IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING
President

1. Resumption of the session

The sitting opened at 15.00.

2. Statement by the President

The President made a statement on the tragedy that had occurred recently when a number of boats carrying migrants had been lost at sea off the coast of Libya.

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

3. Welcome

On behalf of Parliament, the President welcomed Professor Luc Montagnier, recipient of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Medicine, who had taken a seat in the distinguished visitors' gallery.

On behalf of Parliament, the President welcomed members of a delegation from the Parliament of the Economic Community of West African States, who had taken their seats in the distinguished visitors' gallery.

4. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

5. Composition of Parliament

The Spanish authorities had given notice of the election to the European Parliament of Daniel Bautista to replace Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, pursuant to Rule 4(1). Parliament took note with effect from 26 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, Daniel Bautista would take his seat in Parliament and on its bodies and would enjoy all the rights attaching thereto.

6. Composition of committees and delegations

The President had received the following requests for appointments from the PPE-DE Group:

BUDG Committee: Liene Liepiņa

Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly: Liene Liepiņa

INTA Committee: Daniel Bautista

PECH Committee: Daniel Bautista

Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand: Daniel Bautista

Delegation to the Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EUROLAT): Daniel Bautista

These appointments would be deemed ratified if there were no objections before the adoption of these minutes.

7. Corrigenda (Rule 204a)

The committees responsible had forwarded the following corrigenda to texts adopted by Parliament:

Corrigendum to the position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 17 December 2008 with a view to the adoption of Directive 2009/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2003/87/EC so as to improve and extend the greenhouse gas emission allowance trading system of the Community
P6_TA(2008)0610 - (COM(2008)0016 – C6-0043/2008 – 2008/0013(COD)) - ENVI

Corrigendum to the position of the European Parliament adopted at first reading on 17 December 2008 with a view to the adoption of Directive .../2009/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources amending and subsequently repealing Directives 2001/77/EC and 2003/30/EC
(Text with EEA relevance)
P6_TA(2008)0609 - (COM(2008)0019 – C6-0046/2008 – 2008/0016(COD)) - ITRE

Pursuant to Rule 204a, these corrigenda would be deemed approved unless, within 48 hours, a request was made by a political group or at least 40 Members that they be put to the vote.

The corrigenda were available on the Séance en direct site.

8. Written declarations (submission)

The following Members had submitted written declarations for inclusion in the register (Rule 116):

- Riccardo Ventre on the repercussions of ship pollution on coastal tourist regions (0041/2009),

- Riccardo Ventre on road safety courses as part of the teaching programmes of secondary schools (0042/2009),

- Erminio Enzo Boso and Mario Borghezio on the need for a detailed policy on mountain areas and their protection (0043/2009),

- Vladimír Železný on boycotting the UN World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance (0044/2009).

9. Documents received

The following documents had been received:

(1) from committees

(1.1) reports

- ***I Report on the 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)) - ENVI Committee - Rapporteur: Linda Mcavan (A6-0084/2009)

- Report on health concerns associated with electromagnetic fields (2008/2211(INI)) - ENVI Committee - Rapporteur: Frédérique Ries (A6-0089/2009)

- ***I Report on the 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)) - ENVI Committee - Rapporteur: Salvatore Tatarella (A6-0105/2009)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006 on the European Social Fund to extend the types of costs eligible for a contribution from the ESF (COM(2008)0813 - C6-0454/2008 - 2008/0232(COD)) - EMPL Committee - Rapporteur: Karin Jöns (A6-0116/2009)

- * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation amending Annex 11 to the Agreement between the European Community and the Swiss Confederation on trade in agricultural products (C6-0028/2009 - 15523/2008 - 2008/0202(CNS)) - INTA Committee - Rapporteur: Béla Glattfelder (A6-0122/2009)

- Report on Better Schools: an agenda for European cooperation (2008/2329(INI)) - CULT Committee - Rapporteur: Pál Schmitt (A6-0124/2009)

- Report on Educating the children of migrants (2008/2328(INI)) - CULT Committee - Rapporteur: Hannu Takkula (A6-0125/2009)

- *** Recommendation on the proposal for a Council regulation (EC) amending Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 laying down general provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund concerning certain provisions relating to financial management (17575/2008 - C6-0027/2009 - 2008/0233(AVC)) - REGI Committee - Rapporteur: Iratxe García Pérez (A6-0127/2009)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 808/2004 concerning Community statistics on the information society (COM(2008)0677 - C6-0381/2008 - 2008/0201(COD)) - ITRE Committee - Rapporteur: Angelika Niebler (A6-0128/2009)

- ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 on the European Regional Development Fund as regards the eligibility of energy efficiency and renewable energy investments in housing (COM(2008)0838 - C6-0473/2008 - 2008/0245(COD)) - REGI Committee - Rapporteur: Emmanouil Angelakas (A6-0134/2009)

- Report with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the new EU-Russia agreement (2008/2104(INI)) - AFET Committee - Rapporteur: Janusz Onyszkiewicz (A6-0140/2009)

- * Report on the 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)) - AGRI Committee - Rapporteur: Neil Parish (A6-0141/2009)

- * Report on the draft Council Framework decision on the application, between Member States of the European Union, of the principle of mutual recognition to decisions on supvervision measures as an alternative to provisional detention (17002/2008 - C6-0009/2009 - 2006/0158(CNS)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Ioannis Varvitsiotis (A6-0147/2009)

- * Report on the 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)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg (A6-0149/2009)

- Report on Problems and prospects converning European Citizenship (2008/2234(INI)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Urszula Gacek (A6-0182/2009)

- Report on the application of Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States (2008/2184(INI)) - LIBE Committee - Rapporteur: Adina-Ioana Vălean (A6-0186/2009)

(1.2) recommendations for second reading

- ***II Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down Community procedures for the establishment of residue limits of pharmacologically active substances in foodstuffs of animal origin, repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 and amending Directie 2001/82/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (15079/2/2008 - C6-0005/2009 - 2007/0064(COD)) - ENVI Committee - Rapporteur: Avril Doyle (A6-0048/2009)

- ***II Recommendation for Second Reading on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community statistics relating to external trade with non-member countries and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1172/95 (15248/2/2008 - C6-0065/2009 - 2007/0233(COD)) - INTA Committee - Rapporteur: Helmuth Markov (A6-0126/2009)

10. Calendar of part-sessions for 2009

The Conference of Presidents had made proposals for the calendar of part-sessions for 2010.

Those proposals were as follows:

11 to 14 January

27 and 28 January

8 to 11 February

24 and 25 February

8 to 11 March

24 and 25 March

19 to 22 April

5 and 6 May

17 to 20 May

14 to 17 June

5 to 8 July

6 to 9 September

20 to 23 September

6 and 7 October

18 to 21 October

10 and 11 November

22 to 25 November

13 to 16 December.

The deadline for tabling amendments was set for 16 April 2009 at 12.00.

The vote would take place on Wednesday 22 April 2009 at 12.00.

11. Order of business

The next item was the order of business.

The final draft agenda for the April I 2009 sittings (PE422.680/PDOJ) had been distributed and a number of changes had been proposed (Rule 132):

Wednesday

- request by the Verts/ALE Group to place on the agenda a Commission statement on the 'Loss at sea of migrants' boats off the Libyan coast'.

Parliament agreed to the request.

The statement was placed on the agenda after the one-minute speeches on matters of political importance.

Thursday

- no changes

The order of business was thus established.

12. Recommendation to the Council on the new EU-Russia agreement (debate)

Report: with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on the new EU-Russia agreement [2008/2104(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Janusz Onyszkiewicz (A6-0140/2009)

Janusz Onyszkiewicz 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: Cristina Gutiérrez-Cortines (rapporteur for the opinion of the ITRE Committee), Josef Zieleniec, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, on behalf of the PSE Group, Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Adam Bielan, on behalf of the UEN Group, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Vladimír Remek, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Jana Bobošíková, Non-attached Member, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Jan Marinus Wiersma, István Szent-Iványi, Inese Vaidere and Milan Horáček.

IN THE CHAIR: Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU
Vice-President

The following spoke: Jiří Maštálka, Francisco José Millán Mon, Hannes Swoboda, Henrik Lax, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, Tunne Kelam, Ioan Mircea Paşcu, Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski, György Schöpflin, Richard Howitt and Giulietto Chiesa.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Romana Jordan Cizelj, Monika Beňová, Andrzej Wielowieyski, Ewa Tomaszewska, Gerard Batten and Alexandru Nazare.

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

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 02.04.2009, item 9.22.

13. Opening of international negotiations in view of adopting an international Treaty for the protection of the Arctic (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Opening of international negotiations in view of adopting an international Treaty for the protection of the Arctic

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

The following spoke: Anders Wijkman, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Luigi COCILOVO
Vice-President

The following spoke: Véronique De Keyser, on behalf of the PSE Group, Diana Wallis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Godfrey Bloom, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Avril Doyle, Martí Grau i Segú and Laima Liucija Andrikienė.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Christian Rovsing, Charles Tannock, Johannes Lebech, Marie Anne Isler Béguin, Alojz Peterle and Paul Rübig.

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

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 103(2):

- Véronique De Keyser, Jan Marinus Wiersma and Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the opening of international negotiations with a view to adopting an international treaty for the protection of the Arctic (B6-0163/2009),

- José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, John Bowis, Tunne Kelam and Eija-Riitta Korhola, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the international treaty for the protection of the Arctic (B6-0172/2009),

- Tobias Pflüger, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the international treaty for the protection of the Arctic (B6-0173/2009),

- Satu Hassi, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the international treaty for the protection of the Arctic (B6-0174/2009),

- Diana Wallis, Bilyana Ilieva Raeva, Kyösti Virrankoski, Anne E. Jensen, Johannes Lebech, Olle Schmidt, Anneli Jäätteenmäki and Anne Laperrouze, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the international treaty for the protection of the Arctic (B6-0175/2009),

- Liam Aylward, Adam Bielan, Roberts Zīle and Ewa Tomaszewska, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the international treaty for the protection of the Arctic (B6-0176/2009).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 02.04.2009, item 9.23.

14. Equal treatment of persons irrespective of religion or belief, disability, age or sexual orientation * (debate)

Report: on the 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)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg (A6-0149/2009)

Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg introduced the report.

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

The following spoke: Elizabeth Lynne (rapporteur for the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Amalia Sartori (rapporteur for the opinion of the ENVI Committee), Lissy Gröner (rapporteur for the opinion of the CULT Committee), Donata Gottardi (rapporteur for the opinion of the FEMM Committee), Manfred Weber, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Emine Bozkurt, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sophia in 't Veld, on behalf of the ALDE Group, and Konrad Szymański, on behalf of the UEN Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS
Vice-President

The following spoke: Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Frank Vanhecke, Non-attached Member, Hubert Pirker, Martine Roure, Gérard Deprez, Sebastiano (Nello) Musumeci, Elisabeth Schroedter, Jim Allister, Nicolae Vlad Popa and Michael Cashman.

The following spoke: Vladimír Špidla.

The following spoke: Sarah Ludford, Rihards Pīks, Inger Segelström, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Mario Mauro, Claude Moraes, Marco Cappato, Carlos Coelho, Iratxe García Pérez, Csaba Sógor, Evangelia Tzampazi and Martin Kastler.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Miroslav Mikolášik, Marusya Ivanova Lyubcheva, Manfred Weber and Richard Howitt.

The following spoke: Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 02.04.2009, item 9.16.

IN THE CHAIR: Marek SIWIEC
Vice-President

15. ERDF, ESF and Cohesion Fund: provisions relating to financial management *** - New types of costs eligible for a contribution from the ESF ***I - Investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy for housing (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 on ERDF) ***I (debate)

Recommendation: on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund concerning certain provisions relating to financial management [17575/2008 - C6-0027/2009 - 2008/0233(AVC)] - Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Iratxe García Pérez (A6-0127/2009)

Report: on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006 on the European Social Fund to extend the types of costs eligible for a contribution from the ESF [COM(2008)0813 - C6-0454/2008 - 2008/0232(COD)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Karin Jöns (A6-0116/2009)

Report: on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 on the European Regional Development Fund as regards the eligibility of energy efficiency and renewable energy investments in housing [COM(2008)0838 - C6-0473/2008 - 2008/0245(COD)] - Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Emmanouil Angelakas (A6-0134/2009)

Iratxe García Pérez, Karin Jöns and Emmanouil Angelakas introduced the reports.

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

The following spoke: Nathalie Griesbeck (rapporteur for the opinion of the BUDG Committee), Gabriela Creţu (rapporteur for the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Jamila Madeira (rapporteur for the opinion of the REGI Committee), Iosif Matula, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Constanze Angela Krehl, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jean Marie Beaupuy, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Bairbre de Brún, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Fernand Le Rachinel, Non-attached Member, Richard Howitt, Marian Harkin, Guntars Krasts, Jan Olbrycht, Gábor Harangozó and Samuli Pohjamo.

IN THE CHAIR: Martine ROURE
Vice-President

The following spoke: Ewa Tomaszewska, Maria Petre, Stavros Arnaoutakis, Toomas Savi, Rolf Berend, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Oldřich Vlasák, James Nicholson, Luca Romagnoli, Zita Pleštinská, Avril Doyle and Ljudmila Novak.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Colm Burke, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Fiona Hall and Catherine Stihler.

The following spoke: Jacques Barrot, Iratxe García Pérez and Emmanouil Angelakas.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 02.04.2009, item 9.6, minutes of 02.04.2009, item 9.5 and minutes of 02.04.2009, item 9.12.

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:

Colm Burke, Justas Vincas Paleckis, Marco Pannella, Sylwester Chruszcz, Athanasios Pafilis, Bernard Wojciechowski, Lívia Járóka, Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă, Marco Cappato, Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski, Petya Stavreva, Marusya Ivanova Lyubcheva, Ewa Tomaszewska, András Gyürk, Catherine Stihler, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Anna Záborská, Bogusław Liberadzki, Maria Petre, Zita Pleštinská, Csaba Sógor and Miroslav Mikolášik.

17. Loss at sea of migrants' boats off the Libyan coast (debate)

Commission statement: Loss at sea of migrants' boats off the Libyan coast

Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, and Pasqualina Napoletano, on behalf of the PSE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS
Vice-President

The following spoke: Gérard Deprez, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Hélène Flautre, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, and Giusto Catania, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group.

The following spoke: Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

18. Community Code on Visas ***I (debate)

Report: on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on Visas [COM(2006)0403 - C6-0254/2006 - 2006/0142(COD)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Henrik Lax (A6-0161/2008)

Henrik Lax introduced the report.

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

The following spoke: Ewa Klamt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Michael Cashman, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sarah Ludford, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Tatjana Ždanoka, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Marian-Jean Marinescu and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 02.04.2009, item 9.13.

19. Evaluation of driving hours and rest periods (debate)

Commission statement: Evaluation of driving hours and rest periods

Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Corien Wortmann-Kool, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, on behalf of the PSE Group, Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Bogusław Liberadzki and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 22.20 and resumed at 22.25.)

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA
Vice-President

20. Establishment of residue limits of pharmacologically active substances in foodstuffs of animal origin ***II (debate)

Recommendation for second reading: on the Council common position for adopting a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down Community procedures for the establishment of residue limits of pharmacologically active substances in foodstuffs of animal origin and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2377/90 [15079/2/2008 - C6-0005/2009 - 2007/0064(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Avril Doyle (A6-0048/2009)

Avril Doyle introduced the recommendation for second reading.

The following spoke: Günter Verheugen (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Avril Doyle.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 02.04.2009, item 9.11.

21. Educating the children of migrants (short presentation)

Report: on educating the children of migrants [2008/2328(INI)] - Committee on Culture and Education. Rapporteur: Hannu Takkula (A6-0125/2009)

Hannu Takkula made the presentation.

The following spoke: Günter Verheugen (Vice-President of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 02.04.2009, item 9.7.

22. Application of Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of EU citizens and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States (short presentation)

Report: on the application of Directive 2004/38/EC on the right of EU citizens and their family members to move and reside freely within the territory of the Member States [2008/2184(INI)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Adina-Ioana Vălean (A6-0186/2009)

Adina-Ioana Vălean made the presentation.

The following spoke: Günter Verheugen (Vice-President of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 02.04.2009, item 9.8.

23. Health concerns associated with electromagnetic fields (short presentation)

Report: on health concerns associated with electromagnetic fields [2008/2211(INI)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Frédérique Ries (A6-0089/2009)

The following spoke: Frédérique Ries, first on the organisation of the debate, and then to introduce the report.

The following spoke: Günter Verheugen (Vice-President of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 02.04.2009, item 9.24.

24. Problems and prospects concerning European citizenship (short presentation)

Report: on problems and prospects concerning European citizenship [2008/2234(INI)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Urszula Gacek (A6-0182/2009)

Urszula Gacek made the presentation.

The following spoke: Günter Verheugen (Vice-President of the Commission).

The item closed.

Vote: minutes of 02.04.2009, item 9.9.

25. Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established ('Agenda' PE 422.680/OJ).

26. Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 23.20.

The following signed:

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