IN THE CHAIR: Libor ROUČEK
Vice-President

16. EU-Georgia agreement on facilitation of issuance of visas *** - EU-Georgia agreement on readmission of persons residing without authorisation *** - Implementation of the EU-Russia visa facilitation agreement - Visa liberalisation scheme in Serbia and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (debate)

CRE

Recommendation on the draft Council decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the facilitation of the issuance of visas [11324/2010 - C7-0391/2010- 2010/0106(NLE)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Nathalie Griesbeck (A7-0345/2010)

Recommendation to the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Georgia on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation [15507/2010 - C7-0392/2010- 2010/0108(NLE)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Nathalie Griesbeck (A7-0346/2010)

Oral question (O-0140/2010) by Kristiina Ojuland, on behalf of the ALDE Group, to the Commission: Implementation of the EU-Russia visa facilitation agreement (B7-0568/2010)

Oral question (O-0172/2010) by Manfred Weber, Simon Busuttil, Elmar Brok and Alojz Peterle, on behalf of the PPE Group, to the Commission: Implementation of the EU-Russia visa facilitation agreement (B7-0656/2010)

Oral question (O-0181/2010) by Simon Busuttil, Manfred Weber, Anna Maria Corazza Bildt and Monika Hohlmeier, on behalf of the PPE Group, to the Commission: Concerns about the correct application of the EU visa liberalisation scheme in Serbia and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (B7-0654/2010)

Nathalie Griesbeck presented her recommendations.

Kristiina Ojuland and Manfred Weber moved the oral questions.

Cecilia Malmström (Member of the Commission) answered the oral questions.

The following spoke: Krzysztof Lisek (rapporteur for the opinion of the AFET Committee), Monica Luisa Macovei, on behalf of the PPE Group, Kinga Göncz, on behalf of the S&D Group, Sarah Ludford, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Tatjana Ždanoka, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Paweł Robert Kowal, on behalf of the ECR Group, Alfreds Rubiks, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nikolaos Salavrakos, on behalf of the EFD Group, Daniël van der Stoep, Non-attached Member, Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, Corina Creţu, Marije Cornelissen, Jaroslav Paška, Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, Elena Băsescu, Marek Siwiec and Simon Busuttil.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Lara Comi and Csaba Sándor Tabajdi.

IN THE CHAIR: Silvana KOCH-MEHRIN
Vice-President

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Andrew Henry William Brons, Georgios Papanikolaou, Csanád Szegedi and Lena Kolarska-Bobińska.

The following spoke: Cecilia Malmström and Nathalie Griesbeck.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 14.12.2010, item 9.12 and minutes of 14.12.2010, item 9.21.