Among topics covered in the resolution and in the debate with Council and Commission which preceded the vote: closer economic ties, the planned anti-ballistic missile system in Poland and the Czech Republic, visas for EU citizens visiting the USA and various foreign policy issues.
Rezolūcijā un debatēs pirms balsojuma Parlaments pievērsās tirdzniecības un ekonomikas aspektiem, PTO sarunām, vides jautājumiem, vīzu politikai un vairākiem ārpolitikas jautājumiem.