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Mario Mauro | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Mr Verhofstadt complained that nationalist and Marxist rhetoric are not enough to lead us out of the crisis. I will make an attempt with Europeanist rhetoric. Just a few weeks ago here in this House, many of us pledged our solidarity with Greece. Indeed, of what use is Europe if not... | null |
David-Maria Sassoli | MEP | S&D | en | it | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, a Europe of the people and not a Europe of the States. The crisis we are experiencing is the crisis of European policy’s inability to govern the market. In order to save the euro, political institutions need to be strengthened and intergovernmental logic needs to be left behind to a... | null |
Wolf Klinz | MEP | ALDE | en | de | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the European governments are being driven by the markets. At last they are reacting, but they are reacting after the event and not in advance. It is scandalous that the governments and the Commission only react when the real weaknesses appear in the markets. They should have identif... | null |
Janusz Wojciechowski | MEP | ECR | en | pl | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | I agree with Mr Mauro that in the fight against the crises, there has not been enough action from the European Union. In recent years, we have concentrated on political integration – we have been taken up with the Treaty of Lisbon and strengthening the competences of political institutions – but we have neglected coop... | null |
Jean-Pierre Audy | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Mr President, the moment has now arrived in this crisis, which is not only European but also global, when we must have truth and clear-headedness and when responsibility must be taken. Global governance is being established. What influence will Europeans have? How are we going to influence this global governance if we... | null |
Elisa Ferreira | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Mr President, Commissioner, when the economic and monetary union turned 10 years old, the Commission thought that the euro was the Union’s greatest success. It would now be difficult for us to make that statement without qualifying it, because the crisis has shown that the economic and monetary union is an unfinished ... | null |
Mirosław Piotrowski | MEP | ECR | en | pl | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | For the third time now, the European Parliament is giving its attention to a centrally prepared 10-year plan entitled Europe 2020. The plan has engendered antipathy among many Members, not only because of the associations it evokes with historically outmoded political systems, but also because of the spectacular fiasc... | null |
Jaime Mayor Oreja | MEP | PPE | en | es | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Mr President, I believe that the worst crisis that we could suffer is not only the one that we are currently suffering, but the one that we will suffer if we are not capable of learning the right political lessons regarding what is happening. We have been living beyond our means, especially in some countries. We have ... | null |
Anni Podimata | MEP | S&D | en | el | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | First of all, I should like to take ten seconds out of the proceedings to restore the truth. Mr Langen, who is not in the House, said that it was unacceptable that Greek members had voted against the three-year stabilisation programme in the Greek Parliament. I should like to point out that it would be a good idea for... | null |
Paulo Rangel | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Mr President, several colleagues from the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) have already drawn a very complete picture of the situation. I think that what is needed now is mention of the role of the Member States. The fact is that the national government of each Member State also has a role he... | null |
Göran Färm | MEP | S&D | en | sv | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Mr President, in some key points, this more communal economic policy also has an impact on the EU budget. We are talking about the funding of the strategic flagship project Europe 2020. We are talking about some costs, guarantees and so on for the loan mechanism and control of the financial markets. We are talking, no... | null |
Theodoros Skylakakis | MEP | PPE | en | el | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Mr President, as a Greek member of the European Parliament, I should like to repeat in the House something which I have said in public in Greece from the outset and to express my gratitude for the help which my country has received from the European support mechanism which, in conjunction with harsh but mostly unavoid... | null |
Danuta Maria Hübner | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Mr President, there is little doubt about the seriousness of the current crisis and the ‘cost of use’ of unprecedented policy methods is very high. The task of regulators and policy makers is to undertake actions that make it possible both to restore the equilibrium shattered by market failure and to correct failed gov... | null |
Gay Mitchell | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Mr President, I take it as a given that sovereign states must be held to account for commitments made and be required to meet agreed objectives, so I start from there. But it is also time to look around and see what other actions are contributing to the recent turmoil. In the 1930s, the gold standard and protectionism ... | null |
Alajos Mészáros | MEP | PPE | en | hu | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | The Europe 2020 strategy is a very important strategy, especially now, at a time of growing financial and economic crisis. This crisis has spotlighted such fundamental questions and negative processes that if we do not integrate these into our strategy, this may jeopardise the success of our economic policy. We must n... | null |
Marian-Jean Marinescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | I very warmly welcome the measures put forward by the Commission and Council. If these measures had been adopted some time ago, we could have avoided a large number of the effects of the crisis we are going through. A lack of economic governance led to decisions being taken under pressure and without any consultation ... | null |
Mairead McGuinness | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Mr President, I will abide by your rule. I welcome the Spanish Presidency’s comments about productive systems and a focus on competitiveness. I think we need a little bit more of that conversation in this Parliament, in Council and in the Commission. In relation to your comments about the slow response, we need to look... | null |
Elena Băsescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | During the current economic crisis, the Europe 2020 strategy seems to be posing a real challenge. On the other hand, it provides an opportunity as well. It can give an important fillip in terms of supporting the economic and social reforms required long term. Solidarity and adaptability must be the principles on which... | null |
Antigoni Papadopoulou | MEP | S&D | en | el | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | The behaviour of the markets and of the banks is like a pack of wolves, as the Swedish Finance Minister called them, a pack of wolves ready to tear the economically weak countries apart. The first victim was Greece, followed by Spain and Portugal. In the case of Greece, we saw speculators hit it mercilessly, on the on... | null |
Olle Schmidt | MEP | ALDE | en | sv | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Mr President, Europe needs more cooperation and more solidarity – not protectionism and nationalism. We know that – history has taught us. I find it hard to understand the fear that the finance ministers evidently feel when faced with this proposal for prior examination of the Member States’ budgets. In recent months,... | null |
Jaroslav Paška | MEP | ID | en | sk | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | A responsible budget policy in all countries of the European Union is only the first step towards solving the current situation. The next step, which is surely more difficult to implement, should be to strive for a measured change to our workforce structure. A large proportion of EU citizens, that is to say, are emplo... | null |
Andrew Henry William Brons | MEP | NI | en | en | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Mr President, the economic crisis is not a temporary illness from which EU Members will soon recover to full economic health. There are systemic flaws in the approach to economic policy of the EU and its Member States. The goal of a single currency, eventually for 27 plus countries, is based on the false assumption tha... | null |
Tunne Kelam | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Mr President, I would like to thank Commissioner Rehn for his kind words and confidence in the efforts of Estonia joining the eurozone, and I can assure you that, with the present financial burden at 7.5% of GDP, Estonia will not contribute to the increase of the average EU debt level. I trust also that eurozone collea... | null |
Danuta Jazłowiecka | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Today’s debate on economic governance in the European Union is a fundamental discussion, because it concerns the matter of continuing to strengthen European integration. In view of their advanced economic links, Member States should all feel an equal responsibility for a European stabilisation mechanism and for the en... | null |
Liisa Jaakonsaari | MEP | S&D | en | fi | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Mr President, when there is a crisis the psychological reaction is either to curl up in a ball, blame others, look for enemies or try to find solutions. Europe is now witnessing this threeway approach: on the one hand, nationalism and protectionism are on the rise in many countries; on the other, new solutions are be... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | I am sorry to interrupt you. You will notice in the Chamber that, although she was saying very nice things about Greece, I did interrupt her at exactly one minute, so I am trying to be as objective as I can be here. | null |
Michael Theurer | MEP | ALDE | en | de | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, in the current debate on a functioning system of European economic governance, the long-term perspective is being neglected, in my opinion. Now is the right time to incorporate the short-term stabilisation measures into a long-term strategy. We need a vision of a market economy. The... | null |
Franz Obermayr | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Mr President, in the Europe 2020 strategy, we must tackle the roots of the current crisis. Would it be sensible to introduce a monetary union along American lines without the necessary central controls on financial policy? The answer is ‘no’. The euro must not be allowed to turn the EU into a huge redistribution mecha... | null |
Paul Rübig | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Mr President, Mr Rehn, ladies and gentlemen, the Europe 2020 strategy presents us with a specific challenge. Overall, we must focus on the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). We should make sure that by 2020, small and medium-sized companies have an average minimum capital quota of 20%. We need strong SMEs in E... | null |
Milan Zver | MEP | PPE | en | sl | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Today’s has been one of the better debates we have had on the financial and economic crisis, especially on how it has played out in Greece, and most of the contributions have essentially centred on the issue of how we should govern the European Union in the future. However, I would also agree with what those speakers ... | null |
Seán Kelly | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Mr President, firstly, the last few weeks have seen us put measures in place to deal with a financial crisis that has already occurred – a financial crisis caused by a lack of regulation, a lack of supervision and a lack of governance. Today’s measures see us trying to anticipate these situations so that they will not ... | null |
Karin Kadenbach | MEP | S&D | en | de | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Mr President, Mr Rehn, Mr López Garrido, we are talking today about common European economic governance. I believe it is time for us to realise that the market does not have an independent value and that the citizens of Europe do not have to serve the market, but instead, that the market is there to serve the people, ... | null |
Rachida Dati | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Mr President, first of all, it is true that the sudden emergence and the depth of the Greek crisis have created a great deal of fear amongst our fellow citizens, fear which I think is legitimate. Once again, this does not mean, as a Member has just said, that we should point the finger at Greece. However, it is import... | null |
Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | We all know that the Europe 2020 strategy was launched with the aim of helping the European Union emerge from the current economic crisis and prepare its economy for the new decade. However, it is a serious matter that the Europe 2020 strategy does not even provide clear guidance on revising one of the most important ... | null |
Czesław Adam Siekierski | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Ladies and gentlemen, we do not have detailed analyses of the causes of the crisis in the euro area and the economic collapse in Greece, or of the dangers which are facing other countries. Is the global financial crisis, which turned into the economic crisis, the cause of this situation, or are we dealing, here, with ... | null |
Diego López Garrido | EU Council President | N/A | en | es | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Mr President, we can really say that the European Union is facing a situation that is similar to others in its painful history that have been resolved favourably. Europe is at a crossroads, just as it was after the Second World War, which resulted in the birth of what was not then known as the European Union. It is wh... | null |
Olli Rehn | EU Commissioner | N/A | en | en | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Mr President, thank you to the Members for a very serious and substantive debate reflecting the serious situation we are now facing in Europe. Let me first say that I highly appreciate the broad support given by the European Parliament for reinforcing economic governance. I also listened very carefully to Minister Lópe... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Colleagues, this is the round-up of a very important debate. I kindly ask you to try to keep your conversations to a minimum in this Chamber and respect the Commissioner’s final remarks. The Commissioner has the floor. | null |
Olli Rehn | EU Commissioner | N/A | en | en | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Mr President, I am quite used to this but I would appreciate it if there were some interest in the House in what I am going to say. Immediate crisis resolution, complete financial market reform and reinforcing economic governance: these are the three main tasks that we have to work on as soon as possible now. I agree w... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | The debate is closed. Written statements (Rule 149) | null |
George Sabin Cutaş | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | If there is any lesson worth learning from the current economic crisis, it must be solidarity. The fact that we are living in a globalised world where states’ economies are interdependent is nothing new. However, countries have failed to abandon their isolationist logic where solutions to economic challenges are appli... | null |
João Ferreira | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Little more than a decade after the creation of the euro, the warnings that we made at the time are being borne out. The integration of economies at very different stages of development, with nominal convergence criteria, and individual monetary and exchange rate policies – all done to meet the needs of the great powe... | null |
Ilda Figueiredo | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | It is regrettable that the European Council and Commission have come here to state that they are taking measures to resolve financial and productive problems in a framework of budgetary discipline, and that they are presenting the creation of the task force as the ace in the hole for long-term measures. Despite acknow... | null |
Edit Herczog | MEP | S&D | en | hu | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | The way out of the economic crisis is a bumpy one and, in addition, the fiscal problems in Greece and other Member States have rocked the euro area. These problems have raised the question as to whether Europe is capable of competing with the economic strength of the United States or China. With its EU 2020 strategy, ... | null |
Anneli Jäätteenmäki | MEP | ALDE | en | fi | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | It is excellent that the Europe 2020 strategy should take account of young people. It does not, however, go far enough. The content is limited and pessimistic. There are not enough concrete objectives and more of them are needed. The figures for youth unemployment are alarming. It is more than double than what it is i... | null |
Lívia Járóka | MEP | PPE | en | hu | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Launching the EU 2020 strategy intended to harmonise the Member States’ economic and employment policies in accordance with common principles is perhaps the most important task facing us. I welcome the fact that, in addition to the aspects concerning a sustainable social market economy, environmental protection and in... | null |
Danuta Jazłowiecka | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | The main objective of the Europe 2020 strategy we are discussing should be to ensure economic growth in the European Union and to increase employment. The measures we take should aim to increase economic activity and, in this way, to achieve sustained economic growth in the long term. The indicators proposed by the Co... | null |
Sandra Kalniete | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | The implementation of the EU 2020 strategy should emphasise economic cohesion, meaning that it is still crucial to reduce economic disparities between EU regions which lag behind and those which are more prosperous. I believe that the EU’s attention should be still largely paid to the principle of solidarity and instru... | null |
Filip Kaczmarek | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | The Polish Minister for Culture and National Heritage, Bogdan Zdrojewski, has pointed out that one aspect which should be included in the Europe 2020 strategy is culture. I must admit that the Minister’s argument is convincing. For what he wants to do is to ‘stress the need to make full use of the potential of culture... | null |
Iosif Matula | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | The large-scale economic crisis of the last few years has contributed to the failure of the objectives set by the EU at the start of this century. This is the reason why it is important for us to identify the shortcomings of the Lisbon Agenda and focus on the positive results that have been achieved, as well as avoid ... | null |
Rareş-Lucian Niculescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | The report spells out exactly the important contribution made by the Structural and Cohesion Funds to Europe’s economic life and in achieving the objectives which have been presented to us as part of the EU 2020 Agenda. Some ideas are worth highlighting: the key role played by cities in achieving these objectives and ... | null |
Kristiina Ojuland | MEP | ALDE | en | et | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Mr President, when outlining the Europe 2020 strategy, the Commission certainly managed to express many of the things we would wish for, yet they seem to have forgotten the present reality. Several Member States, including Estonia, have made large cutbacks in the interests of balancing the national budget. While fulfi... | null |
Sirpa Pietikäinen | MEP | PPE | en | fi | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | The economic crisis we are seeing is made up of a continuum of three crises that are linked to one another. These are the financial crisis, the crisis in the real economy that followed it, and the crisis in the public economies that now comes from them. These crises reveal the problems of European and global control a... | null |
Rovana Plumb | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Achieving a minimum 25% reduction in the EU poverty level by 2020 is a target closely linked to the growth of employment among the population, which is a priority of the social inclusion policy. This is the reason why an ambitious long-term strategy is required to combat poverty, with large-scale poverty reduction tar... | null |
Joanna Katarzyna Skrzydlewska | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | One of the targets of the Europe 2020 strategy is to raise the employment rate among people aged 20-64 to 75%. Another is to fight poverty, which is intended to improve the situation of 20 million people. These effects are much to be desired and very ambitious. Our objective is a modernised labour market with a highly... | null |
Csaba Sógor | MEP | PPE | en | hu | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | The economic and financial crisis has made it necessary in many Member States to introduce cost-saving measures and to reform existing structures. It has, once again, proven to be the case that a crisis can speed up the introduction of major changes and reforms. The European Union must also consider in which direction... | null |
Nuno Teixeira | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | Various aspects of the Lisbon Strategy in which there was little success can be identified. Few of the established objectives were achieved, owing to various factors: amongst others, the lack of political will and of instruments – not least financial ones. Local and regional authorities have also been pointing out tha... | null |
Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy... | In March, the European Commission presented a new economic development plan for Europe. After the Lisbon Strategy, Europe 2020 is the next attempt at reviving the European economy. However, this time the challenge is more difficult, because the plan has to be put into effect in a situation of economic crisis. Smart gr... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Calendar of part-sessionsVideo of the speechesPV | Before going ahead with the vote, I must inform you that, at its meeting on 12 May last, the Conference of Presidents decided, in accordance with Rule 134 of the Rules of Procedure, to hold an extraordinary session on Wednesday, 23 June from 15.00 to 17.00. At that session, the President of the European Council, Mr Van... | null |
Robert Atkins | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Calendar of part-sessionsVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I rise on a point of order to enquire whether it is going to become a precedent that we are to find, on our desks in this House, items of information relating to motions to sign. Regardless of the merits or otherwise of the case, surely it is to be deplored that we get junk put on our places over which we... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Calendar of part-sessionsVideo of the speechesPV | Mr Atkins, we take good note of your remark or protest or whatever it is. | null |
Werner Langen | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Calendar of part-sessionsVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, on the subject of the same point of order, it is not enough for the President to take note of this. I am calling for this to be stopped. | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Calendar of part-sessionsVideo of the speechesPV | The Presidency has taken note to act accordingly. However, taking note is the first step. After taking note, one acts accordingly. | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | WelcomeVideo of the speechesPV | I am delighted to inform you that a delegation from the National Assembly of Kuwait is present in the House in the public gallery. We would like to extend a warm welcome to the Kuwaiti Delegation. (Applause) The Delegation is led by Mr Ali Al-Debaqbasi and has come to Strasbourg to meet with Members of our House. Relat... | null |
Bernd Posselt | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I have a high opinion of you and your chairmanship, but today I must make a protest. You have given the floor to many Members, including twice to Mr Lehne and to Mr Gollnisch and Mr Fox. I also raised a point of order concerning the calendar and it is an important point. I would like to ask you to check ... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The fact is, Mr Posselt, that this issue has already been voted on and we cannot therefore reopen it. Nonetheless, you can rest assured that all the amendments to the calendar have been carefully considered by the Presidency. | null |
Carl Schlyter | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, the Commissioner informed us just before the vote about the thrombin issue. I wonder if you could ask him to provide the statistical data to justify his statement that it is economically beneficial to consumers to replace cheap meat parts and put them in beef-like products, rather than using them today in... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We are not dealing with that item now, Mr Schlyter. We are dealing with explanations of vote. We are dealing with explanations of vote concerning the amending budget. | null |
Hynek Fajmon | MEP | ECR | en | cs | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted against the report of Vladimír Maňka setting out the EU budget for this year. At a time of economic crisis, when it is essential to reduce public expenditure, I do not agree with the European Parliament going in completely the opposite direction and sharply increasing its expenditure. I do not agree with the E... | null |
Bogusław Liberadzki | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In contradistinction to the previous speaker, I endorsed the amending budget. It is not an amendment which only concerns accounting. This amendment makes very good sense. How is this? Well, it comes from our new function as Parliament, as a body which has been given legislative powers. The voters expect from us, MEPs,... | null |
Kristian Vigenin | MEP | S&D | en | bg | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I wish to say that I supported the reports on the organ transplantation action plan, as well as the report on organ quality and safety. However, I wish to say that there are great differences between Member States in this respect. I therefore hope that this action plan and the report on quality and safet... | null |
Siiri Oviir | MEP | ALDE | en | et | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I also voted in favour of this report, because it establishes uniform and binding requirements on quality and standards for human organs used in transplants in all the Member States, and thus guarantees the protection of donors and recipients while, at the same time, enhancing cooperation between the Mem... | null |
Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė | MEP | PPE | en | lt | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I also voted for this important document on standards of quality and safety of human organs intended for transplantation. It really would be excellent to establish and organise a community-wide organ transplantation system that would be transparent and clean and which would ensure quality and safety at EU level. That ... | null |
Martin Kastler | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I have voted in favour of this report and I would like to congratulate Mr Mikolášik on the excellent work he has done. I believe that today is an important day, because we have ensured that donors and recipients of organs will have consistent standards and greater safety. I hope that this will also help ... | null |
Richard Howitt | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I very much welcome this report and the new European rules for organ donation. If you die in another European Union country, why should your organ not be used to save life? If you need a rare match from another European country, surely these rules are sensible to implement. Although it has not been part o... | null |
Karin Kadenbach | MEP | S&D | en | de | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I can only agree with the previous speaker. I am also very grateful that this report was adopted today with a large majority. When we hear that 56 000 Europeans are currently waiting for a matching organ in order to be able to have a reasonable or a high quality of life, or even simply to survive, it is ... | null |
Janusz Władysław Zemke | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I, too, was in favour of adopting this document, because it is certainly a step in the right direction. However, while I agree with these principles, and that we are going to be concerned about the quality of donors and organs, I want to say clearly that this is only the first step in the right direction. If we want t... | null |
Seán Kelly | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, firstly, I would like to compliment you for the manner in which you handled this difficult topic here today, for explaining with courtesy the presidency’s interpretation and for sticking to your guns. If you hadn’t done so, it would probably be the case that we would be still here. I’m not saying I agree ... | null |
Laima Liucija Andrikienė | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I voted in favour of the resolution on the transplantation of human organs. Many people die every day because they suffer from organ failure and because organs are unavailable. The EU can help patients waiting for organs across Europe and, as a consequence, save lives. What we need is a well-coordinated s... | null |
Anna Maria Corazza Bildt | MEP | PPE | en | sv | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I and the other Swedish Conservatives have voted against the proposal to ban thrombin. The Commission proposal calls for clear labelling of meat that has been stuck together in this way and states that it should not be permitted in restaurants and large-scale catering establishments as it is difficult, i... | null |
Renate Sommer | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, adopting the resolution banning thrombin in foodstuffs today simply means giving in to public opinion. It is pure populism. We are not fulfilling our responsibilities if we do not follow the scientific evidence. What is the evidence? What is thrombin? Thrombin is a natural enzyme. It forms part of the bl... | null |
Anja Weisgerber | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, consumer protection is a very, very important matter for me and therefore I am against consumers being misled or deceived in any way. This is why I am fighting for better labelling of food imitations in the Regulation on the labelling of foodstuffs, for example. I am calling on the Council to follow this... | null |
Krisztina Morvai | MEP | NI | en | hu | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Over the past eight years, the post-communist dictatorship in Hungary has systematically trodden underfoot the rights of Hungarians. Among other things, it has unlawfully disbanded or had disbanded nearly every single street demonstration. With the help of nearly 100 excellent lawyers and solicitors from the National ... | null |
Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė | MEP | PPE | en | lt | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This topic is actually quite sensitive and has been the cause of much debate in the European Parliament and, of course, in society at large. I still think that banning some products or additives is not a solution and perhaps we have to agree with the argument that it is the consumer who has the right to choose, having... | null |
Martin Kastler | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, the citizens of Europe are right. They like honest foods and they like honest politicians. I respect public opinion of this kind. We cannot simply ignore public opinion and we cannot simply dismiss it as populism. That is not the case. We must take notice of what our citizens are saying to us. If our con... | null |
Karin Kadenbach | MEP | S&D | en | de | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I have also voted in favour of the resolution banning the use of thrombin as a food additive, because the Commissioner’s arguments did not convince me. We do not want glued meat in Europe. Even if thrombin is an enzyme which is not harmful to health, by using it to glue together scraps of meat to make on... | null |
Peter Jahr | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, the current debate about so-called glued ham shows that some manufacturers do not deal honestly with consumers. I would like all food to be labelled in such a way that it is not possible to mislead consumers. If this enzyme is used, consumers must be able to identify its presence. This is the basis for e... | null |
Siiri Oviir | MEP | ALDE | en | et | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome the action plan, and I therefore voted in favour of it. This is a step in the right direction, and in order to solve this problem, we must all work together. Measures at European Union level will help us to enhance the efforts of the Member States to ensure the quality and safety of organ donation and transp... | null |
Clemente Mastella | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, acceding to the European Convention undoubtedly represents progress in the process of political integration of the European Union, whose system of protection for fundamental rights is supplemented and strengthened by the integration of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in its primar... | null |
Alfredo Antoniozzi | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I am in favour of the European Union acceding to the European Convention on Human Rights because, as clearly summed up by the Atondo report, it represents progress in the process of European integration. This means a step towards political union and a strong sign of the coherence be... | null |
Bruno Gollnisch | MEP | NI | en | fr | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I am somewhat more reserved on this issue than the Members who have just spoken. Indeed, on the face of it, the idea of European law being subject to the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights is quite attractive. It was rather alarming that national laws could be, as it were, censured by tha... | null |
Bruno Gollnisch | MEP | NI | en | fr | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, at a time when such tragic events are occurring in Thailand, we cannot fail to appreciate the need for major crimes committed against civilian populations to be referred to the courts. However, past experience is less encouraging than was indicated yesterday by several Members during the debate. At the f... | null |
Laima Liucija Andrikienė | MEP | PPE | en | lt | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for the resolution on the Review Conference on the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court that will begin at the end of this month in Kampala, Uganda. In 1998, 138 countries agreed to set up the International Criminal Court and adopted the Rome Statute on the basis of which this court has now been op... | null |
Carlos Coelho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As well as speeding up decision-making mechanisms, the Treaty of Lisbon is contributing to the fight against the democratic deficit, strengthening the roles of national parliaments and the European Parliament, and stressing the exercise of European citizenship. The introduction of the legislative petition, or the ‘rig... | null |
Alfredo Pallone | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It must seem that I am repeating what I expressed yesterday in relation to Mr Tavares’ report. However, the refugee problem is a European problem and it cannot be left to the national governments to manage, also in light of the geographic and economic differences. Therefore, I am in favour of creating a fund at a Euro... | null |
Elena Oana Antonescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The proposal for a directive on the indication by labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by energy-related products is part, along with the two proposals on the energy performance of buildings and the labelling of tyres with respect to fuel efficiency, of the Energy... | null |
John Attard-Montalto | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Maltese Government is against the Recommendation for second reading relating to labelling and standard product information of the consumption of energy and other resources by energy-related products. The reason given is that the nationalist government disagrees with an explanation statement in the report, in partic... | null |
Zigmantas Balčytis | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I supported this important report. The Energy Labelling Directive has a crucial role to play in the achievement of the EU energy efficiency target of 20% by 2020. In that context, it holds a key role regarding the fight against climate change, the transition of the EU to an efficient, sustainable and competitive econo... | null |
Jan Březina | MEP | PPE | en | cs | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am pleased that the new legislation on the energy efficiency of products has finally been approved, following a lengthy tug of war between the European Parliament and the Council, and that I had the honour of being the shadow rapporteur for it on behalf of the Group of the European People’s Party. The benefit is an ... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-05-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this recommendation because it effectively contributes to helping European consumers choose products that use less energy or which indirectly lead to less energy being used. By adopting this recommendation, the European Parliament is playing a part in moving closer to the realisation of the EU’s objective ... | null |
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