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| 23.4.2010 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 104/1 |
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MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF MONDAY 18 JANUARY 2010

(2010/C 104 E/01)

Contents

| 1. | Resumption of the session |
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| 2. | Statements by the President |
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| 3. | Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting |
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| 4. | Composition of political groups |
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| 5. | Names of committees and delegations |
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| 6. | Composition of committees and delegations |
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| 7. | Documents received |
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| 8. | Petitions |
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| 9. | Oral questions and written declarations (submission) |
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| 10. | Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council |
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| 11. | Order of business |
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| 12. | One-minute speeches on matters of political importance |
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| 13. | Agenda of the next sitting |
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| 14. | Closure of the sitting |
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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

IN THE CHAIR: Jerzy BUZEK

President

1.   Resumption of the session

The sitting opened at 17.00.

2.   Statements by the President

The President made a statement on the recent earthquake in Haiti, recalling that Pilar Juárez Boal, an EU representative in Haiti, was still missing.

Parliament observed a minute's silence in memory of the victims.

The President condemned the execution of Akmal Shaikh, a British citizen, in China on 29 December 2009.

The President referred to the first round of the presidential elections in Ukraine, which had taken place on 17 January 2010, and to the fact that the Spanish Presidency of the Council had begun.

3.   Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

Dagmar Roth-Behrendt had made it known that she had been present at the sitting of 11 November 2009 but that her name was not on the attendance register.

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

4.   Composition of political groups

Nicole Sinclaire was no longer a member of the EFD Group as of 18 January 2010.

She would sit with the non-attached Members as of that date.

5.   Names of committees and delegations

The Conference of Presidents proposed that the name of the Delegation for relations with Mercosur be changed to the following:

‘Delegation for relations with Mercosur countries’.

Parliament agreed to the proposal.

6.   Composition of committees and delegations

The President had received the following requests for appointments from the PPE and GUE/NGL Groups:

Subcommittee on Human Rights:

Marie-Christine Vergiat to replace Jean-Luc Mélenchon

Delegation for relations with Mercosur countries:

Nuno Teixeira to replace Albert Deß

Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia:

Albert Deß to replace Nuno Teixeira

The appointments would be deemed ratified if there were no objections before the approval of these minutes.

7.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:

| (1) | from the Council and Commission
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Revision of the Treaties – Transitional measures concerning the composition of the European Parliament (17196/2009 [[01]] - C7-0001/2010 - 2009/0813(NLE))
referred to
responsible: AFCO —
Decision not to convene a Convention for the revision of the Treaties with regard to transitional measures concerning the composition of the European Parliament (17196/2009 [[02{] - C7-0002/2010 - 2009/0814(NLE))
referred to
responsible: AFCO —
Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 concerning general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund as regards simplification of certain requirements and as regards certain provisions relating to financial management (COM(2009)0384 - C7-0003/2010 - 2009/0107(COD))
referred to
responsible: REGI opinion: EMPL, BUDG, CONT | — | Revision of the Treaties – Transitional measures concerning the composition of the European Parliament (17196/2009 [[01]] - C7-0001/2010 - 2009/0813(NLE))
referred to
responsible: AFCO | referred to | responsible: AFCO | — | Decision not to convene a Convention for the revision of the Treaties with regard to transitional measures concerning the composition of the European Parliament (17196/2009 [[02{] - C7-0002/2010 - 2009/0814(NLE))
referred to
responsible: AFCO | referred to | responsible: AFCO | — | Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 concerning general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund as regards simplification of certain requirements and as regards certain provisions relating to financial management (COM(2009)0384 - C7-0003/2010 - 2009/0107(COD))
referred to
responsible: REGI opinion: EMPL, BUDG, CONT | referred to | responsible: REGI | | opinion: EMPL, BUDG, CONT |
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| — | Revision of the Treaties – Transitional measures concerning the composition of the European Parliament (17196/2009 [[01]] - C7-0001/2010 - 2009/0813(NLE))
referred to
responsible: AFCO | referred to | responsible: AFCO | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| referred to | responsible: AFCO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Decision not to convene a Convention for the revision of the Treaties with regard to transitional measures concerning the composition of the European Parliament (17196/2009 [[02{] - C7-0002/2010 - 2009/0814(NLE))
referred to
responsible: AFCO | referred to | responsible: AFCO | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| referred to | responsible: AFCO | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 concerning general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund as regards simplification of certain requirements and as regards certain provisions relating to financial management (COM(2009)0384 - C7-0003/2010 - 2009/0107(COD))
referred to
responsible: REGI opinion: EMPL, BUDG, CONT | referred to | responsible: REGI | | opinion: EMPL, BUDG, CONT | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | opinion: EMPL, BUDG, CONT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

| (2) | from committees
(2.1)
reports
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- Report on the proposal for a Council regulation temporarily suspending autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on imports of certain industrial products into the autonomous regions of Madeira and the Azores (COM(2009)0370 - C7-0222/2009 - 2009/0125(CNS)) - REGI Committee - Rapporteur: Danuta Maria Hübner (A7-0001/2010) —
Report on the second revision of the Partnership Agreement ACP-EC (the ‘Cotonou Agreement’) (2009/2165(INI)) - DEVE Committee - Rapporteur: Eva Joly (A7-0086/2009) | (2.1) | reports
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- Report on the proposal for a Council regulation temporarily suspending autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on imports of certain industrial products into the autonomous regions of Madeira and the Azores (COM(2009)0370 - C7-0222/2009 - 2009/0125(CNS)) - REGI Committee - Rapporteur: Danuta Maria Hübner (A7-0001/2010) —
Report on the second revision of the Partnership Agreement ACP-EC (the ‘Cotonou Agreement’) (2009/2165(INI)) - DEVE Committee - Rapporteur: Eva Joly (A7-0086/2009) | — | * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation temporarily suspending autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on imports of certain industrial products into the autonomous regions of Madeira and the Azores (COM(2009)0370 - C7-0222/2009 - 2009/0125(CNS)) - REGI Committee - Rapporteur: Danuta Maria Hübner (A7-0001/2010) | — | Report on the second revision of the Partnership Agreement ACP-EC (the ‘Cotonou Agreement’) (2009/2165(INI)) - DEVE Committee - Rapporteur: Eva Joly (A7-0086/2009) |
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| (2.1) | reports
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- Report on the proposal for a Council regulation temporarily suspending autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on imports of certain industrial products into the autonomous regions of Madeira and the Azores (COM(2009)0370 - C7-0222/2009 - 2009/0125(CNS)) - REGI Committee - Rapporteur: Danuta Maria Hübner (A7-0001/2010) —
Report on the second revision of the Partnership Agreement ACP-EC (the ‘Cotonou Agreement’) (2009/2165(INI)) - DEVE Committee - Rapporteur: Eva Joly (A7-0086/2009) | — | * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation temporarily suspending autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on imports of certain industrial products into the autonomous regions of Madeira and the Azores (COM(2009)0370 - C7-0222/2009 - 2009/0125(CNS)) - REGI Committee - Rapporteur: Danuta Maria Hübner (A7-0001/2010) | — | Report on the second revision of the Partnership Agreement ACP-EC (the ‘Cotonou Agreement’) (2009/2165(INI)) - DEVE Committee - Rapporteur: Eva Joly (A7-0086/2009) | | |
| — | * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation temporarily suspending autonomous Common Customs Tariff duties on imports of certain industrial products into the autonomous regions of Madeira and the Azores (COM(2009)0370 - C7-0222/2009 - 2009/0125(CNS)) - REGI Committee - Rapporteur: Danuta Maria Hübner (A7-0001/2010) | | | | | | |
| — | Report on the second revision of the Partnership Agreement ACP-EC (the ‘Cotonou Agreement’) (2009/2165(INI)) - DEVE Committee - Rapporteur: Eva Joly (A7-0086/2009) | | | | | | |

| (3) | from Members
(3.1)
oral questions for Question Time (Rule 116) (B7-0002/2010)
to the Council:
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Jáuregui Atondo Ramón, Mitchell Gay, Posselt Bernd, Higgins Jim, Aylward Liam, Désir Harlem, Martin Hans-Peter, Chountis Nikolaos, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Rodi, McGuinness Mairead, Ţicău Silvia-Adriana, Crowley Brian, Gallagher Pat the Cope, Czarnecki Ryszard, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Toussas Georgios, Aggourakis Charalampos to the Commission:
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Aylward Liam, Mitchell Gay, Ţicău Silvia-Adriana, Posselt Bernd, Chountis Nikolaos, Strasser Ernst, Messerschmidt Morten, Higgins Jim, Nitras Sławomir Witold, Mazzoni Erminia, Stevenson Struan, Papanikolaou Georgios, El Khadraoui Saïd, Iotova Iliana Malinova, De Angelis Francesco, McGuinness Mairead, Crowley Brian, Gallagher Pat the Cope, Czarnecki Ryszard, Belet Ivo, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Toussas Georgios, Aggourakis Charalampos (3.2)
motions for resolution (Rule 120)
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Cristiana Muscardini. Motion for a resolution on the need to secure an international level playing field for the EU's basic industries (B7-0022/2010)
referred to
responsible: ITRE opinion: EMPL —
Silvia-Adriana Ţicău. Motion for a resolution on the mid-term budget review of the priority projects regarding EU funding in the field of energy (B7-0279/2009)
referred to
responsible: ITRE opinion: REGI —
Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, on behalf of the S&D Group. Motion for a resolution on investment in modern and sustainable transport infrastructures on the main European routes (B7-0280/2009)
referred to
responsible: TRAN opinion: REGI | (3.1) | oral questions for Question Time (Rule 116) (B7-0002/2010)
to the Council:
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Jáuregui Atondo Ramón, Mitchell Gay, Posselt Bernd, Higgins Jim, Aylward Liam, Désir Harlem, Martin Hans-Peter, Chountis Nikolaos, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Rodi, McGuinness Mairead, Ţicău Silvia-Adriana, Crowley Brian, Gallagher Pat the Cope, Czarnecki Ryszard, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Toussas Georgios, Aggourakis Charalampos to the Commission:
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Aylward Liam, Mitchell Gay, Ţicău Silvia-Adriana, Posselt Bernd, Chountis Nikolaos, Strasser Ernst, Messerschmidt Morten, Higgins Jim, Nitras Sławomir Witold, Mazzoni Erminia, Stevenson Struan, Papanikolaou Georgios, El Khadraoui Saïd, Iotova Iliana Malinova, De Angelis Francesco, McGuinness Mairead, Crowley Brian, Gallagher Pat the Cope, Czarnecki Ryszard, Belet Ivo, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Toussas Georgios, Aggourakis Charalampos | — | Jáuregui Atondo Ramón, Mitchell Gay, Posselt Bernd, Higgins Jim, Aylward Liam, Désir Harlem, Martin Hans-Peter, Chountis Nikolaos, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Rodi, McGuinness Mairead, Ţicău Silvia-Adriana, Crowley Brian, Gallagher Pat the Cope, Czarnecki Ryszard, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Toussas Georgios, Aggourakis Charalampos | — | Aylward Liam, Mitchell Gay, Ţicău Silvia-Adriana, Posselt Bernd, Chountis Nikolaos, Strasser Ernst, Messerschmidt Morten, Higgins Jim, Nitras Sławomir Witold, Mazzoni Erminia, Stevenson Struan, Papanikolaou Georgios, El Khadraoui Saïd, Iotova Iliana Malinova, De Angelis Francesco, McGuinness Mairead, Crowley Brian, Gallagher Pat the Cope, Czarnecki Ryszard, Belet Ivo, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Toussas Georgios, Aggourakis Charalampos | (3.2) | motions for resolution (Rule 120)
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Cristiana Muscardini. Motion for a resolution on the need to secure an international level playing field for the EU's basic industries (B7-0022/2010)
referred to
responsible: ITRE opinion: EMPL —
Silvia-Adriana Ţicău. Motion for a resolution on the mid-term budget review of the priority projects regarding EU funding in the field of energy (B7-0279/2009)
referred to
responsible: ITRE opinion: REGI —
Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, on behalf of the S&D Group. Motion for a resolution on investment in modern and sustainable transport infrastructures on the main European routes (B7-0280/2009)
referred to
responsible: TRAN opinion: REGI | — | Cristiana Muscardini. Motion for a resolution on the need to secure an international level playing field for the EU's basic industries (B7-0022/2010)
referred to
responsible: ITRE opinion: EMPL | referred to | responsible: ITRE | | opinion: EMPL | — | Silvia-Adriana Ţicău. Motion for a resolution on the mid-term budget review of the priority projects regarding EU funding in the field of energy (B7-0279/2009)
referred to
responsible: ITRE opinion: REGI | referred to | responsible: ITRE | | opinion: REGI | — | Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, on behalf of the S&D Group. Motion for a resolution on investment in modern and sustainable transport infrastructures on the main European routes (B7-0280/2009)
referred to
responsible: TRAN opinion: REGI | referred to | responsible: TRAN | | opinion: REGI |
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| (3.1) | oral questions for Question Time (Rule 116) (B7-0002/2010)
to the Council:
—
Jáuregui Atondo Ramón, Mitchell Gay, Posselt Bernd, Higgins Jim, Aylward Liam, Désir Harlem, Martin Hans-Peter, Chountis Nikolaos, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Rodi, McGuinness Mairead, Ţicău Silvia-Adriana, Crowley Brian, Gallagher Pat the Cope, Czarnecki Ryszard, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Toussas Georgios, Aggourakis Charalampos to the Commission:
—
Aylward Liam, Mitchell Gay, Ţicău Silvia-Adriana, Posselt Bernd, Chountis Nikolaos, Strasser Ernst, Messerschmidt Morten, Higgins Jim, Nitras Sławomir Witold, Mazzoni Erminia, Stevenson Struan, Papanikolaou Georgios, El Khadraoui Saïd, Iotova Iliana Malinova, De Angelis Francesco, McGuinness Mairead, Crowley Brian, Gallagher Pat the Cope, Czarnecki Ryszard, Belet Ivo, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Toussas Georgios, Aggourakis Charalampos | — | Jáuregui Atondo Ramón, Mitchell Gay, Posselt Bernd, Higgins Jim, Aylward Liam, Désir Harlem, Martin Hans-Peter, Chountis Nikolaos, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Rodi, McGuinness Mairead, Ţicău Silvia-Adriana, Crowley Brian, Gallagher Pat the Cope, Czarnecki Ryszard, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Toussas Georgios, Aggourakis Charalampos | — | Aylward Liam, Mitchell Gay, Ţicău Silvia-Adriana, Posselt Bernd, Chountis Nikolaos, Strasser Ernst, Messerschmidt Morten, Higgins Jim, Nitras Sławomir Witold, Mazzoni Erminia, Stevenson Struan, Papanikolaou Georgios, El Khadraoui Saïd, Iotova Iliana Malinova, De Angelis Francesco, McGuinness Mairead, Crowley Brian, Gallagher Pat the Cope, Czarnecki Ryszard, Belet Ivo, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Toussas Georgios, Aggourakis Charalampos | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Jáuregui Atondo Ramón, Mitchell Gay, Posselt Bernd, Higgins Jim, Aylward Liam, Désir Harlem, Martin Hans-Peter, Chountis Nikolaos, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Rodi, McGuinness Mairead, Ţicău Silvia-Adriana, Crowley Brian, Gallagher Pat the Cope, Czarnecki Ryszard, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Toussas Georgios, Aggourakis Charalampos | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Aylward Liam, Mitchell Gay, Ţicău Silvia-Adriana, Posselt Bernd, Chountis Nikolaos, Strasser Ernst, Messerschmidt Morten, Higgins Jim, Nitras Sławomir Witold, Mazzoni Erminia, Stevenson Struan, Papanikolaou Georgios, El Khadraoui Saïd, Iotova Iliana Malinova, De Angelis Francesco, McGuinness Mairead, Crowley Brian, Gallagher Pat the Cope, Czarnecki Ryszard, Belet Ivo, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Toussas Georgios, Aggourakis Charalampos | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| (3.2) | motions for resolution (Rule 120)
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Cristiana Muscardini. Motion for a resolution on the need to secure an international level playing field for the EU's basic industries (B7-0022/2010)
referred to
responsible: ITRE opinion: EMPL —
Silvia-Adriana Ţicău. Motion for a resolution on the mid-term budget review of the priority projects regarding EU funding in the field of energy (B7-0279/2009)
referred to
responsible: ITRE opinion: REGI —
Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, on behalf of the S&D Group. Motion for a resolution on investment in modern and sustainable transport infrastructures on the main European routes (B7-0280/2009)
referred to
responsible: TRAN opinion: REGI | — | Cristiana Muscardini. Motion for a resolution on the need to secure an international level playing field for the EU's basic industries (B7-0022/2010)
referred to
responsible: ITRE opinion: EMPL | referred to | responsible: ITRE | | opinion: EMPL | — | Silvia-Adriana Ţicău. Motion for a resolution on the mid-term budget review of the priority projects regarding EU funding in the field of energy (B7-0279/2009)
referred to
responsible: ITRE opinion: REGI | referred to | responsible: ITRE | | opinion: REGI | — | Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, on behalf of the S&D Group. Motion for a resolution on investment in modern and sustainable transport infrastructures on the main European routes (B7-0280/2009)
referred to
responsible: TRAN opinion: REGI | referred to | responsible: TRAN | | opinion: REGI | | | | | | | | |
| — | Cristiana Muscardini. Motion for a resolution on the need to secure an international level playing field for the EU's basic industries (B7-0022/2010)
referred to
responsible: ITRE opinion: EMPL | referred to | responsible: ITRE | | opinion: EMPL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| referred to | responsible: ITRE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | opinion: EMPL | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Silvia-Adriana Ţicău. Motion for a resolution on the mid-term budget review of the priority projects regarding EU funding in the field of energy (B7-0279/2009)
referred to
responsible: ITRE opinion: REGI | referred to | responsible: ITRE | | opinion: REGI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| referred to | responsible: ITRE | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | opinion: REGI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, on behalf of the S&D Group. Motion for a resolution on investment in modern and sustainable transport infrastructures on the main European routes (B7-0280/2009)
referred to
responsible: TRAN opinion: REGI | referred to | responsible: TRAN | | opinion: REGI | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| referred to | responsible: TRAN | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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8.   Petitions

The following petitions, which had been entered in the register on the dates shown below, had been forwarded to the committee responsible under Rule 201(6):

17 December 2009

Malgorzata Antczak (1711/2009); (name confidential) (1712/2009); (name confidential) (1713/2009); Klaus Samer (1714/2009); Walter Wasilewski (1715/2009); Emmanuelle Arnold (1716/2009); Matthew Lee Hart (1717/2009); (name confidential) (1718/2009); Benjamin Dovečar (1719/2009); Vince Llewelyn (1720/2009); (name confidential) (1721/2009); Matteo Gomirato (1722/2009); Pirjo Alatalo (1723/2009); Emil Lapadat (1724/2009); (name confidential) (1725/2009); (name confidential) (1726/2009); (name confidential) (1727/2009); Juan Manuel Pérez Revuelta (Fundación Comunidad Valenciana - Región Europea) (2 signatures) (1728/2009); Antonio Gavira Albarrán (Sociedad Ecologista Alwadi-ira) (1729/2009); Andreas Tschierschke (1730/2009).

6 January 2010

(Name confidential) (1731/2009); (name confidential) (1732/2009); Nadine Frohmut (1733/2009); Thorsten Gernot Wulf (1734/2009); (name confidential) (1735/2009); Marita Wallin Andersson (1736/2009); Antonio Gaspari (Movimento per la vita Italiano) (500 000 signatures) (1737/2009); David Bremner (1738/2009); Jeanette Norvall-Lindh (1739/2009); Denis Brudna (Photonews) (1740/2009); Karl-Heinz Tröndle (1741/2009); Bruno Laufkötter (1742/2009); Michael Brass (1743/2009); Ad Schmidt (1744/2009); Stanisław Lipiec (Fundacja Cognosco) (2 signatures) (1745/2009); (name confidential) (1746/2009); Torsten Pasler (1747/2009); Bernd Siotka (1748/2009); Stefanie Günther (1749/2009); Alexandru Serbanescu (1750/2009); Alexandru Sain (1751/2009); Marius Gabriel Mioc (1752/2009); Dimitar Stefanov (1753/2009); Antonio Pérez y Gómez (1754/2009); Frizzi Miranda Persichi (1755/2009); Michelangelo Tripodi (Partito Dei Comunisti Italiani) (21 signatures) (1756/2009); Valls Alejandro Guillén (2 signatures) (1757/2009); Vasil Vlasev Vasilev (1758/2009); Georges Da Costa (1759/2009); (name confidential) (1760/2009); (name confidential) (1761/2009); (name confidential) (1762/2009); Anthony Mason (1763/2009); Salvatore Amato (1764/2009); Jesús Rojo Palacios (1765/2009); Federico Cappello (Ass. ne Guardie Ambientali d'Italia (Sez. Provinciale)) (1766/2009); Carmen Gherca (Asociatia Nationala pentru Copii si Adulti cu Autism din Romania - filliala Lasi) (1767/2009); Vitaly Trusevich (2 signatures) (1768/2009);Mario De Blas Silvan (1769/2009); Carlo Crotti (Associazione Salvaguardia Idraulica del Territorio Padovano e Veneziano) (1770/2009); Marin Mändrila (S.C. MARI-VILA COM S.R.L.) (1771/2009).

9.   Oral questions and written declarations (submission)

The following documents had been submitted by Members:

| (1) | oral questions (Rule 115):
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(O-0150/2009) by Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Brian Simpson, János Áder, Hannes Swoboda, Eva Lichtenberger, Michael Cramer, Saïd El Khadraoui, Mathieu Grosch, Iuliu Winkler, Victor Boştinaru, Ioan Mircea Paşcu, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Ivailo Kalfin, Norica Nicolai, Dirk Sterckx, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Michael Theurer, Ismail Ertug, Inés Ayala Sender, Jiří Havel, Edit Herczog, Stanimir Ilchev, Iliana Malinova Iotova, Jelko Kacin, Evgeni Kirilov, Ádám Kósa, Ioan Enciu, Eduard Kukan, Gesine Meissner, Alajos Mészáros, Katarína Neveďalová, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Vilja Savisaar, Olga Sehnalová, Catherine Stihler, Peter van Dalen, Louis Grech, Corina Creţu, George Sabin Cutaş, Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă, Cătălin Sorin Ivan, Kinga Göncz and Antonyia Parvanova, Nadezhda Neynsky; to the Commission: European Strategy for the Danube Region (B7-0240/2009) —
(O-0148/2009) by Anna Hedh, on behalf of the LIBE Committee, to the Council: Trafficking in human beings (B7-0341/2009) —
(O-0149/2009) by Anna Hedh, on behalf of the LIBE Committee, Edit Bauer, on behalf of the FEMM Committee, to the Commission: Trafficking in human beings (B7-0342/2009) —
(O-0155/2009) by Sarah Ludford, Elena Oana Antonescu, Carmen Romero López, Heidi Hautala and Rui Tavares, on behalf of the LIBE Committee, to the Council: Procedural rights in criminal proceedings (B7-0343/2009) —
(O-0156/2009) by Sarah Ludford, Elena Oana Antonescu, Carmen Romero López, Heidi Hautala and Rui Tavares, on behalf of the LIBE Committee, to the Commission: Procedural rights in criminal proceedings (B7-0344/2009) —
(O-0157/2009) by Marie-Christine Vergiat, Rui Tavares, Cornelis de Jong and Cornelia Ernst, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to the Commission: EU readmission agreements with third countries (B7-0345/2009) —
(O-0171/2009) by Daniel Caspary, Peter Šťastný and Paweł Zalewski, on behalf of the PPE Group, David Martin, Gianluca Susta and Kader Arif, on behalf of the S&D Group, Michael Theurer, Niccolò Rinaldi, Metin Kazak and Marielle De Sarnez, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jan Zahradil, on behalf of the ECR Group, to the Commission: Free trade agreement EU-South Korea (B7-0001/2010) | — | (O-0150/2009) by Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Brian Simpson, János Áder, Hannes Swoboda, Eva Lichtenberger, Michael Cramer, Saïd El Khadraoui, Mathieu Grosch, Iuliu Winkler, Victor Boştinaru, Ioan Mircea Paşcu, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Ivailo Kalfin, Norica Nicolai, Dirk Sterckx, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Michael Theurer, Ismail Ertug, Inés Ayala Sender, Jiří Havel, Edit Herczog, Stanimir Ilchev, Iliana Malinova Iotova, Jelko Kacin, Evgeni Kirilov, Ádám Kósa, Ioan Enciu, Eduard Kukan, Gesine Meissner, Alajos Mészáros, Katarína Neveďalová, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Vilja Savisaar, Olga Sehnalová, Catherine Stihler, Peter van Dalen, Louis Grech, Corina Creţu, George Sabin Cutaş, Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă, Cătălin Sorin Ivan, Kinga Göncz and Antonyia Parvanova, Nadezhda Neynsky; to the Commission: European Strategy for the Danube Region (B7-0240/2009) | — | (O-0148/2009) by Anna Hedh, on behalf of the LIBE Committee, to the Council: Trafficking in human beings (B7-0341/2009) | — | (O-0149/2009) by Anna Hedh, on behalf of the LIBE Committee, Edit Bauer, on behalf of the FEMM Committee, to the Commission: Trafficking in human beings (B7-0342/2009) | — | (O-0155/2009) by Sarah Ludford, Elena Oana Antonescu, Carmen Romero López, Heidi Hautala and Rui Tavares, on behalf of the LIBE Committee, to the Council: Procedural rights in criminal proceedings (B7-0343/2009) | — | (O-0156/2009) by Sarah Ludford, Elena Oana Antonescu, Carmen Romero López, Heidi Hautala and Rui Tavares, on behalf of the LIBE Committee, to the Commission: Procedural rights in criminal proceedings (B7-0344/2009) | — | (O-0157/2009) by Marie-Christine Vergiat, Rui Tavares, Cornelis de Jong and Cornelia Ernst, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to the Commission: EU readmission agreements with third countries (B7-0345/2009) | — | (O-0171/2009) by Daniel Caspary, Peter Šťastný and Paweł Zalewski, on behalf of the PPE Group, David Martin, Gianluca Susta and Kader Arif, on behalf of the S&D Group, Michael Theurer, Niccolò Rinaldi, Metin Kazak and Marielle De Sarnez, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jan Zahradil, on behalf of the ECR Group, to the Commission: Free trade agreement EU-South Korea (B7-0001/2010) |
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| — | (O-0150/2009) by Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Brian Simpson, János Áder, Hannes Swoboda, Eva Lichtenberger, Michael Cramer, Saïd El Khadraoui, Mathieu Grosch, Iuliu Winkler, Victor Boştinaru, Ioan Mircea Paşcu, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Ivailo Kalfin, Norica Nicolai, Dirk Sterckx, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Michael Theurer, Ismail Ertug, Inés Ayala Sender, Jiří Havel, Edit Herczog, Stanimir Ilchev, Iliana Malinova Iotova, Jelko Kacin, Evgeni Kirilov, Ádám Kósa, Ioan Enciu, Eduard Kukan, Gesine Meissner, Alajos Mészáros, Katarína Neveďalová, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Vilja Savisaar, Olga Sehnalová, Catherine Stihler, Peter van Dalen, Louis Grech, Corina Creţu, George Sabin Cutaş, Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă, Cătălin Sorin Ivan, Kinga Göncz and Antonyia Parvanova, Nadezhda Neynsky; to the Commission: European Strategy for the Danube Region (B7-0240/2009) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | (O-0148/2009) by Anna Hedh, on behalf of the LIBE Committee, to the Council: Trafficking in human beings (B7-0341/2009) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | (O-0149/2009) by Anna Hedh, on behalf of the LIBE Committee, Edit Bauer, on behalf of the FEMM Committee, to the Commission: Trafficking in human beings (B7-0342/2009) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | (O-0155/2009) by Sarah Ludford, Elena Oana Antonescu, Carmen Romero López, Heidi Hautala and Rui Tavares, on behalf of the LIBE Committee, to the Council: Procedural rights in criminal proceedings (B7-0343/2009) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | (O-0156/2009) by Sarah Ludford, Elena Oana Antonescu, Carmen Romero López, Heidi Hautala and Rui Tavares, on behalf of the LIBE Committee, to the Commission: Procedural rights in criminal proceedings (B7-0344/2009) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | (O-0157/2009) by Marie-Christine Vergiat, Rui Tavares, Cornelis de Jong and Cornelia Ernst, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to the Commission: EU readmission agreements with third countries (B7-0345/2009) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| — | (O-0171/2009) by Daniel Caspary, Peter Šťastný and Paweł Zalewski, on behalf of the PPE Group, David Martin, Gianluca Susta and Kader Arif, on behalf of the S&D Group, Michael Theurer, Niccolò Rinaldi, Metin Kazak and Marielle De Sarnez, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jan Zahradil, on behalf of the ECR Group, to the Commission: Free trade agreement EU-South Korea (B7-0001/2010) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

| (2) | written declarations for inclusion in the register (Rule 123):
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Frieda Brepoels, Françoise Grossetête, Vittorio Prodi, Antonyia Parvanova and Miroslav Ouzký, on glaucoma (0001/2010) —
Monica Luisa Macovei, Simon Busuttil, Luigi de Magistris, Ana Gomes and Bart Staes, on the Union's efforts in combating corruption (0002/2010) —
Lara Comi, Andreas Schwab, Jolanta Emilia Hibner, Anna Maria Corazza Bildt and Christophe Béchu, on the establishment of a European Children's Day (0003/2010) —
Morten Messerschmidt and Timo Soini, on the necessity that each Member State be able to retain its own rules on integration (0004/2010). | — | Frieda Brepoels, Françoise Grossetête, Vittorio Prodi, Antonyia Parvanova and Miroslav Ouzký, on glaucoma (0001/2010) | — | Monica Luisa Macovei, Simon Busuttil, Luigi de Magistris, Ana Gomes and Bart Staes, on the Union's efforts in combating corruption (0002/2010) | — | Lara Comi, Andreas Schwab, Jolanta Emilia Hibner, Anna Maria Corazza Bildt and Christophe Béchu, on the establishment of a European Children's Day (0003/2010) | — | Morten Messerschmidt and Timo Soini, on the necessity that each Member State be able to retain its own rules on integration (0004/2010). |
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| — | Frieda Brepoels, Françoise Grossetête, Vittorio Prodi, Antonyia Parvanova and Miroslav Ouzký, on glaucoma (0001/2010) | | | | | | | | |
| — | Monica Luisa Macovei, Simon Busuttil, Luigi de Magistris, Ana Gomes and Bart Staes, on the Union's efforts in combating corruption (0002/2010) | | | | | | | | |
| — | Lara Comi, Andreas Schwab, Jolanta Emilia Hibner, Anna Maria Corazza Bildt and Christophe Béchu, on the establishment of a European Children's Day (0003/2010) | | | | | | | | |
| — | Morten Messerschmidt and Timo Soini, on the necessity that each Member State be able to retain its own rules on integration (0004/2010). | | | | | | | | |

10.   Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

The Council had forwarded certified true copies of the following:

| — | Voluntary partnership agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Ghana on forest law enforcement, governance and trade in timber products into the Community; |
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| — | Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the Arab Republic of Egypt concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures on agricultural products, processed agricultural products and fish and fishery products, the replacement of Protocols 1 and 2 and their annexes and amendments to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part; |
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| — | Interim agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Serbia, of the other part; |
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| — | Framework agreement on comprehensive partnership and cooperation between the European community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Indonesia, of the other part. |
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11.   Order of business

The next item was the order of business.

The final draft agenda for the January 2010 sittings (PE 432.673/PDOJ) had been distributed and a number of changes had been proposed (Rule 140):

Monday

No changes.

Tuesday

| 1. | Following the latest developments in Haiti and after consulting the political groups, the President proposed the following changes:
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to place on the agenda the Commission statement on the recent earthquake in Haiti, which had been planned for Thursday (item 38 on the final draft agenda), as the first item on Tuesday afternoon, and to change this statement into a statement by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, —
to hold over the statement by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission on EU-Tunisia relations, scheduled for Tuesday (item 18 on the final draft agenda), until the Thursday sitting and to change this statement into a statement by the Commission. The House agreed to the proposal. | — | to place on the agenda the Commission statement on the recent earthquake in Haiti, which had been planned for Thursday (item 38 on the final draft agenda), as the first item on Tuesday afternoon, and to change this statement into a statement by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, | — | to hold over the statement by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission on EU-Tunisia relations, scheduled for Tuesday (item 18 on the final draft agenda), until the Thursday sitting and to change this statement into a statement by the Commission. |
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| — | to place on the agenda the Commission statement on the recent earthquake in Haiti, which had been planned for Thursday (item 38 on the final draft agenda), as the first item on Tuesday afternoon, and to change this statement into a statement by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission, | | | | |
| — | to hold over the statement by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission on EU-Tunisia relations, scheduled for Tuesday (item 18 on the final draft agenda), until the Thursday sitting and to change this statement into a statement by the Commission. | | | | |

| 2. | Request by the S&D Group to wind up the debate on Haiti (item 38 on the final draft agenda) with the tabling of motions for resolution, to be put to the vote during the part-session in February 2010 in Strasbourg.
The following spoke: Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the S&D Group, who moved the request.
Parliament agreed to the request.
Deadline for tabling motions for resolution: Wednesday 3 February 2010, at 12.00. |
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| 3. | Request by the ALDE Group to hold over to the February 2010 part-session in Strasbourg the debate on the oral question on the EU-South Korea free trade agreement (item 8 on the final draft agenda).
Parliament agreed to the request. |
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| 4. | Request by the Committee on Development to place on the agenda the debate on the report by Eva Joly entitled ‘Second revision of the ACP-EU Partnership Agreement (Cotonou Agreement)’ (A7-0086/2009) (item 7 on the final draft agenda) as the first item on Tuesday evening at 21.00.
Parliament agreed to the request. |
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Wednesday

Request by the EFD Group to place on the agenda for voting time the motions for resolution on defence of the principle of subsidiarity that had been tabled to wind up the debate on 15 December 2009(minutes of 15.12.2009, item 20).

The following spoke: Francesco Enrico Speroni, on behalf of the EFD Group, who moved the request, and Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the S&D Group, against the request.

Parliament rejected the request by electronic vote (113 in favour, 196 against, 11 abstentions).

Thursday

| 1. | Request by the EFD Group that the sitting should open at 10.00 rather than 11.00, in order to allow the debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law to be brought forward to the morning.
Parliament agreed to the request by electronic vote (175 in favour, 159 against, 14 abstentions). |
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| 2. | Request by the ALDE Group to replace the debate on ‘Recent attacks on religious minorities in Egypt and in Malaysia’(item 35 on the final draft agenda) with a debate on Madagascar.
The following spoke: Mario Mauro, on behalf of the PPE Group, against the request.
Parliament rejected the request by electronic vote (150 in favour, 200 against, 12 abstentions). |
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| 3. | The following spoke: Ioannis Kasoulides, on behalf of the PPE Group, who requested that the debate on EU-Tunisia relations be held over to the February 2010 part-session in Strasbourg.
The following spoke: Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the S&D Group, against the request.
Parliament rejected the request by electronic vote (171 in favour, 177 against, 13 abstentions).
The order of business was thus established. |
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12.   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:

Ioannis Kasoulides, Cristian Dan Preda, Ágnes Hankiss, Cătălin Sorin Ivan, Sylvie Guillaume, Gianni Vattimo, Sandrine Bélier, Søren Bo Søndergaard, Barry Madlener, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Maria do Céu Patrão Neves, Ricardo Cortés Lastra, Corina Creţu, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Margrete Auken, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Janusz Wojciechowski, Rui Tavares, John Bufton, Csanád Szegedi, José Manuel Fernandes, Róża, Gräfin von Thun Und Hohenstein, Ramón Jáuregui Atondo, Zigmantas Balčytis, Nicole Kiil-Nielsen, Jaroslav Paška, Hans-Peter Martin, Gay Mitchell, Proinsias De Rossa, Ilda Figueiredo, György Schöpflin, Nick Griffin and Pat the Cope Gallagher.

Georgios Toussas spoke on the allocation of speaking time.

13.   Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 432.673/OJMA).

14.   Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 18.15.

Klaus WELLE Secretary-General
Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ Vice-President

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