4. 2006 discharge (debate)

Verbatim reports

2006 discharge: EU general budget, section III - Commission

Report: on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2006, section III - Commission
(SEC(2007)1056 – C6 0390/2007 – 2007/2037(DEC))
(SEC(2007)1055 – C6 0362/2007 – 2007/2037(DEC)) - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Dan Jørgensen (A6-0109/2008)

2006 discharge: EU general budget, section I - European Parliament

Report: on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2006, section I - European Parliament [C6-0363/2007 – 2007/2038(DEC)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: José Javier Pomés Ruiz (A6-0091/2008)

2006 discharge: EU general budget, section II - Council

Report: on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2006, section II - Council [C6-0364/2007 – 2007/2039(DEC)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Nils Lundgren (A6-0096/2008)

2006 discharge: EU general budget, section IV - Court of Justice

Report: on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2006, section IV - Court of Justice [C6-0365/2007 – 2007/2040(DEC)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Nils Lundgren (A6-0097/2008)

2006 discharge: EU general budget, section V - Court of Auditors

Report: on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2006, section V - Court of Auditors [C6-0366/2007 – 2007/2041(DEC)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Nils Lundgren (A6-0093/2008)

2006 discharge: EU general budget, section VI - European Economic and Social Committee

Report: on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2006, section VI - European Economic and Social Committee [C6-0367/2007 – 2007/2042(DEC)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Nils Lundgren (A6-0098/2008)

2006 discharge: EU general budget, section VII - Committee of the Regions

Report: on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2006, section VII - Committee of the Regions [C6-0368/2007 – 2007/2043(DEC)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Nils Lundgren (A6-0095/2008)

2006 discharge: EU general budget, section VIII - European Ombudsman

Report: on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2006, section VIII - European Ombudsman [C6-0369/2007 – 2007/2036(DEC)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Nils Lundgren (A6-0092/2008)

2006 discharge: EU general budget, section IX - European Data Protection Supervisor

Report: on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2006, section IX - European Data Protection Supervisor [C6-0370/2007 – 2007/2044(DEC)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Nils Lundgren (A6-0094/2008)

2006 discharge: European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions

Report: on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions for the financial year 2006 [C6-0372/2007 – 2007/2047(DEC)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Martin (A6-0111/2008)

2006 discharge: European Training Foundation

Report: on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Training Foundation for the financial year 2006 [C6-0381/2007 – 2007/2056(DEC)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Martin (A6-0114/2008)

2006 discharge: European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training

Report: on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 2006 [C6-0371/2007 – 2007/2046(DEC)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Martin (A6-0110/2008)

2006 discharge: Translation Centre for the bodies of the European Union

Report: on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Translation Centre for the bodies of the European Union for the financial year 2006 [C6-0378/2007 – 2007/2053(DEC)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Martin (A6-0124/2008)

2006 discharge: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control

Report: on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control for the financial year 2006 [C6-0386/2007 – 2007/2060(DEC)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Martin (A6-0117/2008)

2006 discharge: European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction

Report: on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction for the financial year 2006 [C6-0375/2007 – 2007/2050(DEC)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Martin (A6-0116/2008)

2006 discharge: European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (formerly European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia)

Report: on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (formerly European Monitoring Centre on Racism and Xenophobia) for the financial year 2006 [C6-0374/2007 – 2007/2049(DEC)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Martin (A6-0113/2008)

2006 discharge: European Agency for Reconstruction

Report: on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for Reconstruction for the financial year 2006 [C6-0373/2007 – 2007/2048(DEC)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Martin (A6-0112/2008)

2006 discharge: European Environment Agency

Report: on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Environment Agency for the financial year 2006 [C6-0376/2007 – 2007/2051(DEC)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Martin (A6-0122/2008)

2006 discharge: European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

Report: on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work for the financial year 2006 [C6-0377/2007 – 2007/2052(DEC)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Martin (A6-0128/2008)

2006 discharge: European Medicines Agency

Report: on discharge in respect of the implementation of budget of the European Medicines Agency for the financial year 2006 [C6-0379/2007 – 2007/2054(DEC)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Martin (A6-0125/2008)

2006 discharge: European Food Safety Authority

Report: on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Food Safety Authority for the financial year 2006 [C6-0384/2007 – 2007/2059(DEC)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Martin (A6-0120/2008)

2006 discharge: European Maritime Safety Agency

Report: on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Maritime Safety Agency for the financial year 2006 [C6-0382/2007 – 2007/2057(DEC)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Martin (A6-0115/2008)

2006 discharge: European Aviation Safety Agency

Report: on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Aviation Safety Agency for the financial year 2006 [C6-0383/2007 – 2007/2058(DEC)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Martin (A6-0118/2008)

2006 discharge: European Railway Agency

Report: on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Railway Agency for the financial year 2006 [C6-0387/2007 – 2007/2062(DEC)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Martin (A6-0123/2008)

2006 discharge: European Network and Information Security Agency

Report: on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Network and Information Security Agency for the financial year 2006 [C6-0385/2007 – 2007/2061(DEC)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Martin (A6-0119/2008)

2006 discharge: European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union

Report: on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union for the financial year 2006 [C6-0389/2007 – 2007/2214(DEC)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Martin (A6-0126/2008)

2006 discharge: Eurojust

Report: on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of Eurojust for the financial year 2006 [C6-0380/2007 – 2007/2055(DEC)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Martin (A6-0129/2008)

2006 discharge: European Police College

Report: on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European Police College for the financial year 2006 [C6-0388/2007 – 2007/2063(DEC)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Martin (A6-0121/2008)

2006 discharge: Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth European Development Funds

Report: on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the Sixth Seventh, Eighth and Ninth European Development Funds for the financial year 2006 [COM(2007)0458 – C6 0118/2007 – 2007/2064(DEC)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Christofer Fjellner (A6-0106/2008)

2006 discharge: European GNSS Supervisory Authority

Report: on discharge in respect of the implementation of the budget of the European GNSS Supervisory Authority for the financial year 2006 [C6-0049/2008 – 2008/2000(DEC)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Hans-Peter Martin (A6-0127/2008)

Dan Jørgensen introduced the report (A6-0109/2008).

José Javier Pomés Ruiz introduced the report (A6-0091/2008).

Nils Lundgren introduced reports A6-0096/2008, A6-0097/2008, A6-0093/2008, A6-0098/2008, A6-0095/2008, A6-0092/2008 and A6-0094/2008.

Hans-Peter Martin, after having addressed the President in disobliging terms, began to introduce his reports.

The President interrupted the speaker to state that as this was the second comment of its kind he reserved the right to take action against the speaker.

Hans-Peter Martin introduced reports A6-0111/2008, A6-0114/2008, A6-0110/2008, A6-0124/2008, A6-0117/2008, A6-0116/2008, A6-0113/2008, A6-0112/2008, A6-0122/2008, A6-0128/2008, A6-0125/2008, A6-0120/2008, A6-0115/2008, A6-0118/2008, A6-0123/2008, A6-0119/2008, A6-0126/2008, A6-0129/2008, A6-0121/2008 and A6-0127/2008.

Christofer Fjellner introduced the report (A6-0106/2008).

The following spoke: Siim Kallas (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Ralf Walter (draftsman of the opinion of the DEVE Committee), Jamila Madeira (draftsman of the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Jutta Haug (draftsman of the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Luca Romagnoli (draftsman of the opinion of the TRAN Committee), Helga Trüpel (draftsman of the opinion of the CULT Committee), Bárbara Dührkop Dührkop (draftsman of the opinion of the LIBE Committee), Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg (draftsman of the opinion of the FEMM Committee), Ingeborg Gräßle, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Paulo Casaca, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jan Mulder, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Mogens Camre, on behalf of the UEN Group, Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Umberto Guidoni, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Jeffrey Titford, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Ashley Mote, Non-attached Member, Gabriele Stauner, Herbert Bösch, Kyösti Virrankoski, Janusz Wojciechowski, Paul van Buitenen, Esko Seppänen, Jens-Peter Bonde, Daniel Hannan, Esther De Lange, Edit Herczog, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Antonio De Blasio, Inés Ayala Sender, Chris Davies, Astrid Lulling, Bogusław Liberadzki, Péter Olajos, Szabolcs Fazakas and Pierre Pribetich.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Monica Maria Iacob-Ridzi, Richard Corbett and Costas Botopoulos.

The following spoke: Siim Kallas, Dan Jørgensen, José Javier Pomés Ruiz, Hans-Peter Martin and Christofer Fjellner.

The following spoke: Hans-Peter Martin, who made a personal statement in response to remarks made by the President.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 22.04.2008, item 5.9, minutes of 22.04.2008, item 5.10, minutes of 22.04.2008, item 5.11, minutes of 22.04.2008, item 5.12, minutes of 22.04.2008, item 5.13, minutes of 22.04.2008, item 5.14, minutes of 22.04.2008, item 5.15, minutes of 22.04.2008, item 5.16, minutes of 22.04.2008, item 5.17, minutes of 22.04.2008, item 5.18, minutes of 22.04.2008, item 5.19, minutes of 22.04.2008, item 5.20, minutes of 22.04.2008, item 5.21, minutes of 22.04.2008, item 5.22, minutes of 22.04.2008, item 5.23, minutes of 22.04.2008, item 5.24, minutes of 22.04.2008, item 5.25, minutes of 22.04.2008, item 5.26, minutes of 22.04.2008, item 5.27, minutes of 22.04.2008, item 5.28, minutes of 22.04.2008, item 5.29, minutes of 22.04.2008, item 5.30, minutes of 22.04.2008, item 5.31, minutes of 22.04.2008, item 5.32, minutes of 22.04.2008, item 5.33, minutes of 22.04.2008, item 5.34, minutes of 22.04.2008, item 5.35, minutes of 22.04.2008, item 7.1, minutes of 22.04.2008, item 7.2 and item 7.3.