4. Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 10 April 2019 on the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union (debate)

Verbatim reports

European Council and Commission statements: Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 10 April 2019 on the withdrawal of the UK from the European Union (2019/2694(RSP))

Donald Tusk (President of the European Council) and Jean-Claude Juncker (President of the Commission) made the statements and spoke of the fire at Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris.

The President stressed the important role Parliament had played throughout the negotiations on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union.

The following spoke: Esteban González Pons, on behalf of the PPE Group, Udo Bullmann, on behalf of the S&D Group, Syed Kamall, on behalf of the ECR Group, and Guy Verhofstadt, on behalf of the ALDE Group.

IN THE CHAIR: Mairead McGUINNESS
Vice-President

The following spoke: Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Molly Scott Cato, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Nigel Farage, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Gerard Batten, on behalf of the ENF Group, Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski, non-attached Member, Elmar Brok (the President paid tribute to Elmar Brok, who was making his last speech), Richard Corbett, James Nicholson, Martina Anderson, who also replied to a blue-card question by Seán Kelly, Alyn Smith, Julie Girling, Seb Dance, Hans-Olaf Henkel, Danuta Maria Hübner and Seán Kelly.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Paulo Rangel, Ana Gomes, Ana Miranda, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Paul Brannen and Gunnar Hökmark.

The following spoke: Jean-Claude Juncker and Donald Tusk.

The debate closed.