4. Conclusions of the European Council meeting (28-29 October 2010) and economic governance (debate)

Verbatim reports

European Council statement: Conclusions of the European Council meeting (28-29 October 2010) and economic governance

Herman Van Rompuy (President of the European Council) made the statement.

José Manuel Barroso (President of the Commission) spoke.

Joseph Daul spoke on behalf of the PPE Group.

Martin Schulz spoke on behalf of the S&D Group; he was interrupted by an offensive remark against him that was shouted out by Godfrey Bloom.

Joseph Daul objected to Godfrey Bloom's offensive remarks against Martin Schulz. The President read out Rule 152(1) and asked Godfrey Bloom to apologise to the House. As Godfrey Bloom refused to apologise and went further in his remarks, the President asked him to leave the Chamber in accordance with Rule 152(3), which he did.

The following spoke: Guy Verhofstadt, on behalf of the ALDE Group, who approved the President's decision concerning the incident that had just occurred and who also answered a blue-card question from William (The Earl of) Dartmouth, Barry Madlener, who returned to the subject of the decision to expel Godfrey Bloom, Rebecca Harms, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Kay Swinburne, on behalf of the ECR Group, who also answered a blue-card question from William (The Earl of) Dartmouth, Lothar Bisky, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nigel Farage, on behalf of the EFD Group, Angelika Werthmann, Non-attached Member, and Marianne Thyssen.

IN THE CHAIR: Libor ROUČEK
Vice-President

The following spoke: Stephen Hughes, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, who also answered a blue-card question from Martin Schulz, Philippe Lamberts, Vicky Ford, Bairbre de Brún, Mario Borghezio, Werner Langen, Elisa Ferreira, Mirosław Piotrowski, Mario Mauro, Anni Podimata and Danuta Maria Hübner.