17. Economic partnership agreements (debate)

Verbatim reports

Commission statement: Economic partnership agreements

Ján Figeľ (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Robert Sturdy, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Harlem Désir, on behalf of the PSE Group, Gianluca Susta, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Frithjof Schmidt, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Helmuth Markov, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Maria Martens, Glenys Kinnock, Margie Sudre, Erika Mann and Ján Figeľ.

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

- Glenys Kinnock, Marie-Arlette Carlotti, Alain Hutchinson, Miguel Angel Martínez Martínez, Josep Borrell Fontelles and Harlem Désir, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the Kigali Declaration in the context of the approaching 31 December 2007 deadline for the negotiation of Economic Partnership Agreements (B6-0486/2007);

- Robert Sturdy and Maria Martens, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Gianluca Susta, Johan Van Hecke, Thierry Cornillet and Danutė Budreikaitė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Cristiana Muscardini and Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the UEN Group, on Economic Partnerships Agreements (B6-0488/2007);

- Helmuth Markov, Vittorio Agnoletto, Luisa Morgantini, Jens Holm, Gabriele Zimmer and Miguel Portas, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Economic Partnership Agreements (B6-0489/2007);

- Frithjof Schmidt, Caroline Lucas, Carl Schlyter, Alain Lipietz, Margrete Auken and Marie-Hélène Aubert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Economic Partnership Agreements (B6-0491/2007).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 12.12.2007, Item 6.2.