3. Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (announcement of motions for resolutions tabled)

In accordance with Rule 135, the following Members or political groups had requested that such a debate be held on the following motions for resolutions:

I.   Nigeria (2018/2513(RSP))

—   Cristian Dan Preda, Francisco José Millán Mon, Inese Vaidere, Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, Manolis Kefalogiannis, Tomáš Zdechovský, Pavel Svoboda, Ivan Štefanec, Elisabetta Gardini, Jaromír Štětina, Krzysztof Hetman, Claude Rolin, Michaela Šojdrová, Dubravka Šuica, Brian Hayes, Thomas Mann, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Eduard Kukan, Romana Tomc, Patricija Šulin, Agnieszka Kozłowska-Rajewicz, Francis Zammit Dimech, Bogdan Brunon Wenta, David McAllister, Adam Szejnfeld, Roberta Metsola, Milan Zver, Eva Maydell, Csaba Sógor, Ivana Maletić, Giovanni La Via, Tunne Kelam, Joachim Zeller, Sandra Kalniete, Lars Adaktusson, Andrey Kovatchev, Marijana Petir, Jiří Pospíšil, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Ramona Nicole Mănescu and Deirdre Clune, on behalf of the PPE Group, on Nigeria (B8-0045/2018);

—   Charles Tannock, Angel Dzhambazki, Urszula Krupa, Karol Karski, Ruža Tomašić, Jan Zahradil, Notis Marias, Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Monica Macovei, Jana Žitňanská, Anna Elżbieta Fotyga, Branislav Škripek and Valdemar Tomaševski, on behalf of the ECR Group, on the situation in Nigeria (B8-0049/2018);

—   Elena Valenciano, Soraya Post, Cécile Kashetu Kyenge, on behalf of the S&D Group, on Nigeria (B8-0050/2018);

—   Judith Sargentini, Maria Heubuch, Heidi Hautala, Jean Lambert, Bart Staes, Ernest Urtasun, Barbara Lochbihler, Jordi Solé, Davor Škrlec, Bodil Valero, Igor Šoltes, Bronis Ropė, Fabio Massimo Castaldo and Ignazio Corrao, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on Nigeria (B8-0051/2018);

—   Miguel Urbán Crespo, Marie-Christine Vergiat, Marina Albiol Guzmán, Malin Björk, Paloma López Bermejo, Barbara Spinelli, Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Neoklis Sylikiotis, Josu Juaristi Abaunz, Lola Sánchez Caldentey, Estefanía Torres Martínez, Tania González Peñas, Xabier Benito Ziluaga, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Kostadinka Kuneva, Stelios Kouloglou, Maria Lidia Senra Rodríguez and Curzio Maltese, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on Nigeria (B8-0052/2018);

—   Catherine Bearder, Nedzhmi Ali, Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Dita Charanzová, Gérard Deprez, Martina Dlabajová, Nathalie Griesbeck, Marian Harkin, Filiz Hyusmenova, Ivan Jakovčić, Petr Ježek, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Patricia Lalonde, Louis Michel, Javier Nart, Norica Nicolai, Urmas Paet, Jozo Radoš, Frédérique Ries, Marietje Schaake, Jasenko Selimovic, Pavel Telička, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Ivo Vajgl, Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, Hilde Vautmans, Cecilia Wikström and Valentinas Mazuronis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on Nigeria (B8-0053/2018).

II.   The cases of human rights activists Wu Gan, Xie Yang, Lee Ming-cheh, Tashi Wangchuk and the Tibetan monk Choekyi (2018/2514(RSP))

—   Molly Scott Cato, Heidi Hautala, Barbara Lochbihler, Igor Šoltes, Jordi Solé, Davor Škrlec, Bronis Ropė and Helga Trüpel, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, and Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Ignazio Corrao, on the cases of human rights activists Wu Gan, Xie Yang, Lee Ming-cheh, Tashi Wangchuk and the Tibetan monk Choekyi (B8-0043/2018);

—   Charles Tannock, Urszula Krupa, Monica Macovei, Ruža Tomašić, Zdzisław Krasnodębski, Notis Marias, Jana Žitňanská, Anna Elżbieta Fotyga, Branislav Škripek and Valdemar Tomaševski, on behalf of the ECR Group, on the cases of human rights activists Wu Gan, Xie Yang, Lee Ming-cheh, Tashi Wangchuk and the Tibetan monk Choekyi (B8-0044/2018);

—   Elena Valenciano, Soraya Post and Jo Leinen, on behalf of the S&D Group, on the cases of human rights activists Wu Gan, Xie Yang, Lee Ming-cheh, Tashi Wangchuk and the Tibetan monk Choekyi (B8-0046/2018);

—   Frédérique Ries, Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Dita Charanzová, Gérard Deprez, Martina Dlabajová, Nathalie Griesbeck, Marian Harkin, Ivan Jakovčić, Petr Ježek, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Patricia Lalonde, Louis Michel, Javier Nart, Urmas Paet, Jozo Radoš, Marietje Schaake, Jasenko Selimovic, Pavel Telička, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Ivo Vajgl, Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, Hilde Vautmans, Cecilia Wikström and Valentinas Mazuronis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the cases of human rights activists Wu Gan, Xie Yang, Lee Ming-cheh, Tashi Wangchuk and the Tibetan monk Choekyi (B8-0047/2018);

—   Cristian Dan Preda, Michaela Šojdrová, David McAllister, Sandra Kalniete, Tomáš Zdechovský, Pavel Svoboda, Ivan Štefanec, Elisabetta Gardini, Jaromír Štětina, Krzysztof Hetman, Claude Rolin, Dubravka Šuica, Brian Hayes, Thomas Mann, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Eduard Kukan, Romana Tomc, Patricija Šulin, Agnieszka Kozłowska-Rajewicz, Francis Zammit Dimech, Jarosław Wałęsa, Bogdan Brunon Wenta, Adam Szejnfeld, Roberta Metsola, Milan Zver, Eva Maydell, Csaba Sógor, Ivana Maletić, Giovanni La Via, Tunne Kelam, Joachim Zeller, Deirdre Clune, Lars Adaktusson, Andrey Kovatchev, Marijana Petir, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Ramona Nicole Mănescu, Jiří Pospíšil and Inese Vaidere, on behalf of the PPE Group, on the cases of human rights activists Wu Gan, Xie Yang, Lee Ming-cheh, Tashi Wangchuk and the Tibetan monk Choekyi (B8-0048/2018).

III.   Democratic Republic of Congo (2018/2515(RSP))

—   Charles Tannock, Karol Karski, Angel Dzhambazki, Monica Macovei, Urszula Krupa, Valdemar Tomaševski, Jan Zahradil, Jana Žitňanská, Anna Elżbieta Fotyga, Branislav Škripek and Valdemar Tomaševski, on behalf of the ECR Group, on the Democratic Republic of Congo (B8-0054/2018);

—   Elena Valenciano, Soraya Post and Maria Arena, on behalf of the S&D Group, on the Democratic Republic of Congo (B8-0055/2018);

—   Judith Sargentini, Maria Heubuch, Heidi Hautala, Michèle Rivasi, Bart Staes, Barbara Lochbihler, Jordi Solé, Davor Škrlec, Bodil Valero, Igor Šoltes and Bronis Ropė, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the Democratic Republic of Congo (B8-0056/2018);

—   Marie-Christine Vergiat, Malin Björk, Patrick Le Hyaric, Younous Omarjee, Helmut Scholz, Barbara Spinelli, Takis Hadjigeorgiou, Neoklis Sylikiotis, Miguel Urbán Crespo, Lola Sánchez Caldentey, Estefanía Torres Martínez, Tania González Peñas, Xabier Benito Ziluaga, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, Kostadinka Kuneva and Stelios Kouloglou, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the Democratic Republic of Congo (B8-0057/2018);

—   Hilde Vautmans, Nedzhmi Ali, Beatriz Becerra Basterrechea, Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, Dita Charanzová, Martina Dlabajová, Nathalie Griesbeck, Marian Harkin, Ivan Jakovčić, Petr Ježek, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Patricia Lalonde, Javier Nart, Norica Nicolai, Urmas Paet, Jozo Radoš, Frédérique Ries, Marietje Schaake, Jasenko Selimovic, Pavel Telička, Ramon Tremosa i Balcells, Ivo Vajgl, Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, Cecilia Wikström and Valentinas Mazuronis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (B8-0058/2018);

—   Ignazio Corrao, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Piernicola Pedicini, Rolandas Paksas, on behalf of the EFDD Group, on the situation in Democratic Republic of Congo (B8-0059/2018);

—   Cristian Dan Preda, Bogdan Brunon Wenta, Tomáš Zdechovský, David McAllister, Sandra Kalniete, Pavel Svoboda, Ivan Štefanec, Elisabetta Gardini, Jaromír Štětina, Krzysztof Hetman, Claude Rolin, Dubravka Šuica, Brian Hayes, Thomas Mann, Laima Liucija Andrikienė, Eduard Kukan, Romana Tomc, Patricija Šulin, Agnieszka Kozłowska-Rajewicz, Francis Zammit Dimech, Jarosław Wałęsa, Adam Szejnfeld, Roberta Metsola, Milan Zver, Eva Maydell, Csaba Sógor, Ivana Maletić, Giovanni La Via, Michaela Šojdrová, Tunne Kelam, Joachim Zeller, Ivo Belet, Lars Adaktusson, Andrey Kovatchev, Marijana Petir, Deirdre Clune, José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra, Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, Ramona Nicole Mănescu, Manolis Kefalogiannis, Inese Vaidere, Francisco José Millán Mon and Jiří Pospíšil, on behalf of the PPE Group, on the Democratic Republic of Congo (B8-0060/2018).

Speaking time would be allocated in accordance with Rule 162.