Minutes of the Sitting of 27 October 2011
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C 48 E/228 EN Official Journal of the European Union 18.2.2012 Thursday 27 October 2011 MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 27 OCTOBER 2011 (2012/C 48 E/04) Contents Page 1. Opening of the sitting . 230 2. Documents received . 230 3. Situation in Egypt and Syria, in particular of the Christian communities (motions for resol utions tabled) . 230 4. Current developments in Ukraine (motions for resolutions tabled) . 231 5. Ombudsman's annual report 2010 (debate) . 232 6. Conclusions of the European Council meeting (23 October 2011) (debate) . 232 7. Sakharov Prize 2011 (announcement of winners) . 233 8. Voting time . 233 8.1 Ombudsman's annual report 2010 (Rule 138) (vote) . 233 8.2 Sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography ***I (vote) 234 8.3 Third country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection ***I (vote) . 234 8.4 Request for an opinion of the Court of Justice on the compatibility of the EU-Australia PNR agreement with t (vote) . 234 8.5 EU-Australia agreement on the processing and transfer of PNR data *** (vote) . 235 8.6 Situation in Egypt and Syria, in particular of the Christian communities (vote) . 235 8.7 Current developments in Ukraine (vote) . 236 8.8 Public health threat of antimicrobial resistance (vote) . 237 9. Explanations of vote . 237 10. Corrections to votes and voting intentions . 237 11. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting . 238 12. Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (debate) . 238 12.1 Tibet, in particular self-immolation by nuns and monks . 238 12.2 Bahrain . 238 12.3 The case of Rafah Nached in Syria . 239 13. Voting time . 239 13.1 Tibet, in particular self-immolation by nuns and monks (vote) . 239 18.2.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 48 E/229 Thursday 27 October 2011 Contents (continued) Page 13.2 Bahrain (vote) . 240 13.3 The case of Rafah Nached in Syria (vote) . 241 14. Corrections to votes and voting intentions . 241 15. Council position at first reading . 242 16. Decisions concerning certain documents . 242 17. Written declarations included in the register (Rule 123) . 243 18. Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting . 243 19. Dates of forthcoming sittings . 243 20. Adjournment of the session . 243 ATTENDANCE REGISTER . 244 ANNEX I RESULTS OF VOTES . 245 1. Ombudsman's annual report 2010 . 245 2. Sexual abuse and sexual exploitation of children and child pornography ***I . 245 3. Qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection ***I . 246 4. Request for an opinion of the Court of Justice on the compatibility of the EU-Australia PNR agreement with the Treaties . 246 5. EU-Australia agreement on the processing and transfer of PNR data *** . 247 6. Situation in Egypt and Syria, in particular of the Christian communities . 247 7. Current developments in Ukraine . 248 8. Public health threat of antimicrobial resistance . 249 9. Tibet, in particular self-immolation by nuns and monks . 249 10. Bahrain . 250 11. The case of Rafah Nached in Syria . 250 ANNEX II RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES . 251 1. A7-0294/2011 - Roberta Angelilli - Legislative resolution . 251 2. A7-0271/2011 - Jean Lambert - Legislative resolution . 252 3. A7-0364/2011 - Sophia in 't Veld - Legislative resolution . 253 4. B7-0538/2011 - Am 7 . 255 5. B7-0538/2011 - Am 2 . 256 C 48 E/230 EN Official Journal of the European Union 18.2.2012 Thursday 27 October 2011 Contents (continued) Page 6. B7-0538/2011 - Am 3 . 257 7. B7-0538/2011 - Am 1 . 258 8. RC-B7-0540/2011 - Resolution . 260 9. RC-B7-0565/2011 - Resolution . 260 MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 27 OCTOBER 2011 IN THE CHAIR: Alejo VIDAL-QUADRAS Vice-President 1. Opening of the sitting The sitting opened at 9.05. 2. Documents received The following documents had been received: 1) from the Council and Commission Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 3/2008 on information provision and promotion measures for agricultural products on the internal market and in third countries (COM(2011)0663 - C7-0365/2011 - 2011/0290(COD)) The President would consult the European Economic and Social Committee on this proposal, in accordance with Rule 124(1). referred to responsible: AGRI 2) from Members: proposed amendments to the Rules of Procedure (Rule 212) Zita Gurmai and Alain Lamassoure. Proposal for amendment of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure - Insertion of a new Rule 197 a/ Amendment of Rule 203 a (Implementation of the Regulation on the European Citizens’ Initiative) (B7-0539/2011) referred to responsible: AFCO 3. Situation in Egypt and Syria, in particular of the Christian communities (motions for resolutions tabled) Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: the situation in Yemen, Bahrain, Syria and Egypt The debate had been held on 12 October 2011 (minutes of 12.10.2011, item 16). Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 110(2): — Véronique De Keyser, Hannes Swoboda, Pino Arlacchi, Emine Bozkurt, Richard Howitt, María Muñiz De Urquiza, Vincent Peillon and Kristian Vigenin, on behalf of the S&D Group, on the situation in Egypt and Syria, in particular of Christian communities (B7-0542/2011); 18.2.2012 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 48 E/231 Thursday 27 October 2011 — Fiorello Provera, Niki Tzavela, Jaroslav Paška, Lorenzo Fontana, Oreste Rossi, Nikolaos Salavrakos and Rolandas Paksas, on behalf of the EFD Group, on the situation in Egypt and Syria, in particular of Christian communities (B7-0545/2011); — Willy Meyer, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Marie-Christine Vergiat and Helmut Scholz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the situation in Egypt and Syria, in particular of Christian communities (B7- 0547/2011); — Charles Tannock, Peter van Dalen, Geoffrey Van Orden, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Konrad Szymański, Valdemar Tomaševski, Ryszard Czarnecki and Tomasz Piotr Poręba, on behalf of the ECR Group, on the situation in Egypt and Syria, in particular of Christian communities (B7-0548/2011); — Marietje Schaake, Marielle De Sarnez, Kristiina Ojuland, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Ivo Vajgl, Edward McMillan-Scott, Frédérique Ries, Alexandra Thein and Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the situation in Egypt and Syria, in particular of Christian communities (B7-0549/2011); — Hélène Flautre, Franziska Katharina Brantner, Frieda Brepoels, Judith Sargentini, Ulrike Lunacek and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation in Egypt and Syria, in particular regarding the Christian communities (B7-0551/2011); — Elmar Brok, Mario Mauro, Ioannis Kasoulides, Cristian Dan Preda, Tokia Saïfi, Magdi Cristiano Allam, Othmar Karas, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Gabriele Albertini, Inese Vaidere, Elena Băsescu, Elisabeth Jeggle, Monica Luisa Macovei, Zuzana Roithová, Nadezhda Neynsky, Roberta Angelilli, Thomas Mann, Constance Le Grip, Salvatore Iacolino, Bernd Posselt, Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska, Sari Essayah and Anne Delvaux, on behalf of the PPE Group, on the situation in Egypt and Syria, in particular of Christian Communities (B7-0555/2011). Vote: Item 278.6 in the Minutes of 27 October 2011. 4. Current developments in Ukraine (motions for resolutions tabled) Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: Current developments in Ukraine The debate had been held on 12 October 2011 (minutes of 12.10.2011, item 17). Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 110(2): — Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, Adina-Ioana Vălean, Marietje Schaake, Jelko Kacin, Leonidas Donskis and Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on current developments in Ukraine (B7- 0543/2011); — Jaromír Kohlíček, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on current developments in Ukraine (B7- 0544/2011); — Rebecca Harms, Werner Schulz, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Indrek Tarand and Nicole Kiil-Nielsen, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on current developments in Ukraine (B7-0550/2011); — Hannes Swoboda, Kristian Vigenin, Marek Siwiec and Pavel Poc, on behalf of the S&D Group, on current developments in Ukraine (B7-0552/2011); C 48 E/232 EN Official Journal of the European Union 18.2.2012 Thursday 27 October 2011 — Charles Tannock, Paweł Robert Kowal, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Michał Tomasz Kamiński, Adam Bielan, Marek Henryk Migalski, Tomasz Piotr Poręba, Geoffrey Van Orden, Ryszard Czarnecki and Janusz Wojciechowski, on behalf of the ECR Group, on current developments in Ukraine (B7-0553/2011); — Elmar Brok, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Ioannis Kasoulides, Gabriele Albertini, Elena Băsescu, Michael Gahler, Andrey Kovatchev, Monica Luisa Macovei, Mario Mauro, Nadezhda Neynsky, Cristian Dan Preda, Inese Vaidere, Eduard Kukan, Anna Ibrisagic, Daniel Caspary, Thomas Mann, Bernd Posselt and Roberta Angelilli, on behalf of the PPE Group, on current developments in Ukraine (B7- 0554/2011). Vote: Item 8.7 in the Minutes of 27 October 2011. 5. Ombudsman's annual report 2010 (debate) Report on the Annual Report on the European Ombudsman's activities in 2010 [2011/2106(INI)] - Committee on Petitions. Rapporteur: Iliana Malinova Iotova (A7-0285/2011) Iliana Malinova Iotova introduced the report. The following spoke: Nikiforos Diamandouros (European Ombudsman) and Neelie Kroes (Vice-President of the Commission). The following spoke: Mariya Nedelcheva, on behalf of the PPE Group, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, on behalf of the S&D Group, Edward McMillan-Scott, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Marek Henryk Migalski, on behalf of the ECR Group, Margrete Auken, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Nikolaos Chountis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nikolaos Salavrakos, on behalf of the EFD Group, Angelika Werthmann, Non-attached Member,.