12. European Refugee Fund for the period 2008-2013 (amendment of Decision No 573/2007/EC) ***I - Minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers (recast) ***I - Application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by third-country nationals or stateless persons (recast) ***I - Establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints (recast) ***I - Establishment of a European Asylum Support Office ***I (debate)

Verbatim reports

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 573/2007/EC establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2008 to 2013 by removing funding for certain Community actions and altering the limit for funding such actions [COM(2009)0067 - C6-0070/2009 - 2009/0026(COD)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Bárbara Dührkop Dührkop (A6-0280/2009)

Report Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers (recast) [COM(2008)0815 - C6-0477/2008 - 2008/0244(COD)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Antonio Masip Hidalgo (A6-0285/2009)

Report Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person (recast) [COM(2008)0820 - C6-0474/2008 - 2008/0243(COD)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (A6-0284/2009)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of Regulation (EC) No […/…] [establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person] (recast) [COM(2008)0825 - C6-0475/2008 - 2008/0242(COD)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Nicolae Vlad Popa (A6-0283/2009)

Report on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Asylum Support Office [COM(2009)0066 - C6-0071/2009 - 2009/0027(COD)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Jean Lambert (A6-0279/2009)

Bárbara Dührkop Dührkop and Antonio Masip Hidalgo introduced the reports.

IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT
Vice-President

Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Nicolae Vlad Popa and Jean Lambert introduced the reports.

The following spoke: Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) and Jan Kohout (President-in-Office of the Council).

The following spoke: Simon Busuttil (rapporteur for the opinion of the BUDG Committee), Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Roselyne Lefrançois, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Mario Borghezio, on behalf of the UEN Group, Jean Lambert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Giusto Catania, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Hubert Pirker, Claude Moraes, Bogusław Rogalski, Adamos Adamou, Catherine Boursier, Jacques Barrot, Jan Kohout, Antonio Masip Hidalgo, Nicolae Vlad Popa, Jean Lambert and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 7.5.2009, item 9.4, minutes of 7.5.2009, item 9.5, minutes of 7.5.2009, item 9.6, minutes of 7.5.2009, item 9.7 and minutes of 7.5.2009, item 9.8.