22. European citizens’ initiative ***I (debate)

Verbatim reports

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European citizens’ initiative [COM(2017)0482 - C8-0308/2017 - 2017/0220(COD)] - Committee on Constitutional Affairs. Rapporteur: György Schöpflin (A8-0226/2018)

The vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations had taken place on 5 July 2018 (minutes of 5.7.2018, item 6.5).

Alain Lamassoure (deputising for the rapporteur) introduced the report.

The following spoke: Andrus Ansip (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Angel Dzhambazki (rapporteur for the opinion of the CULT Committee), Cristian Dan Preda (rapporteur for the opinion of the PETI Committee), Pál Csáky, on behalf of the PPE Group, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, on behalf of the S&D Group, Notis Marias, on behalf of the ECR Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Jean-Luc Schaffhauser, and Izaskun Bilbao Barandica, on behalf of the ALDE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Pavel TELIČKA
Vice-President

The following spoke: Josep-Maria Terricabras, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Barbara Spinelli, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Eleonora Evi, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Carlos Coelho, Ramón Jáuregui Atondo and Jarosław Wałęsa.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Julie Ward, Kostadinka Kuneva and Luke Ming Flanagan.

The following spoke: Andrus Ansip and Alain Lamassoure.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 12.3.2019, item 9.19.