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Andrzej Grzyb | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Energy security (Nabucco and Desertec) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | In September 2007, on the basis of the decision of the European Parliament and the Council in 2006 and with regard to the matter of – amongst other things – the Nabucco gas pipeline, a European coordinator for the project was appointed, namely Mr Josias Van Aartsen. In 2009, he presented an interesting report, which c... | null |
Andris Piebalgs | EU Commissioner | N/A | en | en | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Energy security (Nabucco and Desertec) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, it would be difficult for me to answer all the questions raised, but I would like to emphasise a couple of points. First of all, the policies we follow in the energy sector seek to promote the wellbeing of our citizens and our industry. What we are looking for is a secure supply of well-priced and clean e... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Energy security (Nabucco and Desertec) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The debate is closed. I have received six motions for a resolution which have been submitted in accordance with Rule 110(2) of the Rules of Procedure(1). The vote will take place today at 12.00. Written statements (Rule 149) | null |
Cristian Silviu Buşoi | MEP | ALDE | en | ro | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Energy security (Nabucco and Desertec) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I welcome the progress that has been made through the signing of the agreement in Ankara launching the Nabucco project and the protocol to the agreement for launching the Desertec project. The Nabucco project must be made a priority as it provides a solution to the gas supply problem, which has intensified in recent y... | null |
Ivailo Kalfin | MEP | S&D | en | bg | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Energy security (Nabucco and Desertec) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Unfortunately the EU still does not have an effective energy security policy. In recent years the first steps have been taken in this direction, for which I would in particular like to congratulate Commissioner Piebalgs. Bulgaria has also contributed in this respect. However, these processes are still too slow, partic... | null |
Tunne Kelam | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Energy security (Nabucco and Desertec) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | This debate has become an additional proof of how badly the EU needs a united energy policy. There are Members who urge the Commission and Member States to take concrete coordinated measures in the spirit of solidarity and who propose to act like the EU already had such a policy. Their efforts have not only political a... | null |
Petru Constantin Luhan | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Energy security (Nabucco and Desertec) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | As we are at the start of a new mandate, I feel that one of the areas where the European Parliament must be more actively involved is safeguarding energy security. Bearing this in mind, I want to highlight the importance of the Nabucco project, which will help safeguard the European Union’s energy security as this wil... | null |
Rareş-Lucian Niculescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Energy security (Nabucco and Desertec) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | In addition to achieving number one position in the list of gas exporters, Russia has recently become the largest exporter of oil in the world, overtaking Saudi Arabia. This situation puts Moscow in a special position of influence, based on having control of these resources. However, energy is a commodity which must b... | null |
Traian Ungureanu | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Energy security (Nabucco and Desertec) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | We try hard to encourage a coherent energy policy, but such a policy exists and is fully implemented. There is only one small problem: it is NOT ours. It is Russia’s. Now, we have the French EDF company signing into South Stream. Before that, we had the Russians taking over the Hungarian company MOL’s interest in Nabuc... | null |
Mario Mauro | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Energy security (Nabucco and Desertec) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I would ask you to call for silence in the House because we have received news from Kabul of a very serious attack against the international peacekeeping force, and the sketchy information that we have so far talks of six deaths in the Italian contingent, among the Folgore paratroop... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Energy security (Nabucco and Desertec) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Ladies and gentlemen, as you have just heard from Mr Mauro, a tragic incident has taken place in Afghanistan: six peacekeepers have lost their lives. I would kindly ask that we rise and observe a minute’s silence as a mark of respect in light of this tragic incident. (The House rose and observed a minute’s silence) | null |
Tunne Kelam | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I voted against the resolution concerning Lithuania because I found this resolution to be a premature and unbalanced reaction to a law that has not yet even entered into force, let alone in its original wording. It is true that human rights fall within the competence of the Union. However, in this case th... | null |
Bogusław Sonik | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I voted against this resolution because Lithuania will be able to deal with the problem on its own. The Lithuanian President has created a special group to review this legislation, which is only supposed to come into force in 2010. Moreover, I think that the resolution would constitute an excessive amoun... | null |
Bernd Posselt | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I am an enthusiastic pro-European and advocate of a European constitution as well as the Treaty of Lisbon. I am also a fighter for human rights. However, this resolution inflicts a lot of damage on Europe, particularly in the run-up to the Irish referendum, and it misuses the issue of human rights for id... | null |
Philip Claeys | MEP | NI | en | nl | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, our Lithuanian friends would certainly have envisaged something else for themselves. After liberating themselves from the yoke of the Soviet Union, they wanted to be members, as quickly as possible, of that other union, which likes to put itself forward as a unique association of free nations. Now, thoug... | null |
Daniel Hannan | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, see how the thicket of EU regulation grows. See how Brussels shoots its tendrils into every crevasse, every nook of national life. Issues like this, the protection of minors, are for many of our constituents sensitive and ethical issues. If we in this Parliament presume to legislate for the nation states,... | null |
Peter Jahr | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, the survival of many farms is in serious jeopardy. I am therefore pleased that we have today adopted a cross-party motion for a resolution on the crisis in the dairy farming sector. I deeply regret that the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance did not participate in drawing up this motion. It shoul... | null |
Oldřich Vlasák | MEP | ECR | en | cs | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to explain why I abstained from voting on the crisis in the milk and dairy products sector. It is a sad fact that the situation in the dairy sector is extremely critical. Despite the fact that consumer prices have risen by 14% over recent years, the purchase price of mi... | null |
Franz Obermayr | MEP | NI | en | de | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, this proposal from the Commission is essentially to be welcomed and it is a sensible one, at least from an economic and politically realistic point of view. However, it should be added that, if we look at this situation from all angles, the drop in prices is not merely the result of a fall in demand. We ... | null |
Mario Borghezio | MEP | ID | en | it | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, in the last few days the legitimate protest of milk producers about prices, about the lack of European Union intervention and about the authorisation – not in the future, but immediately – of labelling, especially that of artificial dairy products, has been taking place throughout E... | null |
Krisztina Morvai | MEP | NI | en | hu | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We are living, Mr President, at a time when dairy farmers are committing suicide every day, even in rich Western countries like France. This is therefore a huge tragedy. I voted in favour of both of Mr De Castro’s reports because immediate, urgent intervention is required. However, we know that milk powder and butter ... | null |
Daniel Hannan | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, like all those who have spoken I am aware of the extent of the crisis in our agrarian sector. Any Member who represents farmers knows that. But the crisis is a product of our existing agricultural system – the common agricultural policy – which has had calamitous consequences for farmers in my part of the... | null |
Syed Kamall | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, last week saw the re-release of several albums by the band The Beatles in digitally remastered form. This week we are debating the milk quota system in a remastered form. They might not have much in common at first glance until you consider the title of one of the Beatles’ songs, Back in the USSR. That, I... | null |
Jens Rohde | MEP | ALDE | en | da | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, we Danish Liberals have a great deal of sympathy for those farmers facing the great economic challenges of our day and, in fact, we also have a great deal of sympathy for the idea of giving short-term assistance to those in need. The only problem is that short-term, institutionalised support schemes neve... | null |
Zigmantas Balčytis | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I voted in favour because the issue of energy supply security is of paramount importance today for all Member States of the European Union. The recent Russian-Ukrainian crisis has clearly demonstrated existing problems in the energy sector, and especially the total dependence of some Member States on sing... | null |
Bogusław Sonik | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this resolution, as the question of energy is an important test of European solidarity. The Member States have to work together on this matter. Energy policy must be linked to foreign policy. The Commission also has to look at diversifying energy security in the various EU Member States. The battl... | null |
Iosif Matula | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I voted in favour of this resolution and I will now explain why I did. The European Union is dependent on energy imports. Energy consumption is continuing to grow, but the natural resources are limited. Energy security assumes at the same time diversification of sources and transport routes, as well as h... | null |
Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the report on a proposal for a Council regulation as regards the 2009 and 2010 intervention periods for butter and skimmed milk powder, because I see these measures as the continuation of a positive measure that has had immediate effects in regulating the excess supply affecting the milk and dairy... | null |
Jean-Pierre Audy | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | On the basis of the report by my Italian fellow Member Paolo De Castro, I voted for the proposal for a Council regulation derogating from the regulation on common market organisation (CMO) as regards the 2009 and 2010 intervention periods for butter and skimmed milk powder. Following 2007’s worldwide explosion in the ... | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This report refers to the proposal for a Council regulation which derogates from the Single CMO Regulation with regard to the intervention periods for butter and skimmed-milk powder. Due to the fact that there is a serious crisis in the dairy sector I have voted in favour of this report. | null |
Lena Ek, Marit Paulsen, Olle Schmidt and Cecilia Wikström | MEP | ALDE | en | sv | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We are fully aware that the situation of dairy farmers is unsustainable. However, we are equally aware and convinced that interventions by the EU are not the solution. The time has now come for a transition to a market-based, insurance-based system that liberates farmers without upsetting the domestic or global market... | null |
Jarosław Kalinowski | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | With regard to the amendments which propose a freeze on milk quotas, I would like to state the following. Firstly, there is no basis for assuming that a proposed increase in production quotas (which would follow a review of the CAP) would have an impact on the crisis in the sector. Secondly, freezing an increase in th... | null |
Jörg Leichtfried | MEP | S&D | en | de | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I agree with the Commission’s short-term solution of purchasing butter and milk powder. However, I call for a long-term solution to the dairy crisis, for example by using flexible quantity control to give a milk price that covers costs. The milk surplus must be stemmed at national level by imposing European requiremen... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The crisis in the dairy sector has also led to a slump in the price of butter and skimmed milk powder. I welcome the Commission’s proposal to continue to subsidise the market and to extend the intervention period up to 28 February 2010. It is to be hoped that, following this, the market will recover and that prices wi... | null |
Cristiana Muscardini | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The serious crisis in the dairy farming sector is putting the very survival of dairy farming at risk. Therefore, I think it is right to remain opposed to individual quota management, since this would in fact mean superseding the end-of-year compensation payments, a mechanism that is, on the contrary, crucial to the It... | null |
Daciana Octavia Sârbu | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Union is currently going through one of the deepest crises ever recorded in the dairy sector, which is due to the increase in production and significant drop in global demand. Given the dire situation which Europe’s dairy producers find themselves in, we must continue the period of public intervention (i.... | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This is a proposal that amends the direct support schemes for farmers that are currently in place. Due to the fact that I am in agreement on the need for such amendments I have voted in favour. | null |
Daciana Octavia Sârbu | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We are at the start of a new mandate when we set out the priorities for the European Union’s future policies. I know that we are tempted to focus our attention on certain issues which we consider to be extremely important and ignore others. On this point, I would like to emphasise that we can give up many things, but ... | null |
Zigmantas Balčytis | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The fight against terrorism has been high on the agenda of this House. However, we must strike the right balance between the security measures and the protection of civil liberties and fundamental rights. We also need to ensure the utmost respect for privacy and data protection. Balance and proportionality must be the ... | null |
Göran Färm, Anna Hedh, Olle Ludvigsson, Marita Ulvskog and Åsa Westlund | MEP | S&D | en | sv | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We Social Democrats have chosen to abstain from the vote on Amendment 1. It is vital for democratic control that the European Parliament and the national parliaments have access to the documents and negotiation directives prior to the negotiations with the United States’ authorities concerning access to financial paym... | null |
Sylvie Guillaume | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for the joint resolution on the envisaged international agreement to make available to the United States Treasury Department financial payment messaging data to prevent and combat terrorism and terrorist financing. However, as representatives of the citizens, and being aware of the sensitive nature of this sub... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | According to the planned international agreement, financial payment messaging data is to be made available to the United States Treasury Department to prevent and combat terrorism and terrorist financing. The transmission of financial payment messaging data to foreign powers constitutes a serious encroachment on the f... | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Tajikistan occupies an important geographical position since it is situated at a key intersection between Europe and Asia and therefore plays an important role in enhancing the stability of the region. I have voted in favour of this resolution which seeks to identify a number of important issues that should be addresse... | null |
Zigmantas Balčytis | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I very much welcome the proposed EC-Tajikistan Partnership and Cooperation agreement which provides a framework for future EU cooperation with Tajikistan. The Central Asia region is very important in economic and political terms for the Community and this agreement will help to consolidate and strengthen the EU’s polit... | null |
Willy Meyer | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | es | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In 2007, under the German Presidency, the EU adopted a strategy for Central Asia aimed at a new association. The Agreement with Tajikistan is part of this strategy and it has been indicated that its main ambition in the region is natural resources, particularly gas. I voted against the report on a Partnership and Coop... | null |
Robert Atkins | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I and my British Conservative colleagues can agree with much of this report. We remain wholeheartedly supportive of providing equal rights and opportunities for people regardless of their disability, race, religion, or sexuality, and abhor discrimination in all its forms. However, we do have serious misgivings with reg... | null |
Martin Callanan | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Members of the European Conservatives and Reformists strongly support equal treatment for all regardless of race, religion, sexuality, or disability, and strongly condemn discrimination in all its forms. However, we do have serious misgivings with regard to the involvement of the Fundamental Rights Agency and the Europ... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the European Parliament resolution on the Lithuanian Law on the Protection of Minors against the Detrimental Effects of Public Information, since I believe that the law passed by the Lithuanian Parliament on 14 July 2009, under which it is prohibited ‘to directly disseminate to minors […] public i... | null |
Bruno Gollnisch | MEP | NI | en | fr | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The motion for a resolution that is being put before us today is truly mind-boggling. The finger is being pointed at a country because its democratically elected parliament is in the process of examining a law that – in common with the laws that exist in the majority of the Member States – is designed to protect minor... | null |
Sylvie Guillaume | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for the resolution condemning the Lithuanian law for the protection of minors against the detrimental effect of public information, which sets out to ban any information on homosexuality if it is accessible to minors. This law totally contravenes European laws, specifically with regard to combating discriminat... | null |
Jim Higgins, Seán Kelly, Mairead McGuinness and Gay Mitchell | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This is an explanation of vote on behalf of the Fine Gael Delegation to the European Parliament. The Fine Gael MEPs abstained on the votes on Lithuania as the legislative/legal processes have not yet been completed there. When the Lithuanian legal process has been finalised the question as to whether it conflicts with ... | null |
Filip Kaczmarek | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted against the resolution, which could set a dangerous precedent for the European Union. In my opinion, its contents and subject matter are incompatible with the principle of subsidiarity. These kinds of resolutions may foster euroscepticism, as they are proof of the EU’s tendency to become involved in the intern... | null |
Willy Meyer | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | es | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Lithuanian Parliament has approved amendments to the Law on the Protection of Minors against the Detrimental Effects of Public Information. This law aims to prevent the dissemination of public information ‘that agitates for homosexual … relations’ or that ‘defies family values’. For this reason, the Lithuanian aut... | null |
Rareş-Lucian Niculescu | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted against this resolution, which sets a dangerous precedent in that the points of view expressed do not abide by the principle of subsidiarity and are a form of intervention in the sovereign actions of the parliament of a Member State, at a time when the law in question has not even entered into force. | null |
Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I endorsed and voted in favour of Amendment 28 to this resolution asking the Commission and the Member States to immediately adopt additional measures to intervene in the current level of Community production by means of a temporary freeze on quota increases, which were decided during the last common agricultural poli... | null |
Zigmantas Balčytis | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this joint resolution because, contrary to the European Commission’s prognosis on the substantial increase in the prices of dairy products, the dairy market is witnessing a dramatic deterioration, with falling milk prices despite intervention and export subsidies. The economies of many Member States are hea... | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The past 12 months have seen the deterioration of the dairy market with prices of milk falling below 21 cents per litre and leaving many farmers with no alternative but to sell dairy products at a loss. This is an extremely serious situation and therefore I have voted in favour of this resolution. | null |
Ole Christensen, Dan Jørgensen, Christel Schaldemose and Britta Thomsen | MEP | S&D | en | da | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We have voted against the proposals for increased agricultural aid to the dairy farming sector. Our group votes consistently in favour of reducing agricultural aid and continuing to reform the EU’s agricultural policy. In connection with the decision in this regard, the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists ... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the motion for a joint resolution on the crisis in the dairy farming sector since I believe urgent measures are needed to resolve the serious crisis that the sector is experiencing, particularly by stimulating demand so as to restore market balance. It is regrettable, however, that the compromise ... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The serious crisis affecting the dairy farming sector makes it urgent to adopt more effective measures for supporting producers and to consider the usefulness of eliminating milk quotas in 2015. Stabilisation of the milk and dairy market will not be achieved just through one or two odd measures, such as not increasing... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am voting in favour of this resolution, although it does not go far enough. To stabilise prices now, the bonus of 2% of the annual increase beyond the quota must be withdrawn urgently. The milk quota system will still need to continue after 2015 or be replaced with another regulatory mechanism. It is vital to adjust... | null |
João Ferreira | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The adopted resolution contains positive measures that are necessary in the current context of the severe crisis affecting the sector. That is why we voted in favour. These are just one-off measures, however, which do not solve the basic problems of the sector, particularly those of small and medium-sized producers, f... | null |
Bruno Gollnisch | MEP | NI | en | fr | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | When a policy drives farmers to suicide, when it leads men to deliberately destroy the fruits of their labours because that is no worse than what the policy is offering them, it is time to change the policy. The liberalisation of agriculture, in general, and of the dairy sector, in particular, has been a disaster. How... | null |
Pascale Gruny | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The state of the dairy market has worsened considerably over the last 12 months: the price of milk has fallen by 30% in a year, which is the sharpest fall seen in the last 20 years. We therefore urgently need to introduce new forms of regulation at European level to ensure that the dairy sector is not just dependent o... | null |
Sylvie Guillaume | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The milk strike is growing in size in the countries of Europe, with its striking images of milk poured away into the fields. In the face of the concerns of dairy producers, the European Parliament has adopted a position. In this context, I voted for the creation of a EUR 600 million fund in the budget planned by the E... | null |
Elisabeth Jeggle | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The dairy sector is currently in the midst of a crisis on an unprecedented scale: producer prices have fallen dramatically, consumer prices have risen and many farms in the EU are fighting for survival. The Commission has stood by and watched this development for far too long. In our motion for a resolution, which is ... | null |
Marine Le Pen | MEP | NI | en | fr | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The dairy sector is in danger. For months now, dairy producers have been producing at a loss whilst the price of milk has not fallen for consumers: large distributors have been the ones to benefit. Thousands of small French producers are under threat of bankruptcy. The general dairy strike, which is the last step by t... | null |
Astrid Lulling | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We saved the banks, because we had to. That was recognised and accepted by all responsible politicians. Now we are faced with a situation in the agricultural industry where we need to prevent the imminent bankruptcy of farmers, particularly in the dairy sector, because prices no longer cover production costs. However,... | null |
Willy Meyer | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | es | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for the joint motion for a resolution, despite regarding it as inadequate. The proposal to end the milk quota scheme in 2015, and until then to increase the quota by 1% per year, will, in practical terms, legalise the surpluses which already exist in certain countries, which are being produced above their quot... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In recent months a situation has developed on the dairy markets that is threatening the existence of many dairy farmers. The price of their products has fallen rapidly. Small and medium-sized farms have been particularly hard hit and they are having to draw on their reserves in order to survive. For this reason, rapid... | null |
Frédérique Ries | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | A warning bell: that is the essence of our resolution; it calls upon the Commission and the Council to take emergency measures in order to find a way out of the crisis, the full force of which is being felt by milk producers. In Belgium yesterday this crisis took on a new dimension when over 2 000 producers poured awa... | null |
Marc Tarabella | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Looking ahead to the vote on the resolution on the crisis in the dairy farming sector, I had tabled and endorsed some amendments for short-term regulation of the dairy market, specifically through a freeze in the increase of quotas, or a temporary reduction in quotas (of 3% to 5%). However, all these measures have bee... | null |
Maria da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Europe is highly dependent on imported energy. To reduce our energy dependency, we must take action on energy efficiency, the diversification of energy sources through the increasing use of renewables, and the diversification of countries of origin and transit. Consolidation of the internal energy market throughout Eu... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the European Parliament’s resolution on external aspects of energy security because I believe the creation of a genuine common energy policy will be decisive for ensuring the security of energy supplies in the European Union. Nonetheless, a properly functioning internal energy market and the diver... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Union’s energy dependence, the strategic need to reduce it and the threats to the EU’s stability caused by such fragility are well known and have been widely debated. In that respect, my country has levels of dependence that far exceed the European average, revealing the absolute failure of successive gov... | null |
Bruno Gollnisch | MEP | NI | en | fr | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Europe will not be able, at least in the short term, to rid itself of its dependence on countries outside Europe for its energy supplies. It is true that in order to reduce these constraints, we need to diversify the forms of our dependence, from the viewpoint both of energy sources and of supplier countries. To be ho... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This joint motion for a resolution on external aspects of energy security contains important options for Europe’s future energy policy. In particular, I consider the significant increase in the proportion of renewable energy sources in the current energy mix to be particularly important and I am therefore also in favo... | null |
Geoffrey Van Orden | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We recognise the different concerns of our various allies. However, from a British perspective, efforts to achieve a more coherent EU approach to energy security do not require the Lisbon Treaty or the extension of European Commission competence. Sufficient mechanisms are already in place which would enable EU Member S... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Situation in Taiwan following the recent typhoon (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The next item is the Commission’s statement on the situation in Taiwan following the recent typhoon. | null |
Meglena Kuneva | EU Commissioner | N/A | en | en | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Situation in Taiwan following the recent typhoon (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, first of all, let me express my sympathy to the people of Taiwan who suffered as result of Typhoon Morakot and its consequences. The European Community Mechanism for Civil Protection made a contribution to the overall relief effort and showed Europe’s solidarity with the population of Taiwan. On 7 August ... | null |
Thomas Mann | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Situation in Taiwan following the recent typhoon (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the Republic of Taiwan was shaken to its foundations on 8 August. Typhoon Morakot swept across the island with unbridled force, leaving more than 750 people dead. Thousands lost their belongings and large areas of land were laid waste. The damage amounts to more than EUR 2.5 billion... | null |
Victor Boştinaru | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Situation in Taiwan following the recent typhoon (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, first of all, please let me express my sincere sorrow for the huge tragedy that hit Taiwan on 8 August and in particular for all the people that were killed by the incredible energy of the devastation from this major disaster. Morakot was the deadliest typhoon to hit Taiwan in nearly 50 years, ravaging th... | null |
Charles Tannock | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Situation in Taiwan following the recent typhoon (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, the scenes of devastation and destruction caused by Typhoon Morakot will remain in our minds for a long time, but many people in Taiwan will be living with the consequences of this tragedy for years to come. Over 700 people lost their lives and thousands of others have faced major disruption. The Taiwanes... | null |
Fiorello Provera | MEP | ID | en | it | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Situation in Taiwan following the recent typhoon (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, as well as offering my condolences and support to the people of Taiwan, I would like to emphasise the timeliness of the European Union’s humanitarian effort in this disaster. The Commission has played its part, and many Member States have sent aid or teams of experts. The People’s R... | null |
Astrid Lulling | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Situation in Taiwan following the recent typhoon (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Taiwan is just now emerging from a dreadful natural disaster, unprecedented in the country over the last 50 years. It is our duty not only to express our solidarity but also to play an active part in the reconstruction of the parts of the island that have been devastated. Happily, after typhoon Morakot h... | null |
Kriton Arsenis | MEP | S&D | en | el | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Situation in Taiwan following the recent typhoon (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, I should like to express my deep sorrow about the humanitarian tragedy in Taiwan and to say that, as the European Union, we must help in any way we can. We now know that 640 people were killed by Typhoon Morakot and over 192 people are missing. One mudslide wiped an en... | null |
Bastiaan Belder | MEP | ID | en | nl | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Situation in Taiwan following the recent typhoon (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, this was a disaster on an unprecedented scale for Taiwan. There is great tragedy in the mountains. Whole villages have disappeared and there are a thousand people thought dead or missing. Thousands of survivors, if not more, are being put up in military camps for the time being. This is how Menno Goedhar... | null |
Ville Itälä | MEP | PPE | en | fi | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Situation in Taiwan following the recent typhoon (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Taiwan met with human disaster on a huge scale on 8 August. The incident took a heavy toll and the economic damage was immense. Now it is time for us to help. It is time for us to show solidarity with the citizens of Taiwan. We have to show compassion, but, in addition, we have to give financial support,... | null |
Janusz Władysław Zemke | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Situation in Taiwan following the recent typhoon (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I would like to thank the Commissioner for this information. However, my question is of a slightly different nature. Taiwan has most recently been struck by tragedy. However, we are fully aware of the fact that many disasters of this kind have occurred in the past, and that many more will occur in the future. Therefor... | null |
Johannes Cornelis van Baalen | MEP | ALDE | en | nl | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Situation in Taiwan following the recent typhoon (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, like many groups in this House, sympathises with the population of Taiwan and we are pleased that the Commission reacted as it did. The Commission must continue in this vein. The big problem, however, alongside this human catastrophe, is, of... | null |
Laima Liucija Andrikienė | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Situation in Taiwan following the recent typhoon (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, first of all I would like to express my deep condolences to the families of those who died during the Morakot typhoon. It is regrettable that hundreds have died, others lost their loved ones, and many more were injured. As many observers have noted, the number of victims could have been lower if the Gover... | null |
Silvia-Adriana Ţicău | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Situation in Taiwan following the recent typhoon (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioner, the typhoon which struck Taiwan has affected the lives of hundreds of thousands of people and destroyed tens of thousands of dwellings. The humanitarian aid provided by the European Union must be unconditional. The aim is to help victims as quickly as possible. The European Union is an acti... | null |
Meglena Kuneva | EU Commissioner | N/A | en | en | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Situation in Taiwan following the recent typhoon (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I will take the questions in order. First of all, on the assistance which the Commission is providing to Taiwan to meet the ongoing needs of its people, which was the main point of the question by Mr Mann: Taiwan has been informed of the Commission’s post-disaster needs-assessment mechanism, but we have n... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2009-09-17T00:00:00 | 2009 | Situation in Taiwan following the recent typhoon (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The debate is closed. | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2009-10-07T00:00:00 | 2009 | Statements by the PresidentVideo of the speechesPV | Ladies and gentlemen, in opening today’s plenary session, I should like to say a few words about the referendum which took place last Friday. I am very pleased with the result. It was a great day for Ireland and a great day for Europe. (Applause) I would like to say that when the result was announced, I was at the othe... | null |
William | N/A | N/A | en | en | 2009-10-07T00:00:00 | 2009 | Statements by the PresidentVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, when you spoke to us presenting your candidacy as President of the European Parliament, you said that you were going to be a very objective figure and an objective chair. I have to say that you have just made a speech on the Irish referendum – I did stand up when you were speaking, but you were locked int... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2009-10-07T00:00:00 | 2009 | Statements by the PresidentVideo of the speechesPV | You probably did not listen to the whole of my speech! (Applause) | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2009-10-08T00:00:00 | 2009 | Freedom of information in Italy (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The next item is the Commission statement on freedom of information in Italy. | null |
Viviane Reding | EU Commissioner | N/A | en | en | 2009-10-08T00:00:00 | 2009 | Freedom of information in Italy (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, freedom of expression and freedom of information represent a foundation of a free, democratic and pluralistic society. That is my firm belief as a former journalist and it is also the firm belief of the European Union. That is why all the EU institutions – Parliament, the Council and the Commission – have... | null |
Joseph Daul | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2009-10-08T00:00:00 | 2009 | Freedom of information in Italy (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Presidents, ladies and gentlemen, if I have asked to take the floor on behalf of the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) in this debate on freedom of the press in Italy, it is first and foremost to denounce the unfortunate use of this European Parliament to debate national issues. ... | null |
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