The committee adopted the report by Christa PRETS (PES, DE) broadly approving the proposed European Quality Charter on Mobility, subject to a number of amendments tabled under the 1st reading of the codecision procedure:
- the Mobility Charter should also allow for the specific needs of people with disabilities and disadvantaged groups;
- potential candidates for mobility, including people with disabilities and disadvantaged groups, should have equal access, at national and regional level, to reliable information, including the entire set of guidelines contained in the Mobility Charter, the role and tasks of the sending and hosting organisations and about the various education and training systems;
- under the charter, a learning plan should be drawn up in advance with particular emphasis on linguistic preparation;
- in order to encourage mobility, it should also be possible to transfer government grants and loans from the country of origin to the host country.