I want to ask President Barroso something directly: yesterday, the spokesman for the European Commission said at the press conference that there was no need for more reverse QMV in the governance package. I would ask you, Mr Barroso, to rectify this.

This Regulation opens and provides for the administration of the tariff quotas set out in Parts I and II of Annex I for the imports of the sugar products referred to in:

(18) In order to provide the competent port State control authorities with information on ships in ports, port authorities or the authorities or bodies designated for that purpose should forward notifications on arrivals of ships, on receipt to the extent possible, notably depending on their capacity to maintain sufficient resources outside usual opening hours of their offices.

15. Is concerned at the fact that the term ‘freedom of speech’ is violated in Russia, and at the systematic intimidation, harassments and murder in ‘unexplained circumstances’ of independent journalists and other persons critical of the government; draws attention to the fact that the resulting climate of impunity in which killers seem not to fear the law is seriously damaging Russia’s reputation; strongly underlines that an independent judiciary is the cornerstone of democracy; notes that these developments affect both the situation of the Russian people and Russia’s foreign relations and that until they are reversed, the development of the EU-Russia partnership will be more difficult ...[+++];

Perhaps I could now give Mr Berenguer Fuster some additional information, in other words the main issues on which the proceedings are based, which are the funding of infrastructures required for the park to operate, the value of shares, and, in particular, the grounds and the name ‘Tierra Mítica’ which has been transferred to the park’s private management company, the conditions of a shareholder loan of eight billion pesetas, the reduction in city tax by Benidorm city council to benefit the park and, lastly, the possible financial contribution of six billion pesetas by the tourism agency of Valencia – the subject of the written question ...[+++]by Mr Berenguer Fuster dated 11 April 2001.

To safety, because opening up to competition highly specialised services such as piloting, requiring specific skills adapted to each port, carries the potential risk of seriously jeopardising the safety conditions in which these professions are exercised.