Where a European Parliament amendment is not confirmed, the position agreed in the Conciliation committee on the budget heading which is the subject of the amendment shall be retained.

I also agree with Amendment No 6.

This is not because my group is hostile to the idea of German observers.

Parliament Does Not Support Amendment Freeing Tymoshenko

This could lead to a complete breakdown of the Danish welfare state, which is founded on collective financing through taxation.

As the Rapporteur had proposed a compromise wording, the amendment was accepted by a majority with two votes against.

Revision and amendment

Amendment and revision

It was because of this that our group wanted to tble an amendment.

The Commission has presented a proposal on this to which I wish to table an amendment.

The text of the common position of the Council, however, is consistent with what has now been agreed for banking.

For the past few days, it seems to me, our American friends have been adopting the same stance.

It must produce the definitive policy on cohesion and bring forward the necessary Treaty changes to implement it.

The meaning of Amendment 22 is not clear to the Commission.

I have always thought of myself as a model of patience, diplomacy and quiet reasonability, but I have to say that by comparison Mr Lamassoure is an absolute saint.

It highlighted the following three points.

Every democratic parliament is able to send inefficient members of government or a whole govern ment packing.

Therefore, Mr President, we are putting forward these proposals on the basis of unanimity and not on the basis of special majority.

They are demanding that European com panies stop exporting arms to crisis areas.

That is no more than half the maximum period we proposed.

An amendment prohibiting same sex marriage is a perennial offering, as is one prohibiting flag burning.

Computer related Crime Bill (amendment)

We cannot accept this amendment.

A number of groups in this House had asked for a roll call vote on this amendment.

I accept amendment No 35.

I agree with amendment No 39 the nongovernmental organizations do need to be involved in the work.

Amendment No 5, which underlines the principle of confidentiality, is also of great importance.

We see this as the logical development of the Single European Marker, since exchange and transaction costs are just as much barriers to freedom of trade as differing technical standards, or incompatible health and safety regulations.

Electronic Transaction Bill (amendment)

Par liament's Amendment No 1, which appears to have been unanimously approved by the Committee on Legal

We also accept amendment No 80.

Amendment No 5 is acceptable.

The text of the directive we are discussing today is linked to part of the work of the Council of Europe and to the work of the IFAG, the financial action group on laundering capita! which was created at the Arche Summit in July 1989.

As this amendment introduces a definition which is largely taken up by Amendment 17 which the Commission also accepted, the Commission has decided to concentrate both within a separate Article, namely Article 5.

But there are two critical points, are there not, on this temporary solution.

Mr Vertemati's Amendment No 10 is already covered in Amendment No 7 and is thus superfluous.

As this amendment and amendment 8 were repetitive in their form and content, they were examined together.

Do, please, look at the facts.

Amendment No 1 is entirely acceptable.

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Sorrow is better than laughter for by the sadness of the face the heart is made good.

Sorrow is better than laughter for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is made better.

But the ban was contested by the American Civil Liberties Union as an infringement of the First Amendment.

I have therefore tabled Amendment No 49.

The European Com munity has a positive role to play in the transition of the Central and East European countries from totalitarian ism to a pluralist democracy.