17. Equality action programmes ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Decision 2001/51/EC establishing a Programme relating to the Community framework strategy on gender equality and Decision No 848/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a Community action programme to promote organisations active at European level in the field of equality between men and women (COM(2004)0551 - C6-0107/2004 - 2004/0194(COD)) - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Rapporteur: Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou (A6-0132/2005)

Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou introduced the report.

The following spoke: Anna Záborská, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Lissy Gröner, on behalf of the PSE Group, Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Lydia Schenardi, Non-attached Member, Godfrey Bloom and Vladimír Špidla.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 26.05.2005, Item 8.13.

(The sitting was suspended at 20.05 and resumed at 21.05)