16. Equal opportunities in employment and work ***I (debate)

Report on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the implementation of the principle of equal opportunities and equal treatment of men and women in matters of employment and occupation (COM(2004)0279 - C6-0037/2004 - 2004/0084(COD)) - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality. Rapporteur: Angelika Niebler (A6-0176/2005)

Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission) spoke.

Joachim Wuermeling (deputising for the rapporteur) introduced the report.

The following spoke: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou (draftsman of the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Katalin Lévai (draftsman of the opinion of the JURI Committee), Anna Záborská, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Bernadette Vergnaud, on behalf of the PSE Group, Anneli Jäätteenmäki, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Hiltrud Breyer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Eva-Britt Svensson, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Urszula Krupa, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Lissy Gröner, Věra Flasarová, Christa Prets, Vladimír Špidla and Hiltrud Breyer, who put a question to the Commission which Vladimír Špidla answered.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 06.07.2005, Item 4.11.