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General provisions for macro-financial assistance to third countries
(A7-0157/2012)
Report: Metin KAZAK (ALDE, BG)
Vote postponed
Situation in Ukraine, case of Yulia Tymoshenko
Joint resolution RC B7-0235/2012 adopted by show of hands
Fight against homophobia in Europe
Joint resolution RC B7-0234/2012 adopted with 430 votes in favour, 105 against and 59 abstentions
A resource-efficient Europe
(A7-0161/2012)
Report: Gerben-Jan GERBRANDY (ALDE, NL)
Report adopted with 479 votes in favour, 66 against and 63 abstentions
Youth opportunities initiative
Resolution adopted by show of hands
Equal pay for male and female workers for equal work or work of equal value
(A7-0160/2012)
Report: Edit BAUER (EPP, SK)
Report adopted by show of hands
Swiss quotas on the number of residence permits granted to nationals of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary
Resolution adopted with 486 votes in favour, 30 against and 27 abstentions
Motions for resolutions concerning debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 122):
Venezuela: possible withdrawal from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
Joint resolution RC B7-0239/2012 adopted with 37 votes in favour, 17 against and 4 abstentions
Azerbaijan
Joint resolution RC B7-0252/2012 adopted with 49 votes in favour, 6 against and 1 abstention
Situation of North Korean refugees
Joint resolution RC B7-0241/2012 adopted with 47 votes in favour, 9 against and 1 abstention
The following is a list of the reports put to the vote in the European Parliament on Wednesday 23 May 2012. A selection of more detailed press releases will soon be available from the Press Service page of Parliament's website.
Bluefin tuna in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean
(A7-0449/2011)
Report: Raül ROMEVA I RUEDA (Greens/EFA, ES)
Report adopted with 635 votes in favour, 16 against and 11 abstentions
Double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the accelerated phasing-in of double-hull or equivalent design requirements for single-hull oil tankers (recast)
(A7-0034/2012)
Report: Dominique RIQUET (EPP, FR)
Report adopted with 656 votes in favour, 4 against and 15 abstentions
Fishing opportunities and financial contribution provided for by the EU-Mozambique Fisheries Partnership Agreement
Recommendation on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol setting out the fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for by the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Mozambique
(A7-0147/2012)
Recommendation: Dolores GARCÍA-HIERRO CARABALLO (S&D, ES)
Report adopted with 566 votes in favour, 84 against and 17 abstentions
Common system for taxing financial transactions
(A7-0154/2012)
Report: Anni PODIMATA (S&D, EL)
Report adopted with 487 votes in favour, 152 against and 46 abstentions
EU and China: unbalanced trade?
(A7-0141/2012)
Report: Marielle DE SARNEZ (ALDE, FR)
Report adopted by show of hands
European Parliament's right of inquiry
(A7-0352/2011)
Report: David MARTIN (S&D, UK)
Rapporteur's move to postpone the legislative resolution : carried
The following is a list of the reports put to the vote in the European Parliament on Tuesday 22 May 2012. A selection of more detailed press releases will soon be available from the Press Service page of Parliament's website.
Denominations and technical specifications of euro coins intended for circulation
Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 975/98 of 3 May 1998 on denominations and technical specifications of euro coins intended for circulation
(A7-0440/2011)
Report: Hans-Peter MARTIN (NI, AT)
Report adopted with 564 votes in favour, 21 against and 12 abstentions
European Union's internal security strategy
(A7-0143/2012)
Report: Rita BORSELLINO (S&D, IT)
Report adopted with 503 votes in favour, 55 against and 56 abstentions
An EU approach to criminal law
(A7-0144/2012)
Report: Cornelis DE JONG (GUE/NGL, NL)
Report adopted with 537 votes in favour, 38 against and 57 abstentions
Strengthening the rights of vulnerable consumers
(A7-0155/2012)
Report: María IRIGOYEN PÉREZ (S&D, ES)
Report adopted by show of hands
Issuance of euro coins
Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the issuance of euro coins
(A7-0439/2011)
Report: Hans-Peter MARTIN (NI, AT)
Report adopted with 612 votes in favour, 28 against and 16 abstentions
Internal market scoreboard
(A7-0153/2012)
Report: Simon BUSUTTIL (EPP, MT)
Report adopted with 607 votes in favour, 37 against and 11 abstentions
A 2020 perspective for women in Turkey
(A7-0138/2012)
Report: Emine BOZKURT (S&D, NL)
Report adopted with 590 votes in favour, 28 against and 53 abstentions
Amendment of Rules of Procedure with regard to the implementation of the European citizens' initiative
Report on amending Parliament’s Rules of Procedure with regard to the implementation of the European citizens’ initiative
(A7-0148/2012)
Report: Zita GURMAI (S&D, HU)
Report adopted with 614 votes in favour, 15 against and 16 abstentions