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Ashley Fox | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, if I may misquote John Dunning, an English MP in the 18th century, the EU budget has increased, is increasing and ought to be diminished. I voted against the budget resolution because it breaches the 1% limit on gross domestic product. That is a limit we should not breach. We need to be aware that ever... | null |
Syed Kamall | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, I, like my previous colleague, also voted against the budget. It is interesting how we often talk about European common values and solidarity with the citizens. Yet, at a time when many communities and families are struggling with the current economic situation, struggling to pay the bills, some of the... | null |
Laima Liucija Andrikienė | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, I voted in favour of the resolution because the Belarusians here today demonstrate the level of their engagement with the European Union. Despite a lot of talking on the Belarusian side, only modest changes have so far taken place. Most recently, we have heard from the opposition that the President int... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I would be grateful if Mr Brok and Mr Saryusz-Wolski would go and have their discussions somewhere else. Mr Brok, could you have your discussion outside of the Chamber, please? Could you please have your discussion outside of the Chamber? Out! Mr Brok, will you please leave the Chamber and have your discussion outside.... | null |
Cristian Dan Preda | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I was wanting to provide an explanation of why I voted for the proposal made by Mr Schulz. As I did not think there would be such a proposal, I did not register beforehand, but I would like to explain my vote for Mr Schulz’s first proposal relating… (The President cut off the speaker) | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am sorry, it is not possible. I thought you wanted to speak on Belarus. | null |
Laima Liucija Andrikienė | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, I voted in favour of this resolution because the situation in Congo is horrific. Tens of thousands of people are killed in the country every month because of violence from the armed groups. The Congolese armed forces are often at the centre of such crimes, using unrestrained force at times, and civilia... | null |
Nirj Deva | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, as we leave for our Christmas vacations and our fat turkeys and whatever we eat in the festive season, we must also go with the thought that, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, many people will die during the same period. Nearly five million people have been killed there since 1999, and it is est... | null |
Simon Busuttil | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, on behalf of the EPP Group, I wish to state that the EPP voted against the resolution, not because it does not favour transparency or access to documents, certainly under the new treaty, but because it had tabled its own resolution – which eventually we did not vote on – which presented, to our mind, a... | null |
Andrew Henry William Brons | MEP | NI | en | en | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this very reluctantly. Whilst it mainly concerned the reallocation of existing funds, it would involve subsidy, by use of the Flexibility Instrument. However, the main purpose was to reimburse Bulgaria and other countries that had been forced to decommission functioning nuclear reactors, against th... | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Following the conciliation meeting held on 18 November 2009, Parliament and the Council were capable of coming to an agreement regarding the use of the Flexibility Instrument in favour of the EERP as well as of the decommissioning of the Kozloduy power plant in Bulgaria. While both are important, I feel that the proper... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The motion for a resolution that is being debated concerns European financing for the period 2010-2013 for the decommissioning of the Kozloduy nuclear power plant in Bulgaria and the mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument for this purpose, thus honouring a commitment made to Bulgaria during its accession process. ... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | At the conciliation meeting of 18 November 2009, the Flexibility Instrument was mobilised to finance the decommissioning of the Kozloduy nuclear plant to the sum of EUR 75 million in 2010. I deplore the fact that the Commission only presented these financing needs in Amending Letter No 2/2010 after Parliament’s first ... | null |
Jean-Luc Mélenchon | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The use of this fund is based on the logic behind the energy strand of the European economic recovery plan. I shall abstain for the same reasons. | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The recovery plan has been one of the Commission’s responses to the economic crisis that has plagued Europe in recent years. Its goals include restoring business as well as consumer confidence and, in particular, ensuring that lending is carried out. There has been a need to be flexible and allow for funds to be reallo... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Economic Recovery Plan (EERP), to which the sum of EUR 5 billion was allocated by Parliament in March 2009, is divided into trans-European energy projects and projects to develop broadband Internet in rural areas. This is an important instrument for tackling the economic crisis, reviving the economy and h... | null |
Ilda Figueiredo | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Even if some positive use is made of the funds being mobilised here, they are still far from enough to address rural areas’ need for support. Agriculture in the countries of the European Union has many other needs and the farmers who work the land are calling for an agricultural policy that encourages production, guar... | null |
Jean-Luc Mélenchon | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The energy strand of the European Economic Recovery Plan contains some striking proposals. These include the creation of a specific 2020 fund, the increase in state requirements concerning the environmental performance of goods, and the incentive to construct energy-efficient buildings. The decommissioning of the firs... | null |
Liam Aylward | MEP | ALDE | en | ga | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I supported the European Union budget for the financial year 2010. I particularly welcome the agreement with the Council, which will provide extra aid to the value of EUR 300 million to dairy farmers. One of the demands the Parliament made at the talks about budget 2010 was that a dairy fund worth EUR 300 million woul... | null |
Françoise Castex | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted, unenthusiastically, for the European budget for the financial year 2010 so as not to jeopardise the funding of the second section of the European recovery plan (energy infrastructure and broadband Internet), the launch of a new European initiative to promote micro-credit (amounting to EUR 25 million in 2010),... | null |
Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The outcome of the vote on the 2010 budget marks an important step in the drafting and application of joint norms and measures required to regulate the areas of energy, technology, agriculture and infrastructure. It is seen as providing proper support in a context where Member States’ economies are facing a crisis sit... | null |
Marielle De Sarnez | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The 2010 EU budget has just been adopted. With this budget of EUR 2.4 billion, we will be able to finance the second and final phase of the European Economic Recovery Plan, and that is good news. Unfortunately, the negotiations on the financing of a European programme to promote micro-credit – a particularly useful an... | null |
Göran Färm, Anna Hedh, Olle Ludvigsson and Åsa Westlund | MEP | S&D | en | sv | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We Swedish Social Democrats have decided to vote today in favour of the second tranche of financing for the European Economic Recovery Plan. The plan is an important step in our joint efforts to enable the EU to recover from the financial and economic crisis. However, a large part of the recovery plan involves investm... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As I said before, I think it essential that the specific conditions of the crisis that we are currently experiencing be taken into account when we discuss the allocation of funds to the various sectors of the European economy. In particular, I believe it is essential to allocate funds to implementing the European Econ... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This is a budget that will help to fight unemployment and kick-start the economy. Parliament is prioritising the European Economic Recovery Plan, with financing of EUR 2.4 billion for the coming year. I welcome the granting of EUR 300 million of additional support to the dairy sector, but I advocate creating a budget ... | null |
Ilda Figueiredo | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We voted against this report, which ‘welcomes the overall agreement on Budget 2010’, because this is a Community budget that already reflects the priorities set in the Treaty of Lisbon for a European Union that is increasingly neoliberal and militaristic and less and less concerned with economic and social cohesion. I... | null |
Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, as a result of the conciliation procedure, a level of expenditure was agreed which was satisfactory for Parliament and sufficient for realisation of the most important objectives of the Union next year. Especially significant are the agreements concerning means for realisation of the European Economic... | null |
Sylvie Guillaume | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It was somewhat unenthusiastically that I voted in favour of the 2010 budget, since it is no match for the challenges that we have to face, not only in this context of serious economic and social crisis, but also in view of the fight against climate change. My main aim, with my vote, was to prioritise support for the ... | null |
Jörg Leichtfried | MEP | S&D | en | de | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am voting in favour of the report on the 2010 EU budget. I am particularly pleased that, although this is the last budget negotiated on the basis of the Treaty of Nice and although, on this basis, the European Parliament has no formal decision-making authority on agricultural spending, we have succeeded in negotiati... | null |
Petru Constantin Luhan | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The 2010 EU budget respects the previous commitments assumed at European level with regard to the European Economic Recovery Plan. Although it has been a fairly difficult task for us to find the necessary resources both for tackling the problems triggered by the crisis and for continuing the development projects which... | null |
Jean-Luc Mélenchon | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Union’s budget is a reflection of its policies: it is neoliberal and oblivious to the interest of the majority. The crisis in the capitalist system and the environmental crisis – the consequence of the fanatical obsession with maximum productivity entailed by the endless pursuit of profit – will not have ... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The report adopted today is extremely important in several respects, first of all, because it provides for an economic recovery plan worth EUR 2.5 billion. The sum of EUR 300 million has also been approved for the textile sector, something that Parliament had been demanding for a long time. The budget also includes se... | null |
Willy Meyer | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | es | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This budget will not help to resolve the economic, social and environmental problems facing the European Union which have been aggravated by the crisis. It also fails to take account of increased social and regional inequalities, unemployment and poverty. The European Union’s budget must serve to effectively prioritis... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | During an economic crisis, when the citizens of Europe are being subjected to waves of redundancies and cuts in social services, the European Union must also make savings. In difficult economic times, measures are, of course, needed to stimulate the economy, but it is doubtful whether instruments such as the European ... | null |
Aldo Patriciello | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I welcome the excellent work done by the rapporteur, who has succeeded in securing funding for the European Economic Recovery Plan to the tune of EUR 1.98 billion, making it a fundamental objective of the 2010 budget. I am sure that the new plan will provide a renewed impetus for ec... | null |
Marit Paulsen, Olle Schmidt and Cecilia Wikström | MEP | ALDE | en | sv | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We believe that agricultural policy needs to be deregulated and market-based if it is to be of benefit to consumers and the rural population. Thorough reform of the common agricultural policy is therefore necessary. All forms of export and production subsidies for agriculture should be abolished as soon as possible, a... | null |
Paulo Rangel | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Since Parliament acknowledges European citizens’ wish for a safe and secure Europe, it welcomes the increases in sub-heading 3a on freedom, security and justice relative to the 2009 budget. It stresses the importance of further funding being made available via the EU budget to manage legal immigration and integration ... | null |
Daciana Octavia Sârbu | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome the outcome of this vote on the 2010 budget. It will ensure funds are directed to various important projects and will provide much needed support, especially in the light of the economic difficulties still facing the European Union. Of particular importance is the EUR 300 million which will be allocated to th... | null |
Nuno Teixeira | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The vote on the European Union budget is an annual institutional landmark whereby the commitment to Community programmes is confirmed and Parliament’s role is emphasised. I welcome the conclusion of the second phase of funding for the European Economic Recovery Plan for 2009 and 2010, since economic and employment rec... | null |
Silvia-Adriana Ţicău | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010 as modified by the Council (all sections) and for the Letters of Amendment to the draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010. The 2010 EU budget provides considerable sums for the commitments mad... | null |
Artur Zasada | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Today, we have adopted a European Union budget for 2010 amounting to almost EUR 123 billion. Every budget is a kind of compromise. Perhaps many of us are conscious of its deficiencies, but it is worth stressing that the average citizen of the EU gains by the document adopted today. Above all, the European Union is str... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The openness of European institutions and the transparency of their procedures are guarantees that civil society and public opinion in the Member States are not only kept informed but are also an integral and informed part of their decision-making processes. Although people feel somewhat divorced from Europe, not leas... | null |
Sylvie Guillaume | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I gave my full support to the resolution tabled by my colleague, Mr Cashman, in order to call on the Commission and the Council to review the rules on access to European institutional documents, in accordance with the clauses on transparency laid down in the Treaty of Lisbon. This issue is crucial to ensuring the demo... | null |
Elisabeth Köstinger, Hella Ranner, Richard Seeber and Ernst Strasser | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In the vote on Thursday, 17 December 2009, I voted against resolution B7-0194/2009 from Mr Cashman on the improvements needed to the legal framework for access to documents following the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon (Regulation I would like to emphasise that I am very much in favour of transparency and pu... | null |
Véronique Mathieu | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It is vitally important to make European action more transparent and to permit the broadest possible access to European institutional documents in order to give European citizens a greater understanding of how the Union works. However, we must be vigilant on this point and guard against any kind of demagogy. For the s... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon makes it necessary to introduce improvements in the legal framework regulating document access. Such improvements must safeguard the rights of all citizens of the Union. Since the Union is an area of freedom, security and justice, as laid down in the Preamble to the Charter... | null |
Frédérique Ries | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted resolutely in favour of the ambitious European Parliament resolution on access to documents for the citizens. I did so because it is always important to remind people that transparency is key to democracy, because the path to gaining access to European Union information is still too often full of pitfalls for ... | null |
Axel Voss | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Transparency is important and its importance is growing in the age of globalisation. Therefore, I support the efforts to introduce more transparency at an EU level. However, we need to maintain a balance. The resolution presented to us goes far beyond the transparency required by citizens and, therefore, I have voted ... | null |
Louis Grech | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Maltese delegation in the S&D Group will be voting in favour of the motion for resolution on the subsidiarity principle as presented by Mr Mauro, Mr Busuttil and Mr Weber. However, the delegation feels that a wider consensus and a bigger majority on the motion would send a stronger message to Europe. In this respec... | null |
Jean-Luc Mélenchon | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It is the duty of all European institutions – national and Community institutions alike – to represent European citizens in their entirety, without distinction. Secularism is the only principle by which the institutions can allow citizens as a whole to access public services according to their beliefs. It is our commo... | null |
Edward Scicluna | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Maltese delegation in the S&D Group will be voting in favour of the motion for resolution on the subsidiarity principle as presented by Mr Mauro, Mr Busuttil and Mr Weber. However, the delegation feels that a wider consensus and a bigger majority on the motion would send a stronger message to Europe. In this respec... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Belarus has deservedly been given the unflattering sobriquet of the last Soviet republic in Europe. Despite the progress that has been made in some aspects of that country’s political, social and economic life, it is clear that none of the reforms implemented there can yet justify rejecting that deplorable description... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Union cannot be an area concerned solely with the affairs of the countries that it comprises. It must also be a driving force for the democratisation of the countries that have emerged since the dismembering of the former Soviet Union. Any measures aimed at improving conditions in these countries are very... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I have voted in favour of the joint resolution on Belarus, because it gives a balanced presentation of the situation and highlights both the positive aspects and progress made and the democratic deficit in many areas. From my perspective, it is particularly important to ensure that the government of Belarus guarantees... | null |
Wojciech Michał Olejniczak | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The resolution on Belarus is an important signal from the European Union and from Europe. We should show both the democratic opposition and the Belarusian authorities, and not only by such resolutions, that we do not agree with the violations of human rights or the ban on registration of political parties, non-governm... | null |
Justas Vincas Paleckis | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for the resolution on Belarus with some doubt, because in the European Parliament, documents on Belarus are adopted too often and are thus devalued. On the other hand, while maintaining a critical tone towards the Minsk regime, this resolution accentuates more clearly than previous ones certain positive change... | null |
Anne Delvaux | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome the vote on this resolution. Today, despite the Goma Conference on peace, stability and development and the conclusion of a ceasefire agreement in January 2008, violent fighting continues to take place in the east of the DRC, leading to the worst possible atrocities being committed against the civilian popul... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Ever since the fall of Mobutu Sese Seko’s kleptocratic regime, the Democratic Republic of Congo (formerly Belgian Congo and formerly Zaire) has been mired in agitation and the most brutal violence, which has already led to millions of deaths. The east of the country has suffered particularly badly from this scourge, w... | null |
Sylvie Guillaume | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the resolution denouncing the serious ethnic violence that Congo has experienced recently and which has led to the displacement of almost 44 000 abandoned and totally destitute people. I am particularly concerned about the issue of sexual violence, which is being used as a weapon of war. This is a... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Union cannot remain aloof from the various armed conflicts that occur to some extent throughout the world. The violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo is a conflict that has been dragging on for many years, causing millions of people to die, to be displaced or to lose their homes. It is therefore ver... | null |
Willy Meyer | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | es | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The armed conflict in the area can only be resolved by way of a political solution. All intervention by neighbouring and other countries must therefore cease. A diplomatic solution negotiated between the parties is required to bring the conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to an end. Such a solution must... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This joint motion for a resolution on the Democratic Republic of Congo reflects the complicated situation in this African country. Despite the large amounts of human resources and funding provided by the international community, it has not yet been possible to bring peace and stability to the area. On the contrary, th... | null |
Bart Staes | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | nl | 2009-12-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The massacres, crimes against humanity, recruitment of child soldiers and acts of sexual violence against women and girls that are still taking place in the Democratic Republic of Congo cannot leave us unmoved. Further efforts are needed to put an end to the activities of foreign armed groups in the east of the DRC. T... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-01-18T00:00:00 | 2010 | Statements by the PresidentVideo of the speechesPV | It is with great sadness that I have to inform you that Mrs Boal, deputy head of the European Union Delegation to Haiti, is, unfortunately, still missing. The search for Mrs Boal continues. She used to work in the European Parliament. Today, the Haitian nation, hit by the great tragedy of the earthquake, is in the thou... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The next item is the statement on the earthquake in Haiti by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, and Vice-President of the Commission, Baroness Ashton. We will also hear from Commissioner De Gucht, but the first to take the floor will be Baroness Ashton. It gives me much pleasu... | null |
Catherine Ashton | N/A | N/A | en | en | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, thank you very much indeed for your kind words. Honourable Members, I asked for this debate to be able to update this House on the situation in Haiti following the terrible earthquake of 12 January. The losses are devastating and the damage is enormous. Up to three million people have been affected by the... | null |
Karel De Gucht | EU Commissioner | N/A | en | en | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, let me start by underlining the unprecedented nature of this disaster – in terms of humanitarian impact, but also in terms of the impact on the country as a whole. Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world. It is a country in a chronically fragile situation whose existing basic functions and capa... | null |
Gay Mitchell | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I am sure the House would like to remember the missing UN and EU staff and all of those who are missing and suffering in Haiti at this time. I am also glad that Commissioner De Gucht is going there and that he will report to the Committee on Development when he returns on Monday. That is a very welcome de... | null |
Linda McAvan | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, our thoughts today are with the people of Haiti in their tragedy, and I am sure all Members will want to send their condolences to the people of Haiti. It is a tragedy but, as Gay Mitchell has said, it is a tragedy in a country where 75% of people already live below the poverty line. As we look to the fut... | null |
Liam Aylward | MEP | ALDE | en | en | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, can I begin by wishing the High Representative, Baroness Ashton, well in the many challenges that she faces during her mandate. As she knows well, and as the United Nations has stated, the situation in Haiti is the worst humanitarian disaster in decades, as the numbers of missing people, victims and death... | null |
Eva Joly | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | fr | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, High Representative, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, this new humanitarian crisis that Haiti is enduring is perhaps on a greater scale than all previous ones, so much so that I doubt that it is possible to find the right words to talk about the victims, to speak to the survivors and to reach out to f... | null |
Nirj Deva | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, our hearts and minds go out to the people of Haiti in their hour of suffering. I commend Baroness Ashton and Karel De Gucht for what they have already said has happened and is being done. There is no question that there will be funds coming. I was present at the tsunami which hit Sri Lanka and then later ... | null |
Patrick Le Hyaric | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Vice-President and High Representative, Commissioner, I would like to say, once again, that we have been deeply distressed by what the Haitian people, the children of Haiti are having to endure. For seven days now, they have been living, surviving in an absolute hell. The surge of global solidarity warms... | null |
Fiorello Provera | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to express my deep solidarity with all those who have been hit by this natural disaster. In situations like this, with the large-scale destruction of buildings and infrastructure and with thousands of deaths, it is almost impossible to deliver aid effectively without ha... | null |
Nick Griffin | MEP | NI | en | en | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, the horror of Haiti is shocking. It is only human to feel compassion for the innocent victims of the natural disaster there. All of us here are well paid and can afford to give. I will give my attendance allowance for today if every British MEP will do the same. However, with their taxes, our constituents... | null |
Michèle Striffler | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, High Representative, as was said earlier, the disaster was on an extreme scale due to the violence of the earthquake, doubtless one of the most serious in history, and we therefore fear a terrifying human death toll. I am nevertheless pleased with the rapid reaction of the European Commission and the Mem... | null |
Patrice Tirolien | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, is Haiti condemned to misfortune? Since its independence, natural disasters have given way to political catastrophes there, and here we are today faced with a tragedy of historic proportions. There are dead, injured, countless destroyed buildings and the ruin of national political structures and cooperat... | null |
Charles Goerens | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, every evening, the 8 o’clock news reminds us of the unspeakable suffering in Haiti. The suffering is perhaps matched only by the near worldwide compassion that surrounds it. This compassion is certainly spontaneous and sincere, but it is short-lived. The moment of truth will come in... | null |
Edvard Kožušník | MEP | ECR | en | cs | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | All of us will certainly agree that this is one of the greatest disasters in that region in the last 200 years. And speaking on behalf of my colleagues in the European Conservatives faction, and on behalf of my fellow citizens in the Czech Republic, I would like to express sympathy and compassion for all the victims a... | null |
Ilda Figueiredo | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, we join with the rest of the world in expressing our sympathy and regret at the tragedy that has befallen the people of Haiti, and wish to show them complete solidarity, but we must highlight certain issues that we believe to be crucial. We should begin by denouncing anyone or any country that seeks to p... | null |
Roberta Angelilli | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, an enormous tragedy is taking place in Haiti, caused by nature, but also by the lack of a State worthy of the name, unable to manage even to a minimal extent the disaster and the humanitarian emergency, unable to manage aid for the civilian population which is now prey to unscrupulo... | null |
Corina Creţu | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The whole world is indeed at this moment showing solidarity and compassion to the victims of the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti, highlighting once again the need to act promptly and in a coordinated manner in such situations. Loss limitation now depends on how effective intervention is and, as has already been menti... | null |
Paweł Robert Kowal | MEP | ECR | en | pl | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Mrs Ashton, we are listening to voices from different parts of the House, but they have one matter, one theme, in common: the reaction of the European Union, the political reaction, was not sufficient, and it was not coordinated well. I think we should thank the charities that they so spontaneously and, ... | null |
Philippe Juvin | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Mrs Ashton, that is enough! That is enough. It is the same with every disaster, the French send a plane and assistance, the Belgians, the Italians, the Germans, everyone does the same thing, and every time they do it alone; it is the same story every time. On the ground, the result is always the same: th... | null |
Michael Cashman | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I have to say there are people who do, and there are people who talk. I therefore want to congratulate the Council, the Commission and the High Representative on the action that they have taken. None of this was foreseeable. We are looking at something that was unimaginable. I have sat here and listened t... | null |
Róża, Gräfin von Thun Und Hohenstein | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I would like to add my voice to that of Mr Juvin – the humanitarian aid is poorly coordinated. I do not want to talk only about humanitarian aid, but about what is called technical, structural or development aid. The catastrophe was not foreseeable, but we did know what a terrible state Haiti is in, and ... | null |
David-Maria Sassoli | MEP | S&D | en | it | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, High Representative, ladies and gentlemen, the enormous tragedy that has struck Haiti requires an immediate response and many aid and rescue activities are under way, carried out by individual Member States, even if there is a good deal of competition between European countries. The new Europe with its H... | null |
Laima Liucija Andrikienė | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, in recent days, there have been a number of complaints about the ineffectiveness and slowness of the response to the Haitian crisis. Many point to the increasing insecurity, the growing despair among those who survived the quake, and the appalling lack of food and clothing. It is true that these problems ... | null |
Enrique Guerrero Salom | MEP | S&D | en | es | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Firstly, I would like to extend my condolences and solidarity to the people of Haiti, who have been so hard hit by this catastrophe. We in the European Union are not a military power, and neither do we wish to be one. Yet we are a force in the world due to our social model. We are also a power to be reckoned with for ... | null |
Jim Higgins | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, one of the poorest countries in the world ravaged in just 15 seconds, the victim of bad government, the victim of dictatorship and corruption. Fifty thousand people dead, thousands still missing and three million homeless. The United States’ response has been commendable, the United Nations’ slightly less... | null |
Roberto Gualtieri | MEP | S&D | en | it | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the unprecedented humanitarian disaster in Haiti affects us deeply and the European Union has a duty to contribute as best it can to the efforts by the international community, using all the tools at its disposal. As far as financial resources are concerned, significant progress has... | null |
Milan Zver | MEP | PPE | en | sl | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I, too, would like to express my sympathy for the events in Haiti, as well as congratulate the European Commission and European institutions for their relatively appropriate response. Nevertheless, like some of my fellow Members, I, too, wonder whether our response has been rapid enough. It might perhaps be a good ide... | null |
María Muñiz De Urquiza | MEP | S&D | en | es | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I wish to emphasise the importance of the European Union providing leadership: not merely immediate emergency humanitarian aid but also long-term cooperation for rebuilding the country. We must work with the local authorities and with the government of Haiti, as the country is already fragile enough with... | null |
Marielle De Sarnez | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Mrs Ashton, politics is, first and foremost, about symbols, and that is why I think you should not be here, but in Haiti; that is why I think you should not be travelling to the United States, but to Haiti. I feel – and I say this with a great deal of sadness – that you have not gauged the magnitude of t... | null |
James Nicholson | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I think all our thoughts have been expressed and they have to go out to those who have lost their lives: the people of the United Nations, the people of Haiti itself and the people who are suffering although they are still alive. What we need is a good, strong coordinated effort and nothing – but nothing ... | null |
Luis Yáñez-Barnuevo García | MEP | S&D | en | es | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Please allow me a few seconds to begin by congratulating the High Representative, the Council, the Commission and the rotating Presidency of the European Union for the speed, coordination and effort they have shown from the outset. Perhaps they did not enjoy the great media attention prompted by 10 000 US marines arri... | null |
Frédérique Ries | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, as Mrs Joly has already said, there are circumstances in which words and figures lose all meaning and become ludicrous: two million refugees – as we have heard – perhaps more, more than 200 000 deaths, a country that has been laid waste, a capital that has been almost erased from the map. The urgency now... | null |
Liisa Jaakonsaari | MEP | S&D | en | fi | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I find it odd that people here have spoken of visibility and have doubted the motives of the United States of America, because right now help is needed. I think that it is especially tragic that among the ruins at the moment, there are people who could still be rescued. Everything that can be done to imp... | null |
Zigmantas Balčytis | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Today, after the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, we are probably dealing with the biggest tragedy that has ever taken place and we need to understand the position of the High Representative when, at the very beginning of their term, they have to solve a rather complicated task which, I would even say, they h... | null |
Catherine Ashton | N/A | N/A | en | en | 2010-01-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, as I began, I wanted to come to this House to hear the views. I take on board and understand the frustration that honourable Members feel, that there are issues which could be handled better. Members asked questions about visibility and coordination. There is no question that, because America is closer, b... | null |
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