Verbatim report of proceedings

Thursday, 20 September 2001 - Brussels

7. VOTE

Report without debate (A5-0295/2001) by Mr Christos Folias on behalf of the Committee on Budgetary Control on a proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1267/1999 establishing an instrument for structural policies for preaccession.

[COM (2001) 110 – C5-0152/2001 – 2001/0058 (CNS)]

After adoption of the Commission proposal

  Folias (PPE-DE) , rapporteur. – (EL) Mr President, I understand that the Commission is to make a statement on my report and I should very much like to hear it.

  Reding, Commission. – (FR) Mr President, Mr Barnier was in contact yesterday with the Chair of the Committee on Budgetary Control to explain to her the Commission’s position on this subject. I can therefore assure you that while it will not accept the amendments proposed, the Commission will take the necessary steps to achieve the outcome sought by Parliament, and that when the amended regulation is adopted by the Council the Commission will make a statement in which it will confirm that the provisions for combating irregularities and fraud contained in the financing agreements signed between the Commission and recipient countries will be strengthened, and it will commit itself to improving the information given to Parliament.

  Theato (PPE-DE), Chairman of the Committee on Budgetary Control. – (DE) Mr President, Commissioner, many thanks for your explanation. We would not wish to delay the flow of assistance to the accession candidates, so with the agreement of my colleagues from the various groups, I wish to announce that under the conditions just described, we can proceed to a final vote.

(Parliament adopted the legislative resolution)

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Report (A5-0293/2001) by Mrs Ria Oomen-Ruijten on behalf of Parliament's delegation to the Conciliation Committee on the joint text for a European Parliament and Council directive on the limitation of emissions of certain pollutants into the air from large combustion plants

[C5-0323/2001 – 1998-0225 (COD)]

(Parliament approved the joint text)