12. Enlargement strategy 2009 concerning the countries of the western Balkans, Iceland and Turkey (debate)

Verbatim reports

Council and Commission statements: Enlargement strategy 2009 concerning the countries of the western Balkans, Iceland and Turkey

Carl Bildt (President-in-Office of the Council) and Olli Rehn (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Gabriele Albertini, on behalf of the PPE Group, Kristian Vigenin, on behalf of the S&D Group, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Ulrike Lunacek, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Charles Tannock, on behalf of the ECR Group, Nikolaos Chountis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nikolaos Salavrakos, on behalf of the EFD Group, Barry Madlener, Non-attached Member, who also answered a 'blue card' question by William (The Earl of) Dartmouth, Elmar Brok, Adrian Severin, Ivo Vajgl, Hélène Flautre, Ryszard Antoni Legutko, Charalampos Aggourakis, Fiorello Provera and Philip Claeys.

IN THE CHAIR: Roberta ANGELILLI
Vice-President

The following spoke: Cristian Dan Preda, Maria Eleni Koppa, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Peter van Dalen, Helmut Scholz, Bastiaan Belder, Franz Obermayr, Doris Pack, Zoran Thaler, Jelko Kacin, Geoffrey Van Orden, William (The Earl of) Dartmouth, Francisco José Millán Mon, Pier Antonio Panzeri, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, who also answered a 'blue card' question by Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Mario Borghezio, Georgios Koumoutsakos, Richard Howitt, Pat the Cope Gallagher, Krzysztof Lisek, Emine Bozkurt, Arnaud Danjean, Hannes Swoboda, Bernd Posselt, who also answered a 'blue card' question by Nikolaos Salavrakos and Nikolaos Salavrakos on the answer given.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Andrey Kovatchev, Kyriakos Mavronikolas, Franziska Keller, Marian-Jean Marinescu and Corina Creţu.

The following spoke: György Schöpflin, Carl Bildt and Olli Rehn.

Motion for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 110(2):

- Gabriele Albertini, on behalf of the AFET Committee, on the Commission’s 2009 enlargement strategy paper concerning the Western Balkan countries, Iceland and Turkey (B7-0185/2009)

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 26.11.2009, item 6.4.