(The sitting was suspended at 19.40 and resumed at 21.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Luigi COCILOVO
Vice-President

16. Enhancing the quality of life of older people ***I (debate)

CRE

Report: on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council on the participation by the Community in a research and development programme aimed at enhancing the quality of life of older people through the use of new Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), undertaken by several Member States [COM(2007)0329 - C6-0178/2007 - 2007/0116(COD)] - Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Neena Gill (A6-0027/2008)

The following spoke: László Kovács (Member of the Commission).

Neena Gill introduced the report.

The following spoke: Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg (draftsman of the opinion of the FEMM Committee), Lambert van Nistelrooij, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Guntars Krasts, on behalf of the UEN Group, Kathy Sinnott, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Desislav Chukolov, Non-attached Member, Ivo Belet, Justas Vincas Paleckis, Danutė Budreikaitė, Sylwester Chruszcz, Ljudmila Novak and Roberta Alma Anastase.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Zita Pleštinská, Zuzana Roithová, Czesław Adam Siekierski and Monica Maria Iacob-Ridzi.

The following spoke: László Kovács and Neena Gill.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 13.03.2008, item 4.3.