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Ilda Figueiredo | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Review of the Spanish Presidency (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Regrettably, the Spanish Presidency did not seek answers to the serious problems that the European Union is experiencing. Furthermore, during this time, unacceptable measures were taken which demonstrate a lack of solidarity. Moreover, what they did in relation to the sovereign debt is very serious. In fact, the Presi... | null |
Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Review of the Spanish Presidency (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The recently completed Spanish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, was, for at least several reasons, one of the most important of the last decade. Firstly, Spain had to face the difficult task of ‘testing’ the changes introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon. These changes were implemented efficiently, despite... | null |
Ioan Mircea Paşcu | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Review of the Spanish Presidency (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Recently, one of the Commission’s spokespersons publicly regretted the way the Romanian Parliament had amended the law on the functioning of the National Agency for Integrity. However, the Romanian Parliament was implementing a decision taken by the Constitutional Court, declaring unconstitutional some of the articles ... | null |
Joanna Senyszyn | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Review of the Spanish Presidency (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I congratulate the Spanish Presidency on the past six months of leadership of the Union. It was a difficult and a significant Presidency. Difficult, because it was the first after entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, with the appointment of the President of the European Council and the High Representative of the ... | null |
Silvia-Adriana Ţicău | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Review of the Spanish Presidency (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The European Union’s Spanish Presidency set as its objective the complete, rapid implementation of the provisions of the Treaty of Lisbon. This has created a new institutional equilibrium, granting increased powers to the European Parliament and national parliaments, and adding a European dimension to the respect for ... | null |
Ivo Strejček | MEP | ECR | en | cs | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I would like to explain my vote concerning Mr Karas’s report on the quality of statistical data. The report has a whole range of very good points, of course, but I abstained from voting because I do not share the rapporteur’s view that Eurostat should have a dominant right to interfere, without any form of advance not... | null |
Daniel Hannan | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, it has become a journalistic cliché to talk about the events in Greece as a tragedy, but I think we can fairly define them as a tragedy in the classic Sophoclean sense. We had the hubris of the boom years when we pretended that Greek and German debt were interchangeable. Now we have the nemesis of the ove... | null |
Syed Kamall | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, when one looks back at the quality of statistical data for some Member States – when it was quite clear that they were cooking the books and did not provide an accurate reflection of the state of the national economy – I can understand the call for better statistical data. I think we can all understand th... | null |
Tunne Kelam | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I supported the report on the Baltic Sea region strategy and I am satisfied that my amendments have been taken on board, but in certain places, I would have liked to have been more explicit. In paragraph 34, we call for the Commission to provide for an environmental impact assessment of energy infrastruct... | null |
Erminia Mazzoni | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I supported this resolution. I believe that the initiative brought forward by the countries of the Baltic area is very important, and these countries are credited with having finally introduced the concept of the macro-region into our system. I believe that this initiative is to be ... | null |
Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė | MEP | PPE | en | lt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this document and am delighted that it has been adopted. The document discusses the Baltic Sea strategy and its principal objective – to encourage the coordination of Member States’ actions in policies which have a territorial impact. This strategy is based on four fundamental policies, one of which is the... | null |
Inese Vaidere | MEP | PPE | en | lv | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I refer, therefore, to the strategy for the Baltic Sea region. The Baltic Sea region contains great development opportunities, and this strategy has already received a certain amount of financing from the European Union. Nevertheless, a small unit is needed that would be specifically charged with implementation of the... | null |
Inese Vaidere | MEP | PPE | en | lv | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As regards the report on regional policy, the second objective of cohesion policy provides for aid to be given to European regions that are experiencing unemployment, crime and rapid depopulation. The financial framework sets aside EUR 54.7 million for this purpose, but there are still great economic disparities among... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr Hannan, please continue dazzling us with your knowledge of the Greek classics. | null |
Daniel Hannan | MEP | ECR | en | es | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, you are too kind, and what a pleasure it is to see you in the presidential chair. Mr President, which are the richest countries in Europe, or rather, the countries with the wealthiest citizens in Europe? I was looking at the OECD data the other day and in 2008, which is the latest year for which we have... | null |
Syed Kamall | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, whenever we talk about the economic and financial crisis, it is important that we look back and learn the lessons from that crisis. Have we learned the lesson that it was inappropriate regulation in the United States that forced banks to lend to uncreditworthy customers, thereby leading inevitably to the ... | null |
Miroslav Mikolášik | MEP | PPE | en | sk | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I fully support Mr Cancian’s report on passenger rights in bus and coach transport. Despite ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, these people still face discrimination on access to transport. Equal access to transport is one of the fundamental preconditions for an independent l... | null |
Zuzana Roithová | MEP | PPE | en | cs | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The result of the vote on the Antonio Cancian report shows that the European Parliament, in contrast to the Council, has clear priorities, especially when it comes to ensuring the rights of citizens travelling around Europe by bus and coach. This strong position of ours will make it possible to provide better protecti... | null |
Marian Harkin | MEP | ALDE | en | en | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I supported Amendment 15 because I support the exemption, for a limited time, for domestic, regional, urban, suburban and rural services. I suppose my concern here is that some of the requirements and costs that will be passed on to SMEs, in particular, small operators, will be such that they may even put... | null |
Giovanni La Via | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I voted in favour of the report on the proposal for a directive on the reporting formalities for ships arriving in and/or departing from ports of the Member States because I believe that the creation of a maritime transport space without barriers could make coastal shipping more eff... | null |
Alfredo Antoniozzi | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the transport sector is one of those areas which has implications for a multiplicity of crucial and important issues for the European Union: from the competitiveness of the internal market to the health of its citizens; from the efficiency of urban transport to road safety; and from... | null |
Hannu Takkula | MEP | ALDE | en | fi | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, it is very important to try and create a sustainable future for transport and thereby be able to ensure, too, that there are fewer emissions from transport in the future, despite the fact that when we look at the overall situation at present, traffic is a tiny factor, accounting for fewer than 10% of all... | null |
Clemente Mastella | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon reconfirmed the role of the right of petition as a cornerstone of European citizenship. Without any doubt, it represents an instrument which confers on citizens the chance to bring to the attention of Parliament all their concerns relatin... | null |
Inese Vaidere | MEP | PPE | en | lv | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Thank you, Mr President. In 2009, the European Parliament’s Committee on Petitions received 1 924 petitions, but only 46% of these were considered relevant to the Committee’s remit. This attests to the fact that citizens are not sufficiently aware of how they may contact the European Parliament online. I should like t... | null |
Seán Kelly | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, the Committee on Petitions is one of the great successes of the European Union. I, along with other Members, have seen it provide consolation, support and a sympathetic ear to people who have been met by a wall of frustration and bureaucracy in their own countries. However, one or two things need to be do... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr Kelly, next time, do not forget to be included on the list before we start the explanations of vote, because you were not on the list; that is why I did not call you. | null |
Seán Kelly | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mea culpa. I take the lesson. | null |
Licia Ronzulli | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the economic crisis has had a particularly intense effect on young Europeans, killing off their professional prospects and confining them to an uncertain limbo. Twenty percent of young people under the age of 25 are unemployed – an army of 5.5 million people with uncertain futures. ... | null |
Hannu Takkula | MEP | ALDE | en | fi | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, it is very important to facilitate and promote access to the labour market for young people, and it is important that Mrs Turunen has produced a report on the subject and that Parliament has adopted it. It is not, however, enough on its own. We need a dramatic change in attitude, not just in Parliament b... | null |
Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė | MEP | PPE | en | lt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Youth unemployment is a particularly acute problem today. 20% of people my age are unemployed in the European Union. I voted for this European Parliament position, because I believe that we are sending a very important political message, both to the European Commission and the Member States, about the situation concer... | null |
Licia Ronzulli | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, the most flexible types of work are often translated into atypical contracts which are incapable of guaranteeing the social protection of workers. The fight against new kinds of job insecurity must begin from this Parliament, which must be able to guarantee greater flexibility and s... | null |
Mario Pirillo | MEP | S&D | en | it | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, today’s vote on the Fernandes report, for which I was shadow rapporteur for the S&D Group, is a clear signal from this Parliament, which is calling on the European Commission for a specific directive on bio-waste and, in particular, for the establishment of a mandatory separate coll... | null |
Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė | MEP | PPE | en | lt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Biological waste, like general waste, is an important and inherent issue for all citizens of the European Union. The situation varies from one EU Member State to another. In some Member States, 10% of biological waste goes to landfill, in others, sadly, up to 90%. Therefore, our tasks should be as follows: firstly, wa... | null |
Zuzana Roithová | MEP | PPE | en | cs | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to explain my vote on the Green Paper on the Management of Bio-waste. It constitutes a general framework, and I agree with its aims. However, I would like to point out that the Commission, prior to drafting the legislative proposals, should have added an ... | null |
Sophie Auconie | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Paris Convention regulates the frequency, quality and organisational procedures of international exhibitions. The rapporteur, who I supported, asked that the Member States affected by this convention who have not yet met its requirements do so as soon as possible. This is an issue which I think is very important. ... | null |
Mara Bizzotto | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am very much in favour of a technical measure to facilitate the staging of international exhibitions. Only the creation of an efficient and, above all, functioning knowledge base which puts excellence and innovation out there will allow the aim of the exhibitions indicated in the Paris Convention to be achieved in p... | null |
Mário David | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this recommendation, with which I wholly agree. Nevertheless, I would like to point out that, more so than its content, in the case of the assent procedure, under Article 81 of the Rules of Procedure and originally introduced into the acquis communautaire by the Single European Act, I consider thi... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | When the Committee on International Trade was called upon to express its opinions on the combined terms of Articles 81 and 90 of the Rules of Procedure on the authorisation of Member States to accede to the Paris Convention on International Exhibitions, it was overwhelmingly in favour of the aforementioned authorisati... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In the interests of greater procedural uniformity within the EU and the promotion of cultural activity which encourages innovation and education among members of the public, I support the Council’s initiative to create conditions for the Member States which have not yet acceded to the Paris Convention to do so while r... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | International exhibitions are an ideal way for countries to present their culture, economy and traditional products to those from other countries. The products presented at these exhibitions are subject to a special customs procedure which is regulated by the Paris Convention. At present, 24 Member States have integra... | null |
Alajos Mészáros | MEP | PPE | en | hu | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Explanation of vote: Since the European Union itself cannot accede to the Paris Convention, as only sovereign states can be parties thereto, I believe that it is extremely important that Member States exercise this right which is also granted to them under the Treaty of Lisbon. It is vital for Member States to support... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Paris Convention lays down rules on frequency, quality and procedure for international exhibitions within its remit. It also precisely regulates individual countries’ customs regulations for the imported goods. In this way, countries are obliged to admit the goods. For exhibitors, this means a considerable simplif... | null |
Aldo Patriciello | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The function of the Paris Convention on International Exhibitions is to regulate the frequency and quality of the exhibitions themselves. It applies to all international exhibitions which last for between three weeks and three months, and which are not of an essentially commercial nature. Given that the convention reg... | null |
Rovana Plumb | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The purpose of the Paris Convention on international exhibitions is to regulate the frequency, quality and procedures for international exhibitions which come under its remit. Since the Paris Convention regulates matters which fall within European Union customs legislation and the European Union itself cannot accede t... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The function of the Paris Convention on International Exhibitions is to regulate the frequency, quality and procedures of international exhibitions falling within its remit. The main purpose of international exhibitions, as stated in the Paris Convention, is to facilitate the display of innovation and contribute to the... | null |
Oreste Rossi | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Our vote is in favour of the draft report as it aims to facilitate exhibitions of innovations and contribute to the education of the public. Italy is particularly interested in this text ahead of EXPO 2015, which is to be held in Milan. | null |
Elena Oana Antonescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Union is a signatory to the Barcelona Convention designed to protect the Mediterranean Sea against pollution and has the duty to promote integrated coastal zone management, taking into account the protection of areas of ecological interest and the efficient use of natural resources. The text of this proto... | null |
Mário David | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the proposal to conclude the Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean (ICZM). The Barcelona Convention reflects a common concern for integrated and sustained management of those natural resources among all the countries that share the Mediterranean coastal zone. However,... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome adoption of the Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management, which contains the basic principles for improving the protection of the environment in these areas, including the sustainable use of resources, the preservation of coastal ecosystems, along with specific provisions relating to certain economic a... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management (ICZM Protocol) aims to reverse the trend of the deterioration of environmental conditions recorded in the Mediterranean over the last decades, which has merited denunciation by environmentalists and men of culture, such as the Spanish writer Arturo Pérez-Reverte. The... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Union is a contracting party to the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean (Barcelona Convention), along with all the Member States which have a Mediterranean coast. According to Article 4.3 of the convention, the contracting parties must promot... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management in the Mediterranean represents a major effort by the European Union to promote the integrated management of the coastal area, taking into account the protection of areas of ecological and landscape-based interest and the reasonable use of natural resources. Economic ... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The EU has already put its name to many environmental and animal welfare instruments. Mostly, there is a lack of implementation and monitoring, as with fishing quotas, for example. The conservation of ecosystems for the benefit of future generations must be a key concern for the EU, even when aquacultures can, given c... | null |
Aldo Patriciello | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | On 19 February 2010, the Commission published a proposal for a Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management, or the Protocol on the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment and the Coastal Region of the Mediterranean, also known as the Barcelona Conven... | null |
Rovana Plumb | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mediterranean coastal zones continue to experience high pressures on the environment and increased degradation of coastal resources. Urban sprawl is intense in the Mediterranean, entailing the gradual loss of natural areas and biodiversity, and increasing competition for water resources. Coastal erosion problems and f... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We Greens have not been convinced that we should support the Leinen proposal to consent to the Council position on this issue. The fact is that on 19 February 2010, the Commission published a proposal for a Council Decision to conclude, on behalf of the European Union, the Protocol on Integrated Coastal Zone Management... | null |
Oreste Rossi | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am in favour, since the protocol contains the general aims and principles, including the sustainable use of natural resources and the conservation of coastal ecosystems, as well as specific provisions concerning economic activities, such as construction, tourism, fishing, aquaculture and maritime activities. | null |
Carlos Coelho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The 2005 Treaty of Prüm defines a legal framework which aims to develop cooperation between Member States in order to combat terrorism, cross-border crime and illegal immigration. In 2007, it was decided to incorporate this treaty into the legal framework of the EU. The Prüm Decision and its respective implementation ... | null |
Mário David | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am voting in favour of this agreement between the European Union and Iceland and Norway. I believe that deepening cross-border cooperation, particularly when it comes to combating terrorism and crime, is a positive step for all parties. Close cooperation between the EU and its neighbours in matters such as combating... | null |
Ioan Enciu | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the Council decision on the conclusion of the agreement between the European Union and Iceland and Norway on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation, with a view to tackling terrorism and cross-border crime. This decision lays out the necessary administrative and technical provisions for the au... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Terrorism poses one of the greatest threats to contemporary society, and so it is worthy of the greatest repudiation and the largest possible joint efforts to eradicate it. It is now clear that the various Member States, taken individually, are not capable of addressing an increasingly global threat, and that it can o... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This concerns the adoption of the text of the agreement between the European Union and Iceland and Norway on the application of certain provisions of Council Decision 2008/615/JAI, on the deepening of cross-border cooperation, particularly in the fight against terrorism and cross-border crime. It also concerns the ado... | null |
Véronique Mathieu | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I strongly support the adoption of this agreement, which makes provision for applying the ‘Prüm decisions’ to Iceland and Norway. Although these two countries are not members of the European Union, they are nevertheless parties to the Schengen cooperation, which specifically means that no controls are operated on inte... | null |
Jean-Luc Mélenchon | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am voting against this cross-border cooperation agreement between the European Union, Norway and Iceland. It allows the exchange of data collected according to criteria which are vague as well as arbitrary, such as the presumption of terrorism or participation in large demonstrations. Once more, the right of opinion... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In order for the European area to become ever more an area of security and welfare, we need to continue our efforts at cooperation with all the European countries that are not part of the EU area. This agreement between the EU, Iceland and Norway comes under this approach, as it will allow greater cooperation in comba... | null |
Georgios Papanikolaou | MEP | PPE | en | el | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted today in plenary in the European Parliament in favour of the recommendation on the draft Council decision on an agreement between the European Union and Iceland and Norway on the stepping up of cross-border cooperation to combat terrorism and cross-border crime. This agreement is yet another initiative on the ... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Although the Parliament has backed the Busuttil proposal to consent to the Council proposal regarding the agreement between the EU and Iceland and Norway on the application of certain provisions of Council Decision 2008/615/JHA and Council Decision 2008/616/JHA, we Greens found too many unanswered questions on how it w... | null |
Oreste Rossi | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am in favour since it strengthens cross-border collaboration in the fight against terrorism and crime between the EU, Iceland and Norway. | null |
Catherine Stihler | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I wholeheartedly welcome this report, which paves the way towards welcoming Iceland into the EU. | null |
Alfredo Antoniozzi | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of Mr Claeys’s report because I share his desire for the arrangement between the European Union, the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein on their participation in Frontex activities to be concluded positively and as quickly as possible. The tangible contribution of these countri... | null |
Mara Bizzotto | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The vote on this report calls Parliament to express its opinion on the implementation of the work of Frontex. Extending the activities of Frontex to Switzerland and Lichtenstein does have practical significance, but above all, is significant from a symbolic and programming point of view. Europe must provide all possib... | null |
Nikolaos Chountis | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | el | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted against the report on the participation by Switzerland and Liechtenstein in Frontex activities as a matter of principle. I am opposed to the existence and overall modus operandi of Frontex. This is a mechanism that concentrates on hunting down people trying to cross the EU borders without travel documents in a... | null |
Carlos Coelho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The principal aim of Frontex, created in 2005, is to coordinate operational cooperation between Member States in matters relating to the management of external borders. All countries involved in the execution, application and development of the Schengen acquis will have to participate in this agency, and the way in wh... | null |
Mário David | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am in favour of this proposal, which seeks to bring together the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein with Frontex. As set out in the Frontex regulation, the Member States involved in implementing and developing the Schengen acquis participate in Frontex activities. However, the way in which the... | null |
Ioan Enciu | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted to support the Claeys report on the arrangement between the EU and Switzerland and Liechtenstein on the modalities of their participation in Frontex. The important task that Frontex provides in coordinating cooperation between Member States and non-EU Schengen members in the field of border management can only ... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The participation of the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein in Frontex increases the means it has at its disposal and its responsiveness to the phenomenon of illegal immigration which is affecting countries on the fringes of the European Union that are suffering from similar problems to those wi... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Frontex agency was created in 2004 under the terms of Article 66.2a and Article 66 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and it began its duties on 1 May 2005. This agency was conceived as an important tool in the common European strategy for combating illegal immigration. The aim of the proposal... | null |
Nathalie Griesbeck | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As the shadow rapporteur on this matter for the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, I voted in favour of this report, which will allow for the participation of Switzerland and Liechtenstein in Frontex. Established in 2004, the Frontex agency has the objective of enabling operational cooperation... | null |
Clemente Mastella | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted to support this proposal for a Council decision because I believe that Frontex – which has been operational since 2005 – has undoubted already demonstrated that it is an important instrument of the common European strategy towards illegal immigration, but I also think that it should be further elaborated on in... | null |
Véronique Mathieu | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the arrangement establishing the modalities of the operational cooperation of Switzerland and Liechtenstein with the activities of the Frontex agency. Operational since 2005, this agency has the weighty responsibility of coordinating cooperation between the Member States on the control of external... | null |
Jean-Luc Mélenchon | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am voting against this report. It endorses the participation of Switzerland and Liechtenstein in Frontex, an agency which is emblematic of the policy, advocated by this European Union, of hunting down destitute migrants. Frontex’s ‘European patrols against illegal immigration’ only result in migrants taking more and... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Frontex agency was created as an important tool for a common European strategy on combating illegal immigration. Its principal role is to coordinate operations between Member States relating to the management of its external borders. The extension of this cooperation to other European countries is very important i... | null |
Alajos Mészáros | MEP | PPE | en | hu | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Explanation of vote: Ever since its establishment in 2004, Frontex has become an important instrument of the common European strategy for combating illegal immigration. Such international conventions have proven to be effective on many occasions and have shown that this type of operative joint effort should also be ex... | null |
Willy Meyer | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | es | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I believe that the establishment of the European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders (Frontex) is unacceptable. The immigration issue requires a strategy against poverty and in favour of employment and peace, as well as a fair trade strategy from the countries of the EU as a si... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The objective of the proposal before us for a Council decision is the signing and conclusion of an agreement between the European Union, on the one hand, and the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein, on the other, on the arrangement of the modalities for the participation by those States in the Eu... | null |
Aldo Patriciello | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The aim of the proposal for a Council decision is the signing and conclusion of an arrangement between the European Union, on the one hand, and the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein, on the other, on the modalities of the participation by those states in Frontex. This agency is conceived as an ... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The aim of the proposal for a Council decision which is the subject of this consent procedure is the signature and conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of an arrangement between the European Community, of the one part, and the Swiss Confederation and the Principality of Liechtenstein, of the other part, on the ... | null |
Oreste Rossi | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am in favour of signing the arrangement between the EU, the Swiss Confederation and Liechtenstein for the participation of these two States in Frontex. | null |
Leonidas Donskis | MEP | ALDE | en | lt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I categorically disagree with the statements made by our fellow Member, Mr Tomaševski, on the situation regarding Lithuania’s Polish minority, which I view as unobjective and rather exaggerated. However, the attempt by our Seimas Commission for Ethics and Procedures to treat the European Parliament as a servant of Lit... | null |
Juozas Imbrasas | MEP | ID | en | lt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I agree with this report because Mr Tomaševski is not facing legal proceedings within the meaning of Article 8 of the Protocol on the Privileges and Immunities of the European Union, and this case does not concern parliamentary immunity because Article 2 of the Statute for Members provides that ‘Members shall be free ... | null |
Jarosław Kalinowski | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In the European Parliament, we very often take action in defence of fundamental rights and civil liberties around the world. Parliament awards the Sakharov Prize to people who have particularly distinguished themselves by their service in the defence of civil rights and the rights of minorities. However, in the EU, th... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Advocating the independence of the MEP’s mandate is the responsibility of Parliament, and that independence cannot be jeopardised. Following a decision by the Chief Official Ethics Commission of the Republic of Lithuania, Parliament needs to defend the parliamentary immunity of its Member, Mr Tomaševski, who has seen ... | null |
Wojciech Michał Olejniczak | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The case of our fellow Member, Mr Tomaševski, entails, as it were, two problems. The first is the situation of the Polish minority in Lithuania, whose rights are being called for by Mr Tomaševski. The second may appear to have been caused by the first, but this is not, in fact, the case. The Chief Official Ethics Comm... | null |
Alfredo Antoniozzi | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this report because I believe that strengthening Eurostat is a necessary step if other Greek-type cases and the presentation of inaccurate statistics are to be avoided. In fact, the conferral of increased powers on Eurostat and closer cooperation between Eurostat and the ECB will make it possible ... | null |
Sophie Auconie | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Karas report is in line with the European response to the Greek crisis. Improving monitoring and economic governance is highly necessary today, particularly in order to curb the distrust of the markets which still weighs heavily on Greece, as well as the whole European Union. The report thus aims to strengthen Eur... | null |
Mara Bizzotto | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Voting in favour of the Karas report is, after the events chiefly affecting Greece, a question of responsibility. The fraudulent statistics, the quantitative misunderstandings chiefly affecting the Commission and Greece demand not only that Eurostat and its power of scrutiny over the data produced by Member States be ... | null |
Sebastian Valentin Bodu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Union has learnt a lesson from Greece’s experience. The Commission’s initiative on regulating and giving new powers to Eurostat will prevent similar situations from occurring in future. For this reason, I think that the Commission’s proposals, amended by Parliament, must be implemented as quickly as possi... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the resolution because I agree with the Commission’s proposal, with the respective changes brought in by Parliament. As regards these changes, I would like to point out that the Member States will have to provide the Commission (Eurostat) with all statistical and budgetary information based on a s... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Good quality, reliability and accuracy of statistics are essential in times of crisis, such as those that we are currently experiencing, if situations like the one in Greece are not to be repeated. For this reason, I believe it is crucial that there is efficient and strict implementation of the policy commitment made ... | null |
Ilda Figueiredo | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This report is another step towards monitoring the internal workings of countries, this time through statistics. For example, it is proposed that monitoring visits should be conducted on a Member State whose statistical data is under scrutiny. They want the Commission, through Eurostat, to have the right to access the... | null |
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