3. Presentation of the Czech Presidency's programme (debate)

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Council statement: Presentation of the Czech Presidency's programme

Mirek Topolánek (President-in-Office of the Council) made the statement.

The following spoke: José Manuel Barroso (President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Joseph Daul, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martin Schulz, on behalf of the PSE Group, Graham Watson, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Brian Crowley, on behalf of the UEN Group, Monica Frassoni, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Miloslav Ransdorf, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Vladimír Železný, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Jana Bobošíková, Non-attached Member, and Mirek Topolánek.

IN THE CHAIR: Rodi KRATSA-TSAGAROPOULOU
Vice-President

The following spoke: Jan Zahradil, Libor Rouček, Silvana Koch-Mehrin, Konrad Szymański, Claude Turmes, Jiří Maštálka, Philippe de Villiers, Frank Vanhecke, Timothy Kirkhope, Kristian Vigenin, Adina-Ioana Vălean, Mario Borghezio, Milan Horáček, Adamos Adamou, Kathy Sinnott, Hartmut Nassauer, Enrique Barón Crespo, Lena Ek, Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis, Jacek Saryusz-Wolski, Jo Leinen, Andrew Duff, Bogdan Pęk, Stefano Zappalà, Bernard Poignant, Margarita Starkevičiūtė, Elmar Brok, Edite Estrela, Marco Cappato, Gunnar Hökmark, Maria Berger, Othmar Karas, Gary Titley, Josef Zieleniec, Proinsias De Rossa, Jerzy Buzek, Jan Andersson, Rumiana Jeleva, Katalin Lévai, Zuzana Roithová, Katerina Batzeli, John Bowis, Józef Pinior, Mihael Brejc, Richard Falbr, Zita Pleštinská and Miloš Koterec.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Tunne Kelam, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Marios Matsakis, Mirosław Mariusz Piotrowski and Dimitar Stoyanov.

The following spoke: Mirek Topolánek and José Manuel Barroso.

The debate closed.