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Zigmantas Balčytis | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this document. The construction sector is one of Europe’s biggest industries, accounting for 10% of GDP and 50.5% of gross fixed capital. The sector employs directly 12 million EU citizens and an additional 26 million jobs in other sectors are dependent on it. The economic downturn has hit the EU ... | null |
George Becali | MEP | NI | en | ro | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As I also emphasised in my speech yesterday, I voted in favour of this report. We need to make progress in our actions to harmonise the global construction market. I am referring to matters relating not only to workers’ safety and their migration, but also to the safety of the construction materials in relation to our... | null |
Jean-Luc Bennahmias | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The labelling of, and providing of information on, hazardous substances contained in products of all kinds, whether they be chemical or construction products, is one of the achievements of the European Union. Ever since the REACH Regulation came into force, the EU has demonstrated the added value that it brings with r... | null |
Sebastian Valentin Bodu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The need for action on the marketing of construction products in the EU is vitally important, given the scale of this sector. The construction sector is one of Europe’s biggest industries, accounting for 10% of GDP and 50.5% of gross fixed capital. This sector employs 12 million EU citizens directly with another 26 mi... | null |
Zuzana Brzobohatá | MEP | S&D | en | cs | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In terms of GDP creation, construction represents 10% of the economic output of the European Union. The construction market continues to face a whole range of obstacles preventing the full development of a unified market. The aim of the submitted regulation is to amend the existing directive and thereby to simplify th... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this proposal for a regulation as it lays down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and is intended to update, simplify and replace the Construction Products Directive in the light of changed circumstances, especially as regards market surveillance, including the new le... | null |
Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The regulation on harmonising the marketing of construction products marks a step forward towards improving the operation of the internal market in this area and the free movement of construction products. One important point to make at the same time is that the regulation’s implementation will help keep to a minimum ... | null |
Robert Dušek | MEP | S&D | en | cs | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The draft recommendation on the setting out of harmonised conditions for marketing construction products requires the highest possible level of protection, both for workers and for persons using buildings. I agree with the position of the rapporteur that the power to monitor possible hazardous substances in constructi... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this report because it advocates the need to remove barriers affecting trade in the construction industry. The current economic recession has severely harmed this sector. The proposed regulation, which will replace the directive currently in force, will help to reverse this situation. Removing barriers to ... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | According to the data in the report, and I quote: the ‘construction sector is one of Europe’s biggest industries accounting for 10% of [gross domestic product] and 50.5% of gross fixed capital. The sector employs directly 12 million EU citizens with 26 million workers dependent on the sector. In addition, approximatel... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This proposal for a regulation is intended to harmonise the marketing of construction products, updating and simplifying the current directive while taking account of the new legislative framework (Regulation No 765/2008/EC and Decision 768/2008/EC). It focuses on various aspects, such as the declaration of performanc... | null |
Ilda Figueiredo | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Although the second reading of this report and the final agreement with the Council include some positive aspects, we must not forget it focuses on the principle of consolidating the single market. In this context, this is a case of adopting a regulation that aims to establish harmonised conditions for the marketing o... | null |
Lorenzo Fontana | MEP | ID | en | it | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The move towards the liberalisation of building products in the construction sector represents one of the requests for greater sensitivity received from small and medium-sized enterprises. Considering the overall importance of the construction sector in all Member States, I think that further liberalisation is a neces... | null |
Małgorzata Handzlik | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The functioning of the internal market is still limited by numerous barriers. For this reason, I am very pleased to accept the adoption of the resolution on harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products. The resolution should lead to an easier flow of construction goods between Member States. In add... | null |
Juozas Imbrasas | MEP | ID | en | lt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I agreed with this proposal, because the construction sector is one of Europe’s biggest industries, accounting for 10% of GDP, and the sector employs directly 12 million EU citizens, with 26 million workers dependent on it. Furthermore, approximately 92% of companies manufacturing construction materials are small and ... | null |
Eija-Riitta Korhola | MEP | PPE | en | fi | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It is high time the Construction Products Directive was reformed and replaced with a more workable regulation that would enable us actually to ensure the free movement of construction products in the internal market. The Commission is right in its initiative to facilitate the practical implementation of the existing d... | null |
Edvard Kožušník | MEP | ECR | en | cs | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I support this new approach, since the aim of the legal adjustment is not to define product safety, but to create a transparent environment in which reliable information will be provided on the properties of products. I also applaud the fact that the European Parliament has decided to prefer electronic documents, spec... | null |
Giovanni La Via | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I supported Mrs Stihler’s report with a view to the adoption of a regulation laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products, because I believe the construction sector to be very important for the European economy. In this context, achieving a high level of harmonisation in the rules on co... | null |
David Martin | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I wish to congratulate my Scottish colleague, Catherine Stihler, on her good work on this very technical subject. I voted for the report, which should ensure more transparency for bodies that create standards in the construction industry, places an emphasis on recycling and gives SMEs an easier route to the single mark... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The fact that the civil construction sector accounts for a large part of the European Union’s gross domestic product (GDP), according to the rapporteur, representing approximately 10% of GDP and 50.5% of gross fixed capital, justifies the harmonised conditions which have been adopted here. The recent economic recessio... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The construction industry is, in fact, one of the biggest economic factors throughout Europe. However, the crisis has hit this sector hard. Small and medium-sized enterprises, which often serve as distributors, have suffered particularly badly and many have even gone out of business. In order to secure the survival of... | null |
Cristiana Muscardini | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The construction sector is a fundamental European sector both in terms of employment and in terms of the development of our small and medium-sized enterprises. It is therefore imperative to support a regulation that lays down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products, guaranteeing the safety of ... | null |
Franz Obermayr | MEP | NI | en | de | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The harmonisation measures in the report are too extensive. The construction sector is a sensitive area: it is crucial for the development of infrastructure and thus, also for the individual Member States as business locations. Labour, social and environmental standards are often important for protecting people and th... | null |
Alfredo Pallone | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The proposal for a regulation of Parliament and of the Council laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products is aimed at ensuring the free movement of construction products on the internal market. I voted in favour of the proposal for a regulation precisely because guaranteeing clear and... | null |
Maria do Céu Patrão Neves | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this report because I believe that it is necessary to reduce the barriers that are preventing greater fluidity of trade in the construction industry. The construction industry has been particularly affected by the current economic situation, and the proposed regulation is intended to promote the free, effe... | null |
Aldo Patriciello | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Across the EU, there are still too many barriers to trade in the construction sector, resulting in the Member States’ justification of the technical rules put in place to limit the free movement of goods and services. This fast expanding sector generates 10% of GDP and 50.5% of gross fixed capital. It provides jobs fo... | null |
Rovana Plumb | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The need for action on the marketing of construction products in the EU is vitally important, given the scale of this sector. According to the European Committee for Standardisation, the construction sector is one of Europe’s biggest industries, accounting for 10% of GDP and 50.5% of gross fixed capital. This sector e... | null |
Paulo Rangel | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Given the importance of the construction sector within the European economy, it is vital to remove the technical barriers to trade in the field of construction products in order to enhance their free movement within the internal market. It is therefore important to support the establishment of harmonised technical spe... | null |
Crescenzio Rivellini | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Today, we voted in plenary on the recommendation on harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products. Given the sector’s importance, it is essential to develop measures on the marketing of construction products within the EU. According to the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN), the constructi... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This regulation comes before the Parliament for second reading in view of its final adoption. Parliament’s first reading took place during the previous parliamentary term. The Council adopted its position in 2010 and subsequently, there were intense informal trialogue negotiations under the Belgian Presidency in order ... | null |
Licia Ronzulli | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this resolution because I believe that there are still too many ‘barriers’ to trade in the construction sector in Europe. The review of this directive should help to eliminate trade barriers, thereby protecting jobs in construction companies, which are still affected by the global economic crisis.... | null |
Oreste Rossi | MEP | ID | en | it | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Despite the fact that the introduction to the regulation contains some unacceptable general statements, in particular, regarding the completely free movement of services in the construction sector – which we cannot support because there will be a risk of unfair competition until labour costs have been harmonised betwe... | null |
Catherine Stihler | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am extremely pleased that the construction report, for which I was rapporteur, was supported and voted into legislation by my colleagues. The report will result in hazardous substances being listed on the labelling of construction products and further studies to follow on the subject from the Commission. There are al... | null |
Silvia-Adriana Ţicău | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for the proposal for a regulation laying down harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products and repealing Council Directive 89/106/EEC. The construction sector is a large industrial sector in Europe, employing 12 million EU citizens directly, with another 26 million workers dependent on it. ... | null |
Viktor Uspaskich | MEP | ALDE | en | lt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I believe that the construction sector broadly reflects the economic situation. In the second quarter of 2010, the Lithuanian construction sector shrank by up to 42.9%, one of the steepest declines in Europe. Since then, the situation has improved slightly, but let us be under no illusions – the Lithuanian constructio... | null |
Derek Vaughan | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The construction industry represents various vital issues in the European Union, ranging from its significant contribution to the economy to the safety of EU citizens in their homes and places of work. My vote in favour of the Construction Products Regulation reflects the need for a modernised, safe and transparent dir... | null |
Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this report, which seeks to make EU humanitarian aid more effective. The European Consensus on humanitarian aid is major step forward. Nevertheless, the review of its action plan must be more coherent, using objectives that are more measurable and indicators that are more reliable. That is the only way tha... | null |
Laima Liucija Andrikienė | MEP | PPE | en | lt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this document, because it is crucial for more effective provision of humanitarian aid. The European Consensus on humanitarian aid is the first common document on humanitarian aid policy to have been produced since the adoption of the 1996 regulation. It is a fundamentally important tool, particula... | null |
Elena Oana Antonescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This report commits the European Union to close cooperation revolving around a shared vision on humanitarian aid. I think that the severity of natural disasters is also down to the human actions at the root of climate change. I also encourage Member States to get involved in implementing this European Consensus on hum... | null |
Sophie Auconie | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Union is a global player. It is with this strong belief that the authors of the Treaty of Lisbon strengthened Europe’s ambitions on the world stage. The humanitarian dimension has an important place in this major project. The Union is already the world’s largest donor, providing 40% of all contributions. ... | null |
Zigmantas Balčytis | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this report. The European Union is the world’s largest donor of humanitarian aid, providing more than 40% of all official international humanitarian assistance. There has been a significant increase across the globe in the number and severity of natural disasters caused, particularly, by the impac... | null |
Jean-Luc Bennahmias | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | There were many humanitarian crises in 2010: Haiti, Pakistan, and I could go on. The tragedies that certain populations, often the most disadvantaged ones, experience throughout the world require swift and effective action by international organisations but also by the European Union, which is a major player in the fi... | null |
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of Parliament’s report on implementation of the European Consensus on humanitarian aid: the mid-term review of its action plan and the way forward. The European Consensus on humanitarian aid commits the Union to close cooperation around a shared vision of humanitarian aid. The Consensus aims to impro... | null |
Sebastian Valentin Bodu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Union is the biggest donor in the world, contributing 40% of the global aid provided. More than 100 million people in 70 plus countries received aid amounting to nearly EUR 1 billion from the European Union in 2009. Unfortunately, however, we very often advocate making donations to states which choose lat... | null |
David Campbell Bannerman | MEP | ID | en | en | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | UKIP believes that the best reaction to a humanitarian disaster is for independent nation states to coordinate their aid efforts voluntarily, and not to have them set centrally by the undemocratic EU. We note the debacle of the EU’s slow and small efforts in Haiti, and thus we feel that the EU cannot be trusted in futu... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this report because the European Union is the world’s largest donor of humanitarian aid, contributing more than 40% of all official international humanitarian assistance. In 2009, it granted humanitarian aid to approximately 115 million people in more than 70 countries, to a total of EUR 950 milli... | null |
Nikolaos Chountis | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | el | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted against the report on humanitarian aid for two reasons. Initially, because it insists on linking civil protection and humanitarian aid with the European External Action Service and its foreign policy, whereas, obviously, intervention criteria should be clearly humanitarian and humanitarian alone. Also, because... | null |
Carlos Coelho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | While carrying out the mid-term review of the European Consensus on humanitarian aid, I cannot fail to point out that it is regrettable that public awareness of it has not been at the desired level and that the Member States have played little part in implementing it. However, instead of finding fault, we must promote... | null |
Corina Creţu | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Humanitarian Consensus is a key instrument which especially shows its worth in the current humanitarian context of profound change. We have witnessed the significant increase in the number and severity of natural disasters caused mainly by the impact of climate change, the increasing incidence of complex crises, e... | null |
Mário David | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Consensus on humanitarian aid reached on 18 December 2007 by Parliament, the Council and the Commission represented an important step forward in terms of the definition, scope and spectrum of European humanitarian aid. We are proceeding with this report, the conclusions of which I strongly support, to its... | null |
Luigi Ciriaco De Mita | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Humanitarian aid now has a larger and more important role than in the past. Differing rates of development and growing inequality in opportunity and resource distribution in geographical, social and generational terms, increasing climate change (for which humans are partly to blame) and the associated increase in natu... | null |
Proinsias De Rossa | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I support this report on implementation of the European consensus on humanitarian aid. The EU’s humanitarian policy is the practical expression of its commitment to supporting people in need of assistance when they are at their most vulnerable. The European Union is the world’s largest donor of humanitarian aid. Its co... | null |
Anne Delvaux | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The recent humanitarian disasters in Haiti and Pakistan demonstrated once again the need to improve the EU’s disaster response capability in terms of effectiveness, coordination and visibility. That is why I voted in favour of this report, which advocates the establishment of a European rapid reaction capability (Euro... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this report because I believe that the action plan of the European Consensus needs to be reviewed. The humanitarian situation has changed significantly in recent years, not least with the significantly increasing number and severity of natural disasters, which are also caused by the impact of clim... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It is clear that disaster situations and humanitarian emergencies are multiplying throughout the world today. The European Union has been taking on an important role in combating these scourges, and I hope that it will continue to do so and even that it will strengthen this role, in as far as is possible. However, it ... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In recent years, the world has witnessed a significant rise in disasters, in terms of both the geographic area affected and the number of victims. Although it is a matter of great importance, it does not fall within the scope of this discussion to address the impact of climate change on these disasters. The signing of... | null |
João Ferreira | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The EU’s so-called ‘humanitarian aid’ plays a not insignificant role in what is increasingly defined as its foreign policy. It frequently makes use of genuine needs for aid and cooperation to which it is important to respond, particularly emergencies, whilst a great variety of objectives are being pursued in practice.... | null |
Sylvie Guillaume | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I believe that we must improve the tools available to the European Union for responding to the kind of disasters that Haiti has endured, with the earthquake just a year ago followed by the more recent cholera epidemic. My group and I believe that we must promote increased funding for humanitarian aid so as to allow fo... | null |
Ian Hudghton | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The EU as a bloc is the world’s largest contributor of humanitarian aid. Nevertheless, recent catastrophes have highlighted certain shortcomings in the EU’s ability to act in a speedy, efficient and coordinated manner. The Striffler reports underlines some of these concerns and it is to be hoped that positive action re... | null |
Juozas Imbrasas | MEP | ID | en | lt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I agreed with this report because this report is not only a formal exercise but also an opportunity to reflect on humanitarian aid today. The humanitarian context has changed profoundly in recent years. In this changing context, the first factor to highlight is the significant increase in the number and severity of na... | null |
Jarosław Kalinowski | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | A year on from the earthquake in Haiti, we can see that the steps we are taking, or the way in which we are helping, are not perfect. For this reason, the European consensus that arose to facilitate the provision of humanitarian aid must not be squandered. The EU, as one of the richest and most developed regions in th... | null |
Giovanni La Via | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the Striffler report because there is still a great need to emphasise the importance and, hence, the sensitivity of this issue. Parliament’s aim, with its vote, was to stress the need for the European Union’s objective to become one of upholding the human rights of neutrality, impartiality and ind... | null |
Petru Constantin Luhan | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | A dramatic rise has been seen recently in the number and severity of natural disasters, whether man-made or not, along with an increase in the adverse impact caused by violations of international humanitarian law and poor governance. As is well known, the European Union is the world’s number one donor of humanitarian ... | null |
David Martin | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I strongly welcome this report, which makes suggestions on how the Consensus on humanitarian aid can be strengthened. It highlights a number of areas that require more attention, including the promotion of humanitarian principles and international humanitarian law; issues of quality, coordination and consistency in the... | null |
Jiří Maštálka | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | cs | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The submitted report is a very timely response to the many natural disasters we have experienced in recent years. It is essential for the EU to learn from the experience of providing effective aid after previous disasters, for example, in Australia, Haiti and Russia, in order to have completely clear procedures and re... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Natural disasters have certainly been occurring with increasingly severity in recent times. It is also the case that the EU is one of the chief global players in terms of humanitarian aid, and it is important that this role be maintained in spite of the crises that we are experiencing. Nevertheless, I believe that in ... | null |
Louis Michel | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The humanitarian environment is increasingly complex and difficult: humanitarian law is frequently infringed; confusion over roles means that humanitarian workers are increasingly targeted, and natural disasters are increasing in number and intensity. In 2010, we witnessed the three greatest humanitarian catastrophes ... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The report on implementation of the European Consensus on humanitarian aid contains some important proposals which need to be acted on in the future. One example is the development of capabilities and resources for civil protection, with the key idea being the creation of a European civil protection force. Also of sig... | null |
Rolandas Paksas | MEP | ID | en | lt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this report because, as the world’s largest donor of humanitarian aid, the European Union must pay greater attention to humanitarian aid in those areas where it is needed as a matter of urgency, given that there has been a dramatic increase in the number of natural disasters and internal conflicts... | null |
Alfredo Pallone | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Union is the world’s largest donor of humanitarian aid. Its contribution represents more than 40% of all official international humanitarian assistance. The EU’s humanitarian policy shows its commitment to the people of countries that need assistance. Following the EU’s signature of the European Consensus... | null |
Maria do Céu Patrão Neves | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Union, through the Commission and the Member States, is the world’s largest provider of humanitarian and development aid. Its contribution represents more than 40% of all official international humanitarian assistance. A rigorous mid-term review of the implementation of the European Consensus on humanitar... | null |
Aldo Patriciello | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The EU is the world’s largest donor of humanitarian aid, providing more than 40% of international humanitarian assistance. The European Consensus on humanitarian aid, signed on 18 December 2007 by the Council, Parliament and the European Commission, on the basis of a five-year action plan, commits the EU and the Membe... | null |
Paulo Rangel | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this report, which presents an overview of the implementation of the European Consensus on humanitarian aid, formulating proposals which aim to help strengthen its visibility and greater efficiency in achieving its objectives. This instrument has taken on even greater importance in the current hum... | null |
Crescenzio Rivellini | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Today, we voted in plenary on the report on the European Consensus on humanitarian aid. The European Union, through the Commission and the Member States combined, is the world’s largest donor of humanitarian aid. Its contribution represents more than 40% of all official international humanitarian assistance. The Union... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Since the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty on 1 December 2009, the Union’s humanitarian activities have been governed by Article 214 TFEU, establishing a specific EU policy for humanitarian aid as a competence shared between the Member States and the Union. Thus, when Council Regulation (EC) No 1257/96 of 20 June ... | null |
Licia Ronzulli | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Union, through the Commission and the Member States combined, is the world’s largest donor of humanitarian aid, contributing more than 40% of all official international assistance. In 2009 alone, the Commission provided a total of EUR 950 million to approximately 115 million people in more than 70 countri... | null |
John Stuart Agnew and David Campbell Bannerman | MEP | ID | en | en | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | 14/1: I voted in favour of this as I perceive it to be a weakening of EU legislation and will result in it becoming easier to import non-GM soya beans into the UK. This is a critical issue for our poultry sector. 14/2: I voted in favour of this as it will reduce the negative impact of EU legislation on cargoes of non-G... | null |
Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The EU should be turning to innovative initiatives that, firstly, make use of food surpluses and, secondly, enable people suffering shortages to be fed: provision should be made for this when revising the common agricultural policy. Speculation has been responsible for almost 50% of the recent price rises, so a concer... | null |
Laima Liucija Andrikienė | MEP | PPE | en | lt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this resolution which recognises that food security is a human right. It is achieved when all people, at all times, have physical, social and economic access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food to meet their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life. It is important to ... | null |
Elena Oana Antonescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Recent volatility in food and basic food product prices has raised serious concerns about the operation of the food supply chain at a European and global level. Food price rises have hit the most vulnerable sections of the population hardest. This report encourages the provision of healthy, good quality food to consum... | null |
Sophie Auconie | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As the first policy to have been implemented and the main item of expenditure until recently, agriculture occupies a central place in the European project. The last few decades have certainly seen something of a fall in this area for the benefit of other important areas, but we must not lose sight of the fact that Eur... | null |
Liam Aylward | MEP | ALDE | en | ga | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Currently, 900 million people worldwide suffer from the hunger that accompanies abject poverty, and up to 2 billion cannot be certain of their food supply because they are living under the threat of poverty. Since an increase of 70%, at the least, is needed to meet the needs of the growing global population, the agric... | null |
Zigmantas Balčytis | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this document. With the rapid growth in the world’s population, the agricultural sector must meet a growing need for safe and sufficient food, despite the obstacles of limited natural resources, high energy prices and climate change. According to the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO), fo... | null |
George Becali | MEP | NI | en | ro | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this report because poverty and hunger persist in the European Union. 79 million people in the EU still live below the poverty line. My amendments highlight the fact that the right to food is a basic human right and it is met when everyone has permanent physical, social and economic access to sufficient, s... | null |
Bastiaan Belder | MEP | ID | en | nl | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I have voted in favour of the resolution. In its programme, my party, the delegation of the Dutch Reformed Political Party (SGP), has clearly highlighted the strategic interest of the agricultural sector and agriculture has even been called the basis for food security. However, noble as the ideas themselves may be, I ... | null |
Jean-Luc Bennahmias | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Providing access to food for all, against a backdrop of rising global demand and food shortages for several billion people across the world, is a huge and essential challenge. In the European Union alone, 16% of people live below the poverty line and struggle to have their most basic needs – housing, health and, of co... | null |
Sebastian Valentin Bodu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It is the European Union’s duty to rise to the challenges posed by food security, the provision of high quality food, protecting the environment, the diversity of rural areas and maintaining the territorial balance through improving living conditions in rural areas. The common agricultural policy offers answers and so... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this report as food security is a human right which is achieved when all people have access to suitable, safe and nutritious food which can meet their needs for an active and healthy life. In Europe, 16% of citizens still live below the poverty line, and the accessibility of food remains a key iss... | null |
Nikolaos Chountis | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | el | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted against the report, despite the fact that it contains serious positive points and recognises the role of farming in safeguarding food security and adequacy. However, there is one very serious drawback in the report, which cannot be overlooked. One specific point was adopted, under which the European Parliament... | null |
Carlos Coelho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Food security is a basic human right. Today, it is estimated that around 900 million people worldwide are chronically hungry, while many others lack sufficient healthy food due to varying degrees of poverty. Food security can be achieved when all people, at all times, have physical and economic access to sufficient fo... | null |
Corina Creţu | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The motion for a resolution on the recognition of agriculture as a strategic sector in the context of food security is a much needed and timely document, as it has appeared just when an increasingly rapid rise is being noted in the prices of a large number of food products. The recommendations contained in the report ... | null |
Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Given that the right to food security is a basic human right, I think that the European Union must create better conditions for implementing nutrition programmes in Member States, as well as the school fruit and milk schemes. | null |
Mário David | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This is an own-initiative report by the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development which includes ideas and suggestions from all the political groups. Thus, with a view to reaching workable compromises, we have achieved a very comprehensive text, linked by a common denominator with which I generally agree. Besides... | null |
Luigi Ciriaco De Mita | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Agriculture plays a key role in the development of communities. Defining its output as a primary sector in economic terms relates not only to the historical trend of its development, but also, and above all, to its role in stabilising societies and their economies. Balanced agricultural production has to be attentive ... | null |
Marielle De Sarnez | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We are at a crossroads in the definition of what the future reform of the common agricultural policy must be. This is an issue that concerns Europeans, naturally, but also citizens throughout the world. This new policy should therefore be part of a global vision. With one major challenge: to be able to respond to the ... | null |
Anne Delvaux | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | 900 million people worldwide are chronically hungry due to extreme poverty. In spite of apparent sufficiency of supplies, a significant proportion of the world population cannot afford the basic food it needs; accessibility of food remains a key issue to be dealt with. Food security as an objective cannot be reached w... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the report on recognition of agriculture as a strategic sector in the context of food security, because it tables important proposals on how the common agricultural policy to be put in place after 2013 needs to respond to challenges relating to food security, climate change, the economic crisis an... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) recently warned of a possible increase in food prices in 2011 after they reached new historic highs in 2010 in the wake of the food crisis of June 2008. The FAO Food Price Index of 55 basic foodstuffs has increased for the sixth consecutive month to 214... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As food security is a human right, it needs to be given special attention by the institutions of the European Union. Besides the need for the agricultural sector to provide a secure supply of food, it is also vital that this should be sufficient. For this reason, we cannot forget the recommendations of the United Nati... | null |
João Ferreira | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2011-01-18T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The rapporteur tackles a burning issue, pointing out relevant problems that threaten food security, such as price volatility as a result of financial speculation, the usurping of land in developing countries, or insufficient strategic stocks. Nevertheless, the approach to each of these problems, as to all other proble... | null |
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