MEPs debate Mr Navalny’s death with Commission and Belgian Presidency representatives. They are expected to condemn the Russian regime and President Vladimir Putin, and discuss the dangerous situation facing opposition figures, journalists and human rights defenders in Russia. First part of the debate.

VERHOFSTADT, Guy (Renew, BE)

statement

Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

EU - Russia (T)

respect for human rights in the world (T)

FOTYGA, Anna (ECR, PL)

BJÖRK, Malin (The Left, SE)

HAUTALA, Heidi (Greens/EFA, FI)

CZARNECKI, Ryszard (ECR, PL)

GÁL, Kinga (NI, HU)

ROPĖ, Bronis (Greens/EFA, LT)

PICULA, Tonino (S&D, HR)

KUBILIUS, Andrius (EPP, LT)

MODIG, Silvia (The Left, FI)

VRECIONOVÁ, Veronika (ECR, CZ)

CIMOSZEWICZ, Włodzimierz (S&D, PL)

JUKNEVIČIENĖ, Rasa (EPP, LT)

DALY, Clare (The Left, IE)

UHRÍK, Milan (NI, SK)

GUETTA, Bernard (Renew, FR)

WISELER-LIMA, Isabel (EPP, LU)

GYÖNGYÖSI, Márton (NI, HU)

AZMANI, Malik (Renew, NL)

LAGODINSKY, Sergey (Greens/EFA, DE)

NAVALNY, Alexei (RU)

REUTEN, Thijs (S&D, NL)

Sakharov Prize for freedom of thought 2021 (T)

The murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action in support of political prisoners and oppressed civil society in Russia: MEPs debate (part 1)

SOUNDBITE (Original), Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ (EPP, LT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Włodzimierz CIMOSZEWICZ (S&amp;D, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Bernard GUETTA (Renew, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Sergey LAGODINSKY (Greens/EFA, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Anna FOTYGA (ECR, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Malin BJÖRK (The Left, SE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Milan UHRÍK (NI, SK), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Andrius KUBILIUS (EPP, LT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Tonino PICULA (S&amp;D, HR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Guy VERHOFSTADT (Renew, BE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Heidi HAUTALA (Greens/EFA, FI), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Ryszard CZARNECKI (ECR, PL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Clare DALY (The Left, IE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Márton GYÖNGYÖSI (NI, HU), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Isabel WISELER-LIMA (EPP, LU), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Thijs REUTEN (S&amp;D, NL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Malik AZMANI (Renew, NL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Bronis ROPĖ (Greens/EFA, LT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Veronika VRECIONOVÁ (ECR, CZ), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Silvia MODIG (The Left, FI), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Kinga GÁL (NI, HU), -