(The sitting was suspended at 19.55 and resumed at 21.05.)

IN THE CHAIR: Edward McMILLAN-SCOTT
Vice-President

17. European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for Vocational Education and Training ***I - European Credit System for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) ***I (debate)

Verbatim reports

Report: on the proposal for a recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of a European Quality Assurance Reference Framework for Vocational Education and Training [COM(2008)0179 - C6-0163/2008 - 2008/0069(COD)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Jan Andersson (A6-0438/2008)

Report: on the proposal for a recommendation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of the European Credit system for Vocational Education and Training (ECVET) [COM(2008)0180 - C6-0162/2008 - 2008/0070(COD)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Thomas Mann (A6-0424/2008)

Jan Andersson introduced the report.

Thomas Mann introduced the report.

The following spoke: Ján Figeľ (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Corina Creţu, on behalf of the PSE Group, Hannu Takkula, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Sepp Kusstatscher, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jiří Maštálka, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Joel Hasse Ferreira, Marian Harkin and Marusya Ivanova Lyubcheva.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Tomáš Zatloukal, Zbigniew Zaleski, Dragoş Florin David, Nicodim Bulzesc, Mairead McGuinness, Czesław Adam Siekierski and Paul Rübig.

The following spoke: Ján Figeľ, Jan Andersson and Thomas Mann.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 18.12.2008, item 6.12.