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Seán Kelly | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The regulation on novel foods should, in my view, exclude the issue of cloning of animals and products derived from this controversial and contentious technology. I accordingly voted to support a call on the Commission to come forward with a separate proposal on cloning, with a view to regulating this issue – reflected... | null |
Elisabeth Köstinger | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | With this second draft of the novel foods regulation, uniform rules on placing novel foods on the market in the EU will now finally be adopted. This will take account of the high level of health protection. There are health and ethical reasons against the authorisation of meat from cloned animals or their offspring. R... | null |
Holger Krahmer | MEP | ALDE | en | de | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The FDP is basically in favour of positive labelling, or process labelling, for GMOs in food at European level in order to bring about the necessary transparency for consumers. In this case, however, we cannot agree to the fact that unequal treatment of different sectors is being demanded. While labelling is requested... | null |
David Martin | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This is an issue of great concern to constituents throughout Europe, and I heard the concern of many of my own constituents in Scotland. I agree that food from cloned animals should not enter the food chain and that we need rigorous safety assessments on food from nanotechnology before we can consider placing it on the... | null |
Mairead McGuinness | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The regulation on novel foods should, in my view, exclude the issue of cloning of animals and products derived from this controversial and contentious technology. I voted to support a call on the Commission to come forward with a separate proposal on cloning, with a view to regulating this issue – as reflected in my su... | null |
Jean-Luc Mélenchon | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Political leaders must not accept the risk to the health of our citizens and our ecosystem. Until the innocuousness of each cloning technique and other genetic modifications is proven, we will need to protect ourselves against everything they lead to for the generations to come. | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Products that could cause problems to society can certainly not be approved without being closely scrutinised. This regulation is therefore of extreme importance to the European market, as it safeguards food safety and human health. Foods produced using nanotechnology must be subject to a specific risk assessment befo... | null |
Willy Meyer | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | es | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the Liotard report on novel foods because it excludes the sale of foodstuffs originating from cloned animals from the rules on the authorisation of new foodstuffs. I believe that the European Commission cannot continue to ignore the public’s desire not to eat foodstuffs originating from cloned ani... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Protecting human health must be our main priority. Food must accordingly be labelled clearly and simply and accurate information must be provided about its content. We must specifically exclude products from cloned animals or their offspring. It is essential that strict controls are put in place and that there are pun... | null |
Claudio Morganti | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | My position on the report under discussion by Parliament is motivated, among other things, by the conviction that the free circulation of cloned meat must be prevented. Turning to novel foods, or foods not traditionally present in the European Union, I believe that it is necessary to have both a prior ethical opinion ... | null |
Rareş-Lucian Niculescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this report because I felt that a cautious attitude is necessary towards the use of novel foods. This viewpoint is related to the need to protect the population’s health while, at the same time, informing consumers about the content of the food which they are buying. However, I wish to point out that I bel... | null |
Alfredo Pallone | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The protection of human health through controls on food is an important priority for the European Union. The main objective is to establish harmonised rules for the entry of novel foods into the European market so as to guarantee a high level of protection of human life and health, animal health and well-being, and th... | null |
Aldo Patriciello | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In the White Paper on Food Safety, the Commission announced its intention to examine the application of novel food legislation and to make the necessary adaptations to the existing legislation. The Commission proposal on novel food products of 14 January 2008 aims to regulate the placing on the market of novel foods a... | null |
Rovana Plumb | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The current regulation sets out the harmonised norms for placing novel foods on the market in the EU with a view to guaranteeing a high level of protection for people’s lives and health, for the health and welfare of animals, for the environment and consumers’ interests, while also ensuring transparency and the effici... | null |
Frédérique Ries | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The aim of this regulation is to define the rules for monitoring any ‘novel foods’ that might land on the plates of European consumers. However, the Commission’s proposal is far from satisfactory, principally in two areas. First of all, too little is known about the effects of nanotechnologies on health and so they mu... | null |
Robert Rochefort | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Liotard Report on novel foods reflects the concerns of Parliament with regard to food originating from cloned animals and the use of nanotechnologies. I share these concerns and thus supported the report. At present, there is, in fact, no Community legislation to authorise or ban dairy and meat products originatin... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The vote on novel foods went very well. However, there was one downside: the amendment on the labelling of products produced from animals fed with genetically modified feedingstuffs was removed from the report. It was, remarkably, supported by a majority of MEPs (351+, 296–) but unfortunately, the absolute majority (36... | null |
Oreste Rossi | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We are in favour of the provision because, in contrast to the Council position, it excludes the free movement of cloned meat, despite Parliament’s vote against ethical assessment prior to the authorisation of a novel food and against the requirement for traditional foods from third countries to also meet EU safety req... | null |
Daciana Octavia Sârbu | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this report, which reconfirms the position of the European Parliament on the key issue of foods from cloned animals. There are many ethical concerns regarding the use of this technology, particularly with regard to animal welfare. In addition, we do not fully understand the risks or the reduction o... | null |
Renate Sommer | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I have voted in favour of the ban on cloned meat. We have enough meat from conventional livestock breeding and it would be irresponsible to produce cloned meat. Cloning involves cruelty to animals. Only a small number of clones are capable of surviving and the majority of those which do survive have deformed extremiti... | null |
Marc Tarabella | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Once again, the European Parliament has, with reason, taken an opposing stance to the Council. In fact, it is not possible, given the current state of our knowledge, to grant market approval for cloned animals or even their descendants. The Council decided to ignore the recommendations of the European Committee on Bio... | null |
Thomas Ulmer | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I have made some subsequent changes to my vote because Mrs Ayuso, the rapporteur, included her own opinion in the voting list and not the majority opinion of the group, as agreed. I very much regret that this internal procedure has taken place, as it has damaged confidence in the group. | null |
Marie-Christine Vergiat | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for the report by my colleague, Mrs Liotard (GUE/NGL/Netherlands), on regulations for authorising the marketing of novel foods. This regulation requests, in particular, a ban on the sale of foodstuffs originating from cloned animals. This measure is urgent as cloning technology has not yet been mastered. At pr... | null |
Angelika Werthmann | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Regarding the use of nanomaterials in foods, there is a great deal of uncertainty among European citizens. The European Food Safety Authority warns that science cannot currently provide any satisfactory information on the effects of consuming food containing nanomaterials. At the present time, we lack a well-founded s... | null |
Sophie Auconie | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | At present, there are already too many directives (seven) within the European Union concerned with industrial emissions. This report therefore responds to an urgent need to rationalise European legislation by bringing together, in a single text, all the directives on industrial emissions. Furthermore, the installation... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the IPPC Directive, aimed at preventing and controlling industrial emissions. It calls for integrated control of pollution, covering emissions into the atmosphere, water and soil. This legislation has a very great impact at European level, as it applies to thousands of industrial installations, th... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the report on industrial emissions, as I believe that a balanced agreement has been reached on ensuring an integrated approach to reducing pollutant emissions and, at the same time, the competitiveness of European industry, based on the best available technologies. | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This draft directive presented by the Commission seeks to group together the seven existing directives which regulate matters relating to industrial emissions. Its aim is to ensure a greater degree of environmental protection while, at the same time, standardising and simplifying procedures in the different Member Sta... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In 2005, the Commission initiated a review of the Integrated Pollution, Prevention and Control (IPPC) Directive, which resulted in a draft directive on industrial emissions. This seeks to revise and merge into a single directive the seven existing directives which deal with this matter. The IPPC Directive covers appro... | null |
João Ferreira | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As we mentioned during the debate in the Chamber, the new directive will create a more stringent regulatory framework for industrial emissions, and with it conditions for better environmental protection and public health, particularly for people living and working near industrial sites or areas where they operate. It ... | null |
Françoise Grossetête | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The recasting of the seven directives regulating industrial emissions in Europe into a single, highly polemic text, has finally been adopted and we should welcome this vote. The aim is to minimise all the harmful effects of the majority of our industrial activities within the EU, namely, the emitting of potential poll... | null |
Edvard Kožušník | MEP | ECR | en | cs | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am aware of how difficult it was to negotiate this compromise. I applaud the fact that the principle of subsidiarity has been applied in many of the provisions of the directive, resulting in a reduction in the number of powers delegated to the European Commission. I also consider it a success of the proposal that ce... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This directive seeks to summarise seven earlier separate directives on industrial emissions in a single text. The prevention and control of emissions from industrial plants into the air, water and soil is essential to achieve the objectives of a greener economy, as set out in the Europe 2020 strategy. It is worth poin... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It is all well and good for the EU to advocate protecting the environment, but this document is essentially just a new version of existing texts and does not make any new suggestions on industrial emissions. The proposals and amendments put forward by the committee did not serve a useful purpose and were not genuinely... | null |
Alfredo Pallone | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this well-balanced text. I applaud the work of the members of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, since they have managed to reach an all-inclusive compromise. The directive on industrial emissions merges seven directives with the aim of simplifying and amending the cu... | null |
Aldo Patriciello | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The objective of the 1996 Integrated Pollution, Prevention and Control (IPPC) Directive is to prevent and control emissions to air, water and soil from industrial installations across the European Union. The aim of the IPPC is to promote the implementation of Best Available Techniques (BAT), or rather those economical... | null |
Rovana Plumb | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this report so that the revised legislation on industrial air pollution is adopted, with stricter limits for nitrous oxide, sulphur dioxide and dust particles, which are harmful to both people’s health and the environment. I think that a uniform integrated permit system should apply to all installations in... | null |
Robert Rochefort | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The proposal on which we are voting brings seven existing pieces of legislation on industrial emissions up to date in a single text. These pieces of legislation include important directives on large combustion installations and the integrated prevention and reduction of pollution (the famous IPPC, which encompasses ar... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Today’s vote on industrial emissions legislation is a step in the right direction for limiting the damage to our environment from industrial pollutants, but it is regrettable that the final outcome falls short in key areas. Though the new legislation brings some improvement, it still allows for too many exemptions. I a... | null |
Oreste Rossi | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I can only vote in favour of the directive, considering the amount of work it took to reach an agreement between the Commission, the Council and Parliament. The text is intended to provide a better level of environmental protection without being an excessive burden on business. | null |
Bart Staes | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | nl | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This directive on industrial emissions and integrated pollution prevention and control is incredibly important as regards air quality for all the citizens of Europe. At present, we do not have a level playing field between Member States. Some of them are doing their best, while others are doing nothing at all. It is t... | null |
Alfredo Antoniozzi | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Deforestation is a problem which has serious repercussions on both carbon dioxide emissions and the constant loss of biodiversity. Unfortunately, the main cause of this phenomenon is illegal logging. I therefore believe that it is essential that the EU makes a decisive effort to fight the use and sale of illegally obt... | null |
Sophie Auconie | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The aim of this report is to reduce the sale of wood or derivative products from illegal logging on the internal market. I supported this when it went to vote because it succeeded in finding a satisfactory principle for protecting European consumers and industrial companies, the principle of ‘duty of reasonable care’.... | null |
Sebastian Valentin Bodu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Parliament’s decision to ban illegally harvested timber and control its exact route will reduce the incidence of illegal deforestation and offer consumers the chance to make a fully informed choice about the products they use. EU legislation banning illegally harvested timber is a major, global piece of l... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of prohibiting the sale of wood and products made from illegally harvested timber on the European market. This decision is vital in protecting forests around the world, which are an essential factor in combating climate change. This will also contribute to the protection and preservation of European ... | null |
Marielle De Sarnez | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The ban on importing illegally obtained wood is particularly necessary in the context of the fight against global warming. This ban, which should affect 20 to 40% of wood imported into Europe, will, in fact, enable a genuine advance to be made in the fight against deforestation. It will lead to a very significant redu... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for the report on the provisions for operators who place timber and timber products on the market because the fight against illegal logging is crucial in halting the loss of biodiversity and deforestation, and it is also a key element in combating climate change. | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The alarming rate at which forests are disappearing calls upon all of us to make a serious effort to defend a part of our natural heritage that is essential for the very survival of mankind. When they buy timber and timber products, European consumers should be able to be certain that they are not contributing to defo... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Deforestation occurs at a rate of approximately 13 million hectares per year, and is thought to be responsible for almost 20% of carbon emissions worldwide, as well as being one of the major causes of the loss in biodiversity. It is also responsible for serious human rights violations because, in many countries, fores... | null |
João Ferreira | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The proposal for a regulation is aimed at establishing obligations for operators who supply the market with timber and timber products. We understand the need to preserve forest resources, ensuring their reasonable and sustainable exploitation and the maintenance of biodiversity in our woods and forests. However, the ... | null |
Nathalie Griesbeck | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | 20% of the wood and derivative products that enter the EU come from an illegal source and illicit logging is a major factor in deforestation, which increases by almost 13 million hectares every year, resulting in a dramatic impoverishment of natural resources and biodiversity. Faced with this, Parliament has recently ... | null |
Françoise Grossetête | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I supported this recommendation for second reading because we must avoid using any costly, bureaucratic process if we are to preserve the future of timber materials and effectively combat illegal timber in Europe. We must strengthen our supervision of imports to curb deforestation once and for all. The efforts of oper... | null |
Ian Hudghton | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | For too long, the EU has been complicit in the global trade in illegal timber. Deforestation is a serious problem for the entire planet and has a huge impact on the world environment. Today’s vote will put an end to the use of illegal timber within the EU and is a positive step towards solving a real problem. | null |
David Martin | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am very pleased this report was adopted in Parliament. As the largest consumer of timber products in the world, the EU has an obligation to import such products responsibly, and this requirement will now have a positive effect on the environment, human rights and consumer protection. I was disappointed that some prov... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Deforestation and forest degradation are the main factors to blame for the loss of biodiversity. In turn, illegal logging is the major cause of deforestation, currently representing 20 to 40% of global timber production. This regulation was adopted in order to put an end to this illegal practice and impose heavy penal... | null |
Alfredo Pallone | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It is no longer at all acceptable that wood is imported into the European Union in the knowledge that it could have created serious environmental and social problems in the countries in which it was cut down. As responsible people, we cannot turn a blind eye to the true origins of the products we consume, particularly... | null |
Aldo Patriciello | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The phenomenon of deforestation is responsible for nearly 20% of global CO2 emissions and is a key contributor to biodiversity loss. Illegal logging also causes serious problems in relation to the violation of dependent and indigenous peoples’ human rights. As a consumer of timber and timber products, the EU has an ob... | null |
Marit Paulsen and Cecilia Wikström | MEP | ALDE | en | sv | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Illegal logging is a huge problem that must be combated. We therefore fully support the aim of this report, even though it did contain clear protectionist tendencies that we do not agree with. Extensive regulations give rise to barriers to trade, which adversely affect developing countries, making it more difficult fo... | null |
Rovana Plumb | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Illegal logging is a major driver of deforestation, with the volume of industrial timber derived from illegal sources estimated at between 350 and 650 million m3 per year, representing 20% of global industrial timber production. Deforestation, which is occurring at a rate of approximately 13 million hectares per year,... | null |
Frédérique Ries | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The pillage of tropical forests is a scourge for our planet. The EU, as the second largest importer of timber after China, bears a large part of the responsibility for the annual destruction of 13 million hectares of forest across the globe. Apart from being an ecological disaster, the lives of 350 million people and ... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | es | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am very pleased that the European Parliament has given the green light to a regulation that prohibits the sale within the EU of timber obtained illegally, and introduces fines and penalties against offenders. The new legislation, agreed by Parliament and the Council, will apply from the end of 2012 and will contribu... | null |
Oreste Rossi | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am in favour because the aim is to prevent illegally harvested timber from being placed on the market. We voted against in committee, but following the trialogue with the Commission and the Council, a good compromise has been reached. | null |
Daciana Octavia Sârbu | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Deforestation is responsible for up to 20% of carbon emissions worldwide. It causes excessive damage to ecosystems and threatens the invaluable eco-services they provide. Large amounts of deforestation are carried out illegally, without any efforts to replant trees or otherwise manage the process to limit its negative ... | null |
Alf Svensson | MEP | PPE | en | sv | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted against the Timber Regulation during Wednesday’s vote. The purpose of the regulation, which was to minimise the risk of illegally felled timber being placed on the EU market, started out as a good one. During the negotiations, however, the proposal moved in a direction that would result in excessive interferen... | null |
Marie-Christine Vergiat | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this draft regulation laying down the obligations of operators selling timber and timber products on the European market. The ban on sales of illegally harvested timber on the internal European market is to be welcomed. This decision is essential if we are to combat illegal deforestation linked to the expl... | null |
Sophie Auconie | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This report seeks to establish a reliable, independent and responsible supervisory system intended to form the basis of European action in respect of financial markets. This intention is European but also global, since the G20 has committed to ‘take action to build a stronger, more globally consistent, supervisory and... | null |
Andrew Henry William Brons | MEP | NI | en | en | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We voted against this not because we objected to all of the substance but because we objected to European Union legislative control over British institutions. Regulation of British institutions should be legislated on by the British Parliament. | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the proposal for a directive as I believe that in identifying areas to be covered by technical standards, we should strike a fair balance in creating a single set of harmonised rules, avoiding the introduction of unnecessary complications into the regulation and its implementation. The only areas ... | null |
George Sabin Cutaş | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The vote to postpone the Sánchez Presedo report is an alarm signal issued by the European Parliament to the Council of Ministers, indicating the demand for tighter regulation of Europe’s financial system. The initial proposal tabled by the Council was not deemed satisfactory by Parliament, and the negotiations did not... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As is now clear due to the consequences of the current economic and financial crisis, the continued success of the European integration process is absolutely dependent on its ability to find solutions to strengthen integrated structures for intervention in the field of supervision at European level. National sovereign... | null |
Bruno Gollnisch | MEP | NI | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | All the reports we were asked to vote for as part of the ‘supervision’ package have the same fault. While they strengthen the supervision of financial players, banks, insurance companies, funds and so on, of which we can only approve, they effectively change nothing in terms of what is being supervised. They do not ge... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The recent financial crisis highlighted major weaknesses in financial supervision, both in individual cases and in relation to the financial system as a whole. Models of supervision had a national perspective and did not adapt to the globalisation that occurred within the financial system, where different financial gr... | null |
Alfredo Pallone | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The financial crisis has revealed the existing holes in financial globalisation, financial integration in the EU and national supervision, in particular. The European Union's response to the crisis must be courageous. Financial services malfunctions and their considerable, harmful impact on the real economy and public... | null |
Rovana Plumb | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Commission has proposed the establishment of a new structural framework for EU financial regulation to improve the quality and consistency of supervision, ensure more effective law making and enforcement and better identify risks which the financial system could be faced with. The decision has been made t... | null |
Sophie Auconie | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This draft regulation seeks to put in place a European financial markets authority. This authority will be one of the three new ones created with a view to the introduction of a new supervisory framework. It will therefore strengthen the efficiency of supervision and regulations and make it easier to detect risks exis... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the proposed regulation as I believe that the authority must take into account the impact of its activities on competition and innovation on the internal market, the global competitiveness of the European Union, financial inclusiveness and the new EU strategy for employment and growth. I also agre... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | If there is to be effective regulation of financial and speculative markets, and bearing in mind the circumstances which led to this crisis, which has had serious consequences for Europe and developed countries, it is vital to ensure efficient and effective intervention at the level of securities transactions, along w... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The recent financial crisis has highlighted major weaknesses in financial supervision, both in individual cases and in relation to the financial system as a whole. Models of supervision had a national perspective and did not adapt to globalisation within the financial system, whereby different financial groups conduct... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The EU has waited far too long to introduce stricter regulations on financial services. Too much time was wasted after the start of the crisis. Everyone was fully aware of the weaknesses in the European and the national supervisory bodies and these weaknesses have apparently been consistently exploited. For this reaso... | null |
Alfredo Pallone | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of Mr Giegold’s report on establishing a European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). As I have already confirmed and repeated even today, I agree that Europe needs to become stronger and to have one level playing field. We live in a global market that needs global rules. Establishing a European... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | After two months of tenacious negotiations with Council, the European Parliament today voted on its amendments to the Commission proposals for financial supervision. A broad coalition has made it clear that the Parliament will only agree to the final package if ambitious rules for new European financial supervision are... | null |
Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this report as I believe that Union supervision of the financial system and the creation of a European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) is essential. It is vital to create an effective supervision system without preventing the financing of the economy. This means creating conditions for the stable finan... | null |
Sophie Auconie | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This is a proposed regulation concerning macro-prudential supervision of the financial system, establishing a European Systemic Risk Board. I strongly support the financial supervision package as adopted by the Parliamentary Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. While this body of legislative texts has many purp... | null |
Jan Březina | MEP | PPE | en | cs | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We have voted today, among other things, on proposals concerning the legislative package on financial supervision in the European Union. The dispute over the form of financial supervision concerns the extent of the powers given to the newly established European institution supervising the operations of the banks, insu... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the proposed regulation as I believe that the task of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) must be to control and evaluate systemic risk in normal periods, with the aim of mitigating the system’s exposure to the risk of system components failing and increasing the financial system’s resistance ... | null |
Nikolaos Chountis | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | el | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I abstained during the vote on the Goulard report from voting on the Commission text on macro-prudential oversight of the financial system and the establishment of a European Systemic Risk Board. The body being set up, like the European financial oversight system, has limited scope, being confined by certain structura... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The creation of structures that are capable of preventative intervention, sustained by permanent, carefully reasoned evaluation, should be a priority in the EU decision-making process and policy making in the current framework for responding to the current crisis, where it is imperative to ensure the efficiency of Uni... | null |
Jean-Luc Mélenchon | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) is nothing more than an organ of the dominant Euro-liberalist thinking and the prototype of a method to bypass democracy. Its General Council will be made up of members of the ECB, the Commission and national central banks, but will not include any Parliamentarians. This ESRB wi... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The recent financial crisis has highlighted major weaknesses in financial supervision, both in individual cases and in relation to the financial system as a whole. Models of supervision had a national perspective and did not adapt to the globalisation that occurred within the financial system, where different financia... | null |
Alfredo Pallone | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of Mrs Goulard’s report. Back when work was being carried out within the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, I contributed with a series of amendments which were included in the final text. I believe, in fact, that it is very important for the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) to be able to... | null |
Sophie Auconie | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I have come out clearly in favour of this report, which aims to create a European banking authority and to put in place a regulatory mechanism for future crises so that European citizens do not have to bear the consequences of a collapse of the financial system. I particularly welcome the European approach adopted by ... | null |
Bastiaan Belder | MEP | ID | en | nl | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The crisis has shown up deficiencies in financial supervision. It has emerged that the supervision has not been effective enough. For that reason, I am pleased with the results achieved to date in the negotiations with the Council. I am referring here to the coordination between national supervisors. I agree that the ... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the proposal for a regulation because I believe that a new framework must be established for managing financial crises that can destabilise or ruin institutions in difficulty in order to minimise the risk of contagion within the European financial system. I also agree that the European Financial S... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I think that in the context of the crisis, where there have been failures of supervision, the European authorities on banking, financial markets and insurance and occupational pensions can prevent the problems that we are currently experiencing from recurring. These authorities must have powers that allow for more eff... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | A European banking supervisory authority would consolidate the effectiveness of the thorough reform to the current system of supervision of financial markets to which the EU institutions are now committed, ensuring a structural basis for interventions with sufficient powers to avoid a repetition of this latest global ... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The recent financial crisis has highlighted major weaknesses in financial supervision, both in individual cases and in relation to the financial system as a whole. Models of supervision had a national perspective and did not adapt to the globalisation that occurred within the financial system, where different financia... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As soon as it was obvious that the banks had become entangled in an impenetrable thicket of financial products and that the hard-earned savings of ordinary people were being used in risky transactions, the regulation of the financial markets should have been tightened up. The shortcomings should have become clear at t... | null |
Sophie Auconie | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As part of the financial supervision package, this draft regulation seeks to create a European insurance and professional pensions authority. This authority supplements the supervisory framework, alongside the European banking authority and the European financial markets authority. I believe that the European Parliame... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In order to protect the transparency and credibility of European markets and institutions vis-à-vis the public, it is vital to strengthen the skills, resources and autonomy of European supervision of insurance and occupational pensions markets. This will ensure the effectiveness of the reform that the EU institutions ... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-07-07T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The recent financial crisis has laid bare major weaknesses in financial supervision, both in individual cases and in relation to the financial system as a whole. Models of supervision had a national perspective and did not adapt to the globalisation that occurred within the financial system, where different financial ... | null |
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