22. Rights to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings ***I (debate)

Verbatim reports

Report on the draft directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the rights to interpretation and to translation in criminal proceedings [00001/2010 - C7-0005/2010- 2010/0801(COD)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Sarah Ludford (A7-0198/2010)

Sarah Ludford introduced the report.

IN THE CHAIR: Diana WALLIS
Vice-President

The following spoke: Viviane Reding (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Elena Oana Antonescu, on behalf of the PPE Group, Carmen Romero López, on behalf of the S&D Group, who also responded to a blue card question by William (The Earl of) Dartmouth, Alexandra Thein, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Heidi Hautala, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Bairbre de Brún, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, William (The Earl of) Dartmouth, on behalf of the EFD Group, Simon Busuttil, Tatjana Ždanoka, Kinga Gál and Carlos Coelho.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Axel Voss, Evelyn Regner, Gerard Batten, Andrew Henry William Brons and Georgios Papanikolaou.

The following spoke: Viviane Reding and Sarah Ludford, who also responded to a blue card question by Gerard Batten.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 16.6.2010, item 8.9.