8. The Roma in the European Union (debate)

Commission statement: The Roma in the European Union

Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Lívia Járóka, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Martine Roure, on behalf of the PSE Group, Viktória Mohácsi, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Elly de Groen-Kouwenhoven, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Vittorio Agnoletto, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Alessandro Battilocchio, Non-attached Member, Edit Bauer and Hannes Swoboda.

IN THE CHAIR: Jacek Emil SARYUSZ-WOLSKI
Vice-President

The following spoke: Milan Horáček, Luca Romagnoli, Katalin Lévai, Claude Moraes, Wiesław Stefan Kuc, Inger Segelström and Vladimír Špidla.

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled pursuant to Rule 103(2):

- Jaime Mayor Oreja, Ewa Klamt and Lívia Járóka, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, on the Situation of Roma in Europe and Marking the International Roma Day (B6-0272/2005);

- Viktória Mohácsi, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on International Roma Day and promoting awareness of anti-Gypsyism and Romaphobia (B6-0273/2005);

- Vittorio Agnoletto, Giusto Catania, Bairbre de Brún, Ilda Figueiredo, Mary Lou McDonald, Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann and Erik Meijer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the situation of Roma people in the European Union (B6-0274/2005);

- Hannes Swoboda, Martine Roure, Katalin Lévai, Claude Moraes and Jan Marinus Wiersma, on behalf of the PSE Group, on the situation of the Roma in the European Union (B6-0275/2005);

- Elly de Groen-Kouwenhoven, Milan Horáček and Gérard Onesta, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on the situation of the Roma in Europe (B6-0276/2005).

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 28.04.2005, Item 9.14