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No C 339 / 38 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 18 . 12 . 95

Thursday, 30 November 1995

MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING OF THURSDAY, 30 NOVEMBER 1995

( 95 /C 339 / 04 )

PART I

Proceedings of the sitting

IN THE CHAIR : Sir Jack STEWART-CLARK

Vice-President

( The sitting opened at 10.05 a.m .)

— Proposal for a Council Regulation on protection against
injurious pricing of vessels ( COM(95)0473 — C4-0548 / 95 —
95 / 0258(CNS ))

referred to

responsible : RELA
opinion : ECON

legal basis : Art . 113 EC
1 . Approval of Minutes

Mr Colom i Naval stated that he had been present the previous
day but that his name was not on the attendance register .

Mrs Oomen-Ruijten had informed the Chair that she had been
present the previous day but that her name was not on the
attendance register, and Mr Watson, that he had been present at
Tuesday 's sitting .

Mr Posselt had informed the Chair that he had intended to vote

against am . 2 in the vote on the Kaklamanis report ( A4 ­
0291 / 95, Part I, Item 7 ); Mr Bébéar had informed the Chair
that, in the same vote, he had intended to vote against am . 2, for
am . 1 5 and for am . 1 .

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved .

2 . Referral to committee and delegation

— Proposal for Council Regulation on protection against
dumped imports from countries not members of the European
## Community ( COM(95)0363 - C4-0549 / 95 - 95 / 0200(CNS ))

referred to

responsible : RELA
opinion : BUDG

legal basis : Art . 1 1 3 EC

5 . Urgent political matters ( Commission state ­

ment )

The next item was a statement by the Commission on urgent
political matters of major importance .

Mr Papoutsis, Member of the Commission, made a statement
on small and medium-sized undertakings .

The following asked questions which Mr Papoutsis answered
in turn :

The Committee on Transport and the Delegation for Relations in turn :
with Switzerland had been asked for opinions on Petition
No 678 / 95 on heavy goods vehicle traffic through the Alps . — Mrs Plooij-van Gorsel, Mr Elliott, Mrs Hautala, Mrs Peijs,
Mrs Gröner, Mr Nußbaumer, Mr Watson, Mrs Ewing,
Mr Blokland, Mr Colom i Naval, Mrs Hardstaff, Mr Garosci,

3 . Official welcome Mr telijn-Sierens McCartin,, Mrs Mr Argyros Soltwedel-Schäfer, Mrs Van Lancker, Mr Harrison, Mr Papayanna, Mrs Kes ­ ­

kis, Mr Florio, Mrs Riis-j0rgensen, Mr Evans, Mr Gasòliba i

On behalf of Parliament, the President welcomed Mr Olsen, Böhm, Mr Murphy and Mr Rönnholm .

3 . Official welcome

On behalf of Parliament, the President welcomed Mr Olsen, Böhm, Mr Murphy and Mr
President of the Folketing, who had taken his seat in the
official gallery . The President closed the item .

4 . Documents received

The President announced that he had received from the

Council requests for opinions on :

— Proposal for a Council Decision adopting a supplementary
research programme to be implemented by the Joint Research
Centre for the European Atomic Energy Community ( 1996 to

Mrs Boogerd-Quaak protested at the fact that the President had
not given her the floor to put a question, even though she had
been present ever since the item had been called ( the President
replied that he had observed a fair balance with regard to
political groups and nationalities when giving speakers the
floor ).

## 1999 ) ( CQM(95)0549 - C4-0546 / 95 - 95 / 0284(CNS )) IN THE CHAIR : Mrs PERY

referred to
Vice-President
responsible : RTDE
opinion : BUDG, ECON, ENVI

legal basis : Art . 007 EURATOM VOTING TIME

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6 . Relations and agreements with Ukraine,

Russia, Moldova and Kyrgyzstan ***/* ( vote )
Reports by Mr Gomolka ( A4-0279 / 95 ), Mrs Mann ( A4 ­
0094 / 94 ), Mrs Carrère d'Encausse ( A4-0294 / 95 ), Mr Kit ­
telmann ( A4-0095 / 94 ), Mr Alavanos ( A4-0273 / 95 ),
Mr Wiersma ( A4-0274 / 95 and A4-0275 / 95 ), Mrs Lalu ­
mière ( A4-0277 / 95 ) and Mr Chesa ( A4-0100 / 94 )

( a ) A4-0279 / 95 ***:

( f ) A4-0274 / 95 :

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Parliament adopted the resolution ( Part II, Item 1 ( f )).

( g ) A4-0275 / 95 *;

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION :

Parliament adopted the legislative resolution ( Part II, Item

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION : Kg )).

Parliament adopted the legislative resolution and thereby gave
its assent ( Part II, Item 1(a )).

( h ) A4-0277 / 95 ***:

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION :

( b ) A4-0094 / 94 : Parliament adopted the legislative resolution and thereby gave
its assent ( Part II, Item 1(h )).

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Amendments adopted : 1 to 6 collectively

The different parts of the text were adopted in order .

Parliament adopted the resolution ( Part II, Item 1(b )).

( i ) A4-0 100 / 94 :

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Parliament adopted the resolution ( Part II, Item 1(i )).

7 . Humanitarian aid **I ( vote )
( c ) A4-0294 / 95 ***:
Sauquillo Perez del Arco report — A4-0283 / 95

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION :

Parliament adopted the legislative resolution by RCV ( PSE )
and thereby gave its assent :

Members voting : 224

For : 209

Against : 2
Abstentions : 1 3

( Part II, Item 1(c )).

## PROPOSAL FOR A REGULATION COM(95)0201 - C4 ­ 0265 / 95 - 95 / 01 19(SYN ):

The rapporteur spoke on the amendments .

Amendments adopted : 1 to 16 and 18 to 23 collectively

Amendment not put to the vote : 17 ( included in am . 16 )

Parliament approved the Commission proposal as amended
( Part II, Item 2 ).

( Mrs Baldi and Mr Metten informed the Chair that they
intended to vote in favour, and Mr Holm, that he had intended
to abstain, not vote against .) DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION :

( d ) A4-0095 / 94 :

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Amendments adopted : 1 ; 2 ; 3 ; 4 ; 5 ; 6 and 7

The different parts of the text were adopted in order .

Parliament adopted the resolution ( Part II, Item 1 ( d )).

( e ) A4-0273 / 95 ***:

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION :

Parliament adopted the legislative resolution and thereby gave
its assent ( Part II, Item 1(e )).

Parliament adopted the legislative resolution ( Part II, Item 2 ).

8 . Protection of financial interests - ( vote )

Theato report — A4-0296 / 95

## JOINT GUIDELINE OF THE COUNCIL COM(94)0214 - C4-0292 / 95 - 94 / 0146(CNS ):

The rapporteur pointed out that am . 3 should be based on the
Dutch version .

Amendments adopted : 1 to 10 and 12 to 14 collectively

Amendment not put to the vote : 1 1 ( linguistic )

Parliament approved the joint guideline of the Council as
amended ( Part II, Item 3 ).

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DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION : Pasty, on behalf of the UPE Group,
Cox, on behalf of the ELDR Group,
Parliament adopted the legislative resolution ( Part II, Item 3 ). to replace these motions with a new text :

Amendments adopted : 2 by RCV ; 4 by EV ( 157 for, 95 against,

9 . Europe agreement with Slovenia ( vote )

Motions for resolutions B4-1449, 1451, 1453, 1455, 1456

and 1459 / 95

MOTIONS FOR RESOLUTIONS B4-1449, 1453, 1455, 1456

and 1459 / 95 :

— joint motion for a resolution tabled by the following

Members :

Hoff, Konecny, Iivari, Baldarelli and Imbeni, on behalf of
the PSE Group,
Posselt, Ebner, Oostlander, König, Castagnetti and Mart ­
ens, on behalf of the PPE Group,
Caligaris and Guinebertière, on behalf of the UPE Group,
La Malfa, Gredler, Cox and De Clercq, on behalf of the
ELDR Group,
Aelvoet and Tamino, on behalf of the V Group,
Dell ' Alba, on behalf of the ARE Group,
to replace these motions with a new text :

Amendments adopted : 8 ; 1 by EV ( 173 for, 99 against,
6 abstentions ); 4 ; 5 ; 9 by EV ( 145 for, 120 against, 12
abstentions )

Amendments rejected : 2 by EV ( 113 for, 154 against, 8 absten ­

tions ); 7 ; 10 and 6

26 abstentions )

Amendments rejected : 1 by RCV ; 5 ; 6 and 7 collectively ; 8 by

EV ( 125 for, 126 against, 24 abstentions ); 3 by RCV

The different parts of the text were adopted in order : recital B

and para . 1 by RCV, para . 4 by split vote ( Mrs Crawley ) ( 2nd
part by EV ( 200 for, 56 against, 1 8 abstentions )) and para . 6 by
separte vote ( PSE ).

Split votes :

para . 4 :

1st part : up to ' technical matter '

2nd part : remainder

Results of RCVs :

recital B ( ARE ):

Members voting : 269
For : 233

Against : 22
Abstentions : 14

Amendment fallen : 3 ( Mrs Ahlqvist informed the Chair that she had intended to
abstain, not vote in favour .)

The different parts of the text were adopted in order .

The following spoke during the vote :

— Mrs Hoff, on am . 3 .

Parliament adopted the resolution by RCV ( ELDR ):

para . 1 ( ARE ):

Members voting : 267

For : 227

Against : 20
Abstentions : 20

Members For : voting : 280 263 am . 1 ( ARE ):

Against : 4 Members voting : 268
Abstentions : 1 3 For : 126
Against : 128
( Part II, Item 4 ). Abstentions : 14

( Motion for a resolution B4-145 1 / 95 fell .)

am . 2 ( ARE ):

10 . Completion of EMU ( vote )

Members voting :
For :

Against :
Abstentions :

275

140

122

Motions for resolutions B4-1446, 1447, 1448, 1450, 1452, Abstentions : 13

1454, 1457 and 1458 / 95

MOTIONS FOR RESOLUTIONS B4-1446, 1447, 1457 and

1458 / 95 :

— joint motion for a resolution tabled by the following

am . 3 ( ARE ):

Members voting :
For :

Against :
Abstentions :

264

29

209

26

Members :
Alan J. Donnelly, Randzio-Plath and Harrison, on behalf ( Sir Jack Stewart-Clark informed the Chair that he had
of the PSE Group, intended to vote against, not in favour, and Mr Sonneveld, that

Herman, on behalf of the PPE Group, he had intended to vote against .)

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Parliament adopted the resolution ( Part II, Item 5 ).

( Motions for resolutions B4-1448, 1450, 1452 and 1454 / 95
fell .)

11 . Forwarding of resolutions adopted during

the sitting

The President informed Parliament, pursuant to Rule 133(2 ),
that the Minutes of that day 's sitting would be submitted to
Parliament for its approval at the beginning of its next sitting .

With Parliament 's agreement, she stated that she would
forward the texts that had just been adopted forthwith to the
Explanations of vote : bodies named therein .

Reports A4-0279 / 95, 0094 / 94, 0294 / 95, 0095 / 94, 0273, 0274,
0275, 0277 / 95 and 0100 / 94

— in writing : Mr Svensson, Mrs Eriksson and Mr Sjöstedt 12 . Dates for next part-session

Slovenia The President announced that the next part-session would be
held from 11 to 15 December 1995 .

— oral : Mrs Gredler

EMU

— in writing : Mr Lindqvist ; Mrs Kirsten M. Jensen, Mr Sin ­
dal ; Mr Vanhecke ; Mrs Dury ; Mr Porto and Mr Vieira

END OF VOTING TIME

Enrico VINCI

Secretary-General

13 . Adjournment of session

The session was adjourned .

( The sitting closed at 12.05 p.m .)

Klaus HANSCH

President

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PART II

Texts adopted by the European Parliament

1. Relations and agreements with Ukraine, Russia, Moldova and Kyrgyz ­

stan ***/*

( a ) A4-0279 / 95

Legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council and Commission Decision on the conclusion of
the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their
Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part ( COM(94)0226 — COM(95)0137 —
## 7804 / 95 - C4-0349 / 95 - 6062 / 95 - C4-0363 / 95 - 94 / 0136(AVC ))

( Assent procedure )

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council and Commission Decision, ( CC)M(94)0226 —
## CC)M(95)0137 - 94 / 0136(AVC )),

— having regard to the Council 's request for Parliament 's assent pursuant to Article 228(3 ), second
# subparagraph of the EC Treaty ( 7804 / 95 - C4-0349 / 95 - 6062 / 95 - C4-0363 / 95 ),

— having regard to Rule 90(7 ) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy and the
opinions of the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on Research, Technological Development and
Energy and the Committee on Transport and Tourism ( A4-0279 / 95 ),

1 . Gives its assent to the conclusion of the agreement ;

2 . Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission, and the
governments and parliaments of the Member States and of Ukraine .

( b ) A4-0094 / 94

Resolution on economic and trade relations between the European Union and Ukraine

The European Parliament,

— having regard to its resolution of 9 July 1992 on economic cooperation between the European
Community and the Commonwealth of Independent States ('),

— having regard to its resolutions of 12 March 1993 on future agreements between the Community and
the New Independent States of the former Soviet Union ( 2 ) and of 21 April 1994 on the situation in
Ukraine ( 3 ),

— having regard to the agreement on partnership and cooperation negotiated between the European
Union and Ukraine and the interim agreement under which the trade provisions of the partnership
agreement between the European Union and Ukraine are scheduled to enter into force beforehand,

(') OJ C 241, 21.9.1992, p . 161 .
( 2 ) OJ C 115, 26.4.1993, p . 248 .
( 3 ) OJ C 128, 9.5.1994, p . 309 .

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— having regard to its resolution of 27 October 1995 on the conclusion of an EU-Ukraine interim
agreement ('),

— having regard to its assent of 30 November 1 995 to the conclusion of the Agreement on partnership
and cooperation between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and
Ukraine, of the other part ( 94 / 01 36(AVC )) ( 2 ),

— having regard to Rule 148 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on External Economic Relations ( A4-0094 / 94 ),

A. whereas economic and trade relations with Ukraine are still based on the trade and cooperation
agreement concluded in 1989 between the European Community and the former USSR,

B. whereas, following the collapse of the USSR, Ukraine as an independent state controls part of the
nuclear potential of the former USSR,

C. whereas the Ukrainian Parliament has approved Ukraine 's accession to the Non-Proliferation Treaty
( NPT ); having regard to the planned closure of the Chernobyl nuclear power station,

D. whereas Ukraine has so far hardly begun to make adequate efforts to turn its economic system into a
free and social market economy,

E. having regard to the encouraging inaugural speech by Mr Kutchma, the newly-elected President of
Ukraine, in which he set out plans for comprehensive political and economic reforms,

F. having regard to the technical and financial aid granted to Ukraine by the European Union and its
Member States and the other western industrialized nations,

1 . Welcomes the conclusion of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement and its ratification by
Ukraine on 10 November 1994 and calls on the Member States to ratify this agreement forthwith so that
the wide-ranging cooperation provided for in the agreement can begin as soon as possible ;

2 . Notes that the partnership agreement is more than a mere trade and cooperation agreement since by
establishing a political dialogue and cooperation in the fields of internal security, it covers all areas of
Union policy, as redefined in the Treaty on European Union ;

3 . Stresses that respect for democratic principles and human rights is not only the basis for mutual
cooperation but is also an essential precondition for the success of market economy reforms ;

4 . Welcomes the constitutional agreement reached on 8 June 1995 between President Kutchma and the
Ukrainian Parliament on their respective areas of competence, which will help to create an internal
political climate conducive to the implementation of economic and political reforms ;

5 . Is concerned at the present economic situation in Ukraine which is characterized by an even sharper
decline in productivity and greater imbalances in the economy as a whole than the other CIS Republics ;

6 . Attributes these developments primarily to the excessive budgetary deficit of Ukraine and the fact
that central bank loans are used to fill this deficit ;

7 . Points out that, in order to overcome this economic crisis, a national consensus is necessary to allow
the burden of adjustment to be divided equally among all sectors of the population ;

8 . Welcomes the agreement concluded between Ukraine and the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ) on
the granting of $ 371 million to help the balance of payments as part of the Systemic Transformation
Facility, under which Ukraine has pledged, on the basis of respect for democracy and human rights,
energetically to endeavour to stabilize the economy as a whole by reducing its macroeconomic
imbalances ;

0 )
( 2 )

Minutes of that Sitting, Part II, Item 3 .
Item 1(a ) of these Minutes .

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9 . Is aware that, given the macroeconomic conditions, a lending commitment by the EU is risky, but
nevertheless calls on the Council to make available to Ukraine forthwith the two medium-term aid

payments of ECU 85 million and ECU 200 million in accordance with the conditions set out in the basic
Regulations since, without these contributions and those to be made by other donor states and
international financial institutions, Ukraine would be unable to stabilize its balance of payments ; is
nevertheless concerned about the internal political problems in Ukraine affecting the ratification of the
agreement on the first medium-term aid payment ;

10 . Calls on the Commission to forward this proposal to it immediately, so it can deliver an opinion on
it ;

11 . Welcomes the fact that the partnership agreement provides for closer economic cooperation
between Ukraine and the other CIS Republics, as part of which traditional supply networks in the field of
energy and raw materials and agricultural products could be reactivated ;

1 2 . Draws attention to the problems Ukraine still has to contend with in repairing the damage caused by
the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and ensuring energy supplies ;

13 . Welcomes the decisions taken by the European Union and the other industrialized nations
concerning aid to Ukraine aid to tackle these problems ;

14 . Draws attention to the importance of the agricultural market for Ukraine which is a major
agricultural producer ; calls, therefore, on the Commission to consider to what extent it can help Ukraine
by granting it additional trade concessions in the agricultural sector as part of the partnership agreement,
while ensuring that this does not disrupt Union agriculture ;

15 . Hopes that the forthcoming and current negotiations on specific additional agreements concerning
trade in textiles and steel products will soon be brought to a successful conclusion and that trade in nuclear
materials can also be governed by an agreement of this kind ;

16 . Calls on the European Union and the Member States to increase cooperation in the areas of
research, development, technology transfer and industry and in the cultural sphere ;

17 . Highlights the importance of the approximation of legislation agreed on in the partnership
agreement and the commitments undertaken in the field of competition law, the protection of intellectual
property and public subsidies which are designed to establish an equitable basis for the reciprocal
exchange of goods ;

18 . Considers that until these provisions are fully implemented the European Union must be able to
resort to trade protection measures in cases where the market is being disrupted, for example by dumped
or subsidized imports from Ukraine, although this facility must not be misused for protectionist purposes ;

19 . Is aware that, if Ukraine joins the WTO, the partnership agreement provisions on the traffic in
goods, cross-border service transactions and the conditions of establishment will have to be revised and, if
this occurs, looks to the Ukrainian side to improve market access and working and establishment
conditions for EU undertakings ;

20 . Notes with satisfaction that Ukraine has refrained from issuing rules on establishment which would
discriminate against maritime transport undertakings from the EU and be contrary to the provisions of the
partnership agreement ; regrets, however, that negotiations with a view to regulating transport by inland
waterways are due to begin immediately after the agreement has come into force ;

21 . Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, and the
governments of the Member States and Ukraine .

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( c ) A4-0294 / 95

Legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council and Commission Decision on the conclusion of
an Agreement on Partnership and Cooperation between the European Communities and their
Member States of the one part, and the Russian Federation, of the other part ( CC)M(94)0257 —
## 7630 / 94 - C4-0191 / 95 - 6101 / 95 - C4-0358 / 95 - 94 / 0151(AVC ))

( Assent procedure )

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council and Commission Decision ( COM(94)0257 —
94 / 015 l(AVC )),

— having regard to the Council 's request for Parliament 's assent pursuant to Article 228(3 ), second
# subparagraph, of the EC Treaty ( 7630 / 94 - C4-0191 / 95 - 6101 / 95 - C4-0358 / 95 ),

— having regard to Rule 90(7 ) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy and the
opinions of the Committee on Budgets, the Committee on Research, Technological Development and
Energy, the Committee on Transport and Tourism and the Committee on Culture, Youth, Education
and the Media ( A4-0294 / 95 ),

1 . Gives its assent to conclusion of the agreement ;

2 . Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, and the
governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Russian Federation .

( d ) A4-0095 / 94

Resolution on economic and trade relations between the European Union and Russia

The European Parliament,

— having regard to its resolution of 9 July 1992 on economic cooperation between the European
Community and the Commonwealth of Independent States ('),

— having regard to its resolution of 12 March 1993 on future agreements between the Community and
the New Independent States of the former Soviet Union ( 2 ),

— having regard to the agreement negotiated by the EU and Russia on partnership and cooperation and
the interim agreement under which the trade policy provisions of the partnership agreement between
the EU and Russia are to enter into force in advance,

— having regard to its assent on 30 November 1995 to the conclusion of an Agreement on Partnership
and Cooperation between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and
the Russian Federation, of the other part ( 94 / 0151(AVC )) ( 3 ),

— having regard to Rule 148 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on External Economic Relations ( A4-0095 / 94 ),

A. whereas economic and trade relations are still developing on the basis of the trade and cooperation
agreement concluded by the EC and the former USSR in 1989,

B. whereas enormous problems, particularly a worryingly unstable political situation, are being
encountered as economic reforms are undertaken to create a market economy system in Russia,

0 )
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( 3 )

OJ C 241, 21.9.1992, p. 161 .
OJ C 115, 26.4.1993, p. 248 .
Item 1(c ) of these Minutes .

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C. whereas the success of the economic reforms in Russia, by far the largest single republic in the CIS, is
strategically important for stability throughout Europe,

D. acknowledging the technical and financial assistance which the EU and its Member States in
particular, but the other western industrialized nations too, are providing for Russia,

E. having regard to the multinational nature of the Russian Federation, which must be taken into account
in establishing balanced relations between the European Union and the Government of Russia,

1 . Welcomes the conclusion of the partnership agreement with Russia and calls on the Member States
to ratify it without delay, so that the broadly-based cooperation for which it provides may commence as
soon as possible ;

2 . Notes that the negotiations on the partnership agreement with Russia have resulted in a greater
number of derogations than the other partnership agreements which have been concluded, which could
lead to problems in mutual cooperation between the CIS States ;

3 . Points out that the partnership agreement not only covers trade and economic cooperation but also
provides for the launching of a political dialogue and cooperation in the field of internal security, even in
spheres of the Union that have been redefined by the EU Treaty ;

4 . Emphasizes that respect for democratic principles and human rights forms the basis of mutual
cooperation and is also essential if the market economy reforms are to succeed ;

5 . Reiterates to the Council its disapproval of the latter ' s failure to comply with its obligations to
Parliament arising from the Stuttgart Solemn Declaration on the European Union, whereby Parliament
should have been consulted on the interim agreement ;

6 . Is concerned about the current economic situation in Russia, which is still characterized, four years
after the reforms began, by a serious decline in industrial and agricultural output, extremely high inflation,
high, though often concealed, unemployment and an excessive budget deficit ;

7 . Points out that the economic crisis in Russia was further exacerbated by the collapse of the USSR
and the resulting interruption of traditional supply lines to enterprises in Russia and that the Russian
economy has also lost many of its traditional markets ; is therefore particularly pleased in this context that
the partnership agreement is to promote the revival of trade among the republics ;

8 . Is concerned about the continuing macroeconomic imbalances in Russia, which are reflected in
extremely high inflation and thus in the continuous devaluation of the Russian currency ;

9 . Sees the excessive deficit in the national budget and the use of central bank loans to cover it as the
main causes of these unfortunate developments ; hopes that the Russian Government will take suitable

measures ;

10 . Points out that, if cooperation is to succeed, a minimum of macroeconomic stabilization is needed
in Russia, and that this can be achieved only by thoroughly reorganizing public budgets and creating a
monetary and currency system that restores domestic and foreign confidence in the stability of the Russian

currency ;

1 1 . Notes that Russia achieves surpluses in trade both with the other republics of the CIS and with the
western industrialized countries, albeit at much reduced import and export levels ;

12 . Is concerned about the capital flight that is depriving Russia of resources urgently needed for the
modernization of its economy and threatening to counteract western financial aid ;

13 . Sees an urgent need for a significant improvement in conditions for private investment in Russia,
which are impaired particularly by the absence of an efficient public economic, fiscal and judicial
administration ;

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14 . Believes that, despite the current difficulties, Russia will eventually become an important economic
and trading partner which has, on the one hand, considerable potential as a source of raw materials and will
provide EU suppliers with significant marketing opportunities, but whose economy should, on the other
hand, be integrated into the European division of labour ;

15 . Considers it appropriate, therefore, that it has been agreed to consider in three years ' time the
possibility of creating a free-trade zone embracing the EU and Russia ;

1 6 . Emphasizes the importance of the approximation of legislation for which the partnership agreement
provides and of the obligations in the spheres of competition law, the protection of intellectual property
and state aid, which are intended to create fair conditions for mutual trade ;

17 . Considers it necessary for the policy of opening markets to be continued, but recognizes that, while
applying strict standards and exercising due restraint, the EU must be able to take the measures for which
its commercial policy provides to protect itself against disturbances of its markets and against dumped or
subsidized imports from Russia ;

18 . Acknowledges the cautious opening of the EU to natural persons from Russia in the cross-border
provision of services ; also points out that temporary employment in the EU can make an important
contribution to further vocational training ; calls on the Member States of the EU, therefore, to consider the
extent to which bilateral agreements that take account of the labour market situation on both sides can be
reached on this aspect ;

19 . Considers the arrangements regarding inland waterway transport as less satisfactory in that, only
immediately after the entry into force of the partnership agreement, will Russia and the EU be negotiating
on the gradual granting of reciprocal access for shipping companies to their respective inland waterways,
enabling them to provide services linking up with international maritime transport ;

20 . Views the introduction of compulsory AIDS tests for foreigners entering Russia as placing a
serious restriction on the opportunities for business people from the EU which were agreed under the
partnership agreement ;

21 . Supports Russia 's efforts to gain early admission to the World Trade Organization ( WTO ),
provided that it complies with the obligations arising from the GATT, GATS and other Uruguay Round
agreements and makes a balanced offer of tariff concessions ;

22 . Is aware that, once Russia joins the WTO, the provisions of the partnership agreement concerning
trade, the cross-border provision of services and the conditions governing the establishment of businesses
will have to be revised and expects Russia then to improve access to its markets and the conditions
governing operations and establishment for EU undertakings ;

23 . Is confident that closer and better structured cooperation in the areas of agriculture, mining,
industry, vocational training, transport, telecommunications, energy, environmental protection, science
and technology, aerospace, action against drug trafficking and money laundering and cultural affairs will
make for a major contribution from the EU in support of the reform process in Russia and act as an
effective complement to the technical assistance provided under the TACIS Programme ;

24 . Welcomes the conclusion of a steel trade agreement between the EU and Russia, to run until 1996,
providing for import restrictions for Russian steel products, which will help to stabilize the European steel
market and yet at the same time provide Russia with significant export opportunities in this area ;

25 . Hopes, moreover, that the partnership agreement and supplementary agreements yet to be
negotiated on trade in nuclear materials and cooperation in the nuclear sector will help to prevent illegal
trade in fissionable materials and to improve safety standards at Russian nuclear plants ;

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26 . Expects the conclusion of the European Energy Charter Treaty to be a valuable complement to
mutual cooperation in this sphere, especially in the exploration for and exploitation and transport of
energy sectors ;

27 . Recognizes the importance of the textile trade for the development of the Russian economy and
calls on the Commission to consider the possibility of revising the textile agreement negotiated with
Russia in 1993, especially in the light of the outcome of the Uruguay Round ;

28 . Accepts that financial assistance over and above that provided under TACIS, particularly in the
form of untied balance of payments credits, does not seem appropriate at present, given Russia 's trade
surplus and massive flight of capital ; considers that effective financial support for Russia could be better
provided by project-related credits, possibly through the EIB ;

29 . Welcomes the setting up of a Joint Parliamentary Committee, which will enable the European
Parliament and representatives of the Russian Parliament to keep a critical eye on the implementation of
the agreement and to make recommendations to the Cooperation Council for the widening and deepening
of mutual cooperation ;

30 . Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the
governments of the Member States and the Russian Federation .

( e ) A4-0273 / 95

Legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council and Commission Decision on the conclusion of
the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their
Member States of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part ( C()M(94)0477 —
## CC)M(95)0137 - 7804 / 95 - C4-0346 / 95 - 6246 / 95 - C4-0362 / 95 - 94 / 0249(AVC ))

( Assent procedure )

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council and Commission Decision ( CC)M(94)0477 —
## COM(95)0137 - 94 / 0249(AVC )),

— having regard to the draft Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with the Republic of Moldova,

— having regard to the Council 's request for Parliament 's assent pursuant to Article 228(3 ), second
subparagraph of the EC Treaty ( 7804 / 95 — C4-0346 / 95 — 6246 / 95 — C4-0362 / 95 ),

— having regard to Rule 90(7 ) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy and the
opinion of the Committee on Research, Technological Development and Energy ( A4-0273 / 95 ),

1 . Gives its assent to conclusion of the agreement ;

2 . Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and Commission, and the
governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Republic of Moldova .

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( f ) A4-0274 / 95

Resolution on the economic and trade aspects of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement

between the EU and the Republic of Moldova

The European Parliament,

— having regard to its resolution of 9 July 1992 on economic cooperation between the European
Community and the Commonwealth of Independent States ('),

— having regard to its resolution of 12 March 1993 on future agreements between the European
Community and the New Independent States of the former Soviet Union ( 2 ),

— having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement negotiated between the EU and the
Republic of Moldova,

— having regard to its assent of 30 November 1995 to the Conclusion of the Partnership and Cooperation
Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States of the one part, and the
Republic of Moldova, of the other part ( 95 / 0249(AVC )) ( 3 ),

— having regard to Rule 148 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on External Economic Relations ( A4-0274 / 95 ),

A. whereas Moldova has undertaken a deep reform of its economic system, in particular in the areas of
trade, monetary and budget policies and privatization,

B. whereas successful reform of the economy and a balanced increase in prosperity are important factors
in the ( political ) stability of parliamentary democracy and the peaceful coexistence of the various
minority groups in Moldova,

C. whereas assistance from the EU and other international donors and access to Western markets will be

essential in the future in order for Moldova to complete successfully the transition towards a market

economy,

D. whereas Moldova 's external economic relations have badly suffered from the economic crisis in
certain neighbouring countries, as well as the collapse of traditional trade relations,

E. whereas, therefore, it is important for the EU to encourage regional cooperation between Moldova and
the other Independent States, notably Russia and the Ukraine,

F. whereas the EU and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, on the other
part, signed, on 28 November 1994, a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement ; whereas the
objectives of this partnership are :

— to provide an appropriate framework for the political dialogue between the parties allowing the
development of political relations,

— to promote trade and investment and harmonious economic relations between the parties and so
foster their sustainable economic development,

— to provide a basis for legislative, economic, social, financial, and cultural cooperation,

— to support efforts of the Republic of Moldova to consolidate its democracy, develop its economy
and complete the transition to a market economy,

(') OJ C 241, 21.9.1992, p . 161 .
( 2 ) OJ C 115, 26.4.1993, p . 248 .
( 3 ) Item 1(e ) of these Minutes .

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1 . Welcomes the signing of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union
and the Republic of Moldova ;

2 . Stresses that, on the basis of Article 2 of the agreement, ' respect for democracy, principles of
international law, and human rights as defined in particular in the Helsinki Final Act and the Charter of
Paris for a New Europe, as well as the principles of market economy, including those enunciated in the
documents of the CSCE Bonn Conference, underpin the internal and external policies of the Parties and
constitute an essential element of partnership and of this Agreement ';

3 . Stresses the link existing between a negotiated solution to problems arising with respect to minority
rights in Moldova and the normal functioning of the agreement ;

4 . Expresses in this connection its appreciation of the constitutional solution, achieved with the
assistance of the OSCE and the Council of Europe, to the problem of the minority in the Gagauz region
and hopes that a solution can ultimately be found to the problems in Transdniestria ;

Specific aspects

Trade in goods

5 . Agrees with the general principle of bilateral trade liberalization on MFN basis, with a view to
examining in 1998 the possibility of the establishment of a free trade area ;

6 . Notes however that trade in textile products is covered by a separate agreement, while trade in ECSC
products is not subject to MFN conditions and trade in nuclear products shall be dealt with, ' if necessary ',
by a specific agreement ;

7 . Supports the Moldovan unilateral declaration on the advisability of a bilateral agreement on trade in
wine ;

8 . Considers that the EU should examine, in the context of future free trade agreement negotiations, a
more generous access for Moldovan agricultural exports given the importance of this sector for the
Moldovan economy ;

9 . Approves of the possibility given Moldova, until 31 December 1998, to grant more favourable
treatment to the other independent States of the former Soviet Union ;

Provisions affecting business and investment

10 . Agrees with the general objectives of the measures regarding labour conditions, right of
establishment and operation of companies, and cross-border supply of services ;

1 1 . Notes that Article 25 might entail discrimination between nationals of the Member States with
regard to labour conditions in Moldova ;

12 . Notes the Moldovan reservations concerning national treatment with regard to banking services
( minimum capital requirements );

Other aspects

13 . Acknowledges the efforts undertaken by the Republic of Moldova with regard to current payments
and capital movements, competition, intellectual, industrial and commercial property protection and
legislative cooperation ;

14 . Approves of the exhaustive list of subjects proposed for economic cooperation ; stresses in
particular the importance of cooperation in the fields of education and training, the fight against crime,
energy, environment protection, transports and social affairs ;

15 . With regard to financial cooperation, welcomes the results of the TACIS programme for Moldova ;
asks the Commission to take account of the high priority attributed by the Moldovan authorities to training
programmes in the fields of management and administration ;

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16 . Regrets the delays in the disbursement of the macro-financial assistance adopted by the Union on
13 June 1994 ;

17 . Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission, and the
governments of the Member States and of the Republic of Moldova .

( g ) A4-0275 / 95

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament 's opinion on the proposal for a Council Decision on the
conclusion by the European Community of the Interim Agreement between the European
Community, the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Atomic Energy
Community, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part, on trade and
## trade-related matters ( COM(95)0244 - C4-0414 / 95 - 95 / 0139(CNS ))

( Consultation procedure )

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council Decision ( COM(95)0244 — 95 / 0139(CNS )),

— having regard to the trade agreement initialled by the Commission ( COM(95)0244 ),

— having regard to Article 1 13 of the EC Treaty,

— having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Article 228(3 ), first subparagraph of the EC Treaty
## ( 9737 / 95 - C4-04 14 / 95 ),

— having regard to Rule 90(7 ) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on External Economic Relations and the opinions of the
Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy, of the Committee on Economic and
Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy and of the Committee on Research, Technological
Development and Energy ( A4-0275 / 95 ),

1 . Approves the conclusion of the interim agreement ;

2 . Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council, the Commission, and the governments
of the Member States and of the Republic of Moldova .

( h ) A4-0277 / 95

Legislative resolution on the proposal for a Council and Commission Decision on the conclusion of
the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their
Member States, of the one part, and the Kyrgyz Republic, of the other part ( COM(94)0412 —
## COM(95)0137 - 7804 / 95 - C4-0345 / 95 - 6254 / 95 - C4-0361 / 95 - 94 / 0224(AVC ))

( Assent procedure )

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the proposal for a Council and Commission Decision ( COM(94)0412 —
## COM(95)0137 - 94 / 0224(AVC )),

— having regard to the draft Partnership and Cooperation Agreement with the Kyrgyz Republic,

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— having regard to the Council 's request for Parliament 's assent pursuant to Article 228(3 ), second
## subparagraph of the EC Treaty ( 7804 / 95 - C4-0345 / 95 - 6254 / 95 - C4-0361 / 95 ),

— having regard to Rule 90(7 ) of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy and the
opinions of the Committee on Research, Technological Development and Energy and the Committee
on Transport and Tourism ( A4-0277 / 95 ),

1 . Gives its assent to the conclusion of the agreement ;

2 . Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council and the Commission, and the
governments and parliaments of the Member States and of the Kyrgyz Republic .

( i ) A4-0100 / 94

Resolution on the economic and trade aspects of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement

between the European Union and Kyrgyzstan

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Treaty on European Union and, more specifically, to the provisions on foreign
and security policy,

— having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community,

— having regard to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement negotiated between the European Union
and the Kyrgyz Republic,

— having regard to its assent of 30 November 1995 to the conclusion of the Partnership and Cooperation
Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the
Kyrgyz Republic, of the other part ('),

— having regard to Rule 148 of the Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on External Economic Relations ( A4-0 100 / 94 ),

A. whereas Kyrgyzstan is making strenuous efforts to liberalize and modernize its economy,

B. whereas the agricultural sector is of vital importance in a country in the grip of severe shortages,

C. deploring the fact that poppies and hence opium and its derivatives are grown and produced on a fairly
large scale on Kyrgyz territory, in spite of the steps taken by the Kyrgyz Government,

D. aware that Kyrgyzstan possesses mineral resources, yet at the same time suffers from natural
deficiencies in terms of energy,

E. aware both of the economic difficulties and the deterioration which has occurred over the past two
years and of the efforts being made by the authorities to remedy the situation,

1 . Welcomes the conclusion of the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European
Union and Kyrgyzstan ;

2 . Applauds the goals expressly charted in the Agreement, which, going beyond economic, trade and
cooperation relations, emphasizes the need to establish a political dialogue, consolidate democracy, and
promote respect for human rights ;

(') Item 1(h ) of these Minutes .

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3 . Approves the provisions of the Partnership Agreement relating to trade in goods but hopes that the
measures taken by the future WTO can be applied as fully and as quickly as possible to Kyrgyzstan ;

4 . Notes that trade in textile products is covered in a separate agreement initialled on 15 October 1993
and implemented on a temporary basis since 1 January 1994 and voices anxiety about the future of trade
between the EU and Kyrgyzstan in this exceedingly sensitive sector ;

5 . Approves the provisions of the Partnership Agreement concerning employment and the conditions
under which companies may take up and carry on their business but hopes that future developments in
relations between the EU and Kyrgyzstan will permit a greater degree of flexibility in the above areas ;

6 . Hopes that financial relations between Kyrgyzstan and the EU will be strengthened by means of a
higher volume of public and private investment ;

7 . Welcomes the provisions of the Partnership Agreement concerning intellectual, industrial, and
commercial property, laid down in anticipation of the time when the future WTO has come into being ;

8 . Sets the utmost store by economic cooperation between the EU and Kyrgyzstan ;

9 . Agrees with the priorities set by the Commission for cooperation with Kyrgyzstan, namely :
economic and social development, development of human resources, support for industry ( privatization,
investment, and expansion of financial services ), agriculture and food, energy and civil nuclear safety,
transport, tourism, environmental protection, and regional cooperation ;

10 . Considers, however, that special attention must be given to measures to promote the training of
Kyrgyz students, business executives, and civil servants with a view to familiarizing them with the EU 's
industrial, legal, and economic systems and the workings thereof ;

11 . Believes the environment to be a key area of cooperation ;

12 . Calls on the governments of the Member States to intensify economic and trading relations with
Kyrgyzstan, at official level and through the private sector, in order to help consolidate democracy and the
market economy in that country and assist its integration into the European and international economy ;

13 . Hopes that Kyrgyzstan will become a hub of development and, as such, provide the means for
Europe 's economic and trading influence to make itself felt more strongly throughout Asia and more
especially in China ;

14 . Takes the view that the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement constitutes a valuable starting ­
point but that the Commission must consider how all possible forms of cooperation between the EU and
Kyrgyzstan can best be enhanced in the interest of both parties ;

15 . Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission and Council, the governments
of the Member States and the Government of Kyrgyzstan .

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2 . Humanitarian aid **I

A4-0283 / 95

Proposal for a Council Regulation concerning humanitarian aid ( COM(95)0201 — C4-0265 / 95 —

95 / 01 19(SYN ))

The proposal was approved with the following amendments :

TEXT PROPOSED

BY THE COMMISSION (*)

AMENDMENTS

BY PARLIAMENT

( Amendment 1 )

Recital la ( new )

Whereas, in the context of its humanitarian aid policy, it is
the responsibility of the European Community to draw up
and examine with its operational partners, in coordination
with the Member States, a humanitarian strategy in areas
affected by natural or man-made disasters or comparable
emergencies ;

( Amendment 2 )

Recital 2a ( new )

Whereas humanitarian assistance shall be taken to mean

the provision of all necessary assistance to persons affected
by immediate or long-term natural or man-made disasters,
such as floods, earthquakes, drought and armed conflict or
exceptional situations having similar effects ; whereas
humanitarian assistance incorporates the supply of emer ­
gency aid, especially in the form of shelter, food and
medical aid, and may in certain cases include short-term
reconstruction projects with a view to ensuring that aid can
reach its destination and beginning the process of helping
the populations concerned to achieve a suitable level of
self-sufficiency ;

( Amendment 3 )

Recital 5

Whereas there is a particular need for preventive action to
ensure preparedness for disaster risks and, in consequence, for
the establishment of an appropriate rapid-warning and inter ­
vention system ;

(*) OJ C 180, 14.7.1995, p . 6 .

Whereas there is a particular need for preventive action to
ensure preparedness for disaster risks and to seek to avert
them and, in consequence, for the establishment of an
appropriate rapid-warning and intervention system ;

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( Amendment 4 )

Recital 6

Whereas the effectiveness and consistency of the Community
and national prevention and intervention systems set up to
meet the needs generated by natural disasters or comparable
emergencies should therefore be ensured and reinforced ;

Whereas the effectiveness and consistency of the Community
and national prevention and intervention systems set up to
meet the needs generated by natural or man-made disasters or
comparable emergencies should therefore be ensured and
reinforced ;

( Amendment 5 )

Recital 7

Whereas humanitarian aid, the sole aim of which is to prevent
or relieve human suffering, is accorded to victims without
discrimination on the grounds of race, religion, nationality or
political affinities and must not be guided by, or subject to,
political considerations ;

Whereas humanitarian aid, the sole aim of which is to prevent
or relieve human suffering, is accorded to victims without
discrimination on the grounds of race, sex, age, physical
condition, religion, nationality or political affinities and must
not be guided by, or subject to, political considerations ;

( Amendment 6 )

Article 1

In the course of its humanitarian action, the Community shall
carry out assistance, relief and protection operations on a
non-discriminatory basis to help people, and particularly the
most vulnerable among them, in non-member countries hit by
natural disasters, man-made crises, such as wars and outbreaks
of fighting, or comparable emergencies . It shall do so for the
time needed to meet the humanitarian requirements resulting
from these situations . The Community shall also carry out
operations to prepare for or prevent disasters or comparable
emergencies .

In the course of its humanitarian action, the Community shall
carry out directly, or in conjunction with multilateral
and / or non-governmental organizations, assistance, relief
and protection operations on a non-discriminatory basis to help
people, and particularly the most vulnerable among them, in
non-member countries hit by natural disasters, man-made
crises, such as wars and outbreaks of fighting, or comparable
emergencies . It shall do so for the time needed to meet the
humanitarian requirements resulting from these situations
where the local authorities are unable or unwilling to
guarantee the survival and protection of such people . The
Community shall also carry out operations to prepare for or
prevent disasters or comparable emergencies .

( Amendment 7 )

Article 2(d )

( d ) to carry out short-term rehabilitation and reconstruction

work with a view to facilitating the arrival of relief,
preventing the impact of the crisis from worsening and
starting to help those affected regain a minimum level of
self-sufficiency ;

( d ) to carry out short-term rehabilitation and reconstruction

work with a view to facilitating the arrival of relief,
preventing the impact of the crisis from worsening and
starting to help those affected regain a minimum level of
self-sufficiency, thereby laying the foundations for
subsequent implementation of the Community 's devel ­
opment cooperation policy ;

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( Amendment 8 )

Article 2(e )

( e ) to cope with population movements ( refugees, displaced

people and returnees ) caused by natural and man-made

disasters and handle schemes to assist repatriation to the
country of origin and resettlement there ;

( e ) to cope with the consequences of population movements

( refugees, people displaced within the country in ques ­
tion and returnees ) resulting from natural and man-made
disasters and handle schemes to assist repatriation to the
country of origin and resettlement there provided the
conditions set by existing international conventions are

met ;

( Amendment 9 )

Article 2(f )

( f ) to ensure preparedness for disasters or comparable emer ­ ( f)
gencies and set up a suitable rapid-warning and interven ­
tion system ;

to ensure preparedness for and contribute to preventing
natural or man-made disasters or comparable emergen ­
cies by setting up a suitable rapid-warning and interven ­
tion system ;

( Amendment 10 )

Article 2(g )

( g ) to carry out operations to protect the victims of fighting or ( g ) to carry out and support operations to protect the victims
comparable emergencies . of fighting or comparable emergencies, in line with
relevant international conventions .

( Amendment 11 )

Article 3, first paragraph

Community aid under this Regulation may be used to finance
the purchase and delivery of any product or equipment needed
for the implementation of humanitarian operations ; the costs
associated with the expatriate or local staff employed for those
operations ; the storage, transport, logistics and distribution of
relief and any other action aimed at facilitating or obtaining
freedom of access to aid recipients .

Community aid under this Regulation may be used to finance
the purchase and delivery of any product or equipment needed
for the implementation of humanitarian operations, including
the building of shelters or accommodation for disaster
victims ; the costs associated with the expatriate or local staff
employed for those operations ; the storage, local and interna ­
tional transport, logistics and distribution of relief and any
other action aimed at facilitating or obtaining freedom of
access to aid recipients .

Community aid may also be used to finance :

( Amendment 12 )

Article 4

Community aid may also be used to finance :

— feasibility studies, monitoring and evaluation of humani ­
tarian operations,

— training schemes and general studies in the field of
humanitarian action,

— feasibility studies, monitoring, follow-up and evaluation
of humanitarian operations,

— training schemes and general studies in the field of
humanitarian action,

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— measures to strengthen coordination with the Member
States, other donor countries, international humanitarian
organizations and institutions and non-governmental
organizations,

— the technical assistance necessary for the implementation
of humanitarian projects, including the exchange of tech ­
nical know-how and experience by European humanitar ­
ian organizations and agencies or between such bodies and
those of non-member countries,

— public awareness and information campaigns inside and
outside the Community aimed at increasing understanding
of humanitarian issues .

— measures to strengthen the Commission 's coordination
with the Member States, other donor countries, interna ­
tional humanitarian organizations and institutions and
non-governmental organizations,

— the technical assistance necessary for the implementation
of humanitarian projects, including the exchange of tech ­
nical know-how and experience by European humanitar ­
ian organizations and agencies or between such bodies and
those of non-member countries and measures to

strengthen collaboration and coordination among
ECHO 'S operational partners and organisations repre ­
senting them,

— public awareness and information campaigns inside and
outside the Community aimed at increasing understanding
of humanitarian issues,

— the costs associated with giving a high profile to
humanitarian operation,

— operations to support local humanitarian aid bodies
which work in conjunction with the Commission 's
humanitarian partners,

— measures to reinforce local capacity for prevention,
immediate intervention and the efficient carrying out
of the operation .

( Amendment 13 )

Article 6

Humanitarian aid operations financed by the Community may
be implemented either at the request of international or
non-governmental bodies and organizations or on the initia ­
tive of the Commission .

Humanitarian aid operations financed by the Community may
be implemented at the request of international bodies or
non-governmental organizations, or following a request
from a Member State, or on the initiative of the Commission
or a recipient country .

( Amendment 14 )

Article 7

1 . The humanitarian partners eligible for Community fund ­
ing under this Regulation shall be non-governmental organi ­
zations satisfying the following conditions :

( a ) They must be legally recognized in their country of origin

as independent non-profit-making associations .

( b ) They must have their headquarters in a Community

Member State or, exceptionally, a non-member country .

2 . When determining an NGO 's suitability for Community
funding, account shall be taken of the following factors :

( a ) its administrative and financial management capacities ;

( b ) its technical and logistical capacity in relation to the

planned operation ;

1 . The non-governmental organizations eligible for Com ­
munity funding to carry out operations provided for in this
Regulation shall satisfy the following conditions :

( a ) they must be set up as independent non-profit-making

associations in an EC Member State in accordance with

the legislation in force in that state ;

( b ) they must have their main headquarters in a Community

Member State, the beneficiary countries or, exceptional ­
ly, a non-member donor country .

2 . They shall also demonstrate their ability to implement
humanitarian aid operations effectively, inter alia through :

( a ) their administrative and financial management capacities ;

( b ) their technical and logistical capacity in relation to the

planned operation ;

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( c ) its experience in the field of humanitarian aid ;

( d ) the results of operations carried out by the NGO con ­

cerned, and in particular those financed by the Commun ­
ity ;

( e ) its readiness to take part, if need be, in the coordination

system set up for a humanitarian operation ;

( f ) its ability to work with humanitarian agencies in the
countries concerned ;

( c ) their experience in the field of humanitarian aid ;

( d ) the results of operations they have carried out, in particu ­

lar those financed by the Community ;

( e ) their readiness to take part, if need be, in the collabora ­

tion mechanisms and coordination systems set up under
the humanitarian strategy ;

( f ) their ability to work with humanitarian agencies and

grassroots communities in the countries concerned and
their knowledge of local conditions ;

( fa ) their independence and impartiality when imple ­
menting humanitarian aid ;

( g ) signature of the framework partnership agreement with

( g ) whether it has signed the framework partnership agree ­ ( g ) signature of the framework partnership

ment with the Community in the field of humanitarian aid . the Community in the field of humanitarian aid .

ment with the Community in the field of humanitarian aid .

( Amendment 15 )

Article 9

The Community may also finance humanitarian operations by
the European Commission or the Member States ' humanitar ­
ian agencies . For that purpose, the Commission may, accord ­
ing to the financial rules in force, administer funds made
available to it by the Member States in accordance with
procedures agreed beforehand by the Commission and the
Member State concerned .

The Community may also finance humanitarian operations by
the European Commission or the Member States ' specialized
agencies . For that purpose, the Commission may, according to
the financial rules in force, administer funds made available to
it by the Member States in accordance with procedures agreed
beforehand by the Commission and the Member State con ­
cerned .

( Amendment 16 )

Article 11

Article 11 Article 12

1 . The administrative procedures for the management and
implementation of operations under this Regulation shall be
adopted by the Commission .

2 . Aid shall be granted only to the organisations referred to
in Articles 7, 8 and 9 which undertake to comply with the
conditions transmitted to them by the Commission regarding
its allocation and implementation .

1 . The conditions for the financing and implementation
of the humanitarian aid operations provided for under this
Regulation shall be set out in a framework partnership
agreement .

2 . Aid shall be granted to the organizations and bodies
referred to in Articles 7, 8 and 9 of this Regulation provided
they undertake to comply with the conditions for the granting
and implementation of aid laid down by the Commission
and set out in the framework partnership agreement .

Article 12 of the proposal for a Regulation shall become
Article 11 .

( Amendment 18 )

Article 13

1 . In order to guarantee and enhance the effectiveness and
consistency of Community and national humanitarian aid
systems, the Commission shall take all necessary measures to
ensure close coordination between the Member States and the

Commission both at decision-making level and on the ground .

1 . In order to guarantee and enhance the effectiveness,
complementarity and consistency of Community and national
humanitarian aid systems, the Commission shall take all
necessary measures to promote close coordination of its
activities and those of the Member States both at decision ­

making level and on the ground . To that end, the Member
States shall accord the Commission all necessary assistance,
and in particular provide all relevant information .

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2 . To that end, the Member States shall accord the Commis ­
sion all necessary assistance, and in particular provide all
relevant information .

2 . The Commission shall ensure that all humanitarian

operations financed by the Community are coordinated
with those carried out by international organizations and
bodies, in particular those which form part of the United
Nations system .

2a . The Commission shall endeavour to develop collabo ­
ration and cooperation between the Community and donor
third countries in the sphere of humanitarian aid .

2b . The Commission shall also endeavour to maintain

close relations with the European Parliament, the Council
and with the various Commission departments involved in
emergency assistance, rehabilitation, disaster prevention
and development .

( Amendment 19 )

Article 14(1 )

1 . The Commission shall appraise, decide upon and admin ­
ister operations under this Regulation according to the budge ­
tary and other procedures in force, and in particular those laid
down in the Community 's Financial Regulation .

1 . The Commission shall appraise, decide upon, administer,
follow up and evaluate operations under this Regulation
according to the budgetary and other procedures in force, and
in particular those laid down in the Community 's Financial
Regulation .

( Amendment 20 )

Article 14(2 )

2 . Decisions concerning the implementation of humanitar ­
ian aid global plans shall be adopted in conformity with
procedure set out in Article 15 .

2 . Decisions concerning the implementation of global plans
of humanitarian aid designed to provide a coherent frame ­
work for actions in a region where a humanitarian crisis is
prolonged shall be adopted in conformity with procedure set
out in Article 15(2 ).

( Amendment 2 1 )

Article 15(3 ), 1st subparagraph

3 . There shall be a discussion once a year of general
guidelines presented by the Commission representative con ­
cerning humanitarian operations in the year ahead .

3 . There shall be a discussion once a year of general
guidelines presented by the Commission representative con ­
cerning humanitarian operations in the year ahead . At the
same time, the European Parliament 's committee responsi ­
ble shall be informed of the Commission proposals .

( Amendment 22 )

Article 15(4a ) ( new )

4a . The Commission shall hold an annual information

meeting with organizations involved in EC humanitarian
aid under a framework partnership agreement with the
aim of examining joint operational strategies and moni ­
toring and evaluating the results of the operations carried
out jointly .

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TEXT PROPOSED AMENDMENTS

BY THE COMMISSION BY PARLIAMENT

( Amendment 23 )

Article 16

The Commission shall regularly evaluate humanitarian opera ­
tions financed by the Community in order to establish whether
they have achieved their objectives and to produce guidelines
for improving the effectiveness of subesquent operations .
Evaluation reports shall be submitted to the committee .

The Commission shall regularly evaluate humanitarian opera ­
tions financed by the Community in order to establish whether
they have achieved their objectives and to produce guidelines
for improving the effectiveness of subesquent operations .
Evaluation reports shall be submitted to the committee and the
budgetary authority .

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament s opinion on the proposal for a Council Regulation

concerning humanitarian aid ( C()M(95)0201 — C4-0265 / 95      - 95 / 01 19(SYN ))

( Cooperation procedure : first reading )

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council ( CC>M(95)0201 — 95 / 01 19(SYN )), (')

— having been consulted by the Council pursuant to Articles 189c and 130w of the EC Treaty
( C4-0265 / 95 ),

— having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Development and Cooperation and the opinion of the
Committee on Budgets ( A4-0283 / 95 ),

1 . Approves the Commission s proposal, subject to Parliament 's amendments ;

2 . Calls on the Commission to alter its proposal accordingly, pursuant to Article 189a(2 ) of the EC
Treaty :

3 . Calls on the Council to incorporate Parliament 's amendments in the common position that it adopts
in accordance with Article 189c(a ) of the EC Treaty ;

4 . Calls for the conciliation procedure to be opened should the Council intend to depart from the text
approved by Parliament ;

5 . Asks to be consulted again should the Council intend to make substantial modifications to the
Commission proposal ;

6 . Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission .

(') OJ C 180, 14.7.1995, p . 6 .

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3 . Protection of financial interests      

A4-0296 / 95

Joint guideline established by the Council with a view to adopting a Council Regulation on the
protection of the European Communities ' financial interests ( 7522 / 95 — C4-0292 / 95 — 94 /
0146(CNS ))

The proposal was approved subject to the following amendments :

AMENDMENTS

COUNCIL TEXT BY PARLIAMENT

( Amendment 1 )

Recital 12

Whereas this Regulation will apply without prejudice to the Deleted
application of the Member States ' criminal law ;

( Amendment 2 )

Article 1(2 )

2 . ' Irregularity ' shall mean any infringement of a provision
of Community law resulting from an act or omission by an
economic operator, which has, or would have, the effect of
prejudicing the general budget of the Communities or budgets
managed by them, either by reducing or losing revenue
accruing from own resources collected directly on behalf of the
Communities, or by an unjustified item of expenditure .

2 . ' Irregularity shall mean any infringement of a provision
of Community law resulting from an act or omission by an
economic operator, which has, or would have, the effect of
prejudicing the general budget of the Communities or budgets
managed by them, either by reducing or losing revenue
accruing from own resources collected directly on behalf of the
Communities, or by an unjustified item of expenditure, or by
the misappropriation of funds for purposes other than
those for which they were originally granted .

( Amendment 3 )

Article 2(2 )

2 . No administrative penalty may be imposed unless a
Community act prior to the irregularity has made provision for
it . In the event of a subsequent amendment of the provisions
which impose administrative penalties and are contained in
Community rules, the less severe provisions shall apply
retroactively .

2 . No administrative penalty may be imposed unless a
Community act prior to the irregularity has made provision for
it . In the event of a subsequent amendment of the provisions
which impose administrative penalties and are contained in
Community rules, the less severe provisions shall apply
retroactively, unless it is explicitly provided in those new
provisions that they shall not apply retroactively .

( Amendment 4 )

Article 3(1 ), first subparagraph

1 . The limitation period for proceedings shall be four years
as from the time when the irregularity referred to in Article

1(1 ) was committed . However, the sectoral rules may make
provision for a shorter period which may not be less than three

years .

1 . The limitation period for proceedings shall be five years
as from the time when the irregularity referred to in Article

1(1 ) was committed . However, the sectoral rules may make
provision for a shorter period which may not be less than three

years .

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AMENDMENTS

COUNCIL TEXT BY PARLIAMENT

( Amendment 5 )

Article 3(2 ), first subparagraph

2 . The period for implementing the decision establishing 2 . The period for implementing the decision establishing
the administrative penalty shall be three years . That period the administrative penalty shall be five years . That period shall
shall run from the day on which the decision becomes final . run from the day on which the decision becomes final .

( Amendment 6 )

Article 4 ( 1 ), introduction

1 . As a general rule any irregularity shall involve withdra - 1 . Any irregularity shall involve withdrawal of the wrongly
wal of the wrongly obtained advantage : obtained advantage :

( Amendment 7 )

Article 4(1 ), first indent

— by an obligation to pay or repay the amounts due or
wrongly received ;

— by an obligation to pay or repay the amounts due or
wrongly received, where appropriate with the addition
of interest, which may be determined on a flat-rate
basis ;

( Amendment 8 )

Article 4(2 )

2 . Application of the measures referred to in paragraph 1 Deleted
shall be limited to the withdrawal of the advantage obtained
plus, where so provided for, interest which may be determined

on a flat-rate basis .

( Amendment 9 )

Article 4(3 )

3 . Acts which are established to have as their purpose the
obtaining of an advantage contrary to the objectives of the
Community law applicable in the case by artificially creating
the conditions required for obtaining that advantage shall
result, as the case shall be, either in failure to obtain the
advantage or in its withdrawal .

3 . Acts which are established to have as their purpose the
obtaining of an advantage contrary to the objectives of the
Community law applicable in the case by artificially creating
the conditions required for obtaining that advantage shall
result, as the case shall be, either in failure to obtain the
advantage or in its withdrawal, without prejudice to the
application of the penalties provided for in Article 5(l)(d )
and ( e ).

( Amendment 10 )

Article 5(1 )( e )

( e ) temporary withdrawal of the approval or recognition ( e ) temporary or definitive withdrawal of the approval or
necessary for participation in a Community aid scheme ; recognition necessary for participation in a Community
aid scheme ;

( Amendment 12 )

Article 7

Community administrative measures and penalties may be
applied to the economic operators referred to in Article 1,
namely the natural or legal persons and the other entities on

Community administrative measures and penalties may be
applied to the economic operators referred to in Article 1,
namely the natural or legal persons and the other entities on

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AMENDMENTS

COUNCIL TEXT BY PARLIAMENT

which national law confers legal capacity who have committed
the irregularity . They may also apply to persons who have
taken part in the irregularity and to those who are under a duty
to take responsibility for the irregularity or to ensure that it is
not committed .

which national law confers legal capacity who have committed
the irregularity through natural persons acting on their
behalf and exercising legal, delegated or de facto decision ­
making power . They may also apply to persons, legal persons
or other entities on which national law confers legal
capacity which have taken part in the irregularity and to those
who are under a duty to take responsibility for the irregularity
or to ensure that it is not committed .

( Amendment 13 )

Article 8(1 )

1 . In accordance with their national laws, Regulations and
administrative provisions, the Member States shall take the
measures necessary to ensure the regularity and reality of
transactions involving the Communities ' financial interests .

1 . In accordance with their national laws, Regulations and
administrative provisions, the Member States shall take the
measures necessary to ensure the regularity and reality of
transactions involving the Communities ' financial interests .
The Member States shall inform the Commission of the

nature of such measures and the regularity with which they
are to be carried out .

( Amendment 14 )

Article 9(2 ), second subparagraph

Before carrying out such checks and inspections, in accord ­
ance with the rules in force, the Commission shall inform the
Member State concerned accordingly in order to obtain any
assistance necessary .

Before carrying out such checks and inspections, in accord ­
ance with the rules in force, without prejudice to any sectoral
rules involving surprise on-the-spot checks, the Commission
shall inform the Member State concerned which shall provide
the Commission with whatever assistance deemed necess ­

ary in the circumstances by the Commission . The Commis ­
sion shall report annually to the European Parliament on
the application of Articles 8 and 9 of this Regulation .

Legislative resolution embodying Parliament 's opinion on the joint guideline established by the
Council with a view to adopting a Regulation on the protection of the Communities ' financial
## interests ( 7522 / 95 - C4-0292 / 95 - 94 / 0146(CNS ))

( Consultation procedure )

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council ( CC)M(94)0214 — 94 / 0146(CNS )) ('),

— having regard to its opinion of 1 5 March 1 995 ( 2 ),

— having regard to the Council 's joint guideline ( 7522 / 95 ),

— having been reconsulted by the Council pursuant to Article 235 of the EC Treaty and Article 203 of the
Euratom Treaty ( C4-0292 / 95 ),

0 )
( 2 )

OJ C 216, 6.8.1994, p . 14 .
OJ C 89, 10.4.1995, p . 83 .

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— having regard to Rule 58 of its Rules of Procedure,

— having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control and the opinions of the Committee
on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs and the Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizens ' Rights
( A4-0296 / 95 ),

1 . Approves the Council 's joint guideline subject to Parliament 's amendments ;

2 . Calls on the Council to amend its joint guideline accordingly ;

3 . Calls on the Council to notify Parliament should it intend to depart from the text approved by
Parliament ;

4 . Instructs its President to forward this opinion to the Council and Commission .

4 . Europe agreement with Slovenia

B4-1449, 1453, 1455, 1456 and 1459 / 95

Resolution on the proposed Europe Agreement with Slovenia

The European Parliament,

A. stressing the need to include Slovenia in the European Union 's pre-accession strategy which has led to
the conclusion of Europe Agreements with Poland, the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic,
Hungary, Bulgaria, Romania and, recently, the Baltic States,

B. whereas it is the European Union 's duty and in its interest to work to promote democratic stability and
development in Slovenia, a country which in recent years has managed to stay outside the conflict in
the former Yugoslavia and has tried to create the right conditions for coming closer to the European
Union and its institutions,

C. bearing in mind the wish of Slovenia, now a democratic state where the social market economy is at
the stage of being operational, to have a Europe Agreement with the European Union as a step towards
possible membership of the EU,

D. having regard to the requirements laid down on 6 March 1995 by the Council and the Commission ;
whereas, with a view to accession, Slovenia has committed itself to bringing about legislative changes
for the free access of foreigners to real estate property which is at the moment reserved for Slovenian
citizens only,

E. recalling the fact that the negotiating mandate, adopted by the Council on 6 March 1995, was
completed by the Commission as early as 15 June 1995, and that the resulting Agreement was then
submitted to the Council for signature on 12 July 1995,

F. bearing in mind the fact that the Europe Agreement has not yet been signed, which prevents Slovenia
from actively participating in every aspect of the pre-accession strategy as set out at the Essen
European Council of December 1994,

G. whereas the dispute between Slovenia and Italy should not be an obstacle to the signing of the Europe
Agreement and the integration of Slovenia within Europe,

1 . Hopes that           - Slovenia will meet the requirements laid down by the Council and the Commission so
that the Europe Agreement, which has already been initialled, can be signed as soon as possible ;

2 . Calls on the Commission and the Council to do all in their power to work for a rapid entry into force
of a Europe Agreement between the EU and Slovenia ;

3 . Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Council, the Commission and the Government

and Parliament of Slovenia .

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5 . Completion of EMU

B4-1446, 1447, 1457 and 1458 / 95

Resolution on economic and monetary union

The European Parliament,

— having regard to the Treaty on European Union,

— having regard to the Commission Green Paper on the practical arrangements for the introduction of
the single currency ( CC)M(95)0333 ),

— having regard to its resolution of 25 October 1995 thereon ('),

— having regard to the report of the European Monetary Institute on the changeover to the single

currency,

— having regard to the conclusions of the European Council in Cannes,

A. reaffirming the contribution of monetary union to the deepening of the European Union, the
completion of the internal market, prosperity and employment and hence greater political and
economic security,

B. concerned by statements made by representatives of various Member States, as well as by officials of
Member States ' central banks and of the Commission, which may undermine the confidence of the
markets with respect to the start of the third stage of EMU by 1 January 1999 at the latest, and
undermine the credibility of EMU with the public at large,

1 . Underlines that Article 109j(4 ) of the EC Treaty states unequivocally that, ' if by the end of 1997 the
date for the beginning of the third stage has not been set, the third stage shall start on 1 January 1999 ';
calls, in this respect, on the European Council in Madrid to confirm unequivocally the agenda and the
timetable for EMU as set out in the Treaty ;

2 . Insists on being involved fully and in good time by the Commission, the Council and the EMI in the
preparatory process leading towards EMU and the introduction of the single currency, in full respect of the
Treaty and of the transparency necessary to ensure acceptance by the public and the markets ;

3 . Calls on the Commission to significantly reinforce existing structural aid measures to combat the
emergence of greater regional disparities within participating Member States following the introduction of
a single currency ;

4 . Welcomes initiatives to strengthen convergence and stability within the EMU through more
compatibility of fiscal and monetary policy of Member States participating in the single currency ; rejects,
however, any idea of a ' Monetary Schengen agreement ' with regard to the convergence criteria and to
excessive deficit procedures in particular ; therefore insists that the Commission, the Council and the EMI
should act in full respect of the provisions laid down in the Treaty and its Protocols, including the
implementation of secondary legislation ; underlines again the respective roles of the Council and the
Commission regarding new initiatives, and recalls the provisions of Article 104 of the EC Treaty ;

5 . Stresses the fact that the process leading to economic and monetary union and to a single currency is
a political process and not merely a technical matter ; underlines that the strict fulfillment of the
convergence criteria is just as important as respect of the calendar for monetary union, as laid down in the
Treaty ; expresses its concern about any manoeuvre to delay this calendar on the grounds of technical
difficulties ;

6 . Calls on the European Council in Madrid to take a clear decision on the legal status of the single
currency, so that the national currencies become mere expressions of the single currency at the beginning
of Stage Three as laid out in its resolution referred to above ; calls in this respect for account to be taken of
the importance of a clearly defined legal status for the single currency at European and international level ;

(') Minutes of that sitting, Part II, Item 9 .

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7 . Urges the rapid introduction of the single currency which includes a maximum of a period of one
year for Phase A, two years for Phase B and a few weeks for Phase C ;

8 . Calls on the European Council in Madrid to decide on a name for the single currency and its units ;

9 . Urges the European Council in Madrid to decide on a clear timetable and framework for the
changeover to the single currency, to ensure complete irreversibility of the changeover process ;

10 . Calls for assurances from the Commission, the Council and the EMI that any changes in statistical
definitions or methods of data collection, as part of the changeover to the single currency, will have no
distorting influence on the Member States ' capacity to fulfil the convergence criteria ;

1 1 . Insists that the monetary authorities should soon send a clear message to the markets and the people
as to the date when banknotes and coins in the single currency will be at their disposal ;

12 . Calls on the Commission and central banks to incorporate special characteristics in the design of
European banknotes to assist visually-impaired citizens ;

13 . Calls for a common European Monetary System to continue in the third stage, with the single
currency anchoring Union currencies outside EMU, for those countries which do not participate in EMU
from the outset ; therefore urges the European Council in Madrid to issue a clear political signal in that
respect, with the objective of preventing any fragmentation of the integration process and any disruption
of the single market ;

14 . Welcomes the full involvement of all Member States in the preparation for the changeover to the
single currency, including those Member States whith an opt-out clause, and welcomes the prospect of
continued cooperation in the future ;

15 . Requests the Commission, the Council and the EMI to ensure that the changeover to the single
currency takes full account of the concerns not only of the markets but also of European citizens ; calls for
careful planning of the changeover process in order to ensure a smooth transition for citizens ;

16 . Calls upon the Commission to set up and implement as soon as possible, in conjunction with
Parliament and with its full cooperation, a range of information campaigns targeted at citizens, enterprises
and banks ;

17 . Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the European Council, the Council, the
Commission, the EMI, the governors of the central banks, and the governments and parliaments of the
Member States .

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ATTENDANCE REGISTER

30 November 1995

The following signed :

Adam, Aglietta, Ahern, Ahlqvist, Alavanos, Amadeo, d'Ancona, Andersson, Andre-Leonard, Andrews,
Angelilli, Aparicio Sanchez, Apolinário, Aramburu del Rio, Areitio Toledo, Argyros, Arroni, Avgerinos,
Azzolini        -, Baldi, Balfe, Banotti, Bardong, Barón Crespo, Barros Moura, Barthet-Mayer, Barton, Bébéar,
Belleré, Bennasar Tous, Bernard-Reymond, Bernardini, Bertens, van Bladel, Blak, Blokland, Blot, Böge,
Bontempi, Boogerd-Quaak, Bowe, de Brémond d'Ars, Breyer, Brinkhorst, Brok, Burtone, Cabezón
Alonso, Caccavale, Caligaris, Campos, Capucho, Carlsson, Carnero Gonzalez, Camiti, Carrère d'En ­
causse, Cars, Cassidy, Castagnetti, Castricum, Caudron, Cederschiòld, Celiai, Chanterie, Chesa,
Chichester, Christodoulou, Colino Salamanca, Colli Comelli, Collins Kenneth D., Colombo Svevo,
Colom i Naval, Correia, Corrie, Cot, Crawley, Cunha, Cunningham, Cushnahan, Dankert, Daskalaki,
David, De Clercq, De Melo, Deprez, de Vries, Diez de Rivera Icaza, van Dijk, Dillen, Dimitrakopoulos,
Donnay, Donnelly Brendan Patrick, Dury, Dybkjær, Ebner, Eisma, Elles, Elliott, Elmalan, Ephremidis,
Escudero, Estevan Bolea, Evans, Ewing, Fabra Vallés, Fabre-Aubrespy, Falconer, Fassa, Ferber, Féret,
Fernández Martín, Ferrer, Filippi, Florio, Fontaine, Formentini, Fraga Estévez, Friedrich, Frutos Gama,
Gaigg, Galeote Quecedo, Gallagher, García Arias, García-Margallo y Marfil, Garosci, Gasòliba i Böhm,
Gebhardt, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Girão Pereira, Glase, Görlach, Gollnisch, Gonzalez Triviño, Graenitz,
Graziani, Gredler, Green, Gröner, Grosch, Günther, Guinebertière, Gutierrez Diaz, Haarder, von
Habsburg, Hänsch, Hallam, Hardstaff, Harrison, Hatzidakis, Haug, Hautala, Hawlicek, Herman, Hoff,
Holm, Hory, Howitt, Hughes, Hulthén, Hyland, Iivari, Imaz San Miguel, Izquierdo Collado, Jackson,
Järvilahti, Janssen van Raay, Jarzembowski, Jensen Kirsten M., Jöns, Jouppila, Jove Peres, Junker,
Kaklamanis, Katiforis, Kellett-Bowman, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Kerr, Kestelijn-Sierens, Kinnock, Kittel ­
mann, Kjer Hansen, Klaß, Klironomos, Koch, König, Kofoed, Konrad, Kouchner, Kranidiotis, Krehl,
Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristoffersen, Kuckelkorn, Kuhn, Lage, La Malfa, Lambraki, Lang Carl, Lange, Langen,
Langenhagen, Lannoye, Laurila, Lehne, Lenz, Le Pen, Le Rachinel, Liese, Lindeperg, Lindholm,
Lindqvist, Lucas Pires, Macartney, McCartin, McGowan, McIntosh, McKenna, McMahon, McNally,
Maij-Weggen, Malerba, Mann Erika, Mann Thomas, Marinho, Martens, Martin David W., Martinez,
Mayer, Megahy, Mendiluce Pereiro, Menrad, Metten, Mezzaroma, Miller, Miranda, Moniz, Moràn Lopez,
Moretti, Morgan, Mosiek-Urbahn, Müller, Mulder, Murphy, Myller, Nassauer, Needle, Nencini, Newens,
Newman, Nordmann, Novo, Nußbaumer, Oddy, Olsson, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Orlando, Palacio
Vallelersundi, Panagopoulos, Papayannakis, Parodi, Pasty, Peijs, Pérez Royo, Perry, Pery, Peter, Pettinari,
Pex, Pimenta, Piquet, Plooij-van Gorsel, Podestà, Poettering, Poggiolini, Pollack, Pompidou, Pons Grau,
Porto, Posselt, Pronk, Provan, Puerta, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rapkay, Rauti, Read, Rehder, Rehn Olli Ilmari,
Riess-Passer, Riis-J0rgensen, Rinsche, Rönnholm, Rosado Fernandes, de Rose, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe,
Rothley, Roubatis, Rusanen, Ryynänen, Sakellariou, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sandbæk, Sanz Fernan ­
dez, Sarlis, Sauquillo Perez del Arco, Schäfer, Schaffner, Schiedermeier, Schierhuber, Schlechter,
Schleicher, Schlüter, Schmid, Schmidbauer, Schröder, Schulz, Schwaiger, Seal, Secchi, Sierra Gonzalez,
Simpson, Sindal, Sisó Cruellas, Sjöstedt, Skinner, Smith, Soltwedel-Schäfer, Sonneveld, Sornosa
Martinez, Souchet, Spaak, Speciale, Spiers, Spindelegger, Stenmarck, Stewart, Stirbois, Stockmann,
Striby, Sturdy, Svensson, Tajani, Tamino, Tannert, Tappin, Terron i Cusí, Teverson, Theato, Theonas,
Theorin, Thomas, Thyssen, Tillich, Tindemans, Titley, Toivonen, Tomlinson, Tongue, Torres Couto,
Torres Marques, Trakatellis, Ullmann, Väyrynen, Valdivielso de Cué, Valverde López, Vandemeule ­
broucke, Vanhecke, Van Lancker, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vaz da Silva, van Velzen W.G., Verwaerde,
Viceconte, Vieira, Vinci, Viola, Virgin, van der Waal, Walter, Watson, Watts, Weber, Wemheuer, West,
Whitehead, Wibe, Wiebenga, Wiersma, Wijsenbeek, Willockx, Wilson, von Wogau, Wolf, Wynn,
Zimmermann .

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ANNEX

Result of roll-call votes

(+) = For

(— ) = Against

( O ) = Abstention

1 . Carrère d'Encausse report A4-0294 / 95

legislative resolution

(+)

ARE : Ewing

EDN : Blokland, de Rose, van der Waal

ELDR : Bertens, Boogerd-Quaak, De Melo, de Vries, Dybkjær, Gasoliba i Böhm, Järvilahti, Kestelijn ­
Sierens, La Malfa, Lindqvist, Mulder, Olsson, Pimenta, Plooij-van Gorsel, Porto, Riis-J0rgensen,
Ryynänen, Spaak, Teverson, Watson, Wiebenga

GUE / NGL : Sjöstedt

NI : Bellere, Nußbaumer, Riess

PPE : Areitio Toledo, Argyros, Banotti, Bernard-Reymond, Böge, de Bremond d'Ars, Brok, Carlsson,
Cassidy, Cederschiold, Chanterie, Christodoulou, Colombo Svevo, Corrie, Deprez, Dimitrakopoulos,
Donnelly Brendan, Ebner, Escudero, Estevan Bolea, Fabra Valles, Ferber, Filippi, Fontaine, Fraga
Estevez, Friedrich, Glase, Herman, Jarzembowski, Jouppila, Kellett-Bowman, Keppelhoff-Wiechert,
Kittelmann, Klaß, Koch, Kristoffersen, König, Lambrias, Langen, Laurila, Liese, McCartin, Maij       Weggen, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mayer, Menrad, Mosiek-Urbahn, Nassauer, Oostlander, Peijs, Perry,
Pex, Poettering, Poggiolini, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rinsche, Rusanen, Schiedermeier, Schierhuber,
Schwaiger, Secchi, Sonneveld, Spindelegger, Stenmarck, Stewart-Clark, Theato, Tillich, Tindemans,
Toivonen, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Virgin, von Wogau

PSE : Ahlqvist, Andersson Jan, Aparicio Sanchez, Balfe, Baron Crespo, Barton, Bernardini, van Bladel,
Bontempi, Bowe, Carniti, Caudron, Colino Salamanca, Colom i Naval, Correia, Cot, Crawley, Crepaz,
Cunningham, David, Díez de Rivera Icaza, Elliott, Evans, Falconer, Garcia Arias, Gebhardt, Gonzalez
Triviño, Green, Gröner, Hallam, Hardstaff, Harrison, Haug, Hawlicek, Hoff, Howitt, Hughes, Hulthén,
Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Jensen Kirsten, Katiforis, Kerr, Kouchner, Krehl, Kuhn, Lindeperg, Lööw,
McGowan, McMahon, McNally, Megahy, Mendiluce Pereiro, Moran Lopez, Morgan, Murphy, Myller,
Needle, Nencini, Newens, Perez Royo, Pollack, Rapkay, Rehder, Rönnholm, Sanz Fernandez, Sauquillo
Perez del Arco, Schmidbauer, Schulz, Seal, Simpson, Sindal, Skinner, Smith, Spiers, Stewart, Stockmann,
Tannert, Terron i Cusí, Theorin, Thomas, Titley, Tomlinson, Tongue, Van Lancker, Watts, Wemheuer,
Wibe, Wiersma, Willockx, Wynn, Zimmermann

UPE : Arroni, Caligaris, Carrère d'Encausse, Daskalaki, Garosci, Guinebertière, Malerba, Parodi, Pasty,
Podesta ', Rosado Fernandes, Schaffner, Viceconte, Vieira

                   

GUE / NGL : Svensson

V : Holm

( O )

GUE / NGL : Novo, Papayannakis, Vinci

NI : Dillen, Vanhecke

PPE : Habsburg, Posselt

UPE : Baldi

V : Aglietta, Kreissl-Dörfler, Lindholm, McKenna, Tamino

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2 . Joint resolution — European agreement with Slovenia

whole

(+)

ARE : Barthet-Mayer, Ewing, Macartney, Pradier

EDN : Blokland, van der Waal

ELDR : Bertens, Boogerd-Quaak, Capucho, Cars, Cunha, De Melo, de Vries, Dybkjær, Eisma, Gasòliba i
Böhm, Gredler, Järvilahti, Kestelijn-Sierens, Kjer Hansen, Kofoed, La Malfa, Lindqvist, Moretti, Mulder,
Olsson, Pimenta, Plooij-van Gorsel, Porto, Riis-J0rgensen, Ryynänen, Spaak, Teverson, Vaz Da Silva,
Väyrynen, Watson, Wiebenga

PPE : Areitio Toledo, Argyros, Banotti, Bébéar, Bernard-Reymond, Böge, de Bremond d'Ars, Carlsson,
Cassidy, Cederschiold, Chanterie, Christodoulou, Colombo Svevo, Deprez, Dimitrakopoulos, Donnelly
Brendan, Ebner, Escudero, Estevan Bolea, Fabra Vallés, Ferber, Fernandez Martin, Ferrer, Filippi,
Fontaine, Fraga Estevez, Friedrich, Galeote Quecedo, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Gillis, Günther, Habsburg,
Herman, Hoppenstedt, Janssen van Raay, Jarzembowski, Jouppila, Kellett-Bowman, Keppelhoff      Wiechert, Kittelmann, Klaß, Koch, Kristoffersen, König, Lambdas, Langen, Langenhagen, Laurila, Lenz,
Liese, McCartin, McIntosh, Maij-Weggen, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mayer, Menrad, Mosiek-Urbahn,
Nassauer, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Palacio Vallelersundi, Peijs, Perry, Pex, Poettering, Poggiolini,
Posselt, Pronk, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rinsche, Rusanen, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Schiedermeier,
Schierhuber, Schwaiger, Secchi, Sonneveld, Spindelegger, Stenmarck, Stewart-Clark, Sturdy, Theato,
Thyssen, Tillich, Tindemans, Toivonen, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, van Velzen W.G., Viola,
Virgin, von Wogau

PSE : Adam, d'Ancona, Andersson Jan, Aparicio Sanchez, Balfe, Baron Crespo, Barton, Bernardini, van
Bladel, Bontempi, Bowe, Cabezón Alonso, Carniti, Castricum, Caudron, Colino Salamanca, Colom i
Naval, Correia, Cot, Crawley, Crepaz, Cunningham, David, Diez de Rivera Icaza, Dury, Elliott, Evans,
Falconer, Garcia Arias, Gebhardt, Görlach, Gonzalez Triviño, Green, Gröner, Hallam, Hardstaff,
Harrison, Haug, Hawlicek, Hoff, Howitt, Hughes, Hulthen, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Jensen Kirsten, Jöns,
Katiforis, Kerr, Kinnock, Kouchner, Krehl, Kuhn, Lange, Lindeperg, Lööw, McGowan, McMahon,
McNally, Mann Erika, Marinucci, Megahy, Mendiluce Pereiro, Metten, Moran Lopez, Morgan, Murphy,
Myller, Needle, Nencini, Newens, Newman, Perez Royo, Peter, Pollack, Rapkay, Rehder, Roth-Behrendt,
Rothe, Rönnholm, Sanz Fernandez, Sauquillo Perez del Arco, Schäfer, Schmidbauer, Seal, Simpson,
Sindal, Skinner, Smith, Spiers, Stockmann, Tannert, Tappin, Terron i Cusí, Theorin, Thomas, Titley,
Tomlinson, Tongue, Van Lancker, Walter, Watts, Wemheuer, Whitehead, Wibe, Wiersma, Willockx,
Wynn, Zimmermann

UPE : Arroni, Baldi, Caccavale, Caligaris, Carrère d'Encausse, Donnay, Gallagher, Garosci, Guineber ­
tière, Malerba, Parodi, Pasty, Podestà ', Rosado Fernandes, Schaffner

V : Aglietta, van Dijk, Hautala, Holm, Kreissl-Dörfler, Lindholm, McKenna, Tamino, Ullmann

                   

GUE / NGL : Svensson, Vinci

NI : Bellere, Celiai

( O )

EDN : Fabre-Aubrespy, de Rose, Striby

GUE / NGL : Elmalan, Puerta, Sjöstedt, Sornosa Martínez

NI : Blot, Dillen, Nußbaumer, Riess, Vanhecke

PSE : Ahlqvist

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recital B

(+)

ELDR : Bertens, Boogerd-Quaak, Capucho, Cars, De Melo, de Vries, Eisma, Gasòliba i Böhm, Gredler,
Kestelijn-Sierens, Kjer Hansen, Kofoed, Moretti, Mulder, Plooij-van Gorsel, Porto, Riis-Jørgensen,
Ryynänen, Teverson, Vaz Da Silva, Watson, Wiebenga

GUE / NGL : Elmalan, Puerta, Sjöstedt, Sornosa Martinez, Svensson, Vinci

PPE : Areitio Toledo, Argyros, Banotti, Bebear, Bernard-Reymond, Böge, de Bremond d'Ars, Carlsson,
Cederschiöld, Chanterie, Christodoulou, Colombo Svevo, Deprez, Dimitrakopoulos, Donnelly Brendan,
Ebner, Escudero, Estevan Bolea, Fabra Vallés, Ferber, Fernandez Martin, Ferrer, Filippi, Fontaine, Fraga
Estevez, Friedrich, Galeote Quecedo, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Gillis, Günther, Habsburg, Herman,
Hoppenstedt, Janssen van Raay, Jarzembowski, Jouppila, Kellett-Bowman, Keppelhoff-Wiechert,
Kittelmann, Klaß, Koch, Kristoffersen, König, Lambrias, Langen, Langenhagen, Laurila, Lenz, Liese,
McCartin, McIntosh, Maij-Weggen, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mayer, Menrad, Mosiek-Urbahn, Nassauer,
Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Palacio Vallelersundi, Peijs, Perry, Pex, Poettering, Poggiolini, Posselt,
Pronk, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rinsche, Rusanen, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Schiedermeier, Schierhuber,
Schwaiger, Secchi, Sonneveld, Spindelegger, Stenmarck, Stewart-Clark, Sturdy, Theato, Thyssen, Tillich,
Tindemans, Toivonen, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, van Velzen W.G., Viola, Virgin, von
Wogau

PSE : Adam, Ahlqvist, d'Ancona, Andersson Jan, Aparicio Sanchez, Balfe, Baron Crespo, Barros-Moura,
Barton, Bernardini, van Bladel, Bontempi, Bowe, Cabezón Alonso, Carniti, Castricum, Caudron, Colino
Salamanca, Colom i Naval, Correia, Cot, Crawley, Crepaz, Cunningham, David, Díez de Rivera Icaza,
Dury, Elliott, Evans, Garcia Arias, Gebhardt, Görlach, Gonzalez Triviño, Green, Gröner, Hardstaff,
Harrison, Haug, Hawlicek, Hoff, Howitt, Hughes, Hulthén, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Jöns, Katiforis, Kerr,
Kinnock, Krehl, Kuhn, Lange, Lindeperg, Lööw, McGowan, McNally, Mann Erika, Marinucci,
Mendiluce Pereiro, Metten, Morgan, Murphy, Myller, Needle, Newens, Newman, Perez Royo, Peter,
Pollack, Rapkay, Rehder, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rönnholm, Sanz Fernandez, Sauquillo Perez del Arco,
Schäfer, Schlechter, Schmid, Schmidbauer, Schulz, Simpson, Skinner, Stockmann, Tannert, Tappin,
Terron i Cusí, Thomas, Titley, Tomlinson, Tongue, Van Lancker, Walter, Watts, Wemheuer, Whitehead,
Wiersma, Willockx, Wynn, Zimmermann

UPE : Aironi, Baldi, Caccavale, Carrère d'Encausse, Donnay, Gallagher, Guinebertière, Malerba, Pasty,
Podestà ', Schaffner

V : Aglietta, Tamino

                   

ARE : Barthet-Mayer, Ewing, Macartney, Pradier

EDN : Blokland, Fabre-Aubrespy, de Rose, Striby, van der Waal

ELDR : Spaak

NI : Bellere, Blot, Dillen, Nußbaumer, Riess, Vanhecke

PSE : Falconer, Seal, Smith, Spiers

UPE : Parodi, Rosado Fernandes

O

ELDR : Dybkjær, Järvilahti, Lindqvist, Olsson, Väyrynen

PSE : Hallam, Jensen Kirsten, Sindal, Theorin, Wibe

UPE : Garosci

V : Holm, Kreissl-Dörfler, Lindholm

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paragraph 1

(+)

ELDR : Bertens, Boogerd-Quaak, Capucho, Cars, Cunha, De Melo, de Vries, Eisma, Gasòliba i Böhm,
Gredler, Kestelijn-Sierens, Kjer Hansen, Kofoed, Moretti, Mulder, Plooij-van Gorsel, Porto, Riis       Jørgensen, Ryynänen, Spaak, Teverson, Vaz Da Silva, Watson, Wiebenga

PPE : Areitio Toledo, Argyros, Banotti, Bébéar, Bernard-Reymond, Böge, de Bremond d'Ars, Brok,
Carlsson, Cederschiold, Chanterie, Christodoulou, Colombo Svevo, Deprez, Dimitrakopoulos, Donnelly
Brendan, Ebner, Escudero, Estevan Bolea, Fabra Vallés, Ferber, Fernandez Martin, Ferrer, Filippi,
Fontaine, Fraga Estevez, Friedrich, Galeote Quecedo, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Gillis, Günther, Habsburg,
Herman, Hoppenstedt, Janssen van Raay, Jarzembowski, Jouppila, Kellett-Bowman, Keppelhoff      Wiechert, Klaß, Koch, Kristoffersen, König, Lambrias, Langen, Langenhagen, Laurila, Lenz, Liese,
McCartin, McIntosh, Maij-Weggen, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mayer, Menrad, Mosiek-Urbahn, Nassauer,
Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Palacio Vallelersundi, Peijs, Perry, Pex, Poettering, Poggiolini, Posselt,
Pronk, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rinsche, Rusanen, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Schiedermeier, Schierhuber,
Schwaiger, Secchi, Sonneveld, Spindelegger, Stenmarck, Stewart-Clark, Sturdy, Theato, Thyssen, Tillich,
Tindemans, Toivonen, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, van Velzen W.G., Viola, Virgin, von
Wogau

PSE : d'Ancona, Andersson Jan, Aparicio Sanchez, Balfe, Barón Crespo, Barros-Moura, Barton,
Bernardini, van Bladel, Bontempi, Bowe, Cabezón Alonso, Camiti, Castricum, Caudron, Colino
Salamanca, Colom i Naval, Correia, Cot, Crawley, Crepaz, Cunningham, David, Díez de Rivera Icaza,
Elliott, Evans, Garcia Arias, Gebhardt, Görlach, Gonzalez Triviño, Green, Gröner, Hardstaff, Harrison,
Haug, Hawlicek, Hoff, Howitt, Hughes, Hulthén, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Jöns, Katiforis, Kerr, Kinnock,
Kouchner, Krehl, Kuhn, Lange, Lindeperg, Lööw, McGowan, McMahon, McNally, Mann Erika,
Marinucci, Mendiluce Pereiro, Metten, Moran López, Morgan, Murphy, Myller, Needle, Newens,
Newman, Perez Royo, Peter, Pollack, Rapkay, Rehder, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rönnholm, Sanz
Fernandez, Sauquillo Perez del Arco, Schäfer, Schlechter, Schmid, Schmidbauer, Schulz, Simpson,
Skinner, Stockmann, Tannert, Tappin, Terron i Cusí, Thomas, Titley, Tomlinson, Tongue, Van Lancker,
Walter, Watts, Wemheuer, Whitehead, Wiersma, Willockx, Wynn, Zimmermann

UPE : Arroni, Baldi, Caccavale, Caligaris, Carrere d'Encausse, Donnay, Gallagher, Guinebertière,
Malerba, Pasty, Schaffner

(-)

EDN : Blokland, Fabre-Aubrespy, de Rose, Striby, van der Waal

NI : Bellere, Blot, Dillen, Riess, Vanhecke

PSE : Falconer, Seal, Smith, Spiers

UPE : Parodi, Rosado Fernandes

V : Hautala, Holm, Kreissl-Dörfler, Lindholm

(O

ARE : Barthet-Mayer, Ewing, Macartney, Pradier

ELDR : Järvilahti, Lindqvist, Olsson, Väyrynen

GUE / NGL : Puerta, Sornosa Martinez, Svensson, Vinci

PSE : Ahlqvist, Hallam, Jensen Kirsten, Sindal, Theorin, Wibe

UPE : Podesta '

V : Tamino

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5 . Joint resolution — Completion of EMU

amendment 1

+)

ARE : Barthet-Mayer, Ewing, Macartney, Pradier

EDN : Blokland, Fabre-Aubrespy, van der Waal

GUE / NGL : Elmalan, Puerta, Sornosa Martinez, Svensson, Vinci

NI : Blot, Dillen, Vanhecke

PPE : Dimitrakopoulos, Secchi

PSE : Adam, d'Ancona, Andersson Jan, Aparicio Sanchez, Balfe, Baron Crespo, Barros-Moura, van
Bladel, Bontempi, Bowe, Cabezón Alonso, Carniti, Castricum, Caudron, Colino Salamanca, Colom i
Naval, Correia, Cot, Crawley, Crepaz, Cunningham, David, Díez de Rivera Icaza, Dury, Elliott, Evans,
Garcia Arias, Gebhardt, Görlach, Gonzalez Triviño, Green, Gröner, Hardstaff, Harrison, Haug, Hawlicek,
Hoff, Howitt, Hughes, Hulthén, livari, Izquierdo Collado, Jensen Kirsten, Jöns, Katiforis, Kerr, Kinnock,
Kouchner, Krehl, Kuhn, Lange, Lindeperg, Lööw, McGowan, McMahon, McNally, Mann Erika,
Marinucci, Mendiluce Pereiro, Metten, Moran Lopez, Morgan, Murphy, Myller, Needle, Newens,
Newman, Perez Royo, Peter, Pollack, Rapkay, Rehder, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rönnholm, Sanz
Fernandez, Sauquillo Perez del Arco, Schlechter, Schmid, Schmidbauer, Schulz, Seal, Simpson, Skinner,
Spiers, Stockmann, Tannert, Tappin, Terron i Cusí, Thomas, Titley, Tomlinson, Tongue, Van Lancker,
Walter, Watts, Wemheuer, Whitehead, Wiersma, Willockx, Wynn, Zimmermann

V : Aglietta, van Dijk, Hautala, Holm, Kreissl-Dörfler, Lindholm, Tamino

                   

ELDR : Bertens, Boogerd-Quaak, Capucho, Cars, Cunha, De Melo, de Vries, Eisma, Gasoliba i Böhm,
Gredler, Kestelijn-Sierens, Kjer Hansen, Kofoed, Moretti, Mulder, Plooij-van Gorsel, Porto, Riis       Jørgensen, Ryynänen, Spaak, Teverson, Vaz Da Silva, Watson, Wiebenga

NI : Bellere, Nußbaumer

PPE : Argyros, Banotti, Bernard-Reymond, Böge, de Bremond d'Ars, Brok, Carlsson, Cederschiöld,
Chanterie, Christodoulou, Colombo Svevo, Deprez, Donnelly Brendan, Ebner, Escudero, Estevan Bolea,
Fabra Vallés, Ferber, Fernandez Martin, Ferrer, Filippi, Fontaine, Fraga Estevez, Friedrich, Galeote
Quecedo, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Gillis, Günther, Habsburg, Herman, Hoppenstedt, Jarzembowski,
Jouppila, Kellett-Bowman, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Kittelmann, Klaß, Koch, Kristoffersen, König, Lam ­
brias, Langen, Langenhagen, Laurila, Lenz, Liese, McIntosh, Maij-Weggen, Mann Thomas, Martens,
Mayer, Menrad, Mosiek-Urbahn, Nassauer, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Palacio Vallelersundi, Peijs,
Perry, Pex, Poettering, Poggiolini, Posselt, Pronk, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rinsche, Rusanen, Salafranca
Sánchez-Neyra, Schiedermeier, Schierhuber, Schwaiger, Sonneveld, Spindelegger, Stenmarck, Stewart ­
Clark, Sturdy, Theato, Thyssen, Tillich, Tindemans, Toivonen, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, van
Velzen W.G., Viola, Virgin, von Wogau

PSE : Schäfer

UPE : Arroni, Baldi, Caligaris, Carrère d'Encausse, Donnay, Gallagher, Garosci, Guinebertière, Malerba,
Parodi, Pasty, Podestà ', Rosado Fernandes, Schaffner

( O )

ELDR : Dybkjær, Järvilahti, Lindqvist, Olsson, Väyrynen

GUE / NGL : Sjöstedt

PSE : Ahlqvist, Falconer, Hallam, Sindal, Smith, Theorin, Wibe

UPE : Caccavale

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amendment 2

(+)

ARE : Barthet-Mayer, Ewing, Macartney, Pradier

EDN : Blokland, Fabre-Aubrespy, de Rose, Striby, van der Waal

GUE / NGL : Elmalan, Puerta, Sornosa Martinez, Svensson, Vinci

PSE : Adam, d'Ancona, Andersson Jan, Aparicio Sanchez, Barón Crespo, Barton, Bernardini, van Bladel,
Bontempi, Bowe, Cabezón Alonso, Camiti, Castricum, Caudron, Colino Salamanca, Colom i Naval,
Correia, Cot, Crawley, Crepaz, Cunningham, David, Díez de Rivera Icaza, Dury, Elliott, Evans, Falconer,
Garcia Arias, Gebhardt, Görlach, Gonzalez Trivino, Green, Gröner, Hallam, Hardstaff, Harrison, Haug,
Hawlicek, Hoff, Howitt, Hughes, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Jensen Kirsten, Jöns, Katiforis, Kerr, Kinnock,
Kouchner, Krehl, Kuhn, Lange, Lindeperg, Lööw, McGowan, McMahon, McNally, Mann Erika,
Marinucci, Mendiluce Pereiro, Metten, Moran Lopez, Morgan, Murphy, Myller, Needle, Newens,
Newman, Perez Royo, Pery, Peter, Pollack, Rapkay, Rehder, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rönnholm, Sauquillo
Perez del Arco, Schäfer, Schlechter, Schmid, Schmidbauer, Schulz, Seal, Simpson, Skinner, Spiers,
Tannert, Tappin, Terron i Cusí, Thomas, Titley, Tomlinson, Tongue, Van Lancker, Walter, Watts,
Wemheuer, Whitehead, Wiersma, Willockx, Wynn, Zimmermann

UPE : Aironi, Baldi, Caccavale, Caligaris, Carrère d'Encausse, Donnay, Gallagher, Garosci, Guineber ­
tière, Malerba, Parodi, Pasty, Podestà ', Rosado Fernandes, Schaffner

V : Aglietta, van Dijk, Hautala, Holm, Kreissl-Dörfler, Lindholm, McKenna, Tamino

(-)

ELDR : Boogerd-Quaak, Capucho, Cars, Cunha, De Melo, de Vries, Eisma, Gasòliba i Böhm, Gredler,
Kestelijn-Sierens, Kjer Hansen, Kofoed, Moretti, Mulder, Plooij-van Gorsel, Porto, Riis-J0rgensen,
Spaak, Teverson, Vaz Da Silva, Watson, Wiebenga

NI : Bellere, Blot, Dillen, Nußbaumer, Riess, Vanhecke

PPE : Areitio Toledo, Argyros, Banotti, Bébéar, Bernard-Reymond, Böge, de Bremond d'Ars, Brok,
Carlsson, Cassidy, Cederschiòld, Chanterie, Christodoulou, Colombo Svevo, Deprez, Dimitrakopoulos,
Donnelly Brendan, Ebner, Escudero, Estevan Bolea, Fabra Vallés, Ferber, Fernandez Martin, Ferrer,
Filippi, Fontaine, Fraga Estevez, Friedrich, Galeote Quecedo, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Gillis, Günther,
Habsburg, Herman, Hoppenstedt, Janssen van Raay, Jarzembowski, Jouppila, Kellett-Bowman, Keppel ­
hoff-Wiechert, Kittelmann, Klaß, Koch, Kristoffersen, König, Lambrias, Langen, Langenhagen, Laurila,
Lenz, Liese, McCartin, McIntosh, Maij-Weggen, Mann Thomas, Martens, Mayer, Menrad, Mosiek      Urbahn, Nassauer, Oomen-Ruijten, Oostlander, Palacio Vallelersundi, Peijs, Perry, Pex, Poettering,
Poggiolini, Posselt, Pronk, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rinsche, Rusanen, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Schieder ­
meier, Schierhuber, Schwaiger, Secchi, Sonneveld, Spindelegger, Stenmarck, Stewart-Clark, Sturdy,
Theato, Thyssen, Tillich, Tindemans, Toivonen, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, van Velzen W.G.,
Viola, Virgin, von Wogau

( O )

ELDR : Dybkjær, Järvilahti, Lindqvist, Olsson, Ryynänen, Väyrynen

GUE / NGL : Sjöstedt

PSE : Ahlqvist, Hulthén, Sindal, Smith, Theorin, Wibe

7 . Joint resolution — Completion of EMU

amendment 3

(+)

ARE : Barthet-Mayer, Ewing, Macartney, Pradier

ELDR : Plooij-van Gorsel, Porto

PPE : Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sonneveld, Stewart-Clark, Tindemans

PSE : Barton, Falconer

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UPE : Aironi, Azzolini     -, Baldi, Caccavale, Caligaris, Carrère d'Encausse, Donnay, Gallagher, Garosci,
Guinebertière, Malerba, Parodi, Pasty, Podestà ', Schaffner

V : Aglietta, Ahern

                   

EDN : de Rose

ELDR : Bertens, Boogerd-Quaak, Capucho, Cars, Cunha, De Melo, de Vries, Eisma, Gasoliba i Böhm,
Gredler, Kjer Hansen, Kofoed, Mulder, Riis-J0rgensen, Spaak, Teverson, Vaz Da Silva, Watson,
Wiebenga

NI : Bellere

PPE : Areitio Toledo, Argyros, Banotti, Bebear, Bernard-Reymond, Böge, de Bremond d'Ars, Brok,
Carlsson, Cederschiöld, Chanterie, Christodoulou, Colombo Svevo, Deprez, Dimitrakopoulos, Donnelly
Brendan, Ebner, Escudero, Estevan Bolea, Fabra Vallés, Ferber, Fernandez Martin, Ferrer, Filippi,
Fontaine, Fraga Estevez, Friedrich, Galeote Quecedo, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Gillis, Günther, Habsburg,
Herman, Janssen van Raay, Jarzembowski, Jouppila, Kellett-Bowman, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Kittelmann,
Klaß, Koch, Kristoffersen, König, Lambdas, Langen, Langenhagen, Lenz, Liese, McCartin, McIntosh,
Maij-Weggen,. Mann Thomas, Martens, Mayer, Menrad, Mosiek-Urbahn, Nassauer, Oomen-Ruijten,
Oostlander, Palacio Vallelersundi, Peijs, Perry, Pex, Poettering, Poggiolini, Posselt, Pronk, Provan,
Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rinsche, Rusanen, Schiedermeier, Schierhuber, Schwaiger, Secchi, Spindelegger,
Stenmarck, Sturdy, Theato, Thyssen, Tillich, Toivonen, Trakatellis, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, van
Velzen W.G., Viola, Virgin, von Wogau

PSE : Adam, d'Ancona, Andersson Jan, Aparicio Sanchez, Balfe, Baron Crespo, Barros-Moura,
Bernardini, van Bladel, Bontempi, Bowe, Cabezón Alonso, Carniti, Castricum, Caudron, Colino
Salamanca, Colom i Naval, Correia, Cot, Crawley, Crepaz, Cunningham, David, Díez de Rivera Icaza,
Dury, Elliott, Evans, Gebhardt, Görlach, Gonzalez Triviño, Green, Gröner, Hallam, Hardstaff, Harrison,
Haug, Hawlicek, Hoff, Howitt, Hughes, Hulthén, Iivari, Izquierdo Collado, Jöns, Katiforis, Kerr, Kinnock,
Kouchner, Krehl, Kuhn, Lange, Lindeperg, Lööw, McGowan, McMahon, McNally, Mann Erika,
Marinucci, Mendiluce Pereiro, Metten, Moran Lopez, Morgan, Murphy, Needle, Newens, Newman, Perez
Royo, Peter, Rapkay, Rehder, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rönnholm, Sauquillo Perez del Arco, Schäfer,
Schlechter, Schmid, Schmidbauer, Schulz, Seal, Simpson, Skinner, Stockmann, Tannert, Tappin, Terron i
Cusí, Thomas, Titley, Tomlinson, Tongue, Van Lancker, Walter, Watts, Wemheuer, Whitehead, Wiersma,
Willockx, Wynn, Zimmermann

UPE : Rosado Fernandes

O

EDN : Blokland, Fabre-Aubrespy, van der Waal

ELDR : Järvilahti, Lindqvist, Olsson, Väyrynen

GUE / NGL : Puerta, Sjöstedt, Sornosa Martinez, Svensson, Vinci

NI : Blot, Dillen, Vanhecke

PPE : Hoppenstedt

PSE : Ahlqvist, Jensen Kirsten, Sindal, Spiers, Theorin, Wibe

V : van Dijk, Hautala, Kreissl-Dörfler, Tamino