C 74 E/102 Official Journal of the European Union EN 28.3.2009

Wednesday 4 February 2009 Question 3 (Silvia-Adriana Ţicău): Measures to improve the energy efficiency of buildings.

Alexandr Vondra answered the question and supplementaries by Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Zita Pleštinská and .

Question 4 (Colm Burke): Energy, External Relations and the Economy under the Czech Presidency.

Alexandr Vondra answered the question and supplementaries by Colm Burke, Justas Vincas Paleckis and Paul Rübig.

Question 5 (): Tobacco control and smoking cessation.

Alexandr Vondra answered the question and supplementaries by Avril Doyle and Mairead McGuinness.

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

Council Question Time closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 19.15 and resumed at 21.10.)

IN THE CHAIR: Gérard ONESTA Vice-President

15. Dramatic consequences of the ‘Klaus’ storm in Southern Europe (debate)

Commission statement: Dramatic consequences of the ‘Klaus’ storm in Southern Europe

Androulla Vassiliou (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

IN THE CHAIR: Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU Vice-President

The following spoke: Christine De Veyrac, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Kader Arif, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jean Marie Beaupuy, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Gérard Onesta, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jean-Claude Martinez, Non-attached Member, Maria Badia i Cutchet, Anne Laperrouze, Gilles Savary and Rosa Miguélez Ramos.

The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Flaviu Călin Rus, Mairead McGuinness and .

The following spoke: Androulla Vassiliou.

The debate closed.

16. Use of PCB waste oils in an Irish food recycling plant (debate)

Commission statement: Use of PCB waste oils in an Irish food recycling plant

Androulla Vassiliou (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Mairead McGuinness, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, , on behalf of the PSE Group, , on behalf of the UEN Group, Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Bairbre de Brún, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Kathy Sinnott, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Jim Allister, Non-attached Member, Maria Petre, Petya Stavreva, Elisabeth Jeggle, James Nicholson and Avril Doyle. 28.3.2009 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 74 E/103

Wednesday 4 February 2009 The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Mairead McGuinness, Friedrich-Wilhelm Graefe zu Baringdorf, Jan Mulder, Jim Allister, Avril Doyle and James Nicholson. The following spoke: Androulla Vassiliou.

The debate closed.

17. Agenda of the next sitting The agenda of the next day's sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 419.079/OJJE).

18. Closure of the sitting The sitting closed at 22.45.

Harald Rømer Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou Secretary-General Vice-President