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Debates on Cases of Breaches of Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law (Announcement of Motions for Resolutions Tabled) C 92 E/14 Official Journal of the European Union EN 20.4.2006 Tuesday 10 May 2005 — Proposal for a decision of the Council and of the Commission on the conclusion of a Partnership and Cooperation Agreement establishing a partnership between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Tajikistan, of the other part (12475/ 2004 — C6-0118/2005 — 2004/0176(AVC)) referred to responsible: AFET opinion: INTA — Proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1467/97 on speeding up and clarifying the implementation of the excessive deficit procedure (COM(2005)0155 — C6-0120/ 2005 — 2005/0061(CNS)) referred to responsible: ECON opinion: BUDG 2) from Members — written declarations for entry in the Register (Rule 116): — Andreas Mölzer, on the planned increase in resources for the Euratom Research Programme 2007- 2011 (26/2005) — Frank Vanhecke, Philip Claeys and Koenraad Dillen, on equal access to the Flemish public broad- casting media for all political parties (27/2005) 3. Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolutions tabled) Pursuant to Rule 115, the following Members or political groups had requested that such a debate be held on the following motions for resolutions: I. TOGO — Marie-Arlette Carlotti and Pasqualina Napoletano, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the situation in Togo (B6-0282/2005), — Marie-Hélène Aubert, Frithjof Schmidt and Margrete Auken, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Togo (B6-0285/2005), — Luisa Morgantini, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the situation in Togo (B6-0288/2005), — Thierry Cornillet and Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the political situation in Togo (B6-0311/2005), — Michael Gahler and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the situation in Togo (B6-0312/2005), — Roberts Zīle, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the situation in Togo (B6-0314/2005). II. BREACHES OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY IN THE REPUBLIC OF MARI EL IN THE RUS- SIAN FEDERATION — Pasqualina Napoletano, Csaba Sándor Tabajdi and Reino Paasilinna, on behalf of the PSE Group, on breaches of human rights and democracy in the Mari Republic (Mari El) of the Russian Federation (B6-0283/2005), — Vittorio Agnoletto and Esko Seppänen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on breaches of human rights and democracy in the Mari Republic (Mari El) of the Russian Federation (B6-0286/2005), — Satu Hassi, Bart Staes and Marie Anne Isler Béguin, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on breaches of human rights and democracy in the Mari Republic (Mari El) of the Russian Federation (B6-0291/ 2005), — Toomas Savi, István Szent-Iványi, Paavo Väyrynen and Henrik Lax, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on breaches of human rights and democracy in the Mari Republic (Mari El) of the Russian Feder- ation (B6-0292/2005), 20.4.2006 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 92 E/15 Tuesday 10 May 2005 — Anna Elzbieta Fotyga, on behalf of the UEN Group, on breaches of human rights and democracy in the Mari Republic (Mari El) of the Russian Federation (B6-0294/2005), — György Schöpflin, Tunne Kelam and Bernd Posselt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, son breaches of human rights and democracy in the Mari Republic (Mari El) of the Russian Federation (B6-0316/ 2005). III. HUMAN RIGHTS IN BURMA/MYANMAR — Pasqualina Napoletano and Glenys Kinnock, on behalf of the PSE Group, on Burma (B6-0284/ 2005), — Vittorio Agnoletto and Jonas Sjöstedt, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Burmese Government against the national minorities (B6-0287/2005), — Frithjof Schmidt and Hélène Flautre, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Burma (B6-0289/2005), — Johan Van Hecke, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the human rights situation in Myanmar (B6-0293/2005), — Bernd Posselt and Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on human rights in Burma (B6-0313/2005), — Gintaras Didžiokas, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the situation in Burma/Myanmar (B6-0315/ 2005). Speaking time would be allocated in accordance with Rule 142. 4. Financing the trans-European transport network (debate) Oral question by Paolo Costa, on behalf of the TRAN Committee, to the Council Financing TEN-T (B6-0238/2005) Oral question by Paolo Costa, on behalf of the TRAN Committee, to the Commission: Financing TEN-T (B6-0239/2005) Paolo Costa moved oral questions (B6-0238/2005) and (B6-0239/2005). Nicolas Schmit (President-in-Office of the Council) and Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the questions. The following spoke: Luis de Grandes Pascual, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Willi Piecyk, on behalf of the PSE Group, Michael Cramer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Seán Ó Neachtain, on behalf of the UEN Group, Stanisław Jałowiecki, Inés Ayala Sender, Adam Jerzy Bielan, Nicolas Schmit and Jacques Barrot. The debate closed. 5. Port security ***I (debate) Report on the amended proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on enhanc- ing port security (COM(2004)0393 — C6-0072/2004 — 2004/0031(COD)) — Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert (A6-0031/2005) Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke. Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert introduced the report..
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