EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT 2004 2009 Committee on Employment and Social Affairs EMPL_PV(2008)0401_1 MINUTES Meeting of 1 April 2008, from 15.00 to 18.30 and 2 April 2008, from 09.00 to 12.30 and 15.00 to 18.30 BRUSSELS The meeting opened at 15.10 on Tuesday, 1 April 2008, with Jan Andersson (Chairman) in the chair. 1. Adoption of agenda EMPL_OJ (2008)0401_1 The agenda was adopted in the form shown in these minutes. 2. Chairman's announcements Notice to Members 3/2008 CM - PE 402.718v01-00 on the delegation to New York, 6–9 February 2008 Notice to Members 4/2008 CM - PE 404.443v01-00 on the exchange of views on the Laval/Viking rulings of the ECJ, on 26 February 2008 The chair informed Members of the Eurofound training session at the EP on 17 April 3. Approval of minutes of the meetings of: 25–26 February 2008 PV – 402.684v01-00 10 March 2008 PV – 404.444v01-00 The minutes were approved. PV\716309EN.doc PE404.607v01-00 EN EN 4. Progress made in equal-opportunities and non-discrimination in the EU (the transposition of Directives 2000/43/EC and 2000/78/EC) EMPL/6/53511 PR – PE 398.471v02-00 2007/2202(INI) AM – PE 400.598v01-00 Rapporteur: Elizabeth Lynne - Deadline for tabling amendments: 29.01.2008, 12.00 - Consideration of amendments Speakers: Elizabeth Lynne, Edit Bauer, Thomas Mann, Magda Kósáné Kovács, Anja Weisgerber, Elisabeth Schroedter, Richard Howitt, Philip Bushill-Matthews, Ewa Tomaszewska, Roger Helmer 5. Comparability of vocational training qualifications between the Member States EMPL/6/55818 PR – PE 400.561v01-00 COM(2007)0680 – ***I 2007/0234(COD) – C6-0398/2007 Rapporteur: Jan Andersson - Consideration of draft report (rule 43.1 – simplified procedure) Speakers: Jan Andersson, Philip Bushill-Matthews 6. European Training Foundation (recast version) EMPL/6/52295 PR – PE 396.655v01-00 COM(2007)0443 – ***I 2007/0163(COD)– C6-0243/2007 AM – PE 400.678v01-00 Rapporteur: Bernard Lehideux - Deadline for tabling amendments: 08.02.2008, 12.00 - Consideration of amendments Speakers: Bernard Lehideux, Gabriele Stauner, Philip Bushill-Matthews, Thomas Mann, Jan Andersson, Sepp Kusstatscher, Ole Christensen, Belen Bernaldo de Quiros (EC) 7. Exchange of views with Commissioner Vladimír Špidla on the Annual Policy Strategy for 2009 (COM(2008)0072) Speakers: Vladimír Špidla, Stephen Hughes, Gabriele Stauner, Marie Panayotopoulos- Cassiotou, Elizabeth Lynne, Gabriele Zimmer, Thomas Mann, Sepp Kusstatscher, Ilda Figueiredo, Anja Weisgerber, Harald Ettl PE404.607v01-00 2/10 PV\716309EN.doc EN 8. Erasmus Mundus programme (2009-2013) EMPL/6/51658 PA – PE 398.693v01-00 COM(2007)0395 – ***I 2007/0145(COD) – C6-0228/2007 AM – PE 400.373v01-00 Draftsperson: Jamila Madeira - Deadline for tabling amendments: 01.02.2008, 12.00 - Consideration of amendments Speakers: Jamila Madeira, Monica Maria Iacob-Ridzi Joint Debate Items 9 to 12 9. Coordination of social security systems: implementing procedures EMPL/6/33802 PR – PE 400.661v01-00 COM(2006)0016 – ***I 2006/0006(COD) – C6-0037/2006 Rapporteur: Jean Lambert - Deadline for tabling amendments: 14.04.2008, 12.00 - Exchange of views 10. Extension of the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Regulation (EC) No […] to nationals of third countries who are not already covered by these provisions solely on the ground of their nationality EMPL/6/52279 PR – PE 402.935v01-00 COM(2007)0439 – * 2007/0152(CNS) – C6-0289/2007 Rapporteur: Jean Lambert - Deadline for tabling amendments: 14.04.2008, 12.00 - Exchange of views 11. Coordination of social security systems: Annex XI EMPL/6/33577 PR – PE400.316v01-00 COM(2006)0007 – ***I 2006/0008(COD) – C6-0029/2006 Rapporteur: Emine Bozkurt - Deadline for tabling amendments: 14.04.2008, 12.00 - Exchange of views 12. Coordination of social security systems EMPL/6/51336 COM(2007)0376 – ***I 2007/0129(COD) – C6-0204/2007 Rapporteur: Emine Bozkurt - Deadline for tabling amendments: 14.04.2008, 12.00 - Exchange of views Speakers: Jean Lambert, Stephen Hughes, Zuzana Roithová, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Helène Michard (EC), Robertus Cornelissen (EC) PV\716309EN.doc 3/10 PE404.607v01-00 EN The meeting closed at 18.15 * * * The meeting opened at 9.10 on Wednesday, 2 April, with Jan Andersson (Chairman) in the chair. 13. Progress made in equal-opportunities and non-discrimination in the EU (the transposition of Directives 2000/43/EC and 2000/78/EC) EMPL/6/53511 PR – PE 398.471v02-00 2007/2202(INI) AM – PE 400.598v01-00 Rapporteur: Elizabeth Lynne - Deadline for tabling amendments: 29.01.2008, 12.00 - Vote and adoption of draft report Amendments adopted: LIBE 1, 27, COMP F, LIBE 9, COMP G, 39, 41, COMP H, COMP I, COMP J, COMP K, COMP L, 68, 70, COMP M, 75, 76, COMP N, COMP O, COMP P, 85, COMP Q, 88, 89, 90, 91, COMP R, LIBE 10, COMP S, COMP T, 104, COMP U, COMP V, 114, COMP W, COMP X, COMP Y, 135, 136, LIBE 7, LIBE 8, LIBE 12, LIBE 13, COMP Z, COMP AA, 150, LIBE 18, COMP AB, 153, COMP AC, 156, COMP A, COMP B, COMP C, COMP D, COMP E, 24, 25, 26, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9 Amendments rejected: 40, 108, 113, 130 Amendments fallen: 28, 34, 30, 29, 31, 32, 33, 35, 37, 36, 38, 44, 42, 43, 45, 46, 50, 48, 49, 51, 57, 52, 55, 53, 56, 54, 58, 64, 62, 59, 60, 61, 63, 69, 66, 65, 67, 71, 72 , 74, 73, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 86, 87, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 99, 98, 100, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 107, 109, 110, 111, 112, 115, 119, 117, 116, 118, 120, 122, 123, 125, 124, 126, 127, 128, 129, 131, 132, 133, 134, 137, 141, 138, 139, 140, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 151, 152, 154, 155, 10, 11, 12, 14, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 6 Amendments withdrawn: 121, 8 Admendments non admissible: 47 Final vote: the draft report was adopted by 29 votes to 19, with 2 abstentions. Speakers: Elizabeth Lynne, Elisabeth Schroedter, Edit Bauer, Philip Bushill- Matthews, Stephen Hughes, Proinsias De Rossa, Richard Howitt PE404.607v01-00 4/10 PV\716309EN.doc EN 14. Comparability of vocational training qualifications between the Member States EMPL/6/55818 PR – PE 400.561v01-00 COM(2007)0680 – ***I 2007/0234(COD) – C6-0398/2007 Rapporteur: Jan Andersson - Vote and adoption of draft report (rule 43.1 - simplified procedure) Final vote: the draft report was adopted by 45 votes to 0, with 1 abstention. 15. European Training Foundation (recast version) EMPL/6/52295 PR – PE 396.655v01-00 COM(2007)0443 – ***I 2007/0163(COD)– C6-0243/2007 AM – PE 400.678v01-00 Rapporteur: Bernard Lehideux - Deadline for tabling amendments: 08.02.2008, 12.00 - Vote and adoption of draft report Amendments adopted: 2, 3, 9, 12, COMP A, COMP B, 6, 7, 1 Amendments fallen: 4, 15, 5, 17, 18 Amendments withdrawn: 8, 10, 11, 13, 14, 16 Final vote: the draft report was adopted by 30 votes to 16, with 1 abstention. 16. Erasmus Mundus programme (2009-2013) EMPL/6/51658 PA – PE 398.693v01-00 COM(2007)0395 – ***I 2007/0145(COD) – C6-0228/2007 AM – PE 400.373v01-00 Draftsperson: Jamila Madeira - Deadline for tabling amendments: 01.02.2008, 12.00 - Vote and adoption of draft opinion Amendments adopted: 4, 16, 17 (orally amended), 5, 6, 7, COMP A, 21, 23, COMP B, 25, 26, 27, 11, 1, 12, 3, 13, GUE oral am Amendments rejected: 18, 19, 22, 14 Amendments fallen: 20, 8, 24, 9, 10 Amendments withdrawn: 2 Amendments non admissible: 15 Final vote: the draft opinion was adopted by 47 votes to 1, with no abstention. PV\716309EN.doc 5/10 PE404.607v01-00 EN 17. European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion EMPL/6/57475 PR – PE400.715v01-00 COM(2007)0797 – ***I 2007/0278(COD) – C6-0469/2007 Rapporteur: Draftsperson: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou - Deadline for tabling amendments: 15.04.2008, 12.00 - Consideration of draft report Speakers: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Richard Falbr, Sepp Kusstatscher, Ewa Tomaszewska, José Albino Silva Peneda, Elizabeth Lynne, Ilda Figueiredo, Thomas Mann, Luca Pirozzi (EC) 18. Promoting social inclusion and combating poverty, including child poverty, in the EU EMPL/6/59426 COM(2007)0620 – 2008/2034(INI) Rapporteur: Gabriele Zimmer - Deadline for tabling amendments: 16.05.2008, 12.00 - Public Hearing Speakers: Gabriele Zimmer, Dominic Richardson, Hugh Frazer, Ruth Sciberras, Proinsias De Rossa, Stephen Hughes, Evangelia Tzampazi Ilda Figueiredo (Vice-Chairperson) took the chair at 11.45. The meeting closed at 12.30 * * * The meeting opened at 15.10 on Wednesday, 2 April, with Ilda Figueiredo (Vice- Chairperson) in the chair. 19. Guidelines for employment policies EMPL/6/53195 PR – PE 400.670v01-00 COM(2007)0803 PART V – 2007/0300(CNS) – C6-0031/2008 Rapporteur: Anne Van Lancker - Deadline for tabling amendments: 14.03.2007, 12.00 - Consideration of amendments Speakers: Anne Van Lancker, Elisabeth Schroedter, Elisabeth Morin, Ilda Figueiredo, Xavier Prats Monné (EC) PE404.607v01-00 6/10 PV\716309EN.doc EN 20. Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in complaint 3453/2005/GG EMPL/6/56541 AD – PE 402.720v01-00 2007/2264(INI) Draftsperson: Alejandro Cercas - Deadline for tabling amendments: 14 April, 12.00 - Consideration of draft opinion Speakers: Alejandro Cercas, Proinsias De Rossa, Elisabeth Schroedter, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Ilda Figueiredo, Madeleine Reid (EC) 21. Date and place of next meetings 5 May 2008, from 15.00 to 18.30 and 6 May 2008, from 09.00 to 12.30 and from 15.00 to 18.30, Brussels The meeting closed at 17.00 PV\716309EN.doc 7/10 PE404.607v01-00 EN ПРИСЪСТВЕН ЛИСТ/LISTA DE ASISTENCIA/PREZENČNÍ LISTINA/DELTAGERLISTE/ ANWESENHEITSLISTE/KOHALOLIJATE NIMEKIRI/ΚΑΤΑΣΤΑΣΗ