IN THE CHAIR: Jacek Emil SARYUSZ-WOLSKI
Vice-President

1. Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 9.05.

2. Vote on request for urgent procedure

Requests for urgent procedure:

- * Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 as regards a specific action for transfers of vessels to countries hit by the tsunami in 2004 [COM(2005)0036 - C6-0036/2005 - 2005/0005(CNS)] - Committee on Fisheries.

The following spoke: Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, Piia-Noora Kauppi, on the quality of interpretation out of the 'small' languages, Philippe Morillon, chairman of the PECH Committee, and Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group.

Parliament approved the request for urgent procedure.

The item would thus be included on Thursday's agenda.

The tabling deadline would be the following day, 23.02.2005, at 10.00.

- * Proposal for a Council regulation imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Côte d'Ivoire [COM(2004)0842 - C6-0023/2005 - 2004/0286(CNS)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs.

The following spoke: Jean-Marie Cavada, Chairman of the LIBE Committee and rapporteur.

The request for urgent procedure was approved.

The vote on the report would thus be taken at voting time on Thursday, pursuant to Rule 131.

3. Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolutions tabled)

Pursuant to Rule 115, the following Members or political groups had requested that such a debate be held on the following motions for resolutions:

I – TOGO

- Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the political situation in Togo (B6-0126/2005),

- Vittorio Agnoletto, Luisa Morgantini, Jonas Sjöstedt and Paul Verges, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the situation in Togo (B6-0128/2005),

- Maria Martens, Bernd Posselt and Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the situation in Togo (B6-0131/2005),

- Marie-Hélène Aubert, Hélène Flautre and Frithjof Schmidt, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation in Togo (B6-0135/2005),

- Thierry Cornillet and Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the situation in Togo (B6-0138/2005),

- Marie-Arlette Carlotti, Pasqualina Napoletano and Margrietus van den Berg, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the situation in Togo (B6-0140/2005).

II – NEPAL

- Simon Coveney, Nirj Deva, Thomas Mann, Charles Tannock and Geoffrey Van Orden, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on Nepal (B6-0130/2005),

- Marcin Libicki and Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the situation in Nepal (B6-0132/2005),

- Luisa Morgantini, Esko Seppänen and Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the situation in Nepal (B6-0133/2005),

- Jean Lambert, Gérard Onesta and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Nepal (B6-0134/2005),

- Elizabeth Lynne and Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the situation in Nepal (B6-0137/2005),

- Neena Gill, Pasqualina Napoletano and María Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the coup d'état in Nepal (B6-0141/2005).

III – THE SPECIAL COURT FOR SIERRA LEONE: THE CASE OF CHARLES TAYLOR

- Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the situation in Sierra Leone (B6-0125/2005),

- Vittorio Agnoletto and Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Sierra Leone and Charles Taylor (B6-0127/2005),

- Nirj Deva, Bernd Posselt and Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on Sierra Leone (B6-0129/2005),

- Marie-Hélène Aubert and Frithjof Schmidt, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the special court for Sierra Leone: case of Charles Taylor (B6-0136/2005),

- Jules Maaten and Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the special court for Sierra Leone: case of Charles Taylor (B6-0139/2005),

- Marie-Arlette Carlotti, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, Pasqualina Napoletano and Margrietus van den Berg, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the special court for Sierra Leone: case of Charles Taylor (B6-0142/2005).

Speaking time would be allocated in accordance with Rule 142.

4. Broad economic policy guidelines - Public finances in EMU - 2004 (debate)

Report on the European economic situation - preparatory report on the Broad Economic Policy Guidelines [2004/2269(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Robert Goebbels (A6-0026/2005)

Report on Public finances in EMU – 2004 [2004/2268(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Othmar Karas (A6-0025/2005)

Robert Goebbels introduced the report (A6-0026/2005).

Othmar Karas introduced the report (A6-0025/2005).

Joaquín Almunia (Member of the Commission) (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Gunnar Hökmark, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Ieke van den Burg, on behalf of the PSE Group, Wolf Klinz, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Pierre Jonckheer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Sahra Wagenknecht, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, John Whittaker, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group, Hans-Peter Martin, Non-attached Member, Alexander Radwan, Pervenche Berès, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, Diamanto Manolakou, Lars Wohlin, Roberta Angelilli, José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil, Udo Bullmann, Jean-Louis Bourlanges, Pedro Guerreiro, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, Philip Claeys, Astrid Lulling, Jan Andersson, Ryszard Czarnecki, Piia-Noora Kauppi, Dariusz Rosati, Antonis Samaras, Pier Luigi Bersani, Thomas Mann, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Cristobal Montoro Romero, Werner Langen and Joaquín Almunia.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 22.02.2005, Item 7.16 and Minutes of 22.02.2005, Item 7.17

IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS ROCA
Vice-President

5. European Capital of Culture - 2005 to 2019 ***II (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 1419/1999/EC establishing a Community action for the European Capital of Culture event for the years 2005 to 2019 [12029/1/2004 - C6-0161/2004 - 2003/0274(COD)] - Committee on Culture and Education. Rapporteur: Christa Prets (A6-0017/2005)

Christa Prets introduced the recommendation for second reading.

Ján Figeľ (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Doris Pack, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Gyula Hegyi, on behalf of the PSE Group, Helga Trüpel, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Georgios Karatzaferis, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group, Erna Hennicot-Schoepges, Reino Paasilinna, Vasco Graça Moura, Bogusław Sonik, Ljudmila Novak and Ján Figeľ.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 22.02.2005, Item 7.13

6. Environment and Health Action Plan 2004-2010 (debate)

Report on the European Environment & Health Action Plan 2004 - 2010 [2004/2132(INI)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Frédérique Ries (A6-0008/2005)

Frédérique Ries introduced the report.

Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Horst Schnellhardt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Dorette Corbey, on behalf of the PSE Group, and Holger Krahmer, on behalf of the ALDE Group.

The debate was suspended at that point for voting time.

It would resume later that afternoon (Minutes of 22.02.2005, Item 13).

IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT
Vice-President

7. Voting time

Details of voting (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in Annex 1 to the Minutes.

7.1. Vehicle hand controls, tell-tales and indicators (type-approval) *** (Rule 131) (vote)

Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the position of the European Community in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on the uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to the location and identification of hand controls, tell-tales and indicators [15633/2004 - C6-0032/2005 - 2004/0134(AVC)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Enrique Barón Crespo (A6-0030/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 1)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2005)0019)

Parliament thereby gave its assent.

7.2. Vehicle heating system (type-approval) *** (Rule 131) (vote)

Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the position of the European Community in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe with regard to the type-approval of a heating system and of a vehicle with regard to its heating system [15634/2004 - C6-0033/2005 - 2004/0135(AVC)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Enrique Barón Crespo (A6-0028/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 2)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2005)0020)

Parliament thereby gave its assent.

7.3. EC-Romania Europe Agreement *** (Rule 131) (vote)

Recommendation on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, 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 [13165/2004 - C6-0206/2004 - 2004/0814(AVC)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Elmar Brok (A6-0009/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 3)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2005)0021)

Parliament thereby gave its assent.

7.4. EC-Bulgaria Europe Agreement *** (Rule 131) (vote)

Recommendation on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, 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 [13163/2004 - C6-0207/2004 - 2004/0815(AVC)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Elmar Brok (A6-0010/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 4)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2005)0022)

Parliament thereby gave its assent.

7.5. EC-Swiss Confederation Agreement on MEDIA Plus and MEDIA Training programmes * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of an Agreement between the Community and the Swiss Confederation in the Audiovisual field, establishing the terms and conditions for the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the MEDIA Plus and MEDIA Training Community programmes, and a final Act [COM(2004)0649 - C6-0174/2004 - 2004/0230(CNS)] - Committee on Culture and Education. Rapporteur: Nikolaos Sifunakis (A6-0018/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 5)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2005)0023)

7.6. Request for defence of parliamentary immunity and privileges of Mr Koldo Gorostiaga (vote)

Report on the request for defence of parliamentary immunity and privileges of Mr Koldo Gorostiaga [2004/2102(IMM)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Klaus-Heiner Lehne (A6-0006/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 6)

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0024)

7.7. Short-term statistics ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 concerning short-term statistics [COM(2003)0823 - C6-0028/2004 - 2003/0325(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Margarita Starkevičiūtė (A6-0023/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 7)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Margarita Starkevičiūtė made a statement pursuant to Rule 131(4).

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2005)0025)

7.8. Documentation scheme for Dissostichus spp. * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1035/2001 establishing a catch documentation scheme for Dissostichus spp. [COM(2004)0528 - C6-0114/2004 - 2004/0179(CNS)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Margie Sudre (A6-0019/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 8)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2005)0026)

7.9. EC-Swiss Confederation Agreement on combating financial fraud * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, to counter fraud and all other illegal activities affecting their financial interests [COM(2004)0559 - C6-0176/2004 - 2004/0187(CNS)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Herbert Bösch (A6-0013/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 9)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Herbert Bösch made a statement pursuant to Rule 131(4).

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2005)0027)

7.10. Cooperation Agreement with the Principality of Andorra *** (Rule 131) (vote)

Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the signature and conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of a Cooperation Agreement with the Principality of Andorra [COM(2004)0456 - C6-0214/2004 - 2004/0136(AVC)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Gerardo Galeote Quecedo (A6-0014/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 10)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2005)0028)

Parliament thereby gave its assent.

7.11. Exchange of information extracted from the criminal record * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the exchange of information extracted from the criminal record [COM(2004)0664 - C6-0163/2004 - 2004/0238(CNS)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Antonio Di Pietro (A6-0020/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 11)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2005)0029)

7.12. Quality of criminal justice in the European Union (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a recommendation of the European Parliament on the quality of criminal justice in the European Union [2005/2003(INI)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: António Costa (A6-0036/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 12)

PROPOSAL FOR A RECOMMENDATION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2005)0030)

7.13. European Capital of Culture - 2005 to 2019 ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 1419/1999/EC establishing a Community action for the European Capital of Culture event for the years 2005 to 2019 [12029/1/2004 - C6-0161/2004 - 2003/0274(COD)] - Committee on Culture and Education. Rapporteur: Christa Prets (A6-0017/2005)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 13)

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved (P6_TA(2005)0031)

7.14. Competition policy (2003) (vote)

Report on the Commission's XXXIIIrd Report on Competition Policy - 2003 [2004/2139(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Jonathan Evans (A6-0024/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 14)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0032)

7.15. State aid in the form of public service compensation (vote)

Report on State aid in the form of public service compensation [2004/2186(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Sophia in 't Veld (A6-0034/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 15)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0033)

The following spoke on the vote:

- Sophia in 't Veld, rapporteur, who pointed out that, if it were adopted, John Purvis' oral amendment would affect other amendments, including amendments 19, 20 and 21, and would require additional changes to be made to other parts of the text;

- John Purvis, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 20 and pointed out the adaptations that would need to be made to the text;

- Alain Lipietz, who moved an oral amendment to all amendments relating to the adjudication procedure;

- Ieke van den Burg, who spoke on amendment 20;

- Sophia in 't Veld, who pointed out that John Purvis' oral amendment applied to amendments 19, 20 and 21, recital Q, modifications 10 and 17 and paragraph 19;

- Gilles Savary, the rapporteur, and John Purvis on the voting procedure;

- the rapporteur, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 37.

7.16. Broad economic policy guidelines (vote)

Report on the European economic situation - preparatory report on the Broad Economic Policy Guidelines [2004/2269(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Robert Goebbels (A6-0026/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 16)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0034)

The following spoke on the vote:

- Wolf Klinz, who moved an oral amendment to amendment 23;

- Robert Goebbels, the rapporteur, who objected to the oral amendment (as at least 37 Members objected to it, the amendment concerned would not be incorporated),

- Alexander Radwan and Pervenche Berès, Chair of the ECON Committee, on the oral amendment,

- Robert Goebbels, before the final vote, who believed that the adoption of certain amendments had ruined his report and called on the House to reject it.

7.17. Public finances in EMU - 2004 (vote)

Report on Public finances in EMU – 2004 [2004/2268(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Othmar Karas (A6-0025/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 17)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0035)

8. Explanations of vote

Written explanations of vote:

Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 163(3) appear in the verbatim report of proceedings for the sitting.

9. Corrections to votes

Corrections to votes were submitted by the following Members:

Recommendation: Enrique Barón Crespo - A6-0030/2005

- single vote

   for: Lissy Gröner

Report: Jonathan Evans - A6-0024/2005

- paragraph 8

   abstention: Carl Schlyter

Report: in 't Veld - A6-0034/2005

- amendment 29

   against: Gerard Batten

- modification 4

   against: Marie-Line Reynaud, Henri Weber

   abstention: Hans-Peter Martin

- amendment 3

   abstention: Hans-Peter Martin

- amendment 4

   abstention: Hans-Peter Martin

- amendment 23

   for: Henri Weber

- amendment 24

   for: Henri Weber

Report: Goebbels - A6-0026/2005

- amendment 21

   for: Henri Weber

- amendment 7

   abstention: Thomas Wise

- resolution (as a whole)

   abstention: Jean-Louis Bourlanges

(The sitting was suspended at 13.15 and resumed at 15.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Pierre MOSCOVICI
Vice-President

10. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

Erratum to the Minutes of 26.01.2005

Item 4, 'Membership of committees', should read as follows:

'Margrete Auken to replace Milan Horáček.'

11. Documents received

The following documents had been received:

1) from the Council and Commission:

- Proposal for a Council decision on the position of the European Community in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on the uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to the location and identification of hand controls, tell-tales and indicators (Text with EEA relevance) (15633/2004 – C6-0032/2005 – 2004/0134(AVC))

- Proposal for a Council decision on the position of the European Community in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe with regard to the type-approval of a heating system and of a vehicle with regard to its heating system (15634/2004 – C6-0033/2005 – 2004/0135(AVC))

- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1177/2003 concerning Community statistics on income and living conditions (EU-SILC) (COM(2005)0028 – C6-0034/2005 – 2005/0004(COD))

- Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement for scientific and technological cooperation between the European Community and the United Mexican States (COM(2004)0802 – C6-0035/2005 – 2004/0274(CNS))

- Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2792/1999 as regards a specific action for transfers of vessels to countries hit by the tsunami in 2004 (COM(2005)0036 – C6-0036/2005 – 2005/0005(CNS))

- Council of the European Union: Initiative of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg with a view to adopting a Council Decision adjusting the basic salaries and allowances applicable to Europol staff (05429/2005 – C6-0037/2005 – 2005/0803(CNS))

- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the second "Marco Polo" programme for the granting of Community financial assistance to improve the environmental performance of the freight transport system ("Marco Polo II") (COM(2004)0478 – C6-0088/2004 – 2004/0157(COD))

- Communication from the Commission to the Council, the European Parliament and the Court of Auditors: Balance sheets and accounts of the 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th European Development Funds for the Financial year 2003 (COM(2004)0667 – C6-0165/2004 – 2004/2049(DEC))

2) from committees

2.1) reports:

- ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the type-approval of motor vehicles with regard to their re-usability, recyclability and recoverability and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC (COM(2004)0162 – C5-0126/2004 – 2004/0053(COD)) – Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety – Rapporteur: Krahmer Holger (A6-0004/2005)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of toluene and trichlorobenzene (twenty-eighth amendment of Council Directive 76/769/EEC) (COM(2004)0320 – C6-0030/2004 – 2004/0111(COD)) – Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety – Rapporteur: Florenz Karl-Heinz (A6-0005/2005)

- Report on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Koldo Gorostiaga (2004/2102(IMM)) – Committee on Legal Affairs – Rapporteur: Lehne Klaus-Heiner (A6-0006/2005)

- Report on the European Environment & Health Action Plan 2004-2010 (2004/2132(INI)) – Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety – Rapporteur: Ries Frédérique (A6-0008/2005)

- *** Recommendation on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Romania, 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 (13165/2004 – C6-0206/2004 – 2004/0814(AVC)) – Committee on Foreign Affairs – Rapporteur: Brok Elmar (A6-0009/2005)

- *** Recommendation on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Additional Protocol to the Europe Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Bulgaria, 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 (13163/2004 – C6-0207/2004 – 2004/0815(AVC)) – Committee on Foreign Affairs – Rapporteur: Brok Elmar (A6-0010/2005)

- * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation, of the other part, to counter fraud and all other illegal activities affecting their financial interests (COM(2004)0559 – C6-0176/2004 – 2004/0187(CNS)) – Committee on Budgetary Control – Rapporteur: Bösch Herbert (A6-0013/2005)

- *** Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the signature and conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of a Cooperation Agreement with the Principality of Andorra (COM(2004)0456 – C6-0214/2004 – 2004/0136(AVC)) – Committee on Foreign Affairs – Rapporteur: Galeote Quecedo Gerardo (A6-0014/2005)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences (COM(2003)0621 – C5-0610/2003 – 2003/0252(COD)) – Committee on Transport and Tourism – Rapporteur: Grosch Mathieu (A6-0016/2005)

- * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of an Agreement between the Community and the Swiss Confederation in the Audiovisual field, establishing the terms and conditions for the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the MEDIA Plus and MEDIA Training Community programmes, and a final Act (COM(2004)0649 – C6-0174/2004 – 2004/0230(CNS)) – Committee on Culture and Education – Rapporteur: Sifunakis Nikolaos (A6-0018/2005)

- * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1035/2001 establishing a catch documentation scheme for Dissostichus spp. (COM(2004)0528 – C6-0114/2004 – 2004/0179(CNS)) – Committee on Fisheries – Rapporteur: Sudre Margie (A6-0019/2005)

- * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the exchange of information extracted from the criminal record (COM(2004)0664 – C6-0163/2004 – 2004/0238(CNS)) – Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs – Rapporteur: Di Pietro Antonio (A6-0020/2005)

- * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a Community Fisheries Control Agency and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 establishing a control system applicable to the Common Fisheries Policy (COM(2004)0289 – C6-0021/2004 – 2004/0108(CNS)) – Committee on Fisheries – Rapporteur: Attwooll Elspeth (A6-0022/2005)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1165/98 concerning short-term statistics (COM(2003)0823 – C6-0028/2004 – 2003/0325(COD)) – Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs – Rapporteur: Starkevičiūtė Margarita (A6-0023/2005)

- Report on the Commission's XXXIIIrd Report on Competition Policy – 2003 (2004/2139(INI)) – Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs – Rapporteur: Evans Jonathan (A6-0024/2005)

- Report on Public Finances in EMU – 2004 (2004/2268(INI)) – Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs – Rapporteur: Karas Othmar (A6-0025/2005)

- Report on the European economic situation – preparatory report on the Broad Economic Policy Guidelines (2004/2269(INI)) – Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs – Rapporteur: Goebbels Robert (A6-0026/2005)

- *** Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the position of the European Community in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe with regard to the type-approval of a heating system and of a vehicle with regard to its heating system (COM(2004)0450) – 15634/2004 – C6-0033/2005 – 2004/0135(AVC)) – Committee on International Trade – Rapporteur: Barón Crespo Enrique (A6-0028/2005)

- Report on promoting health and safety at the workplace (2004/2205(INI)) – Committee on Employment and Social Affairs – Rapporteur: Maštálka Jiří (A6-0029/2005)

- *** Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the position of the European Community in relation to the draft Regulation of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe on the uniform provisions concerning the approval of vehicles with regard to the location and identification of hand controls, tell-tales and indicators (COM(2004) – 15633/2004 – C6-0032/2005 – 2004/0134(AVC)) – Committee on International Trade – Rapporteur: Barón Crespo Enrique (A6-0030/2005)

- ***I Report on the amended proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on enhancing port security (COM(2004)0393 – C5-0072/2004 – 2004/0031(COD)) – Committee on Transport and Tourism – Rapporteur: Hennis-Plasschaert Jeanine (A6-0031/2005)

- Report on the activity report for 2003 of the European Investment Bank (2004/2187(INI)) – Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs – Rapporteur: Lipietz Alain (A6-0032/2005)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the statistics relating to vocational training in enterprises (COM(2004)0095 – C5-0083/2004 – 2004/0041(COD)) – Committee on Employment and Social Affairs – Rapporteur: Del Turco Ottaviano (A6-0033/2005)

- Report on state aid in the form of public service compensation (2004/2186(INI)) – Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs – Rapporteur: in 't Veld Sophia (A6-0034/2005)

- Report with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the quality of criminal justice and the harmonisation of criminal law in the Member States (2005/2003(INI)) – Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs – Rapporteur: Costa António (A6-0036/2005)

- * Report on the proposal for a Council decision authorising Member States to ratify in the interests of the Community the Seafarers' Identity Documents Convention of the International Labour Organization (Convention 185) (COM(2004)0530 – C6-0167/2004 – 2004/0180(CNS)) – Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs – Rapporteur: Varvitsiotis Ioannis (A6-0037/2005)

- *** Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, at the one part, and the Arab Republic of Egypt, at 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 (5100/2005 – COM(2004)0428 – C6-0027/2005 – 2004/0131(AVC)) – Committee on Foreign Affairs – Rapporteur: Brok Elmar (A6-0041/2005)

- * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation imposing certain specific restrictive measures directed against certain persons and entities in view of the situation in Côte d'Ivoire (COM(2004)0842 – 15518/2004 – C6-0023/2005 – 2004/0286(CNS)) – Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs – Rapporteur: Cavada Jean-Marie (A6-0042/2005)

2.2) recommendations for second reading:

- ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (12062/3/2004 – C6-0189/2004 – 2003/0184(COD)) – Committee on Employment and Social Affairs – Rapporteur: De Rossa Proinsias (A6-0003/2005)

- ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on conditions for access to the natural gas transmission networks (11652/2/2004 – C6-0188/2004 – 2003/0302(COD)) – Committee on Industry, Research and Energy – Rapporteur: Seppänen Esko (A6-0012/2005)

- ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and the Council on ship-source pollution and on the introduction of sanctions for infringements (11964/3/2004 – C6-0157/2004 – 2003/0037(COD)) – Committee on Transport and Tourism – Rapporteur: Wortmann-Kool Corien (A6-0015/2005)

- ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision 1419/1999/EC establishing a Community action for the "European Capital of Culture" event for the years 2005 to 2019 (12029/1/2004 – C6-0161/2004 – 2003/0274(COD)) – Committee on Culture and Education – Rapporteur: Prets Christa (A6-0017/2005)

- ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 2913/92 establishing the Community Customs Code (12060/2/2004 – C6-0211/2004 – 2003/0167(COD)) – Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection – Rapporteur: Fourtou Janelly (A6-0021/2005)

- ***II Recommendation for the second reading on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning unfair business-to-consumer commercial practices in the internal market and amending Council Directive 84/450/EEC and European Parliament and Council Directives 97/7/EC, 98/27/EC and 2002/65/EC and European Parliament and Council Regulation (EC) N° /2004 ("Unfair Commercial Practices Directive") (11630/2/2004 – C6-0190/2004 – 2003/0134(COD)) – Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection – Rapporteur: Bresso Mercedes (A6-0027/2005)

3) from Members

3.1) oral questions (Rule 108)

- Enrique Barón Crespo, on behalf of the INTA Committee, Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the DEVE Committee, to the Council: Action against Hunger and Poverty (B6-0005/2005);

- Enrique Barón Crespo, on behalf of the INTA Committee, Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the DEVE Committee, to the Commission: Action against Hunger and Poverty (B6-0006/2005);

- Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the DEVE Committee, Enrique Barón Crespo, on behalf of the INTA Committee, Giles Chichester, on behalf of the ITRE Committee, to the Council: Expiry of the WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (B6-0007/2005);

- Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the DEVE Committee, Enrique Barón Crespo, on behalf of the INTA Committee, Giles Chichester, on behalf of the ITRE Committee, to the Commission: Expiry of the WTO Agreement on Textiles and Clothing (B6-0008/2005);

- Philippe Morillon, on behalf of the PECH Committee, to the Commission: International plan of action on bycatch reduction (B6-0010/2005);

- Karl-Heinz Florenz, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Financing nature protection policy and especially Natura 2000 (B6-0011/2005);

- Miloslav Ransdorf, on behalf of the ITRE Committee, to the Commission: Doubling of EU budgetary resources for research (B6-0012/2005)

3.2) oral questions for Question Time (Rule 109) (B6-0009/2005)

- Batzeli Katerina, Protasiewicz Jacek, Van Hecke Johan, Mitchell Gay, Posselt Bernd, Purvis John, Papadimoulis Dimitrios, Papastamkos Georgios, Guardans Cambó Ignasi, Hedkvist Petersen Ewa, Vincenzi Marta, Howitt Richard, Toussas Georgios, Moraes Claude, McGuinness Mairead, Ebner Michl, Aylward Liam, Westlund Åsa, Tomczak Witold, Casaca Paulo, Schierhuber Agnes, Kuźmiuk Zbigniew Krzysztof, Baco Peter, De Rossa Proinsias, Stihler Catherine, Xenogiannakopoulou Marilisa, Martin David, Sjöstedt Jonas, Sonik Bogusław, Evans Robert, Crowley Brian, Ryan Eoin, Herczog Edit, Davies Chris, Catania Giusto, Goudin Hélène, Hegyi Gyula, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Rodi, Henin Jacky, Malmström Cecilia, Martin Hans-Peter, Pack Doris, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra Agustín, Rutowicz Leopold Józef, Hennicot-Schoepges Erna, Ulmer Thomas, Valenciano Martínez-Orozco María Elena, Morgantini Luisa, Sifunakis Nikolaos, Hatzidakis Konstantinos, Ždanoka Tatjana, Paasilinna Reino, Pleguezuelos Aguilar Francisca, Riis-Jørgensen Karin, Czarnecki Ryszard, Pafilis Athanasios, Manolakou Diamanto, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Vakalis Nikolaos, Coveney Simon, Harkin Marian, Karas Othmar, Golik Bogdan, Posselt Bernd, Triantaphyllides Kyriacos, Papadimoulis Dimitrios, Papastamkos Georgios, Karatzaferis Georgios, Xenogiannakopoulou Marilisa, Evans Robert, Martin David, Sjöstedt Jonas, Beglitis Panagiotis, Adamou Adamos, Crowley Brian, Aylward Liam, Ryan Eoin, Ó Neachtain Seán, Antoniozzi Alfredo, Newton Dunn Bill, Mitchell Gay, Vakalis Nikolaos, Batzeli Katerina, Caspary Daniel, Van Hecke Johan, Lambert Jean, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Rodi, Casaca Paulo, Malmström Cecilia, Martin Hans-Peter, Pack Doris, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra Agustín, Morgantini Luisa, Howitt Richard, Landsbergis Vytautas, Czarnecki Marek Aleksander, Pafilis Athanasios, Toussas Georgios, Manolakou Diamanto, Moraes Claude, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Coveney Simon, De Rossa Proinsias

3.3) motions for resolutions (Rule 113)

- Muscardini Cristiana – Motion for a resolution on a European centre for monitoring and combating female genital mutilation (B6-0083/2005)

- Muscardini Cristiana – Motion for a resolution on the slaughter of animals (B6-0084/2005)

- Muscardini Cristiana – Motion for a resolution on defining the offence of terrorism and harmonising punitive procedures (B6-0087/2005)

- Muscardini Cristiana – Motion for a resolution on the conditions in which geese and mink are kept (B6-0088/2005)

- Muscardini Cristiana – Motion for a resolution on measures to protect the textile and manufactured goods sector (B6-0089/2005)

- Muscardini Cristiana – Motion for a resolution on road-safety education (B6-0090/2005)

- Poli Bortone Adriana, Angelilli Roberta, Berlato Sergio, Foglietta Alessandro, La Russa Romano Maria, Muscardini Cristiana, Musumeci Sebastiano (Nello), Pirilli Umberto, Tatarella Salvatore – Motion for a resolution on recognition of the arduous work of prison employees (B6-0093/2005)

3.4) proposal for a recommendation (Rule 114)

- Lambrinidis Stavros, on behalf of the PSE Group – Draft recommendation to the Council on protection of critical infrastructures in the framework of the fight against terrorism (B6-0085/2005)

3.5) written declarations for entry in the Register (Rule 116)

- Caroline Lucas, Claude Moraes, Sarah Ludford, Philip Bushill-Matthews and Alain Lipietz, on religious rights and freedoms in France and throughout the European Union (0005/2005);

- Cristiana Muscardini, on the condemnation of paedophilia (0006/2005);

- Marie Anne Isler Béguin and Milan Horáček, on the automatic legitimacy of the EU candidacy of the EU’s European ‘New Neighbours’ (0007/2005);

- Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on the establishment of a United Nations Environmental Organisation (0008/2005);

- Robert Evans and Neena Gill, on recognising the significance of the swastika as a religious symbol of peace (0009/2005);

- Andreas Mölzer, on a European day of remembrance for the civilian victims of the bombing in Europe which reached its peak 60 years ago (0010/2005).

12. Financing nature protection policy (debate)

Oral question by Karl-Heinz Florenz, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Financing nature protection policy and especially Natura 2000 (B6-0011/2005)

Karl-Heinz Florenz moved the oral question.

Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Gyula Hegyi, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jan Mulder, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Bairbre de Brún, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group (the speaker spoke Irish at the beginning and end of her speech. The President pointed out that interpretation from Irish was not provided in plenary), Thomas Wise, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Irena Belohorská, Non-attached Member, Bogusław Sonik, Jutta D. Haug, Margrete Auken, Reinhard Rack, Marie-Noëlle Lienemann, Péter Olajos, Karin Scheele, Christa Klaß, María del Pilar Ayuso González, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Ambroise Guellec, Aldis Kušķis, Michl Ebner, Agnes Schierhuber, Tunne Kelam and Caroline Jackson.

IN THE CHAIR: Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT
Vice-President

The following spoke: María Esther Herranz García, Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission), Caroline Jackson and Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

13. Environment and Health Action Plan 2004-2010 (continuation of debate)

The following spoke: Hiltrud Breyer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Bairbre de Brún, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group (the speaker made some remarks in Irish. The President pointed out that interpretation from Irish was not provided in plenary), Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Liam Aylward, on behalf of the UEN Group, Richard Seeber, Åsa Westlund, Marios Matsakis, Bart Staes, Adamos Adamou, Kathy Sinnott, Mojca Drčar Murko, Avril Doyle and Stavros Dimas.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 23.02.2005, Item 9.4

14. Driving licences ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences (Recasting) [COM(2003)0621 - C5-0610/2003 - 2003/0252(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Mathieu Grosch (A6-0016/2005)

Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

Mathieu Grosch introduced the report.

The following spoke: Georg Jarzembowski, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Ewa Hedkvist Petersen, on behalf of the PSE Group, Dirk Sterckx, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Margrete Auken, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Sylwester Chruszcz, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Roberts Zīle, on behalf of the UEN Group, Luca Romagnoli, Non-attached Member, Luís Queiró, Willi Piecyk, Paolo Costa, Eva Lichtenberger, Johannes Blokland and Ashley Mote.

The debate was suspended at that point for Question Time.

It would resume later that evening (Minutes of 22.02.2005, Item 16).

IN THE CHAIR: Miroslav OUZKÝ
Vice-President

15. Question Time (Commission)

Parliament considered a number of questions to the Commission (B6-0009/2005).

First part

Question 41 (Katerina Batzeli): Provision of services by construction companies in the context of proposal for a Directive COM(2004)0002/final.

Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission) answered the question and a supplementary by Katerina Batzeli.

Question 42 (Jacek Protasiewicz): Discrimination against Polish workers and companies in the EU internal market.

Charlie McCreevy answered the question and supplementaries by Jacek Protasiewicz, Malcolm Harbour and Paul Rübig.

Question 43 (Johan Van Hecke): Dumping and irregular imports from Ukraine; fraud involving certificates of origin.

László Kovács (Member of the Commission) answered the question and a supplementary by Johan Van Hecke.

Second part

Question 44 lapsed as its author was absent.

Question 45 (Bernd Posselt): Trans-European high-speed rail link.

Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Bernd Posselt, Paul Rübig and Bogusław Sonik.

Question 46 (John Purvis): Road transport accidents.

Jacques Barrot (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by John Purvis and Agnes Schierhuber.

Question 47 (Dimitrios Papadimoulis): Proposal for a directive for port services.

Jacques Barrot (Member of the Commission) answered the question and a supplementary by Dimitrios Papadimoulis.

Question 48 (Georgios Papastamkos): Transport network in Southeast Europe.

Jacques Barrot (Member of the Commission) answered the question and a supplementary by Georgios Papastamkos.

Question 49 (Ignasi Guardans Cambó): Rail transport liberalisation.

Jacques Barrot (Member of the Commission) answered the question and a supplementary by Ignasi Guardans Cambó.

Question 50 (Ewa Hedkvist Petersen): Proposal for a directive on mandatory daytime running lights.

Jacques Barrot (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Ewa Hedkvist Petersen and Gay Mitchell.

Question 51 (Marta Vincenzi): 2004/TREN/052.

Jacques Barrot (Member of the Commission) answered the question and a supplementary by Marta Vincenzi.

Question 52 (Richard Howitt): The rights of passengers with reduced mobility when travelling by air.

Jacques Barrot (Member of the Commission) answered the question and a supplementary by Richard Howitt.

Questions 53 to 54 would receive written answers.

Question 55 (Mairead McGuinness): Less-Favoured Areas.

Mariann Fischer Boel (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Mairead McGuinness, Liam Aylward and Agnes Schierhuber.

Question 56 (Michl Ebner): Definition of mountain areas and mountain forests.

Mariann Fischer Boel answered the question and a supplementary by Michl Ebner.

Question 57 (Liam Aylward): Irish sugar factories.

Mariann Fischer Boel answered the question and supplementaries by Liam Aylward, Åsa Westlund and Brian Crowley.

Mairead McGuinness spoke.

Question 58 (Åsa Westlund): Measures in support of the forestry industry.

Mariann Fischer Boel answered the question and supplementaries by Åsa Westlund and David Martin.

Questions which had not been answered for lack of time would receive written answers.

Commission Question Time closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 19.10 and resumed at 21.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA
Vice-President

16. Driving licences (continuation of debate)

The following spoke: Gary Titley, Armando Dionisi, Jörg Leichtfried, Corien Wortmann-Kool, Marta Vincenzi, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Proinsias De Rossa, Markus Ferber, Avril Doyle, Stanisław Jałowiecki, Dieter-Lebrecht Koch and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 23.02.2005, Item 7.6

17. Pollution from ships ***II (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on ship-source pollution and on the introduction of sanctions for infringements [11964/3/2004 - C6-0157/2004 - 2003/0037(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Corien Wortmann-Kool (A6-0015/2005)

Corien Wortmann-Kool introduced the recommendation for second reading.

Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Willi Piecyk, on behalf of the PSE Group, Josu Ortuondo Larrea, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Simon Busuttil, Robert Evans, Georgios Toussas, John Attard-Montalto, Ewa Hedkvist Petersen, Nikolaos Sifunakis, Jacques Barrot, John Attard-Montalto, who made a personal statement in response to Jacques Barrot's remarks, and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 23.02.2005, Item 7.5

18. River Traffic Information Services ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on harmonised River Traffic Information Services on inland waterways in the Community [COM(2004)0392 - C6-0042/2004 - 2004/0123(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Renate Sommer (A6-0055/2004)

Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

Renate Sommer introduced the report.

The following spoke: Giles Chichester (draftsman of the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Corien Wortmann-Kool, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Ulrich Stockmann, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 23.02.2005, Item 9.1

19. Recognition of seafarers' certificates ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the recognition of seafarers' certificates issued by the Member States and amending Directive 2001/25/EC [COM(2004)0311 - C6-0033/2004 - 2004/0098(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Robert Evans (A6-0057/2004)

Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

Robert Evans introduced the report.

The following spoke: Antonio López-Istúriz White, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 23.02.2005, Item 9.2

20. Fisheries Control Agency * (debate)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a Community Fisheries Control Agency and amending Regulation (EEC) No 2847/93 establishing a control system applicable to the Common Fisheries Policy [COM(2004)0289 - C6-0021/2004 - 2004/0108(CNS)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Elspeth Attwooll (A6-0022/2005)

Joe Borg (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Elspeth Attwooll introduced the report.

The following spoke: Albert Jan Maat, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Heinz Kindermann, on behalf of the PSE Group, Graham Booth, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, James Hugh Allister, Non-attached Member, Carmen Fraga Estévez, Rosa Miguélez Ramos, Struan Stevenson, Paulo Casaca, Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Catherine Stihler and Joe Borg.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 23.02.2005, Item 9.3

21. Fish by-catch (debate)

Oral question by Philippe Morillon, on behalf of the PECH Committee, to the Commission: International plan of action on bycatch reduction (B6-0010/2005)

Philippe Morillon moved the oral question.

Joe Borg (Member of the Commission) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: Struan Stevenson, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Catherine Stihler, on behalf of the PSE Group, Elspeth Attwooll, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Paulo Casaca and Joe Borg.

The debate closed.

22. Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next sitting had been established ('Agenda' PE 354.151/OJME).

23. Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 0.15.

The following signed:

Adamou, Agnoletto, Allister, Alvaro, Andersson, Andrejevs, Andria, Andrikienė, Angelilli, Antoniozzi, Arif, Ashworth, Atkins, Attard-Montalto, Attwooll, Aubert, Auken, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Baco, Badía i Cutchet, Barsi-Pataky, Batten, Batzeli, Bauer, Beaupuy, Beazley, Becsey, Beer, Beglitis, Belder, Belet, Belohorská, Bennahmias, Beňová, Berend, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlato, Berlinguer, Bersani, Bertinotti, Bielan, Birutis, Blokland, Bloom, Bobošíková, Böge, Bösch, Bonde, Bonino, Bono, Bonsignore, Booth, Borghezio, Borrell Fontelles, Bourlanges, Bowis, Bozkurt, Bradbourn, Mihael Brejc, Brepoels, Breyer, Březina, Brie, Brok, Brunetta, Budreikaitė, van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Bullmann, van den Burg, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Busquin, Busuttil, Buzek, Calabuig Rull, Callanan, Camre, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carlshamre, Carnero González, Carollo, Casa, Casaca, Cashman, Caspary, Castex, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Catania, Cavada, Cederschiöld, Cercas, Chatzimarkakis, Chichester, Chiesa, Chmielewski, Christensen, Chruszcz, Claeys, Clark, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cohn-Bendit, Corbett, Corbey, Cornillet, Correia, António Costa, Costa, Cottigny, Coveney, Cramer, Crowley, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Ryszard Czarnecki, Daul, Davies, de Brún, Degutis, Dehaene, De Keyser, Del Turco, Demetriou, De Michelis, De Poli, Deprez, De Rossa, De Sarnez, Descamps, Désir, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, De Vits, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dičkutė, Díez González, Dillen, Dimitrakopoulos, Dionisi, Di Pietro, Dobolyi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Douay, Dover, Doyle, Drčar Murko, Duchoň, Dührkop Dührkop, Duff, Duin, Duka-Zólyomi, Duquesne, Ebner, Ehler, Ek, El Khadraoui, Elles, Esteves, Estrela, Ettl, Eurlings, Jillian Evans, Jonathan Evans, Robert Evans, Fajmon, Falbr, Farage, Fatuzzo, Fava, Fazakas, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández Martín, Anne Ferreira, Elisa Ferreira, Figueiredo, Fjellner, Flasarová, Flautre, Fontaine, Ford, Fotyga, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, Frassoni, 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