- Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2500/2001 to enable the implementation of Community assistance according to Article 54(2)(c) of the Financial Regulation (COM(2004)0814 - C6-0026/2005 - 2004/0285(CNS))
referred to
responsible
AFET
opinion
BUDG, CONT
- Proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (05100/2005 - C6-0027/2005 - 2004/0131(AVC))
referred to
responsible
AFET
opinion
INTA
- Proposal for a Council and Commission decision concerning the conclusion of a Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (14211/2004 - C6-0028/2005 - 2004/0119(AVC))
referred to
responsible
AFET
opinion
INTA
- Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 78/660/EEC and 83/349/EEC concerning the annual accounts of certain types of companies and consolidated accounts (COM(2004)0725 - C6-0164/2004 - 2004/0250(COD))
referred to
responsible
JURI
opinion
ECON
2) from committees
2.1) reports:
- *** Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of an Additional Protocol to the Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (13286/2004 - C6-0022/2005 - 2004/0195(AVC)) - Committee on International Trade - Rapporteur: Enrique Barón Crespo (A6-0007/2005)
- *** Recommendation 1. on the proposal for a Council and Commission Decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union 2. on the proposal for a Council and Commission Decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (14025/2004 - C6-0003/2005 - 2004/0115(AVC)) - Committee on Foreign Affairs - Rapporteur: Elmar Brok (A6-0011/2005)
2.2) recommendation for second reading:
- ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multiannual Community programme to make digital content in Europe more accessible, usable and exploitable (10458/4/2004 - C6-0140/2004 - 2004/0025(COD)) - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy - Rapporteur: Paul Rübig (A6-0002/2005)
3. Agenda
The President announced that adverse weather conditions in central Europe had prevented Viktor Yushchenko, President of Ukraine, from coming to Brussels that day.
The formal sitting was therefore cancelled.
4. Statement by the President
The President made a statement commemorating the 60th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp.
Parliament observed a minute's silence in memory of the victims.
(The sitting was suspended at 9.10 and resumed at 10.00.)
IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS ROCA Vice-President
5. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting
The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.
6. Voting time
Details of voting (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in Annex 1 to the Minutes.
6.1. EC-Croatia and EC-former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Stabilisation and Association Agreements *** (Rule 131) (vote)
Recommendation 1. on the proposal for a Council and Commission Decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Croatia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union [COM(2004)0370 – 14211/2004 -C6-0028/2005 – 2004/0119(AVC)] 2. on the proposal for a Council and Commission Decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union [COM(2004)0354 – 9856/2004 - 14025/2004 – C6-0003/2005 – 2004/0115(AVC)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Elmar Brok (A6-0011/2005)
6.2. Additional Protocol to EC/Chile Association Agreement *** (Rule 131) (vote)
Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of an Additional Protocol to the Association Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Chile, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union (13286/2004 - C6-0022/2005 - 2004/0195(AVC)) - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Enrique Barón Crespo (A6-0007/2005)
Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a multiannual Community programme to make digital content in Europe more accessible, usable and exploitable (10458/4/2004 - C6-0140/2004 - 2004/0025(COD)) - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Paul Rübig (A6-0002/2005)
José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, João de Deus Pinheiro, Edward McMillan-Scott and Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group Pasqualina Napoletano, Véronique De Keyser and Michel Rocard, on behalf of the PSE Group Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group Joost Lagendijk, David Hammerstein Mintz, Margrete Auken and Johannes Voggenhuber, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group Francis Wurtz, Adamos Adamou and Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group
Roberta Angelilli, Brian Crowley, Cristiana Muscardini and Anna Elzbieta Fotyga, on behalf of the UEN Group
Hans-Gert Poettering, Ewa Klamt, Timothy Kirkhope and Patrick Gaubert, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group Martin Schulz, Glyn Ford and Martine Roure, on behalf of the PSE Group Sarah Ludford, Graham Watson and Alexander Nuno Alvaro, on behalf of the ALDE Group Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit and Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group Francis Wurtz, Miguel Portas, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, André Brie, Marco Rizzo and Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group
Kathy Sinnott pointed out that she had wanted to move an oral amendment to recital A of the joint resolution on the Holocaust, anti-Semitism and racism to include 'the disabled' in the list of victims, but had not been able to attract the President's attention in time.
9. One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Pursuant to Rule 144, the following Members who wished to draw the attention of Parliament to matters of political importance spoke for one minute:
Jo Leinen, József Szájer, Witold Tomczak, Nigel Farage, Barbara Kudrycka, Mary Lou McDonald, Gerard Batten, Genowefa Grabowska, Urszula Krupa, Bogdan Pęk, Bogusław Rogalski, Marios Matsakis, Ryszard Czarnecki, György Schöpflin and Kathy Sinnott.
10. Verification of credentials
On a proposal from the JURI Committee, Parliament decided to confirm the validity of Viktória Mohácsi's mandate, with effect from 29 November 2004.
11. Communication of Council common positions
The President announced, pursuant to Rule 57(1), that the following common positions had been received from the Council, together with the reasons which had led to their adoption, and the Commission's position on:
- Common position adopted by the Council on 24 January 2005 with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 77/541/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to safety belts and restraint systems of motor vehicles (11934/3/2004 - - C6-0029/2005 - 2003/0130(COD)) referred to responsible: TRAN
- Common position adopted by the Council on 24 January 2005 with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 76/115/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to anchorages for motor-vehicle safety belts (11933/3/2004 - - C6-0030/2005 - 2003/0136(COD)) referred to responsible: TRAN
- Common position adopted by the Council on 24 January 2005 with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 74/408/EEC relating to motor vehicles with regard to the seats, their anchorages and head restraints (11935/3/2004 - - C6-0031/2005 - 2003/0128(COD)) referred to responsible: TRAN
The three-month period available to Parliament to adopt its position would therefore begin the following day, 28.01.2005.
12. Decisions concerning certain documents
Referral to committees
ITRE Committee
- Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/88/EC concerning certain aspects of the organisation of working time (COM(2004)0607 - C6-0122/2004 - 2004/0209(COD)) Referred to responsible: EMPL (opinion: ITRE, FEMM)
CONT Committee
- Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on services in the internal market (COM(2004)0002 - C5-0069/2004 - 2004/0001(COD)) Referred to responsible: IMCO (opinion: CONT, ECON, EMPL, ENVI, ITRE, CULT, JURI)
JURI Committee
- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on compulsory licensing of patents relating to the manufacture of pharmaceutical products for export to countries with public health problems (COM(2004)0737 - C6-0168/2004 - 2004/0258(COD)) Referred to responsible: INTA (opinion: DEVE, ENVI, JURI)
13. Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting
Pursuant to Rule 172(2), the Minutes of that day's sitting would be submitted to Parliament for its approval at the beginning of the next sitting.
With Parliament's agreement, the texts that had been adopted would be forwarded forthwith to the bodies named therein.
14. Dates for next sittings
The next sittings would be held from 21.02.2005 to 24.02.2005.
15. Adjournment of session
The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.