Verbatim report of proceedings

Monday, 12 March 2012 - Strasbourg

15. Order of business

  President. – The final version of the draft agenda for this sitting, as drawn up by the Conference of Presidents at its meeting of 8 March 2012, pursuant to Rule 137 of the Rules of Procedure, has been distributed. The following amendments have been tabled:

Monday: no amendments.

Tuesday: the Committee on Legal Affairs has adopted a report by Ms Lichtenberger on the request for waiver of the immunity of Krisztina Morvai. This report will be included in voting time on Tuesday.

The Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) has requested that Ms Quisthoudt-Rowohl’s report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending certain regulations relating to the common commercial policy as regards the procedures for the adoption of certain measures,

Does anyone want the floor in this connection?

  Daniel Caspary, on behalf of the PPE Group. – (DE) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, at the moment there is no debate scheduled in respect of this report. This report relates to the Omnibus area of trade policy, and given that how we, as the European Parliament, implement our new and extra rights in the field of foreign trade policy in practice in the law is certainly a significant issue, we believe it is reasonable that we should also hold a debate on this in plenary. I would be very grateful for your support.

(Parliament approved the motion)

Wednesday: The Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) has requested that a statement from the Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on the situation in Belarus be added to the agenda for Wednesday, after the debate on the situation in Nigeria.

  José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, on behalf of the PPE Group. – (ES) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, surely the deterioration of the political situation in Belarus, the problem of the political prisoners and the crisis that has arisen in relation to the EU ambassadors, which was analysed by the Foreign Affairs Council last Saturday, require that Parliament hold a debate on this issue. Therefore, Mr President, we call for a statement by the High Representative or, if she cannot be present, by the President-in-Office and, of course, by the Commissioner for Neighbourhood Policy and for a debate to take place.

Accordingly, Mr President, we ask that, on the basis of this statement, this matter be included in the agenda, together with a debate and a resolution.

(Parliament approved the motion)

Thursday: no changes to the agenda.

(The order of business was adopted)

  Francesco Enrico Speroni (EFD) . – (IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, during the Conference of Presidents I had called for the Vice-President/High Representative’s speech on maritime piracy to make specific reference to the case of the two Italian marines being held in India. I do not see it here, although I imagine that having taken such a decision at the Conference of Presidents, it will be done. Thank you.

  President. – Mr Speroni, it was decided during the Conference of Presidents not to change the title, but to ask Baroness Ashton to deal with the fate of the two Italians you refer to in her remarks. She was contacted and informed of this.