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Sergio Berlato | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Food information to consumers (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The debate that we are tackling today is especially important. European law provides a series of regulations and directives on food ingredients and labelling. At present, however, no coordinated labelling requirement exists among the Member States. It seems clear that the large number of generic European rules on food... | null |
António Fernando Correia de Campos | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Food information to consumers (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The Sommer report is crucial not only for giving consumers clear information but also for avoiding distortion of the market and acting as a catalyst for the European economy, through transparent mechanisms and the uniform application of rules within the EU. It is a surprise, then, to see the re-emergence of attempts, ... | null |
Robert Dušek | MEP | S&D | en | cs | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Food information to consumers (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The report on food labelling has the aim of unifying seven existing directives and one regulation, and clarifying current regulations at the European and national levels. The current disharmony causes uncertainty and confusion over the information stated on foods regarding ingredients and nutritional values. The side ... | null |
Elisabetta Gardini | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Food information to consumers (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Today, we are voting on a regulation that is designed to safeguard consumers by guaranteeing their right to information about the food sold to them, so that they can make informed purchasing decisions. We are not here to dictate what European citizens must eat. Therefore, we cannot accept approaches such as traffic li... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Food information to consumers (debate) Video of the speechesPV | We have spent around EUR 90 million on the EU campaign to promote a healthy diet for European school children. The aim is to encourage children to eat healthily by offering them free fruit. So we are spending millions on drumming it into the heads of children that they should eat apples and other fruit. Then we plan t... | null |
Daciana Octavia Sârbu | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Food information to consumers (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Many European citizens suffer from diet-related health conditions, such as diabetes, high blood pressure and heart disease. And cases of these conditions – which are often preventable – are on the rise. A heavy reliance on processed and convenience foods, combined with a lack of accessible information about their conte... | null |
Róża Gräfin von Thun und Hohenstein | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Food information to consumers (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the provision of food information to consumers, which will be put to the vote today during the plenary sitting of the European Parliament, is another step towards enabling consumers to obtain the information they need about a ... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Quality of statistical data in the Union and enhanced auditing powers by the Commission (Eurostat) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The next item is the debate on the oral question to the Commission by Mr Karas and Mrs Bowles, on behalf of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, on the quality of statistical data in the Union and enhanced auditing powers by the Commission (Eurostat) (O-0080/2010 – B7-0314/2010). | null |
Othmar Karas | N/A | N/A | en | de | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Quality of statistical data in the Union and enhanced auditing powers by the Commission (Eurostat) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioner Rehn, ladies and gentlemen, today’s debate is an important political signal that the European Parliament wants to send in these times. The tabling of this oral question in the midst of the process of redesigning Eurostat and drawing up the European Parliament’s statement to the Commission is... | null |
Sharon Bowles | N/A | N/A | en | en | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Quality of statistical data in the Union and enhanced auditing powers by the Commission (Eurostat) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs is consistent and united in its view that Eurostat has to be strengthened and we have, for a long time, been in pursuit of establishing higher quality statistical data. We know the history as Mr Karas has already referred to it. In 2005, the Council brought s... | null |
Olli Rehn | EU Commissioner | N/A | en | en | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Quality of statistical data in the Union and enhanced auditing powers by the Commission (Eurostat) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, let me first thank Mr Karas, Ms Bowles and others for raising these very important issues concerning the quality of statistical data and Eurostat. Let me also welcome the support expressed in your draft opinion for the Commission proposal to amend the Regulation on the Application of the Protocol on the E... | null |
Edward Scicluna | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Quality of statistical data in the Union and enhanced auditing powers by the Commission (Eurostat) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I am glad that the Commission has provided legislative proposals to bolster Eurostat that are currently being scrutinised by the ECON Committee. The quality of statistical governance lies at the heart of the crisis in the eurozone. There is no doubt in my mind that Eurostat should have wider powers, in pa... | null |
Sylvie Goulard | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Quality of statistical data in the Union and enhanced auditing powers by the Commission (Eurostat) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioner, the current crisis in the euro area cannot, of course, be attributed to the shortcomings of the common statistical system. Nonetheless, these shortcomings have had serious consequences. There are the economic consequences, and we have heard a great deal about them, but there are also conseq... | null |
Franz Obermayr | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Quality of statistical data in the Union and enhanced auditing powers by the Commission (Eurostat) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, the debate on enhanced powers for Eurostat does not really address the problem. We must never again find ourselves in a situation in which a Member State plays tricks with its budget data and lives beyond its means for years at the expense of others; where there are reasons to doubt data, the data must b... | null |
Anni Podimata | MEP | S&D | en | el | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Quality of statistical data in the Union and enhanced auditing powers by the Commission (Eurostat) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioner, allow me to start by expressing my total satisfaction about the comment you made earlier about yesterday’s sudden and unwarranted decision by the Moody’s credit rating agency to downgrade Greece’s credit rating, a decision which you called unfortunate and erroneous, thereby confirming that ... | null |
Dimitar Stoyanov | MEP | NI | en | bg | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Quality of statistical data in the Union and enhanced auditing powers by the Commission (Eurostat) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I wish to steer the debate in a more practical direction because last week, the Commissioner declared that there will be a special audit carried out by Eurostat on the statistical data which the Commission has received from Bulgaria. Unfortunately, however, it was not clear from Mr Rehn’s statement why such an audit w... | null |
Olle Ludvigsson | MEP | S&D | en | sv | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Quality of statistical data in the Union and enhanced auditing powers by the Commission (Eurostat) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, there are simple measures that need to be taken to create economic stability within the EU. One of the simplest but, at the same time, important measures is to increase the quality of the economic statistics. In this area, it is perfectly possible to achieve significant improvements relatively quickly. I... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Quality of statistical data in the Union and enhanced auditing powers by the Commission (Eurostat) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, we are all aware that the amendment of the regulation as regards the quality of statistical data in the context of the excessive deficit procedure is a particularly important and urgent measure in view of the present problems in most of the national budgets of the Member States. Without precise, clear da... | null |
Liisa Jaakonsaari | MEP | S&D | en | fi | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Quality of statistical data in the Union and enhanced auditing powers by the Commission (Eurostat) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I think the Commission should be thanked for making such speedy headway with regard to these issues. Only a few months ago, for example, looking into a country’s statistical data was felt to be an intrusion with regard to national sovereignty. At the time, it was considered to be virtually impossible and... | null |
Olli Rehn | EU Commissioner | N/A | en | en | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Quality of statistical data in the Union and enhanced auditing powers by the Commission (Eurostat) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, let me thank you for a very substantive debate and your support for this proposal to reinforce Eurostat’s powers. I must say that I agree with Mrs Jaakonsaari that we have seen a sea change – a real cultural change – as regards the attitudes concerning economic policy coordination in Europe in recent mont... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Quality of statistical data in the Union and enhanced auditing powers by the Commission (Eurostat) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Thank you, Commissioner, and thank you also for your generous comments about us; we did not listen to them carefully enough. I find it regrettable when a person is speaking in this House and there are demonstrations, such as rounds of applause, which have nothing to do with the subject matter and the speech being made ... | null |
Enikő Győri | MEP | PPE | en | hu | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Quality of statistical data in the Union and enhanced auditing powers by the Commission (Eurostat) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The European Parliament must take a stand on a very important issue in today’s debate, namely, the direction the statistical information system currently operating under the authority of Eurostat should take in order to avoid situations similar to the Greek scandal in the future. Let me remind you that the fraud perpe... | null |
Pat the Cope Gallagher | MEP | ALDE | en | ga | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I was extremely pleased, but not surprised, at the overwhelming vote in favour, which has been consistent throughout the debates on the International Fund for Ireland. Of course, the EU is one of the main contributors to the IFI’s inception in 1986, when it was established by the London and Dublin governm... | null |
Izaskun Bilbao Barandica | MEP | ALDE | en | es | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I voted for this initiative because its main goal is to continue supporting the peace and reconciliation process in Northern Ireland and Ireland’s border areas, in order to build bridges of reconciliation and communication between the most divided communities and to continue, as Europeans, defending valu... | null |
Daniel Hannan | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, no country has been so disadvantaged by the bail-outs as Ireland, and no people has been so hard done by as the Irish. The Irish Finance Minister, Brian Lenihan, made all the right decisions. Every Irish public servant from the Taoiseach to the lowest civil servant, and even the recipients of unemployment... | null |
James Nicholson | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, it was not my intention to make an explanation of vote on this particular issue, but during his speech, the rapporteur referred only to Dr Paisley and Mr Adams, saying that they brought the peace to Northern Ireland. Well, Mr Adams and Dr Paisley may have brought a lot of things but peace they never broug... | null |
Jacek Olgierd Kurski | MEP | ECR | en | pl | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I was among the 334 Members of the European Parliament who endorsed Pastor Tőkés for the position of Vice-President of the European Parliament. He is a hero of my younger days. As a journalist for Solidarity in 1989 and under fire from the criminal Securitate security service of Ceauşescu, I reported on ... | null |
Alfredo Antoniozzi | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I voted in favour of the report by Mr Marinescu – whom I should like to take this opportunity to thank – because I believe that state-of-the-art, efficient freight transport is a fundamental requirement, not only for the competitiveness, but also for the very survival of European bu... | null |
Daniel Hannan | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, when we began our votes today, we came across a procedure that we had never really encountered in this House before – one whereby only ‘yes’ votes were registered. I put it to you, Mr President, that it was only a matter of time. This is, of course, precisely the approach that the EU has taken in successi... | null |
Syed Kamall | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, in looking at this report today about the procedure and the adaptation of procedure to the Treaty of Lisbon, it is interesting that we speak to many Members of the Parliament themselves and they do not really know what is actually in the Treaty of Lisbon and how it impacts on our voters in everyday life. ... | null |
Bruno Gollnisch | MEP | NI | en | fr | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, this Parliament has a particular talent when it comes to reforms of the Rules of Procedure, which are always designed to diminish the rights of the minority, or underdogs, Untermenschen, that we are to some extent. For the past year, we have been riding roughshod over the rule that, under the terms of Ru... | null |
Philip Claeys | MEP | NI | en | nl | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, Amendment 86 in the Martin report stipulates that the representative of the non-attached Members at the Conference of Presidents be decided not by the non-attached Members themselves but by the President of Parliament. The reason given is a lack of consensus among the non-attached Members. I ask myself w... | null |
Jaroslav Paška | MEP | ID | en | sk | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, with all due respect to you and to this institution, the debate on the adaptation of the Rules of Procedure to the Treaty of Lisbon should also include a mention of the shortcoming in the Rules of Procedure which has made it possible to have a vote such as this and an outcome such as the election of Mr T... | null |
Daniel Hannan | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, the cancer from Greece is metastasising across the Mediterranean. We read this week that the European Commission is preparing to bail out Spain, and the President of the European Council, Mr Van Rompuy, frankly admits that in this event, the EUR 750 billion already set aside in the emergency bail-out fund... | null |
Clemente Mastella | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, on the occasion of the 2000 Millennium Summit, the richest countries, including the countries of the European Union, renewed their pledge to achieve certain specific goals by 2015: to reduce hunger and poverty, to improve education and health, and to protect the environment in devel... | null |
Sonia Alfano | MEP | ALDE | en | it | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I voted in favour of the Cashman report because I believe it is the responsibility of this House and of the European institutions to abide by and uphold the commitments made to people who live in less developed countries, in particular, the countries of Africa. We cannot get to 2015... | null |
Sophie Auconie | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Pal Schmitt, Vice-President of the European Parliament, having been recently elected as president of the newly elected Hungarian parliament, my colleagues and I had to elect a new vice-president. As László Tőkés, Hungarian member of the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats), meets all the criteria... | null |
Cătălin Sorin Ivan | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The appointment of László Tőkés as Vice-President of the European Parliament is an insult to Romania, given the chauvinist tone of this fellow Member’s statements. In fact, his election to this post gives even graver cause for concern as a result of the dubious voting procedure used. Such an appointment should not hav... | null |
Ioan Mircea Paşcu | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Today’s vote on the election of Mr Tőkés as Vice-President of the EP has been a disgrace. First, the President’s explanations on how to vote have been both confusing and contradictory. As a result, nobody knew for sure how to proceed. Second, the voting machines of a number of Romanian MEPs – expected to vote against –... | null |
Jean-Pierre Audy | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | For reasons of political solidarity with my friends in the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats), I voted in favour of the report by my Italian colleague, Barbara Matera (PPE, IT), on the proposal for a decision on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) for the sum of... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Increased unemployment is one of the most harmful consequences of the recent economical and financial crisis. Worsening market instability has contributed to exacerbating the situations of many companies which have proven less able to adjust to globalisation. In this case, 181 companies from the Comunidad Valenciana r... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I believe that special help is emphatically important for workers who have been made redundant or who have been affected by the current global economic environment, as has happened in this case, where 2 425 people have been made redundant from 181 companies in the Spanish region of Valencia. The implementation of aid ... | null |
Juozas Imbrasas | MEP | ID | en | lt | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | On 2 September 2009, Spain submitted an application to mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) in respect of employees made redundant from 181 companies involved in the manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products in a single NUTS II region, Comunidad Valenciana. I believe that this application... | null |
Giovanni La Via | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the reports on mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) because I believe that it is crucial to underline the importance of the fund. This instrument was created to provide labour market support measures aimed exclusively at helping workers made redundant on account of stru... | null |
Jean-Luc Mélenchon | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Out of consideration for the Spanish workers of the Region of Valencia, who have been sacrificed to globalisation, I am abstaining. Given the situation that the impact of the neoliberal policies inflicted by the European Union has forced them into, one might feel justified in voting against the pittance that the Europ... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The EU is an area of solidarity, and the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) is part of that. This support is essential for helping the unemployed and victims of relocation due to globalisation. An increasing number of companies are relocating, taking advantage of reduced labour costs in various countries, pa... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The report concerns the mobilisation of the EGF to the benefit of the Valencia region in Spain (EUR 6 598 735), following 2 425 redundancies in 181 enterprises operating in the ‘Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products’ sector. The funds will go directly to affected workers. The report got adopted in COBU wit... | null |
Jean-Pierre Audy | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | For reasons of solidarity with the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and Ireland, and on the basis of the report by my excellent Italian colleague, Barbara Matera, I voted in favour of the proposal for a decision on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) for the s... | null |
Liam Aylward | MEP | ALDE | en | ga | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I sincerely welcome the compensation from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund which is being distributed to former workers from Waterford Crystal and ancillary companies. The fund was established to help workers that are suffering due to structural changes in the global trade network and it will be very importa... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Union is the principal donor of the International Fund for Ireland, making up approximately 57% of its annual contributions. I therefore welcome the role that the European Community has played in providing economic and social aid to Ireland, with the aim of peace and reconciliation. The current period of ... | null |
Proinsias De Rossa | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I wholeheartedly welcome this decision to mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to assist the Waterford Crystal workers. The global economic crisis, coupled with major shifts in world trade, has made many workers redundant in Ireland and across Europe. I urge the Irish Government to act swiftly to ensure ... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The country dubbed the ‘Celtic Tiger’ once boasted remarkable levels of growth, but has been suffering from the impact of the crisis and the effects of globalisation over recent years. These have affected the Irish glass sector, and today, almost 600 workers are in a situation where they need assistance. I agree with ... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In view of the objectives of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), I am voting in favour of granting assistance to the workers made redundant from the Waterford Crystal companies in the Republic of Ireland. This aid amounts to more than EUR 2.5 million, which will be vital for encouraging those affected to... | null |
Juozas Imbrasas | MEP | ID | en | lt | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | On 7 August 2009, Ireland submitted an application to mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) in respect of redundancies at the Waterford Crystal company and three of its suppliers/downstream producers. I believe that this application complies with the requirements for determining the financial contr... | null |
Jean-Luc Mélenchon | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Out of consideration for the Irish Waterford Crystal workers, who have been sacrificed to globalisation, I am abstaining. Given the situation that the impact of the neoliberal policies advocated by the European Union has forced them into, one might feel justified in voting against the pittance that the European elite ... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The EU is an area of solidarity, and the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) is part of that. This support is essential for helping the unemployed and victims of relocation due to globalisation. An increasing number of companies are relocating, taking advantage of reduced labour costs in various countries, pa... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The report concerns the mobilisation of the EGF for the benefit of Irish workers (EUR 2 570 853) following redundancies at Waterford Crystal and three of its suppliers operating in the crystal sector. The funds will go directly to affected workers. The report was adopted in COBU without debate. No problem voting in fav... | null |
Laima Liucija Andrikienė | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome the decisions to mobilise financial assistance to redundant workers who lost their jobs due to the global financial and economic crisis in three particular instances – in the Comunidad Valenciana and Castilla-La Mancha regions in Spain, as well as in the crystal production company, Waterford Crystal, in Irela... | null |
Jean-Pierre Audy | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | For reasons of solidarity with the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats), and on the basis of the report by my Italian colleague, Barbara Matera (PPE, IT), I voted in favour of the proposal for a decision on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) for the sum of approx... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The large number of sectors and businesses affected by the crisis and globalisation make questions as to whether the present European economic model will be viable and sustainable inevitable. If the merit of granting aid to workers who have been made redundant is undisputed, the same cannot be said of the perpetuation... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of granting aid under the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in view of the extremely negative impact of the closure of 36 timber companies in the space of nine months in the Spanish region of Castilla-La Mancha, resulting in 585 people losing their jobs. This situation is made all the more serio... | null |
Juozas Imbrasas | MEP | ID | en | lt | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | On 9 October 2009, Spain submitted an application to the Commission to mobilise a global amount of EUR 1 950 000 under the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), in respect of the 585 workers made redundant from 36 companies involved in the manufacture of wood and timber and cork products, except furniture and ... | null |
Jean-Luc Mélenchon | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Out of consideration for the Spanish workers of the Castilla-La Mancha region, who have suffered at the hands of globalisation, I am abstaining. Given the situation that the impact of the neoliberal policies advocated by the European Union has forced them into, one might feel justified in voting against the pittance t... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The EU is an area of solidarity, and the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) is part of that. This support is essential for helping the unemployed and victims of relocation due to globalisation. An increasing number of companies are relocating, taking advantage of reduced labour costs in various countries, pa... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The report concerns the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to the benefit of the Castilla-La Mancha region in Spain (EUR 1 950 000), following 585 redundancies in 36 enterprises operating in the ‘manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of s... | null |
Jean-Pierre Audy | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | For reasons of solidarity with the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats), and on the basis of the report by my Italian colleague, Barbara Matera, I voted in favour of the proposal for a decision on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) for the sum of EUR 1.1 million ... | null |
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I agree with this report because more than half of the technical assistance resources allocated to the Commission will be used to finance studies and evaluations of ongoing European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) cases and to implement them, extracting successes and learning for the future, and part of the techni... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Commission is calling for the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund so as to be able to offer suitable and sufficient technical assistance in response to the many requests from different countries experiencing an increase in the number of unemployed workers due to the international ec... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this resolution, which promotes better implementation of aid and aid mechanisms targeted at redundant workers as I recognise the importance of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) in retraining manual workers and mitigating the socio-economic impact of the global crisis. In addition to... | null |
Juozas Imbrasas | MEP | ID | en | lt | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I agreed with this report and the Commission’s proposal to mobilise an amount of EUR 1 110 000 from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to finance technical assistance for the Commission. According to Article 8(1) of the legal basis, 0.35% of the annual maximum amount of the European Globalisation Adjustm... | null |
Erminia Mazzoni | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the report in question in the overwhelming belief that it is important for the procedures surrounding the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to be more dynamic. The decision of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 May 2010 calls for the sum of EUR 1 110 000 to be mobilised to finan... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The EU is an area of solidarity, and the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) is part of that. This support is essential for helping the unemployed and victims of relocations due to globalisation. An increasing number of companies are relocating, taking advantage of reduced labour costs in various countries, p... | null |
Aldo Patriciello | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) is intended to provide swift assistance to those workers who have fallen victim to structural changes in international trade patterns. On 24 April 2010, the Commission adopted a new proposal for mobilisation of the EGF. The latter concerns the release of EUR 1 110 000 f... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The report concerns the mobilisation of EUR 1 110 000 from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to provide technical assistance at the initiative of the Commission. According to the Commission’s proposal, this amount is intended to cover the following activities: Activities linked to the EGF mid-term evalua... | null |
Viktor Uspaskich | MEP | ALDE | en | lt | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The recent financial earthquake has left many people unemployed or underemployed. It is good that the EU is based on the principle of solidarity. Since the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) was established in 2006, almost 30 applications have been made for amounts totalling EUR 154 million and assistance ha... | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The EGF was created in order to aid those workers who have been negatively affected by globalisation. The Commission has adopted proposals to access the fund in order to help Ireland and Spain. I would like to point out that genuine cases in which these funds are needed are generally extremely urgent, and hence the pro... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) is vital in supporting the reintegration of workers made redundant from the labour market as a result of the global economic and financial crisis. The European institutions have played an important role in assisting the economic recovery of the Member States that are mo... | null |
Sonia Alfano | MEP | ALDE | en | it | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | According to a survey published by the Region of Sicily at the end of 2009, 75% of citizens believe that European funds have no positive impact whatsoever, or very little. If we then consider that, according to the Court of Auditors, 51% of resources earmarked to Sicily for the 2000-2006 programming period were not sp... | null |
Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this report, which advocates a concerted and accessible approach towards the interregional exchange of best practice, with the aim of enabling those involved in cohesion policy to draw on the experience of others. I believe that the predominance of issues relating to project management by those in... | null |
Alfredo Antoniozzi | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I support Mr Winkler’s position and I voted in favour of reviewing Community innovation policy. I particularly agree with the desire to provide a broad-ranging strategy that concerns not only technological innovation but also administrative, organisational and social innovation. To this end, I feel that ... | null |
Sophie Auconie | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The initial version of this own initiative report by Michail Tremopoulos was not at all to my liking. I therefore tabled ten amendments to reorientate it. Thus, I and my colleagues in the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) managed to reinstate French and German as communication languages alongs... | null |
Jean-Pierre Audy | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the own initiative report by my fellow Greek Member, Michail Tremopoulos, on transparency in regional policy and its funding. I welcome the European Transparency Initiative (ETI) adopted by the European Commission in order to improve transparency, openness and responsibility in the governance of t... | null |
Zigmantas Balčytis | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I have voted for this report. Effective use of the structural and cohesion funds is a pre-condition for the growth of our economies and creation of jobs. In order to ensure transparency of the use of funds, the European Transparency Initiative should be implemented in its fullest. Currently, there is insufficient infor... | null |
Mara Bizzotto | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | At a time like this, when the economic and financial crisis is manifesting itself as a horizontal phenomenon that sweeps across all sectors indiscriminately, the sector of agriculture is no exception and requires emphatic financial support and transparency. Mr Tremopoulos’s report follows up the Commission Communicati... | null |
Sebastian Valentin Bodu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Transparency Initiative has been in force since 2005 when it was adopted by the Commission. Just one year later, the Green Paper was published with the aim of improving transparency, openness and accountability of EU governance. The reason underlying the adoption of these documents was the European citize... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Transparency about the way in which the structural funds are allocated, particularly through ex post publication of the beneficiaries, the names of operations and the amount of public funding given to the operations, is central to the discussion on how to spend European public money. However, the definition of the ‘be... | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | There are many funds in the EU that are made available to citizens as well as other entities. Many complain that the procedures for gaining access to such funds are complicated and excessively bureaucratic. There should be clearer information regarding the procedures associated with such funds and greater transparency ... | null |
Mário David | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am voting in favour of the measures proposed in this report as I believe that transparency must be a key condition for achieving the general objectives of all policies, and especially cohesion policies. The variability of presentation and accessibility conditions of data resulting from the obvious differences betwee... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the report on transparency in regional policy and the funding behind it so as to ensure greater control over the way in which public funds are used. Apart from the current minimum requirements, it is a matter of urgency to ensure that the lists published on the Commission’s website of those who ha... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Regional policy and the European Union Cohesion Fund are fundamental for the principle of solidarity among Member States. It is crucial that the resources for them are used efficiently and in a focused manner, and that they contribute to the development of the areas to which they are awarded. Transparency in the use o... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Given the size and regional diversity of Europe, along with the importance of the credibility of the European institutions, I voted in favour, as I believe that sharing public information and standardising procedures is crucial to ensure the necessary transparency in implementing and funding regional policies, with a ... | null |
Lorenzo Fontana | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The transparency of regional policy and its funding are particularly sensitive topics and of considerable interest to the area I represent. Under the terms of the 2007-2013 cohesion policy, the Veneto Region and the other regions of north and central Italy fall under objective 2 ‘Regional Competitiveness and Employmen... | null |
Ian Hudghton | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Tremopoulos report takes as its starting point the idea that transparency is a prerequisite to achieving the objectives of cohesion policy and I fully support calls for greater transparency in regional policy. The report also calls for Member States to fully involve regional and local authorities in implementing po... | null |
Juozas Imbrasas | MEP | ID | en | lt | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Providing public information on the recipients of EU funds is a cornerstone of the European Transparency Initiative (ETI). I believe that the requirement in the Financial Regulation for Member States to provide information on how EU funds under shared management are spent, in particular, through the ex-post publicatio... | null |
Jarosław Kalinowski | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I have a good opinion of the work undertaken by the Commission and Parliament regarding transparency in regional policy and its funding. This is a sector which absorbs the lion’s share of the EU budget, so taxpayers have the right to know how their money is used and should have unrestricted access to this knowledge. I... | null |
Petru Constantin Luhan | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | With a view to bringing Europe’s institutions and agencies closer to the citizens which they serve and highlighting the contribution they make to social and economic cohesion, as well as sustainable development in Europe, one of the European Union’s fundamental concerns is how to increase its transparency. I voted in ... | null |
Iosif Matula | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this report as I think that the need for transparency in regional policies with a view to increasing access for potential recipients to the European Transparency Initiative (ETI) database is particularly important. I believe that it is vital to get local and regional authorities involved when it comes to t... | null |
Erminia Mazzoni | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The traceability of beneficiaries, funds allocated and projects is a crucial aspect of the instruments governing the use of the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund, in order to guarantee transparency of expenditure. A transparent system optimises investments and reduces c... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Transparency in the use of Community funds and public information on the beneficiaries of the EU funds is essential to the European Transparency Initiative (ETI). Such disclosure makes it possible to assess how the public funds are used, which is vital for the well-being of democracy and prudent management of ever lim... | null |
Miroslav Mikolášik | MEP | PPE | en | sk | 2010-06-15T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The publication of information concerning the financing of projects from European funds clearly enables the public in the Member States to join the debate on the better use of public finances. Greater transparency, in my opinion, requires the introduction of clear rules on the publication of information, which must no... | null |
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