Minutes of the sitting of Monday 30 March 1998
Date: 1998-05-04
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: parliamentary debate

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EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

1998/99 SESSION

Sittings of 30 March to 3 April 1998

PALAIS DE L(cid:146)EUROPE › STRASBOURG

MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF MONDAY 30 MARCH 1998

(98/C 138/01)

Proceedings of the sitting

IN THE CHAIR: Mrs FONTAINE

Vice-President

(The sitting opened at 5 p.m.)

1.  Resumption of session

The session, adjourned on 13 March 1998, was resumed.

2.  Statement by the President

The President made a statement to mark the 10th anniversary
of the bombing of the village of Halabja, in Iraqi Kurdistan, by
the  Iraqi  air  force  using  chemical  weapons  which  had  killed
thousands of people and injured tens of thousands.

3.  Approval of Minutes

The following spoke:

› Mrs Green, who complained about the cancellation by Air
France of all direct flights between London and Strasbourg on

the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of that week (the Presi-
dent replied that inquiries had revealed that three flights had
indeed been cancelled that day but that all the following day(cid:146)s
flights would in fact operate; she added that a protest would be
sent to the airline);

› Mrs  McIntosh,  who  queried  the  President(cid:146)s  reply  as  she
said that Air France had confirmed to her that all flights on that
route would be cancelled that week (the President replied that
the matter would be checked);

› Mrs  Green,  who  asked  Mr  Kinnock,  Member  of  the
Commission responsible for transport, to give his views on the
situation;

› Mr  Kinnock,  Member  of  the  Commission,  who  gave  his
views;

› Mr  Janssen  van  Raay,  who  referred  to  his  remarks  of
13 March (Minutes of that sitting, Item 1) and complained that
the Council had still not replied to the question he had put to it;

› Mr  Morris,  who  asked  the  President  to  ensure  that
non-smokers were protected as a matter of urgency in Parlia-
ment since no areas were smoke-free (the President gave him
an  assurance  that  everything  would  be  done  to  achieve  such
protection);

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› Mr  Ru¤big,  who  referred  to  the  problem  of  crime  in
Brussels,  a  subject  he  had  raised  on  previous  occasions,  and
asked whether the question of the admissibility of this subject
for the topical and urgent debate had indeed been referred to
the Rules Committee (the President replied that the President
of  Parliament  had  written  to  the  Belgian  authorities  and
assured him that the President and the Bureau were following
the situation closely);

› Mrs  Thors,  who  complained  about  the  poor  air  links
between Strasbourg and northern Europe (the President replied
that the French Government had issued a new call for tenders
with a view to replacing the special flights with regular flights
for those links where there were problems);

› Mrs Van Bladel who, with reference to Rule 42, pointed
out that she had still not received a reply from the Council to
questions she had put to it concerning Surinam.

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

4.  Referral to committees

The Committee on Agriculture had been asked for opinions on
the following:

› proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive
amending Directive 90/220/EEC on the deliberate release into
the 
environment  of  genetically  modified  organisms
(COM(98)0085 › C4-0129/98 › 98/0072(COD)) (responsible:
ENVI; asked for opinion: RTDE);

› Commission communication to the Council and the Euro-
pean  Parliament  on  a  European  Community  biodiversity
strategy  (COM(98)0042  ›  C4-0140/98)  (responsible:  ENVI,
asked for opinions: RTDE, FISH, TRAN);

› proposal  and  two  amended  proposals  for  a  Council
Directive  establishing  a  framework  for  Community  action  in
the  field  of  water  policy  (COM(97)0049  ›  C4-0192/97  ›
COM(97)0614 › C4-0121/98 › COM(98)0076 › C4-0120/98
›  97/0067(SYN))  (responsible:  ENVI,  asked  for  opinions:
BUDG, FISH, RTDE).

5.  Delegation  of  power  of  decision  to  commit-

tees (Rule 52)

Pursuant  to  Rule  52(1)  the  Conference  of  Presidents  had
delegated  the  power  of  decision  to  the  Economic  Affairs
Committee  in  respect  of  the  Commission  communication  on
the competitiveness of the European information and commu-
nication  technologies  (ICT)  industries  (COM(97)0152  ›  C4-
0386/97) (opinion: ESOC, RTDE).

6.  Interpretation of Rules of Procedure

The  President  announced  that,  pursuant  to  Rule  162(3),  the
Rules  Committee  had  given  the  following  interpretation  of
Rule  122(1),  following  referral  to  it  of  the  question  of  the
application of that Rule:

(cid:145)Explanations of vote shall be admissible on the final vote on
any subject submitted to Parliament. The term (cid:145)final vote(cid:146) does
not prejudge the type of vote, but means the last vote on any
item.(cid:146)

If this interpretation was not contested by a political group or at
least  29  Members  before  these  Minutes  were  approved
(Rule 162(4)),  it  would  be  deemed  adopted.  Otherwise,  it
would be put to the vote in Parliament.

7.  Membership of committees

At  the  request  of  the  UPE  Group,  Parliament  ratified  the
appointment  of  Mr  Janssen  van  Raay  as  member  of  the
Committee  on  the  Rules  of  Procedure,  the  Verification  of
Credentials and Immunities, to replace Mr Hyland.

8.  Action  taken  on  Parliament(cid:146)s  opinions  and

resolutions

The  Commission  communications  on  action  taken  on  the
opinions  and  resolutions  adopted  at  the  December  1997
part-sessions had been distributed. A communication on action
taken  by  the  Commission  on  a  number  of  own-initiative
resolutions by Parliament had also been distributed.

9.  Documents received

The President had received the following texts:

(a)  Council:

(aa) recommendations:

› Recommendation of 9 March 1998 on the discharge to be
given to the Management Board of the European Centre for the
Development of Vocational Training in respect of the imple-
mentation of the statement of revenue and expenditure of the
European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training
for the financial year 1996 (SN2018/98 › C4-0164/98)

referred to
responsible: CONT
opinion: ESOC

› Recommendation of 9 March 1998 on the discharge to be
given to the Administrative Board of the European Foundation
for  the  Improvement  of  Living  and  Working  Conditions  in
respect of the implementation of the statement of revenue and
expenditure  of  the  Foundation  for  the  financial  year  1996
(SN2019/98 › C4-0165/98)

referred to
responsible: CONT
opinion: ESOC

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› Recommendation  of  9  March  1998  concerning  the  dis-
charge  to  be  given  to  the  Commission  in  respect  of  the
implementation  of  the  operations  of  the  European  Develop-
ment Fund (1989) (Seventh EDF) for the financial year 1996
(5897/98 › C4-0166/98)

referred to
responsible: CONT
opinion: DEVE

Monday 30 March 1998

› Proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation  amending  Regulation
(EEC) No 2075/92 on the common organization of the market
in  raw 
tobacco  (COM(98)0019  ›  C4-0185/98  ›  98/
0027(CNS))

referred to
responsible: AGRI
opinion: BUDG, REGI, ENVI

legal basis: Art. 043 EC

› Recommendation  of  9  March  1998  concerning  the  dis-
charge  to  be  given  to  the  Commission  in  respect  of  the
implementation  of  the  operations  of  the  European  Develop-
ment  Fund  (1984)  (Sixth  EDF)  for  the  financial  year  1996
(5896/98 › C4-0167/98)

› Proposal  for  a  Council  Directive  on  the  extension  of
Council  Directive  97/80/EC  of  15  December  1997  on  the
burden of proof in cases of discrimination based on sex to the
United  Kingdom  of  Great  Britain  and  Northern  Ireland
(COM(98)0084 › C4-0186/98 › 98/0066(CNS))

referred to
responsible: CONT
opinion: DEVE

› Recommendation of 9 March 1998 on the discharge to be
given to the Commission in respect of the implementation of
the  general  budget  of  the  European  Communities  for  the
financial year 1996 (SN2017/98 › C4-0168/98)

referred to
responsible: WOME
opinion: ESOC

legal basis: Art. 100 EC

(b)  Commission:

referred to
responsible: CONT
opinion: committees concerned

(ab) requests for opinions on:

(ba) proposals and/or communications:

› Amended proposal for a European Parliament and Council
Directive on the resale right for the benefit of the author of an
original  work  of  art  (COM(98)0078  ›  C4-0169/98  ›  96/
0085(COD))

› Proposal for a Council and Commission Decision on the
signature  and  on  the  conclusion  of  a  Euro-Mediterranean
Agreement  with  Jordan  (COM(97)0554  ›  C4-0171/98  ›
97/0291(AVC))

referred to
responsible: LEGA
opinion: CULT

legal basis: Art. 100a EC

referred to
responsible: FASE
opinion: committees concerned

legal basis: Art. 238, 228(2)(3), 2nd subparagraph EC

› Proposal  for  a  Council  Directive  on  the  extension  of
Council  Directive  97/81/EC  of  15  December  1997  on  the
Framework Agreement on part-time work concluded by UNI-
CE,  CEEP  and  the  ETUC,  to  the  United  Kingdom  of  Great
Britain and Northern Ireland (COM(98)0084 › C4-0172/98 ›
98/0065(CNS))

referred to
responsible: ESOC
opinion: WOME

legal basis: Art. 100 EC

› Draft Joint Action adopted by the Council on the basis of
Article  K.3  of  the  Treaty  on  European  Union  concerning
arrangements  for  cooperation  between  Member  States  in
respect  of  the  identification,  tracing,  freezing  or  seizing  and
confiscation of instrumentalities and the proceeds from crime
(6490/98 › C4-0184/98 › 98/0909(CNS))

referred to
responsible: CIVI
opinion: LEGA

legal basis: Art. K.3(2) EU

› Opinion of the Commission on the European Parliament(cid:146)s
amendments to the Council(cid:146)s common position concerning the
proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive on
settlement  finality  in  payment  and  securities  settlement  sys-
tems (COM(98)0151 › C4-0170/98 › 96/0126(COD))

referred to
responsible: LEGA
opinion: ECON

legal basis: Art. 100a EC

› Communication  to  the  Council  and  the  European  Parlia-
ment:  Towards  a  trans-European  location  and  navigation
network comprising a strategy for a global navigation satellite
system (GNSS) (COM(98)0029 › C4-0188/98)

referred to
responsible: TRAN
opinion: BUDG, ECON, RTDE, RELA

(bb) other texts:

› Twenty-first activity report of the Advisory Committee on
Safety,  Hygiene  and  Health  Protection  at  Work  ›  1996
(COM(97)0728 › C4-0189/98)

referred to
responsible: ESOC
opinion: RTDE, ECON, ENVI, WOME

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› Activity report of the safety and health commission for the
mining  and  other  extractive  industries  1996  ›  approved  on
5 May 1997 (COM(97)0729 › C4-0190/98)

referred to
responsible: ESOC
opinion: RTDE, ECON, ENVI, WOME

› Proposal for the adjustment of the financial perspective to
take  account  of 
implementation
(SEC(98)0307 › C4-0192/98)

the  conditions  of 

referred to
responsible: BUDG
opinion: CONT

(c)  committees:

(ca)  reports:

› Report on the Commission communication (cid:145)The European
Union and Russia: the future relationship(cid:146) and the Action Plan
(cid:145)The  European  Union  and  Russia:  Future  Relations(cid:146)
(COM(95)0223  ›  C4-0217/95)  ›  Committee  on  Foreign
Affairs, Security and Defence Policy

Rapporteur: Mrs Lalumie‘re
(A4-0060/98)

› * Report on the proposal for a Council Directive amending
Directive 92/12/EEC on the general arrangements for products
subject  to  excise  duty  an  on  the  holding,  movement  and
monitoring of such products (COM(97)0326 › C4-0394/97 ›
97/0181(CNS))  ›  Committee  on  Economic  and  Monetary
Affairs and Industrial Policy

Rapporteur: Mr Miller
(A4-0064/98)

› Report on improving safety, consumers(cid:146) rights and trading
standards in the tourism sector › Committee on Transport and
Tourism

› * Report on the proposal for a Council Directive amending
Directive 77/388/EEC on the common system of Value Added
Tax  (the  Value  Added  Tax  Committee)  (COM(97)0325  ›
C4-0365/97 › 97/0186(CNS)) › Committee on Economic and
Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy

Rapporteur: Mr Langen
(A4-0084/98)

› Report  on  the  Commission  communication:  (cid:145)Guidelines
for  the  negotiation  of  new  cooperation  agreements  with  the
African,  Caribbean 
countries(cid:146)
(COM(97)0537 › C4-0581/97) › Committee on Development
and Cooperation

Pacific 

(ACP) 

and 

Rapporteur: Mr Rocard
(A4-0085/98)

› **I  Report  on  the  proposal  for  a  Council  Directive  on
airport  charges 
(COM(97)0154  ›  C4-0362/97  ›  97/
0127(SYN)) › Committee on Transport and Tourism

Rapporteur: Mr Va¤yrynen
(A4-0088/98)

› **I  Report  on  the  proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation
amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 2299/89 on a code of
conduct 
(CRSs)
(COM(97)0246 › C4-0418/97 › 97/0148(SYN)) › Committee
on Transport and Tourism

reservation  systems 

for  computerized 

Rapporteur: Mr Van Dam
(A4-0089/98)

› Report on giving discharge to the Commission in respect
of the financial management of the sixth and seventh European
Development Funds for the 1996 financial year › Committee
on Budgetary Control

Rapporteur: Mr Aparicio Sa·nchez
(A4-0071/98)

Rapporteur: Mr Wynn
(A4-0091/98)

› * Report on the proposal for a Council Decision (Euratom/
EC)  concerning  a  Community  contribution  to  the  European
Bank for Reconstruction and Development for the Chernobyl
Shelter Fund (COM(97)0448 › C4-0499/97 › 97/0235(CNS))
› Committee on Budgets

Rapporteur: Mr Adam
(A4-0076/98)

› Report on criminal proceedings relating to the protection
of the Union(cid:146)s financial interests › Committee on Budgetary
Control

› Report  on  the  specific  annual  reports  of  the  Court  of
Auditors  on  the  financial  statements  of  the  decentralized
Community agencies (OJ C 393 of 29 December 1997): 1996
discharge procedure (including the decisions giving discharge
to  the  Administrative  Board  of  the  European  Foundation  for
the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin)
and to the Management Board of the European Centre for the
Development of Vocational Training (Thessaloniki), in respect
of the implementation of their budgets for the 1996 financial
year) › Committee on Budgetary Control (C4-0051/98)

Rapporteur: Mrs Theato
(A4-0082/98)

Rapporteur: Mr Kellett-Bowman
(A4-0092/98)

› ***I Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and
Council  Decision  establishing  a  Community  initiative  for
(cid:145)The European  City  of  Culture(cid:146)  event  (COM(97)0549  ›  C4-
0580/97  ›  97/0290(COD))  ›  Committee  on  Culture,  Youth,
Education and the Media

› Report on giving discharge to the Commission in respect
of the financial management of the European Coal and Steel
Community  for  the  1996  financial  year  ›  Committee  on
Budgetary Control

Rapporteur: Mr Monfils
(A4-0083/98)

Rapporteur: Mr Blak
(A4-0093/98)

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› Report on the Commission report on the measures taken in
response  to  the  comments  made  in  Parliament(cid:146)s  resolution
accompanying the decision giving discharge in respect of the
general budget for  the  1995 financial year  (COM(97)0571 ›
C4-0126/98) › Committee on Budgetary Control

› Report  on  the  guidelines  for  the  1999  budget  procedure:
Section III › Commission › Committee on Budgets

Rapporteur: Mrs Du¤hrkop Du¤hrkop
(A4-0103/98)

Rapporteur: Mr Wynn
(A4-0094/98)

› Report on the postponement of the discharge decision to
be given to the Commission in respect of the implementation
of  the  general  budget  of  the  European  Communities  for  the
financial year 1996 › Committee on Budgetary Control

Rapporteur: Mr Elles
(A4-0097/98)

› Report on the guidelines for the 1999 budgetary procedure
›  Section  I  ›  European  Parliament,  Ombudsman  Annex;
Section II › Council; Section IV › Court of Justice; Section V
›  Court  of  Auditors;  Section  VI  ›  Economic  and  Social
Committee  and  Committee  of  the  Regions  ›  Committee  on
Budgets

Rapporteur: Mr Viola
(A4-0099/98)

› * Report on the proposal for a Council Regulation on the
application of Articles 92 and 93 of the EC Treaty to certain
categories  of  horizontal  state  aid  (COM(97)0396  ›  C4-
0512/97  ›  97/0203(CNS))  ›  Committee  on  Economic  and
Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy

Rapporteur: Mrs Bere‘s
(A4-0100/98)

› *  Report  on  the  proposal  for  a  Council  Regulation
establishing new rules on aid to shipbuilding (COM(97)0469 ›
C4-0527/97  ›  97/0249(CNS))  and  on  the  Commission  com-
munication  to  the  Council,  the  European  Parliament,  the
Economic  and  Social  Committee  and  the  Committee  of  the
Regions: (cid:145)Towards a new shipbuilding policy(cid:146) (COM(97)0470
›  C4-0548/97)  ›  Committee  on  Economic  and  Monetary
Affairs and Industrial Policy

Rapporteur: Mr Sindal
(A4-0101/98)

› ***I Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and
Council  Regulation  amending  Council  Regulation  (EEC)
No 3330/91  on  the  statistics  relating  to  the  trading  of  goods
between  Member  States  (COM(97)0252  ›  C4-0248/97  ›
97/0155(COD)) and on the proposal for a European Parliament
and Council Regulation amending Council Regulation (EEC)
No  3330/91  on  the  statistics  relating  to  the  trading  of  goods
between Member States, with specific reference to the nomen-
clature  of  products  (COM(97)0252  ›  C4-0257/97  ›  97/
0162(COD)) › Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
and Industrial Policy

› * Report on the proposal for a Council and Commission
Decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between
the European Communities and the Government of the United
States of America regarding the application of positive comity
principles  in  the  enforcement  of  their  competition  laws
(COM(97)0233 › C4-0559/97 › 97/0178(CNS)) › Committee
on External Economic Relations

Rapporteur: Mr Malerba
(A4-0104/98)

› Report  on  the  Commission  communication  on  the  Euro-
pean  Union(cid:146)s  follow-up  to  the  world  summit  for  social
development (COM(96)0724 › C4-0142/97) › Committee on
Employment and Social Affairs

Rapporteur: Mrs Scho¤rling
(A4-0105/98)

› Report on a post-SFOR strategy in Bosnia and Herzegovi-
na  containing  a  proposal  for  a  European  Parliament  Recom-
mendation  to  the  Council  ›  Committee  on  Foreign  Affairs,
Security and Defence Policy

Rapporteur: Mrs Daskalaki
(A4-0106/98)

› Report on the implications of enlargement of the European
Union for cooperation in the field of justice and home affairs ›
Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs

Rapporteur: Mr Posselt
(A4-0107/98)

› Report on the report of the High Level Panel on the free
movement  of  persons  chaired  by  Mrs  Simone  Veil  (C4-
0181/97) › Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs

Rapporteur: Mrs Schaffner
(A4-0108/98)

› *  Report  on  the  proposal  for  a  Council  Decision  on  the
agreement  between  the  European  Community,  the  European
Space Agency and the European Organization for the Safety of
Air Navigation on a European contribution to the development
of  a  Global  Navigation  Satellite  System  (COM(97)0442  ›
C4-0043/98 › 97/0231(CNS)) › Committee on Transport and
Tourism

Rapporteur: Mrs Langenhagen
(A4-0109/98)

› Report on democratic accountability in the third phase of
European  Monetary  Union  ›  Committee  on  Economic  and
Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy

Rapporteur: Mrs Lulling
(A4-0102/98)

Rapporteur: Mrs Randzio-Plath
(A4-0110/98)

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› * Report on the proposal for a Council Recommendation
on the suitability of blood plasma donors and the screening of
donated blood in the European Community (COM(97)0605 ›
C4-0027/98  ›  97/0315(CNS))  ›  Committee  on  the  Environ-
ment, Public Health and Consumer Protection

› **II Recommendation for second reading on the common
position  adopted  by  the  Council  with  a  view  to  adopting  a
Council  Recommendation  on  a  parking  card  for  people  with
disabilities  (C4-0033/98  ›  95/0353(SYN))  ›  Committee  on
Transport and Tourism

Rapporteur: Mr Cabrol
(A4-0112/98)

Rapporteur: Mr Megahy
(A4-0098/98)

› ***I Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and
Council Directive on special provisions for vehicles used for
the carriage of passengers comprising more than eight seats in
addition to the driver(cid:146)s seat, and amending Council Directive
70/156/EEC (COM(97)0276 › C4-0545/97 › 97/0176(COD))
› Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Indus-
trial Policy

Rapporteur: Mr Murphy
(A4-0113/98)

› *  Report  on  the  proposal  for  a  Council  Decision  on
measures  of  financial  assistance  for  innovative  and  job-
creating  small  and  medium-sized  enterprises 
(SMEs)
(COM(98)0026 › C4-0138/98 › 98/0024(CNS)) › Committee
on Employment and Social Affairs (Hughes procedure)

Rapporteur: Mr Pronk
(A4-0114/98)

› Report on improvements in the functioning of the institu-
tions  without  modification  of  the  Treaties  ›  making  EU
policies  more  open  and  democratic  ›  Committee  on  Institu-
tional Affairs

Rapporteur: Mr Herman
(A4-0117/98)

(cb)  recommendations for second reading:

› **II Recommendation for second reading on the common
position  adopted  by  the  Council  with  a  view  to  adopting  a
Council Directive amending Council Directive 95/21/EC con-
cerning  the  enforcement,  in  respect  of  shipping  using  Com-
munity ports and sailing in the waters under the jurisdiction of
the Member States, of international standards for ship safety,
pollution prevention and shipboard living and working condi-
tions  (port  State  control)  (C4-0082/98  ›  97/0215(SYN))  ›
Committee on Transport and Tourism

Rapporteur: Mr Bazin
(A4-0090/98)

› **II Recommendation for second reading on the common
position  adopted  by  the  Council  with  a  view  to  adopting  a
Council  Regulation  amending  Council  Regulation  (EEC)
3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport and Council
Directive 88/599/EEC concerning the implementation of Reg-
ulations  (EEC)  3820/85  and  3821/85  (C4-0009/98  ›  94/
0187(SYN)) › Committee on Transport and Tourism

Rapporteur: Mr Wijsenbeek
(A4-0116/98)

(d)  Members:

(da) oral questions (Rule 40):

› Soltwedel-Scha¤fer,  Hautala  and  Wolf,  on  behalf  of  the
V Group,  to  the  Council:  Textile  and  clothing  industry  (B4-
0273/98);

› Soltwedel-Scha¤fer,  Hautala  and  Wolf,  on  behalf  of  the
V Group,  to  the  Commission:  Textile  and  clothing  industry
(B4-0274/98);

› Puerta and Ribeiro, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to
the Council: The textile and clothing industry (B4-0275/98);

› Puerta and Ribeiro, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to
the  Commission:  The  textile  and  clothing  industry  (B4-
0276/98);

› Ferrer,  on  behalf  of  the  PPE  Group,  to  the  Commission:
Competitiveness  of  the  textile  and  clothing  industry  (B4-
0277/98);

› Ferrer,  on  behalf  of  the  PPE  Group,  to  the  Commission:
Competitiveness  of  the  textile  and  clothing  industry  (B4-
0278/98);

› Cornelissen,  Jarzembowski,  Sarlis,  McIntosh,  Grosch,
Langenhagen, Koch, Camiso·n Asensio, Siso· Cruellas, Cushna-
han,  Schierhuber,  Elles,  Anastassopoulos,  Ferber,  Bennasar
Tous, Lulling, Thyssen and Pome·s Ruiz, on behalf of the PPE
Group, to the Commission: Social and regional impact of the
abolition  of  duty  free  sales  in  regions  concerned  by  this
measure (B4-0279/98)

› **II Recommendation for second reading on the common
position  adopted  by  the  Council  with  a  view  to  adopting  a
Council Regulation on decentralized cooperation (C4-0008/98
› 95/0159(SYN)) › Committee on Development and Cooper-
ation

Rapporteur: Mr Vecchi
(A4-0096/98)

(db) oral questions for Question Time (Rule 41) (B4-0272/98):

› Alavanos, Lomas, Sanz Ferna·ndez, Bertens, Carre‘re d(cid:146)En-
causse, Wolf, Herman, Gillis, Miranda, Castellina, Cushnahan,
Gallagher,  Bonde,  Theonas,  Izquierdo  Rojo,  Sjo¤stedt,  Hard-
staff,  Ru¤big,  Stenzel,  Wibe,  Dell(cid:146)Alba,  Camiso·n  Asensio,
Kaklamanis,  McKenna,  Posselt,  Andersson,  Stenmarck,
Howitt, Svensson, Ahern, McMahon, McCartin, Riis-Jłrgens-
en,  Lindqvist,  Dupuis,  Papayannakis,  Ephremidis,  Oddy,

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Garc(cid:14)·a  Arias,  McIntosh,  Ferrer,  Kaklamanis,  Whitehead,  Lis
Jensen, Flemming, Teverson, Fraga Este·vez, McCartin, Prov-
an,  Imaz  San  Miguel,  Varela  Suanzes-Carpegna,  Crampton,
Bonde,  Izquierdo  Rojo,  Simpson,  Needle,  Posselt,  Ahlqvist,
McMahon,  Papayannakis,  Oddy,  Crowley,  Watts,  Malone,
Cushnahan,  Sjo¤stedt,  Plooij-van  Gorsel,  Billingham,  Anders-
son, Pirker, White, Alavanos, Fitzsimons, Cederschio¤ld, Trus-
cott,  McCarthy,  Thomas,  Spiers,  Hardstaff,  Lukas,  Schieder-
meier,  Wibe,  Ojala,  Karamanou,  Camiso·n  Asensio,  Howitt,
Theonas,  Monfils,  Svensson,  Ahern,  Habsburg-Lothringen,
Pollack, Andrews, Seppa¤nen, Lindqvist, Krarup, Ephremidis,
Gallagher, Gerard Collins, Hyland, Elles, Trakatellis, Watson,
McIntosh, Medina Ortega, Eriksson.

10. Transfer of appropriations

The  Committee  on  Budgets  had  considered  proposal  for
transfer of appropriations 3/98 (SEC(98)0347 › C4-0131/98).

After  considering  the  various  parts  of  this  proposal,  in
particular  the  breakdown  of  figures  given  in  the  financial
statement, it had not authorized the transfer.

11. Petitions

Pursuant  to  Rule  156(5),  the  President  had  forwarded  to  the
Committee on Petitions the following petitions which had been
entered in the register on the dates shown below:

Monday 30 March 1998

by Mr Guido Genuise (Comitato Difesa P(cid:14)¤allasse e Diritto di
Uso Civico) (and 1 548 signatories) (No 295/98);

by Mr Jose· Carlos Figueiredo (No 296/98);

by Mr Jose· Carlos Figueiredo (No 297/98);

by Mrs Maria Julieta Negra(cid:152)o S. Esteves de Matos (No 298/98);

by Mr Hans-Peter Enbuske (No 299/98);

by Mr Georg La¤tzsch (No 300/98);

by Mrs Karin Condo (No 301/98);

by Mr Horst Scholz (and 10 signatories) (No 302/98);

by Mr Amir Hasson Ezzatt (No 303/98);

by Mrs Hannelore Beckmann (No 304/98);

by Mrs Maria Therese Kooistra-Huber (No 305/98);

by Mr Steffen Donath (No 306/98);

by Mr Helmut Foken (NABU) (No 307/98);

by Mr Horst Maiwald (No 308/98);

by Mr Campbell L. Grant (No 309/98);

by Mr Paul Kinsella (No 310/98);

by Mr Frank Harvey (No 311/98);

by Mr Patrick Hartney (No 312/98);

by Mrs Ewa Alieja Pladej (No 313/98);

by Mr Georgios Petrakos (No 314/98).

Decisions on petitions:

19 March 1998

Pursuant  to  Rule  158(1),  the  President  had  received  the
following decisions from the Committee on Petitions:

by Mr Nikos A. Kyrtatos (No 279/98);

by  Mr  Enric  Barot  Alquezar  (Asociacio·n  de  Vecinos  y
Proprietarios del Cap de Barbaria) (No 280/98);

by  Mr  Jaume  Vaello  Rogles  (Grupo  Ecologista  y  Naturalista
Xoriguer) (No 281/98);

by Mr Antonio Gonza·lez Alcala· (No 282/98);

by  Mr  Victorio  Lorenzo  (Unio·n  General  de  Trabajadores  ›
Delegacio·n Comarcal) (No 283/98);

by Mr Arturo Sa·nchez Mart(cid:14)·nez (and 37 signatories) (No 284/
98);

by Mr Jesu·s Roma Sa·nchez (No 285/98);

by  Mr  In(cid:152)aki  Vicente  Alonso  (Asociacio·n  de  Prejubilados  y
Jubilados ABB) (and 65 signatories) (No 286/98);

by Mrs Anke Seyberth (No 287/98);

by Mrs Monique Guillemoteau (No 288/98);

by Mr Jacky Le Mestic (No 289/98);

by Mr Salvatore Giaggeri (No 290/98);

by Mr Mario de Nale (Comune di Arsie) (and 257 signatories)
(No 291/98);

by Mrs Sandra Chistolini (No 292/98);

by Mrs Wanda Maccario (No 293/98);

by Mr Adriano Povolo (No 294/98);

(a)  petitions ruled inadmissible pursuant to Rule 156(4) and

(5), and filed pursuant to Rule 156(6):

› Nos 848, 849, 850, 859, 862, 868, 869, 870, 876, 878, 880,
882,  884,  885,  886,  887,  890,  891,  892,  893,  898,  899,  901,
903 (1), 906, 907, 910, 912, 913, 914 (1) and 918/97;

(b)  petitions ruled admissible pursuant to Rule 156(4) and (5)

(consideration closed):

› Nos  846,  872  and  897/97:  petitioners  had  been  sent
documentation;

› Nos  853,  854,  877,  888  and  916/97:  forwarded  to  the
relevant  committee  or  delegation  for  information  or  further
action;

› No 900/97: forwarded to the European Ombudsman:

› No  828/97:  on  the  basis  of  information  provided  by  the
Commission;

› No  975/96:  forwarded  for  information  to  the  Committee
on Culture, Youth, Education and the Media;

(1)  The  petitioner  had  been  advised  to  contact  his  ombudsman  or  national

petitions committee.

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(c)  petitions ruled admissible pursuant to Rule 156(4) and (5)

(action to be taken):

12. Order of business

› Nos 847, 851 (1), 856, 860, 861, 863, 865, 866, 867, 873,
874, 875, 879, 883, 889, 894, 896, 902, 905, 908, 909, 911, 915,
917 and 919/97: the Commission had been asked for informa-
tion;

(d)  decision on admissibility postponed:

› No 215/97: the Commission had been asked for its opinion
on whether this petition fell within the sphere of activities of
the European Union;

(e)  further information requested from the Commission pur-

suant to Rule 157(3):

› Nos 52/92, 163/92, 240/92, 457/92, 6/95, 187/95, 431/95,
479/95,  608/95,  241/96,  275/96 (1),  281/96 (1),  380/96,  650/
96 (1), 778/96, 855/96, 877/96, 998/96 and 562/97 (1);

› Nos  227/94,  467/94,  923/94,  1034/94,  1171/94,  473/95,
580/95,  1049/95,  237/96,  471/96,  579/96,  584/96,  770/96,
969/96, 24/97, 79/97 and 253/97;

› Nos  735/93,  829/93,  908/93,  617/94,  928/94,  12/95,  255/
95,  691/95,  701/95,  797/95,  890/95,  712/96,  880/96,  899/96,
941/96, 947/96 and 121/97;

(f)  petitions on which consideration had closed on the basis
of  information  supplied  by  the  Commission  pursuant  to
Rule 157(3):

› Nos 813/92, 418/93, 531/93, 499/94, 568/95, 20/96, 65/96,
254/96 (1),  327/96,  454/96,  713/96,  781/96,  785/96,  841/96,
872/96, 883/96 and 935/96;

› Nos  368/90,  600/90,  183/92,  212/92,  237/92,  416/92,
225/93, 447/93, 461/93, 674/93, 739/93, 779/93, 793/93, 43/94,
380/94, 735/94, 1059/94, 105/95 (1), 1101/95, 381/96, 554/96,
681/96,  762/96 (1),  925/96,  946/96 (1),  957/96 (1),  961/96  and
991/96;

› Nos  115/94,  321/96,  692/96,  786/96,  845/96,  937/96,
951/96, 1014/96, 1036/96, 87/97, 91/97, 122/97 and 321/97;

(g)  other decisions:

› No 858/97: registered by mistake;

› No  1254/95:  the  President  had  been  asked  in  a  separate
letter to contact the British authorities;

› No  579/96:  the  President  had  been  asked  in  a  separate
letter to contact the Greek authorities.

(1)  Also forwarded to the relevant committee or delegation for information or

further action.

The next item was the order of business.

The  President  announced  that  the  final  draft  agenda  for  the
sittings of 30 March to 3 April, 29 and 30 April and 2 May 1998
had been distributed (PE 267.917/PDOJ) and that a number of
changes had been proposed (Rule 96).

(a)  Sittings of 30 March to 3 April 1998:

Monday:

› no changes.

Tuesday:

› the  PPE  Group  had  asked  for  the  Langen  and  Miller
reports  (A4-0084  and  0064/98,  items  16  and  17),  due  to  be
taken in a joint debate, to be taken off the agenda.

The  following  spoke:  Mr  von  Wogau,  chairman  of  the
Economic Affairs Committee, who also spoke on behalf of the
PPE  Group,  Mrs  Green,  on  behalf  of  the  PSE  Group,  and
Mr Langen, rapporteur.

Parliament approved the request.

The  following  spoke:  Mrs  Aelvoet  who,  on  behalf  of  the
V Group, asked for the Adam report, due to be taken on Friday
(A4-0076/98,  item  41),  to  be  brought  forward  and  entered
instead of this joint debate, and Mrs Lulling, who insisted that
her report (A4-0102/98, item 19) should fill the gap left by the
reports  which  had  been  taken  off  (the  President  replied  that
these  proposed  changes  to  the  agenda  had  not  been  made  in
line with the requirements of Rule 96(1)).

Wednesday:

› no changes.

Thursday:

› the  I-EDN  Group  had  asked  for  the  Herman  report  on
improving the functioning of the institutions (A4-0117/98) to
be reinstated in the position it had occupied in the draft agenda,
i.e. as first item.

The  following  spoke:  Mr  Van  Dam,  on  behalf  of  the  I-EDN
Group, the rapporteur, Mr Berthu, Mr Martens, on behalf of the
PPE Group, and Mrs Green, on behalf of the PSE Group.

Parliament rejected the request by RCV (I-EDN):

Members voting:
For:
Against:
Abstentions:

280
62
170
48

(Lord Plumb had intended to vote against and Mr Pimenta and
Mrs Gonza·lez A· lvarez for.)

› the  PPE  Group  had  asked  for  its  oral  question  to  the
Commission  on  the  social  and  regional  consequences  of  the
abolition of duty-free sales (B4-0279/98) to be included as the
last item.

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The following spoke: Mr Bo¤ge, on behalf of the PPE Group,
who moved the request, Mr Piecyk, Mr Simpson, on behalf of
the PSE Group, Mr Wijsenbeek, to make a procedural point,
and Mr Garosci, rapporteur on this subject.

Parliament approved the request by RCV (PPE):

Members voting:
For:
Against:
Abstentions:

290
162
114
14

(Lord  Plumb  and  Mrs  McKenna  had  intended  to  vote  for,
Mr Pimenta Mr Skinner and Mr Evans against.)

The oral question was entered at the end of Thursday(cid:146)s agenda.

Deadlines:

›  motions for resolutions: 4 p.m. on Tuesday

›  amendments and joint motions: 4 p.m. on Wednesday.

Mr  Dell(cid:146)Alba  spoke  on  the  Italian  version  of  the  final  draft
agenda.

Friday:

› no changes.

(b)  Sittings of 29-30 April 1998:

› no changes.

(c)  Sitting of 2 May 1998:

› no changes.

*

*

*

The order of business was thus established.

Mrs  Lindholm  protested  that  the  report  by  the  High  Level
Panel on the free movement of persons, which was the subject
of  the  Schaffner  report  (A4-0108/98,  item  35),  was  only
available in French (the President replied that the matter would
be investigated).

Monday 30 March 1998

15. Tourism (debate)

Mr Aparicio Sa·nchez introduced his report, drawn up on behalf
of  the  Committee  on  Transport  and  Tourism,  on  improving
safety, consumers(cid:146) rights and trading standards in the tourism
sector (A4-0071/98).

The following spoke: Mr Garc(cid:14)·a-Margallo y Marfil, draftsman
of  the  opinion  of  the  Committee  on  Economic  Affairs,
Mr Harrison, on behalf of the PSE Group, Mr Koch, on behalf
of the PPE Group, Mr Santini, on behalf of the UPE Group, and
Mr Wijsenbeek, on behalf of the ELDR Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Mr AVGERINOS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Mr Theonas, on behalf of the GUE/NGL
Group, Mrs Van Dijk, on behalf of the V Group, Mrs Torres
Marques,  Mrs  Schierhuber,  Mr  Ribeiro,  Mr  Cornelissen,
Mrs Vaz da Silva, Mr Kinnock, Member of the Commission,
who apologized that Mr Papoutsis, who was responsible for the
subject, was absent, and assured Mr Cornelissen that he would
receive  a  written  reply  to  the  questions  he  had  raised  in  his
speech.

The President closed the debate.

Vote: Minutes of 31.3.1998, Part I, Item 13.

16. Airport charges

**I (debate)

Mr Va¤yrynen introduced his report, drawn up on behalf of the
Committee  on  Transport  and  Tourism,  on  the  proposal  for  a
Council  Directive  on  airport  charges  (COM(97)0154  ›  C4-
0362/97 › 97/0127(SYN))(A4-0088/98).

The following spoke: Mr Megahy, on behalf of the PSE Group,
Mr Stenmarck, on behalf of the PPE Group, Mr Querbes, on
behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Mrs Van Dijk, on behalf of the
V  Group, Mrs Ewing, on  behalf of the  ARE Group,  Mr  Van
Dam, on behalf of the I-EDN Group, Mr McMahon, Mrs McIn-
tosh, Mr Simpson, Mr Kinnock, Member of the Commission,
who  undertook  to  reply  in  writing  to  the  questions  raised  by
Mrs Ewing.

The President closed the debate.

Vote: Minutes of 31.3.1998, Part I, Item 11.

13. Speaking time

Speaking  time  for  debates  on  the  agenda  for  the  sittings  of
30 March to 3 April, 29 to 30 April and 2 May 1998 would be
allocated pursuant to Rule 106 (see separate Agenda).

IN THE CHAIR: Mr IMBENI

Vice-President

14. Topical  and  urgent  debate  (subjects  pro-

posed)

The President proposed the following two subjects for the next
topical and urgent debate to be held on Thursday:

›  Forest fires in Latin America and South-East Asia

›  Human rights

17. Parking  card  for  people  with  disabili-

ties

**II (debate)

Mr Megahy introduced the recommendation for second read-
ing,  drawn  up  on  behalf  of  the  Committee  on  Transport  and
Tourism, on the common position adopted by the Council with
a view to adopting a Council Recommendation on a parking
card  for  people  with  disabilities  (C4-0033/98  ›  95/
0353(SYN)) (A4-0098/98).

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The following spoke: Mrs Schmidbauer, on behalf of the PSE
Group, Mr Koch, on behalf of the PPE Group, Mrs Van Dijk,
on behalf of the V Group, Mr Camiso·n Asensio and Mr Flynn,
Member of the Commission.

The President closed the debate.

The following spoke: Mrs Weiler, on behalf of the PSE Group,
Mr Imaz San Miguel, on behalf of the PPE Group, Mr Garosci,
on behalf of the UPE Group, Mrs Boogerd-Quaak, on behalf of
the  ELDR  Group,  Mr  Wolf,  on  behalf  of  the  V  Group,
Mr Tatarella, Non-attached Member, Mr Flynn, Member of the
Commission,  and  the  rapporteur  with  a  question  to  the
Commission which Mr Flynn answered.

Vote: Minutes of 31.3.1998, Part I, Item 9.

The President closed the debate.

18. Recording 

equipment 

in 

road 

trans-

port **II (debate)

Mr  Wijsenbeek  introduced  the  recommendation  for  second
reading,  drawn  up  on  behalf  of  the  Committee  on  Transport
and Tourism, on the common position adopted by the Council
with  a  view  to  adopting  a  Council  Regulation  amending
Regulation  (EEC)  3821/85  on  recording  equipment  in  road
transport and Directive 88/599/EEC concerning the implemen-
tation of Regulations (EEC) 3820/85 and 3821/85 (C4-0009/98
› 94/0187(SYN)) (A4-0116/98).

The  following  spoke:  Mr  Castricum,  on  behalf  of  the  PSE
Group,  Mrs  Langenhagen,  on  behalf  of  the  PPE  Group,
Mr  Santini,  on  behalf  of  the  UPE  Group,  Mr  Van  Dam,  on
behalf  of  the  I-EDN  Group,  Mr  Lu¤ttge,  Mr  Stenmarck,
Mr  d(cid:146)Aboville,  Mr  Cornelissen,  Mrs  McIntosh  and  Mr  Kin-
nock, Member of the Commission.

The President closed the debate.

Vote: Minutes of 31.3.1998, Part I, Item 10.

19. Social security schemes

* (debate)

Mrs Oomen-Ruijten introduced her report, drawn up on behalf
of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, on the
proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC)
No  1408/71  on  the  application  of  social  security  schemes  to
employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members
of their families moving within the Community and Regulation
(EEC) No 574/72 laying down the procedure for implementing
Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (COM(97)0378 › C4-0450/97
› 97/0201(CNS)) (A4-0052/98).

Vote: Minutes of 31.3.1998, Part I, Item 12.

20. Agenda for next sitting

The President announced the following agenda for the sitting
of Tuesday 31 March 1998:

9 a.m. › 1 p.m., 3 › 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. › 12 midnight:

9 a.m. › 12 noon, 3 › 5.30 p.m. and 9 p.m. › 12 midnight:

› 

› 

topical  and  urgent  debate  (announcement  of  motions
tabled)

joint  debate  on  five  reports  (Elles,  Wynn,  Blak  and
Kellett-Bowman)  on  budget  implementation  and  dis-
charge

›  Theato  report  on  criminal  proceedings  in  protection  of

Union(cid:146)s financial interests

›  Pronk report on financial assistance for SMEs

*

›  Scho¤rling report on follow-up to social development world

summit

›  Bere‘s report on horizontal state aid *

›  Sindal report on shipbuilding *

›  Murphy report on passenger vehicles

***I

›  Lulling report on trading of goods

***I

12 noon:

›  voting time

› 

topical and urgent debate (list of subjects selected)

5.30 › 7 p.m.:

›  Question Time (Commission)

(The sitting closed at 8.30 p.m.)

Julian PRIESTLEY
Secretary-General

Ursula SCHLEICHER
Vice-President

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

30 March 1998

The following signed:

d(cid:146)Aboville, Aelvoet, Ahern, Ahlqvist, Amadeo, Andersson, Andre·-Le·onard, Angelilli, An(cid:152)overos Trias de
Bes,  Anttila,  Aparicio  Sa·nchez,  Arias  Can(cid:152)ete,  Augias,  Avgerinos,  Azzolini,  Baldarelli,  Baldi,  Banotti,
Bardong,  Baro·n  Crespo,  Barros  Moura,  Barthet-Mayer,  Barton,  Bennasar  Tous,  Berend,  Bere‘s,
Bernard-Reymond, Bertens,  Berthu,  Bianco, van Bladel, Bloch von Blottnitz, Bo¤ge, Bo¤sch,  Bontempi,
Boogerd-Quaak, Bourlanges, Bowe, Breyer, Brinkhorst, Buffetaut, Burenstam Linder, Cabezo·n Alonso,
Caccavale,  Caligaris,  Camiso·n  Asensio,  Campos,  Carlotti,  Carnero  Gonza·lez,  Carniti,  Carre‘re
d(cid:146)Encausse,  Cars,  Cassidy,  Castagne‘de,  Castagnetti,  Castricum,  Caudron,  Cederschio¤ld,  Chanterie,
Chichester, Christodoulou, Coates, Cohn-Bendit, Colino Salamanca, Collins Gerard, Collins Kenneth D.,
Colom  i  Naval,  Corbett,  Cornelissen,  Correia,  Corrie,  Cot,  Cox,  Crampton,  Crawley,  Crowley,  Cunha,
Cunningham, Cushnahan, van Dam, Dankert, Daskalaki, David, De Clercq, De Coene, Decourrie‘re, De
Giovanni, Dell(cid:146)Alba, De Luca, Desama, van Dijk, Dillen, Donnay, Donnelly Brendan Patrick, Duhamel,
Dupuis,  Dury,  Elchlepp,  Elles,  Elliott,  Ephremidis,  Eriksson,  Escudero,  Estevan  Bolea,  Ettl,  Evans,
Ewing,  Fabra  Valle·s,  Fabre-Aubrespy,  Falconer,  Fassa,  Ferber,  Fe·ret,  Ferna·ndez-Albor,  Ferna·ndez
Mart(cid:14)·n,  Ferrer,  Filippi,  Flemming,  Florenz,  Fontaine,  Ford,  Formentini,  Four(cid:231)ans,  Fraga  Este·vez,
Friedrich,  Frischenschlager,  Frutos  Gama,  Funk,  Gahrton,  Gallagher,  Garc(cid:14)·a  Arias,  Garc(cid:14)·a-Margallo  y
Marfil, Garosci, Garot, Gaso‘liba i Bo¤hm, de Gaulle, Gebhardt, Ghilardotti, Giansily, Gillis, Gil-Robles
Gil-Delgado, Gira(cid:152)o Pereira, Goepel, Goerens, Go¤rlach, Gomolka, Gonza·lez A· lvarez, Graenitz, Graziani,
Green,  Gro¤ner,  Grosch,  Grossete(cid:136)te,  Gu¤nther,  Guinebertie‘re,  Gutie·rrez  D(cid:14)·az,  Haarder,
Habsburg-Lothringen, Ha¤nsch, Hager, Hallam, Happart, Hardstaff, Harrison, Hatzidakis, Haug, Hautala,
Hawlicek, Heinisch, Hendrick, Herman, Hernandez Mollar, Herzog, Hindley, Holm, Hoppenstedt, Howitt,
Hughes,  Hyland,  Ilaskivi,  Imaz  San  Miguel,  Izquierdo  Collado,  Izquierdo  Rojo,  Janssen  van  Raay,
Jean-Pierre,  Jensen  Kirsten  M.,  Jensen  Lis,  Jo¤ns, Kaklamanis, Karamanou, Katiforis, Kellett-Bowman,
Keppelhoff-Wiechert,  Kerr,  Killilea,  Kindermann,  Kinnock,  Kittelmann,  Kjer  Hansen,  Kla(cid:223),  Koch,
Kofoed,  Kokkola,  Konrad,  Krehl,  Kreissl-Do¤rfler,  Kristoffersen,  Kuckelkorn,  Kuhn,  Kuhne,  Laignel,
Lalumie‘re, Lambraki, Lambrias, Lang, Lange, Langen, Langenhagen, Lannoye, Larive, Le Gallou, Lehne,
Leopardi,  Leperre-Verrier,  Le  Rachinel,  Lindeperg,  Lindholm,  Lindqvist,  Lo¤o¤w,  Lu¤ttge,  Lulling,
Macartney,  McCartin,  McIntosh,  McKenna,  McMahon,  McMillan-Scott,  Maij-Weggen,  Malangre·,
Manisco,  Mann  Erika,  Mann  Thomas,  Manzella,  Marinho,  Marinucci,  Martens,  Martin  David  W.,
Matikainen-Kallstro¤m, Mayer, Medina Ortega, Megahy, Me·gret, Mendiluce Pereiro, Mendon(cid:231)a, Miller,
Miranda,  Miranda  de  Lage,  Mohamed  Ali,  Mombaur,  Monfils,  Moorhouse,  Morgan,  Morris,
Mosiek-Urbahn,  Mu¤ller,  Mulder,  Murphy,  Mutin,  Myller,  Napoletano,  Nassauer,  Newens,  Newman,
Nicholson,  Nordmann,  Novo,  Oddy,  Ojala,  Olsson,  Oomen-Ruijten,  Paasilinna,  Paasio,  Pack,
Papakyriazis,  Parigi,  Parodi,  Pasty,  Pe·rez  Royo,  Peter,  Pettinari,  Pex,  Piha,  Pimenta,  Pinel,  Pirker,  des
Places, Plooij-van Gorsel, Plumb, Podesta‘, Poettering, Poggiolini, Poisson, Pompidou, Posselt, Pradier,
Pronk,  Provan,  Puerta,  van  Putten,  Querbes,  Rack,  Randzio-Plath,  Rapkay,  Raschhofer,  Rauti,  Read,
Reding,  Redondo  Jime·nez,  Rehder,  Ribeiro,  Riis-Jłrgensen,  Rinsche,  Ripa  di  Meana,  Robles  Piquer,
Rosado  Fernandes,  de  Rose,  Roth-Behrendt,  Rothe,  Roubatis,  Rovsing,  Ru¤big,  Ruffolo,  Ryyna¤nen,
Sainjon,  Sakellariou,  Salafranca  Sa·nchez-Neyra,  Sandb(cid:230)k,  Santini,  Sanz  Ferna·ndez,  Sarlis,  Scha¤fer,
Schaffner,  Schiedermeier,  Schierhuber,  Schlechter,  Schleicher,  Schmid,  Schmidbauer,  Schnellhardt,
Scho¤rling, Schro¤der, Schroedter, Schulz, Seal, Secchi, Seillier, Seppa¤nen, Simpson, Siso· Cruellas, Smith,
Sonneveld,  Souchet,  Spaak,  Speciale,  Spiers,  Stenmarck,  Stenzel,  Striby,  Sturdy,  Swoboda,  Tannert,
Tappin,  Tatarella,  Taubira-Delannon,  Telka¤mper,  Terro·n  i  Cus(cid:14)·,  Theato,  Theonas,  Theorin,  Thomas,
Thors,  Tillich,  Tindemans,  Titley,  Todini,  Tomlinson,  Torres  Couto,  Torres  Marques,  Trakatellis,
Ullmann,  Va¤yrynen,  Valdivielso  de  Cue·,  Valverde  Lo·pez,  Vanhecke,  Van  Lancker,  Varela
Suanzes-Carpegna, Vaz da Silva, Vecchi, van Velzen W.G., van Velzen Wim, Verde i Aldea, Verwaerde,
Viceconte, Virgin, Virrankoski, Voggenhuber, Waidelich, Weber, Weiler, Wemheuer, White, Whitehead,
Wibe,  Wiebenga,  Wieland,  Wijsenbeek,  Willockx,  Wilson,  von  Wogau,  Wolf,  Wurtz,  Wynn,
Zimmermann

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(+) = For

(›) = Against

(O) = Abstention

ANNEX

Result of roll-call votes

1. Reinstatement of Herman report › A4-0117/98

(+)

ARE: Castagne‘de, Dell(cid:146)Alba, Dupuis, Ewing, Hory, Macartney, Taubira-Delannon

ELDR:  Anttila,  Boogerd-Quaak,  Cox,  De  Clercq,  Kjer  Hansen,  Kofoed,  Lindqvist,  Plooij-van  Gorsel,
Ryyna¤nen, Thors, Va¤yrynen

GUE/NGL: Coates, Miranda, Ribeiro, Seppa¤nen

I-EDN: Berthu, Buffetaut, de Gaulle, Jean-Pierre, des Places, Striby

NI: Dillen, Fe·ret, Hager

PPE: Bourlanges, Herman

PSE:  Adam,  Baldarelli,  Baro·n  Crespo,  Caudron,  Colom  i  Naval,  Corbett,  De  Coene,  Green,  Morris,
Spiers, Terro·n i Cus(cid:14)·, Van Lancker

UPE: Guinebertie‘re, Killilea

V:  Aelvoet,  Bloch  von  Blottnitz,  van  Dijk,  Hautala,  Holm,  Kreissl-Do¤rfler,  Lannoye,  Lindholm,
McKenna, Mu¤ller, Ripa di Meana, Scho¤rling, Schroedter, Telka¤mper, Voggenhuber

(›)

ELDR:  Bertens,  Frischenschlager,  Haarder,  Monfils,  Mulder,  Riis-Jłrgensen,  Spaak,  Teverson,
Wiebenga, Wijsenbeek

GUE/NGL: Pettinari

PPE:  Anastassopoulos,  An(cid:152)overos  Trias  de  Bes,  Banotti,  Bardong,  Berend,  Bernard-Reymond,  Bo¤ge,
Burenstam Linder, Camiso·n Asensio, Castagnetti, Cederschio¤ld, Chanterie, Cornelissen, Corrie, Cunha,
Donnelly  Brendan  Patrick,  Elles,  Estevan  Bolea,  Fabra  Valle·s,  Ferber,  Ferna·ndez-Albor,  Ferna·ndez
Mart(cid:14)·n, Flemming, Fontaine, Fraga Este·vez, Friedrich, Funk, Garc(cid:14)·a-Margallo y Marfil, Gillis, Goepel,
Gomolka,  Grossete(cid:136)te,  Gu¤nther,  von  Habsburg,  Habsburg-Lothringen,  Heinisch,  Hoppenstedt,  Ilaskivi,
Kellett-Bowman,  Keppelhoff-Wiechert,  Kla(cid:223),  Koch,  Kristoffersen,  Lambrias,  Langen,  Langenhagen,
Lulling, McCartin, McIntosh, Maij-Weggen, Malangre·, Mann Thomas, Martens, Matikainen-Kallstro¤m,
Mayer, Mendon(cid:231)a, Mombaur, Mosiek-Urbahn, Nassauer, Oomen-Ruijten, Pex, Piha, Pirker, Poettering,
Posselt, Pronk, Provan, Rack, Reding, Rinsche, Robles Piquer, Ru¤big, Salafranca Sa·nchez-Neyra, Sarlis,
Schiedermeier,  Schierhuber,  Schleicher,  Schnellhardt,  Secchi,  Siso· Cruellas,  Sonneveld,  Stenmarck,
Stenzel,  Theato,  Tillich,  Tindemans,  Trakatellis,  Valdivielso  de  Cue·,  Valverde  Lo·pez,  Varela
Suanzes-Carpegna, Vaz da Silva, van Velzen W. G., Viola, Virgin, Wieland, von Wogau

PSE:  Balfe,  Bo¤sch,  Cabezo·n  Alonso,  Carlotti,  Carniti,  Castricum,  Colino  Salamanca,  Cunningham,
Elchlepp, Ettl, Gebhardt, Go¤rlach, Graenitz, Ha¤nsch, Harrison, Haug, Hindley, Imbeni, Jo¤ns, Katiforis,
Kindermann, Kinnock, Krehl, Kuckelkorn, Kuhn, Kuhne, Lange, Lindeperg, McMahon, Medina Ortega,
Megahy, Murphy, Mutin, Paasio, Papakyriazis, Peter, Piecyk, van Putten, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Rehder,
Roth-Behrendt, Scha¤fer, Schlechter, Schmidbauer, Schulz, Simpson, Skinner, Tannert, Tappin, Thomas,
Tomlinson, Vecchi, Verde i Aldea, Weiler, Wemheuer, White, Whitehead, Wynn, Zimmermann

UPE: Janssen van Raay

V: Ullmann

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(O)

ARE: Lalumie‘re, Pradier, Sainjon

GUE/NGL: Ephremidis, Ojala, Theonas

PPE: Christodoulou, Verwaerde

PSE: Ahlqvist, Andersson, Aparicio Sa·nchez, Avgerinos, Barros Moura, Bere‘s, Blak, Campos, Correia,
Duhamel, Ford, Garot, Hardstaff, Hendrick, Jensen Kirsten M., Karamanou, Kokkola, Lambraki, Lo¤o¤w,
Mann Erika, Martin David W., Miller, Myller, Newman, Roubatis, Swoboda, Theorin, Torres Marques,
Waidelich

UPE: Azzolini, van Bladel, Carre‘re d(cid:146)Encausse, Collins Gerard, Crowley, Daskalaki, Garosci, Giansily,
Gira(cid:152)o Pereira, Pasty, Santini

2. Inclusion of oral question › B4-0279/98

(+)

ARE: Castagne‘de, Ewing, Hory, Macartney, Pradier, Taubira-Delannon

ELDR: Anttila, Cox, De Clercq, Lindqvist, Ryyna¤nen, Thors, Va¤yrynen

GUE/NGL: Ephremidis, Eriksson, Miranda, Ribeiro, Seppa¤nen, Theonas

I-EDN: Berthu, Buffetaut, de Gaulle, Jean-Pierre, des Places, Striby

NI: Fe·ret, Hager

PPE:  Anastassopoulos,  An(cid:152)overos  Trias  de  Bes,  Banotti,  Bardong,  Berend,  Bernard-Reymond,  Bo¤ge,
Bourlanges, Burenstam Linder, Camiso·n Asensio, Cederschio¤ld, Chanterie, Christodoulou, Cornelissen,
Corrie, Cunha, Donnelly Brendan Patrick, Elles, Estevan Bolea, Fabra Valle·s, Ferber, Ferna·ndez-Albor,
Ferna·ndez Mart(cid:14)·n, Flemming, Fontaine, Fraga Este·vez, Friedrich, Funk, Garc(cid:14)·a-Margallo y Marfil, Gillis,
Goepel, Gomolka, Grossete(cid:136)te, Gu¤nther, von Habsburg, Heinisch, Hoppenstedt, Ilaskivi, Kellett-Bowman,
Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Kla(cid:223), Koch, Kristoffersen, Lambrias, Langen, Langenhagen, McCartin, McIntosh,
McMillan-Scott,  Maij-Weggen,  Malangre·,  Mann  Thomas,  Martens,  Matikainen-Kallstro¤m,  Mayer,
Mendon(cid:231)a, Mombaur, Mosiek-Urbahn, Nassauer, Oomen-Ruijten, Pex, Piha, Poettering, Provan, Rack,
Reding,  Redondo  Jime·nez,  Rinsche,  Robles  Piquer,  Salafranca  Sa·nchez-Neyra,  Sarlis,  Schiedermeier,
Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schnellhardt, Siso· Cruellas, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Theato, Tindemans, Trakatellis,
Valdivielso de Cue·, Valverde Lo·pez, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vaz da Silva, van Velzen W. G., Viola,
Virgin, Wieland, von Wogau

PSE:  Ahlqvist,  Andersson,  Avgerinos,  Baldarelli,  Bere‘s, Cabezo·n  Alonso,  Campos,  Caudron,  Correia,
Ford, Garot, Karamanou, Katiforis, Kindermann, Kokkola, Krehl, Kuckelkorn, Kuhn, Kuhne, Lambraki,
Lange,  McMahon,  Mann  Erika,  Morris,  Myller,  Paasio,  Papakyriazis,  Peter,  Piecyk,  Rehder,
Roth-Behrendt,  Roubatis,  Scha¤fer,  Schlechter,  Schulz,  Skinner,  Tannert,  Theorin,  Weiler,  Wemheuer,
Zimmermann

UPE: Collins Gerard, Crowley, Killilea

ARE: Dell(cid:146)Alba, Dupuis

(›)

ELDR:  Bertens,  Boogerd-Quaak,  Frischenschlager,  Haarder,  Kjer  Hansen,  Kofoed,  Monfils,  Mulder,
Plooij-van Gorsel, Riis-Jłrgensen, Spaak, Teverson, Wiebenga, Wijsenbeek

GUE/NGL: Coates, Ojala, Pettinari

PPE: Castagnetti, Herman, Lulling, Posselt, Pronk, Verwaerde

PSE: Adam, Aparicio Sa·nchez, Balfe, Baro·n Crespo, Barros Moura, Blak, Bo¤sch, Carlotti, Carniti, Colino
Salamanca, Colom i Naval, Corbett, Cunningham, De Coene, Desama, Duhamel, Dury, Elchlepp, Ettl,
Gebhardt,  Graenitz,  Green,  Ha¤nsch,  Happart,  Hardstaff,  Harrison,  Haug,  Hendrick,  Hindley,  Imbeni,
Jensen Kirsten M., Jo¤ns, Kinnock, Lindeperg, Lo¤o¤w, Martin David W., Medina Ortega, Megahy, Miller,
Murphy, Mutin, Newman, van Putten, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Schmidbauer, Simpson, Smith, Swoboda,
Tappin,  Terro·n  i  Cus(cid:14)·,  Thomas,  Tomlinson,  Torres  Marques,  Van  Lancker,  Vecchi,  Verde  i  Aldea,
Waidelich, White, Whitehead, Wilson, Wynn

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UPE:  Azzolini,  van  Bladel,  Carre‘re  d(cid:146)Encausse,  Daskalaki,  Garosci,  Giansily,  Gira(cid:152)o  Pereira,
Guinebertie‘re, Janssen van Raay, Pasty, Rosado Fernandes, Santini

V: Aelvoet, Bloch von Blottnitz, van Dijk, Hautala, Holm, Kreissl-Do¤rfler, Lannoye, Lindholm, Mu¤ller,
Ripa di Meana, Scho¤rling, Schroedter, Telka¤mper, Ullmann, Voggenhuber

ARE: Lalumie‘re, Sainjon
GUE/NGL: Gonza·lez A· lvarez
NI: Dillen

(O)

PPE: Habsburg-Lothringen, Pirker, Ru¤big, Secchi, Sonneveld, Tillich

PSE: Castricum, Go¤rlach, Spiers, van Velzen Wim