- Before the vote on paragraph 2:

  Martine Roure (PSE). – (FR) Mr President, I would in fact like to propose a simple structural change to paragraph 2, in order to render it more balanced and thereby to give it more force. At the moment we have a general introductory phrase followed by a list of examples. I propose removing the second part of the sixth indent and adding it to the introductory phrase, so that the call to punish those responsible applies to all the national authorities. I also propose adding the word ‘hate’ to paragraph 2, which would give, and I shall read out the beginning to you: ‘strongly condemns all racist and hate attacks and urges all national authorities to do everything in their power to punish those responsible and to fight the climate of impunity with respect to such issues’ and so on.

  President. – Is there any opposition to the inclusion of this oral amendment?

(The oral amendment was accepted)

- Before the vote on paragraph 3:

  Sophia in ‘t Veld (ALDE). – Mr President, between ‘gay pride’ and ‘parade’, we propose to insert ‘equality’, as in the official title of the parade. So the wording would be ‘the gay pride equality parade’.

  President. – Is there any opposition to the inclusion of this oral amendment?

(The oral amendment was not accepted)

- Before the vote on Recital A:

  Sophia in ‘t Veld (ALDE). – Mr President, in recital B we propose to insert the words ‘and anti-gypsyism’ after the word ‘homophobia’.

  President. – Is there any opposition to the inclusion of this oral amendment?

(The oral amendment was accepted)

- Before the vote on Recital B:

  Raül Romeva i Rueda (Verts/ALE). – (ES) Mr President, in fact, in order to be consistent with one of the amendments that we have adopted, the oral amendment consists of adding Spain to the list of countries where there have recently been serious cases of violence, of violations of rights on racist and xenophobic grounds. This is the reason for the oral amendment and the reason for incorporating it. I would therefore insist, also in order to be consistent with what we have said: it is not a question of condemning a country, but rather an event that has taken place in a country and which has happened recently.

  President. – Is there any opposition to adding Spain to the list of those countries mentioned?

(The oral amendment was not accepted)

  Martine Roure (PSE). – (FR) Mr President, I must insist. In fact, we were not against the proposing of an oral amendment, but we did want to vote against this oral amendment. This is different, it seems to me – but let us drop the matter.

(Laughter)

  President. – I do not know if my explanations will be as clear as yours, Mrs Roure, but our Rules of Procedure are very clear. As soon as a Member proposes an oral amendment, if thirty-seven other Members rise to oppose it, then it is not included. It is as simple as that.