7.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 162 E/1 Monday 11 March 2013 IV (Notices) NOTICES FROM EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTIONS, BODIES, OFFICES AND AGENCIES EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2012-2013 SESSION Sitting of 11 March 2013 STRASBOURG MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 11 MARCH 2013 (2013/C 162 E/01) Contents Page 1. Resumption of the session . 2 2. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting . 3 3. Composition of Parliament . 3 4. Verification of credentials . 3 5. Composition of political groups . 3 6. Composition of committees and delegations . 3 7. Written declaration (Rule 123(4)) . 3 8. Corrigendum (Rule 216) . 3 9. Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 74) . 4 10. Statements by the President . 4 11. Documents received . 4 12. Decisions concerning certain documents . 7 13. Questions for oral answer (submission) . 9 C 162 E/2 EN Official Journal of the European Union 7.6.2013 Monday 11 March 2013 Contents (continued) Page 14. Texts of agreements forwarded by the Council . 9 15. Action taken on Parliament's positions and resolutions . 9 16. Petitions . 9 17. Transfers of appropriations . 12 18. Order of business . 12 19. Impact of the economic crisis on gender equality and women's rights - Eliminating gender stereotypes in the EU - Situation of women in North Africa (debate) . 12 20. Trans-European energy infrastructure guidelines ***I (debate) . 13 21. Energy roadmap 2050 (debate) . 13 22. Risk and safety assessments of nuclear power plants in the European Union ("stress tests") (debate) . 14 23. Accounting rules and action plans on greenhouse gas emissions and removals resulting from activities related to land use ***I - Mechanism for monitoring and reporting greenhouse gas emissions and other information relevant to climate change ***I (debate) . 14 24. One-minute speeches on matters of political importance . 15 25. Financing of EU cooperation for African, Caribbean and Pacific States and overseas countries and territories for 2014-2020 (short presentation) . 15 26. Association of the overseas countries and territories with the European Union *(short pres­ entation) . 16 27. Agenda of the next sitting . 16 28. Closure of the sitting . 16 29. Closure of the session . 16 ATTENDANCE REGISTER . 17 Annex 1 - European Year for Reconciling Work and Family Life (written declaration) . 19 MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF 11 MARCH 2013 IN THE CHAIR: Martin SCHULZ President 1. Resumption of the session The sitting opened at 17.00. The President wished Marc Tarabella a happy birthday. 7.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 162 E/3 Monday 11 March 2013 2. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting The minutes of the previous sitting were approved. The following spoke: Marco Scurria, to say that a Parliament delegation travelling to the Western Sahara had been turned back in Morocco (the President said that Elmar Brok, Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, had contacted the Moroccan minister with responsibility in this area). 3. Composition of Parliament Ioannis Kasoulides had been appointed Cypriot Foreign Minister with effect from 1 March 2013. The Cypriot authorities had announced the appointment of Andreas Pitsillides to replace him with effect from 4 March 2013. In accordance with Article 7(1) of the Act on the election of members of the European Parliament by universal suffrage and with Rule 4(1) and (4), Parliament established that the seat was vacant with effect from 1 March 2013 and noted the appointment of Andreas Pitsillides as Member of the European Parliament with effect from 4 March 2013. In accordance with Rule 3(2), until such time as his credentials had been verified or a ruling had been given on any dispute, and provided that he had previously signed the declaration that he did not hold any office incompatible with that of Member of the European Parliament, Andreas Pitsillides would take his seat in Parliament and on its bodies and would enjoy all the rights attaching thereto. 4. Verification of credentials On a proposal from the JURI Committee, Parliament validated the mandate of Mark Demesmaeker. 5. Composition of political groups Marta Andreasen was no longer a member of the EFD Group as of 26 February 2013. 6. Composition of committees and delegations At the request of the S&D Group, Parliament ratified the following appointment: CONT Committee: Francesca Barracciu 7. Written declaration (Rule 123(4)) The President informed Parliament that the following written declaration had been signed by a majority of Parliament's component Members: Written declaration 0032/2012 on the European Year for Reconciling Work and Family Life, submitted by the following Members: Marian Harkin, Elisabeth Morin-Chartier, Roberta Angelilli and Jutta Steinruck. This declaration has been published in these minutes with the names of the signatories (minutes of 11.3.2013, Annex 1). 8. Corrigendum (Rule 216) The committee responsible had forwarded the following corrigendum to a text adopted by Parliament: C 162 E/4 EN Official Journal of the European Union 7.6.2013 Monday 11 March 2013 Corrigendum (P7_TA-PROV(2013)0048(COR01)) to the European Parliament’s resolution of 6 February 2013 on the guidelines for the 2014 budget procedure, Section I – European Parliament, Section II – Council, Section IV – Court of Justice, Section V – Court of Auditors, Section VI – European Economic and Social Committee, Section VII – Committee of the Regions, Section VIII – European Ombudsman, Section IX – European Data Protection Supervisor, Section X – European External Action (P7_TA-PROV(2013)0048) (2013/2003(BUD)) Pursuant to Rule 216(4), this corrigendum would be deemed approved unless, within 24 hours, a request was made by a political group or at least 40 Members that it be put to the vote. The corrigendum was available on the Séance en direct site. 9. Signature of acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure (Rule 74) The President announced that on Wednesday, together with the President of the Council, he would sign the following acts adopted under the ordinary legislative procedure: — Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision No 574/2007/EC with a view to increasing the co-financing rate of the External Borders Fund for certain Member States experi­ encing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability (00072/2012/LEX - C7-0056/2013 - 2012/0253(COD)) — Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific measures for agriculture in favour of the smaller Aegean islands and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 1405/2006 (00068/2012/LEX - C7-0055/2013 - 2010/0370(COD)) — Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union and repealing Council Regulation (EC) No 247/2006 (00067/2012/LEX - C7-0054/2013 - 2010/0256(COD)) — Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decisions No 573/2007/EC, No 575/2007/EC and Decision 2007/435/EC with a view to increasing the co-financing rate of the European Refugee Fund, the European Return Fund and the European Fund for the Integration of third-country nationals as regards certain provisions relating to financial management for certain Member States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability (00071/2012/LEX - C7-0053/2013 - 2012/0252(COD)) — Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Regulation (EC) No 850/98 for the conservation of fishery resources through technical measures for the protection of juveniles of marine organisms and Regulation (EC) No 1434/98 specifying conditions under which herring may be landed for industrial purposes other than direct human consumption (00064/2012/LEX - C7-0052/2013 - 2012/0158(COD)) 10. Statements by the President The President made a statement on International Women's Day, which had been held on 8 March 2013. The President said that the seven European hostages held by a terrorist group in Nigeria had been executed the previous day. On behalf of Parliament, he condemned the assassinations and sent condolences to the victims' families. 11. Documents received The following documents had been received: 7.6.2013 EN Official Journal of the European Union C 162 E/5 Monday 11 March 2013 1) from committees, reports — ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Union guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network (COM(2011)0650 - C7-0375/2011 - 2011/0294(COD)) - TRAN Committee - Rapporteurs: Ismail Ertug, Georgios Koumoutsakos (A7-0012/2013) — Report on Special Report No 6/2012 (discharge 2011) - "European Union Assistance to the Turkish Cypriot community", (pursuant to Article 287(4), second subparagraph, TFEU) (N7-0065/2012 - C7-0128/2012 - 2012/2107(DEC)) - CONT Committee - Rapporteur: Ivailo Kalfin (A7-0013/2013) — Report with recommendations to the Commission on the Statute for a European mutual society (2012/2039(INI)) - JURI Committee - Rapporteur: Luigi Berlinguer (A7-0018/2013) — ***I Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Connecting Europe Facility (COM(2011)0665 - C7-0374/2011 - 2011/0302(COD)) - ITRE Committee - TRAN Committee - Rapporteur: Adina-Ioana Vălean - Rapporteur: Dominique Riquet (A7-0021/2013) — Report on the Special Report of the European Ombudsman concerning his inquiry into complaint