IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ
Vice-President

1. Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 9.05.

2. Documents received

The following documents had been received:

(1) from the Council and Commission

- Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the application of patients' rights in cross-border healthcare (COM(2008)0414 - C6-0257/2008 - 2008/0142(COD))

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 19/2008 - Section III – Commission (N6-0007/2008 - C6-0274/2008 - 2008/2167(GBD))

- Proposal for a Council decision on the signature of an agreement between the European Community and the United States of America on cooperation in the regulation of civil aviation safety (10972/2007 - C6-0275/2008 - 2007/0111(CNS))

- Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 1999/62/EC on the charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures (COM(2008)0436 - C6-0276/2008 - 2008/0147(COD))

- Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a framework for the setting of ecodesign requirements for energy related products (COM(2008)0399 - C6-0277/2008 - 2008/0151(COD))

- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) (COM(2008)0402 - C6-0278/2008 - 2008/0154(COD))

- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a Community Ecolabel scheme (COM(2008)0401 - C6-0279/2008 - 2008/0152(COD))

- Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a facility for rapid response to soaring food prices in developing countries (COM(2008)0450 - C6-0280/2008 - 2008/0149(COD))

- Proposal for a European Parliament and Council directive amending Directive 2006/116/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the term of protection of copyright and related rights (COM(2008)0464 - C6-0281/2008 - 2008/0157(COD))

- Proposal for a Council regulation concerning the conservation of fisheries resources through technical measures (COM(2008)0324 - C6-0282/2008 - 2008/0112(CNS))

- Proposal for a Council regulation on the Statute for a European private company (COM(2008)0396 - C6-0283/2008 - 2008/0130(CNS))

- Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the coordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) (COM(2008)0458 - C6-0287/2008 - 2008/0153(COD))

- Proposal for a Council directive on tax exemptions applicable to the permanent introduction from a Member State of the personal property of individuals (Codified version) (COM(2008)0376 - C6-0290/2008 - 2008/0120(CNS))

- Proposal for a Council directive on implementing the principle of equal treatment between persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation (COM(2008)0426 - C6-0291/2008 - 2008/0140(CNS))

- Proposal for a decision of the Council on the conclusion on behalf of the European Community of the Agreement on Scientific and Technological Cooperation between the European Community of the one part and the Government of New Zealand of the other part (COM(2008)0170 - C6-0292/2008 - 2008/0066(CNS))

- Council framework decision on the European Evidence Warrant for the purpose of obtaining objects, documents and data for use in proceedings in criminal matters (13076/2007 - C6-0293/2008 - 2003/0270(CNS))

- Draft amending budget No 5 for the financial year 2008 established by the Council on 22 July 2008 (11571/2008 - C6-0294/2008 - 2008/2161(BUD))

3. Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolutions tabled)

Pursuant to Rule 115, the following Members or political groups had requested that such a debate be held on the following motions for resolutions:

I. Coup in Mauritania

- Pasqualina Napoletano, Marie-Arlette Carlotti and Alain Hutchinson, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the coup in Mauritania (B6-0386/2008)

- Colm Burke, Charles Tannock, Urszula Gacek, Bernd Posselt, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Tunne Kelam, Carlos José Iturgaiz Angulo and Laima Liucija Andrikienė, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the coup in Mauritania (B6-0392/2008)

- Thierry Cornillet, Marios Matsakis and Renate Weber, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the coup in Mauritania (B6-0397/2008)

- Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the coup in Mauritania (B6-0398/2008)

- Marie Anne Isler Béguin and Hélène Flautre, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the coup in Mauritania (B6-0408/2008)

- Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, Ryszard Czarnecki, Konrad Szymański, Ewa Tomaszewska, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Adam Bielan and Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the coup in Mauritania (B6-0409/2008)

II. Hangings in Iran

- Pasqualina Napoletano, Hannes Swoboda, Christa Prets and Paulo Casaca, on behalf of the PSE Group, on hangings in Iran (B6-0389/2008)

- Charles Tannock, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Urszula Gacek, Bernd Posselt, Eija-Riitta Korhola and Tunne Kelam, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on hangings in Iran (B6-0394/2008)

- Marios Matsakis, Marco Cappato and Frédérique Ries, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on hangings in Iran (B6-0400/2008)

- Tobias Pflüger, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the death penalty in Iran (B6-0401/2008)

- Angelika Beer, Raül Romeva i Rueda and Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the death penalty in Iran (B6-0403/2008)

- Cristiana Muscardini, Angelika Beer, Ryszard Czarnecki, Konrad Szymański, Ewa Tomaszewska and Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, on executions in Iran (B6-0404/2008)

III. Albino killings in Tanzania

- Pasqualina Napoletano, Josep Borrell Fontelles and Alain Hutchinson, on behalf of the PSE Group, on albino killings in Tanzania (B6-0387/2008)

- Ryszard Czarnecki, Jan Tadeusz Masiel, Adam Bielan, Ewa Tomaszewska, Konrad Szymański, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski and Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, on behalf of the UEN Group, on albino killings in Tanzania (B6-0390/2008)

- Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Bernd Posselt, Eija-Riitta Korhola and Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on albino killings in Tanzania (B6-0391/2008)

- Marios Matsakis and Renate Weber, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the situation of albinos in Tanzania (B6-0405/2008)

- Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on albino killings in Tanzania (B6-0406/2008)

- Margrete Auken, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on albino killings in Tanzania (B6-0407/2008).

Speaking time would be allocated in accordance with Rule 142.

4. Social package (First part) (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Social package (First part)

Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission) and Xavier Bertrand (President-in-Office of the Council) 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, Jan Tadeusz Masiel, on behalf of the UEN Group, Jean Lambert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Derek Roland Clark, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Carl Lang, Non-attached Member, and Thomas Mann.

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS
Vice-President

The following spoke: Harlem Désir, Bernard Lehideux, Ryszard Czarnecki, Elisabeth Schroedter, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Hanne Dahl, Andreas Mölzer, Philip Bushill-Matthews, Magda Kósáné Kovács, Gérard Deprez, Wojciech Roszkowski, Tatjana Ždanoka, Jacky Hénin, Nils Lundgren, Jana Bobošíková, Juan Andrés Naranjo Escobar, Stephen Hughes, Ona Juknevičienė, Ewa Tomaszewska, Ilda Figueiredo, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Alejandro Cercas, Sophia in 't Veld, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Anja Weisgerber, Anne Van Lancker, Elizabeth Lynne, Georgios Toussas, Manfred Weber and Andrzej Jan Szejna.

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA
Vice-President

The following spoke: Jean Marie Beaupuy, Peter Liese, Evangelia Tzampazi, Viktória Mohácsi, Iva Zanicchi, Jan Cremers, Evelyne Gebhardt, Gabriela Creţu, Donata Gottardi, Richard Falbr and Karin Jöns.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Monica Maria Iacob-Ridzi, Proinsias De Rossa, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, Maria Petre, Jan Andersson and Richard Corbett.

The following spoke: Xavier Bertrand and Vladimír Špidla.

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

The debate closed.

Vote: next part-session.

(The sitting was suspended at 11.40 pending voting time and resumed at 12.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT
Vice-President

The following spoke: Dimitar Stoyanov, who condemned the manner in which he said he had been treated by the Bulgarian police on 30.07.2008, and called on Parliament to take a position on the matter (the President replied that the matter would be referred to the relevant quarters).

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. Youth in Action programme (2007-2013) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report: on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 1719/2006/EC establishing the Youth in Action programme for the period 2007 to 2013 [COM(2008)0056 - C6-0057/2008 - 2008/0023(COD)] - Committee on Culture and Education. Rapporteur: Katerina Batzeli (A6-0274/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

Katerina Batzeli (rapporteur) made a statement on her reports (A6-0274/2008, A6-0273/2008, A6-0275/2008 and A6-0276/2008) under Rule 131(4).

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2008)0369)

5.2. Culture Programme (2007-2013) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report: on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 1855/2006/EC establishing the Culture Programme (2007 to 2013) [COM(2008)0057 - C6-0058/2008 - 2008/0024(COD)] - Committee on Culture and Education. Rapporteur: Katerina Batzeli (A6-0273/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2008)0370)

5.3. ‘Europe for Citizens’ programme (2007-2013) ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report: on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 1904/2006/EC establishing for the period 2007 to 2013 the programme ‘Europe for Citizens’ to promote active European citizenship [COM(2008)0059 - C6-0060/2008 - 2008/0029(COD)] - Committee on Culture and Education. Rapporteur: Katerina Batzeli (A6-0275/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2008)0371)

5.4. Action programme in the field of lifelong learning ***I (Rule 131) (vote)

Report: on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 1720/2006/EC establishing an action programme in the field of lifelong learning [COM(2008)0061 - C6-0064/2008 - 2008/0025(COD)] - Committee on Culture and Education. Rapporteur: Katerina Batzeli (A6-0276/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2008)0372)

5.5. Protocol to the EC-Uzbekistan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report: on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Uzbekistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union [COM(2007)0117 - C6-0213/2008 - 2007/0044(CNS)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0306/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2008)0373)

5.6. Protocol to the EC-Kyrgyzstan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report: on the proposal for a Council and Commission Decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Kyrgyz Republic, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union [COM(2007)0133 - C6-0228/2008 - 2007/0047(CNS)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0307/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2008)0374)

5.7. Protocol to the EC-Tajikistan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report: on the proposal for a Council and Commission Decision on the conclusion of the Protocol to the Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tajikistan, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union [COM(2007)0143 - C6-0254/2008 - 2007/0050(CNS)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Jacek Saryusz-Wolski (A6-0320/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2008)0375)

5.8. Separate liability of Montenegro with regard to the long-term loans to Serbia and Montenegro (formerly the Republic of Yugoslavia) * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report: on the proposal for a Council decision establishing a separate liability of Montenegro and reducing proportionately the liability of Serbia with regard to the long-term loans granted by the Community to the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro (formerly the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) pursuant to Council Decisions 2001/549/EC and 2002/882/EC [COM(2008)0228 - C6-0221/2008 - 2008/0086(CNS)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Helmuth Markov (A6-0281/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2008)0376)

5.9. Organic production and labelling of organic products * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report: on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products [COM(2008)0314 - C6-0219/2008 - 2008/0097(CNS)] - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Rapporteur: Neil Parish (A6-0311/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2008)0377)

5.10. Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report: on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Community, of the Southern Indian Ocean Fisheries Agreement [COM(2007)0831 - C6-0047/2008 - 2007/0285(CNS)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Philippe Morillon (A6-0315/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENT and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2008)0378)

5.11. Draft amending budget 5/2008 (Rule 131) (vote)

Report: on the draft amending budget 5/2008 of the European Union for the 2008 financial year [11571/2008 – C6 0294/2008 – 2008/2161(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Kyösti Virrankoski (A6-0328/2008)

(Qualified majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2008)0379)

5.12. European Judicial Network * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report: on an initiative of the Republic of Slovenia, the French Republic, the Czech Republic, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Kingdom of Spain, the Kingdom of Belgium, the Republic of Poland, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Slovak Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Austria and the Portuguese Republic with a view to adopting a Council Decision on the European Judicial Network [5620/2008 - C6-0074/2008 - 2008/0802(CNS)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann (A6-0292/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

INITIATIVE, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2008)0380)

5.13. Application of the principle of mutual recognition to judgments in criminal matters * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report: on the initiative of the Republic of Slovenia, the French Republic, the Czech Republic, the Kingdom of Sweden, the Slovak Republic, the United Kingdom and the Federal Republic of Germany with a view to adopting a Council Framework Decision on the enforcement of decisions rendered in absentia and amending Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States, Framework Decision 2005/214/JHA on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to financial penalties, Framework Decision 2006/783/JHA on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to confiscation orders and Framework Decision 2008/…/JHA on the application of the principle of mutual recognition to judgments in criminal matters imposing custodial sentences or measures involving deprivation of liberty for the purpose of their enforcement in the European Union [05598/2008 - C6-0075/2008 - 2008/0803(CNS)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Armando França (A6-0285/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

Armando França (rapporteur) made a statement under Rule 131(4).

INITIATIVE, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2008)0381)

5.14. Fisheries and aquaculture in the context of ICZM in Europe (Rule 131) (vote)

Report: on fisheries and aquaculture in the context of integrated coastal zone management in Europe [2008/2014(INI)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Ioannis Gklavakis (A6-0286/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

Ioannis Gklavakis (rapporteur) made a statement under Rule 131(4).

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2008)0382)

5.15. Use of the Visa Information System (VIS) under the Schengen Borders Code ***I (vote)

Report: on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 as regards the use of the Visa Information System (VIS) under the Schengen Borders Code [COM(2008)0101 - C6-0086/2008 - 2008/0041(COD)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Mihael Brejc (A6-0208/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2008)0383)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0383)

5.16. Strengthening of Eurojust and amendment of Decision 2002/187/JHA * (vote)

Report: on an initiative of the Kingdom of Belgium, the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Kingdom of Spain, the French Republic, the Italian Republic, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Republic of Austria, the Republic of Poland, the Portuguese Republic, the Republic of Slovenia, the Slovak Republic and the Kingdom of Sweden with a view to adopting a Council Decision concerning the strengthening of Eurojust and amending Decision 2002/187/JHA [05613/2008 - C6-0076/2008 - 2008/0804(CNS)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Renate Weber (A6-0293/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

INITIATIVE

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2008)0384)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0384)

The following spoke on the vote:

Evelyne Gebhardt, on behalf of the PSE Group, moved an oral amendment to Amendment 19, which was accepted.

5.17. Evaluation of the Dublin system (vote)

Report: on the evaluation of the Dublin system [2007/2262(INI)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Jean Lambert (A6-0287/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0385)

5.18. Certain issues relating to motor insurance (vote)

Report: on certain issues relating to motor insurance [2007/2258(INI)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Nickolay Mladenov (A6-0249/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0386)

5.19. Coordinated strategy to improve the fight against fiscal fraud (vote)

Report: on a co-ordinated strategy to improve the fight against fiscal fraud [2008/2033(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Sharon Bowles (A6-0312/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2008)0387)

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: Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann - A6-0292/2008:

Hubert Pirker

Report: Armando França - A6-0285/2008:

Hubert Pirker

Report: Mihael Brejc - A6-0208/2008:

Hubert Pirker, Frank Vanhecke, Daniel Hannan

Report: Renate Weber - A6-0293/2008:

Hubert Pirker

Report: Jean Lambert – A6-0287/2008; report: Sharon Bowles - A6-0312/2008:

David Sumberg

Report: Jean Lambert - A6-0287/2008:

Frank Vanhecke, Philip Claeys

Report: Sharon Bowles - A6-0312/2008:

Christoph Konrad, Ivo Strejček, Astrid Lulling, Avril Doyle

Report: Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann – A6-0292/2008:

Frank Vanhecke

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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Peter Baco and Konstantinos Droutsas had made it known that their voting machines had not worked during the votes on reports A6-0274/2008, A6-0273/2008, A6-0275/2008 and A6-0276/2008.

(The sitting was suspended at 12.50 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING
President

8. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

9. Presentation by the Council of the draft general budget – Budget 2009

Éric Woerth (President-in-Office of the Council) made the presentation.

The following spoke: Jutta Haug (rapporteur on the 2009 general budget – section III), Janusz Lewandowski (rapporteur on the 2009 general budget – other sections), Kyösti Virrankoski (vice-chairman of the BUDG Committee), Dalia Grybauskaitė (Member of the Commission) and Éric Woerth.

The item closed.

10. Electronic communications networks and services***I - European Electronic Communications Market Authority ***I - Common approach to the use of the spectrum released by the digital switchover - Electronic communications networks and services, protection of privacy and consumer protection ***I (debate)

Report: on a proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to, and interconnection of, electronic communications networks and services, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services [COM(2007)0697 - C6-0427/2007 - 2007/0247(COD)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Catherine Trautmann (A6-0321/2008)

Report: on a proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Electronic Communications Market Authority [COM(2007)0699 - C6-0428/2007 - 2007/0249(COD)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Pilar del Castillo Vera (A6-0316/2008)

Report: on "Reaping the full benefits of the digital dividend in Europe: A common approach to the use of the spectrum released by the digital switchover" [2008/2099(INI)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Patrizia Toia (A6-0305/2008)

Report: on a proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2002/22/EC on universal service and users’ rights relating to electronic communications networks, Directive 2002/58/EC concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 on consumer protection cooperation [COM(2007)0698 - C6-0420/2007 - 2007/0248(COD)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Malcolm Harbour (A6-0318/2008)

The following spoke: Luc Chatel (President-in-Office of the Council), Eric Besson (President-in-Office of the Council) and Viviane Reding (Member of the Commission).

IN THE CHAIR: Martine ROURE
Vice-President

Catherine Trautmann, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Patrizia Toia and Malcolm Harbour introduced the reports.

The following spoke: Jutta Haug (draftsman of the opinion of the BUDG Committee), Karsten Friedrich Hoppenstedt (draftsman of the opinion of the ECON Committee), Gunnar Hökmark (draftsman of the opinion of the ECON Committee), Robert Goebbels (draftsman of the opinion of the ECON Committee), Sophia in 't Veld (draftsman of the opinion of the ECON Committee), Reino Paasilinna (draftsman of the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Marian Zlotea (draftsman of the opinion of the IMCO Committee), Edit Herczog (draftsman of the opinion of the IMCO Committee), Manolis Mavrommatis (draftsman of the opinion of the CULT Committee), Cornelis Visser (draftsman of the opinion of the CULT Committee), Gyula Hegyi (draftsman of the opinion of the CULT Committee), Ignasi Guardans Cambó (draftsman of the opinion of the CULT Committee), Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg (draftsman of the opinion of the JURI Committee), Manuel Medina Ortega (draftsman of the opinion of the JURI Committee), Alexander Alvaro (draftsman of the opinion of the LIBE Committee), Angelika Niebler, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Erika Mann, on behalf of the PSE Group, Patrizia Toia, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Roberts Zīle, on behalf of the UEN Group, Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nils Lundgren, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Desislav Chukolov, Non-attached Member, Paul Rübig, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Alexander Alvaro, Seán Ó Neachtain, David Hammerstein, Hanne Dahl, Jerzy Buzek, Eric Besson, Bernadette Vergnaud and Cristian Silviu Buşoi.

IN THE CHAIR: Diana WALLIS
Vice-President

The following spoke: Leopold Józef Rutowicz, Kathy Sinnott, Jacques Toubon, Evelyne Gebhardt, Erna Hennicot-Schoepges, Francisca Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Zita Pleštinská and Stavros Lambrinidis.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Ruth Hieronymi, Katerina Batzeli, Dumitru Oprea, Arlene McCarthy and Pierre Pribetich.

The following spoke: Luc Chatel, Viviane Reding, Catherine Trautmann, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Patrizia Toia and Malcolm Harbour.

The debate closed.

Vote: next part-session.

11. Question Time (Council)

Parliament considered a number of questions to the Council (B6-0457/2008).

Question 1 (Manuel Medina Ortega): Policy on the supply of agricultural products.

Jean-Pierre Jouyet (President-in-Office of the Council) answered the question and supplementaries by Manuel Medina Ortega, Jim Allister and Paul Rübig.

Question 2 (Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou): European Youth Pact.

Jean-Pierre Jouyet answered the question and supplementaries by Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou and Jörg Leichtfried.

Question 3 (Robert Evans): EU overseas territorial anomalies.

Jean-Pierre Jouyet answered the question and supplementaries by Robert Evans, Justas Vincas Paleckis and Avril Doyle.

Question 4 (Avril Doyle): Border Adjustment Measures (BAMs) on less carbon-efficient imports.

Jean-Pierre Jouyet answered the question and supplementaries by Avril Doyle and Syed Kamall.

Question 5 (Colm Burke): High-Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness in Accra (Ghana) in September.

Jean-Pierre Jouyet answered the question and a supplementary by Colm Burke.

Question 6 (Jim Higgins): EU mission in Chad.

Jean-Pierre Jouyet answered the question and supplementaries by Jim Higgins, Colm Burke and Marian Harkin.

Questions 7 to 12, 14, 16, 17, 19 to 24, and 26 to 34 would receive written answers (see annex to the Verbatim Report).

Council Question Time closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 19.05 and resumed at 21.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ
Vice-President

12. Follow-up to a request for the defence of immunity

At its sitting of 16.06.2008, Parliament had noted the request by Witold Tomczak for the defence of his immunity and privileges in the context of a case pending before the district court of Ostrów Wielkopolski (minutes of 16.06.2008, item 5) and, under Rule 6(3), had referred the request to the committee responsible, the JURI Committee.

By letter of 05.08.2008 addressed to the President of Parliament, the chairman of the JURI Committee had stated that this request by Witold Tomczak must be deemed inadmissible, as the same matter had already been referred to Parliament on two previous occasions and Parliament had decided on 04.04.2006 (minutes of 04.04.2006, item 8.2) and on 19.02.2008 (minutes of 19.02.2008, item 6.13) not to defend Witold Tomczak's immunity.

13. Special Report from the European Ombudsman following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in complaint 3453/2005/GG (debate)

Report: on the Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in complaint 3453/2005/GG [2007/2264(INI)] - Committee on Petitions. Rapporteur: Proinsias De Rossa (A6-0289/2008)

Proinsias De Rossa introduced the report.

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

The following spoke: Alejandro Cercas, draftsman of the opinion of the EMPL Committee, Mairead McGuinness, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Maria Matsouka, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marian Harkin, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Marcin Libicki, on behalf of the UEN Group, Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, and Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Ewa Tomaszewska and Mairead McGuinness.

The following spoke: Vladimír Špidla and Proinsias De Rossa.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 03.09.2008, item 7.7.

14. Equality between women and men - 2008 (debate)

Report: on equality between women and men — 2008 [2008/2047(INI)] - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Rapporteur: Iratxe García Pérez (A6-0325/2008)

Iratxe García Pérez introduced the report.

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

The following spoke: Marian Harkin (draftsman of the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Maria Badia i Cutchet (draftsman of the opinion of the CULT Committee), Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Zita Gurmai, on behalf of the PSE Group, Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Zita Pleštinská, Gabriela Creţu, Ilda Figueiredo, Godfrey Bloom, Mary Honeyball and Věra Flasarová.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Mihaela Popa, Anna Záborská, Czesław Adam Siekierski and Monica Maria Iacob-Ridzi.

The following spoke: Vladimír Špidla and Iratxe García Pérez.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 03.09.2008, item 7.8.

15. European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) (debate)

Oral question (O-0060/2008) by Giles Chichester and Angelika Niebler, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, to the Commission: ENISA (B6-0159/2008)

Angelika Niebler (author) moved the oral question.

Viviane Reding (Member of the Commission) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: Nikolaos Vakalis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, and Anni Podimata, on behalf of the PSE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Luigi COCILOVO
Vice-President

The following spoke: Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, and Viviane Reding.

The debate closed.

16. How marketing and advertising affect equality between women and men (debate)

Report: on how marketing and advertising affect equality between women and men [2008/2038(INI)] - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Rapporteur: Eva-Britt Svensson (A6-0199/2008)

Eva-Britt Svensson introduced the report.

The following spoke: Viviane Reding (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Esther Herranz García, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Bernadette Vergnaud, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sophia in 't Veld, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Ewa Tomaszewska, on behalf of the UEN Group, Hiltrud Breyer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Edit Bauer and Marusya Ivanova Lyubcheva.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Zita Pleštinská, Zbigniew Zaleski, Monica Maria Iacob-Ridzi, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou and Agnes Schierhuber.

The following spoke: Eva-Britt Svensson.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 03.09.2008, item 9.1.

17. Cloning of animals for food supply (debate)

Oral question (O-0069/2008) by Neil Parish, on behalf of the AGRI Committee: Cloning of animals for food supply (B6-0545/2008)

Neil Parish (author) moved the oral question.

Androula Vassiliou (Member of the Commission) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: Agnes Schierhuber, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, on behalf of the PSE Group, Mojca Drčar Murko, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Janusz Wojciechowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, David Hammerstein, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Kartika Tamara Liotard, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Jim Allister, Non-attached Member, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski, John Purvis and Mairead McGuinness.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: James Nicholson.

The following spoke: Androula Vassiliou.

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

- Neil Parish, on behalf of the AGRI Committee, on the cloning of animals for food supply (B6-0373/2008).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 03.09.2008, item 7.9.

18. Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established ('Agenda' PE 411.060/OJME).

19. Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 23.50.

The following signed:

Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Albertini, Allister, Alvaro, Andersson, Andrejevs, Andrikienė, Angelakas, Angelilli, Antinucci, Arif, Arnaoutakis, Ashworth, Assis, Attwooll, Aubert, Audy, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Ayuso, Baco, Badia i Cutchet, Baeva, Barón Crespo, Barsi-Pataky, Bartolozzi, Basile, Batten, Battilocchio, Batzeli, Bauer, Beaupuy, Beazley, Becsey, Beer, Belder, Belet, Belohorská, Bennahmias, Beňová, Berend, Berès, Berlato, Berman, Binev, Birutis, Blokland, Bloom, Bobošíková, Bodu, Bösch, Bono, Bonsignore, Booth, Borghezio, Borrell Fontelles, Boso, Boştinaru, Botopoulos, Boursier, Bowis, Bowles, Bozkurt, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Breyer, Březina, Brie, Budreikaitė, van Buitenen, Buitenweg, Bulfon, Bullmann, Bulzesc, van den Burg, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Buşoi, Busquin, Busuttil, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Camre, Capoulas Santos, Cappato, Carlotti, Carnero González, Carollo, Casa, Casaca, Casini, Caspary, Castex, Castiglione, del Castillo Vera, Catania, Cavada, Cederschiöld, Cercas, Chatzimarkakis, Chichester, Chiesa, Chmielewski, Christensen, Chruszcz, Chukolov, Ciani, Claeys, Clark, Cocilovo, Cohn-Bendit, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Paolo Costa, Cottigny, Coûteaux, Cramer, Cremers, Corina Creţu, Gabriela Creţu, Crowley, Csibi, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Dahl, Dăianu, Daul, David, Davies, 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, Dimitrakopoulos, Dobolyi, Dombrovskis, Donnici, Doorn, Douay, Dover, Doyle, Drčar Murko, Droutsas, Duchoň, Dührkop Dührkop, Duff, Duka-Zólyomi, Dumitriu, Ebner, Ehler, Ek, El Khadraoui, Elles, Esteves, Estrela, Ettl, Jill Evans, Robert Evans, Färm, Fajmon, Falbr, Farage, Fatuzzo, Fava, Fazakas, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández Martín, Ferrari, Anne Ferreira, Elisa Ferreira, Figueiredo, Filip, Fiore, Flasarová, Flautre, Foglietta, Foltyn-Kubicka, Fontaine, Ford, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, Fraile Cantón, França, Frassoni, Friedrich, Gacek, Gál, Gaľa, Garcés Ramón, García-Margallo y Marfil, García Pérez, Gardini, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gebhardt, Gentvilas, Georgiou, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gewalt, Gibault, Gierek, Giertych, Gill, Gklavakis, Glante, Glattfelder, Goebbels, Goepel, Golik, Gollnisch, Gomolka, Gottardi, Goudin, Grabowska, Grabowski, Graça Moura, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Grau i Segú, Grech, Griesbeck, Gröner, de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Groote, Grosch, Grossetête, Guardans Cambó, Guellec, Guerreiro, Guidoni, Gurmai, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hammerstein, Hamon, Handzlik, Hannan, Harbour, Harkin, Harms, Hasse Ferreira, Haug, Heaton-Harris, Hedh, Hegyi, Helmer, Hénin, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hennis-Plasschaert, Herczog, Herranz García, Herrero-Tejedor, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Holm, Hołowczyc, Honeyball, Hoppenstedt, Horáček, Hudacký, Hudghton, Hughes, Hutchinson, Hybášková, Hyusmenova, Iacob-Ridzi, Ibrisagic, in 't Veld, Iotova, 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