(The sitting was suspended at 20.20 and resumed at 21.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Rainer WIELAND
Vice-President

14. Political parties at European level and rules regarding their funding (debate)

Verbatim reports

Report on the application of Regulation (EC) No 2004/2003 on the regulations governing political parties at European level and the rules regarding their funding [2010/2201(INI)] - Committee on Constitutional Affairs. Rapporteur: Marietta Giannakou (A7-0062/2011)

Marietta Giannakou introduced the report.

The following spoke: Maroš Šefčovič (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Carlo Casini, on behalf of the PPE Group, Enrique Guerrero Salom, on behalf of the S&D Group, Stanimir Ilchev, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Gerald Häfner, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Daniel Hannan, on behalf of the ECR Group, Helmut Scholz, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, John Stuart Agnew, on behalf of the EFD Group, who also replied to a blue-card question from Nicole Sinclaire, Rafał Trzaskowski, Monika Flašíková Beňová, Andrew Duff, François Alfonsi, Jacek Olgierd Kurski, Daniël van der Stoep, to put a blue-card question to Andrew Duff, who replied, Søren Bo Søndergaard, Nikolaos Salavrakos, Nicole Sinclaire, Mariya Nedelcheva, Zigmantas Balčytis, Alexandra Thein, Geoffrey Van Orden, Nikolaos Chountis, Jaroslav Paška, Daniël van der Stoep and Georgios Toussas.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Elena Băsescu and Diane Dodds.

The following spoke: Maroš Šefčovič and Marietta Giannakou.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 6.4.2011, item 8.17.