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TEXTS ADOPTED
at the sitting of Wednesday
13 June 2012
P7_TA-PROV(2012)06-13 PROVISIONAL EDITION PE 490.765
CONTENTS
TEXTS ADOPTED P7_TA-PROV(2012)0239
Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors (Iliana Ivanova - Bulgaria)
(A7-0188/2012 - Rapporteur: Inés Ayala Sender)
European Parliament decision of 13 June 2012 on the nomination of Iliana
Ivanova as a Member of the Court of Auditors (C7-0111/2012 -
2012/0803(NLE)) 1 P7_TA-PROV(2012)0240
Recommendation to the Council on the 67th session of the United Nations
General Assembly
(A7-0186/2012 - Rapporteur: Alexander Graf Lambsdorff)
European Parliament recommendation to the Council of 13 June 2012 on the
67th session of the United Nations General Assembly (2012/2036(INI)) 2 P7_TA-PROV(2012)0241
Scheme of generalised tariff preferences ***I
(A7-0054/2012 - Rapporteur: Christofer Fjellner)
European Parliament legislative resolution of 13 June 2012 on the proposal
for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council applying a
scheme of generalised tariff preferences (COM(2011)0241 - C7-0116/2011 -
2011/0117(COD)) 12 P7_TA-PROV(2012)0242
Economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States with serious
difficulties with respect to their financial stability in the euro area
***I
(A7-0172/2012 - Rapporteur: Jean-Paul Gauzès)
Amendments adopted by the European Parliament on 13 June 2012 on the
proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on
the strengthening of economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States
experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their
financial stability in the euro area (COM(2011)0819 - C7-0449/2011 -
2011/0385(COD)) 191 P7_TA-PROV(2012)0243
Monitoring and assessing draft budgetary plans and ensuring the correction
of excessive deficit of the Member States in the euro area ***I
(A7-0173/2012 - Rapporteur: Elisa Ferreira )
Amendments adopted by the European Parliament on 13 June 2012 on the
proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on
common provisions for monitoring and assessing draft budgetary plans and
ensuring the correction of excessive deficit of the Member States in the
euro area (COM(2011)0821 - C7-0448/2011- 2011/0386(COD)) 225 P7_TA-PROV(2012)0244
Extension of the geographic scope of the EBRD to the Southern and Eastern
Mediterranean ***I
(A7-0142/2012 - Rapporteur: Slavi Binev)
European Parliament legislative resolution of 13 June 2012 on the proposal
for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on amendments
to the Agreement Establishing the European Bank for Reconstruction and
Development (EBRD) extending the geographic scope of EBRD operations to the
Southern and Eastern Mediterranean (COM(2011)0905 - C7-0523/2011 -
2011/0442(COD)) 268 P7_TA-PROV(2012)0245
Multiannual financial framework and own resources
(B7-0303/2012)
European Parliament resolution on the Multiannual Financial Framework and
own resources (2012/2678(RSP)) 282 P7_TA-PROV(2012)0246
EU trade negotiations with Japan
(B7-0297/2012)
European Parliament resolution of 13 June 2012 on EU trade negotiations
with Japan (2012/2651(RSP)) 285 P7_TA-PROV(2012)0247
Guinea-Bissau
(B7-0277, 0282, 0283, 0284, 0293 and 0294/2012)
European Parliament resolution of 13 June 2012 on the military coup in
Guinea-Bissau (2012/2660(RSP)) 287 P7_TA-PROV(2012)0248
Sudan and South Sudan
(B7-0281, 0285, 0286, 0287, 0288 and 0298/2012)
European Parliament resolution of 13 June 2012 on the situation in Sudan
and South Sudan (2012/2659(RSP)) 292 P7_TA-PROV(2012)0249
EU trade agreement with Colombia and Peru
(B7-0301/2012)
European Parliament resolution of 13 June 2012 on the EU trade agreement
with Colombia and Peru (2012/2628(RSP)) 297 P7_TA-PROV(2012)0250
EU Special Representative for Human Rights
(A7-0174/2012 - Rapporteur: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra)
European Parliament recommendation to the Council of 13 June 2012 on the EU
Special Representative for Human Rights (2012/2088(INI)) 304 P7_TA-PROV(2012)0251
Negotiations on the UN Arms Trade Treaty
(B7-0276/2012)
European Parliament resolution of 13 June 2012 on the negotiations on the
UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) (2012/2636(RSP)) 308 P7_TA-PROV(2012)0252
Follow-up of the elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo
(B7-0280, 0289, 0290, 0291, 0292 and 0295/2012)
European Parliament resolution of 13 June 2012 on the monitoring of
elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo (2012/2673(RSP)) 314
P7_TA-PROV(2012)0239
Nomination of a member of the Court of Auditors (Iliana Ivanova - Bulgaria) Committee on Budgetary Control
PE489.394 European Parliament decision of 13 June 2012 on the nomination of Iliana
Ivanova as a Member of the Court of Auditors (C7-0111/2012 -
2012/0803(NLE)) (Consultation) The European Parliament, - having regard to Article 286(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of
the European Union, pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament
(C7-0111/2012), - having regard to Rule 108 of its Rules of Procedure, - having regard to the report of the Committee on Budgetary Control (A7-
0188/2012), A. whereas Parliament's Committee on Budgetary Control proceeded to
evaluate the credentials of the nominee, in particular in view of the
requirements laid down in Article 286(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning
of the European Union; B. whereas at its meeting of 4 June 2012 the Committee on Budgetary
Control heard the Council's nominee for membership of the Court of
Auditors; 1. Delivers a favourable opinion on the Council's nomination of Iliana
Ivanova as a Member of the Court of Auditors; 2. Instructs its President to forward this decision to the Council and,
for information, the Court of Auditors, the other institutions of the
European Union and the audit institutions of the Member States.
P7_TA-PROV(2012)0240
Recommendation to the Council on the 67th session of the United Nations
General Assembly
Committee on Foreign Affairs
PE486.097 European Parliament recommendation to the Council of 13 June 2012 on the
67th session of the United Nations General Assembly (2012/2036(INI))
The European Parliament, - having regard to the Treaty on European Union (TEU), in particular
Articles 21 and 34 thereof, - having regard to the proposal for a recommendation to the Council, by
Alexander Graf Lambsdorff on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the 67th
Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) (B7-0132/2012), - having regard to its recommendation of 8 June 2011 to the Council on
the 66th Session of the UNGA[1], and to its resolution of 11 May 2011 on
'the EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations'[2], - having regard to the EU's priorities for the 66th Session of the
UNGA, as adopted by the Council on 10 June 2011[3], - having regard to the 66th Session of the UNGA, in particular that
body's resolutions on 'The United Nations in global governance'[4],
'Promoting the efficiency, accountability, effectiveness and
transparency of public administration by strengthening supreme audit
institutions'[5], 'The situation in the Syrian Arab Republic'[6],
'People's empowerment and development'[7], 'Towards global
partnerships'[8], 'South-South cooperation'[9], 'The role of the United
Nations in promoting development in the context of globalisation and
interdependence'[10], 'Strengthening the role of the United Nations in
enhancing periodic and genuine elections and the promotion of
democratisation'[11], 'Report of the Conference on Disarmament'[12],
'Promotion of a democratic and equitable international order'[13], and
'The universal, indivisible, interrelated, interdependent and mutually
reinforcing nature of all human rights and fundamental freedoms'[14], - having regard to the UNGA resolution of 19 December 2011 on combating
intolerance, negative stereotyping, stigmatisation, discrimination,
incitement to violence and violence against persons based on religion or
belief[15], - having regard to the UNGA resolution of 3 May 2011 on the
participation of the European Union in the work of the United
Nations[16], - having regard to the UNGA resolution of 31 March 2010 on the
implementation of Agenda 21, the Programme for the Further
Implementation of Agenda 21 and the outcomes of the World Summit on
Sustainable Development[17], - having regard to the United Nations Millennium Declaration of 8
September 2000, which set out the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) as
objectives established jointly by the international community for the
elimination of poverty, - having regard to the Commission communication of 10 September 2003 on
'The European Union and the United Nations: the choice of
multilateralism' (COM(2003)0526), - having regard to the remarks by the President of the European Council
following his meeting with the United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG)
on 16 April 2012, - having regard to its resolution of 16 February 2012 on Parliament's
position on the 19th Session of the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC)[18], - having regard to its resolution of 17 November 2011 on 'EU support
for the International Criminal Court (ICC): facing challenges and
overcoming difficulties'[19], - having regard to its resolution of 7 July 2011 on EU external
policies in favour of democratisation[20], - having regard to its resolution of 15 December 2010 on the future of
the EU-Africa strategic partnership following the 3rd EU-Africa
Summit[21], -