20. Freedom of movement for workers within the European Union (debate)

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Oral question (O-000320/2011) by Traian Ungureanu, Csaba Őry, Elena Băsescu, Iliana Ivanova and Marian-Jean Marinescu, on behalf of the PPE Group, to the Commission: Freedom of movement for workers within the European Union (B7-0673/2011);

Oral question (O-000323/2011) by Stephen Hughes, Rovana Plumb and Hannes Swoboda, on behalf of the S&D Group, to the Commission: Restrictions on free movement of workers (B7-0674/2011).

Traian Ungureanu and Rovana Plumb moved the oral questions.

László Andor (Member of the Commission) answered the questions.

The following spoke: Elena Băsescu, on behalf of the PPE Group, Jutta Steinruck, on behalf of the S&D Group, Renate Weber, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Marije Cornelissen, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Ilda Figueiredo, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Jaroslav Paška, on behalf of the EFD Group, Iliana Ivanova, Cătălin Sorin Ivan, Marian-Jean Marinescu, Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă, Danuta Jazłowiecka and Vilija Blinkevičiūtė.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Othmar Karas, Evgeni Kirilov, Iosif Matula, Ioan Enciu, Nicole Sinclaire, who also replied to two blue-card questions by Kristian Vigenin and Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău who also replied to a blue-card question by Nicole Sinclaire, Piotr Borys and Kristian Vigenin.

The following spoke: László Andor.

Motions for resolutions to wind up the debate tabled under Rule 115(5):

- Traian Ungureanu, Csaba Őry, Elena Băsescu, Iliana Ivanova and Marian-Jean Marinescu, on behalf of the PPE Group, on freedom of movement for workers within the European Union (B7-0727/2011);

- Rovana Plumb and Stephen Hughes, on behalf of the S&D Group, on restrictions on the free movement of workers within the European Union (2011/2958(RSP)) (B7-0728/2011);

- Marije Cornelissen, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, on freedom of movement for workers within the European Union (2011/2958(RSP)) (B7-0729/2011);

- Marian Harkin, Renate Weber and Filiz Hakaeva Hyusmenova, on behalf of the ALDE Group, on freedom of movement for workers within the European Union (2011/2958(RSP)) (B7-0730/2011);

- Patrick Le Hyaric, Ilda Figueiredo, Kyriacos Triantaphyllides, Paul Murphy, Willy Meyer, Jean-Luc Mélenchon, Marie-Christine Vergiat, Nikolaos Chountis, Jacky Hénin and Gabriele Zimmer, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, on the freedom of movement for workers in the European Union (2011/2958(RSP)) (B7-0731/2011)

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 15.12.2011, item 9.9.