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Jarosław Kalinowski | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The basic idea of this regulation is to bring about a situation in which a single system of labelling food products will operate throughout the European Union. This will certainly be more transparent and comprehensible to all European consumers. Uniform rules for labelling food will make it easy for us to choose the r... | null |
Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė | MEP | PPE | en | lt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Today, Parliament voted on a very important document and I welcome the decision adopted. It is important for consumers to be appropriately informed and, as far as is possible, the information they receive must not be misleading and has to be accessible. With my vote, I tried to take consumer interests into account as ... | null |
Horst Schnellhardt | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the regulation is intended to provide better information for consumers and help in the fight against obesity. At the same time, however, it should also bring about a reduction in red tape. We have achieved the objective of providing plenty of information for consumers with our decis... | null |
Linda McAvan | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, other Labour MEPs and I myself voted in the end for the Sommer report in the final vote because we feel progress was made, particularly in two areas: country of origin and front of pack labelling. However, we do have major reservations about the vote to delete national voluntary labelling schemes, such as... | null |
Gerard Batten | MEP | ID | en | en | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I voted against this resolution. While there is no legislative effect, it nevertheless reflects the direction in which the European Union is heading. It is a blueprint for economic governance of Europe by the European Union. As we have heard this morning from Mr Barroso and the heads of most of the politi... | null |
Zigmantas Balčytis | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this document which will offer more opportunities to exploit the scientific potential in the Member States of the Baltic Sea region. The ecosystems of the Baltic Sea are under great threat environmentally due to natural and human factors, and science must be used in order to solve this. Hitherto, a number ... | null |
Mara Bizzotto | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | When national and EU synergies potentially trigger synergies between research, competitiveness and innovation, I believe that it is the job of whoever is responsible for administering and deciding to support the project. The report by Mrs Ek proposes interventions aiming to coordinate scientific research activities to... | null |
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this report because the Baltic Sea and its coast are experiencing the increasingly negative impact of various factors – pollution, climate change, acidification, stock depletion and a decline in biological diversity. Therefore, in order to reduce the pollution in the Baltic Sea, eight European Union Member... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome the BONUS programme, which will integrate the national research activities of the Member States and the European Commission on the environment and management of marine resources in the Baltic Sea. The BONUS programme is a forward-looking model and an example for other kinds of regional cooperation in the fie... | null |
Robert Dušek | MEP | S&D | en | cs | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The report on the Joint Baltic Sea Research Programme deals with the options for Community participation in research activities in the Baltic region, which have long been carried out by the eight European Union Member States of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden. The activities ar... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Baltic Sea has known periods of great prosperity and activity, as when the Hanseatic League was at its height. It allowed for the fruitful exchange of people, goods and knowledge among various lands belonging to different nations. These exchanges helped to develop closer relations among the cities of the League an... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Baltic Sea and its coast have been blighted by pollution, acidification and loss of natural resources and biodiversity. In the name of reducing pollution in the Baltic Sea, eight Member States of the European Union, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Sweden will implement a developme... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Baltic Sea is one of the most polluted seas in the world, so the BONUS-169 programme makes total sense. It is important to find out the reasons behind this situation and why pollution levels are so high. The EU must assign the utmost importance to the oceans, so that future generations can make use of all their in... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | According to the report, a dedicated implementation structure will be set up: Baltic Organisations Network for Funding Science, or BONUS EEIG, which will implement BONUS-169. BONUS EEIG will be the recipient of the Community contribution, but not necessarily of the contributions of the participating states. Even if the... | null |
Viktor Uspaskich | MEP | ALDE | en | lt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Ladies and gentlemen, the Baltic Sea plays a very important role in Lithuanian society. Most of our reserves lie on the shore of the Baltic Sea. For us Lithuanians, the Baltic Sea is really valuable from a logistical point of view – in particular, due to Klaipėda sea port – and also from a natural and cultural point o... | null |
Jarosław Leszek Wałęsa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted yes on the Joint Baltic Sea Research and Development Programme (BONUS-169) because I support the objectives of this project and believe that the current ecological problems of the Baltic Sea must be addressed. In addition, I support this project because it will allow us to accomplish greater joint cooperation a... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This proposal establishes the European GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) Agency (the ‘Agency’) to replace the European GNSS Supervisory Authority (the ‘Authority’) set up by Council Regulation | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Regulation | null |
Ilda Figueiredo | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Amendments have been adopted to Regulation In order to ensure that the Agency accomplishes its tasks whilst respecting the Commission’s role as manager of the programmes and in accordance with guidelines issued by the Commission, it is stated explicitly that the Agency should be managed by an Executive Director under... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European satellite navigation programmes EGNOS and Galileo are a project which has been under way for years and which still does not seem to be making any real progress, despite the injection of huge amounts of money. Just as with the SIS II programme, the costs seem to be going through the roof. It is true that t... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Easy vote, the one on the report on structures for the management of the European satellite radio navigation programmes (Tošenovský). We have supported it. | null |
Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this report in view of its implications for the future budget of the Commission and the contribution that space activities can make to the 2020 strategy for innovative growth in high technology, qualified employment and European cohesion. We should acknowledge the potential of a programme such as ... | null |
Sophie Auconie | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | For me, the European Union must be simultaneously conquering and protective. The GMES programme (‘Global Monitoring for Environment and Security’, an initiative aiming to create an operational capacity for observing the Earth) combines these two requirements. Since increasingly developed technologies are now available... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome the EU’s strategic decision to develop a European Earth observation installation dedicated to environmental and security issues, led by the EU in partnership with the United States and the European Space Agency, with the aim of promoting better use of the industrial potential of innovation, research and tech... | null |
Ioan Enciu | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The GMES Earth observation initiative is an important project for the European Union’s future. A well-thought out financial framework is vital for implementation of GMES, as well as for the provision and use of the data and services. In this situation, it is especially important to ensure that sufficient funding is in... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European space policy has been raised by the current Commission to the status of a key sector for the future of the European Union. In this context, the European Earth observation programme may prove to be an opportunity for the European Union in that it will encourage the development of its industrial strategy (e... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The aim of the Regulation on the European Earth observation programme (GMES) and its initial operations is to provide Europe with its own capacity for observing Earth in the fields of the environment and security. Like the Galileo satellite navigation programme, GMES involves developing the European Union’s own infras... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The GMES Earth observation initiative is a significant project for the future of the European Union. It involves developing the European Union’s own infrastructure, allowing better management of the environment and enhancing security for citizens. This programme could serve as an example of Europe’s commitment to esta... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | When the EU has several large-scale projects under way at once, including SIS II, Galileo, pipeline projects such as Nabucco and the European earth monitoring programme GMES, all of which cost billions to fund, there is a risk that the Union will get bogged down. In any case, it is important to draw up accurate budget... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Easy vote as well, the one on the European Earth observation programme (GMES) (2011-2013) (Glante), text that we have supported too. | null |
Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this motion for a resolution, given that the aim of this agency is to promote the widespread and increasing adoption, as well as sustainable use, of all forms of renewable energy, thus emphasising, among its aims, which are vital for the Azores, in addition to conservation of the environment and p... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome the approval of the conclusion of the Statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Renewable energy is one of the key issues for the future. Different countries have different approaches, in political and economic terms, to encourage production and use of renewable energy. Despite its enormo... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the Statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency, which will promote renewable energies and thus help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Today, when the European Union is adopting the Statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), I reiterate what I advocated on 20 October last year. My abiding concern has always been to limit our energy dependence, and I am sure that the way forward is to support and develop renewable energy, so I welco... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The IRENA, of which Portugal is a founder member, was officially established on 26 January 2009. The use of renewable energy is one of the main objectives of the EU’s climate change policies. The IRENA will therefore help implement these objectives, particularly with regard to increasing the proportion of renewable en... | null |
Jarosław Kalinowski | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Parliament’s adoption of the Statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency is good news for the entire European Union. Alternative sources of energy are the future, both for the modern economy and, above all, for efforts to maintain environmental biodiversity. Geothermal, wind and solar energy and ... | null |
Jean-Luc Mélenchon | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | At a time of ecological catastrophe, it is imperative to invest in renewable energies. From this point of view, the European Union’s accession to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is a good thing. We need more than that, however, to preserve the common asset of humanity which is our ecosystem. Europe m... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As resources, such as oil, have been growing less abundant and becoming more expensive, we will increasingly have to choose alternative and renewable energy resources, such as water, wind, waves, solar energy, these resources being inexhaustible. These resources have therefore come to assume a greater significance on ... | null |
Alajos Mészáros | MEP | PPE | en | hu | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Explanation of vote: I welcome the fact that the plenary is devoting attention to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and am pleased that I was able to vote in support of it. I consider it important to set up as soon as possible an international centre that seeks to provide assistance and advice to 75 o... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Particularly during a period when nuclear power, which has received billions in subsidies, is being sold to us as a climate friendly energy source, it is important to promote the development of renewable energy, not just in the EU, but throughout the world. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is the firs... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This was not at all a controversial report for our group, which is the reason why we supported it with no major debates. | null |
Roberta Angelilli | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I agree with the Commission proposal called for by many of the Member States to establish enhanced cooperation in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation. This is an important objective in order to create a clear regulatory framework and provide assistance to spouses of different nationalities. ... | null |
Sophie Auconie | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of authorising the development of enhanced cooperation in the area of the law applicable to divorce and legal separation. In fact, I am delighted that 12 countries have decided to move forward in this area in order to facilitate divorce proceedings for bi-national couples. In 2007, almost 300 000 bi-... | null |
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted on this European Parliament recommendation because common rules on the divorce of citizens of different countries throughout the European Union will better safeguard the rights of couples of different nationalities or those living abroad in cases of divorce. The initiative for uniformity of rules on cross-bord... | null |
Sebastian Valentin Bodu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Fourteen states, including Romania, have become part of the effort to promote enhanced cooperation in the area of legislation applicable to divorce and legal separation. Faced with procedural difficulties and major differences between regulations, these 14 states are taking a first step towards simplifying and standar... | null |
Carlos Coelho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I once again deplore the fact that the Rome III Regulation adopted by Parliament in October 2008 has ended up being blocked in the Council. I welcome the fact that several Member States have not accepted this situation and have decided to resort to enhanced cooperation so as to move forward with this proposal. It shou... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Given their particular sensitivity, matters of family law are exclusively the responsibility of the Member States. Even so, there have been several attempts to ‘communitise’ these subjects. The initiative to authorise enhanced cooperation in the area of the applicable law in matters of divorce and legal separation is ... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome the adoption of this report, which will allow couples from different Member States, or who are residing in another country that is not their own, to choose the law that should apply to their divorce. In 2007, there were 140 000 divorces in the EU between couples from different Member States. In these proceed... | null |
Sylvie Guillaume | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the draft Council decision authorising enhanced cooperation for 14 European Union Member States, including France, in the area of cross-border divorce. Indeed, at a time when the removal of borders and mobility facilitates bi-national marriages, and consequently divorces, it is essential for the E... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | While it is impossible to totally harmonise the laws of the Member States on divorce and separation, enhanced cooperation on the issue will enable significant advances, leading to greater harmonisation of private international law and reinforcing the integration process. | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Divorce is always a difficult process. However, when the two people involved come from different countries, the matter becomes even more complex. It is important, on the one hand, that the national regulations are unaffected and, on the other, that we can achieve more clarity and legal certainty. However, this proposa... | null |
Justas Vincas Paleckis | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I decided to vote in favour of this recommendation and fully support this historic occasion to activate – for the first time – the enhanced cooperation procedure. Whereas 140 000 divorces with an international element were pronounced in the Union in 2007, European citizens are still confronted with legal problems when ... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This was not at all a controversial report for our group, which is the reason why we supported it with no major debates. | null |
Sophie Auconie | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As Joseph Daul, President of the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats), stressed, Estonia’s adoption of the euro on 1 January 2011 is a double sign of confidence: Estonia’s confidence in the euro, a truly positive signal for the markets, but also the EU’s confidence in Estonia, which will become t... | null |
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am pleased that, despite being in a difficult economic situation, Estonia, one of the Baltic States, has managed to join the euro area. The Estonian example demonstrates that, thanks to balanced and focused policies, it is possible to achieve compliance with all the requirements for convergence. The fact that countr... | null |
Carlos Coelho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Commission and European Central Bank convergence reports assess what progress has been achieved in Member States with derogations and whether they are now in a position to fulfil their obligations under Economic and Monetary Union. The convergence report for 2010 covers the nine Member States still with derogation... | null |
George Sabin Cutaş | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for the Scicluna report on the adoption of the euro by Estonia on 1 January 2011. Estonia was among the first states that were hardest hit by the economic crisis. However, it has managed to buck the recession, with its public debt to GDP ratio amounting to 7.2% in 2009, far below the 60% reference value. Furth... | null |
Mário David | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It is with a sense of responsibility that I am voting in favour of this report and the proposed adoption by Estonia of the euro on 1 January 2011. In a difficult context of global financial, economic and social crisis, which has affected the prospects for nominal convergence of other Member States, Estonia is distingu... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | At a time when the detractors of the euro are having doubts about the viability of the single currency, the Union is showing yet again that this project remains strong and on course, retaining all its capacity and attraction for new Member States. Since Estonia has fulfilled all the Maastricht criteria laid out in Art... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Considering the economic indicators and the sustainability of the public accounts of Estonia, I am favourable to its adoption of the euro on 1 January 2011. In the current context of global crisis and the constant pressure exerted on the euro by financial markets, Estonia’s entry into the euro area is a positive signa... | null |
Bruno Gollnisch | MEP | NI | en | fr | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We voted against this report, not out of hostility towards Estonia, but to protest against the fact that Estonian citizens were not consulted via a referendum on this crucial issue. Recent months have proved that the euro is neither a solution nor a form of protection, but a major contributory factor to the crisis. Th... | null |
Jean-Luc Mélenchon | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As a friend of the Estonian people, I do not want to see them suffer under the yoke of a Stability and Growth Pact and the associated system of penalties, which is soon to be strengthened. The draconian application of neoliberal policies advocated by the Commission has already plunged more than 20% of the Estonian pop... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Despite the financial crisis and the attacks on the euro, monetary union is an indisputable reality and must be strengthened by the gradual entry of all Member States who are not yet part of it. The conclusion that Estonia, despite the international crisis, has fulfilled the Maastricht criteria and can therefore becom... | null |
Claudio Morganti | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Although the path already seems to have been decided, the merits and timing of Estonia joining the single European currency prevent me from voting in favour of the report under consideration by this House. Europe’s economy is in crisis and experiencing turbulence, which should make us reflect on whether it is advisabl... | null |
Sławomir Witold Nitras | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | On 1 January 2011, Estonia will become the 17th country of the European Union to adopt the euro. At a time of crisis in public finances in Europe, every country which meets the convergence criteria is building the stability of our finances. Adoption of the euro means not only the convenience related to using the same ... | null |
Franz Obermayr | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The significant progress made by the Baltic States, and by Estonia in particular, is very welcome. However, the question is whether this is the right time for the crisis-ridden euro area to accept new Member States. In addition, Estonia did not hold a referendum on this issue, which seems to me to be highly dubious fr... | null |
Justas Vincas Paleckis | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this report because I feel that Estonia really deserves to join the euro area. This small northern country has shown that even as the financial crisis rages, joining the monetary union is possible, if it is sought continually and consistently. I think that the introduction of the euro will be good for Esto... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This was not at all a controversial report for our group, which is why we supported it with no major debates. Moreover, it is good news to have another country, Estonia this time, joining us in the euro area. | null |
Vilja Savisaar | MEP | ALDE | en | et | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, Mr Scicluna, ladies and gentlemen, I want to thank you for the support you have shown to Estonia in its accession to the euro area. This is an important and long-awaited decision for this small country. Estonia has put in a lot of effort in order to achieve this objective, and its people have also suffer... | null |
Catherine Stihler | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome this report and Estonia’s entry into the eurozone. This has been long overdue and, under the current circumstances, should be welcomed. | null |
Laima Liucija Andrikienė | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the Surján report. The implementation of the 2009 EU budget shows a surplus of EUR 2.25 billion, which mainly results from under-implementation of payments as well as from higher than expected revenues. In addition to distorting the result of the EU budget implementation, its direct effect is to lo... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The total amounts [included in the amending budgets prepared after the conclusion of the provisional annual accounts at the end of March and] refunded to Member States since 2007 are as follows: Surplus in 2007: EUR 1 542 million; 2008: EUR 1 810 million; 2009: EUR 2 264 million. The total amount of the surpluses is t... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This was not at all a controversial report for our group, which is why we supported it with no major debates. | null |
Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the resolution for the following reasons: - I consider that, in view of the increase in administrative expenditure and especially due to the possible presence of expenditure of an operational nature, the Council’s expenditure should be scrutinised in the same way as that of the other EU institutio... | null |
Jean-Pierre Audy | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the resolution on the Council’s budget discharge. During a previous session, the European Parliament already largely rejected the decision proposed by the rapporteur to postpone granting the Council’s Secretary-General discharge in respect of the implementation of the Council budget for the financ... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the resolution since I am of the opinion that, in view of the increase in administrative expenditure and especially due to the possible presence of expenditure of an operational nature, the expenditure of the Council should be scrutinised in the same way as that of the other EU institutions as par... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | For the sake of budgetary discipline and the transparency that the public needs, I do not believe that the Council is free from its obligation to publicly account for the funds made available to it. That is why I agree with the rapporteur’s decision to postpone the decision on discharging the Council’s accounts until ... | null |
Bruno Gollnisch | MEP | NI | en | fr | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It is regrettable that this Parliament does not adopt the same moralising and indignant tone and does not have the same concern for taxpayers’ money regardless of whether it is a question of its expenses or those of another institution. Thus, it granted the Commission discharge even though, for the fifteenth consecuti... | null |
Elisabeth Köstinger | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I have voted in favour of the resolution on the discharge of the Council for 2008, as it covers two subjects which I believe to be important. One is the undertaking by the Spanish Presidency to subject to scrutiny the gentlemen’s agreement between the Council and Parliament dating back to 1970, and the other is the co... | null |
Véronique Mathieu | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Budgetary control is an essential responsibility of the European Parliament that MEPs do not take lightly. As elected representatives, we must be accountable to citizens over the way the European budget is spent. As reaffirmed by the European Transparency Initiative, citizens have the right to know how their taxes are... | null |
Aldo Patriciello | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I consider the motion for a European Parliament resolution with observations forming an integral part of its Decision on discharge in respect of the implementation of the European Union general budget for the financial year 2008, Section II – Council to be vitally important. The aforementioned motion refers to the Cou... | null |
Paulo Rangel | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the resolution since I am of the opinion that, in view of the increase in administrative expenditure and especially due to the possible presence of expenditure of an operational nature, the Council’s expenditure should be scrutinised in the same way as that of the other EU institutions as part of ... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | After the adoption of several joint amendments presented by the S&D, ALDE, EPP, the Greens/EFA and GUE, and the inclusion of many other individual additions, some of them coming from our group, we did not see any problem in giving our support to that report, for which we voted in favour at the end. | null |
Sophie Auconie | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the adoption of this directive aiming to guarantee the right to translation for people accused in criminal proceedings in the European Union. In concrete terms, this means that if you are suspected, arrested, questioned or accused and you do not understand the language of the country in which this... | null |
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this report because the equal rights throughout the European Union to translation in courts as enshrined in the new European Parliament and Council directive will increase the impartiality and efficiency of courts. Given that all EU Member States are parties to the European Convention on Human Rights and F... | null |
Sebastian Valentin Bodu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | From now on, EU citizens are guaranteed full rights to defend themselves if they are involved in criminal trials conducted in a Member State other than the one they originate from. According to the directive on the rights to interpretation and to translation in criminal proceedings, every stage of an investigation or ... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the report on the draft directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the rights to interpretation and to translation in criminal proceedings because it strengthens the rights of suspected or accused persons in criminal proceedings. I believe it is important for the Member States to e... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We all know that for criminal justice to operate effectively, it must specifically lay down the rights of suspects and/or accused persons, so as to guarantee them an adequate possibility of defence through the appropriate legal and jurisdictional means. In this context, it is essential to guarantee suspects and/or acc... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The creation of a space for freedom in the heart of the multiple realities constituting the European Union cannot be achieved without guaranteeing equal conditions for any European citizen anywhere in the EU area, specifically in access to justice, which is a fundamental value of democracy and of any state following t... | null |
Bruno Gollnisch | MEP | NI | en | fr | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mrs Ludford’s proposal, in the name of the right to defence, creates an absolute right to the interpretation and translation of procedures for people due to be tried who do not speak, or claim that they do not speak, the language of the country in which they are being prosecuted. This will lead to an explosion in cost... | null |
Nathalie Griesbeck | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted resolutely for the adoption of this text, which not only represents an advance in the area of defence rights, but also an historic adoption, in that it is the first European measure in criminal law adopted under the codecision procedure. I am very pleased that it was adopted with such a majority. This historic... | null |
Sylvie Guillaume | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | After several years of successive failures, I am pleased that we are finally starting to progress with the implementation at EU level of procedural safeguards for suspects, safeguards which aim to protect the individual from arbitrariness. In cases involving EU citizens called in for questioning over criminal offences... | null |
Ian Hudghton | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The right to adequate translation and interpretation during criminal proceedings is a fundamental one and one which becomes increasingly important with enhanced judicial cooperation across the EU as well as more mobile populations. The Ludford report strikes a good balance and I accordingly voted in favour. | null |
Petru Constantin Luhan | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Parliament and Council directive wishes to establish a single area of justice with minimum common regulations and standards concerning the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings in the European Union. I voted for this report as I support the improvement in the rights of suspects a... | null |
Jean-Luc Mélenchon | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This report contains some advances. It is essential to allow every suspect to obtain high-quality translation and interpreting services without delay in criminal proceedings. Sign language needs to be included in these services. Let us note, however, that translation into braille must not be left out. Nevertheless, I ... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The quest for a European Union as an area of freedom, security and justice has been strengthened with the adoption of this regulation. It is very important that a citizen of any Member State has the right to interpretation and translation of all documents relating to their case in criminal justice proceedings. That is... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The establishment of a single area of justice with common rules is intended to increase significantly the trust which the Member States have in each other’s justice systems and criminal prosecutions. In addition, there will be greater cooperation relating to the rights of individuals in investigations and judicial pro... | null |
Wojciech Michał Olejniczak | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Considering it imperative to ensure that citizens of the European Union have a real right to a defence, I decided to endorse the report on the draft directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the rights to interpretation and to translation in criminal proceedings. It is part of the road map for strengt... | null |
Georgios Papanikolaou | MEP | PPE | en | el | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Respect for the language of every nation is proof of respect for human rights and proof that a democratic state is functioning properly. The European Parliament has voted today in favour of new legislation that guarantees every citizen of the EU access to interpretation and translation in the event that they are invol... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-06-16T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Ludford report on a directive on translation and interpretation in criminal proceedings was adopted as such at first reading. Although I supported the GUE amendments referring to the regional or minority languages to be taken into consideration, these were rejected. However, the final vote shows huge support for th... | null |
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