Verbatim report of proceedings

Wednesday, 14 March 2012 - Strasbourg

9.4. General guidelines for the 2013 budget: Section III - Commission (A7-0040/2012 - Giovanni La Via) (vote)

– Before the vote on Amendment 25:

  Anni Podimata (S&D). - Mr President, I would like to ask you at voting time, in the languages that have the masculine and the feminine, to use both to show respect for female colleagues.

(Applause)

– After the final vote:

  Francesco Enrico Speroni (EFD). – (IT) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I suggest that without getting weighed down in overblown formalities, you simply ask ‘Have you voted?’, in order to save time.

  President. – Please, do not disturb the vote, which is proceeding very smoothly and calmly. Please, that is enough now.