IN THE CHAIR: Jerzy BUZEK
President

1. Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 9.05.

2. Implementing measures (Rule 88)

The following draft implementing measures falling under the regulatory procedure with scrutiny had been forwarded to Parliament:

- Commission Regulation (EU) No …/.. of […] concerning type-approval requirements for the manufacturer's statutory plate and for the vehicle identification number of motor vehicles and their trailers and implementing Regulation (EC) No 661/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning type-approval requirements for the general safety of motor vehicles, their trailers and systems, components and separate technical units intended therefor (D009095/02 - 2010/2864(RPS) - deadline: 09/12/2010)
referred to responsible: IMCO

- Commission regulation implementing Directive 2009/125/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to ecodesign requirements for fans driven by motors with an electric input power between 125 W and 500 kW (D009949/02 - 2010/2868(RPS) - deadline: 10/12/2010)
referred to responsible: ENVI
opinion: ITRE

- Draft Commission decision amending Decision 2007/756/EC adopting a common specification of the national vehicle register (D010346/02 - 2010/2876(RPS) - deadline: 17/12/2010)
referred to responsible: TRAN

- Draft Commission regulation amending Directive 2008/38/EC by adding to the list of intended uses as a particular nutritional purpose the support of the metabolism of the joints in the case of osteoarthritis in dogs and cats (D010625/02 - 2010/2866(RPS) - deadline: 10/11/2010)
referred to responsible: AGRI

- Draft Commission directive amending Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on end-of-life vehicles (text with EEA relevance) (D010810/01 - 2010/2867(RPS) - deadline: 10/12/2010)
referred to responsible: ENVI

3. Conclusions of the European Council meeting (16 September 2010) (debate)

European Council and Commission statements: Conclusions of the European Council meeting (16 September 2010)

Herman Van Rompuy (President of the European Council) and Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Joseph Daul, on behalf of the PPE Group, Martin Schulz, on behalf of the S&D Group, who also answered a blue-card question by Krisztina Morvai, Guy Verhofstadt, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Timothy Kirkhope, on behalf of the ECR Group, Patrick Le Hyaric, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Niki Tzavela, on behalf of the EFD Group, and Frank Vanhecke, Non-attached Member.

The following spoke: Herman Van Rompuy and Maroš Šefčovič.

The following spoke: Ivo Belet, Véronique De Keyser, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Jill Evans, Derk Jan Eppink, Mario Borghezio, Daniël van der Stoep, Werner Langen, Stephen Hughes, who also answered a blue-card question by Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Mario Mauro, Pervenche Berès, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, David-Maria Sassoli, Francisco José Millán Mon, Zita Gurmai, Lívia Járóka, Hannes Swoboda, Marian-Jean Marinescu and Corien Wortmann-Kool.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Jean-Paul Gauzès, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi, Charles Goerens, Catherine Grèze, Mirosław Piotrowski, Paulo Rangel, Monika Flašíková Beňová, Ilda Figueiredo and Romana Jordan Cizelj.

The following spoke: Maroš Šefčovič and Herman Van Rompuy.

The debate closed.

IN THE CHAIR: Roberta ANGELILLI
Vice-President

4. Financial supervision package (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Financial supervision package

The following spoke: Proinsias De Rossa on the conduct of the debate.

Didier Reynders (President-in-Office of the Council) and Michel Barnier (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil, on behalf of the PPE Group, Peter Skinner, on behalf of the S&D Group, who also answered a blue-card question by William (The Earl of) Dartmouth, Sharon Bowles, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Sven Giegold, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Kay Swinburne, on behalf of the ECR Group, Jürgen Klute, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Godfrey Bloom, on behalf of the EFD Group, Francisco Sosa Wagner, Non-attached Member, Jean-Paul Gauzès, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, Sylvie Goulard, Markus Ferber, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells and Astrid Lulling.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Alfredo Pallone, George Sabin Cutaş, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Andrew Henry William Brons and Burkhard Balz.

The following spoke: Michel Barnier and Didier Reynders.

The debate closed.

IN THE CHAIR: Gianni PITTELLA
Vice-President

Licia Ronzulli spoke.

5. 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.

5.1. Multiannual financial framework for 2007-2013 (Rule 138) (vote)

Interim report on the proposal for a Council regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2007-2013 [COM(2010)0072 - 2010/0048(APP)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Reimer Böge (A7-0248/2010)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2010)0328)

5.2. Draft amending budget No 7/2010 (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on the Council's position on draft amending budget No 7/2010 of the European Union for the financial year 2010, Section III - Commission [13476/2010 - C7-0261/2010- 2010/2120(BUD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: László Surján (A7-0250/2010)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2010)0329)

5.3. Refund of value added tax * (Rule 138) (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2008/9/EC laying down detailed rules for the refund of value added tax, provided for in Directive 2006/112/EC, to taxable persons not established in the Member State of refund but established in another Member State [COM(2010)0381 - C7-0201/2010- 2010/0205(CNS)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Sharon Bowles (A7-0247/2010)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL, AMENDMENT AND DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2010)0330)

5.4. Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending, as regards pharmacovigilance of medicinal products for human use, Regulation (EC) No 726/2004 laying down Community procedures for the authorisation and supervision of medicinal products for human and veterinary use and establishing a European Medicines Agency [COM(2008)0664 - C6-0515/2008- 2008/0257(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Linda McAvan (A7-0153/2010)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P7_TA(2010)0331)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2010)0331)

5.5. Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending, as regards pharmacovigilance, Directive 2001/83/EC on the Community code relating to medicinal products for human use [COM(2008)0665 - C6-0514/2008- 2008/0260(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Linda McAvan (A7-0159/2010)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P7_TA(2010)0332)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2010)0332)

5.6. Placing on the market and use of biocidal products ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the placing on the market and use of biocidal products [COM(2009)0267 - C7-0036/2009- 2009/0076(COD)] - Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Christa Klaß (A7-0239/2010)

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P7_TA(2010)0333)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2010)0333)

The following had spoken:

Before the vote, Corinne Lepage, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to point out a mistake in the voting list concerning her group.

5.7. European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority [COM(2009)0502 - C7-0168/2009- 2009/0143(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Peter Skinner (A7-0170/2010)

The debate had been held on 6 July 2010 (minutes of 6.7.2010, item 11).

The vote on the Commission proposal had been held on 7 July 2010 (minutes of 7.7.2010, item 8.9). The vote on the draft legislative resolution had been postponed pursuant to Rule 57(2).

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Amendment 132 replaced Amendment 131 adopted on 7 July 2010.

Approved as amended (P7_TA(2010)0334)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2010)0334)

5.8. Macro-prudential oversight of the financial system and establishment of a European Systemic Risk Board ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Community macro-prudential oversight of the financial system and establishing a European Systemic Risk Board [COM(2009)0499 - C7-0166/2009- 2009/0140(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Sylvie Goulard (A7-0168/2010)

The debate had been held on 6 July 2010 (minutes of 6.7.2010, item 11).

The vote on the Commission proposal had been held on 7 July 2010 (minutes of 7.7.2010, item 8.7). The vote on the draft legislative resolution had been postponed pursuant to Rule 57(2).

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Amendment 105 replaced Amendment 104 adopted on 7 July 2010.

Approved as amended (P7_TA(2010)0335)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2010)0335)

5.9. Powers of the European Banking Authority, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council Amending directives 1998/26/EC, 2002/87/EC, 2003/6/EC, 2003/41/EC, 2003/71/EC, 2004/39/EC, 2004/109/EC, 2005/60/EC, 2006/48/EC, 2006/49/EC, and 2009/65/EC in respect of the powers of the European Banking Authority, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority [COM(2009)0576 - C7-0251/2009- 2009/0161(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Antolín Sánchez Presedo (A7-0163/2010)

The debate had been held on 6 July 2010 (minutes of 6.7.2010, item 11).

The vote on the Commission proposal had been held on 7 July 2010 (minutes of 7.7.2010, item 8.5). The vote on the draft legislative resolution had been postponed pursuant to Rule 57(2).

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Amendment 383 replaced Amendment 382 adopted on 7 July 2010.

Approved as amended (P7_TA(2010)0336)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2010)0336)

5.10. European Banking Authority ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Banking Authority [COM(2009)0501 - C7-0169/2009- 2009/0142(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil (A7-0166/2010)

The debate had been held on 6 July 2010 (minutes of 6.7.2010, item 11).

The vote on the Commission proposal had been held on 7 July 2010 (minutes of 7.7.2010, item 8.8). The vote on the draft legislative resolution had been postponed pursuant to Rule 57(2).

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Amendment 266 replaced Amendment 265 adopted on 7 July 2010.

Approved as amended (P7_TA(2010)0337)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2010)0337)

5.11. Specific tasks for the European Central Bank concerning the functioning of the European Systemic Risk Board * (vote)

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation entrusting the European Central Bank with specific tasks concerning the functioning of the European Systemic Risk Board [05551/2010 - C7-0014/2010- 2009/0141(CNS)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Ramon Tremosa i Balcells (A7-0167/2010)

The debate had been held on 6 July 2010 (minutes of 6.7.2010, item 11).

The vote on the Commission proposal had been held on 7 July 2010 (minutes of 7.7.2010, item 8.11). The vote on the draft legislative resolution had been postponed pursuant to Rule 57(2).

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P7_TA(2010)0338)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2010)0338)

5.12. European Securities and Markets Authority ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Securities and Markets Authority [COM(2009)0503 - C7-0167/2009- 2009/0144(COD)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Sven Giegold (A7-0169/2010)

The debate had been held on 6 July 2010 (minutes of 6.7.2010, item 11).

The vote on the Commission proposal had been held on 7 July 2010 (minutes of 7.7.2010, item 8.6). The vote on the draft legislative resolution had been postponed pursuant to Rule 57(2).

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

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Amendment 244 replaced Amendment 243 adopted on 7 July 2010.

Approved as amended (P7_TA(2010)0339)

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2010)0339)

5.13. Enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market (vote)

Report on the enforcement of intellectual property rights in the internal market [2009/2178(INI)] - Committee on Legal Affairs. Rapporteur: Marielle Gallo (A7-0175/2010)

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

ALTERNATIVE MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (tabled by the S&D, Verts/ALE and GUE/NGL Groups)

Rejected

ALTERNATIVE MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION (tabled by the ALDE Group)

Rejected

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION by the JURI Committee

Adopted (P7_TA(2010)0340)

The following had spoken:

- Before the vote, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, to point out a mistake in the Dutch version of the motion for a resolution (The President noted his remarks);

- Marielle Gallo (rapporteur), on the outcome of the vote on two alternative motions for resolutions and on paragraph 13.

5.14. Economic and social development of mountain regions, islands and sparsely populated areas (vote)

Motions for resolution B7-0518/2010, B7-0519/2010, B7-0520/2010, B7-0521/2010, B7-0522/2010 and B7-0523/2010

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

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B7-0518/2010

(replacing B7-0518/2010, B7-0519/2010, B7-0520/2010, B7-0521/2010 and B7-0523/2010):

tabled by the following Members:

Lambert van Nistelrooij, Maurice Ponga, Marie-Thérèse Sanchez-Schmid, Nuno Teixeira, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Eleni Theocharous, Danuta Maria Hübner, Jean-Pierre Audy, Antonio López-Istúriz White and Veronica Lope Fontagné, on behalf of the PPE Group
Constanze Angela Krehl, Georgios Stavrakakis, Marita Ulvskog, Saïd El Khadraoui, Kriton Arsenis, Teresa Riera Madurell and Maria Badia i Cutchet, on behalf of the S&D Group
Riikka Manner, Ramona Nicole Mănescu, Pat the Cope Gallagher, Giommaria Uggias, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Hannu Takkula, Carl Haglund and Niccolò Rinaldi, on behalf of the ALDE Group
François Alfonsi, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Bairbre de Brún and Marisa Matias, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group
Fiorello Provera and Lorenzo Fontana, on behalf of the EFD Group.

Adopted (P7_TA(2010)0341)

(Motion for a resolution B7-0522/2010 fell.)

6. Explanations of vote

Written explanations of vote:

Explanations of vote submitted in writing under Rule 170 appear in the Verbatim Report of Proceedings for the sitting.

Oral explanations of vote:

Report: Reimer Böge - A7-0248/2010
Peter Jahr

Report: László Surján - A7-0250/2010
Daniel Hannan

Report: Linda McAvan - A7-0153/2010
Anna Záborská and Zuzana Roithová

Report: Linda McAvan - A7-0159/2010
Jens Rohde, Anna Záborská, Michèle Rivasi and Marian Harkin

Report: Christa Klaß - A7-0239/2010
Miroslav Mikolášik, Anna Záborská, Alajos Mészáros, Peter Jahr and Licia Ronzulli

Report: Peter Skinner - A7-0170/2010
Miroslav Mikolášik, Peter Jahr and Jan Březina

Report: Sylvie Goulard - A7-0168/2010
Joe Higgins, Edward Scicluna, Barbara Matera, Zuzana Roithová, Daniel Hannan and Syed Kamall

Report: Marielle Gallo - A7-0175/2010
Antonio Masip Hidalgo, Zuzana Roithová, Lena Ek, Hannu Takkula and Syed Kamall

Economic and social development of mountain regions, islands and sparsely populated areas - RC-B7-0518/2010
Edward Scicluna and Jarosław Kalinowski

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.

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Report by Reimer Böge A7-0248/2010, report by László Surján A7-0250/2010:

Milan Zver had reported that his voting machine had not been working during the vote on these reports.

Report by Reimer Böge A7-0248/2010, report by László Surján A7-0250/2010, report by Sharon Bowles A7-0247/2010, report by Linda McAvan A7-0153/2010, report by Linda McAvan A7-0159/2010:

Alfredo Pallone had reported that his voting machine had not been working during the vote on these reports.

(The sitting was suspended at 13.30 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Stavros LAMBRINIDIS
Vice-President

8. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

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Sophie Auconie had been present on 9 September 2010 but her name did not appear in the attendance register.

9. Failures in protection of human rights and justice in the Democratic Republic of Congo (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Failures in protection of human rights and justice in the Democratic Republic of Congo

The President explained that Olivier Chastel was speaking on behalf of Catherine Ashton (Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy).

Olivier Chastel made the statement.

The following spoke: Filip Kaczmarek, on behalf of the PPE Group, Véronique De Keyser, on behalf of the S&D Group, Charles Goerens, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Isabelle Durant, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Charles Tannock, on behalf of the ECR Group, Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the EFD Group, Andrew Henry William Brons, Non-attached Member, Andrzej Grzyb, Monika Flašíková Beňová, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Judith Sargentini, Jan Zahradil, Kinga Gál, Richard Howitt, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Barbara Lochbihler, Paweł Robert Kowal, Peter Šťastný, Thijs Berman, Fiona Hall, Tomasz Piotr Poręba, Barbara Matera, Ana Gomes, Marietje Schaake, Mariya Nedelcheva, Corina Creţu, Antonyia Parvanova, Anne Delvaux, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica and Licia Ronzulli.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Joanna Katarzyna Skrzydlewska, Alf Svensson, Anna Záborská, Marc Tarabella and Cristian Dan Preda.

The following spoke: Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President of the Commission) and Olivier Chastel.

IN THE CHAIR: Gianni PITTELLA
Vice-President

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 110(2):

- Filip Kaczmarek, Andrzej Grzyb, Mario Mauro, Cristian Dan Preda and Peter Šťastný, on behalf of the PPE Group, on failures in protection of human rights and justice in the Democratic Republic of Congo (B7-0524/2010),

- Véronique De Keyser, Richard Howitt, Corina Creţu, Ana Gomes, Patrizia Toia and Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, on behalf of the S&D Group, on failures in protection of human rights and justice in the Democratic Republic of Congo (B7-0525/2010),

- Isabelle Durant, Judith Sargentini and Barbara Lochbihler, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on failures in protection of human rights and justice in the Democratic Republic of Congo (B7-0526/2010),

- Charles Goerens, Renate Weber, Marietje Schaake, Leonidas Donskis and Sonia Alfano, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on failures in protection of human rights and justice in the Democratic Republic of Congo (B7-0527/2010),

- Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Charles Tannock, Tomasz Piotr Poręba, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Adam Bielan, Ryszard Czarnecki and Jacek Włosowicz, on behalf of the ECR Group, on Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): Failures in protection of human rights and justice (B7-0528/2010),

- Sabine Lösing, Willy Meyer and Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo (B7-0529/2010).

The debate closed.

Vote: next part-session.

10. Transatlantic relations: USA travel fee (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Transatlantic relations: USA travel fee

Olivier Chastel (President-in-Office of the Council) and Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Ernst Strasser, on behalf of the PPE Group, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, on behalf of the S&D Group, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jan Philipp Albrecht, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Marek Henryk Migalski, on behalf of the ECR Group, Rui Tavares, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Elmar Brok, Saïd El Khadraoui, Paweł Robert Kowal, Jaromír Kohlíček, Jaroslav Paška, Simon Busuttil, Corina Creţu, Jim Higgins, Ioan Enciu, Wim van de Camp, Janusz Władysław Zemke and Monika Hohlmeier.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Marian-Jean Marinescu, Evelyn Regner and Alfreds Rubiks.

The following spoke: Maroš Šefčovič and Olivier Chastel.

The debate closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 17.25 pending Question Time and resumed at 18.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ
Vice-President

11. Question Time (Council)

Parliament considered a number of questions to the Council (B7-0462/2010).

Question 1 (Bernd Posselt): Foreign policy and defence identity.

Olivier Chastel (President-in-Office of the Council) answered the question and supplementaries by Bernd Posselt and Janusz Władysław Zemke.

Questions 2 and 3 had been withdrawn.

Question 4 (Vilija Blinkevičiūtė): Reducing poverty and exclusion.

Olivier Chastel answered the question and a supplementary by Vilija Blinkevičiūtė.

Question 5 (Pat the Cope Gallagher): International symposium on science and fisheries partnership agreements.

Olivier Chastel answered the question and a supplementary by Pat the Cope Gallagher.

Question 6 (Brian Crowley): Accession negotiations between the EU and Croatia.

Olivier Chastel answered the question and supplementaries by Pat the Cope Gallagher (deputising for the author) and Janusz Władysław Zemke.

Question 7 (Marian Harkin): Demographics and carers.

Olivier Chastel answered the question and a supplementary by Marian Harkin.

Question 8 (Tadeusz Zwiefka): Al-Aqsa TV station.

Olivier Chastel answered the question and a supplementary by Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa (deputising for the author).

Questions 9 and 10 had been withdrawn.

Question 11 (Olle Schmidt): Situation of the Roma minority in Europe and free movement of EU citizens.

Olivier Chastel answered the question and a supplementary by Olle Schmidt.

Question 12 lapsed as its author was absent.

Question 13 (Jim Higgins): Child trafficking.

Olivier Chastel answered the question and a supplementary by Jim Higgins.

Question 14 (Liam Aylward): European job creation measures.

Olivier Chastel answered the question and a supplementary by Pat the Cope Gallagher (deputising for the author).

Question 15 had been withdrawn.

Question 16 lapsed as its author was absent.

Question 17 (Richard Howitt): Progress on the EU horizontal anti-discrimination directive.

Olivier Chastel answered the question and a supplementary by Kinga Göncz (deputising for the author).

Questions 18, 19 and 20 lapsed as their authors were absent.

Council Question Time closed.

12. Agenda of the next sitting

The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established ('Agenda' PE 446.632/OJJE).

13. Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 18.55.

The following signed:

Abad, Áder, Agnew, Albertini, Albrecht, Alfano, Alfonsi, Allam, Alves, Andreasen, Andrés Barea, Andrikienė, Antinoro, Antonescu, Arias Echeverría, Arif, Arlacchi, Ashworth, Atkins, Attard-Montalto, Auconie, Audy, Auken, Ayala Sender, Aylward, Ayuso, Bach, Badia i Cutchet, Bagó, Balčytis, Baldassarre, Balz, Balzani, Bartolozzi, Băsescu, Bastos, Batten, Baudis, Bauer, Becali, Béchu, Belder, Belet, Bélier, Benarab-Attou, Bendtsen, Bennahmias, Berès, Berlato, Berlinguer, Berman, Besset, Bielan, Bilbao Barandica, Binev, Bisky, Bizzotto, Blinkevičiūtė, Bloom, Bodu, Böge, Bokros, Bonsignore, Borghezio, Borsellino, Borys, Boştinaru, Bové, Bowles, Bozkurt, Bradbourn, Brantner, Brepoels, Březina, Brok, Brons, Bufton, Bullmann, Busuttil, Bütikofer, Buzek, Cabrnoch, Cadec, Callanan, van de Camp, Campbell Bannerman, Cancian, Canfin, Capoulas Santos, Caronna, Carvalho, Casa, Casini, Caspary, Castex, Cavada, Češková, Chatzimarkakis, Chichester, Childers, Christensen, Claeys, Clark, Coelho, Cofferati, Collino, Colman, Comi, Corazza Bildt, Cornelissen, Correia De Campos, Cortés Lastra, Cozzolino, Cramer, Creţu, Creutzmann, Crowley, Cutaş, Cymański, Czarnecki, Frédéric Daerden, van Dalen, Dăncilă, Danellis, Danjean, Dantin, (The Earl of) Dartmouth, Dati, Daul, David, Davies, De Angelis, De Castro, De Keyser, Delli, Delvaux, de Magistris, De Mita, De Rossa, De Sarnez, Deß, Deutsch, Deva, De Veyrac, Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Domenici, Donskis, Dorfmann, Duff, Durant, Dušek, Ehrenhauser, Eickhout, Ek, El Khadraoui, Elles, Enciu, Engel, Engström, Eppink, Ertug, Essayah, Estaràs Ferragut, Estrela, Evans, Fajmon, Fajon, Falbr, Farage, Färm, Feio, Ferber, Fernandes, Elisa Ferreira, João Ferreira, Fidanza, Figueiredo, Fisas Ayxela, Fjellner, Flašíková Beňová, Flautre, Fleckenstein, Florenz, Fontana, Ford, Foster, Fox, Fraga Estévez, Franco, Gahler, Gál, Gallagher, Gallo, Gáll-Pelcz, García-Margallo y Marfil, García Pérez, Gardiazábal Rubial, Gardini, Garriga Polledo, Gauzès, Geier, Gerbrandy, Geringer de Oedenberg, Giannakou, Giegold, Gierek, Girling, Glante, Glattfelder, Godmanis, Goerens, Gollnisch, Gomes, Göncz, Goulard, de Grandes Pascual, Gräßle, Grech, Grelier, Grèze, Griesbeck, Griffin, Gróbarczyk, Groote, Grosch, Grossetête, Gruny, Grzyb, Gualtieri, Guerrero Salom, Guillaume, Gurmai, Gutiérrez-Cortines, Gutiérrez Prieto, Gyürk, Hadjigeorgiou, Häfner, Haglund, Hall, Händel, Handzlik, Hankiss, Hannan, Harbour, Harkin, Hartong, Hassi, Haug, Häusling, Hautala, Jiří Havel, Hedh, Helmer, Hénin, Herczog, Hibner, Jim Higgins, Joe Higgins, Nadja Hirsch, Hoang Ngoc, Hoarau, Hohlmeier, Hökmark, Honeyball, Howitt, Danuta Maria Hübner, Hudghton, Hughes, Hyusmenova, Iacolino, Ibrisagic, Ilchev, Imbrasas, in 't Veld, Iotova, Iovine, Itälä, Iturgaiz Angulo, Ivan, Ivanova, Jaakonsaari, Jäätteenmäki, Jadot, Jahr, Járóka, Jáuregui Atondo, Jazłowiecka, Jędrzejewska, Jeggle, Jensen, Jiménez-Becerril Barrio, Joly, de Jong, Jordan Cizelj, Jørgensen, Junqueras Vies, Kacin, Kaczmarek, Kadenbach, Kalfin, Kalinowski, Kalniete, Kamall, Kammerevert, Karas, Kariņš, Kasoulides, Kastler, Kazak, Tunne Kelam, Keller, Alan Kelly, Seán Kelly, Kiil-Nielsen, Kirilov, Kirkhope, Klaß, Klinz, Klute, Koch, Koch-Mehrin, Kohlíček, Kolarska-Bobińska, Koppa, Korhola, Kósa, Köstinger, Koumoutsakos, Béla Kovács, Kovatchev, Kowal, Kozlík, Kozłowski, Kožušník, Krahmer, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kreissl-Dörfler, Kuhn, Kukan, Kurski, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lamberts, Lambrinidis, Lambsdorff, Landsbergis, Lange, de Lange, Langen, La Via, Lechner, Le Foll, Le Grip, Legutko, Lehne, Le Hyaric, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lepage, Jean-Marie Le Pen, Marine Le Pen, Liberadzki, Liese, Lisek, Lochbihler, Løkkegaard, Lope Fontagné, López Aguilar, López-Istúriz White, Lövin, Ludvigsson, Łukacijewska, Lulling, Lunacek, Lynne, Lyon, McAvan, McCarthy, McClarkin, McMillan-Scott, Macovei, Manders, Mănescu, Maňka, Mann, Manner, Marcinkiewicz, Marinescu, David Martin, Hans-Peter Martin, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Maštálka, Mastella, Matera, Mathieu, Matias, Mato Adrover, Matula, Mauro, Mavronikolas, Mayer, Mayor Oreja, Mazzoni, Meissner, Mélenchon, Melo, Méndez de Vigo, Menéndez del Valle, Merkies, Messerschmidt, Mészáros, Migalski, Mikolášik, Millán Mon, Mirsky, Mölzer, Moraes, Moreira, Morganti, Morin-Chartier, Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė, Morvai, Mulder, Muñiz De Urquiza, Muscardini, Nattrass, Nedelcheva, Neuser, Neveďalová, Neynsky, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson, Nicolai, Niculescu, Niebler, van Nistelrooij, Nitras, Nuttall, Obermayr, Obiols, Ojuland, Olbrycht, Olejniczak, Oomen-Ruijten, Őry, Ouzký, Oviir, Pack, Padar, Paksas, Paleckis, Pallone, Panayotov, Panzeri, Papadopoulou, Papanikolaou, Papastamkos, Pargneaux, Parvanova, Paška, Patrão Neves, Patriciello, Paulsen, Peillon, Perello Rodriguez, Alojz Peterle, Pieper, Pietikäinen, Piotrowski, Pirillo, Pittella, Plumb, Poc, Ponga, Poręba, Portas, Posselt, Pöttering, Poupakis, Preda, Vittorio Prodi, Protasiewicz, Provera, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rangel, Ransdorf, Rapkay, Rapti, Regner, Remek, Repo, Reul, Riera Madurell, Ries, Rinaldi, Riquet, Rivasi, Rivellini, Rochefort, Rodust, Rohde, Roithová, Romero López, Romeva i Rueda, Ronzulli, Rosbach, Rossi, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Rübig, Rubiks, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Salatto, Salvini, Sánchez Presedo, Sanchez-Schmid, Sargentini, Sartori, Saryusz-Wolski, Sassoli, Saudargas, Savisaar-Toomast, Schaake, Schaldemose, Schlyter, Olle Schmidt, Schnellhardt, Scholz, Schöpflin, Schroedter, Schwab, Scicluna, Scottà, Scurria, Seeber, Sehnalová, Senyszyn, Serracchiani, Silvestris, Simon, Simpson, Sinclaire, Sippel, Siwiec, Skinner, Skrzydlewska, Skylakakis, Smith, Smolková, Soini, Sommer, Søndergaard, Sonik, Sosa Wagner, Soullie, Speroni, Staes, Stassen, Šťastný, Stavrakakis, Steinruck, Sterckx, Stevenson, Stihler, van der Stoep, Stolojan, Dimitar Stoyanov, Emil Stoyanov, Strasser, Strejček, Striffler, Sturdy, Surján, Susta, Alf Svensson, Eva-Britt Svensson, Swinburne, Swoboda, Szájer, Szymański, Tabajdi, Takkula, Tannock, Tarabella, Tarand, Tatarella, Tavares, Taylor, Teixeira, Thaler, Thein, Theocharous, Theurer, Thomsen, Thun und Hohenstein, Thyssen, Ţicău, Tirolien, Toia, Tőkés, Tomaševski, Tošenovský, Trautmann, Tremopoulos, Tremosa i Balcells, Triantaphyllides, Trüpel, Trzaskowski, Tsoukalas, Turmes, Turunen, Tzavela, Ulmer, Ulvskog, Ungureanu, Urutchev, Uspaskich, Vaidere, Vajgl, Van Brempt, Vanhecke, Van Orden, Vattimo, Vaughan, Vergiat, Vergnaud, Verheyen, Vidal-Quadras, Vigenin, de Villiers, Vlasák, Vlasto, Voss, Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa, Wallis, Watson, Henri Weber, Manfred Weber, Renate Weber, Weiler, Weisgerber, Werthmann, Westphal, Wikström, Willmott, Wils, Hermann Winkler, Iuliu Winkler, Włosowicz, Wojciechowski, Wortmann-Kool, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zahradil, Zala, Zalba Bidegain, Zalewski, Zasada, Zeller, Zemke, Zīle, Zimmer, Ziobro, Zver, Zwiefka