Minutes of the sitting of Monday 30 March 1998
4. 5. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 138/1 Monday 30 March 1998 I (Information) EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 1998/99 SESSION Sittings of 30 March to 3 April 1998 PALAIS DE L EUROPE › STRASBOURG MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF MONDAY 30 MARCH 1998 (98/C 138/01) Proceedings of the sitting IN THE CHAIR: Mrs FONTAINE Vice-President (The sitting opened at 5 p. m. ) 1. Resumption of session The session, adjourned on 13 March 1998, was resumed. 2. Statement by the President The President made a statement to mark the 10th anniversary of the bombing of the village of Halabja, in Iraqi Kurdistan, by the Iraqi air force using chemical weapons which had killed thousands of people and injured tens of thousands. 3. Approval of Minutes The following spoke: › Mrs Green, who complained about the cancellation by Air France of all direct flights between London and Strasbourg on the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of that week (the Presi- dent replied that inquiries had revealed that three flights had indeed been cancelled that day but that all the following dayís flights would in fact operate; she added that a protest would be sent to the airline); › Mrs McIntosh, who queried the Presidentís reply as she said that Air France had confirmed to her that all flights on that route would be cancelled that week (the President replied that the matter would be checked); › Mrs Green, who asked Mr Kinnock, Member of the Commission responsible for transport, to give his views on the situation; › Mr Kinnock, Member of the Commission, who gave his views; › Mr Janssen van Raay, who referred to his remarks of 13 March (Minutes of that sitting, Item 1) and complained that the Council had still not replied to the question he had put to it; › Mr Morris, who asked the President to ensure that non-smokers were protected as a matter of urgency in Parlia- ment since no areas were smoke-free (the President gave him an assurance that everything would be done to achieve such protection); C 138/2 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 4. 5. 98 Monday 30 March 1998 › Mr Ru¤big, who referred to the problem of crime in Brussels, a subject he had raised on previous occasions, and asked whether the question of the admissibility of this subject for the topical and urgent debate had indeed been referred to the Rules Committee (the President replied that the President of Parliament had written to the Belgian authorities and assured him that the President and the Bureau were following the situation closely); › Mrs Thors, who complained about the poor air links between Strasbourg and northern Europe (the President replied that the French Government had issued a new call for tenders with a view to replacing the special flights with regular flights for those links where there were problems); › Mrs Van Bladel who, with reference to Rule 42, pointed out that she had still not received a reply from the Council to questions she had put to it concerning Surinam. The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved. 4. Referral to committees The Committee on Agriculture had been asked for opinions on the following: › proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive amending Directive 90/220/EEC on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms (COM(98)0085 › C4-0129/98 › 98/0072(COD)) (responsible: ENVI; asked for opinion: RTDE); › Commission communication to the Council and the Euro- pean Parliament on a European Community biodiversity strategy (COM(98)0042 › C4-0140/98) (responsible: ENVI, asked for opinions: RTDE, FISH, TRAN); › proposal and two amended proposals for a Council Directive establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy (COM(97)0049 › C4-0192/97 › COM(97)0614 › C4-0121/98 › COM(98)0076 › C4-0120/98 › 97/0067(SYN)) (responsible: ENVI, asked for opinions: BUDG, FISH, RTDE). 5. Delegation of power of decision to commit- tees (Rule 52) Pursuant to Rule 52(1) the Conference of Presidents had delegated the power of decision to the Economic Affairs Committee in respect of the Commission communication on the competitiveness of the European information and commu- nication technologies (ICT) industries (COM(97)0152 › C4- 0386/97) (opinion: ESOC, RTDE). 6. Interpretation of Rules of Procedure The President announced that, pursuant to Rule 162(3), the Rules Committee had given the following interpretation of Rule 122(1), following referral to it of the question of the application of that Rule: Explanations of vote shall be admissible on the final vote on any subject submitted to Parliament. The term áfinal voteí does not prejudge the type of vote, but means the last vote on any item. í If this interpretation was not contested by a political group or at least 29 Members before these Minutes were approved (Rule 162(4)), it would be deemed adopted. Otherwise, it would be put to the vote in Parliament. 7. Membership of committees At the request of the UPE Group, Parliament ratified the appointment of Mr Janssen van Raay as member of the Committee on the Rules of Procedure, the Verification of Credentials and Immunities, to replace Mr Hyland. 8. Action taken on Parliamentís opinions and resolutions The Commission communications on action taken on the opinions and resolutions adopted at the December 1997 part-sessions had been distributed. A communication on action taken by the Commission on a number of own-initiative resolutions by Parliament had also been distributed. 9. Documents received The President had received the following texts: (a) Council: (aa) recommendations: › Recommendation of 9 March 1998 on the discharge to be given to the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training in respect of the imple- mentation of the statement of revenue and expenditure of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training for the financial year 1996 (SN2018/98 › C4-0164/98) referred to responsible: CONT opinion: ESOC › Recommendation of 9 March 1998 on the discharge to be given to the Administrative Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions in respect of the implementation of the statement of revenue and expenditure of the Foundation for the financial year 1996 (SN2019/98 › C4-0165/98) referred to responsible: CONT opinion: ESOC 4. 5. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 138/3 › Recommendation of 9 March 1998 concerning the dis- charge to be given to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the operations of the European Develop- ment Fund (1989) (Seventh EDF) for the financial year 1996 (5897/98 › C4-0166/98) referred to responsible: CONT opinion: DEVE Monday 30 March 1998 › Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 2075/92 on the common organization of the market in raw tobacco (COM(98)0019 › C4-0185/98 › 98/ 0027(CNS)) referred to responsible: AGRI opinion: BUDG, REGI, ENVI legal basis: Art. 043 EC › Recommendation of 9 March 1998 concerning the dis- charge to be given to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the operations of the European Develop- ment Fund (1984) (Sixth EDF) for the financial year 1996 (5896/98 › C4-0167/98) › Proposal for a Council Directive on the extension of Council Directive 97/80/EC of 15 December 1997 on the burden of proof in cases of discrimination based on sex to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (COM(98)0084 › C4-0186/98 › 98/0066(CNS)) referred to responsible: CONT opinion: DEVE › Recommendation of 9 March 1998 on the discharge to be given to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Communities for the financial year 1996 (SN2017/98 › C4-0168/98) referred to responsible: WOME opinion: ESOC legal basis: Art. 100 EC (b) Commission: referred to responsible: CONT opinion: committees concerned (ab) requests for opinions on: (ba) proposals and/or communications: › Amended proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive on the resale right for the benefit of the author of an original work of art (COM(98)0078 › C4-0169/98 › 96/ 0085(COD)) › Proposal for a Council and Commission Decision on the signature and on the conclusion of a Euro-Mediterranean Agreement with Jordan (COM(97)0554 › C4-0171/98 › 97/0291(AVC)) referred to responsible: LEGA opinion: CULT legal basis: Art. 100a EC referred to responsible: FASE opinion: committees concerned legal basis: Art. 238, 228(2)(3), 2nd subparagraph EC › Proposal for a Council Directive on the extension of Council Directive 97/81/EC of 15 December 1997 on the Framework Agreement on part-time work concluded by UNI- CE, CEEP and the ETUC, to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (COM(98)0084 › C4-0172/98 › 98/0065(CNS)) referred to responsible: ESOC opinion: WOME legal basis: Art. 100 EC › Draft Joint Action adopted by the Council on the basis of Article K. 3 of the Treaty on European Union concerning arrangements for cooperation between Member States in respect of the identification, tracing, freezing or seizing and confiscation of instrumentalities and the proceeds from crime (6490/98 › C4-0184/98 › 98/0909(CNS)) referred to responsible: CIVI opinion: LEGA legal basis: Art. K. 3(2) EU › Opinion of the Commission on the European Parliamentís amendments to the Councilís common position concerning the proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive on settlement finality in payment and securities settlement sys- tems (COM(98)0151 › C4-0170/98 › 96/0126(COD)) referred to responsible: LEGA opinion: ECON legal basis: Art. 100a EC › Communication to the Council and the European Parlia- ment: Towards a trans-European location and navigation network comprising a strategy for a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) (COM(98)0029 › C4-0188/98) referred to responsible: TRAN opinion: BUDG, ECON, RTDE, RELA (bb) other texts: › Twenty-first activity report of the Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work › 1996 (COM(97)0728 › C4-0189/98) referred to responsible: ESOC opinion: RTDE, ECON, ENVI, WOME C 138/4 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 4. 5. 98 Monday 30 March 1998 › Activity report of the safety and health commission for the mining and other extractive industries 1996 › approved on 5 May 1997 (COM(97)0729 › C4-0190/98) referred to responsible: ESOC opinion: RTDE, ECON, ENVI, WOME › Proposal for the adjustment of the financial perspective to take account of implementation (SEC(98)0307 › C4-0192/98) the conditions of referred to responsible: BUDG opinion: CONT (c) committees: (ca) reports: › Report on the Commission communication The European Union and Russia: the future relationshipí and the Action Plan The European Union and Russia: Future Relationsí (COM(95)0223 › C4-0217/95) › Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy Rapporteur: Mrs Lalumie‘re (A4-0060/98) › * Report on the proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 92/12/EEC on the general arrangements for products subject to excise duty an on the holding, movement and monitoring of such products (COM(97)0326 › C4-0394/97 › 97/0181(CNS)) › Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy Rapporteur: Mr Miller (A4-0064/98) › Report on improving safety, consumersí rights and trading standards in the tourism sector › Committee on Transport and Tourism › * Report on the proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 77/388/EEC on the common system of Value Added Tax (the Value Added Tax Committee) (COM(97)0325 › C4-0365/97 › 97/0186(CNS)) › Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy Rapporteur: Mr Langen (A4-0084/98) › Report on the Commission communication: Guidelines for the negotiation of new cooperation agreements with the African, Caribbean countriesí (COM(97)0537 › C4-0581/97) › Committee on Development and Cooperation Pacific (ACP) and Rapporteur: Mr Rocard (A4-0085/98) › **I Report on the proposal for a Council Directive on airport charges (COM(97)0154 › C4-0362/97 › 97/ 0127(SYN)) › Committee on Transport and Tourism Rapporteur: Mr Va¤yrynen (A4-0088/98) › **I Report on the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 2299/89 on a code of conduct (CRSs) (COM(97)0246 › C4-0418/97 › 97/0148(SYN)) › Committee on Transport and Tourism reservation systems for computerized Rapporteur: Mr Van Dam (A4-0089/98) › Report on giving discharge to the Commission in respect of the financial management of the sixth and seventh European Development Funds for the 1996 financial year › Committee on Budgetary Control Rapporteur: Mr Aparicio Sa·nchez (A4-0071/98) Rapporteur: Mr Wynn (A4-0091/98) › * Report on the proposal for a Council Decision (Euratom/ EC) concerning a Community contribution to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development for the Chernobyl Shelter Fund (COM(97)0448 › C4-0499/97 › 97/0235(CNS)) › Committee on Budgets Rapporteur: Mr Adam (A4-0076/98) › Report on criminal proceedings relating to the protection of the Unionís financial interests › Committee on Budgetary Control › Report on the specific annual reports of the Court of Auditors on the financial statements of the decentralized Community agencies (OJ C 393 of 29 December 1997): 1996 discharge procedure (including the decisions giving discharge to the Administrative Board of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Dublin) and to the Management Board of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Thessaloniki), in respect of the implementation of their budgets for the 1996 financial year) › Committee on Budgetary Control (C4-0051/98) Rapporteur: Mrs Theato (A4-0082/98) Rapporteur: Mr Kellett-Bowman (A4-0092/98) › ***I Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council Decision establishing a Community initiative for The European City of Cultureí event (COM(97)0549 › C4- 0580/97 › 97/0290(COD)) › Committee on Culture, Youth, Education and the Media › Report on giving discharge to the Commission in respect of the financial management of the European Coal and Steel Community for the 1996 financial year › Committee on Budgetary Control Rapporteur: Mr Monfils (A4-0083/98) Rapporteur: Mr Blak (A4-0093/98) 4. 5. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 138/5 Monday 30 March 1998 › Report on the Commission report on the measures taken in response to the comments made in Parliamentís resolution accompanying the decision giving discharge in respect of the general budget for the 1995 financial year (COM(97)0571 › C4-0126/98) › Committee on Budgetary Control › Report on the guidelines for the 1999 budget procedure: Section III › Commission › Committee on Budgets Rapporteur: Mrs Du¤hrkop Du¤hrkop (A4-0103/98) Rapporteur: Mr Wynn (A4-0094/98) › Report on the postponement of the discharge decision to be given to the Commission in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Communities for the financial year 1996 › Committee on Budgetary Control Rapporteur: Mr Elles (A4-0097/98) › Report on the guidelines for the 1999 budgetary procedure › Section I › European Parliament, Ombudsman Annex; Section II › Council; Section IV › Court of Justice; Section V › Court of Auditors; Section VI › Economic and Social Committee and Committee of the Regions › Committee on Budgets Rapporteur: Mr Viola (A4-0099/98) › * Report on the proposal for a Council Regulation on the application of Articles 92 and 93 of the EC Treaty to certain categories of horizontal state aid (COM(97)0396 › C4- 0512/97 › 97/0203(CNS)) › Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy Rapporteur: Mrs Bere‘s (A4-0100/98) › * Report on the proposal for a Council Regulation establishing new rules on aid to shipbuilding (COM(97)0469 › C4-0527/97 › 97/0249(CNS)) and on the Commission com- munication to the Council, the European Parliament, the Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Towards a new shipbuilding policyí (COM(97)0470 › C4-0548/97) › Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy Rapporteur: Mr Sindal (A4-0101/98) › ***I Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council Regulation amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3330/91 on the statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States (COM(97)0252 › C4-0248/97 › 97/0155(COD)) and on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council Regulation amending Council Regulation (EEC) No 3330/91 on the statistics relating to the trading of goods between Member States, with specific reference to the nomen- clature of products (COM(97)0252 › C4-0257/97 › 97/ 0162(COD)) › Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy › * Report on the proposal for a Council and Commission Decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Communities and the Government of the United States of America regarding the application of positive comity principles in the enforcement of their competition laws (COM(97)0233 › C4-0559/97 › 97/0178(CNS)) › Committee on External Economic Relations Rapporteur: Mr Malerba (A4-0104/98) › Report on the Commission communication on the Euro- pean Unionís follow-up to the world summit for social development (COM(96)0724 › C4-0142/97) › Committee on Employment and Social Affairs Rapporteur: Mrs Scho¤rling (A4-0105/98) › Report on a post-SFOR strategy in Bosnia and Herzegovi- na containing a proposal for a European Parliament Recom- mendation to the Council › Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy Rapporteur: Mrs Daskalaki (A4-0106/98) › Report on the implications of enlargement of the European Union for cooperation in the field of justice and home affairs › Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs Rapporteur: Mr Posselt (A4-0107/98) › Report on the report of the High Level Panel on the free movement of persons chaired by Mrs Simone Veil (C4- 0181/97) › Committee on Civil Liberties and Internal Affairs Rapporteur: Mrs Schaffner (A4-0108/98) › * Report on the proposal for a Council Decision on the agreement between the European Community, the European Space Agency and the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation on a European contribution to the development of a Global Navigation Satellite System (COM(97)0442 › C4-0043/98 › 97/0231(CNS)) › Committee on Transport and Tourism Rapporteur: Mrs Langenhagen (A4-0109/98) › Report on democratic accountability in the third phase of European Monetary Union › Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy Rapporteur: Mrs Lulling (A4-0102/98) Rapporteur: Mrs Randzio-Plath (A4-0110/98) C 138/6 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 4. 5. 98 Monday 30 March 1998 › * Report on the proposal for a Council Recommendation on the suitability of blood plasma donors and the screening of donated blood in the European Community (COM(97)0605 › C4-0027/98 › 97/0315(CNS)) › Committee on the Environ- ment, Public Health and Consumer Protection › **II Recommendation for second reading on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a Council Recommendation on a parking card for people with disabilities (C4-0033/98 › 95/0353(SYN)) › Committee on Transport and Tourism Rapporteur: Mr Cabrol (A4-0112/98) Rapporteur: Mr Megahy (A4-0098/98) › ***I Report on the proposal for a European Parliament and Council Directive on special provisions for vehicles used for the carriage of passengers comprising more than eight seats in addition to the driverís seat, and amending Council Directive 70/156/EEC (COM(97)0276 › C4-0545/97 › 97/0176(COD)) › Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Indus- trial Policy Rapporteur: Mr Murphy (A4-0113/98) › * Report on the proposal for a Council Decision on measures of financial assistance for innovative and job- creating small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) (COM(98)0026 › C4-0138/98 › 98/0024(CNS)) › Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (Hughes procedure) Rapporteur: Mr Pronk (A4-0114/98) › Report on improvements in the functioning of the institu- tions without modification of the Treaties › making EU policies more open and democratic › Committee on Institu- tional Affairs Rapporteur: Mr Herman (A4-0117/98) (cb) recommendations for second reading: › **II Recommendation for second reading on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a Council Directive amending Council Directive 95/21/EC con- cerning the enforcement, in respect of shipping using Com- munity ports and sailing in the waters under the jurisdiction of the Member States, of international standards for ship safety, pollution prevention and shipboard living and working condi- tions (port State control) (C4-0082/98 › 97/0215(SYN)) › Committee on Transport and Tourism Rapporteur: Mr Bazin (A4-0090/98) › **II Recommendation for second reading on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a Council Regulation amending Council Regulation (EEC) 3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport and Council Directive 88/599/EEC concerning the implementation of Reg- ulations (EEC) 3820/85 and 3821/85 (C4-0009/98 › 94/ 0187(SYN)) › Committee on Transport and Tourism Rapporteur: Mr Wijsenbeek (A4-0116/98) (d) Members: (da) oral questions (Rule 40): › Soltwedel-Scha¤fer, Hautala and Wolf, on behalf of the V Group, to the Council: Textile and clothing industry (B4- 0273/98); › Soltwedel-Scha¤fer, Hautala and Wolf, on behalf of the V Group, to the Commission: Textile and clothing industry (B4-0274/98); › Puerta and Ribeiro, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to the Council: The textile and clothing industry (B4-0275/98); › Puerta and Ribeiro, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to the Commission: The textile and clothing industry (B4- 0276/98); › Ferrer, on behalf of the PPE Group, to the Commission: Competitiveness of the textile and clothing industry (B4- 0277/98); › Ferrer, on behalf of the PPE Group, to the Commission: Competitiveness of the textile and clothing industry (B4- 0278/98); › Cornelissen, Jarzembowski, Sarlis, McIntosh, Grosch, Langenhagen, Koch, Camiso·n Asensio, Siso· Cruellas, Cushna- han, Schierhuber, Elles, Anastassopoulos, Ferber, Bennasar Tous, Lulling, Thyssen and Pome·s Ruiz, on behalf of the PPE Group, to the Commission: Social and regional impact of the abolition of duty free sales in regions concerned by this measure (B4-0279/98) › **II Recommendation for second reading on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a Council Regulation on decentralized cooperation (C4-0008/98 › 95/0159(SYN)) › Committee on Development and Cooper- ation Rapporteur: Mr Vecchi (A4-0096/98) (db) oral questions for Question Time (Rule 41) (B4-0272/98): › Alavanos, Lomas, Sanz Ferna·ndez, Bertens, Carre‘re díEn- causse, Wolf, Herman, Gillis, Miranda, Castellina, Cushnahan, Gallagher, Bonde, Theonas, Izquierdo Rojo, Sjo¤stedt, Hard- staff, Ru¤big, Stenzel, Wibe, DellíAlba, Camiso·n Asensio, Kaklamanis, McKenna, Posselt, Andersson, Stenmarck, Howitt, Svensson, Ahern, McMahon, McCartin, Riis-Jłrgens- en, Lindqvist, Dupuis, Papayannakis, Ephremidis, Oddy, 4. 5. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 138/7 Garc ·a Arias, McIntosh, Ferrer, Kaklamanis, Whitehead, Lis Jensen, Flemming, Teverson, Fraga Este·vez, McCartin, Prov- an, Imaz San Miguel, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Crampton, Bonde, Izquierdo Rojo, Simpson, Needle, Posselt, Ahlqvist, McMahon, Papayannakis, Oddy, Crowley, Watts, Malone, Cushnahan, Sjo¤stedt, Plooij-van Gorsel, Billingham, Anders- son, Pirker, White, Alavanos, Fitzsimons, Cederschio¤ld, Trus- cott, McCarthy, Thomas, Spiers, Hardstaff, Lukas, Schieder- meier, Wibe, Ojala, Karamanou, Camiso·n Asensio, Howitt, Theonas, Monfils, Svensson, Ahern, Habsburg-Lothringen, Pollack, Andrews, Seppa¤nen, Lindqvist, Krarup, Ephremidis, Gallagher, Gerard Collins, Hyland, Elles, Trakatellis, Watson, McIntosh, Medina Ortega, Eriksson. 10. Transfer of appropriations The Committee on Budgets had considered proposal for transfer of appropriations 3/98 (SEC(98)0347 › C4-0131/98). After considering the various parts of this proposal, in particular the breakdown of figures given in the financial statement, it had not authorized the transfer. 11. Petitions Pursuant to Rule 156(5), the President had forwarded to the Committee on Petitions the following petitions which had been entered in the register on the dates shown below: Monday 30 March 1998 by Mr Guido Genuise (Comitato Difesa P ¤allasse e Diritto di Uso Civico) (and 1 548 signatories) (No 295/98); by Mr Jose· Carlos Figueiredo (No 296/98); by Mr Jose· Carlos Figueiredo (No 297/98); by Mrs Maria Julieta Negrão S. Esteves de Matos (No 298/98); by Mr Hans-Peter Enbuske (No 299/98); by Mr Georg La¤tzsch (No 300/98); by Mrs Karin Condo (No 301/98); by Mr Horst Scholz (and 10 signatories) (No 302/98); by Mr Amir Hasson Ezzatt (No 303/98); by Mrs Hannelore Beckmann (No 304/98); by Mrs Maria Therese Kooistra-Huber (No 305/98); by Mr Steffen Donath (No 306/98); by Mr Helmut Foken (NABU) (No 307/98); by Mr Horst Maiwald (No 308/98); by Mr Campbell L. Grant (No 309/98); by Mr Paul Kinsella (No 310/98); by Mr Frank Harvey (No 311/98); by Mr Patrick Hartney (No 312/98); by Mrs Ewa Alieja Pladej (No 313/98); by Mr Georgios Petrakos (No 314/98). Decisions on petitions: 19 March 1998 Pursuant to Rule 158(1), the President had received the following decisions from the Committee on Petitions: by Mr Nikos A. Kyrtatos (No 279/98); by Mr Enric Barot Alquezar (Asociacio·n de Vecinos y Proprietarios del Cap de Barbaria) (No 280/98); by Mr Jaume Vaello Rogles (Grupo Ecologista y Naturalista Xoriguer) (No 281/98); by Mr Antonio Gonza·lez Alcala· (No 282/98); by Mr Victorio Lorenzo (Unio·n General de Trabajadores › Delegacio·n Comarcal) (No 283/98); by Mr Arturo Sa·nchez Mart ·nez (and 37 signatories) (No 284/ 98); by Mr Jesu·s Roma Sa·nchez (No 285/98); by Mr Iñaki Vicente Alonso (Asociacio·n de Prejubilados y Jubilados ABB) (and 65 signatories) (No 286/98); by Mrs Anke Seyberth (No 287/98); by Mrs Monique Guillemoteau (No 288/98); by Mr Jacky Le Mestic (No 289/98); by Mr Salvatore Giaggeri (No 290/98); by Mr Mario de Nale (Comune di Arsie) (and 257 signatories) (No 291/98); by Mrs Sandra Chistolini (No 292/98); by Mrs Wanda Maccario (No 293/98); by Mr Adriano Povolo (No 294/98); (a) petitions ruled inadmissible pursuant to Rule 156(4) and (5), and filed pursuant to Rule 156(6): › Nos 848, 849, 850, 859, 862, 868, 869, 870, 876, 878, 880, 882, 884, 885, 886, 887, 890, 891, 892, 893, 898, 899, 901, 903 (1), 906, 907, 910, 912, 913, 914 (1) and 918/97; (b) petitions ruled admissible pursuant to Rule 156(4) and (5) (consideration closed): › Nos 846, 872 and 897/97: petitioners had been sent documentation; › Nos 853, 854, 877, 888 and 916/97: forwarded to the relevant committee or delegation for information or further action; › No 900/97: forwarded to the European Ombudsman: › No 828/97: on the basis of information provided by the Commission; › No 975/96: forwarded for information to the Committee on Culture, Youth, Education and the Media; (1) The petitioner had been advised to contact his ombudsman or national petitions committee. C 138/8 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 4. 5. 98 Monday 30 March 1998 (c) petitions ruled admissible pursuant to Rule 156(4) and (5) (action to be taken): 12. Order of business › Nos 847, 851 (1), 856, 860, 861, 863, 865, 866, 867, 873, 874, 875, 879, 883, 889, 894, 896, 902, 905, 908, 909, 911, 915, 917 and 919/97: the Commission had been asked for informa- tion; (d) decision on admissibility postponed: › No 215/97: the Commission had been asked for its opinion on whether this petition fell within the sphere of activities of the European Union; (e) further information requested from the Commission pur- suant to Rule 157(3): › Nos 52/92, 163/92, 240/92, 457/92, 6/95, 187/95, 431/95, 479/95, 608/95, 241/96, 275/96 (1), 281/96 (1), 380/96, 650/ 96 (1), 778/96, 855/96, 877/96, 998/96 and 562/97 (1); › Nos 227/94, 467/94, 923/94, 1034/94, 1171/94, 473/95, 580/95, 1049/95, 237/96, 471/96, 579/96, 584/96, 770/96, 969/96, 24/97, 79/97 and 253/97; › Nos 735/93, 829/93, 908/93, 617/94, 928/94, 12/95, 255/ 95, 691/95, 701/95, 797/95, 890/95, 712/96, 880/96, 899/96, 941/96, 947/96 and 121/97; (f) petitions on which consideration had closed on the basis of information supplied by the Commission pursuant to Rule 157(3): › Nos 813/92, 418/93, 531/93, 499/94, 568/95, 20/96, 65/96, 254/96 (1), 327/96, 454/96, 713/96, 781/96, 785/96, 841/96, 872/96, 883/96 and 935/96; › Nos 368/90, 600/90, 183/92, 212/92, 237/92, 416/92, 225/93, 447/93, 461/93, 674/93, 739/93, 779/93, 793/93, 43/94, 380/94, 735/94, 1059/94, 105/95 (1), 1101/95, 381/96, 554/96, 681/96, 762/96 (1), 925/96, 946/96 (1), 957/96 (1), 961/96 and 991/96; › Nos 115/94, 321/96, 692/96, 786/96, 845/96, 937/96, 951/96, 1014/96, 1036/96, 87/97, 91/97, 122/97 and 321/97; (g) other decisions: › No 858/97: registered by mistake; › No 1254/95: the President had been asked in a separate letter to contact the British authorities; › No 579/96: the President had been asked in a separate letter to contact the Greek authorities. (1) Also forwarded to the relevant committee or delegation for information or further action. The next item was the order of business. The President announced that the final draft agenda for the sittings of 30 March to 3 April, 29 and 30 April and 2 May 1998 had been distributed (PE 267. 917/PDOJ) and that a number of changes had been proposed (Rule 96). (a) Sittings of 30 March to 3 April 1998: Monday: › no changes. Tuesday: › the PPE Group had asked for the Langen and Miller reports (A4-0084 and 0064/98, items 16 and 17), due to be taken in a joint debate, to be taken off the agenda. The following spoke: Mr von Wogau, chairman of the Economic Affairs Committee, who also spoke on behalf of the PPE Group, Mrs Green, on behalf of the PSE Group, and Mr Langen, rapporteur. Parliament approved the request. The following spoke: Mrs Aelvoet who, on behalf of the V Group, asked for the Adam report, due to be taken on Friday (A4-0076/98, item 41), to be brought forward and entered instead of this joint debate, and Mrs Lulling, who insisted that her report (A4-0102/98, item 19) should fill the gap left by the reports which had been taken off (the President replied that these proposed changes to the agenda had not been made in line with the requirements of Rule 96(1)). Wednesday: › no changes. Thursday: › the I-EDN Group had asked for the Herman report on improving the functioning of the institutions (A4-0117/98) to be reinstated in the position it had occupied in the draft agenda, i. e. as first item. The following spoke: Mr Van Dam, on behalf of the I-EDN Group, the rapporteur, Mr Berthu, Mr Martens, on behalf of the PPE Group, and Mrs Green, on behalf of the PSE Group. Parliament rejected the request by RCV (I-EDN): Members voting: For: Against: Abstentions: 280 62 170 48 (Lord Plumb had intended to vote against and Mr Pimenta and Mrs Gonza·lez A· lvarez for. ) › the PPE Group had asked for its oral question to the Commission on the social and regional consequences of the abolition of duty-free sales (B4-0279/98) to be included as the last item. 4. 5. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 138/9 The following spoke: Mr Bo¤ge, on behalf of the PPE Group, who moved the request, Mr Piecyk, Mr Simpson, on behalf of the PSE Group, Mr Wijsenbeek, to make a procedural point, and Mr Garosci, rapporteur on this subject. Parliament approved the request by RCV (PPE): Members voting: For: Against: Abstentions: 290 162 114 14 (Lord Plumb and Mrs McKenna had intended to vote for, Mr Pimenta Mr Skinner and Mr Evans against. ) The oral question was entered at the end of Thursdayís agenda. Deadlines: › motions for resolutions: 4 p. m. on Tuesday › amendments and joint motions: 4 p. m. on Wednesday. Mr DellíAlba spoke on the Italian version of the final draft agenda. Friday: › no changes. (b) Sittings of 29-30 April 1998: › no changes. (c) Sitting of 2 May 1998: › no changes. * * * The order of business was thus established. Mrs Lindholm protested that the report by the High Level Panel on the free movement of persons, which was the subject of the Schaffner report (A4-0108/98, item 35), was only available in French (the President replied that the matter would be investigated). Monday 30 March 1998 15. Tourism (debate) Mr Aparicio Sa·nchez introduced his report, drawn up on behalf of the Committee on Transport and Tourism, on improving safety, consumersí rights and trading standards in the tourism sector (A4-0071/98). The following spoke: Mr Garc ·a-Margallo y Marfil, draftsman of the opinion of the Committee on Economic Affairs, Mr Harrison, on behalf of the PSE Group, Mr Koch, on behalf of the PPE Group, Mr Santini, on behalf of the UPE Group, and Mr Wijsenbeek, on behalf of the ELDR Group. IN THE CHAIR: Mr AVGERINOS Vice-President The following spoke: Mr Theonas, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Mrs Van Dijk, on behalf of the V Group, Mrs Torres Marques, Mrs Schierhuber, Mr Ribeiro, Mr Cornelissen, Mrs Vaz da Silva, Mr Kinnock, Member of the Commission, who apologized that Mr Papoutsis, who was responsible for the subject, was absent, and assured Mr Cornelissen that he would receive a written reply to the questions he had raised in his speech. The President closed the debate. Vote: Minutes of 31. 3. 1998, Part I, Item 13. 16. Airport charges **I (debate) Mr Va¤yrynen introduced his report, drawn up on behalf of the Committee on Transport and Tourism, on the proposal for a Council Directive on airport charges (COM(97)0154 › C4- 0362/97 › 97/0127(SYN))(A4-0088/98). The following spoke: Mr Megahy, on behalf of the PSE Group, Mr Stenmarck, on behalf of the PPE Group, Mr Querbes, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Mrs Van Dijk, on behalf of the V Group, Mrs Ewing, on behalf of the ARE Group, Mr Van Dam, on behalf of the I-EDN Group, Mr McMahon, Mrs McIn- tosh, Mr Simpson, Mr Kinnock, Member of the Commission, who undertook to reply in writing to the questions raised by Mrs Ewing. The President closed the debate. Vote: Minutes of 31. 3. 1998, Part I, Item 11. 13. Speaking time Speaking time for debates on the agenda for the sittings of 30 March to 3 April, 29 to 30 April and 2 May 1998 would be allocated pursuant to Rule 106 (see separate Agenda). IN THE CHAIR: Mr IMBENI Vice-President 14. Topical and urgent debate (subjects pro- posed) The President proposed the following two subjects for the next topical and urgent debate to be held on Thursday: › Forest fires in Latin America and South-East Asia › Human rights 17. Parking card for people with disabili- ties **II (debate) Mr Megahy introduced the recommendation for second read- ing, drawn up on behalf of the Committee on Transport and Tourism, on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a Council Recommendation on a parking card for people with disabilities (C4-0033/98 › 95/ 0353(SYN)) (A4-0098/98). C 138/10 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 4. 5. 98 Monday 30 March 1998 The following spoke: Mrs Schmidbauer, on behalf of the PSE Group, Mr Koch, on behalf of the PPE Group, Mrs Van Dijk, on behalf of the V Group, Mr Camiso·n Asensio and Mr Flynn, Member of the Commission. The President closed the debate. The following spoke: Mrs Weiler, on behalf of the PSE Group, Mr Imaz San Miguel, on behalf of the PPE Group, Mr Garosci, on behalf of the UPE Group, Mrs Boogerd-Quaak, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Mr Wolf, on behalf of the V Group, Mr Tatarella, Non-attached Member, Mr Flynn, Member of the Commission, and the rapporteur with a question to the Commission which Mr Flynn answered. Vote: Minutes of 31. 3. 1998, Part I, Item 9. The President closed the debate. 18. Recording equipment in road trans- port **II (debate) Mr Wijsenbeek introduced the recommendation for second reading, drawn up on behalf of the Committee on Transport and Tourism, on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) 3821/85 on recording equipment in road transport and Directive 88/599/EEC concerning the implemen- tation of Regulations (EEC) 3820/85 and 3821/85 (C4-0009/98 › 94/0187(SYN)) (A4-0116/98). The following spoke: Mr Castricum, on behalf of the PSE Group, Mrs Langenhagen, on behalf of the PPE Group, Mr Santini, on behalf of the UPE Group, Mr Van Dam, on behalf of the I-EDN Group, Mr Lu¤ttge, Mr Stenmarck, Mr díAboville, Mr Cornelissen, Mrs McIntosh and Mr Kin- nock, Member of the Commission. The President closed the debate. Vote: Minutes of 31. 3. 1998, Part I, Item 10. 19. Social security schemes * (debate) Mrs Oomen-Ruijten introduced her report, drawn up on behalf of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, on the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 on the application of social security schemes to employed persons, to self-employed persons and to members of their families moving within the Community and Regulation (EEC) No 574/72 laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EEC) No 1408/71 (COM(97)0378 › C4-0450/97 › 97/0201(CNS)) (A4-0052/98). Vote: Minutes of 31. 3. 1998, Part I, Item 12. 20. Agenda for next sitting The President announced the following agenda for the sitting of Tuesday 31 March 1998: 9 a. m. › 1 p. m. , 3 › 7 p. m. and 9 p. m. › 12 midnight: 9 a. m. › 12 noon, 3 › 5. 30 p. m. and 9 p. m. › 12 midnight: › › topical and urgent debate (announcement of motions tabled) joint debate on five reports (Elles, Wynn, Blak and Kellett-Bowman) on budget implementation and dis- charge › Theato report on criminal proceedings in protection of Unionís financial interests › Pronk report on financial assistance for SMEs * › Scho¤rling report on follow-up to social development world summit › Bere‘s report on horizontal state aid * › Sindal report on shipbuilding * › Murphy report on passenger vehicles ***I › Lulling report on trading of goods ***I 12 noon: › voting time › topical and urgent debate (list of subjects selected) 5. 30 › 7 p. m. : › Question Time (Commission) (The sitting closed at 8. 30 p. m. ) Julian PRIESTLEY Secretary-General Ursula SCHLEICHER Vice-President 4. 5. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 138/11 Monday 30 March 1998 ATTENDANCE REGISTER 30 March 1998 The following signed: díAboville, Aelvoet, Ahern, Ahlqvist, Amadeo, Andersson, Andre·-Le·onard, Angelilli, Añoveros Trias de Bes, Anttila, Aparicio Sa·nchez, Arias Cañete, Augias, Avgerinos, Azzolini, Baldarelli, Baldi, Banotti, Bardong, Baro·n Crespo, Barros Moura, Barthet-Mayer, Barton, Bennasar Tous, Berend, Bere‘s, Bernard-Reymond, Bertens, Berthu, Bianco, van Bladel, Bloch von Blottnitz, Bo¤ge, Bo¤sch, Bontempi, Boogerd-Quaak, Bourlanges, Bowe, Breyer, Brinkhorst, Buffetaut, Burenstam Linder, Cabezo·n Alonso, Caccavale, Caligaris, Camiso·n Asensio, Campos, Carlotti, Carnero Gonza·lez, Carniti, Carre‘re díEncausse, Cars, Cassidy, Castagne‘de, Castagnetti, Castricum, Caudron, Cederschio¤ld, Chanterie, Chichester, Christodoulou, Coates, Cohn-Bendit, Colino Salamanca, Collins Gerard, Collins Kenneth D. , Colom i Naval, Corbett, Cornelissen, Correia, Corrie, Cot, Cox, Crampton, Crawley, Crowley, Cunha, Cunningham, Cushnahan, van Dam, Dankert, Daskalaki, David, De Clercq, De Coene, Decourrie‘re, De Giovanni, DellíAlba, De Luca, Desama, van Dijk, Dillen, Donnay, Donnelly Brendan Patrick, Duhamel, Dupuis, Dury, Elchlepp, Elles, Elliott, Ephremidis, Eriksson, Escudero, Estevan Bolea, Ettl, Evans, Ewing, Fabra Valle·s, Fabre-Aubrespy, Falconer, Fassa, Ferber, Fe·ret, Ferna·ndez-Albor, Ferna·ndez Mart ·n, Ferrer, Filippi, Flemming, Florenz, Fontaine, Ford, Formentini, Fourçans, Fraga Este·vez, Friedrich, Frischenschlager, Frutos Gama, Funk, Gahrton, Gallagher, Garc ·a Arias, Garc ·a-Margallo y Marfil, Garosci, Garot, Gaso‘liba i Bo¤hm, de Gaulle, Gebhardt, Ghilardotti, Giansily, Gillis, Gil-Robles Gil-Delgado, Girão Pereira, Goepel, Goerens, Go¤rlach, Gomolka, Gonza·lez A· lvarez, Graenitz, Graziani, Green, Gro¤ner, Grosch, Grosseteête, Gu¤nther, Guinebertie‘re, Gutie·rrez D ·az, Haarder, Habsburg-Lothringen, Ha¤nsch, Hager, Hallam, Happart, Hardstaff, Harrison, Hatzidakis, Haug, Hautala, Hawlicek, Heinisch, Hendrick, Herman, Hernandez Mollar, Herzog, Hindley, Holm, Hoppenstedt, Howitt, Hughes, Hyland, Ilaskivi, Imaz San Miguel, Izquierdo Collado, Izquierdo Rojo, Janssen van Raay, Jean-Pierre, Jensen Kirsten M. , Jensen Lis, Jo¤ns, Kaklamanis, Karamanou, Katiforis, Kellett-Bowman, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Kerr, Killilea, Kindermann, Kinnock, Kittelmann, Kjer Hansen, Klaß, Koch, Kofoed, Kokkola, Konrad, Krehl, Kreissl-Do¤rfler, Kristoffersen, Kuckelkorn, Kuhn, Kuhne, Laignel, Lalumie‘re, Lambraki, Lambrias, Lang, Lange, Langen, Langenhagen, Lannoye, Larive, Le Gallou, Lehne, Leopardi, Leperre-Verrier, Le Rachinel, Lindeperg, Lindholm, Lindqvist, Lo¤o¤w, Lu¤ttge, Lulling, Macartney, McCartin, McIntosh, McKenna, McMahon, McMillan-Scott, Maij-Weggen, Malangre·, Manisco, Mann Erika, Mann Thomas, Manzella, Marinho, Marinucci, Martens, Martin David W. , Matikainen-Kallstro¤m, Mayer, Medina Ortega, Megahy, Me·gret, Mendiluce Pereiro, Mendonça, Miller, Miranda, Miranda de Lage, Mohamed Ali, Mombaur, Monfils, Moorhouse, Morgan, Morris, Mosiek-Urbahn, Mu¤ller, Mulder, Murphy, Mutin, Myller, Napoletano, Nassauer, Newens, Newman, Nicholson, Nordmann, Novo, Oddy, Ojala, Olsson, Oomen-Ruijten, Paasilinna, Paasio, Pack, Papakyriazis, Parigi, Parodi, Pasty, Pe·rez Royo, Peter, Pettinari, Pex, Piha, Pimenta, Pinel, Pirker, des Places, Plooij-van Gorsel, Plumb, Podesta‘, Poettering, Poggiolini, Poisson, Pompidou, Posselt, Pradier, Pronk, Provan, Puerta, van Putten, Querbes, Rack, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Raschhofer, Rauti, Read, Reding, Redondo Jime·nez, Rehder, Ribeiro, Riis-Jłrgensen, Rinsche, Ripa di Meana, Robles Piquer, Rosado Fernandes, de Rose, Roth-Behrendt, Rothe, Roubatis, Rovsing, Ru¤big, Ruffolo, Ryyna¤nen, Sainjon, Sakellariou, Salafranca Sa·nchez-Neyra, Sandbæk, Santini, Sanz Ferna·ndez, Sarlis, Scha¤fer, Schaffner, Schiedermeier, Schierhuber, Schlechter, Schleicher, Schmid, Schmidbauer, Schnellhardt, Scho¤rling, Schro¤der, Schroedter, Schulz, Seal, Secchi, Seillier, Seppa¤nen, Simpson, Siso· Cruellas, Smith, Sonneveld, Souchet, Spaak, Speciale, Spiers, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Striby, Sturdy, Swoboda, Tannert, Tappin, Tatarella, Taubira-Delannon, Telka¤mper, Terro·n i Cus ·, Theato, Theonas, Theorin, Thomas, Thors, Tillich, Tindemans, Titley, Todini, Tomlinson, Torres Couto, Torres Marques, Trakatellis, Ullmann, Va¤yrynen, Valdivielso de Cue·, Valverde Lo·pez, Vanhecke, Van Lancker, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vaz da Silva, Vecchi, van Velzen W. G. , van Velzen Wim, Verde i Aldea, Verwaerde, Viceconte, Virgin, Virrankoski, Voggenhuber, Waidelich, Weber, Weiler, Wemheuer, White, Whitehead, Wibe, Wiebenga, Wieland, Wijsenbeek, Willockx, Wilson, von Wogau, Wolf, Wurtz, Wynn, Zimmermann C 138/12 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 4. 5. 98 Monday 30 March 1998 (+) = For (›) = Against (O) = Abstention ANNEX Result of roll-call votes 1. Reinstatement of Herman report › A4-0117/98 (+) ARE: Castagne‘de, DellíAlba, Dupuis, Ewing, Hory, Macartney, Taubira-Delannon ELDR: Anttila, Boogerd-Quaak, Cox, De Clercq, Kjer Hansen, Kofoed, Lindqvist, Plooij-van Gorsel, Ryyna¤nen, Thors, Va¤yrynen GUE/NGL: Coates, Miranda, Ribeiro, Seppa¤nen I-EDN: Berthu, Buffetaut, de Gaulle, Jean-Pierre, des Places, Striby NI: Dillen, Fe·ret, Hager PPE: Bourlanges, Herman PSE: Adam, Baldarelli, Baro·n Crespo, Caudron, Colom i Naval, Corbett, De Coene, Green, Morris, Spiers, Terro·n i Cus ·, Van Lancker UPE: Guinebertie‘re, Killilea V: Aelvoet, Bloch von Blottnitz, van Dijk, Hautala, Holm, Kreissl-Do¤rfler, Lannoye, Lindholm, McKenna, Mu¤ller, Ripa di Meana, Scho¤rling, Schroedter, Telka¤mper, Voggenhuber (›) ELDR: Bertens, Frischenschlager, Haarder, Monfils, Mulder, Riis-Jłrgensen, Spaak, Teverson, Wiebenga, Wijsenbeek GUE/NGL: Pettinari PPE: Anastassopoulos, Añoveros Trias de Bes, Banotti, Bardong, Berend, Bernard-Reymond, Bo¤ge, Burenstam Linder, Camiso·n Asensio, Castagnetti, Cederschio¤ld, Chanterie, Cornelissen, Corrie, Cunha, Donnelly Brendan Patrick, Elles, Estevan Bolea, Fabra Valle·s, Ferber, Ferna·ndez-Albor, Ferna·ndez Mart ·n, Flemming, Fontaine, Fraga Este·vez, Friedrich, Funk, Garc ·a-Margallo y Marfil, Gillis, Goepel, Gomolka, Grosseteête, Gu¤nther, von Habsburg, Habsburg-Lothringen, Heinisch, Hoppenstedt, Ilaskivi, Kellett-Bowman, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Klaß, Koch, Kristoffersen, Lambrias, Langen, Langenhagen, Lulling, McCartin, McIntosh, Maij-Weggen, Malangre·, Mann Thomas, Martens, Matikainen-Kallstro¤m, Mayer, Mendonça, Mombaur, Mosiek-Urbahn, Nassauer, Oomen-Ruijten, Pex, Piha, Pirker, Poettering, Posselt, Pronk, Provan, Rack, Reding, Rinsche, Robles Piquer, Ru¤big, Salafranca Sa·nchez-Neyra, Sarlis, Schiedermeier, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schnellhardt, Secchi, Siso· Cruellas, Sonneveld, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Theato, Tillich, Tindemans, Trakatellis, Valdivielso de Cue·, Valverde Lo·pez, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vaz da Silva, van Velzen W. G. , Viola, Virgin, Wieland, von Wogau PSE: Balfe, Bo¤sch, Cabezo·n Alonso, Carlotti, Carniti, Castricum, Colino Salamanca, Cunningham, Elchlepp, Ettl, Gebhardt, Go¤rlach, Graenitz, Ha¤nsch, Harrison, Haug, Hindley, Imbeni, Jo¤ns, Katiforis, Kindermann, Kinnock, Krehl, Kuckelkorn, Kuhn, Kuhne, Lange, Lindeperg, McMahon, Medina Ortega, Megahy, Murphy, Mutin, Paasio, Papakyriazis, Peter, Piecyk, van Putten, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Rehder, Roth-Behrendt, Scha¤fer, Schlechter, Schmidbauer, Schulz, Simpson, Skinner, Tannert, Tappin, Thomas, Tomlinson, Vecchi, Verde i Aldea, Weiler, Wemheuer, White, Whitehead, Wynn, Zimmermann UPE: Janssen van Raay V: Ullmann 4. 5. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 138/13 Monday 30 March 1998 (O) ARE: Lalumie‘re, Pradier, Sainjon GUE/NGL: Ephremidis, Ojala, Theonas PPE: Christodoulou, Verwaerde PSE: Ahlqvist, Andersson, Aparicio Sa·nchez, Avgerinos, Barros Moura, Bere‘s, Blak, Campos, Correia, Duhamel, Ford, Garot, Hardstaff, Hendrick, Jensen Kirsten M. , Karamanou, Kokkola, Lambraki, Lo¤o¤w, Mann Erika, Martin David W. , Miller, Myller, Newman, Roubatis, Swoboda, Theorin, Torres Marques, Waidelich UPE: Azzolini, van Bladel, Carre‘re díEncausse, Collins Gerard, Crowley, Daskalaki, Garosci, Giansily, Girão Pereira, Pasty, Santini 2. Inclusion of oral question › B4-0279/98 (+) ARE: Castagne‘de, Ewing, Hory, Macartney, Pradier, Taubira-Delannon ELDR: Anttila, Cox, De Clercq, Lindqvist, Ryyna¤nen, Thors, Va¤yrynen GUE/NGL: Ephremidis, Eriksson, Miranda, Ribeiro, Seppa¤nen, Theonas I-EDN: Berthu, Buffetaut, de Gaulle, Jean-Pierre, des Places, Striby NI: Fe·ret, Hager PPE: Anastassopoulos, Añoveros Trias de Bes, Banotti, Bardong, Berend, Bernard-Reymond, Bo¤ge, Bourlanges, Burenstam Linder, Camiso·n Asensio, Cederschio¤ld, Chanterie, Christodoulou, Cornelissen, Corrie, Cunha, Donnelly Brendan Patrick, Elles, Estevan Bolea, Fabra Valle·s, Ferber, Ferna·ndez-Albor, Ferna·ndez Mart ·n, Flemming, Fontaine, Fraga Este·vez, Friedrich, Funk, Garc ·a-Margallo y Marfil, Gillis, Goepel, Gomolka, Grosseteête, Gu¤nther, von Habsburg, Heinisch, Hoppenstedt, Ilaskivi, Kellett-Bowman, Keppelhoff-Wiechert, Klaß, Koch, Kristoffersen, Lambrias, Langen, Langenhagen, McCartin, McIntosh, McMillan-Scott, Maij-Weggen, Malangre·, Mann Thomas, Martens, Matikainen-Kallstro¤m, Mayer, Mendonça, Mombaur, Mosiek-Urbahn, Nassauer, Oomen-Ruijten, Pex, Piha, Poettering, Provan, Rack, Reding, Redondo Jime·nez, Rinsche, Robles Piquer, Salafranca Sa·nchez-Neyra, Sarlis, Schiedermeier, Schierhuber, Schleicher, Schnellhardt, Siso· Cruellas, Stenmarck, Stenzel, Theato, Tindemans, Trakatellis, Valdivielso de Cue·, Valverde Lo·pez, Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Vaz da Silva, van Velzen W. G. , Viola, Virgin, Wieland, von Wogau PSE: Ahlqvist, Andersson, Avgerinos, Baldarelli, Bere‘s, Cabezo·n Alonso, Campos, Caudron, Correia, Ford, Garot, Karamanou, Katiforis, Kindermann, Kokkola, Krehl, Kuckelkorn, Kuhn, Kuhne, Lambraki, Lange, McMahon, Mann Erika, Morris, Myller, Paasio, Papakyriazis, Peter, Piecyk, Rehder, Roth-Behrendt, Roubatis, Scha¤fer, Schlechter, Schulz, Skinner, Tannert, Theorin, Weiler, Wemheuer, Zimmermann UPE: Collins Gerard, Crowley, Killilea ARE: DellíAlba, Dupuis (›) ELDR: Bertens, Boogerd-Quaak, Frischenschlager, Haarder, Kjer Hansen, Kofoed, Monfils, Mulder, Plooij-van Gorsel, Riis-Jłrgensen, Spaak, Teverson, Wiebenga, Wijsenbeek GUE/NGL: Coates, Ojala, Pettinari PPE: Castagnetti, Herman, Lulling, Posselt, Pronk, Verwaerde PSE: Adam, Aparicio Sa·nchez, Balfe, Baro·n Crespo, Barros Moura, Blak, Bo¤sch, Carlotti, Carniti, Colino Salamanca, Colom i Naval, Corbett, Cunningham, De Coene, Desama, Duhamel, Dury, Elchlepp, Ettl, Gebhardt, Graenitz, Green, Ha¤nsch, Happart, Hardstaff, Harrison, Haug, Hendrick, Hindley, Imbeni, Jensen Kirsten M. , Jo¤ns, Kinnock, Lindeperg, Lo¤o¤w, Martin David W. , Medina Ortega, Megahy, Miller, Murphy, Mutin, Newman, van Putten, Randzio-Plath, Rapkay, Schmidbauer, Simpson, Smith, Swoboda, Tappin, Terro·n i Cus ·, Thomas, Tomlinson, Torres Marques, Van Lancker, Vecchi, Verde i Aldea, Waidelich, White, Whitehead, Wilson, Wynn C 138/14 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 4. 5. 98 Monday 30 March 1998 UPE: Azzolini, van Bladel, Carre‘re díEncausse, Daskalaki, Garosci, Giansily, Girão Pereira, Guinebertie‘re, Janssen van Raay, Pasty, Rosado Fernandes, Santini V: Aelvoet, Bloch von Blottnitz, van Dijk, Hautala, Holm, Kreissl-Do¤rfler, Lannoye, Lindholm, Mu¤ller, Ripa di Meana, Scho¤rling, Schroedter, Telka¤mper, Ullmann, Voggenhuber ARE: Lalumie‘re, Sainjon GUE/NGL: Gonza·lez A· lvarez NI: Dillen (O) PPE: Habsburg-Lothringen, Pirker, Ru¤big, Secchi, Sonneveld, Tillich PSE: Castricum, Go¤rlach, Spiers, van Velzen Wim