21. Listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (Kosovo) ***I (debate)

Verbatim reports

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 listing the third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders and those whose nationals are exempt from that requirement (Kosovo) [COM(2016)0277 - C8-0177/2016 - 2016/0139(COD)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Tanja Fajon (A8-0261/2016)

The vote on the decision to enter into interinstitutional negotiations had taken place on 13 September 2018 (minutes of 13.9.2018, item 10.7).

Tanja Fajon introduced the report.

The following spoke: Dimitris Avramopoulos (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke Igor Šoltes (rapporteur for the opinion of the AFET Committee), Asim Ademov, on behalf of the PPE Group, Birgit Sippel, on behalf of the S&D Group, Anders Primdahl Vistisen, on behalf of the ECR Group, Angelika Mlinar, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Bodil Valero, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Marie-Christine Vergiat, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Auke Zijlstra, on behalf of the ENF Group, Georgios Epitideios, non-attached Member, Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra, who also replied to two blue-card questions by Marie-Christine Vergiat and Tanja Fajon, Andrejs Mamikins, Ruža Tomašić, who also replied to a blue-card question by Paul Rübig, Jasenko Selimovic, Dominique Bilde, Lukas Mandl, Tonino Picula, Jacques Colombier, Julie Ward, who declined a blue-card question from Dobromir Sośnierz, who called for Ms Ward's speech to be reviewed (the President took note).

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Dubravka Šuica.

The following spoke Dimitris Avramopoulos and Tanja Fajon.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 28.3.2019, item 8.1.