You can leave home at 5 a.m., running to the hospital to be the first, and you are not the first.

The race we want to win, the race we can win is a race to the top the race for good jobs that pay well and offer middle class security.

The meeting started at 2 30 and ended at 5 00.

(The sitting was suspended at 1.25 p.m. and resumed at 3 p.m.)

(The sitting was suspended at 12.05 p.m. and resumed at 12.45 p.m.)

(The sitting was suspended at 3.10 p.m. and resumed at 3.40 p.m.)

Losing the Foreign Investment Race

(The sitting was suspended at 11 a.m. and resumed at 11.05 a.m.)

Let's race to the Izakaya!

Let's race to the pub!

After the approval of the proposal for a directive

(The sitting ivas suspended at 8 p.m. and resumed at 9 p.m.) enee in paragraph 5 to special experience in marketing and industry and to the expertise of patent agents.

The procedure that is now proposed in the amendment is substantially different.

Mr Rogalla (S). (DE) On a point of order, Madam President, as you know, I am one of the Members most frequently present at Question Time.

Energy problems have a decisive effect on the economies of the Ten the Commission is there fore to be congratulated on its contribution to the raising of public awareness in this field.

Voluntary termination of pregnancy is still prohibited and doctors and women were still being convicted in 1983.

President. The debate is closed. The vote will be taken at the next voting time.

President. At the moment we are merely discussing the question whether we should suspend the proceedings for an hour or carry on.

(The sitting was suspended at 10.10 a.m. and resumed at 3.15 p.m.)

In this connection I would mention point 2.4 on the delegation of more powers to the Commission.

It is therefore impossible to say that this is the way it will be and these are the figures .

(The sitting 7 p.m.)

Number of Members voting 404 Ballot papers received 400 Blank or spoiled ballot papers 23 Valid votes cast 377 Absolute majority 189

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We must now vote on the second proposed amend ment.

Mr Bøgh laid claim to various democratic senti at 1.30 p.m.)

(Protests from certain quarters)

Oral question with debate to the Council and oral question without debate to the Council on sheepmeat

There is therefore a breach of the Rules of Proce dure at the expense of those Members wishing with every right to put supplementary questions.

Why cannot this Council in six months produce a code of conduct on al these matters ?

Mr Davignon. (F) Mr Radoux knows that, not so long ago, I acquired some experience of political coop eration.

If you had asked us for fifty instead of ten, you might have got sixty.

(The sitting was suspended at 1.55 a.m. and resumed at 2.10 a.m.)

The total number of amendments tabled by the Committee on Budgets this year is less than last year.

I have proposed Modification No 73, by Mr Früh, on behalf of the Committee on Agriculture, on which the

(Laughter)

Naturally we have also had to make concessions on our side.

(Applause from various quarters on the right)

Mr Kirk. (DK) Mr President, I should like to make an explanation of vote.

I should particularly like to thank him for the remarks he made at the beginning of this debate.

I do not intend to list the cuts made by the Council that we find so very disappointing.

The proceedings will now be suspended until 3 p. m. The House will rise.

Furthermore, it is worth pointing out once more that it is not we who are calling for a decision.

(The sitting was suspended at 1.10 p.m. and resumed at 3 p.m.)

President. The sitting is resumed.