Verbatim report of proceedings

Wednesday, 23 May 2012 - Strasbourg

8. Voting time

  President. – The next item is the vote.

(For the results and other details on the vote: see Minutes)

– Before the vote:

  Victor Boştinaru (S&D). – (RO) Mr President, the day before yesterday, a road traffic accident occurred in Albania, a country which has institutional relations with the European Union, in which 14 people lost their lives. A bus plunged into a ravine, killing 14 people and leaving another 18 in a critical state. Let us take this opportunity to extend our sympathy and solidarity to the families and also express our message of condolence and solidarity with the Albanian authorities and people.

  President. – Mr Boştinaru, thank you for raising that point. Your statement is noted and the House has expressed its solidarity with the victims and with the families of those victims.

  William (The Earl of) Dartmouth (EFD). – Mr President, as we are giving our condolences, can we please express our solidarity with all those people wrongly imprisoned by virtue of the European Arrest Warrant?