Minutes of the sitting of 14 December 2009
Date: 2010-04-22
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: parliamentary debate








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Monday 14 December 2009MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 14 DECEMBER 2009
2010/C 103 E/01
Contents






1.

Resumption of the session









2.

Announcements by the President









3.

Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting









4.

Request for the waiver of parliamentary immunity









5.

Composition of committees and delegations









6.

Interpretation of the Rules of Procedure









7.

Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council









8.

Documents received









9.

Oral questions and written declarations (submission)









10.

Transfers of appropriations









11.

Petitions









12.

Order of business









13.

Corrections to votes and voting intentions









14.

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance









15.

Crisis in agricultural sectors other than the dairy sector (debate)









16.

Prospects for the Doha Development Agenda following the Seventh WTO Ministerial Conference (debate)









17.

Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: Sweden - Volvo; Austria - Steiermark; Netherlands - Heijmans (debate)









18.

European Microfinance Facility for Employment and Social Inclusion (Progress) ***I (debate)









19.

Toy safety (debate)









20.

Agenda of the next sitting









21.

Closure of the sitting



ATTENDANCE REGISTER
ANNEX
RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES






1.

Order of business – Azerbaijan




MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 14 DECEMBER 2009

IN THE CHAIR: Jerzy BUZEK

President


1.   Resumption of the session

The sitting opened at 17.00.

2.   Announcements by the President

The President condemned, on behalf of Parliament, the previous day's attack on Silvio Berlusconi, Prime Minister of Italy.
He referred to the twenty-eighth anniversary of the proclamation of martial law in Poland, and reminded the House that the award of the Sakharov Prize would take place on Wednesday 16 December.
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The following spoke: Francesco Enrico Speroni, Gianni Pittella and Mario Mauro supporting, on behalf of their respective groups, the President's sentiments on the attack on Silvio Berlusconi.

3.   Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

4.   Request for the waiver of parliamentary immunity

The Public Prosecutor of the Republic of Poland had written to the President requesting the waiver of the immunity of Krzysztof Lisek in connection with a case pending before the Koszalin district prosecutor's office.
Pursuant to Rule 6(2), the request had been referred to the committee responsible, the JURI Committee.

5.   Composition of committees and delegations

The President had received the following requests for appointments from the PPE and S&D Groups:






 


BUDG Committee:
Derek Vaughan to replace Edit Herczog










 


ITRE Committee:
Edit Herczog to replace Derek Vaughan










 


EURONEST:
Magdalena Alvarez to replace Antolín Sánchez Presedo
Edit Herczog










 


Delegation to the EU-Croatia Joint Parliamentary Committee:
Alojz Peterle.




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

6.   Interpretation of the Rules of Procedure

The President informed Parliament, in accordance with Rule 211(3) of the Rules of Procedure, of the following interpretation of Rules 27 and 28 of the Rules of Procedure by the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, which had been asked to rule on the application of those provisions:


‘In the absence of the Chair, the meeting of the Conference shall be chaired by the oldest Member, or, in the absence of the latter, by the oldest Member present.’


If this interpretation was not contested by a political group or by at least 40 Members (Rule 211(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.   Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

The Council had forwarded certified true copies of the following:






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Agreement in the form of an exchange of letters between the European Community and the State of Israel concerning reciprocal liberalisation measures on agricultural products, processed agricultural products and fish and fishery products, the replacement of Protocols 1 and 2 and their annexes and amendments to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the State of Israel, of the other part;










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Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation.





8.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:






(1)


from the Council and Commission






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Draft amending budget No 10 for the financial year 2009 established by the Council on 20 November 2009 (16327/2009 - C7-0288/2009 - 2009/2185(BUD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG














—


Letter of amendment No 2 to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010, established by the Council on 20 November 2009 (16328/2009 - C7-0292/2009 - 2009/2002(BUD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG














—


Council's second reading of the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010 established by the Council on 20 November 2009 (16329/2009 - C7-0293/2009 - 2009/2002(BUD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG














—


Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 56/2009 - Section III – Commission (N7-0035/2009 - C7-0296/2009 - 2009/2206(GBD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG














—


Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument (COM(2009)0660 - C7-0303/2009 - 2009/2207(BUD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG
opinion: ITRE














—


Letter of amendment No 3 to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010, established by the Council on 27 November 2009 (16731/2009 - C7-0304/2009 - 2009/2002(BUD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG














—


Amended Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management as regards the multiannual financial framework: Financing projects in the field of energy in the context of the European Economic Recovery Plan (COM(2009)0662 - C7-0305/2009 - 2009/2211(ACI))






referred to


responsible: BUDG
opinion: ITRE


















(2)


from committees






(2.1)


reports






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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation (EC) No …/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 on the European Regional Development Fund as regards the eligibility of housing interventions in favour of marginalised communities (COM(2009)0382 - C7-0095/2009 - 2009/0105(COD)) - REGI Committee - Rapporteur: Lambert Van Nistelrooij (A7-0048/2009)










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***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 1672/2006/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity - Progress (COM(2009)0340 - C7-0052/2009 - 2009/0091(COD)) - EMPL Committee - Rapporteur: Kinga Göncz (A7-0049/2009)










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***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Microfinance Facility for Employment and Social Inclusion (Progress Microfinance Facility) (COM(2009)0333 - C7-0053/2009 - 2009/0096(COD)) - EMPL Committee - Rapporteur: Kinga Göncz (A7-0050/2009)










—


***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1717/2006 establishing an Instrument for Stability (COM(2009)0195 - C7-0042/2009 - 2009/0058(COD)) - AFET Committee - Rapporteur: Franziska Katharina Brantner (A7-0066/2009)










—


Report on the verification of credentials (2009/2091(REG)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Klaus-Heiner Lehne (A7-0073/2009)










—


***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation and Regulation (EC) No 1889/2006 on establishing a financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide (COM(2009)0194 [[01]] - C7-0043/2009 - 2009/0060A(COD)) - DEVE Committee - Rapporteur: Gay Mitchell (A7-0078/2009)










—


Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (COM(2009)0602 - C7-0254/2009 - 2009/2183(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Reimer Böge (A7-0079/2009)










—


Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and the Council on mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument, in accordance with point 27 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (2009/2207(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Reimer Böge (A7-0080/2009)










—


Report on Draft amending budget No 10/2009 of the European Union for the financial year 2009, Section III - Commission (2009/2185(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Jutta Haug (A7-0081/2009)










—


Report on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010 as modified by the Council (all sections) (11902/2009 [[01]] - C7-0127/2009 - 2009/2002(BUD)) - BUDG Committee – Rapporteurs: László Surján (Section III, Commission) and Vladimír Maňka (other sections) (A7-0083/2009)










—


Report on the amended proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management as regards the multiannual financial framework: Financing projects in the field of energy in the context of the European Economic Recovery Plan (2009/2211(ACI)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Reimer Böge (A7-0085/2009)


















(3)


from Members






(3.1)


oral questions for Question Time (Rule 116) (B7-0236/2009)






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to the Council:
Posselt Bernd, Harkin Marian, Chountis Nikolaos, Kelly Seán, Mitchell Gay, Kósa Ádám, Blinkevičiūtė Vilija, Vanhecke Frank, Aylward Liam, Higgins Jim, Paleckis Justas Vincas, Aggourakis Charalampos, Czarnecki Ryszard, Crowley Brian, Gallagher Pat the Cope, De Rossa Proinsias, McGuinness Mairead, Toussas Georgios.














(3.2)


motions for resolution (Rule 120)






—


Cristiana Muscardini. Motion for a resolution on security checks at Brussels airport (B7-0186/2009)






referred to


responsible: LIBE
opinion: ENVI, TRAN


















(3.3)


proposals for recommendations (Rule 121)






—


Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, on behalf of the ALDE Group. Proposal for a recommendation to the Council on the 65th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (B7-0243/2009)






referred to


responsible: AFET

















9.   Oral questions and written declarations (submission)

The following documents had been submitted by Members:






(1)


oral questions (Rule 115):






—


(O-0121/2009/rév.1) by Danuta Maria Hübner, on behalf of the REGI Committee, to the Commission: The cohesion policy after 2013 (B7-0229/2009)










—


(O-0122/2009) by Michael Cashman, on behalf of the LIBE Committee, to the Council: Improvement needed in the legal framework for access to documents following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, Regulation (EC) 1049/2001 (B7-0230/2009)










—


(O-0123/2009) by Michael Cashman, on behalf of the LIBE Committee, to the Commission: Improvement needed in the legal framework for access to documents following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, Regulation (EC) 1049/2001 (B7-0231/2009)










—


(O-0126/2009) by Vital Moreira, on behalf of the INTA Committee, to the Commission: Prospects for the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) following the Seventh WTO Ministerial Conference (B7-0232/2009)










—


(O-0135/2009) by Emine Bozkurt, Louis Michel and Michèle Striffler, on behalf of the LIBE Committee, to the Council: Restrictive measures (B7-0233/2009)










—


(O-0136/2009) by Emine Bozkurt, Louis Michel and Michèle Striffler, on behalf of the LIBE Committee, to the Commission: Restrictive measures (B7-0234/2009)










—


(O-0141/2009) by Malcolm Harbour, Andreas Schwab, Evelyne Gebhardt, Cristian Silviu Bușoi and Heide Rühle, on behalf of the IMCO Committee, to the Commission: Online gambling in relation to recent ECJ rulings (B7-0235/2009)










—


(O-0151/2009) by Horst Schnellhardt, on behalf of the PPE Group, to the Commission: Experience gained in applying the food hygiene Regulations of the European Parliament and the Council (EC) No 852/2004, (EC) No 853/2004 and (EC) No 854/2004 (B7-0237/2009)










—


(O-0152/2009) by Mario Borghezio, on behalf of the EFD Group, to the Commission: Defence of the principle of subsidiarity (B7-0238/2009)














(2)


written declarations for inclusion in the register (Rule 123):






—


Franz Obermayr on children's rights as human rights (0067/2009)










—


Willy Meyer, Ilda Figueiredo and João Ferreira on setting up a harmonised framework for services responding to calls to the emergency number 112 (0068/2009)










—


Sophia in 't Veld, Gianni Vattimo, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, Stanimir Ilchev and Jean-Marie Cavada on freedom of thought, conscience and religion, the right to education and the prohibition of discrimination in relation to religious symbols (0069/2009)










—


Filip Kaczmarek on opening the theological academy on the island of Halki (0070/2009)










—


Elizabeth Lynne, Michail Tremopoulos, Lívia Járóka and Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg on the fight against breast cancer in the European Union (0071/2009).









10.   Transfers of appropriations

The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 39/2009 (N7-0030/2009 - C7-0265/2009 - 2009/2189(GBD)).
Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities.
*
* *
The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 44/2009 (N7-0029/2009 - C7-0260/2009 - 2009/2186(GBD)).
Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities.
*
* *
The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 48/2009 (N7-0028/2009 - C7-0253/2009 - 2009/2181(GBD)).
Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities.
*
* *
The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 52/2009 (N7-0032/2009 - C7-0267/2009 - 2009/2191(GBD)).
Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities.
*
* *
The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 54/2009 (N7-0033/2009 - C7-0275/2009 - 2009/2193(GBD)).
Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities.
*
* *
The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 55/2009 (N7-0034/2009 - C7-0276/2009 - 2009/2194(GBD)).
Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities.
*
* *
The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 56/2009 (N7-0035/2009 - C7-0296/2009 - 2009/2206(GBD)).
It had given a favourable opinion under Article 24(2) of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities.
*
* *
The Committee on Budgets had considered the Court of Justice's proposal for transfer of appropriations 8/2009.
Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities.
*
* *
The Committee on Budgets had considered the Court of Justice's proposal for transfer of appropriations 9/2009.
It had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(2) and (3) of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities.
*
* *
Under Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities, the Committee on Budgets had authorised transfer of appropriations DEC 2/2009 concerning section VI of the 2009 general budget – Economic and Social Committee.
*
* *
Under Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities, the Committee on Budgets had authorised transfer of appropriations DEC 1/2009 concerning section VII of the 2009 general budget – Committee of the Regions.

11.   Petitions

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






 


on 26.11.2009:
Bernd Hefenbrock (1538/2009); Günter Neumann (1539/2009); Andreas Sokolowski (1540/2009); Maria Dos Santos (1541/2009); Dimitar Balyuchev (1542/2009); Hansjoerg Zingler (1543/2009); Tiziana Savarese (35 signatures) (1544/2009); Heide Newson (1545/2009); Andrzej Chwiluk (Rada Krajowa Związku Zawodowego Górników w Polsce) (1546/2009); Heinz Rudolf Götten (1547/2009); John Thomas Long (1548/2009); Mateja Mark (1549/2009); Andreas Broos (2 signatures) (1550/2009); (name confidential) (1551/2009); Reinhard Hauch (1552/2009); Wolfgang Lange (1553/2009); M.R. Zondervan (1554/2009); Elaine Baker-Guni (1555/2009); Rudanov Jurij (1556/2009); Izabella Mészárosné Győrvári (Vállalkozások Érdekvédelmi Szövetsége) (1557/2009); Matthias Schrötter (1558/2009); Anton Ulm (1559/2009); Todan Viorel Hutuleac (1560/2009); Marwin Dürrer-Klein (1561/2009); Jneta Ioneta Toader (1562/2009); Bozena Zuziak (1563/2009); Marina Berati (NEIC) (1574 signatures) (1564/2009); José Maria Pozancos (Fédération Espagnole d'Associations Producteurs - Exportateurs de Fruits, Légumes, Fleurs et Plantes Vivantes (FEPEX)) (1565/2009); Carlos Correia de Matos (1566/2009); (name confidential) (1567/2009); Carmelino Di Salvo (1568/2009); (name confidential) (1569/2009); Tytti Enroth-Nortes (1570/2009); Alberto Franceschi (1571/2009); (name confidential) (1572/2009); Aurelio Pretel Marín (1573/2009); Cheryl Collier (1574/2009); Jose Luis Baró Fuentes (1575/2009); Paul Vella (1576/2009); Constant Verbraeken (1577/2009); (name confidential) (1578/2009); Viorel Hutuleac Todan (Confédération Nationale Syldicale MERIDIAN) (1579/2009); Chantel Marriott (1580/2009); Maria Chiriac (1581/2009); (name confidential) (1582/2009); Nikolaos Ntaikos (1583/2009); Dimitrios Examiliotis (1584/2009); Petar Troyanski (Асоциация на свободното слово ‘Анна Политковская’) (1585/2009); Kolyo Kolev Petrov (27 signatures) (1586/2009); Rosendo Ruiz Rodriguez (1587/2009); Gerlinde Dörflein (1588/2009); * * (Initiative ‘Save made in Germany’) (1589/2009); Hanna Heiland (1590/2009); William K. Sandiford (1591/2009); José Luis Domínguez Domínguez (1592/2009); Metodie Nicoara (1593/2009); Niculae Nitu (1594/2009); Alex Lesbros (Mairie de Vendeuil) (1595/2009); Margaret Briody (1596/2009); Michael Gare-Simmons (1597/2009); Julio César Sanchez Enriquez (1598/2009); Eric Orton (1599/2009); Roman Jimenez Gil (PUMA 22) (100 signatures) (1600/2009); Carola Schmidt (1601/2009); Georgy Naidenov (1602/2009); Carla Venturelli (1603/2009); (name confidential) (1604/2009); Mitica Cretu (Hai Rromale) (1605/2009); László Kiss-Dobos (1606/2009); Thomas Schmidt (1607/2009); (name confidential) (1608/2009); Baluta Gheorghe Stefanel (1609/2009); Agostino Consigliere (1610/2009); (name confidential) (1611/2009); Fabio Mazzucchelli (1612/2009); Marco Da Prato (1613/2009); Marinella Colombo (1614/2009); (name confidential) (1615/2009); Dietmar Anzer (1616/2009); Ivan Martin (Adevac et Stop Nuisances) (1617/2009); Alexandru Bostaca (1618/2009); (name confidential) (1619/2009); (name confidential) (1620/2009); Amleto Nittolo (1621/2009); Alessandro Lai (1622/2009); Ivan Zinzelli (1623/2009); (name confidential) (1624/2009); Heribert Hofmann (1625/2009); Lothar Schröder (1626/2009); (name confidential) (1627/2009); Marcela Danciu (1628/2009); Francisco Mármol Pérez (1629/2009); Lucian Lakab (1630/2009); Anna Gallés Gabarró (Depana Liga de Defensa del Patrimoni Natural) (1631/2009); Ramon Serra Rovira (Asociación de propietarios de fincas rústicas) (1632/2009); (name confidential) (1633/2009); Francesco Cavagnoli (Sc. Maglieria & co prod srl) (1634/2009); Johannes Antonius Cornelis Maria van der Togt (StuurGroepdeMaas) (1635/2009); Robert Mark Stewart (Airbus Operation Ltd) (1636/2009); Mark Tedman (1637/2009); Juan Manuel Morales Robles (1638/2009); (name confidential) (1639/2009); (name confidential) (1640/2009); Matthieu Chatelin (The Motor Foundation UK-Dignity Project) (1641/2009); Bernhard Perchinig (1642/2009); Roland Rose (1643/2009); Robert May (1644/2009); Martin Rausch (1645/2009); Rickard Karlsson (1646/2009); Anne McMahon Price (1647/2009); Liselotte Reichert (1648/2009); (name confidential) (1649/2009); (name confidential) (1650/2009); (name confidential) (1651/2009); Matthias Schrötter (1652/2009); Birgit Hinck (1653/2009); Philipp Schmagold (1654/2009); Paweł Kołacz (1655/2009); Antonio Jose Dias Pereira (1656/2009);










 


on 11.12.2009:
Philipp Schmagold (1657/2009); Karl Franz Marschal (1658/2009); Ferenc Tibor Zsák (Tiszántúli Természetvédök Társulata) (1659/2009); (name confidential) (1660/2009); Gábor Magyar (WWF Hungary Foundation) (1661/2009); Anita Dahm (1662/2009); Manfred Olbrich (1663/2009); Siegfried Iselin (1664/2009); Peter Brown (1665/2009); Jadwiga Tymberska (1666/2009); Walter Grytzik (1667/2009); Birgit Denker (1668/2009); Tomas Venckevicius (1669/2009); Lynn Dilley (1670/2009); i.V. Müller (Dr Gorev, Engelmann und Kollegen) (1671/2009); Gary Powell (1672/2009); (name confidential) (1673/2009); Radoslaw Slusarczyk (Stowarzyszenie Na Rzecz Wszystkich Istot) (1674/2009); (name confidential) (1675/2009); Kai Vogelpohl (1676/2009); Michael Fassbender (1677/2009); Panayiotis Poulastides (1678/2009); Gerasimos Soldatos (1679/2009); Konstantinos Aivaliotis (2 signatures) (1680/2009); Marios Achilleos (1681/2009); Konstantinos Antonopoulos (2 signatures) (1682/2009); Konstantinos Aivaliotis (3 signatures) (1683/2009); Georgios Theodoropoulos (Mairie d'Oenophyta (Dimos Oinophyton)) (1684/2009); Ignacio Violero López (Asociación Mundial Derechos Inventor) (1685/2009); Xavier Geoffroy D'Assy (1686/2009); Josefina Gallego Ferreiro (1687/2009); Luigi Caligiuri (Coodinamento Sindacale Autonomo) (187 signatures) (1688/2009); Angelo Garofalo (Unione Italiana Del Lavoro - Federazione PoteriI Locali) (1689/2009); (name confidential) (1690/2009); Dolores Monferrer Guardiola (40 signatures) (1691/2009); Andrea Segre (ZaLab - Laboratori di Video Partecipativo) (16976 signatures) (1692/2009); Andy Vermaut (Klimaat-en vredesactiegroep Pimpampoentje) (1693/2009); Sharmila Jadoenath (1694/2009); Karl Liebscher (1695/2009); Jayne Bowd (1696/2009); Raimondo Proietti (1697/2009); Jonathan Kenworthy (1698/2009); Olga Wolf (1699/2009); (name confidential) (1700/2009); Otto Eichhoff (1701/2009); Eugen Ciorbaru (1702/2009); Ilie Mosneagu (1703/2009); Gabi Schmidt (2 signatures) (1704/2009); Algimantas Davydaitis (1705/2009); Finn Jensen (2 signatures) (1706/2009); Mario Becchetti (1707/2009); Inge-Maria Noack (1708/2009); Marija Švalbe (1709/2009); Beata Elizabeth Nielsen (1710/2009).





12.   Order of business

The next item was the order of business.
The final draft agenda for the December 2009 sittings (PE 429.519/PDOJ) had been distributed and a number of changes had been proposed (Rule 140):






 



Monday

No changes.










 



Tuesday

Request from the EFD Group for the inclusion of an oral question to the Commission on the subsidiarity principle.
The following spoke: Francesco Enrico Speroni, on behalf of the EFD Group, giving reasons for the request.
Parliament agreed to the request by electronic vote (118 in favour, 78 against, 1 abstention).
This item was included on the agenda for the sitting on Tuesday evening.
The tabling deadlines were established as follows:
motions for resolutions: Tuesday 15 December 2009 at 12.00.
amendments and joint motion for a resolution: Wednesday, 16 December 2009 at 10.00.
The following spoke: Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the S&D Group.










 



Wednesday

No changes.










 



Thursday

Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 122):
Request from the EFD for the item on Azerbaijan (item 49 on the final draft agenda) to be replaced with an item on the Philippines.
The following spoke: Fiorello Provera, on behalf of the EFD Group, giving reasons for the request.
Parliament rejected the request by roll-call vote (49 in favour, 156 against, 9 abstentions).




The order of business was thus established.

13.   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.

14.   One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Pursuant to Rule 150, the following Members who wished to draw the attention of Parliament to matters of political importance spoke for one minute:
Jörg Leichtfried, Carlos José Iturgaiz Angulo, Alain Cadec, Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă, Ramon Tremosa I Balcells, Petru Constantin Luhan, Luis Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Sarah Ludford, Marina Yannakoudakis, Nikolaos Chountis, Niki Tzavela, Georgios Papastamkos, Iliana Ivanova, Françoise Castex, Teresa Riera Madurell, Frieda Brepoels, Hélène Flautre, Marie-Christine Vergiat, Fiorello Provera, Alajos Mészáros, Eduard Kukan, Tanja Fajon, Cristian Silviu Bușoi, Charalampos Aggourakis, Martin Ehrenhauser, Dominique Baudis, Edit Bauer, Bogdan Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz, Ioan Mircea Pașcu, Frederic Daerden, Vilja Savisaar, Angelika Werthmann, Iosif Matula, Silvia-Adriana Țicău, Alf Svensson and Diogo Feio.
The President recalled the provisions applicable to one-minute speeches.
The following spoke: James Nicholson, on those remarks.

15.   Crisis in agricultural sectors other than the dairy sector (debate)

Commission statement: Crisis in agricultural sectors other than the dairy sector
Mariann Fischer Boel (Member of the Commission) made the statement.
IN THE CHAIR: Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU

Vice-President

The following spoke: Albert Deß, on behalf of the PPE Group, Paolo De Castro, on behalf of the S&D Group, Marian Harkin, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Martin Häusling, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, James Nicholson, on behalf of the ECR Group, Patrick Le Hyaric, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Lorenzo Fontana, on behalf of the EFD Group, Georgios Papastamkos, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Julie Girling, Ilda Figueiredo, John Stuart Agnew, Giovanni La Via, Iratxe García Pérez, Peter Jahr, Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos, Michel Dantin and Diane Dodds.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris, Elisabeth Köstinger, Marc Tarabella, Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines and Béla Glattfelder.
IN THE CHAIR: Stavros LAMBRINIDIS

Vice-President

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Karin Kadenbach, Seán Kelly, Gabriel Mato Adrover and Herbert Dorfmann.
The following spoke: Mariann Fischer Boel.
The debate closed.

16.   Prospects for the Doha Development Agenda following the Seventh WTO Ministerial Conference (debate)

Oral question (O-0126/2009) by Vital Moreira, on behalf of the INTA Committee, to the Commission: Prospects for the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) following the Seventh WTO Ministerial Conference (B7-0232/2009)
Vital Moreira moved the oral question.
Mariann Fischer Boel (Member of the Commission) answered the oral question.
The following spoke: Georgios Papastamkos, on behalf of the PPE Group, Harlem Désir, on behalf of the S&D Group, Michael Theurer, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Martin Häusling, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jan Zahradil, on behalf of the ECR Group, Helmut Scholz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the EFD Group, Marine Le Pen, Non-attached Member, Béla Glattfelder, Kader Arif, Niccolò Rinaldi, Jacky Hénin, Hans-Peter Martin and George Sabin Cutaș.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Paul Rübig, Marc Tarabella and Ilda Figueiredo.
The following spoke: Mariann Fischer Boel.
The motions for resolutions to be tabled under Rule 115(5) would be announced in the House at a later time.






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Georgios Papastamkos, Daniel Caspary, Tokia Saïfi, on behalf of the PPE Group, and Robert Sturdy, on behalf of the ECR Group, on the prospects for the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) following the Seventh WTO Ministerial Conference (B7-0188/2009),










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Harlem Désir, Kader Arif and David Martin, on behalf of the S&D Group, on the prospects for the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) following the Seventh WTO Ministerial Conference (B7-0189/2009),










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Michael Theurer, Niccolò Rinaldi and Metin Kazak, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the prospects for the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) following the Seventh WTO Ministerial Conference (B7-0192/2009),










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Caroline Lucas and Yannick Jadot, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the prospects for the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) following the Seventh WTO Ministerial Conference (B7-0196/2009),










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Helmut Scholz, Miloslav Ransdorf, Joe Higgins and Nikolaos Chountis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the prospects for the Doha Development Agenda (DDA) following the Seventh WTO Ministerial Conference (B7-0199/2009).




The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 16.12.2009, item 4.4.


17.   Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund: Sweden - Volvo; Austria - Steiermark; Netherlands - Heijmans (debate)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, in accordance with point 28 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management [COM(2009)0602 - C7-0254/2009 - 2009/2183(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Reimer Böge (A7-0079/2009)
Reimer Böge introduced the report.
The following spoke: Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Lambert van Nistelrooij, on behalf of the PPE Group, Frederic Daerden, on behalf of the S&D Group, Marian Harkin, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Marije Cornelissen, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Hynek Fajmon, on behalf of the ECR Group, Miguel Portas, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Marta Andreasen, on behalf of the EFD Group, Angelika Werthmann, Non-attached Member, Paul Rübig and Evelyn Regner.
IN THE CHAIR: Silvana KOCH-MEHRIN

Vice-President

The following spoke: Milan Cabrnoch, Paul Rübig, Franz Obermayr, Gunnar Hökmark and Elisabeth Morin-Chartier.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Silvia-Adriana Țicău, Seán Kelly and Andreas Mölzer.
The following spoke: Vladimír Špidla and Reimer Böge.
The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 16.12.2009, item 4.1.


18.   European Microfinance Facility for Employment and Social Inclusion (Progress) ***I (debate)

Report Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Microfinance Facility for Employment and Social Inclusion (Progress Microfinance Facility) [COM(2009)0333 - C7-0053/2009 - 2009/0096(COD)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Kinga Göncz (A7-0050/2009)
Kinga Göncz introduced the report.
The following spoke: Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission)
The following spoke: Olle Schmidt, rapporteur for the opinion of the ECON Committee, Csaba Őry, on behalf of the PPE Group, Pervenche Berès, on behalf of the S&D Group, Marian Harkin, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Milan Cabrnoch, on behalf of the ECR Group, Thomas Händel, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Jaroslav Paška, on behalf of the EFD Group, Sari Essayah, Proinsias De Rossa, who also answered a question asked under the ‘blue card’ procedure by William (The Earl of) Dartmouth, Marek Józef Gróbarczyk, Regina Bastos, Sergio Gaetano Cofferati, Siiri Oviir, Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš, Sylvana Rapti, Filiz Hakaeva Hyusmenova, Horst Schnellhardt, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, who also answered a question asked under the ‘blue card’ procedure by Elisabeth Schroedter, Seán Kelly, Iliana Malinova Iotova, Małgorzata Handzlik, Silvia Costa, Christa Klaß, Antonio Cancian, Pascale Gruny, Raffaele Baldassarre and Elisabeth Morin-Chartier.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Artur Zasada, Silvia-Adriana Țicău, Karin Kadenbach and Zigmantas Balčytis.
The following spoke: Vladimír Špidla and Kinga Göncz.
The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 15.12.2009, item 8.1.

19.   Toy safety (debate)

Commission statement: Toy safety
Günter Verheugen (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statement.
The following spoke: Andreas Schwab, on behalf of the PPE Group, Sylvana Rapti, on behalf of the S&D Group, Jürgen Creutzmann, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Heide Rühle, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Marianne Thyssen, Christel Schaldemose and Anna Hedh.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Małgorzata Handzlik, Anja Weisgerber and Georgios Papanikolaou.
The following spoke: Günter Verheugen.
The debate closed.

20.   Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 429.519/OJMA).

21.   Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 22.50.


Klaus Welle

Secretary-General



Jerzy Buzek

President





Monday 14 December 2009ATTENDANCE REGISTER
The following signed:
Áder, Agnew, Albertini, Albrecht, Alfonsi, Allam, Alvarez, Alves, Andreasen, Andrés Barea, Aggourakis, Antinoro, Antonescu, Antoniozzi, Arias Echeverría, Arif, Arlacchi, Atkins, Attard-Montalto, Audy, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Ayuso, Bach, Badia i Cutchet, Balčytis, Balczó, Baldassarre, Balz, Balzani, Barnier, Băsescu, Bastos, Baudis, Bauer, Bearder, Béchu, Belder, Belet, Benarab-Attou, Bendtsen, Bennahmias, Berès, Berlato, Berlinguer, Besset, Bielan, Bilbao Barandica, Blinkevičiūtė, Bloom, Bodu, Böge, Bokros, Bontes, Borsellino, Borys, Boștinaru, Bowles, Bradbourn, Brepoels, Briard Auconie, Brok, Brons, Brzobohatá, Bufton, Bullmann, Bușoi, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Cadec, Callanan, van de Camp, Cancian, Capoulas Santos, Caronna, Casa, Cashman, Casini, Caspary, Castex, del Castillo Vera, Cavada, Cercas, Češková, Chichester, Chountis, Christensen, Claeys, Clark, Coelho, Cofferati, Cohn-Bendit, Colman, Comi, Corazza Bildt, Cornelissen, Correia De Campos, Cortés Lastra, Silvia Costa, Cozzolino, Cramer, Crețu, Creutzmann, Crocetta, Cutaș, Cymański, Czarnecki, Daerden, van Dalen, Dăncilă, Danellis, Danjean, Dantin, (The Earl of) Dartmouth, Dati, Daul, David, Davies, De Angelis, De Castro, Delvaux, de Magistris, De Mita, De Rossa, De Sarnez, Désir, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dodds, Domenici, Dorfmann, Duff, Durant, Dušek, Ehrenhauser, Elles, Enciu, Engel, Engström, Eppink, Ernst, Ertug, Essayah, Estaràs Ferragut, Evans, Fajmon, Fajon, Falbr, Farage, Färm, Feio, Ferber, Fernandes, Fidanza, Figueiredo, Fjellner, Flašíková Beňová, Flautre, Fontana, Ford, Foster, Fox, Fraga Estévez, Franco, Gahler, Gál, Gallagher, Gallo, García-Margallo y Marfil, García Pérez, Gardiazábal Rubial, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Gebhardt, Geier, Gerbrandy, Geringer de Oedenberg, Giannakou, Gierek, Girling, Glante, Glattfelder, Godmanis, Goebbels, Goerens, Gollnisch, Gomes, Göncz, de Grandes Pascual, Gräßle, Grelier, Greze, Griesbeck, Gróbarczyk, Grosch, Grossetête, Gruny, Grzyb, Gualtieri, Guerrero Salom, Guillaume, Gurmai, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Győri, Hadjigeorgiou, Haglund, Hall, Händel, Handzlik, Hankiss, Harbour, Harkin, Haug, Häusling, Havel, Hedh, Hénin, Hennis-Plasschaert, Herczog, Herranz García, Hibner, Jim Higgins, Hohlmeier, Hökmark, Honeyball, Howitt, Danuta Maria Hübner, Hudghton, Hughes, Hyusmenova, Iacolino, Imbrasas, Iotova, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Ivan, Ivanova, Jaakonsaari, Jahr, Jáuregui Atondo, Jazłowiecka, Jędrzejewska, Jeggle, Jensen, Jiménez-Becerril Barrio, Kacin, Kaczmarek, Kadenbach, Kalinowski, Kalniete, Kamall, Kammerevert, Karas, Karim, Kariņš, Kasoulides, Kastler, Kazak, Tunne Kelam, Keller, Seán Kelly, Kirilov, Klaß, Klinz, Klute, Koch, Koch-Mehrin, Kohlíček, Kolarska-Bobińska, Koppa, Korhola, Kósa, Köstinger, Koumoutsakos, Kovatchev, Kowal, Kožušník, Krahmer, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kukan, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lamberts, Lambrinidis, Lambsdorff, Landsbergis, Lange, de Lange, Langen, La Via, Le Foll, Legutko, Lehne, Le Hyaric, Leichtfried, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen, Lewandowski, Liberadzki, Lichtenberger, Liese, Liotard, Lochbihler, Lövin, Lope Fontagné, López Aguilar, Lösing, Ludford, Ludvigsson, Luhan, Łukacijewska, Lulling, Lynne, Lyon, McCarthy, Mcclarkin, McMillan-Scott, Madlener, Manders, Maňka, Mann, Marcinkiewicz, Marinescu, David Martin, Hans-Peter Martin, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Maštálka, Mastella, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matula, Mauro, Mavronikolas, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Meissner, Melo, Méndez de Vigo, Menéndez del Valle, Messerschmidt, Mészáros, Migalski, Milana, Millán Mon, Mirsky, Mitchell, Mölzer, Moraes, Moreira, Morganti, Morin-Chartier, Morkūnaitė, Motti, Muñiz De Urquiza, Muscardini, Nattrass, Neuser, Neveďalová, Newton Dunn, Mihaylova, Nicholson, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Nuttall, Obermayr, Obiols, Ojuland, Olbrycht, Olejniczak, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Oviir, Pack, Padar, Paksas, Paliadeli, Panayotov, Panzeri, Papadopoulou, Papanikolaou, Papastamkos, Pașcu, Paška, Patrão Neves, Paulsen, Alojz Peterle, Pieper, Pietikäinen, Piotrowski, Pirillo, Pittella, Poc, Ponga, Poręba, Portas, Posselt, Pöttering, Poupakis, Preda, Provera, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rangel, Ransdorf, Rapkay, Rapti, Regner, Reimers, Remek, Reul, Riera Madurell, Ries, Rinaldi, Rivasi, Rivellini, Rodust, Roithová, Romero López, Romeva i Rueda, Rossi, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Rübig, Rubiks, Rühle, Saïfi, Salatto, Salavrakos, Salvini, Sanchez-Schmid, Sánchez Presedo, Sârbu, Sargentini, Saryusz-Wolski, Sassoli, Saudargas, Savisaar, Schaake, Schaldemose, Schlyter, Olle Schmidt, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schnieber-Jastram, Scholz, Schöpflin, Schroedter, Martin Schulz, Werner Schulz, Schwab, Scicluna, Scotta', Scurria, Seeber, Sehnalová, Senyszyn, Severin, Siekierski, Silvestris, Simon, Simpson, Sinclaire, Sippel, Siwiec, Skrzydlewska, Smith, Smolková, Sógor, Soini, Sommer, Søndergaard, Sosa Wagner, Speroni, Staes, Stassen, Šťastný, Stavrakakis, Steinruck, Sterckx, Stevenson, Stihler, van der Stoep, Stolojan, Dimitar Stoyanov, Strejček, Striffler, Surján, Susta, Alf Svensson, Eva-Britt Svensson, Swoboda, Szájer, Szegedi, Szymański, Tabajdi, Takkula, Tănăsescu, Tannock, Tarabella, Tarand, Tatarella, Teixeira, Thaler, Thein, Theocharous, Theurer, Thomsen, Thun Und Hohenstein, Thyssen, Țicău, Tirolien, Toia, Tomaševski, Tošenovský, Trautmann, Tremopoulos, Tremosa I Balcells, Triantaphyllides, Trüpel, Trzaskowski, Tsoukalas, Tzavela, Uggias, Ulmer, Uspaskich, Vaidere, Vajgl, Van Brempt, Vanhecke, Van Orden, Vattimo, Vaughan, Vergiat, Vergnaud, Verheyen, Vidal-Quadras, Vigenin, Vlasák, Vlasto, Voss, Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa, Wallis, Manfred Weber, Renate Weber, Weisgerber, Werthmann, Westphal, Wieland, Wikström, Willmott, Wils, Hermann Winkler, Iuliu Winkler, Wortmann-Kool, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Yannakoudakis, Záborská, Zahradil, Zalewski, Zasada, Ždanoka, Zemke, Zīle, Zimmer, Ziobro, Milan Zver, Zwiefka



Monday 14 December 2009ANNEX

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES


1.   Order of business – Azerbaijan



In favour: 49



ALDE: Creutzmann, Ries, Uspaskich, Vajgl

ECR: Bokros, Bradbourn, Callanan, van Dalen, Eppink, Harbour, Strejček, Tošenovský, Yannakoudakis

EFD: Andreasen, Belder, Fontana, Morganti, Paška, Provera, Rossi, Scotta', Soini, Speroni

NI: Balczó, Bontes, Brons, Ehrenhauser, Madlener, Stassen, van der Stoep, Stoyanov Dimitar, Werthmann

PPE: Albertini, Allam, Antonescu, Baldassarre, Balz, Cancian, Comi, Danjean, Dorfmann, Gallo, Iacolino, Mauro, Mészáros, Papanikolaou, Papastamkos, Silvestris

S&D: Göncz


Against: 156



ALDE: Bușoi, Davies, de Magistris, Duff, Gallagher, Griesbeck, Haglund, Hennis-Plasschaert, Kacin, Ludford, Paulsen, Reimers, Schaake, Schmidt, Uggias, Wikström

GUE/NGL: Chountis, Figueiredo, Hénin, Le Hyaric, Vergiat

PPE: Bach, Barnier, Băsescu, Baudis, Bauer, Belet, Bendtsen, Briard Auconie, Busuttil, Cadec, van de Camp, Corazza Bildt, Daul, Delvaux, Deß, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Engel, Essayah, Feio, Fernandes, Fidanza, Fraga Estévez, Giannakou, Grossetête, Herranz García, Hibner, Hökmark, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jahr, Jazłowiecka, Jeggle, Kalniete, Kelam, Kelly Seán, Koch, Köstinger, Koumoutsakos, Kukan, Lamassoure, de Lange, Langen, Liese, Luhan, Lulling, Marinescu, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matula, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Morin-Chartier, Motti, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Pack, Peterle, Ponga, Posselt, Poupakis, Preda, Rangel, Rivellini, Rübig, Salatto, Sanchez-Schmid, Schnellhardt, Schnieber-Jastram, Seeber, Siekierski, Stolojan, Svensson Alf, Wałęsa, Weber Manfred, Winkler Iuliu, Záborská, Zver

S&D: Ayala Sender, Badia i Cutchet, Balzani, Berlinguer, Caronna, Castex, Correia De Campos, Cortés Lastra, Cutaș, Daerden, Danellis, De Castro, De Rossa, Enciu, Fajon, Falbr, Färm, Flašíková Beňová, Geier, Guillaume, Havel, Herczog, Ivan, Kadenbach, Kammerevert, Koppa, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Lambrinidis, Leichtfried, Maňka, Moreira, Muñiz De Urquiza, Olejniczak, Papadopoulou, Pașcu, Pittella, Regner, Riera Madurell, Roth-Behrendt, Schulz Martin, Sehnalová, Siwiec, Stihler, Swoboda, Tabajdi, Tarabella, Thaler, Țicău, Vaughan, Vergnaud, Vigenin, Willmott, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Zemke

Verts/ALE: Lochbihler, Lövin, Schroedter, Staes


Abstention: 9



EFD: Farage, Nuttall

GUE/NGL: Ransdorf

PPE: Hübner, Kalinowski, Sógor, Weisgerber

Verts/ALE: Brepoels, Rühle


Corrections to votes and voting intentions




In favour
: Bruno Gollnisch


Against
: Catherine Greze


Abstention
: