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5. Zwalczanie HIV/AIDS W Unii Europejskiej Iw Państwach Z Nią Sąsiadują 20.3.2008 PL Dziennik Urzędowy Unii Europejskiej C 74 E/23 Wtorek, 24 kwietnia 2007 r. Edit Herczog przedstawił sprawozdanie (A6-0097/2007, A6-0098/2007, A6-0116/2007, A6-0118/2007, A6-0100/2007, A6-0103/2007, A6-0105/2007, A6-0101/2007, A6-0099/2007, A6-0120/2007, A6-0113/2007, A6-0114/2007, A6-0121/2007, A6-0112/2007, A6-0119/2007 i A6-0102/2007). Głos zabrał Siim Kallas (wiceprzewodniczący Komisji). Głos zabrali: Ralf Walter (sprawozdawca komisji opiniodawczej DEVE) (A6-0095/2007 i A6-0115/2007), Jutta Haug (sprawozdawczyni komisji opiniodawczej ENVI) (A6-0095/2007, A6-0103/2007, A6-0112/ 2007 i A6-0119/2007), Michael Cramer (sprawozdawca komisji opiniodawczej TRAN) (A6-0095/2007 i A6-0121/2007), Helga Trüpel (sprawozdawczyni komisji opiniodawczej CULT) (A6-0095/2007), Bárbara Dührkop Dührkop (sprawozdawczyni komisji opiniodawczej LIBE) (A6-0095/2007 i A6-0120/2007), Lissy Gröner (sprawozdawczyni komisji opiniodawczej FEMM) (A6-0095/2007), Véronique Mathieu w imieniu grupy PPE-DE, Dan Jørgensen w imieniu grupy PSE, Jan Mulder w imieniu grupy ALDE, Zbigniew Krzysztof Kuźmiuk w imieniu grupy UEN, i Bart Staes w imieniu grupy Verts/ALE. PRZEWODNICTWO: Diana WALLIS Wiceprzewodnicząca Głos zabrali: Esko Seppänen w imieniu grupy GUE/NGL, Nils Lundgren w imieniu grupy IND/DEM, Ashley Mote w imieniu grupy ITS, Hans-Peter Martin niezrzeszony, Esther De Lange, Edith Mastenbroek, Bill Newton Dunn, Janusz Wojciechowski, Paul van Buitenen, JiříMaštálka, John Whittaker, Alexander Stubb, Paulo Casaca, Kyösti Virrankoski, Ingeborg Gräßle, Herbert Bösch, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, José Javier Pomés Ruiz, Szabolcs Fazakas, James Elles, Markus Ferber, Siim Kallas i Bart Staes. Debata została zamknięta. Głosowanie: pkt 7.30 protokołu z dnia 24.04.2007, pkt 7.31 protokołu z dnia 24.04.2007, pkt 7.32 protokołuz dnia 24.04.2007, pkt 7.5 protokołu z dnia 24.04.2007, pkt 7.6 protokołu z dnia 24.04.2007, pkt 7.7 protokołu z dnia 24.04.2007, pkt 7.33 protokołu z dnia 24.04.2007, pkt 7.8 protokołu z dnia 24.04.2007, pkt 7.9 protokołu z dnia 24.04.2007, pkt 7.10 protokołu z dnia 24.04.2007, pkt 7.11 protokołu z dnia 24.04.2007, pkt 7.12 protokołu z dnia 24.04.2007, pkt 7.34 protokołu z dnia 24.04.2007, pkt 7.13 protokołu z dnia 24.04.2007, pkt 7.14 protokołu z dnia 24.04.2007, pkt 7.15 protokołu z dnia 24.04.2007, pkt 7.16 protokołu z dnia 24.04.2007, pkt 7.17 protokołu z dnia 24.04.2007, pkt 7.18 protokołu z dnia 24.04.2007, pkt 7.19 protokołu z dnia 24.04.2007, pkt.7.20 protokołu z dnia 24.04.2007, pkt 7.21 protokołu z dnia 24.04.2007, pkt 7.22 protokołu z dnia 24.04.2007, pkt 7.23 protokołu z dnia 24.04.2007, pkt 7.24 protokołu z dnia 24.04.2007 i pkt 7.25 protokołu z dnia 24.04.2007. 5. Zwalczanie HIV/AIDS w Unii Europejskiej i w państwach z nią sąsiadują- cych w latach 2006-2009 (debata) Sprawozdanie w sprawie zwalczania HIV/AIDS w Unii Europejskiej i w państwach z nią sąsiadujących w latach 2006-2009 [ 2006/2232(INI)] — Komisja Ochrony Środowiska Naturalnego, Zdrowia Publicznego i Bezpieczeństwa Żywności. Sprawozdawca: Georgs Andrejevs (A6-0091/2007) Georgs Andrejevs przedstawił sprawozdanie. C 74 E/24 Dziennik Urzędowy Unii Europejskiej PL 20.3.2008 Wtorek, 24 kwietnia 2007 r. PRZEWODNICTWO: Miguel Ángel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ Wiceprzewodniczący Głos zabrali: Ulla Schmidt (urzędująca przewodnicząca Rady) i Markos Kyprianou (członek Komisji). Głos zabrali: Zita Gurmai (sprawozdawczyni komisji opiniodawczej FEMM), Antonios Trakatellis w imieniu grupy PPE-DE, Dorette Corbey w imieniu grupy PSE, Marios Matsakis w imieniu grupy ALDE, Bogusław Rogalski w imieniu grupy UEN, Umberto Guidoni w imieniu grupy GUE/NGL, Irena Belohorská niezrze- szona, Michael Cashman (sprawozdawca komisji opiniodawczej LIBE), Åsa Westlund, Karin Scheele, Ulla Schmidt i Markos Kyprianou. Debata została zamknięta. Głosowanie: pkt 7.35 protokołu z dnia 24.04.2007. (Posiedzenie, zawieszone o godz. 11:50 w oczekiwaniu na głosowanie, zostało wznowione o godz. 12.00.) PRZEWODNICTWO: Luigi COCILOVO Wiceprzewodniczący 6. Oficjalne powitanie W imieniu Parlamentu przewodniczący przywitał byłego prezydenta Meksyku Vicente Foxa, który zajął miejsce na trybunie honorowej. 7. Głosowanie Szczegółygłosowania (poprawki, głosowania odrębne, podzielone itp.) zawarte są wzałączniku „Wyniki głosowania”,załączonym do protokołu. 7.1. Umowa WE-Malezja dotycząca pewnych aspektów usług lotniczych * (art. 131 Regulaminu) (głosowanie) Sprawozdanie w sprawie wniosku dotyczącego decyzji Rady w sprawie zawarcia umowy między Wspólnotą Europejską arządem Malezji dotyczącej pewnych aspektów usług lotniczych [COM(2006)0619 — C6-0004/ 2007 — 2006/0202(CNS)] — Komisja Transportu i Turystyki. Sprawozdawca: Paolo Costa (A6-0093/2007) (Wymagana zwykławiększość) (Szczegółygłosowania: załącznik „Wyniki głosowania”, pkt 1) PROJEKT REZOLUCJI LEGISLACYJNEJ Przyjęto w jednym głosowaniu (P6_TA(2007)0102).
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