DIRECTORATE FOR THE PLANNING OF PARLIAMENTARY BUSINESS ACTIVITIES 7/A-2006 Directorate-General for the Presidency EN EN ABBREVIATIONS USED Political Groups PPE-DE Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and European Democrats PSE Group of the Party of European Socialists ELDR Group of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform Party Verts/ALE Group of the Greens / European Free Alliance GUE/NGL Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left UEN Union for Europe of the Nations group EDD Group for a Europe of Democracies and Diversities NI Non-attached Members Committees AFET Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy BUDG Committee on Budgets CONT Committee on Budgetary Control LIBE Committee on Citizens’ Freedoms and Rights, Justice and Home Affairs ECON Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs JURI Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market ITRE Committee on Industry, External Trade, Research and Energy EMPL Committee on Employment and Social Affairs ENVI Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy AGRI Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development PECH Committee on Fisheries RETT Committee on Regional Policy, Transport and Tourism CULT Committee on Culture, Youth, Education, the Media and Sport DEVE Committee on Development and Cooperation AFCO Committee on Constitutional Affairs FEMM Committee on Women’s Rights and Equal Opportunities PETI Committee on Petitions http://www.europarl.ep.ec/bulletins (Intranet) http://www.europarl.eu.int/bulletins (Internet) \\Epades\public\bulletin\Activités Closed on : 26.06.2006 CONTENTS 3 MEMBERSHIP OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Appointments/resignations/end of Members' terms of office............................................................. 6 MEMBERS’ ACTIVITIES Written questions.............................................................................................................................. 10 Question Time (B6-0224/2006)........................................................................................................ 30 Summary of Questions time - June 2006.......................................................................................... 32 Written declarations.......................................................................................................................... 33 COMMITTEES Appointment of rapporteurs and draftsmen......................................................................... 40 OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS Commission documents....................................................................................................... 44 GENERAL INFORMATION Common Foreign and Security Policy Declaration on the Declaration of Independence by Montenegrin Parliament .................. 48 Declaration concerning Council Common Position 2006/362/CFSP of 18 May 2006 amending Common Position 2006/276/CFSP concerning restrictive measures against certain officials of Belarus ..................................................................... 49 Declaration following the presidential election in Peru on 4 June 2006 ............................ 49 Declaration on additional direct cross-straits passenger flights during holiday periods ................................................................................................................... 50 Declaration on Guinea Conakry ......................................................................................... 50 Declaration terrorist bombing in Sri Lanka ........................................................................ 51 Declaration on Uzbekistan ................................................................................................. 51 Declaration on the agreement on the Bakassi Peninsula .................................................... 52 Declaration on the possible test launch of a missile by the Democratic People´s Republic of Korea (DPRK) ................................................................................................ 53 Bulletin 03.07.2006 - EN - PE 375.532 4 CONTENTS ACTIVITIES OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT This document is available at : http://www.europarl.ep.ec/bulletins/postsession.htm (Intranet) http://www.europarl.eu.int/bulletins/postsession.htm (Internet) Bulletin 03.07.2006 - EN - PE 375.532 MEMBERSHIP OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 5 MEMBERSHIP OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Bulletin 03.07.2006 - EN - PE 375.532 6 MEMBERSHIP OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT APPOINTMENTS/RESIGNATIONS/END OF MEMBERS' TERMS OF OFFICE OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF THE APPOINTMENT OF A MEMBER OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ELECTED IN ITALY The Italian authorities have informed the President of Parliament of the appointment of Mr Vincenzo AITA as a Member of the European Parliament to replace Mr Corrado GABRIELE (GUE/NGL – IT), with effect from 19 June 2006. Parliament took note of this appointment on 20 June 2006. _______________ RESIGNATION FROM THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT OF A MEMBER ELECTED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM At its sitting of 15 June 2006, pursuant to Rule 4(1) of its Rules of Procedure, Parliament noted the resignation of: Mr Terence WYNN (PSE/UK) and established that his seat was vacant with effect from 28 August 2006. _________________ Bulletin 03.07.2006 - EN - PE 375.532 MEMBERSHIP OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 7 END OF THE TERM OF OFFICE OF A MEMBER ELECTED IN ITALY At its sitting of 20 June 2006 Parliament took note of the end of the term of office of: Mr Corrado GABRIELE (GUE/NGL – IT) and established that his seat was vacant with effect from 19 June 2006. Mr GABRIELE’s situation had become incompatible with the office of Member of the European Parliament, pursuant to Article 7(3) of the Act concerning the election of the representatives of the European Parliament by direct universal suffrage. _____________________ Bulletin 03.07.2006 - EN - PE 375.532 MEMBERS’ ACTIVITIES 9 MEMBERS’ ACTIVITIES Bulletin 03.07.2006 - EN - PE 375.532 10 MEMBERS’ ACTIVITIES WRITTEN QUESTIONS Situation at 22.06.2006 Author Subject No Agustín Díaz de Mera García Supply ships E-2379/06 Consuegra Agustín Díaz de Mera García Spain demands Union intervention E-2380/06 Consuegra Agustín Díaz de Mera García Originators of the new immigration policies E-2381/06 Consuegra Agustín Díaz de Mera García Spain: port of entry to Europe E-2382/06 Consuegra Agustín Díaz de Mera García Satellite tracking of mother boats E-2383/06 Consuegra Agustín Díaz de Mera García Spain demands intervention by the Member States E-2384/06 Consuegra Silvana Koch-Mehrin Forms of non-governmental organisation (NGO) E-2385/06 Roger Helmer, John Bowis and Environmental impact of Strasbourg Seat E-2386/06 Martin Callanan Simon Busuttil Publication in OJ of EU legislation in the Maltese E-2387/06 language Simon Busuttil Complement of Maltese translators in the European E-2388/06 Commission Richard Corbett Persecution of religious minorities in India E-2389/06 Marco Rizzo Lay-offs at Mirafiori under the 'cassa integrazione' E-2390/06 wage compensation scheme Catherine Trautmann Regulation of the S band (2 GHz) E-2391/06 Eva-Britt Svensson Does the EU consider all members of Hamas, E-2392/06 which is on its list of terrorist organisations, to be terrorists? Dimitrios Papadimoulis Suspension of negotiations between the European P-2393/06 Union and Serbia and Montenegro Hiltrud Breyer Germ line enhancement E-2394/06 Diana Wallis Implementation of Council Directive 92/12 on E-2395/06 arrangements for products subject to excise duties Bulletin 03.07.2006 - EN - PE 375.532 MEMBERS’ ACTIVITIES 11 Dimitrios Papadimoulis National Strategic Reference Framework 2007- E-2396/06 2013 Dimitrios Papadimoulis Greek regions falling outside the convergence E-2397/06 objective Georgios Papastamkos Food safety and competitiveness of European E-2398/06 agricultural products Glenys Kinnock Childcare and Structural Funds E-2399/06 Patrizia Toia Anomaly in the termination prices charged on the P-2400/06 networks of alternative operators Claude Moraes Obesity and poverty P-2401/06 Raül Romeva i Rueda Illegal fishing E-2402/06 Raül Romeva i Rueda Illegal fishing E-2403/06 David Hammerstein Mintz Planned thermolysis/incineration of old tyres for the E-2404/06 purpose of electricity generation David Hammerstein Mintz EU funds squandered on the construction of new E-2405/06 ports in the Canary Islands Hiltrud Breyer Terminator technology E-2406/06 Georgios Karatzaferis Televoting and EU legislation E-2407/06 Chris Davies Halting biodiversity loss by 2010 E-2408/06 Chris Davies Sustainable development E-2409/06 Chris Davies Halting loss of biodiversity by 2010 E-2410/06 John Bowis Timber certification, Malaysia E-2411/06 Sajjad Karim Extrajudicial execution of Palestinian children E-2412/06 David Martin High animal welfare standards and compensation E-2413/06 Claude Moraes Cat and dog fur imports E-2414/06 Richard Corbett The pipe organ industry and WEEE / RoHS E-2415/06 directives Michael Cashman and others Violations of the human rights of gays and lesbians E-2416/06 in Moldova Saïd El Khadraoui Observations of the Court of Auditors of the EC E-2417/06 concerning the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) Dorette Corbey Gas extraction in the Waddenzee E-2418/06 Cancelled question E-2419/06 Bulletin 03.07.2006 - EN - PE 375.532 12 MEMBERS’ ACTIVITIES Michl Ebner Motor car air-conditioning systems' fuel E-2420/06 consumption Hiltrud Breyer Power stations using vegetable oil, in particular E-2421/06 palm oil Hiltrud Breyer Production of 'foie gras' in the EU E-2422/06