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Regina Bastos | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was created in 2006 in order to provide additional assistance to workers affected by the consequences of significant changes in the structure of international trade and to assist in their reintegration into the labour market. From 1 May 2009, the remit of the EGF has be... | null |
Andrew Henry William Brons | MEP | NI | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Whilst we are opposed to EU membership and therefore EU funding, the money in this fund has already been allocated and is not therefore ‘new’ money. We would prefer help for redundant workers to be funded by national governments. However, for as long as the EU is the competent authority, help for redundant workers must... | null |
Bruno Gollnisch | MEP | NI | en | fr | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, we voted in favour of Mr Böge’s reports on mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund, thinking, above all, of those workers being made redundant. However, in doing so, we also felt a degree of unease. For in truth, this fund is as much good as a sticking plaster on ... | null |
Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We voted in favour of this resolution so as to ensure the environmental sustainability of the Atlantic regions, particularly the islands of the European Union. These constitute an essential part of its maritime area and are facing problems and specific needs, such as environmental problems. The case of the Azores is w... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome the signing of this additional protocol to resolve a political conflict which has prevented Spain and Morocco from ratifying the Cooperation Agreement for the Protection of the Coasts and Waters of the North-East Atlantic against Pollution (Lisbon Agreement). The protection of coasts and waters is strategica... | null |
Diane Dodds | MEP | NI | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted no to this report and in doing so, was mindful of a good news story in respect of our marine environment. The rapporteur mentions the ‘plastic soup’, the drifting mass of plastic and rubber in the Pacific Ocean, and notes what is described as an increasing problem in the Atlantic Ocean of lost fishing nets. In ... | null |
Robert Dušek | MEP | S&D | en | cs | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The EU has signed a group of agreements with individual Member States and neighbouring third countries relating to the sea, including the Helsinki Convention, the Bonn Agreement, the Barcelona Convention and the so-called Lisbon Agreement. The aim of these agreements is to secure individual and collective measures in ... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Twenty years after it was signed, the Cooperation Agreement for the Protection of the Coasts and Waters of the North-East Atlantic against Pollution, agreed between Portugal, Spain, France, Morocco and the EU, is now ready to enter into force, following ratification by all the contracting parties. The Council now prop... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am delighted at the adoption of this report as it will allow the entry into force of a network of regional agreements on marine pollution which have been signed between the EU and certain Member States and neighbouring third countries. In this case, we have the Lisbon Agreement, which was signed in October 1990 but ... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Community has participated in different regional agreements on maritime pollution which facilitate mutual assistance and cooperation between Member States. This network of agreements appears in the Cooperation Agreement for the Protection of the Coasts and Waters of the North-East Atlantic against Polluti... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Additional Protocol to the Cooperation Agreement for the Protection of the Coasts and Waters of the North-East Atlantic against Pollution forms part of a network of regional agreements concerning the protection of the marine environment, which the EU has concluded with individual Member States and neighbouring thi... | null |
Maria do Céu Patrão Neves | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Almost 50% of the population of the European Union lives in coastal regions, and this fact alone demands redoubled attention to the integrated preservation and management of these regions. In view of this, it is crucial that Integrated Coastal Zone Management is ensured within the EU, as recommended by the European Co... | null |
Rovana Plumb | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this report in order to help bring the Additional Protocol to the Lisbon Agreement into force. This agreement creates a mechanism for ensuring cooperation between the contracting parties in the case of accidents causing pollution and obliges them to devise and implement their own emergency structures and p... | null |
Regina Bastos | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The policy of consumer protection aims to promote the health, safety, economic and legal interests of consumers, along with their right to information. Consumer protection is an overarching and fundamental policy of the European Union, focusing on the guarantee of healthy markets in which consumers can act with safety... | null |
Sebastian Valentin Bodu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Union’s internal market has expanded considerably in recent years, currently covering nearly 500 million consumers in 27 Member States. Standardising consumer protection principles and rules at European Union level and improving the mechanisms supporting their application is an achievable objective, witho... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | EU consumers have a vital role in enhancing growth, employment and competitiveness, and their interests are a main priority in forming key policies such as health, business and industry, the environment, and energy and transport, among others. Regarding energy, the internal market cannot function properly and competit... | null |
Carlos Coelho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The promotion of the rights and well-being of consumers is a fundamental aspect of the European Union. I support all the efforts that have been made in this regard, which are restoring public confidence in the markets. Consumer protection becomes even more important within the context of the economic crisis which has ... | null |
Lara Comi | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Consumer protection is closely linked to the capacity of the market to offer a wide choice of high-quality goods and services at competitive prices. It is clear that greater consumer trust, awareness and responsibility call for increasingly high-quality goods and services which, in turn, increases competition between ... | null |
Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I believe that following the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, and during the current economic crisis, the interests and protection of consumers must be robustly guaranteed. Consumers need to be provided with specific instruments to ensure that their interests are integrated effectively into all of the Europea... | null |
Robert Dušek | MEP | S&D | en | cs | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The rapporteur takes as a starting point the results of the Consumer Markets Scoreboards, which is a logical and pragmatic approach. Both the satisfaction and the problems of consumers can be deduced from the statistical reports which are focusing on the matter. Further development of the confidential database on cons... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Union’s consumer policy is a fundamental component in consolidating the internal market. For this reason, this policy must allow European consumers and members of the public to have access to high quality products and services at competitive prices, whilst at the same time benefiting from a high level of ... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Treaty of Lisbon refers to consumer protection as an overarching and fundamental policy of the European Union, which establishes that consumer protection requirements must be taken into account. In this context, it is essential to strengthen European consumer protection policy and to render it more effective and m... | null |
Ian Hudghton | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the Hedh report. Scotland currently lacks a voice in EU consumer matters: we have no independent representation in the Council and consumer legislation is largely reserved to London. Given our separate legal institutions, it is essential that these powers are returned to the Scottish parliament so ... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Consumer protection is, and has always been, one of the EU’s priorities, and it was consolidated following the adoption of the Treaty of Lisbon. Consumers who are well informed of their rights and obligations contribute to a more transparent and competitive market. With the present economic crisis, it is vital to prot... | null |
Franz Obermayr | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In order to ensure that we have effective consumer protection, it is important to improve the information provided to, and the education of, consumers. The aim is to have ‘empowered consumers’ in the internal market. However, the report does not adequately address the problems associated with a completely unregulated ... | null |
Czesław Adam Siekierski | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Consumer protection is an extremely important matter for the Commission to tackle. Simply implementing effective measures on this matter will, of course, be insufficient if there is no involvement on the part of consumers. Consumers must be aware of their rights. Making maximum use of the possibilities of the single E... | null |
Bart Staes | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | nl | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the report by Mrs Hedh on consumer protection. This own-initiative report rightly recognises the crucial role of consumer organisations, which are the ideal organisations for alerting public authorities to the problems consumers experience in their daily lives. Naturally, I also support the requir... | null |
Catherine Stihler | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome this contribution to the consumer scoreboard from Parliament. The consumer scoreboard is an important indicator of how effective and efficient Member States are at implementing legislation from the EU. I welcome the rapporteur’s calls for greater transparency and visibility of the surveillance measures and su... | null |
Alf Svensson | MEP | PPE | en | sv | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The free market within the EU makes the Union a strong player, but also means that consumers must be given good, clear information about the range available on the market. The position of consumers needs to be strengthened. I therefore voted in favour of the report on consumer protection today. However, the report con... | null |
Viktor Uspaskich | MEP | ALDE | en | lt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Rapporteur, ladies and gentlemen, I am pleased that we are seriously trying to take care of the protection of consumer rights. However, this has been going on for several years now and we are still unable to create an ideal mechanism and tighten the compulsory conditions by fulfilling these tasks at national level. So... | null |
Derek Vaughan | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome the adoption of this report. I feel it is important to protect consumers and to put a greater focus on strengthening market surveillance, so that products destined for citizens meet the highest standards possible. I welcome the move to step up international cooperation on safety products and to pursue formal ... | null |
Anna Záborská | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Article 12 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union reaffirms that consumer protection requirements shall be taken into account in defining and executing other Union policies and activities. The Commission must ensure that consumers’ interests are genuinely integrated in all policies and must examine in ... | null |
Liam Aylward | MEP | ALDE | en | ga | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this report on SOLVIT. European consumers should be fully aware of their rights and this problem-solving network should be easily accessible to everyone. In the European Union as a whole, the number of people contacting SOLVIT seeking advice and help is increasing, and from this it can be understo... | null |
Zigmantas Balčytis | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | To enjoy the benefits of the internal market, consumers must have an effective means of redress following misapplication of internal market law. The SOLVIT network was created to guarantee quick redress without having to use judicial proceedings. I believe that this network could be of great use but at the moment, it i... | null |
Regina Bastos | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In operation since 2002, SOLVIT is an online problem-solving network in which the Member States of the European Union participate, with the aim of providing a pragmatic response to the difficulties which arise as a result of the incorrect application of Community legislation by the public authorities. Although the int... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome the Buşoi report on SOLVIT. This informal network for solving problems related to the internal market has been crucial in providing free assistance to both members of the public and businesses in solving specific problems with the public authorities. Its importance is reflected in the growing number of cases... | null |
Carlos Coelho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The internal market is not, nor should it be, a merely bureaucratic structure. To truly benefit from its obvious advantages, firms and the European public must be able to exercise their rights in practice by means of rapid, responsive and efficient mechanisms. On this basis, the SOLVIT network assumes a fundamental im... | null |
Lara Comi | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The SOLVIT network has shown that it is a very useful instrument for solving the problems – without legal proceedings – encountered by citizens and businesses as a result of the misapplication of internal market law by public authorities. It should therefore be supported in several ways, by means of better cooperation... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The SOLVIT network was set up by the Commission and the Member States in order to resolve, via non-judicial means, any problems that members of the public and businesses face as a result of the incorrect application of legislation concerning the internal market. This network has shown itself to be effective in the res... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The SOLVIT network became operational in July 2002, having been created by the Commission and the Member States with the aim of resolving the problems that were being experienced by members of the public and businesses as a result of the misapplication of internal market legislation, allowing a swift, free and effecti... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The SOLVIT network, which aims to be an effective solution to the problems of the internal market, has been very successful in solving these problems. This SOLVIT network was set up in 2002 in order to address problems that members of the public and businesses face as a result of the incorrect application of European ... | null |
Rovana Plumb | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The internal market offers citizens and companies a host of opportunities. The internal market operates well, on the whole. However, sometimes mistakes can be made too. SOLVIT is a network for resolving problems where EU Member States work together to resolve, without resorting to legal proceedings, problems which hav... | null |
Robert Rochefort | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The internal market, with more than 1 500 frequently complex documents, seems to Europeans to be a pretty incomprehensible ‘big contraption’, which, to boot, is not always correctly implemented in the Member States (I am thinking, in particular, of the recognition of professional qualifications). Consequently, SOLVIT ... | null |
Bart Staes | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | nl | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The report by Mr Buşoi on SOLVIT is very important. In the performance of my parliamentary duties, I am contacted many times a week by citizens asking me what are often very personal and very specific questions on the operation of Community law. I am often able to help them promptly by directing them to SOLVIT. The re... | null |
Viktor Uspaskich | MEP | ALDE | en | lt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Rapporteur, ladies and gentlemen, I support this initiative and agree entirely 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 media, on the Internet ... | null |
Anna Záborská | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | SOLVIT was created in order to resolve the problems faced by citizens and businesses as a result of the poor application of legislation on the internal market. All the Member States, as well as Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein, have established a national SOLVIT centre. They cooperate directly in order to devise rapi... | null |
Liam Aylward | MEP | ALDE | en | ga | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We have very high standards of animal health requirements in Ireland and, as a result, I voted in favour of this important report, which will protect the health status of Irish animals. The report’s recommendation with regard to extending the transitional system for the movement of animals until the end of December 20... | null |
Jan Březina | MEP | PPE | en | cs | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, I voted in favour of the report on the proposed resolution of the European Parliament and the Council concerning veterinary conditions for the non-commercial movement of pets, even though I do not agree with the entire text of the proposal. I am particularly concerned that it provides for an extension... | null |
Robert Dušek | MEP | S&D | en | cs | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Community laws regulate the non-commercial movement of pets into the Community, within the framework of which they establish a so-called general regime, under which pet dogs, cats and ferrets, which are being moved between Member States in the EU, must be accompanied by identification documents and information on thei... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Regulation The importance of the free movement of pets within the European Union area notwithstanding, I reiterate my conviction that it is fundamental that such pets must comply with all sanitary criteria so that they do not present a risk to human or animal health. | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This report provides rules for the movement of pets within the European area and how this should be done in accordance with the objectives of preventing the spread of diseases, particularly rabies. Freedom of movement is one of the key pillars of the European Single Market. This issue is particularly pertinent for cit... | null |
Ian Hudghton | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of Mrs de Brún’s report. The freedom of movement which lies at the heart of the single market means that this is an issue of importance to a great many citizens across Europe. Public and animal health matters are also of vital importance and I consider that the rapporteur has done a good job in striki... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The animal health conditions that must be placed on the cross-border movement of domestic animals which are not intended for sale are aimed at ensuring both a greater degree of protection for human and animal health and greater ease of movement for pets accompanied by their respective owners. In this way, if the relev... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | es | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I have voted in favour of this important report because in doing so, we are supporting the Commission proposal on the extension of the transitional regime as regards rabies, meaning that the end of the regime coincides better with the period when the European Commission expects to terminate EU funding of vaccination p... | null |
Daciana Octavia Sârbu | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome this report, which will allow Member States to continue with measures to protect against the spread of rabies but which will also lead to the free, safe movement of pets throughout Europe after 2011. The extension of the derogation for certain countries until 2011 will allow them to continue with tests and he... | null |
Zigmantas Balčytis | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The EU 2020 strategy is a document that offers much hope. In recent times, there has been much talk about the recovery of the EU economy, but the majority of Member States have yet to see the end of the crisis. In public, discussion of the crisis is limited to the state of public finances, although the rapidly increas... | null |
Regina Bastos | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Schengen Agreement is a treaty between European countries on the policy of freedom of movement of individuals within the Schengen area. Any person who is in possession of a document which proves that he legally resides in a Member State should be able to move freely within an area where there are no internal borde... | null |
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for the new amendments to this regulation given that hitherto, third-country nationals holding long-stay visas have encountered problems with the restriction on free movement. They have been unable to travel freely from one European Union Member State to another and even had difficulties returning to their nat... | null |
Marielle De Sarnez | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome the adoption of this regulation by a very large majority – by 562 votes to 29, with 51 abstentions. From now on, any third-country national holding a long-stay visa issued by a Member State will be able to travel to the other Member States for three months in any six-month period, under the same conditions a... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The creation through the Schengen Agreement of a European area without border controls was an important step in constructing an open internal market with free movement of people and goods. For this same reason, the crucial aim upon which the agreement is based is to allow the free movement of individuals within an are... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Firstly, I welcome the excellent quality of this report. In accordance with the Community legislation in place, nationals of third countries who hold a long-stay visa (a visa for a stay in excess of three months) are not authorised to travel to other Member States during their stay or to travel through other Member St... | null |
Ilda Figueiredo | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It is a good thing that a foreigner who holds a long-stay visa granted by a Member State is able to travel to other Member States for at least three months within a period of six months, and on the basis of the same conditions as the holder of a residence permit. As this is the main matter covered by the regulation to... | null |
Bruno Gollnisch | MEP | NI | en | fr | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, we voted against Mr Coelho’s report. Indeed, to allow holders of a long-stay visa, that is to say, one lasting more than six months, to benefit automatically from freedom of movement throughout all the States of the Schengen area, as though they were holders of a residence permit, i... | null |
Sylvie Guillaume | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I supported the Coelho report on the freedom of movement of persons with a long-stay visa because, behind issues relating to administrative formalities, I believe it is important, for example, for young foreigners who come to study in our countries not to be confined to living in one country, but to be able to have th... | null |
Ian Hudghton | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I abstained on the Coelho report as it deals with aspects of Schengen which are not applicable in Scotland. | null |
Véronique Mathieu | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Firstly, I should like to thank Mr Coelho for the quality of his report and for the true expertise that he brings to all his work on visa policy. Adoption of this regulation is a necessity and a matter of urgency. It is a necessity because, due to an extremely contentious practice carried out by Member States, which n... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The previous legislation, which did not allow a citizen of a third country with a long-stay visa granted by a Member State to travel to other Member States, did not meet the mobility needs of the majority of those citizens. We are talking about students, scientists, academics and others who, as part of their professio... | null |
Rareş-Lucian Niculescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this regulation because I consider that it is a welcome improvement to a previous measure which restricted the rights of long-stay visa holders in a Member State. Just as society is in a state of flux, European legislation must not remain standing still either because we are facing new problems and challen... | null |
Franz Obermayr | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This report aims to make it considerably easier for third-country nationals with a long-stay ‘D’ visa to move freely throughout the Community. In doing so, it completely disregards the fact that it ought to be within the competence of the Member States to decide whether and which third-country nationals are permitted ... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted, together with my group, in favour of this report because it points out that the proposals made in this framework 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 issued by that Member State. They are intended t... | null |
Nuno Teixeira | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The free movement of individuals is one of the fundamental principles of the European Union, and the Schengen area was created in order to put this objective into practice effectively. The Group of the European People’s Party, to which I belong, has always defended the principle of the freedom of movement of individua... | null |
Liam Aylward and Pat the Cope Gallagher | MEP | ALDE | en | ga | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Fianna Fáil members of the European Parliament, Pat the Cope Gallagher and Liam Aylward, strongly oppose what is proposed in this report regarding the introduction of a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base (CCCTB in English). The European Centre for Economic Studies carried out a study recently on how practical ... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Effective competition in the supply of goods and services reduces prices, improves quality and allows greater choice for consumers. It also allows technological innovation to progress. Research in the energy sector is crucial, along with investment in infrastructure, particularly in the interconnection of gas and elec... | null |
Lara Comi | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The report on competition policy shows how to enhance the functioning of the markets to the benefit of European consumers and businesses. Particular attention is paid to issues concerning cartels and consumers. Fighting cartels is vital to ensure that the benefits of a competitive system reach the end consumer. Indeed... | null |
Derk Jan Eppink | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The ECR Group is a firm supporter of strong and effective competition policy as a tool both for protecting the consumer and encouraging fair access to markets. We are happy to support the actions taken by the Commission in recent years in pursuit of these aims, and, in particular, their actions against unfair State aid... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Greater competition means more choice for the European public and a more competitive environment for firms. As such, there should be no separation between EU policies on competition and those relating to consumers. Thus, action from the Committee to guarantee an effective competitive environment at the heart of the in... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The economic crisis, the effects of which we are still experiencing, requires exceptional measures, such as State aid. However, it needs to be ensured that this does not unduly distort competition or increase the budgetary deficit and public debt. In view of this, its application should be a matter of sober considerat... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Policies and effective rules relating to competition have always been crucial for the healthy coexistence of all economic operators in the euro area. Although the EU has been greatly affected by the recent global economic crisis, the truth is that a strong currency, a consistent single market, sound public finances an... | null |
Sławomir Witold Nitras | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Policy on competition is one of the most important policies of the Community and was one of the first to be agreed. The legitimacy and necessity of its introduction relate directly to one of the main objectives of the European Communities, which was the establishment of a common market in the Member States. Competitio... | null |
Franz Obermayr | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This report contains some sensible proposals, such as the different treatment, within competition law, of multinational concerns, on the one hand, and small and medium-sized enterprises on the other. However, I do not believe that it is right to deregulate, or not to regulate, retail prices in the telecoms sector. In ... | null |
Robert Rochefort | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the report by Mrs in ’t Veld, which welcomes the Commission’s 2008 report on competition policy. Indeed, I share this positive view: this change in the Commission’s approach should be noted. In fact, in this report, the Commission explains that it is putting the concerns of consumers at the centre... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I, together with my group, the Greens/EFA, voted in favour of the in ’t Veld report on the annual Report on Competition Policy (2008) because it provides an opportunity for Parliament to set out its priorities and its assessment of the way the Commission conducts its competition policy. I am glad that, in line with the... | null |
Czesław Adam Siekierski | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Europe, hit by the economic crisis, was able to react quickly and mitigate the effects of the crisis thanks to its common currency, strong internal market and stable system of social protection. This does not mean there are now no perceptible repercussions, but signs of an improvement in the situation are visible. Unf... | null |
Zigmantas Balčytis | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this report. An effectively working internal market is essential for the creation of a stable and innovative economic environment. However, the internal market cannot function effectively without correctly transposed, applied and enforced Community rules. Unfortunately, the number of infringement proceeding... | null |
Regina Bastos | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In 1997, the Commission published the work of the first Internal Market Scoreboard. which focused on the implementation of the rules of the internal market by the Member States, given that substantial delays were preventing members of the public and businesses from making the most of the internal market. Through the a... | null |
Carlos Coelho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Notwithstanding the fact that the Member States have achieved the highest standards in terms of time taken to incorporate internal market regulations into national legislation, I do not believe the data provided by the most recent Internal Market Scoreboard to be satisfactory. The creation of a stable and innovative i... | null |
Lara Comi | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Having improved the directive transposition deficit, which stands at 1%, it remains vital to focus on improving the actual implementation of internal market legislation in national legal systems. The Commission, Parliament and the Member States must make greater efforts in this regard and collaborate with one another.... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | After the most recent publication (March 2010) of results by the Internal Market Scoreboard, it has been shown that the percentage of directives on the internal market which have not been incorporated into national legislation is 0.7%, a lower result than that presented in July 2009 which was, as noted by the rapporte... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The internal market cannot function properly if the Community rules relating to its operation are not properly transposed and implemented and compliance with them is not verified. It is therefore imperative that Member States transpose internal market legislation into national law in a timely manner. There are 22 dire... | null |
Ilda Figueiredo | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Contrary to what the report claims, it is clear today that the process of liberalising markets and privatising public services, which is still ongoing, has not brought any appreciable gains in terms of prices, quality of service or reduction in public spending. On the contrary, consumer protection organisations and us... | null |
Bruno Gollnisch | MEP | NI | en | fr | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, we voted against Mrs Thun Und Hohenstein’s report. This Parliament is fixated on the number of transposed directives, the famous Internal Market Scoreboard. Nobody ever questions the intrinsic quality of this legislation, or even the real need for or relevance of the 90 000 pages of... | null |
Małgorzata Handzlik | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Internal Market Scoreboard is a very important tool which gives information on the state of transposition of European legislation by the Member States. Despite their obligations, Member States are delaying transposition and are also carrying out transposition incorrectly. The scoreboard shows that Member States ar... | null |
Ian Hudghton | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Internal Market Scoreboard provides a useful overview of the application of Community rules in areas of vital importance to European consumers and businesses. Unfortunately, Scotland does not as yet feature as an independent country on the scoreboard. I consider it essential that the Scottish parliament gains full ... | null |
Alan Kelly | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I fully support the concept of the Internal Market Scoreboard as a tool for measuring the success of the single market. This is an essential tool for communicating how Member States treat European law. It also shows that the burden of over-regulation, which often tarnishes the image of the EU, is often not the fault of... | null |
Eija-Riitta Korhola | MEP | PPE | en | fi | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, an effectively working internal market is reliant on satisfied consumers who have confidence in it. European consumers are vitally important as we move from recession into growth. The reports we have adopted raise important issues regarding how to improve consumer protection and the functioning of the in... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | A healthy internal market is crucial if there is to be sound competition and the economic development that comes with it. However, if this is to become a reality, Community directives need to be adopted by all Member States in the same way, without exceptions. The Internal Market Scoreboard and the Consumer Panel have... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I finally decided to vote against the report because we failed in eliminating Article 10 from the text. The maintenance of this article is crucial because it calls for establishing systematic ‘internal market tests’ in order to verify ex ante whether EU legislative proposals comply with all internal market rules. | null |
Luis Manuel Capoulas Santos | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-03-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As a result of a problem with the voting machine, my intended vote was not recorded. I therefore declare that I voted in favour of all the points on which voting took place in the present session. | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-03-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2008 annual report on the CFSP - The implementation of the European Security Strategy and the Common Security and Defence Policy - Non-proliferation Treaty (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I welcome Baroness Ashton, and declare the session open. The next item is the joint debate on: – the report (A7-0023/2010) by Gabriele Albertini, on behalf of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, on the report from the Council to the European Parliament on the main aspects and the basic choices of the Common Foreign and S... | null |
Gabriele Albertini | N/A | N/A | en | it | 2010-03-10T00:00:00 | 2010 | 2008 annual report on the CFSP - The implementation of the European Security Strategy and the Common Security and Defence Policy - Non-proliferation Treaty (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, with the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, the Union needs to adopt a new approach and make a joint effort when facing global challenges. The powers recently obtained due to the entry into force of the treaty mean that Parliament engages in frequent, cooperative and effectiv... | null |
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