5. Demographic challenges and solidarity between the generations (debate)

Verbatim reports

Report on demographic challenges and solidarity between the generations [2005/2147(INI)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Philip Bushill-Matthews (A6-0041/2006)

Philip Bushill-Matthews introduced the report.

Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Thomas Ulmer (draftsman of the opinion of the ENVI Committee) and Edite Estrela (draftsman of the opinion of the FEMM Committee).

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

The following spoke: Struan Stevenson, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Joel Hasse Ferreira, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marian Harkin, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Sepp Kusstatscher, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ilda Figueiredo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Kathy Sinnott, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Amalia Sartori, Karin Jöns, Gabriele Zimmer, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Marianne Mikko, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Aloyzas Sakalas, Roselyne Bachelot-Narquin and Vladimír Špidla.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 23.03.2006, Item 11.4.