22. Suspension of the WTO Doha Round (debate)

Verbatim reports

Commission statement: Suspension of the WTO Doha Round

Mariann Fischer Boel (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Georgios Papastamkos, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Erika Mann, on behalf of the PSE Group, Ignasi Guardans Cambó, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Caroline Lucas, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Seán Ó Neachtain, on behalf of the UEN Group, Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Derek Roland Clark, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Jean-Claude Martinez, Non-attached Member, Mairead McGuinness, Kader Arif, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Nils Lundgren, Robert Sturdy, who also protested at the inconvenience he felt had been caused by a reception held on Parliament's premises (the President noted this), Harlem Désir, Daniel Varela Suanzes-Carpegna, Carlos Carnero González and Béla Glattfelder.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Czesław Adam Siekierski.

The following spoke: Mariann Fischer Boel.

Motions for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 103(2):

- Cristiana Muscardini, Eugenijus Maldeikis, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, Jan Tadeusz Masiel, Seán Ó Neachtain and Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the future of the WTO Doha Development Agenda (B6-0521/2008),

- Caroline Lucas, Alain Lipietz, Carl Schlyter and Frithjof Schmidt, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the suspension of the WTO Doha Development Agenda (B6-0522/2008),

- Georgios Papastamkos, Robert Sturdy, Corien Wortmann-Kool and Godelieve Quisthoudt-Rowohl, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the future of the Doha Round (B6-0524/2008),

- Ignasi Guardans Cambó, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Gianluca Susta and Daniel Dăianu, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the suspension of the WTO Doha Development Agenda (B6-0525/2008),

- Erika Mann and Harlem Désir, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the suspension of the WTO Doha Development Agenda (B6-0529/2008),

- Helmuth Markov, Jens Holm, Vittorio Agnoletto, Pedro Guerreiro and Jacky Hénin, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the suspension of the WTO Doha Development Agenda (B6-0531/2008).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 09.10.2008, item 7.9.