4. Debate on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (debate)

(For the titles and authors of the motions for resolutions, see Minutes of 15.1.2020, Item 2.)

4.1. Burundi, notably the freedom of expression

Motions for resolutions B9-0054/2020, B9-0055/2020, B9-0057/2020, B9-0058/2020, B9-0061/2020 and B9-0066/2020 (2020/2502(RSP))

Ellie Chowns, Anna Fotyga, Maria Arena, Idoia Villanueva Ruiz, Arba Kokalari and Jan-Christoph Oetjen introduced the motions for resolutions.

The following spoke: Seán Kelly, on behalf of the PPE Group, Isabel Santos, on behalf of the S&D Group, Dita Charanzová, on behalf of the Renew Group, Alice Kuhnke, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the ECR Group, Carlos Zorrinho, Phil Bennion, Nathan Gill, Neena Gill, Marek Paweł Balt and Fabio Massimo Castaldo, non-attached Member, who also replied to a blue-card question by Tomislav Sokol.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Jiří Pospíšil, Eugen Tomac and Juan Fernando López Aguilar.

The following spoke: Janez Lenarčič (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 16.1.2020, Item 6.1.

4.2. Nigeria, notably the recent terrorist attacks

Motions for resolutions B9-0056/2020, B9-0059/2020, B9-0060/2020, B9-0062/2020, B9-0063/2020, B9-0064/2020 and B9-0065/2020 (2020/2503(RSP))

Assita Kanko and Erik Marquardt introduced motions for resolution B9-0056/2020 and B9-0059/2020.

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Vice-President

Lars Patrick Berg, Carlos Zorrinho, Miguel Urbán Crespo, Tomáš Zdechovský and Phil Bennion introduced motions for resolutions B9-0060/2020, B9-0062/2020, B9-0063/2020, B9-0064/2020 and B9-0065/2020.

The following spoke: Željana Zovko, on behalf of the PPE Group, Maria Arena, on behalf of the S&D Group, María Soraya Rodríguez Ramos, on behalf of the Renew Group, Susanna Ceccardi, on behalf of the ID Group, Ryszard Czarnecki, on behalf of the ECR Group, Peter van Dalen, who also replied to two blue-card questions by Tomislav Sokol and Maria Arena, Jackie Jones (the President thanked her for her words), Dita Charanzová, Dominique Bilde, Adam Bielan, who also replied to a blue-card question by Bogdan Rzońca, François-Xavier Bellamy, Tudor Ciuhodaru, Silvia Sardone, Carlo Fidanza, Tomislav Sokol, Isabella Tovaglieri, Bert-Jan Ruissen, Isabel Benjumea Benjumea, who also replied to a blue-card question by Eugen Tomac, Nicola Procaccini and Krzysztof Hetman.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Robert Hajšel, Clare Daly, Seán Kelly, Pierrette Herzberger-Fofana, Jiří Pospíšil and Mick Wallace.

The following spoke: Janez Lenarčič (Member of the Commission).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 16.1.2020, Item 6.2.

(The sitting was suspended at 11.43.)