6. Entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, training, volunteering, pupil exchange and au pairing ***II (debate)

Verbatim reports

Recommendation for second reading on the Council position at first reading with a view to the adoption of a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, training, voluntary service, pupil exchange schemes or educational projects and au pairing (recast) [14958/2/2015 - C8-0131/2016 - 2013/0081(COD)] - Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. Rapporteur: Cecilia Wikström (A8-0166/2016)

Cecilia Wikström introduced the recommendation for second reading.

IN THE CHAIR: Antonio TAJANI
Vice-President

The following spoke: Dimitris Avramopoulos (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Anna Maria Corazza Bildt, on behalf of the PPE Group, Tanja Fajon, on behalf of the S&D Group, Kazimierz Michał Ujazdowski, on behalf of the ECR Group, Gérard Deprez, on behalf of the ALDE Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Tibor Szanyi, Marina Albiol Guzmán, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, who also replied to a blue-card question by Maria Grapini, Jean Lambert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Jonathan Arnott, on behalf of the EFDD Group, Laurenţiu Rebega, on behalf of the ENF Group, Eleftherios Synadinos, non-attached Member, Mariya Gabriel, Cécile Kashetu Kyenge, Sander Loones, María Teresa Giménez Barbat, Tania González Peñas, Dominique Bilde, Michaela Šojdrová, Christine Revault D'Allonnes Bonnefoy, Nikolay Barekov, Steeve Briois, Csaba Sógor, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Emil Radev, Caterina Chinnici, Adam Szejnfeld and Monika Flašíková Beňová.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Ivana Maletić, Silvia Costa, Notis Marias, Milan Zver and Seán Kelly.

The following spoke: Dimitris Avramopoulos and Cecilia Wikström.

The debate closed.

Vote: minutes of 11.5.2016, item 7.3.

(The sitting was suspended at 11.40 pending voting time and resumed at 12.00.)

IN THE CHAIR: Ioan Mircea PAŞCU
Vice-President