Acting President

President. I call Mr Van Miert.

Question No 21, by Mr Kirk (H 601 80)

President. The minutes of proceedings of yesterday's sitting have been distributed.

What would have been done it is a question which may be asked under similar circumstances by men like Konrad Adenauer or General de Gaulle ?

The non signature by Ireland of the European Convention has given rise to much criticism, particu larly in Northern Ireland.

For the moment, the Nine consider that the existing mechanisms are adequate to ensure constructive dialogue with the European Parliament.

President. I call Mr Collins on a point of order.

I can therefore endorse, on behalf of my Group, what Mr Scott Hopkins had to say on this point, and say that, broadly speaking, I go along with many of the thought provoking views he has put forward.

If the European Parliament claims the right to ratify such treaties as well, we are effectively expecting our national par liaments to relinquish some of their powers.

Of course, there is some degree of scepticism that is only to be expected.

The Final result is the sum of the swimming and running points.

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What we are talking about in this motion is not the rights or wrongs of the Shah's regime or the Ayatollah all we are saying is that one despicable dictatorship has been replaced by another.

This supplementary report will be a detailed document and will, for instance, include proposals on ways of improving application of the Luns Westerterp Procedure.

The British Prime Minister did not accept this offer, as she considered that it did not go far enough in reducing the United Kingdom contribution.

I would add here, in order to give as full a picture as possible that the position set out by the European Council has already had a positive follow up at the meeting of Energy Ministers in Brussels on 13 May, when approval was given to a programme for restructuring Community energy consumption which included the possibility of limiting to about 40 the share of oil in the overall energy budget.

Where, if anywhere, it is vulnerable is in keeping it abreast of events, developing it as world events develop and respecting the fundamental equality of the mutual interests on which it is based.

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From this viewpoint and we should be aware of this the problem of fisheries is a testing ground for the European Community in Sicily.

Mr Hurd. Yes indeed, the Presidency is aware of this.

I hope you have a good trip, Mr de Miguel.

Mr Van der Mei, President in Office of the Foreign Ministers. (NL) The honourable Member will undoubtedly meantime have learnt that the five Chilean trade unionists have not been condemned to death.

But our citizens' European consciousness cannot be raised unless they feel that they, their interests and their problems are being catered for properly in the Community.

Mr De Keersmaeker, President in Office of the Council. (NL) As stated earlier in the reply to Oral Question No H 504 80 put by Mr Turcat at the sitting on 17 December 1980, 'The Council has not to date had occasion to discuss a European space programme.

The IAAF's current president is Lamine Diack of Senegal.

On July 24, 2009, Julio Maglione of Uruguay was elected FINA President.

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The basic grounds for solidarity between the two sides still depend on a common political background and way of thinking.

Since then, a great deal of progress has been made in both these respects.

Is it not time that they looked at the fact that they are so out of step on something that is so fair because in Britain we are used to minority governments?

Let us take, for example, the intensive raising of calves.

We have proposed a range of job creation measures which include, firstly, the creation of more job opportunities for work sharing actions.

Bearing in mind the reactions from the national governments thus far, the Commission will also be putting this subject on the agenda for the meeting of the Standing Committee on Employment to be held on 20 May.

With regard to Amendment No 18, I agree to this amendment.

Mrs Wieczorek Zeul (S), draftsman for the opinion of the Committee of Inquiry into the Situation of Women in Europe. (DE) Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, one may inquire as to the reasons under lying the involvement of the Committee of Inquiry into the Situation of Women in Europe with this theme.

A Vice President acting as President shall have the same powers and duties as the President.

President. The debate is now adjourned and will be resumed at 9 a.m. tomorrow.

Mr President, Mr President in Office of the Council, Mr President of the Commission, ladies and gentlemen, the Spanish Presidency has come at a time of international difficulty and it must therefore deal with highly topical issues.

I now come to the points which, in part, Council was unable to adopt fully during its second reading of the budget.

Anyone who knows anything about history, though, will realize that economic achievements have never formed the vanguard of any great march forward.

The Committee on Budgets has submitted proposed amendments and draft amendments and all the political groups in this House have already, at least to some extent, taken up a position on them.

Mr President, for EAGGF expenditure the major item in the supplementary budget the Council has imposed a cut of 50 m ECU by comparison with the Commission's original request.

(EL) Mr President and Mr President in Office, thank you for the replies which you have given us.