23. European Defence Fund ***I (debate)

Verbatim reports

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the European Defence Fund [COM(2018)0476 - C8-0268/2018 - 2018/0254(COD)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Zdzisław Krasnodębski (A8-0412/2018)

An initial debate had taken place on 11 December 2018 (minutes of 11.12.2018, item 22).
The question had been referred to the committee responsible, in accordance with Rule 59(4), on 12 December 2018 (minutes of 12.12.2018, item 19.1).

Zdzisław Krasnodębski introduced the report.

The following spoke: David McAllister (rapporteur for the opinion of the AFET Committee).

The following spoke: Elżbieta Bieńkowska (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Alain Lamassoure (rapporteur for the opinion of the BUDG Committee), Françoise Grossetête, on behalf of the PPE Group, Edouard Martin, on behalf of the S&D Group, Dominique Riquet, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Marisa Matias, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Reinhard Bütikofer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jonathan Bullock, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Jerzy Buzek, Victor Boştinaru, João Ferreira, who also replied to a blue-card question by Reinhard Bütikofer, Indrek Tarand, Fabio Massimo Castaldo, Michael Gahler and Dariusz Rosati.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Jiří Pospíšil, Notis Marias and Dobromir Sośnierz.

The following spoke: Elżbieta Bieńkowska and Zdzisław Krasnodębski.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 18.4.2019, item 10.10.