Council and Commission statements: Threats to the rule of law by the Romanian justice system reform (2018/2512(RSP))
The following spoke: Dan Nica and Sophia in 't Veld on the organisation of the debate (the President noted that the Council was represented and that the debate could take place).
Monika Panayotova (President-in-Office of the Council) and Věra Jourová (Member of the Commission) made the statements.
The following spoke: Roberta Metsola, on behalf of the PPE Group, Josef Weidenholzer, on behalf of the S&D Group, Kosma Złotowski, on behalf of the ECR Group, Sophia in 't Veld, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Ska Keller, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Laurenţiu Rebega, on behalf of the ENF Group, Traian Ungureanu, who also replied to a blue-card question by Maria Grapini, Tanja Fajon, Helga Stevens, Norica Nicolai, Eva Joly, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Victor Boştinaru, Monica Macovei, Renate Weber, Seán Kelly, Claude Moraes, Mircea Diaconu, Carlos Coelho, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Michał Boni, who declined a blue-card question from Claudia Țapardel, and Ioan Mircea Paşcu.
IN THE CHAIR: Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS Vice-President
The following spoke: Daniel Buda, Dan Nica, László Tőkés and Cristian Dan Preda, who also replied to a blue-card question by Victor Boştinaru.
The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Jiří Pospíšil, Maria Gabriela Zoană, Siegfried Mureşan, Maria Grapini, Csaba Sógor, Claudia Țapardel, Doru-Claudian Frunzulică, Ana Gomes, Emilian Pavel and Andi Cristea.
The following spoke: Věra Jourová and Monika Panayotova.