15. Situation in the Mediterranean, in particular in Tunisia and Egypt (debate)

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Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: Situation in the Mediterranean, in particular in Tunisia and Egypt

Catherine Ashton (Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) made the statement.

IN THE CHAIR: Stavros LAMBRINIDIS
Vice-President

The following spoke: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, on behalf of the PPE Group, Adrian Severin, on behalf of the S&D Group, Guy Verhofstadt, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Niki Tzavela, Charles Tannock, on behalf of the ECR Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Marc Tarabella, Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Fiorello Provera, on behalf of the EFD Group, Nicole Sinclaire, Ioannis Kasoulides, Véronique De Keyser, Edward McMillan-Scott, Franziska Katharina Brantner, Mirosław Piotrowski, Willy Meyer, Bastiaan Belder, Philip Claeys, Hans-Gert Pöttering, Hannes Swoboda, Metin Kazak, Heidi Hautala, Ivo Strejček, Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Lorenzo Fontana, Barry Madlener, who also replied to a blue-card question by Nirj Deva, Mario Mauro and Pier Antonio Panzeri.

IN THE CHAIR: Diana WALLIS
Vice-President

The following spoke: Marielle De Sarnez, Derk Jan Eppink, Gerard Batten, Andrew Henry William Brons, Mário David, Saïd El Khadraoui, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Geoffrey Van Orden, Vito Bonsignore, Carmen Romero López, Marietje Schaake, Tomasz Piotr Poręba, Cristian Dan Preda, Kader Arif, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Sajjad Karim, Simon Busuttil, Rosario Crocetta, Zbigniew Ziobro, Francisco José Millán Mon, Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă, Michael Gahler, Richard Howitt, Bogusław Sonik, Nicole Sinclaire, who put a blue-card question to Richard Howitt, who replied, Dominique Vlasto, Alf Svensson, Anna Záborská, Ernst Strasser and Marco Scurria.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Miroslav Mikolášik, Ioan Mircea Paşcu, Ivo Vajgl, Malika Benarab-Attou, Marisa Matias, Jaroslav Paška and Andreas Mölzer.

The following spoke: Catherine Ashton.

Tunisia:

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 110(2):

- Hélène Flautre, Franziska Katharina Brantner, Nicole Kiil-Nielsen, Barbara Lochbihler, Catherine Grèze, Frieda Brepoels and Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation in Tunisia (B7-0078/2011);

- José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Elmar Brok, Cristian Dan Preda, Tokia Saïfi, Ernst Strasser and Michael Gahler, on behalf of the PPE Group, on the situation in Maghreb, especially in Tunisia (B7-0079/2011);

- Marie-Christine Vergiat, Jacky Hénin, Patrick Le Hyaric, Willy Meyer, Ilda Figueiredo, Rui Tavares, Gabriele Zimmer, Eva-Britt Svensson and Elie Hoarau, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the situation in Tunisia (B7-0080/2011);

- Adrian Severin, Véronique De Keyser, Pier Antonio Panzeri, Raimon Obiols, Carmen Romero López, Vincent Peillon and Richard Howitt, on behalf of the S&D Group, on the situation in Tunisia (B7-0081/2011);

- Metin Kazak, Marielle De Sarnez, Marietje Schaake, Niccolò Rinaldi, Kristiina Ojuland and Ivo Vajgl, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the situation in Tunisia (B7-0087/2011);

- Charles Tannock, Tomasz Piotr Poręba and Ryszard Antoni Legutko, on behalf of the ECR Group, on the situation in Tunisia (B7-0088/2011).

Egypt:

The motions for resolutions to be tabled under Rule 110(2) would be announced in the House at a later time.

The debate closed.

Vote on the motions for resolutions on Tunisia: minutes of 3.2.2011, item 8.10.

Vote on the motions for resolutions on Egypt: next part-session.