MEPs discuss Iran’s unprecedented attack on Israel, the need for de-escalation and for an EU response and vote on a resolution on Thursday. EP President Roberta Metsola described Iran’s direct drone and missile attack on Israel on 20 and 21 April as a major escalation in the region and warned it risks igniting further chaos across the Middle East. First part of the debate.

statement

Strasbourg

debate

plenary session

EU - Iran (T)

EU - Israel (T)

McALLISTER, David (EPP, DE)

GARCÍA PÉREZ, Iratxe (S&D, ES)

GÁL, Kinga (NI, HU)

VISTISEN, Anders (ID, DK)

ERNST, Cornelia (The Left, DE)

PICULA, Tonino (S&D, HR)

SCHIRDEWAN, Martin (The Left, DE)

JUKNEVIČIENĖ, Rasa (EPP, LT)

WEIMERS, Charlie (ECR, SE)

SATOURI, Mounir (Greens/EFA, FR)

KANKO, Assita (ECR, BE)

NEUMANN, Hannah (Greens/EFA, DE)

PIGNEDOLI, Sabrina (NI, IT)

CAMPOMENOSI, Marco (ID, IT)

LOISEAU, Nathalie (Renew, FR)

GROOTHUIS, Bart (Renew, NL)

Situation in the Middle East (T)

Iran’s unprecedented attack against Israel, the need for de-escalation and an EU response: MEPs debate (part 1)

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

SOUNDBITE (Original), Iratxe GARCÍA PÉREZ (S&amp;D, ES), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Bart GROOTHUIS (Renew, NL), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Hannah NEUMANN (Greens/EFA, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Charlie WEIMERS (ECR, SE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Marco CAMPOMENOSI (ID, IT), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Martin SCHIRDEWAN (The Left, DE), -

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

SOUNDBITE (Original), David McALLISTER (EPP, DE), -

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

SOUNDBITE (Original), Nathalie LOISEAU (Renew, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Mounir SATOURI (Greens/EFA, FR), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Assita KANKO (ECR, BE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Anders Primdahl VISTISEN (ID, DK), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Cornelia ERNST (The Left, DE), -

SOUNDBITE (Original), Sabrina PIGNEDOLI (NI, IT), -