(The sitting was suspended at 19.00 and resumed at 21.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Mario MAURO
Vice-President

21. Driving licences ***II (debate)

Verbatim reports

Recommendation for second reading on the Council common position for adopting a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on driving licences [09010/1/2006 - C6-0312/2006 - 2003/0252(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Mathieu Grosch (A6-0414/2006)

Mathieu Grosch introduced the recommendation for second reading.

Jacques Barrot (Vice-President of the Commission) spoke.

The following spoke: Georg Jarzembowski, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Ewa Hedkvist Petersen, on behalf of the PSE Group, Danutė Budreikaitė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Michael Cramer, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Erik Meijer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Kathy Sinnott, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Reinhard Rack, Willi Piecyk, Michael Henry Nattrass, Stanisław Jałowiecki, Gary Titley, Philip Bradbourn, Bogusław Liberadzki, Luís Queiró, Inés Ayala Sender, Corien Wortmann-Kool, Proinsias De Rossa, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Dieter-Lebrecht Koch and Jacques Barrot.

The debate closed.

Vote: Minutes of 14.12.2006, Item 6.19.