IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING
President

1. Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 9.05.

2. Written declarations (submission)

The following Member had forwarded a written declaration for inclusion in the register (Rule 116):

- Guido Podestà on Protected Geographical Indications (0022/2008).

3. Preparation of the European Council (Brussels, 13-14 March 2008) (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Preparation of the European Council (Brussels, 13-14 March 2008)

Janez Lenarčič (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, Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group, Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Jens-Peter Bonde, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Jana Bobošíková, Non-attached Member, Giles Chichester, Robert Goebbels, Janusz Onyszkiewicz, Ryszard Czarnecki, Claude Turmes, Eva-Britt Svensson, Johannes Blokland, Andreas Mölzer, Marianne Thyssen, Harlem Désir, Lena Ek, Mario Borghezio, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Philip Claeys, João de Deus Pinheiro, Udo Bullmann, Fiona Hall, Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski, Gisela Kallenbach, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Roger Helmer, Werner Langen, Jan Andersson, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, Konrad Szymański, Gunnar Hökmark, Katerina Batzeli, Danutė Budreikaitė, Karl-Heinz Florenz, Libor Rouček, Alexander Lambsdorff, Lambert van Nistelrooij, Gary Titley, Daniel Dăianu, Klaus-Heiner Lehne, Riitta Myller, Kathy Sinnott, Malcolm Harbour, Proinsias De Rossa, Georg Jarzembowski, Dariusz Rosati, Othmar Karas, Pervenche Berès, Monica Maria Iacob-Ridzi, Mairead McGuinness, Carlos Coelho and Christopher Beazley.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Tunne Kelam, Jean-Pierre Audy, Zita Pleštinská, Georgs Andrejevs, Erna Hennicot-Schoepges, Paul Rübig and Nina Škottová.

The following spoke: Janez Lenarčič and José Manuel Barroso.

The following spoke: Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, on remarks by Graham Watson and Othmar Karas, Joseph Daul, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, and Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, both on Mr Schulz's remarks.

The debate closed.

4. Statement by the President

The President made a statement in which, on Parliament's behalf, he called for the hostages held by the FARC, including Íngrid Betancourt, to be released immediately and for an international medical mission to be sent to Colombia. He expressed Parliament's solidarity with those kidnapped and their families.

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA
Vice-President

5. Voting time

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

The results of roll-call votes are available in electronic form only, as an annex to the minutes, and can be accessed via Europarl.

5.1. Request for waiver of the immunity of Mr Hans-Peter Martin (Rule 131) (vote)

Report: on the request for waiver of the immunity of Mr Hans-Peter Martin [2007/2215(IMM)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Diana Wallis (A6-0071/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2008)0089)

5.2. Energy statistics ***I (vote)

Report: on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on energy statistics [COM(2006)0850 - C6-0035/2007 - 2007/0002(COD)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Claude Turmes (A6-0487/2007)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2008)0090)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0090)

5.3. Statistics on plant protection products ***I (vote)

Report: on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning statistics on plant protection products [COM(2006)0778 - C6-0457/2006 - 2006/0258(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Bart Staes (A6-0004/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2008)0091)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0091)

5.4. Common organisation of agricultural markets and specific provisions for certain agricultural products as regards the national quotas for milk * (vote)

Report: on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets and on specific provisions for certain agricultural products (single CMO Regulation) as regards the national quotas for milk [COM(2007)0802 - C6-0015/2008 - 2007/0281(CNS)] - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Rapporteur: Elisabeth Jeggle (A6-0046/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2008)0092)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0092)

5.5. CAP 'Health Check' (vote)

Report: on the CAP 'Health Check' [2007/2195(INI)] - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Rapporteur: Lutz Goepel (A6-0047/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0093)

5.6. The situation of women in rural areas of the EU (vote)

Report: on the situation of women in rural areas of the EU [2007/2117(INI)] - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Rapporteur: Christa Klaß (A6-0031/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0094)

5.7. Sustainable agriculture and biogas: review of EU legislation (vote)

Report: on sustainable agriculture and biogas: a need for review of EU-legislation [2007/2107(INI)] - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Rapporteur: Csaba Sándor Tabajdi (A6-0034/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0095)

The following spoke:

Csaba Sándor Tabajdi moved an oral amendment to paragraph 41, which was incorporated.

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:: Elisabeth Jeggle - A6-0046/2008: Ryszard Czarnecki, Bernard Wojciechowski, Danutė Budreikaitė, Milan Horáček, Albert Deß, Syed Kamall, Czesław Adam Siekierski

Report:: Lutz Goepel - A6-0047/2008: Michl Ebner, Jan Březina, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Christopher Heaton-Harris, Albert Deß, Syed Kamall, Edward McMillan-Scott and Seán Ó Neachtain

Report:: Christa Klaß - A6-0031/2008: Czesław Adam Siekierski, Agnes Schierhuber, Christopher Heaton-Harris, Frank Vanhecke, Astrid Lulling

Report:: Csaba Sándor Tabajdi - A6-0034/2008: Albert Deß, Oldřich Vlasák

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.

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Hubert Pirker had made it known that his voting machine had not worked during the votes on the Turmes (A6-0487/2007) and Staes (A6-0004/2008) reports.

Caroline Lucas and Glenis Willmott had made it known that their voting machines had not worked during the votes on the Staes (A6-0004/2008) report.

(The sitting was suspended at 13.05 and resumed at 15.10.)

IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING
President

8. Formal sitting - Celebration of the European Parliament's fiftieth anniversary

From 15.10 to 16.15, a formal sitting of Parliament was held on the occasion of the celebration of the European Parliament's fiftieth anniversary.

(The sitting was suspended at 16.15 and resumed at 16.20.)

IN THE CHAIR: Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU
Vice-President

9. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

10. Announcement by the President

The President made the following announcement concerning the midday votes:

'For technical reasons, the results of roll-call votes displayed and announced by the president of the sitting do not correspond exactly to the actual number recorded by the voting system. In no case has the result of a vote been affected, as the majorities have not changed.

That being the case, today's midday votes cannot be called into question and are deemed approved. The results that will be published as an annex to the minutes of today's sitting will be the actual results.'

N.B.: The same applied to Tuesday's votes, again without affecting the majorities. The necessary corrections would be made to the numerical results as soon as possible.

11. The European Union's role in Iraq (debate)

Report: The European Union's role in Iraq [2007/2181(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Ana Maria Gomes (A6-0052/2008)

Ana Maria Gomes introduced the report.

The following spoke: Janez Lenarčič (President-in-Office of the Council) and Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Ignasi Guardans Cambó (draftsman of the opinion of the INTA Committee), Jana Hybášková, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Véronique De Keyser, on behalf of the PSE Group, Nicholson of Winterbourne, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Adam Bielan, on behalf of the UEN Group, Caroline Lucas, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Slavi Binev, Non-attached Member, Nickolay Mladenov, Béatrice Patrie, Patrick Louis, Sorin Frunzăverde, Erika Mann and Georgios Georgiou.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Anna Záborská, Paulo Casaca, Ioan Mircea Paşcu, Renate Weber, Zbigniew Zaleski and Tunne Kelam.

The following spoke: Janez Lenarčič, Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Ana Maria Gomes.

IN THE CHAIR: Adam BIELAN
Vice-President

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 13.03.2008, item 4.5.

12. European code of conduct on arms exports (debate)

Council and Commission statements: European code of conduct on arms exports

Janez Lenarčič (President-in-Office of the Council) and Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Urszula Gacek, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Ana Maria Gomes, on behalf of the PSE Group, Fiona Hall, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Tobias Pflüger, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, and Janez Lenarčič.

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

- Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Transfers - failure of the Council to adopt the Common Position and transform the Code into a legally binding instrument (B6-0063/2008),

- Raül Romeva i Rueda and Angelika Beer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Transfers - failure of the Council to adopt the Common Position and transform the Code into a legally binding instrument (B6-0064/2008),

- José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Stefano Zappalà and Karl von Wogau, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Transfers - failure of the Council to adopt the common position and transform the Code into a legally binding instrument (B6-0065/2008),

- Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, Brian Crowley, Ryszard Czarnecki and Adam Bielan, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the EU Code of Conduct on arms transfers - failure of the Council to adopt the Common Position and transform the Code into a legally binding instrument (B6-0070/2008),

- Tobias Pflüger, Willy Meyer Pleite and Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Transfers - failure of the Council to adopt the Common Position and transform the Code into a legally binding instrument (B6-0074/2008),

- Ana Maria Gomes, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the EU Code of Conduct on Arms Transfers – failure of the Council to adopt the Common Position and transform the Code into a legally binding instrument (B6-0109/2008).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 13.03.2008, item 4.6.

13. Situation in Chad (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Situation in Chad

Janez Lenarčič (President-in-Office of the Council) and Louis Michel (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Colm Burke, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Alain Hutchinson, on behalf of the PSE Group, Philippe Morillon, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group, Marie-Hélène Aubert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Tobias Pflüger, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Maria Martens, Thijs Berman and Jens Holm.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Geoffrey Van Orden, Bogusław Sonik, Urszula Gacek, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Miroslav Mikolášik and Gay Mitchell.

The following spoke: Janez Lenarčič and Louis Michel.

The debate closed.

IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING
President

14. Announcement by the President

The President made the following announcement concerning the decisions he had taken relating to penalties following the incidents at the sitting of 12.12.2007 (minutes of 12.12.2007, item 4):

'Today I would like to inform you about the action I have taken following the serious disruption of the formal sitting held here in Strasbourg on Wednesday, 12 December 2007 to mark the signing of the Charter of Fundamental Rights, incidents which I am sure you all remember.

After the Conference of Presidents had considered the incidents in question, on the basis of Rule 147 of the Rules of Procedure I invited a number of Members for discussions with a view to hearing their version of events before taking any decision on possible disciplinary action. I informed each of the Members concerned of the reason for the invitation.

The basis of parliamentarianism is freedom of speech. In a democratic parliament, no speaker may be prevented from expressing his or her views by means of systematic heckling by colleagues who hold differing views. Naturally enough, this applies all the more to speakers who address the plenary as guests and representatives of other institutions. I made clear that I had invited the Members concerned for discussions because, despite my calls for order in plenary, they continued, by means of their heckling, their attempts to prevent speakers from addressing Parliament. Disciplinary action is not being taken because they held up posters and banners. The issue at stake here is the attempt to restrict freedom of speech.

Following the discussions I referred to above, I decided, pursuant to Rule 147(3) of the Rules of Procedure, to take the following measures:

In nine cases forfeiture of the entitlement to the subsistence allowance for periods of between two and five days, in one case five days, in six cases three days and in two cases two days, and in a further case the issuing of a reprimand.

With a view to explaining why I imposed these penalties, I should like to read to you what I wrote to the Members concerned when I informed them about the disciplinary action taken against them. I quote: “I fully accept your right, and the right of any Member, to be opposed to the adoption of the Charter of Fundamental Rights or the Treaty of Lisbon and to express that view in accordance with the provisions of the Rules of Procedure. I also have a degree of understanding for the very emotional responses which such matters sometimes elicit.

However, I consider that a distinction has to be made between conduct which is legitimate in the light of the Rules of Procedure and disruption of the kind which occurred on 12 December. We cannot permit any actions which have the result of preventing other Members or official guests – in this case the Presidents of other European Union Institutions – from speaking in a dignified manner and without deliberate interruption, after they have been given the floor pursuant to Rule 9(2) of the Rules of Procedure, and moreover in accordance with the agenda adopted by Parliament itself. It is a core principle of parliamentarianism and democracy that, in exercising freedom of opinion, the freedom of others must also be respected – in this case the freedom of those who have been given the floor to speak in plenary.”

Pursuant to Rule 147 of the Rules of Procedure, the 10 Members concerned were informed of the decision relating to them. The following have forfeited their entitlement to the subsistence allowance: Jim Allister for three days, Godfrey Bloom for two days, Sylwester Chruszcz for two days, Paul Marie Coûteaux for five days, Maciej Marian Giertych for three days, Roger Helmer for three days, Roger Knapman for three days, Hans-Peter Martin for three days and Philippe de Villiers for three days. Vladimír Železný is reprimanded.

In addition, the chairmen of the bodies, delegations and committees to which the Members belong have been informed.

In three cases I have refrained from applying Rule 147, because, after having discussed the matter with the Members concerned, I arrived at the conclusion that these colleagues did not take part in the action.

Colleagues, this is my decision. I felt obliged to announce it to you officially and publicly here, so that Parliament would be informed about what I had to do. I hope that we shall not witness any further incidents similar to that which occurred here in the European Parliament on 12 December 2007.'

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS
Vice-President

15. Question Time (Council)

Parliament considered a number of questions to the Council (B6-0013/2008).

Question 1 (Marian Harkin): Lisbon Treaty.

Question 2 (Gay Mitchell): Council President.

The following spoke: Gay Mitchell, on the organisation of Question Time.

Janez Lenarčič (President-in-Office of the Council) answered the questions and supplementaries by Marian Harkin, Gay Mitchell, Richard Corbett, Reinhard Rack, Esko Seppänen and Mairead McGuinness.

The following spoke: Mairead McGuinness and Esko Seppänen, to clarify their supplementary questions, which Janez Lenarčič answered.

Question 3 (Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou): Youth Pact.

Janez Lenarčič answered the question and a supplementary by Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou.

Question 4 (Claude Moraes): Cooperation on homelessness at EU Level.

Janez Lenarčič answered the question and a supplementary by Glenis Willmott (deputising for the author).

Question 5 (Manuel Medina Ortega): Action to combat international crime and the EU Court of Justice.

Janez Lenarčič answered the question and supplementaries by Manuel Medina Ortega and Hubert Pirker.

Question 6 was inadmissible as it had already been put down at the February part-session.

Questions 7 and 8 were not taken as the agenda of the sitting already provided for their subject to be discussed.

Question 9 (Jim Higgins): Transport of liquids.

Janez Lenarčič answered the question and supplementaries by Jim Higgins and Hubert Pirker.

Question 10 (Mairead McGuinness): The EU perspective of the western Balkans.

Question 11 (Silvia-Adriana Ţicău): Development of relations between the EU and the Western Balkan countries.

Question 12 (Dimitrios Papadimoulis): Role of the EU mission to Kosovo.

Janez Lenarčič answered the questions and supplementaries by Mairead McGuinness, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Zita Pleštinská and Dimitrios Papadimoulis.

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 19.40 and resumed at 21.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Luigi COCILOVO
Vice-President

16. Enhancing the quality of life of older people ***I (debate)

Report: on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the participation by the Community in a research and development programme aimed at enhancing the quality of life of older people through the use of new Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), undertaken by several Member States [COM(2007)0329 - C6-0178/2007 - 2007/0116(COD)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Neena Gill (A6-0027/2008)

The following spoke: László Kovács (Member of the Commission).

Neena Gill introduced the report.

The following spoke: Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg (draftsman of the opinion of the FEMM Committee), Lambert van Nistelrooij, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Guntars Krasts, on behalf of the UEN Group, Kathy Sinnott, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Desislav Chukolov, Non-attached Member, Ivo Belet, Justas Vincas Paleckis, Danutė Budreikaitė, Sylwester Chruszcz, Ljudmila Novak and Roberta Alma Anastase.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Zita Pleštinská, Zuzana Roithová, Czesław Adam Siekierski and Monica Maria Iacob-Ridzi.

The following spoke: László Kovács and Neena Gill.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 13.03.2008, item 4.3.

17. Taxation of unleaded petrol and gas oil * (debate)

Report: on the proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 2003/96/EC as regards the adjustment of special tax arrangements for gas oil used as motor fuel for commercial purposes and the coordination of taxation of unleaded petrol and gas oil used as motor fuel [COM(2007)0052 - C6-0109/2007 - 2007/0023(CNS)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Olle Schmidt (A6-0030/2008)

The following spoke: László Kovács (Member of the Commission).

Olle Schmidt introduced the report.

The following spoke: Zsolt László Becsey, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Dariusz Rosati, on behalf of the PSE Group, Dariusz Maciej Grabowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Cornelis Visser, Elisa Ferreira and Astrid Lulling.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Margaritis Schinas, Atanas Paparizov, Ivo Belet, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Claude Turmes and Czesław Adam Siekierski.

The following spoke: László Kovács, Olle Schmidt and Astrid Lulling, who made a personal statement in response to remarks by Claude Turmes.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 13.03.2008, item 4.4.

18. Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund (debate)

Report: on the Global Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Fund [2007/2188(INI)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Claude Turmes (A6-0006/2008)

Claude Turmes introduced the report.

The following spoke: Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission).

IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT
Vice-President

The following spoke: Eija-Riitta Korhola (draftsman of the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Romana Jordan Cizelj, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Matthias Groote, on behalf of the PSE Group, Fiona Hall, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Esko Seppänen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Paul Rübig, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău and Teresa Riera Madurell.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Jerzy Buzek, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Czesław Adam Siekierski and Ewa Tomaszewska.

The following spoke: Stavros Dimas and Claude Turmes.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 13.03.2008, item 4.1.

19. The particular situation of women in prison and the impact of the imprisonment of parents on social and family life (debate)

Report: on the particular situation of women in prison and the impact of the imprisonment of parents on social and family life [2007/2116(INI)] - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Rapporteur: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou (A6-0033/2008)

Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou introduced the report.

The following spoke: Louis Michel (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Anna Záborská, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Teresa Riera Madurell, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Ewa Tomaszewska, on behalf of the UEN Group, Hiltrud Breyer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Věra Flasarová, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Zita Pleštinská, Zita Gurmai, Bairbre de Brún, Kathy Sinnott and Corina Creţu.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Zuzana Roithová.

The following spoke: Louis Michel and Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 13.03.2008, item 4.7.

20. Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established ('Agenda' PE 403.203/OJJE).

21. Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 23.55.

The following signed:

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