IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES
President

1. Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 9.05.

2. 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. Human rights in Western Sahara

- Pasqualina Napoletano, Ana Maria Gomes, Iratxe García Pérez and Karin Scheele, on behalf of the PSE Group, on human rights in Western Sahara (B6-0561/2005);

- Raül Romeva i Rueda, Alyn Smith, Hélène Flautre and Bernat Joan i Marí, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Western Sahara (B6-0566/2005);

- José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra and Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on human rights in Western Sahara (B6-0568/2005);

- Cecilia Malmström and Anneli Jäätteenmäki, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Western Sahara (B6-0571/2005);

- Willy Meyer Pleite, Vittorio Agnoletto, Jonas Sjöstedt, Miguel Portas, Luisa Morgantini, Tobias Pflüger and Pedro Guerreiro, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Western Sahara (B6-0574/2005);

- Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the situation in Western Sahara (B6-0580/2005);

II. Uzbekistan

- Pasqualina Napoletano and Bernadette Bourzai, on behalf of the PSE Group, on Uzbekistan (B6-0563/2005);

- Cem Özdemir and Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Uzbekistan (B6-0564/2005);

- Albert Jan Maat, Simon Coveney and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on Uzbekistan (B6-0569/2005);

- Ona Juknevičienė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Uzbekistan (B6-0572/2005);

- Eva-Britt Svensson and Roberto Musacchio, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the situation in Uzbekistan (B6-0573/2005);

- Cristiana Muscardini, Anna Elzbieta Fotyga, Marcin Libicki and Inese Vaidere, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the human rights situation in Uzbekistan (B6-0579/2005);

III. Case of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche

- Pasqualina Napoletano, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the case of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche (B6-0562/2005);

- Raül Romeva i Rueda and Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Tibet: the case of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche (B6-0565/2005);

- Thomas Mann, Bernd Posselt and Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the case of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche (B6-0567/2005);

- Bill Newton Dunn, Frédérique Ries and Dirk Sterckx, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the case of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche (B6-0570/2005);

- Jonas Sjöstedt and Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the case of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche (B6-0575/2005);

- Marcin Libicki, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the case of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche (B6-0581/2005).

Speaking time would be allocated in accordance with Rule 142.

3. Latest statements by Mr McCreevy on the Vaxholm case (debate)

Statements by José Manuel Barroso and Charlie McCreevy: Latest statements by Mr McCreevy on the Vaxholm case

José Manuel Barroso (President of the Commission) and Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Hans-Gert Poettering, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nils Lundgren, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group, James Hugh Allister, Non-attached Member, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Jan Andersson, Cecilia Malmström, Elisabeth Schroedter, Eva-Britt Svensson, Kathy Sinnott, Roberts Zīle, Gunnar Hökmark, Richard Falbr, Jens-Peter Bonde, Proinsias De Rossa and José Manuel Barroso.

The debate closed.

IN THE CHAIR: Luigi COCILOVO
Vice-President

4. Strategy against an influenza pandemic (debate)

Oral question by Karl-Heinz Florenz, to the Commission (O-0089/2005): Strategy against an influenza pandemic (B6-0334/2005)

Antonios Trakatellis (deputising for the author) moved the oral question.

Markos Kyprianou (Member of the Commission) answered the question (B6-0334/2005).

The following spoke: John Bowis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Phillip Whitehead, on behalf of the PSE Group, Georgs Andrejevs, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Satu Hassi, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Adamos Adamou, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Georgios Karatzaferis, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Alessandro Foglietta, on behalf of the UEN Group, Irena Belohorská, Non-attached Member, Françoise Grossetête, Marie-Noëlle Lienemann, Jules Maaten, Caroline Lucas, Urszula Krupa, Luca Romagnoli, Neil Parish, Dorette Corbey, Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf, Ryszard Czarnecki, Bogusław Sonik, María Sornosa Martínez, María del Pilar Ayuso González, Katerina Batzeli, Avril Doyle, Linda McAvan, Miroslav Mikolášik, Evangelia Tzampazi, Karsten Friedrich Hoppenstedt and Markos Kyprianou.

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 108(5):

- Georgs Andrejevs, Karl-Heinz Florenz and Antonios Trakatellis, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, on the strategy against an influenza pandemic (B6-0548/2005)

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 26.10.2005, Item 3.7.

IN THE CHAIR: Mario MAURO
Vice-President

5. Voting time

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

5.1. EC-Azerbaijan agreement on certain aspects of air services * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Azerbaijan on certain aspects of air services [COM(2005)0060 - C6-0130/2005 - 2005/0011(CNS)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0230/2005).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 1)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2005)0390)

5.2. Draft amending budget No 6/2005 of the European Union for the financial year 2005 (Rule 131) (vote)

Draft amending budget No 6/2005 (Section IV) – Court of Justice [12180/2005 – C6-0304/2005]

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 2)

AMENDMENT

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0391)

5.3. Draft amending budget No 6/2005 (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on Draft amending budget No 6/2005 of the European Union for the financial year 2005, Section IV - Court of Justice, Establishment of the Civil Service Tribunal [12180/2005 - C6-0304/2005 - 2005/2159(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Anne E. Jensen (A6-0306/2005)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 3)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0392)

5.4. Waste shipments***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste [15311/4/2004 - C6-0223/2005 - 2003/0139(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Johannes Blokland (A6-0287/2005)

(Qualified majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 4)

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved as amended (P6_TA(2005)0393)

5.5. Rail freight quality requirements ***I (final vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on compensation in cases of non-compliance with contractual quality requirements for rail freight services [COM(2004)0144 - C6-0004/2004 - 2004/0050(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Roberts Zīle (A6-0171/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 5)

The Commission proposal had been rejected on 28.09.2005 (Minutes of 28.09.2005, Item 7.6) and the matter had been referred back to the committee responsible under Rule 52(3).

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0394)

The rejection of the proposal was thereby confirmed and the procedure brought to a close.

5.6. Lifelong learning ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an integrated action programme in the field of lifelong learning [COM(2004)0474 - C6-0095/2004 - 2004/0153(COD)] - Committee on Culture and Education. Rapporteur: Doris Pack (A6-0267/2005).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 6)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2005)0395)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0395)

The following spoke:

- Antonio Tajani, on his amendment 79.

5.7. Youth in Action ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council creating the "YOUTH IN ACTION" programme for the period 2007-2013 [COM(2004)0471 - C6-0096/2004 - 2004/0152(COD)] - Committee on Culture and Education. Rapporteur: Lissy Gröner (A6-0263/2005).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 7)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2005)0396)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0396)

5.8. Culture 2007 ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Culture 2007 programme (2007-2013) [COM(2004)0469 - C6-0094/2004 - 2004/0150(COD)] - Committee on Culture and Education. Rapporteur: Vasco Graça Moura (A6-0269/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 8)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2005)0397)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0397)

IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES
President

6. Formal sitting - Chile

From 12.00 to 12.30, a formal sitting of Parliament was held on the occasion of the visit of Mr Ricardo Lagos Escobar, President of the Republic of Chile.

IN THE CHAIR: Mario MAURO
Vice-President

7. Voting time (continuation)

7.1. MEDIA 2007 ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and the Council concerning the implementation of a programme of support for the European audiovisual sector (MEDIA 2007) [COM(2004)0470 - C6-0093/2004 - 2004/0151(COD)] - Committee on Culture and Education. Rapporteur: Ruth Hieronymi (A6-0278/2005)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: Annex 1, Item 9)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2005)0398)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2005)0398)

The following spoke:

Phillip Whitehead, who, before the vote, declared a financial interest under Annex I, Article 1(1) to the Rules of Procedure, and pointed out that as a result he would not be taking part in the vote on the report in question.

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.

Oral explanations of vote:

Report: Doris Pack - A6-0267/2005

Michl Ebner

9. Corrections to votes

Corrections to votes appear on the 'Séance en direct' website under 'Votes'/'Results of votes'/ 'Roll-call votes'. They are published in hard copy in Annex 2 to the Minutes, 'Result of roll-call votes'.

The electronic version on Europarl will be regularly updated for a maximum of two weeks after the day of the vote concerned.

After the two-week deadline has passed, the list of corrections to votes will be finalised so that it can be translated and published in the Official Journal.

Members present but not voting:

Hiltrud Breyer and Ana Maria Gomes had informed the Chair that they had not been able to vote – except on the Ruth Hieronymi report (A6-0278/2005) – owing to a problem with their voting cards.

Phillip Whitehead declared a financial interest under Annex I, Article 1(1) to the Rules of Procedure, and as a result did not vote on the the Ruth Hieronymi report (A6-0278/2005).

(The sitting was suspended at 12.40 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT
Vice-President

10. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

Erika Mann had informed the Presidency that she had been present but that her name was not on the attendance register.

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

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The following spoke: Erika Mann, who asked that the President write a letter expressing Parliament's sympathy for the Mexican people, who had suffered as a result of Hurricane Wilma. She also asked that the President should look at the possibilities of providing the required aid to Mexico via the EC-Mexico free trade agreement (the President noted her remarks).

(The sitting was suspended at 15.05 pending the arrival of Olli Rehn (Member of the Commission). It resumed at 15. 10.)

11. Progress towards accession by Bulgaria and Romania (debate)

Commission statement: Progress towards accession by Bulgaria and Romania

Olli Rehn (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

Roger Knapman mentioned the fact that the Commission had arrived late (the President cut him off).

The following spoke: Elmar Brok, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Pierre Moscovici, on behalf of the PSE Group, Alexander Lambsdorff, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Joost Lagendijk, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Erik Meijer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Salvatore Tatarella, on behalf of the UEN Group, Jan Tadeusz Masiel, Non-attached Member, Geoffrey Van Orden, Jan Marinus Wiersma, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Christopher Beazley, who expressed his disappointment that the Council was absent, and Milan Horáček.

IN THE CHAIR: Miroslav OUZKÝ
Vice-President

The following spoke: Jaromír Kohlíček, Roger Knapman, Andreas Mölzer, Francisco José Millán Mon, Hannes Swoboda, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Elly de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Athanasios Pafilis, Nils Lundgren, Koenraad Dillen, Kinga Gál, Catherine Guy-Quint, Luciana Sbarbati, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Hans-Peter Martin, David Casa, Alexandra Dobolyi, Cecilia Malmström, Anna Ibrisagic, Helmut Kuhne, István Szent-Iványi, Guido Podestà, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, Árpád Duka-Zólyomi, Józef Pinior, Ivo Strejček, Panagiotis Beglitis, Camiel Eurlings, Libor Rouček, Péter Olajos, Georgios Papastamkos, Michl Ebner, Ioannis Varvitsiotis, Mairead McGuinness, Bernd Posselt and Olli Rehn.

IN THE CHAIR: Sylvia-Yvonne KAUFMANN
Vice-President

The debate closed.

12. Question Time (Commission)

Parliament considered a number of questions to the Commission (B6-0332/2005).

Part one

Question 47 (Linda McAvan): Air passenger rights.

Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Linda McAvan, Richard Corbett and Paul Rübig.

Question 48 (João de Deus Pinheiro): Competition in the gas and electricity sectors.

Neelie Kroes (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by João de Deus Pinheiro, Paul Rübig and José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil.

Antonio Masip Hidalgo spoke.

Question 49 (Georgios Toussas): Price of oil.

Neelie Kroes answered the question and supplementaries by Georgios Toussas and Antonio Masip Hidalgo.

Part two

Question 50 (Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou): The problem of waste and how to deal with it.

Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Mairead McGuinness and Gay Mitchell.

Question 51 (Sarah Ludford): Urban Waste Water Directive infringement procedings against the UK.

Stavros Dimas answered the question and a supplementary by Sarah Ludford.

Question 52 (Dimitrios Papadimoulis): Sewage sludge and biological treatment plant at Psyttalia.

Stavros Dimas answered the question and supplementaries by Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Georgios Papastamkos and Josu Ortuondo Larrea.

Questions 53 to 59 would receive written answers.

Question 60 (Sajjad Karim): EU-Israel Association Agreement.

Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) answered the question and supplementaries by Sajjad Karim, David Martin and Jonas Sjöstedt.

Question 61 lapsed as its author was absent.

Question 62 (Bernd Posselt): South Caucasus and Caspian Sea.

Benita Ferrero-Waldner answered the question and supplementaries by Bernd Posselt and Justas Vincas Paleckis.

Question 63 (Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis): Situation with regard to EU funding in Tunisia.

Benita Ferrero-Waldner answered the question and a supplementary by Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis.

Questions 64 to 72 would receive written answers.

Questions 73, 74 and 78 fell as the questioners were absent.

Question 75 (Ioannis Gklavakis): Possibility of sponge fishing.

Joe Borg (Member of the Commission) answered the question and a supplementary by Ioannis Gklavakis.

Christopher Beazley spoke on the conduct of Question Time.

Question 76 (Mairead McGuinness): The impact of the use of driftnets on salmon stocks in European waters.

Joe Borg answered the question and supplementaries by Mairead McGuinness and David Martin.

Question 77 (María Isabel Salinas García): Non-compliance with fisheries rules in the Mediterranean.

Joe Borg answered the question and a supplementary by María Isabel Salinas García.

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

Commission Question Time closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 19.25 and resumed at 21.00.)

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

13. Patents for biotechnological inventions (debate)

Commission statement: Patents for biotechnological inventions

Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Peter Liese, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Maria Berger, on behalf of the PSE Group, Diana Wallis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Hiltrud Breyer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Marcin Libicki, on behalf of the UEN Group, Manuel Medina Ortega, Patrizia Toia, Maciej Marian Giertych, Andrzej Jan Szejna and Kathy Sinnott.

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 103(2):

- Diana Wallis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on patents for biotechnological inventions (B6-0551/2005);

- Maria Berger, on behalf of the PSE Group, on patents for biotechnological inventions (B6-0552/2005);

- Hiltrud Breyer and Margrete Auken, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the legal protection of biotechnological inventions (B6-0553/2005);

-Klaus-Heiner Lehne, Jaime Mayor Oreja, Miroslav Mikolášik, Peter Liese and Giuseppe Gargani, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on patents for biotechnological inventions (B6-0554/2005);

- Brian Crowley, Rolandas Pavilionis and Marcin Libicki, on behalf of the UEN Group, on patents for biotechnological inventions (B6-0555/2005);

- Umberto Guidoni, Marco Rizzo, Ilda Figueiredo, Pedro Guerreiro and Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on legal protection of biotechnological inventions (B6-0556/2005);

- Bastiaan Belder, Johannes Blokland, Kathy Sinnott, Maciej Marian Giertych, Patrick Louis, Mario Borghezio, Matteo Salvini and Francesco Enrico Speroni, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, on the patenting of biotechnological inventions (B6-0557/2005).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 26.10.2005, Item 3.8.

14. Fight against organised crime * (debate)

Report on the proposal for a Council framework decision on the fight against organised crime [COM(2005)0006 - C6-0061/2005 - 2005/0003(CNS)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Bill Newton Dunn (A6-0277/2005)

Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

Bill Newton Dunn introduced the report.

The following spoke: Manfred Weber, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martine Roure, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Johannes Voggenhuber, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Giusto Catania, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, James Hugh Allister, Non-attached Member, Carlos Coelho, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Alexander Stubb, Franco Frattini and Giusto Catania on James Hugh Allister's remarks.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 26.10.2005, Item 3.6.

15. Economic migration (debate)

Report on an EU approach to managing economic migration [COM(2004)0811 - 2005/2059(INI)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Ewa Klamt (A6-0286/2005)

Ewa Klamt introduced the report.

Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Gabriele Zimmer (draftsman of the opinion of the DEVE Committee), Danutė Budreikaitė (draftsman of the opinion of the INTA Committee), Anna Záborská (draftsman of the opinion of the FEMM Committee), Carlos Coelho, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Adeline Hazan, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sophia in 't Veld, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jean Lambert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Giusto Catania, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Jan Tadeusz Masiel, Non-attached Member, Patrick Gaubert and Martine Roure.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 26.10.2005, Item 3.9.

16. Trans-European transport networks and energy ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council determining the general rules for the granting of Community financial aid in the field of the trans-european transport networks and energy and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2236/95 [COM(2004)0475 - C6-0086/2004 - 2004/0154(COD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Mario Mauro (A6-0283/2005)

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

Mario Mauro introduced the report.

The following spoke: Ingeborg Gräßle, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Herbert Bösch, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sepp Kusstatscher, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jacky Henin, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Sylwester Chruszcz, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Anna Elzbieta Fotyga, on behalf of the UEN Group, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, Non-attached Member, Stanisław Jałowiecki, Gilles Savary, Eva Lichtenberger, Bairbre de Brún, Alessandro Battilocchio and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 26.10.2005, Item 3.4.

17. Food additives ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 95/2/EC on food additives other than colours and sweeteners and Directive 94/35/EC on sweeteners for use in foodstuffs [COM(2004)0650 - C6-0139/2004 - 2004/0237(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Mojca Drčar Murko (A6-0191/2005)

Markos Kyprianou (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Mojca Drčar Murko introduced the report.

The following spoke: María del Pilar Ayuso González, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Åsa Westlund, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Christa Klaß and Markos Kyprianou.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 26.10.2005, Item 3.5.

18. Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next sitting had been established ('Agenda' PE 364.061/OJME).

19. Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 24.00.

The following signed:

Adamou, Agnoletto, Albertini, Allister, Alvaro, Andersson, Andrejevs, Andria, Andrikienė, Angelilli, Antoniozzi, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ashworth, Atkins, Attard-Montalto, Attwooll, Aubert, Audy, Auken, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Ayuso González, Bachelot-Narquin, Baco, Badia I Cutchet, Barón Crespo, Barsi-Pataky, Batten, Battilocchio, Batzeli, Bauer, Beaupuy, Beazley, Becsey, Beer, Beglitis, Belder, Belet, Belohorská, Beňová, Berend, Berès, van den Berg, Berger, Berlato, Berlinguer, Berman, Bertinotti, Bielan, Birutis, Blokland, Bloom, Bobošíková, Bösch, Bonde, Bonino, Bono, Bonsignore, Booth, Borghezio, Borrell Fontelles, Bourlanges, Bourzai, Bowis, Bowles, Bozkurt, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Mihael Brejc, Brepoels, Breyer, Březina, Brie, Brok, Brunetta, Budreikaitė, van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Bullmann, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Busquin, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Camre, Capoulas Santos, Carlotti, Carlshamre, Carnero González, Carollo, Casa, Casaca, Caspary, Castex, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Catania, Cavada, Cederschiöld, Cercas, Chatzimarkakis, Chichester, Chiesa, Chmielewski, Christensen, Chruszcz, Cirino Pomicino, Claeys, Clark, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cohn-Bendit, Corbett, Corbey, Cornillet, Correia, Costa, Cottigny, Coveney, Cramer, Crowley, Ryszard Czarnecki, D'Alema, Daul, Davies, de Brún, Degutis, Dehaene, Demetriou, De Michelis, Deprez, De Rossa, De Sarnez, Descamps, Désir, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, De Vits, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Didžiokas, Díez González, Dillen, Dimitrakopoulos, Dionisi, Dobolyi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Douay, Dover, Doyle, Drčar Murko, Duchoň, Dührkop Dührkop, Duff, Duka-Zólyomi, Duquesne, Ebner, Ehler, Ek, El Khadraoui, Elles, Esteves, Estrela, Ettl, Eurlings, Jillian Evans, Jonathan Evans, Robert Evans, Fajmon, Falbr, Farage, Fatuzzo, Fazakas, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández Martín, Anne Ferreira, Elisa Ferreira, Figueiredo, Fjellner, Flasarová, Flautre, Foglietta, Ford, Fotyga, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, Frassoni, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, 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Abadjiev Dimitar, Ali Nedzhmi, Anastase Roberta Alma, Arabadjiev Alexander, Athanasiu Alexandru, Bărbuleţiu Tiberiu, Becşenescu Dumitru, Bliznashki Georgi, Buruiană Aprodu Daniela, Cappone Maria, Christova Christina Velcheva, Ciornei Silvia, Cioroianu Adrian Mihai, Corlăţean Titus, Coşea Dumitru Gheorghe Mircea, Creţu Corina, Creţu Gabriela, Dimitrov Martin, Dîncu Vasile, Duca Viorel Senior, Dumitrescu Cristian, Ganţ Ovidiu Victor, Hogea Vlad Gabriel, Husmenova Filiz, Iacob Ridzi Monica Maria, Ilchev Stanimir, Ivanova Iglika, Kazak Tchetin, Kelemen Atilla Béla Ladislau, Kirilov Evgeni, Kónya-Hamar Sándor, Marinescu Marian-Jean, Mihăescu Eugen, Morţun Alexandru Ioan, Nicolae Şerban, Paparizov Atanas Atanassov, Parvanova Antonyia, Paşcu Ioan Mircea, Petre Maria, Podgorean Radu, Popa Nicolae Vlad, Popeangă Petre, Sârbu Daciana Octavia, Severin Adrian, Shouleva Lydia, Silaghi Ovidiu Ioan, Sofianski Stefan, Stoyanov Dimitar, Szabó Károly Ferenc, Tîrle Radu, Vigenin Kristian, Zgonea Valeriu Ştefan