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Sixth European Parliament
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| number | 6th | |
| previous | Fifth | |
| next | Seventh | |
| start | 20 July 2004 | |
| end | 7 May 2009 | |
| president_half_one | Josep Borrell | |
| president_half_two | Hans-Gert Poettering | |
| commission | Barroso | |
| groups | {{Flatlist | |
| meps | {{Plainlist | |
| election | {{Plainlist | |
| treaty | NiceThe Treaties of Rome and Treaty of Maastricht as amended by the Treaty of Nice and all preceding amending treaties. |
|vice-presidents=
- EPP-ED
- PES
- ALDE
- Greens-EFA
- EUL-NGL
- ID
- UEN
- ITS
- NI
- 732 (2004–2006)
- 785 (2007–2009)
- June 2004 (Union)
- May 2007 (Bulgaria)
- November 2007 (Romania) The sixth European Parliament was the sixth five-year term of the elected European Parliament. It began on Tuesday 20 July 2004 in Strasbourg following the 2004 elections and ended after the 2009 elections.
Major events
- 10–13 June 2004
- 20 July 2004
- First meeting (constitutive session) of the Sixth Parliament.
- Giovanni Berlinguer presides as oldest member.
- Josep Borrell is elected as President of the European Parliament.
- 22 July 2004
- Parliament approves José Manuel Barroso as President of the European Commission.
- 27 September to 11 October 2004
- Parliamentary hearings for the European Commissioners.
- Parliament airs objections to Ingrida Udre, László Kovács, Neelie Kroes, Mariann Fischer-Boel and Rocco Buttiglione.
- Buttiglione is replaced by Franco Frattini, Ingrida Udre replaced by Andris Piebalgs and László Kovács reshuffled.
- 18 November 2004
- The Barroso Commission is approved by Parliament.
- 22 November 2004
- Barroso Commission takes office.
- 12 December 2006
- Parliament approves Meglena Kuneva and Leonard Orban as new European Commissioners for Romania and Bulgaria.
- 1 January 2007
- Accession of Romania and Bulgaria, their observers in Parliament become full MEPs.
- 15 January 2007
- Hans-Gert Pöttering is elected President of the European Parliament.
- 20 May 2007
- 25 November 2007
- 20 February 2008
- Parliament approves the Lisbon Treaty.
Activity
| 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | Source | Reports | Resolutions and positions | Parliamentary questions | Written declarations |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | 415 | 481 | 519 | 515 | 268 | [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary/reports/search.do?language=EN](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary/reports/search.do?language=EN) | ||||
| 80 | 440 | 483 | 494 | 514 | 215 | [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary/ta/search.do?language=EN](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary/ta/search.do?language=EN) | ||||
| 2525 | 6310 | 7032 | 7765 | 8266 | 3373 | [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/QP-WEB/application/search.do?language=EN](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/QP-WEB/application/search.do?language=EN) | ||||
| 27 | 82 | 91 | 115 | 106 | 52 | [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary/writtenDecl/wdSides.do?language=EN](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/plenary/writtenDecl/wdSides.do?language=EN) |
Major resolutions and positions
| Resolution/position number | Procedure number | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| [P6_TA(2006)0552](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2006-0552) | [COD/2003/0256](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByProcnum.do?lang=en&procnum=COD/2003/0256) | REACH]] regulation |
| [P6_TA(2007)0032](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2007-0032) | [INI/2006/2200](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByProcnum.do?lang=en&procnum=INI/2006/2200) | European Parliament resolution on the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transportation and illegal detention of prisoners |
| [P6_TA(2006)0490](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2006-0490) | [COD/2004/0001](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByProcnum.do?lang=en&procnum=COD/2004/0001) | Amended and approved [Directive 2006/123/EC](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32006L0123:EN:NOT), the Bolkestein directive |
| [P6_TA(2007)0401](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2007-0401) | [COD/2004/0047](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByProcnum.do?lang=en&procnum=COD/2004/0047) | Amended and approved [Directive 2007/58/EC](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32007L0058:EN:NOT), the rail competition directive |
| [P6_TA(2005)0275](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2005-0275) | [COD/2002/0047](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByProcnum.do?lang=en&procnum=COD/2002/0047) | Rejected the proposed directive on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions |
| [P6_TA(2007)0199](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2007-0199) | [COD/2006/0133](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByProcnum.do?lang=en&procnum=COD/2006/0133) | Amended and approved [Regulation (EC) No 717/2007](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32007R0717:EN:NOT), the mobile phone roaming regulation |
| [P6_TA(2008)0342](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2008-0342) | [COD/2006/0130](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByProcnum.do?lang=en&procnum=COD/2006/0130) | Amended and approved [Regulation (EC) No 1008/2008](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32008R1008:EN:NOT), the air pricing clarity regulation |
| [P6_TA(2008)0293](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2008-0293) | [COD/2005/0167](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByProcnum.do?lang=en&procnum=COD/2005/0167) | Amended and approved [Directive 2008/115/EC](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:32008L0115:EN:NOT), the illegal immigration directive |
| [P6_TA(2005)0132](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=P6-TA-2005-0132) | [INI/2004/2172](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/FindByProcnum.do?lang=en&procnum=INI/2004/2172) | European Parliament resolution on the Common Foreign and Security Policy |
Committees
Summary
| Type | Number | Sources | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standing committee | 20 (+2 subcommittees) | [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/committeesList.do?language=EN](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/committeesList.do?language=EN) | |
| Temporary committee | 3 | [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/archives/staticDisplay.do?language=EN&id=156](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/archives/staticDisplay.do?language=EN&id=156) | See below for list |
| Committee of enquiry | 1 | [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/archives/staticDisplay.do?language=EN&id=157](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/archives/staticDisplay.do?language=EN&id=157) | See below for list |
Temporary committees
| Code | Committee | Report | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLIM | Temporary Committee on Climate Change | [A6-2008-0495](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+REPORT+A6-2008-0495+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN) | [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/staticDisplay.do?language=EN&id=180](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/committees/staticDisplay.do?language=EN&id=180) |
| TDIP | Temporary Committee on the alleged use of European countries | ||
| by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners | [A6-2007-0020](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+REPORT+A6-2007-0020+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN) | [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/comparl/tempcom/tdip/default_en.htm](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/comparl/tempcom/tdip/default_en.htm) | |
| FINP | Temporary Committee on policy challenges and budgetary means of the enlarged Union 2007–2013 | [A6-2005-0153](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+REPORT+A6-2005-0153+0+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN) | [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/comparl/tempcom/finp/default_en.htm](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/comparl/tempcom/finp/default_en.htm) |
Committees of enquiry
| Code | Committee | Report | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| EQUI | Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society | [A6-2007-0203](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+REPORT+A6-2007-0203+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN) | [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/comparl/tempcom/equi/default_en.htm](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/comparl/tempcom/equi/default_en.htm) |
Delegations
| Type | Number | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Europe delegations | 10 | [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/delegations/delegationsEUList.do?language=EN](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/delegations/delegationsEUList.do?language=EN) |
| Non-Europe delegations | 24 | [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/delegations/delegationsNEUList.do?language=EN](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/delegations/delegationsNEUList.do?language=EN) |
| Ad-hoc delegations | 1 | [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/delegations/staticDisplay.do?language=EN&id=161](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/activities/delegations/staticDisplay.do?language=EN&id=161) |
Political groups
:See membership below for details of size
| Group name | Acronym |
|---|---|
| European People's Party–European Democrats | EPP-ED |
| Party of European Socialists | PES |
| Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe | ALDE |
| Greens/European Free Alliance | G/EFA |
| European United Left-Nordic Green Left | EUL-NGL |
| Independence/Democracy | IND/DEM |
| Union for a Europe of Nations | UEN |
| Identity, Tradition, SovereigntyCreated 15 January 2007, disbanded 14 November 2007 | ITS |
| Non-InscritsIndependents, not a group | NI |
Leadership
Presidents
| Term | President | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (or candidate) | Group | State | Votes | 20 July 2004– | ||
| 14 January 2007 | 15 January 2007– | |||||
| 14 July 2009 | ||||||
| **Josep Borrell** | **PES** | **** | **388** | |||
| Bronisław Geremek | ALDE | 208 | ||||
| Francis Wurtz | EUL/NGL | 51 | ||||
| **Hans-Gert Pöttering** | **EPP-ED** | **** | **450** | |||
| Monica Frassoni | G/EFA | 145 | ||||
| Francis Wurtz | EUL/NGL | 48 | ||||
| Jens-Peter Bonde | IND/DEM | 46 |
Vice-Presidents
| Group | 2004–2006 | 2007–2009 |
|---|---|---|
| EPP-ED | ||
| PES | ||
| ALDE | ||
| G/EFA | ||
| EUL-NGL | ||
| IND/DEM | n/a | n/a |
| UEN | n/a | |
| ITS | n/a | n/a |
Quaestors
| Group | 2004–2006 | 2007–2009 |
|---|---|---|
| EPP-ED | James Nicholson | |
| Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl | ||
| Astrid Lulling | James Nicholson | |
| Astrid Lulling | ||
| Ingo Friedrich | ||
| PES | Genowefa Grabowska | |
| Mia De Vits | Mia De Vits | |
| Szabolcs Fazakas | ||
| ALDE | n/a | Jan Mulder |
Chairs of the political groups
| Group | Chairs |
|---|---|
| EPP-ED | Hans-Gert Pöttering (until 2007), Joseph Daul (from 2007) |
| PES | Martin Schulz |
| ALDE | Graham Watson |
| G/EFA | Monica Frassoni |
| Daniel Cohn-Bendit | |
| EUL-NGL | Alonso José Puerta |
| Francis Wurtz | |
| IND/DEM | Jens-Peter Bonde (until 2008), Kathy Sinnott (2008), Hanne Dahl (from 2008) |
| Nigel Farage (full term) | |
| UEN | Brian Crowley (until 2009) |
| Cristiana Muscardini | |
| ITS | Bruno Gollnisch (2007) |
Membership
:See List of members of the European Parliament 2004–2009 for the full list. ;Groups
| Group | Seats | 2004 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesday 20 July 2004: first day of the constitutive session of the Sixth European Parliament. By Friday 23 July 2004, the composition had changed slightly. | |||||
| 2007 | |||||
| Composition of 15 January 2007 following the creation of ITS | |||||
| 2007 | |||||
| Following Bulgarian and Romanian elections | |||||
| 2009 | |||||
| Before 2009 election | |||||
| EPP-ED | 268 | 277 | 288 | 288 | |
| PES | 200 | 218 | 215 | 217 | |
| ALDE | 88 | 106 | 101 | 104 | |
| G/EFA | 42 | 42 | 43 | 43 | |
| EUL-NGL | 41 | 40 | 41 | 41 | |
| IND/DEM | 33Four Lega Nord MEPs arrived on 20 July 2004, sat with the Non-Inscrits for one day, then sat with IND/DEM on 21 July 2004, bringing the number of IND/DEM MEPs up to 37. Consequently, "37" is sometimes given as the number of IND/DEM MEPs on 20 July 2004. | 23 | 24 | 22 | |
| UEN | 27 | 44 | 44 | 40 | |
| ITS | n/a | 20 | n/a | n/a | |
| NI | 33 | 14 | 29 | 30 |
;Apportionment
| State | Seats | State | Seats | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | **** | TotalBulgaria and Romania joined on 1 January 2007. Prior to 2007 there were 732 seats, following enlargement the Romanian and Bulgarian seats were added bringing it to 785. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 78 | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 54 | 54 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 35 | 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | 732 / 785 |
Secretariat
| Office | Post | Name | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office of the Secretary-General | Secretary-General of the European Parliament | Julian Priestley (to 2007) | |
| Harald Rømer (2007 to 2009) | |||
| Klaus Welle (since 2009) | [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=2&language=EN](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=2&language=EN) | ||
| Legal Service | Jurisconsult of the European Parliament | Christian Pennera | [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=13&language=EN](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=13&language=EN) |
| Directorate-General for the Presidency | Director-General | David Harley | [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=3&language=EN](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=3&language=EN) |
| Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union | Director-General | Riccardo Ribera d'Alcala | [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=4&language=EN](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=4&language=EN) |
| Directorate-General for External Policies of the Union | Director-General | Dietmar Nickel | [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=5&language=EN](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=5&language=EN) |
| Directorate-General for Communication | Director-General | Francesca R. Ratti | [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=6&language=EN](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=6&language=EN) |
| Directorate-General for Personnel | Director-General | Barry Wilson | [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=7&language=EN](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=7&language=EN) |
| Directorate-General for Infrastructure and Logistics | Director-General | Constantin Stratigakis | [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=8&language=EN](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=8&language=EN) |
| Directorate-General for Translation | Director-General | Juana Lahousse-Juárez | [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=9&language=EN](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=9&language=EN) |
| Directorate-General for Interpretation and Conferences | Director-General | Olga Cosmidou | [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=10&language=EN](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=10&language=EN) |
| Directorate-General for Finance | Director-General | Roger Vanhaeren | [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=11&language=EN](https://www.europarl.europa.eu/parliament/expert/staticDisplay.do?id=54&pageRank=11&language=EN) |
Notes
References
References
- [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/calendar/calendar?APP=PV1&LANGUE=EN European Parliament Minutes (Proceedings of the Sitting)] on the [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/ European Parliament website]
- [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/expert/infopress_page/008-1954-015-01-03-901-20070115IPR01953-15-01-2007-2007-true/default_en.htm European Parliament Press Release on election]
- [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+CRE+20040721+ITEM-005+DOC+XML+V0//EN&language=EN "Debates Wednesday, 21 July 2004 – Strasbourg > Election of Quaestors"] from [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/ https://www.europarl.europa.eu/]
- [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//TEXT+PRESS+DN-20040720-1+0+DOC+XML+V0//EN 20040720] on the [https://www.europarl.europa.eu/ European Parliament website]
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/6254945.stm "EU's surprise far-right coalition"], BBC, 15 January 2009
- [http://files.epp-ed.eu/Activities/docs/year2008/leaflet-group-en.pdf EPP-ED Overview 2008-02-10]
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