IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING
President

1. Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 9.00.

2. Membership of political groups

The President announced that Alessandro Battilocchio and Gianni De Michelis had joined the PSE Group with effect from 24.10.2007.

3. Written declarations (tabling)

The following Members had submitted written declarations for entry in the register (Rule 116):

- Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, István Szent-Iványi, Péter Olajos, Mikel Irujo Amezaga and Kristian Vigenin on the activities of extremist paramilitary groups in the European Union (93/2007).

4. EU-Turkey relations (debate)

Council and Commission statements: EU-Turkey relations

Manuel Lobo Antunes (President-in-Office of the Council) and Olli Rehn (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Ria Oomen-Ruijten, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, Alexander Lambsdorff, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Sebastiano (Nello) Musumeci, on behalf of the UEN Group, Joost Lagendijk, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Georgios Georgiou, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Philip Claeys, on behalf of the ITS Group, Jim Allister, Non-attached Member, Werner Langen, Jan Marinus Wiersma, Marco Cappato, Feleknas Uca, Bastiaan Belder, Andreas Mölzer, Ioannis Kasoulides, Béatrice Patrie, Marios Matsakis, Mario Borghezio, Gerard Batten, Koenraad Dillen and Charles Tannock.

IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ
Vice-President

The following spoke: Maria Eleni Koppa, Giorgos Dimitrakopoulos, Richard Howitt, Josef Zieleniec, Vural Öger, Yiannakis Matsis, Carlos Carnero González, Emine Bozkurt, Manuel Lobo Antunes and Olli Rehn.

Motions for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 103(2):

- Ria Oomen-Ruijten, on behalf of the AFET Committee, on EU-Turkey relations (B6-0376/2007);

- Philip Claeys, Frank Vanhecke and Koenraad Dillen, on behalf of the ITS Group, on relations between the European Union and Turkey (B6-0398/2007).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 24.10.2007, Item 8.27.

5. EU-Russia Summit (debate)

Council and Commission statements: EU-Russia Summit

Manuel Lobo Antunes (President-in-Office of the Council) and Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Jan Marinus Wiersma, on behalf of the PSE Group, Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Konrad Szymański, on behalf of the UEN Group, Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Jana Bobošíková, Non-attached Member, Reino Paasilinna, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Inese Vaidere and Hélène Flautre.

IN THE CHAIR: Mechtild ROTHE
Vice-President

The following spoke: Vladimír Remek, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Hannes Swoboda, Bronisław Geremek, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Christopher Beazley, who sought assurances, as he had done the previous day (Minutes of 23.10.2007, Item 8), that the views expressed by Parliament would indeed be put to President Putin at the summit, Libor Rouček, Georgios Papastamkos, Józef Pinior, Elmar Brok, Ana Maria Gomes, Roberta Alma Anastase, Katrin Saks, Tunne Kelam, Manuel Lobo Antunes and Benita Ferrero-Waldner.

Motions for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 103(2):

- Jan Marinus Wiersma, Hannes Swoboda and Reino Paasilinna, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the EU-Russia Summit in Mafra, 26 October 2007 (B6-0423/2007);

- José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Charles Tannock, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Michael Gahler, Christopher Beazley, Tunne Kelam and Bogdan Klich, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the EU-Russia Summit to be held in Mafra on 26 October 2007 (B6-0424/2007);

- Graham Watson, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck and Janusz Onyszkiewicz, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the preparations for the 10th EU-Russia Summit in Mafra, 26 October 2007 (B6-0425/2007)

- Esko Seppänen, Gabriele Zimmer and André Brie, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the EU-Russia Summit (B6-0426/2007);

- Ryszard Czarnecki, Inese Vaidere and Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the EU-Russia Summit to be held in Mafra on 26 October 2007 (B6-0427/2007);

- Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Bart Staes, Milan Horáček, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Angelika Beer and Hélène Flautre, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the preparations for the tenth EU-Russia Summit in Mafra on 26 October 2007 (B6-0428/2007).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 14.11.2007, Item 3.22.

(The sitting was suspended at 11.40 for the award of the Lux Prize and resumed at 12.00)

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA
Vice-President

The following spoke: Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, who called on the President of Parliament to condemn officially the anti-Semitic insults levelled at the Hungarian Prime Minister, Ferenc Gyurcsány, by participants in a demonstration in Budapest (the President replied that he would forward the request to the President of Parliament).

The following spoke: Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, who thanked the President for organising the presentation of the Lux Prize at Parliament.

6. Statement by the President

The President made a brief statement to mark the 62nd anniversary of the United Nations. He drew attention to the official launch at Parliament on the same day of the annual report on EU-UN cooperation on crisis management, development and promotion of democracy and fundamental freedoms.

7. Welcome

On behalf of Parliament, the President welcomed members of a delegation from Mauritania - led by His Excellency Dr Abderrahmane Ould Tolba - who had taken their seats in the distinguished visitors' gallery.

8. Voting time

Details of voting (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in the 'Results of votes' annex to the Minutes.

8.1. Service of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters ***II (Rule 131) (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the service in the Member States of judicial and extrajudicial documents in civil or commercial matters ("Service of documents") and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1348/2000 [08703/5/2007 - C6-0217/2007 - 2005/0126(COD)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Jean-Paul Gauzès (A6-0366/2007)

(Qualified majority)

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

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved (P6_TA(2007)0446)

8.2. Agreement between the EC and Bosnia and Herzegovina on readmission * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on readmission [COM(2007)0425 - C6-0299/2007 - 2007/0142(CNS)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Claudio Fava (A6-0385/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0447)

8.3. Agreement between the EC and Bosnia and Herzegovina on short-stay visas * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and Bosnia and Herzegovina on the facilitation of issuance of short-stay visas [COM(2007)0423 - C6-0296/2007 - 2007/0140(CNS)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Claudio Fava (A6-0384/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0448)

8.4. Agreement between the EC and Serbia on readmission * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the signing of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Serbia on readmission [COM(2007)0438 - C6-0298/2007 - 2007/0153(CNS)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Claudio Fava (A6-0386/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0449)

8.5. Agreement between the EC and Serbia on short-stay visas * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Serbia on the facilitation of issuance of short-stay visas [COM(2007)0422 - C6-0295/2007 - 2007/0144(CNS)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Claudio Fava (A6-0387/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0450)

8.6. Agreement between the EC and Montenegro on readmission * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Montenegro on readmission [COM(2007)0431 - C6-0301/2007 - 2007/0146(CNS)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Adina-Ioana Vălean (A6-0380/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0451)

8.7. Agreement between the EC and Montenegro on short-stay visas * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Montenegro on the facilitation of issuance of short-stay visas [COM(2007)0426 - C6-0297/2007 - 2007/0149(CNS)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Adina-Ioana Vălean (A6-0379/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0452)

8.8. Agreement between the EC and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on readmission * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on readmission [COM(2007)0432 - C6-0300/2007 - 2007/0147(CNS)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Adina-Ioana Vălean (A6-0381/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 8)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0453)

8.9. Agreement between the EC and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on short-stay visas * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia on the facilitation of issuance of short-stay visas [COM(2007)0421 - C6-0294/2007 - 2007/0159(CNS)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Adina-Ioana Vălean (A6-0383/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 9)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0454)

8.10. Agreement between the EC and Albania on short-stay visas * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Albania on the facilitation of issuance of short-stay visas [COM(2007)0413 - C6-0293/2007 - 2007/0148(CNS)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Adina-Ioana Vălean (A6-0382/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 10)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0455)

8.11. Immunity and privileges of Gian Paolo Gobbo (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the request for consultation on the immunity of Gian Paolo Gobbo [2007/2014(IMM)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0367/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 11)

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

The following spoke: Bruno Gollnisch, on behalf of the ITS Group, who requested that the report be referred back to committee under Rule 168(2).

The following spoke on this request: Francesco Enrico Speroni (Vice-Chairman of the JURI Committee) and Diana Wallis (rapporteur).

Parliament rejected the request.

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0456)

8.12. Mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the EU Solidarity Fund according to point 26 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management [COM(2007)0526 – C6- 0286/2007 – 2007/2179(ACI)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Reimer Böge (A6-0393/2007)

(Qualified majority: three fifths of votes cast)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 12)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0457)

8.13. Draft amending budget No 6/2007 (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on Draft amending budget No 6/2007 of the European Union for the financial year 2007, Section III - Commission [13851/2007 - C6-0351/2007 - 2007/2178(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: James Elles (A6-0401/2007)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 13)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

The following spoke: Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission), to clarify the Commission's position.

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0458)

8.14. Protocol amending TRIPS *** (Rule 131) (vote)

Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the acceptance, on behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol amending the TRIPS Agreement, done at Geneva on 6 December 2005 [08934/2006 - C6-0359/2006 - 2006/0060(AVC)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Gianluca Susta (A6-0403/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 14)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

The following spoke: Carl Schlyter, who wanted to know the Council's position, and Manuel Lobo Antunes (President-in-Office of the Council), who gave the Council's position.

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0459)

Parliament thereby gave its assent.

8.15. Verbatim Reports (amendment of Rule 173) (vote)

Report on amendment of Rule 173 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure on verbatim reports [2007/2137(REG)] - Committee on Constitutional Affairs. Rapporteur: Richard Corbett (A6-0354/2007)

(Qualified majority required for the adoption of amendments)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 15)

TEXT OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE

Amendments adopted: See 'Results of Votes' Annex

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0460)

The new provisions would enter into force on the first day of the next part-session.

The following spoke on the vote:

- Anna Záborská, on the consequences of the vote.

8.16. European Statistical Governance Advisory Board ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Statistical Governance Advisory Board [COM(2006)0599 - C6-0348/2006 - 2006/0199(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Sharon Bowles (A6-0327/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 16)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0461)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0461)

8.17. European Statistical Advisory Council ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council setting up a European Advisory Committee on Community Statistical Information Policy [COM(2006)0653 - C6-0379/2006 - 2006/0217(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Ieke van den Burg (A6-0328/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 17)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0462)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0462)

8.18. Qualifications framework for lifelong learning ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of the European qualifications framework for lifelong learning [COM(2006)0479 - C6-0294/2006 - 2006/0163(COD)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Mario Mantovani (A6-0245/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 18)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0463)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0463)

The following spoke on the vote:

- Gerard Batten, on the conduct of the vote.

8.19. Batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2006/66/EC on batteries and accumulators and waste batteries and accumulators, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission [COM(2007)0093 - C6-0088/2007 - 2007/0036(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Johannes Blokland (A6-0232/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 19)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0464)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0464)

8.20. Communication infrastructure for the Schengen Information System environment (regulation) * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the installation, operation and management of a Communication Infrastructure for the Schengen Information System (SIS) environment [COM(2007)0311 - C6-0216/2007 - 2007/0108(CNS)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A6-0358/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 20)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0465)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0465)

8.21. Mutual assistance and cooperation between customs administrations * (vote)

Report on the recommendation for a Council decision concerning the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the Convention of 18 December 1997, drawn up on the basis of Article K.3 of the Treaty on European Union on mutual assistance and cooperation between customs administrations [COM(2007)0216 - C6-0170/2007 - 2007/0073(CNS)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Horia-Victor Toma (A6-0352/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 21)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0466)

8.22. Thematic strategy on the sustainable use of pesticides (vote)

Report on a thematic strategy on the sustainable use of pesticides [2007/2006(INI)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Irena Belohorská (A6-0291/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 22)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0467)

8.23. Conventional energy sources and energy technology (vote)

Report on conventional energy sources and energy technology [2007/2091(INI)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Herbert Reul (A6-0348/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 23)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0468)

8.24. Community Strategy to reduce CO2 emissions from passenger cars and light-commercial vehicles (vote)

Report on the Community Strategy to reduce CO2 emissions from passenger cars and light-commercial vehicles [2007/2119(INI)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Chris Davies (A6-0343/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 24)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0469)

The following spoke on the vote:

- Martin Schulz and Chris Davies (rapporteur), on the order in which amendments were voted.

8.25. Taxation and customs policies and the Lisbon Strategy (vote)

Report on the contribution of taxation and customs policies to the Lisbon Strategy [2007/2097(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Sahra Wagenknecht (A6-0391/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 25)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0470)

The following spoke on the vote:

- Piia-Noora Kauppi had moved an oral amendment to paragraph 37, which had been retained;

- before the final vote, Sahra Wagenknecht (rapporteur) stated that the resolution no longer reflected her position and that she would withdraw her name from the report, inviting Members to vote against the report.

8.26. Tobacco smoke: policy options at EU level (vote)

Report on the Green Paper: Towards a Europe free from tobacco smoke, policy options at EU level [2007/2105(INI)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Karl-Heinz Florenz (A6-0336/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 26)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0471)

The following spoke on the vote:

- Marios Matsakis had moved an oral amendment to amendment 10, which had been incorporated.

8.27. EU-Turkey relations (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0376/2007 and B6-0398/2007

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 27)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B6-0376/2007

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0472)

(Motion for a resolution B6-0398/2007 fell.)

The following spoke on the vote:

- Ria Oomen-Ruijten had moved an oral amendment to paragraph 19, which had been incorporated.

IN THE CHAIR: Diana WALLIS
Vice-President

9. Explanations of vote

Written explanations of vote:

Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 163(3) appear in the Verbatim Report of Proceedings for the sitting.

Oral explanations of vote:

Report: Richard Corbett - A6-0354/2007: Richard Corbett

Report: Mario Mantovani - A6-0245/2007: Roberta Alma Anastase

Report: Carlos Coelho - A6-0358/2007: Laima Liucija Andrikienė

Report: Irena Belohorská - A6-0291/2007: Zita Pleštinská, Zuzana Roithová and Laima Liucija Andrikienė

Report: Herbert Reul - A6-0348/2007: Danutė Budreikaitė, Romano Maria La Russa and Karin Scheele

Report: Chris Davies - A6-0343/2007: Zuzana Roithová, Zita Pleštinská, Karin Scheele, Jan Březina, Christoph Konrad, Kurt Joachim Lauk and Linda McAvan

Report: Sahra Wagenknecht - A6-0391/2007: Danutė Budreikaitė

Report: Karl-Heinz Florenz - A6-0336/2007: Miroslav Mikolášik, Roberta Alma Anastase, Ryszard Czarnecki, Hannu Takkula, Christoph Konrad, Renate Sommer, Daniel Hannan and Marcin Libicki

B6-0376/2007- EU-Turkey relations: Miroslav Mikolášik, Christoph Konrad, Philip Claeys, Frank Vanhecke and Eija-Riitta Korhola

10. 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.

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Elisa Ferreira had stated before the final vote on the report by Sahra Wagenknecht that her voting machine had not worked.

Othmar Karas had stated that his voting machine had not worked during a number of votes on the report by Karl-Heinz Florenz.

Hans-Peter Martin had reported some interpretation problems as the votes were too fast.

(The sitting was suspended at 14.00 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Luigi COCILOVO
Vice-President

11. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

12. EU-Serbia relations (debate)

Report with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on relations between the European Union and Serbia [2007/2126(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Jelko Kacin (A6-0325/2007)

Jelko Kacin introduced the report.

The following spoke: Manuel Lobo Antunes (President-in-Office of the Council) and Olli Rehn (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: György Schöpflin, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Justas Vincas Paleckis, on behalf of the PSE Group, István Szent-Iványi, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group, Gisela Kallenbach, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Erik Meijer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Gerard Batten, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Carl Lang, on behalf of the ITS Group, Doris Pack, Hannes Swoboda, Samuli Pohjamo, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Joost Lagendijk, Athanasios Pafilis, Bastiaan Belder, Zsolt László Becsey, Véronique De Keyser, Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski, Michael Gahler, Libor Rouček, Ryszard Czarnecki, Marcello Vernola and Csaba Sándor Tabajdi.

IN THE CHAIR: Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU
Vice-President

The following spoke: Kinga Gál, Manuel Lobo Antunes and Olli Rehn.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 25.10.2007, Item 7.11.

13. EU-Africa relations (debate)

Report on the state of play of EU-Africa relations [2007/2002(INI)] - Committee on Development. Rapporteur: Maria Martens (A6-0375/2007)

Maria Martens introduced the report.

The following spoke: Manuel Lobo Antunes (President-in-Office of the Council) and Louis Michel (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Michel Rocard (draftsman of the opinion of the AFET Committee), Filip Kaczmarek, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Alain Hutchinson, on behalf of the PSE Group, Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group, Marie-Hélène Aubert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Kathy Sinnott, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Koenraad Dillen, on behalf of the ITS Group, Michael Gahler, Alessandro Battilocchio, Danutė Budreikaitė and Helmuth Markov.

IN THE CHAIR: Luisa MORGANTINI
Vice-President

The following spoke: Robert Sturdy, Josep Borrell Fontelles, Olle Schmidt, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Ana Maria Gomes, Zuzana Roithová, Thijs Berman, Zbigniew Zaleski, Marie-Arlette Carlotti, Luís Queiró, Luis Yañez-Barnuevo García, Manuel Lobo Antunes and Louis Michel.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 25.10.2007, Item 7.12.

14. An international treaty prohibiting cluster bombs (debate)

Oral question (O-0048/2007) by Josep Borrell Fontelles. on behalf of the DEVE Committee, to the Council: International treaty to ban cluster munitions; follow-up to the Oslo Declaration (B6-0319/2007)

Oral question (O-0052/2007) by Josep Borrell Fontelles, on behalf of the DEVE Committee, to the Commission: International treaty to ban cluster munitions - follow-up to the Oslo Declaration (B6-0320/2007)

Josep Borrell Fontelles moved the oral questions.

Manuel Lobo Antunes (President-in-Office of the Council) answered the question (B6-0319/2007).

Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) answered the question (B6-0320/2007).

The following spoke: Tunne Kelam, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Ana Maria Gomes, on behalf of the PSE Group, Elizabeth Lynne, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Frithjof Schmidt, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Tobias Pflüger, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Alain Hutchinson, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck and Carl Schlyter.

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS
Vice-President

The following spoke: Luis Yañez-Barnuevo García, Manuel Lobo Antunes and Benita Ferrero-Waldner.

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 108(5):

- Karl von Wogau, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra and Stefano Zappalà, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Josep Borrell Fontelles, Ana Maria Gomes and Alain Hutchinson, on behalf of the PSE Group, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck and Elizabeth Lynne, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Ryszard Czarnecki, Adam Bielan and Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, on behalf of the UEN Group, Angelika Beer, Frithjof Schmidt and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, André Brie, Tobias Pflüger, Gabriele Zimmer, Luisa Morgantini, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Esko Seppänen and Erik Meijer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on ‘Towards a global treaty to ban all cluster munitions’ (B6-0429/2007).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 25.10.2007, Item 7.13.

(The sitting was suspended for a few moments before Question Time)

15. Question Time (Council)

Parliament considered a number of questions to the Council (B6-0318/2007).

Question 1 (Manuel Medina Ortega): Solidarity Fund for major disasters.

Manuel Lobo Antunes (President-in-Office of the Council) answered the question and supplementaries by Manuel Medina Ortega, Elizabeth Lynne and Jörg Leichtfried.

Question 2 (Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou): Integrated European policy for persons with special needs.

Manuel Lobo Antunes answered the question and supplementaries by Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Paul Rübig and Reinhard Rack.

Questions 3, 4 and 5 were not taken as their subject matter was already included on the agenda of the current part-session.

Question 6 (Sarah Ludford): Sex offenders.

Manuel Lobo Antunes answered the question and supplementaries by Sarah Ludford, Mairead McGuinness and Jörg Leichtfried.

Question 7 (Lambert van Nistelrooij): Merger between Suez and Gaz de France.

Manuel Lobo Antunes answered the question and a supplementary by Lambert van Nistelrooij.

Question 8 had been withdrawn.

Question 9 lapsed as its author was absent.

Question 10 (Roberta Alma Anastase): Facilitation of visas for citizens of Moldova and Georgia.

Manuel Lobo Antunes answered the question and supplementaries by Roberta Alma Anastase and Danutė Budreikaitė.

Question 11 (Dimitrios Papadimoulis): Creation of a European civil defence force.

Manuel Lobo Antunes answered the question and supplementaries by Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Justas Vincas Paleckis and Reinhard Rack.

Question 12 (Bernd Posselt): Fate of Professor Ukshin Hoti.

Manuel Lobo Antunes answered the question and a supplementary by Bernd Posselt.

Question 13 (Robert Evans): Climate change.

Manuel Lobo Antunes answered the question and supplementaries by Robert Evans and Mairead McGuinness.

Question 14 (Mairead McGuinness): Turmoil in global financial markets.

Manuel Lobo Antunes answered the question and a supplementary by Mairead McGuinness.

Question 15 (Johan Van Hecke): Growing number of European agencies.

Manuel Lobo Antunes answered the question and a supplementary by Johan Van Hecke.

Question 16 (Bill Newton Dunn): Cybercrime 24/7 emergency contact network.

Manuel Lobo Antunes answered the question and a supplementary by Bill Newton Dunn.

Question 17 (Ilda Figueiredo): Ban on visiting Cuban nationals imprisoned in the United States.

Manuel Lobo Antunes answered the question and a supplementary by Ilda Figueiredo.

Questions which had not been answered for lack of time would receive written answers (see annex to the Verbatim Report of Proceedings).

Council Question Time closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 19.30 and resumed at 21.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Martine ROURE
Vice-President

16. Membership of committees and delegations

The President had received the following requests for appointments from the PSE Group:

BUDG Committee: Gary Titley to replace Neena Gill

JURI Committee: Neena Gill to replace Gary Titley

LIBE Committee: Armando França

Delegation for relations with the Gulf States, including Yemen: John Attard-Montalto was no longer a full member

Delegation for relations with the Andean Community: Armando França

Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula: John Attard-Montalto

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

17. Opium production (debate)

Report on the production of opium for medical purposes in Afghanistan [2007/2125(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Marco Cappato (A6-0341/2007)

Marco Cappato introduced the report.

The following spoke: Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Carlo Fatuzzo, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Ana Maria Gomes, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marios Matsakis, Salvatore Tatarella, on behalf of the UEN Group, Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Miroslav Mikolášik, Józef Pinior, Horia-Victor Toma, Ryszard Czarnecki, Vittorio Agnoletto, Charles Tannock, Richard Howitt, Bogdan Golik, Inger Segelström, Marco Cappato and Benita Ferrero-Waldner.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 25.10.2007, Item 7.14.

18. Improving the efficiency of the enforcement of judgments in the EU: attachment of bank accounts (debate)

Report on the Green Paper on improving the efficiency of the enforcement of judgments in the European Union: the attachment of bank accounts [2007/2026(INI)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Kurt Lechner (A6-0371/2007)

Kurt Lechner introduced the report.

The following spoke: Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Sharon Bowles (draftsman of the opinion of the ECON Committee), Panayiotis Demetriou (draftsman of the opinion of the LIBE Committee), Tadeusz Zwiefka, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Manuel Medina Ortega, on behalf of the PSE Group, Diana Wallis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, on behalf of the UEN Group, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Andrzej Jan Szejna and Franco Frattini.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 25.10.2007, Item 7.15.

19. Recognition and supervision of suspended sentences, alternative sanctions and conditional sentences * - Mutual recognition of judgments in criminal matters * (debate)

Report on the initiative of the Federal Republic of Germany and of the French Republic with a view to adopting a Council framework decision on the recognition and supervision of suspended sentences, alternative sanctions and conditional sentences [06480/2007 - C6-0129/2007 - 2007/0807(CNS)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Maria da Assunção Esteves (A6-0356/2007)

Report on the draft Council framework decision on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to judgments in criminal matters imposing custodial sentences or measures involving deprivation of liberty for the purpose of their enforcement in the European Union [09688/2007 - C6-0209/2007 - 2005/0805(CNS)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Ioannis Varvitsiotis (A6-0362/2007)

The following spoke: Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission).

Maria da Assunção Esteves and Ioannis Varvitsiotis introduced the reports.

The following spoke: Panayiotis Demetriou, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Andrzej Jan Szejna, on behalf of the PSE Group, and John Attard-Montalto.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 25.10.2007, Item 7.4 and Minutes of 25.10.2007, Item 7.5.

20. Business registers for statistical purposes ***II (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a common framework for business registers for statistical purposes and repealing Council Regulation (EEC) No 2186/93 [07656/5/2007 - C6-0218/2007 - 2005/0032(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Martin (A6-0353/2007)

Hans-Peter Martin, before introducing the recommendation for second reading, condemned the lateness of the debate and suggested that the Quaestor present take note.

The following spoke: Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Astrid Lulling (Quaestor) initially on the remarks by Hans-Peter Martin in the debate, and subsequently on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Hans-Peter Martin, on a personal matter following Astrid Lulling's remarks, and Astrid Lulling, on the previous speaker's remarks.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 25.10.2007, Item 7.8.

21. Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next day's sitting had been established ('Agenda' PE 396.144/OJJE).

22. Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 23.10.

The following signed:

Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Albertini, Allister, Alvaro, Anastase, Andersson, Andrejevs, Andria, Andrikienė, Angelakas, Angelilli, Antoniozzi, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ashworth, Assis, Athanasiu, Atkins, Attard-Montalto, Attwooll, Aubert, Audy, Auken, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Ayuso, Baco, Badia i Cutchet, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Barón Crespo, Barsi-Pataky, Batten, Battilocchio, Batzeli, Bauer, Beaupuy, Beazley, Becsey, Beer, Belder, Belet, Bennahmias, Beňová, Berend, Berès, Berlato, Berman, Bielan, Birutis, Blokland, Bloom, Bobošíková, Böge, Bösch, Bono, Bonsignore, Booth, Borghezio, Borrell Fontelles, Bossi, Botopoulos, Bourlanges, Bourzai, Bowis, Bowles, Bozkurt, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Breyer, Březina, Brie, Brok, Brunetta, Budreikaitė, van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Bulfon, Bullmann, van den Burg, Burke, Buruiană-Aprodu, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Buşoi, Busquin, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Calabuig Rull, Callanan, Camre, Capoulas Santos, Cappato, Carlotti, Carlshamre, Carnero González, Carollo, Casa, Casaca, Casini, Caspary, Castex, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Catania, Cavada, Cederschiöld, Cercas, Chatzimarkakis, Chichester, Chmielewski, Christensen, Chruszcz, Ciornei, Claeys, Clark, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cohn-Bendit, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Cornillet, Coşea, Cottigny, Coûteaux, Cramer, Corina Creţu, Crowley, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Ryszard Czarnecki, Daul, Davies, De Blasio, de Brún, Degutis, Dehaene, De Keyser, Demetriou, De Michelis, Deprez, De Rossa, Descamps, Désir, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, De Vits, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dičkutė, Didžiokas, Dillen, Dimitrakopoulos, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Douay, Dover, Doyle, Drčar Murko, Duchoň, Dührkop Dührkop, Duff, Duka-Zólyomi, Dumitrescu, Ebner, Ek, El Khadraoui, Elles, Esteves, Estrela, Ettl, Jill Evans, Jonathan Evans, Robert Evans, Färm, Fajmon, Falbr, Farage, Fatuzzo, Fava, Fazakas, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández Martín, Ferrari, Anne Ferreira, Elisa Ferreira, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Florenz, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Fontaine, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, França, Frassoni, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Ganţ, Garcés Ramón, García-Margallo y Marfil, García Pérez, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gebhardt, Gentvilas, Geremek, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gewalt, Gibault, Gierek, Giertych, Gklavakis, Glante, Glattfelder, Gobbo, Goebbels, Goepel, Golik, Gollnisch, Gomes, Gomolka, Gottardi, Goudin, Grabowska, Grabowski, Graça Moura, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grech, Griesbeck, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Groote, Grosch, Grossetête, Guardans Cambó, Guellec, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Gurmai, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Guy-Quint, Gyürk, Hänsch, Hall, Hammerstein, Hamon, Handzlik, Hannan, Harangozó, Harbour, Harkin, Harms, Hasse Ferreira, Hassi, Haug, Hazan, Heaton-Harris, Hegyi, Hellvig, Helmer, Henin, Hennicot-Schoepges, Herczog, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Holm, Honeyball, Hoppenstedt, Horáček, Howitt, Hudacký, Hudghton, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iacob-Ridzi, in 't Veld, Iotova, Irujo Amezaga, Isler Béguin, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jacobs, Jäätteenmäki, Jałowiecki, Janowski, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jensen, Jöns, Jørgensen, Jonckheer, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Kaczmarek, Kallenbach, Kamall, Karas, Kasoulides, Kaufmann, Kauppi, Kazak, Tunne Kelam, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Klinz, Knapman, Koch, Koch-Mehrin, Kohlíček, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Koppa, Korhola, Kósáné Kovács, Kozlík, Krahmer, Krasts, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristovskis, Krupa, Kuc, Kudrycka, Kuhne, Kułakowski, Kušķis, Kusstatscher, Kuźmiuk, Lagendijk, Laignel, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lambrinidis, Lambsdorff, Landsbergis, Lang, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Laperrouze, La Russa, Lauk, Lavarra, Lax, Lechner, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehideux, Lehne, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen, Le Rachinel, Lévai, Lewandowski, Liberadzki, Libicki, Lichtenberger, Lienemann, Liese, Liotard, Lipietz, Locatelli, Lombardo, 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Pack, Pafilis, Pahor, Paleckis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Panayotov, Pannella, Panzeri, Papadimoulis, Paparizov, Papastamkos, Parish, Paşcu, Patriciello, Patrie, Peillon, Pęk, Petre, Pflüger, Piecyk, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pinior, Piotrowski, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pittella, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podgorean, Podkański, Pöttering, Pohjamo, Poignant, Polfer, Poli Bortone, Pomés Ruiz, Popeangă, Portas, Posselt, Prets, Pribetich, Vittorio Prodi, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Raeva, Ransdorf, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Remek, Resetarits, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Riera Madurell, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Rivera, Rizzo, Rocard, Rogalski, Roithová, Romagnoli, Romeva i Rueda, Rosati, Roszkowski, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Rühle, Rutowicz, Ryan, Saïfi, Sakalas, Saks, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Salinas García, Samuelsen, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Savi, Sbarbati, Schaldemose, Scheele, Schenardi, Schierhuber, Schinas, Schlyter, Frithjof 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Vlasto, Voggenhuber, Wagenknecht, Wallis, Walter, Watson, Henri Weber, Manfred Weber, Weiler, Wieland, Wiersma, Willmott, Wise, Wohlin, Bernard Wojciechowski, Janusz Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wurtz, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zapałowski, Zatloukal, Ždanoka, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zīle, Zimmer, Zingaretti, Zvěřina, Zwiefka