ACTA#Martes, 26 de septiembre de 2006

• Jurisdiction: European Union
• Published date: 22 November 2007
• Celex Number: C2006/306E/02

15.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union CE 306/15

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MINUTES

(2006/C 306 E/02)

PROCEEDINGS OF THE SITTING

IN THE CHAIR: Dagmar ROTH-BEHRENDT

Vice-President

1. Opening of sitting

The sitting opened at 09.00.

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Antonio Tajani condemned a terrorist attack that had taken place in Kabul that morning, to which Italian soldiers serving in the ISAF had fallen victim. The President promised to inform the President of Parliament of the matter.

2. Documents received

The following documents had been received:

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from the Council and Commission: — Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the submission of nominal catch statistics by Member States fishing in the north-east Atlantic (Codified version) (COM(2006)0497 — C6-0301/2006 — 2006/0164(COD)) referred to responsible: JURI — Draft General Budget of the European Communities for the financial year 2007 (11675/2006 [02] — C6-0300/2006 — 2006/2018B(BUD)) referred to responsible: BUDG opinion: PETI, FEMM, AFCO, DEVE, CULT, AFET, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, ITRE, JURI, ECON, CONT, LIBE, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI — Draft general budget of the European Communities for the financial year 2007 (11675/2006 [01] — C6-0299/2006 — 2006/2018(BUD)) referred to responsible: BUDG opinion: PETI, FEMM, AFCO, DEVE, CULT, AFET, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, ITRE, JURI, ECON, CONT, LIBE, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI — Proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2001/886/JHA on the development of the second generation Schengen information System (SIS II) (COM(2006)0383 [02] — C6-0297/2006 — 2006/0126(CNS)) referred to responsible: LIBE — Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 2424/2001 on the development of the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) (COM(2006)0383 [01] — C6-0296/2006 — 2006/0125(CNS)) referred to responsible: LIBE — Proposal for a Council regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 639/2004 on the management of fishing fleets registered in the Community outermost regions (COM(2006)0433 — C6-0295/2006 — 2006/0148(CNS)) referred to responsible: PECH opinion: REGI — European Commission: Final annual accounts of the European Commission — Financial year 2005 — Volume II — Parts I and II (SEC(2006)0916 — C6-0263/2006 — 2006/2070(DEC)) referred to responsible: CONT opinion: PETI, FEMM, AFCO, DEVE, CULT, AFET, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, ITRE, JURI, ECON, LIBE, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI — European Commission: Final annual accounts of the European Communities — Financial year 2005 — Volume I — Consolidated financial statements and consolidated reports on implementation of the budget (SEC(2006)0915 — C6-0262/2006 — 2006/2070(DEC)) referred to responsible: CONT opinion: PETI, FEMM, AFCO, DEVE, CULT, AFET, PECH, AGRI, ENVI, EMPL, BUDG, ITRE, JURI, ECON, LIBE, INTA, IMCO, TRAN, REGI — Draft proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Code on Visas (COM(2006)0403 — C6-0254/2006 — 2006/0142(COD)) referred to responsible: LIBE — Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a mechanism for the creation of Rapid Border Intervention Teams and amending Council Regulation (EC) No 2007/2004 as regards that mechanism (COM(2006)0401 — C6-0253/2006 — 2006/0140(COD)) referred to responsible: LIBE opinion: AFET

2) from Members: 2.1) reports: — Report on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Jannis Sakellariou. (2006/2145(IMM)) — JURI Committee. Rapporteur: Klaus-Heiner Lehne (A6-0273/2006) — Report on amendment of Rules 3 and 4 of Parliament's Rules of Procedure (2005/2036(REG)) — AFCO Committee. Rapporteur: Borut Pahor (A6-0274/2006) — * Report on the proposal for a Council decision empowering the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights to pursue its activities in areas referred to in Title VI of the Treaty on European Union (COM(2005)0280 [[02]] — C6-0289/2005 — 2005/0125(CNS)) — LIBE Committee. Rapporteur: Magda Kósáné Kovács (A6-0282/2006)

3. Services of general interest (debate)

Report on the Commission White Paper on services of general interest [2006/2101(INI)] — Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs.

Rapporteur: Bernhard Rapkay (A6-0275/2006)

Bernhard Rapkay introduced the report.

José Manuel Barroso (President of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Gunnar Hökmark, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sophia in 't Veld, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Alain Lipietz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, John Whittaker, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Françoise Castex (draftsman of the opinion of the INTA Committee), Proinsias De Rossa (draftsman of the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Werner Langen (draftsman of the opinion of the ITRE Committee), József Szájer (draftsman of the opinion of the IMCO Committee), Emanuel Jardim Fernandes (draftsman of the opinion of the TRAN Committee), Markus Pieper (draftsman of the opinion of the REGI Committee), Robert Goebbels on Mr Pieper's remarks, Gabriele Stauner (draftsman of the opinion of the JURI Committee), Marianne Thyssen and Harlem Désir.

IN THE CHAIR: Mario MAURO

Vice-President

The following spoke: Bernard Lehideux, Pierre Jonckheer, Sahra Wagenknecht, Jens-Peter Bonde, Leopold Józef Rutowicz, Alexander Radwan, Robert Goebbels, Danutė Budreikaitė, Elisabeth Schroedter, Kartika Tamara Liotard, Johannes Blokland, Othmar Karas, Bernadette Vergnaud, Ian Hudghton, Roberto Musacchio, Patrick Louis, Malcolm Harbour, Ieke van den Burg, Jiří Maštálka, Karsten Friedrich Hoppenstedt, Corien Wortmann-Kool, Małgorzata Handzlik, Zita Pleštinská, Andreas Schwab, Alexander Stubb, Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin, Eoin Ryan, Jean-Claude Martinez, José Manuel Barroso and Robert Goebbels, who put a supplementary question to the Commission, which José Manuel Barroso answered.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 27.09.2006, Item 5.10.

4. Progress ***II (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community Programme for Employment and Social Solidarity — Progress [6282/3/2006 — C6-0272/2006 — 2004/0158(COD)] — Committee on Employment and Social Affairs.

Rapporteur: Karin Jöns (A6-0300/2006)

Karin Jöns introduced the recommendation for second reading.

Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Robert Atkins, who expressed his dissatisfaction that voting time was to begin late, and Jan Andersson, on behalf of the PSE Group.

The debate was suspended at that point for voting time. It would resumed at 21.00.

IN THE CHAIR: Luigi COCILOVO

Vice-President

5. Voting time

Details of voting (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in the ‘Results of votes’ annex to the Minutes.

5.1. Request for consultation of the European Economic and Social Committee — Housing and regional politics (Rule 117) (vote)

Request for consultation: Housing and regional politics

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 1)

Approved

5.2. Request for consultation of the Committee of the Regions — Housing and regional politics (Rule 118) (vote)

Request for consultation: Housing and regional politics

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 2)

Approved

5.3. Request for the defence of Jannis Sakellariou's immunity (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the request for defence of the immunity and privileges of Jannis Sakellariou [2006/2145(IMM)] Committee on Legal Affairs.

Rapporteur: Klaus-Heiner Lehne (A6-0273/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 3)

PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0359)

5.4. Media and development (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on the media and development [2006/2080(INI)] — Committee on Development.

Rapporteur: Manolis Mavrommatis (A6-0264/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 4)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted by single vote (P6_TA(2006)0360)

5.5. The European dimension of school teaching materials (Rule 131) (vote)

Report on initiatives to complement school curricula providing appropriate support measures to include the European Dimension [2006/2041(INI)] — Committee on Culture and Education.

Rapporteur: Christopher Beazley (A6-0267/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 5)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P6_TA(2006)0361)

The following spoke on the vote:

— the rapporteur, who moved an oral amendment to paragraph 1, which was incorporated.

5.6. Cleaner air for Europe ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on ambient air quality and cleaner air for Europe [COM(2005)0447 — C6-0356/2005 — 2005/0183(COD)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.

Rapporteur: Holger Krahmer (A6-0234/2006)

(Simple majority)

(Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 6)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL

Approved as amended (P6_TA(20...