3. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting
The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.
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Krišjānis Kariņš stated that he had wished to abstain in the vote of 15 September 2016 on the report by Laura Agea on the Proposal for a Council decision on guidelines for the employment policies of the Member States (A8-0247/2016) (item 11.8 of minutes of 15.09.2016).