Minutes of the sitting of 12 October 2011
Date: 2012-02-10
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Parliament, parliamentary debate








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Wednesday 12 October 2011MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 12 OCTOBER 2011
2012/C 37 E/01
Contents






1.

Resumption of the session









2.

Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting









3.

Welcome









4.

Statements by the President









5.

Oral questions and written declarations (submission)









6.

Action taken on Parliament’s positions and resolutions









7.

Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council









8.

Implementing measures (Rule 88)









9.

Lapsed written declarations









10.

Composition of Parliament









11.

Situation in Palestine (written declaration)









12.

Documents received









13.

Order of business









14.

Preparation for the European Council meeting (23 October 2011) (debate)









15.

Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen (debate)









16.

Situation in Yemen, Bahrain, Syria and Egypt (debate)









17.

Current developments in Ukraine (debate)









18.

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance









19.

Subscription to additional shares in the capital of the EBRD ***I (debate)









20.

Insurance guarantee schemes (short presentation)









21.

Use of subsidiarity principle after the Lisbon Treaty (debate)









22.

Agenda of the next sitting









23.

Closure of the sitting



ATTENDANCE REGISTER

MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 12 OCTOBER 2011

IN THE CHAIR: Jerzy BUZEK

President


1.   Resumption of the session

The sitting opened at 15.00.
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The following spoke: Struan Stevenson, who – in the light of recent disquieting news about Iran in the international press – called on the Conference of Presidents to cancel the visit to Tehran by a Parliament delegation. The following spoke: Potito Salatto, who supported this request (the President took note of it).

2.   Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.
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* *
Gaston Franco said that he had been present at the sitting of 26 September 2011 but his name did not appear in the record of attendance.

3.   Welcome

On behalf of Parliament, the President welcomed Mr Kabbani, Mr Bazzi and Mr Pakradouinian, a delegation from the Lebanese Parliament, who had taken their seats in the distinguished visitors’ gallery.

4.   Statements by the President

The President welcomed the gradual stabilisation of the situation in Libya but expressed concern about the humanitarian situation facing refugees and displaced persons. He also welcomed the first free elections in Tunisia and announced that he would be visiting these countries in the next few weeks.
He also expressed concern about the situation in Egypt, particularly the outbreaks of violence and the threats to the security of religious minorities.
The President condemned the brutal repression being carried out by the regimes in Yemen and Syria and called on the international community to express its opposition to this repression and support democratic change in these countries.
The President expressed concern about the politically motivated sentence of seven years in prison handed down to Yulia Timoshenko, the former Prime Minister of Ukraine.

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







1)




oral questions (Rule 115)







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(O-000223/2011) by Claude Moraes, Ioan Enciu and Iliana Malinova Iotova, on behalf of the S&D Group, to the Council: Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area (B7-0439/2011);










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(O-000224/2011) by Marian-Jean Marinescu, Andrey Kovatchev, Carlos Coelho, Mariya Nedelcheva, Monica Luisa Macovei, Elena Oana Antonescu, Simon Busuttil, Georgios Papanikolaou and Manfred Weber, on behalf of the PPE Group, to the Council: Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen (B7-0440/2011);










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(O-000225/2011) by Marian-Jean Marinescu, Andrey Kovatchev, Carlos Coelho, Mariya Nedelcheva, Monica Luisa Macovei, Elena Oana Antonescu, Simon Busuttil, Georgios Papanikolaou and Manfred Weber, on behalf of the PPE Group, to the Commission: Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen (B7-0621/2011);










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(O-000230/2011) by Michael Theurer, Alexandra Thein, Silvana Koch-Mehrin and Andrew Duff, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to the Commission: Use of subsidiarity principle after the Lisbon Treaty (B7-0622/2011);










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(O-000218/2011) by Renate Weber, Sophia in 't Veld, Alexander Alvaro, Cecilia Wikström, Sarah Ludford, Filiz Hakaeva Hyusmenova, Stanimir Ilchev, Louis Michel, Metin Kazak, Sonia Alfano and Gianni Vattimo, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to the Council: Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen (B7-0628/2011);










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(O-000221/2011) by Cornelia Ernst, Willy Meyer and Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to the Council: Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen (B7-0629/2011);










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(O-000222/2011) by Cornelia Ernst, Willy Meyer and Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to the Commission: Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen (B7-0630/2011);










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(O-000234/2011) by Mara Bizzotto, on behalf of the EFD Group, to the Council: Entry of Bulgaria and Romania into the Schengen Area (B7-0631/2011);










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(O-000235/2011) by Mara Bizzotto, on behalf of the EFD Group, to the Commission: Entry of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area (B7-0632/2011).















2)




written declarations for inclusion in the register (Rule 123)







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Alain Cadec, Wojciech Michał Olejniczak, Michail Tremopoulos and Andrea Zanoni, on combating algal blooms (0041/2011).









6.   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 May and June I and II 2011 part-sessions was available on the Séance en direct site.

7.   Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

The Council had forwarded a certified true copy of the following:






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Arrangement between the European Union and the Republic of Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway and the Swiss Confederation on the participation by those states in the work of the committees which assist the European Commission in the exercise of its executive powers as regards the implementation, application and development of the Schengen acquis.





8.   Implementing measures (Rule 88)
The following draft implementing measures falling under the regulatory procedure with scrutiny had been forwarded to Parliament:






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Commission Regulation (EU) No …/… of […] on electronic instructions for use of medical devices (D014464/02 - 2011/2861(RPS) - deadline: 30/12/2011)






referred to


responsible: ENVI
opinion: IMCO














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Commission Directive …/…/EU of […] amending Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to include copper (II) oxide, copper (II) hydroxide and basic copper carbonate as active substances in Annex I thereto (D014826/02 - 2011/2856(RPS) - deadline: 30/12/2011)






referred to


responsible: ENVI














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Commission Regulation (EU) No …/… amending Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 689/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the export and import of dangerous chemicals (D015891/01 - 2011/2862(RPS) - deadline: 05/01/2012)






referred to


responsible: ENVI
opinion: ITRE, IMCO














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Commission Decision concerning the non-inclusion of certain substances in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (D016078/01 - 2011/2857(RPS) - deadline: 30/12/2011)






referred to


responsible: ENVI














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Commission Decision of […] concerning the non-inclusion of flufenoxuron for product type 18 in Annex I, IA or IB to Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market (D016079/02 - 2011/2859(RPS) - deadline: 30/12/2011)






referred to


responsible: ENVI














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Commission Directive …/…/EU of […] amending Directive 98/8/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council to include bendiocarb as an active substance in Annex I thereto (D016081/02 - 2011/2858(RPS) - deadline: 30/12/2011)






referred to


responsible: ENVI














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Commission Regulation (EU) No …/… amending Annex II to Regulation (EC) No 998/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the entry for the United States in the list of third countries and territories (D016110/02 - 2011/2863(RPS) - deadline: 06/01/2012)






referred to


responsible: ENVI














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Commission Regulation (EU) No …/… of […] implementing Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) as regards the 2013 list of target secondary variables on well-being (D016188/01 - 2011/2854(RPS) - deadline: 29/12/2011)






referred to


responsible: EMPL.









9.   Lapsed written declarations

In accordance with Rule 123(5), written declarations 0028/2011, 0029/2011, 0030/2011, 0031/2011, 0032/2011 had lapsed as they had not obtained the required number of signatures.

10.   Composition of Parliament

Lena Ek announced her appointment to the Swedish Government.
In accordance with Rule 4(1) and (3), Parliament noted her resignation and established her seat was vacant with effect from 29 September 2011.
Under Article 13(4) of the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, Parliament asked the Swedish national authorities concerned to forward the name of the person who would occupy the seat that had become vacant.

11.   Situation in Palestine (written declaration)
The President announced that written declaration 0027/2011 on recognition by the European Union of the Palestinian State had become superfluous following the adoption of the European Parliament resolution of 29 September 2011 on the situation in Palestine (P7_TA-PROV(2011)0429) and had been withdrawn by its authors.

12.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:






1)



from the Council and Commission







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European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - European Commission (COM(2011)0473 [01] - C7-0256/2011 - 2011/2201(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: PETI, FEMM, AFCO, DEVE, CULT, AFET, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, ITRE, JURI, ECON, LIBE, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI














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European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - Parliament European (COM(2011)0473 [02] - C7-0257/2011 - 2011/2202(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: PETI, FEMM, AFCO, DEVE, CULT, AFET, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, ITRE, JURI, ECON, LIBE, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI














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European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - Council (COM(2011)0473 [03] - C7-0258/2011 - 2011/2203(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: PETI, FEMM, AFCO, DEVE, CULT, AFET, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, ITRE, JURI, ECON, LIBE, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI














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European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - Court of Justice (COM(2011)0473 [04] - C7-0259/2011 - 2011/2204(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: PETI, FEMM, AFCO, DEVE, CULT, AFET, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, ITRE, JURI, ECON, LIBE, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI














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European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - Court of Auditors (COM(2011)0473 [05] - C7-0260/2011 - 2011/2205(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: PETI, FEMM, AFCO, DEVE, CULT, AFET, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, ITRE, JURI, ECON, LIBE, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI














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European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - Economic and Social Committee (COM(2011)0473 [06] - C7-0261/2011 - 2011/2206(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: PETI, FEMM, AFCO, DEVE, CULT, AFET, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, ITRE, JURI, ECON, LIBE, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI














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European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - Committee of the Regions (COM(2011)0473 [07] - C7-0262/2011 - 2011/2207(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: PETI, FEMM, AFCO, DEVE, CULT, AFET, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, ITRE, JURI, ECON, LIBE, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI














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European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - European Ombudsman (COM(2011)0473 [08] - C7-0263/2011 - 2011/2208(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: PETI, FEMM, AFCO, DEVE, CULT, AFET, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, ITRE, JURI, ECON, LIBE, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI














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European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - European Data Protection Supervisor (COM(2011)0473 [09] - C7-0264/2011 - 2011/2209(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: JURI, LIBE














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European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - European Council (COM(2011)0473 [10] - C7-0265/2011 - 2011/2210(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: PETI, FEMM, AFCO, DEVE, CULT, AFET, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, ITRE, JURI, ECON, LIBE, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI














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Final Accounts of the 8th, 9th and 10th European Development Funds - Financial Year 2010 (COM(2011)0471 - C7-0273/2011 - 2011/2212(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: DEVE, BUDG














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European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (COM(2011)0473 [11] - C7-0274/2011 - 2011/2213(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: EMPL














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European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (COM(2011)0473 [12] - C7-0275/2011 - 2011/2214(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: EMPL














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European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - Agency for Fundamental Rights (COM(2011)0473 [13] - C7-0276/2011 - 2011/2215(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: LIBE














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European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (COM(2011)0473 [14] - C7-0277/2011 - 2011/2216(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: LIBE














—


European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - European Environment Agency (COM(2011)0473 [15] - C7-0278/2011 - 2011/2217(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: ENVI














—


European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (COM(2011)0473 [16] - C7-0279/2011 - 2011/2218(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: EMPL














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European Commission - Annual Accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - Translation Centre for the bodies of the European Union (COM(2011)0473 [17] - C7-0280/2011 - 2011/2219(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT














—


European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - European Medicines Agency (COM(2011)0473 [18] - C7-0281/2011 - 2011/2220(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: ENVI














—


European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - EUROJUST (COM(2011)0473 [19] - C7-0282/2011 - 2011/2221(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: LIBE














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European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - European Training Foundation (COM(2011)0473 [20] - C7-0283/2011 - 2011/2222(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: EMPL














—


European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - European Maritime Safety Agency (COM(2011)0473 [21] - C7-0284/2011 - 2011/2223(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: TRAN














—


European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (COM(2011)0473 [22] - C7-0285/2011 - 2011/2224(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: TRAN














—


European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - European Food Safety Authority (COM(2011)0473 [23] - C7-0286/2011 - 2011/2226(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: ENVI














—


European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (COM(2011)0473 [24] - C7-0287/2011 - 2011/2227(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: ENVI














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European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - European Network and Information Security Agency (COM(2011)0473 [25] - C7-0288/2011 - 2011/2228(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: ITRE














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European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - European Railway Agency (COM(2011)0473 [26] - C7-0289/2011 - 2011/2229(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: TRAN














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European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - European Police College (COM(2011)0473 [27] - C7-0290/2011 - 2011/2230(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: LIBE














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European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - FRONTEX (COM(2011)0473 [28] - C7-0291/2011 - 2011/2231(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: LIBE














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European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - The European GNSS Supervisory Authority (COM(2011)0473 [29] - C7-0292/2011 - 2011/2233(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: ITRE














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European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 – Community Fisheries Control Agency (COM(2011)0473 [30] - C7-0293/2011 - 2011/2234(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: PECH














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European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - European Chemicals Agency (COM(2011)0473 [31] - C7-0294/2011 - 2011/2235(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: ENVI














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European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - Euratom Supply Agency (COM(2011)0473 [32] - C7-0295/2011 - 2011/2236(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: ITRE














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European Commission: Final annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - International Fusion Energy Organisation ‘ITER’ (COM(2011)0473 [33] - C7-0296/2011 - 2011/2237(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: ITRE














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European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation ‘SESAR’ (COM(2011)0473 [34] - C7-0297/2011 - 2011/2238(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: ITRE, TRAN














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European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - Clean Sky Joint Undertaking (COM(2011)0473 [35] - C7-0298/2011 - 2011/2239(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: ITRE














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European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - ‘ARTEMIS’ Joint Technology Initiative - embedded computer systems (COM(2011)0473 [36] - C7-0299/2011 - 2011/2240(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: ITRE














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European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - Innovative Medicines Initiative ‘IMI’ (COM(2011)0473 [37] - C7-0300/2011 - 2011/2241(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: ITRE














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European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - setting up the Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Joint Undertaking (COM(2011)0473 [38] - C7-0301/2011 - 2011/2242(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: ITRE














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Proposal for a Council decision on the position of the European Union in relation to the draft regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on pedestrian safety and to the draft regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on Light Emitting Diode (LED) light sources (13895/2011 - C7-0302/2011 - 2011/0188(NLE))






referred to


responsible: INTA
opinion: TRAN














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Proposal for a Council decision on the accession of the European Union to Regulation No 29 of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to the protection of the occupants of the cab of a commercial vehicle (13894/2011 - C7-0303/2011 - 2011/0191(NLE))






referred to


responsible: INTA
opinion: TRAN














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Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Australia on the processing and transfer of Passenger Name Record (PNR) data by air carriers to the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (09825/2011 - C7-0304/2011 - 2011/0126(NLE))






referred to


responsible: LIBE
opinion: AFET, TRAN














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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Annex I to Council Regulation (EC) No 1528/2007 as regards the exclusion of a number of countries from the list of regions or states which have concluded negotiations (COM(2011)0598 - C7-0305/2011 - 2011/0260(COD))






referred to


responsible: INTA
opinion: DEVE














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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council implementing the bilateral safeguard clause and the stabilisation mechanism for bananas of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States on the one hand, and Central America on the other (COM(2011)0599 - C7-0306/2011 - 2011/0263(COD))






referred to


responsible: INTA
opinion: AGRI














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Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council implementing the bilateral safeguard clause and the stabilisation mechanism for bananas of the Trade Agreement between the European Union and Colombia and Peru (COM(2011)0600 - C7-0307/2011 - 2011/0262(COD))






referred to


responsible: INTA
opinion: AGRI














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Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 29/2011 - Section III – Commission (N7-0079/2011 - C7-0308/2011 - 2011/2249(GBD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG














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Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 41/2011 - Section III – Commission (N7-0080/2011 - C7-0309/2011 - 2011/2250(GBD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG














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Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 34/2011 - Section III – Commission (N7-0081/2011 - C7-0310/2011 - 2011/2251(GBD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG














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Proposal for a Council decision amending Decision2007/659/EC as regards its period of application and the annual quota benefiting from a reduced rate of excise duty (COM(2011)0577 - C7-0311/2011 - 2011/0248(CNS))






referred to


responsible: REGI
opinion: AGRI, ECON














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Council recommendation on the appointment of a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (14862/2011 - C7-0312/2011 - 2011/0806(NLE))






referred to


responsible: ECON














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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 (application EGF/2010/019 IE/Construction 41 from Ireland) (COM(2011)0617 - C7-0313/2011 - 2011/2252(BUD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG
opinion: EMPL














—


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 (application EGF/2010/020 IE/Construction 43 from Ireland) (COM(2011)0618 - C7-0314/2011 - 2011/2253(BUD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG
opinion: EMPL














—


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 (application EGF/2010/021 IE/Construction 71 from Ireland) (COM(2011)0619 - C7-0315/2011 - 2011/2254(BUD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG
opinion: EMPL














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European Commission: Annual accounts of the European Union - Financial Year 2010 - EUROPOL (COM(2011)0473 [39] - C7-0316/2011 - 2011/2255(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: LIBE














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Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 42/2011 - Section III – Commission (N7-0083/2011 - C7-0317/2011 - 2011/2256(GBD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG














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Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 38/2011 - Section III – Commission (N7-0084/2011 - C7-0320/2011 - 2011/2258(GBD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG














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Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 39/2011 - Section III - Commission (N7-0085/2011 - C7-0321/2011 - 2011/2259(GBD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG














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Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 40/2011 - Section III – Commission (N7-0086/2011 - C7-0322/2011 - 2011/2260(GBD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG


















2)



from Members, motion for resolution (Rule 120)







—


Paolo Bartolozzi, Sergio Berlato, Giovanni La Via, Mario Mauro, Tiziano Motti, Cristiana Muscardini, Niccolò Rinaldi, Potito Salatto, Gianluca Susta and Salvatore Tatarella. Motion for a resolution on a tax-free allowance for micro and small enterprises in the EU and a bonus for recruiting young people (B7-0531/2011)






referred to


responsible: ECON
opinion: EMPL













13.   Order of business

The next item was the order of business.
The final draft agenda for the October I sittings (PE 473.261/PDOJ) had been distributed and a number of changes had been proposed (Rule 140):






 



Wednesday







1.


Winding up the debate on the preparation for the European Council meeting (23 October 2011) (Item 13 of the draft agenda) by tabling motions for resolutions.
The following deadlines had been set
motions for resolution: Tuesday 11 October at 12 noon;
amendments and joint motions for resolutions: Wednesday 12 October at 10.00;
amendments to the joint motions for resolutions: Wednesday 12 October at 11.00;
requests for split votes and other types of votes: Wednesday 12 October at 19.00.










2.


Inclusion of the oral questions tabled by the ALDE, GUE/NGL and EFD Groups in the debate on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen (Item 58 of the draft agenda).










3.


Inclusion of Syria and Egypt in the debate on the situation in Yemen and Bahrain. The PPE Group had also asked for a deadline for tabling motions for resolutions on the subject, which would be included at voting time at the October II part-session. The following spoke on this subject: Mario Mauro, on behalf of the PPE Group, and Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the S&D Group.










4.


Inclusion on the agenda, just after the debate on the situation in Yemen, Bahrain, Syria and Egypt, of a statement by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission on current developments in the situation in Ukraine. A resolution on this subject would be put to the vote at the October II part-session.










5.


Insertion of the one-minute speeches immediately after the debate on current developments in Ukraine.










6.


Extension of the sitting to 22.00.














 



Thursday

Inclusion at voting time of the report by Sharon Bowles on the appointment of a Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (A7-0337/2011). No deadline had been set for tabling amendments.




Parliament approved these proposals.
The order of business was thus established.

The following had spoken:

Bruno Gollnisch on the operations by NATO forces in Libya.

14.   Preparation for the European Council meeting (23 October 2011) (debate)
Council and Commission statements: Preparation for the European Council meeting
Mikołaj Dowgielewicz (President-in-Office of the Council) made the statement.
The President welcomed Nicolai Wammen, the Danish Minister for European Affairs, who was sitting in the gallery.
José Manuel Barroso (President of the Commission) made the statement.
The following spoke: Joseph Daul, on behalf of the PPE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Liisa Jaakonsaari, Martin Schulz, on behalf of the S&D Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by William (The Earl of) Dartmouth, Guy Verhofstadt, on behalf of the ALDE Group, and Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group.
IN THE CHAIR: Gianni PITTELLA

Vice-President

The following spoke: Jan Zahradil, on behalf of the ECR Group, Lothar Bisky, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nigel Farage, on behalf of the EFD Group, Bruno Gollnisch, Non-attached Member, Martin Schulz, to explain his previous speech, Markus Ferber, Hannes Swoboda, who also replied to a blue-card question by Monika Flašíková Beňová, Sylvie Goulard, Philippe Lamberts, Timothy Kirkhope, João Ferreira, Jaroslav Paška, Barry Madlener, Mario Mauro, Stephen Hughes, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, who also replied to a blue-card question by Charalampos Angourakis, Nikolaos Chountis, Niki Tzavela, Diane Dodds, Jean-Paul Gauzès, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Georgios Toussas, Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Paulo Rangel, Anni Podimata, Marietta Giannakou, Pervenche Berès and Othmar Karas.
IN THE CHAIR: Jerzy BUZEK

President

The following spoke: Roberto Gualtieri, Marianne Thyssen and Gunnar Hökmark.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Sharon Bowles, Monika Flašíková Beňová, Elisa Ferreira, Marisa Matias, Franz Obermayr, Corina Crețu, Andrew Henry William Brons and Ana Gomes.
The following spoke: Olli Rehn (Member of the Commission).
IN THE CHAIR: Giles CHICHESTER

Vice-President

The following spoke: Mikołaj Dowgielewicz.
Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 110(2):






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Joseph Daul and Corien Wortmann-Kool, on behalf of the PPE Group,
Martin Schulz, Stephen Hughes and Udo Bullmann, on behalf of the S&D Group,
Guy Verhofstadt and Sylvie Goulard, on behalf of the ALDE Group,
Rebecca Harms and Philippe Lamberts, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,
on preparation for the European Council meeting (23 October 2011) (B7-0534/2011);










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Kay Swinburne, Ryszard Czarnecki, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Tomasz Piotr Poręba, Tadeusz Cymański and Konrad Szymański, on behalf of the ECR Group, on preparation for the European Council meeting (23 October 2011) (B7-0535/2011);










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Lothar Bisky, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on preparation for the European Council meeting (23 October 2011) (B7-0536/2011).




The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 13.10.2011, item 6.9.

15.   Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen (debate)
Oral question (O-000218/2011) by Renate Weber, Sophia in 't Veld, Alexander Alvaro, Cecilia Wikström, Sarah Ludford, Filiz Hakaeva Hyusmenova, Stanimir Ilchev, Louis Michel, Metin Kazak, Sonia Alfano and Gianni Vattimo, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to the Council: Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen (B7-0628/2011)
Oral question (O-000221/2011) by Cornelia Ernst, Willy Meyer and Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to the Council: Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen (B7-0629/2011)
Oral question (O-000222/2011) by Cornelia Ernst, Willy Meyer and Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to the Commission: Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen (B7-0630/2011)
Oral question (O-000223/2011) by Claude Moraes, Ioan Enciu and Iliana Malinova Iotova, on behalf of the S&D Group, to the Council: Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area (B7-0439/2011)
Oral question (O-000224/2011) by Marian-Jean Marinescu, Andrey Kovatchev, Carlos Coelho, Mariya Nedelcheva, Monica Luisa Macovei, Elena Oana Antonescu, Simon Busuttil, Georgios Papanikolaou and Manfred Weber, on behalf of the PPE Group, to the Council: Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen (B7-0440/2011)
Oral question (O-000225/2011) by Marian-Jean Marinescu, Andrey Kovatchev, Carlos Coelho, Mariya Nedelcheva, Monica Luisa Macovei, Elena Oana Antonescu, Simon Busuttil, Georgios Papanikolaou and Manfred Weber, on behalf of the PPE Group, to the Commission: Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen (B7-0621/2011)
Oral question (O-000234/2011) by Mara Bizzotto, on behalf of the EFD Group, to the Council: Entry of Bulgaria and Romania into the Schengen Area (B7-0631/2011)
Oral question (O-000235/2011) by Mara Bizzotto, on behalf of the EFD Group, to the Commission: Entry of Bulgaria and Romania to the Schengen Area (B7-0632/2011)
Renate Weber, Marie-Christine Vergiat, Claude Moraes, Marian-Jean Marinescu and Mara Bizzotto moved the oral questions.
Piotr Stachańczyk (President-in-Office of the Council) and Cecilia Malmström (Member of the Commission) answered the questions.
The following spoke: Simon Busuttil, on behalf of the PPE Group, Iliana Malinova Iotova, on behalf of the S&D Group, Sarah Ludford, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Tatjana Ždanoka, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Timothy Kirkhope, on behalf of the ECR Group, Dimitar Stoyanov, Non-attached Member, Carlos Coelho, Ioan Enciu, Stanimir Ilchev, Judith Sargentini, Peter van Dalen, who also replied to two blue-card questions by Dimitar Stoyanov and Corina Crețu, Philip Claeys, who also replied to two blue-card questions by Victor Boștinaru and Monika Flašíková Beňová, Andrey Kovatchev, Mitro Repo, Filiz Hakaeva Hyusmenova, Csanád Szegedi, Sari Essayah, who also replied to a blue-card question by Ioan Enciu, Emine Bozkurt, Kinga Gál, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Monika Hohlmeier, Monika Flašíková Beňová, Georgios Papanikolaou, Tanja Fajon and Anna Hedh.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Eduard Kukan, Silvia-Adriana Țicău, Elena Oana Antonescu, Ioan Mircea Pașcu, Mariya Nedelcheva and Csaba Sándor Tabajdi.
The following spoke: Cecilia Malmström and Piotr Stachańczyk.
Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 115(5):






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Marian-Jean Marinescu, Andrey Kovatchev, Carlos Coelho, Manfred Weber, Simon Busuttil, Monica Luisa Macovei, Mariya Nedelcheva, Elena Oana Antonescu, Georgios Papanikolaou and Véronique Mathieu, on behalf of the PPE Group,
Claude Moraes, Ioan Enciu, Iliana Malinova Iotova and Liisa Jaakonsaari, on behalf of the S&D Group,
Renate Weber, Sophia in 't Veld, Alexander Alvaro, Cecilia Wikström, Sarah Ludford, Filiz Hakaeva Hyusmenova, Stanimir Ilchev, Louis Michel, Metin Kazak, Sonia Alfano, Gianni Vattimo and Nathalie Griesbeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group,
Tatjana Ždanoka and Judith Sargentini, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,
Cornelia Ernst, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,
on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen (B7-0532/2011);










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Mara Bizzotto and Nikolaos Salavrakos, on behalf of the EFD Group, on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen (B7-0533/2011).




The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 13.10.2011, item 6.10.

16.   Situation in Yemen, Bahrain, Syria and Egypt (debate)
Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: Situation in Yemen, Bahrain, Syria and Egypt
Catherine Ashton (Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) made the statement.
IN THE CHAIR: Libor ROUČEK

Vice-President

The following spoke: Hans-Gert Pöttering, on behalf of the PPE Group, Kristian Vigenin, on behalf of the S&D Group, Kristiina Ojuland, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Barbara Lochbihler, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Charles Tannock, on behalf of the ECR Group, Marisa Matias, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Fiorello Provera, on behalf of the EFD Group, Francisco José Millán Mon, Richard Howitt, Marietje Schaake, Rui Tavares, Konrad Szymański, Bastiaan Belder, Andrzej Grzyb, Maria Eleni Koppa, Marian Harkin, Ashley Fox, Magdi Cristiano Allam, Tunne Kelam, Alf Svensson and Laima Liucija Andrikienė.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Zuzana Roithová, Ana Gomes, Ilda Figueiredo, Anna Záborská, Mario Mauro and Monika Flašíková Beňová.
The following spoke: Catherine Ashton.
The motions for resolutions to be tabled under Rule 110(2) would be announced in the House at a later time.
The debate closed.
Vote: next part-session


17.   Current developments in Ukraine (debate)
Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: Current developments in Ukraine
Catherine Ashton (Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) made the statement.
IN THE CHAIR: Anni PODIMATA

Vice-President

The following spoke: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, on behalf of the PPE Group, Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the S&D Group, Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Marek Henryk Migalski, on behalf of the ECR Group, Andreas Mölzer, Non-attached Member, Michael Gahler, Marek Siwiec, Cristian Dan Preda, Kristian Vigenin and Krzysztof Lisek.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Bogusław Sonik, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Kristiina Ojuland, Charles Tannock, Jaroslav Paška, Dimitar Stoyanov, who also replied to a blue-card question by Charles Tannock, Andrzej Grzyb, Csanád Szegedi and Csaba Sógor.
The following spoke: Catherine Ashton.
The motions for resolutions to be tabled under Rule 110(2) would be announced in the House at a later time.
The debate closed.
Vote: next part-session


18.   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:
János Áder, Monika Flašíková Beňová, Niccolò Rinaldi, Catherine Grèze, Miguel Portas, Csanád Szegedi, Elena Băsescu, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Marisa Matias, Monika Smolková and Krišjānis Kariņš.
IN THE CHAIR: Isabelle DURANT

Vice-President

Petru Constantin Luhan, Kinga Gál, Dominique Riquet, Antonio Masip Hidalgo, Kristian Vigenin and Charalampos Angourakis.

19.   Subscription to additional shares in the capital of the EBRD ***I (debate)
Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the subscription by the European Union to additional shares in the capital of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) as a result of the decision to increase this capital [COM(2011)0034 - C7-0038/2011- 2011/0014(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Sharon Bowles (A7-0227/2011)
Olle Schmidt (deputising for the rapporteur) introduced the report
The following spoke: Olli Rehn (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Burkhard Balz, on behalf of the PPE Group, George Sabin Cutaș, on behalf of the S&D Group, and Ivo Strejček, on behalf of the ECR Group.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Elena Băsescu, Monika Flašíková Beňová and Jaroslav Paška.
The following spoke: Olli Rehn and Olle Schmidt.
The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 13.10.2011, item 6.6


20.   Insurance guarantee schemes (short presentation)
Report on Insurance Guarantee Schemes [2011/2010(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Peter Skinner (A7-0243/2011)
Antolín Sánchez Presedo (deputising for the rapporteur) made the presentation.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Vicky Ford, Monika Flašíková Beňová, Elena Băsescu, Seán Kelly, Jaroslav Paška and Miroslav Mikolášik.
The following spoke: Olli Rehn (Member of the Commission).
The item closed.
Vote: minutes of 13.10.2011, item 6.2


21.   Use of subsidiarity principle after the Lisbon Treaty (debate)
Oral question (O-000230/2011) by Michael Theurer, Alexandra Thein, Silvana Koch-Mehrin and Andrew Duff, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to the Commission: Use of subsidiarity principle after the Lisbon Treaty (B7-0622/2011)
Silvana Koch-Mehrin moved the oral question.
Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the oral question.
The following spoke: Monika Flašíková Beňová, on behalf of the S&D Group.
The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Elena Băsescu, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, João Ferreira, Dimitar Stoyanov and Seán Kelly.
The following spoke: Maroš Šefčovič.
The debate closed.

22.   Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day’s sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 473.261/OJJE).

23.   Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 22.05.


Klaus Welle

Secretary-General



Jerzy Buzek

President





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