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David Martin | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-02-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome the appointment of the new Commission, and look forward to seeing the Commission delivering on the promises made. I am particularly pleased at the confirmation of Cathy Ashton as High Representative, and am sure that her quiet diplomacy will be of benefit to Europe as a whole. | null |
Jean-Luc Mélenchon | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2010-02-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Barroso II Commission, as the election of its President showed, is a continuation of the previous Commissions, the neoliberal policies of which led the EU into a situation of long-term economic, social and environmental crisis that is henceforth its own. Neither the programme presented by Mr Barroso nor the nomina... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-02-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | After several weeks of hearings with the new Commissioners, this would not be an appropriate time to call into question the quality of a College of Commissioners which has, over many hours in various committees, already provided very useful clarifications about the policies to be adopted. Therefore, now is the time to... | null |
Elisabeth Morin-Chartier | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-02-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As a staunch European, and following the adoption of the Framework Agreement between the European Commission and the European Parliament for the next five years, I gave my support to the appointment of the new European Commission, as did the majority of my colleagues from the Group of the European People’s Party (Chri... | null |
Rareş-Lucian Niculescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-02-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the Barroso Commission Mark II for two reasons. The first reason is that it has put forward a credible and realistic programme which I regard as being appropriate for the current needs. I hope that the new College will proceed with implementing this programme as soon as possible. The second reason... | null |
Wojciech Michał Olejniczak | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2010-02-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Polish delegation of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament voted in favour of extending a vote of confidence to the new European Commission. We are, however, conscious of the weak sides of the newly-appointed Commission and of the reservations expressed over t... | null |
Justas Vincas Paleckis | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-02-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The citizens and institutions of all EU Member States should be keen for the best and the strongest candidates to become Commissioners. The responsibility is great, both for those countries putting candidates forward and for Members of the European Parliament. Unfortunately, some states are not guided by this attitude... | null |
Alfredo Pallone | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-02-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Europe has urgent need of an authoritative leader, which this Commission embodies completely. The new Commission will have the difficult task of encouraging sustainable growth through the full implementation of the European economic model; that is, the model of the social market economy. The strengthening of the inter... | null |
Teresa Riera Madurell | MEP | S&D | en | es | 2010-02-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy is responsible for research, energy and developing the information society. These are three priorities in terms of emerging from the crisis and regenerating our production system, which my Group, the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the Eur... | null |
Bart Staes | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | nl | 2010-02-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted ‘no’ to the question of whether we consider Barroso II suitable as a motor, initiator and inspirer of the European project. Barroso is not the powerful leader we need. He allowed five extremely crucial years to pass by. Years in which the EU could have pursued a less neoliberal and a more social policy. Years ... | null |
Nuno Teixeira | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-02-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Parliament and the Commission will confront key issues for the European Union, namely the reversal of the crisis by means of the recovery of the economy and employment, the balancing of the public finances of the Member States and the negotiation of the financial framework for the post-2013 period, regarding which I w... | null |
Róża Gräfin Von Thun Und Hohenstein | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-02-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of appointment of the Commission, although in the case of several commissioners I would gladly have expressed a separate opinion. As we all know, the European Parliament votes only on the composition of the entire Commission. Despite the fact that I cannot say I am delighted with the choice of Barone... | null |
Georgios Toussas | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | el | 2010-02-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The members of the European Commission have the vote of confidence of the political representatives of capital, but not of the workers. The members of the European Commission were appointed by the neoliberal and social-democrat governments of the Member States of the EU and the vote of the European Parliament, the sol... | null |
Geoffrey Van Orden | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2010-02-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We want a pragmatic European Commission that will push through reform, including deregulation and reductions in EU expenditure, focusing on managerial issues rather than political integration. While some of the nominated Commissioners are competent, others are not. The post of High Representative is a product of the Li... | null |
Angelika Werthmann | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-02-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr Barroso, the pragmatic reason for voting ‘yes’ to the Commission-designate is simply that the work that needs to be done can now finally be started. This will save valuable taxpayers’ money. Mr Barroso, you have shown skill in electing the Commission. Some of the Commissioners-designate are excellent. There are als... | null |
Anna Záborská | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-02-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the motion for a resolution and, hence, of the new European Commission. The European Parliament is not giving a blank cheque to Mr Barroso and the College of Commissioners. However, I met with President Barroso on a very regular basis throughout his first term of office when I oversaw, during the ... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The next item is the joint debate on the Council and Commission statements on the: – 2009 progress report on Croatia [2009/2767(RSP)] – 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia [2009/2768(RSP)] – 2009 progress report on Turkey [2009/2769(RSP)] | null |
Diego López Garrido | EU Council President | N/A | en | es | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I would like to begin by reiterating the firm commitment of the Presidency-in-Office of the Council to the enlargement of the European Union. Our work in this respect will follow the line of the renewed consensus on enlargement approved at the December 2006 European Council and the Council conclusions of... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I will now give the floor to Commissioner Füle. I would also like to congratulate him because it is his first day in office. | null |
Štefan Füle | EU Commissioner | N/A | en | en | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, first of all, I am delighted that my very first official engagement since taking up office just some hours ago is here in the European Parliament. I also think that it is an excellent turn of events that the very first debate in this high House with a new Commission is taking place on enlargement. Thirdly... | null |
Hannes Swoboda | N/A | N/A | en | de | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, firstly, I would like to extend my warm thanks to the Council and to Mr Füle for their statements, in particular, on Croatia. These statements indicate that both the Council and the Commission have the determination to complete this process as quickly as possible. I also agree with Mr Füle that it is pos... | null |
Zoran Thaler | N/A | N/A | en | sl | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | 2009 was a good year for the candidate country of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM). The Commission of the European Union has confirmed this and the two presidencies-in-office, both the Swedish and now the Spanish one, have confirmed this. And that is what I, too, have said in my draft report. The auth... | null |
Ria Oomen-Ruijten | N/A | N/A | en | nl | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Let me begin by warmly welcoming Commissioner Füle: congratulations on your appointment and I look forward to sound collaboration with you. Mr President, I would like to thank all my fellow Members, whose constructive contributions to the report have made it possible for us to achieve a consensus in most areas. I woul... | null |
Bernd Posselt | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, we have clear expectations of the Council and the Commission. We expect negotiations with Croatia to be completed and negotiations with Macedonia to be started this year. This includes recognising that the policy on minority groups in these two countries is better than in many Member States of the Europe... | null |
Kristian Vigenin | MEP | S&D | en | bg | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Mr Füle, I want to join in congratulating you as a new member of the European Commission and say that it may, in fact, be an important sign that on this very day, the first debate in this Parliament involving the new Commission is actually on enlargement. In fact, we do not need to reiterate that enlarge... | null |
Ivo Vajgl | MEP | ALDE | en | sl | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | With the Resolution on Croatia, which Parliament is to adopt here today, we will recognise that this country has made progress in terms of fulfilling the criteria for accession to the European Union, carrying out democratic system reforms and harmonising its legislation with the requirements of the acquis. That places... | null |
Franziska Katharina Brantner | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | de | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, I should first like to extend a warm welcome to this House to Mr Füle as Commissioner. We are happy to work with you and look forward to our future cooperation. I would also like to thank Mr Swoboda for the good cooperation on the Croatia report. I think there was good co... | null |
Charles Tannock | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, the ECR Group favours enlargement of the European Union. We see not only significant benefits in a larger single market, but we also look – unlike some Members of this House – for a dilution of the federalist ambition at the heart of the European Union. However, candidates must be subject to rigorous and ... | null |
Takis Hadjigeorgiou | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | el | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | We wish to emphasise from the outset that we are in favour of the integration of Turkey. We mean this and we believe in it. It is necessary, primarily for Turkey itself, in order to safeguard the rights of all minorities, to reduce the electoral limit for seats in Parliament and to safeguard labour rights, such as the... | null |
Bastiaan Belder | MEP | ID | en | nl | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | At the risk of upsetting Turkish diplomats again – note their reaction to numerous European Parliament amendments – I urge the Council and the Commission to put the following five points on the agenda in the forthcoming negotiations with the Turkish authorities. 1. The granting of legal personality to all religious co... | null |
Barry Madlener | MEP | NI | en | nl | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr Füle, welcome to the House! Mr President, the Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV), my party, has chosen to operate independently in this Parliament. In this case, we have enjoyed excellent collaboration with the Europe of Freedom and Democracy Group and with Mr Messerschmidt, to whom I would like to offer my heartfelt th... | null |
Eduard Kukan | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, first of all, I would like to congratulate Zoran Thaler on his report and thank him and all other colleagues for their very constructive work in preparing this draft resolution. A sincere welcome to Commissioner Füle, and my best wishes for the success of his future work. The European People’s Party consi... | null |
Raimon Obiols | MEP | S&D | en | es | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I think the report we are going to be voting on today, concerning Turkey's progress towards European accession, is a positive one. It is frank, and some criticisms can be made; but it is a balanced report and I congratulate the rapporteur, Mrs Oomen-Ruijten, for that. Obviously, our political group would have placed g... | null |
Jorgo Chatzimarkakis | MEP | ALDE | en | de | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, as the head of the delegation, I would like, first of all, to congratulate Mr Thaler on his very balanced report. Skopje has carried out reforms and is on the way to joining the European Union. We welcome this very much and are very pleased about it. The visa liberalisation was perhaps the clearest and m... | null |
Marije Cornelissen | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | nl | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Over the last six months, I have seized every opportunity to travel to the Balkans and to Turkey and to talk to people there. It is tremendous to actually see what is going on on the ground there with a view to accession: major political breakthroughs, but also, and above all, entirely practical changes that benefit t... | null |
Tomasz Piotr Poręba | MEP | ECR | en | pl | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioner, first of all, I would like to congratulate you, Mr Füle, on your election to this capacity. I am certain we are going to work fruitfully and effectively together for further enlargement of the European Union. I am sure that you will complete the negotiation process of the European Union wit... | null |
Niki Tzavela | MEP | ID | en | el | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, over the last year, Turkey’s multifaceted foreign policy has caused confusion both within the international community and among the secular section of Turkish society. Where is Turkey heading? Is it heading towards a multicultural Europe or towards a pan-Islamic state? May I briefly remind the House of i... | null |
Philip Claeys | MEP | NI | en | nl | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | For understandable reasons, public opinion in Europe is sharply against the accession of Turkey, a non-European and Islamic country. The previous Commission promised that negotiations with Turkey would be suspended if it came to light that Turkey was failing in its democratic obligations and that the negotiations woul... | null |
José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra | MEP | PPE | en | es | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, like my fellow Members, I also wish to congratulate Mr Füle on having taken office and I hope that the excellent impression he made in his Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing will be confirmed over the course of his mandate, particularly in the sensitive area of enlargement. I would like to say a few wo... | null |
Richard Howitt | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, first, could I repeat in public my own congratulations to Commissioner Füle. We got you up early this morning on your first day in the job, and I think it will not be the only time that we do so. In Turkey, there is significant public scepticism that the EU will keep its promise and, just as you confront ... | null |
Norica Nicolai | MEP | ALDE | en | ro | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I am only going to refer to Macedonia in my speech as I want to stress that the report records progress in Macedonia’s situation and supports a political decision to launch negotiations with this country. I am not going to mention the report’s balance and the way in which it describes in detail the positive and negati... | null |
Hélène Flautre | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | fr | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, firstly, I should like to welcome and congratulate Commissioner Füle. The 12th hearing of the trial of the alleged assassins of Hrant Dink was held in Istanbul on Monday. For the first time, official observers at that trial felt that the court was sincerely trying to establish the truth and that the conn... | null |
Geoffrey Van Orden | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, it is not often that I agree with Mrs Flautre, but I do agree with many of the remarks she has just made. First of all, could I call for more honesty in our approach to Turkey. I am sure all of us want good relations with Turkey and many of us, probably the majority, wish to see Turkey one day as a member... | null |
Charalampos Angourakis | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | el | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, our stand against the enlargement of the European Union is consistent with our stand against the integration of Greece, my country, into the European Union and with the fight to free it from this imperialist machine. The entire enlargement process is in keeping with the strengthening of NATO and the NATO... | null |
Lorenzo Fontana | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the Swedish and Spanish Presidencies have made Turkey’s membership of the European Union a priority topic, as though it were now a foregone conclusion. We do not feel that Turkey’s membership is either realistic or opportune for many reasons. Firstly, because Turkey is not geographi... | null |
Diane Dodds | MEP | NI | en | en | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, like many other colleagues within this Chamber this morning, I would appeal for honesty and realism in the debate in relation in particular to Turkey. I welcome those colleagues who have asked for proactive support for Cyprus in reaching some sort of resolution with Turkey. I want to turn our attention ve... | null |
Elmar Brok | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Mr López Garrido, Commissioner, until now, the enlargement policy has been successful, although as we have seen in the last round, we must focus more closely in particular on the internal developments in these countries with regard to the rule of law, corruption and similar issues. I believe that this is... | null |
Michael Cashman | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I welcome the accession reports and I want to speak specifically on Macedonia and Croatia, and then Turkey. I am pleased to follow my distinguished friend, Mr Brok, who mentioned the Copenhagen criteria. Can I reinforce that the Copenhagen criteria are non-negotiable, especially when it comes to minority ... | null |
Alexander Graf Lambsdorff | MEP | ALDE | en | de | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, first of all, I would like to say that I am rather surprised that, of all people, Mr Cashman from the United Kingdom, who I hold in great esteem, should remind us that a country which joins the European Union must become involved in every aspect of the Union and cannot take an à la carte approach. That s... | null |
Michael Cashman | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Mr Lambsdorff made an accusation against the United Kingdom. I would ask him to point out to the House where the United Kingdom is in breach of its treaty obligations. | null |
Alexander Graf Lambsdorff | MEP | ALDE | en | de | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I did not say that the United Kingdom is in breach of its treaty obligations. I simply referred to the fact that the United Kingdom opted out of certain important areas of policy relating to European integration, such as Schengen, the Euro, the Social Charter and – if I have understood this correctly – t... | null |
Ulrike Lunacek | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | de | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, first of all, I would like to say to Mr Lambsdorff that I reject your accusation. You said that the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance wanted enlargement at any price. It is quite clear to us that we are in favour of enlargement, including Turkey and the Balkans, of course, but only if all the cr... | null |
Ryszard Czarnecki | MEP | ECR | en | pl | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioner, I would like to congratulate you, Mr Füle, and to say I hope you will be as good a Commissioner as you were a candidate. Your hearing was truly superb. I would like to assure Mr Lambsdorff that Mr Van Orden loves Europe very much. However, he does not want Euro-bureaucracy to come between t... | null |
Nikolaos Chountis | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | el | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, the fact that, as the Confederal Group of the European United Left – Nordic Green Left, we are in favour of the enlargement of the European Union, especially as regards the Western Balkans, does not mean that we are not concerned about two things: The first is that what is ultimately being fabricated is ... | null |
Jaroslav Paška | MEP | ID | en | sk | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I would like to begin by saying that I consider the reports on Croatia and Macedonia to be good and well-prepared reports and I think we should applaud the work of the rapporteurs and back the adoption of the reports. As far as Turkey is concerned, I get the feeling that we are playing hide and seek in this area. The ... | null |
Ioannis Kasoulides | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, in the EPP Group, everybody is in favour of following the Commission recommendations that FYROM should begin accession negotiations. We also know that FYROM and Greece need to reach an agreement on the name issue so that these negotiations can begin. The name issue is a real political issue in Greece. No ... | null |
Victor Boştinaru | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I welcome all the efforts and the progress made by Croatia towards its accession to the European Union. This will certainly represent a major step forward in the direction of European integration for the entire Western Balkans region. I hope 2010 will be a very good year for Croatia and for the Western Ba... | null |
Lena Ek | MEP | ALDE | en | sv | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, as Vice-Chair of Parliament’s Delegation to Croatia, I am looking forward to the day when we have Croatian members sitting on the benches in this Parliament. Croatia has come a long way in its efforts to achieve membership and has taken many difficult decisions in order to deal with the European dimensio... | null |
Michail Tremopoulos | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | el | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I should like to point out that the Balkans are trying today, as they did for the whole of the 20th century, to strike a balance between the difficult heritage of nationalism and the need for common European prospects in the immediate future. Today’s motion for a resolution on FYROM tries to mirror this ... | null |
Edvard Kožušník | MEP | ECR | en | cs | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I would like to begin by thanking all of my fellow Members for producing the entire report. At the same time, I would like to welcome the new Commissioner and to wish him every success with his highly interesting portfolio. I have only three comments, since much has been said here already in the debate. In my opinion,... | null |
Willy Meyer | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | es | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioner, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, at the moment, the European Union should be closely following the negotiations that are taking place at the highest level with the leaders of the two main communities in Cyprus. Turkey is playing a very negative role in those negotiations. It is not ba... | null |
Nikolaos Salavrakos | MEP | ID | en | el | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I do not overlook the fact that Turkey is a large country which, however, apart from the internal social problems noted in the report, acts – in my opinion – in a contradictory manner in its foreign policy. Thus, while the Turkish Government is trying to present itself as moderate, the armed forces of th... | null |
Gunnar Hökmark | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I would like to thank Mr Swoboda for his report on Croatia; it recognises the efforts and achievements made by the Croatian Government. I think it is important to say that this country is now coming closer to membership, which underlines – and I say this to the Presidency of the Council – that there is a ... | null |
Luigi Berlinguer | MEP | S&D | en | it | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, concluding negotiations with Croatia during 2010 is a feasible aim and the Swoboda report is a balanced examination of our progress and the steps we still need to take. Justice is now the area in which hard-hitting reform is still required. It is not enough to complete the necessary... | null |
Andrew Duff | MEP | ALDE | en | en | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, greetings to Commissioner Füle. The talks between Mr Christofias and Mr Talat are, as we know, at a critical stage. For them to succeed, a settlement has to be carried by public opinion. Confidence-building is sorely required. Turkey should send signals. Unfortunately, the trade dossier appears to be comp... | null |
Mario Mauro | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, we wish to back the membership of Croatia and this is why we call on the Croatian authorities to ensure that the assets nationalised to Italian citizens at the end of World War II, and still owned by state or municipal institutions, despite the requirements of European law, should b... | null |
Kinga Göncz | MEP | S&D | en | hu | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I would like to comment on the report on Croatia and Macedonia. I think it is important to state that the advancement of the accession process for south-eastern European countries is prominently in the interests of the European Union, as stability, prosperity and the progress of reform in the region is important not o... | null |
Nadja Hirsch | MEP | ALDE | en | de | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, firstly, congratulations to Mr Füle on his appointment as Commissioner. I would also like to congratulate Mr Swoboda, the rapporteur, on his report. It is a very balanced presentation of the progress made in Croatia. At the same time, it clearly indicates the areas where Croatia still has work to do i... | null |
Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, the accession of Turkey to the European Union is a cause of much controversy in some circles. For that process to take place with mutual understanding, it must be assured a high level of quality. Fulfilment of strict but clear conditions, which are understandable and accepted by both sides, is the bas... | null |
Debora Serracchiani | MEP | S&D | en | it | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Croatia’s membership of the European Union accentuates the gelling of a European identity that is able to express the common values of our new Europe while incorporating, rather than glossing over, the individualities of its many occupants. The Republic of Croatia has made apprec... | null |
Sophia in 't Veld | MEP | ALDE | en | en | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, first of all, I, too, would like to welcome Commissioner Füle to this House. The rapporteur has submitted a very balanced draft resolution. Turkey has indeed made good progress, but many points of concern must be addressed urgently. The horrible phenomenon of honour killings must be stamped out as well... | null |
Cristian Dan Preda | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | As is also highlighted in the Oomen-Ruijten report, in 2009, Turkey made a clear commitment to the path of reform and good relations with its neighbours. Furthermore, the authorities have encouraged public debate on certain areas of key importance to the reform process such as: the role of the judiciary, the rights of... | null |
Csaba Sándor Tabajdi | MEP | S&D | en | hu | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I am very glad that the enlargement portfolio will be held by Commissioner Füle who, as a Central European politician, is best placed to understand the heavy burden that south-eastern Europe and the Western Balkans carry in terms of ethnic and interethnic conflicts and bilateral neighbourly disputes. The Western Balka... | null |
Metin Kazak | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I should like to congratulate Mrs Oomen-Ruijten on her painstaking work. However, there seems to me to be a difference between the text adopted last year and the one that is now being proposed to us on Turkey. Parliament, in its 2009 resolution, highlighted the negotiations in Cy... | null |
György Schöpflin | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I should like to welcome Commissioner Füle and the Minister. Everybody will be pleased by the progress that Croatia is making in the completion of its accession process. Key areas of governance must be adapted to the requirements of the acquis, and some of these changes – let us be clear about this – a... | null |
Maria Eleni Koppa | MEP | S&D | en | el | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, the three reports we are debating today express the European Parliament’s firm position on the continuing enlargement process. However, there are important differences. May I start by congratulating Hannes Swoboda on his report on Croatia. We are all delighted that this country will shortly be joining... | null |
Andrey Kovatchev | MEP | PPE | en | bg | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, Commissioner Füle, welcome to the House. I wish you every success in your work. I wish to thank Mr Swoboda, Mr Thaler and Mrs Oomen-Ruijten for their balanced, objective reports. The European Parliament has declared on numerous occasions its political desire for the countries of the Western Balkans to... | null |
Evgeni Kirilov | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, we should continue to support the EU membership perspective for the countries of the Western Balkans. The whole process supports stability and we should keep up the momentum. As the rapporteur for visa facilitation in the Delegation to the European Union-Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Joint Parl... | null |
Marietta Giannakou | MEP | PPE | en | el | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I should like to congratulate the Commissioner and wish him every success in the very important sector which he has taken over. It is a fact that Europe can and has the right to continue to enlarge. In the Western Balkans in particular, these people have a right to a better fate and a proper share of ... | null |
Wolfgang Kreissl-Dörfler | MEP | S&D | en | de | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I would also like to congratulate you, Mr Füle, on your new appointment and wish you luck in this very important task. You have already made it clear to the committee that the negotiations with Turkey are about its accession and not about the crazy idea of a privileged partnershi... | null |
Alojz Peterle | MEP | PPE | en | sl | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | If the European Union genuinely wants to play a more powerful role on the international stage, it must ensure it strengthens its role within Europe as well. That means completing the project of a united Europe in the south-east. We need not only a European perspective, but dynamism and stimulation too. I am pleased th... | null |
Emine Bozkurt | MEP | S&D | en | nl | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Neighbours look after one another, they support each other. When things are good in the neighbourhood, they are also good for the people who live there. Turkey and Cyprus are neighbours. When they look over each others’ fences, it is not each other they see, but the Turkish Cypriots, who find themselves caught between... | null |
Miroslav Mikolášik | MEP | PPE | en | sk | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Croatia is demonstrating its determination to join the EU by taking clear steps towards fulfilling the criteria. Political will has been reflected in reforms of the public administration and judiciary and in the fight against corruption and organised crime. In the judiciary, there has been a growth in transparency, a ... | null |
Justas Vincas Paleckis | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I welcome Commissioner Füle and I would like to congratulate the authors for three well-balanced reports. There is no doubt that the prospect of EU membership has pushed Turkey to change for the better. After all, this Muslim country is unique in that it took the first steps to adapting European values... | null |
Francisco José Millán Mon | MEP | PPE | en | es | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, may I welcome the Commissioner. In this decade, enlargement policy has been the European Union’s greatest success, along with the euro. That policy should not be held back. Furthermore, we cannot break the commitments we have made with candidate countries, although we should also respect the well-know... | null |
Antigoni Papadopoulou | MEP | S&D | en | el | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, Mrs Oomen-Ruijten has made a tremendous effort to present a balanced report and we thank her. Amendments 13 and 14 by the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance upset this balance and I therefore urge you to vote against them. In the talks being conducted on the Cyprus question, Turkey, via Mr Tal... | null |
Doris Pack | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, it is high time for the EU to begin negotiations with Macedonia at last. Macedonia has fulfilled the conditions and has been waiting for negotiations to start since 2005. Greece has had so much solidarity from the other 26 Member States that it should not now put a veto on starti... | null |
Ismail Ertug | MEP | S&D | en | de | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, Mr President-in-Office of the Council, Mr Füle, I would like to wish you every success with your work in future. It is hard to ignore the ambivalence of the Cyprus issue. We in the European Union must not dismiss apparently unpleasant issues or try to pretend that they do not exist. We have not kept o... | null |
Tunne Kelam | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, for the new Commission – and I warmly welcome Commissioner Füle – now is the time to renew the EU’s commitment to enlargement by completing accession negotiations with Croatia by the end of this year and starting negotiations with Macedonia. The latter has made impressive progress despite manifold diff... | null |
Jürgen Klute | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | de | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I would like to comment on two aspects of the Turkish issue. It is generally the ethnic conflicts that are discussed, and rightly so. There is still work to be done in this area and some difficulties remain. However, what people usually overlook is the fact that there are still significant problems in... | null |
Krzysztof Lisek | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, Commissioner, I welcome you warmly, Mr Füle, as we all do, and I wish you much perseverance through the next few years of your work. I know we should not talk about the end of the new parliamentary term on the first day. I do, of course, wish you many other terms, Mr Füle, but it is my wish for you, t... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, once again, the report on Turkey is not a progress report, but a report on Turkey’s failings. The EU is calling on Turkey to do more in the area of minority rights, but instead of resolving the issue of the Kurds as it had said it would, Turkey is planning to ban the pro-Kurdish Democratic Society Par... | null |
Georgios Koumoutsakos | MEP | PPE | en | el | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Commissioner, we welcome you and wish you every success in your job. Today, we are debating, among other things, Turkey’s progress towards Europe. Yesterday we debated the difficult economic situation faced by certain countries in the euro area, especially the critical situation faced by Greece. These two debates inte... | null |
Monica Luisa Macovei | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, in its neighbourhood policy, the Union’s objective has always been to export stability and not to import instability. This is why I appeal to Member States and candidate countries not to promote bilateral conflicts to the level of the Union. Being a lawyer, I would like to recall that, through the inte... | null |
Eleni Theocharous | MEP | PPE | en | el | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, Commissioner, even if the very strong resolution in Turkey’s favour is adopted today, this country will not stop demonstrating an important democratic deficit, blatantly infringing the human rights of millions of people and occupying the Republic of Cyprus, a Member State of the European Union. Howeve... | null |
Giovanni Collino | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, we acknowledge the efforts that Croatia has made in recent years to meet the requirements of European Union membership. We support the statement that Mr López Garrido gave us this morning. There nevertheless remains one unresolved matter that must be dealt with during the negotia... | null |
Laima Liucija Andrikienė | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I have a brief comment on Turkey. Turkey still has some very serious problems in the area of human rights. One of the outstanding issues is setting the rights of ethnic and religious minorities – Kurds, Christians, Alevists and others. These minorities are suffering from constant violations of their ri... | null |
Kyriakos Mavronikolas | MEP | S&D | en | el | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, in today’s debate, we need to arrive at clear messages to Turkey, bearing in mind that it has not taken specific action to resolve various problems with neighbouring countries. As regards the Cyprus question, in particular, given that we have heard proposals to include a reference to the problem of th... | null |
Jelko Kacin | MEP | ALDE | en | sl | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I congratulate all the rapporteurs on their balanced reports, and to you, Commissioner, I wish every possible success in taking up your important role. I would like to point out that the Member States of the European Union are not communicating in the best possible way with the countries of the Western Balkans. Some o... | null |
Konrad Szymański | MEP | ECR | en | pl | 2010-02-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I realise how very difficult it is, in Turkey’s social circumstances, for the government in Ankara to do anything to improve democracy and human rights. I do appreciate this very well, but I would like to draw attention to a problem which has received too little emphasis in this debate. I am thinking ... | null |
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