Minutes of the Sitting of 13 October 2011
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10.2.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 37 E/21 Thursday 13 October 2011 MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 13 OCTOBER 2011 (2012/C 37 E/02) Contents Page 1. Opening of the sitting . 22 2. Decisions concerning certain documents . 22 3. The future of VAT (debate) . 23 4. American Jobs Act (debate) . 23 5. Dog population management in the European Union (written declaration) . 24 6. Voting time . 24 6.1. EU-Cape Verde agreement on certain aspects of air services *** (Rule 138) (vote) . 24 6.2. Insurance guarantee schemes (Rule 138) (vote) . 24 6.3. The future of VAT (Rule 138) (vote) . 25 6.4. Appointment of a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (vote) 25 6.5. EU guarantee to the EIB against losses under loans and loan guarantees for projects outside the EU ***II (vote) . 25 6.6. Subscription to additional shares in the capital of the EBRD ***I (vote) . 26 6.7. Firearms, their parts and components and ammunition: implementation of the UN Firearms Protocol ***I (vote) . 26 6.8. Exceptional trade measures for the EU’s Stabilisation and Association process ***I (final vote) . 26 6.9. Preparation for the European Council meeting (vote) . 27 6.10. Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen (vote) . 27 7. Council position at first reading . 27 8. Verification of credentials . 28 9. Explanations of vote . 28 10. Corrections to votes and voting intentions . 28 11. Documents received . 29 12. Written declarations included in the register (Rule 123) . 29 13. Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting . 30 14. Dates of forthcoming sittings . 30 15. Adjournment of the session . 30 C 37 E/22 EN Official Journal of the European Union 10.2.2012 Thursday 13 October 2011 Contents (continued) Page ATTENDANCE REGISTER . 31 Annex 1 — Dog population management in the European Union (written declaration) . 32 Annex 2 — Appointment of a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank 33 ANNEX I RESULTS OF VOTES . 35 1. EU-Cape Verde agreement on certain aspects of air services *** . 35 2. Insurance guarantee schemes . 35 3. The future of VAT . 36 4. Appointment of a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank * . 36 5. EU guarantee to the EIB against losses under loans and guarantees for projects outside the EU ***II . 36 6. Subscription to additional shares in the capital of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development ***I . 36 7. Implementation of Article 10 of the United Nations Firearms Protocol and establishing export authorisation, import and transit measures for firearms, their parts and components and ammunition ***I . 37 8. Exceptional trade measures for countries and territories participating in or linked to the EU’s Stabilisation and Association process ***I . 37 9. Preparation for the European Council meeting (23 October 2011) . 37 10. Accession of Bulgaria and Romania to Schengen . 38 ANNEX II RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES . 39 1. A7-0318/2011 - David Casa - Single vote . 39 2. A7-0227/2011 - Sharon Bowles - Legislative resolution . 40 3. A7-0157/2011 - Salvatore Iacolino - Legislative resolution . 41 4. A7-0243/2010 - Vital Moreira - Legislative resolution . 43 MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 13 OCTOBER 2011 IN THE CHAIR: Roberta ANGELILLI Vice-President 1. Opening of the sitting The sitting opened at 9.05. 2. Decisions concerning certain documents Decision to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 48) 10.2.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 37 E/23 Thursday 13 October 2011 Committee responsible: LIBE — EU Charter: Standard settings for Media Freedom across the EU (2011/2246(INI)) (opinion: CULT) 3. The future of VAT (debate) Report on the future of VAT [2011/2082(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: David Casa (A7-0318/2011) David Casa introduced the report. The following spoke: Algirdas Šemeta (Member of the Commission). The following spoke: Bart Staes (rapporteur for the opinion of the CONT Committee), Alfredo Pallone, on behalf of the PPE Group (deputising for Iliana Ivanova, rapporteur for the opinion of the INTA Committee), Lara Comi (deputising for Markus Ferber, rapporteur for the opinion of the TRAN Committee), Saïd El Khadraoui, on behalf of the S&D Group, Carl Haglund, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Ashley Fox, on behalf of the ECR Group, Nikolaos Chountis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Rolandas Paksas, on behalf of the EFD Group, Nicole Sinclaire, Non-attached Member, Spyros Danellis, Olle Schmidt, Ivo Strejček, Claudio Morganti, Angelika Werthmann, Diogo Feio, António Fernando Correia De Campos, Edvard Kožušník, Theodor Dumitru Stolojan, Olle Ludvigsson, Jacek Olgierd Kurski, Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Andreas Schwab, Sari Essayah, José Manuel Fernandes and Erminia Mazzoni. IN THE CHAIR: Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU Vice-President The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Petru Constantin Luhan, George Sabin Cutaș, Alfreds Rubiks, Jaroslav Paška, Andrew Henry William Brons, Csanád Szegedi, Monika Flašíková Beňová, Elena Băsescu and Seán Kelly. The following spoke: Algirdas Šemeta and David Casa. The debate closed. Vote: minutes of 13.10.2011, item 6.3. 4. American Jobs Act (debate) Commission statement: American Jobs Act Algirdas Šemeta (Member of the Commission) made the statement. The following spoke: Daniel Caspary, on behalf of the PPE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Paul Rübig, Gianluca Susta, on behalf of the S&D Group, Marietje Schaake, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Robert Sturdy, on behalf of the ECR Group, Ilda Figueiredo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Daniel Caspary, Godfrey Bloom, on behalf of the EFD Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Robert Sturdy, Monika Flašíková Beňová, Olle Schmidt, Helmut Scholz, Kinga Göncz and Patrick Le Hyaric. The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Seán Kelly, Elena Băsescu, Phil Prendergast, Andrew Henry William Brons and Danuta Jazłowiecka. C 37 E/24 EN Official Journal of the European Union 10.2.2012 Thursday 13 October 2011 The following spoke: Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President of the Commission). The debate closed. (The sitting was suspended at 11.10 and resumed at 11.35.) IN THE CHAIR: Jerzy BUZEK President 5. Dog population management in the European Union (written declaration) Written declaration 0026/2011 submitted by Daciana Octavia Sârbu, Elisabeth Jeggle, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Adina-Ioana Vălean and Janusz Wojciechowski on dog population management in the European Union had, by 13 October 2011, been signed by the majority of Parliament’s component Members. Consequently, in accordance with Rule 123(3) and (4), it would be forwarded to its addressees and published in the Texts Adopted of that sitting (P7_TA(2011)0444), together with the names of the signatories (see Annex 1). The following spoke: Daciana Octavia Sârbu. 6. Voting time Detailed voting results (amendments, separate and split votes, etc.) appear in the Results of Votes annex to the minutes. The results of roll-call votes are available in electronic form only, as an annex to the minutes, and can be accessed via Europarl. 6.1. EU-Cape Verde agreement on certain aspects of air services *** (Rule 138) (vote) Recommendation on the proposal for a Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Cape Verde on certain aspects of air services [09114/2011 - C7- 0123/2011- 2010/0296(NLE)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Dominique Riquet (A7- 0307/2011) (Simple majority) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 1) DRAFT LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2011)0434) Parliament consented to the conclusion of the agreement. 6.2. Insurance guarantee schemes (Rule 138) (vote) Report on Insurance Guarantee Schemes [2011/2010(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Peter Skinner (A7-0243/2011) (Simple majority) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 2) 10.2.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 37 E/25 Thursday 13 October 2011 MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2011)0435) 6.3. The future of VAT (Rule 138) (vote) Report on the future of VAT [2011/2082(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: David Casa (A7-0318/2011) (Simple majority) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 3) MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION Adopted by single vote (P7_TA(2011)0436) The following had spoken: David Casa (rapporteur), to move an oral amendment to delete paragraph 13. The oral amendment had been accepted. 6.4. Appointment of a member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (vote) Report on the Council recommendation on the appointment of a Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank [14862/2011 - C7-0312/2011- 2011/0806(NLE)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Sharon Bowles (A7-0337/2011) (Simple majority) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 4) (Secret ballot) The list of Members voting is annexed to these Minutes (minutes of 13.10.2011, Annex 2) PROPOSAL FOR A DECISION Adopted (P7_TA(2011)0437) 6.5. EU guarantee to the EIB against losses under loans and loan guarantees for projects outside the EU ***II (vote) Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council granting an EU guarantee to the European Invstement Bank against losses under loans and loan guarantees for projects outside the Union and repealing Decision No 633/2009/EC [12443/1/2011 - C7-0270/2011- 2010/0101(COD)] - Committee on Budgets. Rapporteur: Ivailo Kalfin (A7-0327/2011) (Voting record: ‘Results of votes’, Item 5) COUNCIL POSITION Declared approved (P7_TA(2011)0438) C 37 E/26 EN Official Journal of the European Union 10.2.2012 Thursday 13 October 2011 6.6.