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| 30.4.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 111/1 |
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Wednesday 24 February 2010MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 24 FEBRUARY 2010

2010/C 111 E/01

Contents

| 1. | Resumption of the session |
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| 2. | Statements by the President |
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| 3. | Welcome |
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| 4. | Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting |
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| 5. | Transportation of horses for slaughter in the European Union (written declaration) |
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| 6. | Composition of Parliament |
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| 7. | Implementing measures (Rule 88) |
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| 8. | Decisions concerning certain documents |
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| 9. | Documents received |
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| 10. | Written declarations (submission) |
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| 11. | Lapsed written declarations |
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| 12. | Order of business |
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| 13. | EU 2020 - Follow-up of the informal European Council of 11 February 2010 (debate) |
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| 14. | Parliament's priorities for the UN Human Rights Council (Geneva, 1-26 March 2010) (debate) |
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| 15. | Welcome |
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| 16. | Parliament's priorities for the UN Human Rights Council (Geneva, 1-26 March 2010) (continuation of debate) |
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| 17. | Implementation of Goldstone recommendations on Israel/Palestine (debate) |
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| 18. | Situation of civil society and national minorities in Belarus (debate) |
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| 19. | Beijing +15 - UN Platform for Action for Gender Equality (debate) |
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| 20. | One-minute speeches on matters of political importance |
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| 21. | Major natural disaster in the autonomous region of Madeira (debate) |
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| 22. | Investment projects in energy infrastructure within the European Community |
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| 23. | Amending Parliament's estimates for the 2010 budget (debate) |
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| 24. | Agenda of the next sitting |
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| 25. | Closure of the sitting |
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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 24 FEBRUARY 2010

IN THE CHAIR: Jerzy BUZEK

President

1.   Resumption of the session

The sitting opened at 15.05.

2.   Statements by the President

The President paid tribute to the memory of Parliament official Claudia Candeago, who had died in the railway accident in Belgium on 15 February 2010.

The President made a statement on the floods and landslides that had struck Madeira on 20 February 2010.

Parliament observed a minute's silence.

3.   Welcome

On behalf of Parliament, the President welcomed Andżelika Borys, President of the Union of Poles in Belarus, and Alyaksandr Milinkevich, winner of the 2006 Sakharov Prize, who had taken their seats in the distinguished visitors' gallery.

4.   Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

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Martin Ehrenhauser had made it known that he had been present at the sitting of 18 January 2010 but that his name was not on the attendance register.

Frédérique Ries had made it known that she had taken part in the votes of 20 January 2010 but that, for technical reasons, her votes had not been fully recorded.

5.   Transportation of horses for slaughter in the European Union (written declaration)

Written Declaration 0054/2009 by Elizabeth Lynne, Sidonia Elżbieta Jędrzejewska and Carl Schlyter, on the transportation of horses for slaughter in the European Union, had been signed by a majority of Parliament's component Members. In accordance with Rule 123(3) and (4), it would therefore be forwarded to its addressees and published in the Texts Adopted of the sitting of 25 February 2010, and the names of the signatories would be listed in the minutes.

The following spoke: Elizabeth Lynne.

6.   Composition of Parliament

The French authorities had given notice of the appointment of Constance Le Grip to replace Michel Barnier as Member of Parliament with effect from 10 February 2010.

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

7.   Implementing measures (Rule 88)

The following draft implementing measures falling under the regulatory procedure with scrutiny had been forwarded to Parliament:

| — | Draft Commission decision of [...] amending Decision 2004/407/EC as regards authorising imports of photographic gelatine into the Czech Republic (D007781/02 - 2010/2563(RPS) - deadline: 11/05/2010)
referred to
responsible: ENVI
opinion: AGRI | referred to | responsible: ENVI
opinion: AGRI |
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| referred to | responsible: ENVI
opinion: AGRI | | |

| — | Draft Commission Regulation of [...] on transitional measures under Regulation (EC) No 767/2009 as regards the labelling provisions for feed (D008153/03 - 2010/2555(RPS) - deadline: 09/05/2010)
referred to
responsible: AGRI
opinion: ENVI | referred to | responsible: AGRI
opinion: ENVI |
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| referred to | responsible: AGRI
opinion: ENVI | | |

| — | Draft Commission Regulation (EU) No .../... adopting the programme of statistical data and metadata concerning population and housing censuses provided for under Regulation (EC) No 763/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council (D008166/01 - 2010/2561(RPS) - deadline: 13/05/2010)
referred to
responsible: EMPL | referred to | responsible: EMPL |
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| — | Draft Commission Regulation (EU) No .../... of [...] amending Regulation (EC) No 831/2002 concerning access to confidential data for scientific purposes as regards the available surveys and statistical data sources (D008228/01 - 2010/2562(RPS) - deadline: 13/05/2010)
referred to
responsible: ECON | referred to | responsible: ECON |
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8.   Decisions concerning certain documents

Referral to committees

EMPL Committee

| — | Precarious women workers (2010/2018(INI))
referred to
responsible: FEMM
opinion: EMPL | referred to | responsible: FEMM
opinion: EMPL |
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| referred to | responsible: FEMM
opinion: EMPL | | |

ENVI Committee

| — | Power of legislative delegation (2010/2021(INI))
referred to
responsible: JURI
opinion: ENVI | referred to | responsible: JURI
opinion: ENVI |
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opinion: ENVI | | |

9.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

| (1) | from committees
(1.1)
reports
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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 78/660/EEC on the annual accounts of certain types of companies as regards micro-entities (COM(2009)0083 - C6-0074/2009 - 2009/0035(COD)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Klaus-Heiner Lehne (A7-0011/2010) —
Green Paper: Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (2009/2106(INI)) - PECH Committee - Rapporteur: Maria Do Céu Patrão Neves (A7-0014/2010) —
- Report on the proposal for a Council regulation concerning the notification to the Commission of investment projects in energy infrastructure within the European Community and repealing Regulation (EC) No 736/96 (COM(2009)0361 - C7-0125/2009 - 2009/0106(CNS)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Adina-Ioana Vălean (A7-0016/2010) —
Report on the estimates of revenue and expenditure for Amending Budget 1/2010 (Section 1 - European Parliament) (2010/2014(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Vladimír Maňka (A7-0017/2010) | (1.1) | reports
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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 78/660/EEC on the annual accounts of certain types of companies as regards micro-entities (COM(2009)0083 - C6-0074/2009 - 2009/0035(COD)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Klaus-Heiner Lehne (A7-0011/2010) —
Green Paper: Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (2009/2106(INI)) - PECH Committee - Rapporteur: Maria Do Céu Patrão Neves (A7-0014/2010) —
- Report on the proposal for a Council regulation concerning the notification to the Commission of investment projects in energy infrastructure within the European Community and repealing Regulation (EC) No 736/96 (COM(2009)0361 - C7-0125/2009 - 2009/0106(CNS)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Adina-Ioana Vălean (A7-0016/2010) —
Report on the estimates of revenue and expenditure for Amending Budget 1/2010 (Section 1 - European Parliament) (2010/2014(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Vladimír Maňka (A7-0017/2010) | — | ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 78/660/EEC on the annual accounts of certain types of companies as regards micro-entities (COM(2009)0083 - C6-0074/2009 - 2009/0035(COD)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Klaus-Heiner Lehne (A7-0011/2010) | — | Green Paper: Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (2009/2106(INI)) - PECH Committee - Rapporteur: Maria Do Céu Patrão Neves (A7-0014/2010) | — | * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation concerning the notification to the Commission of investment projects in energy infrastructure within the European Community and repealing Regulation (EC) No 736/96 (COM(2009)0361 - C7-0125/2009 - 2009/0106(CNS)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Adina-Ioana Vălean (A7-0016/2010) | — | Report on the estimates of revenue and expenditure for Amending Budget 1/2010 (Section 1 - European Parliament) (2010/2014(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Vladimír Maňka (A7-0017/2010) |
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| (1.1) | reports
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***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 78/660/EEC on the annual accounts of certain types of companies as regards micro-entities (COM(2009)0083 - C6-0074/2009 - 2009/0035(COD)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Klaus-Heiner Lehne (A7-0011/2010) —
Green Paper: Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (2009/2106(INI)) - PECH Committee - Rapporteur: Maria Do Céu Patrão Neves (A7-0014/2010) —
- Report on the proposal for a Council regulation concerning the notification to the Commission of investment projects in energy infrastructure within the European Community and repealing Regulation (EC) No 736/96 (COM(2009)0361 - C7-0125/2009 - 2009/0106(CNS)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Adina-Ioana Vălean (A7-0016/2010) —
Report on the estimates of revenue and expenditure for Amending Budget 1/2010 (Section 1 - European Parliament) (2010/2014(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Vladimír Maňka (A7-0017/2010) | — | ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 78/660/EEC on the annual accounts of certain types of companies as regards micro-entities (COM(2009)0083 - C6-0074/2009 - 2009/0035(COD)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Klaus-Heiner Lehne (A7-0011/2010) | — | Green Paper: Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (2009/2106(INI)) - PECH Committee - Rapporteur: Maria Do Céu Patrão Neves (A7-0014/2010) | — | * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation concerning the notification to the Commission of investment projects in energy infrastructure within the European Community and repealing Regulation (EC) No 736/96 (COM(2009)0361 - C7-0125/2009 - 2009/0106(CNS)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Adina-Ioana Vălean (A7-0016/2010) | — | Report on the estimates of revenue and expenditure for Amending Budget 1/2010 (Section 1 - European Parliament) (2010/2014(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Vladimír Maňka (A7-0017/2010) | | |
| — | ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 78/660/EEC on the annual accounts of certain types of companies as regards micro-entities (COM(2009)0083 - C6-0074/2009 - 2009/0035(COD)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Klaus-Heiner Lehne (A7-0011/2010) | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Green Paper: Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy (2009/2106(INI)) - PECH Committee - Rapporteur: Maria Do Céu Patrão Neves (A7-0014/2010) | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation concerning the notification to the Commission of investment projects in energy infrastructure within the European Community and repealing Regulation (EC) No 736/96 (COM(2009)0361 - C7-0125/2009 - 2009/0106(CNS)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Adina-Ioana Vălean (A7-0016/2010) | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Report on the estimates of revenue and expenditure for Amending Budget 1/2010 (Section 1 - European Parliament) (2010/2014(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Vladimír Maňka (A7-0017/2010) | | | | | | | | | | |

| (2) | from Members
(2.1)
motions for resolutions (Rule 120)
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Marek Henryk Migalski and Tomasz Piotr Poręba. Motion for a resolution on the death and torture of Sergei Magnitsky (B7-0111/2010)
referred to
responsible: AFET —
Cătălin Sorin Ivan and Daciana Octavia Sârbu. Motion for a resolution on the fishing of the endangered species Atlantic bluefin tuna (B7-0114/2010)
referred to
responsible: PECH
opinion: ENVI (2.2)
proposals for recommendations (Rule 121)
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Tomasz Piotr Poręba, on behalf of the ECR Group. Proposal for a recommendation to the Council on declaring 25 May International Day Honouring the Heroes of the Fight against Totalitarianism (B7-0112/2010)
referred to
responsible: AFET
opinion: LIBE | (2.1) | motions for resolutions (Rule 120)
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Marek Henryk Migalski and Tomasz Piotr Poręba. Motion for a resolution on the death and torture of Sergei Magnitsky (B7-0111/2010)
referred to
responsible: AFET —
Cătălin Sorin Ivan and Daciana Octavia Sârbu. Motion for a resolution on the fishing of the endangered species Atlantic bluefin tuna (B7-0114/2010)
referred to
responsible: PECH
opinion: ENVI | — | Marek Henryk Migalski and Tomasz Piotr Poręba. Motion for a resolution on the death and torture of Sergei Magnitsky (B7-0111/2010)
referred to
responsible: AFET | referred to | responsible: AFET | — | Cătălin Sorin Ivan and Daciana Octavia Sârbu. Motion for a resolution on the fishing of the endangered species Atlantic bluefin tuna (B7-0114/2010)
referred to
responsible: PECH
opinion: ENVI | referred to | responsible: PECH
opinion: ENVI | (2.2) | proposals for recommendations (Rule 121)
—
Tomasz Piotr Poręba, on behalf of the ECR Group. Proposal for a recommendation to the Council on declaring 25 May International Day Honouring the Heroes of the Fight against Totalitarianism (B7-0112/2010)
referred to
responsible: AFET
opinion: LIBE | — | Tomasz Piotr Poręba, on behalf of the ECR Group. Proposal for a recommendation to the Council on declaring 25 May International Day Honouring the Heroes of the Fight against Totalitarianism (B7-0112/2010)
referred to
responsible: AFET
opinion: LIBE | referred to | responsible: AFET
opinion: LIBE |
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| (2.1) | motions for resolutions (Rule 120)
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Marek Henryk Migalski and Tomasz Piotr Poręba. Motion for a resolution on the death and torture of Sergei Magnitsky (B7-0111/2010)
referred to
responsible: AFET —
Cătălin Sorin Ivan and Daciana Octavia Sârbu. Motion for a resolution on the fishing of the endangered species Atlantic bluefin tuna (B7-0114/2010)
referred to
responsible: PECH
opinion: ENVI | — | Marek Henryk Migalski and Tomasz Piotr Poręba. Motion for a resolution on the death and torture of Sergei Magnitsky (B7-0111/2010)
referred to
responsible: AFET | referred to | responsible: AFET | — | Cătălin Sorin Ivan and Daciana Octavia Sârbu. Motion for a resolution on the fishing of the endangered species Atlantic bluefin tuna (B7-0114/2010)
referred to
responsible: PECH
opinion: ENVI | referred to | responsible: PECH
opinion: ENVI | | | | | | | | |
| — | Marek Henryk Migalski and Tomasz Piotr Poręba. Motion for a resolution on the death and torture of Sergei Magnitsky (B7-0111/2010)
referred to
responsible: AFET | referred to | responsible: AFET | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| referred to | responsible: AFET | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Cătălin Sorin Ivan and Daciana Octavia Sârbu. Motion for a resolution on the fishing of the endangered species Atlantic bluefin tuna (B7-0114/2010)
referred to
responsible: PECH
opinion: ENVI | referred to | responsible: PECH
opinion: ENVI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| referred to | responsible: PECH
opinion: ENVI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (2.2) | proposals for recommendations (Rule 121)
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Tomasz Piotr Poręba, on behalf of the ECR Group. Proposal for a recommendation to the Council on declaring 25 May International Day Honouring the Heroes of the Fight against Totalitarianism (B7-0112/2010)
referred to
responsible: AFET
opinion: LIBE | — | Tomasz Piotr Poręba, on behalf of the ECR Group. Proposal for a recommendation to the Council on declaring 25 May International Day Honouring the Heroes of the Fight against Totalitarianism (B7-0112/2010)
referred to
responsible: AFET
opinion: LIBE | referred to | responsible: AFET
opinion: LIBE | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Tomasz Piotr Poręba, on behalf of the ECR Group. Proposal for a recommendation to the Council on declaring 25 May International Day Honouring the Heroes of the Fight against Totalitarianism (B7-0112/2010)
referred to
responsible: AFET
opinion: LIBE | referred to | responsible: AFET
opinion: LIBE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| referred to | responsible: AFET
opinion: LIBE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

10.   Written declarations (submission)

The following Members had submitted written declarations for inclusion in the register (Rule 123):

| — | Joanna Katarzyna Skrzydlewska, Barbara Matera, Joachim Zeller, Artur Zasada and Wojciech Michał Olejniczak, on establishing 30 May as European Day of Foster Families (0010/2010), |
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| — | Valdemar Tomaševski, Mirosław Piotrowski, Janusz Wojciechowski and Sandra Kalniete, on equal treatment for farmers in the European Union (0011/2010). |
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11.   Lapsed written declarations

In accordance with Rule 123(5), written declarations 0055/2009, 0056/2009, 0057/2009, 0058/2009 and 0059/2009 had lapsed as they had not obtained the required number of signatures.

12.   Order of business

The next item was the order of business.

The final draft agenda for the February II sittings (PE 439.049/PDOJ) had been distributed and a number of changes had been proposed (Rule 140):

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1.
The sitting would be held without suspension from 15.00 to 24.00. 2.
The items entitled ‘Parliament's priorities for the UN Human Rights Council (Geneva, 1-26 March 2010)’ (item 10 on the final draft agenda) and ‘Implementation of Goldstone recommendations on Israel/Palestine’ (item 23 on the final draft agenda) would not be based on statements by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission but on Commission and Council statements. 3.
Council and Commission statements on the situation of civil society and of national minorities in Belarus would be added immediately after the debate on implementation of the Goldstone recommendations on Israel/Palestine. The vote would be held in March. 4.
Immediately after the one-minute speeches, a Commission statement would be added on the major natural disaster in the Autonomous Region of Madeira. The vote would be held in March. | 1. | The sitting would be held without suspension from 15.00 to 24.00. | 2. | The items entitled ‘Parliament's priorities for the UN Human Rights Council (Geneva, 1-26 March 2010)’ (item 10 on the final draft agenda) and ‘Implementation of Goldstone recommendations on Israel/Palestine’ (item 23 on the final draft agenda) would not be based on statements by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission but on Commission and Council statements. | 3. | Council and Commission statements on the situation of civil society and of national minorities in Belarus would be added immediately after the debate on implementation of the Goldstone recommendations on Israel/Palestine. The vote would be held in March. | 4. | Immediately after the one-minute speeches, a Commission statement would be added on the major natural disaster in the Autonomous Region of Madeira. The vote would be held in March. |
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| 1. | The sitting would be held without suspension from 15.00 to 24.00. | | | | | | | | |
| 2. | The items entitled ‘Parliament's priorities for the UN Human Rights Council (Geneva, 1-26 March 2010)’ (item 10 on the final draft agenda) and ‘Implementation of Goldstone recommendations on Israel/Palestine’ (item 23 on the final draft agenda) would not be based on statements by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission but on Commission and Council statements. | | | | | | | | |
| 3. | Council and Commission statements on the situation of civil society and of national minorities in Belarus would be added immediately after the debate on implementation of the Goldstone recommendations on Israel/Palestine. The vote would be held in March. | | | | | | | | |
| 4. | Immediately after the one-minute speeches, a Commission statement would be added on the major natural disaster in the Autonomous Region of Madeira. The vote would be held in March. | | | | | | | | |

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1.
During the debate on the report by Maria do Céu Patrão Neves on the Green Paper on reform of the common fisheries policy (A7-0014/2010) (item 4 on the final draft agenda), the Council would be allocated five minutes' speaking time. 2.
After the debate on the report by Maria do Céu Patrão Neves, a Commission statement would be added on rail safety, including the European signalling system. There would be no tabling of motions for resolutions. 3.
Voting would begin at 11.30. 4.
Request by the S&D Group to hold over the vote on the report by Klaus-Heiner Lehne (A7-0011/2010) on annual accounts of certain types of companies as regards micro-entities. | 1. | During the debate on the report by Maria do Céu Patrão Neves on the Green Paper on reform of the common fisheries policy (A7-0014/2010) (item 4 on the final draft agenda), the Council would be allocated five minutes' speaking time. | 2. | After the debate on the report by Maria do Céu Patrão Neves, a Commission statement would be added on rail safety, including the European signalling system. There would be no tabling of motions for resolutions. | 3. | Voting would begin at 11.30. | 4. | Request by the S&D Group to hold over the vote on the report by Klaus-Heiner Lehne (A7-0011/2010) on annual accounts of certain types of companies as regards micro-entities. |
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| 1. | During the debate on the report by Maria do Céu Patrão Neves on the Green Paper on reform of the common fisheries policy (A7-0014/2010) (item 4 on the final draft agenda), the Council would be allocated five minutes' speaking time. | | | | | | | | |
| 2. | After the debate on the report by Maria do Céu Patrão Neves, a Commission statement would be added on rail safety, including the European signalling system. There would be no tabling of motions for resolutions. | | | | | | | | |
| 3. | Voting would begin at 11.30. | | | | | | | | |
| 4. | Request by the S&D Group to hold over the vote on the report by Klaus-Heiner Lehne (A7-0011/2010) on annual accounts of certain types of companies as regards micro-entities. | | | | | | | | |

The following spoke: Martin Schulz, on behalf of the S&D Group, who moved the request, Klaus-Heiner Lehne, Dirk Sterckx and Martin Schulz.

Parliament agreed to the request.

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The order of business was thus established.

The following spoke: Hannes Swoboda.

13.   EU 2020 - Follow-up of the informal European Council of 11 February 2010 (debate)

Council and Commission statements: EU 2020 - Follow-up of the informal European Council of 11 February 2010

Herman Van Rompuy (President of the European Council) and José Manuel Barroso (President of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Joseph Daul, on behalf of the PPE Group, Stephen Hughes, on behalf of the S&D Group, Guy Verhofstadt, on behalf of the ALDE Group, who also answered a blue-card question by William (The Earl of) Dartmouth, Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Timothy Kirkhope, on behalf of the ECR Group, Lothar Bisky, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nigel Farage, on behalf of the EFD Group, Joseph Daul, to ask Nigel Farage a blue-card question, Martin Schulz, who condemned the remarks made by Nigel Farage concerning Herman Van Rompuy (the President replied that he had already raised the matter of personal attacks with Nigel Farage), Nigel Farage, Frank Vanhecke, Non-attached Member, Corien Wortmann-Kool, Marita Ulvskog, Lena Ek, Philippe Lamberts, Kay Swinburne, Nikolaos Chountis and Rolandas Paksas.

IN THE CHAIR: Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT

Vice-President

The following spoke: Francisco Sosa Wagner, Werner Langen, Stéphane Le Foll, Sylvie Goulard, Reinhard Bütikofer, Charalampos Angourakis, Mario Borghezio, Andreas Mölzer, Mario Mauro, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Jean Lambert, Othmar Karas, Alejandro Cercas, Sven Giegold, Jean-Pierre Audy, Sergio Gaetano Cofferati, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Udo Bullmann, Enikő Győri, Anni Podimata, Paolo De Castro and Liisa Jaakonsaari.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Marian-Jean Marinescu, Monika Flašíková Beňová, Andrew Duff, Georgios Papanikolaou and Silvia-Adriana Țicău.

IN THE CHAIR: Stavros LAMBRINIDIS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Maroš Šefčovič (Member of the Commission) and Herman Van Rompuy.

The motions for resolutions to be tabled under Rule 110(2) would be announced in the House at a later time.

The debate closed.

Vote: March part-session in Strasbourg.

14.   Parliament's priorities for the UN Human Rights Council (Geneva, 1-26 March 2010) (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Parliament's priorities for the UN Human Rights Council (Geneva, 1-26 March 2010)

Diego López Garrido (President-in-Office of the Council) and Kristalina Georgieva (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Laima Liucija Andrikienė, on behalf of the PPE Group, Richard Howitt, on behalf of the S&D Group, Kristiina Ojuland, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Heidi Hautala, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Charles Tannock, on behalf of the ECR Group, Nicole Sinclaire, Non-attached Member, and José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra.

15.   Welcome

The President welcomed Mgr Jorge Ortiga, Archbishop of Braga, together with the bishops and the Portuguese episcopal delegation accompanying him, and expressed his condolences to the Portuguese people following the natural disaster on Madeira.

16.   Parliament's priorities for the UN Human Rights Council (Geneva, 1-26 March 2010) (continuation of debate)

Council and Commission statements: Parliament's priorities for the UN Human Rights Council (Geneva, 1-26 March 2010)

The following spoke: Vittorio Prodi, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Daniël van der Stoep, Cristian Dan Preda, Corina Crețu and Tunne Kelam.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Elena Băsescu, Csaba Sógor, Georgios Papanikolaou, Mariya Nedelcheva, Alf Svensson and Andrew Henry William Brons.

The following spoke: Diego López Garrido (President-in-Office of the Council) and Kristalina Georgieva (Member of the Commission).

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 110(2):

| — | Helmut Scholz and Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the 13th session of the UN Human Rights Council (B7-0119/2010); |
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| — | Heidi Hautala, Barbara Lochbihler, Franziska Katharina Brantner, Hélène Flautre and Nicole Kiil-Nielsen, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the 13th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (B7-0123/2010); |
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| — | Richard Howitt, on behalf of the S&D Group, on the 13th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (B7-0124/2010); |
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| — | Charles Tannock, Nirj Deva, Tomasz Piotr Poręba, Adam Bielan and Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the ECR Group, on the 13th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (B7-0125/2010); |
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| — | Leonidas Donskis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the 13th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (B7-0126/2010); |
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| — | Laima Liucija Andrikienė and José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, on behalf of the PPE Group, on the 13th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) (B7-0128/2010). |
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The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 25.2.2010, item 7.3.

17.   Implementation of Goldstone recommendations on Israel/Palestine (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Implementation of Goldstone recommendations on Israel/Palestine

Diego López Garrido (President-in-Office of the Council) and Kristalina Georgieva (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Elmar Brok, on behalf of the PPE Group, Véronique De Keyser, on behalf of the S&D Group, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Caroline Lucas, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, on behalf of the ECR Group, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the EFD Group, Louis Bontes, Non-attached Member, and Gabriele Albertini.

IN THE CHAIR: Pál SCHMITT

Vice-President

The following spoke: Richard Howitt, Frédérique Ries, Jan Philipp Albrecht, Charles Tannock, Helmut Scholz, Lorenzo Fontana, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Olga Sehnalová, Niccolò Rinaldi, Frieda Brepoels, Peter van Dalen, Patrick Le Hyaric, Morten Messerschmidt, Proinsias De Rossa, Hannu Takkula, Geoffrey Van Orden and Alexandra Thein.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Miroslav Mikolášik, Antigoni Papadopoulou, Michael Theurer, Nicole Kiil-Nielsen, Robert Atkins, Seán Kelly and Diane Dodds.

The following spoke: Diego López Garrido and Kristalina Georgieva.

The motions for resolutions to be tabled under Rule 110(2) would be announced in the House at a later time.

The debate closed.

Vote: March part-session in Strasbourg.

IN THE CHAIR: Jerzy BUZEK

President

18.   Situation of civil society and national minorities in Belarus (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Situation of civil society and national minorities in Belarus

Diego López Garrido (President-in-Office of the Council) and Kristalina Georgieva (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Gunnar Hökmark, on behalf of the PPE Group, Kristian Vigenin, on behalf of the S&D Group, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Heidi Hautala, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the ECR Group, Kinga Gál, Bogusław Liberadzki, Konrad Szymański, Jacek Protasiewicz, Justas Vincas Paleckis, Marek Henryk Migalski and Edit Bauer.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Sławomir Witold Nitras, Mirosław Piotrowski and Krzysztof Lisek.

The following spoke: Diego López Garrido and Kristalina Georgieva.

The motions for resolutions to be tabled under Rule 110(2) would be announced in the House at a later time.

The debate closed.

Vote: March part-session in Strasbourg.

19.   Beijing +15 - UN Platform for Action for Gender Equality (debate)

Oral question (O-0006/2010) by Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the FEMM Committee, to the Council: Beijing +15 - UN Platform for Action for Gender Equality (B7-0007/2010)

Oral question (O-0007/2010) by Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the FEMM Committee, to the Commission: Beijing +15 - UN Platform for Action for Gender Equality (B7-0008/2010)

Eva-Britt Svensson moved the oral questions.

Diego López Garrido (President-in-Office of the Council) answered the question B7-0007/2010.

Viviane Reding (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the question B7-0008/2010.

IN THE CHAIR: Pál SCHMITT

Vice-President

The following spoke: Christa Klaß, on behalf of the PPE Group, Zita Gurmai, on behalf of the S&D Group, Antonyia Parvanova, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Nicole Kiil-Nielsen, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Marina Yannakoudakis, on behalf of the ECR Group, Mara Bizzotto, on behalf of the EFD Group, Edit Bauer, Edite Estrela, Teresa Jiménez-Becerril Barrio, Iratxe García Pérez, Mariya Nedelcheva, Silvia Costa, Sylvie Guillaume and Vilija Blinkevičiūtė.

IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS

Vice-President

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Mairead McGuinness, Silvia-Adriana Țicău, Ilda Figueiredo, Corina Crețu, Franz Obermayr, Monika Flašíková Beňová and Angelika Werthmann.

The following spoke: Diego López Garrido and Viviane Reding.

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 115(5):

| — | Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the FEMM Committee, on Beijing +15 – UN Platform for Action for Gender Equality (B7-0118/2010). |
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The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 25.2.2010, item 7.4.

20.   One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

In accordance with Rule 150, the following Members who wished to draw the attention of Parliament to matters of political importance spoke for one minute:

Traian Ungureanu, Joanna Katarzyna Skrzydlewska, Andres Perello Rodriguez, Cristian Silviu Bușoi, Ryszard Czarnecki, Gerard Batten, Seán Kelly, Alan Kelly, Corneliu Vadim Tudor, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Valdemar Tomaševski, Mairead McGuinness, Silvia-Adriana Țicău, Georgios Papanikolaou, Ioan Enciu, Oldřich Vlasák, Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Mario Borghezio, Maria Da Graça Carvalho, Luís Paulo Alves, Czesław Adam Siekierski and Claudiu Ciprian Tănăsescu.

The following then spoke: Georgios Papastamkos, Michail Tremopoulos, María Muñiz De Urquiza, Chrysoula Paliadeli, Corina Crețu, John Bufton, and Sonia Alfano on the way in which the one-minute speeches were organised. (The President explained the procedure.)

21.   Major natural disaster in the autonomous region of Madeira (debate)

Commission statement: Major natural disaster in the autonomous region of Madeira

Günther Oettinger (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Nuno Teixeira, on behalf of the PPE Group, Edite Estrela, on behalf of the S&D Group, Marisa Matias, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nuno Melo, Constanze Angela Krehl, João Ferreira and Danuta Maria Hübner.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Paul Rübig, Antigoni Papadopoulou, Ilda Figueiredo, Georgios Papanikolaou, Andres Perello Rodriguez, Seán Kelly, Jaroslav Paška, Luís Paulo Alves, Franz Obermayr and Elisa Ferreira.

The following spoke: Günther Oettinger.

IN THE CHAIR: Diana WALLIS

Vice-President

The motions for resolutions to be tabled under Rule 110(2) would be announced in the House at a later time.

The debate closed.

Vote: March part-session in Strasbourg.

22.   Investment projects in energy infrastructure within the European Community

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation concerning the notification to the Commission of investment projects in energy infrastructure within the European Community and repealing Regulation (EC) No 736/96 [COM(2009)0361 - C7-0125/2009- 2009/0106(CNS)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Adina-Ioana Vălean (A7-0016/2010)

Adina-Ioana Vălean introduced the report.

The following spoke: Günther Oettinger (Member of the Commission).

(The debate was interrupted at 22.55 because of technical problems and resumed at 23.00.)

The following spoke: Günther Oettinger.

The following spoke: Marian-Jean Marinescu, on behalf of the PPE Group, Adam Gierek, on behalf of the S&D Group, Lena Ek, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Yannick Jadot, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Evžen Tošenovský, on behalf of the ECR Group, Jaroslav Paška, on behalf of the EFD Group, Amalia Sartori, Silvia-Adriana Țicău, Roger Helmer and Bogusław Sonik.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Seán Kelly, Ioan Enciu, Miroslav Mikolášik, Czesław Adam Siekierski and Paul Rübig.

The following spoke: Günther Oettinger and Adina-Ioana Vălean.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 25.2.2010, item 7.1.

23.   Amending Parliament's estimates for the 2010 budget (debate)

Report on the estimates of revenue and expenditure for Amending Budget 1/2010 (Section 1 - European Parliament) (2010/2014(BUD) - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Vladimír Maňka (A7-0017/2010)

Vladimír Maňka introduced the report.

The following spoke: José Manuel Fernandes, on behalf of the PPE Group, Göran Färm, on behalf of the S&D Group, Angelika Werthmann, Non-attached Member, Salvador Garriga Polledo, Derek Vaughan, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy and Marian-Jean Marinescu.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Paul Rübig.

The following spoke: Vladimír Maňka.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 25.2.2010, item 7.5.

24.   Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 439.049/OJJE).

25.   Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 23.50.

Klaus Welle Secretary-General
Jerzy Buzek President

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