IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING
President

1. Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 9.00.

2. Support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) *- Economic Recovery Programme: energy projects ***I - Amendment of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 (debate)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) [COM(2009)0038 - C6-0051/2009 - 2009/0011(CNS)] - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Rapporteur: Petya Stavreva (A6-0259/2009)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a programme to aid economic recovery by granting Community financial assistance to projects in the field of energy [COM(2009)0035 - C6-0049/2009 - 2009/0010(COD)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Eugenijus Maldeikis (A6-0261/2009)

Report on the amended proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management as regards the multiannual financial framework (2007-2013) [COM(2009)0171 – C6-0508/2008 – 2008/2332(ACI)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Reimer Böge (A6-0278/2009)

Petya Stavreva, Eugenijus Maldeikis and Reimer Böge introduced the reports.

The following spoke: Andris Piebalgs (Member of the Commission) and Mariann Fischer Boel (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Mario Mauro (rapporteur for the opinion of the BUDG Committee) and Vicente Miguel Garcés Ramón (rapporteur for the opinion of the BUDG Committee).

IN THE CHAIR: Martine ROURE
Vice-President

The following spoke: Rumiana Jeleva (rapporteur for the opinion of the REGI Committee), Domenico Antonio Basile (rapporteur for the opinion of the REGI Committee), Romana Jordan Cizelj, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, Donato Tommaso Veraldi, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Guntars Krasts, on behalf of the UEN Group, Claude Turmes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Pedro Guerreiro, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Patrick Louis, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Sergej Kozlík, Non-attached Member, Agnes Schierhuber, Gábor Harangozó, Lena Ek, Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski, Konstantinos Droutsas, Helga Trüpel, Andreas Mölzer, Neil Parish, Catherine Guy-Quint, Jan Mulder, Inese Vaidere, Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf, Maria Petre, Jutta Haug, Roberts Zīle, Esther De Lange, Costas Botopoulos, Salvador Garriga Polledo, Glenis Willmott, Oldřich Vlasák and Margaritis Schinas.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Lutz Goepel, Atanas Paparizov, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, Paul Rübig and Silvia-Adriana Ţicău.

The following spoke: Andris Piebalgs, Mariann Fischer Boel, Petya Stavreva and Eugenijus Maldeikis.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 6.5.2009, item 4.5, minutes of 6.5.2009, item 6.8 and minutes of 6.5.2009, item 4.7.

3. Credit requirements directives: Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC ***I - Community programme for financial services, financial reporting and auditing ***I

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC as regards banks affiliated to central institutions, certain own funds items, large exposures, supervisory arrangements, and crisis management [COM(2008)0602 - C6-0339/2008 - 2008/0191(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Othmar Karas (A6-0139/2009)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community programme to support specific activities in the field of financial services, financial reporting and auditing [COM(2009)0014 - C6-0031/2009 - 2009/0001(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Karsten Friedrich Hoppenstedt (A6-0246/2009)

Othmar Karas introduced the report.

IN THE CHAIR: Mario MAURO
Vice-President

Karsten Friedrich Hoppenstedt introduced the report.

The following spoke: Charlie McCreevy (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Gary Titley (rapporteur for the opinion of the BUDG Committee), John Purvis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Pervenche Berès, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sharon Bowles, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Konstantinos Droutsas, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nils Lundgren, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Sergej Kozlík, Non-attached Member, Zsolt László Becsey, Elisa Ferreira, Wolf Klinz, Werner Langen, Ieke van den Burg, Udo Bullmann and Antolín Sánchez Presedo.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Margarita Starkevičiūtė and Miloslav Ransdorf.

The following spoke: Charlie McCreevy, Othmar Karas and Karsten Friedrich Hoppenstedt.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 6.5.2009, item 6.9 and minutes of 6.5.2009, item 6.10.

(The sitting was suspended at 11.50 pending voting time and resumed at 12.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Diana WALLIS
Vice-President

The following spoke: Andreas Mölzer, to make a personal statement following allegations made by Hans-Peter Martin during voting time in the 24 April 2009 session (minutes of 24.4.2009, item 7.3) (the President pointed out that verifications had already been conducted minutes of 24.4.2009, item 7.12) and that the matter had therefore been settled), and Hans-Peter Martin, to make a personal statement following Andreas Mölzer's statement.

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The following spoke: Beniamino Donnici, who referred to the President's communication of 4 May 2009 concerning verification of his credentials (minutes of 4.5.2009, item 4) (The President replied that his representation would be presented to the Bureau).

4. 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.

4.1. Responsibilities of committees (vote)

Proposal for a decision B6-0269/2009

(Simple majority)

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

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0348)

4.2. Number of interparliamentary delegations, delegations to joint interparliamentary committees and delegations to parliamentary cooperation committees and multilateral parliamentary assemblies (vote)

Proposal for a decision B6-0268/2009

(Simple majority)

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

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0349)

Procedural motions:

Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, before the vote, to request a separate vote on paragraph 1(a), and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, to oppose the request. The request was rejected.

4.3. CFP: repeal of Directive 83/515/EEC and 11 obsolete decisions * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the draft Council decision repealing Directive 83/515/EEC and 11 obsolete decisions in the field of the Common Fisheries Policy [COM(2009)0088 - C6-0094/2009 - 2009/0022(CNS)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Philippe Morillon (A6-0203/2009)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2009)0350)

4.4. CFP: repeal of 14 obsolete Regulations * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation repealing 14 obsolete Regulations in the field of the Common Fisheries Policy [COM(2009)0089 - C6-0095/2009 - 2009/0024(CNS)] - Committee on Fisheries. Rapporteur: Philippe Morillon (A6-0202/2009)

(Simple majority)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2009)0351)

4.5. Support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) * (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1698/2005 on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) [COM(2009)0038 - C6-0051/2009 - 2009/0011(CNS)] - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Rapporteur: Petya Stavreva (A6-0259/2009)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENTS and DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2009)0352)

4.6. The petitions process (amendment of Title VIII of the Rules of Procedure) (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on revision of the Rules of Procedure with regard to the petitions process [2006/2209(REG)] - Committee on Constitutional Affairs. Rapporteur: Gérard Onesta (A6-0027/2009)

(Qualified majority)

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

RULES OF PROCEDURE, AMENDMENTS and PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2009)0353)

The amendments would enter into force on the first day of the next part-session, with the exception of the amendment concerning Rule 193a (new), which would enter into force on the first day after the entry into force of the relevant Treaty provision.

4.7. Amendment of the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the amended proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Interinstitutional Agreement of 17 May 2006 on budgetary discipline and sound financial management as regards the multiannual financial framework (2007-2013) [COM(2009)0171 – C6-0508/2008 – 2008/2332(ACI)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Reimer Böge (A6-0278/2009)

(Qualified majority: three fifths of votes cast)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2009)0354)

4.8. Draft amending budget No 4/2009 (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on Draft amending budget No 4/2009 of the European Union for the financial year 2009, Section III – Commission [9126/2009 – C6-0156/2009 – 2009/2039(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Jutta Haug (A6-0281/2009)

(Qualified majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2009)0355)

4.9. Draft amending budget No 5/2009 (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on Draft amending budget No 5/2009 of the European Union for the financial year 2009, Section III – Commission [9127/2009 – C6-0157/2009 – 2009/2040(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Jutta Haug (A6-0282/2009)

(Qualified majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2009)0356)

4.10. Indication of the energy consumption of television sets (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0260/2009

(Qualified majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0357)

4.11. Indication of the energy consumption of household refrigeration equipment (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0259/2009

(Qualified majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Rejected

4.12. 2009 Annual Action Programme for Non-State Actors and Local Authorities in Development (Part II: Targeted projects) (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0285/2009

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0358)

4.13. General revision of the Rules of Procedure (vote)

Report on the general revision of Parliament's Rules of Procedure [2007/2124(REG)] - Committee on Constitutional Affairs. Rapporteur: Richard Corbett (A6-0273/2009)

(Qualified majority required for the text of the Rules of Procedure, simple majority required for a proposal for a decision)

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

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2009)0359)

The new provisions would enter into force on the first day of the 7th legislative period.

Procedural motions:

- Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, during the vote, to ask that the report be referred back to committee, under Article 168 of the Rules of Procedure, and Jo Leinen (Chair of the AFCO Committee) and Richard Corbett (rapporteur), both opposing the request. The request was rejected.

- Richard Corbett, before the vote on Amendments 49 and 67, to ask that they be voted on in reverse order. The request was upheld.

IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING
President

5. Address by the President of Parliament

The President gave an address in which he took stock of his time as President.

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, Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group, Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nigel Farage, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Daniel Hannan, Non-attached Member, Jan Kohout (President-in-Office of the Council) and Margot Wallström (Vice-President of the Commission).

IN THE CHAIR: Diana WALLIS
Vice-President

The following spoke: Thomas Mann, to say that a someone who was not a Member of the European Parliament had used the Chamber for purposes of election campaigning (The President said that this would be investigated).

6. Voting time (continuation)

6.1. Electronic communications networks, personal data and the protection of privacy ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading: on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2002/22/EC on universal service and users’ rights relating to electronic communications networks, Directive 2002/58/EC concerning the processing of personal data and the protection of privacy in the electronic communications sector and Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws [16497/1/2008 - C6-0068/2009 - 2007/0248(COD)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Malcolm Harbour (A6-0257/2009)

(Qualified majority)

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

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved as amended (P6_TA(2009)0360)

Procedural motions:

Hanne Dahl, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, before the vote, to request that the compromise text be put to the vote after the amendments and not before them, both for the recommendation for second reading by Malcolm Harbour and for the recommendation for second reading by Catherine Trautmann (the President rejected that request).

6.2. Electronic communications networks and services ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading: on the common position by the Council with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2002/21/EC on a common regulatory framework for electronic communications networks and services, 2002/19/EC on access to and interconnection of electronic communications networks and services, and 2002/20/EC on the authorisation of electronic communications networks and services [16496/1/2008 - C6-0066/2009 - 2007/0247(COD)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Catherine Trautmann (A6-0272/2009)

(Qualified majority)

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

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved as amended (P6_TA(2009)0361)

Procedural motions:

Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, before the vote on amendment 10, to request that the amendment be put to the vote after amendment 1 and the corresponding part of amendments 2, 5, 6 and 9 (identical), and not before them, and, in response, Alexander Alvaro, on behalf of the ALDE Group, who endorsed that request, and Angelika Niebler, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, and Catherine Trautmann (rapporteur), who opposed it.

The President decided, under Rule 155(2) to accept that request.

6.3. Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) and the Office ***II (vote)

Recommendation for second reading: on the common position by the Council with a view to the adoption of a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Group of European Regulators in Telecoms (GERT) [16498/1/2008 - C6-0067/2009 - 2007/0249(COD)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Pilar del Castillo Vera (A6-0271/2009)

(Qualified majority)

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

COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL

Declared approved as amended (P6_TA(2009)0362)

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Catherine Trautmann spoke on the procedure followed for the previous vote (minutes of 6.5.2009, item 6.2) and the result of that vote.

6.4. Frequency bands for mobile communications ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 87/372/EEC on the frequency bands to be reserved for the coordinated introduction of public pan-European cellular digital land-based mobile communications in the Community [COM(2008)0762 - C6-0452/2008 - 2008/0214(COD)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Francisca Pleguezuelos Aguilar (A6-0276/2009)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2009)0363)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0363)

6.5. Equal treatment between men and women engaged in a self-employed capacity ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the application of the principle of equal treatment between men and women engaged in an activity in a self-employed capacity and repealing Directive 86/613/EEC [COM(2008)0636 - C6-0341/2008 - 2008/0192(COD)] - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Rapporteur: Astrid Lulling (A6-0258/2009)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2009)0364)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0364)

The following spoke:

Astrid Lulling (rapporteur) to move an oral amendment to article 6, which was not incorporated, since over 40 Members objected.

6.6. Pregnant workers ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directive 92/85/EEC on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding [COM(2008)0637 - C6-0340/2008 - 2008/0193(COD)] - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Rapporteur: Edite Estrela (A6-0267/2009)

(Simple majority)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

The following spoke: Edite Estrela (rapporteur), to point out that the Portuguese version of the amendments was the authentic version, and to request that amendment 43 be put to the vote before amendment 83, Astrid Lulling, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, to request that the report be referred back to committee, and Edite Estrela, in response to that request.

Parliament approved the request by electronic vote (347 in favour, 256 against, 10 abstentions).

6.7. European Globalisation Adjustment Fund ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1927/2006 on establishing the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund [COM(2008)0867 - C6-0518/2008 - 2008/0267(COD)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Gabriele Stauner (A6-0242/2009)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2009)0365)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0365)

6.8. Economic Recovery Programme: energy projects ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a programme to aid economic recovery by granting Community financial assistance to projects in the field of energy [COM(2009)0035 - C6-0049/2009 - 2009/0010(COD)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Eugenijus Maldeikis (A6-0261/2009)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2009)0366)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0366)

The following spoke:

Reimer Böge, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, to propose oral amendments to paragraphs 2, 3 and 5 of the legislative resolution, which were incorporated.

6.9. Credit requirements directives: Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2006/48/EC and 2006/49/EC as regards banks affiliated to central institutions, certain own funds items, large exposures, supervisory arrangements, and crisis management [COM(2008)0602 - C6-0339/2008 - 2008/0191(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Othmar Karas (A6-0139/2009)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 21)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2009)0367)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0367)

Procedural motions:

Udo Bullmann, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the voting order for the amendments concerning recital 3, and to request that amendment 89 be taken by roll-call vote, and Othmar Karas (rapporteur). The request for a roll-call vote was accepted.

6.10. Community programme for financial services, financial reporting and auditing ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community programme to support specific activities in the field of financial services, financial reporting and auditing [COM(2009)0014 - C6-0031/2009 - 2009/0001(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Karsten Friedrich Hoppenstedt (A6-0246/2009)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 22)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2009)0368)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0368)

6.11. Protection of animals at the time of killing * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the protection of animals at the time of killing [COM(2008)0553 - C6-0451/2008 - 2008/0180(CNS)] - Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development. Rapporteur: Janusz Wojciechowski (A6-0185/2009)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 23)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2009)0369)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0369)

The following spoke:

Janusz Wojciechowski (rapporteur), to request a split vote on amendment 64. That request was not accepted.

6.12. Renewed Social Agenda (vote)

Report on the Renewed Social Agenda [2008/2330(INI)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: José Albino Silva Peneda (A6-0241/2009)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 24)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0370)

The following spoke:

- Philip Bushill-Matthews, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, to move an oral amendment to paragraph 14, which was incorporated;

- Jan Andersson to make a correction to the Swedish version of paragraphs 13 and 36.

6.13. Active inclusion of people excluded from the labour market (vote)

Report on the active inclusion of people excluded from the labour market [2008/2335(INI)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Jean Lambert (A6-0263/2009)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 25)

ALTERNATIVE MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (tabled by the PPE-DE Group)

Rejected

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0371)

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The President said that the explanations of vote would be deferred to the end of the day's sitting.

The following spoke: Daniel Hannan.

7. Corrections to votes and voting intentions

Corrections to votes and voting intentions appear on the 'Séance en direct' website under 'Votes'/'Results of votes'/'Roll-call votes'. They are published in hard copy in the Result of roll-call votes annex.

The electronic version on Europarl will be regularly updated for a maximum of two weeks after the day of the vote concerned.

After the two-week deadline has passed, the list of corrections to votes and voting intentions will be finalised so that it can be translated and published in the Official Journal.

(The sitting was suspended at 14.40 and resumed at 15.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Martine ROURE
Vice-President

8. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

Richard Corbett pointed out that he had been present, but that his name did not appear in the attendance register.

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

9. Composition of Parliament

María Isabel Salinas García had given notice in writing of her resignation as Member of Parliament, with effect from 5 May 2009.

Pursuant to Rule 4 of its Rules of Procedure and Article 13(4) of the Act concerning the election of the members of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage, Parliament established the vacancy and informed the Member State concerned thereof.

10. Conclusions of the UN Conference on Racism ('Durban II' - Geneva) (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Conclusions of the UN Conference on Racism ('Durban II' - Geneva)

Jan Kohout (President-in-Office of the Council) and Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Ana Maria Gomes, on behalf of the PSE Group, and Sophia in 't Veld, on behalf of the ALDE Group.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Laima Liucija Andrikienė and Hélène Flautre.

The following spoke: Jan Kohout and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

11. Human rights in the world 2008 and the EU's policy on the matter (debate)

Report on the Annual Report on Human Rights in the World 2008 and the European Union's policy on the matter [2008/2336(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Raimon Obiols i Germà (A6-0264/2009)

Raimon Obiols i Germà introduced the report.

The following spoke: Jan Kohout (President-in-Office of the Council) and Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Laima Liucija Andrikienė, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Richard Howitt, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jules Maaten, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Konrad Szymański, on behalf of the UEN Group, Hélène Flautre, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Erik Meijer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Maria Eleni Koppa, Milan Horáček and Tunne Kelam.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Georg Jarzembowski, Robert Evans, Andrzej Wielowieyski, Árpád Duka-Zólyomi, Marios Matsakis and Sophia in 't Veld.

The following spoke: Jan Kohout, Jacques Barrot and Raimon Obiols i Germà.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 7.5.2009, item 9.14.

12. European Refugee Fund for the period 2008-2013 (amendment of Decision No 573/2007/EC) ***I - Minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers (recast) ***I - Application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by third-country nationals or stateless persons (recast) ***I - Establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints (recast) ***I - Establishment of a European Asylum Support Office ***I (debate)

Report on the 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)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Bárbara Dührkop Dührkop (A6-0280/2009)

Report Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers (recast) [COM(2008)0815 - C6-0477/2008 - 2008/0244(COD)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Antonio Masip Hidalgo (A6-0285/2009)

Report Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person (recast) [COM(2008)0820 - C6-0474/2008 - 2008/0243(COD)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (A6-0284/2009)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of Regulation (EC) No […/…] [establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person] (recast) [COM(2008)0825 - C6-0475/2008 - 2008/0242(COD)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Nicolae Vlad Popa (A6-0283/2009)

Report on the 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)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Jean Lambert (A6-0279/2009)

Bárbara Dührkop Dührkop and Antonio Masip Hidalgo introduced the reports.

IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT
Vice-President

Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, Nicolae Vlad Popa and Jean Lambert introduced the reports.

The following spoke: Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) and Jan Kohout (President-in-Office of the Council).

The following spoke: Simon Busuttil (rapporteur for the opinion of the BUDG Committee), Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Roselyne Lefrançois, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Mario Borghezio, on behalf of the UEN Group, Jean Lambert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Giusto Catania, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Hubert Pirker, Claude Moraes, Bogusław Rogalski, Adamos Adamou, Catherine Boursier, Jacques Barrot, Jan Kohout, Antonio Masip Hidalgo, Nicolae Vlad Popa, Jean Lambert and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 7.5.2009, item 9.4, minutes of 7.5.2009, item 9.5, minutes of 7.5.2009, item 9.6, minutes of 7.5.2009, item 9.7 and minutes of 7.5.2009, item 9.8.

13. Bilateral agreements between Member States and third countries concerning sectoral matters and covering applicable law in contractual and non-contractual obligations ***I - Bilateral agreements between Member States and third countries on judgments and decisions in matrimonial matters, parental responsibility and maintenance obligations * - Development of an EU criminal justice area (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a procedure for the negotiation and conclusion of bilateral agreements between Member States and third countries concerning sectoral matters and covering applicable law in contractual and non-contractual obligations [COM(2008)0893 - C6-0001/2009 - 2008/0259(COD)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Tadeusz Zwiefka (A6-0270/2009)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a procedure for the negotiation and conclusion of bilateral agreements between Member States and third countries concerning sectoral matters and covering jurisdiction, recognition and enforcement of judgments and decisions in matrimonial matters, parental responsibility and maintenance obligations, and applicable law in matters relating to maintenance obligations [COM(2008)0894 - C6-0035/2009 - 2008/0266(CNS)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Gérard Deprez (A6-0265/2009)

Report with a proposal for a European Parliament recommendation to the Council on development of an EU criminal justice area [2009/2012(INI)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Maria Grazia Pagano (A6-0262/2009)

Tadeusz Zwiefka introduced the report.

IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS
Vice-President

Gérard Deprez and Maria Grazia Pagano introduced the reports.

The following spoke: Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) and Jan Kohout (President-in-Office of the Council).

The following spoke: Gérard Deprez (Chair of the LIBE Committee), Csaba Sógor, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Manuel Medina Ortega, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sarah Ludford, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Luca Romagnoli, Non-attached Member, Panayiotis Demetriou, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Jacques Barrot, Jan Kohout, Tadeusz Zwiefka, Gérard Deprez and Maria Grazia Pagano.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 7.5.2009, item 9.9, minutes of 7.5.2009, item 9.12 and minutes of 7.5.2009, item 9.15.

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS
Vice-President

14. Question Time (Council)

Parliament considered a number of questions to the Council (B6-0231/2009).

Question 1 (Manuel Medina Ortega): Protection of European creative works.

Jan Kohout (President-in-Office of the Council) answered the question and supplementaries by Manuel Medina Ortega and Paul Rübig.

Question 2 (Gay Mitchell): Climate change.

Jan Kohout answered the question and a supplementary by Avril Doyle (deputising for the author).

Question 3 (Avril Doyle): Lisbon Treaty and the Czech Presidency.

Jan Kohout answered the question and supplementaries by Avril Doyle, Paul Rübig and Bernd Posselt.

Question 4 (Bernd Posselt): Croatia, Macedonia and Southeast Europe.

Jan Kohout answered the question and a supplementary by Bernd Posselt.

Question 5 (Claude Moraes): Protecting the most vulnerable in the economic crisis.

Jan Kohout answered the question and supplementaries by Emine Bozkurt (deputising for the author) and Justas Vincas Paleckis.

Question 6 (Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou): European Employment Pact.

Jan Kohout answered the question and a supplementary by Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou.

Question 7 (Justas Vincas Paleckis): Health care abroad.

Jan Kohout answered the question and a supplementary by Justas Vincas Paleckis.

Questions which had not been answered for lack of time would receive written answers (see annex to the Verbatim Report of Proceedings).

Council Question Time closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 20.00 and resumed at 21.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ
Vice-President

15. Parliament's new role and responsibilities in implementing the Lisbon Treaty - Institutional balance of the European Union - Relations between the European Parliament and national parliaments under the Treaty of Lisbon - Financial aspects of the Lisbon Treaty - Implementation of the citizens' initiative (debate)

Report on the Parliament's new role and responsibilities implementing the Treaty of Lisbon [2008/2063(INI)] - Committee on Constitutional Affairs. Rapporteur: Jo Leinen (A6-0145/2009)

Report on the impact of the Lisbon Treaty on the development of the institutional balance of the European Union [2008/2073(INI)] - Committee on Constitutional Affairs. Rapporteur: Jean-Luc Dehaene (A6-0142/2009)

Report on the development of the relations between the European Parliament and national parliaments under the Treaty of Lisbon [2008/2120(INI)] - Committee on Constitutional Affairs. Rapporteur: Elmar Brok (A6-0133/2009)

Report on the financial aspects of the Lisbon Treaty [2008/2054(INI)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Catherine Guy-Quint (A6-0183/2009)

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)] - Committee on Constitutional Affairs. Rapporteur: Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann (A6-0043/2009)

Jo Leinen, Jean-Luc Dehaene, Elmar Brok, Catherine Guy-Quint and Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann introduced the reports.

The following spoke: Margot Wallström (Vice-President of the Commission).

The President said that he would propose to the President and the Bureau that a joint publication be produced of the Treaty of Lisbon and the five reports forming the subject of the joint debate, along with the corresponding interventions by the rapporteurs and Margot Wallström.

The following spoke: Michael Gahler (rapporteur for the opinion of the AFET Committee), Andrew Duff (rapporteur for the opinion of the AFET Committee), Thijs Berman (rapporteur for the opinion of the DEVE Committee), Danutė Budreikaitė (rapporteur for the opinion of the DEVE Committee), Georgios Papastamkos (rapporteur for the opinion of the INTA Committee), Evelyne Gebhardt (rapporteur for the opinion of the IMCO Committee), Oldřich Vlasák (rapporteur for the opinion of the REGI Committee), Johannes Voggenhuber (rapporteur for the opinion of the LIBE Committee), Carlos Carnero González (rapporteur for the opinion of the PETI Committee), Maria da Assunção Esteves, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Jo Leinen, on behalf of the PSE Group, Andrew Duff, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Johannes Voggenhuber, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Tobias Pflüger, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nils Lundgren, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Roger Helmer, Non-attached Member, Alain Lamassoure and Adrian Severin.

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA
Vice-President

The following spoke: Andrzej Wielowieyski, Milan Horáček, Bastiaan Belder, Jana Bobošíková, Richard Corbett, Anne E. Jensen, Michael Henry Nattrass, Roberto Fiore, Paul Rübig, Libor Rouček, Kyösti Virrankoski, Elmar Brok, Proinsias De Rossa, Costas Botopoulos, Justas Vincas Paleckis and Avril Doyle.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Mairead McGuinness, Siiri Oviir, Zita Pleštinská, Daniel Hannan, Paul Rübig, Richard Corbett, Bernard Wojciechowski, Ewa Tomaszewska and Syed Kamall.

The following spoke: Margot Wallström, Jo Leinen, Jean-Luc Dehaene and Catherine Guy-Quint.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 7.5.2009, item 9.2, minutes of 7.5.2009, item 9.16, minutes of 7.5.2009, item 9.17, minutes of 7.5.2009, item 9.3 and minutes of 7.5.2009, item 9.18.

16. 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: Petya Stavreva - A6-0259/2009:
Inese Vaidere, Zita Pleštinská, Neena Gill

The following spoke: Christopher Heaton-Harris, on the conduct of the sitting.

Report: Gérard Onesta - A6-0027/2009:
Christopher Heaton-Harris

Report: Richard Corbett - A6-0273/2009:
Christopher Heaton-Harris, Syed Kamall, Daniel Hannan, Richard Corbett, Inese Vaidere

Recommendation for second reading: Malcolm Harbour - A6-0257/2009:
Siiri Oviir, Christopher Heaton-Harris, Syed Kamall, Ewa Tomaszewska

Recommendation for second reading: Catherine Trautmann - A6-0272/2009:
Siiri Oviir, Daniel Hannan

Report: Astrid Lulling - A6-0258/2009:
Siiri Oviir, Christopher Heaton-Harris, Syed Kamall, Neena Gill

Report: Gabriele Stauner - A6-0242/2009:
Inese Vaidere

The following spoke: Richard Corbett on the proceedings of the sitting.

Report: Gabriele Stauner - A6-0242/2009:
Ewa Tomaszewska

Report: Eugenijus Maldeikis - A6-0261/2009:
Neena Gill, Inese Vaidere, Daniel Hannan

Report: Othmar Karas - A6-0139/2009:
Syed Kamall

Report: Janusz Wojciechowski - A6-0185/2009:
Siiri Oviir, Daniel Hannan, Ewa Tomaszewska, Neena Gill

Report: José Albino Silva Peneda - A6-0241/2009:
Siiri Oviir

Report: Jean Lambert - A6-0263/2009:
Siiri Oviir

17. Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established ('Agenda' PE 423.628/OJJE).

18. Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 0.20.

The following signed:

Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Albertini, Alvaro, Andersson, Andrejevs, Andrikienė, Angelakas, Antochi, Arnaoutakis, Ashworth, Assis, Atkins, Attard-Montalto, Attwooll, Aubert, Audy, Auken, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Ayuso, Baco, Badia i Cutchet, Baeva, Barón Crespo, Barsi-Pataky, Bartolozzi, Basile, Battilocchio, Batzeli, Bauer, Beaupuy, Beazley, Becsey, Bedingfield, Beer, Belder, Belet, Belohorská, Bennahmias, Beňová, Berend, Berès, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bielan, Blokland, Bloom, Bobošíková, Bodu, Böge, Bösch, Bono, Bonsignore, Borghezio, Borrell Fontelles, Boso, Boştinaru, Botopoulos, Boursier, Bowis, Bowles, Bozkurt, Bradbourn, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Breyer, Březina, Brie, Brok, Budreikaitė, van Buitenen, Bulfon, Bullmann, Bulzesc, van den Burg, Burke, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Buşoi, Busquin, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Camre, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casa, Casaca, Cashman, Casini, Caspary, Castex, del Castillo Vera, Catania, Cavada, Cederschiöld, Cercas, Chatzimarkakis, Chichester, Chiesa, Chiriţă, Chmielewski, Christensen, Chruszcz, Ciani, Claeys, Clark, Cocilovo, Cohn-Bendit, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Cornillet, Paolo Costa, Cottigny, Coûteaux, Cramer, Cremers, Gabriela Creţu, Crowley, Csibi, Marek Aleksander Czarnecki, Ryszard Czarnecki, Dahl, Dăianu, Daul, David, Davies, De Blasio, Degutis, Dehaene, De Keyser, Demetriou, De Michelis, Denanot, Deprez, De Rossa, De Sarnez, Descamps, Désir, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, De Vits, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dičkutė, Dillen, Dimitrakopoulos, Dobolyi, Donnici, Doorn, Douay, Dover, Doyle, Drčar Murko, Droutsas, Dührkop Dührkop, Duff, Duka-Zólyomi, Dumitriu, Ebner, Ehler, Ek, El Khadraoui, Elles, Esteves, Estrela, Ettl, Jill Evans, Jonathan Evans, Robert Evans, Färm, Fajmon, Farage, Fava, Fazakas, Ferber, Fernandes, Fernández Martín, Ferrari, Anne Ferreira, Elisa Ferreira, Figueiredo, Fiore, Fjellner, Flasarová, Flautre, Florenz, Foltyn-Kubicka, Fontaine, Ford, Fouré, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, Fraile Cantón, França, Frassoni, Freitas, Friedrich, Funeriu, Gacek, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Galeote, Garcés Ramón, García-Margallo y Marfil, García Pérez, Garriga Polledo, Gaubert, Gauzès, Gawronski, Gebhardt, Gentvilas, Georgiou, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gewalt, Gibault, Gierek, Giertych, Gill, Giuntini, Gklavakis, Glante, Glattfelder, Goebbels, Goepel, Golik, Gollnisch, Gomes, Gomolka, Gottardi, Goudin, Grabowska, Grabowski, Graça Moura, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grau i Segú, Grech, Griesbeck, Gröner, Groote, Grosch, Grossetête, Guellec, Guerreiro, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hall, Hămbăşan, Hammerstein, Handzlik, Hannan, Harangozó, Harbour, Harkin, Harms, Hasse Ferreira, Hassi, Haug, Heaton-Harris, Hegyi, Helmer, Hénin, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hennis-Plasschaert, Herczog, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Holm, Honeyball, Hoppenstedt, Horáček, Howitt, Hudacký, Hudghton, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ibrisagic, in 't Veld, Iotova, Irujo Amezaga, Isler Béguin, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jacobs, Jäätteenmäki, Jałowiecki, Janowski, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jensen, Jöns, Jørgensen, Jonckheer, Jordan Cizelj, Juknevičienė, Juri, Kacin, Kaczmarek, Kallenbach, Kamall, Karas, Karim, Kastler, Kaufmann, Kazak, Tunne Kelam, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, Klinz, Knapman, Koch, Konrad, Koppa, Korhola, Kósáné Kovács, Koterec, Kozlík, Krahmer, Krasts, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kristovskis, Krupa, Kuc, Kuhne, Kušķis, Kusstatscher, Kuźmiuk, Lagendijk, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lambrinidis, Landsbergis, Lang, De Lange, Langen, Langendries, Laperrouze, Lauk, Lax, Lebech, Lechner, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehideux, Lehne, Lehtinen, Leichtfried, Leinen, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen, Le Rachinel, Lévai, Liberadzki, Libicki, Lichtenberger, Lienemann, Liepiņa, Liese, Liotard, Lipietz, Locatelli, López-Istúriz White, Louis, Lucas, Ludford, Lulling, Lundgren, Luque Aguilar, Lynne, Lyubcheva, Maaten, McAvan, McCarthy, McGuinness, McMillan-Scott, Madeira, Maldeikis, Manders, Maňka, Thomas Mann, Manole, Marinescu, Marini, Markov, Marques, Martens, David Martin, Hans-Peter Martin, Martinez, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Mathieu, Matsakis, Matsouka, Matula, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Medina Ortega, Meijer, Menéndez del Valle, Meyer Pleite, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mladenov, Mölzer, Mohácsi, Moraes, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Morgantini, Morillon, Elisabeth Morin, Mote, Mulder, Musacchio, Muscardini, Mussa, Musumeci, Myller, Napoletano, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nattrass, Neris, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson, Niebler, Novak, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Olajos, Olbrycht, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Onyszkiewicz, Oomen-Ruijten, Ortuondo Larrea, Őry, Ouzký, Oviir, Paasilinna, Pack, Pafilis, Pagano, Paleckis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Panayotov, Panzeri, Papadimoulis, Paparizov, Papastamkos, Parish, Patrie, Peillon, Pęk, Alojz Peterle, Petre, Pflüger, Pieper, Pietikäinen, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pinior, Pirker, Piskorski, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Pleštinská, Podimata, Podkański, Pöttering, Pohjamo, Poignant, Polfer, Pomés Ruiz, Popa, Portas, Posdorf, Posselt, Prets, Pribetich, Vittorio Prodi, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Raeva, Ransdorf, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Remek, Resetarits, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Riera Madurell, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Rivera, Rizzo, Robsahm, Robusti, Rodust, Rogalski, Roithová, Romagnoli, Romeva i Rueda, Rosati, Roszkowski, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Rouček, Roure, Rovsing, Rübig, Rühle, Rus, Rutowicz, Ryan, Sacconi, Saïfi, Sakalas, Saks, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sanzarello, Sanz Palacio, Sârbu, Savary, Savi, Schaldemose, Schapira, Schenardi, Schierhuber, Schinas, Schlyter, Frithjof Schmidt, Olle Schmidt, Schmitt, Schnellhardt, Schöpflin, Jürgen Schröder, Schroedter, Schuth, Schwab, Seeber, Segelström, Seppänen, Severin, Siekierski, Siitonen, Silva Peneda, Simpson, Sinnott, Siwiec, Skinner, Škottová, Sógor, Sommer, Søndergaard, Sonik, Sornosa Martínez, Soulage, Sousa Pinto, Spautz, Speroni, Staes, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Šťastný, Stauner, Stavreva, Sterckx, Stevenson, Stihler, Stockmann, Stolojan, Strož, Sturdy, Sudre, Sumberg, Surján, Susta, Svensson, Swoboda, Szájer, Szejna, Szent-Iványi, Szymański, Tabajdi, Takkula, Tarand, Tatarella, Teychenné, Thomsen, Thyssen, Ţicău, Titford, Titley, Tőkés, Tomaszewska, Tomczak, Toubon, Toussas, Trakatellis, Trautmann, Trüpel, Turmes, Uca, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vaidere, Vakalis, Vălean, Vanhecke, Van Hecke, Van Lancker, Van Orden, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vaugrenard, Veneto, Veraldi, Vergnaud, Vernola, Vidal-Quadras, Vigenin, de Villiers, Virrankoski, Visser, Vlasák, Vlasto, Voggenhuber, Wagenknecht, Wallis, Walter, Watson, Manfred Weber, Renate Weber, Weiler, Westlund, Whittaker, Wieland, Wielowieyski, Wiersma, Wijkman, Willmott, Iuliu Winkler, Wise, von Wogau, Wohlin, Bernard Wojciechowski, Janusz Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wurtz, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zani, Zanicchi, Zapałowski, Zappalà, Zatloukal, Ždanoka, Zdravkova, Železný, Zieleniec, Zīle, Zimmer, Zvěřina, Zwiefka