Speeches

The next item is the debate on Parliament's statements on the recent devastating floods in Bosnia and Herzegovina (2024/2866(RSP)). I would like to inform my colleagues that there is only one round of political group interventions and that there will therefore be no catch-the-eye procedure and no blue cards will be accepted.

The next item is the debate on the statement by the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on measures to strengthen Moldova's resilience to Russian interference in the context of the upcoming presidential elections and in the context of the constitutional referendum on EU integration (2024/2821(RSP)).

Thank you very much, Executive Vice-President. That concludes the debate. The vote will take place at a forthcoming part-session. I do not have information on exactly which one.

Thank you very much. So, colleagues, I do apologise to those to whom I will not be able to give the floor. I used the criteria I mentioned before we started the catch‑the‑eye procedure.

The next item is the debate on the statements by the Council and the Commission on the historic judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union in the Apple State aid case and its consequences (2024/2815(RSP)).

Thank you very much, Commissioner, for your answers and comments, and also for all the time you spent here on agricultural policies during 5 years. The debate is closed.

Honourable colleagues, before I give the floor to the next speaker in just a moment, I would like to announce, for those who are registered for the catch-the-eye procedure, first of all, we have to close the catch-the-eye procedure now. Otherwise, we delay voting and it will be very noisy here in the Hemicycle. So that's why I will try my best to find an opportunity to give the floor for the catch-the-eye procedure later on, except for those who were already speaking and registered for catch-the-eye and already spoke on this issue during the blue-card opportunities. So please understand, we cannot delay very much.

Before I close, this is the last late-night sitting here before the elections. So I would like to thank everybody who was very active late at night and also our great interpreters – who smoothly organised all of us in this late-night sitting – any professionals who helped to do it, the technicians and also the ushers. So thank you very much.

The next sitting is tomorrow, Thursday 25 April 2024 at 12:00. 9.00. The agenda is published and available on the website of the European Parliament.

The next item is the joint debate on: - the report by Jan-Christoph Oetjen, on behalf of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the collection and transfer of advance passenger information (API) for improving and facilitating external border controls, amending Regulation (EU) 2019/817 and Regulation (EU) 2018/1726, and repealing Council Directive 2004/82/EC (COM(2022)0729 - C9-0428/2022 - 2022/0424(COD)) (A9-0409/2023), and - the report by Assita Kanko, on behalf of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the collection and transfer of advance passenger information for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crime, and amending Regulation (EU) 2019/818 (COM(2022)0731 - C9-0427/2022 - 2022/0425(COD)) (A9-0411/2023).

The next item is the debate on the Council and Commission statements on the anti-LGBTIQ law adopted by the Ghanaian Parliament and its impact on human rights, freedom of expression and democratic principles (2024/2710(RSP)).

The next item is the debate on five motions for resolutions on the new security law in Hong Kong and the case of Andy Li and Joseph John (2024/2700(RSP))*. ______________ * See Minutes.

I am very sorry, I did not give the floor to the European Commission. I very much hope that I correct this mistake and invite you to speak. Maybe, if you can ask, a little more concentrated, shorter. - Before the vote: