Minutes of the sitting of 18 February 2009
Date: 2009-08-27
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: parliamentary debate








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Wednesday 18 February 2009
MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 18 FEBRUARY 2009

2009/C 202 E/01
Contents
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING






1.

Resumption of the session









2.

Statements by the President









3.

Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting









4.

Follow-up to a request for the defence of immunity









5.

Verification of credentials









6.

Interpretation of the Rules of Procedure









7.

Corrigendum (Rule 204a)









8.

Lapsed written declarations









9.

Documents received









10.

Oral questions and written declarations (submission)









11.

Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council









12.

Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions









13.

Order of business









14.

Role of the European Union in the Middle East (debate)









15.

Voting time









15.1.

Role of the European Union in the Middle East (vote)









16.

Welcome









17.

Explanations of vote









18.

Corrections to votes and voting intentions









19.

Annual Report (2007) on the main aspects and basic choices of the CFSP — European Security Strategy and ESDP — The role of NATO in the security architecture of the EU (debate)









20.

The Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean (debate)









21.

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance









22.

Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy Instrument (debate)









23.

Financing of actions other than Official Development Assistance in countries falling under Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 (debate)









24.

Community legal framework for a European Research Infrastructure (ERI) * (debate)









25.

A Special Place for Children in EU External Action (short presentation)









26.

Implementation of Directive 2002/14/EC: informing and consulting employees in the European Community (short presentation)









27.

Social Economy (short presentation)









28.

Mental Health (short presentation)









29.

Follow-up of the energy efficiency national action plans: a first assessment (short presentation)









30.

Applied research relating to the common fisheries policy (short presentation)









31.

Agenda of the next sitting









32.

Closure of the sitting



ATTENDANCE REGISTER
ANNEX I
RESULTS OF VOTES






1.

Role of the European Union in the Middle East



ANNEX II
RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES






1.

B6-0100/2009 — Role of the European Union in the Middle East — Resolution




PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING

President


1.   Resumption of the session

The sitting opened at 15.00.

2.   Statements by the President


Murder of Piotr Stańczak

The President made a statement condemning the murder of the Polish engineer Piotr Stańczak by his abductors in Pakistan on 6 February 2009. The President expressed Parliament's sympathies with the victim's family and friends.
Parliament observed a minute's silence in memory of Piotr Stańczak.

Forest fires in Australia

The President made a statement on the recent forest fires in Australia, expressing Parliament's sympathies with the Australian people and in particular with the victims of the fires.

Baha'i community in Iran

The President called on the Iranian authorities to reconsider their case against seven Baha'i dignitaries imprisoned since May 2008.

Expulsion of Luis Herrero-Tejedor from Venezuela

The President protested against the expulsion by the Venezuelan authorities of Luis Herrero-Tejedor, Member of the European Parliament, who had been in Venezuela as an international observer of the constitutional referendum of 15 February 2009.
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* *
The following spoke: Giles Chichester, Chair of the Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand, who associated himself with the President's remarks on the forest fires in Australia.

3.   Approval of the Minutes of the previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.
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* *
Sarah Ludford had made it known that she had been present at the sitting of 2 February 2009 but that her name was not on the attendance register.

4.   Follow-up to a request for the defence of immunity

On 9 December 2008, Witold Tomczak had made a new request for the defence of his immunity and privileges in the context of a case pending before the district court of Ostrów Wielkopolski (Minutes of 02.09.2008, Item 12).
After the Committee on Legal Affairs had been asked to deliver an opinion on the matter, the Chair of that committee had communicated the committee's recommendation that this fourth request by Witold Tomczak be deemed inadmissible.

5.   Verification of credentials

On a proposal from the JURI Committee, Parliament validated the mandates of Maria Berger, Călin Cătălin Chiriță, Daniel Petru Funeriu, Adrian Manole, Iosif Matula, Alexandru Nazare, Eva-Riitta Siitonen, Alin Lucian Antochi and Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă.

6.   Interpretation of the Rules of Procedure

The President informed the House, under Rule 201(3), of the following interpretation of Rule 47 provided by the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, which had been consulted on the application of that provision:

‘When examining an international agreement under Rule 83, the procedure with associated committees set out in Rule 47 may not be applied in relation to the assent procedure under Rule 75.’

If this interpretation was not contested by a political group or by at least 40 Members (Rule 201(4)) before the Minutes of the current sitting were approved it would be deemed to have been adopted. Otherwise, the matter would be put to the vote in Parliament.

7.   Corrigendum (Rule 204a)
The committee responsible had forwarded the following corrigendum to a text adopted by Parliament.






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Corrigendum to the position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 23 September 2008 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EC) No …/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of adapting a number of instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty to Council Decision 1999/468/EC with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny (COM(2007)0824 — C6-0476/2007 — 2007/0293(COD)) (P6_TA(2008)0429)




Pursuant to Rule 204a(4) of the Rules of Procedure, this corrigendum would be deemed approved unless, not later than 48 hours after its announcement, a request was made by a political group or at least 40 Members that it be put to the vote.
The corrigendum was available on the Séance en direct site.

8.   Lapsed written declarations

In accordance with Rule 116(5), written declarations 0089/2008, 0090/2008, 0091/2008, 0092/2008 and 0093/2008 had lapsed as they had not obtained the required number of signatures.

9.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:







1)




from committees:








1.1)




reports:







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* Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the Community legal framework for a European Research Infrastructure (ERI) (COM(2008)0467 — C6-0306/2008 — 2008/0148(CNS)) — ITRE Committee.
Rapporteur: Teresa Riera Madurell (A6-0007/2009)










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* Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the approval of amendments to the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the North-East Atlantic Fisheries allowing for the establishment of dispute settlement procedures, the extension of the scope of the Convention and a review of the objectives of the Convention (COM(2008)0512 — C6-0338/2008 — 2008/0166(CNS)) — PECH Committee.
Rapporteur: Philippe Morillon (A6-0009/2009)










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Report on Community participation in the European Audiovisual Observatory (2008/2179(INI)) — CULT Committee.
Rapporteur: Ivo Belet (A6-0010/2009)










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Report on the Reports on competition policy 2006 and 2007 (2008/2243(INI)) — ECON Committee.
Rapporteur: Jonathan Evans (A6-0011/2009)










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Report on Social Economy (2008/2250(INI)) — EMPL Committee.
Rapporteur: Patrizia Toia (A6-0015/2009)










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Report on applied research relating to the common fisheries policy (2008/2222(INI)) — PECH Committee.
Rapporteur: Rosa Miguélez Ramos (A6-0016/2009)










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Report on the annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the main aspects and basic choices of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) in 2007, presented to the European Parliament in application of point G, paragraph 43 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 (2008/2241(INI)) — AFET Committee.
Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0019/2009)










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Report on the implementation of Directive 2002/14/EC establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community (2008/2246(INI)) — EMPL Committee.
Rapporteur: Jean Louis Cottigny (A6-0023/2009)










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Report on Community action in relation to whaling (2008/2101(INI)) — PECH Committee.
Rapporteur: Elspeth Attwooll (A6-0025/2009)










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Report on revision of the Rules of Procedure with regard to the petitions process (2006/2209(REG)) — AFCO Committee.
Rapporteur: Gérard Onesta (A6-0027/2009)










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Report on the creation of a European professional card for service providers (2008/2172(INI)) — IMCO Committee.
Rapporteur: Charlotte Cederschiöld (A6-0029/2009)










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Report on the Follow-up of the energy efficiency National Action Plans: a first assessment (2008/2214(INI)) — ITRE Committee.
Rapporteur: András Gyürk (A6-0030/2009)










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Report on the European Security Strategy and ESDP (2008/2202(INI)) — AFET Committee.
Rapporteur: Karl von Wogau (A6-0032/2009)










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Report on the role of NATO in the security architecture of the EU (2008/2197(INI)) — AFET Committee.
Rapporteur: Ari Vatanen (A6-0033/2009)










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Report on Mental Health (2008/2209(INI)) — ENVI Committee.
Rapporteur: Evangelia Tzampazi (A6-0034/2009)










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Report on possible solutions to the challenges in relation to oil supply (2008/2212(INI)) — ITRE Committee.
Rapporteur: Herbert Reul (A6-0035/2009)










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Report with recommendations to the Commission on financing of actions other than Official Development Assistance in countries falling under Regulation (EC) 1905/2006 (2008/2117(INI)) — DEVE Committee.
Rapporteur: Thijs Berman (A6-0036/2009)










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Report on the review of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (2008/2236(INI)) — AFET Committee.
Rapporteur: Konrad Szymański (A6-0037/2009)










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Report on a special place for children in EU external action (2008/2203(INI)) — DEVE Committee.
Rapporteur: Glenys Kinnock (A6-0039/2009)










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* Report on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC as regards reduced rates of value added tax (COM(2008)0428 — C6-0299/2008 — 2008/0143(CNS)) — ECON Committee.
Rapporteur: Ieke van den Burg (A6-0047/2009)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning crop statistics (COM(2008)0210 — C6-0179/2008 — 2008/0079(COD)) — AGRI Committee.
Rapporteur: Elisabeth Jeggle (A6-0472/2008)










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Report on the Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean (2008/2231(INI)) — AFET Committee.
Rapporteur: Pasqualina Napoletano (A6-0502/2008)



















2)




from Members:








2.1)




motions for resolutions (Rule 113):







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Theodor Dumitru Stolojan, Sebastian Valentin Bodu, Dragoș Florin David, Constantin Dumitriu, Adrian Manole, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Iosif Matula, Alexandru Nazare, Rareș-Lucian Niculescu, Maria Petre, Flaviu Călin Rus and Marian Zlotea. Motion for a resolution on the creation of a European centre for the prevention and combating of the sexual exploitation of children and child pornography (B6-0093/2009)






referred to


responsible: LIBE
opinion: FEMM














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Alexandru Nazare and Rareș-Lucian Niculescu. Motion for a resolution on the establishment of a European Roma Rights Agency (B6-0096/2009)






referred to


responsible: LIBE














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Călin Cătălin Chiriță. Motion for a resolution on clear European prospects for the Republic of Moldova (B6-0102/2009)






referred to


responsible: AFET
opinion: INTA

















10.   Oral questions and written declarations (submission)
The following documents had been submitted by Members: (1) written declarations for inclusion in the register (Rule 116):






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Maria Petre, Joseph Daul, Tunne Kelam, Theodor Dumitru Stolojan and Marian-Jean Marinescu on the continuation of broadcasting by the television channel PRO TV in Moldova (0013/2009);










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Dariusz Maciej Grabowski and Tadeusz Zwiefka on lowering VAT on sound recordings (0014/2009);










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Glyn Ford, Caroline Lucas, Stephen Hughes, Luisa Morgantini and Elisabeth Schroedter on the detrimental impact of the European Court of Justice rulings in the Viking, Laval and other cases which are now being used by racist and xenophobic parties to undermine workers' rights across the EU (0015/2009);










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Alexandru Nazare and Marian-Jean Marinescu on the protection of the religious rights of the ethnic Romanian minority living in Timoc Valley, Serbia (0016/2009);










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Anna Hedh, Göran Färm, Robert Evans, Neil Parish and Mojca Drčar Murko on the need for enhanced monitoring and enforcement of the directive concerning the protection of animals kept for farming purposes with particular regard to the plucking of geese (0017/2009);










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Dimitar Stoyanov, Desislav Chukolov and Slavi Binev on food imports (0018/2009);










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Hanne Dahl, Carl Schlyter and Johannes Blokland on the promotion of electric cars (0019/2009);










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Jörg Leichtfried on indication of origin of meat and meat products (0020/2009);










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Alexandru Nazare, Maria Petre and Constantin Dumitriu on establishing a financial intervention mechanism to prevent the adverse effects of climate change (0021/2009);










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Alexandru Nazare on the protection of the right to use the Romanian language in schools for the ethnic Romanian minority living in the Timoc Valley, Serbia (0022/2009);










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Manuel Medina Ortega, Iva Zanicchi, Cristiana Muscardini, Amalia Sartori and Pia Elda Locatelli on the possibility of placing domestic animals in the care of persons who are elderly and alone and the need for closer controls on accredited animal shelters (0023/2009);










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Dushana Zdravkova, Urszula Gacek, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Panayiotis Demetriou and Stavros Lambrinidis on removal of visa requirements by the United States for citizens of EU Member States (0024/2009).





11.   Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

The Council had forwarded certified true copies of the following:






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Agreement between the European Community and the Government of Nepal on certain aspects of air services;










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Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Azerbaijan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union.





12.   Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions

The Commission communication on the action taken on the positions and resolutions adopted by Parliament at the October II part-session was available on the Séance en direct site.

13.   Order of business

The next item was the order of business.
The final draft agenda for the February II sittings (PE 420.290/PDOJ) had been distributed and a number of changes had been proposed (Rule 132):






 



Wednesday







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Request by the PPE-DE Group to hold over until the next part-session the debate on Reul report (A6-0035/2009) (Item 17 on the final draft agenda)




The following spoke: Herbert Reul, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, who moved the request, Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, who requested that the vote on the report by Thijs Berman (A6-0036/2009) also be held over until a later part-session, and Claude Turmes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group.
Parliament accepted the request by the PPE-DE Group.
The request by the PSE Group would be put to the vote the next day.










 



Thursday







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Request by the PPE-DE Group to hold over until the next part-session the vote on the Evans report (A6-0011/2009) on competition policy in 2006 and 2007.










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Request under Rule 118 by the TRAN Committee that the Committee of the Regions be consulted on the urban mobility action plan.










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Request by the LIBE Committee to include among the next day's votes the final vote on the report by Claudio Fava (A6-0026/2009) (Minutes of 04.02.2009, Item 7.1).




Parliament accepted those requests.
The order of business was thus established.





14.   Role of the European Union in the Middle East (debate)
Statements by the High Representative for the Common Foreign and Security Policy and by the Commission: Role of the European Union in the Middle East
Javier Solana (High Representative for CFSP) made the statement.
The President informed those present that, in his capacity as President of the Euro-Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly, he would be part of a delegation visiting the Middle East from 22 February 2009.
Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) made the statement.
The following spoke: Joseph Daul, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group, Jill Evans, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Kathy Sinnott, who stated that she was speaking on her own behalf rather than on behalf of her group, and Jean-Marie Le Pen, Non-attached Member.
The following spoke: Javier Solana and Benita Ferrero-Waldner.
Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 103(2):






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José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Charles Tannock, Michael Gahler and Ioannis Kasoulides, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Pasqualina Napoletano, Hannes Swoboda and Véronique De Keyser, on behalf of the PSE Group, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Daniel Cohn-Bendit and Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Brian Crowley, Adam Bielan, Roberta Angelilli, Ryszard Czarnecki, Inese Vaidere, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka and Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, on behalf of the UEN Group, André Brie, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Luisa Morgantini and Miguel Portas, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip (B6-0100/2009).




The debate closed.
Vote: Minutes of 18.02.2009, Item 15.1.


15.   Voting time

Details of voting (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in the ‘Results of votes’ annex to the Minutes.
The results of roll-call votes are available in electronic form only, as an annex to the Minutes, and can be accessed via Europarl.

15.1.   Role of the European Union in the Middle East (vote)
Motion for a resolution: B6-0100/2009

(Simple majority)


(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 1)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION
Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0057)
Pasqualina Napoletano moved oral amendments to paragraph 5 and recital F, which were incorporated.

16.   Welcome

On behalf of Parliament, the President welcomed members of a delegation from the Piedmont region, who had taken their seats in the distinguished visitors' gallery.

17.   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.

18.   Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Corrections to votes and voting intentions appear on the ‘Séance en direct’ website under ‘Votes’/‘Results of votes’/‘Roll-call votes’. They are published in hard copy in the Result of roll-call votes annex.
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 and voting intentions will be finalised so that it can be translated and published in the Official Journal.
Den Dover, Esther Herranz García, Luisa Morgantini and Pál Schmitt had made it known that their voting machines had not worked during the vote on resolution B6-0100/2009.
IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA

Vice-President


19.   Annual Report (2007) on the main aspects and basic choices of the CFSP — European Security Strategy and ESDP — The role of NATO in the security architecture of the EU (debate)
Report on the annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the main aspects and basic choices of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) in 2007, presented to the European Parliament in application of point G, paragraph 43 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 [2008/2241(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0019/2009)
Report on the European Security Strategy and ESDP [2008/2202(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Rapporteur: Karl von Wogau (A6-0032/2009)
Report on the role of NATO in the security architecture of the EU [2008/2197(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Rapporteur: Ari Vatanen (A6-0033/2009)
Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (rapporteur), Karl von Wogau (rapporteur) and Ari Vatanen (rapporteur) introduced the reports.
The following spoke: Javier Solana (High Representative for CFSP) and Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Valdis Dombrovskis (rapporteur for the opinion of the BUDG Committee), José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Helmut Kuhne, on behalf of the PSE Group, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Konrad Szymański, on behalf of the UEN Group, Angelika Beer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Tobias Pflüger, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Luca Romagnoli, Non-attached Member, Javier Solana, Elmar Brok, Ioan Mircea Pașcu, Andrew Duff, Ryszard Czarnecki, Satu Hassi, Vladimír Remek, Bernard Wojciechowski, Roberto Fiore, Geoffrey Van Orden, Martí Grau i Segú, Janusz Onyszkiewicz, Adamos Adamou and Georgios Georgiou.
IN THE CHAIR: Martine ROURE

Vice-President

The following spoke: Jim Allister, Tunne Kelam, Hannes Swoboda, Philippe Morillon, Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski, Pedro Guerreiro, Gerard Batten, Bruno Gollnisch, Hubert Pirker, Jan Marinus Wiersma, Samuli Pohjamo, Mario Borghezio, Rihards Pīks, Ana Maria Gomes, Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski, Alojz Peterle, Maria Eleni Koppa, Jana Hybášková, Libor Rouček, Józef Pinior, Adrian Severin, Luis Yáñez-Barnuevo García and Proinsias De Rossa.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Călin Cătălin Chiriță, Rosa Miguélez Ramos, Marios Matsakis, Marie Anne Isler Béguin and Alexandru Nazare.
The following spoke: Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Javier Solana, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Karl von Wogau and Ari Vatanen.
The debate closed.
Vote: Minutes of 19.02.2009, Item 7.8, Minutes of 19.02.2009, Item 9.1 and Minutes of 19.02.2009, Item 9.2.

20.   The Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean (debate)
Report on the Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean [2008/2231(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Rapporteur: Pasqualina Napoletano (A6-0502/2008)
Pasqualina Napoletano introduced the report.
The following spoke: Alexandr Vondra (President-in-Office of the Council).
IN THE CHAIR: Marek SIWIEC

Vice-President

The following spoke: Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Vural Öger (rapporteur for the opinion of the INTA Committee), Íñigo Méndez de Vigo (rapporteur for the opinion of the AFCO Committee), Vito Bonsignore, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Carlos Carnero González, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Salvatore Tatarella, on behalf of the UEN Group, David Hammerstein, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Willy Meyer Pleite, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Luca Romagnoli, Non-attached Member, Ioannis Kasoulides, Jamila Madeira, Miguel Portas and Luís Queiró.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Christopher Beazley, Silvia-Adriana Țicău, Marie Anne Isler Béguin and Avril Doyle.
The following spoke: Ilda Figueiredo (rapporteur for the opinion of the FEMM Committee), Alexandr Vondra, Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Pasqualina Napoletano.
The debate closed.
Vote: Minutes of 19.02.2009, Item 9.3.

21.   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:
Csaba Sógor, Iliana Malinova Iotova, Filiz Hakaeva Hyusmenova, Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski, Rebecca Harms and Ilda Figueiredo.
IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT

Vice-President

The President informed those present of the release of Ayman Nour, the Egyptian opposition politician.
The following spoke: Bernard Wojciechowski, Jim Allister, Colm Burke, Marusya Ivanova Lyubcheva, Toomas Savi, Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski, László Tőkés, Gerard Batten, Mairead McGuinness, Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă, Ignasi Guardans Cambó, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, Nicolae Vlad Popa, Luis Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Marian Harkin, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Alexandru Nazare, Vicente Miguel Garcés Ramón, Călin Cătălin Chiriță, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, James Nicholson, Silvia-Adriana Țicău, Ryszard Czarnecki, Oldřich Vlasák, Iuliu Winkler, Nicodim Bulzesc, Maria Petre, Avril Doyle, Hans-Peter Martin and Danutė Budreikaitė.

22.   Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy Instrument (debate)
Report on the review of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument [2008/2236(INI)] — Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Rapporteur: Konrad Szymański (A6-0037/2009)
Konrad Szymański introduced the report.
The following spoke: Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Danutė Budreikaitė (rapporteur for the opinion of the DEVE Committee), Tunne Kelam (rapporteur for the opinion of the REGI Committee) and Ioannis Kasoulides, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group.
IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Maria Eleni Koppa, on behalf of the PSE Group, Metin Kazak, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, on behalf of the UEN Group, Cem Özdemir, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Zbigniew Zaleski, Aloyzas Sakalas, Grażyna Staniszewska and Pierre Pribetich.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Nicolae Vlad Popa, Silvia-Adriana Țicău, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Daniel Petru Funeriu, Corina Crețu and Călin Cătălin Chiriță.
The following spoke: Alexandru Nazare, Benita Ferrero-Waldner, Konrad Szymański and Marcin Libicki, the last on the conduct of the debate.
The debate closed.
Vote: Minutes of 19.02.2009, Item 9.4.


23.   Financing of actions other than Official Development Assistance in countries falling under Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 (debate)
Report with recommendations to the Commission on financing of actions other than Official Development Assistance in countries falling under Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 [2008/2117(INI)] — Committee on Development.
Rapporteur: Thijs Berman (A6-0036/2009)
Thijs Berman introduced the report.
The following spoke: Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Vicente Miguel Garcés Ramón (rapporteur for the opinion of the BUDG Committee), Nirj Deva, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Ana Maria Gomes, on behalf of the PSE Group, Toomas Savi, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Michael Gahler, Corina Crețu and Mairead McGuinness.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Paul Rübig.
The following spoke: Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Thijs Berman.
The debate closed.
Vote: Minutes of 19.02.2009, Item 9.5.

24.   Community legal framework for a European Research Infrastructure (ERI) * (debate)
Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the Community legal framework for a European Research Infrastructure (ERI) [COM(2008)0467 — C6-0306/2008 — 2008/0148(CNS)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.
Rapporteur: Teresa Riera Madurell (A6-0007/2009)
Teresa Riera Madurell introduced the report.
The following spoke: Janez Potočnik (Member of the Commission).
IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA

Vice-President

The following spoke: Paul Rübig, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Adam Gierek, on behalf of the PSE Group, Vladko Todorov Panayotov, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Nils Lundgren, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Erna Hennicot-Schoepges, Silvia-Adriana Țicău and Dragoș Florin David.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Avril Doyle, who also spoke on the allocation of speaking time, and Mieczysław Edmund Janowski.
The following spoke: Janez Potočnik.
The President responded to the remarks made by Avril Doyle and referred to the provisions applicable to the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure.
The following spoke: Teresa Riera Madurell and Paul Rübig, the latter on the air-conditioning system. (The President took note of this).
The debate closed.
Vote: Minutes of 19.02.2009, Item 5.3.

25.   A Special Place for Children in EU External Action (short presentation)
Report on a special place for children in EU external action [2008/2203(INI)] — Committee on Development.
Rapporteur: Glenys Kinnock (A6-0039/2009)
Glenys Kinnock made the presentation.
The following spoke: Janez Potočnik (Member of the Commission).
The item closed.
Vote: Minutes of 19.02.2009, Item 5.5.

26.   Implementation of Directive 2002/14/EC: informing and consulting employees in the European Community (short presentation)
Report on the implementation of Directive 2002/14/EC establishing a general framework for informing and consulting employees in the European Community [2008/2246(INI)] — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.
Rapporteur: Jean Louis Cottigny (A6-0023/2009)
Jean Louis Cottigny made the presentation.
The following spoke: Janez Potočnik (Member of the Commission).
The item closed.
Vote: Minutes of 19.02.2009, Item 5.6.

27.   Social Economy (short presentation)
Report on Social Economy [2008/2250(INI)] — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.
Rapporteur: Patrizia Toia (A6-0015/2009)
Patrizia Toia made the presentation.
The following spoke: Janez Potočnik (Member of the Commission).
The item closed.
Vote: Minutes of 19.02.2009, Item 5.7.

28.   Mental Health (short presentation)
Report on Mental Health [2008/2209(INI)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.
Rapporteur: Evangelia Tzampazi (A6-0034/2009)
Evangelia Tzampazi made the presentation.
The following spoke: Janez Potočnik (Member of the Commission).
The item closed.
Vote: Minutes of 19.02.2009, Item 5.8.

29.   Follow-up of the energy efficiency national action plans: a first assessment (short presentation)
Report on the Follow-up of the energy efficiency National Action Plans: a first assessment [2008/2214(INI)] — Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.
Rapporteur: András Gyürk (A6-0030/2009)
András Gyürk made the presentation.
The following spoke: Janez Potočnik (Member of the Commission).
The item closed.
Vote: Minutes of 19.02.2009, Item 5.9.

30.   Applied research relating to the common fisheries policy (short presentation)
Report on applied research relating to the common fisheries policy [2008/2222(INI)] — Committee on Fisheries.
Rapporteur: Rosa Miguélez Ramos (A6-0016/2009)
Rosa Miguélez Ramos made the presentation.
The following spoke: Janez Potočnik (Member of the Commission).
The item closed.
Vote: Minutes of 19.02.2009, Item 5.10.

31.   Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 420.290/OJ).

32.   Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 23.30.


Harald Rømer

Secretary-General



Diana Wallis

Vice-President





Wednesday 18 February 2009ATTENDANCE REGISTER
The following signed:
Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Albertini, Allister, Alvaro, Andersson, Andrikienė, Angelakas, Angelilli, Antinucci, Antochi, Antoniozzi, Arnaoutakis, Ashworth, Assis, Atkins, Attard-Montalto, Attwooll, Aubert, Audy, Auken, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Ayuso, Baco, Badia i Cutchet, Baeva, Barón Crespo, Barsi-Pataky, Bartolozzi, Basile, Batten, Battilocchio, Batzeli, Bauer, Beaupuy, Beazley, Becsey, Bedingfield, Beer, Belder, Belet, Bennahmias, Beňová, Berend, Berès, Berger, Berlato, Berlinguer, Berman, Binev, Birutis, Blokland, Bloom, Bobošíková, Bodu, Böge, Bösch, Bono, Bonsignore, Borghezio, Borrell Fontelles, Boso, Boștinaru, Botopoulos, Boursier, Bowis, Bowles, Bozkurt, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Breyer, Březina, Brie, Brok, Budreikaitė, Buitenweg, Bulfon, Bulzesc, Van den Burg, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Bușoi, Busquin, Busuttil, Buzek, Calia, Camre, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Carollo, Casa, Casaca, Cashman, Casini, Caspary, Castex, del Castillo Vera, Catania, Cavada, Cederschiöld, Cercas, Chatzimarkakis, Chichester, Chiesa, Chiriță, Chmielewski, Christensen, Chruszcz, Chukolov, Ciani, Claeys, Clark, Coelho, Cohn-Bendit, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Cottigny, Coûteaux, Cramer, Cremers, Corina Crețu, Gabriela Crețu, Crowley, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Ryszard Czarnecki, Dahl, Dăncilă, Daul, David, De Blasio, de Brún, Degutis, Dehaene, De Keyser, Demetriou, De Michelis, Denanot, Deprez, De Rossa, De Sarnez, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, De Vits, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dičkutė, Didžiokas, Dillen, Dimitrakopoulos, Dobolyi, Dombrovskis, Donnici, Douay, Dover, Doyle, Drčar Murko, Droutsas, Duchoň, Dührkop Dührkop, Duff, Duka-Zólyomi, Dumitriu, Ebner, Ek, El Khadraoui, Esteves, Estrela, Ettl, Jill Evans, Jonathan Evans, Robert Evans, Färm, Fajmon, Falbr, Farage, Fatuzzo, Fava, Fazakas, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández Martín, Anne Ferreira, Elisa Ferreira, Figueiredo, Fiore, Flasarová, Florenz, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Fontaine, Ford, Fouré, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, França, Frassoni, Friedrich, Funeriu, Gahler, Gaľa, Garcés Ramón, García-Margallo y Marfil, García Pérez, Gardini, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gebhardt, Gentvilas, Georgiou, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gibault, Gierek, Giertych, Gill, Giuntini, Gklavakis, Glante, Glattfelder, Goepel, Golik, Gollnisch, Gomes, Gomolka, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grabowski, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Grau i Segú, Grech, Gröner, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Groote, Grosch, Grossetête, Guardans Cambó, Guellec, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Gyürk, Hänsch, Hall, Hammerstein, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Harkin, Harms, Hasse Ferreira, Hassi, Haug, Hedh, Hegyi, Hénin, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hennis-Plasschaert, Herczog, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Holm, Honeyball, Hoppenstedt, Horáček, Howitt, Hudacký, Hudghton, Hughes, Hutchinson, Hybášková, Hyusmenova, Ibrisagic, Iotova, Irujo Amezaga, Isler Béguin, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jacobs, Jäätteenmäki, Jałowiecki, Janowski, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jensen, Jöns, Jørgensen, Jonckheer, Jordan Cizelj, Juri, Kacin, Kaczmarek, Kallenbach, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kaufmann, Kazak, Tunne Kelam, Kilroy-Silk, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klinz, Knapman, Kohlíček, Konrad, Koppa, Korhola, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kozlík, Krahmer, Krasts, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kristovskis, Krupa, Kuc, Kuhne, Kušķis, Kusstatscher, Kuźmiuk, Lagendijk, Laignel, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lambrinidis, Landsbergis, Lang, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Laperrouze, Lauk, Lavarra, Lax, Lebech, Lechner, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehideux, Lehne, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen, Le Rachinel, Lévai, Liberadzki, Libicki, Lichtenberger, Lienemann, Liese, Liotard, Lipietz, Locatelli, Lo Curto, López-Istúriz White, Losco, Louis, Lucas, Ludford, Lulling, Lundgren, Luque Aguilar, Lynne, Lyubcheva, Maaten, McAvan, McCarthy, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Madeira, Maldeikis, Manders, Maňka, Erika Mann, Thomas Mann, Manole, Marinescu, Marini, Markov, Marques, David Martin, Hans-Peter Martin, Martinez, Martínez Martínez, Masiel, Masip Hidalgo, Maštálka, Mathieu, Matsakis, Matsis, Matsouka, Matula, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Medina Ortega, Meijer, Méndez de Vigo, Menéndez del Valle, Meyer Pleite, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mölzer, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Morgantini, Morillon, Elisabeth Morin, Mote, Mulder, Musacchio, Muscardini, Mussa, Musumeci, Myller, Napoletano, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nattrass, Nazare, Newton Dunn, Nicholson, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Niculescu, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Özdemir, Olajos, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Onyszkiewicz, Oomen-Ruijten, Ortuondo Larrea, Ouzký, Oviir, Paasilinna, Pack, Pagano, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Panayotov, Panzeri, Papadimoulis, Paparizov, Papastamkos, Parish, Pașcu, Patriciello, Patrie, Peillon, Pęk, Alojz Peterle, Petre, Pflüger, Pieper, Pietikäinen, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pinior, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Pirker, Pittella, Pleštinská, Plumb, Podestà, Podimata, Podkański, Pöttering, Pohjamo, Poignant, Pomés Ruiz, Popa, Portas, Prets, Pribetich, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Ransdorf, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Remek, Resetarits, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Riera Madurell, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Rivera, Rizzo, Robsahm, Robusti, Rodust, Rogalski, Roithová, Romagnoli, Rosati, Roszkowski, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Rovsing, Rübig, Rühle, Rus, Rutowicz, Ryan, Sacconi, Saïfi, Sakalas, Saks, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sanzarello, Sârbu, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Savi, Schaldemose, Schenardi, Schierhuber, Schinas, Schlyter, Frithjof Schmidt, Olle Schmidt, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Jürgen Schröder, Schroedter, Schulz, Schuth, Schwab, Seeber, Segelström, Seppänen, Severin, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Simpson, Sinnott, Siwiec, Skinner, Škottová, Smith, Sógor, Sommer, Søndergaard, Sonik, Sornosa Martínez, Soulage, Sousa Pinto, Spautz, Speroni, Staes, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Šťastný, Stauner, Sterckx, Stevenson, Stihler, Stockmann, Stolojan, Strejček, Strož, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Susta, Svensson, Swoboda, Szájer, Szejna, Szent-Iványi, Szymański, Tabajdi, Takkula, Tannock, Tarand, Tatarella, Teychenné, Thyssen, Țicău, Titford, Titley, Toia, Tőkés, Tomaszewska, Tomczak, Trakatellis, Trautmann, Triantaphyllides, Trüpel, Turmes, Tzampazi, Uca, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vaidere, Vakalis, Vălean, Vanhecke, Van Lancker, Van Orden, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vaugrenard, Veneto, Ventre, Veraldi, Vergnaud, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vigenin, de Villiers, Virrankoski, Visser, Vlasák, Vlasto, Voggenhuber, Wagenknecht, Wallis, Walter, Watson, Manfred Weber, Renate Weber, Weiler, Weisgerber, Westlund, Whittaker, Wieland, Wielowieyski, Wiersma, Wijkman, Willmott, Iuliu Winkler, Wise, von Wogau, Bernard Wojciechowski, Janusz Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wurtz, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zani, Zapałowski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Ždanoka, Zdravkova, Železný, Zieleniec, Zīle, Zimmer, Zvěřina, Zwiefka



Wednesday 18 February 2009ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES


Abbreviations and symbols







+


adopted




-


rejected




↓


lapsed




W


withdrawn




RCV (…, …, …)


roll-call vote (in favour, against, abstentions)




EV (…, …, …)


electronic vote (in favour, against, abstentions)




split


split vote




sep


separate vote




am


amendment




CA


compromise amendment




CP


corresponding part




D


deleting amendment




=


identical amendments




§


paragraph




art


article




rec


recital




MOT


motion for a resolution




JT MOT


joint motion for a resolution




SEC


secret ballot





1.   Role of the European Union in the Middle East


Motion for a resolution: B6-0100/2009











Subject


Amendment No


Author


RCV, etc.


Vote


RCV/EV — remarks






motion for a resolution B6-0100/2009




(PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, UEN, GUE/NGL)








text as a whole




(block vote)




1-6


PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE, Verts/ALE, UEN, GUE/NGL


 


+


 




§ 5


§




original text




 


+




oral amendment






rec F


§




original text




 


+




oral amendment








vote: resolution (as a whole)




RCV


+


488, 5, 19





Requests for roll-call votes

IND/DEM: final vote

Miscellaneous

Charles Tannock also signed Amendments 1 to 6 on behalf of the PPE-DE Group.
Pasqualina Napoletano moved the following oral amendments:






—



Paragraph 5

Believes, inter alia with a view to the International Conference in support of the Palestinian Economy for the Reconstruction of Gaza to be held in Sharm el-Sheikh on 2 March 2009, that any sustainable reconstruction and development policy in the Gaza Strip needs a durable cease-fire supported by the resumption of serious peace negotiations between Israelis and Palestinians together with a Palestinian national reconciliation process;










—



rec F

whereas an International Conference in support of the Palestinian Economy for the Reconstruction of Gaza will be held in Sharm el-Sheikh on 2 March 2009,







Wednesday 18 February 2009ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES


1.   B6-0100/2009 — Role of the European Union in the Middle East


Resolution



For: 488



ALDE: Alvaro, Attwooll, Beaupuy, Busk, Bușoi, Cavada, Ciani, Dăianu, Deprez, De Sarnez, Donnici, Drčar Murko, Duff, Ferrari, Fourtou, Guardans Cambó, Hall, Harkin, Hennis-Plasschaert, Hyusmenova, Jensen, Kacin, Kazak, Krahmer, Laperrouze, Lax, Lebech, Lehideux, Losco, Ludford, Lynne, Maaten, Manders, Matsakis, Morillon, Mulder, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Onyszkiewicz, Oviir, Panayotov, Pohjamo, Resetarits, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Savi, Schuth, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Sterckx, Susta, Szent-Iványi, Takkula, Toia, Veraldi, Virrankoski, Watson, Weber Renate, Wielowieyski

GUE/NGL: Adamou, Aita, Brie, Catania, de Brún, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Hénin, Holm, Kaufmann, Liotard, Markov, Maštálka, Meijer, Meyer Pleite, Musacchio, Pflüger, Portas, Ransdorf, Remek, Søndergaard, Svensson, Triantaphyllides, Uca, Wurtz, Zimmer

IND/DEM: Belder, Blokland, Goudin, Lundgren, Sinnott, Wojciechowski Bernard

NI: Fiore, Gollnisch, Le Pen Jean-Marie, Le Pen Marine, Romagnoli, Schenardi

PPE-DE: Andrikienė, Angelakas, Ashworth, Atkins, Audy, Ayuso, Bartolozzi, Bauer, Beazley, Becsey, Belet, Berend, Bodu, Böge, Bonsignore, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Bulzesc, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busuttil, Buzek, Calia, Callanan, Carollo, Casini, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cederschiöld, Chichester, Chiriță, Chmielewski, Coelho, Daul, De Blasio, Dehaene, Demetriou, Descamps, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dimitrakopoulos, Dombrovskis, Doyle, Duka-Zólyomi, Dumitriu, Esteves, Evans Jonathan, Fajmon, Ferber, Fernández Martín, Fontaine, Fouré, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Funeriu, Gahler, Gaľa, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gardini, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goepel, Graça Moura, de Grandes Pascual, Guellec, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gyürk, Harbour, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herrero-Tejedor, Hökmark, Hoppenstedt, Hudacký, Hybášková, Ibrisagic, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jordan Cizelj, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Karim, Kasoulides, Kelam, Kirkhope, Klaß, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Kušķis, Landsbergis, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Liese, Lulling, Luque Aguilar, McGuinness, Marinescu, Matsis, Matula, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayor Oreja, Méndez de Vigo, Mikolášik, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nazare, Nicholson, Niebler, Novak, Olajos, Pack, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Papastamkos, Parish, Peterle, Petre, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pirker, Pleštinská, Pomés Ruiz, Popa, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Ribeiro e Castro, Roithová, Rovsing, Rübig, Rus, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sanzarello, Saryusz-Wolski, Schierhuber, Schinas, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Schwab, Seeber, Silva Peneda, Sógor, Sommer, Sonik, Spautz, Šťastný, Stauner, Stevenson, Stolojan, Sturdy, Sudre, Szájer, Tannock, Toubon, Trakatellis, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vakalis, Van Orden, Varvitsiotis, Veneto, Ventre, Vlasák, Vlasto, Weisgerber, Wijkman, Winkler, von Wogau, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Zvěřina, Zwiefka

PSE: Andersson, Antinucci, Antochi, Arnaoutakis, Ayala Sender, Barón Crespo, Batzeli, Berès, Berger, Bösch, Bono, Boștinaru, Botopoulos, Bozkurt, Bulfon, Bullmann, Van den Burg, Busquin, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casaca, Cashman, Castex, Cercas, Chiesa, Christensen, Corbey, Corda, Cottigny, Cremers, Crețu Corina, Dăncilă, De Keyser, De Rossa, De Vits, Dobolyi, Dührkop Dührkop, El Khadraoui, Estrela, Färm, Fava, Fernandes, Ferreira Anne, França, Garcés Ramón, García Pérez, Gierek, Gill, Giuntini, Glante, Golik, Gomes, Gottardi, Grau i Segú, Gröner, Groote, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Harangozó, Haug, Honeyball, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iotova, Jacobs, Jørgensen, Juri, Kindermann, Kirilov, Koppa, Kósáné Kovács, Krehl, Kuhne, Lambrinidis, Lavarra, Lefrançois, Liberadzki, McAvan, McCarthy, Madeira, Maňka, Marini, Martin David, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Matsouka, Medina Ortega, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Myller, Napoletano, Obiols i Germà, Paasilinna, Pagano, Pașcu, Peillon, Pinior, Pittella, Plumb, Podimata, Poignant, Prets, Pribetich, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Riera Madurell, Rodust, Rosati, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Sacconi, Sakalas, Saks, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Schulz, Segelström, Severin, Simpson, Skinner, Sornosa Martínez, Soulage, Sousa Pinto, Stihler, Stockmann, Swoboda, Szejna, Tabajdi, Teychenné, Titley, Trautmann, Tzampazi, Van Lancker, Vaugrenard, Vigenin, Walter, Westlund, Wiersma, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zani

UEN: Angelilli, Aylward, Berlato, Chruszcz, Crowley, Grabowski, Janowski, Kuc, Masiel, Muscardini, Mussa, Ó Neachtain, Pęk, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Podkański, Roszkowski, Rutowicz, Tatarella, Vaidere, Zapałowski, Zīle

Verts/ALE: Aubert, Auken, Buitenweg, Evans Jill, Flautre, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Hammerstein, Harms, Hassi, Horáček, Isler Béguin, Jonckheer, Kallenbach, Kusstatscher, Lambert, Lichtenberger, Lipietz, Lucas, Özdemir, Onesta, Romeva i Rueda, Rühle, Schroedter, Smith, Staes, Trüpel, Turmes, Voggenhuber, Ždanoka


Against: 5



IND/DEM: Železný

PPE-DE: Duchoň, Strejček, Sumberg

UEN: Camre


Abstention: 19



ALDE: Budreikaitė

IND/DEM: Batten, Krupa, Nattrass, Titford, Tomczak

NI: Allister, Bobošíková, Claeys, Helmer, Mote, Wise

PPE-DE: McMillan-Scott, Škottová

PSE: Beňová

UEN: Borghezio, Boso, Robusti, Rogalski


Corrections to votes and voting intentions




For
: Richard Corbett, Glenys Kinnock, Esther Herranz García, Luisa Morgantini, Pál Schmitt, Angelika Beer, Rainer Wieland, Christel Schaldemose, Britta Thomsen