IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING
President

1. Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 9.10.

2. Conclusions of the European Council (19-20 March 2009) (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Conclusions of the European Council (19-20 March 2009)

The President introduced the debate on the conlusions of the European Council of 19-20 March 2009.

Mirek Topolánek (President-in-Office of the Council) and José Manuel Barroso (President of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Joseph Daul, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Adam Bielan, on behalf of the UEN Group, Claude Turmes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Vladimír Remek, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Hanne Dahl, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Jana Bobošíková, Non-attached Member, Mirek Topolánek, Timothy Kirkhope, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Silvana Koch-Mehrin, Inese Vaidere, Ian Hudghton, Gabriele Zimmer, Johannes Blokland, Andreas Mölzer, Werner Langen, Libor Rouček, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski, Rebecca Harms, Mary Lou McDonald, Paul Marie Coûteaux, Roberto Fiore, Jana Hybášková, Jan Andersson, Sophia in 't Veld, Seán Ó Neachtain, Jean-Luc Dehaene, Riitta Myller, Olle Schmidt, Charles Tannock, Proinsias De Rossa, Marco Cappato, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Adrian Severin, Zbigniew Zaleski, Edite Estrela, Tunne Kelam, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, Péter Olajos, Dariusz Rosati, Mario Mauro, Katrin Saks, José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil, Pierre Pribetich and Harlem Désir.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Elmar Brok, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Paul Rübig, Alojz Peterle and Christian Rovsing.

The following spoke: Alexandr Vondra (President-in-Office of the Council) and José Manuel Barroso.

The debate closed.

IN THE CHAIR: Diana WALLIS
Vice-President

The following spoke: Jean-Marie Le Pen, to make a personal statement, and Martin Schulz, on Jean-Marie Le Pen's remarks.

3. 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.

3.1. Common consular instructions: biometric identifiers and visa applications ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading: Common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Common Consular Instructions on visas for diplomatic and consular posts in relation to the introduction of biometrics including provisions on the organisation of the reception and processing of visa applications [05329/1/2009 - C6-0088/2009 - 2006/0088(COD)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Sarah Ludford (A6-0143/2009)

(Qualified majority)

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

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved (P6_TA(2009)0167)

3.2. Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank ***I (vote)

Report: on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council granting a Community guarantee to the European Investment Bank against losses under loans and loan guarantees for projects outside the Community [COM(2008)0910 - C6-0025/2009 - 2008/0268(COD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Esko Seppänen (A6-0109/2009)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2009)0168)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0168)

3.3. The performance and sustainability of the European aviation system ***I (vote)

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)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Marian-Jean Marinescu (A6-0002/2009)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2009)0169)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0169)

The following spoke:

Marian-Jean Marinescu (rapporteur), on the order of voting.

3.4. Aerodromes, air traffic management and air navigation services ***I (vote)

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)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Marian-Jean Marinescu (A6-0515/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2009)0170)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0170)

3.5. Novel foods ***I (vote)

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)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Kartika Tamara Liotard (A6-0512/2008)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2009)0171)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0171)

3.6. Substances that deplete the ozone layer (recast) ***I (vote)

Report: on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on substances that deplete the ozone layer (recast) [COM(2008)0505 - C6-0297/2008 - 2008/0165(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Johannes Blokland (A6-0045/2009)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2009)0172)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0172)

3.7. The ABB-ABM method as a management tool for allocating budgetary resources (vote)

Report: on the ABB-ABM method as a management tool for allocating budgetary resources [2008/2053(INI)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Kyösti Virrankoski (A6-0104/2009)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0173)

3.8. Mid-term Review of the 2007-2013 Financial Framework (vote)

Report: on Mid-Term Review of the 2007-2013 Financial Framework [2008/2055(INI)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Reimer Böge (A6-0110/2009)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0174)

3.9. EC-Cariforum States Economic Partnership Agreement (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0141/2009 and B6-0151/2009

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B6-0141/2009

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0175)

(Motion for a resolution B6-0151/2009 fell.)

The following spoke:

Ignasi Guardans Cambó, proposing that Amendment 13rev be taken as an addition (accepted). Amendment 13rev was rejected. He also moved an oral amendment to Amendment 2 (accepted).

3.10. EC-Côte d'Ivoire stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0148/2009

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0176)

3.11. Stepping-stone Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and Ghana, of the other part (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0142/2009

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0177)

The following spoke:

Ignasi Guardans Cambó, proposing that Amendment 4 be taken as an addition to paragraph 24 (accepted).

3.12. Interim Partnership Agreement between the Pacific States, on the one part, and the European Community, on the other part (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0143/2009

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0178)

The following spoke:

Glyn Ford, proposing that Amendment 8 be taken as an addition to paragraph 2 and that Amendment 10 be taken as an addition to paragraph 34 (accepted)

Ignasi Guardans Cambó, proposing that Amendment 6 be taken as an addition to paragraph 19 (accepted).

Jean-Pierre Audy, moving an oral amendment to Amendment19, which was accepted.

3.13. EC-SADC EPA States Interim Economic Partnership Agreement (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0144/2009

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0179)

The following spoke:

Ignasi Guardans Cambó, proposing that Amendment 4 be taken as an addition to paragraph 15 (accepted).

Kader Arif and Robert Sturdy, on the conduct of the vote.

3.14. Economic Partnership Agreement between EC and Eastern and Southern African States (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0145/2009

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0180)

The following spoke:

Ignasi Guardans Cambó, proposing that Amendment 3 be taken as an addition to paragraph 23 (accepted).

3.15. Economic Partnership Agreement between the EC and the East African Community Partner States (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0146/2009

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0181)

The following spoke:

Ignasi Guardans Cambó, proposing that Amendment 5 be taken as an addition to paragraph 26 (accepted).

3.16. Stepping-stone Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and Central Africa, of the other part (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0147/2009

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0182)

The following spoke:

Ignasi Guardans Cambó, proposing that Amendment 4 be taken as an addition to paragraph 25 (accepted).

3.17. Economic Partnership Agreement between the EC and Cariforum *** (vote)

Recommendation: on the proposal for a Council decision concluding the Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the CARIFORUM States, on the other part [05211/2009 - C6-0054/2009 - 2008/0061(AVC)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: David Martin (A6-0117/2009)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0183)

Parliament thereby gave its assent.

The following spoke:

David Martin (rapporteur).

Helmuth Markov, on a question of procedure.

3.18. Stepping-stone Agreement towards an Economic Partnership Agreement between the EC and Côte d'Ivoire *** (vote)

Recommendation: on the proposal for a Council decision concluding the stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and Côte d'Ivoire, of the other part [05535/2009 - C6-0064/2009 - 2008/0136(AVC)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Erika Mann (A6-0144/2009)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0184)

Parliament thereby gave its assent.

The following spoke:

Erika Mann (rapporteur), on the Commission position.

3.19. EIB and EBRD annual reports for 2007 (vote)

Report: on 2007 Annual Reports of the European Investment Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development [2008/2155(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Gay Mitchell (A6-0135/2009)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0185)

3.20. Future of the car industry (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0152/2009, B6-0153/2009, B6-0154/2009, B6-0155/2009 and B6-0156/2009

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 20)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0152/2009

(replacing B6-0152/2009, B6-0153/2009, B6-0154/2009 and B6-0155/2009):

tabled by the following Members:

Werner Langen, Giles Chichester, Stefano Zappalà, Amalia Sartori and Ivo Belet, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group
Martin Schulz and Robert Goebbels, on behalf of the PSE Group
Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Lena Ek, Patrizia Toia and Anne Laperrouze, on behalf of the ALDE Group
Ewa Tomaszewska, Adam Bielan, Cristiana Muscardini, Roberta Angelilli, Mario Borghezio, Antonio Mussa and Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0186)

(Motion for a resolution B6-0156/2009 fell.)

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The following spoke: Martin Schulz, in reference to the remarks made by Jean-Marie Le Pen at the start of voting time and calling on the Bureau to rule on them, and, on the same subject, Joseph Daul and Bruno Gollnisch.

4. 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: Sarah Ludford - A6-0143/2009
Daniel Hannan

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The following spoke: Alexander Alvaro on the speech by Bruno Gollnisch at the end of voting time

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Report: Esko Seppänen - A6-0109/2009
Daniel Hannan

Report: Marian-Jean Marinescu - A6-0002/2009
Michl Ebner

Report: Marian-Jean Marinescu - A6-0515/2008
Michl Ebner

Report: Kartika Tamara Liotard - A6-0512/2008
Anja Weisgerber

Report: Reimer Böge - A6-0110/2009
Antonio Masip Hidalgo, Mario Borghezio, Christopher Heaton-Harris, Philip Claeys, Jim Allister and Neena Gill

EC-Cariforum States Economic Partnership Agreement - B6-0141/2009
Marian Harkin, Syed Kamall and Neena Gill

EC-Côte d'Ivoire stepping stone Economic Partnership Agreement - B6-0148/2009
Syed Kamall

Interim Partnership Agreement between the Pacific States, on the one part, and the European Community, on the other part - B6-0143/2009
Martin Callanan

Stepping-stone Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and Ghana, of the other part - B6-0142/2009
Syed Kamall

Report: Gay Mitchell - A6-0135/2009
Marian Harkin

Future of the car industry - RC-B6-0152/2009
Martin Callanan, Christopher Heaton-Harris, Syed Kamall and Neena Gill

5. 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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Dimitar Stoyanov had informed the Chair that his voting machine had not worked during the vote on the report by Marian-Jean Marinescu - A6-0002/2009.

Sharon Bowles had informed the Chair that her voting machine had not worked during the vote on motion for a resolution B6-0147/2009.

(The sitting was suspended at 14.15 and resumed at 15.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Mario MAURO
Vice-President

6. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

7. The state of transatlantic relations in the aftermath of the US elections (debate)

Report: on the state of transatlantic relations in the aftermath of the US elections [2008/2199(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Francisco José Millán Mon (A6-0114/2009)

Francisco José Millán Mon introduced the report.

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

The following spoke: Albert Deß (rapporteur for the opinion of the INTA Committee), José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil (rapporteur for the opinion of the ECON Committee), José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Adrian Severin, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sarah Ludford, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Konrad Szymański, on behalf of the UEN Group, Joost Lagendijk, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jiří Maštálka, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Jana Bobošíková, Non-attached Member, Elmar Brok and Erika Mann.

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS
Vice-President

The following spoke: Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Bogusław Rogalski, Zbigniew Zaleski, Libor Rouček, Ignasi Guardans Cambó, James Elles, Ana Maria Gomes, István Szent-Iványi, Călin Cătălin Chiriţă, Józef Pinior, Toomas Savi, Alojz Peterle, Helmut Kuhne, Janusz Onyszkiewicz, Tunne Kelam, Martí Grau i Segú, Luís Queiró, Dushana Zdravkova and Urszula Gacek.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Geoffrey Van Orden, Ioan Mircea Paşcu, Alexandru Nazare, Luis Yañez-Barnuevo García and Íñigo Méndez de Vigo.

The following spoke: Alexandr Vondra, Benita Ferrero-Waldner and Francisco José Millán Mon.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 26.03.2009, item 4.7.

8. Interim agreement with Turkmenistan - Interim Agreement with Turkmenistan * (debate)

Oral question (O-0014/2009) by Ona Juknevičienė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to the Council: Interim agreement with Turkmenistan (B6-0017/2009)

Oral question (O-0015/2009) by Ona Juknevičienė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to the Commission: Interim agreement with Turkmenistan (B6-0018/2009)

Oral question (O-0024/2009) by Jan Marinus Wiersma and Erika Mann, on behalf of the PSE Group, Daniel Caspary and Robert Sturdy, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Cristiana Muscardini and Eugenijus Maldeikis, on behalf of the UEN Group, to the Council: Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) between the EU and Turkmenistan (B6-0019/2009)

Oral question (O-0025/2009) by Jan Marinus Wiersma and Erika Mann, on behalf of the PSE Group, Daniel Caspary and Robert Sturdy, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Cristiana Muscardini and Eugenijus Maldeikis, on behalf of the UEN Group, to the Commission: Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) between the EU and Turkmenistan (B6-0020/2009)

Report: on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Interim Agreement on trade and trade-related matters between the European Community and the European Atomic Energy Community, of the one part, and Turkmenistan, of the other part [05144/1999 - C5-0338/1999 - 1998/0304(CNS)] - Committee on International Trade. Rapporteur: Daniel Caspary (A6-0085/2006)

Jan Marinus Wiersma moved the oral questions.

IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ
Vice-President

Bogusław Rogalski and Robert Sturdy moved the oral questions.

Daniel Caspary introduced the report.

Alexandr Vondra (President-in-Office of the Council) answered the oral questions B6-0017/2009 and B6-0019/2009.

Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) answered the oral questions B6-0018/2009 and B6-0020/2009.

The following spoke: Alexandru Nazare, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Erika Mann, on behalf of the PSE Group, Hélène Flautre, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, David Martin, Søren Bo Søndergaard and Justas Vincas Paleckis.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Charles Tannock, Alessandro Battilocchio, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Christopher Beazley and David Martin.

The following spoke: Alexandr Vondra and Benita Ferrero-Waldner.

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS
Vice-President

The following spoke: Daniel Caspary.

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 108(5):

- Daniel Caspary and Robert Sturdy, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Jan Marinus Wiersma and Erika Mann, on behalf of the PSE Group, Cristiana Muscardini, Eugenijus Maldeikis, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka and Adam Bielan, on behalf of the UEN Group, Ona Juknevičienė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the Interim Trade Agreement with Turkmenistan (B6-0150/2009)

- Daniel Cohn-Bendit, Hélène Flautre, Caroline Lucas and Cem Özdemir, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the Interim Trade Agreement with Turkmenistan (B6-0160/2009)

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 26.03.2009, item 4.8 and minutes of 26.03.2009, item 4.9.

9. Bi-annual evaluation of the EU-Belarus dialogue (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Bi-annual evaluation of the EU-Belarus dialogue

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

The following spoke: Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Jan Marinus Wiersma, on behalf of the PSE Group, Janusz Onyszkiewicz, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Konrad Szymański, on behalf of the UEN Group, Jacek Protasiewicz and Justas Vincas Paleckis.

The President announced that he would be compelled to restrict the number of speakers taking the floor under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure.

The following spoke: Christopher Beazley, who expressed his objection to that decision.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Árpád Duka-Zólyomi, Elisabeth Schroedter, Erna Hennicot-Schoepges, Alessandro Battilocchio and Zita Pleštinská.

The following spoke: Alexandr Vondra and Benita Ferrero-Waldner.

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 02.04.2009, item 9.19.

10. European conscience and totalitarianism (debate)

Council and Commission statements: European conscience and totalitarianism

Alexandr Vondra (President-in-Office of the Council) made the statement.

IN THE CHAIR: Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU
Vice-President

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

The following spoke: Jana Hybášková, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Jan Marinus Wiersma, on behalf of the PSE Group, István Szent-Iványi, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, on behalf of the UEN Group, László Tőkés, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Vladimír Remek, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Philip Claeys, Non-attached Member, Tunne Kelam, Józef Pinior, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, Gisela Kallenbach, Athanasios Pafilis, Roberto Fiore, József Szájer, Katrin Saks, Wojciech Roszkowski, Christopher Beazley, Luis Yañez-Barnuevo García, Inese Vaidere, Rihards Pīks, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Roberts Zīle and Marian-Jean Marinescu.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Ljudmila Novak, Ewa Tomaszewska, Bogusław Sonik, György Schöpflin, Csaba Sógor, Zbigniew Zaleski and Vytautas Landsbergis.

The following spoke: Alexandr Vondra and Ján Figeľ.

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 02.04.2009, item 9.20.

(The sitting was suspended at 20.15 and resumed at 21.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT
Vice-President

11. Strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet (debate)

Report: with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on strengthening security and fundamental freedoms on the Internet [2008/2160(INI)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Stavros Lambrinidis (A6-0103/2009)

Stavros Lambrinidis introduced the report.

The following spoke: Ján Figeľ (Member of the Commission)

The following spoke: Manolis Mavrommatis (rapporteur for the opinion of the CULT Committee), Nicolae Vlad Popa, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Inger Segelström, on behalf of the PSE Group, Alexander Alvaro, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Roberta Angelilli, on behalf of the UEN Group, Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Hélène Goudin, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Urszula Gacek, Alin Lucian Antochi, Sophia in 't Veld, Jean-Paul Gauzès, Manuel Medina Ortega, Claire Gibault, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Katrin Saks, Filiz Hakaeva Hyusmenova and Csaba Sógor.

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

The following spoke: Ján Figeľ and Stavros Lambrinidis.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 26.03.2009, item 4.10.

12. Follow-up to the Declaration of the Sports Ministers of the European Union at their meeting in Biarritz in November 2008 (debate)

Oral question (O-0049/2009) by Katerina Batzeli and Doris Pack, on behalf of the CULT Committee, to the Commission: Follow-up to the Declaration of the Sports Ministers of the European Union at their meeting in Biarritz in November 2008 (B6-0223/2009)

Katerina Batzeli moved the oral question.

Ján Figeľ (Member of the Commission) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: Manolis Mavrommatis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Emine Bozkurt, on behalf of the PSE Group, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, on behalf of the UEN Group, Ivo Belet and Christopher Heaton-Harris.

The following spoke: Ján Figeľ.

The debate closed.

13. Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (debate)

Oral question (O-0028/2009) by Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Negotiations taking place in May 2009 under the auspices of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) on the conditions for the entry into force of the Convention for the Safe and Environmentally Sound Recycling of Ships (B6-0224/2009)

Johannes Blokland moved the oral question.

Ján Figeľ (Member of the Commission) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: Pilar Ayuso, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, and Ján Figeľ.

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

- Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, on an EU strategy for better ship dismantling (B6-0161/2009)

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 26.03.2009, item 4.11.

14. White Paper on damages actions for breach of the EC antitrust rules (debate)

Report: on the White Paper on damages actions for breach of the EC antitrust rules [2008/2154(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Klaus-Heiner Lehne (A6-0123/2009)

Klaus-Heiner Lehne introduced the report.

The following spoke: Ján Figeľ (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Gabriela Creţu (rapporteur for the opinion of the IMCO Committee), Ioan Lucian Hămbăşan, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, on behalf of the PSE Group, Diana Wallis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Nils Lundgren, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Andreas Schwab and Olle Schmidt.

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

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 26.03.2009, item 4.1.

15. Documents received

The following documents had been received from Members:

(1) motions for resolutions (Rule 113)

- Rareş-Lucian Niculescu and Alexandru Nazare. Motion for a resolution on funding for the ‘Nabucco’ project (B6-0157/2009)
referred to responsible: ITRE
option: AFET

- Salvador Garriga Polledo. Motion for a resolution on the establishment of the European Institute for Railway Studies (B6-0159/2009)
referred to responsible: TRAN
opinion: CULT, ITRE

(2) proposals for recommendations (Rule 114)

- Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group. Recommendation to the Council on condemning Soviet crimes against civilian and military prisoners (B6-0158/2009)
referred to responsible: AFET

16. Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established ('Agenda' PE 422.679/OJJE).

17. Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 23.15.

The following signed:

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