18. Violation of freedom of expression and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in Lithuania (debate)

Verbatim reports

Oral question (O-0190/2010) by Renate Weber, Sophia in 't Veld, Leonidas Donskis, Cecilia Wikström, Alexander Alvaro, Sonia Alfano, Gianni Vattimo, Sarah Ludford and Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to the Commission: Violation of freedom of expression and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in Lithuania (B7-0669/2010);

Oral question (O-0204/2010) by Ulrike Lunacek, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, to the Commission: Violation of the freedom of expression and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in Lithuania (B7-0803/2010);

Oral question (O-0207/2010) by Cornelis de Jong, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, to the Commission: Violation of the freedom of expression and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in Lithuania (B7-0804/2010);

Oral question (O-0216/2010) by Michael Cashman, Monika Flašíková Beňová and Claude Moraes, on behalf of the S&D Group, to the Commission: Violation of the freedom of expression and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in Lithuania (B7-0005/2011).

Sophia in 't Veld, Ulrike Lunacek, Cornelis de Jong and Monika Flašíková Beňová moved the oral questions.

Viviane Reding (Vice-President of the Commission) answered the questions.

The following spoke: Simon Busuttil, on behalf of the PPE Group, Sarah Ludford, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Marije Cornelissen, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Charles Tannock, on behalf of the ECR Group, Joe Higgins, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Dimitar Stoyanov, Non-attached Member, Joanna Katarzyna Skrzydlewska, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Konrad Szymański, Joanna Senyszyn and Catherine Trautmann.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Anna Záborská, Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė and Alexandra Thein.

The following spoke: Viviane Reding.

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 115(5):

- Renate Weber, Sophia in 't Veld, Leonidas Donskis, Cecilia Wikström, Alexander Alvaro, Sonia Alfano, Gianni Vattimo, Sarah Ludford, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells and Elizabeth Lynne, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Raül Romeva i Rueda, Ulrike Lunacek, Marije Cornelissen, Emilie Turunen, Franziska Keller, Isabella Lövin, Nicole Kiil-Nielsen and Jan Philipp Albrecht, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Claude Moraes, Monika Flašíková Beňová, Michael Cashman, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė and Catherine Trautmann, on behalf of the S&D Group, Cornelis de Jong, Nikolaos Chountis, Eva-Britt Svensson, Cornelia Ernst and Rui Tavares, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on violation of freedom of expression and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in Lithuania (B7-0031/2011);

- Simon Busuttil and Véronique Mathieu, on behalf of the PPE Group, on the alleged violation of freedom of expression and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in Lithuania (B7-0033/2011).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 19.1.2011, item 6.13.