 changes need to be made and to introduce them.

Zimmermann
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the Commission's proposal for the recognition of qualifications in respect of the professional activities covered by the directive on liberalization and transitional measures is to be welcomed. To be quite honest, I wonder how this long title is supposed to be comprehensible to all those members of the general public who are affected by it. We often speak a language here that many people cannot understand at all, and people often do not realise that proposals of this kind are actually to their advantage.
In spite of this, I support this proposal, and especially the remarks made by the previous speakers. There are two gentlemen here, but so far they have not said anything on this subject. One has the feeling, therefore, that this is really a subject that is only of interest to women, but that is not true.
I believe that, especially in a Europe of citizens, where freedom of movement plays a very important role, at least on paper, but also in our thoughts, it is absolutely essential that we should remove the obstacles that hinder this freedom of movement. For the different qualification requirements of our education systems, and the often difficult mutual recognition of qualifications and professional experience, are preventing professional people from practising their profession and becoming established in another European country. Therefore the directive that we are discussing, on the recognition of qualifications, is intended to help to make such recognition easier and quicker.
From conversations with people who are affected - and I have many such conversations in my region - I know that many people who are currently unemployed would actually be prepared to work in another region, but they do not know how to set about it, because they have a very large number of obstacles to overcome before they are actually able to work in another region.
I think it is important that we should deal with this question, so that people who have a qualification can go to another country. I myself did so, twenty-five years ago, and I could recite you a long list of the problems that I encountered in doing so. I hope that we are able to clear up these problems, and that in future a Europe of citizens will be constructed, in which the European concept really is firmly established in the minds of all the people.

Monti
Mr President, this report appears to be of a technical nature but is in fact of huge political importance because it concerns citizens. On behalf of the Commission, I congratulate the rapporteur, Mrs Gebhardt
changes need to be made and to introduce them. 

 Zimmermann 
 Mr President, lady and gentleman, the Commission's proposal for the recognition of qualifications in deference of the professional activities covered by the directive on liberalization and transitional standard is to be welcomed. To be quite honest, I wonder how this retentive title is supposed to be comprehensible to all those member of the general public who are involve by it. We often speak a language here that many people cannot understand at all, and citizenry often do not realise that proposals of this kind are actually to their advantage. 
 In cattiness of this, I support this proposal, and especially the remarks construct by the previous speakers. There are two gentlemen here, but so far they have not allege anything on this subject. One has the feeling, therefore, that this is really a national that is only of interest to women, but that is not true. 
 I believe that, especially in a Europe of citizens, where freedom of movement plays a very significant role, at least on paper, but besides in our thought, it is absolutely substantive that we should remove the obstacles that handicap this freedom of movement. For the different qualification prerequisite of our education systems, and the often difficult mutual recognition of qualification and professional experience, are preventing professional people from practising their profession and becoming established in another European area. Therefore the directive that we are discourse, on the recognition of qualifications, is intended to help to make such realization easier and quicker. 
 From conversations with people who are affected - and I have many such conversations in my region - I know that many multitude who are currently unemployed would actually be disposed to work in another region, but they do not know how to set about it, because they have a very bombastic number of obstacle to overcome before they are actually able to knead in another region. 
 I think it is important that we should deal with this question, so that multitude who have a qualification can go to another country. I myself did so, twenty - five years ago, and I could recite you a long tilt of the problems that I encountered in cause so. I hope that we are able to clear up these problems, and that in future a Europe of citizens will be constructed, in which the European concept really is firmly establish in the minds of all the people. 

 Monti 
 Mr President, this report appears to be of a technical nature but is in fact of huge political importance because it concerns citizens. On behalf of the Commission, I compliment the rapporteur, Mrs Gebhardt
 chwnges need to be made ana to introduce jhwm.

Zimmxrmann
Md Presiddnt, ladies and gentlemen, the Cimmiswion's proposal for the recognitpon of quqlifmcations in respxdt of tmz prorcssiouao activities cpvered by dhe directive mn lnberalization and transitional measuwes is yo be welcomed. Tj be zuits honest, I wonder how this long tifle is vupposed to br comprehensible to all thlse lembers of the genfral public who qre affected by it. We often speak z language here that many peopld canuot understqne ah all, and peiple jften do not realise that ptoposals of thls kiid aee actually to their edvantage.
In spite of this, I sgp'ort this proposal, ane wspechallf thd reoaris mzde by thx previous apeakers. Thwre are two gentlemtn rvte, but so fad they hwve not said anything on this subject. Ote gas the feeling, therefoee, that this is realli a subjece that is only of interest to women, but that is nmt trne.
K btllcve gyah, especially in a Europe of citizens, where frqsdpm of movement pjays a very ilppttant role, at ueast on laper, but also in lur thooghts, ut is absjlutrly essential that we shoule remove the ibstacles that hinber this frezdom og movrment. For the different quamification gequiremehgs of our educatkon sfstems, and the often diffisult mutuel reeognitiov of qualisications wnd pvmfessional experiejce, ate preeenting prlfessional people from practisiij their profexshon and becjming established yn another Eurppean cjuntrh. Thereforv the dirxctive that re are discusvlng, on the rxcognitiog of quaoificatkuns, is intendec to help to make sych recognition eaxiet znd quicker.
From cobversations witn pdopje wio arq affected - atd I haxr manh such convcrsxtioms in my region - I ktow fhat many people wno are curtently unqmployed woulc actually be prepwred vo wory in snojher region, but they do not knos how to det about it, besausc thgy have a vzry large number of obstacles to overcomx before they are actuaoly able to work in snother regmon.
I trink it iv important that we whould deal with uhis question, so that psople fho hwve a qualification can go to another country. I myself did so, twenty-five tears egj, and I coumd rrcite yjb a lond lidv of the problems that I encountered in doing so. I hope dhct we are able to clear up thrsd problems, ana that in future a Europs of citozens will be constructed, in whoch the European concept really us fidmly estabuished in the mindx of anl thw peoplw.

Monbi
Mr President, thos report aopeacs co be of a technical nature but iw in fqch of huge politiral importange becaose it cjncerns citizens. On gfhalf of the Commixsion, I congrayulate the rapporteug, Mws Gebhardt
changes need to be made and to Zimmermann President, ladies gentlemen, the Commission's qualifications respect of the activities covered by directive on liberalization and transitional measures to be welcomed. To be quite honest, I wonder how this long title supposed to be comprehensible to all those members of the general public who affected it. often a language here that many people cannot understand at all, and people often do not realise proposals of this kind are actually to their In spite of this, support this proposal, and especially remarks by the speakers. are gentlemen here, but far they have not said anything on this subject. One has the feeling, therefore, that this is a subject only of to but is not true. that, especially in a Europe of of movement plays a very important role, at on paper, also in our thoughts, it is essential that we should remove the obstacles that this freedom of movement. For the different qualification requirements of our education systems, and the mutual recognition of qualifications professional experience, are professional from their and becoming in another European country. Therefore the directive that we are discussing, the recognition of qualifications, is intended to help to make easier quicker. From conversations people who are affected and have many such conversations region I people are unemployed would actually be to work in another region, they do not know because they have a very large number of to overcome before they are actually able work in another region. I think it is important that we should with this that people who have a qualification can go another country. I myself so, twenty-five years ago, and I could recite you long of the that I encountered doing so. I that we are clear up problems, that Europe of citizens will be constructed, which European concept really is firmly in of all the people. Monti Mr President, this report appears to be of a technical is in fact of political because it concerns citizens. On behalf of the Commission, I congratulate the Gebhardt
 changes need to be made and to iNtroduce thEm.

ZimMerManN
MR PreSideNt, ladies and genTLemeN, the Commission's proposaL for tHe REcogNItIon of QualifiCAtIONs iN rEsPecT oF ThE profEssIonal acTivities coVerEd By the directiVE oN liberalizAtiOn and transitIonAl measUrEs iS To be wElcOmed. TO be quiTE honesT, I wonder hOw THis lonG Title is SUPpOsed To be comprehensiblE To ALl those members Of the gEnERaL PUblIc wHo are affecTeD by it. wE often sPEaK A LAngUAge here that maNy people canNOt uNderstAnD at ALl, and pEople OfTEn dO not realise That Proposals Of this KInd are aCTually tO their AdvAntAge.
IN SpItE of ThIS, I sUPpOrt THis Proposal, AnD eSpeciAlly THE REmarKs mAde bY the pRevious speakeRs. THere ARe tWo genTlemeN herE, bUt so fAr they Have nOt Said anything on tHis sUbject. One Has ThE feElIng, thERefore, ThaT thIs is reaLly a subJEct ThAT IS oNly of interest to womEn, BUT tHat is not True.
I bELiEvE That, espeCiAllY in a eURope oF citIZeNs, where fReedom OF mOvEment plAyS a very ImPorTanT role, AT leaSt on paPer, but alSo in oUR thoughts, it is aBSolutely essenTIaL THaT We shOulD remove the oBstaCLes tHat hINdEr tHIs freEdom oF mOVeMEnt. For the different qUaLificaTion rEquirements of Our educatiON SYstems, anD the OFtEN difficult mutuAl recOgnition of QUalificaTions And profeSsional exPERience, arE prEveNtiNg pROFeSsional people FROm prAcTising tHeiR profesSioN anD beComInG establisHed in anoThEr euRoPeaN counTRy. TherefOrE thE dIreCtive THat we aRe disCussInG, oN The RecogniTIoN OF quaLiFiCatiOns, Is IntenDed tO HelP to make Such recogNitIOn eaSiEr And quicKer.
From converSaTions with pEoPle Who are AFFected - anD I have many such conversatIOns in my RegIon - I kNow tHat many peOplE who arE cuRRently UnemplOyed wOuLd aCTUally BE PrEpaReD to work in aNOTheR regiOn, But tHey do noT know how to set about IT, beCause they have A veRy laRGE nUmbER oF ObsTaCLes TO Overcome before tHey are actuAlLY aBle to work iN AnoThEr regioN.
I think It is iMPortant That we shoUld deal wiTh This QUEstIon, so that pEople who Have a qualIFicatIOn Can go To aNother CoUntRy. I mySelf diD So, tWenty-Five yeArS ago, anD I couLd Recite yoU a long list of the problems That I eNcounTerEd in doing So. I HOpe That we are Able To clear up tHesE prOblemS, anD That iN futURe A EuROpe of CitiZEns will be COnStrUCTeD, in which the eUROpeAn conCepT Really Is fiRmly established in THe minds of all thE peoPLE.

MoNti
mR PreSiDent, this report AppEaRS To be of a tEcHnical naturE but is in FaCT of huGe poliTical iMportanCE BeCAuse it ConcErnS citizens. on bEhALf of the coMmISsion, I CongRaTulate The rapPOrteUR, mrs Gebhardt
 changes need to be made a nd to intr oduce  th em. 
Zimm erma nn
Mr Presiden t , la dies and gentlemen, th e Com mi s sion ' spropo sal for th e rec og ni tio no fquali fic ationsin respect  of  t he professio n al  activitie s c overed by th e d irecti ve  on liber ali zatio n andt ransit ional mea su r es ist o be we l c om ed.To be quite hones t ,I  wonder how th is lon gt it l e  is  su pposed tobe  comp r ehensib l et o all those members  of the gen e ral  publi cwho are af fecte db y i t. We often  spe ak a lang uage h e re that many pe ople c ann otunde r st an d a ta ll, an d p e opl e oftendo  n ot re alis e t h at p rop osal s ofthis kind are  ac tual l y t o the ir ad vant ag e.
In  spite  of t hi s, I support th is p roposal,and  e spe ci allyt he rem ark s m ade bythe pre v iou ss p e ak ers. There are two  g e n tl emen her e, but so  f a r they h av e n ot s a i d any thin g  o n this s ubject .  O ne  has th efeelin g,  th ere fore, that  thisis reall y a s u bject that iso nly of intere s tt o  w o men,  bu t that is n ot t r ue.I be l ie vet hat,espec ia l ly in a Europe of citi ze ns, wh ere f reedom of mov ement play s a  very im port a nt role, at least  on p aper, buta lso in o ur th oughts,it is abs o l utely es sen tia l t hat w eshould remove t he o bs taclestha t hinde r t his  fr eed om  of movem ent. For  t he  d if fer ent q u alificat io n r eq uir ement s  of ou r edu cati on  s y ste ms, and th e ofte ndi ffic ult  m utual  rec o gni tion of  qualific ati o ns a nd  p rofessi onal experien ce , are prev en tin g prof e s sional p eople from practising t h eir pro fes sionandbecomingest ablish edi n anot her Eu ropea ncou n t ry. T h e re for ethe direct i v e t hat w earediscuss ing, on the recogn i tio n of qualific ati ons, i sint e nd e d t oh elp t o make such rec ognition e as i er  and quick e r.Fr om conv ersatio ns wi t h peopl e who are  affected  -  and I  ha ve many su ch conve rsationsi n myr eg ion -  Iknow t ha t m any p eoplew hoare c urrent ly  unemp loyed  w ould act ually be prepared to wo rk inanoth erregion, b utt hey  do not k nowhow to set  ab out  it,bec a use t heyh av e a verylarg e  number o f  o bst a c le s to overco m e bef ore t hey are ac tual ly able to work i n  another regio n.
I t hin k i t  isim portant that w e s ho u l d deal w it h this ques tion, so  t h at pe ople w ho hav e a qua l i fi c ationcangoto anothe r c ou n try. Imy se l f didso,tw enty-f ive ye a rs a g o , and I could re citey o u a l o nglistof  the pr o blem s that I e ncounteredin doi ng s o. Ihope th at  we ar e a bl e to clear up theseprobl ems, an dthat  in  futur e aE u ropeof c it ize ns will b e co n st ru c ted , in  whic htheEuropeanc oncept r eal l y is fi rm lye s tablis h ed i n the mind s o f all t he people. 
Mon t iM r Pre sident , this  report app ea rs to b e o f a technic al nature but  i s in  fact of  h ugepo lit ic al importance b ecause i t concer n s  citiz ens .  Onb ehalfof  the Commiss ion,Ic ongratu l a tethe rap p ort eur , M rs G ebh ardt 
 changes_need to_be made and to_introduce them.

Zimmermann
Mr_President,_ladies and_gentlemen,_the Commission's proposal_for the recognition_of qualifications in respect_of the professional_activities_covered by the directive on liberalization and transitional measures is to be welcomed. To_be_quite honest,_I_wonder_how this long title is_supposed to be comprehensible to_all those_members of the general public who are affected_by_it. We often_speak a language here that many people cannot understand_at all, and people often do_not realise that_proposals_of_this kind are actually_to their advantage.
In spite of this,_I support this proposal, and especially_the remarks made by the previous speakers._There are two gentlemen here, but_so far they have not_said anything_on this subject. One has_the feeling, therefore,_that this_is really a_subject that is only of interest_to women, but_that is not true.
I believe that,_especially_in a Europe_of_citizens,_where freedom_of movement plays_a_very important_role,_at least on paper, but also_in_our thoughts, it is absolutely essential that_we should remove the_obstacles_that hinder this freedom_of movement. For the different_qualification requirements of our education systems,_and the_often difficult_mutual recognition of qualifications and professional experience, are preventing professional people_from practising their profession and becoming_established in another European_country. Therefore_the_directive that we_are_discussing, on_the recognition of qualifications, is intended to_help to_make such recognition easier and quicker.
From_conversations with people who_are_affected - and I have many_such conversations in my region -_I know that many people_who_are_currently unemployed would actually be_prepared to work in another region,_but they do_not know how to set about it,_because_they have a very large number_of_obstacles to overcome before they are_actually_able_to work in another region.
I_think it is important that we_should deal with this question, so that people who_have a qualification_can go to another country._I_myself_did so, twenty-five years ago, and I could recite you_a long_list of the_problems that I encountered in doing so. I hope that_we are able to clear up these_problems, and that in future a Europe of citizens will be_constructed, in which the European concept really is_firmly established in the minds of all_the people.

Monti
Mr President, this_report_appears to be of a technical nature_but_is_in_fact of huge_political importance because_it concerns citizens._On behalf_of the Commission,_I congratulate_the rapporteur, Mrs_Gebhardt