17. Need for a comprehensive Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights mechanism (debate)

Verbatim reports

Council and Commission statements: Need for a comprehensive Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights mechanism (2018/2886(RSP))

Karoline Edtstadler (President-in-Office of the Council) and Frans Timmermans (First Vice-President of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: Frank Engel, on behalf of the PPE Group, Josef Weidenholzer, on behalf of the S&D Group, Zdzisław Krasnodębski, on behalf of the ECR Group, Sophia in 't Veld, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Judith Sargentini, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Barbara Spinelli, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Gilles Lebreton, on behalf of the ENF Group, Roberta Metsola, Claude Moraes, Birgit Sippel, who also replied to a blue-card question by Zdzisław Krasnodębski, and Jiří Pospíšil.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Doru-Claudian Frunzulică, Julie Ward, Maria Gabriela Zoană, Maria Grapini, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Răzvan Popa, Claudiu Ciprian Tănăsescu, Claudia Țapardel, Notis Marias, Jordi Solé, Ana Miranda and Victor Boştinaru.

The following spoke: Frans Timmermans and Karoline Edtstadler.

The debate closed.

Vote: next part-session.