RECOMMENDATION on the proposal for a Council decision on Community strategic guidelines on cohesion

15.9.2006 - (11807/2006 – C6‑0266/2006 – 2006/0131(AVC)) - ***

Committee on Regional Development
Rapporteur: Constanze Angela Krehl

DRAFT EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

on the proposal for a Council decision on Community strategic guidelines on cohesion

(11807/2006 – C6‑0266/2006 – 2006/0131(AVC))

(Assent procedure)

The European Parliament,

–   having regard to the proposal for a Council decision (11807/2006),

–   having regard to the request for assent submitted by the Council pursuant to Article 161 of the EC Treaty (C6‑0266/2006),

–   having regard to its resolution of 18 May 2006 on preparing for the assent procedure for the Community's strategic guidelines for the period 2007-2013 (Cohesion Policy in Support of Growth and Jobs)[1], which occasioned an early dialogue between the European Commission and the European Parliament which should be repeated prior to the mid-term review of the Community strategic guidelines provided for by Article 26 of Council Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 of 11 July 2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund[2],

–   having regard to Rule 75(1) of its Rules of Procedure,

–   having regard to the recommendation of the Committee on Regional Development (A6‑0281/2006),

1.  Gives its assent to the proposal for a Council decision;

2.  Instructs its President to forward its position to the Council and Commission.

• [1]  Texts Adopted, P6_TA(2006)0216.
• [2]  OJ L 210, 31.7.2006, p. 25.

PROCEDURE

Title	Proposal for a Council decision on Community strategic guidelines on cohesion
References	11807/2006 - C6-0266/2006 - 2006/0131(AVC)
Date of request for Parliament’s assent	25.8.2006
Committee responsible   Date announced in plenary	REGI 5.9.2006
Committee(s) asked for opinion(s)   Date announced in plenary	TRAN 5.9.2006		EMPL 5.9.2006		ITRE 5.9.2006	IMCO 5.9.2006
Not delivering opinion(s)   Date of decision	TRAN 6.9.2006		EMPL 6.9.2006		ITRE 11.9.2006	IMCO 4.9.2006
Enhanced cooperation   Date announced in plenary	-
Rapporteur(s)   Date appointed	Constanze Angela Krehl 12.9.2005
Previous rapporteur(s)
Simplified procedure – date of decision
Legal basis disputed   Date of JURI opinion			/
Discussed in committee	11.9.2006
Date adopted	11.9.2006
Result of final vote	+: –: 0:	39 1 1
Members present for the final vote	Stavros Arnaoutakis, Jean Marie Beaupuy, Rolf Berend, Jana Bobošíková, Bernadette Bourzai, Bairbre de Brún, Gerardo Galeote Quecedo, Ambroise Guellec, Zita Gurmai, Gábor Harangozó, Marian Harkin, Konstantinos Hatzidakis, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, Tunne Kelam, Constanze Angela Krehl, Jamila Madeira, Francesco Musotto, Lambert van Nistelrooij, Jan Olbrycht, Markus Pieper, Francisca Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Bernard Poignant, Elisabeth Schroedter, Grażyna Staniszewska, Margie Sudre, Oldřich Vlasák
Substitute(s) present for the final vote	Jan Březina, Ole Christensen, Brigitte Douay, Den Dover, Richard Falbr, Emanuel Jardim Fernandes, Louis Grech, Riitta Myller, Richard Seeber, László Surján, Paavo Väyrynen
Substitute(s) under Rule 178(2) present for the final vote	Joost Lagendijk, Bart Staes, Hannu Takkula, Thomas Wise
Date tabled	15.9.2006
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