IN THE CHAIR: Hans-Gert PÖTTERING
President

4. Proclamation of the Charter of Fundamental Rights

Verbatim reports

The President made an address in which he emphasised the importance to citizens of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, approved by Parliament on 29.11.2007.

Several Members loudly expressed their opposition and unfurled banners. The President appealed for calm and asked that the banners be removed.

The following spoke: José Sócrates (President-in-Office of the Council) and José Manuel Barroso (President of the Commission), who also made addresses.

The Presidents of the three Institutions signed the Charter of Fundamental Rights.