IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS
Vice-President

1. Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 9.05.

2. Documents received

The following document had been received from the Council and Commission:

- Proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 12/2009 - Section III - Commission (N6-0020/2009 - C6-0158/2009 - 2009/2044(GBD))

3. Transfers of appropriations

The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 05/2009 (N6-0012/2009 - C6-0112/2009 - 2009/2031(GBD)).

It had rejected the transfer in its entirety under Article 24(3) of the Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities.

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The Committee on Budgets had considered the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 11/2009 (N6-0014/2009 - C6-0121/2009 - 2009/2035(GBD)).

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

4. Lapsed written declarations

In accordance with Rule 116(5), written declarations 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12/2009 had lapsed as they had not obtained the required number of signatures.

In accordance with Rule 203, written declarations 13 to 52/2009 had lapsed.

5. Situation in the Republic of Moldova (motions for resolutions tabled)

Council and Commission statements: Situation in the Republic of Moldova

The debate had been held on 23.04.2009 (minutes of 23.4.2009, item 15).

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

- André Brie and Jiří Maštálka, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the situation in Moldova after the elections of 5 April 2009 (B6-0261/2009),

- Graham Watson, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Jelko Kacin, Karin Resetarits and Cristian Silviu Buşoi, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the situation in the Republic of Moldova (B6-0262/2009),

- Jan Marinus Wiersma, Hannes Swoboda, Adrian Severin and Marianne Mikko, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the situation in Moldova (B6-0264/2009)

- Marie Anne Isler Béguin and Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation in Moldova (B6-0265/2009),

- Konrad Szymański, Wojciech Roszkowski, Inese Vaidere and Adam Bielan, on behalf of the UEN Group, on Moldova (B6-0266/2009),

- Marian-Jean Marinescu and Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the situation in the Republic of Moldova following the parliamentary elections of 5 April 2009 (B6-0267/2009).

Vote: minutes of 7.5.2009, item 9.13.

6. MEDIA Mundus audiovisual cooperation programme with professionals from third countries ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an audiovisual cooperation programme with professionals from third countries MEDIA Mundus [COM(2008)0892 - C6-0011/2009 - 2008/0258(COD)] - Committee on Culture and Education. Rapporteur: Ruth Hieronymi (A6-0260/2009)

Ruth Hieronymi introduced the report.

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

The following spoke: Doris Pack, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Christa Prets, on behalf of the PSE Group, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, on behalf of the UEN Group, Helga Trüpel, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Věra Flasarová, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Ljudmila Novak, Mikel Irujo Amezaga, Elisabeth Morin and Manolis Mavrommatis.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Iosif Matula, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, Erna Hennicot-Schoepges and Ewa Tomaszewska.

The following spoke: Viviane Reding and Ruth Hieronymi.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 7.5.2009, item 9.10.

7. Draft Commission Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), as regards Annex XVII (debate)

Oral question (O-0071/2009) by Miroslav Ouzký and Guido Sacconi, on behalf of the ENVI Committee, to the Commission: Draft Commission Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), as regards Annex XVII (B6-0230/2009)

Guido Sacconi (author) moved the oral question.

IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ
Vice-President

Antonio Tajani (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the oral question.

The following spoke: Anne Ferreira, on behalf of the PSE Group, Satu Hassi, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, and Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: John Bowis and Guido Sacconi.

The following spoke: Antonio Tajani.

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

- Guido Sacconi, on behalf of the ENVI Committee: on draft Commission Regulation (EC) No .... of .... amending Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), as regards Annex XVII (B6-0258/2009).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 7.5.2009, item 9.19.

8. Common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 on common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports [COM(2009)0121 - C6-0097/2009 - 2009/0042(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0274/2009)

Paolo Costa introduced the report.

The following spoke: Antonio Tajani (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Georg Jarzembowski, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Brian Simpson, on behalf of the PSE Group, Erminio Enzo Boso, on behalf of the UEN Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Luca Romagnoli, Non-attached Member, Reinhard Rack, Gilles Savary, Ryszard Czarnecki, Timothy Kirkhope, Emanuel Jardim Fernandes and Marian-Jean Marinescu.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Nina Škottová and Miloslav Ransdorf.

The following spoke: Antonio Tajani and Paolo Costa.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 7.5.2009, item 9.11.

(The sitting was suspended at 11.20 pending voting time and resumed at 12.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA
Vice-President

The President thanked all the services involved in ensuring that the part-sessions ran smoothly.

The following spoke: Gary Titley who made a personal statement in response to remarks made by Nigel Farage the previous day (minutes of 6.5.2009, item 5), and Michael Henry Nattrass on the remarks made by Gary Titley.

9. 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.

9.1. Gender mainstreaming in EU external relations (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on gender mainstreaming in EU external relations and peace-building/nation-building [2008/2198(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Libor Rouček (A6-0225/2009)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Libor Rouček (rapporteur) made a statement pursuant to Rule 131(4).

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2009)0372)

9.2. Parliament's new role and responsibilities in implementing the Lisbon Treaty (Rule 131) (vote)

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)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Jo Leinen (rapporteur) made a statement pursuant to Rule 131(4).

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2009)0373)

The following spoke:

Hans-Peter Martin, before the vote, and Proinsias De Rossa on the comments made by the previous speaker.

9.3. Financial aspects of the Lisbon Treaty (Rule 131) (vote)

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

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Catherine Guy-Quint (rapporteur) made a statement pursuant to Rule 131(4).

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2009)0374)

9.4. European Refugee Fund for the period 2008-2013 (amendment of Decision No 573/2007/EC) ***I (vote)

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)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved (P6_TA(2009)0375)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0375)

9.5. Minimum standards for the reception of asylum seekers (recast) ***I (vote)

Report on the 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)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2009)0376)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0376)

9.6. Application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by third-country nationals or stateless persons (recast) ***I (vote)

Report on the 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)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2009)0377)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0377)

9.7. Establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints (recast) ***I (vote)

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)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2009)0378)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0378)

The following spoke:

Nicolae Vlad Popa (rapporteur) before the vote.

9.8. Establishment of a European Asylum Support Office ***I (vote)

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)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2009)0379)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0379)

9.9. Bilateral agreements between Member States and third countries concerning sectoral matters and covering applicable law in contractual and non-contractual obligations ***I (vote)

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)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2009)0380)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0380)

9.10. MEDIA Mundus: audiovisual cooperation programme with professionals from third countries ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing an audiovisual cooperation programme with professionals from third countries MEDIA Mundus [COM(2008)0892 - C6-0011/2009 - 2008/0258(COD)] - Committee on Culture and Education. Rapporteur: Ruth Hieronymi (A6-0260/2009)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2009)0381)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0381)

9.11. Common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EEC) No 95/93 on common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports [COM(2009)0121 - C6-0097/2009 - 2009/0042(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Paolo Costa (A6-0274/2009)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2009)0382)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0382)

9.12. Bilateral agreements between Member States and third countries on judgments and decisions in matrimonial matters, parental responsibility and maintenance obligations *(Rule 131) (vote)

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)

(Simple majority)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2009)0383)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0383)

9.13. Situation in the Republic of Moldova (vote)

The debate had been held on 23.04.2009 (minutes of 23.4.2009, item 15).

Motions for resolution B6-0261/2009, B6-0262/2009, B6-0264/2009, B6-0265/2009, B6-0266/2009 and B6-0267/2009

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B6-0261/2009

Rejected

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0262/2009

(replacing B6-0262/2009, B6-0265/2009, B6-0266/2009 and B6-0267/2009)

tabled by the following Members:

José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Charles Tannock, Alexandru Nazare and Daniel Petru Funeriu, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Graham Watson, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Jelko Kacin, Karin Resetarits and Cristian Silviu Buşoi, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Konrad Szymański, Wojciech Roszkowski, Adam Bielan and Inese Vaidere, on behalf of the UEN Group,

Marie Anne Isler Béguin and Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Marianne Mikko, Adrian Severin, Hannes Swoboda, Henri Weber and Jan Marinus Wiersma, on behalf of the PSE Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0384)

(Motion for a resolution B6-0264/2009 fell.)

The following spoke:

Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the PSE Group, before the vote to explain that his group had also signed the joint motion for a resolution.

Marian-Jean Marinescu, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group moved an oral amendment to paragraph 10 of the joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0262/2009, which was not incorporated as it was opposed by over 40 Members.

9.14. Human rights in the world 2008 and the EU's policy on the matter (Rule 131) (vote)

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)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Approved as amended (P6_TA(2009)0385)

The following spoke:

- Hartmut Nassauer, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, who felt that Amendment 2 was inadmissible and Daniel Cohn-Bendit on the comments made by the previous speaker (The President informed him that, having checked the matter with the Legal Service, the President of the Parliament had confirmed that the amendment was admissible);

- Raimon Obiols i Germà (rapporteur) moved an oral amendment to paragraph 25, which was incorporated;

- Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, on behalf of the ALDE Group moved an oral amendment to Amendment 2, and Hartmut Nassauer spoke on this oral amendment; this amendment was not incorporated, as over 40 Members objected to it;

- Christopher Beazley on the vote on Amendment 16.

9.15. Development of an EU criminal justice area (vote)

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)

(Simple majority)

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

PROPOSAL FOR A RECOMMENDATION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0386)

9.16. Institutional balance of the European Union (vote)

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)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0387)

The following spoke:

Jean-Luc Dehaene (rapporteur) before the vote.

9.17. Relations between the European Parliament and national parliaments under the Treaty of Lisbon (vote)

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)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0388)

9.18. Implementation of the citizens' initiative (Rule 131) (vote)

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)

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2009)0389)

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The following spoke: Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, who paid tribute to the President for his expertise throughout his terms of office at Parliament.

9.19. Draft Commission Regulation on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), as regards Annex XVII (vote)

Motion for a resolution B6-0258/2009

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0390)

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The following spoke: Joseph Daul.

10. 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: Jo Leinen - A6-0145/2009
Michl Ebner, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Daniel Hannan, Syed Kamall and Gay Mitchell

Report: Antonio Masip Hidalgo - A6-0285/2009
Robert Evans

Report: Jean Lambert - A6-0279/2009
Daniel Hannan

Report: Ruth Hieronymi - A6-0260/2009
Hannu Takkula

Report: Paolo Costa - A6-0274/2009
Neena Gill

Situation in the Republic of Moldova
Daniel Petru Funeriu, Laima Liucija Andrikienė

Report: Raimon Obiols i Germà - A6-0264/2009
Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Bernd Posselt, Daniel Hannan

Report: Maria Grazia Pagano - A6-0262/2009
Syed Kamall

Report: Jean-Luc Dehaene - A6-0142/2009
Christopher Heaton-Harris

Report: Elmar Brok - A6-0133/2009
Christopher Heaton-Harris, Glyn Ford, Daniel Hannan

11. 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 13.20 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU
Vice-President

12. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

13. Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (debate)

(For the titles and authors of the motions for resolutions, see minutes of 5.5.2009, item 2)

13.1. Iran: the case of Roxana Saberi

Motions for resolution B6-0270/2009, B6-0247/2009, B6-0276/2009, B6-0277/2009, B6-0279/2009 and B6-0282/2009

Tunne Kelam, Erik Meijer, Paulo Casaca, Marios Matsakis and Ewa Tomaszewska introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Laima Liucija Andrikienė, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Justas Vincas Paleckis, on behalf of the PSE Group, and Struan Stevenson.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Erik Meijer and Christopher Beazley.

The following spoke: Leonard Orban (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 7.5.2009, item 14.1.

13.2. Madagascar

Motions for resolution B6-0271/2009, B6-0272/2009, B6-0275/2009, B6-0278/2009, B6-0280/2009 and B6-0284/2009

Mikel Irujo Amezaga, Bernd Posselt, Erik Meijer, Glyn Ford, Thierry Cornillet and Ewa Tomaszewska introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, on behalf of the PSE Group, and Marios Matsakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group.

The following spoke: Leonard Orban (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 7.5.2009, item 14.2.

13.3. Venezuela: the case of Manuel Rosales

Motions for resolution B6-0273/2009, B6-0281/2009 and B6-0283/2009

Pilar Ayuso, Marios Matsakis and Ewa Tomaszewska introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Pedro Guerreiro, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, and Erik Meijer.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: José Ribeiro e Castro, Zita Pleštinská and Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański.

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The following spoke: Christopher Beazley, to make a statement in a personal capacity.

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The following spoke: Leonard Orban (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 7.5.2009, item 14.3.

14. 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.

14.1. Iran: the case of Roxana Saberi (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0270/2009, B6-0274/2009, B6-0276/2009, B6-0277/2009, B6-0279/2009 and B6-0282/2009

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0270/2009

(replacing B6-0270/2009, B6-0274/2009, B6-0276/2009, B6-0277/2009, B6-0279/2009 and B6-0282/2009):

tabled by the following Members:

Edward McMillan-Scott, Michael Gahler, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Tunne Kelam, Bernd Posselt, Laima Liucija Andrikienė and Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Pasqualina Napoletano, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Marios Matsakis, Jules Maaten, Marco Cappato and Toomas Savi, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Cristiana Muscardini, Mogens Camre and Adam Bielan, on behalf of the UEN Group,

Angelika Beer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0391)

The following spoke:

Laima Liucija Andrikienė moved an oral amendment to Paragraph 3, which was incorporated.

Marios Matsakis moved an oral amendment to Paragraph 7, which was incorporated.

14.2. Madagascar (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0271/2009, B6-0272/2009, B6-0275/2009, B6-0278/2009, B6-0280/2009 and B6-0284/2009

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0271/2009

(replacing B6-0271/2009, B6-0272/2009, B6-0275/2009, B6-0278/2009, B6-0280/2009 and B6-0284/2009):

tabled by the following Members:

Bernd Posselt, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Tunne Kelam, Laima Liucija Andrikienė and Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Pasqualina Napoletano, Glenys Kinnock and Marie-Arlette Carlotti, on behalf of the PSE Group,

Thierry Cornillet, Marios Matsakis and Toomas Savi, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka and Adam Bielan, on behalf of the UEN Group,

Margrete Auken, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0392)

14.3. Venezuela: the case of Manuel Rosales (vote)

Motions for resolution B6-0273/2009, B6-0281/2009 and B6-0283/2009

(Simple majority)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B6-0273/2009

(replacing B6-0273/2009, B6-0281/2009 and B6-0283/2009):

tabled by the following Members:

Fernando Fernández Martín, Carlos José Iturgaiz Angulo, Pilar Ayuso, Sérgio Marques, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Tunne Kelam, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Bernd Posselt and Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group,

Renate Weber, Josu Ortuondo Larrea, Marios Matsakis and Toomas Savi, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Cristiana Muscardini, Inese Vaidere, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka and Adam Bielan, on behalf of the UEN Group

Adopted (P6_TA(2009)0393)

The following spoke:

Glyn Ford, on behalf of the PSE Group, said that his group had withdrawn its signature, and had not taken part in the debate or in this vote.

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The following spoke: Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański.

15. 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.

Margie Sudre, Françoise Grossetête and Christopher Beazley had informed the Chair that they had been unable to vote on joint motion for a resolution RC-B6-0273/2009 - Venezuela: the case of Manuel Rosales, on account of a delay in the interpretation.

16. Request for the waiver of parliamentary immunity

The Austrian authorities had forwarded a request to waive the parliamentary immunity of Karin Resetarits in the context of a case pending before the public prosecutor’s office in Vienna.

Pursuant to Rule 6(2), the request had been referred to the committee responsible, the JURI Committee.

17. Signature of acts adopted under codecision

The President announced that, pursuant to Rule 68, the President of the Parliament and the President of the Council would sign the acts adopted under the codecision procedure between the end of this part-session and the end of the parliamentary term. The titles of these texts would be published on the Séance en direct web page prior to signature and would be published in the minutes of the sitting of 14 July 2009.

18. Declaration of financial interests

The following Members had not yet updated their declaration of financial interests for 2008 in line with Annex I, Article 2(5) to the Rules of Procedure:

Robert Atkins, Domenico Antonio Basile, Jan Březina, Philip Bushill-Matthews, Michael Cashman, Dorette Corbey, Brian Crowley, Bairbre de Brún, Neena Gill, Bogdan Golik, Benoît Hamon, Caroline Jackson, Stéphane Le Foll, Kurt Lechner, Thomas Mann, Catherine Neris, Horst Schnellhardt, György Schöpflin, Sérgio Sousa Pinto, Tatjana Ždanoka and Roberts Zīle

19. Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

With Parliament's agreement, the texts that had been adopted would be forwarded forthwith to the bodies named therein.

20. Written declarations included in the register (Rule 116)

Number of signatures obtained by the written declarations included in the register (Rule 116(3)):

21. Dates of forthcoming sittings

The next sittings would be held from 14 July 2009 to 16 July 2009.

22. Approval of Minutes of that day's sitting

As this was the last sitting of the current parliamentary term, the President proposed to the House that the provisions of Rule 172 be waived and that the Minutes of the sitting be approved there and then.

Parliament agreed to the proposal and approved the Minutes.

23. Adjournment of the session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 16.15.

The following signed:

Adamou, Agnoletto, Aita, Albertini, Alvaro, Andersson, Andrejevs, Andrikienė, Angelakas, Antochi, Arnaoutakis, Ashworth, Assis, Atkins, Attard-Montalto, Attwooll, Aubert, Auken, Aylward, Ayuso, Baco, Badia i Cutchet, Barsi-Pataky, Basile, Battilocchio, Bauer, Beaupuy, Beazley, Becsey, Bedingfield, Beer, Belder, Belet, Belohorská, Bennahmias, Berend, Berger, Berlinguer, Berman, Bielan, Blokland, Bobošíková, Bodu, Böge, Bösch, Bono, Borrell Fontelles, Boso, Boştinaru, Botopoulos, Boursier, Bowis, Bowles, Bozkurt, Braghetto, Brejc, Brepoels, Breyer, Březina, Brie, Brok, Budreikaitė, van Buitenen, Bulfon, Bullmann, Bulzesc, van den Burg, Bushill-Matthews, Busk, Buşoi, Busquin, Busuttil, Cabrnoch, Callanan, Camre, Carlotti, Carnero González, Casa, Casaca, Cashman, Caspary, del Castillo Vera, Cavada, Cederschiöld, Chatzimarkakis, Chichester, Chiriţă, Chmielewski, Christensen, Chruszcz, Ciani, Claeys, Clark, Cohn-Bendit, Corbett, Corbey, Corda, Cornillet, Paolo Costa, Cottigny, Cremers, Gabriela Creţu, Csibi, Ryszard Czarnecki, Dahl, Dăianu, Daul, David, Davies, De Blasio, Degutis, Dehaene, De Keyser, Demetriou, De Michelis, Deprez, De Rossa, De Sarnez, Descamps, Désir, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, De Vits, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Dičkutė, Dillen, Dobolyi, Doorn, Douay, Dover, Doyle, Drčar Murko, Droutsas, Duff, Duka-Zólyomi, Ebner, El Khadraoui, Elles, Esteves, Estrela, Ettl, Robert Evans, Färm, Fajmon, Fazakas, Fernandes, Ferrari, Anne Ferreira, Elisa Ferreira, Figueiredo, Fiore, Fjellner, Flasarová, Flautre, Foltyn-Kubicka, Fontaine, Ford, Fouré, Fourtou, Fraga Estévez, Fraile Cantón, França, Frassoni, Freitas, Friedrich, Funeriu, Gacek, Gahler, Gál, Gaľa, Garcés Ramón, García-Margallo y Marfil, Gauzès, Gebhardt, Gentvilas, Geringer de Oedenberg, Gewalt, Gibault, Gierek, Giertych, Gill, Gklavakis, Glattfelder, Goebbels, Goepel, Golik, Gollnisch, Gomes, Gomolka, Gottardi, Goudin, Grabowska, Graça Moura, Graefe zu Baringdorf, Gräßle, de Grandes Pascual, Grau i Segú, Grech, Griesbeck, Gröner, Groote, Grosch, Grossetête, Guerreiro, Gurmai, Guy-Quint, Hänsch, Hămbăşan, Hammerstein, Handzlik, Harangozó, Harbour, Harms, Hasse Ferreira, Hassi, Haug, Heaton-Harris, Hedh, Helmer, Hennicot-Schoepges, Hennis-Plasschaert, Herranz García, Hieronymi, Higgins, Hökmark, Holm, Honeyball, Hoppenstedt, Horáček, Hudghton, Hughes, Hutchinson, Ibrisagic, in 't Veld, Irujo Amezaga, Isler Béguin, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Jackson, Jacobs, Jałowiecki, Janowski, Jarzembowski, Jeggle, Jeleva, Jensen, Jöns, Jørgensen, Jonckheer, Jordan Cizelj, Juknevičienė, Juri, Kaczmarek, Kallenbach, Kamall, Karas, Karim, Kastler, Kaufmann, Kazak, Tunne Kelam, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kirilov, Kirkhope, Klamt, Klaß, 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, Lambsdorff, Landsbergis, Lang, De Lange, Langen, Laperrouze, Lauk, Lax, Lebech, Lechner, Le Foll, Lefrançois, Lehideux, Lehtinen, Leinen, Le Rachinel, Lévai, Libicki, Lienemann, Liotard, Lipietz, López-Istúriz White, Louis, Ludford, Lulling, Lundgren, Lynne, Lyubcheva, Maaten, McAvan, McCarthy, McMillan-Scott, Madeira, Maldeikis, Manders, Mănescu, Maňka, Erika Mann, Manole, Marinescu, Markov, David Martin, Hans-Peter Martin, Martinez, Martínez Martínez, Masiel, Masip Hidalgo, Mathieu, Matsakis, Matula, Mauro, Mavrommatis, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Medina Ortega, Meijer, Méndez de Vigo, Miguélez Ramos, Mikko, Millán Mon, Mitchell, Mohácsi, Moreno Sánchez, Morgan, Morillon, Elisabeth Morin, Mote, Mulder, Musumeci, Myller, Napoletano, Naranjo Escobar, Nassauer, Nattrass, Neris, Newton Dunn, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Novak, Obiols i Germà, Öger, Olbrycht, Ó Neachtain, Onesta, Őry, Oviir, Paasilinna, Pack, Pagano, Paleckis, Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Panayotov, Papadimoulis, Paparizov, Papastamkos, Patrie, Peillon, Pęk, Alojz Peterle, Petre, Pflüger, Pieper, Pietikäinen, Pīks, Pinheiro, Pinior, Piotrowski, Pirker, Piskorski, Pleguezuelos Aguilar, Pleštinská, Podimata, Podkański, Pöttering, Pohjamo, Poignant, Pomés Ruiz, Popa, Portas, Posdorf, Posselt, Prets, Pribetich, Protasiewicz, Purvis, Queiró, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rack, Raeva, Ransdorf, Rapkay, Rasmussen, Remek, Reul, Ribeiro e Castro, Riera Madurell, Ries, Riis-Jørgensen, Robusti, Rodust, Rogalski, Roithová, Romagnoli, Romeva i Rueda, Roszkowski, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Roure, Rovsing, Rübig, Rus, Rutowicz, Ryan, Sacconi, Saïfi, Sakalas, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Sánchez Presedo, dos Santos, Sanzarello, Savary, Savi, Schaldemose, Schapira, Schenardi, Schierhuber, Schinas, Schlyter, Frithjof Schmidt, Schmitt, Schöpflin, Jürgen Schröder, Schroedter, Schuth, Schwab, Seeber, Segelström, Severin, Siekierski, Siitonen, Silva Peneda, Simpson, Skinner, Škottová, Smith, Sógor, Sommer, Søndergaard, Sornosa Martínez, Soulage, Sousa Pinto, Spautz, Speroni, Staes, Staniszewska, Starkevičiūtė, Šťastný, Stavreva, Sterckx, Stevenson, Stihler, Stolojan, Strož, Sturdy, Sudre, Surján, Svensson, Swoboda, Szájer, Szent-Iványi, Szymański, Tabajdi, Takkula, Tannock, Tarand, Tatarella, Teychenné, Thomsen, Thyssen, Ţicău, Titley, Tőkés, Tomaszewska, Tomczak, Toubon, Toussas, Trakatellis, Trautmann, Trüpel, Turmes, Ulmer, Urutchev, Vaidere, Vălean, Vanhecke, Van Hecke, Van Lancker, Van Orden, Varvitsiotis, Vatanen, Vaugrenard, Vergnaud, Vidal-Quadras, de Villiers, Virrankoski, Vlasák, Vlasto, Voggenhuber, Wagenknecht, Wallis, Walter, Watson, Renate Weber, Weiler, Weisgerber, Westlund, Wieland, Wielowieyski, Wiersma, Wijkman, Willmott, Iuliu Winkler, Wise, von Wogau, Bernard Wojciechowski, Janusz Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Wurtz, Yañez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zahradil, Zaleski, Zapałowski, Zdravkova, Železný, Zieleniec, Zīle, Zimmer, Zwiefka