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Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the Copenhagen Summit on climate change (debate) Video of the speechesPV | No one can ignore the extreme urgency of achieving an international post-Kyoto agreement to substantially reduce carbon dioxide emissions. We must make sure that the earth does not heat up by more than two degrees. If we are to achieve this, global emissions must be reduced by at least 30% over the next 10 years. The ... | null |
Nessa Childers | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the Copenhagen Summit on climate change (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Over the last number of days, Ireland has been struck by severe flooding causing devastation for ordinary families, for small businesses and for farmers across the island. Flooding from the River Barrow, the second longest river in Ireland, has meant much of Carlow has been under water for over four days! The deluge in... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the Copenhagen Summit on climate change (debate) Video of the speechesPV | A political agreement in Copenhagen is crucial, but it needs to be global. Putting European industry is a situation which is greatly disproportional to that of other developed economies would be a mistake for the economy and of little use in ecological terms. European efforts should be directed towards seeking an agre... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the Copenhagen Summit on climate change (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The EU should continue to lead by example in combating climate change. It is worth noting that the EU has surpassed the goals drawn up in Kyoto. I believe that the Copenhagen agreement to reduce global carbon emissions should be binding. In view of this, I have presented an amendment to Parliament’s resolution on this... | null |
Adam Gierek | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the Copenhagen Summit on climate change (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The climate is changing. This has happened many times in the past. There are over 6 billion of us, and what was once an extreme phenomenon and went unnoticed is, today, evident. What is more – elaborately built infrastructures, of power generation and supply for example, often fail, and the effects of this include bla... | null |
Rovana Plumb | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the Copenhagen Summit on climate change (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Global warming currently poses two major problems to humankind: on the one hand, the need to cut greenhouse gas emissions dramatically and, on the other hand, the need to adapt to the effects of climate change. Bearing in mind that we are dealing with a global phenomenon and that the EU is responsible for only 10% of ... | null |
Silvia-Adriana Ţicău | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Preparation of the Copenhagen Summit on climate change (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The aim of the international climate change conference which begins in Copenhagen on 7 December is to establish a post-Kyoto agreement which will make the countries of the world reduce polluting emissions. The EU has unilaterally committed to cut polluting emission levels by 20% compared to 2005 levels, as well as to ... | null |
Zuzana Roithová | MEP | PPE | en | cs | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As one of the shadow rapporteurs for the telecommunications package, I would like to say, following the successful vote, that I am delighted that this important amendment to internal market regulations in the field of electronic communications in particular will bring another fair process in respect of disconnections ... | null |
Hannu Takkula | MEP | ALDE | en | fi | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, in my opinion, this legislation is necessary, as we move towards a single market in electronic communications. It has already been decided under the Treaty of Lisbon that this is the direction to take. I am nevertheless very concerned about the importance of ensuring the basic rights of users of the inte... | null |
Daniel Hannan | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, see how stealthily, how silkily, by how many small steps, how insidiously and invidiously we have moved towards the establishment of a pan-European federal police force. When Europol was first established in the early 1990s, it was presented as a clearing house – as a regional branch of Interpol, if you l... | null |
Daniel Hannan | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, the best thing we could do for the Balkan and Caucasian republics is to admit them unconditionally into a customs union, to open our markets to their products. Those are countries ideally placed to price themselves into the market. They have educated and industrious workforces but they have relatively che... | null |
Zuzana Roithová | MEP | PPE | en | cs | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Ladies and gentlemen, I firmly believe that we need an advanced information system for the civilian administration linking the customs and police authorities of the Member States. We owe it to the citizens of the Union to combat more effectively imports of counterfeit and also hazardous products into our market from t... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am pleased that the European Parliament has approved the Telecoms Reform Package, thus consolidating the rights of consumers and contributing to greater access to information and freedom of expression. In order to achieve the objectives of the Lisbon Agenda, we need to provide sufficient incentives for investment in... | null |
Carlos Coelho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I support the Telecoms Reform Package because I think that the internet is an essential tool for education, the exercise of freedom of expression and access to information. This initiative definitively establishes the idea that internet access and usage fall within the fundamental rights of European citizens. I would ... | null |
Marielle De Sarnez | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Prior court approval: that is what we wanted to obtain. With this compromise, we have at least guaranteed the best legal protection possible at this stage. The EU’s message is now clear: access to the internet is a fundamental right, and precise and binding procedures will have to be followed to ensure that internet u... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of Mrs Trautmann’s report as I believe that the current agreement goes far beyond what was possible in the earlier stages of the process, particularly with regard to consumer rights. I believe that the introduction of measures to safeguard rights and guarantees on freedom of expression and informatio... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome the compromise reached between Parliament and the Council on introducing into the framework directive adequate protection for users in cases of restriction of access to services and applications through electronic communication networks. I think that the rule of law dictates that no one’s access to informati... | null |
Ilda Figueiredo | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | At the end of October, the Council adopted the majority of the texts negotiated with Parliament on the so-called Telecoms Package, with a few exceptions, which were included in the Trautmann report. This text continued to be negotiated in the Conciliation Committee, where the text which we are now to vote upon was acc... | null |
Bruno Gollnisch | MEP | NI | en | fr | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I abstained from the vote on this final version of the telecoms package because it is unsatisfactory. It is, however, better than nothing. It does not protect internet users from the abuses of freedom-destroying laws such as the first version of the Hadopi Law in France, or from the wrath of administrative authorities... | null |
Sylvie Guillaume | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Although the telecoms sector is going through an unprecedented period of development, it was crucial to support the report by my colleague, Mrs Trautmann, as it will mean that consumers are offered better services at fairer prices. I welcome the fact that this text will increase users’ rights to universal services, vi... | null |
Małgorzata Handzlik | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Adoption of the Trautmann report means that the provisions of the Telecoms Package will shortly enter into force. This is good news for consumers, whose rights are strengthened by this legislation. The possibility of moving a telephone number to another network in one day, the increase in transparency of tariffs and t... | null |
Jacky Hénin | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I have to say that the proposed compromise between the Council and Parliament offers no adequate legal safeguards for users. Although the text maintains that the Member States cannot impose restrictions on internet end-users, it does pave the way for consumers to be restricted by access providers without any prior dec... | null |
Ian Hudghton | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the compromise package on telecommunications. Whilst, as is the nature of compromises, the package is not perfect, I believe that it is a step in the right direction and will bring about an improvement in consumers’ rights. | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | An affirmative vote may be justified simply by the fact that the new European legislation on the telecoms sector supports the rights of landline and mobile telephone and internet users, and boosts competition. The most pertinent of these new rules is the reinforcement of consumer rights, guarantees of internet access ... | null |
Willy Meyer | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | es | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted against the framework directive on electronic communications networks and services because I think that it represents an attack on freedom of expression and the civil rights of citizens. By adopting this directive, the European Union is allowing internet services to be cut off without the need for a judicial o... | null |
Rareş-Lucian Niculescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this package because of its unquestionable usefulness. However, I appreciate that it is unclear as to what a fair and impartial procedure will mean in practice in terms of the possible situations for restricting internet access. I believe that it would have been preferable to make a prior judicial... | null |
Teresa Riera Madurell | MEP | S&D | en | es | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of a report that is the culmination of all the work done around the ‘telecommunications package’, two directives and a regulation that represent a fundamental step forward in the development of the information society and the protection of users’ rights. This new legislation also provides clear rules... | null |
Georgios Toussas | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | el | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The centre left and centre right political forces in the European Parliament voted in favour of the legislative ‘package’ on telecommunications and the internet on the basis of the criteria of competition and security, in other words, to secure the profits of the monopolies and restrict workers’ freedoms and rights. T... | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In this case, the proposal aims at creating a framework that will provide for the harmonisation of rules relating to the collection and dissemination of statistics when it comes to the use as well as the selling of pesticides. There are a number of important definitions and clarifications that have been made and, there... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome the agreement reached on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning statistics on pesticides which will allow for the creation of a legal framework and the establishment of harmonised rules for the collection and disseminati... | null |
Peter Jahr | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome the fact that the regulation concerning statistics on plant protection products will complete the legislative package of European plant protection policy, which can then enter into force. In order to minimise the risks to people and the environment involved in the use of plant protection products, we need ha... | null |
Elisabeth Köstinger | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I very warmly welcome the fact that the regulation concerning statistics on plant protection products will ensure that there is now a common legal framework for the collection and distribution of data on the marketing and use of pesticides. It is beyond doubt that minimising risks to human health and environmental pro... | null |
Miroslav Mikolášik | MEP | PPE | en | sk | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Pesticides, especially pesticides used in agriculture, have an important impact on the health of humans and the environment and there should therefore be significant further reductions in their use. Lengthy experience with the collection of data on the sale and use of pesticides has shown the need for harmonised metho... | null |
Rovana Plumb | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I want to emphasise that pesticides must be used in a more viable manner, which also entails a significant overall reduction in the risks involved. Pesticides must also be used in a manner compatible with the need to protect the harvests. However, pesticides can only be used without close monitoring of both their quan... | null |
Oldřich Vlasák | MEP | ECR | en | cs | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the draft legislative resolution of the European Parliament on the joint proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council concerning statistics on pesticides, which was approved by the Conciliation Committee, because in my view, it will bring significant benefits. It harmonises... | null |
Jean-Pierre Audy | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the legislative resolution on the codification of the 1995 regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down general rules for the granting of Community financial aid in the field of trans-European networks. I am sorry that, in view of the development and the complexity of the t... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council laying down general rules for the granting of Community financial aid in the field of trans-European networks. These networks are very important to the development of Europe’s traffic infrastructure. The new regulation wil... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As an MEP who has always paid particular attention to issues relating to crime prevention, security and police cooperation, I acknowledge the fundamental importance of Europol in creating a secure European area and preventing crime throughout Europe, along with the need for it to be reinforced at various levels, inclu... | null |
Bruno Gollnisch | MEP | NI | en | fr | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We voted against the rejection of this series of reports by the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, not because of the content of the regulatory proposals concerned, which relate to Europol and other criminal police activities, but for the sake of form. Indeed, the only reason why the majority of t... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As the third pillar, this is an extremely pertinent matter for the security of the European area, so I agree that this issue should be assessed under the Treaty of Lisbon, given its future bearing on cooperation policy. | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In principle, close cooperation between the various authorities to fight crime is a desirable thing. However, there is a complete lack of any regulation of data protection in the planned unrestricted access for all authorities and it is not even clear what rights of investigation the proposed data protection officer w... | null |
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I support the opinion of the rapporteur and agree that legislation on EUROPOL should be considered by common accord together with the European Parliament and the Council. Especially important attention should be paid to personal data protection. Indeed, it is not sufficiently clear whether there are strong protection ... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As an MEP who has always paid particular attention to issues relating to crime prevention, security and police cooperation, I acknowledge the fundamental importance of Europol in creating a secure European area and preventing crime throughout Europe, along with the need for it to be reinforced at various levels, inclu... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Without forgetting the importance of the European Police Office (Europol) and notwithstanding the general support which it should have, as the third pillar, this is an extremely pertinent matter for the security of the European area. Hence, I agree that this issue should be assessed under the Treaty of Lisbon, given i... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As an MEP who has always paid particular attention to issues relating to crime prevention, security and police cooperation, I acknowledge the fundamental importance of Europol in creating a secure European area and preventing crime throughout Europe, along with the need for it to be reinforced at various levels, inclu... | null |
Petru Constantin Luhan | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Albrecht report brings up for debate the list of third States and organisations with which Europol is intending to conclude agreements. The list of third States also includes the Republic of Moldova, for example, while the list of organisations with which Europol is intending to conclude agreements should also inc... | null |
Carlos Coelho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Within the framework of Europol, we have been presented with four initiatives which aim to introduce new rules on information confidentiality, implementing matters relating to the regulation of Europol’s relationships with its partners, including the exchange of personal data and classified information, determining th... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As an MEP who has always paid particular attention to issues relating to crime prevention, security and police cooperation, I acknowledge the fundamental importance of Europol in creating a secure European area and preventing crime throughout Europe, along with the need for it to be reinforced at various levels, inclu... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Without forgetting the importance of the European Police Office (Europol) and notwithstanding the general support which it should have, as the third pillar, this is an extremely pertinent matter for the security of the European area. Hence, I agree that this issue should be assessed under the Treaty of Lisbon, given i... | null |
Elena Oana Antonescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Crime is continually on the increase in the European Union. We are facing a host of organised crime networks, as well as computer crime, which is becoming ever more widespread. As a result, the European crime prevention policy must be consolidated and strengthened, while Member States need to cooperate better and more... | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The report in question asks that the modifications to the current system of the European Crime Prevention Network be rejected. I believe and agree with the rapporteur that there are a number of areas that require improvement even with regard to the proposal. Nevertheless, the interim measures are adequate in order to e... | null |
Carlos Coelho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Crime Prevention Network was created in 2001, yet up until now, it has still not produced particularly good results, due to numerous organisational failures which have prevented it from effectively reaching its full potential, having already been subject to internal review on two occasions. The present in... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As an MEP who has always paid particular attention to issues relating to crime prevention, security and police cooperation, I acknowledge the fundamental importance of Europol in creating a secure European area and preventing crime throughout Europe, along with the need for it to be reinforced at various levels, inclu... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Crime Prevention Network (EUCPN) was created in 2001 due to a need to establish measures and exchange activities to prevent criminality, as well as strengthening the network of national authorities responsible for preventing crime. Seven years later, following an external assessment of the EUCPN, the conc... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As an MEP who has always paid particular attention to issues relating to crime prevention, security and police cooperation, I acknowledge the fundamental importance of Europol in creating a secure European area and preventing crime throughout Europe, along with the need for it to be reinforced at various levels, inclu... | null |
Sylvie Guillaume | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the in ’t Veld report, of the Kirkhope, Albrecht and Díaz de Mera García Consuegra reports on a package of measures concerning Europol, and of the Alfano report on the European Crime Prevention Network, calling for the rejection of the Council’s proposals on these matters. The aim of rejecting the... | null |
Ian Hudghton | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In line with the recommendation of the Committee on Civil Liberties, I voted against the draft decision. With the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon imminent, decisions in this area should be taken under the new legislative procedures. | null |
Jörg Leichtfried | MEP | S&D | en | de | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am voting against the adoption of the EUROPOL package. I voted in favour of rejecting the entire package as I think it is scandalous that the Commission and the Council should still be attempting to push the package through before the Treaty of Lisbon enters into force. | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Georgia has been subjected to an incredible downturn, especially following the 2008 conflict with Russia. Due to Georgia’s strategic importance, among other reasons, the Commission has proposed providing macro-financial assistance to Georgia. Although I agree that the Parliament requires more information on the matter,... | null |
João Ferreira | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We have always advocated the need for the EU to give solidarity aid to countries that need it, and argued that this aid should be directed towards projects which are of real interest to the people of the country. Yet the ‘aid’ given by the EU seems to have had little to do with solidarity. The interests of big money, ... | null |
Jacek Olgierd Kurski | MEP | ECR | en | pl | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Georgia was brutally attacked in August 2008 by the armies of the Russian Federation and, besides suffering damage on a large scale and numerous fatalities, has also experienced a serious deterioration of its economic condition. The European Union cannot remain passive in the face of Georgia’s economic problems, and s... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The macro-financial assistance programme is vital for improving the financial stability of European nations that have recently emerged from armed conflict, the vicissitudes of which have left them with financial difficulties in terms of budget deficits and their balance of payments. This assistance is crucial for the ... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The macro-financial assistance programme is also vital for improving the financial stability of European nations that have endured the recent global crisis and suffered from the effects of this crisis on their main commercial partners, particularly Russia in the case of Armenia. Financial imbalances are due to issues ... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In the specific case of Serbia, the macro-financial assistance programme is vital for improving the country’s financial stability, as, in addition to the global crisis, Serbia has also emerged from an armed conflict whose effects are still being felt. This assistance is an important tool for financial stability in Ser... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Over the next year, it is planned that Serbia will receive macro-financial assistance totalling up to EUR 200 million in the form of a loan. This money is intended to support the economic stabilisation of that country, finance its external balance-of-payments needs and help it meet the consequences of the global econo... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The macro-financial assistance programme is vital for improving financial stability in Bosnia and Herzegovina and for combating the detrimental effect of the global crisis on the country’s economy. This aid will be reflected in an improvement in the country’s economy in terms of the budget deficit and the balance of p... | null |
Jean-Luc Mélenchon | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We do not accept European loans and subsidies being subject to restrictions imposed by the IMF. We shall vote against the MFA (macro-financial assistance) being presented today to the European Parliament. You can see what kinds of conditions are involved: impossible deadlines, a lack of information … Whichever way you... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I see this report on the draft Council Directive which aims to amend the common system of value added tax as a way of achieving a more simplified and harmonised system. In fact, by combining certain aspects relating to VAT on the supply of natural gas, electricity and heat or refrigeration with the tax treatment of jo... | null |
Ilda Figueiredo | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Council’s proposal aims to clarify certain matters relating to the import and place of taxation of gas and electricity supplies to include the amendments agreed for the accession of Bulgaria and Romania to the EU within the scope of the directive, and to clarify and emphasise the basic rule of law to deduct, which... | null |
Ian Hudghton | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I abstained on the Bullmann report. Whilst I do believe that the Council has a duty to listen to the views of this House, the EU’s only directly elected institution, I do not believe that VAT systems should be harmonised. The principle of subsidiarity dictates that taxation is a matter best left to the nations of Europ... | null |
Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the report on the protection of the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic in relation to the storage of carbon dioxide streams in geological formations as I believe that the existence of a regulatory framework and guidelines on the storage of carbon dioxide streams in geological formations... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the Rosbach report on the proposal for a Council Decision concerning the approval on behalf of the European Community of the Amendments to Annex II and Annex III to the Convention for the protection of the marine environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR Convention) in relation to the storage ... | null |
João Ferreira | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The geological storage of carbon dioxide has been identified as a possible solution for mitigating the effects of an increase in the anthropogenic concentration of this gas in the atmosphere. Nevertheless, this solution raises a number of questions about its future applicability, particularly given that the developmen... | null |
Ian Hudghton | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the Rosbach report. Carbon capture and storage can make a significant contribution to efforts aimed at tackling global warming and my own country, Scotland, will play an important role in developing the necessary technology. This amendment to the OSPAR Convention will mean that the EU and Scotland ... | null |
Bruno Gollnisch | MEP | NI | en | fr | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I must admit that I learnt something new from these two reports by Mrs Geringer de Oedenberg: I learnt that those countries that chose not to participate in judicial cooperation in civil matters had, nonetheless, also lost their sovereignty. Indeed, Denmark, which was able to negotiate an exemption, but which also sou... | null |
Ian Hudghton | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this report relating to recovery plan changes within the framework of the North Atlantic Fisheries Organisation. International fisheries organisations are essential to the management of global marine resources. I consider it unfortunate, however, that it is the EU that negotiates with our North Atl... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Specifically when it comes to rail freight and long-distance transport, the last few years have witnessed some change for the better. Passengers must not be left behind in this, however. Rules on compensation for delays to international rail services are not enough. We must ensure that, in the rush to globalise, regio... | null |
Miroslav Mikolášik | MEP | PPE | en | sk | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome the decision of the Community to sign the Hague Protocol of 23 November 2007 on the Law Applicable to Maintenance Obligations because the protocol brings a long-awaited and much-needed clarification of the rules determining the applicable law, which are supplemented by the Hague Convention of 23 November on ... | null |
Sabine Lösing | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | en | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | On 9 November 2009, the report on the request for the defence of the immunity and privileges of Tobias Pflüger (A7-0054/2009) was voted and adopted in the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) in the European Parliament. This report is based on incorrect facts. The central point is that the report cites a judgment at first... | null |
Jean-Luc Mélenchon | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | en | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | On 9 November 2009, the report on the request for the defence of the immunity and privileges of Tobias Pflüger (A7-0054/2009) was voted and adopted in the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) in the European Parliament. This report is based on incorrect facts. The central point is that the report cites a judgment at first... | null |
Willy Meyer | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | en | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | On 9 November 2009, the report on the request for the defence of the immunity and privileges of Tobias Pflüger (A7-0054/2009) was voted and adopted in the Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI) in the European Parliament. This report is based on incorrect facts. The central point is: the report cites a judgment at first ins... | null |
Peter Skinner | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I consider the role of Parliament to be only effective if it can sustain the effect of legislation. In this context, the application of the rule of ‘regulatory procedure with scrutiny’ allows for ex ante consideration of proposals brought into law. This report nuances Parliament’s role and enhances our ability to contr... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Question Hour with the President of the CommissionVideo of the speechesPV | The next item is the Question Hour with the President of the Commission. Free questions | null |
Joseph Daul | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Question Hour with the President of the CommissionVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, is Europe going to have to face a new gas crisis this winter? Let us remember the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, suffered by millions of Europeans. I welcome the agreement reached on 19 November in Yalta. However, we know that Ukraine had great trouble in settling its gas bill with Russia last mont... | null |
José Manuel Barroso | EU Commission President | N/A | en | fr | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Question Hour with the President of the CommissionVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, Mr Daul, thank you for your question. Like you, I wish to prevent a repetition of last year’s crisis. We have worked closely – I myself have done a great deal of work – with President Yushchenko, Prime Minister Tymoshenko and the Russian authorities, as well as with the international financial institutio... | null |
Martin Schulz | MEP | S&D | en | de | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Question Hour with the President of the CommissionVideo of the speechesPV | I would like to ask you whether, in the past, you had any difficulties with the Bulgarian Government of Sergei Stanishev or with Ivaylo Kalfin as the country’s foreign minister? Did you have any reason to doubt the democratic legitimacy of Mr Stanishev or Mr Kalfin or their loyalty to the institutions of the European ... | null |
José Manuel Barroso | EU Commission President | N/A | en | fr | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Question Hour with the President of the CommissionVideo of the speechesPV | Thank you for your question, Mr Schulz. However, you will appreciate that I must exercise restraint when commenting on the remarks made by the various Heads of State or Government within the context of their domestic policy. It is not my place to get involved here and now in this domestic dispute. What I can say, to g... | null |
Martin Schulz | MEP | S&D | en | de | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Question Hour with the President of the CommissionVideo of the speechesPV | I understand that you do not want to interfere in Bulgaria’s domestic politics. I sympathise with that position. Can I interpret your answer to mean that you believe that there is no need for the party of Mr Stanishev – the Chairman of the Bulgarian Socialist Party, for whom you have expressed your personal high regar... | null |
José Manuel Barroso | EU Commission President | N/A | en | fr | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Question Hour with the President of the CommissionVideo of the speechesPV | Mr Schulz, obviously I believe that all democratic parties have a place in democratic countries. Since Bulgaria is, as we all know, a democratic country, all of its democratic parties have a place in the democratic system. This applies to all of the parties in Bulgaria that respect, of course, the rules of our Communi... | null |
Guy Verhofstadt | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Question Hour with the President of the CommissionVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I am going to ask a question about the structure of the Commission, which is normal, given that we are very soon going to have a new Commission. Firstly, I have some misgivings about the fact that the environment portfolio is going to be divided into three areas: climate change, energy and the environmen... | null |
José Manuel Barroso | EU Commission President | N/A | en | fr | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Question Hour with the President of the CommissionVideo of the speechesPV | Firstly, concerning the question of the climate change, or rather the ‘action in the field of climate change’ portfolio, I see this responsibility as being very important. It is a horizontal responsibility, a dimension to be integrated into all of the Union’s policies. The commissioner for climate change policy will c... | null |
Daniel Cohn-Bendit | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | fr | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Question Hour with the President of the CommissionVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I would like to continue along the same sort of lines as Mr Verhofstadt, since the Commission is currently under construction. We are reading and hearing rumours that are rather dangerous. Do you think that it is you, the President of the Commission – you have been elected and confirmed President – who m... | null |
José Manuel Barroso | EU Commission President | N/A | en | fr | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Question Hour with the President of the CommissionVideo of the speechesPV | The way I see things is very simple: it is about respecting the Treaty of Lisbon, and respecting the current treaty, for that matter. From 1 December, this Treaty of Lisbon declares very clearly – I have the English version here, specifically Article 17 – that it is the President of the Commission who shall decide on ... | null |
Daniel Cohn-Bendit | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | fr | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Question Hour with the President of the CommissionVideo of the speechesPV | Mr Barroso, since you are talking about the Commission and about women, do you not think that it would be easier for a President of the Commission in the long term if each country put forward two commissioners, presented two candidates, to him: a man and a woman? That way, you would be able to form a balanced Commissi... | null |
José Manuel Barroso | EU Commission President | N/A | en | fr | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Question Hour with the President of the CommissionVideo of the speechesPV | You are quite right. I would very much like to achieve that. Unfortunately, it is not provided for by the treaty. I agree with your fellow Member, Mr Verhofstadt. The serious issue is this: this obligation is not provided for by the treaty. As you know, I even made public a letter in which I called on the Member State... | null |
Michał Tomasz Kamiński | MEP | ECR | en | pl | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Question Hour with the President of the CommissionVideo of the speechesPV | Mr Barroso, I would like to thank you very much for being with us today, and I would like to start by saying that it seems we should give more encouragement to our fellow Members to participate in these debates with you, because some Members are more interested in other attractions of Strasbourg than in the possibilit... | null |
José Manuel Barroso | EU Commission President | N/A | en | en | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Question Hour with the President of the CommissionVideo of the speechesPV | I have good news for Mr Kamiński: today, at the meeting of the Commission here in Strasbourg, we adopted a Commission working paper launching the consultation on what I call the ‘European 2020’, the successor to the Lisbon Strategy, which is, of course, for consultation with Parliament and with European governments and... | null |
Lothar Bisky | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | de | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Question Hour with the President of the CommissionVideo of the speechesPV | What I found pleasing about the special summit was that there was a gender balance. We would like to pay tribute to that achievement. I would also like to add that we will continue to support you if you continue to maintain this gender balance. We now have two new figureheads for the European Union to deal with, about... | null |
José Manuel Barroso | EU Commission President | N/A | en | en | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Question Hour with the President of the CommissionVideo of the speechesPV | In the new European Union 2020 strategy that I announced just now, there is a strong emphasis on the social matters that you have just mentioned, Mr Bisky. I believe that we now have an urgent situation regarding social matters, particularly in view of rising unemployment. There is a risk of a decade of low growth and ... | null |
Rolandas Paksas | MEP | ID | en | lt | 2009-11-24T00:00:00 | 2009 | Question Hour with the President of the CommissionVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, back in September, I approached you about the continuation of operations at Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant. From your answer, I received the impression that the Commission is either unaware of the true situation, is not informed, or is trying to brush off MEPs. Therefore, Mr President, I think you know tha... | null |
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