IN THE CHAIR: Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ
Vice-President

1. Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 9.30.

2. Composition of committees and delegations

At the request of the S&D Group, Parliament ratified the following appointment:

Delegation for relations with Canada: Sergio Gaetano Cofferati to replace Mario Pirillo

3. EU steel industry (motions for resolutions tabled)

Oral question (O-000184/2012) by Amalia Sartori, on behalf of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, to the Commission: EU steel industry (B7-0368/2012)

The debate had been held on 20.11.2012 (minutes of 20.11.2012, item 13).

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

- Fiona Hall, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Giles Chichester, on behalf of the ECR Group, and Reinhard Bütikofer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the EU steel industry (B7-0540/2012);

- Roberta Angelilli, Jean-Pierre Audy, András Gyürk, Lena Kolarska-Bobińska, Franck Proust, Herbert Reul, Amalia Sartori, Theodor Dumitru Stolojan and Salvatore Tatarella, on behalf of the PPE Group, on the crisis in the steel sector (B7-0541/2012);

- Patrizia Toia, Alejandro Cercas, Pervenche Berès and Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, on behalf of the S&D Group, on the crisis in the steel sector (B7-0542/2012);

- Jacky Hénin, Willy Meyer, Miloslav Ransdorf and Nikolaos Chountis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the EU steel industry (B7-0543/2012);

Vote: minutes of 13.12.2012, item 11.9.

4. Delegated acts (Rule 87a)

The following delegated act had been forwarded to Parliament:

Commission Delegated Regulation of 26 November 2012 supplementing Directive 2010/40/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to the harmonised provision for an interoperable EU-wide eCall (C(2012)8509).

Initial deadline for objections: two months from date of receipt, 03.12.2012

referred to responsible: TRAN

5. Implementing measures (Rule 88)

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

- Commission Regulation on the approval of establishments producing sprouts pursuant to Regulation (EC) 852/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (D018799/05 - 2012/2893(RPS) - deadline: 27/02/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2073/2005 as regards microbiological criteria for sprouts and the sampling rules for poultry carcases and fresh poultry meat (D018801/11 - 2012/2892(RPS) - deadline: 27/02/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation on certification requirements for imports into the Union of sprouts and seeds intended for the production of sprouts (D018805/08 - 2012/2894(RPS) - deadline: 27/02/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation replacing Annex I to Regulation (EC) No 396/2005 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards additions and modifications with respect to the products covered by that Annex (D019712/03 - 2012/2896(RPS) - deadline: 27/02/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation amending and correcting Regulation (EU) No 142/2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1069/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down health rules as regards animal by-products and derived products not intended for human consumption and implementing Council Directive 97/78/EC as regards certain samples and items exempt from veterinary checks at the border under that Directive (D021856/08 - 2012/2898(RPS) - deadline: 28/02/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation amending Annex XIV to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals ('REACH') (D023041/03 - 2012/2904(RPS) - deadline: 04/03/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI
opinion: ITRE, IMCO

- Commission Regulation amending, for the purposes of its adaptation to technical and scientific progress, Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (D023093/03 - 2012/2919(RPS) - deadline: 08/03/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI
opinion: ITRE, IMCO

- Commission Regulation amending, for the purposes of adaptation to scientific and technical progress, Annexes IC, VII and VIII to Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on shipments of waste (Text with EEA relevance) (D023574/01 - 2012/2895(RPS) - deadline: 27/02/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Decision amending Decisions 2007/506/EC and 2007/742/EC in order to prolong the validity of the ecological criteria for the award of the EU Ecolabel to certain products (D023654/02 - 2012/2902(RPS) - deadline: 01/03/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation amending Annexes II, III, V and VI to Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council on cosmetic products (D023660/02 - 2012/2917(RPS) - deadline: 08/03/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation amending the annexes to Regulations (EC) No 1983/2003, (EC) No 1738/2005, (EC) No 698/2006, (EC) No 377/2008 and (EU) No 823/2010 as regards the International Standard Classification of Education (D023880/01 - 2012/2897(RPS) - deadline: 28/02/2013)
referred to responsible: CULT
opinion: EMPL, ECON

- Commission Regulation adopting the programme of ad-hoc modules, covering the years 2016 to 2018, for the labour force sample survey provided for by Council Regulation (EC) No 577/98 (D023936/02 - 2012/2913(RPS) - deadline: 07/03/2013)
referred to responsible: EMPL

- Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 adopting certain international accounting standards in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards Annual Improvements to International Financial Reporting Standards, 2009-2011 Cycle (D023991/01 - 2012/2887(RPS) - deadline: 20/02/2013)
referred to responsible: ECON
opinion: JURI

- Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 adopting certain international accounting standards in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards Consolidated Financial Statements, Joint Arrangements and Disclosure of Interest in Other Entities: Transition Guidance (Amendments to International Financial Reporting Standards 10, 11, and 12) (D023992/01 - 2012/2888(RPS) - deadline: 21/02/2013)
referred to responsible: ECON
opinion: JURI

- Commission Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 272/2009 as regards the screening of liquids, aerosols and gels at EU airports (D024166/02 - 2012/2903(RPS) - deadline: 01/03/2013)
referred to responsible: TRAN

- Commission Regulation amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of Tricalcium phosphate (E 341 (iii)) in nutrient preparations intended for use in foods for infants and young children (D024413/02 - 2012/2914(RPS) - deadline: 07/03/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation amending Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the use of sodium ascorbate (E 301) in vitamin D preparations intended for use in foods for infants and young children (D024415/02 - 2012/2918(RPS) - deadline: 08/03/2013)
referred to responsible: ENVI

- Commission Regulation correcting the Spanish and the Swedish versions of Regulation (EU) No 475/2012 amending Regulation (EC) No 1126/2008 adopting certain international accounting standards in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1606/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards International Accounting Standard (IAS) 1 and International Accounting Standard (IAS) 19 (D024815/01 - 2012/2916(RPS) - deadline: 07/03/2013)
referred to responsible: ECON
opinion: JURI

6. Decisions concerning certain documents

Referrals to committees

EMPL Committee

- Application of Directive 2004/25/EC on takeover bids (2012/2262(INI))
referred to responsible: JURI
opinion: EMPL

TRAN Committee

- Fluorinated greenhouse gases (COM(2012)0643 - C7-0370/2012 - 2012/0305(COD))
referred to responsible: ENVI
opinion: ITRE, IMCO, TRAN

BUDG Committee

- Establishing the European Voluntary Humanitarian Aid Corps EU Aid Volunteers (COM(2012)0514 - C7-0303/2012 - 2012/0245(COD))
referred to responsible: DEVE
opinion: EMPL, BUDG

INTA Committee

- Collective management of copyright and related rights and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online uses in the internal market (COM(2012)0372 - C7-0183/2012 - 2012/0180(COD))
referred to responsible: JURI
opinion: CULT, ITRE, INTA, IMCO

IMCO Committee

- Key information documents for investment products (COM(2012)0352 - C7-0179/2012 - 2012/0169(COD))
referred to responsible: ECON
opinion: JURI, LIBE, IMCO

- Amendment of Directive 2006/66/EC (placing on the market of portable batteries and accumulators containing cadmium intended for use in cordless power tools) (COM(2012)0136 - C7-0087/2012 - 2012/0066(COD))
referred to responsible: ENVI
opinion: ITRE, JURI, IMCO

Modification of a referral (Rule 37(3))

JURI Committee

- Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law (COM(2012)0363 - 2012/0193 (COD))

referred to responsible: CONT

opinion : ECON, JURI, JURI (Rule 37), LIBE

7. Transfers of appropriations

The Committee on Budgets had authorised the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 40/2012 (N7-0109/2012 - C7-0351/2012 - 2012/2266(GBD)) in accordance with Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation as interpreted in point 20 of the joint declaration on transitional measures applicable to the budgetary procedure after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty.

The Committee on Budgets had authorised the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 41/2012 (N7-0110/2012 - C7-0352/2012 - 2012/2267(GBD)) in accordance with Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation as interpreted in point 20 of the joint declaration on transitional measures applicable to the budgetary procedure after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty.

The Committee on Budgets had authorised the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 42/2012 (N7-0111/2012 - C7-0353/2012 - 2012/2268(GBD)) in accordance with Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation as interpreted in point 20 of the joint declaration on transitional measures applicable to the budgetary procedure after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty.

The Committee on Budgets had authorised the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 43/2012 (N7-0112/2012 - C7-0354/2012 - 2012/2269(GBD)) in accordance with Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation as interpreted in point 20 of the joint declaration on transitional measures applicable to the budgetary procedure after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty.

The Committee on Budgets had authorised the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 44/2012 (N7-0113/2012 - C7-0355/2012 - 2012/2270(GBD)) in accordance with Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation as interpreted in point 20 of the joint declaration on transitional measures applicable to the budgetary procedure after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty.

The Committee on Budgets had authorised the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 45/2012 (N7-0114/2012 - C7-0356/2012 - 2012/2271(GBD)) in accordance with Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation as interpreted in point 20 of the joint declaration on transitional measures applicable to the budgetary procedure after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty.

The Committee on Budgets had authorised the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 46/2012 (N7-0115/2012 - C7-0357/2012 - 2012/2272(GBD)) in accordance with Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation as interpreted in point 20 of the joint declaration on transitional measures applicable to the budgetary procedure after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty.

The Committee on Budgets had authorised the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 47/2012 (N7-0130/2012 - C7-0387/2012 - 2012/2311(GBD)) in accordance with Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation as interpreted in point 20 of the joint declaration on transitional measures applicable to the budgetary procedure after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty.

The Committee on Budgets had authorised the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 51/2012 (N7-0135/2012 - C7-0398/2012 - 2012/2316(GBD)) in accordance with Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation as interpreted in point 20 of the joint declaration on transitional measures applicable to the budgetary procedure after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty.

The Committee on Budgets had authorised the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 53/2012 (N7-0131/2012 - C7-0388/2012 - 2012/2312(GBD)) in accordance with Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation as interpreted in point 20 of the joint declaration on transitional measures applicable to the budgetary procedure after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty.

The Committee on Budgets had authorised the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 54/2012 (N7-0132/2012 - C7-0389/2012 - 2012/2313(GBD)) in accordance with Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation as interpreted in point 20 of the joint declaration on transitional measures applicable to the budgetary procedure after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty.

The Committee on Budgets had authorised the Commission's proposal for transfer of appropriations DEC 55/2012 (N7-0133/2012 - C7-0390/2012 - 2012/2314(GBD)) in accordance with Article 24(4) of the Financial Regulation as interpreted in point 20 of the joint declaration on transitional measures applicable to the budgetary procedure after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty.

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In accordance with Articles 22 and 24 of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had decided not to object to the European External Action Service's proposal concerning transfer of appropriations 4/2012.

In accordance with Articles 22 and 24 of the Financial Regulation, the Committee on Budgets had decided not to object to the Court of Justice's proposal concerning transfers of appropriations 6/2012 and 7/2012.

8. Multiannual framework for the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights *** (debate)

Recommendation on the draft Council decision establishing a Multiannual Framework for 2013-2017 for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights [10449/2012 - C7-0169/2012- 2011/0431(APP)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Tatjana Ždanoka (A7-0361/2012)

Tatjana Ždanoka introduced the recommendation.

The following spoke: Viviane Reding (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Kinga Gál, on behalf of the PPE Group, Anna Hedh, on behalf of the S&D Group, Nathalie Griesbeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Judith Sargentini, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Timothy Kirkhope, on behalf of the ECR Group, John Bufton, on behalf of the EFD Group, Charles Tannock, on the allocation of speaking time, Auke Zijlstra, Non-attached Member, Carlos Coelho, Josef Weidenholzer, Ivo Vajgl, Charles Tannock, Frank Vanhecke, Andreas Mölzer, Hubert Pirker, Ryszard Czarnecki, Miroslav Mikolášik, Michael Cashman, Oldřich Vlasák and Salvatore Iacolino. The President stated that he would refer to the Bureau the issue of harmonising the way in which debates were chaired.

IN THE CHAIR: Georgios PAPASTAMKOS
Vice-President

The following spoke: Csaba Sógor, Erminia Mazzoni and Marco Scurria.

The following spoke: Viviane Reding and Tatjana Ždanoka.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 13.12.2012, item 11.1.

9. EU growth (debate)

Oral question (O-000164/2012) by Syed Kamall and James Elles, on behalf of the ECR Group, to the Commission: EU Growth (B7-0369/2012)

Oral question (O-000209/2012) by Gabriele Zimmer, Marisa Matias, Nikolaos Chountis, Jürgen Klute, Thomas Händel, Søren Bo Søndergaard, Patrick Le Hyaric and Mikael Gustafsson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to the Commission: EU growth (B7-0371/2012)

Oral question (O-000210/2012) by Hannes Swoboda and Elisa Ferreira, on behalf of the S&D Group, to the Commission: EU growth (B7-0372/2012)

Oral question (O-000211/2012) by Jürgen Creutzmann, Toine Manders, Nadja Hirsch and Phil Bennion, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to the Commission: EU growth (B7-0551/2012).

Malcolm Harbour, Thomas Händel, Elisa Ferreira and Jürgen Creutzmann, who also replied to a blue-card question by Thomas Händel, moved the questions.

Viviane Reding (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the questions.

The following spoke: Andreas Schwab, on behalf of the PPE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Elisa Ferreira, Alejandro Cercas, on behalf of the S&D Group, Toine Manders, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Rolandas Paksas, on behalf of the EFD Group, Nikolaos Chountis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Paulo Rangel, Liem Hoang Ngoc, Nadja Hirsch, Tadeusz Cymański, Inês Cristina Zuber and Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, who also replied to a blue-card question by Paul Rübig, Leonardo Domenici, Liam Aylward, Martina Anderson, Marita Ulvskog and Silvia-Adriana Ţicău.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Petru Constantin Luhan, Paul Rübig, Sergio Gaetano Cofferati and Antonio Masip Hidalgo.

The debate closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 11.45 pending voting time and resumed at 12.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Oldřich VLASÁK
Vice-President

10. Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure

The President announced that, on Monday, 17 December 2012, he and the President of the Council would sign the following act adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 74):

- Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection (00072/2011/LEX - C7-0412/2012 - 2011/0093(COD))

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The following spoke: Ashley Fox, on the Court of Justice's ruling of 13 December 2012 in Joined Cases C-237/11 and C-238/11 on the European Parliament's calendar of part-sessions for 2012 and 2013, and Joseph Daul, on the same subject.

11. Voting time

Detailed voting results (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.

11.1. Multiannual framework for the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights *** (vote)

Recommendation on the draft Council decision establishing a Multiannual Framework for 2013-2017 for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights [10449/2012 - C7-0169/2012- 2011/0431(APP)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Tatjana Ždanoka (A7-0361/2012)

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

DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2012)0501)

11.2. EP Rules of Procedure: amendment of Rule 123 on written declarations and Rule 42 on legislative initiatives (vote)

Report on amendment of Rules 123 and 42 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure: written declarations and legislative initiatives [2011/2058(REG)] - Committee on Constitutional Affairs. Rapporteur: Rafał Trzaskowski (A7-0242/2012)

(Qualified majority) for the adoption of amendments
(Simple majority) for the adoption of the decision
(Voting record: 'Results of votes', Item 2)

TEXT OF THE RULES OF PROCEDURE

Amendments adopted (See 'Results of votes')

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted (P7_TA(2012)0502)

The new provisions would enter into force on the first day of the next part-session.

11.3. Annual report on human rights and democracy in the world 2011 and the European Union's policy on the matter (vote)

Report on the annual report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2011 and the European Union's policy on the matter [2012/2145(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Leonidas Donskis (A7-0377/2012)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2012)0503)

The following had spoken:

Jean-Pierre Audy, on his group's voting list.

Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, who asked for role-call votes on paragraph 93 and amendment 13. The requests could not be taken into account as they had been made after the deadline.

Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on the conduct of the vote.

11.4. EU's human rights strategy (vote)

Report on the review of the EU's human rights strategy [2012/2062(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Rui Tavares (A7-0378/2012)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2012)0504)

The following had spoken:

Rui Tavares (rapporteur), before the vote, to pay tribute to Albert Hirschman.

Rui Tavares, who moved oral amendments to paragraphs 43 and 70, on which Kinga Gál asked for clarification. The rapporteur provided clarification as requested and the oral amendments were accepted.

11.5. New EU-Russia agreement (vote)

Report containing the European Parliament's recommendations to the Council, the Commission and the European External Action Service on the negotiations of the new EU-Russia Agreement [2011/2050(INI)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Hannes Swoboda (A7-0338/2012)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2012)0505)

The following had spoken:

Werner Schulz, to request a roll-call vote on amendment 3, and Bernd Posselt, who explained that the roll-call vote should actually be taken on amendment 2. The request could not be taken into account as it had been made after the deadline.

11.6. Israeli government's decision to expand settlements in the West Bank (vote)

Motions for resolution B7-0561/2012, B7-0565/2012, B7-0566/2012, B7-0567/2012, B7-0568/2012, B7-0569/2012 and B7-0571/2012

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

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B7-0561/2012

(replacing B7-0561/2012, B7-0566/2012, B7-0567/2012, B7-0568/2012, B7-0569/2012 and B7-0571/2012):

tabled by the following Members:

José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Ioannis Kasoulides, Elmar Brok, Roberta Angelilli, Tokia Saïfi, Hans-Gert Pöttering and Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, on behalf of the PPE Group,

Véronique De Keyser, Ana Gomes, María Muñiz De Urquiza, Emer Costello, Pino Arlacchi and Richard Howitt, on behalf of the S&D Group,

Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Ivo Vajgl, Niccolò Rinaldi, Graham Watson, Marielle de Sarnez, Louis Michel, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Marietje Schaake and Alexandra Thein, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Charles Tannock, Ryszard Czarnecki and Adam Bielan, on behalf of the ECR Group,

Patrick Le Hyaric, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Martina Anderson, Willy Meyer, Marie-Christine Vergiat, Younous Omarjee, Marisa Matias and Alda Sousa, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group

Adopted (P7_TA(2012)0506)

(Motion for a resolution B7-0565/2012 fell.)

11.7. Situation in Ukraine (vote)

Motions for resolution B7-0544/2012, B7-0545/2012, B7-0546/2012, B7-0547/2012, B7-0548/2012 and B7-0549/2012

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

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B7-0544/2012

(replacing B7-0544/2012, B7-0545/2012, B7-0546/2012, B7-0547/2012 and B7-0548/2012):

tabled by the following Members:

José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Elmar Brok, Ioannis Kasoulides, Joachim Zeller, Arnaud Danjean, Tunne Kelam, Michael Gahler, Jacek Protasiewicz, Andrzej Grzyb, Krzysztof Lisek, Elena Băsescu, Cristian Dan Preda, Andrey Kovatchev, Lena Kolarska-Bobińska, Filip Kaczmarek, Anna Ibrisagic, Eduard Kukan, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Inese Vaidere, Roberta Angelilli, Mario Mauro, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Jarosław Kalinowski and Jan Kozłowski, on behalf of the PPE Group,

Libor Rouček, Kristian Vigenin, Marek Siwiec, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Norbert Neuser, Bogusław Liberadzki and Ioan Mircea Paşcu, on behalf of the S&D Group,

Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, Graham Watson, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff and Marietje Schaake, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Rebecca Harms, Werner Schulz and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Charles Tannock, Paweł Robert Kowal, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Ryszard Czarnecki and Marek Henryk Migalski, on behalf of the ECR Group.

Adopted (P7_TA(2012)0507)

The following had spoken:

Michael Gahler, to move an oral amendment to amendment 1.

As more than 40 Members objected to the oral amendment, it was not accepted.

(Motion for a resolution B7-0549/2012 fell.)

11.8. 2012 progress report on Albania (vote)

Motion for a resolution B7-0533/2012

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2012)0508)

The following had spoken:

Libor Rouček, to move an oral amendment to amendment 3, which was accepted.

Following the adoption of amendment 3, the S&D Group had withdrawn amendment 2.

11.9. EU steel industry (vote)

The debate had been held on 20.11.2012 (minutes of 20.11.2012, item 13).

The motions for resolutions had been announced on 13.12.2012 (minutes of 13.12.2012, item 2).

Motions for resolution B7-0540/2012, B7-0541/2012, B7-0542/2012 and B7-0543/2012

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B7-0540/2012

Rejected

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B7-0541/2012

(replacing B7-0541/2012 and B7-0542/2012):

tabled by the following Members:

Amalia Sartori, Herbert Reul, Roberta Angelilli and Jean-Pierre Audy, on behalf of the PPE Group,

Patrizia Toia, Alejandro Cercas, Pervenche Berès and Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, on behalf of the S&D Group.

Adopted (P7_TA(2012)0509)

(Motion for a resolution B7-0543/2012 fell.)

11.10. A new sustainable and competitive steel industry (vote)

Motion for a resolution by Erminia Mazzoni, on behalf of the Committee on Petitions, pursuant to Rule 202(2), on a new sustainable and competitive steel industry, based on a petition received (2012/2905(RSP)) (B7-0550/2012)

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P7_TA(2012)0510)

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The following spoke: Jean-Pierre Audy, who requested, pursuant to Article 15(6)(d) of the Treaty on European Union, that the European Council report to Parliament on the forthcoming European Council meeting of 13 and 14 December 2012.

12. 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:

(Voting time on Wednesday, 12 December)

Report: Anni Podimata - A7-0396/2012

Monica Luisa Macovei, Emer Costello, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Charles Tannock and David Campbell Bannerman

Report: Janusz Wojciechowski - A7-0331/2012

Vicky Ford, Petri Sarvamaa, Mitro Repo, Sirpa Pietikäinen and Charles Tannock

Report: Monika Flašíková Beňová - A7-0383/2012

Paul Murphy, Emer Costello, Mitro Repo, Anna Záborská, Sirpa Pietikäinen and Elena Băsescu

(Voting time on Thursday, 13 December)

Report: Tatjana Ždanoka - A7-0361/2012

Monica Luisa Macovei, Anna Záborská, Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė, Elena Băsescu and Sirpa Pietikäinen

Report: Leonidas Donskis - A7-0377/2012

Monica Luisa Macovei, Mitro Repo, Anna Záborská, Elena Băsescu and Bernd Posselt

Report: Rui Tavares - A7-0378/2012

Monica Luisa Macovei, Mitro Repo, Adam Bielan and Seán Kelly

Report: Hannes Swoboda - A7-0338/2012

Mitro Repo, Adam Bielan, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Elena Băsescu and Bernd Posselt

Israeli government's decision to expand settlements in the West Bank - RC-B7-0561/2012

Mitro Repo, Elena Băsescu, Bernd Posselt and Anna Záborská

Situation in Ukraine - RC-B7-0544/2012

Monica Luisa Macovei, Mitro Repo, Adam Bielan and Bernd Posselt

2012 progress report on Albania - B7-0533/2012

Mitro Repo, Charles Tannock, Elena Băsescu and Bernd Posselt

EU steel industry - RC-B7-0541/2012

Paul Murphy, Monica Luisa Macovei, Petru Constantin Luhan and Elena Băsescu

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The President informed the House that a ceremony in honour of Václav Havel would be held around a neon heart installed at the entrance to the Altiero Spinelli building on 17 December 2012 at 18.00.

13. 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 13.50 and resumed at 15.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Rainer WIELAND
Vice-President

14. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

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Niccolò Rinaldi had been present at the sittings of 5 May 2010 and 2 February 2011, but his name was not on the attendance register.

Niccolò Rinaldi had informed the Chair that he had been present at the sittings of 21 April 2010 and 16 January 2012, but his name was not on the attendance register.

15. 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 11.12.2012, item 3)

15.1. Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Motions for resolution B7-0562/2012, B7-0563/2012, B7-0570/2012, B7-0572/2012, B7-0573/2012, B7-0579/2012 and B7-0580/2012

Mariya Gabriel, Corina Creţu, Nicole Kiil-Nielsen, Kristiina Ojuland and Paul Murphy introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE Group, Zita Gurmai, on behalf of the S&D Group, Marietje Schaake, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Jaroslav Paška, on behalf of the EFD Group, Cristian Dan Preda and Mitro Repo.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Eija-Riitta Korhola, Eduard Kukan, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Seán Kelly and Krzysztof Lisek.

The following spoke: Dacian Cioloş (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 13.12.2012, item 16.1.

15.2. Caste discrimination in India

Motions for resolution B7-0564/2012, B7-0574/2012, B7-0575/2012, B7-0576/2012, B7-0577/2012, B7-0578/2012 and B7-0581/2012

Peter van Dalen, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Barbara Lochbihler, Cristian Dan Preda, Marietje Schaake and Paul Murphy introduced motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Eija-Riitta Korhola, on behalf of the PPE Group, Corina Creţu, on behalf of the S&D Group, Kristiina Ojuland, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Carl Schlyter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jaroslav Paška, on behalf of the EFD Group, Seán Kelly, Mitro Repo and Bernd Posselt.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Zita Gurmai.

The following spoke: Dacian Cioloş (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 13.12.2012, item 16.2.

16. Voting time

Detailed voting results (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.

16.1. Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (vote)

Motions for resolution B7-0562/2012, B7-0563/2012, B7-0570/2012, B7-0572/2012, B7-0573/2012, B7-0579/2012 and B7-0580/2012

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

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B7-0562/2012

(replacing B7-0562/2012, B7-0563/2012, B7-0570/2012, B7-0572/2012, B7-0573/2012, B7-0579/2012 and B7-0580/2012):

tabled by the following Members:

José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Mariya Gabriel, Jean Roatta, Elmar Brok, Cristian Dan Preda, Filip Kaczmarek, Bernd Posselt, Roberta Angelilli, Mario Mauro, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris, Zuzana Roithová, Monica Luisa Macovei, Sari Essayah, Giovanni La Via, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Philippe Boulland, Eduard Kukan, Tunne Kelam, Michèle Striffler, Edit Bauer, Anne Delvaux and Martin Kastler, on behalf of the PPE Group,

Ana Gomes, Ricardo Cortés Lastra, Richard Howitt, Corina Creţu, Liisa Jaakonsaari, María Muñiz De Urquiza, Minodora Cliveti and Mitro Repo, on behalf of the S&D Group,

Louis Michel, Marietje Schaake, Sarah Ludford, Charles Goerens, Nathalie Griesbeck, Robert Rochefort, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Marielle de Sarnez, Graham Watson, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Sonia Alfano, Kristiina Ojuland and Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Isabelle Durant, Judith Sargentini, Barbara Lochbihler, Bart Staes, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Jean-Jacob Bicep, Jean Lambert, Malika Benarab-Attou and Rui Tavares, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Charles Tannock, Jan Zahradil, Oldřich Vlasák and Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the ECR Group,

Marie-Christine Vergiat and Younous Omarjee, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group,

Fiorello Provera, on behalf of the EFD Group.

Adopted (P7_TA(2012)0511)

16.2. Caste discrimination in India (vote)

Motions for resolution B7-0564/2012, B7-0574/2012, B7-0575/2012, B7-0576/2012, B7-0577/2012, B7-0578/2012 and B7-0581/2012

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

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION B7-0564/2012

Rejected

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION RC-B7-0574/2012

(replacing B7-0574/2012, B7-0575/2012, B7-0576/2012, B7-0577/2012, B7-0578/2012 and B7-0581/2012):

tabled by the following Members:

José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Lena Kolarska-Bobińska, Elmar Brok, Cristian Dan Preda, Filip Kaczmarek, Jean Roatta, Bernd Posselt, Roberta Angelilli, Mario Mauro, Eija-Riitta Korhola, Sergio Paolo Francesco Silvestris, Zuzana Roithová, Monica Luisa Macovei, Sari Essayah, Giovanni La Via, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Mariya Gabriel, Philippe Boulland, Eduard Kukan, Tunne Kelam, Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa, Edit Bauer and Martin Kastler, on behalf of the PPE Group,

Ana Gomes, Jörg Leichtfried, Richard Howitt, Liisa Jaakonsaari, Mitro Repo, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Emilio Menéndez del Valle and Maria Badia i Cutchet, on behalf of the S&D Group,

Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Marietje Schaake, Niccolò Rinaldi, Phil Bennion, Leonidas Donskis, Sarah Ludford, Robert Rochefort, Louis Michel, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Marielle de Sarnez, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Sonia Alfano, Edward McMillan-Scott, Kristiina Ojuland and Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, on behalf of the ALDE Group,

Karima Delli, Franziska Keller, Jean Lambert, Barbara Lochbihler, Rui Tavares, Satu Hassi, Nicole Kiil-Nielsen, Raül Romeva i Rueda and Margrete Auken, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group,

Charles Tannock, Peter van Dalen and Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the ECR Group,

Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group.

Adopted (P7_TA(2012)0512)

The following had spoken:

Barbara Lochbihler, who had moved an oral amendment to amendment 1, which had been accepted.

17. 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.

18. Written declarations included in the register (Rule 123)

Number of signatures obtained by the written declarations included in the register (Rule 123(3)):

19. Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting

Pursuant to Rule 179(2), the minutes of that day's sitting would be submitted to Parliament for its approval at the beginning of the next sitting.

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

20. Documents received

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

- Special Report No 18/2012 (2011 discharge) – European Union Assistance to Kosovo related to the rule of law (N7-0118/2012 - C7-0372/2012 - 2012/2283(DEC))

- Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending certain legislative acts in the domain of agricultural and fishery statistics (COM(2012)0724 - C7-0397/2012 - 2012/0343(COD))

- Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Protocol agreed between the European Union and the Republic of Madagascar setting out fishing opportunities and the financial contribution provided for in the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the two parties currently in force (14164/1/2012 - C7-0408/2012 - 2012/0238(NLE))

- Proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the United States of America pursuant to Article XXIV:6 and Article XXVIII of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994 relating to the modification of concessions in the schedules of the Republic of Bulgaria and Romania in the course of their accession to the European Union (12213/2012 - C7-0409/2012 - 2012/0167(NLE))

- Proposal for a Council Decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (COM(2012)0709 - C7-0410/2012 - 2012/0335(NLE))

- Proposal for a Council Regulation establishing for the period 2014-2020 the programme 'Europe for Citizens' (COM(2011)0884 - C7-0411/2012)

- Consolidated annual accounts of the European Union for the financial year 2011 (COM(2012)0436 (COR1) – 2012/2167(DEC) – 2012/2221(DEC))

21. Dates of forthcoming sittings

The next sittings would be held from 14 January 2013 to 17 January 2013.

22. Adjournment of the session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

The sitting closed at 16.05.

The following signed:

Agnew, Albertini, Albrecht, Alfonsi, Allam, Alves, Andersdotter, Anderson, Andreasen, Andrés Barea, Andrieu, Andrikienė, Angelilli, Antinoro, Antonescu, Antoniozzi, Arlacchi, Arsenis, Ashworth, Atkins, Auconie, Audy, Margrete Auken, Ayala Sender, Aylward, van Baalen, Bach, Badia i Cutchet, Bagó, Baldassarre, Balz, Balzani, Băsescu, Bastos, Batten, Bearder, Becker, Belder, Belet, Bélier, Benarab-Attou, Bendtsen, Bennahmias, Bennion, Berlato, Berlinguer, Berman, Berra, Besset, Bicep, Bielan, Bilbao Barandica, Bisky, Bizzotto, Blinkevičiūtė, Bodu, Böge, Borghezio, Borsellino, Borys, Boştinaru, Boulland, Bové, Bowles, Bozkurt, Brantner, Bratkowski, Brepoels, Březina, Brons, Brzobohatá, Bufton, Bullmann, Bütikofer, Buzek, Cadec, Callanan, van de Camp, Campbell Bannerman, Cancian, Capoulas Santos, Caronna, Carvalho, Cashman, Casini, Caspary, Castex, del Castillo Vera, Cavada, Cercas, Češková, Chatzimarkakis, Childers, Chountis, Christensen, Chrysogelos, Claeys, Cliveti, Coelho, Cofferati, Collin-Langen, Colman, Comi, Cornelissen, Correa Zamora, António Fernando Correia de Campos, Cortés Lastra, Silvia Costa, Costello, Cottigny, Cozzolino, Cramer, Creţu, Creutzmann, Cuschieri, Cutaş, Cymański, Czarnecki, Frédéric Daerden, van Dalen, Dăncilă, Danellis, Danjean, Dantin, (The Earl of) Dartmouth, Dati, Daul, Davies, De Angelis, De Backer, De Castro, Dehaene, Delvaux, de Sarnez, Désir, Deß, Deva, De Veyrac, Domenici, Donskis, Dorfmann, Droutsas, Duff, Durant, Dušek, Ehler, Ehrenhauser, Eickhout, El Khadraoui, Elles, Enciu, Engel, Engström, Eppink, Ernst, Ertug, Estrela, Evans, Fajmon, Fajon, Falbr, Färm, Feio, Ferber, Elisa Ferreira, João Ferreira, Fidanza, Fisas Ayxela, Fjellner, Flašíková Beňová, Flautre, Fleckenstein, Florenz, Fontana, Ford, Foster, Fox, Fraga Estévez, Franco, Mariya Gabriel, Gahler, Gál, Gallagher, Gallo, Gáll-Pelcz, Garcés Ramón, García-Hierro Caraballo, García Pérez, Gardiazábal Rubial, Gardini, Gebhardt, Geier, Gerbrandy, Geringer de Oedenberg, Giannakou, Giegold, Gierek, Girling, Glante, Glattfelder, Goebbels, Goerens, Gomes, de Grandes Pascual, Gräßle, Grech, Grèze, Griesbeck, Griffin, Gróbarczyk, Groote, Grosch, Grossetête, Grzyb, Gualtieri, Guerrero Salom, Guillaume, Gurmai, Gutiérrez Prieto, Häfner, Fiona Hall, Händel, Hannan, Harbour, Harkin, Hartong, Hassi, Haug, Häusling, Hedh, Helmer, Hénin, Herczog, Herranz García, Hibner, Higgins, Nadja Hirsch, Hoang Ngoc, Hohlmeier, Hökmark, Honeyball, Hortefeux, Howitt, Danuta Maria Hübner, Hughes, Hyusmenova, Iacolino, Ibrisagic, Ilchev, Imbrasas, in 't Veld, Iotova, Iovine, Irigoyen Pérez, Ivan, Jaakonsaari, Jäätteenmäki, Jadot, Jahr, Járóka, Jazłowiecka, Jędrzejewska, Jeggle, Jiménez-Becerril Barrio, Joly, de Jong, Jordan, Jørgensen, Kacin, Kaczmarek, Kadenbach, Kalfin, Kalinowski, Kalniete, Kamiński, van der Kammen, Kammerevert, Karas, Kariņš, Kasoulides, Kastler, Kazak, Kelam, Keller, Kelly, Kiil-Nielsen, Kirilov, Kirkhope, Klaß, Kleva Kekuš, Klinz, Koch, Kolarska-Bobińska, Koppa, Korhola, Köstinger, Béla Kovács, Kovatchev, Kowal, Kozłowski, Kožušník, Krahmer, Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Krehl, Kuhn, Kukan, Kurski, Lamassoure, Lambert, Lamberts, Lambsdorff, Landsbergis, Lange, de Lange, Langen, La Via, Le Brun, Le Grip, Legutko, Lehne, Le Hyaric, Leichtfried, Leinen, Lepage, Marine Le Pen, Lichtenberger, Liese, Lisek, Lochbihler, Løkkegaard, Lope Fontagné, López Aguilar, Lösing, Lövin, Ludford, Ludvigsson, Luhan, Łukacijewska, Lulling, Lunacek, Lyon, McAvan, McCarthy, McClarkin, McGuinness, McIntyre, McMillan-Scott, Macovei, Malinov, Manders, Mănescu, Maňka, Mann, Manner, Marcinkiewicz, Marinescu, David Martin, Hans-Peter Martin, Martínez Martínez, Masip Hidalgo, Maštálka, Matera, Mathieu, Matias, Matula, Mazej Kukovič, Mazzoni, Mélenchon, Melo, Menéndez del Valle, Merkies, Messerschmidt, Mészáros, Migalski, Mikolášik, Milana, Millán Mon, Miranda, Mirsky, Mitchell, Mölzer, Moraes, Moreira, Morganti, Morin-Chartier, Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė, Motti, Mulder, Muñiz De Urquiza, Murphy, Muscardini, Mynář, Naranjo Escobar, Nattrass, Neuser, Neveďalová, Newton Dunn, Neynsky, Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Nicholson, Nicolai, Niculescu, Niebler, Nilsson, van Nistelrooij, Nitras, Obermayr, Obiols, Ojuland, Olbrycht, Omarjee, Őry, Ouzký, Oviir, Pack, Padar, Paksas, Paleckis, Paliadeli, Pallone, Panayotov, Panayotova, Panzeri, Papadopoulou, Papanikolaou, Papastamkos, Pargneaux, Paşcu, Paška, Patrão Neves, Paulsen, Pieper, Pietikäinen, Piotrowski, Pirillo, Pirker, Pittella, Poc, Podimata, Ponga, Poręba, Posselt, Pöttering, Poupakis, Preda, Prendergast, Prodi, Protasiewicz, Proust, Provera, Quisthoudt-Rowohl, Rangel, Ransdorf, Rapkay, Rapti, Regner, Reimers, Remek, Repo, Reul, Riera Madurell, Ries, Rinaldi, Rivasi, Rivellini, Roatta, Rodust, Rohde, Roithová, Romero López, Romeva i Rueda, Ronzulli, Rosbach, Rossi, Roth-Behrendt, Rouček, Rübig, Rubiks, Rühle, Šadurskis, Saïfi, Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Salatto, Salavrakos, Salvini, Sánchez Presedo, Sanchez-Schmid, Sârbu, Sargentini, Sartori, Sarvamaa, Savisaar-Toomast, Schaake, Schaldemose, Schlyter, Olle Schmidt, Schnellhardt, Schnieber-Jastram, Scholz, Schöpflin, Schroedter, Martin Schulz, Werner Schulz, Schwab, Scottà, Scurria, Sedó i Alabart, Seeber, Sehnalová, Senyszyn, Serracchiani, Severin, Silvestris, Simon, Simpson, Sinclaire, Sippel, Siwiec, Skinner, Skrzydlewska, Skylakakis, Smith, Smolková, Sógor, Sommer, Søndergaard, Sosa Wagner, Sousa, Speroni, Stadler, Staes, Stassen, Šťastný, Stavrakakis, Steinruck, Stevenson, Stihler, van der Stoep, Stolojan, Stoyanov, Strejček, Striffler, Surján, Susta, Svensson, Swinburne, Szájer, Szymański, Tabajdi, Takkula, Tănăsescu, Tannock, Tarabella, Tarand, Tavares, Keith Taylor, Rebecca Taylor, Teixeira, Terho, Thein, Theocharous, Theurer, Thomas, Thomsen, Thun und Hohenstein, Thyssen, Ţicău, Tirolien, Toia, Torvalds, Tošenovský, Toussas, Trautmann, Triantaphyllides, Trüpel, Trzaskowski, Tsoukalas, Turmes, Tzavela, Uggias, Ulmer, Ulvskog, Vadim Tudor, Vajgl, Van Brempt, Vanhecke, Van Orden, Vaughan, Vergnaud, Verheyen, Vidal-Quadras, Vigenin, Vitkauskaite, Vlasák, Vlasto, Voss, Wałęsa, Henri Weber, Manfred Weber, Renate Weber, Weidenholzer, Weiler, Weisgerber, Werthmann, Westlund, Westphal, Wieland, Wikström, Willmott, Wils, Hermann Winkler, Iuliu Winkler, Włosowicz, Yáñez-Barnuevo García, Záborská, Zahradil, Zala, Zalba Bidegain, Zalewski, Zanicchi, Zanoni, Zasada, Ždanoka, Zeller, Zemke, Zéribi, Zijlstra, Zimmer, Ziobro, Zuber, Zver, Zwiefka,

Observers

Antičević Marinović, Borzan, Božinović, Grubišić, Jerković, Matušić, Radoš, Vrbat, Vuljanić