Minutes of the sitting of 22 October 2012
Date: 2013-01-15
Institutions: European Parliament
Subjects: European Parliament, parliamentary debate








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Monday 22 October 2012
MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 22 OCTOBER 2012

2013/C 10 E/01
Contents






1.

Resumption of the session









2.

Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting









3.

Composition of Parliament









4.

Verification of credentials









5.

Request for the defence of parliamentary immunity









6.

Composition of committees and delegations









7.

Interpretation of the Rules of Procedure









8.

Composition of political groups









9.

Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions









10.

Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council









11.

Oral questions and written declarations (submission)









12.

Lapsed written declarations









13.

Petitions









14.

Transfers of appropriations









15.

Documents received









16.

Order of business









17.

Statement by the President









18.

Calendar of part-sessions









19.

General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2013 - all sections (debate)









20.

European Year of Citizens (2013) ***I (debate)









21.

Future of EU development policy - 2015 - European Year for Development (debate)









22.

One-minute speeches on matters of political importance









23.

SMEs: competitiveness and business opportunities (short presentation)









24.

Common visa restrictions for Russian officials involved in the Sergei Magnitsky case (short presentation)









25.

Trade and economic relations with the United States (short presentation)









26.

Implementation of the Single European Sky legislation (short presentation)









27.

Passenger rights in all transport modes (short presentation)









28.

Agenda of the next sitting









29.

Closure of the sitting



ATTENDANCE REGISTER

MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 22 OCTOBER 2012

IN THE CHAIR: Martin SCHULZ

President


1.   Resumption of the session

The sitting opened at 17.00.

2.   Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.
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Rebecca Taylor took her seat in Parliament, according to Rule 3(2) of the Rules of Procedure, on 15 March 2012, the date on which she signed the declaration of incompatibility.
Rebecca Taylor had made it known that she had also been present at the sittings of 17 April 2012, 9 May 2012 and 11 June 2012 but that her name was not on the attendance register.

3.   Composition of Parliament

Barry Madlener had given notice in writing of his resignation as Member of Parliament, with effect from 20 September 2012.
Pursuant to Rule 4(1), Parliament established the vacancy with effect from that date and informed the national authorities concerned.
The Netherlands authorities had given notice of the election of Patricia van der Kammen to replace Barry Madlener as Member of Parliament with effect from 3 October 2012.
Under Rule 3(2), until such time as her credentials had been verified or a ruling had been given on any dispute, and provided that she had previously made a written declaration stating that she did not hold any office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, Patricia van der Kammen would take her seat in Parliament and on its bodies and would enjoy all the rights attaching thereto.

4.   Verification of credentials

At the proposal of the JURI Committee, Parliament had decided to validate the mandates of the following Members:






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Eric Andrieu, Jean-Jacob Bicep, Karim Zéribi, Isabelle Thomas and Nora Berra with effect from 16 June 2012;










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Jean Louis Cottigny with effect from 17 June 2012;










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Nils Torvalds with effect from 5 July 2012;










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Vojtěch Mynář with effect from 23 July 2012;










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Sophocles Sophocleous with effect from 1 September 2012.





5.   Request for the defence of parliamentary immunity

Mario Borghezio had submitted a request for the defence of his parliamentary immunity and privileges in connection with legal proceedings pending before the Court of Rome.
Under Rule 6(3), the request had been referred to the committee responsible, the JURI Committee.

6.   Composition of committees and delegations

The President had received the following requests for appointments from the PPE, ALDE and GUE/NGL Groups:






 


Committee on Petitions: Angelika Werthmann










 


Committee on Development: Mikael Gustafsson to replace Patrick Le Hyaric










 


Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China: Iosif Matula to replace Elena Oana Antonescu










 


Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee: Elena Oana Antonescu to replace Iosif Matula










 


Delegation to the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly: Elena Oana Antonescu to replace Iosif Matula










 


Subcommittee on Human Rights: Jean Roatta to replace Agnès Le Brun










 


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





7.   Interpretation of the Rules of Procedure

The President informed the House, under Rule 211(3), of the following interpretation of Rule 191(1), provided by the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, which had been consulted on the application of that provision:

‧Only full members of a committee, elected in accordance with Article 186, may be elected to the bureau of that committee.‧

If this interpretation was not contested by a political group or by at least forty Members (Rule 211(4)) before the opening of the next day's sitting (Tuesday, 23 October 2012), it would be deemed to have been adopted. Otherwise, the matter would be put to the vote in Parliament.

8.   Composition of political groups

Cristiana Muscardini had joined the ECR Group with effect from 15 October 2012.

9.   Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions

The Commission communications on the action taken on the positions and resolutions adopted by Parliament during the April, May I, May II and June 2012 part-sessions were available on the Séance en direct site.

10.   Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

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






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Agreement between the European Union and the Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on certain aspects of air services.





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







1)




oral questions (Rule 115)







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(O-000154/2012) by Axel Voss, Manfred Weber, Simon Busuttil, Véronique Mathieu, Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Carlos Coelho and Salvatore Iacolino, on behalf of the PPE Group, to the Commission: Revision of the current data retention framework (B7-0362/2012);










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(O-000167/2012) by Charles Goerens, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Philippe Boulland, on behalf of the PPE Group, and Thijs Berman, on behalf of the S&D Group, to the Commission: 2015 - European Year for Development (B7-0363/2012).















2)




written declarations for inclusion in the register (Rule 123)







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Hans-Gert Pöttering, Edit Herczog, Alain Lamassoure, Gianni Pittella and Bernhard Rapkay, on the introduction of an election threshold for elections to the European Parliament (0031/2012);










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Marian Harkin, Elisabeth Morin-Chartier, Roberta Angelilli and Jutta Steinruck, on the European Year for Reconciling Work and Family Life (0032/2012);










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Mario Borghezio, on the threats to freedom of expression following the publication by the French weekly magazine ‘Charlie Hebdo’ of satirical cartoons depicting Mohammed (0033/2012).









12.   Lapsed written declarations

In accordance with Rule 123(5), written declarations 0016/2012, 0019/2012, 0021/2012 et 0022/2012 had lapsed as they had not obtained the required number of signatures.

13.   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):






 


7 September 2012
Teresa Martínez Álvarez (7 signatures) (No 1043/2012); Mercedes Román Rodríguez (5 signatures) (No 1044/2012); Berta Montagut (No 1045/2012); (name confidential) (No 1046/2012); Ettore Petronelli (100 signatures) (No 1047/2012); Brandon Freeman (No 1048/2012); Stefan Vassallo (No 1049/2012); (name confidential) (No 1050/2012); (name confidential) (No 1051/2012); Loukia Stergiou (No 1052/2012); Jonathan Saxon (No 1053/2012); (name confidential) (No 1054/2012); Stoyko Stoykov (No 1055/2012); (name confidential) (No 1056/2012); (name confidential) (No 1057/2012); Giorgio Gurrieri (No 1058/2012); (name confidential) (No 1059/2012); Luc Gigou (No 1060/2012); Massimo Vitti (Amnesty International) (8124 signatures) (No 1061/2012); Lee Monks (54 signatures) (No 1062/2012); Shirley Denson (55 signatures) (No 1063/2012); Don Heenan (No 1064/2012); Ana Nunes Caetano (No 1065/2012); Harry Nduka (No 1066/2012); Petrică Plitan (No 1067/2012); Relu Isachi (5 signatures) (No 1068/2012); María Victoria Pinango Alonso (Asociación de vecinos del Paraíso-Fuente del Oro) (No 1069/2012); Hannu Heikki Oskari Hietikko (No 1070/2012).










 


21 September 2012
Bernhard Kletzenbauer (No 1071/2012); Mathias Klein (Betriebsrat TechniSat Teledigital GmbH) (No 1072/2012); Rita Issleib (4 signatures) (No 1073/2012); (name confidential) (No 1074/2012); Ulrike Kinzler Straub (No 1075/2012); Norbert Grass (2 signatures) (No 1076/2012); Manfred Rickmeyer (No 1077/2012); Marion Weilharter (No 1078/2012); (name confidential) (No 1079/2012); Hans-Joachim Möller (No 1080/2012); Thomas Kopp (No 1081/2012); Hans Dietz (2 signatures) (No 1082/2012); Mohammed Boutouatou (No 1083/2012); (name confidential) (No 1084/2012); (name confidential) (No 1085/2012); (name confidential) (No 1086/2012); Thomas Kopp (No 1087/2012); Sebastian Hofmann (No 1088/2012); Stefan Schneider (No 1089/2012); Wolfram Schumacher (No 1090/2012); (name confidential) (No 1091/2012); Mathew Muttathil (No 1092/2012); (name confidential) (No 1093/2012); Claudia Markert (No 1094/2012); Peter De Neve (No 1095/2012); Katalin Kádár (No 1096/2012); Csilla Száz (No 1097/2012); Ferenc János Kis (No 1098/2012); Spas Khristov (No 1099/2012); Toshka Kostova (No 1100/2012); (name confidential) (No 1101/2012); Nikos Lampropoulos (No 1102/2012); Henryk Szczepański (No 1103/2012); Beata Skorvankova (No 1104/2012); (name confidential) (No 1105/2012); Krzysztof Baranowski (No 1106/2012); Per Uggen (No 1107/2012); Peter Benthues (Bürgerinitiative Bahn im Tunnel e.V.) (No 1108/2012); Holger Wittstock (2 signatures) (No 1109/2012); Holger Klekar (No 1110/2012); Olaf Horwarth (No 1111/2012); Holger Klekar (No 1112/2012); Holger Klekar (No 1113/2012); Holger Klekar (No 1114/2012); (name confidential) (No 1115/2012); Peter Marek (No 1116/2012); Dieter Ries (No 1117/2012); Peter Marek (No 1118/2012); Georg Gottfried (No 1119/2012); Celine von Marschall (No 1120/2012); Holger Klekar (No 1121/2012); Holger Klekar (No 1122/2012); Walter Höhlhubmer (No 1123/2012); Dietlind Schmidt (Beratungsstelle für Menschen in Wohnungsnot) (No 1124/2012); Manfred Happ (No 1125/2012); Helmut Hillenbrand (No 1126/2012); (name confidential) (No 1127/2012); (name confidential) (No 1128/2012); (name confidential) (No 1129/2012); Michael Tempel (No 1130/2012); Edgar Maurer (No 1131/2012); Jakob Gerzen (No 1132/2012); Joachim Figura (No 1133/2012); Wolfgang Rhein (No 1134/2012); Camilla Peters (No 1135/2012); Gbolahan Sowemimo (No 1136/2012); (name confidential) (No 1137/2012); Vasileios Antonopoulos (No 1138/2012); Genoveva Sotirova (No 1139/2012); Temenuzhka Mineva (No 1140/2012); Yordan Hristov Marinov (No 1141/2012); Tibor Kustos (No 1142/2012); István Dalnoki (No 1143/2012); István Balogh (No 1144/2012); Zdeněk Dobiáš (No 1145/2012); Zdeněk Altner (No 1146/2012); Milada Geisslerová (No 1147/2012); Denisa Lastovkova (Taliansko-Slovenske Konzorcium pre Energeticky Priemysel) (No 1148/2012); Czeslaw Urbanski (No 1149/2012); Holger Klekar (No 1150/2012).










 


5 October 2012
Ryszard Dragan (3 signatures) (No 1151/2012); Horst Grater (No 1152/2012); Gabi Schaffer (No 1153/2012); (name confidential) (No 1154/2012); (name confidential) (No 1155/2012); Luiza Adami (No 1156/2012); Martin Kellner (No 1157/2012); (name confidential) (No 1158/2012); (name confidential) (No 1159/2012); Alexandra Salamanoudi (Union Ecologique et de protection des animaux de Grèce (Zoofiliki Oikologiki Enosi Ellados)) (No 1160/2012); Hans-Thomas Wacks (No 1161/2012); Christian Roland Saal (No 1162/2012); Heinrich Sobol (No 1163/2012); (name confidential) (No 1164/2012); Gredo Förster (No 1165/2012); Paul Kaiser (No 1166/2012); (name confidential) (No 1167/2012); István Szemes (No 1168/2012); Eric Watteau (No 1169/2012); Lorenzo Croce (Ass. Italiana Difesa Animali ed Ambiente - AIDAA) (No 1170/2012); Steven Sylvester (No 1171/2012); David Collins (No 1172/2012); Giorgio Libralato (No 1173/2012); Massimo Bello (No 1174/2012); Tania Jackson (No 1175/2012); Jacqueline Newman (No 1176/2012); Rodolfo Carlos Warcok (No 1177/2012); Laura Elena Buzoianu (No 1178/2012); Radu Constantin Popescu (No 1179/2012); (name confidential) (No 1180/2012); (name confidential) (No 1181/2012); Pia Berrend (No 1182/2012); Pia Berrend (No 1183/2012); Pia Berrend (No 1184/2012); (name confidential) (No 1185/2012); (name confidential) (No 1186/2012); Giuseppe Trinchini (No 1187/2012); Tiddo Bresters (No 1188/2012); Pia Berrend (No 1189/2012); Francesco Di Pasquale (No 1190/2012); Francesco Di Pasquale (No 1191/2012); Francesco Di Pasquale (No 1192/2012); Cristian Virgil Bogdan (10 signatures) (No 1193/2012).










 


12 October 2012
Carolina Chacón (No 1194/2012); Căbulea Florin Cristian (No 1195/2012); Helena Carvalho (No 1196/2012); Kestutis Vilkauskas (No 1197/2012); Kestutis Vilkauskas (No 1198/2012); Eduardo Ribeiro (No 1199/2012); Russian Armenian (Slavonic) University (No 1200/2012); Rosalía Gutiérrez Valdivia (No 1201/2012); Katalin Kádár (No 1202/2012); Daniele Poggiani (Comitato Spontaneo Cittadini di Villa Spada) (2 signatures) (No 1203/2012); Yusuf Hamsa (Better Future Now) (No 1204/2012); Lorenzo Fernández Limón (No 1205/2012); Juan Luis de Javier y Marí (Arca Ibérica - Asociación nacional de protección del patrimonio & Medio Ambiente) (No 1206/2012); José Gómez Mondría (Ayuntamiento de Rotglà i Corberà) (No 1207/2012); Jurcan Mihai (No 1208/2012); María Angustias Rodríguez Fernández (No 1209/2012); Matías Alonso Blasco (No 1210/2012); Angelo Spinillo (8 signatures) (No 1211/2012); Ferran Galí (114 signatures) (No 1212/2012); Luan Rukaj (No 1213/2012); (name confidential) (7 signatures) (No 1214/2012); Pascal Fichot (No 1215/2012); Paolo De Paolini (Associazione Isola di Santa Maria) (No 1216/2012); Chris Daly (2 signatures) (No 1217/2012); (name confidential) (No 1218/2012); Marco Bava (No 1219/2012); Dmitry Borodin (No 1220/2012); Remy Bolze (Agir pour l'environnement) (1072 signatures) (No 1221/2012); Nicoleta Bălan (No 1222/2012); Frank Cavanagh (Biocycle Ltd.) (No 1223/2012); Hugo Leoniles Mendigutia Casanova (No 1224/2012); (name confidential) (No 1225/2012).





14.   Transfers of appropriations

The European External Action Service had notified the budgetary authority of its proposal for a transfer of appropriations 2/2012 pursuant to Articles 43(1), and 24(4) of the Financial Regulation.
The European External Action Service had notified the budgetary authority of its proposal for a transfer of appropriations 3/2012 pursuant to to Article 22 of the Financial Regulation.
The European Commission had notified the budgetary authority of its proposal for a transfer of appropriations Info 2/2012 pursuant to Article 23 of the Finanical Regulation.
The European Economic and Social Committee had notified the budgetary authority of its proposal for a transfer of appropriations INF 2/2012 pursuant to Article 22 of the Financial Regulation.
The Court of Justice had notified the budgetary authority of its proposals for transfers of appropriations 3/2012, 4/2012 and 5/2012 pursuant to Article 22 of the Financial Regulation.
The Committee of the Regions had notified the budgetary authority of its proposals for transfers of appropriations Inf 4/2012 and Inf 5/2012 pursuant to Article 22 of the Financial Regulation.
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The Committee on Budgets had authorised the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 15/2012 (N7-0087/2012 - C7-0217/2012 - 2012/2161(GBD)) in accordance with Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation as interpreted in point 20 of the joint declaration on transitional measures applicable to the budgetary procedure after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty.
The Committee on Budgets had authorised the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 16/2012 (N7-0091/2012 - C7-0237/2012 - 2012/2179(GBD)) in accordance with Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation as interpreted in point 20 of the joint declaration on transitional measures applicable to the budgetary procedure after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty.
The Committee on Budgets had authorised the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 17/2012 (N7-0088/2012 - C7-0218/2012 - 2012/2162(GBD)) in accordance with Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation as interpreted in point 20 of the joint declaration on transitional measures applicable to the budgetary procedure after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty.
The Committee on Budgets had authorised the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 20/2012 (N7-0089/2012 - C7-0219/2012 - 2012/2163(GBD)) in accordance with Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation as interpreted in point 20 of the joint declaration on transitional measures applicable to the budgetary procedure after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty.
The Committee on Budgets had authorised the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 22/2012 (N7-0092/2012 - C7-0239/2012 - 2012/2180(GBD)) in accordance with Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation as interpreted in point 20 of the joint declaration on transitional measures applicable to the budgetary procedure after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty.
The Committee on Budgets had authorised the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 23/2012 (N7-0093/2012 - C7-0240/2012 - 2012/2181(GBD)) in accordance with Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation as interpreted in point 20 of the joint declaration on transitional measures applicable to the budgetary procedure after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty.
The Committee on Budgets had authorised the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 24/2012 (N7-0086/2012 - C7-0212/2012 - 2012/2159(GBD)) in accordance with Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation as interpreted in point 20 of the joint declaration on transitional measures applicable to the budgetary procedure after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty.
The Committee on Budgets had authorised the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 26/2012 (N7-0094/2012 - C7-0243/2012 - 2012/2182(GBD)) in accordance with Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation as interpreted in point 20 of the joint declaration on transitional measures applicable to the budgetary procedure after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty.
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The Committee on Budgets had issued a favourable opinion, pursuant to Article 179(3) of the Financial Regulation, on the request by the European Securities and Markets Authority for an extension to its leasehold agreement in Paris.
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The European Court of Auditors had notified the budgetary authority of its proposals for transfers of appropriations V/AB-04/A/12, V/AB-05/C/12, V/AB-06/C/12, V/AB-07/T/12, V/AB-08/T/12, V/AB-09/T/12, V/AB-10/T/12 and V/AB-11/T/12 pursuant to Article 22 of the Financial Regulation.

15.   Documents received

The following documents had been received:







1)




from the Council and Commission







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Draft budget of the European Union for the financial year 2013: Council position of 24 July 2012 (12749/2012 - C7-0233/2012 - 2012/2092(BUD))






referred to


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














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Special Report No 11/2012 (2011 discharge) – Suckler cow and ewe and goat direct aids under partial implementation of SPS arrangements (N7-0095/2012 - C7-0286/2012 - 2012/2227(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: AGRI














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Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations (COM(2012)0499 - C7-0288/2012 - 2012/0237(COD))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 124(1) and Rule 125(1).
Pursuant to Article 336 TFEU, the President would consult the Court of Auditors.






referred to


responsible: AFCO
opinion: BUDG, JURI














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Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) No 1093/2010 establishing a European Supervisory Authority (European Banking Authority) as regards its interaction with Council Regulation (EU) No …/… conferring specific tasks on the European Central Bank concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions (COM(2012)0512 - C7-0289/2012 - 2012/0244(COD))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 124(1).
Pursuant to Article 282 TFEU, the President would consult the Economic and Social Committee on this proposal.






referred to


responsible: ECON
opinion: AFCO, BUDG, JURI














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Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1342/2008 of 18 December 2008 establishing a long-term plan for cod stocks and the fisheries exploiting those stocks (COM(2012)0498 - C7-0290/2012 - 2012/0236(COD))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 124(1).






referred to


responsible: PECH
opinion: ENVI














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Amended proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down common provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, the Cohesion Fund, the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund covered by the Common Strategic Framework and laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 (COM(2012)0496 - C7-0291/2012 - 2011/0276(COD))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 124(1) and Rule 125(1).
Pursuant to Article 336 TFEU, the President would consult the Court of Auditors on this proposal.






referred to


responsible: REGI
opinion: FEMM, CULT, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, ITRE, ECON, CONT, TRAN














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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/2012/003 DK/Vestas from Denmark (COM(2012)0502 - C7-0292/2012 - 2012/2228(BUD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG
opinion: EMPL














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Proposal for a Directive amending Directive 93/109/EC of 6 December 1993 on the right to stand as a candidate in elections to the European Parliament for citizens of the Union residing in a Member State of which they are not nationals (13634/2012 - C7-0293/2012 - 2006/0277(CNS))






referred to


responsible: AFCO
opinion: JURI, LIBE














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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/2012/002 DE/manroland from Germany) (COM(2012)0493 - C7-0294/2012 - 2012/2230(BUD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG
opinion: EMPL, CONT, REGI














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Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 27/2012 - Section III – Commission (N7-0096/2012 - C7-0295/2012 - 2012/2231(GBD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG














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Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 28/2012 - Section III – Commission (N7-0097/2012 - C7-0296/2012 - 2012/2233(GBD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG














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Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 552/97 temporarily withdrawing access to generalised tariff preferences from Myanmar/Burma (COM(2012)0524 - C7-0297/2012 - 2012/0251(COD))






referred to


responsible: INTA
opinion: DEVE, AFET














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Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 29/2012 - Section III – Commission (N7-0098/2012 - C7-0298/2012 - 2012/2236(GBD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG














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Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community on the one hand, and the Government of Denmark and the Home Rule Government of Greenland, on the other hand (11119/2012 - C7-0299/2012 - 2012/0130(NLE))






referred to


responsible: PECH
opinion: DEVE, BUDG














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Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund (COM(2012)0538 - C7-0300/2012 - 2012/2237(BUD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG
opinion: REGI














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Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 574/2007/EC with a view to increasing the co-financing rate of the External Borders Fund for certain Member States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability (COM(2012)0527 - C7-0301/2012 - 2012/0253(COD))






referred to


responsible: LIBE
opinion: DEVE, AFET, BUDG














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Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 573/2007/EC, Decision No 575/2007/EC and Council Decision 2007/435/EC with a view to increasing the co-financing rate of the European Refugee Fund, the European Return Fund and the European Fund for the Integration of third-country nationals as regards certain provisions relating to financial management for certain Member States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability (COM(2012)0526 - C7-0302/2012 - 2012/0252(COD))






referred to


responsible: LIBE
opinion: DEVE, CULT, AFET, EMPL, BUDG














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Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Establishing the European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps - EU Aid Volunteers (COM(2012)0514 - C7-0303/2012 - 2012/0245(COD))






referred to


responsible: DEVE
opinion: EMPL














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Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 2001/110/EC relating to honey (COM(2012)0530 - C7-0304/2012 - 2012/0260(COD))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 124(1).






referred to


responsible: ENVI
opinion: IMCO














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Draft amending budget No 4 to the general budget for 2012: Council position of 24 September 2012 (14059/2012 - C7-0305/2012 - 2012/2127(BUD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG














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Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 32/2012 - Section III – Commission (N7-0099/2012 - C7-0306/2012 - 2012/2243(GBD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG














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Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 30/2012 - Section III – Commission (N7-0100/2012 - C7-0307/2012 - 2012/2244(GBD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG














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Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 31/2012 - Section III – Commission (N7-0101/2012 - C7-0308/2012 - 2012/2245(GBD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG














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Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 33/2012 - Section III – Commission (N7-0102/2012 - C7-0309/2012 - 2012/2246(GBD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG














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Amendment to the Commission proposal COM(2011) 0626 final/3 for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common organisation of the markets in agricultural products (Single CMO Regulation) (COM(2012)0535 - C7-0310/2012 - 2011/0281(COD))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 124(1).






referred to


responsible: AGRI
opinion: DEVE, ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, REGI














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Amendment to the Commission proposal COM(2011) 0625 final/3 for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing rules for direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the common agricultural policy (COM(2012)0552 - C7-0311/2012 - 2011/0280(COD))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 124(1).






referred to


responsible: AGRI
opinion: DEVE, ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, CONT, REGI














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Amendment to the Commission proposal COM(2011) 0628 final/2 for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the financing, management and monitoring of the common agricultural policy (COM(2012)0551 - C7-0312/2012 - 2011/0288(COD))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 124(1).






referred to


responsible: AGRI
opinion: DEVE, ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, CONT, REGI














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Amendment to the Commission proposal COM(2011) 0627 final/3 for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) (COM(2012)0553 - C7-0313/2012 - 2011/0282(COD))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 124(1).






referred to


responsible: AGRI
opinion: DEVE, ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, CONT, REGI














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Proposal for a Council Regulation conferring specific tasks on the European Central Bank concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions (COM(2012)0511 - C7-0314/2012 - 2012/0242(CNS))






referred to


responsible: ECON
opinion: AFCO, JURI, LIBE














—


Special Report No 12/2012 (2011 discharge) – Did the Commission and Eurostat improve the process for producing reliable and credible European statistics? (N7-0103/2012 - C7-0315/2012 - 2012/2247(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: ECON














—


Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 111/2005 laying down rules for the monitoring of trade between the Community and third countries in drug precursors (COM(2012)0521 - C7-0316/2012 - 2012/0250(COD))






referred to


responsible: INTA
opinion: ENVI, JURI, LIBE














—


Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on in vitro diagnostic medical devices (COM(2012)0541 - C7-0317/2012 - 2012/0267(COD))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 124(1) and Rule 125(1).






referred to


responsible: ENVI
opinion: ITRE, INTA, IMCO














—


Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on medical devices, and amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 (COM(2012)0542 - C7-0318/2012 - 2012/0266(COD))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 124(1) and Rule 125(1).






referred to


responsible: ENVI
opinion: ITRE, INTA, IMCO














—


Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council Amending Regulation (EC) No 273/2004 on drug precursors (COM(2012)0548 - C7-0319/2012 - 2012/0261(COD))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 124(1).






referred to


responsible: LIBE
opinion: ENVI, INTA, IMCO














—


Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing a Community system for registration of carriers of radioactive materials (COM(2012)0561 - C7-0320/2012 - 2011/0225(NLE))






referred to


responsible: ITRE
opinion: ENVI, TRAN














—


Special Report No 13/2012 (2011 discharge): ‧European Union development assistance for drinking water supply and basic sanitation in sub-Saharan countries‧ (N7-0104/2012 - C7-0321/2012 - 2012/2248(DEC))






referred to


responsible: CONT
opinion: DEVE














—


Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion on behalf of the European Union of the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (13582/2012 - C7-0323/2012 - 2012/0120(NLE))






referred to


responsible: ENVI














—


Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC34/2012 - Section III – Commission (N7-0105/2012 - C7-0324/2012 - 2012/2249(GBD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG














—


Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 36/2012 - Section III – Commission (N7-0106/2012 - C7-0325/2012 - 2012/2250(GBD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG














—


Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 37/2012 - Section III – Commission (N7-0107/2012 - C7-0326/2012 - 2012/2251(GBD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG














—


Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 38/2012 - Section III – Commission (N7-0108/2012 - C7-0327/2012 - 2012/2252(GBD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG














—


Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2187/2005 for the conservation of fishery through technical measures in the Baltic Sea, the Belts and the Sound (COM(2012)0591 - C7-0332/2012 - 2012/0285(COD))
The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 124(1).






referred to


responsible: PECH














—


Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC40/2012 - Section III – Commission (N7-0109/2012 - C7-0351/2012 - 2012/2266(GBD))






referred to


responsible: BUDG



















2)




from committees, the following reports







—


***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2003/71/EC and 2009/138/EC in respect of the powers of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority (COM(2011)0008 - C7-0027/2011 - 2011/0006(COD)) - ECON Committee - Rapporteur: Burkhard Balz (A7-0077/2012)










—


***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on credit agreements relating to residential property (COM(2011)0142 - C7-0085/2011 - 2011/0062(COD)) - ECON Committee - Rapporteur: Antolín Sánchez Presedo (A7-0202/2012)










—


***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of an evaluation mechanism to verify application of the Schengen acquis (COM(2011)0559 - C7-0370/2010 - 2010/0312(COD)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A7-0226/2012)










—


***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on online dispute resolution for consumer disputes (Regulation on consumer ODR) (COM(2011)0794 - C7-0453/2011 - 2011/0374(COD)) - IMCO Committee - Rapporteur: Róża Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein (A7-0236/2012)










—


***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multiannual plan for the Baltic salmon stock and the fisheries exploiting that stock (COM(2011)0470 - C7-0220/2011 - 2011/0206(COD)) - PECH Committee - Rapporteur: Marek Józef Gróbarczyk (A7-0239/2012)










—


***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year of Citizens (2013) (COM(2011)0489 - C7-0217/2011 - 2011/0217(COD)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Antigoni Papadopoulou (A7-0271/2012)










—


Report on Enlargement: policies, criteria and the EU's strategic interests (2012/2025(INI)) - AFET Committee - Rapporteur: Maria Eleni Koppa (A7-0274/2012)










—


***I Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2008/971/EC as regards the inclusion of forest reproductive material of the ‧qualified‧ category within the scope of that Decision and the updating of the name of the authorities responsible for the approval and control of the production (COM(2012)0355 - C7-0175/2012 - 2012/0172(COD)) - AGRI Committee - Rapporteur: Paolo De Castro (A7-0277/2012)










—


*** Recommendation on the European Council's proposal not to convene a Convention for the addition of a Protocol concerning the application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union to the Czech Republic, to the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (00091/2011[[02]] - C7-0386/2011 - 2011/0818(NLE)) - AFCO Committee - Rapporteur: Andrew Duff (A7-0282/2012)










—


Report on the environmental impacts of shale gas and shale oil extraction activities (2011/2308(INI)) - ENVI Committee - Rapporteur: Bogusław Sonik (A7-0283/2012)










—


Report on industrial, energy and other aspects of shale gas and oil (2011/2309(INI)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Niki Tzavela (A7-0284/2012)










—


Report with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on establishing common visa restrictions for Russian officials involved in the Sergei Magnitsky case (2012/2142(INI)) - AFET Committee - Rapporteur: Kristiina Ojuland (A7-0285/2012)










—


Report on passenger rights in all transport modes (2012/2067(INI)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: Georges Bach (A7-0287/2012)










—


*** Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol 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, on Conformity Assessment and Acceptance of Industrial Products (CAA) (12428/2012 - C7-0205/2012 - 2009/0155(NLE)) - INTA Committee - Rapporteur: Vital Moreira (A7-0289/2012)










—


Report on the external dimension of the Common Fisheries Policy (2011/2318(INI)) - PECH Committee - Rapporteur: Isabella Lövin (A7-0290/2012)










—


Report on small-scale coastal fishing, artisanal fishing and the reform of the common fisheries policy (2011/2292(INI)) - PECH Committee - Rapporteur: João Ferreira (A7-0291/2012)










—


Report on Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs): competitiveness and business opportunities (2012/2042(INI)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Paul Rübig (A7-0293/2012)










—


* Report on the nomination of Leonard Orban as a Member of the Court of Auditors (N7-0074/2012 - C7-0153/2012 - 2012/0805(NLE)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Inés Ayala Sender (A7-0296/2012)










—


Second report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Medicines Agency for the financial year 2010 (COM(2011)0473[[18]] - C7-0281/2011 - 2011/2220(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Monica Luisa Macovei (A7-0298/2012)










—


Second report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Food Safety Authority for the financial year 2010 (COM(2011)0473[[23]] - C7-0286/2011 - 2011/2226(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Monica Luisa Macovei (A7-0299/2012)










—


Second report on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2010 (COM(2011)0473[[15]] - C7-0278/2011 - 2011/2217(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Monica Luisa Macovei (A7-0300/2012)










—


Second report on the discharge for implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2010, Section II – Council (COM(2011)0473[[03]] - C7-0258/2011 - 2011/2203(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Inés Ayala Sender (A7-0301/2012)










—


Report on "Towards an integrated European market for card, internet and mobile payments" (2012/2040(INI)) - ECON Committee - Rapporteur: Sampo Terho (A7-0304/2012)










—


Report on Social Business Initiative - Creating a favourable climate for social enterprises, key stakeholders in the social economy and innovation (2012/2004(INI)) - EMPL Committee - Rapporteur: Heinz K. Becker (A7-0305/2012)










—


Report on the Council position on Draft amending budget No 4/2012 of the European Union for the financial year 2012, Section III - Commission (14059/2012 - C7-0305/2012 - 2012/2127(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Francesca Balzani (A7-0308/2012)










—


Report on the Council position on the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2013 - all sections (12749/2012 - C7-0233/2012 - 2012/2092(BUD)) - BUDG Committee – Co-rapporteurs: Giovanni La Via, Derek Vaughan (A7-0311/2012)










—


Interim report in the interests of achieving a positive outcome of the Multiannual Financial Framework for 2014-2020 approval procedure (COM(2011)0398 - 2011/0177(APP)) - BUDG Committee – Co-rapporteurs: Reimer Böge, Ivailo Kalfin (A7-0313/2012)










—


* Report on te proposal for a Council regulation on the methods and procedure for making available the own resource based on the value added tax (COM(2011)0737 - C7-0504/2011 - 2011/0333(CNS)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Jean-Luc Dehaene (A7-0316/2012)










—


Report on trade and economic relations with the United States (2012/2149(INI)) - INTA Committee - Rapporteur: Vital Moreira (A7-0321/2012)










—


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 (application EGF/2012/001 IE/Talk Talk from Ireland) (COM(2012)0423 - C7-0204/2012 - 2012/2157(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Frédéric Daerden (A7-0322/2012)










—


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 (application EGF/2011/019 ES/Galicia Metal from Spain) (COM(2012)0451 - C7-0214/2012 - 2012/2160(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Alexander Alvaro (A7-0323/2012)










—


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 (application EGF/2011/021 NL/Zalco from the Netherlands) (COM(2012)0450 - C7-0220/2012 - 2012/2164(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Frédéric Daerden (A7-0324/2012)










—


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 (application EGF/2011/015/SE/AstraZeneca from Sweden) (COM(2012)0396 - C7-0191/2012 - 2012/2155(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Dominique Riquet (A7-0325/2012)










—


* Report on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing an Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation (COM(2011)0841 - C7-0014/2012 - 2011/0414(CNS)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Holger Krahmer (A7-0327/2012)










—


Report on the request for waiver of the immunity of Martin Ehrenhauser (2012/2152(IMM)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Bernhard Rapkay (A7-0332/2012)










—


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 (application EGF/2010/015 FR/Peugeot from France) (COM(2012)0461 - C7-0222/2012 - 2012/2165(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Jean Louis Cottigny (A7-0333/2012)










—


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 (application EGF/2011/009 NL/Gelderland Construction 41 from the Netherlands) (COM(2012)0395 - C7-0190/2012 - 2012/2154(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Frédéric Daerden (A7-0334/2012)















3)




from Members, the following motions for resolution (Rule 120)







—


Cristiana Muscardini, Niccolò Rinaldi and Oreste Rossi. Motion for a resolution on SMEs and cosmetic tests on animals (B7-0413/2012)






referred to


responsible: ENVI
opinion: INTA














—


Cristiana Muscardini. Motion for a resolution on the Artisans of Europe project (B7-0460/2012)






referred to


responsible: EMPL













16.   Order of business

The next item was the order of business.
The final draft agenda for the part-session (PE 496.282/PDOJ) had been distributed. No changes had been proposed.
The order of business was thus established.

17.   Statement by the President

The President spoke of the case of Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani girl who had been campaigning for girls' education, who had been shot by the Taliban. The President called on the Pakistani authorities to do everything possible to arrest the perpetrators of this crime. He stated that education was the right of everyone.

18.   Calendar of part-sessions

The President said that the November I part-session in Brussels would not be held because of the work on the Chamber ceiling. The German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, would take part in the next Conference of Presidents meeting open to all Members.
*
* *
The President said there would be a photo session in the Chamber at 12.25 the following day.

19.   General budget of the European Union for the financial year 2013 - all sections (debate)
General budget of the european Union for the financial year 2013 -all sections [12749/2012 - C7-0233/2012- 2012/2092(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Co-rapporteurs: Giovanni La Via and Derek Vaughan (A7-0311/2012)
Giovanni La Via and Derek Vaughan introduced the reports.
IN THE CHAIR: Georgios PAPASTAMKOS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Andreas Mavroyiannis (President-in-Office of the Council) and Janusz Lewandowski (Member of the Commission).
The following spoke: Anneli Jäätteenmäki (rapporteur for the opinion of the AFET Committee), Vicky Ford (rapporteur for the opinion of the ECON Committee), Jutta Haug (rapporteur for the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Reinhard Bütikofer (rapporteur for the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Philippe De Backer (rapporteur for the opinion of the TRAN Committee), Georgios Stavrakakis (rapporteur for the opinion of the REGI Committee), Morten Løkkegaard (rapporteur for the opinion of the CULT Committee), Enrique Guerrero Salom (rapporteur for the opinion of the AFCO Committee), Nikolaos Salavrakos (rapporteur for the opinion of the PETI Committee), Monika Hohlmeier, on behalf of the PPE Group, Eider Gardiazábal Rubial, on behalf of the S&D Group, Jan Mulder, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Helga Trüpel, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Richard Ashworth, on behalf of the ECR Group, Alda Sousa, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Marta Andreasen, on behalf of the EFD Group, Lucas Hartong, Non-attached Member, Salvador Garriga Polledo, Göran Färm, Angelika Werthmann, Hynek Fajmon, João Ferreira, Tadeusz Cymański, Alain Lamassoure, Edit Herczog, Nils Torvalds, Peter van Dalen, Sidonia Elżbieta Jędrzejewska and Ioannis Kasoulides (replacing Peter Šťastný, reporter for the opinion of the INTA Committeee).
The following spoke under the ‧catch-the-eye‧ procedure: Jean-Pierre Audy, Monika Flašíková Beňová, Rareș-Lucian Niculescu, Bastiaan Belder, Paul Rübig, Silvia-Adriana Țicău, Jan Kozłowski, Franz Obermayr and Karin Kadenbach.
The following spoke: Janusz Lewandowski, Andreas Mavroyiannis, Giovanni La Via and Derek Vaughan.
The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 23.10.2012, item 6.3.

20.   European Year of Citizens (2013) ***I (debate)
Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Year of Citizens (2013) [COM(2011)0489 - C7-0217/2011- 2011/0217(COD)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Antigoni Papadopoulou (A7-0271/2012)
Antigoni Papadopoulou introduced the report.
The following spoke: Andreas Mavroyiannis (President-in-Office of the Council) and Janusz Lewandowski (Member of the Commission).
IN THE CHAIR: László SURJÁN

Vice-President

The following spoke: Inês Cristina Zuber (rapporteur for the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Marie-Christine Vergiat (rapporteur for the opinion of the CULT Committee), Nikolaos Salavrakos (rapporteur for the opinion of the PETI Committee), Marietta Giannakou, on behalf of the PPE Group, Kinga Göncz, on behalf of the S&D Group, Nathalie Griesbeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jean Lambert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Emma McClarkin, on behalf of the ECR Group, Roger Helmer, on behalf of the EFD Group, Lena Kolarska-Bobińska, Monika Flašíková Beňová, Sandrine Bélier, Oreste Rossi, Auke Zijlstra and Andrew Henry William Brons.
The following spoke under the ‧catch-the-eye‧ procedure: Alajos Mészáros, Silvia-Adriana Țicău, Franz Obermayr, Philippe Boulland, Zita Gurmai, Sergio Gaetano Cofferati and Nikos Chrysogelos.
The following spoke: Janusz Lewandowski, Andreas Mavroyiannis and Antigoni Papadopoulou.
The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 23.10.2012, item 13.5.

21.   Future of EU development policy - 2015 - European Year for Development (debate)
Report on an Agenda for Change: the future of EU development policy [2012/2002(INI)] - Committee on Development. Rapporteur: Charles Goerens (A7-0234/2012)
Oral question (O-000167/2012) by Charles Goerens, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Philippe Boulland, on behalf of the PPE Group, and Thijs Berman, on behalf of the S&D Group, to the Commission: 2015 - European Year for Development (B7-0363/2012)
Charles Goerens introduced the report.
Philippe Boulland and Thijs Berman moved the oral question.
Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission) answered the oral question.
The following spoke: Filip Kaczmarek, on behalf of the PPE Group, Ricardo Cortés Lastra, on behalf of the S&D Group, Judith Sargentini, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Younous Omarjee, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Gay Mitchell, Michèle Striffler and Santiago Fisas Ayxela.
The following spoke under the ‧catch-the-eye‧ procedure: Emer Costello, Kristiina Ojuland, João Ferreira, Seán Kelly, Andrew Henry William Brons and Patrice Tirolien.
The following spoke: Andris Piebalgs and Charles Goerens.
IN THE CHAIR: Rainer WIELAND

Vice-President

The debate closed.
Vote: minutes of 23.10.2012, item 13.23.

22.   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:
Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Mojca Kleva, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Sandrine Bélier, Marisa Matias, Mara Bizzotto, Nicole Sinclaire, Zoltán Bagó, Ioan Enciu, João Ferreira, Gabriel Mato Adrover, Ivailo Kalfin, Chris Davies, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, George Sabin Cutaș, Marian Harkin, András Gyürk, Maria Eleni Koppa, Eduard Kukan, Silvia-Adriana Țicău, Georgios Koumoutsakos, Alexander Mirsky, Arkadiusz Tomasz Bratkowski, Kristian Vigenin, Spyros Danellis, Claudiu Ciprian Tănăsescu and Matthias Groote.

23.   SMEs: competitiveness and business opportunities (short presentation)
Report on Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs): competitiveness and business opportunities [2012/2042(INI)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Paul Rübig (A7-0293/2012)
Paul Rübig made the presentation.
The following spoke under the ‧catch-the-eye‧ procedure: Zofija Mazej Kukovič, Evelyn Regner, Angelika Werthmann, Inês Cristina Zuber, Miroslav Mikolášik, Josefa Andrés Barea, Iuliu Winkler, Monika Flašíková Beňová, Seán Kelly and Silvia-Adriana Țicău.
The following spoke: Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission).
The item closed.
Vote: minutes of 23.10.2012, item 13.24.

24.   Common visa restrictions for Russian officials involved in the Sergei Magnitsky case (short presentation)
Report with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on establishing common visa restrictions for Russian officials involved in the Sergei Magnitsky case [2012/2142(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Kristiina Ojuland (A7-0285/2012)
Kristiina Ojuland made the presentation.
The following spoke under the ‧catch-the-eye‧ procedure: Miroslav Mikolášik, Marek Henryk Migalski and Jacek Protasiewicz.
The following spoke: Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission).
The item closed.
Vote: minutes of 23.10.2012, item 13.6.

25.   Trade and economic relations with the United States (short presentation)
Report on trade and economic relations with the United States [2012/2149(INI)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Vital Moreira (A7-0321/2012)
Vital Moreira made the presentation.
The following spoke under the ‧catch-the-eye‧ procedure: Miroslav Mikolášik and Silvia-Adriana Țicău.
The following spoke: Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission).
The item closed.
Vote: minutes of 23.10.2012, item 13.25.

26.   Implementation of the Single European Sky legislation (short presentation)
Report on the Implementation of the Single European Sky Legislation [2012/2005(INI)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Jacqueline Foster (A7-0254/2012)
Jacqueline Foster made the presentation.
The following spoke under the ‧catch-the-eye‧ procedure: Elena Băsescu, Spyros Danellis, João Ferreira, Erik Bánki, Silvia-Adriana Țicău and Miroslav Mikolášik.
The following spoke: Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission).
The item closed.
Vote: minutes of 23.10.2012, item 13.7.

27.   Passenger rights in all transport modes (short presentation)
Report on passenger rights in all transport modes [2012/2067(INI)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Georges Bach (A7-0287/2012)
Georges Bach made the presentation.
The following spoke under the ‧catch-the-eye‧ procedure: Elena Băsescu, João Ferreira, Erik Bánki, Silvia-Adriana Țicău and Jaroslav Paška.
The following spoke: Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission).
The item closed.
Vote: minutes of 23.10.2012, item 13.8.

28.   Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established (‧Agenda‧ PE 496.282/OJMA).

29.   Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 22.35.


Klaus Welle

Secretary General



Anni Podimata

Vice-President





Monday 22 October 2012ATTENDANCE REGISTER
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