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Wednesday, 14 June 2006 - Strasbourg
1.Opening of sitting
 2.European Council (Brussels, 15-16 June 2006) (debate)
 3.Welcome
 4.Voting time
  
4.1.European enforcement order * (Rule 131) (vote)
  
4.2.European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction ***I (vote)
  
4.3.Protection of personal data * (vote)
  
4.4.Pandemic influenza preparedness and response planning in the European Community (vote)
  
4.5.Implications of Case C-176/03 (vote)
  
4.6.Non-discrimination and equal opportunities for all (vote)
  
4.7.Bulgaria and Romania (European Council of 15-16 June 2006) (vote)
  
4.8.Next steps for the period of reflection (vote)
 5.Explanations of vote
 6.Corrections to votes and voting intentions
 7.Approval of Minutes of previous sitting
 8.Sustainable development strategy (debate)
 9.Increase in racist and homophobic violence in Europe (debate)
 10.Small arms (debate)
 11.Question Time (Council)
 12.Common rules in the field of civil aviation security***I (debate)
 13.Deployment of the European rail signalling system (debate)
 14.Inshore fishing (debate)
 15.Level 2 implementing measures for Directive 2004/39/EC (MIFID) (debate)
 16.Agenda for next sitting
 17.Closure of sitting
 ATTENDANCE REGISTER


IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES
President

1. Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 9.00.


2. European Council (Brussels, 15-16 June 2006) (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Preparation for the European Council, including the next steps in the period of reflection

Oral question (O-0033/2006) by Jo Leinen, on behalf of the AFCO Committee, to the Commission: The next steps for the period of reflection (B6-0208/2006)

Hans Winkler (President-in-Office of the Council) and José Manuel Barroso (President of the Commission) made the statements.

Jo Leinen moved the oral question.

Margot Wallström (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the oral question.

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, Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group, Jens-Peter Bonde, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Hans-Peter Martin, Non-attached Member, and Othmar Karas.

IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT
Vice-President

The following spoke: Jan Marinus Wiersma, Silvana Koch-Mehrin, Johannes Voggenhuber, Gabriele Zimmer, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Timothy Kirkhope, Hannes Swoboda, Karin Riis-Jørgensen, Pierre Jonckheer, Erik Meijer, Konrad Szymański, Bastiaan Belder, Roger Helmer, Gerardo Galeote, Robert Goebbels, Andrew Duff, Bernat Joan i Marí, Jonas Sjöstedt, Roger Knapman, Mario Borghezio, Jacques Toubon, Magda Kósáné Kovács, Bronisław Geremek, Georgios Karatzaferis, Jana Bobošíková, Antonio Tajani, Harlem Désir, Karin Resetarits, Nils Lundgren, Paweł Bartłomiej Piskorski, Bogusław Sonik, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Markus Ferber, Genowefa Grabowska, Íñigo Méndez de Vigo, Achille Occhetto, Tunne Kelam, Stavros Lambrinidis, Geoffrey Van Orden, Richard Corbett, Margie Sudre, Carlos Carnero González, Francisco José Millán Mon, Riitta Myller, Alexander Stubb, Zsolt László Becsey, Charles Tannock, Hubert Pirker, Panayiotis Demetriou, Hans Winkler and José Manuel Barroso.

Motions for resolution tabled to wind up the debate under Rules 103(2) and 108(5):

Bulgaria and Romania (European Council of 15 and 16 June 2006)

- André Brie, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the preparedness for EU membership of Bulgaria and Romania (B6-0343/2006),

- Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Joost Lagendijk, Milan Horáček and Elly de Groen-Kouwenhoven, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the preparation of the European Council of 15-16 June 2006 (B6-0344/2006),

- Nicholson of Winterbourne and Alexander Lambsdorff, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (B6-0345/2006),

- Geoffrey Van Orden, Elmar Brok, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra and Francisco José Millán Mon, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (B6-0346/2006),

- Konrad Szymański and Inese Vaidere, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the accession process of Bulgaria and Romania (B6-0347/2006),

- Martin Schulz, Jan Marinus Wiersma, Hannes Swoboda, Pierre Moscovici and Alexandra Dobolyi, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (B6-0348/2006).

Next steps in the period of reflection (European Council of 15 and 16 June 2006)

- Jo Leinen, on behalf of the AFCO Committee, on the next steps for the period of reflection and analysis on the Future of Europe (B6-0327/2006).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 14.06.2006, Item 4.7 and Minutes of 14.06.2006, Item 4.8.


3. Welcome

On behalf of Parliament, the President welcomed Mr K.P. Sharma Oli, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Nepal, who had taken his seat in the distinguished visitors' gallery.


IN THE CHAIR: Pierre MOSCOVICI
Vice-President

4. Voting time

Details of voting (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in the 'Results of votes' annex to the Minutes.


4.1. European enforcement order * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the initiative by the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Sweden for adoption of a Council framework decision on the European enforcement order and the transfer of sentenced persons between Member States of the European Union [07307/2005 - C6-0139/2005 - 2005/0805(CNS)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Ioannis Varvitsiotis (A6-0187/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 1)

INITIATIVE, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0256)


4.2. European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction [COM(2005)0399 - C6-0256/2005 - 2005/0166(COD)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Frieda Brepoels (A6-0124/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 2)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0257)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0257)


4.3. Protection of personal data * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council framework decision on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial co-operation in criminal matters [COM(2005)0475 - C6-0436/2005 - 2005/0202(CNS)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Martine Roure (A6-0192/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 3)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Martine Roure (rapporteur) pointed out an error in the motion for a resolution and moved an oral amendment to amendment 29, which was incorporated.

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2006)0258)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Martine Roure moved the postponement of the vote on the draft legislative resolution under Rule 53(2).

Parliament approved the request.

The matter was thereby deemed to be referred back to the committee responsible.


4.4. Pandemic influenza preparedness and response planning in the European Community (vote)

Report on pandemic influenza preparedness and response planning in the European Community [2006/2062(INI)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Adamos Adamou (A6-0176/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 4)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0259)


4.5. Implications of Case C-176/03 (vote)

Report on the consequences of the judgment of the Court of 13 September 2005 (Case C-176/03 - Commission v Council) [2006/2007(INI)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Giuseppe Gargani (A6-0172/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 5)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0260)


4.6. Non-discrimination and equal opportunities for all (vote)

Report on a framework strategy for non-discrimination and equal opportunities for all [2005/2191(INI)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Tatjana Ždanoka (A6-0189/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 6)

The following spoke: Alessandra Mussolini, to make a personal statement (the President cut her off, as her remarks did not constitute a personal statement).

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0261)


4.7. Bulgaria and Romania (European Council of 15-16 June 2006) (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0343/2006, B6-0344/2006, B6-0345/2006, B6-0346/2006, B6-0347/2006 and B6-0348/2006

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 7)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0343/2006

(replacing B6-0343/2006, B6-0345/2006, B6-0346/2006, B6-0347/2006 and B6-0348/2006):

tabled by the following Members:

Elmar Brok, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Geoffrey Van Orden and Francisco José Millán Mon, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Martin Schulz, Jan Marinus Wiersma, Hannes Swoboda, Pierre Moscovici and Alexandra Dobolyi, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Nicholson of Winterbourne and Alexander Lambsdorff, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

André Brie and Miloslav Ransdorf, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

Konrad Szymański and Inese Vaidere, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0262)

(Motion for a resolution B6-0344/2006 fell.)

The following spoke on the vote:

- José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 6, which was incorporated.


4.8. Next steps for the period of reflection (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0327/2006

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 8)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0263)

The following spoke on the vote:

- Gerard Batten, who questioned the validity of the vote under Rule 35 (the President cut him off, as that Rule only applied to Commission proposals or other legislative documents);

- Brian Crowley and Dirk Sterckx on the conduct of the vote on the second part of amendment 2.


5. 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: Ioannis Varvitsiotis - A6-0187/2006

- Bruno Gollnisch

Report: Martine Roure - A6-0192/2006

- Andreas Mölzer

Report: Giuseppe Gargani - A6-0172/2006

- Frank Vanhecke

Report: Tatjana Ždanoka - A6-0189/2006

- Lasse Lehtinen, Frank Vanhecke, Philip Claeys

Bulgaria and Romania (European Council of 15-16 June 2006) - RC-B6-0343/2006

- Andreas Mölzer

The next steps for the period of reflection (European Council of 15 and 16 June 2006) - B6-0327/2006

- Frank Vanhecke

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Brian Crowley spoke on the conduct of the vote on the motion for a resolution on the period of reflection (B6-0327/2006).


6. Corrections to votes and voting intentions

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 the 'Result of roll-call votes' annex.

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.

Voting intentions:

The Presidency had been notified of the following voting intentions (in respect of votes that had not been cast):

Report: Giuseppe Gargani - A6-0172/2006

- paragraph 2

   in favour: Lissy Gröner

- paragraph 4

   in favour: Rainer Wieland

- resolution (as a whole)

   in favour: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Anders Wijkman

Report: Tatjana Ždanoka - A6-0189/2006

- resolution (as a whole)

   in favour: Mathieu Grosch

Next steps in the period of reflection - B6-0327/2006

- amendment 1

   against: John Attard-Montalto

- paragraph 2, second part

   in favour: John Attard-Montalto, Hubert Pirker, Alain Lipietz, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou

   against: Jeffrey Titford

- amendment 11

   in favour: Claude Turmes

- paragraph 7, second part

   in favour: Inger Segelström

   against: Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou

- resolution (as a whole)

   in favour: Zita Pleštinská

Maria Berger had informed the Presidency that she had not taken part in the first few votes as her voting machine was not working.


(The sitting was suspended at 13.20 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Janusz ONYSZKIEWICZ
Vice-President

7. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.


8. Sustainable development strategy (debate)

Oral question (O-0041/2006) by Anders Wijkman, John Bowis and Karl-Heinz Florenz, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, to the Council: Sustainable Development Strategy (B6-0209/2006)

Oral question (O-0042/2006) by Anders Wijkman, John Bowis and Karl-Heinz Florenz, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, to the Commission: Sustainable Development Strategy (B6-0210/2006)

Oral question (O-0043/2006) by Chris Davies, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to the Council: Sustainable Development Strategy (B6-0211/2006)

Oral question (O-0044/2006) by Chris Davies, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to the Commission: Sustainable Development Strategy (B6-0212/2006)

Oral question (O-0045/2006) by Satu Hassi, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, to the Council: Sustainable Development Strategy (B6-0213/2006)

Oral question (O-0046/2006) by Satu Hassi, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, to the Commission: Sustainable Development Strategy (B6-0214/2006)

Oral question (O-0047/2006) by Adamos Adamou and Jonas Sjöstedt, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to the Council: Sustainable Development Strategy (B6-0215/2006)

Oral question (O-0048/2006) by Adamos Adamou and Jonas Sjöstedt, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to the Commission: Sustainable Development Strategy (B6-0216/2006)

Oral question (O-0050/2006) by Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, to the Council: Sustainable Development Strategy (B6-0217/2006)

Oral question (O-0051/2006) by Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, to the Commission: Sustainable Development Strategy (B6-0218/2006)

Oral question (O-0052/2006) by Guido Sacconi, on behalf of the PSE Group, to the Council: Sustainable Development (B6-0219/2006)

Oral question (O-0053/2006) by Guido Sacconi, on behalf of the PSE Group, to the Commission: Sustainable Development (B6-0220/2006)

Oral question (O-0056/2006) by Liam Aylward, on behalf of the UEN Group, to the Council: Sustainable Development Strategy (B6-0222/2006)

Oral question (O-0057/2006) by Liam Aylward, on behalf of the UEN Group, to the Commission: Sustainable Development Strategy (B6-0223/2006)

Anders Wijkman moved oral questions B6-0209/2006 and B6-0210/2006.

Chris Davies moved oral questions B6-0211/2006 and B6-0212/2006.

Satu Hassi moved oral questions B6-0213/2006 and B6-0214/2006.

Adamos Adamou moved oral questions B6-0215/2006 and B6-0216/2006.

Johannes Blokland moved oral questions B6-0217/2006 and B6-0218/2006.

Guido Sacconi moved oral questions B6-0219/2006 and B6-0220/2006.

Alessandro Foglietta (deputising for the author) moved oral questions B6-0222/2006 and B6-0223/2006.

Josef Pröll (President-in-Office of the Council) answered oral questions B6-0209/2006, B6-0211/2006, B6-0213/2006, B6-0215/2006, B6-0217/2006, B6-0219/2006 and B6-0222/2006.

Joe Borg (Member of the Commission) answered oral questions B6-0210/2006, B6-0212/2006, B6-0214/2006, B6-0216/2006, B6-0218/2006, B6-0220/2006 and B6-0223/2006.

The following spoke: Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Riitta Myller, on behalf of the PSE Group, Fiona Hall, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Michael Henry Nattrass, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Alessandro Battilocchio, Non-attached Member, Françoise Grossetête, Gyula Hegyi, Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf, Jean-Claude Martinez, Charlotte Cederschiöld, Britta Thomsen, Marie Anne Isler Béguin and András Gyürk.

IN THE CHAIR: Ingo FRIEDRICH
Vice-President

The following spoke: Carl Schlyter, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Josef Pröll and Joe Borg.

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

- Karl-Heinz Florenz, John Bowis, Anders Wijkman and Françoise Grossetête, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Anne Ferreira and Guido Sacconi, on behalf of the PSE Group, Chris Davies, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Satu Hassi, Elisabeth Schroedter, Carl Schlyter and Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jonas Sjöstedt, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Liam Aylward, Alessandro Foglietta and Adriana Poli Bortone, on behalf of the UEN Group, Johannes Blokland, on the revised sustainable development strategy (B6-0335/2006).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 15.06.2006, Item 9.9.


9. Increase in racist and homophobic violence in Europe (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Increase in racist and homophobic violence in Europe

Hans Winkler (President-in-Office of the Council) and Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Patrick Gaubert, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martin Schulz, 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, Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Wojciech Roszkowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Bogdan Pęk, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Maciej Marian Giertych, Non-attached Member, Bogusław Sonik, Martine Roure, Frédérique Ries, Bairbre de Brún, Eoin Ryan, Urszula Krupa, Frank Vanhecke, Alexander Stubb, Józef Pinior, Mojca Drčar Murko, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Jan Tadeusz Masiel, Michael Cashman, Sarah Ludford, Kader Arif, Claude Moraes, Hélène Goudin, Hans Winkler and Vladimír Špidla.

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

- Patrick Gaubert, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on racially motivated attacks in the European Union (B6-0328/2006),

- Brian Crowley and Romano Maria La Russa, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the increase in racist violence in Europe (B6-0329/2006),

- Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the increase in racist violence in Europe (B6-0330/2006),

- Sophia in 't Veld, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the increase in racist and homophobic violence in Europe (B6-0331/2006),

- Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Monica Frassoni, Jean Lambert, Gisela Kallenbach and Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on racist and homophobic violence (B6-0332/2006),

- Martine Roure, Lissy Gröner, Michael Cashman and Claude Moraes, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the increase in racist and homophobic rhetoric and violence in Europe (B6-0333/2006).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 15.06.2006, Item 9.10.


10. Small arms (debate)

Oral question (O-0014/2006) by Elmar Brok and Karl von Wogau, on behalf of the AFET Committee, to the Council: The European Union and the UN 2006 Review Conference on Small Arms (B6-0225/2006)

Oral question (O-0015/2006) by Elmar Brok and Karl von Wogau, on behalf of the AFET Committee, to the Commission: The European Union and the UN 2006 Review Conference on Small Arms (B6-0226/2006)

Raül Romeva i Rueda (deputising for the authors) moved the oral questions.

Hans Winkler (President-in-Office of the Council) answered question B6-0225/2006.

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS
Vice-President

Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission) answered question B6-0226/2006.

The following spoke: Geoffrey Van Orden, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Ana Maria Gomes, on behalf of the PSE Group, Tobias Pflüger, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, and Richard Howitt.

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

- Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the AFET Committee, on small arms and light weapons, with a view to the 2006 Review Conference on the United Nations Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All its Aspects, and towards the establishment of an International Arms Trade Treaty (B6-0334/2006).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 15.06.2006, Item 9.11.


11. Question Time (Council)

Parliament considered a number of questions to the Council (B6-0224/2006).

Part one

Question 1 (Bernd Posselt): Accession negotiations with Croatia.

Hans Winkler (President-in-Office of the Council) answered the question and supplementaries by Bernd Posselt, Reinhard Rack and Andreas Mölzer.

Question 2 (Robert Evans): Trafficking in human organs and tissues.

Hans Winkler answered the question and a supplementary by Richard Howitt (deputising for the author).

Question 3 (Gay Mitchell): Iran's nuclear ambitions.

Hans Winkler answered the question and supplementaries by Gay Mitchell, Piia-Noora Kauppi and Andreas Mölzer.

Question 4 (Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez): Strategy for Africa, development and migration.

Hans Winkler answered the question and supplementaries by Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, Gay Mitchell and Reinhard Rack.

Question 5 (Laima Liucija Andrikienė): Future EU policy in connection with the recently signed ageement between the EU and Russia on visa facilitation.

Hans Winkler answered the question and supplementaries by Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Justas Vincas Paleckis and Alexander Stubb.

Part two

Question 6 (Fiona Hall): Sustainable biofuel production.

Question 7 (Agnes Schierhuber): Biomass and biofuels.

Josef Pröll (President-in-Office of the Council) answered the questions and supplementaries by Fiona Hall, Agnes Schierhuber, Georgios Papastamkos, Glenis Willmott and Andreas Mölzer.

Question 8 had been withdrawn.

Question 9 (Othmar Karas): Pollutant emissions from cars.

Josef Pröll answered the question and supplementaries by Othmar Karas and Paul Rübig.

Question 10 (Seán Ó Neachtain): Support for forestry programmes in Europe.

Josef Pröll answered the question and a supplementary by Seán Ó Neachtain.

Question 11 (Emanuel Jardim Fernandes): European forestry strategy.

Josef Pröll answered the question and supplementaries by Emanuel Jardim Fernandes and Reinhard Rack.

Question 12 (Péter Olajos): Foaming of the River Rába.

Josef Pröll answered the question and supplementaries by Péter Olajos and Paul Rübig.

Question 13 (Antonios Trakatellis): Implementation of environmental protection of the Mediterranean in the EU and the Mediterranean countries by means of the partnership agreements and the Barcelona Process.

Josef Pröll answered the question and a supplementary by Antonios Trakatellis.

Questions which had not been answered for lack of time would receive written answers (see annex to the Verbatim Report of Proceedings).

Council Question Time closed.


(The sitting was suspended at 19.15 and resumed at 21.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Luigi COCILOVO
Vice-President

12. Common rules in the field of civil aviation security***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules in the field of civil aviation security [COM(2005)0429 - C6-0290/2005 - 2005/0191(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0194/2006)

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

Paolo Costa introduced the report.

The following spoke: Romano Maria La Russa (draftsman of the opinion of the LIBE Committee), Philip Bradbourn, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Saïd El Khadraoui, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Erik Meijer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Georg Jarzembowski, Inger Segelström, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Stanisław Jałowiecki, Inés Ayala Sender, Christine De Veyrac, Bogusław Liberadzki and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 15.06.2006, Item 9.4.


13. Deployment of the European rail signalling system (debate)

Report on the deployment of the European rail signalling system ERTMS/ETCS [2005/2168(INI)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Michael Cramer (A6-0183/2006)

Michael Cramer introduced the report.

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

The following spoke: Georg Jarzembowski, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Jörg Leichtfried, on behalf of the PSE Group, Dirk Sterckx, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Erik Meijer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, and Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA
Vice-President

The following spoke: Reinhard Rack, Gilles Savary, Arūnas Degutis, Marta Vincenzi, Inés Ayala Sender, Saïd El Khadraoui and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 15.06.2006, Item 9.12.


14. Inshore fishing (debate)

Report on inshore fishing and the problems encountered by inshore fishermen [2004/2264(INI)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Seán Ó Neachtain (A6-0141/2006)

Seán Ó Neachtain introduced the report.

Joe Borg (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Teresa Riera Madurell (draftsman of the opinion of the FEMM Committee), Carmen Fraga Estévez, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Rosa Miguélez Ramos, on behalf of the PSE Group, Dirk Sterckx, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Ian Hudghton, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Pedro Guerreiro, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Sebastiano (Nello) Musumeci, on behalf of the UEN Group, James Hugh Allister, Non-attached Member, Neil Parish, Paulo Casaca, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, Iles Braghetto, Stavros Arnaoutakis, Zdzisław Kazimierz Chmielewski, Ioannis Gklavakis and Joe Borg.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 15.06.2006, Item 9.13.


15. Level 2 implementing measures for Directive 2004/39/EC (MIFID) (debate)

Commission statement: Level 2 implementing measures for Directive 2004/39/EC (MIFID)

Joe Borg (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Piia-Noora Kauppi, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Pervenche Berès, on behalf of the PSE Group, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Alexander Radwan, Ieke van den Burg and Joe Borg.

Motion for a resolution tabled to wind up the debate pursuant to Rule 103(2):

- Piia-Noora Kauppi, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Ieke van den Burg and Pervenche Berès, on behalf of the PSE Group, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Alain Lipietz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Sahra Wagenknecht, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Guntars Krasts, on behalf of the UEN Group,on the MiFID draft implementing measures (B6-0371/2006).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 15.06.2006, Item 9.8.


16. Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next sitting had been established ('Agenda' PE 374.611/OJJE).


17. Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 23.55.

Julian Priestley

Miroslav Ouzký

Secretary-General

Vice-President


ATTENDANCE REGISTER

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