MINUTES

(2006/C 227 E/03)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

President

1. Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 9.05.

2. Transfers of appropriations

The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 27/2005 (C6-0231/2005 — SEC(2005)0923).

After noting the Council's opinion, the committee agreed — in accordance with Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002 — to mobilise the emergency reserve for an amount of 70 million Euro and transfer it to budget line 23 02 01 of the 2005 budget, in order to finance rehabilitation and reconstruction assistance to the tsunami-affected countries.

3. Opening of negotiations with Turkey — Additional Protocol to the EEC-Turkey Association Agreement *** (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Opening of negotiations with Turkey

Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey following the enlargement of the European Union (9617/2005 — COM(2005)0191 — C6-0194/2005 — 2005/0091(AVC)) — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Elmar Brok (A6-0241/2005)

Douglas Alexander (President-in-Office of the Council) and Olli Rehn (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

Elmar Brok introduced the recommendation.

The following spoke: Hans-Gert Poettering, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group (with several off-microphone interruptions from Werner Langen), Emma Bonino, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Elmar Brok, who made a personal statement in response to Mr Cohn-Bendit's remarks, Philippe de Villiers, also on those remarks, Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Roger Knapman, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Konrad Szymański, on behalf of the UEN Group, Philip Claeys, Non-attached Member, Camiel Eurlings, Jan Marinus Wiersma, Andrew Duff, Joost Lagendijk, Adamos Adamou, Bastiaan Belder, Roberta Angelilli, Jan Tadeusz Masiel, Ioannis Kasoulides, Hannes Swoboda, Marielle De Sarnez, Cem Özdemir, Vittorio Agnoletto and Georgios Karatzaferis.

IN THE CHAIR: Pierre MOSCOVICI

Vice-President

The following spoke: Sebastiano (Nello) Musumeci, Hans-Peter Martin, Renate Sommer, Véronique De Keyser, Silvana Koch-Mehrin, Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski, Mogens N.J. Camre, Andreas Mölzer, Jacques Toubon, Michel Rocard, Karin Riis-Jørgensen, Francesco Enrico Speroni, Roger Helmer, Geoffrey Van Orden, Vural Öger, Marios Matsakis, Philippe de Villiers, Ville Itälä, Emine Bozkurt, Karin Resetarits, Françoise Grossetête, Stavros Lambrinidis, Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos, Panagiotis Beglitis, Ursula Stenzel, Libor Rouček, Zbigniew Zaleski, Nicola Zingaretti, György Schöpflin, Douglas Alexander and Olli Rehn.

The following spoke: Bernd Posselt, who made a personal statement in response to Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit's remarks, and Werner Langen, who made a personal statement in response to Martin Schulz's remarks.

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 103(2):

- Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit, Monica Frassoni, Joost Lagendijk and Cem Özdemir, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the opening of negotiations with Turkey (B6-0484/2005),

- Andrew Duff, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the opening of negotiations with Turkey (B6-0487/2005),

- Martin Schulz, Jan Marinus Wiersma and Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the opening of negotiations with Turkey (B6-0496/2005),

- Cristiana Muscardini, Anna Elzbieta Fotyga, Konrad Szymański and Inese Vaidere, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the opening of negotiations with Turkey (B6-0498/2005),

- Francis Wurtz, André Brie, Adamos Adamou, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Feleknas Uca and Jonas Sjöstedt, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the opening of negotiations with Turkey (B6-0502/2005),

- Elmar Brok, João de Deus Pinheiro and Camiel Eurlings, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the opening of negotiations with Turkey (B6-0505/2005).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 28.09.2005, Item 5.1 and Minutes of 28.09.2005, Item 5.2.

(The sitting was suspended at 11.50 pending voting time and resumed at 12.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

President

4. Welcome

On behalf of Parliament, the President welcomed members of a delegation from the Mexican Congress — led by Fernando Margaín, Chairman of the Mexican Senate's Committee on Foreign Affairs — who had taken their seats in the official gallery.

5. Voting time

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

5.1. Additional Protocol to the EEC-Turkey Association Agreement *** (Rule 131) (vote)

Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Additional Protocol to the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Economic Community and Turkey following the enlargement of the European Union (9617/2005 — COM(2005)0191 — C6-0194/2005 — 2005/0091(AVC)) — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Elmar Brok (A6-0241/2005).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 1)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

The following spoke: Hans-Gert Poettering, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, who requested that the vote be postponed under Rule 170(4), and Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the request.

Parliament approved the request by electronic vote (311 for, 285 against, 63 abstentions).

5.2. Opening of negotiations with Turkey (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0484/2005, B6-0487/2005, B6-0496/2005, B6-0498/2005, B6-0502/2005 and B6-0505/2005.

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 2)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0484/2005

(replacing B6-0484/2005, B6-0487/2005, B6-0496/2005, B6-0498/2005, B6-0502/2005 and B6-0505/2005):

tabled by the following Members:

Hans-Gert Poettering, Camiel Eurlings, Elmar Brok and João de Deus Pinheiro, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group

Martin Schulz, Jan Marinus Wiersma and Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group

Graham Watson, Andrew Duff and Emma Bonino, on behalf of the ALDE Group

Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit, Joost Lagendijk and Cem Özdemir, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Francis Wurtz, Adamos Adamou, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Tobias Pflüger and Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Brian Crowley and Inese Vaidere, on behalf of the UEN Group.

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0350)

The following spoke on the vote:

- Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 5, which was incorporated;

- Jan Marinus Wiersma, on behalf of the PSE Group, who moved an oral amendment to paragraphs 6 and 16, which was not incorporated as more than 37 Members objected;

- Andrew Duff, on the conduct of the vote.

IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS ROCA

Vice-President

6. Welcome

On behalf of Parliament, the President welcomed Gustavo Pacheco, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the Peruvian Congress, who had taken his seat in the official gallery.

7. Voting time (continuation)

7.1. 1. Taking up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions, 2. Capital adequacy of investment firms and credit institutions ***I (vote)

Report

1. on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council recasting Directive 2000/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 March 2000 relating to the taking up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions [COM(2004)0486 — C6-0141/2004 — 2004/0155(COD)] and

2. on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council recasting Council Directive 93/6/EEC of 15 March 1993 on the capital adequacy of investment firms and credit institutions [COM(2004)0486 — C6-0144/2004 — 2004/0159(COD)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Alexander Radwan (A6-0257/2005).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 3)

1. COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2005)0351)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0351)

2. COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2005)0352)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0352)

The following spoke on the vote:

- Alexander Radwan, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, who moved an oral amendment to amendments 778 and 782, and another oral amendment to amendments 781 and 785 (both were incorporated).

7.2. Statutory audit of annual accounts and consolidated accounts ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on statutory audit of annual accounts and consolidated accounts and amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC (COM(2004)0177 — C6-0005/2004 — 2004/0065(COD)) — Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Bert Doorn (A6-0224/2005).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 4)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2005)0353)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0353)

The following spoke:

- Bert Doorn (rapporteur) before the vote.

7.3. Development of the Community's railways ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 91/440/EEC on the development of the Community's railways (COM(2004)0139 — C6-0001/2004 — 2004/0047(COD)) — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Georg Jarzembowski (A6-0143/2005).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 5)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2005)0354)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0354)

7.4. Certification of train crews ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the certification of train crews operating locomotives and trains on the Community's rail network (COM(2004)0142 — C6-0002/2004 — 2004/0048(COD)) — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Gilles Savary (A6-0133/2005).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 6)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2005)0355)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0355)

The following spoke on the vote:

- Erik Meijer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 50.

7.5. International rail passengers' rights and obligations ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on International Rail Passengers' Rights and Obligations (COM(2004)0143 — C6-0003/2004 — 2004/0049(COD)) — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Dirk Sterckx (A6-0123/2005).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 7)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2005)0356)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0356)

The following spoke on the vote:

- Michael Cramer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 138/rev, which was incorporated. He also proposed that amendment 138/rev as amended be put to the vote before amendment 32 (Parliament agreed to the proposal).

7.6. Contractual quality requirements for rail freight services ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on compensation in cases of non-compliance with contractual quality requirements for rail freight services (COM(2004)0144 — C6-0004/2004 — 2004/0050(COD)) — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Roberts Zīle (A6-0171/2005).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 8)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Rejected.

Olli Rehn (Member of the Commission) announced that the Commission had taken note of Parliament's position.

The matter was referred back to the committee responsible under Rule 52(3).

7.7. 25th anniversary of Solidarity and its message for Europe (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0485/2005, B6-0495/2005, B6-0500/2005 and B6-0504/2005

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 9)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0485/2005

(replacing B6-0485/2005, B6-0495/2005 and B6-0504/2005):

tabled by the following Members:

Jerzy Buzek, Janusz Lewandowski and Jacek Emil Saryusz-Wolski, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group

Dariusz Rosati, Józef Pinior and Jan Marinus Wiersma, on behalf of the PSE Group

Bronisław Geremek and Janusz Onyszkiewicz, on behalf of the ALDE Group

Milan Horáček, Joost Lagendijk and Angelika Beer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Wojciech Roszkowski, Brian Crowley, Guntars Krasts, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis and Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group.

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0357)

(Motion for a resolution B6-0500/2005 fell.)

7.8. Territorial cohesion in regional development (vote)

Report on the role of territorial cohesion in regional development (2004/2256(INI)) — Committee on Regional Development.

Rapporteur: Ambroise Guellec (A6-0251/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 10)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0358)

7.9. A stronger partnership for the outermost regions (vote)

Report on a stronger partnership for the outermost regions (2004/2253(INI)) — Committee on Regional Development.

Rapporteur: Sérgio Marques (A6-0246/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex I, Item 11)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0359)

The following spoke on the vote:

- Carl Schlyter, who pointed out an error in the Swedish version of amendment 5.

8. Explanations of vote

Written explanations of vote:

Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 163(3) appear in the verbatim report of proceedings for the sitting.

Oral explanations of vote:

Opening of negotiations with Turkey — RC-B6-0484/2005

- Bernat Joan i Marí, Carlo Fatuzzo, Richard Seeber, Bernd Posselt, Mario Borghezio, Luca Romagnoli, Frank Vanhecke, Albert Deß

Report: Roberts Zīle — A6-0171/2005

- Richard Seeber

Report: Ambroise Guellec — A6-0251/2005

- Richard Seeber

Report: Sérgio Marques — A6-0246/2005

- Richard Seeber

9. Corrections to votes

Corrections to votes appear on the "Séance en direct" website under "Votes"/"Results of votes"/"Roll-call votes". They are published in hard copy in Annex II to the Minutes, "Result of roll-call votes".

The electronic version on Europarl will be regularly updated for a maximum of two weeks after the day of the vote concerned.

After the two-week deadline has passed, the list of corrections to votes will be finalised so that it can be translated and published in the Official Journal.

Members present but not voting:

Daniel Caspary had informed the Chair that he had been present but had not taken part in all of the votes.

(The sitting was suspended at 13.40 and resumed at 15.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Jacek Emil SARYUSZ-WOLSKI

Vice-President

10. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

11. Defence of parliamentary immunity (developments)

Following the European Parliament's decision of 5 July 2005 to uphold Umberto Bossi's parliamentary immunity in the context of criminal proceedings pending before a court in Brescia, the President had, in accordance with Rule 7(9), been notified by the Italian authorities of the judicial ruling on the case, handed down by the Brescia Court of Appeal on 6 June 2005.

The notification would be sent to the Committee on Legal Affairs for information.

12. Oil (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Oil price rises and dependence on oil

Douglas Alexander (President-in-Office of the Council) and Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Giles Chichester, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, Fiona Hall, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Claude Turmes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Umberto Guidoni, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Guntars Krasts, on behalf of the UEN Group, Sergej Kozlík, Non-attached Member, Robert Goebbels, Vittorio Prodi, Satu Hassi, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Liam Aylward, Luca Romagnoli, Christoph Konrad, Reino Paasilinna, Roberto Musacchio, Luis de Grandes Pascual, Ewa Hedkvist Petersen, Carmen Fraga Estévez, Mechtild Rothe, Paul Rübig, Riitta Myller, Ján Hudacký, Mia De Vits, Alejo Vidal-Quadras Roca, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, Peter Liese, Péter Olajos, Ivo Belet, Ivo Strejček and Douglas Alexander.

IN THE CHAIR: Antonios TRAKATELLIS

Vice-President

Andris Piebalgs spoke.

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 103(2):

- Fiona Hall, Sophia in 't Veld and Vittorio Prodi, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on oil prices and energy dependency (B6-0481/2005),

- Claude Turmes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on oil price rises and dependence on oil (B6-0482/2005),

- Umberto Pirilli, Roberta Angelilli, Guntars Krasts and Roberts Zīle, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the increase in the price of oil and oil dependency (B6-0491/2005),

- Umberto Guidoni and Ilda Figueiredo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on oil (B6-0499/2005),

- Alexander Radwan, Giles Chichester and Paul Rübig, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on oil price rises and dependence on oil (B6-0506/2005),

- Hannes Swoboda, Robert Goebbels, Mechtild Rothe and Mia De Vits, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the oil price rises and dependence on oil (B6-0509/2005).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 29.09.2005, Item 6.2

13. Reform of the UN, the Millennium Development Goals (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Reform of the UN, the Millennium Development Goals

Douglas Alexander (President-in-Office of the Council) and Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Francisco José Millán Mon, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Glenys Kinnock, on behalf of the PSE Group, Alexander Lambsdorff, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Frithjof Schmidt, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Miguel Portas, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Hélène Goudin, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Inese Vaidere, on behalf of the UEN Group, Irena Belohorská, Non-attached Member, Nirj Deva, Jo Leinen, Lapo Pistelli, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Tobias Pflüger, Kathy Sinnott, Koenraad Dillen, Enrique Barón Crespo, Paul Marie Coûteaux, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, Inger Segelström, Manuel António dos Santos, Douglas Alexander, Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Alexander Lambsdorff, who put a question to the Commission that Benita Ferrero-Waldner answered.

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 103(2):

- Raül Romeva i Rueda, Frithjof Schmidt, Hélène Flautre and Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on reform of the UN (B6-0483/2005),

- Brian Crowley, Inese Vaidere, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis and Guntars Krasts, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the reform of the UN (B6-0492/2005),

- José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Elmar Brok, Nirj Deva, Francisco José Millán Mon and Simon Coveney, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the outcome of the United Nations World Summit and the Millennium Development Goals ( 14- 16 September 2005) (B6-0493/2005),

- André Brie and Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the results of the 2005 World Summit of the UN (B6-0501/2005),

- Alexander Lambsdorff and Lapo Pistelli, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the UN Summit (B6-0507/2005),

- Glenys Kinnock, Michel Rocard, Pasqualina Napoletano, Jo Leinen and Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, on behalf of the PSE Group, on reform of the UN (B6-0510/2005).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 29.09.2005, Item 6.3

(The sitting was suspended at 18.10 pending Question Time and resumed at 18.25.)

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS

Vice-President

14. Question Time (Council)

Parliament considered a number of questions to the Council (B6-0331/2005).

Question 1 (Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou): The problem of waste and how to deal with it.

Douglas Alexander (President-in-Office of the Council) answered the question and a supplementary by Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou.

Question 2 (Sajjad Karim): Harmonisation of the Member States' approach to combating terrorism.

Douglas Alexander answered the question and supplementaries by Sajjad Karim and David Martin.

Question 3 (Chris Davies): Council of Ministers' website.

Douglas Alexander answered the question and supplementaries by Chris Davies, David Martin and Bill Newton Dunn.

Question 4 (Sarah Ludford): Obstacles to the right of access to Council documents.

Douglas Alexander answered the question and a supplementary by Sarah Ludford.

Question 5 (Nigel Farage): Fisheries Partnership Agreements.

Douglas Alexander answered the question and supplementaries by Nigel Farage, Christopher Beazley and Catherine Stihler.

Question 6 (Bernd Posselt): Minority rights in Serbia.

Douglas Alexander answered the question and supplementaries by Bernd Posselt, Zsolt László Becsey and Paul Rübig.

Question 7 (Dimitrios Papadimoulis): Property rights of religious minorities in Turkey.

Douglas Alexander answered the question and supplementaries by Dimitrios Papadimoulis and Catherine Stihler.

Question 8 (James Hugh Allister): IRA terrorists.

Douglas Alexander (President-in-Office of the Council) answered the question and supplementaries by James Hugh Allister, James Nicholson and Proinsias De Rossa.

Christopher Beazley spoke.

Questions which had not been answered for lack of time would receive written answers.

Council Question Time closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 19.05 and resumed at 21.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Pierre MOSCOVICI

Vice-President

15. Belarus (debate)

Commission statement: Belarus

Olli Rehn (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Bogdan Klich, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Joseph Muscat, on behalf of the PSE Group, Janusz Onyszkiewicz, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jonas Sjöstedt, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Konrad Szymański, on behalf of the UEN Group, Bernd Posselt, Józef Pinior, Věra Flasarová, Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski, Inese Vaidere, Barbara Kudrycka, Bogusław Sonik and Olli Rehn.

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 103(2):

- Janusz Onyszkiewicz, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the situation in Belarus (B6-0486/2005),

- Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Árpád Duka-Zólyomi, James Elles, Alfred Gomolka, Tunne Kelam, Bogdan Klich, Barbara Kudrycka, Aldis Kušķis, Rihards Pīks, Bernd Posselt, Jacek Emil Saryusz-Wolski, Charles Tannock and Karl von Wogau, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the situation of minorities in Belarus (B6-0488/2005),

- Jan Marinus Wiersma and Joseph Muscat, on behalf of the PSE Group, on Belarus (B6-0490/2005),

- Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, on the situation of minorities in Belarus (B6-0494/2005),

- Anna Elzbieta Fotyga, Konrad Szymański and Inese Vaidere, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the political situation in Belarus (B6-0497/2005),

- Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Belarus (B6-0503/2005),

- Elisabeth Schroedter, Milan Horáček and Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on independent media and the political situation in Belarus (B6-0508/2005).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 29.09.2005, Item 6.4

16. EU-India relations (debate)

Report on EU-India relations: a strategic partnership (2004/2169(INI)) — Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Rapporteur: Emilio Menéndez del Valle (A6-0256/2005)

Emilio Menéndez del Valle introduced report.

Olli Rehn (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Georgios Papastamkos (draftsman of the opinion of the INTA Committee), Marcello Vernola, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Neena Gill, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sajjad Karim, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Derek Roland Clark, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Ryszard Czarnecki, Non-attached Member, Charles Tannock, Jo Leinen, Eija-Riitta Korhola and Libor Rouček.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 29.09.2005, Item 6.5

17. Renewable energy in the EU (debate)

Report on the share of renewable energy in the EU and proposals for concrete actions (2004/2153(INI)) — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.

Rapporteur: Claude Turmes (A6-0227/2005)

Claude Turmes introduced report.

Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Dimitrios Papadimoulis (draftsman of the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Mairead McGuinness (draftsman of the opinion of the AGRI Committee), Peter Liese, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Mechtild Rothe, on behalf of the PSE Group, Vittorio Prodi, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Umberto Guidoni, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Sergej Kozlík, Non-attached Member, Nikolaos Vakalis, Adam Gierek, Esko Seppänen, Avril Doyle, Andres Tarand and Andris Piebalgs.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 29.09.2005, Item 6.6

18. Human rights of minority groups in Kosovo (debate)

Commission statement: Human rights of minority groups in Kosovo

Olli Rehn (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Panagiotis Beglitis, on behalf of the PSE Group, Viktória Mohácsi, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Elly de Groen-Kouwenhoven, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Gisela Kallenbach and Olli Rehn.

The debate closed.

19. EU road-safety action programme (debate)

Report on the European road safety action programme: halving the number of road accident victims in the European Union by 2010: a shared responsibility (2004/2162(INI)) — Committee on Transport and Tourism.

Rapporteur: Ari Vatanen (A6-0225/2005)

Ari Vatanen introduced report.

Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Dieter-Lebrecht Koch, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Inés Ayala Sender, on behalf of the PSE Group, Hannu Takkula, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Margrete Auken, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ewa Hedkvist Petersen and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 29.09.2005, Item 6.7

20. Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next sitting had been established ("Agenda" PE 361.877/OJJE).

21. Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 23.50.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Manuel António dos Santos

Vice-President

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