Verbatim report of proceedings

Wednesday, 25 April 2007 - Strasbourg

11.14. Progress report on Croatia (vote)

- Swoboda report (A6-0092/2007)

- Before the vote on Amendment 18

  Hannes Swoboda (PSE), rapporteur. – (DE) Mr President, it had been agreed with the shadow rapporteurs that this would read simply ‘the Croatian authorities’ rather than ‘the government and local authorities’.

(The oral amendment was accepted)

- Before the vote on Amendment 24

  Hannes Swoboda (PSE), rapporteur. – (DE) Mr President, something else I have to clarify, with the agreement of the shadow rapporteurs, is that this provision is intended to apply to all problems with borders, and so I ask that ‘with neighbouring countries’ be inserted. This rule that recourse be had to the services of a third party should, then, apply in principle to all border problems that are as yet unresolved.

(The oral amendment was accepted)

  President. – That concludes the vote.

IN THE CHAIR: MR COCILOVO
Vice-President

  Reinhard Rack (PPE-DE). – (DE) Mr President, might I ask why it is that, since we always have relatively few votes on a Tuesday and always a very large number of them on Wednesdays, why it is that formal sittings are always on Wednesdays? Could we not move them to a Tuesday? That would work every bit as well, and we would be able to organise our timetable far better.

  President. I shall pass your comment on to the right person and try to get you an answer.