Minutes of the sitting of 18 October 2010
Date: 2011-01-15
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Parliament, parliamentary debate








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Monday 18 October 2010MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 18 OCTOBER 2010
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Contents






1.

Resumption of the session









2.

Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting









3.

Announcements by the President









4.

Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure









5.

Composition of committees and delegations









6.

Documents received









7.

Petitions









8.

Oral questions and written declarations (submission)









9.

Lapsed written declarations









10.

Action taken on Parliament’s positions and resolutions









11.

Order of business









12.

Calendar of part-sessions









13.

Improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding ***I - Precarious women workers (debate)









14.

Revision of the framework agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the Commission - Adaptation of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure to the revised framework agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the Commission (debate)









15.

Data transfer to the US by Member States (debate)









16.

Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries *** - Scheme of control and enforcement applicable in the area covered by the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the North-East Atlantic fisheries ***I (debate)









17.

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance









18.

Future of European Standardisation (short presentation)









19.

Agenda of the next sitting









20.

Closure of the sitting



ATTENDANCE REGISTER

MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 18 OCTOBER 2010

IN THE CHAIR: Jerzy BUZEK

President


1.   Resumption of the session

The sitting opened at 17.05.

2.   Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

3.   Announcements by the President

The President welcomed the award of the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize to the Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo. He called on the Chinese authorities to free Liu Xiaobo and other human rights activists, and spoke of Parliament’s commitment to human rights.
The President added that the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty had been celebrated on the previous day. Today, it was the fourth European Anti-Trafficking Day. On Tuesday, Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, would be visiting Parliament to commemorate the Day for the Eradication of Poverty.
The President said that he would deliver his mid-term address on Wednesday 20 October 2010 (12.10-12.30).

4.   Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure

The President announced that on Wednesday, together with the President of the Council, he would sign the following acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 74):






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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on reporting formalities for ships arriving in and/or departing from ports of the Member States and repealing Directive 2002/6/EC (00034/2010/LEX - C7-0329/2010 - 2009/0005(COD))










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Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings (00027/2010/LEX - C7-0328/2010 - 2010/0801(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning measures to safeguard security of gas supply and repealing Council Directive 2004/67/EC (00030/2010/LEX - C7-0327/2010 - 2009/0108(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market (00033/2010/LEX - C7-0326/2010 - 2008/0198(COD))










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Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the investigation and prevention of accidents and incidents in civil aviation and repealing Directive 94/56/EC (00036/2010/LEX - C7-0325/2010 - 2009/0170(COD))










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Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council providing macro-financial assistance to the Republic of Moldova (00044/2010/LEX - C7-0324/2010 - 2010/0162(COD))





5.   Composition of committees and delegations

At the request of the S&D Group, Parliament ratified the following appointment:
Delegation for relations with the Andean Community: Cătălin Sorin Ivan to replace Daciana Octavia Sârbu

6.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:







1)




from committees








1.1)




reports







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Report on the role of minimum income in combating poverty and promoting an inclusive society in Europe (2010/2039(INI)) - EMPL Committee - Rapporteur: Ilda Figueiredo (A7-0233/2010)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down a Scheme of control and enforcement applicable in the area covered by the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the North-East Atlantic fisheries (COM(2009)0151 - C7-0009/2009 - 2009/0051(COD)) - PECH Committee - Rapporteur: Carmen Fraga Estévez (A7-0260/2010)










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Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the approval, on behalf of the European Union, of the Amendment to the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (11076/2010 - C7-0181/2010 - 2010/0042(NLE)) - PECH Committee - Rapporteur: Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa (A7-0262/2010)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities as regards the European External Action Service (COM(2010)0085 - C7-0086/2010 - 2010/0054(COD)) - BUDG Committee (A7-0263/2010)










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Report on precarious women workers (2010/2018(INI)) - FEMM Committee - Rapporteur: Britta Thomsen (A7-0264/2010)










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Report on Integrated Maritime Policy (IMP) - Evaluation of progress made and new challenges (2010/2040(INI)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: Gesine Meissner (A7-0266/2010)










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Report on the financial, economic and social crisis: recommendations concerning measures and initiatives to be taken (mid-term report) (2009/2182(INI)) - CRIS Committee - Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A7-0267/2010)










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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(2010)0446 - C7-0210/2010 - 2010/2141(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Barbara Matera (A7-0269/2010)










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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(2010)0451 - C7-0222/2010 - 2010/2163(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Barbara Matera (A7-0270/2010)










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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(2010)0452 - C7-0223/2010 - 2010/2164(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Barbara Matera (A7-0271/2010)










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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(2010)0453 - C7-0224/2010 - 2010/2165(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Barbara Matera (A7-0272/2010)










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***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the indication of the country of origin of certain products imported from third countries (COM(2005)0661 - C7-0048/2010 - 2005/0254(COD)) - INTA Committee - Rapporteur: Cristiana Muscardini (A7-0273/2010)










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Report on the future of European standardisation (2010/2051(INI)) - IMCO Committee - Rapporteur: Edvard Kožušník (A7-0276/2010)










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Report on the European Union’s trade relations with Latin America (2010/2026(INI)) - INTA Committee - Rapporteur: Helmut Scholz (A7-0277/2010)










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Report on the adaptation of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure to the revised framework agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission (2010/2127(REG)) - AFCO Committee - Rapporteur: Paulo Rangel (A7-0278/2010)










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Report on the revision of the framework agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission (2010/2118(ACI)) - AFCO Committee - Rapporteur: Paulo Rangel (A7-0279/2010)










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Report on Council’s position on Draft amending budget No 3/2010 of the European Union for the financial year 2010, Section III - Commission (13472/2010 - C7-0263/2010 - 2010/2048(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: László Surján (A7-0281/2010)










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Report with recommendations to the Commission on improving economic governance and stability framework in EU, in particular in the euro zone (2010/2099(INI)) - ECON Committee - Rapporteur: Diogo Feio (A7-0282/2010)










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Report on Council’s position on Draft amending budget 6/2010 of the European Union for the financial year 2010, Section II - European Council and Council, Section III - Commission, Section X - European External Action Service (13475/2010 - C7-0262/2010 - 2010/2094(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Roberto Gualtieri (A7-0283/2010)










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Report on Council’s position on draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011 - all sections and Letters of amendment Nos 1/2011, 2/2011 and 3/2011 to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2011 (12699/2010 - C7-0202/2010 - 2010/2001(BUD)) - BUDG Committee – Co-rapporteurs: Sidonia Elżbieta Jędrzejewska and Helga Trüpel (A7-0284/2010)










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***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 (COM(2010)0102 - C7-0079/2010 - 2010/0059(COD)) - DEVE Committee - Rapporteur: Charles Goerens (A7-0285/2010)



















2)




from Members








2.1)




oral questions for Question Time (Rule 116) (B7-0552/2010)







 



to the Council:







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Harkin Marian, Mitchell Gay, Kelly Seán, Papanikolaou Georgios, Higgins Jim, Blinkevičiūtė Vilija, Fernandes José Manuel, McGuinness Mairead, Țicău Silvia-Adriana, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Rodi, Posselt Bernd, Crowley Brian, Gallagher Pat the Cope, Aylward Liam, Howitt Richard, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Záborská Anna,














 



to the Commission:

Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Rodi, Guerrero Salom Enrique, Tarabella Marc, Harkin Marian, Koumoutsakos Georgios, Higgins Jim, Paleckis Justas Vincas, Țicău Silvia-Adriana, Posselt Bernd, Crowley Brian, Baudis Dominique, Howitt Richard, Ludford Sarah, Papastamkos Georgios, La Via Giovanni, Neynsky Nadezhda, Bélier Sandrine, Wojciechowski Janusz, Kadenbach Karin, Chountis Nikolaos, Nicholson James, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Kelly Seán, Tsoukalas Ioannis A., Stevenson Struan, Gallagher Pat the Cope, Gróbarczyk Marek Józef, Schlyter Carl, McGuinness Mairead, Bendtsen Bendt, Blinkevičiūtė Vilija, Brons Andrew Henry William, Belet Ivo, Aylward Liam, Záborská Anna, Angourakis Charalampos















2.2)




motions for resolution (Rule 120)







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Cristiana Muscardini and Patrizia Toia. Motion for a resolution on family violence against young Muslim women (B7-0546/2010)






referred to


responsible: FEMM
opinion: LIBE














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Cristiana Muscardini. Motion for a resolution on importers/insurance/customs (recouping of outlay by insurance companies from importers) (B7-0547/2010)






referred to


responsible: IMCO
opinion: ITRE














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Philip Claeys, Andreas Mölzer, Franz Obermayr and Frank Vanhecke. Motion for a resolution on an impact assessment on the problems of immigration and integration in the event of Turkey’s accession to the European Union (B7-0548/2010)






referred to


responsible: LIBE
opinion: CULT, AFET

















7.   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):






 


22 September 2010
Peter Kranz (1008/2010); (name confidential) (1009/2010); (name confidential) (1010/2010); Hans Häfele (Bürgerinitiative B 39) (1011/2010); Peter Jans (1012/2010); (name confidential) (1013/2010); Petrus Petrou (1014/2010); Günter Ott (1015/2010); Ejaz Rabudi (1016/2010); Wilfried Nöhring (2 signatures) (1017/2010); Benjamin Hoffmann (5 signatures) (1018/2010); Elisabeth Fraiss (1019/2010); Andreas Wisuschil (Wisuschil & Partner) (1020/2010); Marcel Solomon (22 signatures) (1021/2010); Ute Skibbe (1022/2010); Sylvia Gassner (Global Cabin Air Quality Executive [GCAQE]) (1023/2010); Erich Pudewell (1024/2010); G. Dimitrakopoulos (Christianos & Partners Law Firm) (1025/2010); (name confidential) (1026/2010); Wolfgang Rüd (1027/2010);










 


23 September 2010
Mario Cuellar Brenes (1028/2010); (name confidential) (1029/2010); (name confidential) (1030/2010); Christophe Moens (1031/2010); Manuel Altemir Mergelina (1032/2010); (name confidential) (1033/2010); Behrend Abels (1034/2010); Heidi Wiley (1035/2010); (name confidential) (1036/2010); Amy Cullen (1037/2010); Ares Zaimes (1038/2010); Joško Joras (1039/2010); Doreen Geoghegan (1040/2010); Verónica Palanquex Martínez (1041/2010); Isabelle Lecouffe (1042/2010); (name confidential) (1043/2010); Cristian Manzanares Fernández (1044/2010); (name confidential) (1045/2010); Marko Rantaiso (1046/2010); RAFAIL BAKOLAS (1047/2010); Sergio Niola (1048/2010); Josef Ziegler (1049/2010); Francesco Artusa (1050/2010); Dimitar Stoyanov Dimitrov (1051/2010); (name confidential) (1052/2010);










 


27 September 2010
Antonio Cifelli (2 signatures) (1053/2010); Ivan Lozo (Kroatische Reine Staatsrechtspartei) (1054/2010); Stanisław Gos (Logo Lift) (1055/2010); Tadeusz Jakubowski (Krajowa Rada Lekwrsko Weterynaryjna) (1056/2010); Milco Histrov Aleksandrov (1057/2010); Holger Schweins (Frosch Sportreisen) (1058/2010); Mahmoud Daka (1059/2010); Konrad Janson (Rada Miejska w Wolinie) (2 signatures) (1060/2010); José Antonio Belloch Giner (1061/2010); Renato Núñez da Silva (Movemento polos Direitos Civis) (1062/2010); (name confidential) (1063/2010); (name confidential) (1064/2010); Dominik Kohlhagen (1065/2010); (name confidential) (1066/2010); Miguel Gortari Fernández (CEPYP Confederación de Prejubilados y Pensionistas) (1067/2010); (name confidential) (1068/2010); Emer Duffy (Country Markets Ltd) (1069/2010); Stephan Weinberger (1070/2010); María de los Milagros Hernán Álvarez (Colectivo de Perjudicados por la Intervención de Afinsa Bienes Tangibles, S.A.) (1071/2010);










 


11 October 2010
Arkadiusz Kokoszka (Jenion Estates S.A) (2 signatures) (1072/2010); Jean-Pierre Sammut (Alleanza Liberal-Demokratika Malta) (1073/2010); Aurelio Coslovich (1074/2010); Jan Marco Mueller (1075/2010); Dorina Suta (1076/2010); Tero Korhonen (1077/2010); Constant Verbraeken (1078/2010); (name confidential) (1079/2010); IlkoYordanov Dimov (1080/2010); (name confidential) (1081/2010); José António Da Costa Gouveia (1082/2010); Rennie Evstatieva (1083/2010); András Balási (Civic Initiative) (31 signatures) (1084/2010); Aldwyn Llewelyn (1085/2010); Maurizio Maestri (1086/2010); Roger Verbiest (1087/2010); Joseph-Christos Kondylakis (1088/2010); Valentini Lidia (1089/2010); Cosmin Caraiani (1090/2010); Magnus Hammar (International Union of Tenants) (14 signatures) (1091/2010); Sibylle Abstoss (1092/2010); Arhiepiskop Kristofor (164 signatures) (1093/2010);










 


14 October 2010
(Name confidential) (1094/2010); (name confidential) (1095/2010); Bertold Maucher (1096/2010); Otto Gassner (1097/2010); Bernhard Bökeler (1098/2010); (name confidential) (1099/2010); (name confidential) (1100/2010); Everhard Leutenantsmeyer (1101/2010); Gunter Köberl (1102/2010); Afshin Seresti (1103/2010); Erwin Achatz (1104/2010); Ralf Czyborra (1105/2010); Christian Fischer (1106/2010); Kurt Knöfler (1107/2010); (name confidential) (1108/2010); Simone Eiler (1109/2010); Rainer Böke (1110/2010); (name confidential) (1111/2010); Steffen Beier (1112/2010); Adriana Stern (1113/2010); Andreas Kühl (1114/2010); Manfred Weist (1115/2010); (name confidential) (1116/2010); (name confidential) (1117/2010); (name confidential) (1118/2010); Wolfgang Klotzberg (1119/2010); Hans-Georg Widmann (1120/2010); (name confidential) (1121/2010); Piotr Wójtowicz (Stowarzyszenie Rozwoju Lokalnego NIWA) (1122/2010); Igor Tokar (Jüdische Gemeinde zu Magdeburg e.V.) (1123/2010); Béatrice Jayme (1124/2010); Lothar Krings (1125/2010); (name confidential) (1126/2010); Janusz Lech (3 signatures) (1127/2010); (name confidential) (1128/2010); Marcin Kłapsia (1129/2010); Asterios Dangas (1130/2010); Stanisława Nowak (3 signatures) (1131/2010); Richard Prince (1132/2010); Jerzy Neyman (1133/2010); Rüdiger Blohm (1134/2010); Wilfried Nöhring (1135/2010); Bude Alois (1136/2010); Peter Leverkus (1137/2010); Ortuño Rosa María Villanueva (1138/2010); Rémy Gautron (Fédération Presqu'île Environnement ) (1139/2010); (name confidential) (1140/2010); (name confidential) (1141/2010); Alexander Patsalides (1142/2010); Vojko Bernard (Alpe Adria Green) (1143/2010); Ramón Juan Vivero Blas (1144/2010); Panayotis Tolos (1145/2010); (name confidential) (1146/2010); Andrée Arrighi (1147/2010); Marie Geiss Galimard (1148/2010); (name confidential) (1149/2010); (name confidential) (1150/2010); (name confidential) (1151/2010); Giorgios Toussas (Komunistiko Komma Elladas) (1152/2010); Stela Velichi (1153/2010); Iroda Jakucs Ugyvedi (1154/2010); Theofanis Balafoutis (1155/2010); Johanna Koopmans (Asociación de Ciudadanos Europeos) (1156/2010); (name confidential) (1157/2010); (name confidential) (1158/2010); Zana Ivakina (1159/2010); Loredana D’Angelo (Ufficio Poste Italiane) (48 signatures) (1160/2010); Graziano Benedetto (1161/2010); Brian D Hall (1162/2010); Parvu Alexandru (1163/2010); Panagiotis Karampatis (1164/2010); Elite Elettra Santarosa (1165/2010); Marana Avvisati (1166/2010); Hector Navarro Cervera (1167/2010); Tomas Jordi (1168/2010); (name confidential) (1169/2010); Javier Layana Daza (1170/2010); Sergio Songini (1171/2010); (name confidential) (1172/2010).





8.   Oral questions and written declarations (submission)
The following documents had been submitted by Members:







1)




oral questions (Rule 115):







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(O-0143/2010) by Monika Flašíková Beňová, Claude Moraes, Kinga Göncz and Sylvie Guillaume, on behalf of the S&D Group, to the Commission: Databases relating to racial and ethnic origin in the EU (B7-0553/2010);










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(O-0146/2010) by Hélène Flautre, Raül Romeva i Rueda and Judith Sargentini, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, to the Commission: Roma databases and discrimination in France and in the EU (B7-0554/2010);










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(O-0149/2010) by Sophia in 't Veld and Alexander Alvaro, on behalf of the ALDE Group, and Birgit Sippel, on behalf of the S&D Group, to the Commission: Data transfer to the US by Member States on the basis of Memoranda of Understanding (B7-0555/2010);










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(O-0154/2010) by Renate Weber, Nathalie Griesbeck, Sophia in 't Veld, Sonia Alfano, Cecilia Wikström, Louis Michel, Sarah Ludford, Gianni Vattimo, Leonidas Donskis, Alexander Alvaro, Niccolò Rinaldi, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Metin Kazak and Marielle De Sarnez, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to the Commission: Roma databases and discrimination in France and in the EU (B7-0556/2010);










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(O-0155/2010) by Rui Tavares, Cornelia Ernst, Marie-Christine Vergiat, Cornelis de Jong, Nikolaos Chountis, Marisa Matias and Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to the Commission: Roma databases and discrimination (B7-0557/2010);










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(O-0160/2010) by Rui Tavares and Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to the Commission: Data transfer to the USA by Member States on the basis of memorandums of understanding (B7-0558/2010);










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(O-0168/2010) by Jan Philipp Albrecht, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, to the Commission: Data transfer to the US by Member States on the basis of memoranda of understanding (B7-0561/2010).















2)




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







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László Surján, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Carl Haglund and Salvador Garriga Polledo, on the establishment of a European Day of Giving (0078/2010);










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Oreste Rossi, on defining essential healthcare standards in Europe (0079/2010);










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Marisa Matias, Jo Leinen, Michèle Rivasi, Herbert Reul and Antonyia Parvanova, on the need for increased coordination of cancer research in the European Union (0080/2010).









9.   Lapsed written declarations

In accordance with Rule 123(5), written declarations 0045/2010, 0046/2010, 0047/2010, 0048/2010, 0049/2010, 0050/2010, 0051/2010, 0052/2010, 0053/2010, 0054/2010, 0055/2010, 0056/2010, 0057/2010 had lapsed as they had not obtained the required number of signatures.

10.   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 June 2010 part-session was available on the Séance en direct site.

11.   Order of business

The next item was the order of business.
The final draft agenda for the October II sittings (PE 449.494/PDOJ) had been distributed and a number of changes had been proposed (Rule 140):






 



Monday

No changes.










 



Tuesday

No changes.










 



Wednesday

Request by the Verts/ALE Group for the vote on Parliament’s calendar of part-sessions – 2012 to be postponed to a subsequent sitting (item 107 of the final draft agenda).
The following spoke: Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, explaining the reasons for the request, and Francesco Enrico Speroni, on behalf of the EFD Group, opposing the request.
Parliament rejected the request by electronic vote (73 in favour, 183 against, 10 abstentions).










 



Thursday

No changes.




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The order of business was thus established.

12.   Calendar of part-sessions

The Conference of Presidents had announced its proposals for the calendar of part-sessions in 2012.
The proposals were as follows:






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16 – 19 January










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1 – 2 February










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13 – 16 February










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12 – 15 March










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28 – 29 March










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17 – 20 April










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7 – 10 May










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4 – 7 June










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20 – 21 June










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2 – 5 July










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10 – 13 September










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24 – 27 September










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10 – 11 October










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22 – 25 October










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12 – 15 November










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28 – 29 November










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10 – 13 December




The deadline for tabling amendments was set for Monday 18 October 2010 at 19.00.
The vote would be held on Wednesday 20 October 2010.

13.   Improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding ***I - Precarious women workers (debate)
Second report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 92/85/EEC on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding [COM(2008)0637 - C6-0340/2008- 2008/0193(COD)] - Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality.
Rapporteur: Edite Estrela (A7-0032/2010)
Report on precarious women workers [2010/2018(INI)] - Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality.Rapporteur: Britta Thomsen (A7-0264/2010)
Edite Estrela and Britta Thomsen introduced the reports.
The following spoke: Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President of the Commission).
IN THE CHAIR: Roberta ANGELILLI

Vice-President

The following spoke: Rovana Plumb (rapporteur for the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Thomas Händel (rapporteur for the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Anna Záborská, on behalf of the PPE Group, Marc Tarabella, on behalf of the S&D Group, Siiri Oviir, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Marina Yannakoudakis, on behalf of the ECR Group, Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Mara Bizzotto, on behalf of the EFD Group, Edit Bauer, Silvia Costa, Antonyia Parvanova, Marije Cornelissen, Tadeusz Cymański, Jacky Hénin, Giancarlo Scottà, Licia Ronzulli, Zita Gurmai, Elizabeth Lynne, Andrea Češková, Joe Higgins, Elisabeth Morin-Chartier, who also answered two blue-card questions by Marije Cornelissen and Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Emine Bozkurt, Nadja Hirsch, Julie Girling, Christa Klaß, Antigoni Papadopoulou, Gesine Meissner, Joanna Katarzyna Skrzydlewska, Jutta Steinruck, Sari Essayah, Olle Ludvigsson, Astrid Lulling, who also answered a blue-card question by Marc Tarabella, Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă, Thomas Mann, Anna Hedh, Barbara Matera, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Anne Delvaux and Sylvie Guillaume.
IN THE CHAIR: Silvana KOCH-MEHRIN

Vice-President

The following spoke: Regina Bastos, Iratxe García Pérez, Godfrey Bloom, Salvatore Iacolino, Nicole Sinclaire, Ria Oomen-Ruijten and Pascale Gruny.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Elena Băsescu, Rovana Plumb, Frédérique Ries, Franziska Katharina Brantner, Cornelia Ernst, Angelika Werthmann, Seán Kelly, Marita Ulvskog, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska and Izaskun Bilbao Barandica.
The following spoke: Maroš Šefčovič, Miroslav Mikolášik, on the conduct of the catch-the-eye procedure, Edite Estrela and Britta Thomsen.
The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 20.10.2010, item 6.5 and minutes of 19.10.2010, item 8.8.

14.   Revision of the framework agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the Commission - Adaptation of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure to the revised framework agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the Commission (debate)
Report on the revision of the framework agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission [2010/2118(ACI)] - Committee on Constitutional Affairs.Rapporteur: Paulo Rangel (A7-0279/2010)
Report on the adaptation of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure to the revised framework agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the European Commission [2010/2127(REG)] - Committee on Constitutional Affairs.Rapporteur: Paulo Rangel (A7-0278/2010)
Paulo Rangel introduced the reports.
The following spoke: Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President of the Commission).
The following spoke: Íñigo Méndez de Vigo, on behalf of the PPE Group, Ramón Jáuregui Atondo, on behalf of the S&D Group, Andrew Duff, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the ECR Group, Morten Messerschmidt, on behalf of the EFD Group, Andrew Henry William Brons, Non-attached Member, Salvatore Iacolino, Zita Gurmai, Trevor Colman, Monika Flašíková Beňová, Hannes Swoboda, Kader Arif and Guido Milana.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Zuzana Roithová, Jaroslav Paška, Franz Obermayr, Elena Băsescu and Krisztina Morvai.
The following spoke: Maroš Šefčovič and Paulo Rangel.
The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 20.10.2010, item 4.1 and minutes of 20.10.2010, item 4.2.

15.   Data transfer to the US by Member States (debate)
Oral question (O-0149/2010) by Sophia in 't Veld, Alexander Alvaro, on behalf of the ALDE Group, and Birgit Sippel, on behalf of the S&D Group, to the Commission: Data transfer to the US by Member States on the basis of Memoranda of Understanding (B7-0555/2010)
Oral question (O-0160/2010) by Rui Tavares and Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to the Commission: Data transfer to the USA by Member States on the basis of memorandums of understanding (B7-0558/2010)
Oral question (O-0168/2010) by Jan Philipp Albrecht, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, to the Commission: Data transfer to the US by Member States on the basis of memoranda of understanding (B7-0561/2010)
Sophia in 't Veld moved Oral Question B7-0555/2010.
IN THE CHAIR: Stavros LAMBRINIDIS

Vice-President

Birgit Sippel, Rui Tavares and Jan Philipp Albrecht moved the oral questions.
Maria Damanaki (Member of the Commission) answered the questions.
The following spoke: Carlos Coelho, on behalf of the PPE Group, Alexander Alvaro, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Andreas Mölzer, Non-attached Member, and Ernst Strasser.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Zuzana Roithová, Monika Flašíková Beňová, Jaroslav Paška and Krisztina Morvai.
The following spoke: Sophia in 't Veld and Maria Damanaki.
The debate closed.

16.   Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries *** - Scheme of control and enforcement applicable in the area covered by the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the North-East Atlantic fisheries ***I (debate)
Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the approval, on behalf of the European Union, of the Amendment to the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries [11076/2010 - C7-0181/2010- 2010/0042(NLE)] - Committee on Fisheries.Rapporteur: Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa (A7-0262/2010)
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down a Scheme of control and enforcement applicable in the area covered by the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the North-East Atlantic fisheries [COM(2009)0151 - C7-0009/2009- 2009/0051(COD)] - Committee on Fisheries.Rapporteur: Carmen Fraga Estévez (A7-0260/2010)
Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa and Carmen Fraga Estévez introduced the reports.
The following spoke: Maria Damanaki (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Alain Cadec, on behalf of the PPE Group, Ulrike Rodust, on behalf of the S&D Group, Britta Reimers, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Isabella Lövin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Marek Józef Gróbarczyk, on behalf of the ECR Group, Diane Dodds, Non-attached Member, Seán Kelly, Josefa Andrés Barea, Pat the Cope Gallagher, Ian Hudghton and Daciana Octavia Sârbu.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Czesław Adam Siekierski, Elie Hoarau, João Ferreira and Franz Obermayr.
The following spoke: Maria Damanaki, Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa and Carmen Fraga Estévez.
The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 19.10.2010, item 8.7 and minutes of 19.10.2010, item 8.6.

(The sitting was suspended for a few minutes.)


17.   One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

In accordance with Rule 150, the following Members who wished to draw the attention of Parliament to matters of political importance spoke for one minute:
Íñigo Méndez de Vigo, Evgeni Kirilov, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Michael Cramer, Marisa Matias, Nikolaos Salavrakos, Csanád Szegedi, Alf Svensson, Iosif Matula, Alexander Mirsky, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Olle Schmidt, Joe Higgins, Oriol Junqueras Vies, Dimitar Stoyanov, Theodoros Skylakakis, Crescenzio Rivellini, Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă, Kriton Arsenis, Ilda Figueiredo, Franz Obermayr, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto, Marc Tarabella, Cătălin Sorin Ivan, Slavi Binev, Ioan Enciu, Zigmantas Balčytis, Katarína Neveďalová and Ivailo Kalfin.

18.   Future of European Standardisation (short presentation)
Report on the future of European standardisation [2010/2051(INI)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection.Rapporteur: Edvard Kožušník (A7-0276/2010)
Edvard Kožušník made the presentation.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Lara Comi, Zigmantas Balčytis, Jaroslav Paška, Csanád Szegedi, Elena Băsescu, Zuzana Roithová and Mitro Repo.
The following spoke: Maria Damanaki (Member of the Commission).
The item closed.
Vote: minutes of 21.10.2010, item 7.7.

19.   Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day’s sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 449.494/OJMA).

20.   Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 23.00.


Klaus Welle

Secretary-General



Alejo Vidal-Quadras

Vice-President





Monday 18 October 2010ATTENDANCE REGISTER
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