Vocational training policy: Community action programme 1995-1999, LEONARDO DA VINCI

The Commission's amended proposal includes 24 of the 32 amendments tabled by the European Parliament at second reading. These amendments concern: - opening the programme up to associated CEECs, Cyprus and Malta, - the definition of "career guidance", - access to the programme for disadvantaged people, - deleting the reference in the decision to the amount deemed necessary to implement LEONARDO, - comitology: this amendment reinstates the advisory committee and proposes that the same number of social partners as representatives attend with observer status. However, the Commission rejected Parliament's proposal to set up sub-committees, - generalising the European passport, - strengthening the "equal opportunities" aspect and - supporting existing aid structures for the LEONARDO programme.�