IN THE CHAIR: Marek SIWIEC
Vice-President

15. ERDF, ESF and Cohesion Fund: provisions relating to financial management *** - New types of costs eligible for a contribution from the ESF ***I - Investments in energy efficiency and renewable energy for housing (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 on ERDF) ***I (debate)

Verbatim reports

Recommendation: on the proposal for a Council regulation amending Regulation (EC) No 1083/2006 on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund concerning certain provisions relating to financial management [17575/2008 - C6-0027/2009 - 2008/0233(AVC)] - Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Iratxe García Pérez (A6-0127/2009)

Report: on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1081/2006 on the European Social Fund to extend the types of costs eligible for a contribution from the ESF [COM(2008)0813 - C6-0454/2008 - 2008/0232(COD)] - Committee on Employment and Social Affairs. Rapporteur: Karin Jöns (A6-0116/2009)

Report: on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EC) No 1080/2006 on the European Regional Development Fund as regards the eligibility of energy efficiency and renewable energy investments in housing [COM(2008)0838 - C6-0473/2008 - 2008/0245(COD)] - Committee on Regional Development. Rapporteur: Emmanouil Angelakas (A6-0134/2009)

Iratxe García Pérez, Karin Jöns and Emmanouil Angelakas introduced the reports.

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

The following spoke: Nathalie Griesbeck (rapporteur for the opinion of the BUDG Committee), Gabriela Creţu (rapporteur for the opinion of the EMPL Committee), Jamila Madeira (rapporteur for the opinion of the REGI Committee), Iosif Matula, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Constanze Angela Krehl, on behalf of the PSE Group, Jean Marie Beaupuy, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Mieczysław Edmund Janowski, on behalf of the UEN Group, Elisabeth Schroedter, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Bairbre de Brún, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Fernand Le Rachinel, Non-attached Member, Richard Howitt, Marian Harkin, Guntars Krasts, Jan Olbrycht, Gábor Harangozó and Samuli Pohjamo.

IN THE CHAIR: Martine ROURE
Vice-President

The following spoke: Ewa Tomaszewska, Maria Petre, Stavros Arnaoutakis, Toomas Savi, Rolf Berend, Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg, Oldřich Vlasák, James Nicholson, Luca Romagnoli, Zita Pleštinská, Avril Doyle and Ljudmila Novak.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Colm Burke, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Fiona Hall and Catherine Stihler.

The following spoke: Jacques Barrot, Iratxe García Pérez and Emmanouil Angelakas.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 02.04.2009, item 9.6, minutes of 02.04.2009, item 9.5 and minutes of 02.04.2009, item 9.12.