UROPEAN PARHAMENT . 1980 — 1981 Minutes of proceedings of the sitting Of: L 19 SEPTEMBER 1980 PV 34 PE 66.785 BP000432
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RESOLUTION on the common fisheries policy The European Parliament , - having regard to the complexity of the issues raised by the cr sis in the European fishing industry, in which geographical, legal, tè 5 Kni al 1 economic and social factors are involved, — having regard to the scale of the present difficulties,/'the need to adapt the management of fishing companies to the requireme/ts of our age and the practical situation of a number of fisherme n , , , ,/ — whereas the crisis in the European fishing indy try has recently given rise to industrial unrest in the Member Stat s, 1. Calls on the Council to inform it of e state of progress on the fisheries question following moves) 1 the Member States to encourage the Commission to speed up imple 9 itation of the common fisheries policy and a review of the org tization of the market in •fisheries products; 2. Wishes to be apprised of he likely timetable of meetings.of the 1 Council of Ministers r/sponsible for fisheries from the present time to the end of the ye/ru and of the measures it proposes to take to overcome the rig4/positions taken by some Member States on the allocation of ti-i/total authorized catch for the six main species of fish; 3. 4. PV 34 Council to fulfil its undertakings given on 30 May 1980 an agreement by 30 December; its President to forward this resolution to the Council governments of the Member States. — 63 — PE 66.785 Calls on to
19. Persecution of members of the Bahai community in Iran (debate and vote) Mr ISRAEL introduced the motion for a resolution that had been tabled by Mr LALOR and himself, on behalf of the Group of European Progressive Democrats, Mr GLINNE and Mrs VAN DEN HEUVEL, on behalf of the Socialist Group, Mr KLEPSCH, Mrs CASSANNAGNAGO CERRETTI, Mr VERGEER and others on behalf of the Group of th t ropeat1 People's Party (CD GrOup). Mr SCOTT-HOPKINS, Mr PURVIS, Mr PRAG and others, on beh lf• of the European Democtatic Group, and Mr EAt E 4ANN and Mr BERKHOUWER, on behalf of the Liberal and Democratic Group, on the persecution of members of the Bahai community in Iran (Doc. 1—397/80/rev.) The following spoke : Mr HABSBURG, on behalf of the Group of the European People's Party (CD Group), Mr PURVIS, on behalf of the European Democratic Group, Mr HAHN, Mr PROVAN, Mr NATALI, Vice-President of the Commission, Mr ROMUALDI and Mrs DEKKER. The President declared the debate closed. Moving on to the vote on the motion for a resolution, Parliament first adopted the preamble and paragraphs 1 to 4. After paragraph 4, Mr HORD, Mr HARRIS and Mr TYRRELL had tabled amendment No. 1 seeking to insert a new paragraph. Amendment No. 1 was adopted. Parliament adopted paragraph 5. The following gave explanations of vote; Mr PAPAPIETRO, Mr PRAG, Mrs KELLETT-BOWMAN and Mr HARRIS. Parliament adopted the following resolution PV 34 — 64 — PE 66.785
I RESOLUTION on the persecution of members of the Bahai community in Iran The European Parliament , recalling its unfailing attachment to international protection of human rights, recognizing in particular the need to protect the rights of religious minorities in all countries, concerned at the systematic campaign of persecution directed in Iran againét the 300,000 members of the Bahai community (the biggest religious minority in Iran) and the accompanying violations of elementary human rights, in particular: (a) the refusal of any legal protection to the Bahai minority, (b) the summary arrest, detention and execution of leaders of the Bahai community, (c) the confiscation or destruction of the resources and means of subsistence of the Bahai and the arbitrary dismissals or refusals to employ Bahais, (d) the threats and acts of violence against the Bahais in an attempt to force them to repudiate their faith, 1. Condemns the violation of the human rights of all religious minorities in Iran, more particularly the members of the Bahai faith whose rights as a religious minority are not recognized by the Iranian constitution; 2. Calls upon the Government of Iran to grant the Bahai community the legal recognition and protection to which all minorities are entitled under the provisions of-the various UN pacts and conventions on human rights; 3. Also condemns the illegal measures taken against Catholic and Anglican leaders and the execution of leading members of the Jewish community; 4. Calls upon the Foreign Ministers of the European Communities meeting in political cooperation to make urgent representations to the Iranian authorities to put an end to the persecution of the members of the Bahai community and to allow them to practiSe their religion freely and enjoy all civil, political, social, economic and cultural rights; 5. Recrnests the Commission and Council to impose an embargo on all sales of surplus agricultural products to Iran where subsidies by European taxpayers are involved until full human rights are restored to - Iranian citizens; 6. Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Foreign Ministers meeting in political cooperation, to the Government of Iran, to the governments and parliaments of the Member States and to the Secretary—General of the United Nations. PV 34 - 65 — PE 66.785
20. Events in Bolivia (debate and vote) The next item was the debate and vote on two motions for resolutions (Doc. 1—381/80/rev, and 1—385/80). Mr PAPAPIETRO introduced the motion for a resolution tabled by Mr FANTI, Mr ANSART, Mr BAILLOT, Mr CHAMBEIRON, Mr DAMETTE, Mr VIT E, Mr DENTS, Mr FRISCHMANN, MrMAFFRE—BAUGE, Mr MARTIN, Mr PRANCHERE/ Mr LEONARDI, himself, Mr SEGRE, Mr GALLUZZI, Mr DANGELOSANTE ,71rs DE MARCH, Mrs LE ROUX, Mrs POIRIER, Mr VERGES, and Mr IPPOLITO on beh ,If of the Communist and Allies Group on relations between the EEC and/the new regime in Bolivia (Doc. 1-385/80) and requested that the m/tion for a resolution be referred to committee. Mr FERGUSSON introduced the motion for a resol ion tabled by Mr GLINNE, Mrs WIECZOREK-ZEUL and Mr VAN MIERT on /ehalf of the Socialist Group, Mr KLEPSCH and Mr BLUMENFELD, o/behalf of the Group of the European Peoples Party (CD Group/ by himself on behalf of the European Democratic Group and s cARETTONI ROMAGNOLI and Mr BERI HOUWER on behalf of the Liberal/nd Democratic Group on events in Bolivia (Doc. 1—381/80/rev.). The following spoke: Mr BERSANI on behalf of the Group of the European People's Party (CD Group) ,, 6 1r ARNDT, on behalf of the Socialist Group, Mr ISRAEL, on be41f of the Group of European Progressive Democrats and Mr NA71LI. Vice—President of the Commission. The following gave ex lanations of vote: Mrs CASTELLINA, Mr PANNELLA, who also as/ed on behalf of the Group for the Technical Coordination and DefenØ of Independent Groups and Members and pursuant-to Rule 35 71) that a roll-call vote be taken on the motion for a resoli Eion, and Mr KLEPSCH. and Mr PANNELLA raised points of order. The would be ;ident decid?d, pursuant to Rule 35 (6) that the vote using the electronic voting system. -‘ vote was taken on motion Doc. 1—381/80/rev., as motion Doc. 1-385/80 had been referred to committee. Result of the vote: / 1 /Members voting 55 / Abstentions 2 For 53 Against 0 1 See annex Parliament adopted the following resolution Mr FERGUS PV 34 — 66 — PE 66.785