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Jean-Luc Mélenchon | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2009-10-21T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the TEC meeting and the EU/USA Summit (2 and 3 November 2009) - Transatlantic judicial and police cooperation (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, Commissioner, Mrs Malmström, in the current economic crisis the newly-elected Parliament is entitled to up-to-date information which is as precise as possible regarding the structure of the plan for a large transatlantic market and regarding the deregulation objectives that this involves in the econom... | null |
Krisztina Morvai | MEP | NI | en | en | 2009-10-21T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the TEC meeting and the EU/USA Summit (2 and 3 November 2009) - Transatlantic judicial and police cooperation (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, regarding the joint fight against terrorism, as a criminal and human rights lawyer, let me make a suggestion. I think it would be very important and useful to put together a joint working group of experts, academics, practising lawyers and so on, drawing conclusions from the often very painful experien... | null |
Francisco José Millán Mon | MEP | PPE | en | es | 2009-10-21T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the TEC meeting and the EU/USA Summit (2 and 3 November 2009) - Transatlantic judicial and police cooperation (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, the relationship with the United States is, strategically speaking, the European Union’s most important relationship. The United States holds a key position in the world and the European Union is increasingly becoming a global actor. We can, and should, undertake many things together. First of all, we... | null |
Ioan Mircea Paşcu | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2009-10-21T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the TEC meeting and the EU/USA Summit (2 and 3 November 2009) - Transatlantic judicial and police cooperation (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, the transatlantic relations that are crucial for both the EU and the US have been seriously tested in recent years. Now, with a new Administration in the White House which is redefining US priorities, and France back into the NATO military structure, the perspective is better. Personally, I consider th... | null |
Reinhard Bütikofer | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | de | 2009-10-21T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the TEC meeting and the EU/USA Summit (2 and 3 November 2009) - Transatlantic judicial and police cooperation (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, Minister, Commissioner, the fourth meeting of the Transatlantic Economic Council represents the ideal opportunity for this forum to turn over a new page. The TEC must be more ambitious. Both parties to the transatlantic dialogue agree that overcoming the economic crisis and combating climate change ar... | null |
James Elles | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2009-10-21T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the TEC meeting and the EU/USA Summit (2 and 3 November 2009) - Transatlantic judicial and police cooperation (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I agree with those speakers who said we have a real opportunity in front of us with a new US Administration in place. Three quick points. Firstly, we seem to have evolved into a situation where we have a huge number of subjects which are discussed between the EU and the US, but no strategic dialogue, a... | null |
Daniel Caspary | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2009-10-21T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the TEC meeting and the EU/USA Summit (2 and 3 November 2009) - Transatlantic judicial and police cooperation (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, if you believe that the European Union needs partners, as all the previous speakers have said, then this becomes particularly clear in the area of the economy. The transatlantic market has a trade volume of around EUR 2 billion per day. This makes it obvious how important the Wor... | null |
Véronique De Keyser | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2009-10-21T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the TEC meeting and the EU/USA Summit (2 and 3 November 2009) - Transatlantic judicial and police cooperation (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, the election of President Obama has rightly been welcomed as a victory for US democracy. However, the recent Nobel Peace Prize that has just been awarded to him places him under pressure. Peace in the Middle East? It is something we hope for, but he is certainly not the master card. Peace in Afghanist... | null |
Charles Tannock | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2009-10-21T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the TEC meeting and the EU/USA Summit (2 and 3 November 2009) - Transatlantic judicial and police cooperation (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, the ECR Group is strongly Atlanticist and seeks ever closer economic, trade and political ties with America, which we consider to be the EU’s foremost ally and not competitor. We also remain in debt to the USA for its contribution to NATO, which is based on our shared democratic values, and we welcome ... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-10-21T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the TEC meeting and the EU/USA Summit (2 and 3 November 2009) - Transatlantic judicial and police cooperation (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I would like to begin by pointing out the importance of relations between the United States and the European Union, particularly during a time of global economic crisis. There is an increasing need for us to take joint action in tackling the crisis, in the energy market and in the fight against terror... | null |
Juan Fernando López Aguilar | MEP | S&D | en | es | 2009-10-21T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the TEC meeting and the EU/USA Summit (2 and 3 November 2009) - Transatlantic judicial and police cooperation (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, Commissioner Ferrero-Waldner referred to the importance of ensuring that the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs attends the transatlantic EU-US Summit, and I welcome the emphasis she has placed on the matter. Furthermore, as Chairman of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and... | null |
Harlem Désir | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2009-10-21T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the TEC meeting and the EU/USA Summit (2 and 3 November 2009) - Transatlantic judicial and police cooperation (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, Mrs Malmström, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, cooperation between Europe and the United States is crucial in resolving most of the major crises in the world, and the new US administration certainly provides an opportunity. It has already taken some initiatives that have marked a break with the pa... | null |
Peter Skinner | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2009-10-21T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the TEC meeting and the EU/USA Summit (2 and 3 November 2009) - Transatlantic judicial and police cooperation (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I have a couple of points. It is difficult to see how we can fit all of the resolution that we have set out on the TEC into the TEC. It is a very small operation, as we know. I will be there next Tuesday, Commissioner. I look forward to seeing you, along with Mr Brok and other parliamentarians, an issu... | null |
Janusz Władysław Zemke | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2009-10-21T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the TEC meeting and the EU/USA Summit (2 and 3 November 2009) - Transatlantic judicial and police cooperation (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I would like to thank you for giving me the floor. I think it is very important that we are discussing transatlantic relations, because we find ourselves, in part, in a paradoxical situation. The changes which have taken place in the United States have largely been very well received in Europe. On the... | null |
Michael Theurer | MEP | ALDE | en | de | 2009-10-21T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the TEC meeting and the EU/USA Summit (2 and 3 November 2009) - Transatlantic judicial and police cooperation (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, we have drawn up a major resolution which covers a number of themes. However, one important point – trade – is only touched on briefly. I believe that international trade is a decisive factor. The fall in world trade is one of the causes of the economic and financial crisis and I... | null |
Jan Philipp Albrecht | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | de | 2009-10-21T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the TEC meeting and the EU/USA Summit (2 and 3 November 2009) - Transatlantic judicial and police cooperation (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I would like to look again at one aspect of transatlantic cooperation in the field of policing and justice relating to Swift, which has already been mentioned, that is, the transfer of Swift bank details to the US. I believe that we should remember when discussing this point that the Council has given... | null |
Zoltán Balczó | MEP | NI | en | hu | 2009-10-21T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the TEC meeting and the EU/USA Summit (2 and 3 November 2009) - Transatlantic judicial and police cooperation (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I read the following in a European Union White Paper in 1996: a fierce global battle is expected in the coming decades between Europe, the United States, Japan and the emerging Asian countries. Fortunately, this battle is taking place not with weapons, but mainly in the economic sector. Europe must hold its own in thi... | null |
Cecilia Malmström | EU Council President | N/A | en | sv | 2009-10-21T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the TEC meeting and the EU/USA Summit (2 and 3 November 2009) - Transatlantic judicial and police cooperation (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I would like to thank all of the honourable Members for their contributions to this debate. There is a high level of consensus on the importance of deepening our cooperation with the American administration and the summit that we are about to hold. I am very pleased that the American administration is... | null |
Benita Ferrero-Waldner | EU Commissioner | N/A | en | en | 2009-10-21T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the TEC meeting and the EU/USA Summit (2 and 3 November 2009) - Transatlantic judicial and police cooperation (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I would first of all agree with James Elles about a greater strategic dialogue with a great strategic partner. This is the objective that we have. As I said before, it is about cooperating for global recovery, so financial and economic questions will be very high on our agenda. We have been one of the ... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2009-10-21T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the TEC meeting and the EU/USA Summit (2 and 3 November 2009) - Transatlantic judicial and police cooperation (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I have received six motions for resolutions(1) tabled in accordance with Rule 110(2). The debate is closed. The vote will take place on Thursday, 22 October 2009. Written statements (Rule 149) | null |
Elena Băsescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2009-10-21T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the TEC meeting and the EU/USA Summit (2 and 3 November 2009) - Transatlantic judicial and police cooperation (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The EU-US Summit in November will strengthen the transatlantic partnership and promote dialogue between the two great powers. Relations between them must be based on the values and objectives that we share, and ever closer cooperation is in our common interest and benefit. The European Union and United States must ado... | null |
Tunne Kelam | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-10-21T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the TEC meeting and the EU/USA Summit (2 and 3 November 2009) - Transatlantic judicial and police cooperation (debate) Video of the speechesPV | As the Lisbon Treaty is about to enter into force, the rapid progress in the transatlantic relationship between the two biggest democratic and economic entities will have an increased importance. Both the EU and the US continue to be key actors in international trade and providers of stability. The European Parliament ... | null |
Alan Kelly | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2009-10-21T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the TEC meeting and the EU/USA Summit (2 and 3 November 2009) - Transatlantic judicial and police cooperation (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Relations between the US and the European Union have always been strong. It was with American aid that a shattered Europe was able to reconstruct and develop in the post war years. Now the world again faces a crisis and it is more vital than ever that we retain this link and work together to resolve the problems which ... | null |
Franz Obermayr | MEP | NI | en | de | 2009-10-21T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the TEC meeting and the EU/USA Summit (2 and 3 November 2009) - Transatlantic judicial and police cooperation (debate) Video of the speechesPV | It goes without saying that the economic relationship between the US and the EU must be maintained. However, we must not, under any circumstances, allow the US to monopolise Europe in economic terms. On the contrary, we must learn from the economic crisis, which had its origins in the unsupervised financial markets in... | null |
Richard Seeber | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2009-10-21T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the TEC meeting and the EU/USA Summit (2 and 3 November 2009) - Transatlantic judicial and police cooperation (debate) Video of the speechesPV | In the light of the economic crisis and the preparations for the climate conference in Copenhagen, it is important for us to take the opportunity of the Transatlantic Economic Council meeting to strengthen further the relationship between the EU and the US. In the area of the environment, we must discuss new types of ... | null |
Joanna Senyszyn | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2009-10-21T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the TEC meeting and the EU/USA Summit (2 and 3 November 2009) - Transatlantic judicial and police cooperation (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, it is good that the resolution on preparation of the Transatlantic Economic Council meeting and the EU/USA Summit (2 and 3 November 2009) calls, on page 17, for the United States to treat citizens of the European Union equally and to include all EU Member States in the Visa Waive... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Problem of limited access of developing countries to some vaccines (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The first item is the oral question to the Commission from Mr Goerens, on behalf of the Group of the Alliance of Democrats and Liberals for Europe, on the problem of limited access of developing countries to some vaccines (O-0100/2009 – B7-0214/2009) | null |
Charles Goerens | N/A | N/A | en | fr | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Problem of limited access of developing countries to some vaccines (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, within the context of this question to the Commission, I would like to help explore the routes likely to put an end to an injustice that consists in denying 80% of the world’s population access to the A (H1N1) flu vaccine in particular, and to vaccines in general. The problem is not new. In fact, the que... | null |
Leonard Orban | EU Commissioner | N/A | en | ro | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Problem of limited access of developing countries to some vaccines (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I would like to thank the distinguished MEP Charles Goerens for his question, which gives me the opportunity to deal with both the aspects relating directly to the influenza A (H1N1) pandemic and wider aspects concerning the European Commission’s contribution to improving health infrastructures in developing countries... | null |
Gay Mitchell | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Problem of limited access of developing countries to some vaccines (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, the inevitable arrival and recurrence of a flu pandemic has thrust the issue of vaccination to the forefront of the news agenda. However, this has been a long-standing and persistent problem for the developing world. The oral question this morning raises an excellent point about the hypocrisy and inequity... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | es | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Problem of limited access of developing countries to some vaccines (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr Mitchell, with respect to the issue of lifts, which you have raised, I would like to reveal something which may be a secret part of the Bureau’s debates. At the most recent Bureau meeting, I criticised the situation you have just described and which, shamefully, is not merely a problem in Strasbourg. In Brussels, t... | null |
Michael Cashman | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Problem of limited access of developing countries to some vaccines (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I would like to bring the House away from lifts and back to vaccines which prevent deaths. I think that is exactly what we should be focusing on. Of course I support the call that we have heard relating to the A (H1N1) virus but I want to look much wider: in fact, Commissioner, there are systems that work... | null |
Frédérique Ries | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Problem of limited access of developing countries to some vaccines (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, as we know, this is the week in which most of our Member States are launching the first wave of influenza A vaccinations whilst, at the same time, we are forced to recognise the meagre progress made in this area in terms of access to the vaccine by developing countries. This has just been said: millions ... | null |
Marisa Matias | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Problem of limited access of developing countries to some vaccines (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioner, I would first of all like to stress the importance of the question that was asked by Mr Goerens, which is a matter of basic justice. We are all perfectly aware that, in an influenza A pandemic situation, it would be southern countries that bear the brunt of this problem and the consequences... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Problem of limited access of developing countries to some vaccines (debate) Video of the speechesPV | It is now Mr Guerrero Salom’s turn to take the floor, and I would like to say that I am very pleased, and somewhat moved, to be able to give the floor, for the first time, to someone who has been a great friend and colleague for many years. | null |
Enrique Guerrero Salom | MEP | S&D | en | es | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Problem of limited access of developing countries to some vaccines (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Thank you for your kind words, Mr President. It is an honour to work for the institution of which you are currently the Vice President. I have taken the floor to support the interest raised by this issue, namely providing support to developing countries to prevent and combat the H1N1 influenza pandemic. However, beyon... | null |
Leonard Orban | EU Commissioner | N/A | en | ro | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Problem of limited access of developing countries to some vaccines (debate) Video of the speechesPV | In addition to what I said at the start of my speech, I would also like to emphasise the following points. The European Commission permanently provides financial assistance for health-related matters to numerous developing countries as part of projects, programmes and budget aid. In order to comply with national prior... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Problem of limited access of developing countries to some vaccines (debate) Video of the speechesPV | That concludes this item. | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Financial and economic situation in Moldova (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The next item is the Commission statement on the economic and financial situation in Moldova. | null |
Leonard Orban | EU Commissioner | N/A | en | ro | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Financial and economic situation in Moldova (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The elections that were re-run on 29 July in the Republic of Moldova were a crucial test of the country’s ability to consolidate its democratic development and continue to progress towards rapprochement with the European Union. We are pleased that the elections were held in a calm, orderly atmosphere and that the new ... | null |
Marian-Jean Marinescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Financial and economic situation in Moldova (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The Republic of Moldova is going through a serious economic, financial and institutional crisis caused by the global economic and financial climate, and especially by eight years of Communist government. The early elections held in July 2009 and the victory of the Alliance for European Integration mark an important st... | null |
Kristian Vigenin | MEP | S&D | en | bg | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Financial and economic situation in Moldova (debate) Video of the speechesPV | It gave me particular pleasure listening to Mr Orban talk about the European Commission’s intentions for and its approach to Moldova. I believe that we need to give Moldova very clear signals from the European institutions and the European Union as a whole, and provide the necessary support, both financial and economi... | null |
Cristian Silviu Buşoi | MEP | ALDE | en | ro | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Financial and economic situation in Moldova (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The Republic of Moldova is in an extremely difficult economic situation. The financial crisis in the European Union has also affected the countries adjoining us, and it is our duty to help them. The economic crisis in Moldova is not only a consequence of the global crisis, but is primarily due to a lack of immediate a... | null |
Werner Schulz | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | de | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Financial and economic situation in Moldova (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, possibly the political situation in Moldova will relax tomorrow as a result of the election of a president supported by the Coalition for European Integration. Otherwise, as we have heard, new early elections will have to be held and, if it comes to that, the EU should... | null |
Charles Tannock | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Financial and economic situation in Moldova (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Moldova is Europe’s poorest country and is also landlocked, but has recently had a successful democratic election. The new parliament must now choose its president wisely. However, it would undoubtedly be more prosperous and secure if it did not suffer from an artificial territorial division. Very little ... | null |
Jiří Maštálka | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | cs | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Financial and economic situation in Moldova (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I would like to talk about both of these problems and also about the following report on Georgia. We are given too little time to assess such complex issues. I feel obliged to state that Czech President Václav Klaus was not mistaken in his statements either on the situation in Moldova or on the border conflict between... | null |
Bastiaan Belder | MEP | ID | en | nl | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Financial and economic situation in Moldova (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, the financial and economic situation in Moldova can be summed up in a few words. It is a total disaster, as Dr Aneli Gabani, one of Europe’s leading experts on Moldova, informed me yesterday. A new government team may have taken office in Chişinău on 25 September with a promising name and programme – the... | null |
Cristian Dan Preda | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Financial and economic situation in Moldova (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I, too, wish to welcome the Commission’s intention to support the Republic of Moldova. The Republic of Moldova needs support that has to target the country’s population. This is the only way in which the Republic of Moldova’s citizens will be able to acquire the confidence they need to find a path towards stability an... | null |
Cătălin Sorin Ivan | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Financial and economic situation in Moldova (debate) Video of the speechesPV | As I also said here on Monday in the European Parliament, Moldova needs concrete actions, not promises. Moldova is currently in the most difficult economic situation among all the states on our continent. This is precisely why the institutions of the European Union must identify solutions for providing immediate macro... | null |
Ryszard Czarnecki | MEP | ECR | en | pl | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Financial and economic situation in Moldova (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, in our discussions in this House on Moldova, a lot of attention has been paid to the country’s very poor economic situation, but frankly speaking, the situation today is far better than it was a year ago. We see Moldova making clear progress towards an economy capable of providing for its citizens’ well-... | null |
Lena Barbara Kolarska-Bobińska | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Financial and economic situation in Moldova (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I would also like to thank the Commissioner and the Commission for all the declarations concerning Moldova and the steps the Commission wants to take in the future. Being from Poland, I know how important such steps are and the declarations on strengthening weak democracy in transition in their countri... | null |
Monica Luisa Macovei | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Financial and economic situation in Moldova (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, the pro-European Government in the Republic of Moldova cannot be left to become victim of the serious economic situation. I call for more substantial assistance than the package already agreed to by the Commission and I insist on this. Financial assistance must support the population and must support t... | null |
Elena Băsescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Financial and economic situation in Moldova (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The economic crisis is also being strongly felt in the Republic of Moldova. Romania and the Republic of Moldova have particularly close economic relations. My country is the number one destination for Moldovan exports and the second biggest source of imports. However, these commercial exchanges have been hit hard by t... | null |
Victor Boştinaru | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Financial and economic situation in Moldova (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The will of Moldovan citizens has brought about a radical change in Chişinău with a pro-European government that sincerely wishes to commit to a proper project for the Republic of Moldova, a European project. Moldova is currently facing serious economic and social problems, and the European Union must demonstrate that... | null |
Zigmantas Balčytis | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Financial and economic situation in Moldova (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I was, in fact, an observer during the elections in Moldova, and am familiar with this situation. It is a state with a rather complicated historical past – there is Trans-Dniester, Gagauzia, Moldova and many other matters. Almost all post-Soviet system states firstly require a certain amount of financial support. Ther... | null |
Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra | MEP | PPE | en | es | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Financial and economic situation in Moldova (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I would like to put on record the reasons for my vote. I am in favour of the European Union providing support to Moldova to deal with a critical situation. I am in favour of financial support provided by the International Monetary Fund and the European Union, namely urgent support and financial aid to... | null |
Ioan Enciu | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Financial and economic situation in Moldova (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The increasingly encouraging messages which the European Union has been sending Chişinău recently are being welcomed there with great enthusiasm. This is because the majority of this country’s citizens are pinning great hopes on becoming part of Europe. These aspirations are easy to understand. The European Union has ... | null |
Leonard Orban | EU Commissioner | N/A | en | ro | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Financial and economic situation in Moldova (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I have made one extremely important observation: the political support is there in Parliament for strengthening ties with the Republic of Moldova and bringing this country closer to the European Union. I must specifically reply to some of the issues that have been raised just now. One of the most important of these re... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Financial and economic situation in Moldova (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The debate is closed. Written statements (Rule 149) | null |
Sebastian Valentin Bodu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Financial and economic situation in Moldova (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The European Commission’s report on the economic and financial situation in the Republic of Moldova is completely unequivocal. The government in Chişinău is going through difficult times caused not only by the global economic recession, but also by economic decisions which were wrong or put off for too long by the pre... | null |
George Sabin Cutaş | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Financial and economic situation in Moldova (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The Republic of Moldova’s path towards democracy has been difficult and it has now turned towards Europe. However, the new government majority in Chişinău is in a fragile position as it is also getting over the postponement of the vote by its parliament on the appointment of the President of Moldova. At the same time,... | null |
Rafał Kazimierz Trzaskowski | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Financial and economic situation in Moldova (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The Republic of Moldova is a very important partner for the European Union, and the situation within the country reflects on the stability of the entire region. The new government would like to join the European Union in the future, which is why we should support it to keep the changes the country is undertaking on th... | null |
Iuliu Winkler | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Financial and economic situation in Moldova (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The announcement made by the Swedish Presidency about initiating as soon as possible negotiations on a new agreement with the Republic of Moldova, intended to replace the current Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, is more than welcome in view of the new political situation in this state. The Republic of Moldova’s ... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The next item is the Commission statement on the report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia. | null |
Vytautas Landsbergis | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, on a point of order, I wish to protest against manipulation by somebody in the secretariat. A list was provided for the debate on the fact-finding mission to Georgia, but names of certain speakers, including mine, have been deleted. I therefore request my speaking time in accordance with what had been ... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr Landsbergis, it appears that there are only speakers on behalf of the groups, and you already have a speaker on behalf of the PPE Group. However, what I can offer you is to take you under the catch-the-eye procedure. | null |
Leonard Orban | EU Commissioner | N/A | en | ro | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I am pleased to have the opportunity today to discuss Georgia with you. Less than one year after the armed conflict with Russia, Georgia is facing numerous challenges which are of direct interest to the European Union, and we must give this country our undivided attention. The report from the Independent International... | null |
Ioannis Kasoulides | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, first of all, we take note of the report just given to us on the independent fact-finding mission. It is very difficult in circumstances like these to say who started things and who followed. What is important is that the facts remain on the ground a year after this conflict, and that they violate a nu... | null |
Zoran Thaler | MEP | S&D | en | sl | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, representatives of the Commission, we welcome the impartial and independent investigation of, and the subsequent report on, the 2008 conflict in Georgia, conducted by the International Fact-Finding Mission headed by the Swiss diplomat, Heidi Tagliavini. Before the outbreak of hos... | null |
Kristiina Ojuland | MEP | ALDE | en | et | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, speaking on behalf of the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, I have the opportunity to convey my approval to the rapporteur. The report has an extremely important role even if it only refutes the widespread myth – a myth spread by the Russian Federation –... | null |
Ulrike Lunacek | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I would like to join the previous speakers in warmly congratulating Mrs Tagliavini and her team for the report they were able to deliver. The report made it very clear that both sides were responsible for the escalation to the conflict that finally took place in August 2008. It is clear that Russia had... | null |
Milan Cabrnoch | MEP | ECR | en | cs | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the ECR Group and on behalf of the delegation of the European Parliament for cooperation with the Parliament of Georgia, of which I am the chair, I welcome the report which the Commission has submitted. The report is credible and has not been questioned by any of the... | null |
Bastiaan Belder | MEP | ID | en | nl | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, ‘there are no winners,’ says the worthwhile report by the commission of investigation on the armed conflict in Georgia in the summer of 2008. I do not share this conclusion. Of course there was, and is, a winner: Russia. With the help of the Georgian President, the Kremlin is completing, resolutely an... | null |
Franz Obermayr | MEP | NI | en | de | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, the conflict in the Caucasus in 2008, also called the 5-day war, was a regrettable armed military conflict on Georgian territory between Georgia and Russia, which also affected the so-called ‘renegade provinces’ of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. Due to what was unfortunately often one-sided reporting by ... | null |
Vytautas Landsbergis | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, Ms Heidi Tagliavini, head of the mission, wrote the following comments in a separate press summary: ‘It must be said that the conflict of 2008 was predictable and preventable’; ‘But the international community looked the other way, as if it had given up not only on solving the underlying conflict, but ... | null |
Jelko Kacin | MEP | ALDE | en | sl | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, Commissioner, I had the opportunity of visiting Tbilisi myself in September last year. The question of Georgia’s territorial integrity and stability has a strong bearing on the stability of the region at large, which unfortunately has a stable history of instability. There is no one truth, there are s... | null |
Paweł Robert Kowal | MEP | ECR | en | pl | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I believe that the present debate has fallen into the pattern of focusing mainly on curing the symptoms resulting from the grave situation in Georgia. Georgia is currently a country where the European Union’s reputation as a major force on the international scene is being decided. The truth of the mat... | null |
Csaba Sógor | MEP | PPE | en | hu | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia (debate) Video of the speechesPV | This is an issue that concerns the major powers, although it is a human rights situation. As pawns in the major powers’ games, civilians, minorities and democracy are always the victims in this situation. Where there is separation and division, security is replaced by uncertainty and guns do the talking instead of hav... | null |
Charles Tannock | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, although it is factually correct that President Saakashvili did indeed launch an attack on South Ossetia in 2008, this was only after provocation including severe economic sanctions and a build-up of Russian troops in the occupied territories. The report does not seem in my view to fully reflect the fa... | null |
Tunne Kelam | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, there is one conclusion to draw from the conflict, which is that the international community has, for far too long and too readily, agreed to the existence of so-called frozen conflicts which, as my colleague, Mr Kasoulides, has put it, equals appeasement. The central fact of this conflict is that Geor... | null |
Leonard Orban | EU Commissioner | N/A | en | ro | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I would like to be very brief and start by saying that, as very many speakers have mentioned, the principle of Georgia’s territorial integrity is crucial to the actions we carry out. It is a fundamental issue which we bear in mind in every measure we take. I want to make it very clear by saying that the Commission wil... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The debate is closed. (The sitting was suspended at 10.55 and resumed at 11.05) | null |
Ana Gomes | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Report of the Independent International Fact-Finding Mission on the Conflict in Georgia (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, pursuant to Rule 151 of the Rules of Procedure, on personal statements, I would like to say that I feel that my name is used abusively in amendments to the budget regarding coercive abortion, which were tabled by Mr Deva and Mr Szymański. The amendment to which they refer, and which I submitted in an opi... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Sakharov Prize 2009 (announcement of the winner)Video of the speechesPV | I would like to start with some important information about the Sakharov Prize for 2009. This morning’s Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament awarded the Sakharov Prize for 2009 to Memorial, the organisation of Oleg Orlov, Sergey Kovalev and Lyudmila Alexeyeva and all other defenders of human rights in Ru... | null |
Daniel Hannan | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, at a time when the national governments are having to trim their budgets and when all our constituents are having to make savings in their household budgets, how typical that the European Union, uniquely, should presume to be substantially increasing its budget. This is going to have immediate and tangibl... | null |
Diane Dodds | MEP | NI | en | en | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I would like to make it clear that I supported draft Amendments 732 and 733 and it is a pity that this House did not support them. I welcome any measure that prevents the funding of family planning programmes which will involve a course of abortion programmes and forced sterilisations. Furthermore, the ma... | null |
Zuzana Roithová | MEP | PPE | en | cs | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I too would like to express my irritation that we have not managed to agree today on the condition that European funding in the development aid budget must not go towards activities such as family planning through enforced abortions or mandatory sterilisations. I would like to protest against methods und... | null |
Zoltán Balczó | MEP | NI | en | hu | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The multitude of proposed amendments included a textual amendment which hit the nail on the head. It says: ‘rejects the idea of using the Community budget to finance a more militarist and neo-liberal EU.’ Parliament rejected this amendment. It thereby demonstrated that it had not learnt from the crisis of recent years... | null |
Bruno Gollnisch | MEP | NI | en | fr | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, whilst various institutes and programmes, which are all along the politically dominant lines of communication and the education or re-education of populations, have received billions of euros, a procedural trick has deprived our milk producers of the aid they were entitled to expect. Indeed, two amendmen... | null |
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for the 2010 budget, because the funds which are earmarked in this budget really will ease the situation a little for citizens of EU Member States affected by the economic, social and financial crisis. Moreover, in this budget, more funds have been earmarked for social needs, and this is particularly important... | null |
Peter van Dalen | MEP | ECR | en | nl | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I voted against the budget because all the items have either remained the same or been increased, when all Member States are grappling with decreasing revenue. And here we are spending more money in Europe! That is beyond me. I also voted ‘no’ because it is now laid down that, in addition to his or her s... | null |
Krisztina Morvai | MEP | NI | en | hu | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I obviously voted in favour of the proposal intended to alleviate the crisis in the dairy sector. I want to emphasise again that this is just a handout which is not even enough to put out the fire. However, I would have considered it wrong to vote against this. I am disappointed and sad that I did not receive any repl... | null |
Peter Jahr | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I should like to make three comments on the resolution on the dairy sector: firstly, I expressly welcome the fact that the Commission can now react more quickly to market disruptions in the dairy sector. Secondly, I am delighted that we have together managed to grant European dairy farmers financial supp... | null |
Zuzana Roithová | MEP | PPE | en | cs | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I fully support extending the scope of Article 186 to include the milk and dairy products sector. This will make it possible to react flexibly to sudden changes in the global and European milk markets in order to avoid negative impacts on producers or a distortion of economic competition. I am doubtful, however, about... | null |
Czesław Adam Siekierski | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, after many months of waiting, after long discussions in the Committee on Agriculture, after massive farmers’ protests in various Member States, we have approved additional forms of support for dairy farmers. Yet this is not enough, as these farmers have suffered huge losses, with many on the brink of ban... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Thank you, Mr Siekierski. I have received another two explanations of vote, both of which are from new Members. I should point out that, under Rule 170, no further requests to give explanations of vote shall be accepted once the first explanation of vote has begun. I shall allow these two explanations as an exception, ... | null |
Seán Kelly | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, firstly I would like to say that I, too, am delighted that we have today voted through the budget funding for the dairy sector, which does show that the European Union listens and reacts – obviously within the limits of its budget. It would be better if we could have more money to give to the dairy sector... | null |
Jarosław Kalinowski | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I voted to amend the Regulation establishing a common organisation of agricultural markets, although I have my doubts as to whether the new way of calculating penalties for exceeding national quotas should be effective from April 1 this year. It means rescinding laws retrospectively, which undermines the... | null |
Daniel Hannan | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, the French philosopher René Descartes famously conjectured that all our senses might be being manipulated by a malicious demon. Sometimes when I listen to these reports, I get the impression that we are inhabiting that Cartesian universe, a world in which the European Union stands only for the values of d... | null |
Syed Kamall | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2009-10-22T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I do not think anyone can disagree with the need to promote and support democracy throughout the world, and outside the EU as well as within the EU. However, if you look back at lessons from history, I remember when the United States used to go and promote democracy around the world and people would say, ... | null |
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