Requests for roll-call votes Verts/ALE: ams 11, 10 IND/DEM : final vote PSE: ams 1, 2, 3 Requests for separate votes PPE-DE: § 23 Requests for split votes Verts/ALE am 3 First part: Text as a whole excluding the word ‘minimum’ Second part: this word § 4 First part: Text as a whole excluding the words ‘mutual recognition combined with’ Second part: these words PPE-DE § 32 First part: ‘Urges the Commission ... European Security Strategy’ Second part: ‘and to the ... respect to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization;’ PSE § 8 First part: ‘Notes the Commission's ... pillars of flexicurity’ Second part: ‘which can be ... better economic effects;’ § 21 First part: Text as a whole excluding the words ‘establishing the internal market principles’ Second part: these words § 32 First part: ‘Urges the Commission ... European Security Strategy’ Second part: ‘and to the ... respect to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization;’ am 16 First part: ‘Points to two ... and food crisis;’ Second part: ‘demands structural changes ... draft Lisbon treaty.’ am 17 First part: Text as a whole excluding the words ‘the inclusion of’ and ‘in the Lisbon Treaty’ Second part: ‘the inclusion of’ and ‘in the Lisbon Treaty’ Miscellaneous Klaus-Heiner Lehne moved an oral amendment to paragraph 37, which then read as follows: ‘37. Affirms that, in relation to Better Regulation, independent impact assessment and the correct implementation, monitoring and reporting of Community law should be a priority; considers, however, that the Commission has a central task in helping Member States to achieve this objective; stresses that the European Parliament should get more closely involved in the monitoring of the application of Community legislation, and underlines the need for closer inter-institutional co-operation with regard to comitology procedures;’
2. 2009 budget, Section III – Commission: budgetary framework and priorities for 2009 *
Requests for roll-call votes IND/DEM: final vote Miscellaneous Gerardo Galeote moved an oral amendment to Amendment 6, which then read as follows: ‘1a. Welcomes the participation of the Andalusian regional and local authorities on this subject, in accordance with Parliament's recommendations on the EU maritime policy for the participation of local and regional authorities;’
Requests for roll-call votes IND/DEM: final vote UEN: ams 1, 3, 4 Miscellaneous Emilio Menéndez del Valle moved an oral amendment to paragraph 16, which then read as follows: ‘16. Considers the conclusion and effective implementation of comprehensive, ambitious and balanced EU-Latin America partnership agreements fostering respect for the human, economic and social rights of the population and mutual sustainable development as well as a reduction in social inequalities, as a complement to WTO multilateralism, to be a strategic objective in an international context marked by ever-greater interdependence and by economic growth and the emergence of new economic powers and a growing number of challenges at world level but also by the emergence of serious and far-reaching economic crises which regional integration would help to alleviate and solve in a significant way;’ Gabriela Creţu moved the following an oral amendment to paragraph 22, first indent, which then read as follows: ‘– joint actions towards the common objective of achieving the Millennium Development Goals by 2015, including the gender dimension in order to empower women and defend their rights,’
Requests for roll-call votes IND/DEM : final vote Miscellaneous Ewa Tomaszewska and Konrad Szymański had also signed the joint motion for a resolution on behalf of the UEN Group.
Requests for roll-call votes IND/DEM : ams 1, 2, 3, final vote PSE: § 23, first part of paragraph 24 (the group withdrew its request for a roll-call vote on the second part of § 23) Requests for separate votes ALDE: § 24 PPE-DE: § 26 Requests for split votes ALDE § 26 First part: ‘Emphasises the important ... environmental objectives’ Second part: ‘therefore calls on ... before the end of 2008;’ Verts/ALE § 23 First part: Text as a whole excluding the words ‘floor prices, rate reductions,’ Second part: these words
10. International Financial Reporting Standards and the governance of the International Accounting Standards Board
Requests for roll-call votes PPE-DE: am 16 IND/DEM: final vote Requests for split votes PSE § 36 First part: ‘Considers that there ... every two years;’ Second part: ‘nevertheless, notes it ... to enforced harmonisation;’ § 48 First part: ‘Calls on the Commission ... not been concluded;’ Second part: ‘encourages the Commission ... accounting and auditing;’ § 52 First part: ‘Supports the idea ... mind when proceeding;’ Second part: ‘believes that convergence ... cost to companies;’ ALDE § 30, point e § 30, indent e First part: ‘fair-value measurement ... of the consultations’ Second part: ‘and, given the apparent ... fair-value principle’ Miscellaneous The PSE Group made the following proposals: —to replace ‘EC’ with ‘EU’ in §§ 4, 16 and 21; —to insert §§ 18, 35 and 50 after the respective subtitles; —to insert § 29 after § 12, and § 40 after § 36; —to insert the last sentence of § 42 into § 31, which then read as follows: ‘31. Takes the view that the application of the fair-value principle can be costly for companies and can lead to unrealistic valuations: for example, in the absence of an assessment by actual markets, the application of the fair-value principle may not be indicative of the true value of companies; considers, moreover, that account must be taken of the fact that the application of the fair-value principle to financial assets and liabilities does not always produce realistic valuations;’ —to merge §§ 37 and 38 as follows: ‘37. Underlines that no political mandate has been conferred on the IASB to develop an IFRS for SMEs; notes that the endorsement procedure applies only to international accounting standards and interpretations for publicly traded companies; notes further that the endorsement procedure may not be used for the recognition of the IFRS for SMEs;’