13. Democracy, Human Rights and the new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement EU/Vietnam (debate)

Verbatim reports

Oral question (O-0095/2008) by Marco Cappato and Marco Pannella, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to the Council: Democracy, human rights and the new EU-Vietnam Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (B6-0473/2008)

Oral question (O-0096/2008) by Marco Cappato and Marco Pannella, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to the Commission: Democracy, human rights and the new EU-Vietnam Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (B6-0474/2008)

Marco Cappato moved the oral questions.

Jean-Pierre Jouyet (President-in-Office of the Council) and Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) answered the questions.

The following spoke: Charles Tannock, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Barbara Weiler, on behalf of the PSE Group, and Athanasios Pafilis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT
Vice-President

The following spoke: Jim Allister, Non-attached Member, Bernd Posselt and Richard Howitt.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Konrad Szymański and Marco Cappato.

The following spoke: Jean-Pierre Jouyet and Benita Ferrero-Waldner.

Motions for a resolution to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 108(5):

- Marco Cappato and Marco Pannella, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the new EU-Vietnam Partnership and Cooperation Agreement and human rights (B6-0538/2008),

- Pasqualina Napoletano, Raimon Obiols i Germà, Richard Howitt and Barbara Weiler, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the new EU-Vietnam Partnership and Cooperation Agreement and human rights (B6-0539/2008),

- Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the new EU-Vietnam Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (B6-0540/2008),

- Adam Bielan, Ryszard Czarnecki and Inese Vaidere, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the new EU-Vietnam Partnership and Cooperation Agreement and human rights (B6-0542/2008).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 22.10.2008, item 6.3.