IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING
President

1. Resumption of the session

The sitting opened at 17.05.

2. Statements by the President

The President made a statement condemning, on behalf of Parliament, the attack of 7 March 2009 on the Massereene army base in Northern Ireland, in which two soldiers of the Royal Engineers - Mark Quinsey and Cengiz Azimkar - had died, and several others had been wounded.

The House observed a minute's silence in memory of the victims.

The following spoke: James Nicholson, Liam Aylward and Jim Allister, who associated themselves with the President's remarks.

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The President made a statement on the occasion of International Women's Rights Day 2009.

3. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

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Adina-Ioana Vălean had made it known that she had been present at the sitting of 19.02.2009 but that her name was not on the attendance register.

4. Composition of Parliament

The Romanian authorities had given notice of the appointment of Marian Zlotea to a post incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, pursuant to Article 7(1) of the Act concerning the election of the Members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage. Parliament noted the appointment and, under Rule 4(1), established this vacancy with effect from 17 February 2009.

The same authorities had advised of the election to the European Parliament of Ioan Lucian Hămbăşan in place of Marian Zlotea, with effect from 1 March 2009.

Under Rule 3(2), until such time as his credentials had been verified or a ruling had been given on any dispute, and provided that he had previously made a written declaration stating that he did not hold any office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, Ioan Lucian Hămbăşan would take his seat in Parliament and on its bodies and would enjoy all the rights attaching thereto.

5. Requests for the defence of parliamentary immunity

Aldo Patriciello had submitted a request for the defence of his immunity and privileges, in connection with proceedings brought against him before Isernia District Court.

Umberto Bossi, former Member of the European Parliament, had submitted, through his lawyer, a request for the defence of his immunity and privileges, in connection with proceedings before the Verbania District Court relating to events which had taken place while he was a Member of the European Parliament.

Pursuant to Rule 6(3), those requests had been referred to the relevant committee, in this case the JURI Committee.

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

Following the decision of the European Parliament of 24 October 2006 to waive the parliamentary immunity of Bogdan Golik at the request of the Prosecutor's Office of the Court of Appeal of Brussels, the Belgian authorities had notified Parliament, in accordance with Rule 7(9), of the conclusion of the legal proceedings concerning him.

That communication would be forwarded for information to the JURI Committee.

7. Composition of committees and delegations

At the request of the PPE-DE Group, Parliament ratified the following appointments:

IMCO Committee: Ioan Lucian Hămbăşan

Subcommittee on Security and Defence: Ioan Lucian Hămbăşan

Delegation for relations with the People's Republic of China: Ioan Lucian Hămbăşan.

8. Signature of acts adopted under codecision

The President announced that, on Wednesday, he and the President of the Council would sign the following acts adopted under the codecision procedure pursuant to Rule 68:

- Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 80/181/EEC on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to units of measurement (03601/2009/LEX - C6-0082/2009 - 2007/0187(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council adapting a number of instruments subject to the procedure referred to in Article 251 of the Treaty to Council Decision 1999/468/EC with regard to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny - Adaptation to the regulatory procedure with scrutiny – Part Two (03692/2008/LEX - C6-0083/2009 - 2007/0293(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 638/2004 on Community statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States (03706/2008/LEX - C6-0084/2009 - 2008/0026(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Statistics and repealing Regulation (EC, Euratom) No 1101/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transmission of data subject to statistical confidentiality to the Statistical Office of the European Communities, Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 on Community Statistics, and Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom establishing a Committee on the Statistical Programmes of the European Communities (03708/2008/LEX - C6-0085/2009 - 2007/0220(COD))

- Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on airport charges (03712/2008/LEX - C6-0086/2009 - 2007/0013(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council οn the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in certain areas other than those of the North Atlantic (recast) (03620/2008/LEX - C6-0087/2009 - 2007/0260(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending regulation (EC) no 2150/2002 on waste statistics, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (03694/2008/LEX - C6-0089/2009 - 2007/0271(COD))

- Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending directive 94/19/EC on deposit-guarantee schemes as regards the coverage level and the payout delay (03743/2008/LEX - C6-0090/2009 - 2008/0199(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the submission of catch and activity statistics by member states fishing in the northwest Atlantic (recast) (03633/2008/LEX - C6-0091/2009 - 2007/0264(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the north east Atlantic (recast) (03648/2008/LEX - C6-0092/2009 - 2007/0268(COD))

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending regulation (EC) no 999/2001 laying down rules for the prevention, control and eradication of certain transmissible spongiform encephalopathies, as regards the implementing powers conferred on the Commission (03693/2008/LEX - C6-0093/2009 - 2008/0030(COD)).

9. Request for urgent procedure

Council request for the application of urgent procedure (Rule 134) for:

Multi-annual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean [COM(2009)0093 - C6-0081/2009 - 2009/0029(CNS)]

Reason for request:

This proposal on the implementation of a new plan for bluefin tuna should enter into force before 15 April 2009, date of the beginning of the main fishing season.

Parliament would take a decision on the request for urgent procedure at the beginning of the following day's sitting.

10. 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 reporting formalities for ships arriving in and/or departing from ports of the Member States of the Community and repealing Directive 2002/6/EC (COM(2009)0011 - C6-0030/2009 - 2009/0005(COD))

- Proposal for a Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 573/2007/EC establishing the European Refugee Fund for the period 2008 to 2013 by removing funding for certain Community actions and altering the limit for funding such actions (COM(2009)0067 - C6-0070/2009 - 2009/0026(COD))

- Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Asylum Support Office (COM(2009)0066 - C6-0071/2009 - 2009/0027(COD))

- Proposal for a Council regulation listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (Codified version) (COM(2008)0761 - C6-0072/2009 - 2008/0225(CNS))

- Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion, of behalf of the European Community, of the Protocol on the Implementation of the Alpine Convention in the field of Transport (Transport Protocol) (COM(2008)0895 - C6-0073/2009 - 2008/0262(CNS))

- Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 78/660/EEC on the annual accounts of certain types of companies as regards micro-entities (COM(2009)0083 - C6-0074/2009 - 2009/0035(COD))

- Draft amending budget No. 1 for the financial year 2009 established by the Council on 26 February 2009 (06952/2009 - C6-0075/2009 - 2009/2008(BUD))

- Draft amending budget No. 2 for the financial year 2009 established by the Council on 26 February 2009 (06953/2009 - C6-0077/2009 - 2009/2010(BUD))

- Proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the common system of value added tax as regards the rules on invoicing (COM(2009)0021 - C6-0078/2009 - 2009/0009(CNS))

- Proposal for a Council decision correcting Directive 2008/73/EC simplifying procedures of listing and publishing information in the veterinary and zootechnical fields and amending Directives 64/432/EEC, 77/504/EEC, 88/407/EEC, 88/661/EEC, 89/361/EEC, 89/556/EEC, 90/426/EEC, 90/427/EEC, 90/428/EEC, 90/429/EEC, 90/539/EEC, 91/68/EEC, 91/496/EEC, 92/35/EEC, 92/65/EEC, 92/66/EEC, 92/119/EEC, 94/28/EC, 2000/75/EC, Decision 2000/258/EC and Directives 2001/89/EC, 2002/60/EC and 2005/94/EC (COM(2009)0045 - C6-0079/2009 - 2009/0016(CNS))

- Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan on certain aspects of air services (COM(2008)0081 - C6-0080/2009 - 2008/0036(CNS))

- Proposal for a Council regulation concerning a multi-annual recovery plan for bluefin tuna in the Eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean (COM(2009)0093 - C6-0081/2009 - 2009/0029(CNS))

(2) from committees

(2.1) reports

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EC) No 549/2004, (EC) No 550/2004, (EC) No 551/2004 and (EC) No 552/2004 in order to improve the performance and sustainability of the European aviation system (COM(2008)0388 - C6-0250/2008 - 2008/0127(COD)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: Marian-Jean Marinescu (A6-0002/2009)

- Report on equality of treatment and access for men and women in the performing arts (2008/2182(INI)) - FEMM Committee - Rapporteur: Claire Gibault (A6-0003/2009)

- Report on implementation of Directive 2006/43/EC on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts (2008/2247(INI)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Bert Doorn (A6-0014/2009)

- Report on the outlook for copyright in the EU (2008/2121(INI)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Manuel Medina Ortega (A6-0017/2009)

- Report on the Commission action plan towards an integrated internal control framework (2008/2150(INI)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Gabriele Stauner (A6-0022/2009)

- Report with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on an EU-Mexico Strategic Partnership (2008/2289(INI)) - AFET Committee - Rapporteur: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra (A6-0028/2009)

- Report on the social situation of the Roma and their improved access to the labour market in the EU (2008/2137(INI)) - EMPL Committee - Rapporteur: Magda Kósáné Kovács (A6-0038/2009)

- Report with recommendations to the Commission on the cross-border transfer of the registered office of a company (2008/2196(INI)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Klaus-Heiner Lehne (A6-0040/2009)

- Report with recommendations to the Commission on a European initiative for the development of micro-credits in support of growth and employment (2008/2122(INI)) - ECON Committee - Rapporteur: Zsolt László Becsey (A6-0041/2009)

- Report requesting the Commission to submit a proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation of the citizens' initiative (2008/2169(INI)) - AFCO Committee - Rapporteur: Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann (A6-0043/2009)

- * Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the Statute for a European private company (COM(2008)0396 - C6-0283/2008 - 2008/0130(CNS)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Klaus-Heiner Lehne (A6-0044/2009)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (recast) (COM(2007)0844 - C6-0002/2008 - 2007/0286(COD)) - ENVI Committee - Rapporteur: Holger Krahmer (A6-0046/2009)

- * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Armenia on certain aspects of air services (COM(2007)0729 - C6-0519/2008 - 2007/0251(CNS)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0049/2009)

- Report on the future of the European Common Asylum System (2008/2305(INI)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Giusto Catania (A6-0050/2009)

- Report on the protection of consumers, in particular minors, in respect of the use of video games (2008/2173(INI)) - IMCO Committee - Rapporteur: Toine Manders (A6-0051/2009)

- * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (COM(2008)0869 - C6-0050/2009 - 2008/0252(CNS)) - EMPL Committee - Rapporteur: Jan Andersson (A6-0052/2009)

- Report on combating female genital mutilation in the EU (2008/2071(INI)) - FEMM Committee - Rapporteur: Cristiana Muscardini (A6-0054/2009)

- Report on the greening of transport and the internalisation of external costs (2008/2240(INI)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: Georg Jarzembowski (A6-0055/2009)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the taking up, pursuit and prudential supervision of the business of electronic money institutions, amending Directives 2005/60/EC and 2006/48/EC and repealing Directive 2000/46/EC (COM(2008)0627 - C6-0350/2008 - 2008/0190(COD)) - ECON Committee - Rapporteur: John Purvis (A6-0056/2009)

- Report on the guidelines for the 2010 budget procedure, Section I - European Parliament, Section II - Council, Section IV - Court of Justice, Section V - Court of Auditors, Section VI - European Economic and Social Committee, Section VII - Committee of the Regions, Section VIII - European Ombudsman, Section IX - European Data Protection Supervisor (2009/2004(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Vladimír Maňka (A6-0057/2009)

- Report on cooperation between the courts of the Member States in the taking of evidence in civil or commercial matters (2008/2180(INI)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Manuel Medina Ortega (A6-0058/2009)

- * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the State of Israel on certain aspects of air services (COM(2008)0178 - C6-0520/2008 - 2008/0068(CNS)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0059/2009)

- * Report on the proposal for a Council directive determining the scope of Article 143(b) and (c) of Directive 2006/112/EC as regards exemption from value added tax on the final importation of certain goods on the common system of value added tax (codified version) (COM(2008)0575 - C6-0347/2008 - 2008/0181(CNS)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Lidia Joanna Geringer De Oedenberg (A6-0060/2009)

- Report on the next steps in border management in the European Union and similar experiences in third countries (2008/2181(INI)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (A6-0061/2009)

- Report with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the European Union-Brazil Strategic Partnership (2008/2288(INI)) - AFET Committee - Rapporteur: Maria Eleni Koppa (A6-0062/2009)

- Report on a European Economic Recovery Plan (2008/2334(INI)) - ECON Committee - Rapporteur: Elisa Ferreira (A6-0063/2009)

- Report on the integrity of online gambling (2008/2215(INI)) - IMCO Committee - Rapporteur: Christel Schaldemose (A6-0064/2009)

- ***I Report on the 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)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: Saïd El Khadraoui (A6-0066/2009)

- Report on better careers and more mobility: a European partnership for researchers (2008/2213(INI)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Pia Elda Locatelli (A6-0067/2009)

- *** Recommendation on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of the additional protocol to the Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania to the European Union (16447/2008 - C6-0017/2009 - 2008/0212(AVC)) - DEVE Committee - Rapporteur: Josep Borrell Fontelles (A6-0073/2009)

- Report on Small Business Act (2008/2237(INI)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Edit Herczog (A6-0074/2009)

- Report on Cohesion Policy: Investing in the real economy (2009/2009(INI)) - REGI Committee - Rapporteur: Evgeni Kirilov (A6-0075/2009)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (recast) (COM(2008)0229 - C6-0184/2008 - 2008/0090(COD)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Michael Cashman (A6-0077/2009)

- * Report on the initiative of the French Republic on the proposal for a Council decision adjusting the basic salaries and allowances applicable to Europol staff (14479/2008 - C6-0038/2009 - 2009/0804(CNS)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Agustín Díaz De Mera García Consuegra (A6-0078/2009)

- Report on the work of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in 2008 (2008/2303(INI)) - DEVE Committee - Rapporteur: Thierry Cornillet (A6-0081/2009)

- Report on the challenge of deterioration of agricultural land in the EU and in particular in southern Europe: the response through EU agricultural policy instruments (2008/2219(INI)) - AGRI Committee - Rapporteur: Vincenzo Aita (A6-0086/2009)

- Report on ensuring food quality : harmonisation or mutual recognition of standards (2008/2220(INI)) - AGRI Committee - Rapporteur: Maria Petre (A6-0088/2009)

- Report on developing a Common Aviation Area with Israel (2008/2136(INI)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: Luca Romagnoli (A6-0090/2009)

- ***III Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations (recast) (05724/2/2008 - C6-0222/2008 - 2005/0237A(COD)) - CODE Committee - Rapporteur: Luis De Grandes Pascual (A6-0097/2009)

- ***III Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations (recast) (05726/2/2008 - C6-0223/2008 - 2005/0237B(COD)) - CODE Committee - Rapporteur: Luis De Grandes Pascual (A6-0098/2009)

- ***III Report on the joint text approved by the conciliation Committee for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on port State control (recast) (05722/3/2008 - C6-0224/2008 - 2005/0238(COD)) - CODE Committee - Rapporteur: Dominique Vlasto (A6-0099/2009)

- ***III Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation committee for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2002/59/EC establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system (05719/3/2008 - C6-0225/2008 - 2005/0239(COD)) - CODE Committee - Rapporteur: Dirk Sterckx (A6-0100/2009)

- ***III Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the fundamental principles governing the investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector and amending Directives 1999/35/EC and 2002/59/EC (05721/5/2008 - C6-0226/2008 - 2005/0240(COD)) - CODE Committee - Rapporteur: Jaromír Kohlíček (A6-0101/2009)

- ***III Report on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the liability of carriers of passengers by sea in the event of accidents (06389/2/2008 - C6-0227/2008 - 2005/0241(COD)) - CODE Committee - Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0102/2009)

- Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund, in accordance with point 26 of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management (COM(2009)0023 - C6-0040/2009 - 2009/2007(ACI)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Reimer Böge (A6-0106/2009)

- Report on the Guidelines for the Budget 2010 procedure - Section III - Commission (2009/2005(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: László Surján (A6-0111/2009)

- Report with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the mandate of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (2008/2290(INI)) - AFET Committee - Rapporteur: Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck (A6-0112/2009)

- Report on Draft amending budget No 1/2009 of the European Union for the financial year 2009 - Section III - Commission (2009/2008(BUD)) - BUDG Committee - Rapporteur: Jutta Haug (A6-0113/2009)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles (COM(2008)0316 - C6-0210/2008 - 2008/0100(COD)) - IMCO Committee - Rapporteur: Andreas Schwab (A6-0482/2008)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products (recast) (COM(2008)0049 - C6-0053/2008 - 2008/0035(COD)) - ENVI Committee - Rapporteur: Dagmar Roth-Behrendt (A6-0484/2008)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on novel foods and amending Regulation (EC) No XXX/XXXX [common procedure] (COM(2007)0872 - C6-0027/2008 - 2008/0002(COD)) - ENVI Committee - Rapporteur: Kartika Tamara Liotard (A6-0512/2008)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 216/2008 in the field of aerodromes, air traffic management and air navigation services and repealing Council Directive 2006/23/EC (COM(2008)0390 - C6-0251/2008 - 2008/0128(COD)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: Marian-Jean Marinescu (A6-0515/2008)

(2.2) recommendations for second reading

- ***II Recommendation for seconding reading on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on compliance with flag State requirements (14288/2/2008 - C6-0484/2008 - 2005/0236(COD)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: Emanuel Jardim Fernandes (A6-0069/2009)

- ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the insurance of shipowners for maritime claims (14287/2/2008 - C6-0483/2008 - 2005/0242(COD)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: Gilles Savary (A6-0072/2009)

(3) from Members

(3.1) oral questions for Question Time (Rule 109) (B6-0009/2009)

- to the Council

Harkin Marian, Crowley Brian, McGuinness Mairead, Moraes Claude, Aylward Liam, Ó Neachtain Seán, Ryan Eoin, Higgins Jim, Doyle Avril, Posselt Bernd, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Mitchell Gay, Papadimoulis Dimitrios, Ţicău Silvia-Adriana, Sonik Bogusław, Pleštinská Zita, Paleckis Justas Vincas, Mikko Marianne, Holm Jens, Pafilis Athanasios, Sinnott Kathy, De Rossa Proinsias, Toussas Georgios, Allister Jim, Droutsas Konstantinos, Martin David, Karim Sajjad, Czarnecki Ryszard, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Guerreiro Pedro

- to the Commission

Ţicău Silvia-Adriana, Dimitrakopoulos Giorgos, Guerreiro Pedro, Moraes Claude, Ryan Eoin, Mitchell Gay, Chmielewski Zdzisław Kazimierz, van Nistelrooij Lambert, Hołowczyc Krzysztof, Gardini Elisabetta, Posselt Bernd, Ludford Sarah, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou Marie, Papadimoulis Dimitrios, Matsis Yiannakis, Öger Vural, Andrikienė Laima Liucija, Czarnecki Ryszard, Harkin Marian, Aylward Liam, Ó Neachtain Seán, Higgins Jim, Paleckis Justas Vincas, Ebner Michl, Kirilov Evgeni, Hutchinson Alain, Batzeli Katerina, Angelakas Emmanouil, McGuinness Mairead, Gklavakis Ioannis, França Armando, Crowley Brian, Papastamkos Georgios, Doyle Avril, Csibi Magor Imre, Pleštinská Zita, Holm Jens, Sonik Bogusław, Cederschiöld Charlotte, Mikko Marianne, Seppänen Esko, Staes Bart, Hasse Ferreira Joel, Figueiredo Ilda, Kuźmiuk Zbigniew Krzysztof, Pafilis Athanasios, Sinnott Kathy, Droutsas Konstantinos, Belet Ivo, De Rossa Proinsias, Allister Jim, Mavrommatis Manolis, Fraga Estévez Carmen, Martin David, Karim Sajjad, Jensen Anne E., Toussas Georgios, Rack Reinhard

(3.2) motions for resolutions (Rule 113)

- Philip Claeys. Motion for a resolution on interference by the European Commission in internal affairs in Flemish Brabant (B6-0103/2009)

(4) from the Conciliation Committee

- Joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee on the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations (Recast) (03719/2008 - C6-0042/2009 - 2005/0237A(COD))

- Joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee on the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations (Recast) (03720/2008 - C6-0043/2009 - 2005/0237B(COD))

- Joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee on the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on port State control (recast) (03721/2008 - C6-0044/2009 - 2005/0238(COD))

- Joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee on the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2002/59/EC establishing a Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system (03722/2008 - C6-0045/2009 - 2005/0239(COD))

- Joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee on the Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the fundamental principles governing the investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector and amending Directives 1999/35/EC and 2002/59/EC (03723/2008 - C6-0046/2009 - 2005/0240(COD))

- Joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee on the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the liability of carriers of passengers by sea in the event of accidents (03724/2008 - C6-0047/2009 - 2005/0241(COD))

11. Oral questions and written declarations (submission)

The following documents had been submitted by Members:

(1) oral questions (Rule 108):

- (O-0005/2009) by Carlos Coelho, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martine Roure, on behalf of the PSE Group, and Henrik Lax, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to the Council: State of play of SIS II (B6-0010/2009),

- (O-0006/2009) by Carlos Coelho, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martine Roure, on behalf of the PSE Group, and Henrik Lax, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to the Commission: State of play of SIS II (B6-0011/2009),

- (O-0012/2009) by Marco Cappato, Marco Pannella, Janusz Onyszkiewicz, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Monica Frassoni and Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, to the Commission: 50th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising and dialogue between the Dalai Lama and the Chinese Government (B6-0012/2009),

- (O-0018/2009) by Pervenche Berès, on behalf of the ECON Committee, to the Commission: Implementation of the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA) (B6-0013/2009),

- (O-0023/2009) by Jan Andersson, on behalf of the EMPL Committee, to the Commission: Children of migrants (B6-0014/2009),

- (O-0026/2009) by Josep Borrell Fontelles, on behalf of the DEVE Committee, to the Commission: 5th World Water Forum in Istanbul, 16 - 22 March 2009 (B6-0015/2009),

- (O-0030/2009) by Josep Borrell Fontelles, on behalf of the DEVE Committee, to the Commission: Court of Auditors Special Report No 10/2008 on 'EC Development Assistance to Health Services in Sub-Saharan Africa' (B6-0016/2009);

(2) written declarations for inclusion in the register (Rule 116):

- Philip Bushill-Matthews, Elisabeth Morin, Thomas Mann, Luigi Cocilovo and Paulo Casaca on the importance of jobs and workers’ rights in the EU (0025/2009),

- Grażyna Staniszewska, Hannu Takkula and Vasco Graça Moura on a European Year of Neighbours' Languages (0026/2009),

- Riccardo Ventre on the promotion of the rights of the family (0027/2009),

- Riccardo Ventre on the implementation of preventive measures for combating the phenomenon of youth gangs in the Member States of the European Union (0028/2009),

- Eleonora Lo Curto and Paolo Bartolozzi on the figure of the psychologist in schools (0029/2009),

- Paolo Bartolozzi, David Casa, Riccardo Ventre and Elisabetta Gardini on harmonisation of the tax system in the countries of the European Union through the introduction of a family allowance(0030/2009),

- Paolo Bartolozzi, David Casa, Riccardo Ventre and Elisabetta Gardini on an urgent tax exemption plan for SMEs in the European Union (0031/2009),

- Zuzana Roithová, Genowefa Grabowska, Françoise Grossetête and Amalia Sartori on European standards for children’s footwear (0032/2009),

- Alexandru Nazare on the danger of adopting protectionist-style measures during the financial crisis (0033/2009),

- Daniel Strož, Jiří Maštálka and Jaromír Kohlíček on rejecting the politicisation of history and the instrumentalisation of ideology aimed at discrediting and suppressing the European Left (0034/2009).

12. Petitions

The following petitions, which had been entered in the register on the dates shown below, had been forwarded to the committee responsible pursuant to Rule 191(5):

4 February 2009

Viktoria Roth (0001/2009); Marianne Söderberg (0002/2009); Gerhard Evert (0003/2009); Desislav Slavov Chukolov (0004/2009); František Faber (0005/2009); Fosso Jean-Marie Taga (0006/2009); Tobias Jost (0007/2009); Gabriele Schmid (0008/2009); Gabriele Laganà (Unime Group) (0009/2009); (name confidential) (0010/2009); Eduardo Braga (0011/2009); Cinzia Mancinelli (0012/2009); Júlio César De Oliveira Lopes (0013/2009); Friedhelm Höfer (0014/2009); Gerda Schumann (2 signatures) (0015/2009); J.C. Herbreteau (MAN-Mouvement pour une Alternative Non-violente (Vendée) (16 signatures) (0016/2009); Cruz Fuertes Balbuena (0017/2009); Mihail-Vasile Chiorean (0018/2009); Fernando Mesquita (0019/2009); Momir Veselinov (0020/2009); Johan Robesin (Partij voor Zeeland) (0021/2009); Angela Ferretti (0022/2009); Simon Collyer (Justice Organisation) (0023/2009); Jürgen Lohrbächer (0024/2009); Jean-Luc Darcourt (0025/2009); Bojan Navodnik (0026/2009); Jerzy Bajik (2 signatures) (0027/2009); Mariano Martínez Fernández (0028/2009); Sammy El Ahdal (0029/2009); Dirk Utermann (0030/2009).

17 February 2009

Wilfried Mauz (Bürgerinitiative Lebenswertes Erbach-Donaurieden) (2 signatures) (0031/2009); Karl Bauch (Deutscher Erfinder-Verband e.V.) (0032/2009); Klaus Landahl (0033/2009); Theodoros Tzioumis (Dimos Tripolis) (0034/2009); Konstantinos Aivaliotis (3 signatures) (0035/2009); Konstantinos Aivaliotis (3 signatures) (0036/2009); Klaus Ecker (Montessori Fördergemeinschaft Landau und Umgebung e.V.) (35 signatures) (0037/2009); Roland Polant Lato (Eurolines and Albania Interlines) (0038/2009); André Laurens (0039/2009); Frank Cavanagh (Biocycle Ltd.) (0040/2009); Kandiah Pathmaseni (Tamil Women Development Forum (TWDF)) (0041/2009); Yvonne Hewitt (6 signatures) (0042/2009); Inga Speck (0043/2009); Hélder Marques Gonçalves (0044/2009); Siegfried Mascherek (0045/2009); (name confidential) (0046/2009); Klaus Sojka (0047/2009); Ulrich Parth (0048/2009); Nikolaos Kalamitsis (0049/2009); (name confidential) (0050/2009); Dagmar Kusa (EUROCLID-The European Association of History Educators) (0051/2009); Francesco Zurlo (Verdi Crotone - Co. Ver. Kr (Comitato Vertenza Ambientale Provincia di Crotone) (0052/2009); Lech Keller-Krawczyk (0053/2009); Jean-Christophe Nivard (0054/2009); (name confidential) (0055/2009); (name confidential) (0056/2009); Hilkka Becker (Immigrant Council of Ireland - Independent Law Centre) (0057/2009); Adrian Karpinski (0058/2009); Georgios Mihail Mourtzilas (0059/2009); Knut W. Schlanert (0060/2009); Sara Josefina Occhipinti (0061/2009); Oleg Gorev (Dr. Gorev Engelmann und Kollegen) (0062/2009); Giorgio Germani (Associazione Nazionale Quadri delle Amministrazioni Pubbliche) (0063/2009); (name confidential) (0064/2009); Antonio García Jiménez (Asociación para a Defensa Ecolóxica de Galiza (ADEGA)) (0065/2009); (name confidential) (0066/2009); (name confidential) (0067/2009); Dawn White (0068/2009); Marina Micu (0069/2009); (name confidential) (0070/2009); (name confidential) (0071/2009); Elisabeta Hanciu (0072/2009); Kai Möller (0073/2009); (name confidential) (0074/2009); (name confidential) (0075/2009); Marisa Tusha (0076/2009); Luis Sintra (0077/2009); Sergio González Molina (0078/2009); Mark Meijer (0079/2009); (name confidential) (0080/2009); (name confidential) (0081/2009); (name confidential) (0082/2009); Elena Alexa (0083/2009); (name confidential) (0084/2009); (name confidential) (0085/2009); Silviu Marin (0086/2009); Iveta Cīrule (0087/2009); Sean Farren (0088/2009); Thomas Hackmann (61 signatures) (0089/2009); Pál Németh (0090/2009); Diamantino Futinio (0091/2009); Marco Perotti (Asociación Veïns de L'Alfàs) (2300 signatures) (0092/2009); Angel Simeonov Angelov (2 signatures) (0093/2009); Radboud Verberne (0094/2009); Antonio Dima (0095/2009); Agnès Rouart (21 signatures) (0096/2009); Stanisław Mocarski (Związek Zawodowy Pracowników "REMY") (0097/2009); Josef Tresl (0098/2009); (name confidential) (3 signatures) (0099/2009); Nadine Hopp (0100/2009).

3 March 2009

Friedhelm Müller (0101/2009); Eduardo Galguera García (Fuente Grande) (0102/2009); Margarita García Jaime (0103/2009); (name confidential) (0104/2009); Svilen Radev (AGROBULS OOD) (0105/2009); Riccardo Puccioni (0106/2009); Heinrich Sobol (7 signatures) (0107/2009); Sokrat Lolo (0108/2009); Georgios Karatzaferis (LAIKOS ORTHODOXOS SINAPISMOS) (0109/2009); Gerlinde Rogatsch (ÖVP Salzburg) (2 signatures) (0110/2009); Eleftheria Karagkouni (0111/2009); Reinhard Muschter (0112/2009); Ugur Topcu (0113/2009); (name confidential) (0114/2009); Alex García-Miguel i Ricart (0115/2009); Anca Paduraru (0116/2009); (name confidential) (0117/2009); Stefan Kohler (0118/2009); Jan Jacob Van Stuyvesant Meijen (Comunidad de Propietarios Sector 1 Veraplaya) (2 signatures) (0119/2009); (name confidential) (0120/2009); Jeannette Krause (0121/2009); (name confidential) (0122/2009); Jean-Pierre Picaud (0123/2009); R. Ghozzi (0124/2009); Siegfried Huber (0125/2009); Pia Diana Fuchs (0126/2009); Adrian Damian (0127/2009); Norbert Kaiser (0128/2009); Hans Henrik Holbek (0129/2009); Sefa Yavuzoglu (0130/2009); Ignacio Oni Peral (0131/2009); Eduardo Marín García (0132/2009); Bartosz Smalec (0133/2009); Martin Wyness (0134/2009); Artur Bac (0135/2009); Stefano Rossato (0136/2009); Jürgen Gose (0137/2009); Franco Antonio Lores (Plataforma en Defensa da Ensenada de San Simon) (0138/2009); Rodolfo Rizzo (0139/2009); Ricos Thanopoulos (250 signatures) (0140/2009); Giannis Fetfatsidis (0141/2009); Roberto Jacchia (De Berti Jacchia Franchini Forlani) (2 signatures) (0142/2009); Olanrewaju Adebayo (0143/2009); Zbigniew Popławski (0144/2009); Hermann Voorhoeve (Ziegenfarm Voorhoeve Bolandbetrieb) (0145/2009); Magdalena Chelsoi (0146/2009); Joanna Kowalczyk (0147/2009); (name confidential) (2 signatures) (0148/2009); Herbert Flemming (0149/2009); (name confidential) (0150/2009); Reinhold Otto (0151/2009); Sebastian Hochwarth (0152/2009); Gonzalo Caro Sagüés (0153/2009); Melanie Wagner (0154/2009); (name confidential) (0155/2009); José Martínez Rico (0156/2009); Willem Bekius Namens J Engeltjesw (0157/2009); Silvia Kuck (Pflegeeltern) (0158/2009); (name confidential) (0159/2009); Giorgio Andrea Bartolomeo (0160/2009); Augusto Spadini (0161/2009); Manuel Pascual Arboleya Rodríguez (0162/2009); Quintin Cross (0163/2009); (name confidential) (0164/2009); Wasilios Katsioulis (Deutscher Antidiskriminierungsverband) (0165/2009); José Manuel Dolón García (0166/2009); Julie Spatz (0167/2009); Emil Ivascu (0168/2009); Juan José Amate Ruiz (0169/2009); Malgorzata Pomaranska-Bielecta (0170/2009); Ana Luiza Gora (0171/2009); Ioan-Irineu Farcas (Rumänische Katholische Mission) (0172/2009); Marek Aleksander Czarnecki (0173/2009); Spyridon Andriopoulos (0174/2009); Alexandros Panagiotidis (0175/2009); Dieter Schulze (0176/2009); A. Ontansa Dobrescu (0177/2009); Sidonia Duma (0178/2009); Paweł Dobrzyński (0179/2009); Corneliu Dobranici (0180/2009); Karl Wezel (0181/2009); Anton Stan (0182/2009); Iuliu Winkler (2 signatures) (0183/2009).

13. Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council

The Council had forwarded a certified true copy of the following:

- Stepping Stone Economic Partnership Agreement between Côte d'Ivoire, of the one part, and the European Community and its Member States, of the other part.

14. Transfers of appropriations

The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 01/2009 (C6-0053/2009).

Having noted the Council's opinion, it had authorised the transfer in full under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities.

15. Order of business

The next item was the order of business.

The final draft agenda for the March I 2009 sittings (PE 420.647/PDOJ) had been distributed and a number of changes had been proposed (Rule 132):

Monday

Request from the PSE Group to add the report by Magda Kósáné Kovács on the social situation of the Roma and their improved access to the labour market in the EU (A6-0038/2009) (item 12 on the final draft agenda) to voting time the next day (Tuesday).

Request from the PPE-DE Group to add the report by Herbert Reul on possible solutions to the challenges in relation to oil supply (A6-0035/2009) (item 73 on the final draft agenda) to voting time the next day (Tuesday).

The President said that the deadline for tabling replacement joint motions for resolution had been set at 19.00 that evening and that it was therefore not technically possible to put those reports to the vote the next day. He proposed that the vote on the two reports be held on Wednesday, 11 March 2009.

The following spoke: Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group.

Parliament agreed to the President's proposal.

Tuesday

Request from the Verts/ALE Group to add to the agenda a statement from the Commission on MON810 genetically modified maize and to wind up the debate with the tabling of a motion for a resolution.

The following spoke: Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, who moved the request, Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, Christofer Fjellner, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, and Martin Schulz.

Parliament rejected the request by roll-call vote (38 in favour, 111 against, 39 abstentions).

The President then consulted the House on the placing on the agenda of a statement by the Commission on MON810 genetically modified maize, without the debate being wound up with the tabling of a motion for a resolution.

Parliament rejected the request by electronic vote (82 in favour, 102 against, 6 abstentions).

Request from the PSE Group to extend the afternoon debates to 18.30, and hence for Question Time to the Commission to be held from 18.30 to 20.00.

Parliament agreed to the request.

Wednesday

The President said that 113 amendments had been tabled on the report by Elisa Ferreira on the European Economic Recovery Plan (A6-0063/2009) (item 35 of the final draft agenda). He noted that the threshold of 50 amendments laid down in Rule 156 had been exceeded, and consequently asked the relevant committee to meet to consider them. The debate on that report would be held on Wednesday, as scheduled.

Request from the PPE-DE Group to bring forward to 15.00 the debate on the Oral Questions to the Council (O-0005/2009) and to the Commission (O-0006/2009) on the state of play of SIS II (item 80 on the final draft agenda).

Since all the political groups supported that request, the agenda was amended accordingly.

Thursday

Request from the Verts/ALE Group ALDE Group to wind up the debate on the Oral Question to the Commission on the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan uprising and the dialogue between the Dalai Lama and the Chinese Government (O-0012/2009) with the tabling of a motion for a resolution.

The following spoke: Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Marco Cappato, on behalf of the ALDE Group, and Nirj Deva.

Parliament agreed to the request.

The tabling deadlines were established as follows:

motions for resolution: Tuesday, 10 March 2009 at 10.00

amendments and joint motions for resolutions: Wednesday, 11 March 2009 at 10.00.

Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 115):

Request from the PSE Group to replace the item 'Support for the Special Court for Sierra Leone' (item 89 on the final draft agenda) with the item 'Expulsions of aid agencies from Darfur'.

The following spoke: Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, who moved the request.

Parliament agreed to the request.

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The order of business was thus established.

16. One-minute speeches on matters of political importance

Pursuant to Rule 144, the following Members who wished to draw the attention of Parliament to matters of political importance spoke for one minute:

Georgios Papastamkos, Ioan Mircea Paşcu, Magor Imre Csibi, Jan Tadeusz Masiel, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Hans-Peter Martin and Tunne Kelam.

IN THE CHAIR: Luisa MORGANTINI
Vice-President

The following spoke: Hannes Swoboda, Marco Cappato, Bogusław Rogalski, Georgios Toussas, Zsolt László Becsey, Thierry Cornillet, Ewa Tomaszewska, Ilda Figueiredo, Árpád Duka-Zólyomi, Olle Schmidt, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Chris Davies, Călin Cătălin Chiriţă, Jelko Kacin, Jim Higgins, Filiz Hakaeva Hyusmenova, Iosif Matula, Marco Pannella, Zita Pleštinská, Marian Harkin, Csaba Sógor, Nickolay Mladenov, Bruno Gollnisch and Mieczysław Edmund Janowski.

17. 2010 budget - Section III, Commission: 'Guidelines for Budget 2010' - Guidelines for the 2010 budget procedure - Sections I, II, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII and IX (debate)

Report: on the Guidelines for the 2010 budget procedure
Section III – Commission [2009/2005(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: László Surján (A6-0111/2009)

Report: on the guidelines for the 2010 budget procedure
Section I - European Parliament
Section II - Council
Section IV - Court of Justice
Section V - Court of Auditors
Section VI - European Economic and Social Committee
Section VII - Committee of the Regions
Section VIII - European Ombudsman
Section IX - European Data Protection Supervisor [2009/2004(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Vladimír Maňka (A6-0057/2009)

László Surján and Vladimír Maňka introduced the reports.

The following spoke: Dalia Grybauskaitė (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Margaritis Schinas, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Costas Botopoulos, on behalf of the PSE Group, Anne E. Jensen, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Wiesław Stefan Kuc, on behalf of the UEN Group, Pedro Guerreiro, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nils Lundgren, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Sergej Kozlík, Non-attached Member, Salvador Garriga Polledo, Ralf Walter, Kyösti Virrankoski, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Hans-Peter Martin, Reimer Böge, István Szent-Iványi and James Elles.

IN THE CHAIR: Marek SIWIEC
Vice-President

The following spoke: Maria Petre.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Ville Itälä.

The following spoke: László Surján and Vladimír Maňka.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 10.03.2009, item 8.14 and minutes of 10.03.2009, item 8.15.

18. Statute for a European private company * - Cross-border transfers of companies' registered offices - Small Business Act - Workers' participation in companies with a European Statute (debate)

Report: on the proposal for a Council regulation on the Statute for a European private company [COM(2008)0396 - C6-0283/2008 - 2008/0130(CNS)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Klaus-Heiner Lehne (A6-0044/2009)

Report: on recommendations to the Commission on the cross-border transfer of the registered office of a company [2008/2196(INI)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Klaus-Heiner Lehne (A6-0040/2009)

Report: on Small Business Act [2008/2237(INI)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Edit Herczog (A6-0074/2009)

Commission statement: Workers' participation in companies with a European Statute

Klaus-Heiner Lehne introduced the reports.

Edit Herczog introduced the report.

Ján Figeľ (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Gunnar Hökmark (rapporteur for the opinion of the ECON Committee), Harald Ettl (rapporteur for the opinion of the ECON Committee), Donata Gottardi (rapporteur for the opinion of the ECON Committee), Harald Ettl (rapporteur for the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Anja Weisgerber (rapporteur for the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Othmar Karas (rapporteur for the opinion of the JURI Committee), Nicole Fontaine, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Ieke van den Burg, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jean Marie Beaupuy, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, on behalf of the UEN Group, Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Roberto Fiore, Non-attached Member, Georgios Papastamkos and Manuel Medina Ortega.

IN THE CHAIR: Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU
Vice-President

The following spoke: Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Eoin Ryan, Georgios Toussas, Jim Allister, Kurt Lechner, Juan Fraile Cantón, Patrizia Toia, Ewa Tomaszewska, Vladimír Remek, Tadeusz Zwiefka, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, Olle Schmidt, Pilar del Castillo Vera, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Giles Chichester, Joel Hasse Ferreira, Dragoş Florin David, Zsolt László Becsey, Jacques Toubon and Martí Grau i Segú (rapporteur for the opinion of the IMCO Committee).

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Richard Corbett and Ieke van den Burg.

The following spoke: Ján Figeľ, Klaus-Heiner Lehne and Edit Herczog.

The motions for resolutions to be tabled under Rule 103(2) would be announced in the House at a later time.

The debate closed.

Vote:minutes of 10.03.2009, item 8.13, minutes of 10.03.2009, item 8.5, minutes of 10.03.2009, item 8.19, and minutes of 12.03.2009, item 7.7.

19. Future of the European Common Asylum System (debate)

Report: on the future of the European Common Asylum System [2008/2305(INI)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Giusto Catania (A6-0050/2009)

Giusto Catania introduced the report.

The following spoke: Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission).

IN THE CHAIR: Mechtild ROTHE
Vice-President

The following spoke: Danutė Budreikaitė (rapporteur for the opinion of the DEVE Committee), Carlos Coelho, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martine Roure, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sarah Ludford, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jan Tadeusz Masiel, on behalf of the UEN Group, Hélène Goudin, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Inger Segelström, Gerard Batten, Simon Busuttil, Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Alin Lucian Antochi and Katrin Saks.

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

The following spoke: Jacques Barrot and Giusto Catania.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 10.03.2009, item 8.6.

20. The social situation of the Roma and their improved access to the labour market in the EU (short presentation)

Report: on the social situation of the Roma and their improved access to the labour market in the EU [2008/2137(INI)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Magda Kósáné Kovács (A6-0038/2009)

Magda Kósáné Kovács made the presentation.

The following spoke: Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission)

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.03.2009, item 5.17.

21. Commission action plan towards an integrated internal control framework (short presentation)

Report: on the Commission action plan towards an integrated internal control framework [2008/2150(INI)] - Committee on Budgetary Control. Rapporteur: Gabriele Stauner (A6-0022/2009)

Gabriele Stauner made the presentation.

The following spoke: Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 10.03.2009, item 8.7.

22. Integrity of online gambling (short presentation)

Report: on integrity of online gambling [2008/2215(INI)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Christel Schaldemose (A6-0064/2009)

Christel Schaldemose made the presentation.

The following spoke: Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 10.03.2009, item 8.16.

23. Ensuring food quality: harmonisation or mutual recognition of standards (short presentation)

Report: on ensuring food quality: harmonisation or mutual recognition of standards [2008/2220(INI)] - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Rapporteur: Maria Petre (A6-0088/2009)

Maria Petre made the presentation.

The following spoke: Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 10.03.2009, item 8.17.

24. Cooperation between the courts of the Member States in the taking of evidence in civil or commercial matters (short presentation)

Report: on cooperation between the courts of the Member States in the taking of evidence in civil or commercial matters [2008/2180(INI)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Manuel Medina Ortega (A6-0058/2009)

Manuel Medina Ortega made the presentation.

The following spoke: Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 10.03.2009, item 8.8.

25. Implementation of Directive 2006/43/EC on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts (short presentation)

Report: on the implementation of Directive 2006/43/EC on statutory audits of annual accounts and consolidated accounts [2008/2247(INI)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Bert Doorn (A6-0014/2009)

Bert Doorn made the presentation.

The following spoke: Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 10.03.2009, item 8.9.

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA
Vice-President

26. Facing oil challenges (short presentation)

Report: on possible solutions to the challenges in relation to oil supply [2008/2212(INI)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Herbert Reul (A6-0035/2009)

Herbert Reul made the presentation.

The following spoke: Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.03.2009, item 5.18.

27. Commission Reports on Competition Policy 2006 and 2007 (short presentation)

Report: on the Reports on competition policy 2006 and 2007 [2008/2243(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Jonathan Evans (A6-0011/2009)

Jonathan Evans made the presentation.

The following spoke: Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 10.03.2009, item 8.18.

28. Agenda

The President said that as the rapporteur was absent there would be no short presentation of the report by Claire Gibault on equality of treatment and access for men and women in the performing arts (A6-0003/2009) but that the report would still be put to the vote the following day.

29. Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established ('Agenda' PE 420.647/OJMA).

30. Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 22.55.

31. Closure of the session

The 2008-2009 session of the European Parliament closed.

In accordance with the Treaty, Parliament would meet the following day, Tuesday 10 March 2009 at 9.00.

The following signed:

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