13. Presumed use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners (debate)

Council and Commission statements: Presumed use of European countries by the CIA for the transport and illegal detention of prisoners

Douglas Alexander (President-in-Office of the Council) and Franco Frattini (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Hans-Gert Poettering, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, Sarah Ludford, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Kathalijne Maria Buitenweg, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Giusto Catania, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Johannes Blokland, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Romano Maria La Russa, on behalf of the UEN Group, Philip Claeys, Non-attached Member, Barbara Kudrycka, Hannes Swoboda, Jean-Marie Cavada, Cem Özdemir, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, Mario Borghezio, Eoin Ryan, Ryszard Czarnecki, Carlos Coelho, Martine Roure, Bronisław Geremek, Elmar Brok, Jan Marinus Wiersma, Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Józef Pinior, Stavros Lambrinidis, Giovanni Claudio Fava, Lilli Gruber, Douglas Alexander and Franco Frattini.

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 103(2):

- Ewa Klamt, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on presumed use of European countries by the CIA for the transportation and illegal detention of prisoners (B6-0649/2005);

- Sarah Ludford, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on alleged 'extraordinary rendition' for secret detention and possible torture of CIA prisoners, through EU Member States and applicant countries (B6-0650/2005);

- Martin Schulz, Jan Marinus Wiersma, Hannes Swoboda and Martine Roure, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the presumed used of European countries for the illegal transport and detention of prisoners by the CIA (B6-0651/2005);

- Daniel Marc Cohn-Bendit and Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on presumed use of European countries by the CIA for the transportation and illegal detention of prisoners (B6-0654/2005);

- Romano Maria La Russa, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the presumed use of European countries by the CIA for transportation and illegal detention of prisoners (B6-0656/2005);

- Francis Wurtz, Giusto Catania, Vittorio Agnoletto, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, Luisa Morgantini, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides and Marco Rizzo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the allegations of terrorist suspects being secretly detained, tortured in and transported through several EU Member States and applicant countries (B6-0672/2005).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 15.12.2005, Item 5.20.