Operational Readiness Review in April 2004, |
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3.

Stresses that the Joint Undertaking should be assigned the following tasks:

—

supervising the management of EGNOS following completion of the Operational Readiness Review in April 2004,

| — | concluding a contract with an economic operator to be responsible for running EGNOS from April 2004 onwards, with due regard for the opinion of those parties which contributed to the funding of the development and deployment phases of the EGNOS system, |
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—

concluding a contract with an economic operator to be responsible for running EGNOS from April 2004 onwards, with due regard for the opinion of those parties which contributed to the funding of the development and deployment phases of the EGNOS system,

| — | making recommendations on suitable arrangements for the ownership of EGNOS assets, intellectual property rights and commercial exploitation rights; |
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—

making recommendations on suitable arrangements for the ownership of EGNOS assets, intellectual property rights and commercial exploitation rights;

| 4. | Welcomes the fact that the obstacles to the funding of Galileo have been overcome; |
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4.

Welcomes the fact that the obstacles to the funding of Galileo have been overcome;

| 5. | Recalls that a description of the funding of the deployment phase should be prepared by December 2004; |
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5.

Recalls that a description of the funding of the deployment phase should be prepared by December 2004;

| 6. | Points out that any further delays in the development of Galileo would seriously jeopardise its scheduled entry into force in 2008; |
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6.

Points out that any further delays in the development of Galileo would seriously jeopardise its scheduled entry into force in 2008;

| 7. | Asks the Commission to do its utmost to speed up the proceedings so that possible set-backs due to private investment and cost increases can be taken into account in time for the Commission's proposal for a new pluri-annual financial framework for the EU budget; |
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7.

Asks the Commission to do its utmost to speed up the proceedings so that possible set-backs due to private investment and cost increases can be taken into account in time for the Commission's proposal for a new pluri-annual financial framework for the EU budget;

| 8. | Highlights the public interest of the programme and, while recognising the vital need to open it up to private capital, hopes that the principle that basic services of general interest should be available to users free — or almost free — of charge will not be called into question; |
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8.

Highlights the public interest of the programme and, while recognising the vital need to open it up to private capital, hopes that the principle that basic services of general interest should be available to users free — or almost free — of charge will not be called into question;

| 9. | Commends the role played by the Joint Undertaking as the driving force behind the project and calls for its powers with regard to the signing of the agreement with the future concessionaire to be clarified; stresses the need for it to operate with transparency and budgetary discipline; |
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9.

Commends the role played by the Joint Undertaking as the driving force behind the project and calls for its powers with regard to the signing of the agreement with the future concessionaire to be clarified; stresses the need for it to operate with transparency and budgetary discipline;

| 10. | Stresses the importance of Galileo as a significant contribution to achieving the Community objective of an environmentally and economically sustainable transport policy and to pursuing the objective of a wider application of satellite systems in the field of telecommunications; |
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10.

Stresses the importance of Galileo as a significant contribution to achieving the Community objective of an environmentally and economically sustainable transport policy and to pursuing the objective of a wider application of satellite systems in the field of telecommunications;

| 11. | Requests the Commission and ESA to develop transport applications of the Galileo project in traffic control and management in the fields of road transport, water-borne transport and air transport with particular reference to speed management and safety, driver's working time, logistics, rail freight wagons' tracking and tracing, interoperability of rail transport, public transport services, safety and security in water-borne transport and pricing of transport infrastructure, and this in order to improve the sustainability of the transport sector as a whole; |
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11.

Requests the Commission and ESA to develop transport applications of the Galileo project in traffic control and management in the fields of road transport, water-borne transport and air transport with particular reference to speed management and safety, driver's working time, logistics, rail freight wagons' tracking and tracing, interoperability of rail transport, public transport services, safety and security in water-borne transport and pricing of transport infrastructure, and this in order to improve the sustainability of the transport sector as a whole;

| 12. | Asks for special attention to be paid to maritime safety where compatibility with existing conventional navigation systems is indispensable and where co-ordination with the GMES services should lead to accident prevention, pollution detection and facilitation of the legal and judicial follow up of accidents at sea; |
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12.

Asks for special attention to be paid to maritime safety where compatibility with existing conventional navigation systems is indispensable and where co-ordination with the GMES services should lead to accident prevention, pollution detection and facilitation of the legal and judicial follow up of accidents at sea;

| 13. | Supports the joint effort of the Commission and ESA to maintain the EU's frequency planning during the negotiations taking place within ITU (the International Telecommunication Union); |
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13.

Supports the joint effort of the Commission and ESA to maintain the EU's frequency planning during the negotiations taking place within ITU (the International Telecommunication Union);

| 14. | Urges ESA and the Commission to make every effort to ensure the safety and security of the Galileo infrastructure; |
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14.

Urges ESA and the Commission to make every effort to ensure the safety and security of the Galileo infrastructure;

| 15. | Calls on the Commission and ESA to promote environmental applications of the Galileo project and improve awareness and thus protection of them; |
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15.

Calls on the Commission and ESA to promote environmental applications of the Galileo project and improve awareness and thus protection of them;

| 16. | Stresses the importance of Galileo in many sectors, such as the environment, transport and safety, and considers that the project must ensure a safe environment in order to protect human lives and promptly pinpoint or even prevent natural disasters or other events which jeopardise safety; |
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16.

Stresses the importance of Galileo in many sectors, such as the environment, transport and safety, and considers that the project must ensure a safe environment in order to protect human lives and promptly pinpoint or even prevent natural disasters or other events which jeopardise safety;

| 17. | Stresses the need to encourage the development of uses that are compatible with sustainable development (transport management) and controlled by the user (individual tracking); |
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17.

Stresses the need to encourage the development of uses that are compatible with sustainable development (transport management) and controlled by the user (individual tracking);

| 18. | Supports the Commission's efforts to ensure that the public interest is properly safeguarded and urges that the proposed supervisory authority and security centre be established; |
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18.

Supports the Commission's efforts to ensure that the public interest is properly safeguarded and urges that the proposed supervisory authority and security centre be established;

| 19. | Urges the Commission to devise reliable security mechanisms to render acceptable the overlay of the L1 band with the GPS Code M for the US; |
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19.

Urges the Commission to devise reliable security mechanisms to render acceptable the overlay of the L1 band with the GPS Code M for the US;

| 20. | Requests that the European Parliament be represented in the Supervisory Authority; |
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20.

Requests that the European Parliament be represented in the Supervisory Authority;

| 21. | Stresses that space strategy represents a genuine field of application as regards the concept of a European research area, which in future should underpin the Union's science and technology policy as a whole; |
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21.

Stresses that space strategy represents a genuine field of application as regards the concept of a European research area, which in future should underpin the Union's science and technology policy as a whole;

| 22. | Welcomes the fact that the development of Galileo-related applications will be pursued as part of the Sixth Framework Programme for research and development, under the headings of space research, as well as information society technologies, sustainable development, global change and ecosystems, and transport; |
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22.

Welcomes the fact that the development of Galileo-related applications will be pursued as part of the Sixth Framework Programme for research and development, under the headings of space research, as well as information society technologies, sustainable development, global change and ecosystems, and transport;

| 23. | Stresses that, because Galileo is financed from public funds, the resulting intellectual property rights will belong to all citizens; |
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23.

Stresses that, because Galileo is financed from public funds, the resulting intellectual property rights will belong to all citizens;

| 24. | Calls on the Commission and ESA to extend cooperation with third countries taking part in the Galileo project, with a view to joint development, joint funding and eventual use of Galileo on a paying basis; |
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24.

Calls on the Commission and ESA to extend cooperation with third countries taking part in the Galileo project, with a view to joint development, joint funding and eventual use of Galileo on a paying basis;

| 25. | Welcomes the progress made in negotiations with the United States on satellite navigation and the successful completion of negotiations with China regarding its participation in the Galileo satellite navigation system and, in particular, the conclusion of an agreement on active cooperation in the field of satellite navigation; |
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25.

Welcomes the progress made in negotiations with the United States on satellite navigation and the successful completion of negotiations with China regarding its participation in the Galileo satellite navigation system and, in particular, the conclusion of an agreement on active cooperation in the field of satellite navigation;

| 26. | Warns that, if third countries are involved in the joint undertaking, action must be taken to ensure that encryption technology and sensitive information concerning the future Public Regulated Service (PRS) remain exclusively under EU control; |
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26.

Warns that, if third countries are involved in the joint undertaking, action must be taken to ensure that encryption technology and sensitive information concerning the future Public Regulated Service (PRS) remain exclusively under EU control;

| 27. | Suggests that the Joint Undertaking hold regular consultations with operators in the transport and telecommunications sectors; |
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27.

Suggests that the Joint Undertaking hold regular consultations with operators in the transport and telecommunications sectors;

| 28. | Calls for the Galileo transponders to be used to support the existing Cospas-Sarsat and Inmarsat-E maritime rescue systems; |
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28.

Calls for the Galileo transponders to be used to support the existing Cospas-Sarsat and Inmarsat-E maritime rescue systems;

| 29. | Points out that the naval forces of several NATO members already successfully use Inmarsat technology to locate and rescue shipwreck victims; |
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29.

Points out that the naval forces of several NATO members already successfully use Inmarsat technology to locate and rescue shipwreck victims;

| 30. | Calls on the Joint Undertaking to submit as swiftly as possible a business plan for all phases of the Galileo programme, to draw up a business-oriented service definition and to negotiate a general agreement on the funding of the development and operational phases in the context of a competitive tender procedure; |
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30.

Calls on the Joint Undertaking to submit as swiftly as possible a business plan for all phases of the Galileo programme, to draw up a business-oriented service definition and to negotiate a general agreement on the funding of the development and operational phases in the context of a competitive tender procedure;

| 31. | Welcomes the fact that, as part of a competitive tender procedure, several competing consortiums have submitted tenders for taking up the operating concession to the Joint Undertaking before the closing date; |
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31.

Welcomes the fact that, as part of a competitive tender procedure, several competing consortiums have submitted tenders for taking up the operating concession to the Joint Undertaking before the closing date;

| 32. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the Member States and the European Space Agency. |
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32.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, the governments of the Member States and the European Space Agency.

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(1)  OJ C 248, 15.10.2002, p 2.

(2)  P5_TA(2003)0427.

(3)  OJ C 87 E, 11.4.2002, p. 141.

P5_TA(2004)0052

Irish presidency and European Constitution

European Parliament resolution on the programme of the Irish Presidence-in-office of the Council and the European Constitution

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, |
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—

having regard to the Draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 18 December 2003 (1), |
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—

having regard to its resolution of 18 December 2003 (1),

| — | having regard to Rule 37(2) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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—

having regard to Rule 37(2) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | in the light of the statement to Parliament on 14 January 2004 by the President-in-office of the Council, Mr Bertie Ahern; recalling Parliament's strong attachment to the process and outcome of the European Convention, and its disappointment at the failure of the IGC meeting in Brussels on 12 and 13 December 2003, |
| --- | --- |

A.

in the light of the statement to Parliament on 14 January 2004 by the President-in-office of the Council, Mr Bertie Ahern; recalling Parliament's strong attachment to the process and outcome of the European Convention, and its disappointment at the failure of the IGC meeting in Brussels on 12 and 13 December 2003,

| 1. | Welcomes the positive approach adopted by the new Presidency-in-office of the Council towards concluding the Intergovernmental Conference on the basis of the Convention's Draft Constitution, and urges the IGC to complete its work before 1 May 2004, the date on which the Union is set to enlarge to include the ten new Member States; |
| --- | --- |

1.

Welcomes the positive approach adopted by the new Presidency-in-office of the Council towards concluding the Intergovernmental Conference on the basis of the Convention's Draft Constitution, and urges the IGC to complete its work before 1 May 2004, the date on which the Union is set to enlarge to include the ten new Member States;

| 2. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the IGC, the Council, the Commission, and the parliaments of the Member States and the of acceding and candidate States. |
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2.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the IGC, the Council, the Commission, and the parliaments of the Member States and the of acceding and candidate States.

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(1)  P5_TA(2003)0593.

P5_TA(2004)0053

Competition policy

European Parliament resolution on competition policy

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the statement on competition policy made by the Commission in plenary on 28 January 2004, |
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—

having regard to the statement on competition policy made by the Commission in plenary on 28 January 2004,

| — | having regard to the XXXIInd Report on competition policy 2002 (SEC(2003) 467 — C5-0424/2003), |
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—

having regard to the XXXIInd Report on competition policy 2002 (SEC(2003) 467 — C5-0424/2003),

| — | having regard to Rule 37(2) of its Rules of Procedure, |
| --- | --- |

—

having regard to Rule 37(2) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas competition policy must seek the promotion of a free market in the interests of consumers, which objective goes hand in hand with the completion of the internal market, |
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A.

whereas competition policy must seek the promotion of a free market in the interests of consumers, which objective goes hand in hand with the completion of the internal market,

| B. | whereas the major challenge of the current enlargement processes demands special efforts from both the Commission and the new Member States with a view to catching up with competitive, open markets and implementing new competition rules, |
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B.

whereas the major challenge of the current enlargement processes demands special efforts from both the Commission and the new Member States with a view to catching up with competitive, open markets and implementing new competition rules,

| C. | whereas the Commission has been engaged in a major reforming process to review European competition law, |
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C.

whereas the Commission has been engaged in a major reforming process to review European competition law,

| D. | whereas the number of anti-trust cases initiated by the Commission, as well as the number of complaints brought before it, have increased substantially in relation to 2001, while the number of notifications has substantially diminished, |
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D.

whereas the number of anti-trust cases initiated by the Commission, as well as the number of complaints brought before it, have increased substantially in relation to 2001, while the number of notifications has substantially diminished,

| E. | whereas the number of state aid control cases has remained stable while the number of negative final decisions has shown a slight upward trend, |
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E.

whereas the number of state aid control cases has remained stable while the number of negative final decisions has shown a slight upward trend,

| F. | whereas the number of mergers and alliances analysed has diminished and the number of cases treated via the simplified procedure has amounted to over 40% of notifications, and no prohibition decisions have been taken during 2002, |
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F.

whereas the number of mergers and alliances analysed has diminished and the number of cases treated via the simplified procedure has amounted to over 40% of notifications, and no prohibition decisions have been taken during 2002,

| G. | whereas the subject of services of general interest has been examined in greater detail in a separate report, |
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G.

whereas the subject of services of general interest has been examined in greater detail in a separate report,

| 1. | Recalls the intense scrutiny of competition policy which it has conducted over the past 25 years, in particular through its reports on the Annual Competition Reports, and acknowledges the fruitful dialogue with the Commission which has thus developed on these issues; |
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1.

Recalls the intense scrutiny of competition policy which it has conducted over the past 25 years, in particular through its reports on the Annual Competition Reports, and acknowledges the fruitful dialogue with the Commission which has thus developed on these issues;

| 2. | Welcomes the XXXIInd Report on competition policy and highlights the decisive role that competition policy plays in strengthening the free market in the interests of consumers and in improving the functioning of the internal market; |
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2.

Welcomes the XXXIInd Report on competition policy and highlights the decisive role that competition policy plays in strengthening the free market in the interests of consumers and in improving the functioning of the internal market;

| 3. | Recognises the importance of SMEs as the EU's largest employers overall, and notes that their competitiveness needs to be encouraged not hindered if new jobs are to be created; |
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3.

Recognises the importance of SMEs as the EU's largest employers overall, and notes that their competitiveness needs to be encouraged not hindered if new jobs are to be created;

| 4. | Attaches capital importance to the ambitious legislative review process started with the process for modernisation of anti-trust rules and continued with substantial reforms on merger control, and encourages the Commission to speed up its work towards new streamlined procedures for state aid control, in view of the forthcoming EU enlargement; notes that the Commission's merger control powers are being extended in line with cartel legislation; draws attention to the existence of a fundamental difference between the objectives of merger control and combating cartel infringements, in as much as an investigation into concentrations, as distinct from cartel infringements, does not presuppose the unlawfulness of the objectives pursued by the parties to the merger; asks the Commission to review efforts to strengthen investigating powers in the merger control regulation (1); emphasises that the Commission should, in any event, make it clear that it will comply with the generally applicable principles of procedural law in drawing up the procedures, in so far as these are not specified in the regulation itself; |
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4.

Attaches capital importance to the ambitious legislative review process started with the process for modernisation of anti-trust rules and continued with substantial reforms on merger control, and encourages the Commission to speed up its work towards new streamlined procedures for state aid control, in view of the forthcoming EU enlargement; notes that the Commission's merger control powers are being extended in line with cartel legislation; draws attention to the existence of a fundamental difference between the objectives of merger control and combating cartel infringements, in as much as an investigation into concentrations, as distinct from cartel infringements, does not presuppose the unlawfulness of the objectives pursued by the parties to the merger; asks the Commission to review efforts to strengthen investigating powers in the merger control regulation (1); emphasises that the Commission should, in any event, make it clear that it will comply with the generally applicable principles of procedural law in drawing up the procedures, in so far as these are not specified in the regulation itself;

| 5. | Welcomes the fact that the modernisation of competition policy is slowly but surely taking shape; points out that the abolition of the notification requirement will certainly lead to a reduction in the administrative burdens on businesses; calls once again on the Commission to take account of the justified desire of businesses to be given greater legal certainty in connection with complex notifications and those involving large investments; in such cases the Commission should create the possibility of giving a universal ruling on the compatibility of agreements with European competition rules; |
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5.

Welcomes the fact that the modernisation of competition policy is slowly but surely taking shape; points out that the abolition of the notification requirement will certainly lead to a reduction in the administrative burdens on businesses; calls once again on the Commission to take account of the justified desire of businesses to be given greater legal certainty in connection with complex notifications and those involving large investments; in such cases the Commission should create the possibility of giving a universal ruling on the compatibility of agreements with European competition rules;

| 6. | Considers, given that European law on cartels will in future be applied in a decentralised manner by national authorities and courts, that the ‘one-stop shop’ principle needs to be firmly established, since the regulation makes no provision for clear criteria for the allocation of jurisdiction; a situation needs to be prevented where firms become involved in several parallel sets of proceedings before the various national anti-trust authorities; calls, therefore, on the Commission to establish guidelines with a view to increasing legal certainty for firms; |
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6.

Considers, given that European law on cartels will in future be applied in a decentralised manner by national authorities and courts, that the ‘one-stop shop’ principle needs to be firmly established, since the regulation makes no provision for clear criteria for the allocation of jurisdiction; a situation needs to be prevented where firms become involved in several parallel sets of proceedings before the various national anti-trust authorities; calls, therefore, on the Commission to establish guidelines with a view to increasing legal certainty for firms;

| 7. | Considers that the modernisation of competition policy only has any chance of succeeding if the Commission manages to create a level playing field for the application of the competition rules in all Member States; this requires the Commission to ensure that a European appeal procedure is created against the decisions of national competition authorities on the application of the European competition rules; |
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7.

Considers that the modernisation of competition policy only has any chance of succeeding if the Commission manages to create a level playing field for the application of the competition rules in all Member States; this requires the Commission to ensure that a European appeal procedure is created against the decisions of national competition authorities on the application of the European competition rules;

| 8. | Points out that decentralisation of supervision must not cause consistency of aid policy in the internal market to be jeopardised; points out that the introduction of block exemptions for the granting of state aid entails serious risks; whereas, with block exemptions from cartel law, the Commission rightly assumes that national authorities will monitor its implementation, the same cannot be expected to apply to state aid, since the authorities themselves are interested parties; calls, consequently, on the Commission for an adequate system of supervision, and if that is not possible, for the abolition of block exemptions in the monitoring of state aid; |
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8.

Points out that decentralisation of supervision must not cause consistency of aid policy in the internal market to be jeopardised; points out that the introduction of block exemptions for the granting of state aid entails serious risks; whereas, with block exemptions from cartel law, the Commission rightly assumes that national authorities will monitor its implementation, the same cannot be expected to apply to state aid, since the authorities themselves are interested parties; calls, consequently, on the Commission for an adequate system of supervision, and if that is not possible, for the abolition of block exemptions in the monitoring of state aid;

| 9. | Welcomes the adoption of the new regulation (2) applying Article 81(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices in the motor vehicle sector, but notes that the benefits for the consumers have yet to materialise, and invites the Commission therefore to closely monitor the full implementation of the new rules, and if necessary, to amend them in line with its initial proposal; calls, in particular, for attention to be paid to the decline in the numbers of independent dealers and the strengthening of importer dominance in some Member States; calls on the Commission to pay particular attention to problems with the distribution by manufacturers of technical data to independent garage and repair-shop operators; |
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9.

Welcomes the adoption of the new regulation (2) applying Article 81(3) of the Treaty to certain categories of vertical agreements and concerted practices in the motor vehicle sector, but notes that the benefits for the consumers have yet to materialise, and invites the Commission therefore to closely monitor the full implementation of the new rules, and if necessary, to amend them in line with its initial proposal; calls, in particular, for attention to be paid to the decline in the numbers of independent dealers and the strengthening of importer dominance in some Member States; calls on the Commission to pay particular attention to problems with the distribution by manufacturers of technical data to independent garage and repair-shop operators;

| 10. | Calls on the Commission, having regard to experience with motor-vehicle distribution, consequently to arrange for ex ante regulatory impact assessment also to be conducted for cartel legislation, in accordance with the procedures already applied by Commission departments to other legislation; |
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10.

Calls on the Commission, having regard to experience with motor-vehicle distribution, consequently to arrange for ex ante regulatory impact assessment also to be conducted for cartel legislation, in accordance with the procedures already applied by Commission departments to other legislation;

| 11. | Welcomes the directives of the European Parliament and of the Council meanwhile adopted on opening up the gas (3) and electricity (4) markets to competition, resulting from the so-called ‘acceleration directive’, which will open markets gradually for the different types of consumers; nevertheless regrets the fact that delays and asymmetries in the liberalisation process have already caused distortions of competition on European markets; supports the Commission in its prosecution of anti-competitive behaviour by energy-supply monopolies; |
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11.

Welcomes the directives of the European Parliament and of the Council meanwhile adopted on opening up the gas (3) and electricity (4) markets to competition, resulting from the so-called ‘acceleration directive’, which will open markets gradually for the different types of consumers; nevertheless regrets the fact that delays and asymmetries in the liberalisation process have already caused distortions of competition on European markets; supports the Commission in its prosecution of anti-competitive behaviour by energy-supply monopolies;

| 12. | Deplores the fact that in the energy, postal, telecommunications and transport sectors, the market is often still dominated by ‘national champions’, and calls therefore on the Commission to be particularly vigilant as to the respect of competition rules where a Member State is not only a regulator, but also the ‘supporter’ of one of the players in the market, or is itself a player; |
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12.

Deplores the fact that in the energy, postal, telecommunications and transport sectors, the market is often still dominated by ‘national champions’, and calls therefore on the Commission to be particularly vigilant as to the respect of competition rules where a Member State is not only a regulator, but also the ‘supporter’ of one of the players in the market, or is itself a player;

| 13. | Considers that competition policy should play a major role in ensuring an open and competitive media sector; welcomes therefore the Commission's investigations launched in relation to several public broadcasters to verify the existence of overcompensations and cross-subsidies; invites the Commission and the Member States, at the same time, to be very vigilant regarding concentration processes and existing dominant positions held by both private and public operators in this sector; |
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13.

Considers that competition policy should play a major role in ensuring an open and competitive media sector; welcomes therefore the Commission's investigations launched in relation to several public broadcasters to verify the existence of overcompensations and cross-subsidies; invites the Commission and the Member States, at the same time, to be very vigilant regarding concentration processes and existing dominant positions held by both private and public operators in this sector;

| 14. | Emphasises, within the context of Directive 2002/21/EC (5) on electronic communications, the need to ensure compliance with the thinking behind Recital 27 of that directive, which aims to achieve a more equal balance between competition and regulation: considers that the national regulatory authorities should monitor, throughout the decision-making process, whether the anti-trust rules are able to secure a competitive market, and that only in the case of a negative evaluation should they propose targeted regulation; believes that the general principle should still be that regulation by the sectoral authority should only be used when and if the anti-trust rules prove inadequate with regard to guaranteeing fair competition; |
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14.

Emphasises, within the context of Directive 2002/21/EC (5) on electronic communications, the need to ensure compliance with the thinking behind Recital 27 of that directive, which aims to achieve a more equal balance between competition and regulation: considers that the national regulatory authorities should monitor, throughout the decision-making process, whether the anti-trust rules are able to secure a competitive market, and that only in the case of a negative evaluation should they propose targeted regulation; believes that the general principle should still be that regulation by the sectoral authority should only be used when and if the anti-trust rules prove inadequate with regard to guaranteeing fair competition;

| 15. | Recalls that professional bodies too often, in some Member States, use their self-regulatory powers to benefit the interests of their own members, more than those of consumers; congratulates the Commission for initiating an enlightening survey by a group of experts regarding the current situation of liberal professions in the different Member States, which shows the urgent need to stimulate legislation in order to bring national professional bodies' practices into line with the competition provisions enshrined in the Treaty and the case-law of the Court of Justice; |
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15.

Recalls that professional bodies too often, in some Member States, use their self-regulatory powers to benefit the interests of their own members, more than those of consumers; congratulates the Commission for initiating an enlightening survey by a group of experts regarding the current situation of liberal professions in the different Member States, which shows the urgent need to stimulate legislation in order to bring national professional bodies' practices into line with the competition provisions enshrined in the Treaty and the case-law of the Court of Justice;

| 16. | Draws attention to the fact that, as far as the application of competition law to the professions is concerned, it is necessary to carefully balance the interests of consumers and those of the professional group in question; |
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16.

Draws attention to the fact that, as far as the application of competition law to the professions is concerned, it is necessary to carefully balance the interests of consumers and those of the professional group in question;

| 17. | Welcomes the creation of a chief economist post, which appears — even though it is not up to the Commission to judge the advisability of industrial projects — to answer the need for better economic analysis, as well as the introduction of non-legislative measures in DG Competition in order to better allocate resources; |
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17.

Welcomes the creation of a chief economist post, which appears — even though it is not up to the Commission to judge the advisability of industrial projects — to answer the need for better economic analysis, as well as the introduction of non-legislative measures in DG Competition in order to better allocate resources;

| 18. | Considers that the current system for appealing to the Court of Justice could be improved and requests the Commission to carry out feasibility studies for an independent review body, such as a new judicial panel in accordance with Article 225a of the Treaty, so that cases before the Court can be heard quickly and effectively by judges with specialist knowledge of the legal and economic implications of merger cases, and asks the Commission to report back to it on its findings as soon as possible; |
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18.

Considers that the current system for appealing to the Court of Justice could be improved and requests the Commission to carry out feasibility studies for an independent review body, such as a new judicial panel in accordance with Article 225a of the Treaty, so that cases before the Court can be heard quickly and effectively by judges with specialist knowledge of the legal and economic implications of merger cases, and asks the Commission to report back to it on its findings as soon as possible;

| 19. | Finds that long-term changes should be considered such as a new system whereby the final decision in a merger case, including the conditions imposed, should be subject to a preview by an independent review body in a fast-track procedure, thus affecting greater legal certainty to companies and their competitors. It would enhance the transparency of the proceedings, while at the same time respecting the need for a swift and considered decision; |
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19.

Finds that long-term changes should be considered such as a new system whereby the final decision in a merger case, including the conditions imposed, should be subject to a preview by an independent review body in a fast-track procedure, thus affecting greater legal certainty to companies and their competitors. It would enhance the transparency of the proceedings, while at the same time respecting the need for a swift and considered decision;

| 20. | Reminds the Commission of the so called ‘merger paradox’; calls for a tough merger control policy that includes not only the economic but also the employment and social aspects of mergers and takeovers; calls, therefore, for the approach to be widened in the direction of a more long-term-oriented evaluation which does justice to the full Lisbon agenda in relation to the creation of more and better jobs and greater social cohesion; |
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20.

Reminds the Commission of the so called ‘merger paradox’; calls for a tough merger control policy that includes not only the economic but also the employment and social aspects of mergers and takeovers; calls, therefore, for the approach to be widened in the direction of a more long-term-oriented evaluation which does justice to the full Lisbon agenda in relation to the creation of more and better jobs and greater social cohesion;

| 21. | Deplores the ‘accomplished fact’ policy too often practised by some governments in the allocation of State aid; |
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21.

Deplores the ‘accomplished fact’ policy too often practised by some governments in the allocation of State aid;

| 22. | Encourages the Commission to continue its efforts to action of transparency in the state aid control area, and in particular the development and improvement of statistical tools such as the ‘register’ of State aid and the twice-yearly ‘scoreboard’, aimed at monitoring Member States' efforts in fulfilling their commitments to reduce State aid, entered into at the Barcelona and Stockholm European Councils; |
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22.

Encourages the Commission to continue its efforts to action of transparency in the state aid control area, and in particular the development and improvement of statistical tools such as the ‘register’ of State aid and the twice-yearly ‘scoreboard’, aimed at monitoring Member States' efforts in fulfilling their commitments to reduce State aid, entered into at the Barcelona and Stockholm European Councils;

| 23. | Welcomes in particular the special autumn edition of the 2002 scoreboard analysing the situation in the candidate countries, and encourages the Commission to continue to monitor closely the legislative frameworks in the new accession countries; |
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23.

Welcomes in particular the special autumn edition of the 2002 scoreboard analysing the situation in the candidate countries, and encourages the Commission to continue to monitor closely the legislative frameworks in the new accession countries;

| 24. | Welcomes the intention stated by the Commission to clarify a ‘test of significant impact’ on the basis of which State aid should be assessed, in particular by means of criteria focusing on minimum threshold amounts and impact on trade; while recognising that in an enlarged Union with 25 Member States the Commission must adjust its instruments with a view to concentrating its activities on the aid likely to have the greatest influence on competition and Community trade, draws attention to the need for such criteria to lead to a more efficient use of administrative resources but not to greater tolerance of State aid; |
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24.

Welcomes the intention stated by the Commission to clarify a ‘test of significant impact’ on the basis of which State aid should be assessed, in particular by means of criteria focusing on minimum threshold amounts and impact on trade; while recognising that in an enlarged Union with 25 Member States the Commission must adjust its instruments with a view to concentrating its activities on the aid likely to have the greatest influence on competition and Community trade, draws attention to the need for such criteria to lead to a more efficient use of administrative resources but not to greater tolerance of State aid;

| 25. | Welcomes the Court of Justice's rulings in the Altmark
   (6) and GEMO
   (7) cases, according to which state subsidies for services of general interest are not as such tantamount to aid, but are subject to strict conditions, in particular a ban on over-compensation; |
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25.

Welcomes the Court of Justice's rulings in the Altmark
   (6) and GEMO
   (7) cases, according to which state subsidies for services of general interest are not as such tantamount to aid, but are subject to strict conditions, in particular a ban on over-compensation;

| 26. | Considers that, where possible, the awarding of contracts for the provision of services of general economic interest by means of regular invitations to tender, in which various entities would be eligible to participate regardless of their public or private status, could help to improve the balance between the rules on competition and those on services of general economic interest; |
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26.

Considers that, where possible, the awarding of contracts for the provision of services of general economic interest by means of regular invitations to tender, in which various entities would be eligible to participate regardless of their public or private status, could help to improve the balance between the rules on competition and those on services of general economic interest;

| 27. | Expresses its support for the Commission's plan to amend the directive on financial transparency (8) which is applicable, among other cases, when Member States grant State aid for the funding of services of general economic interest; considers that both where compensation is presented in the form of aid, and where it is not, it is necessary to ensure that the directive is complied with and that this goal can be better achieved by recasting it, particularly in view of the recent case-law of the Court of Justice; |
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27.

Expresses its support for the Commission's plan to amend the directive on financial transparency (8) which is applicable, among other cases, when Member States grant State aid for the funding of services of general economic interest; considers that both where compensation is presented in the form of aid, and where it is not, it is necessary to ensure that the directive is complied with and that this goal can be better achieved by recasting it, particularly in view of the recent case-law of the Court of Justice;

| 28. | Congratulates the Commission for having successfully concluded negotiations and chapters on competition policy with 10 candidate countries; |
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28.

Congratulates the Commission for having successfully concluded negotiations and chapters on competition policy with 10 candidate countries;

| 29. | Considers that the purely consultative role allotted to the European Parliament in the process of establishing rules on competition is no longer acceptable and that it seriously compromises the legitimacy of the rules themselves; points out, therefore, to the Intergovernmental Conference that the codecision procedure should be introduced in this sphere also; |
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29.

Considers that the purely consultative role allotted to the European Parliament in the process of establishing rules on competition is no longer acceptable and that it seriously compromises the legitimacy of the rules themselves; points out, therefore, to the Intergovernmental Conference that the codecision procedure should be introduced in this sphere also;

| 30. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission. |
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30.

Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.

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(1)  Council Regulation (EEC) No 4064/89 of 21 December 1989 on the control of concentrations between undertakings (OJ L 395, 30.12.1989, p. 1). Regulation as last amended by Regulation (EC) No 1310/97 (OJ L 180, 9.7.1997, p. 1).

(2)  Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 of 16 December 2002 on the implementation of the rules on competition laid down in Articles 81 and 82 of the Treaty (OJ L 1, 4.1.2003, p. 1).

(3)  Directive 2003/55/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in natural gas (OJ L 176, 15.7.2003, p. 57).

(4)  Directive 2003/54/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2003 concerning common rules for the internal market in electricity (OJ L 176, 15.7.2003, p. 37).

(5)  Directive 2002/21/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 7 March 2002 on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services (Framework Directive) (OJ L 108, 24.4.2002, p. 33).

(6)  Judgment of 24.7.2003 in Case C-280/00.

(7)  Judgment of 20.11.2003 in Case C-126/01.

(8)  Commission Directive 2000/52/EC of 26 July 2000 amending Directive 80/723/EEC on the transparency of financial relations between Member States and public undertakings (OJ L 193, 29.7.2000, p. 75).

P5_TA(2004)0054

European Space policy

European Parliament resolution on the action plan for implementing the European space policy

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the Commission White Paper entitled ‘Space: a new European frontier for an expanding Union — An action plan for implementing the European space policy’ (COM(2003) 673), |
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having regard to the Commission White Paper entitled ‘Space: a new European frontier for an expanding Union — An action plan for implementing the European space policy’ (COM(2003) 673),

| — | having regard to the United Nations resolution on the prevention of pollution in space, |
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having regard to the United Nations resolution on the prevention of pollution in space,

| — | having regard to its resolution of 9 October 2003 on European space policy (1), |
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having regard to its resolution of 9 October 2003 on European space policy (1),

| — | having regard to the Commission Green Paper on European space policy (COM(2003) 17), |
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having regard to the Commission Green Paper on European space policy (COM(2003) 17),

| — | having regard to the conclusions issued following the Thessaloniki European Council of 19/20 June 2003, |
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having regard to the conclusions issued following the Thessaloniki European Council of 19/20 June 2003,

| — | having regard to the draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, adopted by the European Convention on 12 June 2003, |
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having regard to the draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe, adopted by the European Convention on 12 June 2003,

| — | having regard to the agreement reached by the ESA Member States at the interministerial meeting of 26 May 2003, |
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having regard to the agreement reached by the ESA Member States at the interministerial meeting of 26 May 2003,

| — | having regard to the resolution adopted by the ‘Competitiveness’ Council on 13 May 2003, |
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having regard to the resolution adopted by the ‘Competitiveness’ Council on 13 May 2003,

| — | having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘Investing in research: an action plan for Europe’ (COM(2003) 226), |
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having regard to the Commission communication entitled ‘Investing in research: an action plan for Europe’ (COM(2003) 226),

| — | having regard to the Commission communication to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘Industrial Policy in an Enlarged Europe’ (COM(2002) 714), |
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having regard to the Commission communication to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions entitled ‘Industrial Policy in an Enlarged Europe’ (COM(2002) 714),

| — | having regard to Decision No 1513/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2002 concerning the sixth framework programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities, contributing to the creation of the European Research Area and to innovation (2002-2006) (2), |
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having regard to Decision No 1513/2002/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 June 2002 concerning the sixth framework programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities, contributing to the creation of the European Research Area and to innovation (2002-2006) (2),

| — | having regard to its resolutions of 17 January 2002 on Europe and Space (3), and of 3 October 2001 and 7 February 2002 on Galileo (4), |
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having regard to its resolutions of 17 January 2002 on Europe and Space (3), and of 3 October 2001 and 7 February 2002 on Galileo (4),

| — | having regard to United Nations General Assembly Resolution 49/74 of 15 December 1994 on prevention of an arms race in outer space, in particular Article 4 thereof, |
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having regard to United Nations General Assembly Resolution 49/74 of 15 December 1994 on prevention of an arms race in outer space, in particular Article 4 thereof,

| — | having regard to Rule 42(5) of its Rules of Procedure, |
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having regard to Rule 42(5) of its Rules of Procedure,

| A. | whereas the exploration and use of space involve international cooperation; whereas for European space policy, cooperation with the United States and with other space powers (particularly Russia and China) is fundamental, |
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A.

whereas the exploration and use of space involve international cooperation; whereas for European space policy, cooperation with the United States and with other space powers (particularly Russia and China) is fundamental,

| B. | whereas consolidating independent access to space is a vital first step; whereas Europe has pursued this objective with extraordinary success, particularly thanks to the ESA; whereas the European Union has been increasingly committed to this policy, |
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B.

whereas consolidating independent access to space is a vital first step; whereas Europe has pursued this objective with extraordinary success, particularly thanks to the ESA; whereas the European Union has been increasingly committed to this policy,

| C. | whereas the important new constitutional treaty should confirm the proposal concerning the EU's powers regarding space and the launching of a common security policy, |
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C.

whereas the important new constitutional treaty should confirm the proposal concerning the EU's powers regarding space and the launching of a common security policy,

| D. | whereas the White Paper reflects a fuller assumption of responsibility by the European Union with regard to implementing European space policy and drawing up a space programme that is consistent with the strategic objectives backed by Parliament, |
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D.

whereas the White Paper reflects a fuller assumption of responsibility by the European Union with regard to implementing European space policy and drawing up a space programme that is consistent with the strategic objectives backed by Parliament,

| E. | whereas European space policy ought to emphasise the horizontal dimension, placing space at the service of all European Union policies: for research, for safety and security, for telecommunications, for transport, for environmental protection, for agriculture, for the management of water resources, for early-warning systems in the event of floods and forest fires, and for earthquake risk reduction, |
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E.

whereas European space policy ought to emphasise the horizontal dimension, placing space at the service of all European Union policies: for research, for safety and security, for telecommunications, for transport, for environmental protection, for agriculture, for the management of water resources, for early-warning systems in the event of floods and forest fires, and for earthquake risk reduction,

| F. | whereas if the right balance is struck between making commitments to research, the development of technologies and the creation of the infrastructure needed for a competitive space system, this policy will give a vital boost to the Lisbon strategy, |
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F.

whereas if the right balance is struck between making commitments to research, the development of technologies and the creation of the infrastructure needed for a competitive space system, this policy will give a vital boost to the Lisbon strategy,

| G. | whereas space policy needs strong public support, since the risks are high, the investment needed for research and creating infrastructure is considerable, and institutional demand remains dominant while commercial demand is still modest, |
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G.

whereas space policy needs strong public support, since the risks are high, the investment needed for research and creating infrastructure is considerable, and institutional demand remains dominant while commercial demand is still modest,

| 1. | Considers that an extended space policy, based on the new constitutional treaty, must include the strengthening of national commitments in support of the programmes already begun (particularly through the ESA) and increased Community commitment, ‘inter alia’ with a view to advancing in the exploration of space and the solar system, sciences of the universe and basic scientific research; |
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1.

Considers that an extended space policy, based on the new constitutional treaty, must include the strengthening of national commitments in support of the programmes already begun (particularly through the ESA) and increased Community commitment, ‘inter alia’ with a view to advancing in the exploration of space and the solar system, sciences of the universe and basic scientific research;

| 2. | Considers that pooling resources and sharing investments is the most sensible way forward, while recognising that the long-term objectives can be achieved only on the basis of Community projects which require a progressive increase in the resources made available to the Community space budget, ‘inter alia’ by definitely earmarking financial commitments for space in the future framework programmes for research; |
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2.

Considers that pooling resources and sharing investments is the most sensible way forward, while recognising that the long-term objectives can be achieved only on the basis of Community projects which require a progressive increase in the resources made available to the Community space budget, ‘inter alia’ by definitely earmarking financial commitments for space in the future framework programmes for research;

| 3. | Notes, however, that for the first phase (2004-2006) the White Paper postulates scenarios which take into account the existing Financial Perspectives, while for the second phase (2007-2013) it restricts itself to indicating possible alternatives concerning the funds that may be available, while not yet providing a solution for the relationship that is required between ambitions and resources; |
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Notes, however, that for the first phase (2004-2006) the White Paper postulates scenarios which take into account the existing Financial Perspectives, while for the second phase (2007-2013) it restricts itself to indicating possible alternatives concerning the funds that may be available, while not yet providing a solution for the relationship that is required between ambitions and resources;

| 4. | Considers, in view of the strategic significance of the conquest of space, its many technological and domestic repercussions and the emergence of new space powers, that the European Union must make a supreme financial effort, including in particular the development of space applications relating to global security; |
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4.

Considers, in view of the strategic significance of the conquest of space, its many technological and domestic repercussions and the emergence of new space powers, that the European Union must make a supreme financial effort, including in particular the development of space applications relating to global security;

| 5. | Recognises the need for a more flexible and efficient system of enabling the returns to be reaped on an equitable geographic basis (‘juste retour’); is firmly convinced that the national space industries must continue to participate in appropriate and reliable ways in the market, without giving rise to any unnecessary duplication of structures; |
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Recognises the need for a more flexible and efficient system of enabling the returns to be reaped on an equitable geographic basis (‘juste retour’); is firmly convinced that the national space industries must continue to participate in appropriate and reliable ways in the market, without giving rise to any unnecessary duplication of structures;

| 6. | Emphasises the huge importance of the Galileo project, which was launched under the aegis of the European Union and jointly financed with the ESA; expresses its satisfaction with the conclusion, by the joint undertaking, of the competitive tendering process organised for the selection of the concessionaire and hopes that the negotiation of an overall agreement with the private sector will be carried out shortly for the undertaking of further research activities for innovative applications; calls on the Commission and the Council, when setting up the supervisory authority for Galileo, to provide for efficient structures to ensure the transparency, smooth operation and safety of the system; |
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Emphasises the huge importance of the Galileo project, which was launched under the aegis of the European Union and jointly financed with the ESA; expresses its satisfaction with the conclusion, by the joint undertaking, of the competitive tendering process organised for the selection of the concessionaire and hopes that the negotiation of an overall agreement with the private sector will be carried out shortly for the undertaking of further research activities for innovative applications; calls on the Commission and the Council, when setting up the supervisory authority for Galileo, to provide for efficient structures to ensure the transparency, smooth operation and safety of the system;

| 7. | Welcomes the participation of China in the Galileo programme; this will create broader support for the European space project and open up prospects for scientific and technological cooperation with China as a space power; |
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Welcomes the participation of China in the Galileo programme; this will create broader support for the European space project and open up prospects for scientific and technological cooperation with China as a space power;

| 8. | Calls on the Commission to move forward in launching the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (as initiated jointly by the Commission and the ESA), and endorses the priorities which the White Paper sets out for the development of specific earth observation services; calls on the Commission to specify which management structure could coordinate the various GMES entities; |
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Calls on the Commission to move forward in launching the Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (as initiated jointly by the Commission and the ESA), and endorses the priorities which the White Paper sets out for the development of specific earth observation services; calls on the Commission to specify which management structure could coordinate the various GMES entities;

| 9. | Calls on the Commission to consider, within the framework programme initiatives and as a complement to GMES operations, the subject of unpiloted aircraft which, because of the height at which they fly (20 km, compared with 400 km for satellites), could make it possible to remotely detect fires of small dimensions immediately (before they spread) and to monitor borders electronically (for improved defence); |
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Calls on the Commission to consider, within the framework programme initiatives and as a complement to GMES operations, the subject of unpiloted aircraft which, because of the height at which they fly (20 km, compared with 400 km for satellites), could make it possible to remotely detect fires of small dimensions immediately (before they spread) and to monitor borders electronically (for improved defence);

| 10. | Stresses the importance of data collection and data management infrastructure, and the need to encourage interoperability between existing systems; considers it vital for the European Parliament to be informed about the options chosen for the interface between civil and military GMES usage; |
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10.

Stresses the importance of data collection and data management infrastructure, and the need to encourage interoperability between existing systems; considers it vital for the European Parliament to be informed about the options chosen for the interface between civil and military GMES usage;

| 11. | Supports the intention to focus on satellite technologies as infrastructure so as to use to the full the potential offered by the available broadband technologies in order to bridge the digital divide, not only between the EU and the new Member States but also with the less developed partners of the EU, such as Africa; |
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Supports the intention to focus on satellite technologies as infrastructure so as to use to the full the potential offered by the available broadband technologies in order to bridge the digital divide, not only between the EU and the new Member States but also with the less developed partners of the EU, such as Africa;

| 12. | Considers that if the technologically neutral approach based on competition between operators set out in the eEurope 2005 action plan is adopted, satellite technologies may constitute an appropriate solution for rural and outlying regions as part of an initiative covering the enlarged European Union; endorses the proposal to examine this issue at the forum on the digital divide which the Commission plans to hold in early 2004, and to encourage the launch of pilot projects to consider the various technological options, including space-based ones; considers that precise details should be given on how the Commission intends to allocate resources for the Structural Funds for this purpose; |
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12.

Considers that if the technologically neutral approach based on competition between operators set out in the eEurope 2005 action plan is adopted, satellite technologies may constitute an appropriate solution for rural and outlying regions as part of an initiative covering the enlarged European Union; endorses the proposal to examine this issue at the forum on the digital divide which the Commission plans to hold in early 2004, and to encourage the launch of pilot projects to consider the various technological options, including space-based ones; considers that precise details should be given on how the Commission intends to allocate resources for the Structural Funds for this purpose;

| 13. | Endorses the strategy proposed by the White Paper concerning the contribution which space policy can make to the CFSP and the ESDP; considers that research activities ought to be coordinated further, and that coordinating steps should be taken to put an end to the fragmentation of industrial programmes connected with defence; |
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13.

Endorses the strategy proposed by the White Paper concerning the contribution which space policy can make to the CFSP and the ESDP; considers that research activities ought to be coordinated further, and that coordinating steps should be taken to put an end to the fragmentation of industrial programmes connected with defence;

| 14. | Considers it essential to cement and extend the traditional cooperation with the US, in a sector that is suited by its characteristics to international scientific cooperation, and urges the Commission to specify what role it wishes to assign to the International Space Station (ISS), taking into account the new space strategy that the US is developing; takes the view, as regards cooperation with Russia, that Europe must become involved in installing the Soyuz system at the European base of Kourou, with a view not least to ensuring the availability of a manned capsule, which could open up the opportunity for Europe to be a full partner in international manned flight projects; |
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Considers it essential to cement and extend the traditional cooperation with the US, in a sector that is suited by its characteristics to international scientific cooperation, and urges the Commission to specify what role it wishes to assign to the International Space Station (ISS), taking into account the new space strategy that the US is developing; takes the view, as regards cooperation with Russia, that Europe must become involved in installing the Soyuz system at the European base of Kourou, with a view not least to ensuring the availability of a manned capsule, which could open up the opportunity for Europe to be a full partner in international manned flight projects;

| 15. | Welcomes the Franco-Russian agreement of November 2003 concerning the setting-up of a Soyuz launch tower at Kourou, in line with the European Space Agency's resolution of 27 May 2003, with a view to widening the range of European launchers and preparing for the possibility of future manned European flights; |
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Welcomes the Franco-Russian agreement of November 2003 concerning the setting-up of a Soyuz launch tower at Kourou, in line with the European Space Agency's resolution of 27 May 2003, with a view to widening the range of European launchers and preparing for the possibility of future manned European flights;

| 16. | Believes that a Community commitment is necessary to ensure that the space centre in French Guiana is kept operational and that the Ariane 5 production facilities are maintained, since they are projects of common European interest, and believes that they must be funded and managed accordingly; considers, also, that a European approach needs to be taken to the programme on future launchers with a view to covering the basic research; |
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Believes that a Community commitment is necessary to ensure that the space centre in French Guiana is kept operational and that the Ariane 5 production facilities are maintained, since they are projects of common European interest, and believes that they must be funded and managed accordingly; considers, also, that a European approach needs to be taken to the programme on future launchers with a view to covering the basic research;

| 17. | Believes that a competitive market base is required in order to gain a share in the world market and thus also encourage the use of European launchers by European institutional clients and to strengthen overall commitments to research and technology; |
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Believes that a competitive market base is required in order to gain a share in the world market and thus also encourage the use of European launchers by European institutional clients and to strengthen overall commitments to research and technology;

| 18. | Calls for the European Astronaut Corps based in Cologne to be opened to would-be astronauts from the new Member States with a view to their taking part in manned space missions, with specific financial support from the European Union if necessary; |
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Calls for the European Astronaut Corps based in Cologne to be opened to would-be astronauts from the new Member States with a view to their taking part in manned space missions, with specific financial support from the European Union if necessary;

| 19. | Takes the view, concerning governance, that the entry into force of the new treaty will strengthen the Commission's responsibilities, making it necessary to prioritise a single vision to unite the actions of the Commission, the ESA, the Member States and other institutions, while respecting differing areas of responsibility in order to optimise commitment in a technological area which is of vital importance for Europe's competitiveness; |
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Takes the view, concerning governance, that the entry into force of the new treaty will strengthen the Commission's responsibilities, making it necessary to prioritise a single vision to unite the actions of the Commission, the ESA, the Member States and other institutions, while respecting differing areas of responsibility in order to optimise commitment in a technological area which is of vital importance for Europe's competitiveness;

| 20. | Believes it is particularly important to ensure that the framework agreement between the European Community and the ESA is complied with, especially given a strategy which will be structured in two phases and which will include a commitment to report regularly to the Council and Parliament; |
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Believes it is particularly important to ensure that the framework agreement between the European Community and the ESA is complied with, especially given a strategy which will be structured in two phases and which will include a commitment to report regularly to the Council and Parliament;

| 21. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the Governments of the Member States. |
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Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the Governments of the Member States.

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(1)  P5_TA(2003)0427.

(2)  OJ L 232, 29.8.2002, p. 1.

(3)  OJ C 271 E, 7.11.2002, p. 398.

(4)  OJ C 87 E, 11.4.2002, p. 141, and OJ C 284 E, 21.11.2002, p. 300.

P5_TA(2004)0055

The future of the textiles and clothing sector in the enlarged European Union

European Parliament resolution on the future of the textile and clothing sector in the EU

The European Parliament,

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the Conference on the future of the textile and clothing industry in enlarged Europe, of 20 March 2003, |
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having regard to the conclusions of the Conference on the future of the textile and clothing industry in enlarged Europe, of 20 March 2003,

| — | having regard to the conclusions of the Conference on the future of textiles and clothing after 2005, of 5/6 May 2003, |
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having regard to the conclusions of the Conference on the future of textiles and clothing after 2005, of 5/6 May 2003,

| — | having regard to the Commission Communication of 29 October 2003 on the future of the textiles and clothing sector in the enlarged European Union (COM(2003) 649), |
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having regard to the Commission Communication of 29 October 2003 on the future of the textiles and clothing sector in the enlarged European Union (COM(2003) 649),

| A. | whereas the textile and clothing sector in the European Union accounts for more than 177 000 businesses and, with enlargement, will employ some 2,7 million persons, with a high percentage of female workers, whereas in the European Union, between 1990 and 2001, the sector lost some 850 000 jobs and thousands of companies, |
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A.

whereas the textile and clothing sector in the European Union accounts for more than 177 000 businesses and, with enlargement, will employ some 2,7 million persons, with a high percentage of female workers, whereas in the European Union, between 1990 and 2001, the sector lost some 850 000 jobs and thousands of companies,

| B. | whereas the industry will have to face the final abolition of import quotas on 1 January 2005 and from that date it will therefore be subject to the same import and trading rules as any other industry; bearing in mind also the challenges and opportunities arising from the Doha Round negotiations on development, especially since China joined the WTO, |
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B.

whereas the industry will have to face the final abolition of import quotas on 1 January 2005 and from that date it will therefore be subject to the same import and trading rules as any other industry; bearing in mind also the challenges and opportunities arising from the Doha Round negotiations on development, especially since China joined the WTO,

| C. | whereas it is the primordial responsibility of businesses to face such challenges, but governments have a duty to establish framework conditions that will enable them to compete in the new environment in which they will have to operate, and must guarantee for them a general and effective opening up of markets in conditions of reciprocity, |
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C.

whereas it is the primordial responsibility of businesses to face such challenges, but governments have a duty to establish framework conditions that will enable them to compete in the new environment in which they will have to operate, and must guarantee for them a general and effective opening up of markets in conditions of reciprocity,

| D. | whereas the trend in factors of competitiveness is increasingly linked to innovation, research, technological development and quality, particularly in connection with the development of new fabrics, including technical textiles and smart fabrics, |
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D.

whereas the trend in factors of competitiveness is increasingly linked to innovation, research, technological development and quality, particularly in connection with the development of new fabrics, including technical textiles and smart fabrics,

| E. | whereas a feature of this sector is its high regional concentration, and whereas the abolition of quotas and the challenges posed by liberalisation of the markets will be felt more keenly in regions with a high concentration of textile and clothing industries, |
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whereas a feature of this sector is its high regional concentration, and whereas the abolition of quotas and the challenges posed by liberalisation of the markets will be felt more keenly in regions with a high concentration of textile and clothing industries,

| 1. | Voices its concern at the situation of the textile and clothing sector, given its strategic importance to the European Union, that it offers major potential for the future, and could make an enormous contribution to developing economic, social and territorial cohesion; |
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Voices its concern at the situation of the textile and clothing sector, given its strategic importance to the European Union, that it offers major potential for the future, and could make an enormous contribution to developing economic, social and territorial cohesion;

| 2. | Welcomes with satisfaction the Commission Communication on the future of the textiles and clothing sector in the enlarged European Union, and supports the review of EU policies and instruments that it is proposing, with the aim of improving the industry's competitive position and securing its access to third countries' markets; |
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2.

Welcomes with satisfaction the Commission Communication on the future of the textiles and clothing sector in the enlarged European Union, and supports the review of EU policies and instruments that it is proposing, with the aim of improving the industry's competitive position and securing its access to third countries' markets;

| 3. | Calls on the Commission to draw up a Community programme — with adequate resources — for the textile and clothing sector, particularly in the least-favoured regions which are dependent on the sector, covering support for research, innovation, vocational training and SMEs; and likewise, a Community programme to stimulate the development of brands and the promotion of the sector's products abroad, especially at international trade fairs; |
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3.

Calls on the Commission to draw up a Community programme — with adequate resources — for the textile and clothing sector, particularly in the least-favoured regions which are dependent on the sector, covering support for research, innovation, vocational training and SMEs; and likewise, a Community programme to stimulate the development of brands and the promotion of the sector's products abroad, especially at international trade fairs;

| 4. | Stresses the importance of implementing a horizontal industrial policy that takes account of the special needs of the textile and clothing industry and is designed to increase the efficiency of businesses in the industry, their innovative potential, creativity and comparative advantages; |
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4.

Stresses the importance of implementing a horizontal industrial policy that takes account of the special needs of the textile and clothing industry and is designed to increase the efficiency of businesses in the industry, their innovative potential, creativity and comparative advantages;

| 5. | Underlines the importance of providing businesses with a clear, predictable and consistent framework, to enable business strategies and investment to be planned with ease for the medium and long term, which would also prove beneficial to the workers whom the industry employs; |
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5.

Underlines the importance of providing businesses with a clear, predictable and consistent framework, to enable business strategies and investment to be planned with ease for the medium and long term, which would also prove beneficial to the workers whom the industry employs;

| 6. | Urges the Commission and the Member States to encourage SMEs in the textile and clothing industry to invest in direct activities of R & D and non-technological innovation, by setting up specific incentives and aid programmes for the industry for this purpose; takes the view that it is important for research efforts to take place in a much more integrated way, to achieve a sufficient critical mass and be competitive in the global market; |
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6.

Urges the Commission and the Member States to encourage SMEs in the textile and clothing industry to invest in direct activities of R & D and non-technological innovation, by setting up specific incentives and aid programmes for the industry for this purpose; takes the view that it is important for research efforts to take place in a much more integrated way, to achieve a sufficient critical mass and be competitive in the global market;

| 7. | Calls on the various relevant authorities to consider whether it would be appropriate to introduce measures to advise and support SMEs, so as to enable them to make greater use of instruments to protect industrial property (particularly patents, trade marks and designs), as these are essential to support innovation and products with greater added value; |
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Calls on the various relevant authorities to consider whether it would be appropriate to introduce measures to advise and support SMEs, so as to enable them to make greater use of instruments to protect industrial property (particularly patents, trade marks and designs), as these are essential to support innovation and products with greater added value;

| 8. | Highlights the importance of promoting the use of information technologies throughout the textile and clothing process, from manufacturing to distribution, to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of businesses; |
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8.

Highlights the importance of promoting the use of information technologies throughout the textile and clothing process, from manufacturing to distribution, to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of businesses;

| 9. | Calls on the Commission to put in practice as soon as possible the measures it has announced to strengthen the protection and application of intellectual property rights and monitor their compliance with the TRIPS and WTO agreements, so as to give effect to the fight against counterfeiting and piracy; calls particularly for work on adopting and implementing the proposal for a directive on intellectual property to be stepped up; |
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Calls on the Commission to put in practice as soon as possible the measures it has announced to strengthen the protection and application of intellectual property rights and monitor their compliance with the TRIPS and WTO agreements, so as to give effect to the fight against counterfeiting and piracy; calls particularly for work on adopting and implementing the proposal for a directive on intellectual property to be stepped up;

| 10. | Also calls for stronger customs controls at EU borders and customs cooperation at international level to eradicate the serious problem of piracy and counterfeiting; |
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10.

Also calls for stronger customs controls at EU borders and customs cooperation at international level to eradicate the serious problem of piracy and counterfeiting;

| 11. | Requests the Commission to encourage and assist manufacturers in establishing a surveillance and information network to identify and eliminate the sources of counterfeit products; considers that such an activity could also be a joint activity with other sectors, notably ceramics, glassware and leather goods; |
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11.

Requests the Commission to encourage and assist manufacturers in establishing a surveillance and information network to identify and eliminate the sources of counterfeit products; considers that such an activity could also be a joint activity with other sectors, notably ceramics, glassware and leather goods;

| 12. | Agrees on the importance of the social dialogue when carrying out the economic and social reforms needed to respond to liberalisation of the markets and the challenges of modernisation, and to effectively manage the changes that they will involve; |
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12.

Agrees on the importance of the social dialogue when carrying out the economic and social reforms needed to respond to liberalisation of the markets and the challenges of modernisation, and to effectively manage the changes that they will involve;

| 13. | Calls for a special Regional Initiative for the industry to be introduced within the framework of the Structural Funds as soon as possible, designed to enable businesses to deal with the difficulties that the 2005 deadline will entail and when necessary help workers readapt to the employment market; |
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13.

Calls for a special Regional Initiative for the industry to be introduced within the framework of the Structural Funds as soon as possible, designed to enable businesses to deal with the difficulties that the 2005 deadline will entail and when necessary help workers readapt to the employment market;

| 14. | Reaffirms that the opening up of international trade in the textile and clothing industry should provide the European industry with a number of opportunities for growth; consequently expects the Commission to maintain in the Doha Development Agreement negotiations the commercial policy proposals it sets out in its Communication, thus safeguarding for the industry access to markets at world level that is comparable to the import conditions that the EU will be applying with effect from 2005; |
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14.

Reaffirms that the opening up of international trade in the textile and clothing industry should provide the European industry with a number of opportunities for growth; consequently expects the Commission to maintain in the Doha Development Agreement negotiations the commercial policy proposals it sets out in its Communication, thus safeguarding for the industry access to markets at world level that is comparable to the import conditions that the EU will be applying with effect from 2005;

| 15. | Calls for the benefits derived from customs preferences to be applied as soon as possible solely to the least developed countries and the less competitive developing countries; |
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15.

Calls for the benefits derived from customs preferences to be applied as soon as possible solely to the least developed countries and the less competitive developing countries;

| 16. | Considers it essential to carry out a reform of commercial defence mechanisms to make them more flexible and effective; also believes there is a need to set up a clear, rapid and transparent procedure concerning the WTO general safeguard clauses and the special clauses applying to China under the Protocol on China's accession to the WTO; |
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Considers it essential to carry out a reform of commercial defence mechanisms to make them more flexible and effective; also believes there is a need to set up a clear, rapid and transparent procedure concerning the WTO general safeguard clauses and the special clauses applying to China under the Protocol on China's accession to the WTO;

| 17. | Calls on the Commission to speed up the abolition of non-tariff barriers to trade, as well as additional taxes and duties and other import charges, customs validation practices not based on the price paid for the imported product, onerous or de facto discriminatory labelling or marking requirements, import authorisation schemes, certification procedures for which fees and charges are payable, and so on; calls for the WTO dispute settlement procedure to be applied in cases where the existence of such barriers can be shown; |
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17.

Calls on the Commission to speed up the abolition of non-tariff barriers to trade, as well as additional taxes and duties and other import charges, customs validation practices not based on the price paid for the imported product, onerous or de facto discriminatory labelling or marking requirements, import authorisation schemes, certification procedures for which fees and charges are payable, and so on; calls for the WTO dispute settlement procedure to be applied in cases where the existence of such barriers can be shown;

| 18. | Calls on the Commission to pay particular attention to, and devise formulae to protect, finished products in the event of massive imports of products from third countries threatening or seriously damaging the European textile and clothing industry; |
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Calls on the Commission to pay particular attention to, and devise formulae to protect, finished products in the event of massive imports of products from third countries threatening or seriously damaging the European textile and clothing industry;

| 19. | Calls on the Commission to set up a Textile and Clothing Industry Observatory, with tasks to include analysing the development of trade between China and the EU and monitoring compliance with the rules applying to the two regions; |
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19.

Calls on the Commission to set up a Textile and Clothing Industry Observatory, with tasks to include analysing the development of trade between China and the EU and monitoring compliance with the rules applying to the two regions;

| 20. | Calls on the Commission to speed up the creation of a Pan-Euromediterranean free trade area, to ensure that cumulation of origin is effective before the end of 2004, at least for textile and clothing products between the main countries in the area; |
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20.

Calls on the Commission to speed up the creation of a Pan-Euromediterranean free trade area, to ensure that cumulation of origin is effective before the end of 2004, at least for textile and clothing products between the main countries in the area;

| 21. | Stresses the importance of upholding the principle of businesses' social responsibility, respect for the WTO's fundamental rights and sustainable development by including these principles in bilateral trading agreements that the EU signs; |
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21.

Stresses the importance of upholding the principle of businesses' social responsibility, respect for the WTO's fundamental rights and sustainable development by including these principles in bilateral trading agreements that the EU signs;

| 22. | Draws attention to the value of finding solutions, for instance based on a voluntary labelling system, that will enable the consumer to identify products that have been manufactured in compliance with basic employment rights as defined by the WTO and with respect for the environment; |
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22.

Draws attention to the value of finding solutions, for instance based on a voluntary labelling system, that will enable the consumer to identify products that have been manufactured in compliance with basic employment rights as defined by the WTO and with respect for the environment;

| 23. | Stresses the importance of introducing measures to encourage the consumption of manufactured products that provide information on compliance with basic employment rights and respect for the environment; also considers it worthwhile to introduce a labelling system that enables consumers to identify the origin of products in a non-discriminatory way; therefore welcomes the Commission proposal on the ‘Made in Europe’ label; |
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23.

Stresses the importance of introducing measures to encourage the consumption of manufactured products that provide information on compliance with basic employment rights and respect for the environment; also considers it worthwhile to introduce a labelling system that enables consumers to identify the origin of products in a non-discriminatory way; therefore welcomes the Commission proposal on the ‘Made in Europe’ label;

| 24. | Considers that it would be beneficial to set up a High Level Group for the sector, to discuss and formulate possible initiatives to help the sector adapt to meet major challenges in the future; |
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24.

Considers that it would be beneficial to set up a High Level Group for the sector, to discuss and formulate possible initiatives to help the sector adapt to meet major challenges in the future;

| 25. | Calls on the Commission and Council to establish a limited and precise timetable for the scrutiny and rapid implementation of the main points in the Communication and the financial framework required to carry them out, so that measures to apply them can be translated into action as soon as possible, and in any event before the end of 2004; |
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25.

Calls on the Commission and Council to establish a limited and precise timetable for the scrutiny and rapid implementation of the main points in the Communication and the financial framework required to carry them out, so that measures to apply them can be translated into action as soon as possible, and in any event before the end of 2004;

| 26. | Notes that many of the strategies advocated in the Commission Communication, and this resolution, also impact upon other long-established manufacturing sectors (such as ceramics and leather goods) facing problems of global competition and restructuring, and invites the Commission to draw broader lessons from the textile sector for application in other areas; |
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26.

Notes that many of the strategies advocated in the Commission Communication, and this resolution, also impact upon other long-established manufacturing sectors (such as ceramics and leather goods) facing problems of global competition and restructuring, and invites the Commission to draw broader lessons from the textile sector for application in other areas;

| 27. | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission. |
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Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission.

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