3. Berlin Declaration (debate)

Verbatim reports

Council and Commission statements: Berlin Declaration

After pointing out that the Conference of Presidents had given him a mandate to represent Parliament at the negotiations on the Berlin Declaration, the President introduced the debate, stressing how important that Declaration would be for the future of Europe.

Frank-Walter Steinmeier (President-in-Office of the Council) and Margot Wallström (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Jo Leinen (Chairman of the AFCO Committee), Joseph Daul, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Cristiana Muscardini, on behalf of the UEN Group, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Francis Wurtz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nigel Farage, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Bruno Gollnisch, on behalf of the ITS Group, Roger Helmer, Non-attached Member, Proinsias De Rossa, on the content of the speeches made in the debate, Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Margot Wallström.

The debate closed.