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Jiří Maštálka | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | cs | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | With regard to the proposals that have been tabled, the opinions of the Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left on the materials submitted concerning changes to regulations governing access to EU markets for this agricultural commodity, and the associated international trade regulations on imp... | null |
Jean-Luc Mélenchon | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | These agreements are simply the result of the pressure exerted by the main banana multinationals under the kindly eye of the WTO. It establishes an artificial level playing field between banana-exporting countries. It actually sanctions the appalling wage policies and the destruction of democracy that multinationals s... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Bananas are the world’s fourth most important crop, after rice, wheat and maize, and so 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. I also believe, however, that this agreement is not pe... | null |
Louis Michel | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | These agreements put an end to a dispute that, for more than 15 years, has seen Europe at odds with the Latin American banana-producing countries and the United States, which condemned the preferential treatment given by Europe to exports from the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States. From now on, the ... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | An agreement has been reached in December 2009 which has brought the long-term dispute over bananas between the EU and the World Trade Organisation to an end. It consists of three main requirements which the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states and the Latin American countries that supply bananas must meet. The... | null |
Franz Obermayr | MEP | NI | en | de | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Geneva Agreement is intended to put an end to the so-called ‘banana war’. Further conflicts are to be expected, however, because the Latin American countries have demanded a significantly greater reduction in customs duties. Furthermore, many third countries are attempting to bring their banana production onto the... | null |
Alfredo Pallone | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The draft Council decision on the conclusion of the agreements on trade in bananas between the European Union and countries of the Americas and of Latin America is important from the point of view of making it easier to trade in one of the most common foodstuffs in the world, after rice, wheat and maize. I voted in fa... | 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 recommendation on the Agreements on Trade in Bananas, since these agreements put an end to the disputes in the World Trade Organisation and contribute to the stability of the world market in bananas. I believe, however, that it is essential to ensure respect for the interests and specific need... | null |
Paulo Rangel | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | On 15 December 2009, the EU, a group of Latin American countries and the United States reached an agreement on the EU’s tariffs on banana imports, bringing to a close a protracted dispute over the EU’s preferential treatment of banana imports from African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries to the detriment of bana... | null |
Licia Ronzulli | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Bananas are the world’s fourth most important crop and make a major contribution to global food security. Nevertheless, only 20% of production is traded internationally. The trade is concentrated in the hands of just five major multinationals, which alone control more than 80% of all internationally traded bananas. On... | null |
Catherine Stihler | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this because the EU has been accused of violating trade rules by importing bananas from Africa, Caribbean and Pacific countries without any levy while imposing heavy taxes on other countries. Therefore I welcome the end of this trade war. | null |
Patrice Tirolien | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It is impossible to separate the Geneva Agreement from the other agreements that the Commission has subsequently negotiated. Shortly after the Geneva Agreement was signed, Colombia and Peru obtained a greater tariff reduction, thus proving that the agreement provides no legal certainty and has not settled the banana d... | null |
Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Taking into account the positions expressed in my previous declarations of vote and because I disagree with the way in which the process was developed, without impact assessments having been carried out first, when it was known that crops were concerned that were important for some European Union regions, like the ult... | null |
Sergio Berlato | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Bananas are the world’s fourth most important crop, after rice, wheat and maize, and make a major contribution to food security. In December 2009, the European Union, a group of Latin American countries and the United States reached an agreement on the EU’s tariffs on banana imports. Conclusion of this agreement broug... | 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 report on the proposal repealing the Council Regulation on the tariff rates for bananas. The EU’s banana import regime allowed 775,000 tonnes of the fruit from ACP countries to enter the EU duty-free each year, with a EUR 176/t tariff on bananas from all other exporters (most-favoured nation (... | 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 report on the customs duties applicable to bananas, which aims to apply the new duties provided for in the Geneva Agreement, the signing of which should contribute to the stability and predictability of the world banana market. | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | On 15 December 2009, the EU, a group of Latin American countries and the United States reached an agreement regarding customs duties on banana imports. This ended a dispute in the World Trade Organisation centred on European discrimination against Latin American producers compared with African, Caribbean and Pacific p... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The tariff rates applicable to the trade in bananas were laid down in Council Regulation | null |
João Ferreira | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This agreement is a good example of the power of the multinationals and the role of the World Trade Organisation as a forum that defends their interests. It also shows us, once again, how the European Union also sees itself as an instrument in the service of the interests of transnational monopolies. With this agreeme... | 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 to repeal Council Regulation (EC) No 1964/2005 on the tariff rates for bananas. This is necessary as a result of the vote to give assent to the agreement on trade in bananas agreed at the WTO. | null |
Jean-Luc Mélenchon | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Giving in to blackmail by the multinationals and reimbursing customs duties retroactively is an aberration. The European Union could have the decency to use the millions that it is sinking into this affair to ease the suffering of overseas populations, who will be the victims of the agreements concluded at the very ti... | 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 (WTO). Following the adoption of this new agreement, we have to bring Council Regulation | null |
Alexander Mirsky | MEP | S&D | en | lv | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Judging from the burst of ‘enthusiasm’ with which Members of this Parliament met the vote on tariff reduction for bananas imported from Latin America, it became clear that many fellow Members fail to understand how important this issue is to the European Union. Every year, we approve a budget including funding for aid... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | After rice, wheat and maize, bananas are the world’s fourth most important food crop. In the EU alone 5.4 million tonnes of bananas were sold in 2008. However, the EU is faced by a problem. Five multinational corporations control 80% of the international banana trade. A dispute between the EU and the World Trade Organ... | null |
Alfredo Pallone | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of Mrs Balzani’s report on the repeal of the 2005 Council regulation on the tariff rates for bananas from the countries of Latin America. The issue has also been debated within the WTO, since some Latin American countries denounced the discriminatory and illegal nature of the regulation on the EU’s i... | 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 report A7-0003/2011, but I endorse the idea that an impact assessment must be presented on the consequences for the outermost regions, since banana growing is vital for the local economy in many of these regions. Since the regulation establishing the Programme of Options Specifically Relating to R... | null |
Aldo Patriciello | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Bananas are the world’s fourth most important crop, after rice, wheat and maize, and make a major contribution to food security. However, in most banana producing countries, production is exclusively for the domestic and occasionally regional markets, with only 20% of global production being traded internationally. Ac... | null |
Paulo Rangel | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | On 31 May 2010 the Geneva Agreement on Trade in Bananas between the European Union and Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Venezuela was signed, providing for a gradual reduction in tariff rates on banana imports from those countries. A first cut, which was a... | null |
Nuno Teixeira | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The signing of the international Geneva Agreement on the banana trade between the EU and Latin American countries, such as Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and Venezuela, aims to progressively reduce the customs duties on imported bananas by 2017. Therefore, E... | null |
Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I approve the present report, because it takes into account the current need to integrate and increase the functionality and effectiveness of the disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment. In spite of the positive figures, according to which approximately 85% of this type of waste is collected, it is never... | null |
Jean-Luc Bennahmias | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Whether it be in economic terms or in environmental terms, the treatment of waste has become a major issue in this consumer society of ours. The recycling of waste in Europe has been accorded an important place in this part-session: with the directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment and the resolution on ... | null |
Sergio Berlato | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I believe that the efficient and innovative use of energy, materials and resources is a key issue in a globalised economy. As the report in question points out, waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) represents the fastest-growing waste stream in the EU. The WEEE directive currently in force requires the Mem... | 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 proposal for a directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment. Waste electrical and electronic equipment represents the fastest-growing waste stream in the EU and we therefore face a range of challenges. According to the Commission’s impact assessment, 85% of electronic waste is alread... | 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 report on waste electrical and electronic equipment, which addresses a very topical issue. On the one hand, it is true that there will be inevitable environmental and health consequences if this equipment is not dealt with properly. On the other hand, we are tackling the problem of loss of raw... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The prevention of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) and the reuse and recycling of such waste are essential for sustainable production and consumption. It is vital to reduce the amount of waste to be disposed of and to contribute to the efficient use of resources. I call for an improvement in the enviro... | null |
Jorgo Chatzimarkakis | MEP | ALDE | en | de | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In overall terms, the German Free Democratic Party (FDP) in the European Parliament supports the waste disposal directive. However, the subject of photovoltaic modules remains a problem. There is no understandable reason for excluding the entire sector from the regulations. We have a wide range of legislation governin... | null |
Lara Comi | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I fully agree with the aim of this directive and am convinced of the need to separate waste in order to reduce its environmental impact and increase the amount recycled. Two changes are needed to achieve this: used household appliances must be disposed of properly, and their management needs to be improved. The direct... | null |
Jurgen Creutzmann | MEP | ALDE | en | de | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In overall terms, the German Free Democratic Party (FDP) in the European Parliament supports the waste disposal directive. However, the subject of photovoltaic modules remains a problem. There is no understandable reason for excluding the entire sector from the regulations. We have a wide range of legislation governin... | null |
Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I believe that producers too must play an important role at EU level in the process of recovering waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). It should be remembered that the recovery of WEEE offers an important source of secondary raw materials, which is a reason why producers should encourage consumers to part... | 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 electrical and electronic waste management needs to be made more efficient, given the current inappropriate balance in this area and the increasingly rapid growth rate of this waste. Amending this directive will help improve collection rates and the illegal export legislati... | 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 report on waste electrical and electronic equipment because it presents proposals that should contribute to reducing administrative charges and strengthen the protection of the environment and human health by preventing or reducing the adverse effects resulting from the management of waste ele... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Waste electrical and electronic equipment has increased exponentially throughout the EU and today its processing and recycling constitutes a particularly important problem in the European context. Apart from the environmental and public health issues, which are a concern in themselves, failure to re-use raw materials ... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It is absolutely crucial to establish clear rules and objectives for the management of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) in order to sustainably consolidate the internal market and improve environmental quality in the European Union, as well as to recover strategic raw materials. We really need to know ... | null |
João Ferreira | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Flows of waste electrical and electronic equipment are increasing in the European Union. Taking this reality into account, an amendment is proposed to the 2002 Directive, which has been in force up to now. The collection and processing of waste electrical and electronic equipment are important and necessary, bearing i... | null |
Adam Gierek | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Electrical and electronic waste are recycled in completely different ways. Electrical waste is dismantled and then recycled, while electronic waste, following initial dismantling, is usually subjected to chemical processing. These two groups differ significantly in weight, which means that electrical waste makes the c... | null |
Robert Goebbels | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the directive because there is definitely a need to return and recycle waste electrical and electronic equipment. However, the European Parliament is applying double standards in stipulating that all electrical and electronic equipment, including lamps and small body-care appliances, such as shavi... | null |
Françoise Grossetête | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The public has the right to know whether the cost of a new product includes its collection, treatment and disposal costs, by means of appropriate labelling. I regret that this measure was not adopted today by Parliament, and I shall campaign, during the negotiations, for this visible eco-contribution to be maintained ... | null |
Sylvie Guillaume | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We must establish an ambitious electrical and electronic waste management system which involves at the same time public authorities, manufacturers and consumers, all of whom must be reminded of their responsibilities. Obviously, in order to achieve this in the best possible conditions, the administrative burdens on al... | null |
Nadja Hirsch | MEP | ALDE | en | de | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In overall terms, the German Free Democratic Party (FDP) in the European Parliament supports the waste disposal directive. However, the subject of photovoltaic modules remains a problem. There is no understandable reason for excluding the entire sector from the regulations. We have a wide range of legislation governin... | null |
Juozas Imbrasas | MEP | ID | en | lt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I agreed with this proposal, because waste electrical and electronic equipment represents the fastest-growing waste stream. On the one hand, we need to address the environmental and health consequences if this equipment is not properly treated and disposed of and, on the other, there is a serious problem of loss of ra... | null |
Holger Krahmer | MEP | ALDE | en | de | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In overall terms, the German Free Democratic Party (FDP) in the European Parliament supports the waste disposal directive. However, the subject of photovoltaic modules remains a problem. There is no understandable reason for excluding the entire sector from the regulations. We have a wide range of legislation governin... | null |
Giovanni La Via | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The proposal for a directive put to the vote today relates to the amendment of the directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment, which requires the Member States to carry out separated collections of electrical and electronic equipment and sets recovery and recycling targets, including a 65% WEEE collection ... | null |
Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I think we should demand stricter standards for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. Currently, not only in the European Union, but also in the world at large, there is a problem with organising the recycling of waste equipment. The collection and transport of waste electrical and electronic equipment... | null |
Johannes Cornelis van Baalen, Toine Manders and Jan Mulder | MEP | ALDE | en | nl | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The delegation of the Dutch People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) in the European Parliament has today voted against a number of amendments to the report on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). We are against measures which impose obligations on small shops to collect, without limitation, small a... | null |
David Martin | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome this report which introduces new targets to stop toxic chemicals from discarded electrical items seeping into the environment. | 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 report on waste electrical and electronic equipment, which is intended to improve the text currently in force. It is important to establish the most effective criteria possible given the growing number of these appliances being produced and their health and environmental impact when they are n... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Economic growth and the constant technological advances in electric and electronic equipment have led to the major problem of how to deal with the resulting waste. This situation involves various kinds of problem, not least in environmental, public health and economic terms, which are now made worse by the crisis bein... | null |
Willy Meyer | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | es | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this legislative resolution on the proposal for a directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment (recast) because I am in favour of implementing measures to make progress with the sustainability of production and consumption of electrical and electronic equipment. Although, to some extent, this mea... | null |
Louis Michel | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The quantity of waste electrical and electronic equipment is steadily increasing each year. It thus raises many health and environmental issues when it is disposed of or reprocessed badly. All of these appliances – computers, televisions, mobile phones and household appliances – also result in the wastage of what are ... | null |
Alexander Mirsky | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The S&D Group and I voted in favour, because it is obvious that the amount of waste from electronic and electrical equipment is constantly increasing. In order not to squander EU funds it is necessary to offer countries which supply electrical and electronic devices to the EU either to pay a special fee for utilisation... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The amount of waste electrical and electronic equipment is constantly increasing. For environmental reasons it is essential that this type of waste is properly disposed of, because it often contains large quantities of toxic substances, including heavy metals, such as mercury, lead and cadmium, and CFCs. In order to r... | null |
Claudio Morganti | MEP | ID | en | it | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The purpose of the report on the revision of the directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment was to encourage the separated collection, recovery and recycling of this kind of waste. In theory, therefore, I would have wanted to support this approach. However, a number of amendments have been added to the rep... | null |
Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė | MEP | PPE | en | lt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this directive, because I believe that the disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment is another challenge that we have to overcome. Unfortunately, my country Lithuania currently lags far behind the EU average as regards the disposal of WEEE. Waste electrical and electronic equipment ar... | null |
Alfredo Pallone | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Electrical and electronic equipment today represents an enormous consumer goods category, and it therefore accounts for an equally enormous amount of waste, with risks of serious damage to the environment and people’s health due to the nature of that waste. The report on the proposal for a directive on waste electrica... | null |
Franz Obermayr | MEP | NI | en | de | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I share the concerns of the Member States in respect of this Commission proposal. The interests of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have been largely disregarded. SMEs would have massive problems to contend with when implementing these regulations. | null |
Wojciech Michał Olejniczak | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Currently, waste electrical and electronic equipment represents the fastest-growing waste stream in the European Union. This fact entails several other matters which require an efficient solution. First and foremost, we need to take account of the effects of recycling this equipment improperly on protecting health and... | null |
Justas Vincas Paleckis | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Waste electrical and electronic equipment is one of the fastest growing types of waste. This can be put down to the increasing pace of life, technologies that are developing ever more quickly and the desire to have the latest and most modern equipment. Spinning around in this wheel, we face two major problems – resour... | null |
Georgios Papanikolaou | MEP | PPE | en | el | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted today in favour of the European Parliament’s report on the management of electronic waste, which is extremely important to Greece, where over 150 000 tonnes of electronic waste were identified in 2010. Our basic ambition is for high-level legal treatment (given that, at present, just one-third of electronic wa... | 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, having regard to the fact that the Consultative Working Party of the Legal Services of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission concluded, in its opinion, that the proposal in question does not comprise any substantive amendments other than those identified as such therein and, as reg... | null |
Aldo Patriciello | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I would like to congratulate the rapporteur on achieving this important goal. Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) represents the fastest-growing waste stream in the EU and we therefore face a range of challenges. On the one hand we need to address the environmental and health consequences if this equipmen... | null |
Rovana Plumb | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) represents the fastest-growing waste stream in the EU and we therefore face a range of challenges: 9 million tonnes now, growing to 12.3 million by 2020. Taking into account these quantities, there is a good business case for retrieving more WEEE: more revenue and jobs f... | 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 report on the proposal for a directive recasting Directive 2002/96/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 January 2003 on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). WEEE represents the fastest-growing waste stream in the EU, and it is essential to step up the collection... | null |
Britta Reimers | MEP | ALDE | en | de | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In general, I support the waste disposal directive. However, the subject of photovoltaic modules remains a problem. There is no understandable reason for excluding the entire sector from the regulations. We have a wide range of legislation governing waste streams. Therefore, it is not clear why a complete industry, wh... | null |
Frédérique Ries | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Eight years after the adoption of the directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment, the European Parliament is once again giving its opinion on the important issue of recycling high-tech equipment waste. Despite undeniable improvements in the treatment, recovery and disposal of this type of waste (of the 5.8... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Today’s vote is a welcome step to tightening up EU rules on electric waste, notably ensuring more effective collection and treatment of WEEE. The EP has voted to redress the low collection rates, improper treatment and illegal exports of WEEE to third countries. By 2016, at least 85% of the waste that is arising annual... | null |
Licia Ronzulli | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | With this vote the 2003 directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) is to be updated, addressing such topics as the consistent application of the relevant provisions, the simplification of rules and the reduction of administrative costs. The final objective, as already pointed out by the Committee on... | null |
Catherine Stihler | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Electronic and electrical equipment is the fastest growing kind of waste. Presently one third of it is collected. Therefore I voted in favour of the revision of this directive because I welcome the new target to collect and treat 85% of this waste by 2016. | null |
Alexandra Thein | MEP | ALDE | en | de | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In overall terms, the German Free Democratic Party (FDP) in the European Parliament supports the waste disposal directive. However, the subject of photovoltaic modules remains a problem. There is no understandable reason for excluding the solar industry from the regulations. We have a wide range of legislation governi... | null |
Derek Vaughan | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I fully support the decision to update the Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) Directive. The hazardous substances often produced by waste from electrical and electronic equipment can cause huge health and environment risks. By ensuring that waste is recycled and reused, the directive will improve the envi... | null |
Hermann Winkler | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I naturally support the idea of improving the levels of collection of electrical equipment throughout Europe, not least because it will enable us to reuse scarce raw materials more effectively. I would like to highlight the fact that my home country of Germany is in a particularly good position in this respect and has... | 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 joint motion for a resolution on the situation in Tunisia and wish to express my total solidarity with the Tunisian people, who, motivated by legitimate aspirations of democracy and improved social conditions and access to work, have led their country to an historic political watershed; in thi... | null |
Elena Băsescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The recent events in Tunisia have raised for discussion again the effectiveness of the EU’s neighbourhood policy in the Mediterranean basin. The European Parliament’s resolution sends a powerful signal in this respect. Unfortunately, the citizens’ battle for respect for their rights did not receive European support du... | null |
Dominique Baudis | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This motion for a resolution reaffirms Europeans’ commitment to the root-and-branch reforms sought by the people of Tunisia. Europe has maintained a special relationship with the people of Tunisia for a long time. It was the only international organisation to introduce clauses relating to respect for human rights and ... | null |
Jean-Luc Bennahmias | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The people of Tunisia have opened a new page. With this motion for a resolution, the European Parliament is making its contribution to what must be the European position. The European Parliament welcomes, firstly, the courage of the Tunisian people, who have brought their country to an historic political turning point... | 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 this motion for a resolution, because it is important that all political, social, civic and democratic forces in Tunisia should be represented in the interim government, as this is the only way to secure for that government the confidence of the people and endow it with the legitimacy it needs to ... | null |
Sebastian Valentin Bodu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Egyptian people are out on the streets at the moment to make their voices heard, just a few weeks after a similar scene in Tunisia. The situation in the Arab countries is being compared by analysts to that in Central and Eastern Europe in the 1990s. History is repeating itself 20 years later, with hundreds of thou... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I would like to express my solidarity with the Tunisian people, who, prompted by legitimate democratic aspirations and a desire for better social conditions and easier access to employment, have brought their country to a historic political watershed. I applaud their courage and determination during the demonstrations... | null |
Corina Creţu | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Arab world has been shaken for a month and a half, from Tunisia to Yemen, by a shockwave or wind of freedom. It is difficult for us to say yet which one it is, given the complicated implications of the protests which have sent Ben Ali into exile and are now rocking Mubarak’s throne, with, in the meantime, the Jord... | null |
Mário David | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Europe cannot, in my view, remain indifferent to the strength of the intense popular protest movement that is sweeping through several countries in North Africa and the Middle East. As I said in this House during the debate on this motion for a resolution, I truly think that we are currently experiencing a rare moment... | 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 it expresses solidarity with the people of Tunisia, who, motivated by legitimate aspirations of democracy and improved living conditions, have brought their country to an historic political watershed. The EU cannot shirk its responsibilities, and therefore the High Representa... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The present situation in the Middle East has shown how little we know about ordinary Arabs: about what those demonstrating in Tunis and Cairo are thinking, and what they really feel and want. Television companies with global cover, like the CNN and Al-Jazeera, and the social networks point to the first steps of a glob... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The democratic values of freedom and the right to self-determination must be respected by all peoples. Therefore, I cannot but welcome the adoption of this motion for a resolution on the political situation in Tunisia, in which Parliament extends its solidarity to the Tunisian people. Despite the repressive measures a... | null |
Ilda Figueiredo | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We have signed a motion for a resolution of our group on the situation in Tunisia, where we salute the determination of the Tunisian people to regain their freedom and put an end to the existing regime, and show solidarity with all Tunisian progressives and with its people. In the resolution, we also highlight the nee... | null |
Louis Grech | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It is sad that the EU has taken so long to address the political and social unrest in the Middle East – that in Tunisia and recently that in Egypt. It was our duty as a Union to put our political antennae out there and identify that a crisis was underway, and more importantly be proactive about it. Instead we stood on ... | null |
Mathieu Grosch | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I support this motion for a resolution, despite the fact that I believe that the democratic forces in these countries need more regular support at an earlier stage. Many EU Member States have problems with doing this, often because their economic interests are at stake. Egypt, Russia and China are good examples of ‘po... | null |
Sylvie Guillaume | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In voting for this motion for a resolution on Tunisia, I am clearly expressing my full support for the Tunisian people and for the historic democratic revolution that they have started. I regret that the European Union was slow in reacting, thus giving a very poor impression of our diplomatic service, which is still n... | null |
Tunne Kelam | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for the resolution on Tunisia to express my solidarity with the wish of Tunisian people to achieve freedom of expression and restore free elections. It is alarming that the EU has been caught by surprise when massive popular demonstrations against the previous authoritarian regime started. May these events remi... | null |
Giovanni La Via | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In recent months the European Union has examined its neighbourhood policy, emphasising the distinction between the political objectives pursued by the Member States of the Mediterranean and those of Central, Eastern and Northern Europe. None of this, however, has resulted in an analysis capable of preventing what has ... | null |
Bogusław Liberadzki | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Parliament has quickly adopted a position on the situation in Tunisia in view of the situation in the entire region. We sympathise with the will of nations who want a better life, empowerment and a better tomorrow. We are witnesses of the enforced departure of authoritarian rulers. Tunisia needs a judicio... | null |
David Martin | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2011-02-03T00:00:00 | 2011 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for the resolution on Tunisia. I believe it to be vital that Parliament shows itself unequivocally on the side of democracy, the rule of law and the protection of human rights in Tunisia and elsewhere in the Middle East. | null |
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