1.12.2005 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 304 E/15

Tuesday 22 February 2005

The following spoke: Gunnar Hökmark, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Ieke van den Burg, on behalf of the PSE Group, , on behalf of the ALDE Group, Pierre Jonckheer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, , on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, John Whittaker, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Eoin Ryan, on behalf of the UEN Group, Hans-Peter Martin, Non-attached Member, , Pervenche Berès, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, Diamanto Manolakou, Lars Wohlin, Roberta Angelilli, José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil, , Jean-Louis Bourlanges, Pedro Guerreiro, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, Philip Claeys, Astrid Lulling, Jan Andersson, Ryszard Czarnecki, Piia-Noora Kauppi, Dariusz Rosati, Antonis Samaras, Pier Luigi Bersani, Thomas Mann, Poul Nyrup Rasmussen, Cristobal Montoro Romero, and Joaquín Almunia.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 22.02.2005, Item 7.16 and Minutes of 22.02.2005, Item 7.17

IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS ROCA Vice-President

5. European Capital of Culture — 2005-2019 ***II (debate)

Recommendation for second reading on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 1419/1999/EC establishing a Community action for the European Capital of Culture event for the years 2005-2019 [12029/1/2004 — C6-0161/2004 — 2003/0274(COD)] — Committee on Culture and Education. Rapporteur: Christa Prets (A6-0017/2005)

Christa Prets introduced the recommendation for second reading.

Ján Figeľ (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: , on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Gyula Hegyi, on behalf of the PSE Group, Helga Trüpel, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, , on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Georgios Karatzaferis, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group, Erna Hennicot-Schoepges, Reino Paasilinna, Vasco Graça Moura, Bogusław Sonik, Ljudmila Novak and Ján Figeľ.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 22.02.2005, Item 7.13

6. Environment and Health Action Plan 2004-2010 (debate)

Report on the European Environment — Health Action Plan 2004-2010 [2004/2132(INI)] — Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Frédérique Ries (A6-0008/2005)

Frédérique Ries introduced the report.

Stavros Dimas (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Horst Schnellhardt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Dorette Corbey, on behalf of the PSE Group, and , on behalf of the ALDE Group.

The debate was suspended at that point for voting time.

It would resume later that afternoon (Minutes of 22.02.2005, Item 13).