IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS
Vice-President

1. Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 10.00.

The following spoke: Richard Corbett, who pointed out that he, along with other Members, had tabled a written declaration on the Bureau's reversal of the complete ban on smoking on Parliament's premises.

The relevant departments and the President had notified him that the written declaration was inadmissible as it pertained to an internal Parliament matter. Mr Corbett called for the matter to be referred to the AFCO Committee in order for that committee to provide an interpretation of the provisions of the relevant Rule (Rule 116) (the President agreed to proceed as Mr Corbett suggested).

2. Documents received

The following documents had been received:

1) from the Council and Commission

- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning meat and livestock statistics (COM(2007)0129 - C6-0099/2007 - 2007/0051(COD))

- Proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Ukraine, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0007 - C6-0102/2007 - 2007/0004(CNS))

- Proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Moldova, of the other part , to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (COM(2007)0009 - C6-0103/2007 - 2007/0003(CNS))

- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council 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 (COM(2007)0159 - C6-0104/2007 - 2007/0054(COD))

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 10/2007 - Section III – Commission (SEC(2007)0370 - C6-0107/2007 - 2007/2070(GBD))

- Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council relating to the installation of lighting and light-signalling devices on wheeled agricultural and forestry tractors (Codified version) (COM(2007)0192 - C6-0108/2007 - 2007/0066(COD))

- Proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2003/96/EC as regards the adjustment of special tax arrangements for gas oil used as motor fuel for commercial purposes and the coordination of taxation of unleaded petrol and gas oil used as motor fuel (COM(2007)0052 - C6-0109/2007 - 2007/0023(CNS))

- Proposal for a Council regulation Establishing a multi-annual recovery Plan for Bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean (COM(2007)0169 - C6-0110/2007 - 2007/0058(CNS))

- Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1290/2005 on the financing of the common agricultural policy (COM(2007)0122 - C6-0116/2007 - 2007/0045(CNS))

2) from Members:

proposals for recommendations (Rule 114)

- Graham Watson, Marco Cappato, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck and Marco Pannella, on behalf of the ALDE Group. Proposal for a recommendation to the Council on production of opium for medical purposes in Afghanistan B6-0187/2007)
referred to responsible: AFET
opinion: LIBE

3. Transfers of appropriations

The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 02/2007 (C6-0070/2007 - SEC(2007)0027 final).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in part under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002, as amended on 13 December 2006.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 03/2007 (C6-0069/2007 - SEC(2007)0028 final).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002, as amended on 13 December 2006.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 04/2007 (C6-0071/2007 - SEC(2007)0155 final).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002, as amended on 13 December 2006.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 05/2007 (C6-0072/2007 - SEC(2007)0156 final).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002, as amended on 13 December 2006.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 06/2007 (C6-0073/2007 - SEC(2007)0157 final).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002, as amended on 13 December 2006.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 07/2007 (C6-0074/2007 - SEC(2007)0158 final).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002, as amended on 13 December 2006.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 08/2007 (C6-0092/2007 - SEC(2007)0159 final).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation of 25 June 2002, as amended on 13 December 2006.

4. Relations between the EU and Switzerland (debate)

Commission statement: Relations between the EU and Switzerland

Joaquín Almunia (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Andreas Schwab, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Pervenche Berès, on behalf of the PSE Group, Diana Wallis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Mario Borghezio, on behalf of the UEN Group, Andreas Mölzer, on behalf of the ITS Group, James Nicholson, Aloyzas Sakalas, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, Daniel Hannan, Ryszard Czarnecki and Joaquín Almunia.

The debate closed.

5. Situation of disabled women in the European Union (debate)

Report on the situation of disabled women in the European Union [2006/2277(INI)] - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Rapporteur: Esther Herranz García (A6-0075/2007)

Esther Herranz García introduced the report.

The following spoke:Joaquín Almunia (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Anna Záborská, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Lissy Gröner, on behalf of the PSE Group, Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Lydia Schenardi, on behalf of the ITS Group, Hiltrud Breyer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Amalia Sartori, Ilda Figueiredo, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Piia-Noora Kauppi and Silvia-Adriana Ţicău.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 26.04.2007, Item 8.4.

6. Communication of Council common positions

Pursuant to Rule 57(1), the President announced that the Council had sent the following common position, along with the reasons for its adoption and the Commission's position on:

- Common position adopted by the Council on 19 April 2007 with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 76/769/EEC relating to restrictions on the marketing of certain measuring devices containing mercury (05665/1/2007 - C6-0114/2007 - 2006/0018(COD))
referred to responsible: ENVI

The three-month period available to Parliament to adopt its position would therefore begin the following day, 27.04.2007.

(The sitting was suspended at 11.20 pending voting time and resumed at 12.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING
President

7. Announcement by the President

The President pointed out that, at its meeting that morning, the Conference of Presidents had voted by a very large majority to express its backing for the press release made by the Presidency the previous day concerning the withdrawal of Bronisław Geremek's mandate. He then read out the press release:

'So far the European Parliament has not received any information from the Polish authorities in relation to Mr Geremek's mandate. Mr Geremek is a political personality of the highest esteem who has always stood up for democracy in his country and for European unification. We will examine all legal possibilities with a view to enabling him to continue his work.

According to our information the Polish Constitutional Court is currently examining the law on which the withdrawal of the mandate of Mr Geremek is based. A decision of the Court is expected during the next few weeks.

I have asked the Legal Service of the European Parliament to examine the exact legal situation. The Conference of Presidents will discuss the matter further at its meeting tomorrow.'

The President added that at that meeting, the Conference of Presidents had expressed its sympathy for and solidarity with Mr Geremek.

8. Voting time

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

8.1. Directives concerning the protection of health and safety of workers: simplifying and rationalising practical implementation reports***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 89/391/EEC, its individual Directives and Council Directives 83/477/EEC, 91/383/EEC, 92/29/EEC and 94/33/EC with a view to simplifying and rationalising the reports on practical implementation [COM(2006)0390 - C6-0242/2006 - 2006/0127(COD)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Ilda Figueiredo (A6-0059/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0157)

8.2. Compensation for certain fishery products * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation introducing a scheme to compensate for the additional costs incurred in the marketing of certain fishery products from the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands, and the French departments of Guiana and Réunion from 2007 to 2013 [COM(2006)0740 - C6-0505/2006 - 2006/0247(CNS)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Duarte Freitas (A6-0083/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0158)

8.3. Common Fisheries Policy (Regional Advisory Councils)* (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2004/585/EC establishing Regional Advisory Councils under the Common Fisheries Policy [COM(2006)0732 - C6-0051/2007 - 2006/0240(CNS)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Elspeth Attwooll (A6-0078/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0159)

8.4. Situation of disabled women in the European Union (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the situation of disabled women in the European Union [2006/2277(INI)] - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Rapporteur: Esther Herranz García (A6-0075/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0160)

8.5. Basic information on purchasing power parities ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing common rules for the provision of basic information on Purchasing Power Parities and for their calculation and dissemination [COM(2006)0135 - C6-0100/2006 - 2006/0042(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Sharon Bowles (A6-0077/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0161)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0161)

8.6. Rapid Border Intervention Teams ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a mechanism for the creation of Rapid Border Intervention Teams and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 as regards that mechanism [COM(2006)0401 - C6-0253/2006 - 2006/0140(COD)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Gérard Deprez (A6-0135/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0162)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0162)

8.7. Conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2371/2002 on the conservation and sustainable exploitation of fisheries resources under the Common Fisheries Policy [COM(2006)0587 - C6-0402/2006 - 2006/0190(CNS)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Ioannis Gklavakis (A6-0085/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0163)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0163)

8.8. Galileo (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0155/2007

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0164)

8.9.  Human rights in the world 2006 and the EU's policy on the matter (vote)

Report on the Annual Report on Human Rights in the World 2006 and the EU's policy on the matter [ 2007/2020(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Simon Coveney (A6-0128/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 9)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0165)

The following spoke on the vote:

- Sarah Ludford, who moved two oral amendments to Amendment 19 and Amendment 13 respectively, which were supported by Simon Coveney (rapporteur) and accepted;

- Simon Coveney, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 94, which was accepted;

- Józef Pinior, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 150, which was not accepted, as more than 40 Members objected.

8.10. Moratorium on the death penalty (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0164/2007

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 10)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0166)

The following spoke on the vote:

Marco Cappato, who moved an oral amendment to citation 4, which was accepted.

8.11.  Homophobia in Europe (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0167/2007, B6-0168/2007, B6-0170/2007 and B6-0171/2007

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 11)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0167/2007

(replacing B6-0167/2007, B6-0168/2007 and B6-0171/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

Martine Roure and Michael Cashman, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Sophia in 't Veld, Alexander Alvaro, Sarah Ludford and Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Monica Frassoni, Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Giusto Catania, Mary Lou McDonald, Eva-Britt Svensson, Miguel Portas, Gabriele Zimmer, Vittorio Agnoletto and André Brie, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0167)

(Motion for a resolution B6-0170/2007 fell.)

The following spoke on the vote:

- Zbigniew Zaleski, who referred to the wording used in the joint motion for a resolution;

- Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg, who moved an oral amendment to insert a new paragraph 12a, which was rejected, as more than 40 Members opposed its inclusion.

8.12.  Public Finances in the EMU 2006 (vote)

Report on Public Finances in EMU 2006 [2007/2004(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Kurt Joachim Lauk (A6-0076/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 12)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0168)

9. 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: Ilda Figueiredo - A6-0059/2007: Andreas Mölzer

Report: Esther Herranz García - A6-0075/2007: Zita Pleštinská

Report: Gérard Deprez - A6-0135/2007: Koenraad Dillen, Philip Claeys and Andreas Mölzer

Homophobia in Europe - RC-B6-0167/2007: Eija-Riitta Korhola, Koenraad Dillen, Albert Deß and Manfred Weber

10. Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Corrections to votes and voting intentions 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 and voting intentions will be finalised so that it can be translated and published in the Official Journal.

Arlene McCarthy stated that, owing to technical reasons, she had been unable to vote on the joint motion for a resolution (as a whole) RC-B6-0167/2007 (Homophobia in Europe).

(The sitting was suspended at 12.50 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Diana WALLIS
Vice-President

11. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

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12. Agenda

At its meeting that morning, the Conference of Presidents had decided to propose the following changes to the agenda for the sittings of 9 and 10 May 2007:

- Council and Commission statements: EU-Russia summit

Deadline for tabling amendments and joint motion for a resolution: Tuesday, 8 May 2007, at 10.00.

- The recommendation for second reading by Lissy Gröner (A6-0147/2007): Combating violence (Daphne III programme), the vote on which had been scheduled for Thursday, 10 May, would be included with debate on the agenda of the May 2007 part-session in Strasbourg.

- Establishment of a temporary committee on climate change:

The nominations put forward by the Conference of Presidents would be announced at the beginning of the sitting on Wednesday, 9 May 2007.

Deadline for tabling amendments: Wednesday, 9 May 2007, at 18.00.

Vote: Thursday, 10 May 2007

The House agreed to the changes.

13. Zimbabwe (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Zimbabwe

Nooke (President-in-Office of the Council) and Joaquín Almunia (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Geoffrey Van Orden, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Margrietus van den Berg, on behalf of the PSE Group, Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the UEN Group, Athanasios Pafilis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Michael Gahler, Ana Maria Gomes, James Nicholson and Józef Pinior.

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

- Geoffrey Van Orden, Nirj Deva and Michael Gahler, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the situation in Zimbabwe (B6-0162/2007);

- Gabriele Zimmer and Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Zimbabwe (B6-0163/2007);

- Marek Aleksander Czarnecki and Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group, on Zimbabwe (B6-0165/2007);

- Margrietus van den Berg and Glenys Kinnock, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the situation in Zimbabwe (B6-0166/2007);

- Marie-Hélène Aubert and Frithjof Schmidt, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Zimbabwe (B6-0169/2007);

- Thierry Cornillet, Marios Matsakis, Johan Van Hecke and Fiona Hall, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the situation in Zimbabwe (B6-0188/2007).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 26.04.2007, Item 15.4.

14. Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (debate)

(For the titles and authors of the motions for resolutions, see Minutes of 24.04.2007, Item 2)

14.1. Recent repression of demonstrations in Russia

Motions for resolution B6-0172/2007, B6-0175/2007, B6-0178/2007, B6-0179/2007, B6-0182/2007 and B6-0186/2007

Danutė Budreikaitė, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Milan Horáček, Tunne Kelam, Erik Meijer and Panagiotis Beglitis introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Gabriele Stauner, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Józef Pinior, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marcin Libicki, on behalf of the UEN Group, Witold Tomczak, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Bernd Posselt, Justas Vincas Paleckis, Günter Nooke (President-in-Office of the Council) and Joaquín Almunia (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 26.04.2007, Item 15.1.

14.2. Kidnapping in Gaza of the journalist Alan Johnston

Motions for resolution B6-0159/2007, B6-0161/2007, B6-0174/2007, B6-0177/2007, B6-0180/2007 and B6-0184/2007

Richard Howitt, Marcin Libicki, Marios Matsakis, Erik Meijer, Carl Schlyter and Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Simon Coveney, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Elizabeth Lynne, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Zuzana Roithová, Sarah Ludford, Günter Nooke (President-in-Office of the Council) and Joaquín Almunia (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 26.04.2007, Item 15.2.

14.3. Human rights situation in the Philippines

Motions for resolution B6-0160/2007, B6-0173/2007, B6-0176/2007, B6-0181/2007, B6-0183/2007 and B6-0185/2007

Karin Scheele, Marios Matsakis, Tobias Pflüger, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Thomas Mann and Michał Tomasz Kamiński introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Günter Nooke (President-in-Office of the Council) and Joaquín Almunia (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 26.04.2007, Item 15.3.

Simon Coveney spoke on behalf of the PPE-DE Group to welcome the first occasion of Council participation in the Thursday afternoon debates on human rights.

15. Voting time

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

Recent repression of demonstrations in Russia (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0172/2007, B6-0175/2007, B6-0178/2007, B6-0179/2007, B6-0182/2007 and B6-0186/2007

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 13)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0172/2007

(replacing B6-0172/2007, B6-0175/2007, B6-0178/2007, B6-0179/2007, B6-0182/2007 and B6-0186/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

Edward McMillan-Scott, Bernd Posselt, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Tunne Kelam, Eija-Riitta Korhola and Simon Coveney, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Pasqualina Napoletano, Panagiotis Beglitis and Jan Marinus Wiersma, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Henrik Lax, Marco Cappato, Marios Matsakis and Janusz Onyszkiewicz, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Konrad Szymański, Adam Bielan, Inese Vaidere, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, Gintaras Didžiokas and Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the UEN Group,

Bart Staes, Milan Horáček and Angelika Beer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Vittorio Agnoletto and André Brie, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0169)

15.1. Kidnapping in Gaza of the journalist Alan Johnston (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0159/2007, B6-0161/2007, B6-0174/2007, B6-0177/2007, B6-0180/2007 and B6-0184/2007

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 14)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0159/2007

(replacing B6-0159/2007, B6-0161/2007, B6-0174/2007, B6-0177/2007, B6-0180/2007 and B6-0184/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

Ioannis Kasoulides, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Simon Coveney, Charles Tannock, John Bowis, Frieda Brepoels and Eija-Riitta Korhola, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Richard Howitt, Pasqualina Napoletano, Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco, Thijs Berman and Panagiotis Beglitis, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Elizabeth Lynne, Chris Davies, Sarah Ludford and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Brian Crowley, Konrad Szymański and Gintaras Didžiokas, on behalf of the UEN Group,

Margrete Auken, Jill Evans and Caroline Lucas, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Francis Wurtz, Luisa Morgantini and André Brie, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0170)

15.2. Human rights situation in the Philippines (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0160/2007, B6-0173/2007, B6-0176/2007, B6-0181/2007, B6-0183/2007 and B6-0185/2007

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 15)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0160/2007

(replacing B6-0160/2007, B6-0173/2007, B6-0176/2007, B6-0181/2007, B6-0183/2007 and B6-0185/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

Thomas Mann, Bernd Posselt and Eija-Riitta Korhola, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Pasqualina Napoletano and Marc Tarabella, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Jules Maaten and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group

Gintaras Didžiokas, on behalf of the UEN Group,

Frithjof Schmidt, Raül Romeva i Rueda and Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Tobias Pflüger, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

(Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Adam Bielan and Marek Aleksander Czarnecki had withdrawn their signatures on behalf of the UEN Group.)

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0171)

15.3. Zimbabwe (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0162/2007, B6-0163/2007, B6-0165/2007, B6-0166/2007, B6-0169/2007 and B6-0188/2007

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 16)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0162/2007

(replacing B6-0162/2007, B6-0165/2007, B6-0166/2007, B6-0169/2007 and B6-0188/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

Geoffrey Van Orden and Michael Gahler, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group

Margrietus van den Berg and Glenys Kinnock, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Thierry Cornillet, Marios Matsakis, Johan Van Hecke and Fiona Hall, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Marek Aleksander Czarnecki and Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group,

Marie-Hélène Aubert and Frithjof Schmidt, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0172)

(Motion for a resolution B6-0163/2007 fell.)

16. Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Corrections to votes and voting intentions 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 and voting intentions will be finalised so that it can be translated and published in the Official Journal.

17. 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.

18. Membership of Parliament

The Romanian authorities had informed Parliament of the appointment of Cristian Silviu Buşoi and Horia-Victor Toma to replace Adrian Mihai Cioroianu and Ovidiu Ioan Silaghi respectively as Members of the European Parliament, with effect from 24.04.2007.

Under Rule 3(2), until such time as their credentials had been verified or a ruling had been given on any dispute, and provided that they had previously made a written declaration stating that they did not hold any office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, Cristian Silviu Buşoi and Horia-Victor Toma would take their seats in Parliament and on its bodies and would enjoy all the rights attaching thereto.

19. Membership of committees and delegations

At the request of the PPE-DE, PSE and UEN Groups, Parliament ratified the following appointments:

Subcommittee on Human Rights: Riccardo Ventre

LIBE Committee and FEMM Committee: Esther De Lange

Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly: Michael Cashman to replace Glenis Willmott

Delegation for relations with the countries of south-east Europe: Glenis Willmott

Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia:

- Edit Bauer to replace Christian Ehler

- Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski

Delegation for relations with India: Christian Ehler to replace Edit Bauer

Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China: Joop Post to replace Ria Oomen-Ruijten

Delegation for relations with the Korean Peninsula: Astrid Lulling

20. Verification of credentials

At the proposal of the JURI Committee, Parliament validated the mandate of Joop Post with effect from 1 March 2007.

21. Decisions concerning certain documents

Enhanced cooperation between committees

ENVI Committee

- The placing of plant protection products on the market (COM(2006)0388 - C6-0245/2006 - 2006/0136(COD))
(opinion: ITRE)
Enhanced cooperation between committees ENVI, AGRI, IMCO
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 07.12.2006)

ITRE Committee

- Prospects for the internal gas and electricity market (2007/2089(INI))
(opinion: ENVI, IMCO, REGI)
Enhanced cooperation between committees ITRE, ECON
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 19.04.2007)

LIBE Committee

- Towards an EU strategy on the rights of the child (2007/2093(INI))
(opinion: DEVE, CULT, AFET, EMPL, JURI)
Enhanced cooperation between committees LIBE, FEMM
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 19.04.2007)

Referral to committees

JURI Committee

- Amendment of the Rules of Procedure in the light of the Statute for Members (2006/2195(REG))
referred to responsible: AFCO
opinion: JURI

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports

FEMM Committee

- Report on equality between women and men in the European Union - 2007 (2007/2065(INI))
(opinion: CULT, AGRI, EMPL, LIBE, REGI)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 21.03.2007)

Authorisation to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 45)

AFCO Committee

- The road-map for the Union's constitutional process (2007/2087(INI))
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 19.04.2007)

AFET Committee

- A more effective EU policy for South Caucasus: from promises to actions (2007/2076(INI))
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 19.04.2007)

- Strengthening the European neighbourhood policy (2007/2088(INI))
(opinion: LIBE, INTA, REGI)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 19.04.2007)

CONT Committee

- Court of Auditor' Special Report No 9/2006 concerning translation expenditure incurred by the Commission, the Parliament and the Council (2007/2077(INI))
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 19.04.2007)

CULT Committee

- The role of sport in education (2007/2086(INI))
(opinion: FEMM)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 19.04.2007)

ECON Committee

- Contribution of taxation and customs policies to the Lisbon Strategy (2007/2097(INI))
(opinion: ITRE, JURI, IMCO)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 19.04.2007)

- Report on Competition Policy 2005 (2007/2078(INI))
(opinion: ENVI, EMPL, ITRE, IMCO, TRAN)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 19.04.2007)

ENVI Committee

- International Health Regulations (2007/2079(INI))
(opinion: LIBE)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 19.04.2007)

ITRE Committee

- A Road Map for renewable energy in Europe (2007/2090(INI))
(opinion: DEVE, AFET, AGRI, ENVI, ECON, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 19.04.2007)

- Conventional energy sources and energy technology (2007/2091(INI))
(opinion: DEVE, AFET, ENVI, ECON, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 19.04.2007)

- Prospects for the internal gas and electricity market (2007/2089(INI))
(opinion: ENVI, IMCO, REGI, ECON)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 19.04.2007)

JURI Committee

- Better Regulation in the European Union (2007/2095(INI))
(opinion: PETI, FEMM, AFCO, DEVE, CULT, AFET, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, ITRE, ECON, CONT, LIBE, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 19.04.2007)

- Strategy for the simplification of the regulatory environment (2007/2096(INI))
(opinion: PETI, FEMM, AFCO, DEVE, CULT, AFET, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, ITRE, ECON, CONT, LIBE, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 19.04.2007)

LIBE Committee

- Towards an EU strategy on the rights of the child (2007/2093(INI))
(opinion: DEVE, CULT, AFET, EMPL, JURI, FEMM)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 19.04.2007)

- Application of Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of racial or ethnic origin (2007/2094(INI))
(opinion: FEMM, EMPL)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 19.04.2007)

TRAN Committee

- Airport capacity and ground handling: towards a more efficient policy (2007/2092(INI))
(opinion: ENVI, EMPL, ITRE, ECON, LIBE, REGI)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 19.04.2007)

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 114)

LIBE Committee

- On progress in the negotiations concerning the framework decision on combating racism and xenophobia (2007/2067(INI))
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 19.04.2007)

22. Written declarations entered in the register (Rule 116)

Number of signatures obtained by the written declarations entered in the register (Rule 116(3)):

23. Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

Pursuant to Rule 172(2), the Minutes of that day's sitting would be submitted to Parliament for its approval at the beginning of the next sitting.

With Parliament's agreement, the texts that had been adopted would be forwarded forthwith to the bodies named therein.

24. Dates for next sittings

The next sittings would be held on 09.05.2007 and 10.05.2007.

25. Adjournment of session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 17.00.

The following signed:

Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Albertini, Allister, Alvaro, Anastase, Andersson, Andrejevs, Andria, Andrikienė, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ashworth, Athanasiu, Attard-Montalto, Attwooll, Aubert, Audy, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Ayuso, Bachelot-Narquin , Baco, Badia i Cutchet, Bărbuleţiu, Barsi-Pataky, Batten, Battilocchio, Bauer, Beaupuy, Beazley, Becsey, Beglitis, Belder, Belet, Belohorská, Bennahmias, Beňová, Berend, Berès, van den Berg, Berlinguer, Berman, Bielan, Birutis, Bliznashki, Blokland, Böge, Bösch, Bonde, Bono, Borghezio, Bourlanges, Bourzai, Bowis, Bowles, Bozkurt, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Breyer, Březina, Brie, Budreikaitė, van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Bulfon, Bullmann, van den Burg, Buruiană-Aprodu, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Buşoi, Busquin, Busuttil, Buzek, Callanan, Camre, Capoulas Santos, Cappato, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casa, Casaca, Cashman, Casini, Caspary, Castex, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Catania, Cavada, Cederschiöld, Cercas, Chatzimarkakis, Chervenyakov, Chichester, Chmielewski, Christensen, Chruszcz, Ciornei, Claeys, Clark, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cohn-Bendit, Corbett, Corbey, Cornillet, Correia, Coşea, Paolo Costa, Cottigny, Coveney, Cramer, Corina Creţu, Ryszard Czarnecki, Daul, Davies, De Blasio, Degutis, Dehaene, De Keyser, Demetriou, Deprez, De Rossa, De Sarnez, Descamps, Désir, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, De Vits, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dičkutė, Didžiokas, Díez González, Dillen, Dimitrakopoulos, Martin Dimitrov, Philip Dimitrov Dimitrov, Dîncu, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Douay, Dover, Doyle, Drčar Murko, Dührkop Dührkop, Duff, Duka-Zólyomi, Dumitrescu, Ebner, El Khadraoui, Esteves, Ettl, Fajmon, Falbr, Fatuzzo, Fava, Fazakas, Ferber, Fernandes, Anne Ferreira, Elisa Ferreira, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Flautre, Florenz, Foltyn-Kubicka, Fontaine, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, Frassoni, Freitas, Fruteau, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, García-Margallo y Marfil, García Pérez, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gebhardt, Gentvilas, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gewalt, Gibault, Gierek, Gill, Gklavakis, Glante, Glattfelder, Goebbels, Goepel, Golik, Gollnisch, Gomes, Gomolka, Gottardi, Goudin, Grabowska, Grabowski, Graça Moura, Graefe zu Baringdorf, de Grandes Pascual, Grech, Griesbeck, Gröner, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Groote, Grosch, Grossetête, Guardans Cambó, Guellec, Guerreiro, Gurmai, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Guy-Quint, Gyürk, Hänsch, Hammerstein, Hamon, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Harms, Hasse Ferreira, Hassi, Haug, Hazan, Heaton-Harris, Hedh, Hegyi, Hellvig, Helmer, Henin, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hennis-Plasschaert, Herczog, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Hökmark, Holm, Honeyball, Hoppenstedt, Horáček, Howitt, Hudacký, Hughes, Hutchinson, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, Ilchev, in 't Veld, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jałowiecki, Janowski, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jensen, Joan i Marí, Jöns, Jørgensen, Jonckheer, Jordan Cizelj, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Kaczmarek, Kallenbach, Kamall, Kamiński, Karas, Karatzaferis, Karim, Kasoulides, Kaufmann, Kauppi, Tunne Kelam, Kelemen, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Koch, Kohlíček, Konrad, Kónya-Hamar, Korhola, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Krasts, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristovskis, Krupa, Kuc, Kudrycka, Kuhne, Kułakowski, Kušķis, Kusstatscher, Kuźmiuk, Lagendijk, Laignel, Lambert, Lambrinidis, Lambsdorff, Lang, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, La Russa, Lauk, Lax, Lechner, Lehideux, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen, Le Rachinel, Lévai, Lewandowski, Liberadzki, Lichtenberger, Lienemann, Liese, Liotard, Lipietz, Locatelli, López-Istúriz White, Louis, Lucas, Ludford, Lulling, Lundgren, Lynne, Maaten, McAvan, McGuinness, Madeira, Maldeikis, Manders, Maňka, Erika Mann, Thomas Mann, Mantovani, Marinescu, Markov, Martens, David Martin, Martinez, Martínez Martínez, Masiel, Maštálka, Mastenbroek, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsakis, Matsis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Medina Ortega, Meijer, Menéndez del Valle, Meyer Pleite, Miguélez Ramos, Mihăescu, Mihalache, Mikko, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mölzer, Mohácsi, Moisuc, Moreno Sánchez, Morgantini, Morillon, Morţun, Moscovici, Mote, Mulder, Musacchio, Muscat, Mussolini, Napoletano, Nassauer, Nattrass, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson, Nicholson of Winterbourne, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Özdemir, Olbrycht, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Onyszkiewicz, Oomen-Ruijten, Ortuondo Larrea, Őry, Ouzký, Oviir, Paasilinna, Pack, Pafilis, Pahor, Paleckis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Pannella, Panzeri, Papadimoulis, Paparizov, Papastamkos, Parvanova, Paşcu, Patrie, Pęk, Petre, Pflüger, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pinior, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Pirker, Piskorski, Pittella, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podgorean, Podkański, Pöttering, Poignant, Pomés Ruiz, Popeangă, Portas, Posdorf, Posselt, Post, Prets, Vittorio Prodi, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Rack, Radwan, Ransdorf, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Remek, Resetarits, Reul, Reynaud, Ribeiro e Castro, Ries, 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