European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training ECDVT (amend. Regulation (EEC) No 337/75)

The European Parliament adopted the report by Luciana SBARBATI (ELDR, I) on establishing a European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop). In addition, the Parliament wished to strengthen certain organisation elements of the Regulation in particular strengthening the power and the competences of Cedefop's Bureau. The Parliament also requests that the director and deputy director shall be appointed by the Commission from a list of candidates submitted by the Governing Board. The director and the deputy director shall be chosen on the grounds of their competence and their independence shall be beyond doubt. The director and the deputy director shall be appointed for a period of five years. Their term of office shall be renewable. The Member States, the organisations, the Council, the Commission and the Governing Board shall endeavour, each according to their powers, to ensure a balanced representation of men and women in the candidacies, appointments and the elections. The list of members of the Governing Board and the Bureau shall be published by the Council in the Official Journal of the European Union and on the Centre's Internet site.�