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Corina Creţu | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I call for a swifter response from the Council to the draft recommendation from the European Parliament amending Council Regulation | null |
George Sabin Cutaş | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the report on establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation. I think that such a financial instrument is a necessity in the context where developing countries have become strategic partners of the EU. This instrument will facilitate economic, technical, academic, financial and cu... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In spite of the crisis the European Union is going through and the internal problems affecting its people, it must not neglect the support that it gives to developing countries and allow them to fall into tragic situations of extreme hunger and destitution. Some of these countries are dependent to a great degree on th... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This draft legislative resolution, which consolidates an amendment to the Financing Instrument for Development Cooperation (DCI) Regulation and is aimed at supporting banana-exporting countries, has led to formal problems between the co-legislators regarding the strategic programming documents to support this sector.A... | null |
João Ferreira | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The question of delegated acts has dominated the discussion around the financing instrument for development cooperation, as in fact has happened with other financing instruments. In this case, well-founded concerns have been expressed here, which we share, about a possible delay in the transfer of the funds foreseen i... | null |
Giovanni La Via | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Parliament today approved the text of the recommendation tabled by Mr Goerens because it saw fit to amend Regulation | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The EU has always focused on helping developing countries, particularly the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries. This draft legislative resolution is aimed at establishing a financing instrument that helps protect ACP countries affected by the reduction of tariff preferences. By helping the banana sector in... | null |
Louis Michel | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the recommendation for second reading on the financing instrument for development cooperation. Moreover, I should like to emphasise that the European Parliament has always been in favour of granting financing measures for the banana sector to the 10 ACP banana-producing countries. The only stumbli... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As in the case of the other reports concerning the financial instruments for development cooperation, this report strengthens the rights of the European Parliament in relation to the delegated acts adopted by the Commission, which is why I have voted in favour of it. | null |
Franz Obermayr | MEP | NI | en | de | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The report grants the European Parliament more powers in the area of conferred competences. I have therefore voted in favour of this report. | null |
Alfredo Pallone | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | On the subject of development cooperation, I voted in favour of establishing a financing instrument to encourage that process, because the European Union’s development policy aims to reduce poverty over the long term. It follows that the integration of development strategies and the promotion of international trade ar... | null |
Maria do Céu Patrão Neves | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the amendments to Regulation According to the report by the Committee on Development, Parliament raised a series of questions regarding the Commission proposal at an early stage, which meant that their concerns, in particular the need for ensuring that the BAMs are geared towards development and ... | null |
Paulo Rangel | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The main African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) banana-supplying countries may face difficulties following the liberalisation of customs duties implemented under the Most Favoured Nation tariff within the framework of the World Trade Organisation and the bilateral and regional agreements concluded, or which are in the p... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Under the influence of the European Parliament’s Legal Service, the DEVE, AFET (DROI) and INTA Committees have started a fight to gain co-decision rights on the strategic programming level of the financial instruments in external relations. Parliament has decided to raise the bargaining level by treating all instrument... | null |
Nuno Teixeira | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The proposal for a regulation amending the financing instrument for development cooperation aims to support the main banana-exporting countries of Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific (ACP) through measures known as Banana Accompanying Measures. The initiative comes in the wake of the reduction in preferential tariff... | null |
Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Bearing in mind that the new framework for governing the planning and performance of aid activities, established in 2006 in order to make Community aid more effective and transparent, has revealed some inconsistencies in its implementation, namely with regard to the exceptions to the principle of non-eligibility for E... | null |
William | N/A | N/A | en | en | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The UK Independence Party fully supports the cause of genuine human rights. However, we note that the EU’s interpretation of human rights is a flawed one. From votes for prisoners to refusing to deport terrorist hate preachers, all in the name of ‘human rights’, the EU has damaged Britain, and now wishes to spread this... | null |
Elena Oana Antonescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Democracy and human rights are fundamental values for the European Union, which should be strongly promoted worldwide as an integral part of the ongoing actions aimed at reducing poverty and settling conflicts, while providing, at the same time, a valuable starting point in the fight against terrorism. I therefore wel... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The EU finances many projects in developing countries with the aim of promoting development cooperation, democracy and human rights. It is essential that Parliament be given the right to scrutinise EU funding for these projects. In its capacity as a co-legislator, Parliament should be able to monitor the adoption of s... | null |
Lara Comi | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I fully endorse the decision to resubmit the same amendments as were adopted at first reading but rejected by the Council. The aim of the proposal, which fits into the broader context of interinstitutional negotiations on the use of delegated acts for the financing of the Union’s external action, is in fact to protect... | null |
Ioan Enciu | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this report because I think that it is a necessity for the European Union to reassert its role as a global leader for democracy and fundamental rights. In this respect, it is especially necessary to make the European financing instrument more adaptable to enable the Union and beneficiaries of European fina... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Commission and the Council are opposing each other on the application to the financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide of Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and also to all the strategy papers and the multiannual indicative programmes. Like the ... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As I advocate compliance with and respect for the Treaty of Lisbon, I am voting in favour of Parliament having a clear position on the assertion of its powers and responsibilities, and taking an active role in promoting EU policies which are capable of ensuring effective support for democracy, freedom and respect for ... | null |
Ilda Figueiredo | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We have reached the second reading with changes which are no more than a tug of war between Parliament, the Commission and the Council, a power struggle resulting from the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon. The objective is control of an instrument which, they say, is aimed at the ‘promotion of democracy and hu... | null |
Juozas Imbrasas | MEP | ID | en | lt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I agreed with this document, because there are still too many human rights violations in the world. The financial and economic crisis, climate change, the introduction of new information technologies and the war on terror further exacerbate human rights issues and new forms of human rights violations emerge. The globa... | null |
Giovanni La Via | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In December 2006, the European Parliament and the Council enacted Regulation | null |
Jean-Luc Mélenchon | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this report on the European instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide. This instrument can be used in ways that will benefit populations. My vote certainly does not mean that I accept the disgraceful double standards demonstrated by the European Union in the areas of democracy an... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The problems which have emerged due to the implementation of these regulations lead to inconsistencies regarding exceptions to the principle of non-eligibility for EU financing of costs related to taxes, duties and other charges. An amendment is therefore proposed to the relevant provisions of Regulation | null |
Alexander Mirsky | MEP | S&D | en | lv | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am voting against. These days project funding in the human rights area is turning into the personal business of some senior European Union officials. The Saharov prize, for example, is evidence of this. To my mind, in the last two years this prize has been awarded to candidates who were not the best. Clear signs of ... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This motion is primarily about empowering the Commission to adopt delegated acts. The amendments tabled by Parliament impose extensive obligations on the Commission to provide Parliament with information. This and the possibility of raising objections to the delegated acts or even of revoking them completely, together... | null |
Franz Obermayr | MEP | NI | en | de | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The report grants the European Parliament more powers within the framework of the competences conferred upon it. For this reason, I voted in favour of this report. | null |
Justas Vincas Paleckis | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Union is the world’s biggest donor of development aid. We provide more than 50% of total global aid, thus providing an example for other regions and countries to emulate. Development cooperation represents a very important part of EU external relations. It is the most important instrument reducing poverty... | null |
Alfredo Pallone | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In line with the European Union’s policy on human rights and the promotion of democracy, I voted in favour of the regulation since I believe that the values and principles on which our Union is based must be promoted and passed on around the world. There are still countries, however, where human rights are not respect... | null |
Maria do Céu Patrão Neves | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | A regulatory framework for planning and delivering assistance was established in 2006 in order to make the Community’s external assistance more effective and transparent. According to the reports submitted to Parliament, the implementation of this framework has revealed profound inconsistencies regarding exceptions to... | null |
Paulo Rangel | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | With specific regard to this recommendation for a second reading, what is at stake is the issue of applying the procedure relating to delegated acts, as outlined in Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to the financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights. I voted i... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Under the influence of the European Parliament’s Legal Service, the DEVE, AFET (DROI) and INTA Committees have started a fight to gain co-decision rights on the strategic programming level of the financial instruments in external relations. Parliament has decided to raise the bargaining level by treating all instrument... | null |
Licia Ronzulli | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I supported this text because I think it can help to make the European Union’s external assistance procedures more effective and transparent. In implementing certain regulations, inconsistencies have emerged over time regarding exceptions to the principle of non-eligibility for Union financing of costs related to taxe... | null |
Viktor Uspaskich | MEP | ALDE | en | lt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Democracy is not just free and fair elections. In order for there to be a democratic society, it is necessary to support and defend human rights. The EU has often rushed to be the first to condemn human rights violations outside the EU, such as when it approved the application of sanctions against President Lukashenko... | null |
Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Parliament must reconfirm its position at first reading without entering into individual amendments at this stage. Bearing in mind that no alternative procedure was proposed and that only a few technical amendments of the EP were accepted, and since the Council is asking the EP to adopt the Council’s common position b... | null |
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | A new framework for planning and delivering assistance was established in 2006 in order to make the Community's external assistance more effective and transparent. It contains Council Regulation | null |
Carlos Coelho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | By supporting this legislative recommendation for second reading, I want to guarantee that the legislative role that the Treaty of Lisbon has given the European Parliament is not devalued through the intransigence of the Council. The refusal of the Council to grant Parliament its proper role in implementing the financ... | null |
Lara Comi | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I fully endorse the decision to resubmit the same amendments as were adopted at first reading but rejected by the Council. The aim of the proposal, which fits into the broader context of interinstitutional negotiations on the use of delegated acts for the financing of the Union’s external action, is in fact to protect... | null |
Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I regard as beneficial the measures envisaged by the European Union using the financing instrument for development cooperation, especially those for supporting small farmers and small agricultural entities. These are measures aimed not only at producing social resilience policies, but also at economic diversification ... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this resolution since I believe that the European Parliament, in its capacity as colegislator, must be able to control the adoption of strategic decisions on where and how development aid is dispensed on an equal footing with the Council, as provided in the Treaty of Lisbon. | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The amendment concerned is apparently technical and arises from the difference in interpretation of the Council and of the Commission on the one hand and Parliament on the other with regard to the applicability of Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to multiannual indicative programmes. ... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Given the acceptance of Parliament’s recommendation for a second reading on the financing instrument for development cooperation, I agree with the need to proceed to the amendment of Regulation | null |
João Ferreira | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | At this second reading, the discussion has been dominated by the possibility of delegating to the Commission the adoption of non-legislative acts that supplement or amend certain non-essential elements of the legislative act, in other words, what are known as ‘delegated acts’. The speeding up of a certain type of proc... | null |
Barbara Matera | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The interinstitutional negotiations on the external financing instruments are about the need to ensure democratic control by Parliament over the implementation of EU legislation. Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union grants Parliament the power to object to or revoke certain decisions prop... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The different ways in which Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is interpreted by Parliament and the Council has led me to support this legislative recommendation. We cannot forget the legislative role of Parliament, as enshrined in the Treaty of Lisbon, but it seems to have been overloo... | null |
Alexander Mirsky | MEP | S&D | en | lv | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am voting in favour, because I am convinced that additional bonuses and additional incentives must be provided in order to encourage the development of industry, science, transport and energy. Based on the most striking examples in history (the Marshall plan), we must try to step up the rate of demand from industry ... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As in the case of the Gál/Lochbihler report, this proposed amendment to the regulation on establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation concerns improvements to efficiency by means of the delegated acts adopted by the Commission. I have voted in favour of this report, because the amendments would inc... | null |
Alfredo Pallone | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of amending the regulation establishing a financing instrument for development cooperation because I believe that cooperation is an important aspect of EU external action and relations policy. I am of the opinion that EU policy should focus more on substantive integration with developing countries th... | null |
Maria do Céu Patrão Neves | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this report, A7-0006/2011, for similar reasons as I did for the preceding report, A7-0014/2011. Both cases concern a dispute over the full implementation of the Treaty of Lisbon. Indeed, at this time of legal transition Parliament cannot and must not miss out on the powers vested in it by the Trea... | null |
Aldo Patriciello | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Union’s development policy aims to reduce and ultimately eradicate poverty. I feel I must emphasise here that the financial assistance measures to be adopted under the programme should aim at improving the living standards and living conditions of people in banana-growing areas and in banana value chains, specific... | null |
Paulo Rangel | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | With specific regard to this recommendation for a second reading, what it at stake is the issue of implementing the financing instrument for development cooperation through the procedure relating to delegated acts, as outlined in Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. I voted in favour bec... | null |
Licia Ronzulli | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Improving democratic control over the funds intended for supporting human rights is a concrete objective that we have to achieve. It can only be done, however, with our direct involvement: as co-legislator, Parliament must be able to directly control decisions on external development spending. Granting this House powe... | null |
Nuno Teixeira | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Commission has proposed a technical review of the European Instrument for Democracy and Human Rights (EIDHR) with the aim of increasing flexibility, efficiency of implementation and coordination with other financial mechanisms. The turbulence affecting many Arab countries, in particular Tunisia and Egypt,... | null |
William | N/A | N/A | en | en | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Commission proposal includes no less than four separate financing instruments. They are aimed at different market sectors. For each one of them there are justifications that sound credible. However, taken together they are all aimed at the same thing. The intention is to advance and promote the political and foreig... | null |
Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Since Parliament and the Council make decisions together with regard to objectives and content, and taking into account the fact that the Council adopted its position on 10 December 2010 without, however, having taken into consideration Parliament’s amendments relating to the procedures applicable to the adoption of p... | null |
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the recommendation establishing a financing instrument for cooperation with industrialised and other high-income countries and territories. The primary objective of Regulation | null |
Lara Comi | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I fully endorse the decision to resubmit the same amendments as were adopted at first reading but rejected by the Council. The aim of the proposal, which fits into the broader context of interinstitutional negotiations on the use of delegated acts for the financing of the Union’s external action, is in fact to protect... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I regard it as fundamental that Europe establishes strong relations with certain regional and global players by supporting them and establishing strong political and economic links. I would mention in particular two countries with which Portugal has strong ties of history and affection, namely Brazil and Angola, two i... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Parliament has a duty and obligation to defend the conditions necessary for the exercise of its powers and responsibilities under the Treaty of Lisbon. In addition to the importance of this instrument in supporting emerging countries – especially in Africa and Latin America – so as to assert the EU’s role as a promote... | null |
Véronique Mathieu | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the establishment of a financing instrument for cooperation with industrialised countries, to complement European development aid. The financing is intended to support economic, financial, technical, cultural and academic cooperation with partner countries and to strengthen economic links and bila... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The different ways in which Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union is interpreted by Parliament and the Council has led me to support this legislative recommendation. We cannot forget the legislative role of Parliament, as enshrined in the Treaty of Lisbon, but it seems to have been overloo... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The current commitment has brought hardly any improvements. On the contrary, governments have been made dependent on aid and, what is even worse, millions of euros of development aid often disappear because of corruption or are siphoned off into the bank accounts of third-world dictators. As a result, development aid ... | null |
Alfredo Pallone | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | My decision to vote for the establishment of a financing instrument for cooperation with industrialised countries, which was adopted by an overwhelming majority in this House, fully supports the common line of applying Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. Following the entry into force o... | null |
Maria do Céu Patrão Neves | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Since 2007, the EU has been streamlining its geographical cooperation with developing countries in Asia, Central Asia and Latin America, and with Iraq, Iran, Yemen and South Africa under Regulation | null |
Paulo Rangel | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | With specific regard to this recommendation for a second reading, what is at issue here is the implementation of the procedure relating to delegated acts, as outlined in Article 290 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, to the financing instrument for cooperation with industrialised countries. I vote... | null |
Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the motion for a resolution because I believe it contains recommendations to the Commission and to the Council that are fundamental for fair compensation for the negative effects of the agreements established, namely their effects on the regions of Europe. | null |
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the motion for a resolution on the conclusion of an Agreement on Trade in Bananas. I welcome the ending of one of the most technically complex, politically sensitive and commercially significant legal disputes ever brought before the WTO. I believe that the deal reached is a solution, but that it ... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome the adoption of this Agreement on Trade in Bananas, but I would like to stress that we must protect the interests of all parties. Producers from African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries, and the EU and its outermost regions may be significantly affected. It is essential that the Commission provide an i... | null |
George Sabin Cutaş | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for the motion for a resolution on the Agreement on Trade in Bananas because this agreement puts an end to a dispute lasting almost two decades and also marks a step in the right direction towards concluding the Doha Round. The decision has been made in this agreement to reduce the tariffs for Latin American b... | null |
Lena Ek, Marit Paulsen, Olle Schmidt and Cecilia Wikström | MEP | ALDE | en | sv | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It is important to bring the long drawn-out dispute regarding import tariffs for bananas within the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to an end, and therefore ratification of the 2009 Geneva Agreement concerning tariffs and trade was necessary. It is also important to point out that, on account of the previous agreement,... | null |
Göran Färm, Anna Hedh, Olle Ludvigsson, Marita Ulvskog and Åsa Westlund | MEP | S&D | en | sv | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We Swedish Social Democrats support the conclusion of the Geneva Agreement on Trade in Bananas between the EU, the United States and several Latin American countries and the fact that the ACP countries will be guaranteed support through the Banana Accompanying Measures (BAM) programme. However, we do not support the p... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The agreement reached on 15 December 2009 between the EU, a group of Latin American countries and the United States regarding customs duties on banana imports appears to have advantages, but does not fully reconcile the legitimate interests of all the parties. Therefore, it appears to be important to proceed with spec... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Geneva Agreement signed on 15 December 2009 between the EU and Latin American banana-supplying countries settled a long dispute within the World Trade Organisation (WTO). These negotiations, which were conducted in the context of the Doha Round, involve not only the Latin American countries, but also the African, ... | null |
João Ferreira | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The draft amendments that we put forward, and which the majority of Parliament turned down, summarise the reasons for our final vote against this resolution. The end of a dispute – commercial in this case – is not, in itself, a reason to rejoice. Obviously, everything depends on the way in which the dispute was resolv... | null |
Bruno Gollnisch | MEP | NI | en | fr | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Once again, Brussels has given in to non-European interests and abandoned in the middle of nowhere the principles that it claims to defend in relation to development, social and environmental clauses, support for its overseas territories, and so on. No principle or value is upheld in the face of the will to impose on ... | null |
Marine Le Pen | MEP | NI | en | fr | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Members of the European Parliament have voted in favour of a motion for a resolution in support of the ‘Geneva Agreement’, which is supposed to end the ‘banana war’. In reality, this agreement directly threatens all European producers, but especially French overseas producers, when, moreover, various Latin America... | null |
David Martin | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this resolution and for Amendments 7 and 11. Amendment 7 draws attention to the fact that some Latin American countries gained additional benefits after the WTO agreement through negotiating free trade agreements and that these agreements further weaken the position of ACP countries. Amendment 11 draws atte... | null |
Jean-Luc Mélenchon | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This motion for a resolution is idle talk designed to make people forget that Parliament can only accept or reject. However, the resolution does do something else: it dresses up the submission to the United States and its multinationals, which are some of the cruellest and most brutal around. It does not say a word ab... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I have to welcome the end of one of the most technically complex, politically sensitive and commercially meaningful legal disputes ever brought to the World Trade Organisation. However, I believe that this agreement is not perfect and may cause some problems in the future. I therefore urge the Commission to submit at ... | null |
Willy Meyer | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | es | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I agree with the motion for a resolution when it mentions the importance of banana cultivation to the outermost regions of the EU, such as the Canary Islands, the Azores, or Madeira, where it is a key agricultural sector. I also believe that the increase in aid to banana producers in these regions is positive. Nonethe... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | An agreement has been reached concerning banana imports into the EU which will no longer put the Latin American supplier countries at a disadvantage when compared with the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States. This brings the banana import rules into line with the World Trade Organisation regulations. ... | null |
Alfredo Pallone | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In view of the situation of the trade in bananas, whereas bananas are the world’s fourth biggest agricultural export and their production has a major impact on local communities, and whereas the EU’s tariff-rate quota system has created the conditions which enable the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries to ... | null |
Maria do Céu Patrão Neves | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this motion for a resolution because I believe that it includes important recommendations to the Commission and the Council in terms of fair compensation for the negative externalities of the agreements that have been made, particularly as regards Europe’s outermost regions. The agreement that has... | null |
Paulo Rangel | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this motion for a resolution following the agreement reached on 15 December 2009 between the EU, a group of Latin American countries and the US on customs duties on imports of bananas, which calls attention to the need to conduct an assessment of its impact on banana-producing developing countries... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | fr | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | These agreements have strengthened the dominant position of the US multinationals, which already control more than 80% of the world market, and thus act against the interests, in particular, of the ACP countries, the outermost regions and Ecuador. Once again, small producers will be the ones who suffer. There must be ... | null |
Nuno Teixeira | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | According to the terms of the agreement signed with the countries of Latin America, the EU will gradually reduce the duties applicable to banana exports from the current EUR 176 per tonne to the final value of EUR 114 per tonne by 2017. The objective is to achieve a more predictable and more stable world banana market... | null |
Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Whilst agreeing with the rapporteur’s position with regard to the need for the Commission and the Council to agree specifically to undertake an impact assessment of the consequences of the agreements for the regions and for developing countries, I disagree with the way in which the process developed without impact ass... | null |
Jean-Luc Bennahmias | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted against this international trade agreement. The history of international trade proves that the trend for monoculture is not a viable or sustainable economic development model. The free trade agreements concluded in this context are ill-considered in my view. What is more, the European Union has a duty, as I se... | null |
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the draft decision on the conclusion of an Agreement on Trade in Bananas. Bananas are the world’s fourth most important crop, and make a major contribution to food security. However, in most banana producing countries, production is exclusively for the domestic and occasionally regional markets, w... | null |
Vito Bonsignore | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this report and I congratulate the rapporteur on the work she has done. I agree with the liberalisation process for the trade in bananas following the agreements reached in the World Trade Organisation and the bilateral agreements concluded with Central and South American countries. I feel, howeve... | null |
Jan Březina | MEP | PPE | en | cs | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the agreement on the banana trade, which brings a definitive end to the 16-year commercial dispute over banana imports between the EU and American countries. The seriousness of the problem is documented by the judgements of the European Court of Justice, which has been confronted with a discrimina... | null |
Ole Christensen, Dan Jørgensen, Christel Schaldemose and Britta Thomsen | MEP | S&D | en | da | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We support the conclusion of the Geneva Agreement on Trade in Bananas between the European Union and a number of Latin American countries and the United States of America. In this regard, we support the fact that, in addition to regular EU aid, the main ACP banana-exporting countries will receive extra support in what... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the recommendation relating to the agreements on the banana trade, because I believe that the signing of these agreements will put an end to the disputes within the WTO and contribute to the stability of the world banana market. However, I do believe it necessary to guarantee respect for the inter... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Banana growing represents the fourth biggest market in the world and only a limited number of producer countries are participating in it. Of the total production, only 20% is destined for international trade. On 15 December 2009, the EU, a group of Latin American countries and the United States reached an agreement re... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This resolution addresses the conclusion of a Geneva Agreement on trade in bananas between the EU and certain Latin American countries, and on another agreement on trade in bananas between the EU and the US. I voted in favour of this resolution not only because it asks the Commission to clarify whether the financing a... | null |
David Martin | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted to give assent to the agreement on trade in bananas with 11 Latin American countries and the United States. By giving our assent, the European Parliament today put an end to the long-lasting ‘banana war’. I welcome the fact that, to reduce the impact of the agreement on the poorest ACP countries whose basic eco... | null |
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