9. Launch of the European Year for Development (debate)

Verbatim reports

Council and Commission statements: Launch of the European Year for Development (2014/2508(RSP))

Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica (President-in-Office of the Council) and Federica Mogherini (Vice-President of the Commission/High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy) made the statements.

The following spoke: Davor Ivo Stier, on behalf of the PPE Group, Linda McAvan, on behalf of the S&D Group, Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Lola Sánchez Caldentey, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Ulrike Lunacek, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ignazio Corrao, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Hans Jansen, non-attached Member, Norbert Neuser and Lampros Fountoulis.

IN THE CHAIR: Antonio TAJANI
Vice-President

The following spoke: Arne Lietz, Enrique Guerrero Salom, Elly Schlein, Doru-Claudian Frunzulică, Pedro Silva Pereira, Patrizia Toia and Seb Dance.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Csaba Sógor, Ivan Jakovčić, Miguel Viegas and Jonathan Arnott.

The following spoke: Federica Mogherini and Zanda Kalniņa-Lukaševica.

The debate closed.

(The sitting was suspended from 21.30 to 21.50)