Verbatim report of proceedings

Wednesday, 22 September 2010 - Strasbourg

5.13. Enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market (A7-0175/2010, Marielle Gallo) (vote)

- Before the vote:

  Jorgo Chatzimarkakis (ALDE). – (DE) Mr President, there is an error in the Dutch version of the resolution on the Gallo report. I am listed there among the signatories to the resolution by the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance and the Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left as a member of the GUE/NGL Group. In this regard, I would like to say that, firstly, I am not a member of the GUE/NGL Group, I am not a Leftist and I am no Communist. Secondly, I remain a member of the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe – a Liberal – and will vote for the ALDE resolution, as will many members of the other groups in this House. Thirdly, I call on the GUE/NGL Group to also vote for the ALDE resolution.

(Laughter)

  President. – Very well, we shall correct this, Mr Chatzimarkakis, although never say never! In any case, we shall correct the positions.

  Marielle Gallo, rapporteur. – (FR) Mr President, the two alternative resolutions have fallen. There is only one text left. That is my report which is a compromise … Listen, Mr Cohn-Bendit, let me at least tell you that it is a compromise between the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats), the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, the European Conservatives and Reformists and the Europe of Freedom and Democracy Group. I have taken all of the sensitive issues surrounding intellectual property into consideration. I now feel that it is Parliament’s responsibility to come to a decision. I do not see why we should give the Commission a free hand. Ladies and gentlemen, I therefore call on you all to come to a decision at least on this issue which will launch a debate and …

(The President cut off the speaker)

- After the vote on paragraph 13:

rapporteur. – (FR) Mr President, I would again like to hold out my hand to our liberal colleagues and accept that paragraph 13 is rejected by all of the political groups that support the report.