3. Response of the European Union to the deteriorating situation in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (debate)

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Council and Commission statements: Response of the European Union to the deteriorating situation in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo

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

Having noted the request by Paul van Buitenen (minutes of 19.11.2008, item 1), Benita Ferrero-Waldner (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Jürgen Schröder, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Alain Hutchinson, on behalf of the PSE Group, Thierry Cornillet, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Seán Ó Neachtain, on behalf of the UEN Group, Frithjof Schmidt, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Tobias Pflüger, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Koenraad Dillen, Non-attached Member, Colm Burke, Ana Maria Gomes, Luca Romagnoli, Geoffrey Van Orden and Genowefa Grabowska.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: José Ribeiro e Castro, Ioan Mircea Paşcu, Bart Staes, Jim Allister, Jas Gawronski and Anne Van Lancker.

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

IN THE CHAIR: Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU
Vice-President

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

- Frithjof Schmidt, Angelika Beer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo(B6-0590/2008),

- Tobias Pflüger, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the response of the European Union to the deteriorating situation in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (B6-0591/2008),

- Thierry Cornillet, Philippe Morillon, Renate Weber, Marios Matsakis, Fiona Hall, Frédérique Ries, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the deteriorating situation in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (B6-0592/2008)

- Jürgen Schröder, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the response of the European Union to the deteriorating situation in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (B6-0593/2008),

- Ryszard Czarnecki, Adam Bielan, Ewa Tomaszewska, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, Konrad Szymański, on behalf of the UEN Group, on the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (B6-0594/2008),

- Pasqualina Napoletano, Alain Hutchinson, Ana Maria Gomes, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the EU response to the deteriorating situation in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (B6-0595/2008).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 20.11.2008, item 6.11.