15. Use of armed drones (debate)

Verbatim reports

Statement by the Vice-President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy: Use of armed drones (2014/2567(RSP))

Dimitrios Kourkoulas (President-in-Office of the Council) made the statement on behalf of Catherine Ashton (Vice President of the Commission and High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy).

The following spoke: Michael Gahler, on behalf of the PPE Group, Ana Gomes, on behalf of the S&D Group, Sarah Ludford, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Barbara Lochbihler, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Sabine Lösing, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Sampo Terho, on behalf of the EFD Group, Ewald Stadler, Non-attached Member, Krzysztof Lisek, Maria Eleni Koppa, Tarja Cronberg, Charalampos Angourakis, Cristian Dan Preda, Richard Howitt, Ioan Mircea Paşcu and Pino Arlacchi.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Jaroslav Paška and Krisztina Morvai.

The following spoke: Dimitrios Kourkoulas.

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 110(2):

- José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Michael Gahler, Arnaud Danjean, Tunne Kelam, Krzysztof Lisek, Elena Băsescu, Roberta Angelilli and Anne Delvaux, on behalf of the PPE Group, on the use of armed drones (2014/2567(RSP)) (B7-0201/2014);

- Barbara Lochbihler, Tarja Cronberg, Jean Lambert, Rui Tavares, Reinhard Bütikofer, Judith Sargentini, Ulrike Lunacek, Nicole Kiil-Nielsen, Raül Romeva i Rueda and Iñaki Irazabalbeitia Fernández, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the use of armed drones (2014/2567(RSP)) (B7-0202/2014);

- Sabine Lösing, Willy Meyer, Patrick Le Hyaric, Martina Anderson, Marie-Christine Vergiat, Alda Sousa, Paul Murphy, Cornelia Ernst and Younous Omarjee, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the use of armed drones (2014/2567(RSP)) (B7-0203/2014);

- Libor Rouček, Maria Eleni Koppa, Ana Gomes, Richard Howitt, Tonino Picula, Pino Arlacchi and Liisa Jaakonsaari, on behalf of the S&D Group, on the legal framework for the use of armed drones (2014/2567(RSP)) (B7-0204/2014);

- Charles Tannock, Geoffrey Van Orden and Sajjad Karim, on behalf of the ECR Group, on the use of armed drones (2014/2567(RSP)) (B7-0205/2014);

- Annemie Neyts-Uyttebroeck, Sarah Ludford, Phil Bennion, Marietje Schaake, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Louis Michel, Jelko Kacin and Nathalie Griesbeck, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the legal framework for the use of armed drones (2014/2567(RSP)) (B7-0206/2014).

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 27.2.2014, item 10.9.