Council and Commission statements: Consular protection of citizens of the European Union in third countries
Alexandr Vondra (President-in-Office of the Council) and Günter Verheugen (Vice-President of the Commission) made the statements.
The following spoke: Ioannis Varvitsiotis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martine Roure, on behalf of the PSE Group, Ignasi Guardans Cambó, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the UEN Group, and Irena Belohorská, Non-attached Member.
IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS Vice-President
The following spoke: Sajjad Karim, Erika Mann, Sarah Ludford, Eoin Ryan, Luca Romagnoli and Javier Moreno Sánchez.
The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Gay Mitchell and Kathy Sinnott.
The following spoke: Alexandr Vondra, Günter Verheugen and Erika Mann, who put a supplementary question to the Council.