IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING
President

1. Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 9.00.

2. The European Interest: succeeding in the age of globalisation (debate)

Council and Commission statements: The European Interest: succeeding in the age of globalisation

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

The following spoke: Joseph Daul, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Jean Lambert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jiří Maštálka, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Godfrey Bloom, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Dimitar Stoyanov, on behalf of the ITS Group, Jana Bobošíková, Non-attached Member, Timothy Kirkhope, Robert Goebbels, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, Seán Ó Neachtain, Pierre Jonckheer, Sahra Wagenknecht, Witold Tomczak, Jean-Claude Martinez, Jim Allister, Werner Langen, Anne Van Lancker, Bernard Lehideux, Wojciech Roszkowski and Jill Evans.

IN THE CHAIR: Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU
Vice-President

The following spoke: Ilda Figueiredo, Patrick Louis, Udo Bullmann, Marco Cappato, Ryszard Czarnecki, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Daniel Caspary, Edite Estrela, Sarah Ludford, Jan Tadeusz Masiel, Georgios Toussas, Robert Sturdy, Pervenche Berès, Wolf Klinz, Ewa Tomaszewska, Piia-Noora Kauppi, Jan Andersson, Samuli Pohjamo, Corien Wortmann-Kool, Katerina Batzeli, Sharon Bowles, Cristobal Montoro Romero, Enrique Barón Crespo, Jerzy Buzek, Gary Titley, Alexander Radwan, Magda Kósáné Kovács, Georgios Papastamkos, Stephen Hughes, Philip Bushill-Matthews, Miroslav Mikolášik, Tokia Saïfi, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Panayiotis Demetriou, Marianne Thyssen, Zuzana Roithová, Hans-Peter Martin, Manuel Lobo Antunes and Günter Verheugen (Vice-President of the Commission).

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

- Anne Van Lancker and Jan Andersson, on behalf of the EMPL Committee, Margarita Starkevičiūtė and Pervenche Berès, on behalf of the ECON Committee, on the European interest: succeeding in the age of globalisation (B6-0433/2007)

- Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the European interest: succeeding in the age of globalisation (B6-0435/2007)

- Joseph Daul, Daniel Caspary, Marianne Thyssen, Malcolm Harbour, Giles Chichester, Cristobal Montoro Romero and Csaba Őry, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the European interest: succeeding in the age of globalisation (B6-0441/2007)

- Harlem Désir, Robert Goebbels, Pervenche Berès, Jan Andersson, Anne Van Lancker and Udo Bullmann, on behalf of the PSE, on the European interest: succeeding in the age of globalisation (B6-0442/2007)

- Elisabeth Schroedter, Heide Rühle and Alain Lipietz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on The European Interest: succeeding in the age of globalisation (B6-0444/2007)

- Jiří Maštálka, Sahra Wagenknecht and Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the European Interest: succeeding in the age of globalisation (B6-0445/2007)

- Graham Watson, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, Lena Ek and Bernard Lehideux, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on The European Interest: succeeding in the age of globalisation (B6-0447/2007)

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 15.11.2007, Item 5.5.

IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT
Vice-President

3. Voting time

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

3.1. The regional impact of earthquakes (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the regional impact of earthquakes [2007/2151(INI)] - Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Nikolaos Vakalis (A6-0388/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0507)

3.2. The European Union and Humanitarian Aid (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the European Union and Humanitarian Aid [2007/2139(INI)] - Committee on Development. Rapporteur: Thierry Cornillet (A6-0372/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0508)

3.3. Protection of soil ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the protection of soil and amending Directive 2004/35/EC [COM(2006)0232 - C6-0307/2006 - 2006/0086(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines (A6-0410/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0509)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0509)

3.4. European insurance and occupational pensions committee (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 91/675/EEC setting up a European insurance and occupational pensions committee, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission [COM(2006)0925 - C6-0008/2007 - 2006/0292(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0236/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

The following spoke: Pervenche Berès (rapporteur) on her nine reports to be taken during voting time.

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0510)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0510)

3.5. Transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers of securities (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2004/109/EC relating to the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission [COM(2006)0909 - C6-0026/2007 - 2006/0282(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0418/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0511)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0511)

3.6. Capital adequacy of investment firms and credit institutions (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2006/49/EC on the capital adequacy of investment firms and credit institutions, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission [COM(2006)0901 - C6-0001/2007 - 2006/0283(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0419/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0512)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0512)

3.7. The taking up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2006/48/EC relating to the taking up and pursuit of the business of credit institutions, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission [COM(2006)0902 - C6-0023/2007 - 2006/0284(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0420/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0513)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0513)

3.8. Life assurance (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2002/83/EC relating to life assurance, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission [COM(2006)0917 - C6-0028/2007 - 2006/0299(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0421/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0514)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0514)

3.9. Supervision of credit institutions, insurance undertakings and investment firms (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2002/87/EC relating to the supplementary supervision of credit institutions, insurance undertakings and investment firms in a financial conglomerate as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission [COM(2006)0916 - C6-0014/2007 - 2006/0300(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0422/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0515)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0515)

3.10. Insider dealing and market manipulation (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/6/EC on insider dealing and market manipulation (market abuse), as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission [COM(2006)0913 - C6-0016/2007 - 2006/0301(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0423/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0516)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0516)

3.11. Markets in financial instruments (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive Directive 2004/39/EC relating to markets in financial instruments as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission [COM(2006)0910 - C6-0018/2007 - 2006/0305(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0424/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0517)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0517)

3.12. Prospectus on securities (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/71/EC relating to the prospectus to be published when securities are offered to the public or admitted to trading, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission [COM(2006)0911 - C6-0020/2007 - 2006/0306(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Pervenche Berès (A6-0425/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0518)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0518)

3.13. Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code) (implementing powers conferred to the Commission) ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 establishing a Community Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Schengen Borders Code), as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission [COM(2006)0904 - C6-0015/2007 - 2006/0279(COD)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Michael Cashman (A6-0289/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0519)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0519)

3.14. Deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2001/18/CE concerning the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms, as regards the implementing powers conferred to the Commission [COM(2006)0920 - C6-0031/2007 - 2006/0296(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Gyula Hegyi (A6-0292/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

The following spoke: Gyula Hegyi (rapporteur).

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0520)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0520)

3.15. Placing on the market of biocidal products (implementing powers conferred on the Commission ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 98/8/EC concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market, as regards the implementing powers conferred to the Commission [COM(2006)0923 - C6-0007/2007 - 2006/0288(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Åsa Westlund (A6-0344/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0521)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0521)

3.16. Statutory audit of annual accounts and consolidated accounts (implementing powers conferred to the Commission) ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2006/43/EC on statutory audit of annual accounts and consolidated accounts, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission [COM(2006)0903 - C6-0024/2007 - 2006/0285(COD)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Bert Doorn (A6-0374/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0522)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0522)

3.17. International accounting standards (implementing powers conferred on the Commission) ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 on the application of international accounting standards as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission [COM(2006)0918 - C6-0029/2007 - 2006/0298(COD)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Manuel Medina Ortega (A6-0370/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 17)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0523)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0523)

3.18. Prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing (implementing powers conferred to the Commission) ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2005/60/EC on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission [COM(2006)0906 - C6-0022/2007 - 2006/0281(COD)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Philip Bradbourn (A6-0225/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 18)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0524)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0524)

3.19. 1-benzylpiperazine (BZP) * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on defining 1-benzylpiperazine (BZP) as a new synthetic drug which is to be made subject to control measures and criminal provisions [COM(2007)0430 – 11974/2007 – C6 0285/2007 – 2007/0811(CNS)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Jean-Marie Cavada (A6-0417/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 19)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0525)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0525)

3.20. International accounting standards (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0437/2007, pursuant to Rule 81

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 20)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0526)

3.21. Application of the international accounting standards (vote)

Motion for a resolution pursuant to Rule 81, by the ECON Committee, on the draft Commission decision the draft Commission regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 809/2004 as regards the accounting standards in accordance with which historical information contained in prospectuses is drawn up on the draft Commission decision on the use by third country issuers of securities of information prepared under internationally accepted accounting standards (B6-0438/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 21)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0527)

3.22. EU-Russia summit (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0434/2007, B6-0436/2007, B6-0439/2007, B6-0440/2007, B6-0443/2007 B6-0446/2007

The debate had been held on 24.10.2007 (Minutes of 24.10.2007, Item 5).

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 22)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0434/2007

(replacing B6-0434/2007, B6-0436/2007, B6-0439/2007, B6-0440/2007, B6-0443/2007 and B6-0446/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Christopher Beazley, Michael Gahler, Tunne Kelam, Bogdan Klich and Karl von Wogau, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,
Jan Marinus Wiersma and Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group,
István Szent-Iványi and Janusz Onyszkiewicz, on behalf of the ALDE Group,
Adam Bielan, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Marcin Libicki, Ryszard Czarnecki, Konrad Szymański, Inese Vaidere and Roberts Zīle, on behalf of the UEN Group,
Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Hélène Flautre and Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,
Esko Seppänen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0528)

The following spoke:

- Konrad Szymański, before the vote, on the procedure followed for drawing up the joint motion for a resolution;

- Ria Oomen-Ruijten, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, who moved oral amendments to Amendment 1 and to paragraph 23, which were incorporated;

- Hannes Swoboda and Marianne Mikko, on behalf of the PSE Group, who moved an oral amendment to Recital O, which was incorporated.

3.23. Report on the deliberations of the Committee on Petitions during the year 2006 * (vote)

Report on the report on the deliberations of the Committee on Petitions during the year 2006 [2007/2132(INI)] - Committee on Petitions. Rapporteur: Carlos José Iturgaiz Angulo (A6-0392/2007)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 23)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0529)

4. Membership of political groups

The President announced that Daniela Buruiană-Aprodu and Cristian Stănescu had informed him in writing of their decision to leave the ITS Group, with effect from 14.11.2007.

The President concluded that the number of members of the ITS Group had now fallen below the minimum required to form a political group laid down by Rule 29(2).

Parliament took note of the fact that the ITS Group no longer fulfilled the conditions of the said Rule. As a consequence, the group ceased to exist with effect from the moment of this announcement.

The following spoke: Hans-Peter Martin, who informed the Chair that Jean-Marie Le Pen had made an inappropriate gesture in his direction, and asked the President to make the necessary checks of the video recording of the sitting (the President took note).

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: Thierry Cornillet - A6-0372/2007: Laima Liucija Andrikienė and Koenraad Dillen

Report: Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines - A6-0410/2007: Hans-Peter Mayer, Péter Olajos, Anja Weisgerber, Zuzana Roithová, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Richard Seeber, Albert Deß and Bogusław Sonik

EU-Russia summit - RC-B6-0434/2007: Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Jana Hybášková and Vytautas Landsbergis

Report: Gyula Hegyi - A6-0292/2007: Hiltrud Breyer

6. 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.

(The sitting was suspended at 13.10 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS
Vice-President

7. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

8. Situation in Pakistan (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Situation in Pakistan

Manuel Lobo Antunes (President-in-Office of the Council) and Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Robert Evans, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sajjad Karim, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group, Jean Lambert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Georgios Georgiou, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Libor Rouček, Neena Gill, Philip Claeys, Manuel Lobo Antunes and Benita Ferrero-Waldner.

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

- Jean Lambert and Cem Özdemir, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Pakistan (B6-0472/2007),

- Jan Tadeusz Masiel and Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, on behalf of the UEN Group, on Pakistan (B6-0473/2007),

- André Brie and Jaromír Kohlíček, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the situation in Pakistan (B6-0474/2007),

- Frank Vanhecke, Philip Claeys and Koenraad Dillen, on behalf of the ITS Group, on human rights violations in Pakistan (B6-0475/2007),

- Pasqualina Napoletano and Robert Evans, on behalf of the PSE Group, on Pakistan (B6-0477/2007),

- Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Sajjad Karim and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the situation in Pakistan (B6-0478/2007),

- Nirj Deva and Eija-Riitta Korhola, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the situation in Pakistan (B6-0479/2007).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 15.11.2007, Item 5.8.

9. Council's strategy for the Bali Conference on Climate Change (debate)

Oral question (O-0057/2007) by Guido Sacconi, on behalf of the Temporary Committee on Climate Change, to the Council: Council's strategy for the Bali Conference on Climate Change (COP 13 and COP/MOP 3) (B6-0379/2007)

Oral question (O-0058/2007) by Guido Sacconi, on behalf of the Temporary Committee on Climate Change, to the Commission: Commission's strategy for the Bali Conference on Climate Change (COP 13 and COP/MOP 3) (B6-0380/2007)

Guido Sacconi and Satu Hassi (authors) moved the oral questions.

Manuel Lobo Antunes (President-in-Office of the Council) and Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission) answered the questions.

IN THE CHAIR: Martine ROURE
Vice-President

The following spoke: Eija-Riitta Korhola, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Elisa Ferreira, on behalf of the PSE Group, Lena Ek, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Liam Aylward, on behalf of the UEN Group, Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Roberto Musacchio, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Karl-Heinz Florenz, Riitta Myller, Vittorio Prodi, Caroline Lucas, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Romana Jordan Cizelj, Dorette Corbey, David Hammerstein, Jens Holm, Anders Wijkman, Matthias Groote, Herbert Reul, Karin Scheele, Katerina Batzeli, Manuel Lobo Antunes and Stavros Dimas.

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

- Guido Sacconi, Karl-Heinz Florenz and Satu Hassi, on behalf of the Temporary Committee on Climate Change, on limiting global climate change to 2 degrees Celsius – the way ahead for the Bali Conference on Climate Change and beyond (COP 13 and COP/MOP 3) (B6-0432/2007)

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 15.11.2007, Item 5.9.

10. Strengthening the European Neighbourhood Policy - Situation in Georgia (debate)

Report on strengthening the European Neighbourhood Policy [2007/2088(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Co-rapporteurs: Raimon Obiols i Germà and Charles Tannock (A6-0414/2007)

Council and Commission statements: Situation in Georgia

Raimon Obiols i Germà (rapporteur) and Charles Tannock (rapporteur) presented the report.

IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ
Vice-President

Manuel Lobo Antunes (President-in-Office of the Council) and Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Tunne Kelam (draftsman of the opinion of the REGI Committee), Adina-Ioana Vălean (draftsman of the opinion of the LIBE Committee), Manuel Lobo Antunes, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Marek Siwiec, on behalf of the PSE Group, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Adam Bielan, on behalf of the UEN Group, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Willy Meyer Pleite, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Gerard Batten, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Philip Claeys, non-attached, Marek Siwiec, who stated that the ITS Group was still being displayed on the Chamber's screens, and asked whether the the dissolution of the group had indeed taken effect as from the statement by the President at the end of that day's voting time (Minutes of 14.11.2007, Item 4) (the President confirmed that this was the case), and Elmar Brok.

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS
Vice-President

The following spoke: Jan Marinus Wiersma, Lydie Polfer, Inese Vaidere, Tobias Pflüger, Bastiaan Belder, Francisco José Millán Mon, Hannes Swoboda, István Szent-Iványi, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Árpád Duka-Zólyomi, Josep Borrell Fontelles, Samuli Pohjamo, Bogusław Rogalski, Jana Hybášková, Alexandra Dobolyi, Grażyna Staniszewska, Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Jamila Madeira, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Kader Arif, Ioannis Varvitsiotis, Evgeni Kirilov, Manuel Lobo Antunes and Benita Ferrero-Waldner.

As the motions for a resolution tabled were not yet available, they would be announced in the House at a later time.

The debate closed.

Vote:

- Report A6-0414/2007: Minutes of 15.11.2007, Item 5.10

- Motions for resolution: 29.11.2007.

11. Question Time (Council)

Parliament considered a number of questions to the Council (B6-0382/2007).

Question 1 (Manuel Medina Ortega): 'Revolving door' immigration policy.

Manuel Lobo Antunes (President-in-Office of the Council) answered the question and supplementaries by Manuel Medina Ortega, Josu Ortuondo Larrea and Emanuel Jardim Fernandes.

Question 2 (Claude Moraes): Burden-sharing regarding asylum and immigration.

Manuel Lobo Antunes answered the question and supplementaries by Claude Moraes and Simon Busuttil.

Question 3 (Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou): Measures to ensure decent living conditions for illegal immigrants, particularly women and children.

Manuel Lobo Antunes answered the question and a supplementary by Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou.

Question 4 (Georgios Papastamkos): European Security Strategy.

Manuel Lobo Antunes answered the question and supplementaries by Georgios Papastamkos and Gay Mitchell.

Question 5 (Bernd Posselt): Accession negotiations with Macedonia.

Manuel Lobo Antunes answered the question and a supplementary by Bernd Posselt.

Question 6 (Sarah Ludford): Tiger conservation.

Manuel Lobo Antunes answered the question and supplementaries by Sarah Ludford, David Martin and Reinhard Rack.

Question 7 (Gay Mitchell): Non-EU financial services centres.

Manuel Lobo Antunes answered the question and supplementaries by Gay Mitchell and Mairead McGuinness.

Questions 22 and 26 were declared inadmissible.

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 19.45 and resumed at 21.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT
Vice-President

12. Membership of committees and delegations

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

Delegation for relations with Afghanistan: Robert Evans

Delegation to the EU-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parliamentary Committee: Dieter-Lebrecht Koch was no longer a member.

13. Trade and economic relations with Ukraine (debate)

Report on the trade and economic relations with Ukraine [2007/2022(INI)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Zbigniew Zaleski (A6-0396/2007)

Zbigniew Zaleski introduced the report.

The following spoke: Joe Borg (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Jerzy Buzek, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Vural Öger, on behalf of the PSE Group, Danutė Budreikaitė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Guntars Krasts, on behalf of the UEN Group, Caroline Lucas, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Sylwester Chruszcz, Non-attached Member, Bogdan Golik, Šarūnas Birutis, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Kathy Sinnott, Béla Glattfelder, Stavros Arnaoutakis, Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Bogusław Rogalski, Daniel Caspary, who first commented on the absence of the Commissioner responsible, Bogusław Sonik and Joe Borg.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 15.11.2007, Item 5.11.

14. Recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean * (debate)

Report on the 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)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Iles Braghetto (A6-0408/2007)

The following spoke: Joe Borg (Member of the Commission).

Iles Braghetto introduced the report.

The following spoke: Carmen Fraga Estévez, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Luigi COCILOVO
Vice-President

The following spoke: Rosa Miguélez Ramos, on behalf of the PSE Group, Alfonso Andria, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, James Nicholson, Paulo Casaca, Ioannis Gklavakis, Robert Navarro and Joe Borg.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 15.11.2007, Item 5.4.

15. Quarterly statistics on Community job vacancies ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on quarterly statistics on Community job vacancies [COM(2007)0076 - C6-0090/2007 - 2007/0033(COD)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Alexandru Athanasiu (A6-0335/2007)

The following spoke: Joe Borg (Member of the Commission).

Alexandru Athanasiu introduced the report.

The following spoke: José Albino Silva Peneda, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Proinsias De Rossa, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marian Harkin, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Ewa Tomaszewska, on behalf of the UEN Group, Jiří Maštálka, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Derek Roland Clark, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Zdzisław Kazimierz Chmielewski and Bogdan Golik.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 15.11.2007, Item 5.2.

16. Cross-border collective copyright management (debate)

Oral question (O-0068/2007) by Giuseppe Gargani, on behalf of the JURI Committee, to the Commission: Follow-up of the EP resolution on cross-border collective copyright management (Lévai report A6-0053/2007) (B6-0381/2007)

Cristian Dumitrescu moved the oral question.

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

The following spoke: Manolis Mavrommatis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Katalin Lévai, on behalf of the PSE Group, Manuel Medina Ortega, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg and Joe Borg.

The debate closed.

17. Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next day's sitting had been established ('Agenda' PE 397.687/OJJE).

18. Closure of sitting

The sitting closed at 23.30.

The following signed:

Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Albertini, Allister, Alvaro, Andersson, Andrejevs, Andria, Andrikienė, Angelakas, Angelilli, Antoniozzi, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ashworth, Athanasiu, Atkins, Attard-Montalto, Attwooll, Audy, Auken, Aylward, Ayuso, Baco, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Barón Crespo, Barsi-Pataky, Batten, Battilocchio, Batzeli, Bauer, Beaupuy, Beazley, Becsey, Beer, Belder, Belet, Belohorská, Bennahmias, Beňová, Berend, Berès, Berlato, Berlinguer, Berman, Bielan, Binev, Birutis, Bloom, Bobošíková, Böge, Bösch, Bonde, Bono, Bonsignore, Booth, Borghezio, Borrell Fontelles, Bossi, Botopoulos, Bourlanges, Bourzai, Bowis, Bowles, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brepoels, Breyer, Březina, Brie, Brok, Brunetta, Budreikaitė, van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Bulfon, Bullmann, Burke, Buruiană-Aprodu, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Buşoi, Busquin, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Calabuig Rull, Callanan, Capoulas Santos, Cappato, Carlotti, Carnero González, Carollo, Casa, Casaca, Cashman, Casini, Caspary, Castex, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Catania, Cederschiöld, Cercas, Chatzimarkakis, Chichester, Chiesa, Chmielewski, Chruszcz, Chukolov, Ciornei, Claeys, Clark, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cohn-Bendit, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Cornillet, Coşea, Paolo Costa, Cottigny, Cramer, Corina Creţu, Gabriela Creţu, Crowley, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Ryszard Czarnecki, Daul, Davies, De Blasio, de Brún, Degutis, Dehaene, De Keyser, Demetriou, De Michelis, Deprez, De Rossa, Descamps, Désir, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, De Vits, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dičkutė, Didžiokas, Dillen, Dimitrakopoulos, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Douay, Dover, Doyle, Drčar Murko, Duchoň, Dührkop Dührkop, Duff, Duka-Zólyomi, Dumitrescu, Ehler, Ek, El Khadraoui, Elles, Esteves, Estrela, Ettl, Jill Evans, Jonathan Evans, Robert Evans, Färm, Fajmon, Falbr, Farage, Fatuzzo, Fava, Fazakas, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández Martín, Ferrari, Anne Ferreira, Elisa Ferreira, Figueiredo, Fjellner, Flasarová, Flautre, Florenz, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Fontaine, Ford, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, França, Frassoni, Freitas, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Ganţ, Garcés Ramón, García-Margallo y Marfil, García Pérez, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gebhardt, Gentvilas, Georgiou, Geremek, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gewalt, Gibault, Gierek, Giertych, Gill, Gklavakis, Glante, Glattfelder, Gobbo, Goebbels, Goepel, Golik, Gollnisch, Gomes, Gomolka, Gottardi, Goudin, Grabowska, Grabowski, Graça Moura, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grech, Griesbeck, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Groote, Grosch, Grossetête, Gruber, Guardans Cambó, Guellec, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Gurmai, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Guy-Quint, Gyürk, Hänsch, Hall, Hammerstein, Hamon, Handzlik, Hannan, Harkin, Harms, Hasse Ferreira, Hassi, Haug, Hazan, Heaton-Harris, Hedh, Hegyi, Hellvig, Helmer, Hénin, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hennis-Plasschaert, Herczog, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Holm, Honeyball, Hoppenstedt, Horáček, Howitt, Hudacký, Hudghton, Hughes, Hutchinson, Hyusmenova, Ibrisagic, in 't Veld, Iotova, Isler Béguin, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jacobs, Jäätteenmäki, Janowski, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jöns, Jørgensen, Jonckheer, Jordan Cizelj, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Kaczmarek, Kallenbach, Kamall, Karas, Karim, Kasoulides, Kaufmann, Kauppi, Kazak, Tunne Kelam, Kilroy-Silk, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klich, Klinz, Knapman, Koch, Kohlíček, Konrad, Koppa, Korhola, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kozlík, Krahmer, Krasts, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Krupa, Kudrycka, Kuhne, Kułakowski, Kušķis, Kusstatscher, Kuźmiuk, Lagendijk, Laignel, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lambrinidis, Landsbergis, Lang, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Laperrouze, La Russa, Lavarra, Lax, Lechner, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehideux, Lehne, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen, Le Rachinel, Lévai, Lewandowski, Liberadzki, Libicki, Lichtenberger, Lienemann, Liese, Lipietz, Locatelli, Lombardo, López-Istúriz White, Losco, Louis, Lucas, Ludford, Lulling, Lundgren, Lynne, Lyubcheva, Maaten, McAvan, McCarthy, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Madeira, Maldeikis, Manders, Maňka, Thomas Mann, Manolakou, Mantovani, Marinescu, Markov, Marques, Martens, David Martin, Hans-Peter Martin, Martinez, Martínez Martínez, Masiel, Maštálka, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsakis, Matsouka, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Medina Ortega, Meijer, Méndez de Vigo, Menéndez del Valle, Meyer Pleite, Miguélez Ramos, Mihăescu, Mihalache, Mikko, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Mölzer, Mohácsi, Moisuc, Montoro Romero, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Morgantini, Morillon, Morin, Morţun, Mulder, Musacchio, Muscardini, Muscat, Musotto, Mussolini, Musumeci, Myller, Napoletano, Nassauer, Navarro, Neris, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Öger, Özdemir, Olajos, Olbrycht, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Oomen-Ruijten, Ortuondo Larrea, Őry, Oviir, Paasilinna, Pack, Pahor, Paleckis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Pannella, Panzeri, Papadimoulis, Paparizov, Papastamkos, Parish, Patrie, Pęk, Alojz Peterle, Pflüger, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pinior, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Pirker, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pittella, Pleštinská, Podestà, Podgorean, Podimata, Podkański, Pöttering, Pohjamo, Poignant, Polfer, Pomés Ruiz, Popeangă, Portas, Posdorf, Posselt, Prets, Pribetich, Vittorio Prodi, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Raeva, Ransdorf, Rapkay, Remek, Resetarits, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Riera Madurell, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Rivera, Rizzo, Rocard, Rogalski, Roithová, Romagnoli, Romeva i Rueda, Rosati, Roszkowski, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Rühle, Rutowicz, Ryan, Sacconi, Saïfi, Sakalas, Saks, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Savary, Savi, Sbarbati, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schenardi, Schierhuber, Schinas, Schlyter, Frithjof 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Voggenhuber, Wagenknecht, Wallis, Walter, Watson, Henri Weber, Manfred Weber, Weiler, Whittaker, Wieland, Wiersma, Wijkman, Willmott, von Wogau, Wohlin, Bernard Wojciechowski, Janusz Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wurtz, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zani, Zapałowski, Zatloukal, Ždanoka, Zdravkova, Železný, Zieleniec, Zīle, Zimmer, Zingaretti, Zvěřina, Zwiefka