16. Syria, with specific reference to the humanitarian situation (debate)

Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: Syria, with specific reference to the humanitarian situation (2013/2571(RSP))

Catherine Ashton (Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) made the statement.

The following spoke: José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, on behalf of the PPE Group, Véronique De Keyser, on behalf of the S&D Group, Guy Verhofstadt, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Hélène Flautre, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Charles Tannock, on behalf of the ECR Group, Bastiaan Belder, on behalf of the EFD Group, Willy Meyer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, and Andrew Henry William Brons, Non-attached Member.

The President decided to give the floor Catherine Ashton, in view of her other commitments. The following spoke: Nicole Sinclaire, on this decision.

The following spoke: Catherine Ashton.

The following spoke: Ria Oomen-Ruijten, to put a question to Catherine Ashton, who replied, Ana Gomes, Marietje Schaake, Rui Tavares, Sajjad Karim, Jacek Włosowicz, Inês Cristina Zuber, Nicole Sinclaire, Eduard Kukan, María Muñiz De Urquiza, Marielle de Sarnez, Malika Benarab-Attou, Boris Zala, Charles Goerens and Pino Arlacchi.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Rareş-Lucian Niculescu, Franz Obermayr, Eija-Riitta Korhola and Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou.

The following spoke: Štefan Füle (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.