Ten years ago this month the US CIA extraordinary renditions programme was revealed. Parliament set up a Temporary Committee to investigate the alleged use of European countries by the CIA for the transportation and illegal detention of prisoners. One year ago, US Senator Dianne Feinstein presented the Senate Intelligence Committee Study on the CIA Detention and Interrogation Program. President Obama's term comes to an end next year, but the Guantánamo Bay detention centre is still in use.

How does the Council assess the response of the EU and its Member States to these facts, and what steps will the Council take to ensure full accountability for the violations of human rights and the rule of law?

How will the Council persuade the US authorities that criminal trials under civilian jurisdiction are the best way to resolve the status of Guantánamo detainees, rather than special tribunals, and that detainees in US custody should be charged promptly and tried in accordance with international standards of the rule of law, or else released?

What action will the Council take with regard to the issue of Guantánamo detainees being denied necessary medical care?