Results of votes at January plenary session - Main contents

A list of the all the votes at the January plenary session in Strasbourg. A selection of more detailed press releases is available on Parliament's Press Service website.

Results of votes of Thursday 19 January

Collapse of the Equitable Life Assurance Society

Proposal by the Conference of Presidents on the nomination of members of the committee of enquiry

Proposal declared adopted

Alleged CIA detention centres and flights

Proposal of the Conference of Presidents on the nomination of members of the temporary committee

Proposal declared adopted

Code of conduct for MEPs

Report on the amendments to be made to the European Parliament's Rules of Procedure relating to standards for the conduct of Members of the European Parliament

(A6-0413/2005)

Rapporteur: Gérard Onesta (Greens/EFA, FR)

Report adopted by 399 votes in favour to 90 against with 35 abstentions.

European Charter for Small Enterprises

Own-initiative report on implementing the European Charter for Small Enterprises

(A6-0405/2005)

Rapporteur : Dominique Vlasto (EPP-ED, FR)

Report adopted by 503 votes in favour to 10 against with 38 abstentions.

Sugar: organisation of the common market

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation on the common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector

(A6-0391/2005)

Rapporteur Jean-Claude Fruteau (PES, FR)

Report adopted with some changes by 391 votes in favour to 155 against with 37 abstentions.

Support schemes for sugar farmers

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1782/2003 establishing common rules for direct support schemes under the common agricultural policy and establishing certain support schemes for farmers

(A6-0392/2005)

Rapporteur  Jean-Claude Fruteau (PES, FR)

Report adopted by a show of hands

Restructuring the sugar industry

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation establishing a temporary scheme for the restructuring of the sugar industry in the European Community and amending Regulation (EC) No 1258/1999 on the financing of the common agricultural policy

(A6-0393/2005)

Rapporteur  Jean-Claude Fruteau (PES, FR)

Report adopted by a show of hands

Chechnya and Russia

Resolution on Chechnya after the elections and civil society in Russia

RC-B6-0028/2006

Resolution adopted by a show of hands

Future of the EU

Report on the period of reflection: the structure, subjects and context for an assessment of the debate on the European Union

(A6-0414/2005)

Rapporteurs Johannes Voggenhuber (Greens/EFA, AT) and Andrew Duff (ALDE, UK)

Report adopted with some changes by 385 votes in favour to 125 against with 51 abstentions.

European Neighbourhood Policy

Own-initiative report on the European Neighbourhood Policy

(A6-0399/2005)

Rapporteur: Charles Tannock (EPP-ED, UK)

Report adopted by a show of hands

The future of the Lisbon strategy from a gender perspective

Own-initiative report on the future of the Lisbon strategy from a gender perspective

(A6-0402/2005)

Rapporteur: Edite Estrela (PES, PT)

Report adopted by a show of hands

Human rights resolutions:

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  Peru

Joint resolution on Peru

RC-B6-0055/2006

Resolution adopted by a show of hands

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  Egypt: violence against Sudanese refugees 

Joint resolution on Egypt: violence against Sudanese refugees 

RC-B60056/2006

Resolution adopted by a show of hands

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  Cambodia

Joint resolution on Cambodia

RC-B6-057/2006

Resolution adopted with some changes by a show of hands

Disability and Development

Joint resolution on disability and development

RC-B6-0031/2006

Resolution adopted without amendments by a show of hands

Results of votes of Wednesday 18 January

Financial Perspective (EU budget framework 2007-2013)

Resolution on the financial perspective

(B6-0049/2006)

Resolution adopted by 541 votes in favour to 56 against with 76 abstentions

Committee of Inquiry into Equitable Life insurance company

Proposal for a decision

(B6-0050/2006) 

Decision to set up a committee of inquiry adopted by a show of hands

Temporary Committee on alleged CIA detention centres and flights

Proposal for a decision

(B6-0051/2006)  

Decision to set up a temporary committee adopted by a show of hands

Freezing of funds of suspects in the assassination of Rafiq Hariri

Report on the proposal for a Council regulation imposing specific restrictive measures against certain persons suspected of involvement in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri

(A6-0003/2006)

Rapporteur:  Jean-Marie Cavada (ALDE, FR)

Report adopted by a show of hands

Management of mining waste

Third reading report on the common draft directive, approved by the Conciliation Committee, of the European Parliament and of the Council on the management of waste from the extractive industries and amending Directive 2004/35/EC

(A6-0001/2006)

Rapporteur:  Jonas Sjöstedt (GUE/NGL, SE)

Report adopted by a show of hands

Bathing water

Third reading report on the common draft directive, approved by the Conciliation Committee, of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the management of bathing water quality and regarding Directive 76/160/EEC

(A6-0415/2005)

Rapporteur:  Jules Maaten (ALDE, NL)

Report adopted by 584 votes in favour to 11 against with 56 abstentions.

Public information and participation in environmental legislation

Second reading recommendation on the common position adopted by the Council with a view to the adoption of a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the application of the provisions of the Åarhus Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters to Community institutions and bodies

(A6-0381/2005)

Rapporteur:  Eija-Riitta Korhola (EPP-ED, FI)

Amendments in second reading adopted.

Liberalisation of port services

First reading report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on market access to port services

(A6-0410/2005)

Rapporteur:  Georg Jarzembowski (EPP-ED, DE)

Proposal for a directive rejected by 532 votes in favour to 120 against with 25 abstentions.

Afghanistan

Resolution on Afghanistan

RC-B6-0026/06

Resolution adopted by a show of hands.

Homophobia in Europe

Resolution on Homophobia in Europe

RC-B6-0025/2006

Resolution adopted by 468 votes in favour to 149 against with 41 abstentions.

Climate change

Resolution on climate change

B6-0027/2006

Resolution adopted by a show of hands

Sustainable development strategy

Report on the environmental aspects of sustainable development

(A6-0383/2005)

Rapporteur: Anne Ferreira (PES, FR)

Report adopted with some changes by a show of hands

Results of votes on Tuesday 17 January

Croatia accession partnership

Report on the amendment of Regulation (EC) No 533/2004 (Croatia) on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 533/2004

(A6-0002/2006)

Rapporteur:  Elmar Brok (EPP-ED, DE)

Report adopted by a show of hands

Korea: extension of trade and cooperation agreement to new member states

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of a Protocol to the Framework Agreement for Trade and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of Korea, of the other part, to take account of accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union

(A6-0398/2005)

Rapporteur:  Enrique Barón Crespo (PES, ES)

Report adopted by a show of hands

Tsunami aid for Maldives

Report on the proposal for a Council decision amending Decision 2000/24/EC in order to include the Maldives in the list of countries covered following the Indian Ocean tsunamis of December 2004

(A6-0407/2005)

Rapporteur:  Esko Seppänen ((GUE/NGL, FI)

Report adopted by a show of hands

Statistics of goods transported by inland waterways

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on statistics of goods transport by inland waterways

(A6-0333/2005)

Rapporteur:   Paolo Costa (ALDE, IT)

Own-initiative report adopted by 561 votes in favour to 19 against with 8 abstentions.

EU citizenship

Report on Citizenship of the Union - fourth report  - combating the trafficking of women and children on strategies to prevent the trafficking of women and children who are vulnerable to sexual exploitation

(A6-0411/2005)

Rapporteur:  Ciusto Catania (GUE/NGL, IT)

Own-initiative report rejected by 276 votes in favour to 347 against with 22 abstentions.

Trafficking of women and children

Report on Combating the trafficking of women and children on strategies to prevent the trafficking of women and children who are vulnerable to sexual exploitation

(A6-0400/2005)

Rapporteur:  Christa Prets (PES, AT)

Own-initiative report adopted with a number of changes by 622 votes in favour to 12 against with 19 abstentions.

External aviation policy

Developing the agenda for the Community's external aviation agenda

(A6-403/2005)

Rapporteur: Saïd El Khadraoui (PES, BE)

Own-initiative report adopted with some changes by a show of hands

Air transport relations with Russia and China

Relations with the Russian Federation and China in the field of air transport

(A6-375/2005)

Rapporteur: Roberts Z?le (UENS, LV)

Own-initiative report adopted by a show of hands