Minutes of the sitting of Wednesday 27 Mai 1998
22. 6. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 195/1 Wednesday 27 May 1998 I (Information) EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 1998/99 SESSION Sittings of 27 and 28 May 1998 ESPACE LEOPOLD › BRUSSELS MINUTES OF THE SITTING OF WEDNESDAY 27 MAY 1998 (98/C 195/01) Proceedings of the sitting IN THE CHAIR: Mr GIL-ROBLES GIL-DELGADO The following spoke: President (The sitting opened at 3. 05 p. m. ) 1. Resumption of session The session, adjourned on 15 May 1998, was resumed. 2. In Memoriam On behalf of Parliament, the President paid tribute to the memory of Mr Lucas Pires, Vice-President of the European Parliament, who had died on 22 May 1998. Parliament observed a minuteís silence. › Mr Ru¤big, who welcomed the large police presence around Parliamentís buildings in Strasbourg during the pre- vious part-session; › Mr Medina Ortega, who said that Air France staff had given notice of a two-week strike starting the following Monday and asked whether the Presidency had taken action to ensure that Members could reach Strasbourg for the next part-session (the President replied that he had already drawn the French authoritiesí attention to the difficulties Members encountered in reaching Strasbourg and that he would certainly make it clear that these difficulties would be worsened by a strike); › Mr Kreissl-Do¤rfler, on Mr Ru¤bigís remarks; 3. Approval of Minutes Mr Medina Ortega had informed the Chair that he had been present on 30 April 1998 but that his name was not on the attendance register. Mr Blak, Mr Iversen and Mrs Kirsten M. Jensen had informed the Chair that they had intended to vote for amendment 6 (first part) to the Herman report (A4-0117/98), not against (Minutes of 14. 5. 1998, Part I, Item 13). › Mrs Banotti, who welcomed the result of the two referen- dums held in Ireland the previous week, which she saw as a great victory for the Belfast agreements and the Amsterdam Treaty; › Mrs Roth, who referred to Annex V, Article 1(1)(b) of the Rules of Procedure, and complained about the lack of trans- parency within Parliament in relation to the Court of Auditorsí official interim report on Membersí allowances which had been forwarded to the President a month previously and to the C 195/2 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 6. 98 Wednesday 27 May 1998 Bureau on 13 May, but with neither Members nor political groups being informed. She pointed out that not all political groups were represented in the Bureau (the President cut her off, as she had overrun her speaking time, and answered that, under the very provision of the Rules which she had referred to, only áthe Annual Report and special reports of the Court of Auditors, accompanied by the Institutionsí answersí were printed and distributed. The text in question did not include Parliamentís replies and was not a final report: it was confidential, which was why it had been forwarded to the Bureau for consideration); › Mr Brinkhorst, who appreciated that the Bureau should examine the issue, but stressed that Members should be informed speedily on account of media reaction in the Member States (the President replied that his first obligation was to comply with the Rules of Procedure, which he had done by forwarding the report to the Bureau; he then reiterated his reply to Mrs Roth); › Mr Wijsenbeek, who made a personal statement in the light of Mrs Rothís remarks. The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved. 4. Membership of political groups The President announced that Mr Pettinari had informed him that he had joined the PSE Group with effect from 25 May 1998. 5. Request for waiver of Mr Le Penís immunity The President announced that he had received from the German authorities a request for the waiver of Mr Le Penís parliamentary immunity. In accordance with Rule 6(1), the request had been referred to the appropriate committee: the Committee on the Rules of Procedure, the Verification of Credentials and Immunities. 7. Documents received The President had received the following texts: (a) from the Council, requests for opinions on: › Proposal for a Council Directive on a common system of taxation applicable to interest and royalty payments made between associated companies of different Member States (COM(98)0067 › C4-0195/98 › 98/0087(CNS)) (Hughes procedure to be applied) referred to responsible: ECON opinion: LEGA legal basis: Art. 100 EC › Proposal for a Council Decision providing exceptional financial assistance to Azerbaijan (COM(98)0205 › C4- 0274/98 › 98/0129(CNS)) referred to responsible: BUDG opinion: FASE, RELA legal basis: Art. 235 EC › Proposal for a Council and Commission Decision on the position to be taken by the Community within the Association Council established by the Europe Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States of the one part, and Romania of the other part, signed in Brussels on 1 February 1993, with regard to the adoption of the rules for the implementation of Article 64(1)(i), (1)(ii) and (2) of the Europe Agreement and for the implementation of Article 9(1)(1), (1)(2) and (2) of Protocol 2 on ECSC products to the Europe Agreement (COM(98)0236 › C4-0275/98 › 98/0139(CNS)) referred to responsible: RELA opinion: RTDE legal basis: Art. 087, 235, 228(2) and (3), 1st subpara. EC › Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EEC) No 3508/92 establishing an integrated administration and control system for certain Community aid schemes as regards the deadlines for lodging applications for compensato- ry payments under the aid scheme for rice producers (COM(98)0228 › C4-0276/98 › 98/0136(CNS)) 6. Membership of committees and ACP-EU Joint Assembly referred to responsible: AGRI opinion: BUDG legal basis: Art. 43 EC At the request of the PPE Group and the non-attached Membersí secretariat, Parliament ratified the following appointments: › Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 3072/95 on the common organisation of the market in rice with regard to the scheme for compensatory payment (COM(98)0247 › C4-0277/98 › 98/0140(CNS)) › Transport Committee: Mr Schifone › Development Committee and ACP-EU Joint Assembly: Mr Lehideux referred to responsible: AGRI opinion: BUDG legal basis: Art. 43 EC 22. 6. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 195/3 › Proposal for a Council Regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) 297/95 on fees payable to the European Agency the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (COM(98)0021 › C4-0284/98 › 98/0135(CNS)) for referred to responsible: BUDG opinion: ENVI, CONT › Proposal for a Council Regulation (EC, ECSC, Euratom) amending the Financial Regulation of 21 December 1977 applicable to the general budget of the European Communities (COM(98)0206 › C4-0290/98 › 98/0130(CNS)) referred to responsible: BUDG opinion: ECON, CONT legal basis: Art. 209 EC › Proposal for a Council Directive amending Directive 68/414/EEC imposing an obligation on Member States of the EEC to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petro- (COM(98)0221 › C4-0309/98 › 98/ leum products 0137(CNS)) referred to responsible: RTDE opinion: ECON, RELA legal basis: Art. 103a(1) EC › Proposal for a Council Directive amending for the second time Directive 90/394/EEC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens at work (COM(98)0170 › C4-0310/98 › 98/0093(SYN)) referred to responsible: ESOC opinion: ENVI legal basis: Art. 118a EC (b) from the Commission: (ba) a communication: Wednesday 27 May 1998 (bc) a proposal for a transfer of appropriations: › Proposal for transfer of appropriations No 9/98 between Chapters in Section III › Commission › Part B › of the General Budget for the European Union for the financial year 1998 (SEC(98)0809 › C4-0278/98) referred to responsible: BUDG (c) from committees: (ca) reports and recommendations: › Report on the estimates of revenue and expenditure of Parliament and the estimates of revenue and expenditure of the Ombudsman for the Financial Year 1999 › Committee on Budgets Rapporteur: Mr Viola (A4-0175/98) › *** Recommendation on the proposal for a Council Decision on the accession of the European Community to the General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean (5957/98 › C4-0235/98 › 97/0059(AVC)) › Committee on Fisheries Rapporteur: Mr Roubatis (A4-0176/98) › * Report on the proposal for a Council Regulation approving the Protocol establishing the fishing possibilities and the financial compensation provided for in the Agreement between the European Community and the Government of the Republic of Guinea on fishing off the Guinean coast for the period 1 January 1998 to 31 December 1999 (COM(98)0129 › C4-0245/98 › 98/0086(CNS)) › Committee on Fisheries Rapporteur: Mr Girão Pereira (A4-0178/98) › Report on the Commission communication to the Council and to the European Parliament on cross-border cooperation within the TACIS Programme (COM(97)0239 › C4-0280/97) › Committee on Regional Policy framework of the › Communication to the Council, the European Parliament and the Economic and Social Committee on The New Trans- atlantic Market Place (COM(98)0125 › C4-0271/98) Rapporteur: Mrs Karamanou (A4-0179/98) referred to responsible: RELA opinion: FASE (bb) a recommendation: › Recommendation for the Broad Guidelines of the Econ- omic Policies of the Member States and the Community, drawn up in conformity with Article 103(2) of the Treaty establishing the European Community (COM(98)0279 › C4-0291/98) referred to responsible: ECON opinion: ESOC › **I Report on a proposal for a Council Regulation amending Council Regulation (EC) No 1734/94 of 11 July 1994 on financial and technical cooperation with the Occupied Territories (COM(97)0552 › C4-0048/98 › 97/0316(SYN)) › Committee on Budgets Rapporteur: Mr Tomlinson (A4-0180/98) › **I/* Report on I. proposal for a Council Decision concerning the rules for the participation of undertakings, research centres and universities and for the dissemination of research results for the implementation of the fifth framework programme of the European Community (1998-2002) (COM(97) 0587/2 › C4-0015/98 › 97/0309( SYN); C 195/4 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 6. 98 Wednesday 27 May 1998 II. proposal for a Council Decision concerning the rules for the participation of undertakings, research centres and universities and for the implementation of the fifth frame- work programme of the European Atomic Energy Com- munity (Euratom) (1998-2002) (COM(97)0587/2 › C4- 0016/98 › 97/0310 (CNS)) › Committee on Research, Technological Development and Energy Rapporteur: Mr Marset Campos (A4-0188/98) › Report on a communication from the Commission to the Council, to the European Parliament, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on ensuring security and trust in electronic communication › towards a European framework for digital signatures and encryption (COM(97)0503 › C4-0648/97) › Committee on Legal Affairs and Citizensí Rights (Hughes procedure) Rapporteur: Mr Ullmann (A4-0189/98) › **I Report on the proposal for a Council Directive on registration documents for motor vehicles and their trailers (COM(97)0248 › C4-0423/97 › 97/0150(SYN)) › Committee on Transport and Tourism Rapporteur: Mr Bazin (A4-0190/98) › Report on the Commissionís recommendation for the Broad Guidelines of the Economic Policies of the Member States and the Community (drawn up in conformity with Article 103(2) of the Treaty establishing the European Com- munity) (COM(98)0279 › C4-0291/98) › Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy Rapporteur: Mr Gaso‘liba i Bo¤hm (A4-0193/98) › *** Interim report on the draft Council Decision on the procedure for implementing Article 366a of the Fourth ACP- EC Convention (5644/98 › C4-0156/98 › 96/0050(AVC)) › Committee on Development and Cooperation Rapporteur: Mrs Aelvoet (A4-0194/98) › * Report on the proposal for a Council Decision on the consultation of the European Central Bank by national authori- ties on draft legislative provisions (COM(97)0725 › C4- 0147/98 › 98/0056(CNS)) › Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy Rapporteur: Mr Herman (A4-0195/98) (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 Recommendation on European cooperation in quality assurance in higher education (C4-0191/98 › 97/0121(SYN)) › Committee on Culture, Youth, Education and the Media Rapporteur: Mrs Heinisch (A4-0191/98) › **II Recommendation for second reading on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a Council Directive amending Directive 90/219/EEC on the contained use of genetically modified micro-organisms (C4- 0031/98 › 95/0340(SYN)) › Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Protection Rapporteur: Mr Trakatellis (A4-0192/98) 8. Order of business The President reminded Members that the order of business for that day and the following day had been established (Minutes of 11. 5. 1998, Item 8). However, with the agreement of the Council and Commission, he proposed starting immediately with the Council and Com- mission statements on preparation for the Cardiff European Council, followed by a debate. Mr De Melo asked whether this meant that the first item Communication by the Commission on urgent political mat- ters of major importanceí would not be taken (the President replied that it did). The President also reminded Members that, at the sitting of 12 May 1998 (Minutes, Part I, Item 5), Parliament had decided to include as the last item on the agenda for this sitting the Marset Campos report on the fifth framework programme (A4-0188/98). 9. Preparation for Cardiff European Council (statements with debate) Mr Cook, President-in-Office of the Council, and Mr Santer, President of the Commission, made statements on the prepara- tion for the Cardiff European Council on 15-16 June 1998. The following spoke: Mr David, on behalf of the PSE Group, Mr Provan, on behalf of the PPE Group, and Mr Pasty, on behalf of the UPE Group. IN THE CHAIR: Mr David W. MARTIN Vice-President The following spoke: Mr Watson, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Mrs Moreau, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Mr Wolf, on behalf of the V Group, Mr Macartney, on behalf of the ARE Group, and Mrs Muscardini, Non-attached Mem- ber. The President announced that he had received motions for resolutions pursuant to Rule 37(2) from the following Mem- bers: › Aelvoet and Roth, on behalf of the V Group, on the meeting of the European Council in Cardiff on 15-16 June 1998 (B4-0575/98); 22. 6. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 195/5 › Green and David, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the meeting of the European Council in Cardiff on 15-16 June 1998 (B4-0576/98); › Puerta, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the Cardiff European Council of 15 and 16 June 1998 (B4-0577/98); › Lalumie‘re, on behalf of the ARE Group, on preparations for the European Council meeting on 15-16 June 1998 in Cardiff (B4-0579/98); › Watson, Spaak and Neyts-Uyttebroeck, on behalf of the ELDR Group, on the European Council of Cardiff (B4- 0580/98). The following spoke: Mr Titley, Mr Herna·ndez Mollar, Mr Gerard Collins, Mrs Ojala, Mr Lukas, Mr Wim van Velzen, Mr Schiedermeier, Mr Andrews, Mr Papayannakis, Mr Alan John Donnelly, Mr De Giovanni, Mrs Roth-Behrendt and Mr Schulz. The President closed the debate. Vote: Minutes of 28. 5. 1998, Part I, Item 15. 10. Role of Union in world: implementation of CFSP (debate) Mr Spencer introduced his report, drawn up on behalf of Committee on Foreign Affairs, Security and Defence Policy, on the role of the Union in the world: implementation of the common foreign and security policy for 1997 (A4-0169/98). The following spoke: Mr Cook, President-in-Office of the Council, Mrs Aelvoet, on the previous item, and Mr Fassa, draftsman of the opinion of the Development Committee. IN THE CHAIR: Mr PODESTA‘ Vice-President The following spoke: Mr Titley, on behalf of the PSE Group, Mrs Gu¤nther, on behalf of the PPE Group, Mrs Daskalaki, on behalf of the UPE Group, Mr Bertens, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Mr Carnero Gonza·lez, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Mrs Aelvoet, on behalf of the V Group, Mrs Lalumie‘re, on behalf of the ARE Group, Mr Souchet, on behalf of the I-EDN Group, Mr Antony, Non-attached Member, Mr Van den Broek, Member of the Commission, Mr Baro·n Crespo, Mrs Stenzel, Mr Ephremidis, Mr Tatarella, Mr Truscott, Mr Sindal, Mr Donner, Mr Swoboda and Mr Cook. The President closed the debate. Vote: Minutes of 28. 5. 1998, Part I, Item 16. 11. Situation in South Africa (statements with debate) Mr Henderson, President-in-Office of the Council, and Mr Pin- heiro, Member of the Commission, made statements on the situation in South Africa. The following spoke: Mrs Kinnock, on behalf of the PSE Group, Mrs Maij-Weggen, on behalf of the PPE Group, Mr Gerard Collins, on behalf of the UPE Group, Mr Bertens, on behalf of the ELDR Group, and Mr Querbes, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group. Wednesday 27 May 1998 IN THE CHAIR: Mrs SCHLEICHER Vice-President The following spoke: Mrs Aelvoet, on behalf of the V Group, Mr Macartney, on behalf of the ARE Group, Mrs Theorin, Mr Wijsenbeek, Mr Spiers, Mrs Junker, Mr Smith, Mr Barros Moura, Mr Henderson and Mr Pinheiro, the last two to answer questions put to them during the debate. The President announced that she had received motions for resolutions pursuant to Rule 37(2) from the following Mem- bers: › Junker, Vecchi, Theorin, Spiers, Waddington, White, Kinnock, Smith, Barros Moura and Lange, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the current state of negotiations between the EU and South Africa (B4-0570/98); › Bertens and Fassa, on behalf of the ELDR Group, on the situation in the Southern African region, and the current position regarding the EU-South Africa negotiations (B4- 0571/98); › Gerard Collins, on behalf of the UPE Group, on the current position regarding EU-South Africa negotiations (B4- 0572/98); › Aelvoet and Telka¤mper, on behalf of the V Group, on the current state of EU-South Africa negotiations (B4-0573/ 98); › Schwaiger, Maij-Weggen, Jackson, Kittelmann, Sarlis and Oomen-Ruijten, on behalf of the PPE Group, on EU-South Africa negotiations (B4-0574/98); › Macartney, on behalf of the ARE Group, on South Africa (B4-0578/98). The President closed the debate. Vote: Minutes of 28. 5. 1998, Part I, Item 17. 12. Broad guidelines of economic policies (debate) Mr Gaso‘liba i Bo¤hm introduced his report, drawn up on behalf of Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Indus- trial Policy, on the Commissionís Recommendation for the Broad Guidelines of the Economic Policies of the Member States and the Community (drawn up in conformity with Article 103(2) of the Treaty establishing the European Com- munity) (COM(98)0279 › C4-0291/98) (A4-0193/98). The following spoke: Mr Metten, on behalf of the PSE Group, Mr Herman, on behalf of the PPE Group, Mr Crowley, on behalf of the UPE Group, Mrs Boogerd-Quaak, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Mr Theonas, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Mrs Hautala, Mr Formentini, Non-attached Member, Mr Hendrick, Mr von Wogau, chairman of the Committee on Economic Affairs, Mr Cars, Mr Fe·ret, Mrs Randzio-Plath, chairman of the Monetary Subcommittee, Mr Wim van Velzen, Mrs Lienemann and Mr de Silguy, Member of the Commission. The President closed the debate. Vote: Minutes of 28. 5. 1998, Part I, Item 18. (The sitting was suspended at 8. 20 p. m. and resumed at 9 p. m. ) C 195/6 EN Official Journal of the European Communities 22. 6. 98 Wednesday 27 May 1998 IN THE CHAIR: Mr GUTIE· RREZ DI·AZ Vice-President The President closed the debate. Vote: Minutes of 28. 5. 1998, Part I, Item 20. 13. Consultation of European Central Bank on draft legislative provisions * (debate) The next item was the report drawn by Mr Herman, on behalf of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy, on the proposal for a Council Decision on the consultation of the European Central Bank by national authori- ties on draft legislative provisions (COM(97)0725 › C4- 0147/98 › 98/0056(CNS)) (A4-0195/98). Mr Giansily spoke on behalf of the UPE Group. Mr Herman apologized for his late arrival and introduced his report. The following spoke: Mr Ribeiro, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Mr de Silguy, Member of the Commission, and the rapporteur, with a question to the Commission which Mr de Silguy answered. The President closed the debate. Vote: Minutes of 28. 5. 1998, Part I, Item 13. 14. Estimates of revenue and expenditure of for 1999 Parliament and Ombudsman (debate) Mr Viola introduced his report, drawn up on behalf of Committee on Budgets, on the estimates of revenue and expenditure of the European Parliament and the estimates of revenue and expenditure of the Ombudsman for the financial year 1999 (A4-0175/98). The following spoke: Mr Tomlinson, on behalf of the PSE Group, Mr Fabra Valle·s, on behalf of the PPE Group, Mr Virrankoski, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Mrs Mu¤ller, on behalf of the V Group (the President then spoke on behalf of the President of Parliament to make a personal statement following Mrs Mu¤llerís remarks), Mrs Mu¤ller, on the Presi- dentís statement, Mr Fabre-Aubrespy, on behalf of the I-EDN Group, Mr Perry, Mrs Piha, Mr Ru¤big and the rapporteur. The President closed the debate. Vote: Minutes of 28. 5. 1998, Part I, Item 19. 15. Situation of frontier workers (debate) Mrs Van Lancker introduced her report, drawn up on behalf of Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, on the situation of frontier workers in the European Union (A4-0168/98). The following spoke: Mrs Glase, on behalf of the PPE Group, Mrs Boogerd-Quaak, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Mr Wolf, on behalf of the V Group, Mr Striby, on behalf of the I-EDN Group, Mrs Oomen-Ruijten, Mr Chanterie, Mr Schiedermeier, Mrs Lulling, Mr Flynn, Member of the Commission, and the rapporteur with a question to the Commission which Mr Flynn answered. 16. Registration documents for motor vehicles and their trailers **I (debate) Mr Bazin introduced his report, drawn up on behalf of Committee on Transport and Tourism, on the proposal for a Council Directive on registration documents for motor vehi- cles and their trailers (COM(97)0248 › C4-0423/97 › 97/ 0150(SYN)) (A4-0190/98). The following spoke: Mr Sarlis, on behalf of the PPE Group, Mr Jarzembowski and Mr Kinnock, Member of the Commis- sion. The President closed the debate. Vote: Minutes of 28. 5. 1998, Part I, Item 11. 17. Production of potato starch * (debate) Mrs Redondo Jime·nez introduced her report, drawn up on behalf of Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, on the proposal for a Council Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1868/94 establishing a quota system in relation to the production of potato starch (COM(97)0576 › C4-0045/98 › 97/0300(CNS)) (A4-0163/98). The following spoke: Mrs Hardstaff, on behalf of the PSE Group, Mrs Schierhuber, on behalf of the PPE Group, Mr Mulder, on behalf of the ELDR Group, Mr Van Dam, on behalf of the I-EDN Group, Mr Imaz San Miguel, Mrs Anttila and Mrs Cresson, Member of the Commission. The President closed the debate. Vote: Minutes of 28. 5. 1998, Part I, Item 14. 18. Higher education **II (debate) Mrs Heinisch introduced her recommendation for the second reading, drawn up on behalf of Committee on Culture, Youth, Education and the Media, on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to adopting a Council recommendation on European cooperation in quality assurance in higher education (C4-0191/98 › 97/0121(SYN)) (A4-0191/98). The following spoke: Mr Elchlepp, on behalf of the PSE Group, Mr Sichrovsky, Non-attached Member, and Mrs Cres- son, Member of the Commission. The President closed the debate. Vote: Minutes of 28. 5. 1998, Part I, Item 10. 19. Fifth framework programme **I/* (debate) Mr Marset Campos introduced his report, drawn up on behalf of Committee on Research, Technological Development and 22. 6. 98 EN Official Journal of the European Communities C 195/7 of Energy, on on the proposals for Council Decisions concerning I. the rules for the participation of undertakings, research centres and universities and for the dissemination of research results for the implementation of the fifth framework pro- gramme to 2002)(COM(97)0587/2 › C4-0015/98 › 97/0309(SYN)) and II. the rules for the participation of undertakings, research centres and universities and for the implementation of the fifth framework programme of the European Atomic Energy Com- munity (Euratom) (1998 to 2002)(COM(97)0587/2 › C4- 0016/98 › 97/0310(CNS)) (A4-0188/98). the European Community (1998 Wednesday 27 May 1998 20. Agenda for next sitting The President announced the following agenda for the sitting of Thursday 28 May 1998: 9 a. m. › 1 p. m. : 9 › 11 a. m. : › joint debate on three reports by Mr Arias Cañete, Mrs Klaß and Mr Viola on Cohesion Fund, Structural Funds and island regions The following spoke: Mr W. G. van Velzen, on behalf of the PPE Group, Mrs Vaz da Silva and Mrs Cresson, Member of the Commission. 11 a. m. : › voting time The President closed the debate. Vote: Minutes of 28. 5. 1998, Part I, Item 12. 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