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C 95 E/208 EN Official Journal of the European Union 15.4.2010 Thursday 26 November 2009 MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 26 NOVEMBER 2009 (2010/C 95 E/04) Contents Page 1. Opening of the sitting . 211 2. Documents received . 211 3. Presentation of the Court of Auditors’ annual report - 2008 (debate) . 211 4. Google’s project to digitise the world’s book heritage (debate) . 212 5. Signature of acts adopted under codecision . 212 6. Voting time . 213 6.1. European Year of Volunteering (2011) * (Rule 138) (vote) . 213 6.2. EC/Ukraine agreement for scientific and technological cooperation * (Rule 138) (vote) 213 6.3. Terms of Reference for the International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC) and the Memorandum concerning the hosting by the International Energy Agency of the Secretariat to the International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Coop eration * (Rule 138) (vote) . 213 6.4. Enlargement strategy 2009 concerning the countries of the western Balkans, Iceland and Turkey (vote) . 214 7. Welcome . 214 8. Voting time (continuation) . 214 8.1. Elimination of violence against women (vote) . 214 8.2. A political solution with regard to the piracy off the Somalian coast (vote) . 214 8.3. Smoke-free environments (vote) . 215 8.4. The ratification and implementation of the updated ILO conventions (vote) . 215 8.5. FAO World Summit on Food Security - Eradicating hunger from the face of the earth (vote) . 215 9. Explanations of vote . 216 10. Corrections to votes and voting intentions . 216 11. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting . 217 12. Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (debate) . 217 12.1. Nicaragua . 217 12.2. Laos and Vietnam . 217 15.4.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 95 E/209 Thursday 26 November 2009 Contents (continued) Page 12.3. China: Minority rights and application of the death penalty . 218 13. Voting time . 218 13.1. Nicaragua (vote) . 218 13.2. Laos and Vietnam (vote) . 219 13.3. China: Minority rights and application of the death penalty (vote) . 219 14. Corrections to votes and voting intentions . 220 15. Decisions concerning certain documents . 220 16. Written declarations included in the register (Rule 123) . 220 17. Forwarding of texts adopted during the sitting . 221 18. Dates of forthcoming sittings . 221 19. Adjournment of the session . 221 ATTENDANCE REGISTER . 222 ANNEX I RESULTS OF VOTES . 224 1. European Year of Volunteering (2011) * . 224 2. EC/Ukraine agreement for scientific and technological cooperation * . 224 3. Terms of Reference for the International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC) and the Memorandum concerning the hosting by the International Energy Agency of the Secretariat to the International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation * . 225 4. Enlargement strategy 2009 concerning the countries of the western Balkans, Iceland and Turkey . 225 5. Elimination of violence against women . 227 6. A political solution with regard to the piracy off the Somalian coast . 228 7. Smoke-free environments . 229 8. The ratification and implementation of the updated ILO conventions . 230 9. FAO World Summit on Food Security – Eradicating hunger from the face of the earth . 231 10. Nicaragua . 231 11. Laos and Vietnam . 231 12. China: Minority rights and application of the death penalty . 232 C 95 E/210 EN Official Journal of the European Union 15.4.2010 Thursday 26 November 2009 Contents (continued) Page ANNEX II RESULT OF ROLL-CALL VOTES . 233 1. Report: SCURRIA A7-0077/2009 – resolution . 233 2. Report: REUL A7-0074/2009 – resolution . 234 3. Report: REUL A7-0075/2009 – resolution . 235 4. B7-0185/2009 – Enlargement strategy 2009 – Amendment 1 . 237 5. B7-0185/2009 – Enlargement strategy 2009 – Amendment 12 . 238 6. B7-0185/2009 – Enlargement strategy 2009 – Amendment 11 . 239 7. B7-0185/2009 – Enlargement strategy 2009 – Amendment 13 . 241 8. B7-0185/2009 – Enlargement strategy 2009 – Amendment 14 . 242 9. B7-0185/2009 – Enlargement strategy 2009 – Amendment 15 . 244 10. RC-B7-0158/2009 – Piracy off the Somalian coast – Amendment 9 . 245 11. RC-B7-0158/2009 – Piracy off the Somalian coast – Amendment 10 . 247 12. RC-B7-0158/2009 – Piracy off the Somalian coast – Amendment 11 . 248 13. RC-B7-0158/2009 – Piracy off the Somalian coast – Amendment 12 . 249 14. RC-B7-0158/2009 – Piracy off the Somalian coast – paragraph 4/1 . 251 15. RC-B7-0158/2009 – Piracy off the Somalian coast – paragraph 4/2 . 252 16. RC-B7-0158/2009 – Piracy off the Somalian coast – Amendment 6 . 253 17. RC-B7-0158/2009 – Piracy off the Somalian coast – Amendment 2 . 255 18. RC-B7-0158/2009 – Piracy off the Somalian coast – Amendment 3D . 256 19. RC-B7-0158/2009 – Piracy off the Somalian coast – paragraph 11 . 257 20. RC-B7-0158/2009 – Piracy off the Somalian coast – Amendment 8 . 259 21. RC-B7-0158/2009 – Piracy off the Somalian coast – Amendment 1 . 260 22. RC-B7-0158/2009 – Piracy off the Somalian coast – Amendment 7 . 261 23. RC-B7-0158/2009 – Piracy off the Somalian coast – resolution . 263 24. B7-0164/2009 – Smoke-free environments – paragraph 9/1 . 264 25. B7-0164/2009 – Smoke-free environments – paragraph 9/2 . 265 26. B7-0164/2009 – Smoke-free environments – Amendment 4D . 267 27. B7-0164/2009 – Smoke-free environments – resolution . 269 28. RC-B7-0168/2009 – FAO World Summit – resolution . 270 29. RC-B7-0180/2009 – China – resolution . 272 15.4.2010 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 95 E/211 Thursday 26 November 2009 MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 26 NOVEMBER 2009 IN THE CHAIR: Rainer WIELAND Vice-President 1. Opening of the sitting The sitting opened at 9.00. 2. Documents received The following documents had been received: (1) from committees, reports — * Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the European Year of Volunteering (2011) (COM(2009)0254 - C7-0054/2009 - 2009/0072(CNS)) - CULT Committee - Rapporteur: Marco Scurria (A7-0077/2009) (2) from Members, motions for resolution (Rule 120) — Cristiana Muscardini. Motion for a resolution on the VITA project to combat sudden death by cardiac arrest (B7-0156/2009) referred to responsible: ENVI 3. Presentation of the Court of Auditors’ annual report - 2008 (debate) Vítor Manuel da Silva Caldeira, President of the Court of Auditors, presented the annual report of his institution. The following spoke: Siim Kallas (Vice-President of the Commission). The following spoke: Ingeborg Gräßle, on behalf of the PPE Group, Bogusław Liberadzki, on behalf of the S&D Group, Luigi de Magistris, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Bart Staes, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the ECR Group, Søren Bo Søndergaard, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Marta Andreasen, on behalf of the EFD Group, Daniël van der Stoep, Non-attached Member, Jan Olbrycht, Inés Ayala Sender, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Reinhard Bütikofer, Kay Swinburne, Cornelis de Jong, Bastiaan Belder, Philip Claeys, Jean-Pierre Audy, Jens Geier, Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, Vicky Ford, Hans-Peter Martin, Tamás Deutsch, Edit Herczog, Olle Schmidt, Esther de Lange, Barbara Weiler, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, Czesław Adam Siekierski, Georgios Stavrakakis, Lambert van Nistelrooij, Christel Schaldemose, Monika Hohlmeier, Andrea Cozzolino, Mairead McGuinness and Peter Jahr, who also answered a ‘blue card’ question by Ingeborg Gräßle. IN THE CHAIR: Isabelle DURANT Vice-President The following spoke: Sophie Briard Auconie. The following spoke under the ‘catch-the-eye’ procedure: Ville Itälä, Seán Kelly, Ivailo Kalfin, Jean-Pierre Audy (to express regret that the Council was not present), Bart Staes and Edit Herczog. C 95 E/212 EN Official Journal of the European Union 15.4.2010 Thursday 26 November 2009 The following spoke: Vítor Manuel da.