3. Coordination of social security systems ***I - Coordination of social security systems ***I - Extending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 to third country nationals otherwise excluded * (debate)

Verbatim reports

Report: on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down the procedure for implementing Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems [COM(2006)0016 - C6-0037/2006 - 2006/0006(COD)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Jean Lambert (A6-0251/2008)

Report: on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 on the coordination of social security systems, and determining the content of Annex XI [COM(2006)0007 - C6-0029/2006 - 2006/0008(COD)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Emine Bozkurt (A6-0229/2008)

Report: on the proposal for a Council regulation extending the provisions of Regulation (EC) No 883/2004 and Regulation (EC) No […] to nationals of third countries who are not already covered by these provisions solely on the ground of their nationality [COM(2007)0439 - C6-0289/2007 - 2007/0152(CNS)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Jean Lambert (A6-0209/2008)

The following spoke: Vladimír Špidla (Member of the Commission).

Jean Lambert introduced the reports.

IN THE CHAIR: Martine ROURE
Vice-President

Emine Bozkurt introduced the report.

The following spoke: Zuzana Roithová (draftsman of the opinion of the FEMM Committee), Gabriele Stauner, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Jan Cremers, on behalf of the PSE Group, Ona Juknevičienė, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Ewa Tomaszewska, on behalf of the UEN Group, Dimitrios Papadimoulis, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Derek Roland Clark, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Jim Allister, Non-attached Member, Ria Oomen-Ruijten, Jan Andersson, Siiri Oviir, Andrzej Tomasz Zapałowski, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Edit Bauer, Gabriela Creţu, Zdzisław Zbigniew Podkański, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, Proinsias De Rossa, Monica Maria Iacob-Ridzi and Joel Hasse Ferreira.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Zita Pleštinská.

The following spoke: Vladimír Špidla, Jean Lambert and Emine Bozkurt.

The following spoke: Robert Goebbels, who regretted the fact that the Council was not present.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 09.07.2008, item 5.11, minutes of 09.07.2008, item 5.12 and minutes of 09.07.2008, item 5.13.