IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING
President

1. Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 9.00.

2. Preparation of the European Council (Brussels, 13-14 December 2007) (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Preparation of the European Council (Brussels, 13-14 December 2007)

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, Andrew Duff, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Jens-Peter Bonde, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Jim Allister, Non-attached Member, Carlos Coelho, Hannes Swoboda, Sophia in 't Veld, Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski, Mikel Irujo Amezaga, Ilda Figueiredo, Frank Vanhecke, Giles Chichester, Robert Goebbels, Marco Cappato, Mario Borghezio, Miguel Portas, Jana Bobošíková, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Genowefa Grabowska, Alexander Lambsdorff, Bogdan Pęk, Alain Lamassoure, Gunnar Hökmark, Enrique Barón Crespo, Othmar Karas, Manuel António dos Santos, Francisco José Millán Mon, Paul Marie Coûteaux, Manuel Lobo Antunes, Margot Wallström (Vice-President of the Commission).

The debate closed.

IN THE CHAIR: Diana WALLIS
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. EC/Morocco agreement: Euro-Mediterranean aviation agreement * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the Council and the Representatives of the Governments of the Member States of the European Union, meeting within the Council on the conclusion of the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, on the one hand, and the Kingdom of Morocco, on the other hand [COM(2006)0145 - C6-0333/2007 - 2006/0048(CNS)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Johannes Blokland (A6-0416/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0600)

3.2. EC/Morocco agreement: Euro-Mediterranean aviation agreement, protocol following the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol amending the Euro-Mediterranean Aviation Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Kingdom of Morocco, of the other part, to take account of the accession to the European Union of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania [COM(2007)0495 - C6-0330/2007 - 2007/0181(CNS)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0458/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0601)

3.3. Mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund [COM(2007)0600 – C6 0343/2007 – 2007/2226(ACI)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Reimer Böge (A6-0485/2007)

(Qualified majority: three fifths of votes cast)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

The following spoke on the vote:

Reimer Böge (rapporteur) on the majorities required for the adoption of his reports.

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0602)

3.4. Mobilisation of the flexibility instrument (Rule 131) (vote)

Report Proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument [COM(2007)0786 - C6-0450/2007 - 2007/2273(ACI)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Reimer Böge (A6-0499/2007)

(Qualified majority: three fifths of votes cast)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0603)

3.5. Amending the IIA (multiannual financial framework) (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management as regards the multiannual financial framework [COM(2007)0783 - C6-0321/2007 - 2007/2213(ACI)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Reimer Böge (A6-0500/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0604)

3.6. Information provision and promotion measures for agricultural products * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on information provision and promotion measures for agricultural products on the internal market and in third countries [COM(2007)0268 - C6-0203/2007 - 2007/0095(CNS)] - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Rapporteur: Bogdan Golik (A6-0461/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0605)

3.7. Common organisation of the markets in fisheries and aquaculture (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the common organisation of the markets in fishery and aquaculture products [2007/2109(INI)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Pedro Guerreiro (A6-0467/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Pedro Guerreiro made a statement pursuant to Rule 131(4).

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2007)0606)

3.8. European Aviation Safety Agency ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules in the field of civil aviation and establishing a European Aviation Safety Agency, and repealing Council Directive 91/670/EEC, Regulation (EC) No 1592/2002 and Directive 2004/36/EC [10537/3/2007 - C6-0353/2007 - 2005/0228(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Jörg Leichtfried (A6-0482/2007)

(Qualified majority)

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

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0607)

3.9. Nutrition and health claims made on foods ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 on nutrition and health claims made on foods [COM(2007)0368 - C6-0200/2007 - 2007/0128(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Adriana Poli Bortone (A6-0464/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

The following spoke: Margot Wallström (Vice-President of the Commission), to make known the Commission's position on the amendments.

Approved (P6_TA(2007)0608)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0608)

3.10. Legal protection of designs ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 98/71/EC on the legal protection of designs [COM(2004)0582 - C6-0119/2004 - 2004/0203(COD)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Klaus-Heiner Lehne (A6-0453/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0609)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0609)

3.11. Common organisation of the market in wine * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the common organisation of the market in wine and amending certain regulations [COM(2007)0372 - C6-0254/2007 - 2007/0138(CNS)] - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Rapporteur: Giuseppe Castiglione (A6-0477/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0610)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0610)

3.12. Indirect taxes on the raising of capital * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council directive concerning indirect taxes on the raising of capital (Recast version) [COM(2006)0760 - C6-0043/2007 - 2006/0253(CNS)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Werner Langen (A6-0472/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2007)0611)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0611)

3.13. The fight against terrorism (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0514/2007

The debate had been held on 05.09.2007 (Minutes of 05.09.2007, Item 2).

The announcement of motions for resolutions had taken place on 10.12.2007 (Minutes of 10.12.2007, Item 13).

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0612)

The following spoke on the vote:

Claudio Fava, on behalf of the PSE Group, moved oral amendments to amendments 3 and 33, which were incorporated;

Cristiana Muscardini challenged the admissibility of the 6th indent of recital A and asked that this be checked (the President replied that the admissibility of everything put to the vote had been checked).

IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING
President

4. Proclamation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights

The President made an address in which he emphasised the importance to citizens of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, approved by Parliament on 29.11.2007.

Several Members loudly expressed their opposition and unfurled banners. The President appealed for calm and asked that the banners be removed.

The following spoke: José Sócrates (President-in-Office of the Council) and José Manuel Barroso (President of the Commission), who also made addresses.

The Presidents of the three Institutions signed the Charter of Fundamental Rights.

5. Formal sitting - Jordan

From 12.50 to 13.10, a formal sitting of Parliament was held on the occasion of the visit of His Majesty King Abdullah II, King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.

IN THE CHAIR: Diana WALLIS
Vice-President

The following spoke in condemnation of the incidents that had occurred in the Chamber during the proclamation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union: Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, Joseph Daul, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, and Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group.

Jens-Peter Bonde and Dimitar Stoyanov then spoke, the latter on a personal matter, after which Joseph Daul spoke on a personal matter in response to the previous speaker's remarks.

The President recalled, with the support of the relevant statistics (534 in favour, 85 against, 21 abstentions), that Parliament had approved the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union by a very large majority on 29.11.2007 (Minutes of 29.11.2007, Item 7.29).

6. Voting time (continuation)

6.1. Commission legislative and work programme for 2008 (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0500/2007, B6-0501/2007, B6-0502/2007, B6-0504/2007, B6-0506/2007 and B6-0508/2007

The debate had been held on 13.11.2007 (Minutes of 13.11.2007, Item 4).

The announcement of motions for resolutions had taken place on 11.12.2007 (Minutes of 11.12.2007, Item 4).

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0500/2007

(replacing B6-0500/2007, B6-0502/2007, B6-0504/2007 and B6-0506/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

Hartmut Nassauer and Joseph Daul, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Diana Wallis, Andrew Duff and Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Brian Crowley and Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0612)

(Motions for resolutions B6-0501/2007 and B6-0508/2007 fell.)

6.2. Economic Partnership Agreements (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0497/2007, B6-0498/2007, B6-0499/2007 and B6-0511/2007

The debate had been held on 28.11.2007 (Minutes of 28.11.2007, Item 17).

The announcement of motions for resolutions had taken place on 11.12.2007 (Minutes of 11.12.2007, Item 5).

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0497/2007

(replacing B6-0497/2007, B6-0499/2007 and B6-0511/2007):

tabled by the following Members:

Robert Sturdy and Maria Martens, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Thierry Cornillet, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Ryszard Czarnecki and Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group,

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0613)

(Motion for a resolution B6-0498/2007 fell.)

6.3. European contract law (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0513/2007

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2007)0614)

7. 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: Adriana Poli Bortone - A6-0464/2007: Zuzana Roithová and Jan Březina

Report: Klaus-Heiner Lehne - A6-0453/2007: Antonio Masip Hidalgo, Mario Borghezio, Dimitar Stoyanov, Hannu Takkula and Hubert Pirker

Report: Giuseppe Castiglione - A6-0477/2007: Michl Ebner, Anja Weisgerber, Ryszard Czarnecki, Armando Veneto, Danutė Budreikaitė, Zuzana Roithová, Jan Březina, Hynek Fajmon, Daniel Hannan and Adriana Poli Bortone

The fight against terrorism: Antonio Masip Hidalgo, Mario Borghezio, Dimitar Stoyanov, Hannu Takkula and Hubert Pirker

8. 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.

Seán Ó Neachtain informed the Chair that his voting machine had not worked during the vote on resolution RC-B6-0500/2007 (paragraph 16).

(The sitting was suspended at 13.50 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Mechtild ROTHE
Vice-President

9. Approval of Minutes of previous sitting

The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

10. Membership of political groups

Sajjad Karim had joined the PPE-DE Group with effect from 12.12.2007.

11. EU-China summit - EU-China human rights dialogue (debate)

Commission statement: EU-China summit - EU-China human rights dialogue

Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Edward McMillan-Scott, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Konrad Szymański, on behalf of the UEN Group, Hélène Flautre, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Koenraad Dillen, Non-attached Member, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Glyn Ford, Dirk Sterckx, Helga Trüpel, Tunne Kelam, Józef Pinior, István Szent-Iványi, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Ana Maria Gomes, Milan Horáček, Alexandra Dobolyi and Benita Ferrero-Waldner.

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

- Hannes Swoboda and Pasqualina Napoletano, on behalf of the PSE Group, on EU/China Summit - EU/China human rights dialogue (B6-0543/2007),

- Edward McMillan-Scott, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Tunne Kelam, Antonio Tajani, Georg Jarzembowski and Patrick Gaubert, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the EU-China Summit and the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue (B6-0544/2007),

- Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Ryszard Czarnecki, Brian Crowley, Inese Vaidere, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, Roberts Zīle and Ewa Tomaszewska, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue (B6-0545/2007),

- Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on EU-China Human Rights Dialogue (B6-0546/2007),

- Hélène Flautre, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Helga Trüpel, Eva Lichtenberger and Milan Horáček, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the EU-China Human Rights Dialogue (EU-China Summit) (B6-0547/2007),

- Marco Cappato, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the China-EU Summit (B6-0548/2007).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 13.12.2007, Item 6.8.

12. Combating the rise of extremism in Europe (debate)

Commission statement: Combating the rise of extremism in Europe

Franco Frattini (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ
Vice-President

The following spoke: Manfred Weber, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Kristian Vigenin, on behalf of the PSE Group, Ignasi Guardans Cambó, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Bogusław Rogalski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Jean Lambert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Giusto Catania, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Ignasi Guardans Cambó, on certain Members' conduct, Derek Roland Clark, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Bruno Gollnisch, Non-attached Member, Roberta Alma Anastase, Bárbara Dührkop Dührkop, Viktória Mohácsi, Eoin Ryan, Koenraad Dillen, on the allocation of speaking time, Eva-Britt Svensson, Bernard Wojciechowski, Jana Bobošíková, Péter Olajos, Martine Roure, Adina-Ioana Vălean, Wojciech Roszkowski, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides and Irena Belohorská.

IN THE CHAIR: Mario MAURO
Vice-President

The following spoke: Pilar del Castillo Vera, Józef Pinior, Sarah Ludford, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, Diamanto Manolakou, Nickolay Mladenov, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Sophia in 't Veld, Jan Tadeusz Masiel, Adrian Severin, Inger Segelström, Costas Botopoulos, Ana Maria Gomes, Pierre Schapira, Franco Frattini.

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

- Kristian Vigenin, Bárbara Dührkop Dührkop, Justas Vincas Paleckis and Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, on behalf of the PSE Group, on combating rising extremism in Europe (B6-0512/2007),

- Giusto Catania, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on combating the rise of extremism in Europe (B6-0515/2007),

- Monica Frassoni, Daniel Cohn-Bendit and Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on combating the rise of extremism in Europe (B6-0516/2007),

- Alexander Alvaro, Viktória Mohácsi and Ignasi Guardans Cambó, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on combating the rise of extremism in Europe (B6-0517/2007),

- Cristiana Muscardini, Brian Crowley, Roberta Angelilli, Adam Bielan, Gintaras Didžiokas and Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the UEN Group, on combating the rise of extremism in Europe (B6-0519/2007).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 13.12.2007, Item 6.9.

13. Montenegro - EC/Montenegro: Stabilisation and Association Agreement *** (debate)

Commission statement: Montenegro

Recommendation on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Montenegro, of the other part [COM(2007)0350 - C6-0463/2007 - 2007/0123(AVC)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Marcello Vernola (A6-0498/2007)

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

The following spoke: Bernd Posselt, who asked if the Council was due to attend the debate (the President replied that the Council had apologised for its absence on account of the preparation of the Lisbon Summit).

Marcello Vernola introduced the recommendation.

The following spoke: Doris Pack, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Vural Öger, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jelko Kacin, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Gisela Kallenbach, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, and Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT
Vice-President

The following spoke: Alojz Peterle, Hannes Swoboda, Ewa Tomaszewska, Jaromír Kohlíček, Georgios Georgiou, Jacek Protasiewicz, Libor Rouček, Ryszard Czarnecki, Bernd Posselt, Józef Pinior, Paul Rübig, Justas Vincas Paleckis and Olli Rehn.

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

- Marcello Vernola, on behalf of the AFET Committee, on the conclusion of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Montenegro, of the other part (B6-0494/2007)

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 13.12.2007, Item 6.10 and Minutes of 13.12.2007, Item 6.3.

14. 1 December 2007: World AIDS Day (debate)

Commission statement: 1 December 2007: World AIDS Day

Markos Kyprianou (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: John Bowis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Jan Marinus Wiersma, on behalf of the PSE Group, Holger Krahmer, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Françoise Grossetête, Pierre Schapira and Markos Kyprianou.

The debate closed.

15. Shipping disaster in the Sea of Asov/Black Sea and the subsequent oil pollution (debate)

Commission statement: Shipping disaster in the Sea of Asov/Black Sea and the subsequent oil pollution

Markos Kyprianou (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Stanisław Jałowiecki, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, on behalf of the PSE Group, Roberts Zīle, on behalf of the UEN Group, Péter Olajos, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Nickolay Mladenov, Roberta Alma Anastase, Rumiana Jeleva, Gabriele Albertini and Markos Kyprianou.

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

- Paolo Costa, on behalf of the TRAN Committee, on the shipwrecks in the Kerch Strait in the Black Sea (B6-0503/2007)

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 13.12.2007, Item 6.11.

(The sitting was suspended at 19.30 and resumed at 21.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU
Vice-President

16. Membership of committees and delegations

The President had received the following requests for appointments from the PPE-DE, PSE, ALDE and GUE/NGL Groups:

AFET Committee: Johannes Lebech to replace Cristian Silviu Buşoi, Miguel Portas to replace Francis Wurtz, Zbigniew Zaleski

DEVE Committee: Beniamino Donnici, Madeleine Jouye de Grandmaison to replace Miguel Portas

INTA Committee: Krzysztof Hołowczyc to replace Zbigniew Zaleski

BUDG Committee: Cătălin-Ioan Nechifor to replace Rovana Plumb, Daniel Dăianu

EMPL Committee: Rovana Plumb

ENVI Committee: Magor Imre Csibi

ITRE Committee: Adina-Ioana Vălean

IMCO Committee: Cristian Silviu Buşoi

REGI Committee: Victor Boştinaru

CULT Committee: Ramona Nicole Mănescu

JURI Committee: Titus Corlăţean

LIBE Committee: Renate Weber to replace Adina-Ioana Vălean, Urszula Gacek

PETI Committee: Victor Boştinaru

Subcommittee on Human Rights: Madeleine Jouye de Grandmaison

Subcommittee on Security and Defence: Beniamino Donnici

Temporary Committee on Climate Change: Adina-Ioana Vălean

Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly: Madeleine Jouye de Grandmaison

Delegation for relations with Belarus: Krzysztof Hołowczyc

Delegation for relations with the Palestinian Legislative Council: Urszula Gacek

Delegation for relations with Japan: Gianni De Michelis was no longer a member.

The appointments would be deemed ratified if there were no objections before the approval of these Minutes.

17. Deposit-guarantee schemes (debate)

Report on deposit-guarantee schemes [2007/2199(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Christian Ehler (A6-0448/2007)

Christian Ehler introduced the report.

The following spoke: Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Piia-Noora Kauppi, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Pervenche Berès, on behalf of the PSE Group, Wolf Klinz, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Gunnar Hökmark, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, Mariela Velichkova Baeva and Charlie McCreevy.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 13.12.2007, Item 6.12.

18. Asset management II (debate)

Report on Asset Management II [2007/2200(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Wolf Klinz (A6-0460/2007)

Wolf Klinz introduced the report.

The following spoke: Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Astrid Lulling, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Harald Ettl, on behalf of the PSE Group, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Piia-Noora Kauppi, Pervenche Berès, Zsolt László Becsey, Gay Mitchell and Charlie McCreevy.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 13.12.2007, Item 6.13.

19. Cooperation between the Fundamental Rights Agency and the Council of Europe * (debate)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision relating to the conclusion of an Agreement between the European Community and the Council of Europe on cooperation between the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights and the Council of Europe [COM(2007)0478 - C6-0311/2007 - 2007/0173(CNS)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Adamos Adamou (A6-0443/2007)

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

Adamos Adamou introduced the report.

The following spoke: Kinga Gál, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Genowefa Grabowska, on behalf of the PSE Group, Irena Belohorská, Non-attached Member, Panayiotis Demetriou, Sylwester Chruszcz and Roberta Alma Anastase.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 13.12.2007, Item 6.4.

20. Maintenance obligations * (debate)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and cooperation in matters relating to maintenance obligations [COM(2005)0649 - C6-0079/2006 - 2005/0259(CNS)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Genowefa Grabowska (A6-0468/2007)

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

Genowefa Grabowska introduced the report.

The following spoke: Diana Wallis (draftsman of the opinion of the JURI Committee).

IN THE CHAIR: Adam BIELAN
Vice-President

The following spoke: Panayiotis Demetriou, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Andrzej Jan Szejna, on behalf of the PSE Group, Carlo Casini, Tadeusz Zwiefka and Franco Frattini.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 17.12.2007, Item 6.6.

21. Ovine and caprine animals: electronic identification * (debate)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 21/2004 as regards the date of introduction of electronic identification for ovine and caprine animals [COM(2007)0710 - C6-0448/2007 - 2007/0244(CNS)] - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Rapporteur: Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf (A6-0501/2007)

The following spoke: Markos Kyprianou (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Struan Stevenson, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Rosa Miguélez Ramos, on behalf of the PSE Group, Neil Parish, James Nicholson, Markos Kyprianou and Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf, whose question was answered by Markos Kyprianou.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 13.12.2007, Item 6.5.

22. Agenda for next sitting

The agenda for the next day's sitting had been established ('Agenda' PE 398.771/OJJE).

23. Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 23.20.

The following signed:

Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Albertini, Allister, Alvaro, Anastase, Andersson, Andrejevs, Andria, Andrikienė, Angelakas, Angelilli, Antoniozzi, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ashworth, Assis, Atkins, Attard-Montalto, Attwooll, Aubert, Audy, Auken, Ayala Sender, Ayuso, Baco, Badia i Cutchet, Baeva, Barón Crespo, Barsi-Pataky, Batten, Battilocchio, Batzeli, Bauer, Beaupuy, Beazley, Becsey, Beer, Belder, Belet, Belohorská, Bennahmias, Berend, Berès, Berlato, Berlinguer, Bielan, Binev, Birutis, Bloom, Bobošíková, Bodu, Böge, Bösch, Bonde, Bono, Bonsignore, Booth, Borghezio, Borrell Fontelles, Bossi, Boştinaru, Botopoulos, Bourlanges, Bourzai, Bowis, Bowles, Bozkurt, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Breyer, Březina, Brie, Brok, Budreikaitė, van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Bulfon, Bullmann, Bulzesc, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Buşoi, Busquin, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Calabuig Rull, Callanan, Camre, Capoulas Santos, Cappato, Carlotti, Carlshamre, Carnero González, Carollo, Casa, Casaca, Cashman, Casini, Caspary, Castex, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Catania, Cavada, Cederschiöld, Chatzimarkakis, Chichester, Chiesa, Chmielewski, Christensen, Chruszcz, Chukolov, Claeys, Clark, Cocilovo, Coelho, Cohn-Bendit, Corbett, Corda, Cornillet, Paolo Costa, Cottigny, Coûteaux, Corina Creţu, Gabriela Creţu, Crowley, Csibi, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Ryszard Czarnecki, Dăianu, Daul, David, De Blasio, Degutis, Dehaene, De Keyser, Demetriou, De Michelis, Deprez, De Sarnez, Descamps, Désir, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, De Vits, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dičkutė, Didžiokas, Dillen, Dimitrakopoulos, Dobolyi, Donnici, Doorn, Douay, Dover, Drčar Murko, Duchoň, Dührkop Dührkop, Duff, Duka-Zólyomi, Dumitriu, Ebner, Ehler, El Khadraoui, Elles, Esteves, Estrela, Ettl, Jill Evans, Jonathan Evans, Robert Evans, Färm, Fajmon, Falbr, Fatuzzo, Fava, Fazakas, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández Martín, Ferrari, Anne Ferreira, Figueiredo, Filip, Fjellner, Flasarová, Flautre, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Fontaine, Ford, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, França, Frassoni, Freitas, Friedrich, Frunzăverde, Gacek, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Garcés Ramón, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gargani, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gebhardt, Gentvilas, Georgiou, Geremek, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gewalt, Gibault, Gierek, Giertych, Gill, Glante, Glattfelder, Gobbo, Goebbels, Goepel, Golik, Gollnisch, Gomolka, Gottardi, Grabowska, Grabowski, Graça Moura, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grech, Griesbeck, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Grosch, Grossetête, Guardans Cambó, Guellec, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Gyürk, Hänsch, Hall, Hamon, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Harkin, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Hazan, Hedh, Helmer, Hénin, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hennis-Plasschaert, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Holm, Hołowczyc, Honeyball, Hoppenstedt, Horáček, Hudacký, Hudghton, Hughes, Hutchinson, Hyusmenova, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, in 't Veld, Iotova, Irujo Amezaga, Isler Béguin, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jacobs, Jäätteenmäki, Jałowiecki, Janowski, Járóka, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jensen, Jöns, Jonckheer, Jordan Cizelj, Jouye de Grandmaison, Juknevičienė, Kacin, Kaczmarek, Kallenbach, Kamall, Karas, Karim, Kaufmann, Kauppi, Kazak, Tunne Kelam, Kilroy-Silk, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klinz, Knapman, Koch, Kohlíček, Konrad, Koppa, Koterec, Kozlík, Krahmer, Krasts, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristovskis, Krupa, Kuc, Kuhne, Kušķis, Kusstatscher, Kuźmiuk, Lagendijk, Laignel, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lambrinidis, Lambsdorff, Landsbergis, Lang, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Laperrouze, La Russa, Lauk, Lavarra, Lax, Lechner, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehideux, Lehne, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Marine Le Pen, Lewandowski, Liberadzki, Libicki, Lichtenberger, Lienemann, Liese, Liotard, Lipietz, Locatelli, López-Istúriz White, Losco, Louis, Lucas, Ludford, Lulling, Lundgren, Lynne, Lyubcheva, Maaten, McAvan, McCarthy, McDonald, McMillan-Scott, Madeira, Maldeikis, Manders, Mănescu, Maňka, Erika Mann, Thomas Mann, Manolakou, Mantovani, Marinescu, Markov, Marques, David Martin, Hans-Peter Martin, Martinez, Martínez Martínez, Masiel, Masip Hidalgo, Maštálka, Mathieu, Mato Adrover, Matsakis, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Medina Ortega, Méndez de Vigo, Menéndez del Valle, Miguélez Ramos, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Mölzer, Mohácsi, Montoro Romero, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Morgantini, Morillon, Morin, Mulder, Muscardini, Muscat, Musotto, Mussolini, Musumeci, Napoletano, Nassauer, Nattrass, Navarro, Nechifor, Neris, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson, Nicholson of Winterbourne, Niculescu, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Novak, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Özdemir, Olajos, Olbrycht, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Onyszkiewicz, Oomen-Ruijten, Oprea, Ortuondo Larrea, Őry, Oviir, Paasilinna, Pack, Pahor, Paleckis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Panayotov, Pannella, Panzeri, Papadimoulis, Paparizov, Papastamkos, Parish, Paşcu, Patriciello, Patrie, Peillon, Pęk, Alojz Peterle, Petre, Pflüger, Piecyk, Pieper, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pinior, Piotrowski, Pirilli, Pirker, Piskorski, Pistelli, Pittella, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Pleštinská, Plumb, Podestà, Podimata, Podkański, Pöttering, Pohjamo, Poignant, Polfer, Poli Bortone, Pomés Ruiz, Mihaela Popa, Nicolae Vlad Popa, Portas, Posselt, Prets, Pribetich, Vittorio Prodi, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Radwan, Raeva, Ransdorf, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Resetarits, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Riera Madurell, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Rivera, Rocard, Rogalski, Roithová, Romagnoli, Romeva i Rueda, Rosati, Roszkowski, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Rovsing, Rudi Ubeda, Rübig, Rühle, Rutowicz, Ryan, Saïfi, Sakalas, Saks, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Salinas García, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sârbu, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Savary, Savi, Sbarbati, Schaldemose, Schapira, Scheele, Schenardi, Schierhuber, Schinas, Schlyter, Frithjof Schmidt, Olle Schmidt, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Jürgen Schröder, Schroedter, Schulz, Schuth, Schwab, Seeber, Segelström, Seppänen, Severin, Siekierski, Silva Peneda, Simpson, Sinnott, Siwiec, Skinner, Škottová, Sógor, Sommer, Søndergaard, Sonik, Sornosa Martínez, Sousa Pinto, Spautz, Speroni, Staes, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Šťastný, Stauner, Sterckx, Stevenson, Stihler, Stockmann, Stolojan, Stoyanov, Strejček, Strož, Stubb, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Susta, Svensson, Swoboda, Szájer, Szejna, Szent-Iványi, Szymański, Tabajdi, Tajani, Takkula, Tannock, Tarand, Tatarella, Thomsen, Thyssen, Ţicău, Titley, Toia, Tomaszewska, Tomczak, Toubon, Toussas, Trakatellis, Trautmann, Triantaphyllides, Trüpel, Turmes, Uca, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vaidere, Vakalis, Vălean, Vanhecke, Van Hecke, Van Lancker, Van Orden, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vaugrenard, Veneto, Ventre, Veraldi, Vergnaud, Vernola, Vigenin, de Villiers, Virrankoski, Visser, Vlasák, Vlasto, Voggenhuber, Wagenknecht, Wallis, Walter, Watson, Henri Weber, Manfred Weber, Renate Weber, Weiler, Weisgerber, Wieland, Wiersma, Iuliu Winkler, Wise, von Wogau, Wohlin, Bernard Wojciechowski, Janusz Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wurtz, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zani, Zapałowski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Ždanoka, Zdravkova, Zieleniec, Zīle, Zimmer, Zingaretti, Zlotea, Zvěřina, Zwiefka