15. EU-Central America association agreement (debate)

Verbatim reports

Interim report on the draft Council Decision on the conclusion of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America, on the other [16395/1/2011 - C7-0182/2012- 2011/0303(NLE)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra (A7-0360/2012)

*** Recommendation: on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement establishing an Association between the European Union and its Member States, on the one hand, and Central America, on the other [16395/2011 – C7-0182/2012 – 2011/0303(NLE)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra (A7-0362/2012)

José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra introduced the report and recommendation.

The following spoke: Karel De Gucht (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Jean-Pierre Audy (on points made by Karel De Gucht), Eva Joly (rapporteur for the opinion of the DEVE Committee), Francisco José Millán Mon, on behalf of the PPE Group, and Luis Yáñez-Barnuevo García, on behalf of the S&D Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Roberta ANGELILLI
Vice-President

The following spoke: Renate Weber, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Catherine Grèze, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Edvard Kožušník, on behalf of the ECR Group, Inês Cristina Zuber, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Elisabeth Köstinger, Gianluca Susta, Ska Keller, who also replied to a blue-card question by Jörg Leichtfried, Jörg Leichtfried, Ulrike Lunacek and Pablo Zalba Bidegain (rapporteur for the opinion of the INTA Committee).

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Silvia-Adriana Ţicău and Andrew Henry William Brons.

The following spoke: Karel De Gucht and José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.12.2012, item 8.13 and minutes of 11.12.2012, item 8.14.