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Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The EU is an area of solidarity, and the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund falls within this concept. This support is fundamental for helping the unemployed and victims of the relocations that have occurred as a result of globalisation. An increasing number of companies are relocating, taking advantage of the low... | null |
Marit Paulsen, Olle Schmidt and Cecilia Wikström | MEP | ALDE | en | sv | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The EU has established a legislative and budgetary instrument to be able to provide support to those who have lost their jobs on account of ‘major structural changes in world trade patterns and to assist their reintegration into the labour market’. We are convinced that free trade and the market economy benefit econom... | null |
Czesław Adam Siekierski | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I endorsed mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, because mass redundancies are, without doubt, a negative consequence of the economic crisis, and despite popular opinion, the crisis is still with us. There is no doubt that those in the countries concerned who have lost their jobs should be helped... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome the proposed amendments to the Rules of Procedure on account of the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon. I should like to emphasise one of the aspects that I consider to be of the utmost importance at the moment, as we witness the negotiations for the new agreement that will replace the Kyoto Protocol i... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of Mr Martin’s report on the adaptation of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure to the Treaty of Lisbon, because it is necessary to amend some of Parliament’s internal rules, in view of the increased powers resulting from the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, particularly the increased legislative... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The amendments on which we voted today will be incorporated into the Rules of Procedure of the European Parliament because the Rules need to be brought into line with the heralded entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, scheduled for 1 December. I believe that the significant stepping up of Parliament’s powers, whic... | null |
Sylvie Guillaume | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of David Martin’s report on the reform of the European Parliament’s Rules of Procedure insofar as it will allow our House to adhere to the new ground rules accompanying the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon. The reform involves, in particular: welcoming new ‘observers’ who should be able to be... | null |
Ian Hudghton | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Under the old Rule 36 of this Parliament, we were required to ‘pay particular attention to respect for fundamental rights’. In the new Rule 36, we must ‘fully respect’ those rights as laid down in the Charter of Fundamental Rights. This is a subtle change but one which I consider to be important and which binds all MEP... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1 December 2009 means it is necessary to adapt the Rules of Procedure to bring them into line with Parliament’s new rules and powers. With these amendments to the Rules of Procedure, Parliament is preparing itself for the increased powers that it will have when the Treat... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | There is very little to be seen of the much-vaunted increase in democracy and stronger voice for parliaments which the Treaty of Lisbon was supposed to introduce. There are merely a few new procedures. The procedure for evaluating respect for fundamental rights must not, under any circumstances, be misused for the man... | null |
Nuno Teixeira | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Treaty of Lisbon will bring more speed, legitimacy and democracy to the decision-making process in the European Union, which is responsible for measures that affect us as citizens every day. In particular, Parliament will see its legislative power increased, as it will share responsibility equally with the Europea... | null |
Georgios Toussas | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | el | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Greek Communist Party is opposed to and voted against the amendments to adapt the European Parliament’s Rules of Procedure to the provisions of the Treaty of Lisbon. The amendments maintain and strengthen the reactionary and anti-democratic character of the European Parliament’s Rules of Procedure, which forms an ... | null |
Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this resolution, which seeks an ambitious and legally binding international agreement in Copenhagen, since I believe that concluding this agreement can lead to a new, sustainable model that stimulates social and economic growth, fosters the development of environmentally sustainable technologies, ... | null |
Dominique Baudis | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the resolution on the Copenhagen Summit, since it is our responsibility, as elected members, to protect the planet for future generations. The world is staking its future on the months to come. It is unthinkable that the international community should fail to reach an agreement that binds States t... | null |
Frieda Brepoels | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | nl | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In the resolution adopted by the European Parliament today, a specific chapter stresses the great importance of regions and local authorities, especially in the consultation process and in disseminating information about and carrying out the implementation of climate policy. Up to 80% of adaptation and mitigation poli... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It is crucial that the Copenhagen conference results in a politically binding agreement. This agreement must contain operational elements that can be implemented immediately and a schedule that will allow a legally binding agreement to be drawn up during the course of 2010. The agreement must involve all the countries... | null |
Nessa Childers | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It is extremely important that the EU takes action and becomes a world leader in reducing carbon emissions approaching the Copenhagen Summit. The Parliament has already shown more ambition than the Member States in relation to a reduction in carbon emissions, and today’s resolution is to be welcomed with calls for real... | null |
Nikolaos Chountis | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | el | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I abstained, firstly because Amendment 13, which considers nuclear energy to be an important factor in reducing carbon dioxide emissions, was approved and, secondly, because Amendment 3 by my group, calling for developed countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 80 and 95% by 2050 compared with 1990 levels... | null |
Jürgen Creutzmann, Nadja Hirsch, Holger Krahmer, Britta Reimers and Alexandra Thein | MEP | ALDE | en | de | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The German Free Democratic Party members of the European Parliament have abstained from voting on the Copenhagen resolution for the following reasons. The resolution contains statements about financing for climate protection measures in third countries without defining the specific criteria or purpose of the financing... | null |
Proinsias De Rossa | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The effects of climate change are being felt now: temperatures are rising, icecaps and glaciers are melting and extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and more intense. The UN estimates that all but one of its emergency appeals for humanitarian aid in 2007 were climate related. We need a global energy revolu... | null |
Marielle De Sarnez | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The joint resolution which has just been adopted by Parliament sends out a clear signal. The Union needs to speak with one voice and act jointly following Copenhagen, no matter what the scope of the outcome of the conference. We must aim for an actual 30% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions. When I say ‘actual’, thi... | null |
Anne Delvaux | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In Copenhagen, from 7 to 18 December, nearly 200 nations will negotiate a new international treaty to combat climate change, a post-Kyoto treaty that will enter into force from 2013 … The resolution voted on will serve as a road map for negotiation for the European Union. As a current member of the Committee on the En... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the motion for a resolution on the Copenhagen conference on climate change, since I believe that it sets out a good parliamentary compromise on the fundamental aspects that should guide negotiations on a future international agreement on this matter, especially with regard to the issues of adaptat... | null |
Jill Evans | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In the resolution adopted by the EP, a specific chapter stresses the great importance of regions and local authorities in the consultation, information and implementation of the climate policy. Up to 80% of mitigation and adaptation policies will happen at the regional and local level. Several regional or sub-State gov... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As I have said before, it is vital that a legally binding, global, political agreement on climate change is adopted so as not to put European industry in an anticompetitive situation. The European effort must be aimed at seeking an agreement that requires a joint effort, and not just an effort by the EU. In my view, t... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the motion for a resolution because I believe that the EU should continue to lead by example in the fight against climate change. It is worth noting that the EU has surpassed the goals drawn up in Kyoto. I believe that the Copenhagen agreement should be binding. In this regard, I have tabled an am... | null |
Elisa Ferreira | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The adopted resolution contains positive aspects, such as: the importance of maintaining an international post-2012 commitment; the need to align reduction targets with the latest scientific data; the call on the US to make binding the targets promised (although not committed to) in the last election campaign; the emp... | null |
Robert Goebbels | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I abstained from the vote on the climate change resolution because the European Parliament, as is its wont, displays worthy sentiments without taking the realities into account. The European Union produces approximately 11% of worldwide CO2 emissions. It cannot set an example and pay for the rest of the world too. It ... | null |
Sylvie Guillaume | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | On the climate change issue, there is an urgent need to act and not to leave developing countries powerless. They are the ones that are affected in the first place, but they lack resources suitable for influencing the phenomena created by developed countries! Future generations will be powerless in the face of the eff... | null |
Ian Hudghton | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Next month, the eyes of the world will be on Denmark. Across the North Sea, in a country of similar size, the Scottish Government is making a vital contribution to climate change efforts. According to the official website of the Copenhagen Summit, Scotland has taken on ‘world leadership on climate protection’. The effo... | null |
Astrid Lulling | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this resolution on the European Union’s strategy for the Copenhagen Summit on Climate Change as I am convinced that a comprehensive international agreement can actually alter the trend of uncontrolled growth in greenhouse gas emissions. Environmental policy in general, and climate policy in particular, are... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It is very important that an ambitious and legally binding agreement on climate change is reached at the Copenhagen conference. However, it is also important that everyone is involved, particularly China, India and Brazil, in view of their significant economic role and intense industrial activity. These countries must... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | For far too long, the EU has been attempting to reduce the concentration of greenhouse gases single-handedly while energy-hungry emerging economies and wasteful industrial countries were not even prepared to implement the Kyoto Protocol. We will have to wait and see to what extent the Copenhagen conference will change... | null |
Rovana Plumb | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this resolution as a mandatory, global legal agreement must be reached in Copenhagen, based on which developed countries or developing countries as well will commit to targets for reducing emission levels comparable to those of the EU. We can achieve the objective of maintaining global warming at a gradien... | null |
Daciana Octavia Sârbu | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This resolution represents a clear and realistic strategy for dealing with the key areas which must be addressed in order to achieve an effective agreement in Copenhagen next month. We have a text which balances ambition with realistic targets, and which deals with the difficult issues that the negotiators must resolve... | null |
Bogusław Sonik | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Parliament resolution on the EU strategy for the Copenhagen conference on climate change is a significant legislative document and an important voice in the international debate and the negotiations preceding the climate summit, and is intended to supplement the European Union’s position on this question.... | null |
Bart Staes | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | nl | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the resolution because the European Parliament is calling on EU negotiators to make EUR 30 billion available to developing countries for their fight against climate change. Parliament is thereby sending out a clear signal to the negotiators who will be attending the climate summit in Copenhagen on... | null |
Konrad Szymański | MEP | ECR | en | pl | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In today’s vote on the EU strategy for the climate conference in Copenhagen, the European Parliament adopted a radical and unrealistic position. In demanding a doubling of restrictions on CO2 emissions in EU countries, Parliament is undermining the climate package which was recently negotiated with such difficulty (po... | null |
Georgios Toussas | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | el | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The enhanced risks to the environment and health and particularly dangerous climate changes, with the overheating of the planet, are the result of industrial development based on capitalist profit and commercialisation of land, air, energy and water. These phenomena cannot be properly addressed by the leaders of capit... | null |
Thomas Ulmer | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I have voted against the motion for a resolution because it determines in advance that the EU will make large amounts of funding available from the start without waiting for the other partners. I cannot justify to my voters using their money in this way. Climate protection is an important objective, but the panic-mong... | null |
Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this resolution, since it addresses priorities in fundamental chapters such as freedom, security and justice, particularly with regard to the conditions for the reception and integration of immigrants, fighting discrimination, particularly on grounds of sexual orientation, access to justice, and c... | null |
Charalampos Angourakis | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | el | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Greek Communist Party is categorically opposed to the Stockholm Programme, just as it was opposed to previous programmes to implement the misleadingly entitled area of freedom, security and justice. Its objective, the demagogic pronouncements of the EU notwithstanding, is to harmonise or homogenise national laws i... | null |
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am convinced that the protection of children’s rights is a very important aspect of the Stockholm Programme. I would like to draw attention to the fact that in recent years, violence against children, including the sexual exploitation of children, sex tourism involving children, trafficking of children and child lab... | null |
Carlo Casini | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I voted in favour of the resolution because it indicates the right way to strengthen European unity around the fundamental values that constitute its very identity. We cannot fool ourselves that it will be possible to achieve agreement on so-called common values. We may nevertheless hope that the applica... | null |
Nikolaos Chountis | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | el | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted against the motion for numerous reasons; my main reasons are outlined below. In essence, its basic dimension is the philosophy of ‘security’ and fear, at the expense of basic rights and freedoms. However, it is precisely by protecting and respecting these rights under the rule of law that security is safeguard... | null |
Anna Maria Corazza Bildt | MEP | PPE | en | sv | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We believe that it is vital that women are not subjected to violence or the sex trade. Similarly, it is self-evident that we should respect human rights and observe the international conventions that are in place for refugees. For us as EU citizens, having a stable legal system with everyone being equal before the law... | null |
Marije Cornelissen and Bas Eickhout | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | nl | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In itself, the European Parliament resolution calling for an area of freedom, security and justice serving the citizen is a progressive resolution and one which puts a check on the desire of the Council of Ministers to allow the free exchange of citizens’ personal data. It is also a resolution which guarantees the pro... | null |
Anne Delvaux | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | So far, progress has been slow with regard to some aspects of the area of freedom, security and justice, whereas the right to move and to reside freely within the EU is now granted to more than 500 million citizens! It is important to manage this, and the European Parliament resolution passed today helps in this respe... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the motion for a European Parliament resolution on the Stockholm Programme, since I believe that the proposals it contains clearly and precisely establish the priorities for the coming years in terms of European legislation in the areas of freedom, security and justice, in the light of application... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It has been common practice in this Parliament to promote divisive issues, which go far beyond the competences of the European Union, by including them in texts on broader issues that would normally warrant widespread support. I must condemn the application, once again, of this surreptitious method, which only goes to... | null |
Carlo Fidanza | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This resolution ultimately affirms some important principles: common responsibility in the fight against illegal immigration, in the distribution of asylum seekers and in the repatriation of foreign detainees. On the other hand, I feel that the part that refers to respect for the rights of minorities, and particularly... | null |
Ilda Figueiredo | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The majority in Parliament has approved the main thrust of the European Commission’s proposal for the so-called Stockholm Programme, which is a powerful attack on such a key element of Member States’ sovereignty as justice. Increasing joint actions in the area of political and judicial cooperation and cooperation betw... | null |
Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, political strategy concerning the area of freedom, security and justice – the Stockholm Programme – will be adopted by the Council in December this year, straight after the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon. At this special moment, when the decision-making powers of the European Parliament will in... | null |
Sylvie Guillaume | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this resolution because it enables a better balance to be struck between respect for individual freedoms and a predominantly repressive outlook accompanied by security measures of which it is difficult to gauge the effectiveness today. Through this programme, we are reaffirming our attachment to a... | null |
Timothy Kirkhope | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Whilst the ECR Group supports much of what is contained in the Stockholm Programme, such as cooperation and solidarity over issues of policing, fighting cross-border crime and corruption, protecting fundamental rights, and finding solutions for immigration by seeking to assist those countries in southern Europe that fa... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Stockholm Programme is concerned with strengthening security, particularly in the fight against cross-border crime and terrorism, while respecting citizens’ rights. The effort, which is also a result of the new reality of the Treaty of Lisbon, would lead you to expect a responsible discussion about the essential p... | null |
Judith Sargentini | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | nl | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In itself, the European Parliament resolution calling for an area of freedom, security and justice serving the citizen is a progressive resolution and one which puts a check on the desire of the Council of Ministers to allow the free exchange of citizens’ personal data. It is also a resolution which guarantees the pro... | null |
Czesław Adam Siekierski | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I would like to share a few comments on the multi-annual programme 2010-2014 regarding the area of freedom, security and justice (the Stockholm Programme). Ensuring the citizens of the European Union freedom, security and justice is one of the main responsibilities of Member States. The countries of the European Union... | null |
Renate Sommer | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome the adoption of the motion for a resolution on the Stockholm Programme. It is important for this Parliament, as the representative of the citizens of Europe, to propose a route to be taken by the justice and home affairs policy. We have achieved a good result. In addition, the Treaty of Lisbon gives us secur... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this motion for a joint resolution on the state of play of the Euromed Free Trade Area. In spite of some progress made, I regret that the main objectives of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership have not been reached, jeopardising their planned achievement by 2010. It is vital to ensure that the Euro... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Mediterranean is the cradle of civilisation as we know it. Along its shores, ideas and institutions that define the essence of European civilisation and form an integral part of its history and its future plans were born, have developed and have grown powerful. Deep divisions have also appeared along its shores, o... | null |
Sylvie Guillaume | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I regret that there is still a striking economic, social and demographic imbalance between the two sides of the Mediterranean. That is why I have voted in favour of giving new impetus to the integration of the countries of the south and the east of the Mediterranean in international trade so that they can diversify th... | null |
Willy Meyer | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | es | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted against the Euromed report because it is not possible to dissociate the issue of trade from that of political dialogue in the Union for the Mediterranean. This report focuses on the hard core of the European Union’s interest in the Union for the Mediterranean. I refer to the establishment of a free trade area ... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I very much welcome the fact that multilateral contacts with the Mediterranean region and, in particular, with the southern and eastern Mediterranean countries (SEMC) will be improved and strengthened. I also support the European Union’s efforts to start the process of modernising the economies of these countries and,... | null |
Cristiana Muscardini | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, following the Barcelona Conference in 1995, not all of the potential intrinsic to the natural relations between countries lining the Mediterranean basin has yet been developed. The ambitious plan of forging new and closer political, social and cultural links between the northern and southern shores of th... | null |
Richard Ashworth | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The ECR rejected the motion for a resolution tabled by other groups in the Transport Committee concerning passenger compensation in the event of airlines bankruptcy. We in the ECR tabled our own motion for a resolution which would have rectified a number of key weaknesses in the adopted text for the following reasons. ... | null |
Liam Aylward | MEP | ALDE | en | ga | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I supported this motion which asks the Commission to review the current legislation, and also to draft new legislation to ensure that passengers will not be left in dire straits as a result of airline bankruptcy. At the moment, there are no provisions under European legislation to protect European passengers in the ca... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the motion for a resolution on passenger compensation in the event of airline bankruptcy, since I believe it is necessary to increase protection of European passengers in the event of airline bankruptcy by introducing new legislation or revising existing legislation, and by creating a reserve fund... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Commercial airlines have been contending with a serious crisis since the attacks of 11 September 2001, which has been exacerbated by the current economic and financial crisis. Bankruptcies and unpleasant situations in which passengers, many of them in transit, find themselves truly stranded, are on the increase. This ... | null |
Sylvie Guillaume | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Seventy-seven airlines have filed for bankruptcy in the European Union since 2000. Admittedly, European legislative provisions relating to price transparency and compensation in the event of denied boarding do exist, but the EU must close the loopholes regarding cases of insolvency, especially when tickets have been b... | null |
Jörg Leichtfried | MEP | S&D | en | de | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am voting for the resolution, in particular, with regard to Regulation No 261/2004 establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delay of flights and repealing Regulation No 295/91, which has already been adopted. The right steps ha... | null |
Jean-Luc Mélenchon | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We are voting in favour of this resolution in the hope of preserving as many of the interests of airline passengers as possible given the current state of affairs (liberalisation of transport services, increase in the number of airlines). We would stress, however, that the compensation system proposed in this report i... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The growing number of bankruptcies that has been seen among airlines, affecting thousands of citizens in the Member States, has made it necessary for the EU to take measures to protect them. In fact, it is important to safeguard the rights of those who use air transport on a daily basis. I therefore voted in favour. | null |
Robert Rochefort | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the resolution on passenger compensation in the event of airline bankruptcy. Indeed, at present, the only passengers covered by European legislation in the event of airline bankruptcy are those who book a package holiday. However, it is clear that consumer habits have changed a great deal in recen... | null |
Nuno Teixeira | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | European regions that are distinguished as tourist destinations must provide users of services in this sector with the highest level of service and quality. Madeira is an example of this, having been classed last week as one of the best tourist destinations in the world by the World Tourism Organisation, which awarded... | null |
Silvia-Adriana Ţicău | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for the European Parliament resolution on passenger compensation in the event of airline bankruptcy. There are currently several European regulatory acts governing the following situations: compensation and repatriation of customers in the event of bankruptcy of travel companies which have provided package hol... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the joint motion for a resolution on origin marking since it is based on the principle that consumer protection requires transparent and consistent trade rules, including origin marking. In this respect, I support the intervention of the Commission, together with the Member States, to defend consu... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In view of the need to guarantee consumers appropriate information when making a choice to purchase certain products, particularly with regard to their country of origin and the respective safety, hygiene or environmental protection standards applicable to their production – information that is necessary to make a con... | null |
João Ferreira | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We believe that the adopted resolution falls well short of what, in our view, origin marking should be, which is to say, among other things, an instrument to protect industrial jobs in Europe, particularly in small and medium-sized enterprises, and an instrument to tackle social and environmental dumping. That is why ... | null |
Sylvie Guillaume | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Against a backdrop of economic crisis that is hitting our European businesses, the European Union must now, more than ever, equip itself with a mandatory system of origin marking, if only for a limited number of imported goods, namely textiles, jewellery, clothing and footwear, leather goods and handbags, lamps and li... | null |
Jacky Hénin | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The ‘made in’ concept must not simply be about marking, but must quickly become a powerful concept of respect for the most advanced rules in relation to knowledge, employee rights, sustainable development and environmental protection, and the expression of a responsible economic attitude. With the introduction of a ‘m... | null |
Elisabeth Köstinger | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I understand the need for a discussion about the creation of a European legislative framework for origin marking of commercial end products, in particular, against the background of consumer information and transparency between trading partners. The use of a standardised marking system will result in improved and more... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour because the ‘made in’ marking is essential for market transparency and for giving consumers the necessary information regarding the origin of the products they buy. It is necessary to strengthen the Community economy by improving the competitiveness of EU industry in the global economy. We will only ... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I very much welcome the introduction of origin marking by the European Union. From now on, the country of origin must be specified on certain products imported into the EU from third countries. The particular purpose of origin marking is to give EU consumers unrestricted information about the country of origin of the ... | null |
Cristiana Muscardini | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2009-11-25T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, today Parliament forcefully reiterated an opinion it had already expressed on several occasions during the previous Parliamentary term: Europe must introduce a regulation that establishes the origin marking of many products that enter its territory. The decision arises out of a need to guarantee more inf... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2009-11-26T00:00:00 | 2009 | Presentation of the Court of Auditors’ annual report - 2008 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The next item is the presentation of the Court of Auditors’ annual report. | null |
Vítor Manuel da Silva Caldeira | N/A | N/A | en | en | 2009-11-26T00:00:00 | 2009 | Presentation of the Court of Auditors’ annual report - 2008 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, honourable Members, ladies and gentlemen, it is an honour for me to have the opportunity to take part in your debate today about the Annual Report of the European Court of Auditors on the implementation of the budget for the 2008 financial year, which I have already presented to you, Mr President, and to ... | null |
Siim Kallas | EU Commission Vice-President | N/A | en | en | 2009-11-26T00:00:00 | 2009 | Presentation of the Court of Auditors’ annual report - 2008 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, the Commission welcomes the Court’s annual report for 2008. I have already had the opportunity to thank the Court for the very good cooperation enjoyed again this year. We have had a very fruitful dialogue and the report is very constructive. As you have just heard President Caldeira state, the level of i... | null |
Ingeborg Gräßle | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2009-11-26T00:00:00 | 2009 | Presentation of the Court of Auditors’ annual report - 2008 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, President of the Court of Auditors, Commissioner, today is a successful day for the Court of Auditors, but also for the Committee on Budgetary Control, for the Commission and, above all, for you Mr Kallas. You have a highly successful track record and not all of your colleagues can say that about themsel... | null |
Bogusław Liberadzki | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2009-11-26T00:00:00 | 2009 | Presentation of the Court of Auditors’ annual report - 2008 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, allow me to begin in a very similar way to Mrs Gräßle, with an expression of great esteem for Mr Kallas and the Court of Auditors for their ongoing cooperation, which has meant that from year to year, when we look at the statistics, we see a clear improvement in management of the budget, reporting, annua... | null |
Luigi de Magistris | MEP | ALDE | en | it | 2009-11-26T00:00:00 | 2009 | Presentation of the Court of Auditors’ annual report - 2008 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to welcome and thank the President of the Court of Auditors, with whom we have worked productively during this period. As Chairman of the Committee on Budgetary Control, I have always maintained that the role played by the Court of Auditors is fundamental. It is fundame... | null |
Bart Staes | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | nl | 2009-11-26T00:00:00 | 2009 | Presentation of the Court of Auditors’ annual report - 2008 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | There are certainly a great many positive things to say today. For the second time in a row, we can speak of an unqualified opinion on the accounts. The level of the irregularities is decreasing. The traffic light system, whose lights all used to be on red, is gradually showing more and more amber, yellow and, in part... | null |
Ryszard Czarnecki | MEP | ECR | en | pl | 2009-11-26T00:00:00 | 2009 | Presentation of the Court of Auditors’ annual report - 2008 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, today’s debate is one of the most important debates in the European Parliament, because our voters, tax payers and citizens of EU Member States are very interested in transparency in the operation of European institutions and, in particular, of the European Commission. On the one hand, this is an argumen... | null |
Søren Bo Søndergaard | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | da | 2009-11-26T00:00:00 | 2009 | Presentation of the Court of Auditors’ annual report - 2008 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I would like to begin by expressing my satisfaction that there appears to have been progress in respect of irregular payments from the EU budget. This is a good thing, of course. However, it has also been observed, at the same time, that there are enormous problems when it comes to cohesion – and cohesio... | null |
Marta Andreasen | MEP | ID | en | en | 2009-11-26T00:00:00 | 2009 | Presentation of the Court of Auditors’ annual report - 2008 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I am sorry to dissent, but as an experienced accountant, I do not share my colleagues’ optimism about the opinion of the auditors. The Court of Auditors’ annual report on the 2008 accounts shows no significant improvement. 10 years after the resignation of the Santer Commission, and many promises of refor... | null |
Daniël van der Stoep | MEP | NI | en | nl | 2009-11-26T00:00:00 | 2009 | Presentation of the Court of Auditors’ annual report - 2008 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, on behalf of the Dutch Party for Freedom, I should like to thank the President of the Court of Auditors for the institution’s 2008 Annual Report. After all, this report has made us aware that approximately 11% of the Cohesion Fund for 2008 should never have been spent. This represents EUR 4 billion that ... | null |
Jan Olbrycht | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2009-11-26T00:00:00 | 2009 | Presentation of the Court of Auditors’ annual report - 2008 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, the debate on the vote of approval is more interesting each year, as Members of Parliament probe ever deeper into the details. In this debate it is important, firstly, to ascertain the facts, secondly, to explain the causes of those facts, and, thirdly, to draw conclusions. As far as the facts are concer... | null |
Inés Ayala Sender | MEP | S&D | en | es | 2009-11-26T00:00:00 | 2009 | Presentation of the Court of Auditors’ annual report - 2008 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I would firstly like to thank Mr da Silva Caldeira in particular for presenting this report of the Court of Auditors, which has progressed from being an opportunity for scandal and calls to Europhobia to being a really constructive exercise, with clear motivational messages regarding the capacity for imp... | null |
Jorgo Chatzimarkakis | MEP | ALDE | en | de | 2009-11-26T00:00:00 | 2009 | Presentation of the Court of Auditors’ annual report - 2008 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Mr Kallas, Mr Caldeira, I can see both good things and bad things in the presentation of the Court of Auditors’ annual report on the EU budget. First of all, I would like to thank the Court of Auditors for a clearer, bolder and more political report which is easier for us to understand. The good areas in... | null |
Reinhard Bütikofer | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | de | 2009-11-26T00:00:00 | 2009 | Presentation of the Court of Auditors’ annual report - 2008 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to refer to Chapter 7 of the Court of Auditors’ report which concerns research, energy and transport. First of all, I would like to express my considerable gratitude to the Court of Auditors for its thorough work. However, it is clear from this chapter that the Court of... | null |
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