Right to family reunification

The committee adopted the report (consultation procedure) by Ewa KLAMT (EPP-ED, D) amending the proposal for a directive on family reunification. While broadly approving the proposed directive, the committee adopted a number of amendments designed, firstly, to ensure that Member States may adopt more liberal legislation if they so wish and, secondly, to clarify and tighten up the text in various places. Following the vote on the amendments Mrs Klamt decided to withdraw as rapporteur and it was decided that the report would be submitted in the name of the committee chairman, Graham WATSON (ELDR, UK). �