4. European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual growth survey 2014 - European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects - Single market governance (debate)

Verbatim reports

Report on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: Annual Growth Survey 2014 [2013/2157(INI)] - Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Rapporteur: Philippe De Backer (A7-0084/2014)

Report on the European Semester for economic policy coordination: Employment and Social Aspects in the Annual Growth Survey 2014 [2013/2158(INI)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto (A7-0091/2014)

Report on Single Market governance within the European Semester 2014 [2013/2194(INI)] - Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. Rapporteur: Sergio Gaetano Cofferati (A7-0066/2014)

The following spoke: Dimitrios Kourkoulas (President-in-Office of the Council) and José Manuel Barroso (President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Corien Wortmann-Kool, on behalf of the PPE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Reinhard Bütikofer, Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the S&D Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Paul Rübig, Sylvie Goulard, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Philippe Lamberts, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by John Stuart Agnew, Martin Callanan, on behalf of the ECR Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Sylvie Goulard, Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Nigel Farage, on behalf of the EFD Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Philippe Lamberts, and Laurence J.A.J. Stassen, Non-attached Member.

Sergio Gaetano Cofferati, Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto and Philippe De Backer presented their reports.

The following spoke: Angelika Werthmann (rapporteur for the opinion of the BUDG Committee) and Pablo Zalba Bidegain.

IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT
Vice-President

The following spoke: Anni Podimata, Marian Harkin, Jean Lambert, Malcolm Harbour, Marisa Matias, Slavi Binev, Franz Obermayr, Verónica Lope Fontagné, Pervenche Berès, Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, who also replied to a blue-card question by Gabriele Zimmer, Reinhard Bütikofer, who also replied to a blue-card question by Alexander Graf Lambsdorff, Adam Bielan, Inês Cristina Zuber, Magdi Cristiano Allam, Mario Borghezio, Ildikó Gáll-Pelcz, Evelyne Gebhardt, who also replied to a blue-card question by Michael Theurer, Olle Schmidt, Karima Delli, Juozas Imbrasas, Gunnar Hökmark, Udo Bullmann, Andreas Schwab, Vilija Blinkevičiūtė, Diogo Feio, Marc Tarabella, Philippe Boulland, Frédéric Daerden, Theodor Dumitru Stolojan, Sylvana Rapti, Regina Bastos, Jutta Steinruck, Sari Essayah and Leonardo Domenici.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Mairead McGuinness, Michael Theurer, Malika Benarab-Attou, Ruža Tomašić, Nikola Vuljanić and Claudio Morganti.

The following spoke: Olli Rehn (Vice-President of the Commission), László Andor (Member of the Commission), Dimitrios Kourkoulas, Sergio Gaetano Cofferati, Sergio Gutiérrez Prieto and Philippe De Backer.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 25.2.2014, item 5.19, minutes of 25.2.2014, item 5.20 and minutes of 25.2.2014, item 5.21.

IN THE CHAIR: Isabelle DURANT
Vice-President