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| 28.3.2013 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | CE 92/21 |

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Tuesday 15 January 2013  
MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 15 JANUARY 2013

2013/C 92 E/02

Contents

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| 1. | Opening of the sitting |

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| 2. | Agenda |

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| 3. | Documents received |

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| 4. | Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolution tabled) |

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| 5. | Decisions concerning certain documents |

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| 6. | Review of the Cyprus Presidency (debate) |

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| 7. | Commission Question Time |

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| 8. | Corrigendum (Rule 216) |

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| 9. | Voting time |

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| 9.1. | Urban redevelopment as contribution to economic growth (Rule 138) (vote) |

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| 9.2. | Role of territorial development in cohesion policy (Rule 138) (vote) |

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| 9.3. | European Union Solidarity Fund, implementation and application (Rule 138) (vote) |

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| 9.4. | Administrative procedure law (Rule 138) (vote) |

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| 9.5. | Information and consultation of workers, anticipation and management of restructuring (vote) |

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| 9.6. | EU strategy for the Horn of Africa (vote) |

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| 9.7. | Development aspects of intellectual property rights on genetic resources (vote) |

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| 10. | Explanations of vote |

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| 11. | Corrections to votes and voting intentions |

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| 12. | Debate on the future of the European Union - Statement by Mr Werner Faymann, Federal Chancellor of Austria (debate) |

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| 13. | Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting |

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| 14. | Situation in Mali (debate) |

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| 15. | Credit rating agencies \*\*\*I - Undertakings of collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) and alternative investment funds managers \*\*\*I (debate) |

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| 16. | Feasibility of introducing stability bonds (debate) |

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| 17. | Public finances in EMU - 2011 and 2012 (debate) |

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| 18. | State aid modernisation (debate) |

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| 19. | Authorised dimensions and weights of certain road vehicles (debate) |

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| 20. | Agenda of the next sitting |

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| 21. | Closure of the sitting |

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

ANNEX I

RESULTS OF VOTES

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| 1. | Urban redevelopment as contribution to economic growth |

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| 2. | Role of territorial development in cohesion policy |

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| 3. | European Union Solidarity Fund, implementation and application |

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| 4. | Administrative procedure law |

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| 5. | Information and consultation of workers, anticipation and management of restructuring |

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| 6. | EU strategy for the Horn of Africa |

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| 7. | Development aspects of intellectual property rights on genetic resources |

ANNEX II

RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES

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| 1. | A7-0406/2012 - Andrea Cozzolino - Single vote |

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| 2. | A7-0421/2012 - Derek Vaughan - Single vote |

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| 3. | A7-0398/2012 - Rosa Estaràs Ferragut - Single vote |

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| 4. | A7-0369/2012 - Luigi Berlinguer - Single vote |

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| 5. | A7-0390/2012 - Alejandro Cercas - § 1 |

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| 6. | A7-0390/2012 - Alejandro Cercas - § 4 |

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| 7. | A7-0390/2012 - Alejandro Cercas - Annex, recommendation 1, § 13/1 |

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| 8. | A7-0390/2012 - Alejandro Cercas - Annex, recommendation 1, § 13/2 |

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| 9. | A7-0390/2012 - Alejandro Cercas - Annex, recommendation 8, § 4, indents 1-7 |

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| 10. | A7-0390/2012 - Alejandro Cercas - Annex, recommendation 8, § 4, indent 8 |

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| 11. | A7-0390/2012 - Alejandro Cercas - Annex, recommendation 8, § 4, indents 9-11 |

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| 12. | A7-0390/2012 - Alejandro Cercas - Annex, recommendation 14, § 6 |

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| 13. | A7-0390/2012 - Alejandro Cercas - Annex, recommendation 14, § 7 |

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| 14. | A7-0390/2012 - Alejandro Cercas - Annex, recommendation 14, § 10 |

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| 15. | A7-0390/2012 - Alejandro Cercas - Recital S |

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| 16. | A7-0390/2012 - Alejandro Cercas - Resolution |

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| 17. | A7-0408/2012 - Charles Tannock - § 16/2 |

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| 18. | A7-0408/2012 - Charles Tannock - § 19/1 |

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| 19. | A7-0408/2012 - Charles Tannock - § 24/2 |

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| 20. | A7-0408/2012 - Charles Tannock - § 63/2 |

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| 21. | A7-0408/2012 - Charles Tannock - § 63/3 |

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| 22. | A7-0408/2012 - Charles Tannock - Recital E/3 |

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| 23. | A7-0408/2012 - Charles Tannock - Recital N/2 |

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| 24. | A7-0408/2012 - Charles Tannock - Final vote |

MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 15 JANUARY 2013

IN THE CHAIR: Martin SCHULZ

President

1.   Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 9.05.

2.   Agenda

The President proposed the following changes to the agenda under Rule 140(2):

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| — | placing on the agenda for that afternoon, at 16.30, of a statement by Catherine Ashton (High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the Commission) on the situation in Mali, followed by a debate without the tabling of motions for resolution; |

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| — | placing on the agenda for Thursday, as the first item that day, of the debate on the oral question ‧One carry-on bag‧ rule imposed by certain airlines (item 128 on the agenda); |

The President said that no one had objected to those proposals.

3.   Documents received

The following documents had been received from the Council and Commission:

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| — | Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 56/2012 - Section III – Commission (N7-0003/2013 - C7-0003/2013 - 2013/2002(GBD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: BUDG | |

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| — | Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 659/1999 laying down detailed rules for the application of Article 93 of the EC Treaty (COM(2012)0725 - C7-0004/2013 - 2012/0342(NLE))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ECON  opinion: ITRE, JURI, IMCO | |

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| — | Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 994/98 of 7 May 1998 on the application of Articles 92 and 93 of the Treaty establishing the European Community to certain categories of horizontal State aid and Regulation (EC) No 1370/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2007 on public passenger transport services by rail and by road (COM(2012)0730 - C7-0005/2013 - 2012/0344(NLE))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ECON  opinion: CULT, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, ITRE, TRAN | |

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| — | Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Mauritius (13501/2012 - C7-0007/2013 - 2012/0215(NLE))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: PECH  opinion: DEVE, BUDG | |

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| — | Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Euro Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on the general principles for the participation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in Union programmes (12138/2012 - C7-0008/2013 - 2012/0108(NLE))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: AFET  opinion: DEVE, CULT, PECH, ENVI, EMPL, ITRE, LIBE, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI | |

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| — | Proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Armenia, of the other part, on a Framework Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Armenia on the general principles for the participation of the Republic of Armenia in Union programmes (16469/2012 - C7-0009/2013 - 2012/0247(NLE))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: AFET | |

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| — | Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1346/2000 on insolvency proceedings (COM(2012)0744 - C7-0413/2012 - 2012/0360(COD))  The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal if he considered it appropriate, in accordance with Article 304 of the Treaty.   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: JURI  opinion: ECON, LIBE | |

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| — | Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on marine equipment and repealing Directive 96/98/EC (COM(2012)0772 - C7-0414/2012 - 2012/0358(COD))  The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 124(1) and Rule 125(1).   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: TRAN  opinion: ENVI, JURI, IMCO | |

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| — | Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the exercise of the Union's rights for the application and enforcement of international trade rules (COM(2012)0773 - C7-0415/2012 - 2012/0359(COD))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: INTA  opinion: JURI, IMCO | |

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| — | Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on establishing a Union programme to support specific activities in the field of financial reporting and auditing for the period of 2014-2020 (COM(2012)0782 - C7-0417/2012 - 2012/0364(COD))  The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 124(1).   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ECON  opinion: BUDG, JURI, CONT | |

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| — | Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Islamic Republic of Mauritania for a period of two years (15777/2012 - C7-0419/2012 - 2012/0258(NLE))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: PECH  opinion: DEVE, BUDG | |

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| — | Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products (COM(2012)0788 - C7-0420/2012 - 2012/0366(COD))  The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 124(1).  The President would consult the Committee of the Regions on this proposal if he considered it appropriate, in accordance with Article 307 of the Treaty.   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ENVI  opinion: ITRE, JURI, IMCO | |

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| — | Proposal for a Council Regulation Amending Regulation (EC) No 723/2009 concerning the Community legal framework for a European Research Infrastructures Consortium (ERIC) (COM(2012)0682 - C7-0421/2012 - 2012/0321(NLE))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: ITRE | |

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| — | Special Report No 19/2012 (2011 discharge): "2011 report on the follow-up of the European Court of Auditors’ Special Reports" (N7-0137/2012 - C7-0422/2012 - 2012/2328(DEC))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | referred to | responsible: CONT  opinion: DEVE, AFET, AGRI, ITRE | |

4.   Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolution tabled)

In accordance with Rule 122, the following Members or political groups had requested that such a debate be held on the following motions for resolutions:

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| I. | Violence against women in India   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Karima Delli, Franziska Keller, Jean Lambert, Barbara Lochbihler, Marije Cornelissen, Rui Tavares, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Nicole Kiil-Nielsen, Carl Schlyter and Catherine Grèze, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group on violence against women in India (2013/2512(RSP)) (B7-0028/2013); |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Marie-Christine Vergiat, Mikael Gustafsson, Martina Anderson, Patrick Le Hyaric, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Nikolaos Chountis, Willy Meyer, Alda Sousa and Marisa Matias, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group on violence against women in India (2013/2512(RSP)) (B7-0033/2013); |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Elmar Brok, Lena Kolarska-Bobińska, Elisabeth Jeggle, Cristian Dan Preda, Filip Kaczmarek, Jean Roatta, Bernd Posselt, Roberta Angelilli, Mario Mauro, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris, Zuzana Roithová, Monica Luisa Macovei, Sari Essayah, Giovanni La Via, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Philippe Boulland, Tunne Kelam, Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa, Elena Băsescu, Rafał Trzaskowski, Mariya Gabriel, Tadeusz Zwiefka and Petri Sarvamaa, on behalf of the PPE Group on violence against women in India (2013/2512(RSP)) (B7-0034/2013); |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Graham Watson, Phil Bennion, Marietje Schaake, Leonidas Donskis, Ivo Vajgl, Kristiina Ojuland, Marielle de Sarnez, Louis Michel, Robert Rochefort, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Edward McMillan-Scott, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, Charles Goerens, Angelika Werthmann and Antonyia Parvanova, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on violence against women in India (2013/2512(RSP)) (B7-0035/2013); |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Charles Tannock and Marina Yannakoudakis, on behalf of the ECR Group, on violence against women in India (2013/2512(RSP)) (B7-0036/2013); |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Véronique De Keyser, Ana Gomes, Maria Badia i Cutchet, Corina Crețu, Jo Leinen, Jörg Leichtfried, Britta Thomsen, Zita Gurmai, Iratxe García Pérez, Eider Gardiazábal Rubial, Silvia-Adriana Țicău, Joanna Senyszyn, Minodora Cliveti, Mitro Repo, Liisa Jaakonsaari, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Michael Cashman, Pino Arlacchi and Daciana Octavia Sârbu, on behalf of the S&D Group, on violence against women in India (2013/2512(RSP)) (B7-0037/2013). | |

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| II. | Human rights situation in Bahrain   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Barbara Lochbihler, Margrete Auken, Rui Tavares and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group on the human rights situation in Bahrain (2013/2513(RSP)) (B7-0029/2013); |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Charles Tannock, on behalf of the ECR Group on the human rights situation in Bahrain (2013/2513(RSP)) (B7-0030/2013); |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Willy Meyer, Patrick Le Hyaric, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Marie-Christine Vergiat and Sabine Lösing, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group on the human rights situation in Bahrain (2013/2513(RSP)) (B7-0038/2013); |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Elmar Brok, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Cristian Dan Preda, Bernd Posselt, Roberta Angelilli, Mario Mauro, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris, Zuzana Roithová, Monica Luisa Macovei, Sari Essayah, Giovanni La Via, Philippe Boulland, Jean Roatta, Tunne Kelam, Elena Băsescu, Joanna Katarzyna Skrzydlewska, Mariya Gabriel, Tadeusz Zwiefka and Petri Sarvamaa, on behalf of the PPE Group on the human rights situation in Bahrain (2013/2513(RSP)) (B7-0039/2013); |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Marietje Schaake, Robert Rochefort, Edward McMillan-Scott, Louis Michel, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Marielle de Sarnez, Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, Kristiina Ojuland and Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, on behalf of the ALDE Group on the human rights situation in Bahrain (2013/2513(RSP)) (B7-0040/2013); |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Véronique De Keyser, Ana Gomes, Pino Arlacchi, Joanna Senyszyn, Liisa Jaakonsaari and Mitro Repo, on behalf of the S&D Group on the human rights situation in Bahrain (2013/2513(RSP)) (B7-0042/2013). | |

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| III. | Situation in the Central African Republic   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Judith Sargentini, Barbara Lochbihler, Nicole Kiil-Nielsen, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Jean-Jacob Bicep and Rui Tavares, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group on the situation in the Central African Republic (2013/2514(RSP)) (B7-0031/2013); |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Charles Tannock, on behalf of the ECR Group on the situation in the Central African Republic (2013/2514(RSP)) (B7-0032/2013/); |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Marie-Christine Vergiat, Patrick Le Hyaric and Younous Omarjee, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group on the situation in the Central African Republic (2013/2514(RSP)) (B7-0041/2013); |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Cristian Dan Preda, Filip Kaczmarek, Gay Mitchell, Jean Roatta, Bernd Posselt, Roberta Angelilli, Mario Mauro, Philippe Boulland, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris, Zuzana Roithová, Monica Luisa Macovei, Sari Essayah, Giovanni La Via, Tunne Kelam, Elena Băsescu, Mariya Gabriel, Michèle Striffler and Petri Sarvamaa, on behalf of the PPE Group on the situation in the Central African Republic (2013/2514(RSP)) (B7-0043/2013); |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Louis Michel, Marietje Schaake, Robert Rochefort, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Graham Watson, Kristiina Ojuland, Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, Marielle de Sarnez and Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, on behalf of the ALDE Group on the situation in the Central African Republic (2013/2514(RSP)) (B7-0044/2013); |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Véronique De Keyser, Ana Gomes, Liisa Jaakonsaari, Norbert Neuser and Ricardo Cortés Lastra on the situation in the Central African Republic (2013/2514(RSP)) (B7-0045/2013). | |

Speaking time would be allocated in accordance with Rule 149.

5.   Decisions concerning certain documents

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 42)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 6.12.2012)

JURI Committee

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| — | The European Code of Private International Law (2012/2317(INI)) |

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 48)

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 6.12.2012)

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|  | IMCO Committee   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Online gambling in the internal market – COM(2012)0596(2012/2322(INI))  (opinion: CULT, ITRE, JURI, ECON, LIBE) | |

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|  | INTA Committee   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | First annual report from the Commission to the European Parliament on the activities of Member States' Export Credit Agencies (2012/2320(INI)) | |

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|  | ITRE Committee   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Contribution of cooperatives to overcoming the crisis (2012/2321(INI)) | |

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|  | JURI Committee   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Follow-up on the Delegation of Legislative Powers and the Control by Member States of the Commission's Exercise of Implementing Powers (2012/2323(INI))  (opinion: AFCO, DEVE, PECH, ENVI, LIBE, TRAN) | |

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 119(1))

(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 6.12.2012)

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|  | AFET Committee   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Arms export: implementation of Council Common Position 2008/944/CFSP (2012/2303(INI)) | |

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|  | ECON Committee   |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | Annual report on competition policy – COM(2012)0253(2012/2306(INI))  (opinion: EMPL, ITRE, IMCO, TRAN) |  |  |  | | --- | --- | | — | European Central Bank Annual Report for 2011 (2012/2304(INI)) | |

Modifications of procedure (Rules 48 and 42)

IMCO Committee

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| — | Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Better Governance for the Single Market - COM(2012)0259- (2012/2260 (INI))   |  |  | | --- | --- | | committee | responsible: IMCO  opinions: ECON, EMPL, ITRE, TRAN, REGI, JURI | |

6.   Review of the Cyprus Presidency (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Review of the Cyprus Presidency

Demetris Christofias (President-in-Office of the Council) and José Manuel Barroso (President of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Corien Wortmann-Kool, on behalf of the PPE Group, Elisa Ferreira, on behalf of the S&D Group, and Cecilia Wikström, on behalf of the ALDE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Anni PODIMATA

Vice-President

The following spoke: Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, who also replied to three blue card questions from Paul Rübig, Takis Hadjigeorgiou and Antigoni Papadopoulou, Derk Jan Eppink, on behalf of the ECR Group, who also replied to two blue-card questions by Róża Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein and Cecilia Wikström, Niki Tzavela, on behalf of the EFD Group, Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Trevor Colman, Non-attached Member, Róża Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein, Antigoni Papadopoulou, Graham Watson, Oreste Rossi, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Andrew Henry William Brons and András Gyürk.

The following spoke under the ‧catch-the-eye‧ procedure: Georgios Koumoutsakos, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Silvia-Adriana Țicău, Angelika Werthmann and Sophocles Sophocleous.

The following spoke: Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President of the Commission) and Demetris Christofias.

The debate closed.

IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT

Vice-President

7.   Commission Question Time

Innovation, research and development, especially in the framework of Horizon 2020

Neelie Kroes (Vice-President of the Commission), Máire Geoghegan-Quinn and Androulla Vassiliou (Members of the Commission)

The President made a brief reminder of the arrangements for the conduct of Question Time to the Commission.

Neelie Kroes, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn and Androulla Vassiliou answered the questions by the following members: Christian Ehler, Judith A. Merkies, Liam Aylward, Vicky Ford, Paul Murphy, Lambert van Nistelrooij, Francesco De Angelis, Kent Johansson, Romana Jordan, Teresa Riera Madurell, Martina Anderson, Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Sergio Gaetano Cofferati and Izaskun Bilbao Barandica.

Commission Question Time closed.

IN THE CHAIR: Gianni PITTELLA

Vice-President

8.   Corrigendum (Rule 216)

The committee responsible (IMCO) had forwarded the following corrigendum to a text adopted by Parliament:

Corrigendum (P7\_TA-PROV(2012)0425(COR01)) to the position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 20 November 2012 with a view to the adoption of Regulation (EU) No …/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approval and market surveillance of agricultural and forestry vehicles P7\_TA-PROV(2012)0425 (COM(2010)0395 – C7-0204/2010 – 2010/0212(COD))

Pursuant to Rule 216(4), this corrigendum would be deemed approved unless, within 24 hours, a request was made by a political group or at least 40 Members that it be put to the vote.

The corrigendum was available on the Séance en direct site.

9.   Voting time

Detailed voting results (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in the Results of Votes annex to the minutes.

The results of roll-call votes are available in electronic form only, as an annex to the minutes, and can be accessed via Europarl.

9.1.   Urban redevelopment as contribution to economic growth (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on urban re-development as contribution to economic growth in the framework of the EU Cohesion Policy [2011/2311(INI)] - Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Andrea Cozzolino (A7-0406/2012)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‧Results of votes‧, Item 1)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7\_TA(2013)0001)

9.2.   Role of territorial development in cohesion policy (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on optimising the role of territorial development in cohesion policy [2011/2312(INI)] - Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Derek Vaughan (A7-0421/2012)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‧Results of votes‧, Item 2)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7\_TA(2013)0002)

9.3.   European Union Solidarity Fund, implementation and application (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on the European Union Solidarity Fund, implementation and application [2012/2075(INI)] - Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Rosa Estaràs Ferragut (A7-0398/2012)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‧Results of votes‧, Item 3)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7\_TA(2013)0003)

9.4.   Administrative procedure law (Rule 138) (vote)

Report with recommendations to the Commission on a Law of Administrative procedure of the European Union [2012/2024(INI)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Luigi Berlinguer (A7-0369/2012)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: ‧Results of votes‧, Item 4)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7\_TA(2013)0004)

9.5.   Information and consultation of workers, anticipation and management of restructuring (vote)

Report with recommendations to the Commission on information and consultation of workers, anticipation and management of restructuring [2012/2061(INI)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Alejandro Cercas (A7-0390/2012)

(Qualified majority) for the adoption of the resolution

(Voting record: ‧Results of votes‧, Item 5)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7\_TA(2013)0005)

9.6.   EU strategy for the Horn of Africa (vote)

Report on EU Strategy for the Horn of Africa [2012/2026(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Charles Tannock (A7-0408/2012)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‧Results of votes‧, Item 6)

ALTERNATIVE MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (by the GUE/NGL Group)

Rejected

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7\_TA(2013)0006)

9.7.   Development aspects of intellectual property rights on genetic resources (vote)

Report on development aspects of intellectual property rights on genetic resources: the impact on poverty reduction in developing countries [2012/2135(INI)] - Committee on Development. Rapporteur: Catherine Grèze (A7-0423/2012)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‧Results of votes‧, Item 7)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7\_TA(2013)0007)

10.   Explanations of vote

Written explanations of vote:

Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 170 appear in the Verbatim Report of Proceedings for the sitting.

Oral explanations of vote:

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|  | Report: Andrea Cozzolino - A7-0406/2012  Iva Zanicchi, Salvatore Iacolino, Lara Comi, Giommaria Uggias, Julie Girling, Monica Luisa Macovei, Mario Pirillo, Roberta Angelilli, Petru Constantin Luhan, Morten Messerschmidt, Erminia Mazzoni, Anna Záborská, Charles Tannock, Emer Costello, Elisabetta Gardini, Monika Smolková, Seán Kelly, Mitro Repo, Daniel Hannan and Syed Kamall |

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|  | Report: Derek Vaughan - A7-0421/2012  Marina Yannakoudakis, Iva Zanicchi, Lara Comi, Giommaria Uggias, Julie Girling, Monica Luisa Macovei, Roberta Angelilli, Anna Záborská, Morten Messerschmidt, Charles Tannock, Peter Jahr, Monika Smolková, Mojca Kleva Kekuš, Daniel Hannan and Syed Kamall |

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|  | Report: Rosa Estaràs Ferragut - A7-0398/2012  Iva Zanicchi, Giommaria Uggias, Monica Luisa Macovei, Anna Záborská, Julie Girling, Charles Tannock, Elisabetta Gardini, Monika Smolková, Seán Kelly, Syed Kamall and Mojca Kleva Kekuš |

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|  | Report: Luigi Berlinguer - A7-0369/2012  Lara Comi, Monica Luisa Macovei and Seán Kelly |

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|  | Report: Alejandro Cercas - A7-0390/2012  Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Alfredo Antoniozzi, Monica Luisa Macovei, Agnès Le Brun, Erminia Mazzoni, Julie Girling, Emer Costello, Anthea McIntyre and Mitro Repo |

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|  | Report: Charles Tannock - A7-0408/2012  Nirj Deva, Mitro Repo, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Monica Luisa Macovei, Anna Záborská and Frank Vanhecke |

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|  | Report: Catherine Grèze - A7-0423/2012  Monica Luisa Macovei, Nirj Deva, Ewald Stadler, Anna Záborská, Julie Girling, Charles Tannock, Elisabetta Gardini and Monika Smolková |

11.   Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Corrections to votes and voting intentions appear on the ‧Séance en direct‧ website under ‧Votes‧/‧Results of votes‧/‧Roll-call votes‧. They are published in hard copy in the Result of roll-call votes annex.

The electronic version on Europarl will be regularly updated for a maximum of two weeks after the day of the vote concerned.

After the two-week deadline has passed, the list of corrections to votes and voting intentions will be finalised so that it can be translated and published in the Official Journal.

(The sitting was suspended at 13.55 and resumed at 15.10.)

IN THE CHAIR: Martin SCHULZ

President

12.   Debate on the future of the European Union - Statement by Mr Werner Faymann, Federal Chancellor of Austria (debate)

Statement by Werner Faymann, Federal Chancellor of Austria.

The President welcomed the Chancellor and made a brief statement introducing the debate.

Werner Faymann, Federal Chancellor of Austria, made the statement.

The following spoke: José Manuel Barroso (President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Joseph Daul, on behalf of the PPE Group, Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the S&D Group, Guy Verhofstadt, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Martin Callanan, on behalf of the ECR Group, Roger Helmer, on behalf of the EFD Group, Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, and Hans-Peter Martin, Non-attached Member.

The following spoke: Werner Faymann.

The following spoke: Othmar Karas, Jörg Leichtfried, Angelika Werthmann, Ulrike Lunacek, Rolandas Paksas, Andreas Mölzer, Tunne Kelam, Pervenche Berès, Ewald Stadler, Francisco José Millán Mon, Roberto Gualtieri, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski and Elmar Brok.

The following spoke: Werner Faymann.

The debate closed.

IN THE CHAIR: Roberta ANGELILLI

Vice-President

13.   Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

14.   Situation in Mali (debate)

Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: Situation in Mali

Catherine Ashton (Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) made the statement.

The following spoke: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, on behalf of the PPE Group, Véronique De Keyser, on behalf of the S&D Group, Marielle de Sarnez, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Charles Tannock, on behalf of the ECR Group, Sabine Lösing, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bruno Gollnisch, Arnaud Danjean, Ana Gomes, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Michael Gahler, Norbert Neuser, Gay Mitchell, Elmar Brok and Santiago Fisas Ayxela.

The following spoke under the ‧catch-the-eye‧ procedure: Zita Gurmai, Catherine Trautmann, Pier Antonio Panzeri, Ivo Vajgl, Charalampos Angourakis, Andreas Mölzer and Ioan Mircea Pașcu.

The following spoke: Catherine Ashton.

The debate closed.

15.   Credit rating agencies \*\*\*I - Undertakings of collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) and alternative investment funds managers \*\*\*I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1060/2009 on credit rating agencies [COM(2011)0747 - C7-0420/2011- 2011/0361(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Leonardo Domenici (A7-0221/2012)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2009/65/EC on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings of collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) and Directive 2011/61/EU on Alternative Investment Funds Managers in respect of the excessive reliance on credit ratings [COM(2011)0746 - C7-0419/2011- 2011/0360(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Leonardo Domenici (A7-0220/2012)

Leonardo Domenici.

The following spoke: Lucinda Creighton (President-in-Office of the Council) and Michel Barnier (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Sebastian Valentin Bodu (rapporteur for the opinion of the JURI Committee).

IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS

Vice-President

The following spoke: Cecilia Wikström (rapporteur for the opinion of the JURI Committee), Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, on behalf of the PPE Group, Evelyn Regner, on behalf of the S&D Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Hans-Peter Martin, Wolf Klinz, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Sven Giegold, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ashley Fox, on behalf of the ECR Group, Godfrey Bloom, on behalf of the EFD Group, Marisa Matias, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Hans-Peter Martin, Non-attached Member, Diogo Feio, Peter Simon, Olle Schmidt, Vicky Ford, who also replied to two blue-card questions by Pervenche Berès and Astrid Lulling, Claudio Morganti, Jürgen Klute, Auke Zijlstra, Pervenche Berès, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Evžen Tošenovský, Marta Andreasen, Franz Obermayr, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, who also replied to a blue-card question by William (The Earl of) Dartmouth, Theodoros Skylakakis, Dimitar Stoyanov, Mojca Kleva Kekuš, George Sabin Cutaș, Olle Ludvigsson and Saïd El Khadraoui.

The following spoke under the ‧catch-the-eye‧ procedure: Mairead McGuinness, Petru Constantin Luhan, Phil Prendergast, Gay Mitchell, Zigmantas Balčytis, Seán Kelly, Monika Flašíková Beňová, Philippe Lamberts and João Ferreira.

The following spoke: Michel Barnier and Lucinda Creighton.

IN THE CHAIR: Isabelle DURANT

Vice-President

The following spoke: Leonardo Domenici.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 16.1.2013, item 8.5 and minutes of 16.1.2013, item 8.6.

16.   Feasibility of introducing stability bonds (debate)

Report on the feasibility of introducing Stability Bonds [2012/2028(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Sylvie Goulard (A7-0402/2012)

Sylvie Goulard introduced the report.

The following spoke: Olli Rehn (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: António Fernando Correia de Campos (rapporteur for the opinion of the IMCO Committee), Raffaele Baldassarre (rapporteur for the opinion of the JURI Committee), Diogo Feio, on behalf of the PPE Group, Elisa Ferreira, on behalf of the S&D Group, Wolf Klinz, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Philippe Lamberts, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Kay Swinburne, on behalf of the ECR Group, Sampo Terho, on behalf of the EFD Group, Marisa Matias, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Auke Zijlstra, Non-attached Member, Werner Langen, who also replied to a blue-card question by Philippe Lamberts, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, Nils Torvalds, Ivo Strejček, Claudio Morganti, Pablo Zalba Bidegain, Evelyn Regner, Derk Jan Eppink, Jaroslav Paška, Astrid Lulling, Liem Hoang Ngoc, Bastiaan Belder, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Olle Ludvigsson, Sławomir Nitras, Alfredo Pallone, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Zofija Mazej Kukovič, Inese Vaidere and Bendt Bendtsen.

The following spoke under the ‧catch-the-eye‧ procedure: Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Kristiina Ojuland and João Ferreira.

The following spoke: Olli Rehn and Sylvie Goulard.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 16.1.2013, item 8.12.

17.   Public finances in EMU - 2011 and 2012 (debate)

Report on Public Finances in EMU - 2011 and 2012 [2011/2274(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Alfredo Pallone (A7-0425/2012)

Alfredo Pallone introduced the report.

The following spoke: Olli Rehn (Vice President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Othmar Karas, on behalf of the PPE Group, Anni Podimata, on behalf of the S&D Group and Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

IN THE CHAIR: Anni PODIMATA

Vice-President

The following spoke: Bas Eickhout, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ivo Strejček, on behalf of the ECR Group, Thomas Händel, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Theodor Dumitru Stolojan, Liem Hoang Ngoc, Nils Torvalds, Kay Swinburne, Mojca Kleva Kekuš and Derk Jan Eppink.

The following spoke under the ‧catch-the-eye‧ procedure: Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Erik Bánki, Inês Cristina Zuber and Jaroslav Paška.

The following spoke: Olli Rehn and Alfredo Pallone.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 16.1.2013, item 8.4.

18.   State aid modernisation (debate)

Oral question (O-000213/2012) by Sharon Bowles, on behalf of the ECON Committee, to the Commission: State aid modernisation (B7-0102/2013)

Antolín Sánchez Presedo (deputising for the author) moved the question.

Siim Kallas (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the question.

The following spoke: Gunnar Hökmark, on behalf of the PPE Group, Sergio Gaetano Cofferati, on behalf of the S&D Group, Sophia in 't Veld, on behalf of the ALDE Group, and Andreas Schwab.

The following spoke under the ‧catch-the-eye‧ procedure: Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Silvia-Adriana Țicău, Jaroslav Paška and Erik Bánki.

The following spoke: Siim Kallas.

The motion for a resolution to be tabled under Rule 115(5) would be announced in the House at a later time.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 17.1.2013, item 12.5.

19.   Authorised dimensions and weights of certain road vehicles (debate)

Oral question (O-000221/2012) by Brian Simpson, on behalf of the TRAN Committee, to the Commission: Revision of Directive 96/53/EC concerning authorised dimensions and weights for certain road vehicles (B7-0104/2013)

Brian Simpson moved the question.

Siim Kallas (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the question.

The following spoke: Georges Bach, on behalf of the PPE Group, Saïd El Khadraoui, on behalf of the S&D Group, Gesine Meissner, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Michael Cramer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Gesine Meissner, Jörg Leichtfried, Eva Lichtenberger and Silvia-Adriana Țicău.

The following spoke under the ‧catch-the-eye‧ procedure: Ismail Ertug, who also replied to a blue-card question by Michael Cramer, and Inés Ayala Sender.

The following spoke: Siim Kallas.

The debate closed.

20.   Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established (‧Agenda‧ PE 500.369/OJME).

21.   Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 22.50.

Klaus Welle

Secretary General

Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez

Vice President

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