IN THE CHAIR: Pierre MOSCOVICI
Vice-President

10. EC-Russia Short-stay Visa Agreement * - EC-Russia Readmission Agreement * (debate)

Verbatim reports

Report on the proposal for a Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on the facilitation of issuance of short-stay visas [COM(2006)0188 - C6-0169/2006 - 2006/0062(CNS)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Maria da Assunção Esteves (A6-0029/2007)

Report on the proposal for a Council decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the Russian Federation on readmission [COM(2006)0191 - C6-0168/2006 - 2006/0064(CNS)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Maria da Assunção Esteves (A6-0028/2007)

The following spoke: Günter Gloser (President-in-Office of the Council) and Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission).

Maria da Assunção Esteves introduced her reports (A6-0029/2007 and A6-0028/2007).

The following spoke: Ari Vatanen (draftsman of the opinion of the AFET Committee), Józef Pinior (draftsman of the opinion of the AFET Committee), Laima Liucija Andrikienė, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martine Roure, on behalf of the PSE Group, Henrik Lax, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Hanna Foltyn-Kubicka, on behalf of the UEN Group, Tatjana Ždanoka, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Esko Seppänen, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Genowefa Grabowska, Paavo Väyrynen, Inese Vaidere, Vladimír Remek, Justas Vincas Paleckis, Günter Gloser and Benita Ferrero-Waldner.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 15.02.2007, Item 6.5 and Minutes of 15.02.2007, Item 6.6.