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Kathleen Van Brempt
MEP
S&D
en
nl
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
I have voted in favour of the Evans report because the overall balance of the agreement reached with the Council is positive. Nevertheless, as shadow rapporteur, I would like to express my displeasure at the fact that solar panels have been excluded from the scope of the directive after intense lobbying from the secto...
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Artur Zasada
MEP
PPE
en
pl
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
In today’s vote, I endorsed the report on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. Recently, we have been able to see the significance of the problem addressed by the legislation we have adopted, as several million households around the European Union have exch...
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Damien Abad
MEP
PPE
en
fr
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
Parliament today adopted the motion for a resolution on the international Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), to ensure better international application of anti-counterfeiting measures. ACTA is a tool for making the existing regulations more effective and for providing better protection against violations of c...
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Sophie Auconie
MEP
PPE
en
fr
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
I voted in favour of the joint motion for a resolution tabled by the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and the European Conservatives and Reformists on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, known as ‘ACTA’. This agreement aims to combat the proliferation of counterfeiting and the increased ...
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Zigmantas Balčytis
MEP
S&D
en
lt
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
Combating counterfeiting is an essential element of EU political strategy, aimed at ensuring fairness, uniform conditions for our manufacturers, employment for our citizens and respect for the principles of the rule of law. With the emergence of digital technologies, counterfeiting took on an uncontrollable internatio...
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Françoise Castex
MEP
S&D
en
fr
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
I voted against this text: the European right has given in to the demands of certain governments and to the pressure of the cultural industries, at the expense of the fundamental rights of European citizens. All the safeguards which we asked of the Commission have been dismissed out of hand by the Group of the Europea...
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Carlos Coelho
MEP
PPE
en
pt
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
This will allow the strengthening of international cooperation in combating counterfeiting, creating a tool to protect intellectual property rights (IPRs) effectively. It is not intended to create new rights, but to ensure respect for existing rights through repressive measures and the creation of a comprehensive inte...
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George Sabin Cutaş
MEP
S&D
en
ro
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
I voted for the joint motion for a resolution on the ‘Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement’ proposed by the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, along with another three political groups from the European legislative. The intention behind this resolution was both to ...
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Mário David
MEP
PPE
en
pt
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
I agree on the whole with this motion for a resolution, which concerns the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), approved after long months of debate and efforts to find a compromise solution between the various political groups, which was unfortunately not achieved. For the sake of the healthy functioning of th...
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Proinsias De Rossa
MEP
S&D
en
en
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
I voted against this resolution, which states the position of the European Parliament ahead of the initialling of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), because the conservative majority in this House refused to raise the need for basic safeguards for our citizens vis-à-vis this global copyright agreement. Par...
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Marielle De Sarnez
MEP
ALDE
en
fr
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
A question remains over the content of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The main aim of this agreement, which has been negotiated for years in the utmost secrecy between 10 or so countries, is to combat counterfeiting and to protect intellectual property rights. Nonetheless, it should be noted that neit...
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Edite Estrela
MEP
S&D
en
pt
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
I abstained from voting on the resolution on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) because I believe that, although the text has some important points, it is excessively critical of the agreement under consideration. Overall, I believe that the ACTA is favourable to the economic interests of the EU, and that ...
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Diogo Feio
MEP
PPE
en
pt
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
After much insistence by Parliament, there has been a substantial increase in the degree of transparency in the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) negotiations, and since the round of negotiations in New Zealand Parliament has been kept fully informed. The negotiated text reflects the main concerns expressed b...
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José Manuel Fernandes
MEP
PPE
en
pt
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
The agreement negotiated is an important step in the fight against counterfeiting, and is a key element in the EU’s political strategy for ensuring justice, a level playing-field for European producers, the preservation of jobs for citizens, and respect for the rule of law. The fight against counterfeiting should be o...
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Bruno Gollnisch
MEP
NI
en
fr
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
Had I not decided to boycott the sitting after the lamentable episode of Social-Eurocratic totalitarianism that we have just experienced, I would have voted in favour of the joint motion for a resolution of the left-wing groups on the counterfeiting agreement. I would have done so not because I have changed political ...
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Sylvie Guillaume
MEP
S&D
en
fr
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
I voted against the motion for a resolution on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement tabled by the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and the European Conservatives and Reformists because that text is by no means sufficient to protect individual freedoms. MEPs have regularly expressed their m...
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Ian Hudghton
MEP
Greens/EFA
en
en
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
I am disappointed that the resolution supported by my own group today was not adopted. The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has the potential to have an extremely negative effect on civil liberties and today’s vote does nothing to diminish those fears.
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Elisabeth Köstinger
MEP
PPE
en
de
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
I voted in favour of the motion for a resolution tabled by the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and the European Conservatives and Reformists on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The resolution expresses the same concerns as those expressed by EU citizens with regard to data pro...
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Edvard Kožušník
MEP
ECR
en
cs
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
I applaud the fact that the most controversial provisions have been removed from the final form of this international agreement, such as the responsibility of third parties, mandatory checks on computer memories when crossing borders and the mandatory application of the ‘digital guillotine’. Although I welcome the eff...
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Giovanni La Via
MEP
PPE
en
it
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has increased and continues to increase the effectiveness of the rules that promote European Union exports and protect those people who are increasingly subject to widespread infringements of their intellectual property rights when they operate on the global market. As is...
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Constance Le Grip
MEP
PPE
en
fr
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
I voted in favour of the motion for a resolution on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement tabled by the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and the European Conservatives and Reformists. This PPE/ECR resolution points out that the fight against counterfeiting is a priority within the Union’s i...
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Petru Constantin Luhan
MEP
PPE
en
ro
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
I voted for the motion for a resolution on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) as it: 1. is fully in keeping with the acquis communautaire; 2. will result in a positive impact on the measures for protecting intellectual property rights globally and for protection against other territories such as Asia, Aust...
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David Martin
MEP
S&D
en
en
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
I voted for this resolution on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). ACTA is concerned with the enforcement of IP law at international level and concerns commercial copyright violations. This is a very delicate subject where we need to give rights holders adequate protection and a reasonable return on their i...
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Jiří Maštálka
MEP
GUE/NGL
en
cs
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
Protection against counterfeiting and the protection of intellectual property are undoubtedly an important element on an international scale. However, no clear significance emerges from the proposed ACTA agreement in terms of high quality and especially balanced protection of the interests of all EU Member State citiz...
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Marisa Matias
MEP
GUE/NGL
en
pt
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
I voted in favour of this motion for a resolution as it represents an important step in combating counterfeiting without calling into question issues such as the transportation of generic medicines, and it ensures fundamental rights such as the right to privacy and data protection.
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Jean-Luc Mélenchon
MEP
GUE/NGL
en
fr
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) was negotiated behind the backs of our citizens and in opposition to UNO and its World Intellectual Property Organisation, the sole body that can legitimately establish such an agreement. In the case of ACTA, a handful of countries have negotiated among themselves the rul...
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Nuno Melo
MEP
PPE
en
pt
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
The introduction of the draft Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement on 2 October 2010, following the Tokyo round of negotiations, is very important. There is also a need for the Commission to make available to Parliament and the public the definitive text of the ACTA agreement following the meeting to negotiate technica...
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Alexander Mirsky
MEP
S&D
en
lv
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
It is essential that this agreement come into effect as soon as possible. Any delay will open the gates to the plain theft of intellectual property. Manufacturers’ costs exceed all imaginable amounts. Piracy on the Internet is an extremely topical issue these days. Many Internet service providers and European Union ci...
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Vital Moreira
MEP
S&D
en
pt
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
I abstained from voting on the joint motion for a resolution tabled by the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance, and the Confederal Group of the European U...
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Rareş-Lucian Niculescu
MEP
PPE
en
ro
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
I voted in favour of the motion for a resolution from the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats)/European Conservatives and Reformists and against the others because the international ACTA makes it possible to combat counterfeiting more effectively, which will lead to better copyright protection an...
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Alfredo Pallone
MEP
PPE
en
it
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
I voted in favour of the motion for a resolution of the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) on ACTA, inasmuch as I believe that it is essential for the agreement to be implemented. This must be done quickly without any more delays or time-wasting, otherwise we risk an impasse in negotiations to ...
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Georgios Papanikolaou
MEP
PPE
en
el
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
I voted in favour of the motion for a resolution tabled by the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and the European Conservatives and Reformists on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), as this is an agreement designed to safeguard justice and healthy competition. The agreement introdu...
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Maria do Céu Patrão Neves
MEP
PPE
en
pt
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
I am convinced that this motion for a resolution represents an important step in combating counterfeiting, while maintaining the necessary balance between conflicting values. It does not call into question freedom of expression and innovation, and guarantees fundamental rights, such as the right to privacy and data pr...
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Miguel Portas
MEP
GUE/NGL
en
pt
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
I voted in favour of this motion for a resolution as it represents an important step in combating counterfeiting without calling into question issues such as the transport of generic medicines, and it ensures fundamental rights such as the right to privacy and data protection.
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Paulo Rangel
MEP
PPE
en
pt
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
The fight against counterfeiting, which is a global phenomenon, requires a multilateral approach, based on the strengthening of cooperation between the major parties involved globally. Consequently, although I am aware that the agreement negotiated will not solve the complex problem of counterfeiting, I am convinced t...
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Crescenzio Rivellini
MEP
PPE
en
it
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
Today, I voted for the recently finalised international Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). The aim of the new multilateral ACTA between the European Union, the United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea and Switzerland is to strengthen the protection of intel...
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Raül Romeva i Rueda
MEP
Greens/EFA
en
en
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
The European Parliament just narrowly failed to adopt a resolution demanding that the Commission clarify and assess the consequences of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement ACTA. The numbers were 306 in favour, 322 against, with 26 abstentions. The resolution had been put forward by the Green Group (including the Pi...
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Marie-Thérèse Sanchez-Schmid
MEP
PPE
en
fr
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is an agreement that protects our citizens, our creators, our artists and our businesses, and that is why I support it. Indeed, it helps clarify the means of redress available in the event of flagrant breaches of intellectual property rights in one of the countries party ...
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Olle Schmidt
MEP
ALDE
en
sv
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
The European Parliament has expressed its opinion on the ACTA agreement on numerous occasions. For example, I voted in favour of Parliament’s motion for a resolution in March 2010 with regard to the lack of public scrutiny and transparency in the negotiations and I have signed Parliament’s written declaration concerni...
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Bogusław Sonik
MEP
PPE
en
pl
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
I endorsed the European Parliament motion for a resolution on the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA), because I think that as part of the fight against piracy it is necessary to establish common principles for the enforcement of intellectual property rights. The problem of the counterfeiting of goods and the u...
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Thomas Ulmer
MEP
PPE
en
de
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
I am very pleased that the report by the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and the European Conservatives and Reformists has been adopted. As a result, the poisoned, demagogic work of the opposition did not have a chance. Congratulations to the authors, our coordinator, Mr Caspary, and the who...
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Dominique Vlasto
MEP
PPE
en
fr
2010-11-24T00:00:00
2010
Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV
I voted in favour of my group’s motion for a resolution because the fight against counterfeiting is crucial and must be worldwide to be effective. Counterfeiting is a growing parallel economy and one that allows for large-scale money laundering. Furthermore, our industries, already penalised in export terms by the und...
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President
EUROPARL President
N/A
en
en
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
The next item is the joint debate on the reports on the European Ombudsman and the Application of European Union Law: – the report by Mrs Nedelcheva, on behalf of the Committee on Petitions, on the annual report on the European Ombudsman’s activities in 2009 (2010/2059 (INI)) (A7-0275/2010); – the report by Mrs Paliade...
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Mariya Nedelcheva
N/A
N/A
en
fr
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Mr President, Mr Diamandouros, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I think that we can see the mission of the European Ombudsman as involving two objectives. First of all, there is the legal objective, which entails ensuring that the European institutions show respect for the fundamental right of good administration. ...
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Chrysoula Paliadeli
N/A
N/A
en
el
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Mr President, in March 2007, an environmental organisation asked for correspondence between the European Commission and the automobile industry to be disclosed during the course of consultations on the preparation of a legislative proposal on carbon dioxide emissions. Eight months later, the Commission granted access ...
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Eva Lichtenberger
N/A
N/A
en
de
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Mr President, my report on the implementation of Community law is of the utmost importance here in the European Parliament. Here in the European Parliament, we have a process of legislation which, although highly complex, is one of the most transparent when compared to national parliaments. I would point out that I ha...
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Nikiforos Diamandouros
N/A
N/A
en
en
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Mr President, honourable Members, thank you for this opportunity to address you. I wish to thank the Committee on Petitions, and especially the chair, Mrs Mazzoni. They continue to offer me valuable support and advice, as evidenced by the excellent reports submitted to this Chamber by Mrs Nedelcheva and Mrs Paliadeli, ...
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Maroš Šefčovič
EU Commission Vice-President
N/A
en
en
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Mr President, please bear with me because I will try to respond to our three rapporteurs and the Ombudsman. I would like to start by thanking Ms Nedelcheva, Ms Paliadeli and Ms Lichtenberger for their reports. It is very clear that we share the same goals: namely, that administration should be efficient and professiona...
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President
EUROPARL President
N/A
en
en
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Yes, I am afraid you did have a slight tendency to accelerate. Thank you.
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Rainer Wieland
N/A
N/A
en
de
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Mr President, Mr Diamandouros, Commissioner, this is a joint debate we are holding here. I am speaking on behalf of the Chair of the Committee on Petitions, who unfortunately is ill, and I would like to limit my remarks to Mrs Paliadeli’s report. This House has often debated and discussed the issue of access to docume...
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Elena Băsescu
MEP
PPE
en
ro
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Mr President, I would like to take the floor as shadow rapporteur for the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) for the special European Ombudsman’s report. I wish to begin by emphasising that achieving a consensus among all the political groups facilitated the drafting of the report. I must menti...
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Monika Flašíková Beňová
MEP
S&D
en
sk
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Mr President, I would like to thank all three Members for the reports we are discussing here today in the joint debate, and I would particularly like to talk about Mrs Lichtenberger’s report, as it shows exceptional rigour in my opinion, and I agree with much that it says. I, too, would therefore like to be a little m...
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Margrete Auken
MEP
Greens/EFA
en
da
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Mr President, in the Committee on Petitions, in other words, the committee that deals with citizens’ complaints, respect for EU legislation is absolutely key. Citizens come to us because national or local authorities do not comply with EU legislation, for example, with regard to the protection of human health or the e...
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Oldřich Vlasák
MEP
ECR
en
cs
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Mr President, the annual report of the Ombudsman is a good example of how we should present our activities to the public. The report is comprehensible, concise and to the point. I therefore highly applaud your efforts and the trouble you have gone to, and I would also like to congratulate you personally in this way. H...
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Willy Meyer
MEP
GUE/NGL
en
es
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Mr President, my group would like to thank Mrs Nedelcheva for this report, which provides us with a wealth of information from the Committee on Petitions on the work of the European Ombudsman. It is a very descriptive report covering all activities in 2009 and a large proportion of the complaints, which, incidentally,...
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Nikolaos Salavrakos
MEP
ID
en
el
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Mr President, having read the European Ombudsman’s report for 2009, I feel obliged to praise Mr Diamandouros, because he represents and serves with honour the institution which unites European citizens and makes them feel safe. It is, of course, the European Ombudsman’s job to ensure that any private individual or leg...
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Martin Ehrenhauser
MEP
NI
en
de
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Mr President, I also once lodged a complaint with the Ombudsman, and, although things did not work out quite so well for me and I was not satisfied with the judgment, nonetheless I would like to compliment the Ombudsman on his work. I believe it is very important for us here in this House to support the work he does. ...
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Tadeusz Zwiefka
MEP
PPE
en
pl
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Mr President, as is the case every year, the Committee on Legal Affairs is presenting Parliament with its report regarding the European Commission’s report on the application of EU law and, as is the case every year, members of the Committee on Legal Affairs have many reservations as to the substance and the form in w...
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Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg
MEP
S&D
en
pl
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Mr President, when analysing the report on the European Ombudsman’s activities for 2009, I was glad to note the further development of cooperation between the Ombudsman and the Committee on Petitions. I rate very highly the work of Professor Diamandouros, who has been the Ombudsman since 2003, as well as his efforts i...
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Anneli Jäätteenmäki
MEP
ALDE
en
fi
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Mr President, my thanks go to the European Ombudsman and his Office for the admirable work that they have done for his Office in difficult circumstances. Openness, the right of access to information, and the right to good governance are all crucial if the public are to have confidence in the ability of the EU institut...
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Gerald Häfner
MEP
Greens/EFA
en
de
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Mr President, Mr Diamandouros has been a real asset for our citizens and for the European Union and I would like to thank him sincerely for his work. Of course, it also touches on a sore point, namely, the area where improvements are needed. The Porsche case has just been mentioned. As a German citizen, I must say tha...
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Marek Henryk Migalski
MEP
ECR
en
pl
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Madam President, Commissioner, I do not wish to change this Chamber into a university classroom. However, as you know, the office of ombudsman was first established in Europe nearly 300 years ago. For this reason, it is no surprise that we are interested in such matters and devote so much attention to them. I think th...
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Rui Tavares
MEP
GUE/NGL
en
pt
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Madam President, in the first place, I would like to thank Mr Diamandouros for his work and the report that he has tabled. The work is certainly rigorous and of good quality, and I would like to thank him for that. I would like to talk about the issue of quantity, rather than quality, as it is interesting to find out ...
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John Stuart Agnew
MEP
ID
en
en
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Madam President, perhaps the most disgraceful aspect of the Commissioner’s conduct which this report discloses, over and above the appalling treatment meted out to the complainant in this case, is that it was not an isolated case of maladministration. Indeed, the facts disclosed in this trenchant report go beyond the r...
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Csanád Szegedi
MEP
NI
en
hu
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Madam President, the Ombudsman’s activity report clearly shows that the lack of transparency in European Union institutions is one of the biggest problems. Most of the complaints concern the Commission, which is regularly late with its response and thus shakes confidence in EU institutions. We need to increase transpa...
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Peter Jahr
MEP
PPE
en
de
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Madam President, Mr Diamandouros, Commissioner, the institution of the Ombudsman has had a very impressive history in Europe. Taking a concept originally developed in Sweden, ombudsmen have been trying to resolve disputes and problems on an impartial basis for 200 years now. I believe that the idea of an ombudsman der...
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Sylvana Rapti
MEP
S&D
en
el
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Madam President, we are debating two very important issues here today. One is the interests of European citizens; the second is reconciliation between European citizens and the European institutions. The three reports by the three rapporteurs, which are truly exceptional, and the activities of the European Ombudsman, ...
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Oriol Junqueras Vies
MEP
Greens/EFA
en
es
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Bon dia, Madam President. I am sorry that Mr Vidal-Quadras is no longer chairing the sitting, as I am sure that he would have appreciated my speech. Firstly, I would like to thank the European Ombudsman for his work and encourage him to continue courageously defending the rights of Europeans, which are often threatene...
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Jaroslav Paška
MEP
ID
en
sk
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Madam President, I would like to begin by expressing the opinion that the Commission’s annual reports on monitoring the application of EU law have certain shortcomings, since in their present form, they do not provide the citizen or the affected institutions with the necessary information on the actual situation regar...
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Csaba Sógor
MEP
PPE
en
hu
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Madam President, the European Ombudsman is the European Union’s democratic conscience. Year after year, this institution contributes to strengthening the trust of complainants in European institutions. I am particularly pleased that with the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, the EU now oversees compliance with...
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Kriton Arsenis
MEP
S&D
en
el
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Madam President, Commissioner, to start with, I should like to congratulate the European Ombudsman on the exceptional work he has done over this entire period. My congratulations also to the rapporteurs. I should like to comment specifically on Mrs Paliadeli’s report. This really is a shocking affair: the refusal to d...
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Salvatore Iacolino
MEP
PPE
en
it
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, it is natural to see a meeting such as this with the European Ombudsman and the Commissioner as having a particularly significant part to play in the current situation in Europe, which is developing dynamically and tangibly in the public interest. However, since the instruments r...
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Vilija Blinkevičiūtė
MEP
S&D
en
lt
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Madam President, Ombudsman, thank you for your report. The role of the European Ombudsman is particularly important for helping citizens to clear up problems that have arisen, and for improving the transparency and accountability of the institutions’ work. The European Ombudsman wants the decisions of the European Uni...
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Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa
MEP
PPE
en
pl
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Madam President, at the outset, I would like to thank the rapporteur for her very good, comprehensive and balanced report, as well as the Ombudsman for his unceasing work in combating maladministration as well as raising administration standards in the European Union. As the rapporteur correctly pointed out, the last ...
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Simon Busuttil
MEP
PPE
en
mt
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Madam President, I would like to begin by congratulating the rapporteur, Mariya Nedelcheva, as well as Mr Diamandouros for all his hard work. I would particularly like to congratulate him on the fact that he has striven to reduce the waiting time for registered procedures because I believe this is the right step towar...
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Pascale Gruny
MEP
PPE
en
fr
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Madam President, Mr Diamandouros, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, let us give the People’s Europe a face. It is the responsibility of all the European institutions to do everything in their power so that citizens are informed of all their means of redress if there are violations of Community law or bad administrat...
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Mairead McGuinness
MEP
PPE
en
en
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Madam President, I would like to thank the Ombudsman for his work. He has a very specific job to do, namely maladministration, and therefore it is important that citizens understand what that term means. Much of what I am about to say does not directly impact on the Ombudsman, but I think it needs to be placed on the r...
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Andrew Henry William Brons
MEP
NI
en
en
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Madam President, I refer to the third item: Application of European Law. It could be argued that the only thing worse than clear and transparent European law is ambiguous and uncertain EU law. The Commission’s ‘better regulation and simplification’ agenda seems to be as elusive as the Holy Grail. The standard of Englis...
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Andreas Mölzer
MEP
NI
en
de
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Madam President, as we know, the European Union has been working for decades to reduce bureaucracy and increase transparency. However, there is not much sign of this in the European Parliament itself. On the contrary, one gets the feeling that bureaucratic paperwork seems to grow by the year. Prior to the hearings for...
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Maroš Šefčovič
EU Commission Vice-President
N/A
en
en
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Madam President, in my introductory remarks, I talked too fast, so I will try to correct this. I will not try to impress the Members of Parliament with the speed of my speech but with the commitment which I am very clearly making here that the Commission is very much interested in having the best possible close coopera...
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Nikiforos Diamandouros
N/A
N/A
en
fr
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Madam President, first of all, I wish to thank very warmly all the Members who took the time to comment on my report. I want to thank them for their warm endorsement of the work of the Ombudsman. I derive a great deal of satisfaction, but also inspiration, from the kind of encouragement I receive from you, and I want t...
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Mariya Nedelcheva
N/A
N/A
en
fr
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Madam President, Mr Diamandouros, Mr Šefčovič, ladies and gentlemen, I thank you for your contributions, which, I strongly believe, have, on the one hand, clearly shown the importance of the activities of the European Ombudsman and, on the other, the interest that our institution accords to these activities within the...
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Chrysoula Paliadeli
N/A
N/A
en
el
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Madam President, Mr Diamandouros, Commissioner, I consider this specific report by Mr Diamandouros, which I had the honour of presenting to the European Parliament, to be a formal report that does not touch on the substance of the matter; it touches on the form of the matter. That is very important for me. I consider ...
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Eva Lichtenberger
N/A
N/A
en
de
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
Madam President, please allow me to preface my summary with a word of particular thanks to the Ombudsman. I believe his work is very valuable and I am aware how important it is to our citizens because his office has become a key point of contact for them. I would like to come back to what Mr Šefčovič had to say, parti...
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President
EUROPARL President
N/A
en
en
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
The joint debate is closed. The vote will take place today, Thursday, 25 November 2010, at 12:00. Written statements (Rule 149)
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Cristian Silviu Buşoi
MEP
ALDE
en
ro
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
The application of European law is vital so that EU citizens can fully enjoy the benefits of the internal market as even the most effective legislation becomes redundant if it is not applied. With regard to internal market legislation, there is a great deal of progress which can be made, especially in relation to the ...
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Ágnes Hankiss
MEP
PPE
en
hu
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
On the margins of the European Ombudsman’s annual activity report, allow me, as the author of Parliament’s opinion on public access to documents, to say a few words about institutional transparency. I was pleased that when examining citizens’ complaints registered with the Ombudsman, the author of the report, Mrs Nede...
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Alexander Mirsky
MEP
S&D
en
lv
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008...
I fully support the work of the European Ombudsman. His pertinacity and principled behaviour has yielded concrete results, because he carries out his task honourably and consistently. The completely opposite situation has developed in Latvia. The Latvian Saeima formally elected Romāns Apsītis as Ombudsman. In actual f...
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President
EUROPARL President
N/A
en
en
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
Competition horizontal cooperation rules (debate) Video of the speechesPV
The next item is the debate on the oral question to the Commission by Mrs Bowles, on behalf of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, on the review of the competition horizontal cooperation rules (O-0131/2010 – B7-0565/2010).
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José Manuel García-Margallo y Marfil
N/A
N/A
en
es
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
Competition horizontal cooperation rules (debate) Video of the speechesPV
Madam President, Commissioner, the two block exemption regulations, one of which refers to specialisation agreements and the other to research and development, will expire on 31 December of this year. The Commission has drawn up two legislative proposals: two proposals for regulations that are before this House to rep...
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Maroš Šefčovič
EU Commission Vice-President
N/A
en
en
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
Competition horizontal cooperation rules (debate) Video of the speechesPV
Madam President, I wish to thank the honourable Member very much for the question, as this is indeed a very important area of responsibility for the European Union. Competing companies often work together, for instance, in research and development, production, purchasing, product standardisation and information exchang...
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Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš
MEP
PPE
en
lv
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
Competition horizontal cooperation rules (debate) Video of the speechesPV
Madam President, Commissioner, none of us likes to pay over the odds for things whose true value we are even unaware of. Similarly, we do not like to pay too much as a result of a dishonourable deal between businesses. Competition policy in the European Union has, hitherto, targeted dishonest businesses. The regulatio...
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Antolín Sánchez Presedo
MEP
S&D
en
es
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
Competition horizontal cooperation rules (debate) Video of the speechesPV
Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, competing is not the opposite of cooperating. There are cooperation agreements between companies competing at the same market level that are competitive and in line with the original source of European Union law. For reasons of legal security, given the complexity of the subject ...
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Sylvie Goulard
MEP
ALDE
en
fr
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
Competition horizontal cooperation rules (debate) Video of the speechesPV
Madam President, many things have been said, in particular by my colleagues Mr García-Margallo y Marfil and Mr Sánchez Presedo, about the liveliness of the discussions that we have had in the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, and about the need to adopt reports quickly, as Mr Sánchez Presedo has just said, i...
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Andreas Schwab
MEP
PPE
en
de
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
Competition horizontal cooperation rules (debate) Video of the speechesPV
Madam President, Commissioner, allow me to echo what my fellow Members have said and, above all, to welcome the fact that the European Commission is including the business community, the Member States and the European Parliament in the revision of the rules for horizontal cooperation agreements at an early stage; afte...
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George Sabin Cutaş
MEP
S&D
en
ro
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
Competition horizontal cooperation rules (debate) Video of the speechesPV
Madam President, first of all, I, too, would like to welcome the European Commission’s proposals on the review of the competition horizontal cooperation rules. Their aim is to clarify the terms for obtaining exemptions, readjusting restrictions and providing information about intellectual property rights. The economic...
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Paul Rübig
MEP
PPE
en
de
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
Competition horizontal cooperation rules (debate) Video of the speechesPV
Madam President, I believe that we can organise competition by introducing uniform rules, which is why I am interested to know what options are available to us in the telecommunications sector, specifically in the area of frequency licensing, to enable us to regulate auctions or so-called beauty contests in telecommun...
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Maroš Šefčovič
EU Commission Vice-President
N/A
en
en
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
Competition horizontal cooperation rules (debate) Video of the speechesPV
Madam President, I am very much obliged to the honourable Members for having this debate because it helps us prepare the ground for these very important changes in the legal framework in which our companies will operate in the future. I very much agree with all those who have been calling for fair competition because o...
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President
EUROPARL President
N/A
en
en
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
Competition horizontal cooperation rules (debate) Video of the speechesPV
I have received one motion for a resolution(1) tabled in accordance with Rule 115(5) of the Rules of Procedure on behalf of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. The debate is closed. The vote will take place today, Thursday, 25 November 2010, at 12:00. (The sitting was suspended at 11:30 and resumed at 12:00...
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President
EUROPARL President
N/A
en
en
2010-11-25T00:00:00
2010
Fighting colorectal cancer in the European Union (written declaration) PV
Written declaration No 0068/2010, presented by Pavel Poc, Frieda Brepoels, Cristian Silviu Buşoi, Jo Leinen and Alojz Peterle, on fighting colorectal cancer in the European Union, has been signed by more than a majority of Parliament’s component Members. Therefore, pursuant to Rule 123 of the Rules of Procedure, it wil...
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