MINUTES#Monday, 3 July 2006
Date: 2006-12-13
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: parliamentary debate

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(Information)

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

2006 — 2007 SESSION

Sittings of 3 to 6 July 2006

STRASBOURG

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MINUTES

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES

President

1. Resumption of session

The sitting opened at 17.05.

2. Statement by the President

The President made a statement on the murders of two little girls — Stacy Lemmens and Nathalie Mahy —
in Liège, and a train crash that had occurred that day in Valencia, Spain, in which many people had been
killed.

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

3. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Date of sitting: 14.06.2006

Voting intentions:

Motion for a resolution on the next steps for the period of reflection and analysis on the Future of Europe
(B6-0327/2006)

— resolution (as a whole)

against: Nils Lundgren

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Date of sitting: 15.06.2006

Voting intentions:

Report: Jerzy Buzek — A6-0202/2006

— amendment 320

in favour: Britta Thomsen

*

*

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The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

4. Membership of committees and delegations

At the request of the PPE-DE and ALDE Groups, Parliament ratified the following appointments:

— Delegation to the EU-Kazakhstan, EU-Kyrgyzstan and EU-Uzbekistan Parliamentary Cooperation

Committees and Delegation for relations with Tadjikistan, Turkmenistan and Mongolia:
Markus Pieper

— Delegation for relations with the Maghreb countries and the Arab Maghreb Union (including Libya):

Giuseppe Castiglione to replace Markus Pieper

— Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries:

Marco Cappato

5. Membership of Parliament (Observers)

Valeriu Ştefan Zgonea had given notice of his resignation as an Observer at the European Parliament with
effect from 13.07.2006.

Parliament noted the resignation and would inform the Romanian authorities thereof.

6. Verification of credentials

At its meeting of 21.06.2006, the JURI Committee had, under Rule 3(2), verified the credentials of Achille
Occhetto and considered Beniamino Donnici's objection to the designation of Achille Occhetto as a Member
of the European Parliament to replace Antonio Di Pietro.

Having noted that, under Article 12 of the Act concerning the election of representatives to the European
Parliament by direct universal suffrage, the objection was inadmissible because it was based on Italian elec-
toral law, the JURI Committee had proposed unanimously to validate the mandate of Achille Occhetto with
effect from 08.05.2006.

Parliament thus ratified the mandate.

7. Signature of acts adopted under codecision

The President announced that, on Wednesday, he and the President of the Council would sign the following
acts adopted under the codecision procedure pursuant to Rule 68:

— Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the rights of disabled persons and
(3681/3/2005 — C6-0210/2006 —

persons with reduced mobility when travelling by air
2005/0007(COD))

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— Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund and repealing

Regulation (EC) No 1784/1999 (3626/2006 — C6-0213/2006 — 2004/0165(COD))

— Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Regional Development Fund
and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1783/1999 (3625/2006 — C6-0212/2006 — 2004/0167(COD))

— Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European grouping of territorial coop-

eration (EGTC) (3627/2006 — C6-0214/2006 — 2004/0168(COD))

— Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation of the principle of equal
opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation
(recast) (3621/2006 — C6-0215/2006 — 2004/0084(COD))

— Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 95/2/EC on food additives
other than colours and sweeteners and Directive 94/35/EC on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs
(3663/2/2005 — C6-0211/2006 — 2004/0237(COD))

8. Documents received

The following documents had been received:

1) from committees

1.1) reports

— Report: Towards further consolidation in financial services industry (2006/2081(INI)) —

Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Rapporteur: Muscat Joseph (A6-0170/2006).

— ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on
a multiannual funding for the action of the European Maritime Safety Agency in the field of
response to pollution caused by ships and amending Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002
(COM(2005)0210 — C6-0153/2005 — 2005/0098(COD)) — Committee on Transport and
Tourism
Rapporteur: de Grandes Pascual Luis (A6-0184/2006).

— * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the establishment of a mutual information
procedure concerning Member States' measures in the areas of asylum and immigration
(COM(2005)0480 — C6-0335/2005 — 2005/0204(CNS)) — Committee on Civil Liberties,
Justice and Home Affairs
Rapporteur: Gaubert Patrick (A6-0186/2006).

— Report on strategies and means for the integration of immigrants in the European Union

(2006/2056(INI)) — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Rapporteur: Lambrinidis Stavros (A6-0190/2006).

— ***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council estab-
lishing for the period 2007-2013 the specific programme ‘Fight against violence (Daphne) and
drugs prevention and information’ as part of the General programme ‘Fundamental Rights and
(COM(2005)0122 — C6-0388/2005 — 2005/0037A(COD)) — Committee on
Justice’
Women's Rights and Gender Equality
Rapporteur: Gröner Lissy (A6-0193/2006).

— ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on
information on the payer accompanying transfers of funds (COM(2005)0343 — C6-0246/2005
— 2005/0138(COD)) — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Rapporteur: Alvaro Alexander (A6-0196/2006).

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— Report on reducing the climate change impact of aviation (2005/2249(INI)) — Committee on

the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Rapporteur: Lucas Caroline (A6-0201/2006).

— Report on Implementing the Community Lisbon Programme: More Research and Innovation —
Investing for Growth and Employment: A Common Approach (2006/2005(INI)) — Committee
on Industry, Research and Energy
Rapporteur: del Castillo Vera Pilar (A6-0204/2006).

— Report on a policy framework to strengthen EU manufacturing — towards a more integrated
approach for industrial policy (2006/2003(INI)) — Committee on Industry, Research and
Energy
Rapporteur: Calabuig Rull Joan (A6-0206/2006).

— Report on Fair Trade and Development (2005/2245(INI)) — Committee on Development

Rapporteur: Schmidt Frithjof (A6-0207/2006).

— * Report on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC as regards
certain measures to simplify the procedure for charging value added tax and to assist in coun-
tering tax evasion and avoidance, and repealing certain Decisions granting derogations
(COM(2005)0089 — C6-0100/2005 — 2005/0019(CNS)) — Committee on Economic and
Monetary Affairs
Rapporteur: Konrad Christoph (A6-0209/2006).

— Report on development and migration (2005/2244(INI)) — Committee on Development

Rapporteur: Carlotti Marie-Arlette (A6-0210/2006).

— Report

on

the

EU-Caribbean

partnership

for

growth,

stability

and

development

(2006/2123(INI)) — Committee on Development
Rapporteur: Zimmer Gabriele (A6-0211/2006).

— Interim report on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transportation and
illegal detention of prisoners (2006/2027(INI)) — Temporary Committee on the alleged use of
European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners
Rapporteur: Fava Giovanni Claudio (A6-0213/2006).

— * Report on the amended proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the
European Community, of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons,
Especially Women And Children, supplementing the United Nations Convention Against
Transnational Organised Crime (08174/2006 — COM(2005)0503 — C6-0130/2006 —
2003/0197(CNS)) — Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Rapporteur: Cavada Jean-Marie (A6-0214/2006).

— * Report on the amended proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the
European Community, of the Protocol Against the Smuggling of Migrants by Land, Sea and Air,
supplementing the United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organised Crime
(08174/2006 — COM(2005)0503 — C6-0129/2006 — 2003/0196(CNS)) — Committee on
Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Rapporteur: Cavada Jean-Marie (A6-0215/2006).

— * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation repealing Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86
laying down detailed rules for the application of Articles 85 and 86 to maritime transport, and
amending Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 as regards the extension of its scope to include cabotage
and international tramp services (COM(2005)0651 — C6-0046/2006 — 2005/0264(CNS)) —
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs
Rapporteur: Wortmann-Kool Corien (A6-0217/2006).

— Second report with recommendations to the Commission on protecting European healthcare
workers from blood borne infections due to needlestick injuries (2006/2015(INI)) — Committee
on Employment and Social Affairs
Rapporteur: Hughes Stephen (A6-0218/2006).

— Interim report on the crisis of

the Equitable Life Assurance Society (2006/2026(INI)) —

Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society
Rapporteur: Wallis Diana (A6-0221/2006).

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— * Report on the initiative by the Kingdom of the Netherlands with a view to the adoption of a
Council Decision on strengthening cross-border police cooperation with regard to meetings
attended by large numbers of people from more than one Member State, at which policing is
primarily aimed at maintaining law and order and security and preventing and combating crim-
inal offences (06930/2005 — C6-0117/2005 — 2005/0804(CNS)) — Committee on Civil
Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Rapporteur: Brepoels Frieda (A6-0222/2006).

— * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the system of the European Communities'
own resources (COM(2006)0099 — C6-0132/2006 — 2006/0039(CNS)) — Committee on
Budgets
Rapporteur: Lamassoure Alain (A6-0223/2006).

— *** Recommendation on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down general provisions
on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion
Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1260/1999 (09077/2006 — C6-0192/2006 —
2004/0163(AVC)) — Committee on Regional Development
Rapporteur: Hatzidakis Konstantinos (A6-0224/2006).

— *** Recommendation on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a Cohesion Fund
repealing Regulation (EC) No 1164/94 (09078/2006 — C6-0191/2006 —

and
2004/0166(AVC)) — Committee on Regional Development
Rapporteur: Andria Alfonso (A6-0226/2006).

— Report on recent developments and prospects in relation to company law (2006/2051(INI)) —

Committee on Legal Affairs
Rapporteur: Szejna Andrzej Jan (A6-0229/2006).

1.2) recommendations for second reading

— ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position with a view to the
adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down technical
requirements
inland waterway vessels and repealing Council Directive 82/714/EEC
(13274/1/2005 — C6-0091/2006 — 1997/0335(COD)) — Committee on Transport and
Tourism
Rapporteur: Sommer Renate (A6-0208/2006).

for

— ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position with a view to
adopting a regulation of
the Council amending Council
Regulation (EEC) No 3922/91 on the harmonisation of technical requirements and administra-
civil aviation (13376/1/2005 — C6-0090/2006 —
tive procedures
2000/0069(COD)) — Committee on Transport and Tourism
Rapporteur: Stockmann Ulrich (A6-0212/2006).

the European Parliament and of

field of

in the

— ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a
regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Social Fund and
repealing Regulation
(09060/4/2006 — C6-0188/2006 —
2004/0165(COD)) — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs
Rapporteur: Silva Peneda José Albino (A6-0220/2006).

1784/1999

(EC) No

— ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a
regulation of
the Council on the European Regional
Development Fund and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1783/1999 (09059/4/2006 —
C6-0187/2006 — 2004/0167(COD)) — Committee on Regional Development
Rapporteur: Fava Giovanni Claudio (A6-0225/2006).

the European Parliament and of

— ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a
regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a European grouping of territorial
cooperation (EGTC) (09062/2/2006 — C6-0189/2006 — 2004/0168(COD)) — Committee on
Regional Development
Rapporteur: Olbrycht Jan (A6-0227/2006).

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2) from Members

2.1) oral questions (Rule 108)

— Oral question (O-0039/2006) by Thierry Cornillet, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to the

Commission: Counterfeiting of medicinal products (B6-0310/2006),

— Oral question (O-0061/2006) by Martin Schulz and Martine Roure, on behalf of
the PSE Group, to the Commission: European Union immigration policy (B6-0311/2006),

— Oral question (O-0064/2006) by Ewa Klamt, on behalf of

the PPE-DE Group,

to

the Commission: EU policy on immigration (B6-0313/2006),

— Oral question (O-0036/2006/rev. 1) by Enrique Barón Crespo, on behalf of

the INTA
Committee, to the Commission: Results of the end of April Geneva meetings of the WTO and
future prospects (B6-0314/2006),

— Oral question (O-0063/2006) by Doris Pack, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Gisela Kallenbach,
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, Erik Meijer,
Ignasi Guardans Cambó, Jelko Kacin and Henrik Lax, to the Council: Visa policy towards the
countries of the Western Balkans (B6-0315/2006),

— Oral question (O-0065/2006) by Enrique Barón Crespo, on behalf of the INTA Committee, to
the Commission: Indication of the country of origin of certain products imported from third
countries (‘origin marking’) (B6-0316/2006),

— Oral question (O-0069/2006) by Pervenche Berès, on behalf of the ECON Committee, to the
Commission: Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) developments around Europe's stock exchanges
(B6-0317/2006),

— Oral question (O-0070/2006) by Jean Lambert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, to the

Commission: European Union immigration policy (B6-0318/2006),

— Oral question (O-0073/2006) by Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to

the Commission: European Union immigration policy (B6-0319/2006),

— Oral question (O-0077/2006) by Sarah Ludford, Jelko Kacin, Henrik Lax and Ignasi Guardans
Cambó, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to the Council: Visa facilitation for the countries of the
Western Balkans (B6-0320/2006),

— Oral question (O-0078/2006) by Sarah Ludford, Jelko Kacin, Henrik Lax and Ignasi Guardans
Cambó, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to the Commission: Visa facilitation for the countries of
the Western Balkans (B6-0321/2006),

— Oral question (O-0079/2006) by Roberta Angelilli and Romano Maria La Russa, on behalf of

the UEN Group, to the Commission: EU policy on immigration (B6-0322/2006).

2.2) oral questions for Question Time (Rule 109) (B6-0312/2006)

— to the Council:

— Ludford Sarah, Seeber Richard, Posselt Bernd, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Medina Ortega
Manuel, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Gentvilas Eugenijus, Henin Jacky, Bowis John,
Crowley Brian, Ó Neachtain Seán, Aylward Liam, Ryan Eoin, Papadimoulis Dimitrios,
De Rossa Proinsias, Karim Sajjad, Casaca Paulo, Seppänen Esko, Lundgren Nils, Evans
Robert, Mavrommatis Manolis, Newton Dunn Bill, Mitchell Gay, Pafilis Athanasios, Geringer
de Oedenberg Lidia Joanna, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco Elena, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Rodi,
Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Manolakou Diamanto, Martin Hans-Peter, Toussas Georgios,
Czarnecki Ryszard, Goudin Hélène

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— to the Commission:

— Moraes Claude, Evans Robert, Gyürk András, Davies Chris, Posselt Bernd, Horáček Milan,
Nicholson of Winterbourne, Paleckis Justas Vincas, Ryan Eoin, Karim Sajjad, Pflüger Tobias,
Westlund Åsa, Ebner Michl, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Tarabella Marc, Ludford Sarah,
Chmielewski Zdzisław Kazimierz, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Valenciano Martínez-
Orozco Elena, Newton Dunn Bill, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Rodi, Doyle Avril, Lambrinidis
Stavros, Pafilis Athanasios, Manolakou Diamanto, Lynne Elizabeth, Toussas Georgios,
Papadimoulis Dimitrios, De Rossa Proinsias, McGuinness Mairead, Higgins Jim, Belet Ivo,
Bowis John, Rutowicz Leopold Józef, Czarnecki Ryszard, Van Lancker Anne, Medina Ortega
Manuel, Varvitsiotis
Ioannis, Henin Jacky, Willmott Glenis, Ortuondo Larrea Josu,
Papastamkos Georgios, Crowley Brian, Ó Neachtain Seán, Aylward Liam, Ford Glyn, Krarup
Ole, Méndez de Vigo Íñigo, Schlyter Carl, Karatzaferis Georgios, Jordan Cizelj Romana,
Mitchell Gay, Kauppi Piia-Noora, Geringer de Oedenberg Lidia Joanna, Martin Hans-Peter,
Podkański Zdzisław Zbigniew.

2.3) proposals for recommendations (Rule 114)

— De Keyser Véronique, on behalf of the PSE Group — Proposal for a recommendation to the
Council on the negotiations with a view to the conclusion of a Euro-Mediterranean Association
Agreement between the European Community and its Member States of the one part, and the
Syrian Arab Republic, of the other part (B6-0373/2006)

referred to

responsible: AFET
INTA
opinion:

2.4) written declarations for entry in the Register (Rule 116)

— Alessandra Mussolini, on banning the formation of associations, movements and parties that

draw their inspiration from child pornography (0049/2006),

— Sylwester Chruszcz, on the resurgence of Nazism in Germany (0050/2006),

— Daniel Strož and Jaromír Kohlíček, on the unacceptability of the existence of new ‘iron curtains’

(0051/2006),

— Maciej Marian Giertych, on the protection and preservation of

the Catholic Cathedral of

Bucharest (0052/2006),

— Thierry Cornillet, on international penalties for counterfeiting medicines (0053/2006),

— Mario Borghezio, on the malfunctioning of EU assistance funding reflected in the allocation of

900 million Euro to the Hamburg region in Germany (0054/2006).

3) from the Conciliation Committee

— Joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a directive of the European Parliament and of
the Council on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing
Directive 91/157/EEC (03615/2006 — C6-0154/2006 — 2003/0282(COD))

referred to

responsible: CODE

— Joint

the

text

approved

the
by
European Parliament and of
the Aarhus
the Council on the application of
Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice
in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies (03614/2006 — C6-0156/2006 —
2003/0242(COD))

for
the provisions of

Conciliation

Committee

Regulation

of

a

referred to

responsible: CODE

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4) from Parliament's Delegation to the Conciliation Committee

— ***III Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the
European Parliament and of
the Aarhus
the Council on the application of
Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice
in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies (03614/2006 — C6-0156/2006 —
2003/0242(COD)) — Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee
Rapporteur: Korhola Eija-Riitta (A6-0230/2006).

the provisions of

— ***III Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a directive of the
European Parliament and of the Council on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accu-
mulators and repealing Directive 91/157/EEC (03615/2006 — C6-0154/2006 — 2003/0282(COD))
— Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee
Rapporteur: Blokland Johannes (A6-0231/2006).

9. Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

The Council had forwarded certified true copies of the following:

— Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of Singapore on

certain aspects of air services,

— Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Moldova on certain aspects of air

services,

— Agreement between the European Community and New Zealand on certain aspects of air services.

10. Transfers of appropriations

The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations
DEC 20/2006 (C6-0163/2006 — SEC(2006)0646).

It had authorised the transfer in full, pursuant to Article 24(2) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002.

11. Order of business

The next item was the order of business.

The final draft agenda for the sitting of July (PE 354.650/PDOJ) had been distributed. The following changes
had been proposed under Rule 132:

Sittings of 03.07.2006 to 06.07.2006

Monday

— no changes

Tuesday

— request from the LIBE Committee under Rule 168 to refer back to committee the report by Martine
Roure (A6-0192/2006), due to be put to the vote at voting time on Tuesday Item 22 on the final draft
agenda).

Martine Roure moved the request.

Parliament approved the request.

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Wednesday and Thursday

— no changes

The order of business was thus established.

12. One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Pursuant to Rule 144, the following Members who wished to draw the attention of Parliament to matters of
political importance spoke for one minute:

following

spoke: Manolis Mavrommatis,

The
Presedo, Kyriacos
Pál
Triantaphyllides, Urszula Krupa, Georgios Karatzaferis, Zsolt László Becsey, Georgios Papastamkos, Catherine
Jules Maaten, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, Marta Vincenzi, Tunne Kelam,
Guy-Quint, András Gyürk,
Koenraad Dillen, Ryszard Czarnecki, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Maria Badia I Cutchet, Pedro Guerreiro,
Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Giusto Catania, Bogdan Golik and Bairbre de Brún (who started her speech in Irish.
The President pointed out that there was no interpretation from Irish in plenary), Siiri Oviir and Dariusz
Maciej Grabowski.

Schmitt, Antolín Sánchez

13. Crisis of Equitable Life (debate)

Interim report on the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society [2006/2026(INI)] — Committee of
Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society
Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0221/2006).

Diana Wallis introduced the report.

IN THE CHAIR: Miroslav OUZKÝ

Vice-President

Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Robert Atkins, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Proinsias De Rossa, on behalf of the
PSE Group, Paul van Buitenen, on behalf of
the Verts/ALE Group, Marcin Libicki, on behalf of
the UEN Group, Ashley Mote, Non-attached Member, Mairead McGuinness, Harald Ettl, Seán Ó Neachtain,
Neil Parish, Manuel Medina Ortega, Jean-Paul Gauzès, Michael Cashman and Charlie McCreevy.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 04.07.2006, Item 6.15.

14. Consolidation in financial services — Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) devel-

opments around Europe's stock exchanges (debate)

Report on further consolidation in the financial services industry [2006/2081(INI)] Committee on Economic
and Monetary Affairs
Rapporteur: Joseph Muscat (A6-0170/2006).

Oral question (O-0069/2006) by Pervenche Berès, on behalf of the ECON Committee, to the Commission:
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) developments around Europe's stock exchanges (B6-0317/2006)

Joseph Muscat introduced the report.

Pervenche Berès moved the oral question.

Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission) answered the oral question.

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The following spoke: Karsten Friedrich Hoppenstedt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Ieke van den Burg, on
behalf of the PSE Group, Wolf Klinz, on behalf of the ALDE Group, John Whittaker, on behalf of the
IND/DEM Group, Gunnar Hökmark, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, Sharon Bowles, Zsolt László Becsey,
Margarita Starkevičiūtė, Piia-Noora Kauppi, John Purvis, Charlie McCreevy, Pervenche Berès and John Purvis,
the latter two on Charlie McCreevy's remarks.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 04.07.2006, Item 6.16.

15. Cabotage and international tramp services * (debate)

for

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation repealing Regulation (EEC) No 4056/86 laying down
detailed rules
the application of Articles 85 and 86 to maritime transport, and amending
Regulation (EC) No 1/2003 as regards the extension of its scope to include cabotage and international
tramp services [COM(2005)0651 — C6-0046/2006 — 2005/0264(CNS)] — Committee on Economic and
Monetary Affairs
Rapporteur: Corien Wortmann-Kool (A6-0217/2006).

Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Corien Wortmann-Kool introduced the report.

The following spoke: Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Robert Navarro, on behalf
of the PSE Group, Georgios Toussas, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, and Charlie McCreevy.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 04.07.2006, Item 6.13.

16. Payer information with transfers of funds ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on information on
the payer accompanying transfers of funds [COM(2005)0343 — C6-0246/2005 — 2005/0138(COD)] —
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs
Rapporteur: Alexander Alvaro (A6-0196/2006).

Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Alexander Alvaro introduced the report.

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Udo Bullmann (draftsman of the opinion of the ECON Committee), Mihael Brejc, on
behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Andrzej Jan Szejna, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sophia in 't Veld, on behalf of
the ALDE Group, Hubert Pirker, Wiesław Stefan Kuc and Charlie McCreevy.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 06.07.2006, Item 6.9.

17. Recent developments in and prospects for company law (debate)

Report on recent developments in and prospects in relation to company law [2006/2051(INI)] —
Committee on Legal Affairs
Rapporteur: Andrzej Jan Szejna (A6-0229/2006).

Andrzej Jan Szejna introduced the report.

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Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Klaus-Heiner Lehne (draftsman of the opinion of the ECON Committee), Andreas
Schwab, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Pervenche Berès, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marek Aleksander
Czarnecki, Non-attached Member, Charlotte Cederschiöld, Ieke van den Burg, Donata Gottardi and Charlie
McCreevy.

IN THE CHAIR: Pierre MOSCOVICI

Vice-President

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 04.07.2006, Item 6.17.

18. Reducing the climate change impact of aviation (debate)

Report on reducing the climate change impact of aviation [2005/2249(INI)] — Committee on the
Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Rapporteur: Caroline Lucas (A6-0201/2006).

Caroline Lucas introduced the report.

Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (draftsman of the opinion of the TRAN Committee), Peter
Liese, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Karin Scheele, on behalf of the PSE Group, Chris Davies, on behalf of
the ALDE Group, Satu Hassi, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Kartika Tamara Liotard, on behalf of the
GUE/NGL Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Péter Olajos, Dorette Corbey,
Holger Krahmer, Carl Schlyter, Jaromír Kohlíček, Avril Doyle, Justas Vincas Paleckis, Marios Matsakis, Eva
Lichtenberger, Bogusław Sonik, Ulrich Stockmann, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Philip Bradbourn and Stavros Dimas.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 04.07.2006, Item 6.18.

19. Application of the Aarhus Convention to EC institutions and bodies ***III

(debate)

Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of
the European
Parliament and of the Council on the application of the provisions of the Aarhus Convention on Access to
Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to
Community institutions and bodies [PE-CONS 3614/1/2006 — C6-0156/2006 — 2003/0242(COD)] —
Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee
Rapporteur: Eija-Riitta Korhola (A6-0230/2006).

Eija-Riitta Korhola introduced the report.

Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Horst Schnellhardt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, María Sornosa Martínez, on behalf
of the PSE Group, Marian Harkin, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Margrete Auken, on behalf of the
Verts/ALE Group, Kathy Sinnott, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, and Péter Olajos.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 04.07.2006, Item 6.5.

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20. Batteries, accumulators and their waste ***III (debate)

Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a directive of the European Parliament
and of the Council on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators and repealing
Directive 91/157/EEC [PE-CONS 3615/2006 — C6-0154/2006 — 2003/0282(COD)] — Parliament's dele-
gation to the Conciliation Committee
Rapporteur: Johannes Blokland (A6-0231/2006).

Johannes Blokland introduced the report.

Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Peter Liese, on behalf of
the PSE Group, Anne Laperrouze, on behalf of
the Verts/ALE Group.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 04.07.2006, Item 6.6.

the PPE-DE Group, Dan Jørgensen, on behalf of
the ALDE Group, and Carl Schlyter, on behalf of

21. Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 354.650/OJMA).

22. Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 22.50.

Julian Priestley

Secretary-General

Jacek Emil Saryusz-Wolski

Vice-President

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