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Paulo Rangel | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, Members of the Council, I wanted to say that this citizens’ initiative represents a very important step towards the recognition of the constitutional nature of the European Union. Only a constitutional entity, whether or not it has a written constitution, is in a po... | null |
Roberto Gualtieri | MEP | S&D | en | it | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, procedure is the stuff of democracy and therefore the implementation of the citizens’ initiative was not merely a technical exercise but imposed crucial choices that made it possible to turn the citizens’ initiative into an instrument effectively capable of helping to build a gen... | null |
Erminia Mazzoni | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, Commissioner, President-in-Office of the Council, ladies and gentlemen, I should like to thank all the rapporteurs for the timeliness of the work carried out and the good compromise achieved. As Chair of the Committee on Petitions, please allow me to offer my particular thanks to Mrs Wallis and Mr Häf... | null |
Matthias Groote | MEP | S&D | en | de | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, firstly I would like to thank everyone who has made this possible and, in particular, the former vice-president Sylvia-Yvonne Kaufmann, who did much of the preliminary work during the previous parliamentary term to ensure that the day would come when the European citizens’ initiative would become real... | null |
György Schöpflin | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, the launching of the citizens’ initiative is unquestionably one of the most important developments in the process of European integration. It constitutes a qualitative redistribution of power within the European Union and has the potential to generate significant innovation in European politics. The pl... | null |
Sylvie Guillaume | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I should like firstly to congratulate all the rapporteurs, and especially my colleague and neighbour Mrs Gurmai, for their outstanding work on this issue. The creation of the citizens’ initiative is one of the most interesting innovations of the Treaty of Lisbon. In my view, it c... | null |
Carlo Casini | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, in my capacity as Chair of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, I am speaking above all to thank all the members of my committee for their good work, particularly Mr Lamassoure and Mrs Gurmai, who did a great job in achieving the aim of implementing one of the most important ... | null |
Jo Leinen | MEP | S&D | en | de | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I am pleased to be able to speak after my successor on the Committee on Constitutional Affairs, because I supported this project for 10 years and the European citizens’ initiative was included in the text of the treaty almost at the last second. Back then, it was the Members of this Parliament and of ... | null |
Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė | MEP | PPE | en | lt | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, this is a really happy and important day for the European Parliament. I very much hope that we will approve this mechanism which will enable our citizens to participate in creating the European Union’s future, not just electing the European Parliament, but also actively participating in the creation p... | null |
Ioan Enciu | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, first I want to congratulate Zita Gurmai and Alain Lamassoure for this report. I strongly welcome the citizens’ initiative mechanism. It is a very positive grassroots initiative. It will serve to greatly reduce the democratic deficit between the people and the European Union institutions. Notably, it g... | null |
Izaskun Bilbao Barandica | MEP | ALDE | en | es | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I would like to congratulate the rapporteurs, because their work is going to give European men and women the opportunity to convert their concerns into initiatives in the European Parliament. Today we are improving democracy, bringing decision-making processes closer to citizens and making them more o... | null |
Oreste Rossi | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, until the Treaty of Lisbon, the European Union was not open to the requests of its citizens, partly because two of its main bodies – the Commission and the Council – are appointed and not elected like Parliament, and also because there was no provision for public participation. W... | null |
Andrew Henry William Brons | MEP | NI | en | en | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, the citizens’ initiative has many guises. Is it a petition? Yes, but not a freely drafted one. The petitioner is told beforehand what he might ask for, which is something within the competence of the Commission, and what he might not ask for, which is something deemed by the Commission to be lacking in... | null |
Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, the European citizens’ initiative is to be a tool which enables the citizens to participate more fully in the life of the Union, and this, in turn, is to strengthen the clearly impaired communication between the European Union and the citizens. Name, address, nationality and signature – I fully agree ... | null |
Kriton Arsenis | MEP | S&D | en | el | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I should like to congratulate the rapporteurs on their excellent work. We decided to include the right of citizens to request legislative initiatives by the Commission in our European Constitution, the Treaty of Lisbon. Our citizens have taken that on board and have already set the first initiative in... | null |
Constance Le Grip | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I too would like to thank our four rapporteurs who have carried out some outstanding work and who have brought significant added value from the European Parliament to the text initially proposed by the Commission. The citizens’ initiative that we, in the Group of the European People's Party (Christian... | null |
Judith A. Merkies | MEP | S&D | en | nl | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I, too, would like to congratulate everyone, especially our citizens, and I look forward to us working together constructively. It is indeed true that we need, in particular, to ensure we maintain a low threshold and that means allowing everyone to participate in a citizens’ initiative. It is therefor... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | For those of you in the Chamber who wanted to take part in the debate under catch-the-eye, I will not be able to take any further speakers, but I would remind you that you can, under the Rules, submit a written statement that will be appended to the verbatim report of the debate, so I would urge you to do that if you w... | null |
Maroš Šefčovič | EU Commission Vice-President | N/A | en | en | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, first I would like to thank the honourable Members of this Parliament for their great support for this regulation. I would also like to thank them for the very positive European energy radiating from this House during this debate. As we saw this morning, this year is rather challenging for Europe, but ... | null |
Olivier Chastel | EU Council President | N/A | en | fr | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, honourable Members, let me say a few words after Commissioner Šefčovič. As the debate has shown, this is a fascinating subject. Some questions remain unanswered, not all fears have been dispelled. This is a true compromise. Let us bring the citizens’ initiative to life. Let us judge the regulation in ... | null |
Zita Gurmai | N/A | N/A | en | en | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I would like to thank my colleagues for all of their remarks. I am very glad that the majority among us is favourable to adding a new layer to our European democracy. It is completely natural and just to be expected that there are fears, but if we try our hand at something completely new we cannot answer ... | null |
Alain Lamassoure | N/A | N/A | en | en | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, at this time and hour, everything having been said, I am happy to leave you the last say in this matter, which you know as well as I do. | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The debate is closed. The vote will take place shortly. Written statements (Rule 149) | null |
Elena Băsescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I wish to congratulate the authors of the report for the outcome of the vote achieved in committee. The citizens’ initiative is of great symbolic value and offers one of the most effective ways of strengthening democracy in the EU. Citizens must find the new instrument easy to use, accessible and credible. I should me... | null |
Dominique Baudis | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The citizens’ initiative is finally to see the light of day. This incredible democratic innovation will lay the foundations for a new European citizenship. It will become the instrument which enables the European public to give direct expression to their concerns on subjects which may be crucial to our common future. ... | null |
Piotr Borys | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | With the Treaty of Lisbon, we conferred nationality upon the residents of the EU. The next step is for the citizens of the EU to be given the citizens’ initiative. It is a rare moment when a legislative authority or an executive transfers some of its powers to the citizens. This shows great maturity. It is our respons... | null |
Zuzana Brzobohatá | MEP | S&D | en | cs | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The Treaty of Lisbon has laid the foundation for the new European citizens’ initiative, which had so far been lacking in the European Union’s decision-making process. I personally welcome this new opportunity, which responds to the frequent criticism that the functioning of the EU has a democratic deficit in its decis... | null |
Jim Higgins | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I was eager for European citizens to benefit from this powerful instrument as soon as possible, and I am delighted to see the end of the legislative procedure one year after the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon. The citizens’ initiative is a major innovation of the Treaty of Lisbon. It provides European citizen... | null |
Martin Kastler | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Today’s vote on the European citizens’ initiative is a milestone for more democracy in Europe. I welcome the compromise and I will support it, because the report produced by Mr Lamassoure and Mrs Gurmai is the first step in the right direction. Ladies and gentlemen, we must not be afraid of citizens having more opport... | null |
Tunne Kelam | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | How to bring Europe closer to citizens and how to bring citizens closer to Europe is one of the main issues under discussion probably since the beginning of the European Community. The Convention on the Future of Europe worked out the basis for the current Treaty of Lisbon and also laid the ground for the mechanism for... | null |
Ádám Kósa | MEP | PPE | en | hu | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | It is very important for citizens to have the opportunity to take initiatives in connection with the issues that have the greatest influence on their lives as soon as possible, in a pre-defined manner and within an appropriate framework. As it is well-known, I am the head of one of the longest-standing representative ... | null |
Sirpa Pietikäinen | MEP | PPE | en | fi | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The citizens’ initiative is a welcome addition to active citizenship. Alongside the actual legal initiative, it will have an important role in provoking political debate. The scope of the citizens’ initiative, however, is not yet cut and dried. The European citizens’ initiative should be a way to seek amendments to th... | null |
Cristian Dan Preda | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The launch of the European citizens’ initiative proves that bringing the European Union closer to its citizens, which was one of the principal objectives of the process of reviewing the Treaties resulting in the adoption of the Treaty of Lisbon, is more than just a simple abstract notion. The European citizens’ initia... | null |
Algirdas Saudargas | MEP | PPE | en | lt | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I am delighted that barely a year since the Treaty of Lisbon came into force, an agreement has been reached on the regulation on the citizens’ initiative. This regulation is a great achievement strengthening the principles of democracy in the European Union. The right to initiate the legislative process that has been ... | null |
Olga Sehnalová | MEP | S&D | en | cs | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Citizens’ initiative (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Setting the conditions for the functioning of the European citizens’ initiative was a complex process of negotiation and compromise and involved many debates in the European Parliament, the Commission and the Council. The not-for-profit sector was also involved. During the debate, certain problem areas became apparent... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Award of the Sakharov Prize (formal sitting) Video of the speechesPV | Dear President-in-Office Chastel, dear High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice-President of the Commission Lady Ashton, dear guests, | null |
Guillermo Fariñas | MEP | PPE | en | es | 2010-12-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Award of the Sakharov Prize (formal sitting) Video of the speechesPV | A message to the European Parliament: Santa Clara, 14 December 2010 Dear Mr Jerzy Buzek, President of the European Parliament, Dear Vice-Presidents and honourable Members of this multi-national democratic forum, Unfortunately, for want of the tolerance that we so much need on this tormented planet of ours, I cannot be... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The first item is the report by Mrs Paliadeli, on behalf of the Committee on Culture and Education, on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a European Union action for the European Heritage Label (COM(2010)0076 - C7-0071/2010 - 2010/0044(COD)) (A7-0311/2010). | null |
Chrysoula Paliadeli | N/A | N/A | en | el | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioner, encouraging a European conscience that respects and defends multiculturalism represents a major challenge to the European institutions in their effort to achieve broad cohesion and solidarity between the citizens of the Member States of the European Union. Knowledge of our history, familiar... | null |
Androulla Vassiliou | EU Commissioner | N/A | en | el | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I should like to start by thanking the European Parliament, especially, the rapporteur, Mrs Paliadeli, and the shadow rapporteurs, for their solid support for the Commission’s proposal on the European Heritage Label. As you know, this proposal was one of the first approved by the new Commission after it ... | null |
Marie-Thérèse Sanchez-Schmid | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, as is only right, I would like to congratulate our rapporteur not only on her work but, most of all, on her ability to listen. This report, while it may not appear very important in the overall context of this Parliament, seems to me likely to bring about real Community action. Small streams make great r... | null |
Mary Honeyball | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I completely agree with all the other speakers that this is an excellent initiative and I am very pleased that the Committee on Culture and Education and Mrs Paliadeli are putting this forward. I would like particularly to thank our rapporteur who has done excellent work on this. It is a very good means o... | null |
Oriol Junqueras Vies | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | es | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, the European Heritage Label is, without doubt, a very important project, for at least two reasons: firstly, it enables European citizens to feel closer to their common and diverse history and heritage; secondly it is a good tool for promoting cultural tourism and boosting the economy. I would therefore l... | null |
Emma McClarkin | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, the promotion and development of heritage sites in Europe is a necessary and welcome project which deserves our full attention. Our rich and diverse cultural heritage is something that the citizens of Europe should be proud of and, indeed, is one of the primary reasons why millions of people from around t... | null |
Giancarlo Scottà | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased with this initiative, which aims to transform the European Heritage Label into a formal action of the European Union in order to increase its effectiveness, visibility, prestige and credibility. To this end, I should like to emphasise the importance of the professionali... | null |
Hans-Peter Martin | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, a label of this kind makes good sense, but only under two conditions: the first is that it should have high visibility to ensure awareness – after all, we already have an abundance of symbols like this. The second condition is that the associated bureaucracy should not be allowed to become an end in itse... | null |
Marco Scurria | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I should like to greet Commissioner Vassiliou and thank her for her strong backing for this initiative, just as I should like to thank Mrs Paliadeli and all the shadow rapporteurs for the good work they have done. Europe is experiencing economic and financial difficulties at present... | null |
Hans-Peter Martin | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I am much obliged to Mr Scurria. I greatly appreciate what he had to say on this matter. I would just like to ask him, as a representative of the largest group here in this House, how he would assess the risk that we may get tied up with too much red tape in relation to the administration and implementat... | null |
Marco Scurria | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I am very happy to respond to Mr Martin because we know that the bureaucracy issue is sometimes what distinguishes and separates European citizens from their institutions. Seen from this point of view, I think the path set out by this report is quite clear. We shall also talk about it with the Council. O... | null |
Maria Badia i Cutchet | MEP | S&D | en | es | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I would also like to join in congratulating Mrs Paliadeli on the excellent work that she has done. I think that we can now say, once the report is adopted, that it is going to be the successful culmination of a new commitment to Europeanism, and I do not believe that i... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | fi | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr Takkula has asked permission to ask a question. Mr Takkula, you may put a question to Mrs Badia. | null |
Hannu Takkula | MEP | ALDE | en | fi | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, my chief purpose was to ask to speak, because I am coordinator of the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe and because I would like, on its behalf, to thank Mrs Paliadeli for this magnificent report and to say a few words about the history of our people and about the European Herita... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr Takkula, one moment: the procedure… we are going to give you the floor soon as an additional speaker, because the representative of your group was indeed not present. We will call on you along with the various speakers who speak next and you will have two minutes to speak. | null |
Marek Henryk Migalski | MEP | ECR | en | pl | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioner, a short while ago, when interpreting Mrs Badia i Cutchet’s speech, the interpreter used the term ‘Europeism’, presumably in error. No such word exists in the Polish language and, in fact, I have the feeling that the initiative we are currently discussing is constructing something that does ... | null |
João Ferreira | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioner, the current idea of culture is nothing new – we have heard it before during the discussion of other reports in Parliament and we have heard it again here today – it is on the verge of being considered instrumental in the European Union. This is expressed in various ways: whether in the cont... | null |
Corneliu Vadim Tudor | MEP | NI | en | ro | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, today, 16 December, we celebrate the 240th anniversary of Ludwig van Beethoven’s birth, the composer of the united Europe’s anthem. Given this excellent report from the Committee on Culture and Education, as a Romanian historian and writer, I would like to propose for a European Heritage Label an excepti... | null |
Hella Ranner | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I am very pleased that this initiative, which is already implemented in some Member States, has now come before the European Union as a whole. It was right and proper that a biennial cycle should have been chosen for awarding the label. I would also like to express my thanks to the rapporteur in this mat... | null |
Silvia Costa | MEP | S&D | en | it | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, during a stage in its life in which Europe is undergoing a crisis of identity and prospects, I think that the establishment of a European Heritage Label that identifies those sites – both material and immaterial – of high symbolic and educational value for the history,... | null |
Hannu Takkula | MEP | ALDE | en | fi | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I would first like to thank you for the opportunity to speak for a moment on behalf of my group, the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, about this important report on the European Heritage Label. Listening to the debate today, sometimes my impr... | null |
Raffaele Baldassarre | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, creating a European identity and increasing citizens’ interest in the European Union and its origins are two challenges that the European institutions must face up to in order to achieve broad cohesion and solidarity. Furthermore, these challenges are at the heart of t... | null |
Cătălin Sorin Ivan | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I, too, would like to begin by thanking the rapporteur for the excellent report she managed to produce and for the negotiations she conducted with the Commission and Council. Even though she failed to have the European Union Cultural Heritage Label established, the European Heritage Label is still excell... | null |
Csaba Sógor | MEP | PPE | en | hu | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I welcome the fact that in the course of this session, this is the second proposal we are voting on that intends to bridge the gap between the European Union and its citizens. Converted from the intergovernmental programmes of several European countries into an official EU action, the introduction of the... | null |
Olga Sehnalová | MEP | S&D | en | cs | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, the European Heritage Label is undoubtedly a good initiative, and a continuation of the intergovernmental project now operating since 2006. The aim of the initiative is to contribute towards the creation of a common European identity, increasing interest in the European Union and its values. The concept ... | null |
Joanna Katarzyna Skrzydlewska | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, in the period before the Treaty of Lisbon was enacted, we were faced with a situation in which the citizens of the EU were becoming markedly less interested in its affairs and activities. Adopting the Treaty of Lisbon was intended not only to provide a solution to problems relating to the need for better... | null |
Seán Kelly | MEP | PPE | en | ga | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I welcome these proposals and I think they will grow and develop the tourism industry, something which is much needed these days. Despite all the criticism that Europe gets, I think most citizens still value Europe and particularly a label with Europe on it. I have seen that in relation to the European ... | null |
Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė | MEP | PPE | en | lt | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, there are often discussions among citizens on the future of the European Union. The foundations of a strong Union and a successful future are built on trust and mutual accommodation, just like in a family. The European Heritage Label is a means for people to find out more about others, to find those thin... | null |
Piotr Borys | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, nobody can accuse us of not being consistent. In the Treaty of Lisbon, we established citizenship of the EU for its inhabitants, and yesterday we had the opportunity to vote on the citizens’ initiative. Today, we are adopting a symbol, namely the European Heritage Label. This will unquestionably boost th... | null |
Georgios Papanikolaou | MEP | PPE | en | el | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I should like to take my turn in congratulating our rapporteur, Mrs Paliadeli, on her excellent report and on all her efforts to date. This new European Heritage Label highlights our culture, highlights the European spirit and satisfies all of us who frequently visit sites in Europe and think it is a sha... | null |
Iosif Matula | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I welcome the intergovernmental European Heritage Label project being turned into a formal European Union initiative at a time when the initial project has not enjoyed the high profile and prestige which it deserves. This project allows us to open a door as well to countries which enrich our continent’s ... | null |
Elena Băsescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, creating a European identity and increasing the level of interest in the EU are major challenges. They are capable of generating cohesion and solidarity on a large scale. The European Heritage Label could meet its objectives in a more effective way if it was managed as an EU initiative. It must be based ... | null |
Androulla Vassiliou | EU Commissioner | N/A | en | en | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, it seems that the majority of Members who took the floor stressed the importance of this European initiative and the real added value of it. They stressed the importance of this initiative in promoting Europe, the common European history and heritage, the educational value of this initiative and its signi... | null |
Chrysoula Paliadeli | N/A | N/A | en | el | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I should like to start by stating that I share the views expressed, both on the impact assessment of the European Heritage Label and its added cultural value. The label alone cannot bridge the gap between the public and the European Union. It can simply help, together with other initiatives, to address t... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The debate is closed. The vote will take place today at 12:00. Written statements (Rule 149) | null |
Rareş-Lucian Niculescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Turning the European Heritage Label initiative into an official EU action will provide particular added value to all the actions being carried out by Member States, while also making an important contribution to creating a common European identity. I welcome this initiative and the report that has been presented. I al... | null |
Emil Stoyanov | MEP | PPE | en | bg | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I would like to congratulate Mrs Paliadeli on her work on this report. Establishing and awarding the European Heritage Label is an initiative that deserves special attention. The European dimension and the significance of the sites put forward will help to foster European identity and a sense of European citizenship. ... | null |
Csanád Szegedi | MEP | NI | en | hu | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | European Heritage Label (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I fully subscribe to the statement in the report that there is an enormous gap between the EU and the citizens of the European Member States, as more than half of them have a none too favourable opinion about the EU. With the renaming of the European Heritage Label as the European Union Heritage Label, and with the ac... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The next item is the recommendation by Mrs Pack, on behalf of the Committee on Culture and Education, on the draft Council decision on the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation establishing the terms and conditions for the participation of the Swiss Confederation in the ‘You... | null |
Doris Pack | N/A | N/A | en | de | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I am very pleased that we have the opportunity to lead this debate today because I remember that we both always cooperated with Switzerland in the European Council and are therefore both aware of how important it is for Switzerland to participate in these programmes. In 2006, before these programmes were... | null |
Androulla Vassiliou | EU Commissioner | N/A | en | en | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, according to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, the conclusion of this agreement between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation needs the consent of Parliament before the agreement can come into force. I want to thank the Committee on Culture and Education, and particularly its c... | null |
Marco Scurria | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, other than the Commission, I should also certainly like to thank the Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education, Mrs Pack, for the work and dedication that she has lavished on this dossier. What we are talking about today is important because it is an instrument like ‘Youth in ... | null |
Joanna Senyszyn | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, on behalf of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, I endorse the rapporteur’s draft report on agreeing to the participation of the Confederation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong l... | null |
Hannu Takkula | MEP | ALDE | en | fi | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, right from the outset, I wish to thank our committee’s excellent Chair, Doris Pack, who also drafted this report. I might say that when this proposal was in the hands of Doris Pack, it was in good hands. As our worthy Commissioner knows very well, Mrs Pack has much professional experience and expertise i... | null |
Marek Henryk Migalski | MEP | ECR | en | pl | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioner, this report was adopted unanimously in the Committee on Culture and Education, where everyone acknowledged that it was a good idea. It really is a good idea which should be entirely uncontroversial, since it exemplifies the values we are discussing. In fact, this may well be one of those re... | null |
Jaroslav Paška | MEP | ID | en | sk | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, even though Switzerland has not yet decided to become a Member State of the European Union, it has long shown a serious interest in broad cooperation with the EU in the area of education and professional training for young people. After the establishment of the Youth in Action and Lifelong Learning progr... | null |
Justas Vincas Paleckis | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I would like to congratulate the rapporteur, Mrs Pack, and I agree entirely with her recommendations on the ‘Youth in Action’ and Lifelong Learning programmes and the participation of Switzerland in these. I would say that Switzerland is not just a beautiful and orderly country; it is of great interest t... | null |
Liam Aylward | MEP | ALDE | en | en | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I welcome the moves for Switzerland to increase its cooperation with the EU in the fields of education, training and youth. The Youth in Action programme is a very important programme for young European citizens. It is a programme that needs to be highlighted more, and its aims and objectives need to be r... | null |
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, rapporteur, I would like to thank you for your work and say that I really support your recommendation that the European Parliament should approve the Council decision on Switzerland’s participation in the ‘Youth in Action’ and Lifelong Learning programmes, because the Commission’s agreement with the Swis... | null |
Seán Kelly | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ever since I came to the European Parliament, I keep asking myself why Switzerland and Norway have not joined the European Union, and I wonder if it is because they have the best of both worlds. The benefits of being in the European Union without the obligations. Here today, I am a bit dubious as well. Th... | null |
Alajos Mészáros | MEP | PPE | en | hu | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioner, European youth is a generation that has been given the privilege to grow up on a peaceful continent almost free of boundaries, which is characterised by mobility and multilingualism, and which also offers a wide range of cultural and economic opportunities. In order to ensure that more and ... | null |
Silvia Costa | MEP | S&D | en | it | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, if this programme is brought to fruition today, it is thanks to the determination of Mrs Pack and the will of Commissioner Vassiliou. As an Italian-Swiss citizen, I am happy that Switzerland is the first country from outside the European Union to participate in EU education programm... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, understandably enough, Switzerland, which provides some of the financial backing for the ‘Youth in Action’ and Lifelong Learning programmes, now wishes to participate in these programmes. However, in the spirit of learning, it would also be good if the EU were to take a leaf out of Switzerland’s book whe... | null |
Piotr Borys | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I would like to extend my very warm thanks to Mrs Pack and the Commissioner for taking this initiative. I think that Switzerland, an enclave surrounded on all sides by EU Member States, does, in fact, need to be open to the programmes. I think that young people are not always aware that, since they are n... | null |
Hella Ranner | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, like everyone else here, I have the feeling that Switzerland may come increasingly closer to Europe in this way, eventually, and hopefully soon, becoming a full member of the European Union, something that is certainly greatly to be welcomed. We should be encouraged by this small white spot in the middle... | null |
Androulla Vassiliou | EU Commissioner | N/A | en | en | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I should like to thank everyone for warmly welcoming this initiative. It was my pleasure to have signed this act between the European Union and the Swiss Confederation as my first act as Commissioner for Education, Culture and Youth. I welcome this development, and I wish Switzerland was also in a positio... | null |
Doris Pack | N/A | N/A | en | de | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I am very pleased to see that some of my fellow Members from the ranks of the Euro-sceptics have voted in favour of this motion, agreeing how wonderful it is that Switzerland is to join this programme and that there will be greater European cooperation on education. This will open up horizons perhaps als... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Thank you, Mrs Pack, I would like to congratulate you, not only on this report, but also on your hard work and enthusiasm, and also for being in Madrid at the weekend to promote the LUX Prize. I am not going to be able to be with you on the 17th, although I would very much have liked to be there. On the 18th and 19th, ... | null |
Iosif Matula | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I find it encouraging that Switzerland wants to participate in the European Union’s education and youth programmes, especially as this country is not yet a member of the EU or of the European Economic Area either. This involvement in EU programmes is also important from the perspective that we have not had, until now,... | null |
Mario Mauro | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The participation of Switzerland, a country that chose not to be a part of the European Union, in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning cannot be ruled out a priori, but should be carefully evaluated. I therefore support the terms of the agreement reached between... | null |
Joanna Katarzyna Skrzydlewska | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The aim of the Lifelong Learning programme, which is included in the Seventh Framework Programme, is to develop various forms of learning throughout people’s professional lives, by supporting cooperation between education and training systems in countries participating in the programme. The programme’s target group is... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-12-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Welfare of laying hens (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The next item is the debate on the oral question to the Commission by Paolo De Castro, on behalf of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, on the welfare of laying hens (O-0178/2010 - B7-0657/2010). | null |
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