15. 16th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (Geneva, 28 February to 25 March 2011) (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: 16th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (Geneva, 28 February to 25 March 2011)

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

The following spoke: Laima Liucija Andrikienė, on behalf of the PPE Group, Richard Howitt, on behalf of the S&D Group, Marietje Schaake, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Heidi Hautala, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Willy Meyer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nikolaos Salavrakos, on behalf of the EFD Group, Inese Vaidere, Jörg Leichtfried, Charles Goerens, Marek Henryk Migalski, Gay Mitchell, who also replied to two blue-card questions from Véronique De Keyser and Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Maria Eleni Koppa, Sari Essayah, Raimon Obiols and Salvatore Iacolino.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Norica Nicolai, Charles Tannock, Struan Stevenson, Diane Dodds and José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra.

The following spoke: Catherine Ashton.

The following spoke: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, to put a supplementary question to Catherine Ashton, who replied to it.

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

- Marietje Schaake, Leonidas Donskis and Marielle De Sarnez, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Parliament’s position on/priorities for the 16th Session of the UN Human Rights Council and the 2011 review (B7-0158/2011);

- Richard Howitt, Véronique De Keyser, Jörg Leichtfried, Maria Eleni Koppa and Raimon Obiols, on behalf of the S&D Group, on Parliament’s position on and priorities for the 16th Session of the UN Human Rights Council and the 2011 review (B7-0160/2011);

- Charles Tannock and Tomasz Piotr Poręba, on behalf of the ECR Group, on the priorities of the 16th Session of the UN Human Rights Council and the 2011 review (B7-0161/2011);

- Heidi Hautala, Barbara Lochbihler, Nicole Kiil-Nielsen and Raül Romeva i Rueda, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Parliament’s position on and priorities for the 16th Session of the UN Human Rights Council and the 2011 review (B7-0162/2011);

- Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Inese Vaidere, László Tőkés, Mario Mauro, Marietta Giannakou, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Gabriele Albertini and Kinga Gál, on behalf of the PPE Group, on Parliament’s position on and priorities for the 16th Session of the UN Human Rights Council and the 2011 review (B7-0163/2011);

- Marie-Christine Vergiat, Eva-Britt Svensson, Miguel Portas, Rui Tavares, Marisa Matias, Willy Meyer and Elie Hoarau, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the 16th session of the UN Human Rights Council (Geneva, 28 February to 25 March 2011) (B7-0164/2011).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 10.3.2011, item 9.4.