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Olle Schmidt | MEP | ALDE | en | sv | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Internal Market Scoreboard - Consumer protection - SOLVIT (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioners, I would like to thank the rapporteurs concerned for their constructive work. Despite its shortcomings, the EU’s internal market is a great success and I find it difficult to comprehend Mr Colman’s criticism. The aim of the internal market is to give consumers a wide range of high quality g... | null |
Jacek Olgierd Kurski | MEP | ECR | en | pl | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Internal Market Scoreboard - Consumer protection - SOLVIT (debate) Video of the speechesPV | It is good that Parliament has drawn up a report on SOLVIT containing suggestions for the European Commission and the Member States. As shadow rapporteur for the report for the European Conservatives and Reformists, I stressed, while the report was still at the committee stage, the significance of promoting SOLVIT am... | null |
Sławomir Witold Nitras | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Internal Market Scoreboard - Consumer protection - SOLVIT (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I warmly congratulate all the rapporteurs, because the reports for which they are responsible have two very important features. Firstly, they do, in fact, very consistently defend the internal market, pointing to shortcomings in its visibility, but, at the same time, very consistently defending it. The second great qu... | null |
Barbara Weiler | MEP | S&D | en | de | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Internal Market Scoreboard - Consumer protection - SOLVIT (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioners, ladies and gentlemen, this joint debate this morning and the high quality of all three reports indicates the high priority given to internal market and consumer policy in Europe. I would like to thank all three rapporteurs and the many shadow rapporteurs and fellow Members who have produce... | null |
Theodor Dumitru Stolojan | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Internal Market Scoreboard - Consumer protection - SOLVIT (debate) Video of the speechesPV | It is a fundamental right within the single market for European citizens, when they wish to purchase a product or service, no matter which Member State they are in, to be offered the same prices or fees, and when there are discrepancies, to be able to receive an explanation for this. I think that we need to focus more... | null |
Alan Kelly | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Internal Market Scoreboard - Consumer protection - SOLVIT (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I just wish, in particular, to congratulate all my colleagues on the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection who worked on the future of the Internal Market Scoreboard. It is an issue that is close to my heart as it provides an excellent communication tool for how Member States treat EU d... | null |
Seán Kelly | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Internal Market Scoreboard - Consumer protection - SOLVIT (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, firstly, I would like to compliment the person who came up with the title ‘SOLVIT’: it is simple, it is clear and, as they say, ‘it does exactly what it says on the tin’. Since SOLVIT was established in 2002, its workload has been growing exponentially year on year, so much so that in 2008, there was an i... | null |
Sylvana Rapti | MEP | S&D | en | el | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Internal Market Scoreboard - Consumer protection - SOLVIT (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, congratulations and thanks to the rapporteurs and shadow rapporteurs of the three reports. The fact that there is agreement makes me optimistic about the future of the internal market. I should like to highlight two points: the first point has to do with paragraph 10 of the Thun report. I consider it fun... | null |
Pascale Gruny | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Internal Market Scoreboard - Consumer protection - SOLVIT (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioners, ladies and gentlemen, the new online problem-solving network concerning cases of misapplication of internal market law, known as SOLVIT, is a very successful system insofar as it provides redress, without formal procedures, within approximately 10 weeks. Created in 2002, this network saw i... | null |
Małgorzata Handzlik | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Internal Market Scoreboard - Consumer protection - SOLVIT (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I would like to congratulate the rapporteurs on their very good reports. Recently, we have been saying a lot about the need to revive the internal market. The Commissioner also spoke about it during the hearing before the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection. This will also be the cas... | null |
Marc Tarabella | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Internal Market Scoreboard - Consumer protection - SOLVIT (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I can only endorse the conclusions in the report by our fellow Member, Mrs Hedh, especially with regard to the need for an active consumer policy aimed specifically at protecting vulnerable consumers and those on low incomes. I would also like to focus on a few other essential points of this policy. Admi... | null |
Franz Obermayr | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Internal Market Scoreboard - Consumer protection - SOLVIT (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I would like to talk about proposals relating to consumer protection and would, of course, like to start by mentioning the positive aspects: the means of informing and empowering consumers by providing more information at all levels, from municipal, local and regional spheres right up to EU cross-border ... | null |
Mairead McGuinness | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Internal Market Scoreboard - Consumer protection - SOLVIT (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, consumer protection: we are all in favour of it. The difficulty is that some Member States pay lip service to the SOLVIT mechanism, as other speakers have addressed. That needs to be looked at so that there is proper staffing. But can I tell you about some practical examples of consumer problems that come... | null |
Christel Schaldemose | MEP | S&D | en | da | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Internal Market Scoreboard - Consumer protection - SOLVIT (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, thank you for a good debate here today. I am pleased that Mr Barnier and Mr Dalli have given such support to the need for the consideration of consumers in the internal market. However, I would like to draw attention to one particular paragraph in Mrs Hedh’s report – namely paragraph 40, in which we prop... | null |
Michel Barnier | EU Commissioner | N/A | en | fr | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Internal Market Scoreboard - Consumer protection - SOLVIT (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Mrs Schaldemose has just highlighted the quality of this debate, particularly on the specific point of the consumer agency which, unless I am mistaken, already exists in Canada, and Mr Dalli will tell us how things stand today. I agree with this assessment of the quality of the debate and the quality of ... | null |
John Dalli | EU Commissioner | N/A | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Internal Market Scoreboard - Consumer protection - SOLVIT (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, like my colleague, Michel Barnier, I find it very heartening to be part of such a lively debate and to hear such expert views relating to consumer issues. This augurs well for our working together in a true spirit of partnership and achieving our objective to put consumers first. If I may, I will repeat o... | null |
Róża Gräfin von Thun Und Hohenstein | N/A | N/A | en | pl | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Internal Market Scoreboard - Consumer protection - SOLVIT (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Above all, I would like to thank everyone for this fascinating debate, for the lively reactions and the serious reflections. The presence and statements of both Commissioners and the presence of numerous Commission staff show that this new Parliament and this new Commission are going to work together closely and well ... | null |
Anna Hedh | N/A | N/A | en | sv | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Internal Market Scoreboard - Consumer protection - SOLVIT (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I have listened with interest to all the intelligent and interesting contributions to this debate. I am also very pleased that both the Commissioners responsible are promising to work together to develop and improve the EU’s consumer policy. I would like to add a few points of my own. The consumer organi... | null |
Cristian Silviu Buşoi | N/A | N/A | en | ro | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Internal Market Scoreboard - Consumer protection - SOLVIT (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I wish to thank Commissioner Barnier and the fellow Members who provided positive feedback, not only on my first report, but on the SOLVIT network itself as well. I believe that SOLVIT offers consumers a practical solution. This is why I think that it must be improved and promoted by us and Member States so that as ma... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Internal Market Scoreboard - Consumer protection - SOLVIT (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The joint debate is closed. The vote will take place shortly. Written statements (Rule 149) | null |
John Attard-Montalto | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Internal Market Scoreboard - Consumer protection - SOLVIT (debate) Video of the speechesPV | It is unbelievable that, in two essential areas such as health and consumer protection, in Malta and Gozo, the official structures are completely passive in spite of blatant transgressions. In the Maltese Islands, medicines are much more expensive than in another EU country, namely Belgium. I will give the following ex... | null |
Robert Dušek | MEP | S&D | en | cs | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Internal Market Scoreboard - Consumer protection - SOLVIT (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The efficient functioning of the internal market is a precondition for an adequate guarantee of the rights bestowed by a treaty in respect of the free movement of persons, services, goods and capital within the Community. In a time of crisis, it may also assist in creating a stable and prosperous economic environment.... | null |
Louis Grech | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Internal Market Scoreboard - Consumer protection - SOLVIT (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Serious consideration has to be taken as regards existing Union-wide redress mechanisms such as SOLVIT. This alternative avenue for redress is underused due to a lack of knowledge of its existence on the part of citizens, consumers and businesses, as well as because of the inadequate resources in place at national leve... | null |
Danuta Jazłowiecka | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Internal Market Scoreboard - Consumer protection - SOLVIT (debate) Video of the speechesPV | A society which freely makes use of the possibilities offered by the single market is the foundation for the success of the process of European integration. We will not build a truly unified European Union if people are not convinced that the whole of Europe is their home. This end can, principally, be served by SOLVI... | null |
Ramona Nicole Mănescu | MEP | ALDE | en | ro | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Internal Market Scoreboard - Consumer protection - SOLVIT (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the smooth operation of the internal market must remain a priority for the European Parliament, with services like SOLVIT being essential to ensuring this is the case. The report highlights this point and focuses attention on the problems this service is facing. Although we are all ... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Internal Market Scoreboard - Consumer protection - SOLVIT (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Consumer protection in the European Union must be designed in such a way that citizens can take advantage, within the internal market, of a wide choice of high-quality products and services, while at the same time having confidence that their rights as consumers are protected and that they can exercise them effectivel... | null |
Siiri Oviir | MEP | ALDE | en | et | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Internal Market Scoreboard - Consumer protection - SOLVIT (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Over the years, the scope of EU consumer protection policy has changed to reflect changes in people’s needs and expectations. With nearly 500 million consumers, the EU internal market has a significant role in the achievement of the objectives in the Lisbon action plan (economic growth, employment and increasing compe... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The next item is the report by Carlos Coelho, on behalf of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending the Convention implementing the Schengen Agreement and Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 as regards movement of persons... | null |
Carlos Coelho | N/A | N/A | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, today we are speaking about absurd situations such as that of a student who obtains a visa in order to take a course in Belgium. Not falling within the remit of Directive 2004/114/EC, he may not go to the Netherlands to gather information from a specialised library for... | null |
Cecilia Malmström | EU Commissioner | N/A | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, as the rapporteur pointed out, the aim of this proposal is to facilitate movement within the Schengen area for third-country nationals who are legally residing in one of the Member States on the basis of a long-stay or ‘D’ visa. According to the current Schengen acquis, third-country nationals who hold a ... | null |
Cecilia Wikström | N/A | N/A | en | sv | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, EU cooperation is based on values, and the most fundamental of these values is freedom. The subject of our discussion today is people’s ability to move about freely. In my EU, there are no restrictions on this. It is here that I believe the EU’s greatness lies. All of us who live here enjoy freedom of mo... | null |
Kinga Gál | MEP | PPE | en | hu | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I welcome the opportunity to pass a resolution in Parliament to facilitate travel for third-country nationals legally residing within the territory of the European Union, and I congratulate my fellow Member, Mr Coelho, for the excellent job he did in Parliament regardi... | null |
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I congratulate the rapporteur, Mr Coelho, for the preparation of this report and also agree that it is important to ensure the free movement within the Schengen area of third-country nationals in possession of a long-stay visa who are lawfully present in a Member State as soon as possible. According to the current pra... | null |
Nathalie Griesbeck | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, in a sea of difficulties, stages take shape. This is the case with this text, which has just been explained very well by all my fellow Members, on all sides, and which concerns all third-country nationals living legally – I would emphasise – in Europe. It is, in fact, ... | null |
Rui Tavares | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I firstly wish to thank the rapporteur, Mr Coelho, whose proposal I, like the other shadow rapporteurs of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, support. I have already had the opportunity to say here that Mr Coelho has given good service to the principle of freedom of movement withi... | null |
Gerard Batten | MEP | ID | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, the report proposes that Member States may issue long-stay visas for up to 12 months for third-country nationals which will be recognised by other states within the Schengen group. Britain is not a member of the Schengen group, so would not appear to be directly affected. However, the proposals would make... | null |
Frank Vanhecke | MEP | NI | en | nl | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, in this report, I came across what is indeed a most bizarre example of why we absolutely must relax the rules in this way, namely that of a foreign student who has been granted a visa to study in Belgium and, as a result of the new arrangement, can now look up information in a Dutch library and then trav... | null |
Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra | MEP | PPE | en | es | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I would like to start by congratulating Mr Coelho on his excellent work and, in particular, on the high level of consensus achieved between the Council, the Commission and the different political groups in Parliament. Thanks to his work, I think there is going to be very little disagreement here. The Eur... | null |
Iliana Malinova Iotova | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I should first like to thank the rapporteur, Mr Coelho, for his work, and to pay tribute to the cooperation there has been between Parliament, the Council and the Commission during the consolidation of the two reports, and the first reading, which should also be the last. It was crucial for this report t... | null |
Mario Borghezio | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, these proposals seek to make it easier for third-country nationals legally residing in a Member State to move in the Schengen area on the basis of a D long-stay visa. Essentially it wants to extend – and this concerns us – the existing principle of equivalence between a residence pe... | null |
Franz Obermayr | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, a few months ago, there was not only a festive atmosphere in this Chamber but also a feeling of joy for most people here because the visa regulations were being eased for many countries in Europe. So, what is the reality? With the lifting of the visa obligation for citizens from Montenegro, Macedonia and... | null |
Simon Busuttil | MEP | PPE | en | mt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I would also like to congratulate my fellow Member, Carlos Coelho, for his report on this initiative which is granting third-country citizens the possibility of greater freedom of movement within the European free zone. However, Mr President, I must point out an irony which has surfaced in this debate, namely: whereas... | null |
Monika Flašíková Beňová | MEP | S&D | en | sk | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The report from my fellow Member, Mr Coelho, and also the draft regulation, concern the free movement of people, which is an essential element of democracy in the European Union, and it is therefore unacceptable to have persons holding long-stay visas in one Member State of the European Union not able to travel across... | null |
Piotr Borys | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I would like to thank Mr Coelho very much. My opinion has been incorporated into the regulation. I have also had the opportunity to work on the regulation itself. I would like to say that the nature of Mr Coelho’s report is not only urgent and important, but it is also symbolic. Today, as a representativ... | null |
Kinga Göncz | MEP | S&D | en | hu | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I would like to say that I quite agree with and support the rapporteur and also Commissioner Malmström in finding a solution for this issue that is in line with the rule of law, respect for human rights, data protection and, of course, safety considerations, too. A lot of concerns were voiced. I would li... | null |
Georgios Papanikolaou | MEP | PPE | en | el | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I, too, should like to start by thanking Mr Coelho for his excellent work on this report and to state the following: First of all, the Schengen acquis is exactly that: freedom of movement within the borders of the Schengen area. Therefore, in this debate, we need to draw the first basic and simple conclu... | null |
Tanja Fajon | MEP | S&D | en | sl | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Freedom of movement and the abolition of internal borders are two of the most important factors of European integration. We have to facilitate movement in the Schengen area for citizens of third countries who are legally resident in a Member State. It is unacceptable that, because of red tape, we should restrict the m... | null |
Zbigniew Ziobro | MEP | ECR | en | pl | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, the proposal under discussion concerns one of the fundamental principles of the function of the European Union – the removal of internal borders and the free flow of people. For this reason, it deserves special attention. It is incomprehensible and, as a consequence, unacceptable, that the holders of lon... | null |
Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, it is not only the citizens of third countries who would like it to be easier for people from these countries to move around within the Schengen area, for we, the residents of the European Union, are also waiting for this. It is paradoxical that the holder of a short-term visa today has greater freedom o... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, the visa system of the Schengen countries is apparently so complicated that the consulate employees no longer know what they are doing and are allowing honest visa travellers to fall into the visa trap. The fact that consular staff are not aware of the visa categories ‘D’ and ‘C’ seems rather strange. It... | null |
Krisztina Morvai | MEP | NI | en | hu | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate) Video of the speechesPV | As Hungarian Members of Parliament, we are in a special position when we are to vote and decide whether to make it possible for third-country nationals to move more freely within the European Union or, on the contrary, try to impede it. Due to the tragedy of Trianon, Hungary lost a great part of its territory, and we ... | null |
Andrew Henry William Brons | MEP | NI | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, this proposal is based on the assumption that all persons from third countries entering the EU are persons of good faith and that, if they say they are coming here to study, they really are. The EU is rich in bogus colleges, and even genuine colleges frequently have students on their books who never appea... | null |
Cecilia Malmström | EU Commissioner | N/A | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, two questions were raised, not particularly related to this issue, but I would like to take the opportunity to briefly touch upon them anyway. Mr Busuttil raised the issue of Libya. I can assure him that it is a very complicated issue, but we are involved actively in dialogue with Libya, with Switzerland,... | null |
Carlos Coelho | N/A | N/A | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, four final points. The first is that it is regrettable that the Council’s chair is empty during this debate. The second is to thank Commissioner Malmström for her kind remarks and also to ask her, together with the Council, to guarantee the entry into force of this regulation on 5 April. Otherwise we sha... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The debate is closed. The vote will take place shortly. Written statements (Rule 149) | null |
Petru Constantin Luhan | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Movement of persons with a long-stay visa (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I support the efforts made as part of this report to successfully extend the freedom of movement for holders of long-stay visas in the same way as that for holders of permits and short-stay visas. The agreements currently in force have entailed numerous disadvantages for third-country nationals who are legally residen... | null |
Siiri Oviir | MEP | ALDE | en | et | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Over the years, the scope of European Union consumer protection policy has developed very much to reflect changes in people’s needs and expectations. Above all, owing to the rapid development of e-commerce, the cross-border dimension of consumer markets in the European Union has grown significantly, making it even mor... | null |
Zigmantas Balčytis | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, I supported this report. Effective consumer enforcement policy is central to the functioning of the single market. We need to have a real and well-functioning internal market with a high level of consumer protection, which, unfortunately, is not the case today. We have the legislation in place, but it ... | null |
Viktor Uspaskich | MEP | ALDE | en | lt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Rapporteur, ladies and gentlemen, I definitely agree with this initiative. In particular, I agree with the strengthening of the SOLVIT network and the broadening of its activities. No expense should be spared in having information about this European structure’s activities and opportunities spread in the national medi... | null |
Alfredo Antoniozzi | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I voted in favour of the Buşoi report because I believe that the service provided by SOLVIT is of fundamental importance in terms of a clear and transparent link between the institutions, citizens and businesses, which is one of the cornerstones of the European Union. SOLVIT has pro... | null |
Zuzana Roithová | MEP | PPE | en | cs | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As the shadow rapporteur, I would like to thank all Members for the fact that our report on the SOLVIT network has been passed by Parliament with such an absolute majority. It gives a clear signal to the Council and the Commission to take our recommendations seriously, which should ensure that this useful instrument f... | null |
Jarosław Kalinowski | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, I would like to give reasons for the way I voted on Mrs de Brún’s report. Thank you very much for drawing up this document. Having requirements for the transport of animals means that we are not only protecting animals but, above all, that we are caring for the safety and health of people. I would lik... | null |
Zuzana Roithová | MEP | PPE | en | cs | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for an extension of the transitional period during which some states can apply exemptions, because these states have undertaken not to apply in the future for a further extension of exemptions in relation to veterinary conditions. I understand the concerns of Ireland, Malta, Sweden and the United Kingdom, beca... | null |
Peter Jahr | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, on the one hand, I can understand it being in the interests of the individual Member States to insist on an extension of the special arrangements in connection with the import of pets. On the other, however, we must always be careful to ensure that the expenditure is proportional to the benefits. In t... | null |
Nicole Sinclaire | MEP | NI | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, I voted against the proposal, mainly because I come from the United Kingdom. I think we have good laws in place to deal with this already and we do not want the threat of rabies hitting our island. I am also rather perplexed as to why this proposal only refers to dogs, cats and ferrets, and I would als... | null |
Daniel Hannan | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, it is a pleasure to see you back in the chair. We occasionally get these messages coming out of the Commission that the EU is doing enough. It should do less, but do it better, concentrate on the really big things. And then we have all these motions on things like what pets we are allowed to take where... | null |
Siiri Oviir | MEP | ALDE | en | et | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The objective of the Schengen area is freedom of movement. It is illogical that many holders of long-stay visas have considerably less freedom of movement in the Schengen area than those who have short-term visas. The Union’s Visa Code should take effect in a month’s time, although, as the analysis of the actions take... | null |
Zuzana Roithová | MEP | PPE | en | cs | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I have supported this regulation, which will facilitate the movement of persons with long-stay visas in the Schengen area. It is logical that students, research workers and entrepreneurs from third countries should have the right to move around the entire Union if they have acquired a visa in any Member State. However... | null |
Kinga Gál | MEP | PPE | en | hu | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As we heard during the debate, the proposal is to facilitate travel within the European Union for third-country nationals holding a long-stay D visa issued by a Member State. This is to provide a solution to situations when, for one reason or another, some Member States are unable or unwilling to issue a residence per... | null |
Marian Harkin | MEP | ALDE | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, there are a lot of good things in this report but I simply cannot support paragraph 35 which calls for the introduction of a common consolidated corporate tax base (CCCTB). One of the things we are told about CCCTB is that it will be more efficient and that it will simplify matters. But, given that, as... | null |
Jarosław Kalinowski | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, at the outset, I would like to thank my colleague for preparing this report, a report which is significant for economic growth. I fully endorse the author’s observations and remarks about introducing and enforcing Community law in the Member States. An efficiently functioning single internal market is... | null |
Viktor Uspaskich | MEP | ALDE | en | lt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, rapporteur, ladies and gentlemen, I agree with the initiative and trust that it can help people and companies at national level. However, without clear and strictly regulated monitoring of the situation of the internal market and legal system, I doubt whether it will be possible to effectively save th... | null |
Siiri Oviir | MEP | ALDE | en | et | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In order to create a stable and innovative economic environment, it is absolutely necessary to have a properly working internal market. The internal market will not work properly, however, unless the provisions of the Union affecting its operation are adopted by all its Member States. Their adoption can, in turn, only... | null |
Zuzana Roithová | MEP | PPE | en | cs | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Parliament has, as expected, approved all three reports on the functioning of the internal market. In the case of the report of Countess von Thun Und Hohenstein, however, the Socialists and the Greens have taken exception to the proposal for the performance of regular checks into the functioning of the internal market... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Commission’s proposal relates to the allocation of the financial intermediation services indirectly measured (FISIM) for the establishment of the gross national income (GNI) of the Member States used for the purposes of the European Union’s budget and its own resources. The FISIM represent a part of the product of... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The allocation of financial intermediation services indirectly measured (FISIM) for the establishment of the gross national income (GNI) of Member States used for the purposes of the European Union’s budget and its own resources is an old issue, and one that should have been implemented in 2005. However, the need to t... | null |
Alfredo Antoniozzi | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Using the Globalisation Adjustment Fund as a useful instrument to tackle the consequences of the economic and financial crisis is a very worthy initiative that makes a practical response in terms of financial aid. It is important to point out that mobilisation of this fund should be an incentive for redeploying redund... | null |
Carlos Coelho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was set up to provide additional assistance to workers affected by the consequences of major changes in the structure of international trade. The remit of the EGF was increased for potential recipients nominated from 1 May 2009, so that it now includes, and correctly so... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The German Karmann Group, once a prosperous and competitive firm, has been grappling with the crisis in the automotive sector and has filed for bankruptcy, having recently undergone a partial purchase by Volkswagen. The mobilisation of EUR 6 199 341 from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund is needed to support ... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was set up to provide additional assistance to workers made redundant as a consequence of significant changes in the structure of international trade. In this way, solutions are being sought for their reintegration into the labour market. The interinstitutional agreemen... | null |
João Ferreira | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The requests for action by this fund have been successful. This instance involved responding to a request for assistance by Germany as a result of redundancies in the car industry, within the Karmann Group. Before saying anything else, it is important to note that this fund can only partially alleviate some of the con... | null |
Peter Jahr | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am very pleased that the European Parliament has today decided to grant EUR 6.2 million in assistance to workers made redundant from the automotive supplier Karmann. The European Union is thus contributing 65% of the EUR 9 million available in total. These funds are to be used to offer around 1 800 people additional... | null |
Alan Kelly | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This proposal on behalf of the mobilisation of EGAF for German workers – as well as the proposal from the Lithuanian refrigeration sector – was to be among the first beneficiaries of the fund in 2010. Both are worthy applications. I welcome the new Commission’s commitment to continuing this fund which provides people w... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The EU is an area of solidarity, and the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) is a part of that. This support is essential for helping the unemployed and victims of relocations that occur in a globalised context. An increasing number of companies are relocating, taking advantage of reduced labour costs in vari... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the report on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund. In this instance, Germany requested support in connection with redundancies in the automotive industry – specifically in the Karmann Group. In this connection, it is important to mention that the money from the fund is u... | null |
Silvia-Adriana Ţicău | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the European Parliament resolution on the mobilisation of the EGF to support the 2 476 people made redundant in Germany’s automotive industry. The period of unemployment will be used by the German authorities for a broad upgrading of skills levels, not only with regard to vocational training and h... | null |
Zigmantas Balčytis | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Today, we voted on three applications for assistance from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund. I supported all three applications, since I believe that the assistance provided by this fund is particularly needed by our people at this time. In May 2009, the European Commission allowed deviation from the provisio... | null |
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this report since financial aid from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) will help redundant workers to return to and integrate into the labour market. During the financial and economic crisis, the level of unemployment in Lithuania grew significantly over 12 months, and it is therefore necess... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | One of the characteristics of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund is that it seeks to promote the entrepreneurial spirit. This promotion must be understood by the European institutions and national governments as a crucial element in confronting the challenges facing the European productive sector. I recognise ... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The EU is an area of solidarity, and the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) is a part of that. This support is essential for helping the unemployed and victims of relocations that occur in a globalised context. An increasing number of companies are relocating, taking advantage of reduced labour costs in vari... | null |
Vilja Savisaar | MEP | ALDE | en | et | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Today’s resolution that the European Union supports the use of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund with three reports, of which two deal with Lithuania and one with Germany, is to be welcomed in every way, and shows concretely that the European Union can directly alleviate the situation of people who have been ... | null |
Viktor Uspaskich | MEP | ALDE | en | lt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Rapporteur, ladies and gentlemen, I welcome this initiative to support company workers who have suffered from the globalisation process. I support it wholeheartedly and am pleased that in this instance, people in Lithuania will receive aid. In general, I believe that this fund’s total should be increased several times... | null |
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am pleased that today, we had a vote on the allocation of funds from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), with the aim of earmarking EUR 1 118 893 in financial assistance for workers made redundant from 128 companies in the construction sector in Lithuania. The construction sector in Lithuania is going ... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The fact that more and more European countries have sought the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) makes it clear that the effects of this phenomenon have been felt by all sides, justifying in itself the name which has been given to the fund. Whilst globalisation has been shown to be benef... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was set up to provide additional assistance to workers made redundant as a consequence of significant changes in the structure of international trade. In this way, solutions are being sought for their reintegration into the labour market. The European Union must use all... | null |
João Ferreira | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The requests for action by this Fund have been successful. This instance involved responding to a request for assistance by Lithuania as a result of the redundancies that have occurred at 128 firms active in the civil construction sector. Before saying anything else, it is important to note that this fund can only par... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The EU is an area of solidarity, and the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) is a part of that. This support is essential for helping the unemployed and victims of relocations that occur in a globalised context. In this particular case, the aim is to help those made redundant by more than 120 companies in the... | null |
Silvia-Adriana Ţicău | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In September 2009, Lithuania submitted a request for assistance to use the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) in connection with the redundancies which were made in 128 firms in the civil construction sector. I voted for the European Parliament Resolution on the mobilisation of the EGF for building construct... | null |
Viktor Uspaskich | MEP | ALDE | en | lt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I wholeheartedly support this initiative and am voting in favour of the assistance for construction company workers, who have suffered from the current global crisis and the globalisation process. I am sure that all of us are more than a little guilty in being unable to stop the bubble inflated by estate agents and co... | null |
Laima Liucija Andrikienė | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I fully support the two reports by Reimer Böge that have been adopted by Parliament on financial support for redundant workers in Lithuania from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, and I am grateful to other colleagues who supported them. Unfortunately, I was late for this vote because on my way to the plenary ... | null |
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