12. EC-Bosnia Herzegovina Stabilisation and Association Agreement *** - EC-Bosnia Herzegovina Stabilisation and Association Agreement (debate)

Verbatim reports

Recommendation: on the proposal for a Council and Commission decision on the conclusion of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part (8225/2008 - COM(2008)0182 - C6-0255/2008 - 2008/0073(AVC)] - Committee on Foreign Affairs. Rapporteur: Doris Pack (A6-0378/2008)

Council and Commission statements: EC-Bosnia Herzegovina Stabilisation and Association Agreement

Doris Pack introduced the report.

Jean-Pierre Jouyet (President-in-Office of the Council) made the statement.

IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT
Vice-President

Olli Rehn (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Anna Ibrisagic, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Libor Rouček, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jules Maaten, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Gisela Kallenbach, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the UEN Group, Erik Meijer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Philip Claeys, Non-attached Member, Hubert Pirker, Hannes Swoboda, Jelko Kacin and Johannes Lebech.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Reinhard Rack, Pierre Pribetich, Metin Kazak, Justas Vincas Paleckis and Gisela Kallenbach.

The following spoke: Jean-Pierre Jouyet, Olli Rehn and Doris Pack.

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

- Doris Pack, on behalf of the AFET Committee, on the conclusion of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Communities and their Member States, of the one part, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, of the other part (B6-0541/2008)

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 23.10.2008, item 8.2 and minutes of 23.10.2008, item 8.6.

(The sitting was suspended at 17.55 pending Question Time and resumed at 18.05.)