14.12.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 305 E/15

Monday 4 September 2006 IN THE CHAIR: Vice-President

The following spoke: Claude Turmes (draftsman of the opinion of the ENVI Committee), John Whittaker, Zsolt László Becsey, , Dariusz Maciej Grabowski, Piia-Noora Kauppi, Joseph Muscat, Geor- gios Karatzaferis, Reinhard Rack, Kathy Sinnott, Avril Doyle, Philip Bradbourn, Luís Queiró, Renate Sommer and László Kovács (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 05.09.2006, Item 9.3.

19. Funding to deal with pollution caused by ships ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the and of the Council on a multiannual funding for the action of the European Maritime Safety Agency in the field of response to pollution caused by ships and amending Regulation (EC) No 1406/2002 [COM(2005)0210) — C6-0153/2005 — 2005/0098(COD)] — Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Luis de Grandes Pascual (A6-0184/2006)

Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

Luis de Grandes Pascual introduced the report.

The following spoke: (draftsman of the opinion of the BUDG Committee), Rodi Kratsa-Tsagar- opoulou, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Willi Piecyk, on behalf of the PSE Group, and Josu Ortuondo Larrea, on behalf of the ALDE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS Vice-President

The following spoke: Margrete Auken, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Georgios Toussas, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Luís Queiró, Rosa Miguélez Ramos, Alyn Smith, Nikolaos Sifunakis, Inés Ayala Sender and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 05.09.2006, Item 9.1.

20. Forest fires and floods (debate)

Commission statement: Forest fires and floods

Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Gerardo Galeote, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Rosa Miguélez Ramos, on behalf of the PSE Group, Ignasi Guardans Cambó, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Ilda Figueiredo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Janusz Wojciechowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Ryszard Czarnecki, Non-attached Member, Konstantinos Hatzidakis, Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos, Josu Ortuondo Larrea, Willy Meyer Pleite, Sebastiano (Nello) Musumeci and Ville Itälä. C 305 E/16 Official Journal of the European Union EN 14.12.2006

Monday 4 September 2006 IN THE CHAIR: Miroslav OUZKÝ Vice-President The following spoke: Stavros Lambrinidis and Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański.

IN THE CHAIR: Josep BORRELL FONTELLES President The following spoke: Françoise Grossetête, Antolín Sánchez Presedo, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk, Markus Pieper, Evangelia Tzampazi, Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Edite Estrela, Francisco José Millán Mon, Ioannis Gklavakis, Paul Rübig and Stavros Dimas. As the motions for resolutions tabled were not yet available, they would be announced in plenary at a later time (see Minutes of 05.09.2006, Item 4). The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 07.09.2005, Item 7.5.

IN THE CHAIR: Miroslav OUZKÝ Vice-President

21. Situation in DR Congo (debate) Commission statement: Situation in DR Congo

Louis Michel (Member of the Commission) made the statement. The following spoke: Jürgen Schröder, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Ana Maria Gomes, on behalf of the PSE Group, Philippe Morillon, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Marie-Hélène Aubert, on behalf of the Verts/ ALE Group, Tobias Pflüger, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Ryszard Czarnecki, Non-attached Member, , Richard Howitt, Johan Van Hecke, Fiona Hall and Louis Michel.

The debate closed.

22. Agenda for next sitting The agenda for the next sitting had been established (‘Agenda’ PE 377.309/OJMA).

23. Closure of sitting The sitting closed at 22.35.

Julian Priestley Josep Borrell Fontelles Secretary-General President