During the debate held on Wednesday morning, speakers of political groups from all over the political spectrum defended Joost Lagendijk (Greens/EFA, NL), the Chair of the EP Delegation for relations with Turkey, who has come under attack from Turkish opposition party CHP in the past few weeks.
Deputāti atzinīgi vērtē Stambulas apstiprināšanu par 2010. gada Eiropas kultūras galvaspilsētu.