16. Demographic tendencies - Economic and social impacts (debate)

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Council and Commission statements: Demographic tendencies - Economic and social impacts

Jean-Pierre Jouyet (President-in-Office of the Council) and Janez Potočnik (Member of the Commission) made the statements.

The following spoke: John Bowis, on behalf of the PPE-DE Group, Jan Andersson, on behalf of the PSE Group, Marian Harkin, on behalf of the ALDE Group, Guntars Krasts, on behalf of the UEN Group, Jean Lambert, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Pedro Guerreiro, on behalf of the GUE/NGL Group, Kathy Sinnott, on behalf of the IND/DEM Group, Philip Claeys, Non-attached Member, Othmar Karas, Françoise Castex, Marco Cappato, Ewa Tomaszewska, Irena Belohorská, Gabriela Creţu, Samuli Pohjamo and Jan Cremers.

The following spoke under the 'catch-the-eye' procedure: Miroslav Mikolášik, Mairead McGuinness, Silvia-Adriana Ţicău, Toomas Savi, Avril Doyle and Czesław Adam Siekierski.

The following spoke: Jean-Pierre Jouyet and Janez Potočnik.

The debate closed.