IN THE CHAIR: Luisa MORGANTINI
Vice-President

1. Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 10.00.

2. Towards an EU response to situations of fragility: engaging in difficult environments for sustainable development, stability and peace (debate)

Commission statement: Towards an EU response to situations of fragility: engaging in difficult environments for sustainable development, stability and peace

Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Nirj Deva, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Alain Hutchinson, on behalf of the PSE Group, Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the UEN Group, Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Pedro Guerreiro, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Ana Maria Gomes, on behalf of the PSE Group, and Vladimír Špidla.

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

- Maria Martens and Nirj Deva, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Alain Hutchinson, Glenys Kinnock, Ana Maria Gomes and Thijs Berman, on behalf of the PSE Group, Thierry Cornillet, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Ryszard Czarnecki and Ewa Tomaszewska, on behalf of the UEN Group, Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the EU response to situations of fragility in developing countries (B6-0476/2007)

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 15.11.2007, Item 5.12.

3. Social reality stocktaking (debate)

Report on social reality stocktaking [2007/2104(INI)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Elizabeth Lynne (A6-0400/2007)

Elizabeth Lynne introduced the report.

The following spoke: Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Miroslav Mikolášik (draftsman of the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Ilda Figueiredo (draftsman of the opinion of the FEMM Committee), Edit Bauer, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Richard Falbr, on behalf of the PSE Group, Ona Juknevičienė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Sepp Kusstatscher, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Kathy Sinnott, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Frank Vanhecke, Non-attached Member, and Gabriele Stauner.

IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ
Vice-President

The following spoke: Jan Andersson, Siiri Oviir, Ewa Tomaszewska, Carlo Fatuzzo, Karin Jöns, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Alejandro Cercas, Agnes Schierhuber, Proinsias De Rossa, Tomáš Zatloukal, Richard Howitt and Vladimír Špidla.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 15.11.2007, Item 5.13.

(The sitting was suspended at 11.35 pending voting time and resumed at 12.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING
President

The following spoke: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, to express EU citizens' solidarity with the victims of Hurricane Noel (the President associated himself with this expression of solidarity and said it would be forwarded to the Commission).

4. 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 8 November 2007 with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 97/67/EC with regard to the full accomplishment of the internal market of Community postal services (13593/6/2007 - C6-0410/2007 - 2006/0196(COD))
referred to responsible: TRAN

The three-month period available to Parliament to adopt its position would therefore begin the following day, 16.11.2007.

5. Voting time

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

5.1. Regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 on the regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding [COM(2007)0364 - C6-0202/2007 - 2007/0130(COD)] - Committee on Constitutional Affairs. Rapporteur: Jo Leinen (A6-0412/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

Jo Leinen (rapporteur) proposed, pursuant to Rule 170(4), to adjourn the vote to the next part-session.

The House agreed to the proposal.

5.2. Quarterly statistics on Community job vacancies ***I (vote)

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)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0530)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0530)

5.3. Application of the Schengen acquis in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia * (vote)

Report on the draft Council decision on the full application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis in the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia and the Slovak Republic [11722/2007 - C6-0244/2007 - 2007/0810(CNS)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Carlos Coelho (A6-0441/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0531)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0531)

5.4. Recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean * (vote)

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)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0532)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0532)

5.5. The European interest: succeeding in the age of globalisation (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0433/2007, B6-0435/2007, B6-0441/2007, B6-0442/2007, B6-0444/2007, B6-0445/2007 and B6-0447/2007

(Motion for a resolution B6-0433/2007 had been withdrawn.)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0435/2007

(replacing B6-0435/2007, B6-0441/2007, B6-0442/2007 and B6-0447/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

Joseph Daul, Daniel Caspary, Marianne Thyssen, Cristobal Montoro Romero and Csaba Őry, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Robert Goebbels, Anne Van Lancker and Udo Bullmann, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Graham Watson, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, Lena Ek and Bernard Lehideux, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Cristiana Muscardini, Ewa Tomaszewska, Ryszard Czarnecki, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski and Adam Bielan, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0533)

(Motions for resolutions B6-0444/2007 and B6-0445/2007 fell.)

The following spoke:

- Margarita Starkevičiūtė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, moved an oral amendment before paragraph 1 (new subtitle), which was incorporated;

- Hartmut Nassauer on paragraph 5;

- Udo Bullmann moved an oral amendment to paragraph14, which was incorporated;

- Daniel Caspary on the voting procedure;

- Jan Andersson, asked the Commission, at the end of the vote, to clarify its position; Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission) did so.

5.6. Application of Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of citizens of the Union and their families to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States (vote)

Motions for resolutions B6-0462/2007, B6-0463/2007, B6-0464/2007 and B6-0465/2007

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0462/2007

(replacing B6-0462/2007 and B6-0464/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

Martin Schulz, Claudio Fava, Gianni Pittella, Pasqualina Napoletano, Adrian Severin, Dan Mihalache and Kristian Vigenin, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Graham Watson, Adina-Ioana Vălean, Viktória Mohácsi, Ignasi Guardans Cambó, Sarah Ludford, Alfonso Andria, Luciana Sbarbati and Marco Cappato, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Monica Frassoni and Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Francis Wurtz, Roberto Musacchio, Marco Rizzo, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, Giusto Catania, Vittorio Agnoletto and Umberto Guidoni, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

The following spoke: Joseph Daul, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, who criticised a personal attack in paragraph 13 of the joint motion for a resolution against Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke on this matter and on what Franco Frattini had said during the debate: Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, and Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group.

The following spoke: Antonio Tajani, who, pursuant to Rule 151, questioned whether paragraph 13 was admissible.

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0534)

(Motions for resolutions B6-0463/2007, B6-0465/2007 and RC-B6-0463/2007 fell.)

The following spoke:

- Roberta Angelilli, on behalf of the UEN Group, moved oral amendments before paragraph 1 (incorporated), after paragraph 11 (not incorporated) and to recital F (not incorporated).

5.7. Application of the Schengen acquis (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0448/2007

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0535)

5.8. Situation in Pakistan (vote)

Motions for resolutions B6-0472/2007, B6-0473/2007, B6-0474/2007, B6-0475/2007, B6-0477/2007, B6-0478/2007 and B6-0479/2007

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0472/2007

(replacing B6-0472/2007, B6-0473/2007, B6-0474/2007, B6-0475/2007, B6-0477/2007, B6-0478/2007 and B6-0479/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

Eija-Riitta Korhola, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Robert Evans and Pasqualina Napoletano, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Sajjad Karim, Marios Matsakis and Philippe Morillon, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Inese Vaidere, Jan Tadeusz Masiel, Ryszard Czarnecki, Ewa Tomaszewska, Adam Bielan and Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group,

Jean Lambert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

André Brie and Jaromír Kohlíček, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0536)

(Motion for a resolution B6-0475/2007 fell.)

The following spoke:

- Robert Evans, on behalf of the PSE Group, and in agreement with Nirj Deva, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, moved oral amendments to recital A and paragraphs 1, 10 and 11, which were incorporated.

5.9. Council's strategy for the Bali Conference on Climate Change (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0432/2007

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0537)

The following spoke:

- Satu Hassi on the Finnish version of paragraph 1

5.10. Strengthening the European Neighbourhood Policy (vote)

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)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0538)

The following spoke:

- Hélène Flautre on the split vote on paragraph 14

- Charles Tannock (co-rapporteur) moved oral amendments to Amendment 3 and paragraph 42, which were incorporated.

5.11. Trade and economic relations with Ukraine (vote)

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

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

The following spoke: Zbigniew Zaleski (rapporteur)

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0539)

5.12. Towards an EU response to situations of fragility: engaging in difficult environments for sustainable development, stability and peace

Motion for a resolution B6-0476/2007

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0540)

5.13. Social reality stocktaking (vote)

Report on social reality stocktaking [2007/2104(INI)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Elizabeth Lynne (A6-0400/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0541)

The following spoke:

- Elizabeth Lynne (rapporteur) moved an oral amendment to paragraph 9, which was incorporated.

IN THE CHAIR: Mario MAURO
Vice-President

6. 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: Carlos Coelho - A6-0441/2007: Zita Pleštinská, Frank Vanhecke, Oldřich Vlasák, Zuzana Roithová and Sylwester Chruszcz

Application of Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of citizens of the Union and their families to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States (RC-B6-0462/2007): Carlo Fatuzzo, Frank Vanhecke, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Mario Borghezio and Robert Evans

Application of the Schengen acquis (B6-0448/2007): Zita Pleštinská

Council's strategy for the Bali Conference on Climate Change (B6-0432/2007): Eija-Riitta Korhola and Karin Scheele

Report: Raimon Obiols i Germà and Charles Tannock - A6-0414/2007: Frank Vanhecke

Report: Zbigniew Zaleski - A6-0396/2007: Miroslav Mikolášik, Zita Pleštinská and Czesław Adam Siekierski

Report: Elizabeth Lynne - A6-0400/2007: Carlo Fatuzzo

7. 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 13.20 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU
Vice-President

8. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

9. 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 13.11.2007, Item 3)

9.1. Christian communities in the Middle East

Motions for resolutions B6-0449/2007, B6-0450/2007, B6-0455/2007, B6-0458/2007, B6-0459/2007, B6-0467/2007 and B6-0470/2007

Mario Mauro, Glyn Ford, Adam Bielan, Hélène Flautre, Bastiaan Belder, Marios Matsakis and Erik Meijer introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Paulo Casaca, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marcin Libicki, on behalf of the UEN Group, Giusto Catania, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Kathy Sinnott, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Ana Maria Gomes, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, Bogusław Sonik, Jerzy Buzek, Danuta Hübner (Member of the Commission) and Paulo Casaca, to clarify what he had said in his speech.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 15.11.2007, Item 10.1.

9.2. Uzbekistan

Motions for resolutions B6-0451/2007, B6-0452/2007, B6-0453/2007, B6-0456/2007, B6-0466/2007 and B6-0471/2007

Katrin Saks, Elisabeth Jeggle, Adam Bielan, Hélène Flautre, Marios Matsakis and Erik Meijer introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Karin Scheele, on behalf of the PSE Group, Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Józef Pinior and Danuta Hübner (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 15.11.2007, Item 10.2.

9.3. Somalia

Motions for resolutions B6-0454/2007, B6-0457/2007, B6-0460/2007, B6-0461/2007, B6-0468/2007 and B6-0469/2007

John Bowis, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Ana Maria Gomes, Marcin Libicki, Marios Matsakis and Erik Meijer introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, on behalf of the PSE Group, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, on behalf of the UEN Group, Danuta Hübner (Member of the Commission) and Marios Matsakis on the fact that the Council was absent (the President noted his remarks).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 15.11.2007, Item 10.3.

10. Voting time

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

10.1. Christian communities in the Middle East (vote)

Motions for resolutions B6-0449/2007, B6-0450/2007, B6-0455/2007, B6-0458/2007, B6-0459/2007, B6-0467/2007 and B6-0470/2007

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0449/2007

(replacing B6-0449/2007, B6-0450/2007, B6-0455/2007, B6-0459/2007 and B6-0467/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

Mario Mauro, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Charles Tannock, Bernd Posselt, Esther De Lange, Bogusław Sonik, Anna Záborská, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou and Antonio Tajani, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group
Pasqualina Napoletano and Glyn Ford, on behalf of the PSE Group
Marco Cappato, Frédérique Ries and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group
Cristiana Muscardini, Adam Bielan, Mario Borghezio, Ryszard Czarnecki, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Konrad Szymański and Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group
Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group
Vittorio Agnoletto and Giusto Catania, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0542)

(Motions for resolutions B6-0458/2007 and B6-0470/2007 fell.)

10.2. Uzbekistan (vote)

Motions for resolutions B6-0451/2007, B6-0452/2007, B6-0453/2007, B6-0456/2007, B6-0466/2007 and B6-0471/2007

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0451/2007

(replacing B6-0451/2007, B6-0456/2007, B6-0466/2007 and B6-0471/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

Pasqualina Napoletano, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Ona Juknevičienė and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Cem Özdemir and Hélène Flautre, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

André Brie and Giusto Catania, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Rejected

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B6-0451/2007

Rejected

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0452/2007

(replacing B6-0452/2007 and B6-0453/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

Elisabeth Jeggle, Bernd Posselt and Eija-Riitta Korhola, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Gintaras Didžiokas, Ryszard Czarnecki, Janusz Wojciechowski, Adam Bielan, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Ewa Tomaszewska, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, Konrad Szymański and Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0543)

(Motions for resolutions B6-0456/2007, B6-0466/2007 and B6-0471/2007 fell.)

10.3. Somalia (vote)

Motions for resolutions B6-0454/2007, B6-0457/2007, B6-0460/2007, B6-0461/2007, B6-0468/2007 and B6-0469/2007

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0454/2007

(replacing B6-0454/2007, B6-0457/2007, B6-0460/2007, B6-0468/2007 and B6-0469/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

John Bowis, Mario Mauro, Bernd Posselt and Eija-Riitta Korhola, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Pasqualina Napoletano, Ana Maria Gomes, Elena Valenciano Martínez-Orozco and Alain Hutchinson, on behalf of the PSE Group,

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

Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0544)

(Motion for a resolution B6-0461/2007 fell.)

11. 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.

12. Documents received

The following documents had been received:

1) from the Council and Commission

- Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council repealing Council Decision 85/368/EEC on the comparability of vocational training qualifications between the Member States of the European Community (COM(2007)0680 - C6-0398/2007 - 2007/0234(COD))

- Proposal for a Council decision adapting Annex VIII to the Act of Accession of Bulgaria and Romania (COM(2007)0594 - C6-0405/2007 - 2007/0217(CNS))

- Initiative of the Federal Republic of Germany with a view to the adoption of a Council Decision on the implementation of Decision 2007/…/JHA on the stepping up of cross border cooperation, particularly in combating terrorism and cross-border crime (11563/2007 - C6-0409/2007 - 2007/0821(CNS))

- Draft Council regulation amending Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1605/2002 on the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (14320/2007 - C6-0411/2007 - 2007/0820(CNS))

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 47/2007 - Section III – Commission (SEC(2007)1256 - C6-0412/2007 - 2007/2241(GBD))

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 44/2007 - Section III – Commission (SEC(2007)1253 - C6-0414/2007 - 2007/2242(GBD))

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 51/2007 - Section III – Commission (SEC(2007)1397 - C6-0415/2007 - 2007/2243(GBD))

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 52/2007 - Section III – Commission (SEC(2007)1398 - C6-0416/2007 - 2007/2244(GBD))

13. Decisions concerning certain documents

Authorisation to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 39)

ECON Committee

- Hedge funds and private equity (2007/2238(INI))
(opinion: JURI)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 08.11.2007)

JURI Committee

- Transparency of institutional investors (2007/2239(INI))
(opinion: ECON)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 08.11.2007)

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

DEVE Committee

- Advancing African Agriculture - Proposal for agricultural development and food security in Africa (2007/2231(INI))
(opinion: AFET, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, ITRE, INTA)
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 25.10.2007)

Decision to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 112 (1))

AFET Committee

- 2006 annual report on the CFSP (2007/2219(INI))

Associated committees

- Transparency of institutional investors (2007/2239(INI))
Associated committees JURI, ECON
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 08.11.2007)

- Hedge funds and private equity (2007/2238(INI))
Associated committees ECON, JURI
(Following the Conference of Presidents' decision of 08.11.2007)

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

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

15. 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.

16. Dates for next sittings

The next sittings would be held on 28.11.2007 and 29.11.2007.

17. Adjournment of session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 16.20.

The following signed:

Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Albertini, Allister, Alvaro, Andersson, Andrejevs, Andria, Andrikienė, Angelakas, Angelilli, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Athanasiu, Atkins, Attard-Montalto, Audy, Auken, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Ayuso, Baco, Baeva, Bărbuleţiu, Barsi-Pataky, Batten, Battilocchio, Batzeli, Bauer, Beaupuy, Beazley, Becsey, Beer, Belder, Belet, Belohorská, Bennahmias, Berend, Berès, Berlato, Berlinguer, Berman, Bielan, Binev, Birutis, Bobošíková, Böge, Bösch, Bonde, Bono, Borghezio, Borrell Fontelles, Botopoulos, Bourlanges, Bourzai, Bowis, Bowles, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brepoels, Breyer, Březina, Budreikaitė, van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Bulfon, Bullmann, Burke, Buruiană-Aprodu, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Buşoi, Busquin, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Calabuig Rull, Cappato, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casa, Casaca, Casini, Caspary, Castex, Castiglione, 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, De Blasio, de Brún, Degutis, De Keyser, Demetriou, Deprez, De Rossa, De Sarnez, Descamps, Désir, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, De Vits, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dičkutė, Didžiokas, Dillen, Dîncu, Dobolyi, Dombrovskis, Doorn, Dover, Drčar Murko, Duchoň, Dührkop Dührkop, Duff, Duka-Zólyomi, Dumitrescu, El Khadraoui, Elles, Esteves, Estrela, Ettl, Robert Evans, Färm, Fajmon, Falbr, Fatuzzo, Fazakas, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández Martín, Ferrari, Anne Ferreira, Elisa Ferreira, Figueiredo, Flasarová, Florenz, Foltyn-Kubicka, Fontaine, Ford, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, Frassoni, Friedrich, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, García-Margallo y Marfil, García Pérez, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gebhardt, Gentvilas, Georgiou, Geremek, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gewalt, Gibault, Gierek, Giertych, Gill, Gklavakis, Glante, Glattfelder, Goepel, Golik, Gollnisch, Gomes, Gomolka, Goudin, Grabowska, Grabowski, Graça Moura, Gräßle, Grech, Griesbeck, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Groote, Grosch, Grossetête, Guardans Cambó, Guellec, Guerreiro, Gurmai, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Guy-Quint, Gyürk, Hall, Hammerstein, Hamon, Handzlik, Hannan, Harkin, Harms, Hassi, Haug, Hellvig, Helmer, Hénin, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hennis-Plasschaert, Herczog, Higgins, Holm, Honeyball, Horáček, Howitt, Hudghton, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ibrisagic, in 't Veld, Iotova, Isler Béguin, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jacobs, Jäätteenmäki, Janowski, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jöns, Jørgensen, Jonckheer, Jordan Cizelj, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Kaczmarek, Kamall, Karas, Karim, Kaufmann, Kauppi, Tunne Kelam, Kindermann, Kirilov, Klamt, Klaß, Klinz, Koch, Konrad, Koppa, Korhola, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kozlík, Krahmer, Krasts, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Krupa, Kuhne, Kułakowski, Kušķis, Kusstatscher, Kuźmiuk, Lagendijk, Laignel, Lambert, Lang, Langen, Langendries, Lax, Lechner, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehne, Leinen, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Le Rachinel, Lévai, Lewandowski, Liberadzki, Libicki, Lichtenberger, Lienemann, Liese, Lipietz, Locatelli, López-Istúriz White, Louis, Lucas, Ludford, Lulling, Lundgren, Lynne, Maaten, McAvan, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Madeira, Maldeikis, Manders, Maňka, Thomas Mann, Mantovani, Marinescu, Markov, Marques, Martens, David Martin, Hans-Peter Martin, Martinez, Martínez Martínez, Masiel, Maštálka, Mathieu, Matsakis, Matsouka, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Medina Ortega, Meijer, Miguélez Ramos, Mihăescu, Mihalache, Mikko, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mohácsi, Moisuc, Montoro Romero, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgantini, Morillon, Morin, Morţun, Mulder, Musacchio, Muscat, Musotto, Mussolini, Myller, Napoletano, Nassauer, Navarro, Neris, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson, Novak, Obiols i Germà, Occhetto, Özdemir, Olajos, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Onyszkiewicz, Ortuondo Larrea, Őry, Oviir, Paasilinna, Pack, Pafilis, Paleckis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Panzeri, Papadimoulis, Paparizov, Papastamkos, Patrie, Pęk, Alojz Peterle, Pflüger, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pinior, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Pirker, Piskorski, Pleštinská, Plumb, Podestà, Podgorean, Podkański, Pöttering, Pohjamo, Poignant, Polfer, Pomés Ruiz, Popeangă, Posdorf, Posselt, Prets, Pribetich, Vittorio Prodi, Purvis, Rack, Radwan, Raeva, Ransdorf, Rapkay, Remek, Resetarits, Reul, Riera Madurell, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, 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, Savi, Sbarbati, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schenardi, Schierhuber, Schinas, Schlyter, Olle Schmidt, Schmitt, Schöpflin, Schulz, Schuth, Schwab, Seeber, Segelström, Seppänen, Şerbu, Severin, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Simpson, Sinnott, Siwiec, Skinner, Škottová, Smith, Sommer, Søndergaard, Sonik, Sornosa Martínez, Spautz, Staes, Stănescu, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Sterckx, Stevenson, Stihler, Stockmann, Stoyanov, Strejček, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Svensson, Swoboda, Szájer, Szejna, Szent-Iványi, Tabajdi, Tajani, Takkula, Tannock, Tarand, Tatarella, Thomsen, Thyssen, Ţîrle, Titley, Toia, Toma, Tomaszewska, Tomczak, Toubon, Trakatellis, Triantaphyllides, Tzampazi, Uca, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vaidere, Vakalis, Vălean, Vanhecke, Van Lancker, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vidal-Quadras, Vigenin, Virrankoski, Vlasák, Vlasto, Voggenhuber, Walter, Watson, Henri Weber, Manfred Weber, Weiler, Weisgerber, Whittaker, Wieland, Wiersma, Wijkman, von Wogau, Wohlin, Bernard Wojciechowski, Janusz Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wurtz, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Zaleski, Zani, Zapałowski, Zatloukal, Ždanoka, Zdravkova, Železný, Zieleniec, Zīle, Zimmer, Zwiefka