13. Rights of passengers when travelling by sea and inland waterway ***I - Rights of passengers in bus and coach transport ***I (debate)

Verbatim reports

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning the rights of passengers when travelling by sea and inland waterway and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws [COM(2008)0816 - C6-0476/2008 - 2008/0246(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Michel Teychenné (A6-0209/2009)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the rights of passengers in bus and coach transport and amending Regulation (EC) No 2006/2004 on cooperation between national authorities responsible for the enforcement of consumer protection laws [COM(2008)0817 - C6-0469/2008 - 2008/0237(COD)] - Committee on Transport and Tourism. Rapporteur: Gabriele Albertini (A6-0250/2009)

Michel Teychenné and Gabriele Albertini introduced the reports.

The following spoke: Pavel Svoboda (President-in-Office of the Council) and Antonio Tajani (Vice-President of the Commission).

The following spoke: Georgios Papastamkos (rapporteur for the opinion of the JURI Committee), Georg Jarzembowski, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Robert Evans, on behalf of the PSE Group, Dirk Sterckx, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Eva Lichtenberger, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Erik Meijer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou, Brian Simpson, Francesco Ferrari, Reinhard Rack, Emanuel Jardim Fernandes, Marian-Jean Marinescu and Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Christian Rovsing.

The following spoke: Pavel Svoboda and Antonio Tajani.

IN THE CHAIR: Manuel António dos SANTOS
Vice-President

The following spoke: Michel Teychenné and Gabriele Albertini.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 23.4.2009, item 8.6 and minutes of 23.4.2009, item 8.7.

(The sitting was suspended at 18.15 pending Question Time and resumed at 18.30.)