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Rovana Plumb | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Union is facing a major financial, economic and social crisis. To beat this crisis, efforts need to be stepped up in terms of investing in skills, vocational training and in creating sustainable jobs. Against this background, atypical contracts have tangibly increased, with the hardest impact on young wor... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The report as adopted in Committee has been adopted in plenary. The text is not damaging but relatively weak. We in the Verts/ALE Group tabled an alternative resolution for visibility reasons and to state our point in plenary. There was, unfortunately, no chance to secure a majority for it. As expected, it was rejected... | null |
Oreste Rossi | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We voted in favour of this report since, while on the one hand, it is right to have flexibility in the labour market and for young people to be prepared to accept atypical contracts which are useful for their development, on the other hand, we do need to be vigilant to ensure that these options are not used by unscrup... | null |
Elisabeth Schroedter | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | de | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The incidence of atypical employment contracts is increasing significantly in the European Union. The analysis presented in the Gruny report is therefore good and to be welcomed. Culture, the media and new media in particular are sectors where there are hardly any normal contracts any more. For example, camera operato... | null |
Bart Staes | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | nl | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Nowadays, people work in all kinds of capacities: as employees or as (‘false’) self-employed workers, full-time or part-time, on fixed-term or open-ended contracts, as home workers or as temporary workers. The fact is that the flexibility required by employers is often at the expense of the necessary protection of wor... | null |
Eva-Britt Svensson | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | sv | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted against the report advocating atypical jobs, but under better conditions than what are referred to in the report as very atypical jobs, which are entirely unregulated and which are often arranged by a handshake between employer and employee. If we compare this report with the Commission communication based on ... | null |
Marie-Christine Vergiat | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted against this resolution because it conforms to the line of promoting flexible employment, flexicurity and the things that usually accompany them: employability, aptitude and adaptability to employment and the spirit of enterprise. This resolution also aims to simplify the various employment contracts, under th... | null |
Elena Oana Antonescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Increasing resource efficiency in Europe is among the priority objectives of the EU 2020 strategy. Allow me to give you one example of this. Biogas is a precious resource used to produce electricity and fuel for transport and for supplying the gas network. The most efficient method for producing biogas is to use organ... | 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 efficient and sustainable management of bio-waste is an absolute priority for the EU, including in the light of the fact that the amount of bio-waste arising in the EU each year is estimated at between 76.5 and 102 million tonnes in food and garden waste and 37 m... | null |
Sophie Auconie | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr Fernandes received my support regarding his report on the European Commission Green Paper on the management of bio-waste in the European Union. I think that he has quite rightly managed to consider all of the challenges, of which prevention and recycling are the most important. Bio-waste has a role to play in a mor... | null |
Zigmantas Balčytis | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | With the growth of the EU’s economy and territory, continually increasing quantities of waste are continuing to be produced. In order to manage bio-waste effectively, the priority should be waste prevention or reduction. To achieve this objective, citizens themselves need to be involved. Furthermore, bio-waste may be ... | null |
Mara Bizzotto | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Despite having some reservations about the feasibility of certain objectives specified in it, I decided to endorse and thus vote in favour of Mr Fernandes’s report. The implementation of bio-waste management techniques aimed at preventing such waste from being disposed of in landfills appears to be not only an act of ... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Selective collection and recycling of bio-waste is essential to Europe’s sustainable development. I voted in favour of this report as it asks the European Commission to draft a proposal by the end of the year for a specific directive on bio-waste. The new legislation should stipulate the requirement for a system of se... | null |
Carlos Coelho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Treatment of waste is a problem that affects Europe and all of humanity. Tonnes of waste are generated every day, causing harm to the environment and negative impacts on public health and quality of life. Firstly, I would like to congratulate the rapporteur, Mr Fernandes, for his excellent work. Current legislation in... | null |
Mário David | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Efficient management of bio-waste not only brings environmental benefits but also contributes positively to the social and economic spheres. I am therefore voting in favour of this report’s proposals. The importance of improving efficiency in bio-waste management, as well as prioritising its prevention/reduction, will... | null |
Robert Dušek | MEP | S&D | en | cs | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Waste is, after power, industry and agriculture, the fourth largest source of greenhouse gas emissions, the main source of the emissions being landfills. Landfills represent an enormous threat, not only through the production of methane, but also through the possible contamination of underground water, soil and, of co... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the report on the Commission Green Paper on the management of bio-waste in the European Union, given that the stipulation of compulsory separated collection systems and recycling of bio-waste will enable stronger environmental protection in the EU and support the fight against climate change. | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Merely observing the amount of bio-waste thrown away daily as a result of our private consumption should alert us to the need to examine the best ways to use it and minimise its impact on the environment. If industrial consumption is added to private consumption, this need quickly assumes urgent proportions, and shoul... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome the adoption of this resolution, for which I am the rapporteur, which supports the drafting of a specific directive on bio-waste by the end of 2010 and the establishment of a separate collection system for Member States, except when this is not the best option, environmentally or economically speaking. It is... | null |
João Ferreira | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The management of bio-waste, absolutely necessary to the healthy existence of the human species, and to its harmonious coexistence with nature, must not be seen in the light of strictly commercial interests. The report under discussion refers to the ‘establishment of a mandatory separate collection system for the Memb... | null |
Françoise Grossetête | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the Green Paper on the management of bio-waste (biodegradable waste) in the European Union. There is a big difference between the Member States who recycle the least – 90% landfill disposal, 10% recycling and energy recovery – and those who have adopted the most efficient approaches – 10% landfill... | null |
Ian Hudghton | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The widespread support that this House has given to the Fernandes report is a welcome sign. It shows that this House is united in taking this issue seriously and sends a clear message to the other institutions as well as to the Member States. The Scottish Government only last month published a Zero Waste Plan which dea... | null |
Jean-Luc Mélenchon | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This report takes the right approach. By proposing to abandon landfill waste, to favour composting and incineration and to make sure that incinerations involve energy recovery, it partly goes back to the ecological planning framework that we advocate. I welcome this. However, in advocating biofuel recovery and incenti... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I believe that the measures aimed at improving the management of bio-wastes in the European Union are vital in view of the extensive environmental and economic benefits that they will bring. With the economic and territorial expansion of the European Union, the quantities of waste generated are always increasing, and ... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It is important for the environment to use available raw materials sensibly, which also means recycling bio-waste, if waste cannot be avoided. This kind of environmental awareness among citizens is steadily growing, enabling them to gain a better understanding of the purpose of environmental and climate protection. Th... | null |
Justas Vincas Paleckis | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the report on the Commission Green Paper on the management of bio-waste in the EU, which makes a strong commitment to combat climate change and to reducing the negative impacts of economic growth. Even though bio-waste treatment has already been widely discussed in the European institutions, one ca... | null |
Alfredo Pallone | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Biodegradable waste – biodegradable garden, kitchen and food waste – accounts for around a third of urban waste and has a potentially significant environmental impact. When such waste is disposed of in landfills, it emits methane, a greenhouse gas 23 times more powerful than carbon dioxide and one of the main causes o... | null |
Maria do Céu Patrão Neves | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome the adoption of this report by an overwhelming majority, as it concerns the pre-eminent question of bio-waste management in the EU, and has requested that the European Commission draw up a ruling to create a compulsory separated waste collection system for all Member States. Indeed, waste management is a ser... | null |
Marit Paulsen, Olle Schmidt and Cecilia Wikström | MEP | ALDE | en | sv | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We have chosen to support Mr Fernandes’s report in order to indicate that the environmentally sound management of bio-waste in Europe is important if we are to reduce climate change and combat environmental destruction. However, we would emphasise that this should be accomplished through the proper implementation of, ... | null |
Rovana Plumb | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | One strategic objective of waste management policy is to transform the EU into a recycling society. The enormous quantity of waste produced every year in the EU (estimated at between 76.5 and 102 million tonnes of bio-waste, including approximately 8 million tonnes in Romania) cannot be squandered. Bio-waste plays an ... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The draft report already contained the most relevant issues for us Greens. We concentrated on highlighting the problems of recovery of bio-waste in the form of waste incineration with energy recovery, stating that the recycling of bio-waste is far preferable to incineration, as not only does it avoid the formation of m... | null |
Oreste Rossi | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We are in favour of the Commission’s Green Paper on the management of bio-waste. The introduction of separate collection systems, the setting of standards for compost, guidelines for the prevention of organic waste, the application of the life cycle concept and waste assessment are the starting points to ensure greate... | null |
Nuno Teixeira | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Management of bio-waste in the EU is an extremely important issue for our times, not only for the massive amount of waste produced every year (estimated at 139 million tonnes), but also for the continuous changes in climate that we are witnessing. The production of bio-waste is inevitable by definition, but what can b... | null |
Georgios Toussas | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | el | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The MEPs of the Greek Communist Party voted against the report, which is in keeping with the Commission’s Green Paper and loyally follows the anti-environmental line taken by the EU in favour of the mass incineration of mixed waste adopted by the Community bodies (Council and Commission) and the political representati... | null |
Marie-Christine Vergiat | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2010-07-06T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this resolution, in which the European Parliament calls on the European Commission to take action on the processing and management of bio-waste – namely, waste resulting from meals and their preparation, green waste (gardens, parks and so on), industry (wood and so on) – and, in particular, throug... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Statement by the PresidentVideo of the speechesPV | Before we begin, I should like to make the following statement. Today marks the fifth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the public transport system in London, which killed 52 people and injured nearly 800. We remember what happened on 7 July 2005 in London, and we will never forget. On this day especially, our th... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The next item is the statement by the Council and the Commission on the Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities. | null |
Yves Leterme | EU Council President | N/A | en | de | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Mr Deputy Secretary of State, and, of course, Mr Barroso. Mr President, allow me to address my congratulations to our Dutch friends, in so far as they are awake yet. I hope for fair play and that the better team emerges victorious in the final. Ladies and gentlemen, a European f... | null |
José Manuel Barroso | EU Commission President | N/A | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Mr Leterme, ladies and gentlemen, Belgium is taking on the rotating Presidency of the Council at a crucial time for the European Union, and I would like to thank Mr Leterme for setting out such a clear and ambitious programme. The challenges of the months ahead are very clear. In particular, these challe... | null |
Joseph Daul | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Presidents, the people of Europe would like a better understanding of how European decisions are taken, and they expect the European Union to give a concrete response to their concerns. Prime Minister, Yves Leterme, I would like to say here that it is also time to put an end to the long list of priorities of the rotat... | null |
Martin Schulz | MEP | S&D | en | de | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Mr Leterme, you have presented an ambitious programme to us. I will begin where Mr Daul left off. All the items in the ambitious programme that you have described convey a clearly visible and tangible message. Belgium is a country which combines its Presidency with a commitment to an in-depth pro-Europea... | null |
Guy Verhofstadt | MEP | ALDE | en | nl | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, let me say straight away that the Belgian Presidency can count on the full support of the European Parliament and, in any case, of my group, the Group of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe. The reason for this is quite simple. Belgian Presidencies have always endeavoured to advance and acc... | null |
Rebecca Harms | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | de | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Mr Leterme, ladies and gentlemen, firstly, I would like to say that I am very pleased that you have made a clear statement here in favour of multilingualism. I see this also as a signal to the citizens of Belgium to place much greater value on multilingualism, which forms the foundation on which their co... | null |
Derk Jan Eppink | MEP | ECR | en | nl | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President. Mr Leterme, I have a very great deal of respect and esteem for you. You are rotating President and, at the same time, outgoing Prime Minister. You are actually without a mission, but will still have to retain your mission in Europe. You are a European missionary, as it were. May I give you a few pieces o... | null |
Patrick Le Hyaric | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Presidents, Mr Leterme, you are assuming this responsibility at a time when the people of Europe are suffering terribly as a result of an unprecedented economic and social crisis. The time has therefore come to be bold, to take new, progressive initiatives to ease their pain, and to exit the crisis. You list a number ... | null |
William | N/A | N/A | en | en | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I have a point of order. Ms Harm’s speech was one minute and 45 seconds over time and the gentleman over there was considerably over time as well. It is inconceivable that anyone in the EFD Group would be allowed more than 25 seconds over time – probably less – without the microphone being switched off. I... | null |
Joseph Daul | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I love the wild cries on my left. However, I would also like those Members to applaud when the Presidents stick to their speaking time. | null |
Nigel Farage | MEP | ID | en | en | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, you could not really invent what is going on here this morning, could you? The Belgian Presidency takes over its six-month term and everybody pretends that it is business as usual! I was somewhat vilified a few months ago for pointing out that Belgium was not really a proper nation, but the electors of Be... | null |
Philip Claeys | MEP | NI | en | nl | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, what we have just heard is somewhat reminiscent of the orchestra on the Titanic. The Presidency of the European Union is now being held by a country that is not even capable of governing itself. Never before has the rotating Presidency had to contend with an outgoing government from the outset, and indee... | null |
Jean-Luc Dehaene | MEP | PPE | en | nl | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I should like to start by saying to Mr Claeys that Belgium has always solved its problems by means of political agreements and has always worked towards a stronger Europe and also stronger regions that are closer to the people. As you emphasised, Prime Minister, the Belgian Presidency is the first to ful... | null |
Kathleen Van Brempt | MEP | S&D | en | nl | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President. Mr Leterme, let me begin by wishing you every success with the launch of the Belgian Presidency. You have listened to a number of MEPs who have their doubts about this Presidency, saying that the fact that yours is an outgoing government will make this a weak Presidency. I do not believe that that is the... | null |
Frédérique Ries | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I promised myself that I would not react to Mr Farage’s provocations, but I must all the same mention Talleyrand, that great man who thought that everything that was excessive should be despised. That being said, hello, Prime Minister, hello, Mr President, welcome to our Parliament, welcome to your Parli... | null |
Philippe Lamberts | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr Leterme, I hope that, by now, you will have understood that you have the opportunity of scoring a very early goal. I am, of course, talking about financial supervision. You will have noted that the overwhelming majority of this House is in favour of setting up a European watchdog for the financial markets, the play... | null |
Ryszard Antoni Legutko | MEP | ECR | en | pl | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I would like to raise two matters. The first concerns the cooperation of the Belgian authorities with the High Representative for Foreign Affairs in forming the European External Action Service. The next six months will be decisive for the structure of the service and the principles of its operation. The... | null |
Mara Bizzotto | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, aside from the President of the European Council, who nobody voted for, now we also have a Presidency-in-Office in the hands of a government that has lost the support of its own citizens. This should be enough to make us understand why Europe is going through a deep crisis: Europe h... | null |
Werner Langen | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Mr Leterme, I would like to congratulate you on your presentation and on an ambitious programme which does not get bogged down in details. With reference to the attacks by Mr Farage, it is clear that he wants to prevent any type of regulation of the financial markets. He is attacking you because you are ... | null |
Véronique De Keyser | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Mr Leterme, the condolences have been flooding in for days now. It has been said that you have shot yourself in the foot, that you have started a Presidency with an outgoing government, that the Treaty of Lisbon has changed everything anyway, that the rotating presidencies no longer have a say in matters... | null |
Frieda Brepoels | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | nl | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Mr Leterme, ladies and gentlemen, the circumstances surrounding the launch of the Presidency are not ideal but, at the same time, they represent an opportunity to focus on the real task of a Presidency under the new institutional rules. Yet I also see another opportunity in the form of helping steer the ... | null |
Jean-Marie Cavada | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Presidents, we are very fearful of the future of banking. The economy has transferred its toxic debts to finance; finance has passed the buck to the Member States, and the Member States are now turning to the citizens, who will have to pay, if they are able to. Now, Mr Leterme, you know far better than I that Europe m... | null |
Elisa Ferreira | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Europe needs a resurgence of confidence and hope. In the crisis, which is not yet behind us, we have had fire-fighters, as Mr Delors has said. We hope that the Belgian Presidency will bring architects. The first test, of course, will be this September, when the Council considers Parliament’s proposals on... | null |
Íñigo Méndez de Vigo | MEP | PPE | en | es | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Mr Leterme, I would congratulate you on your speech: it was an excellent presentation of this Presidency. I believe that we can already draw one, or even more than one, conclusion from this morning’s debate: firstly, that this House – those of us who want to build Europe, those of us who want to think po... | null |
Gilles Pargneaux | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Mr Leterme, Europe is being hit by an unprecedented economic and social crisis. The situation is urgent: there are 24 million unemployed, and there will be 5 million more if nothing is done about it. Unfortunately, Mr Leterme, Mr President, I did not hear any response in your proposals just now to this u... | null |
Paulo Rangel | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I cannot resist responding to Mr Farage by saying that I think it is extremely strange and unique that, for a person who argues here for the autonomy and independence of the Member States and the capacity for each state to govern its own internal affairs, all he wants to talk about here is the internal a... | null |
Andrey Kovatchev | MEP | PPE | en | bg | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I am pleased that creating conditions for sustainable growth is a main priority of the Belgian Presidency, which you have our support for, and I sincerely wish you every success. The disparities between European regions need to be reduced, particularly with regard to infrastructure, where Eastern Europe is lagging beh... | null |
Wim van de Camp | MEP | PPE | en | nl | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, the members of the Dutch delegation of the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) wish you every success. Mr Langen has to see to it that his team beats Spain this evening, but he will not succeed in this. Mr President, this must not be deducted from my speaking time. We wish you ever... | null |
Anne Delvaux | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, the crisis that we are going through spells the end of a model. Even though, in the last few months, political priorities have focused on the numerous anti-crisis measures aimed at protecting employment, stimulating a recovery that is a long time coming, then stabilising the euro area, it must be said th... | null |
Marisa Matias | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Mr Leterme, I would firstly like to say that I listened carefully to you and have also read your programme closely, and so I would like to begin with something that you told us here today when you introduced yourself. You said that a European Union with a monetary government, but without an economic gove... | null |
Ivo Belet | MEP | PPE | en | nl | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Prime Minister, I am convinced that Europe will be pleasantly surprised by the Belgian Presidency, thanks to a number of successes in the short term, as the circumstances are very favourable – this has already been mentioned – the SWIFT dossier, banking supervision and also the hedge funds dossier. Prime... | null |
Hannes Swoboda | MEP | S&D | en | de | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Mr Leterme, much of what you have said bears repeating. I would like to highlight one point which other Members have also mentioned and that is the regulation of the European financial markets. Not only those of us in Parliament who are pro-European are in favour of this. Recently, Mr Profumo, head of th... | null |
Sonia Alfano | MEP | ALDE | en | it | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I agree with you, Mr President, that it is the European Union’s duty to play a fundamental role in international issues and that we must speak with one, strong voice. It is most certainly our responsibility to intervene promptly and decisively each time human rights are oppressed, n... | null |
Andrzej Grzyb | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Mr Leterme, you said we need to rediscover the spirit of Europe, and that Europe needs inspiration. You mentioned five goals, whose main objective is to rebuild the European economy and also to make the European Union a main player in the international arena. In accordance with the principles of the Euro... | null |
Saïd El Khadraoui | MEP | S&D | en | nl | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Prime Minister, I should like to start by wishing you and your team every success with the Belgian Presidency. A whole range of important priorities have been reviewed in the course of this debate. I should like to draw your attention to one very specific dossier that is crucial as regards the European t... | null |
Oreste Rossi | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I believe that the most important thing that Belgium and the Belgian Presidency must now try to do is to respect the Treaty of Lisbon. The Treaty of Lisbon is inspired by the cultural, religious and humanist legacy of Europe from which the universal values and the inalienable rights... | null |
Petru Constantin Luhan | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I firmly believe that the Belgian Presidency, which is placing the emphasis on action, will manage to deal with, in an appropriate way, the current situation in Europe, characterised by economic difficulties and a process of institutional overhaul. At the moment, we need a new future vision for the European Union. Eur... | null |
Mirosław Piotrowski | MEP | ECR | en | pl | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Belgium is assuming leadership of the European Council for the 12th time, so it is, in theory, a country which is experienced in this role, although many in this Chamber are wondering how a country which, for five months, has not been able to appoint its own government and prime minister, will be able to... | null |
José Manuel Barroso | EU Commission President | N/A | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, the questions were, at least for the most part, addressed to Mr Leterme, so I will not take up much of your time. I just want to underline one aspect that seems very clear to me. Through this debate, the European Parliament has, in its plurality, I believe, expressed a very clear priority: the economic i... | null |
Yves Leterme | EU Council President | N/A | en | nl | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, to begin with, of course, I should like to extend my sincere thanks to all the Members of the European Parliament who have spoken – group members and others – for their words. I should also like to make clear that we feel rather encouraged in our approach to these six months. Without wanting to exaggerat... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Prime Minister, thank you for your presentation and remarks. All the best for the Belgian Presidency. The debate is closed. Written statements (Rule 149) | null |
Elena Băsescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Against the background of the current economic crisis, I welcome the decision made by the Belgian Presidency to make the implementation of long-term economic recovery measures a priority. In this respect, I believe that it is of paramount importance for the Belgian Presidency to achieve, by the end of this year, its o... | null |
Dominique Baudis | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President-in-Office of the Council, you will now hold the rotating Presidency of the European Union for six months. Numerous challenges await you, including the creation of the European External Action Service (EEAS), one of the major advances in the Treaty of Lisbon. The agreement reached between the various insti... | null |
George Becali | MEP | NI | en | ro | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I wish to welcome the priorities which the Belgian Presidency is proposing to us. I feel that they are fairly apt for the current times. In particular, two of these priorities caught my eye: the ‘intensive’ dialogue with Member States and the ‘ambitious’ policy providing access to employment, in other words, jobs. Wha... | null |
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I am delighted that having taken over the European Presidency, Belgium is determined to realise many goals on its agenda which are very important for the European Union as a whole. Belgium expects a stronger, more resolute Europe which would be oriented towards the implementation of the social model. Therefore, Europe... | null |
João Ferreira | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Belgium is taking up the EU Presidency at a time when many of the consequences of the systematic crisis of capitalism are coming to a head. In the EU, this is, moreover, a crisis at the very foundations of the process of integration, as is becoming clear. The number of people within the EU who have been plunged into p... | null |
Kinga Göncz | MEP | S&D | en | hu | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Belgium took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from Spain in difficult times. The European Union currently faces a number of tough decisions. In addition, a change in government is expected to take place soon in Belgium, the current Presidency holder. However, the interim government can build on... | null |
Zita Gurmai | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | We still are in an era of financial turmoil, requiring new and coordinated solutions. Furthermore, continuing the advancement of the implementation of the Lisbon Treaty is still a task ahead. I am looking forward to working with the Belgian Presidency among such difficult circumstances. For one, on institutional issues... | null |
Enikő Győri | MEP | PPE | en | hu | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The second 6-month period of the 18-month Spanish-Belgian-Hungarian Trio Presidency will be particularly important for Hungary. As a member of the Trio Presidency and as the upcoming Presidency, we are ready to continue the close cooperation experienced so far in order to help develop a European Union that is closer t... | null |
András Gyürk | MEP | PPE | en | hu | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | There will be an extraordinary meeting of the Council during the Hungarian Presidency in 2011, with primarily energy policy issues on the agenda. However, it would be advisable even for the Belgian Presidency to take concrete measures to strengthen the common energy policy prior to this meeting. Measures are most urge... | null |
Danuta Jazłowiecka | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr Leterme, I congratulate you on your speech, which displayed a sense of humility and responsibility in the face of the issues which stand before Europe. I welcome your judicious proposals of objectives for the Belgian Presidency. I would like to endorse your objectives concerning strengthening economic coordination,... | null |
Ádám Kósa | MEP | PPE | en | hu | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | It is to be welcomed that the current Belgian Presidency is paying special attention to improving the situation of people with disabilities and, in particular, to monitoring the signing and ratification by Member States of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. However, I believe tha... | null |
Marian-Jean Marinescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The number one priority and one of the biggest challenges facing the Belgian Presidency is how to guarantee the European Union’s economic and financial stability. In this respect, I hope that every effort will be directed at resolving the crisis with the aim of achieving economic recovery, sustained growth and more jo... | null |
Iosif Matula | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | As a European citizen, I wish to express my strong support for the objectives of the European Union’s Belgian Presidency. In actual fact, we must fight together to overcome the economic crisis which is having a severe impact on broad groups of people. I believe that the creation and development of economic governance ... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | After Spain, another country which has its hands full with internal issues and which will neglect its leadership role within Europe is taking on the Presidency. This fact is likely to suit the supporters of the Treaty of Lisbon, as the treaty involves a reduction in the power of the rotating Council Presidency. In add... | null |
Rareş-Lucian Niculescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I would like to welcome the ambitious objectives which the Belgian Presidency of the Council is also adopting as part of its programme in the agricultural and fisheries sectors. The measures proposed in the dairy sector and those concerning the quality of agricultural produce, as well as the improvement and simplifica... | null |
Kristiina Ojuland | MEP | ALDE | en | et | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The programme of the Belgian Presidency of the European Union Council contains the intention to introduce a White Paper on the development of sustainable transport for 2010-2020. Five years ago, the European Commission put forward a plan unifying the priorities of trans-European networks, one of the thirty projects be... | null |
Nuno Teixeira | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Belgium is assuming the Presidency of the European Union at a challenging time, both economically and socially, for a number of countries. The Presidency should be used to prepare and discuss the fifth report on cohesion policy which is expected to be adopted by the Commission by November. It should also bring more fo... | null |
Anna Záborská | MEP | PPE | en | sk | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | The Belgian Presidency’s programme of activities (debate) Video of the speechesPV | It is clear that the Belgian Presidency will focus mainly on the recovery of the European economy, financial markets and public finances. At the same time, however, there is an urgent need to resolve many related issues. Member States are expecting some difficult decisions on the reform of social and pension systems. ... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Iceland’s application for membership of the European Union (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The next item is the statements by the Council and the Commission on Iceland’s application for membership of the EU. | null |
Steven Vanackere | EU Council President | N/A | en | nl | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Iceland’s application for membership of the European Union (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, it gives me great pleasure to have the opportunity today to address a few words to the plenary sitting of the European Parliament on behalf of the Presidency of the European Union and to present to you our plans for the accession negotiations with Iceland, a country with which we... | null |
Štefan Füle | EU Commissioner | N/A | en | en | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Iceland’s application for membership of the European Union (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, it is my pleasure to be here with you today for an exchange of views on Iceland and the next steps in the accession process. The unanimous decision of the Heads of State and Government to open accession negotiations, taken at the June European Council, is an important step forward in the country’s bid ... | null |
Cristian Dan Preda | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Iceland’s application for membership of the European Union (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I would like to begin by welcoming the presence of the Commission and Council in the Chamber, as well as the fruitful cooperation we have had so far with these two institutions and also with fellow Members in the other political groups. The report which I have compiled deals with Iceland’s application to join the EU f... | null |
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