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Georgios Papanikolaou | MEP | PPE | en | el | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the motion for a resolution by the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and the European Conservatives and Reformists Group on the situation of the Roma people in Europe for the following reasons: 1) it focuses on the actions (European strategy: action plan, take-up of resour... | null |
Rovana Plumb | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It is the duty of Member States and the European institutions to develop and support the implementation of the measures required to create a political and social environment which is conducive to implementing measures for Roma integration in the areas of education, health, social protection and labour market inclusion... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | es | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance welcomes the vote by Parliament, which has fully carried out its role as the guarantor of fundamental values in the EU. It has refused to keep silent about the situation in France, and has also not forgotten to criticise the late and limited response by the Commission. In... | null |
Catherine Soullie | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I deeply regret the fact that Parliament has adopted the motion for a resolution tabled by the Socialists, Liberals, Greens and Communists regarding the situation of the Roma people in Europe. I feel it is unacceptable to criticise France in that way, since it is not the only Member State to return Roma to their own c... | null |
Oreste Rossi | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We abstained from the vote on the motion for a resolution tabled by the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and by the European Conservatives and Reformists Group, as we cannot agree with the point seeking to promote the entry of Romania and Bulgaria into the Schengen area, since these countries... | null |
Nuno Teixeira | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Roma ethnic group is a minority, the majority of whose members are citizens of a Union Member State. European citizens have the right to move freely and settle in any EU Member State, as long as they comply with the provisions of Directive 2004/38/CE. The restriction of this freedom is, however, possible for reaso... | null |
Nuno Teixeira | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Roma ethnic group is a minority, the majority of whose members are citizens of a European Union Member State. All European citizens have the rights and duties set out in Directive 2004/38/CE concerning the right to freedom of movement in the European Union, according to the conditions stipulated therein. Member St... | null |
Silvia-Adriana Ţicău | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for the joint motion for a resolution on the situation of Roma and on freedom of movement in the European Union as I believe that the situation of roughly 10-12 million Roma requires a European integration strategy for them. Free movement of persons is one of the EU’s fundamental principles. European citizens ... | null |
Traian Ungureanu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted against the joint motion for a resolution proposed by the Left because this document puts the issue of the Roma minority in Europe on the wrong track. The resolution adopted during plenary is an ideological text rather than a concrete action plan. The resolution tabled by the Group of the Progressive Alliance ... | null |
Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the motion for a resolution on long-term care for older people, as I consider it to be of the greatest importance to guarantee conditions for active ageing, with greater assistance to ensure a better quality of life for all older people in the EU. This motion for a resolution aims to reduce inequa... | null |
Sophie Auconie | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Even though some countries such as Italy and Germany are more likely to be affected than others, all the Member States of the European Union are having to deal with ageing populations. We must take this challenge on board. However, we still too often act in the short term and forget to make provision for the change th... | null |
Zigmantas Balčytis | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I support this report. According to the employment policy guidelines, Member States must make every effort to achieve the most important objective – to ensure sustainable growth and strengthen job creation. We must also resolve Member States’ long-term problems: demographic change, globalisation and the creation of ne... | null |
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | With the demographic changes taking place in the European Union, the number of older people is growing rapidly and we must address major challenges: meet the higher demand for healthcare, adapt health systems to the needs of an ageing population while keeping them sustainable in societies with a smaller workforce. At ... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Quality education and training are a must in terms of personal fulfilment of the individual, equality, fighting social exclusion and poverty, active citizenship and social cohesion. I call on the Member States to regulate the qualification requirements for welfare workers caring for older people and to devise and impl... | null |
Ole Christensen, Dan Jørgensen, Christel Schaldemose and Britta Thomsen | MEP | S&D | en | da | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Danish Social Democrats do not believe that minimum wages, as specified in paragraph 12 of the resolution, should be introduced. That being said, the Danish Social Democrats have chosen to vote in favour of the resolution, because, apart from this call to introduce minimum wages, it contains a number of views and ... | null |
Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Parliament’s decision to adopt a motion for a resolution on long-term care for older people is beneficial because these people, as European citizens, need to continue to exercise their rights and freedom, preserve their place in society and keep in touch with the other generations. I believe that the EU a... | null |
Göran Färm, Anna Hedh, Olle Ludvigsson and Marita Ulvskog | MEP | S&D | en | sv | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We must maintain a high standard of care for older people, and this care must be a prioritised part of the welfare system that is developed in line with demographic change. We fully understand the setting of requirements for minimum social standards for all contracts in the care sector, but we think it is unfortunate ... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | With increased average life expectancy and the growing vulnerability in the situation of older people due to their dependence on social services that are often inadequate and cause fragmentation in family relationships, we are facing a situation in which many people, at this most difficult stage of their lives, find t... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In recent years, a demographic change towards an older population has been recorded in the EU. This phenomenon has created serious budgetary pressures and led to large amounts of extra healthcare infrastructure and social services being sought. Policies are therefore necessary for the inclusion of older people and for... | null |
Ilda Figueiredo | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Scientific and technological progress and the positive evolution of civilisations have enabled people’s life expectancies to be prolonged. Now, however, with neoliberal propositions and capitalism’s permanent goal of ever greater profits, governments are tending to give less value to the role of older people and consi... | null |
Bruno Gollnisch | MEP | NI | en | fr | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | On reading the motion for a resolution from the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, on which we have voted, I am reminded of the painful and shameful episode of the 2003 heatwave in which over 15 000 elderly people died in France. The staff shortage in retirement homes and an unhealthy trend in our societies, ... | null |
Anna Ibrisagic | MEP | PPE | en | sv | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Explanation of vote: we have today voted in favour of the motion for a resolution (B7-0491/2010) on long-term care for older people. However, we would like to point out that we do not agree with everything in the resolution. Our main concern is the call to introduce minimum wages. In this regard, we would uphold the p... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This is an issue to which we in my party have been giving great prominence and which we consider of great importance, in order for the latter part of the lives of older people with serious health problems to be lived in the best possible conditions. It is therefore necessary, despite the crisis, to channel the most po... | null |
Willy Meyer | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | es | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Demographic change in recent years, especially the ageing of the population, has resulted in an increase in budgetary pressure and a high demand for better health and social care infrastructures. I voted in favour of the motion for a resolution on long-term care for older people, which encourages the Member States to ... | null |
Alexander Mirsky | MEP | S&D | en | lv | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I fully support this motion for a resolution. I hope that further action will follow the European Parliament’s declaration. It is essential to react sharply and effectively to any and every instance of discrimination against the elderly. It is essential to draw up a directive legally binding on national governments wh... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We have already been seeing for many years that it is no longer feasible to finance short- or long-term care. Nevertheless, all measures in this regard have been put on the back burner and those affected and their relatives have been left out in the cold. Just as in the case of bringing up children, the services of ca... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am very happy with the adoption of this resolution, which basically: calls on Member States to consider the demographic developments of recent years – and especially the ageing of population – leading to increased budgetary pressures and high demand for better health and social care infrastructure; encourages Member ... | null |
Licia Ronzulli | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The adoption of this motion for a resolution once again demonstrates that the European Parliament and its Members are particularly committed to the issue of healthcare for older people. In an ageing society, protecting and enhancing our ‘silver years’ is becoming increasingly important. Continuing training for people ... | null |
Alf Svensson | MEP | PPE | en | sv | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I have today voted in favour of resolution B7-0491/2010 on long-term care for older people. However, there is one paragraph in the resolution that I do not support. In paragraph 12, the resolution calls for minimum standards for all contracts in the care sector, including minimum wages. This is something to which the ... | null |
Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the joint motion for a resolution on the situation of the Jordan River with special regard to the Lower Jordan River area as I believe it essential to call attention to the destruction of this river, especially of its lower reaches. The proposal requests the governments of Israel and Jordan, as we... | null |
Ioan Enciu | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I support the resolution on the situation of the Jordan River, because it calls for concrete action on an issue that has a direct effect on the economic, social and cultural well-being of the peoples of the region. The severe degradation of the Jordan River impacts on all aspects of the livelihood of the communities de... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the joint motion for a resolution on the situation of the Jordan River because its value in environmental, natural beauty, cultural, historical, agricultural and economic terms must be preserved. Proper management of the water resources that respects the needs of all people in the region is also o... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The problems of the Jordan River go well beyond normal concern over environmental degradation of water courses. As recognised by the resolution we have adopted, the Jordan is not just a river. Its significance goes well beyond the condition of the river, affecting the political, symbolic and religious spheres of state... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Jordan River, and the Lower Jordan River area in particular, is a cultural landscape of universal significance, with great historical, religious and environmental importance. Unfortunately, it has been devastated by overexploitation, pollution, and mismanagement of its flow, leading to a 50% loss in biodiversity. ... | null |
João Ferreira | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As already stated in the motion for a resolution, the Jordan River basin, especially its lower reaches, constitutes a cultural landscape of universal significance and of great historical, symbolic, religious, environmental, agricultural and economic importance both in the Middle East and further afield. The river’s cu... | null |
Jaromír Kohlíček | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | cs | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The situation in the Near East has been complicated for many years, both politically, as well as economically and ecologically. Rivers have never been many here, their flow is very unstable, even in ancient times forests gave way to farmland and pastures every year destroy shrubs, trees and other greenery. The water f... | null |
Jean-Luc Mélenchon | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Access to drinking water is a fundamental human right. In July, in fact, the United Nations adopted the resolution emanating from the Cochabamba Peoples’ Summit demanding that it be recognised. The River Jordan has been devastated and the Palestinian people deprived of access to drinking water by the diversion of virt... | null |
Willy Meyer | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | es | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the joint motion for a resolution on the situation of the Jordan River because all the countries along the river need to be encouraged to restore it. The Lower Jordan River area is entirely spoilt: poor management has resulted in serious pollution, resulting in a 50% loss of biodiversity. In the P... | null |
Alexander Mirsky | MEP | S&D | en | lv | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this motion for a resolution. The resolutions states that today the Jordan River is in a catastrophic state. The level of the Dead Sea falls by 30 cm every year. The coastal countries, especially Syria and Jordan, exploit the river’s resources while making no investment in the development of sewage purific... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-09-09T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome the important vote, today, on a resolution that draws attention to and expresses its concern at the devastation of the River Jordan, and the Lower Jordan in particular. It calls on the authorities of all the riparian countries to cooperate and rehabilitate the River Jordan by drawing up and implementing polic... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-09-20T00:00:00 | 2010 | Announcement by the PresidentVideo of the speechesPV | As you know, a large number of French trade unions have officially announced their intention to strike on Thursday, namely, on 23 September 2010. The strike action will include public transport workers and will begin on Wednesday, 22 September, at 22:00. We have also received information that the strike may even start ... | null |
John Bufton | MEP | ID | en | en | 2010-09-20T00:00:00 | 2010 | Announcement by the PresidentVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, thank you for the announcement you made today. People across the whole of Europe and, in particular, in my country, the United Kingdom, will be appalled at what a mess we are in. We come to Strasbourg once a month – twice this month – to sit, which is a complete and utter farce. The voting could take plac... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-09-20T00:00:00 | 2010 | Announcement by the PresidentVideo of the speechesPV | I would like to point out to my fellow Member that the matter is unrelated to today’s discussion. We are discussing technical matters, namely how to reach our destinations on Thursday. The issue you have raised is an entirely different problem. It relates to the treaties, to agreements within the European Union, and ha... | null |
Francesco Enrico Speroni | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-09-20T00:00:00 | 2010 | Announcement by the PresidentVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I would just like to add that Strasbourg, in comparison to Brussels, has the advantage that it borders Germany and therefore it is much easier to find alternative means of transport than in Brussels. | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-09-20T00:00:00 | 2010 | Announcement by the PresidentVideo of the speechesPV | That completes this item. I would like to repeat that further information on this subject will be provided on Tuesday and Wednesday. | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-09-20T00:00:00 | 2010 | Approval of the minutes of the previous sittingVideo of the speechesPV | The Minutes of 9 September 2010 have been distributed. Are there any comments? | null |
Bruno Gollnisch | MEP | NI | en | fr | 2010-09-20T00:00:00 | 2010 | Approval of the minutes of the previous sittingVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I should like to speak under Rule 172 with regard to point 5.2 of the minutes of the 9 September sitting and, at the same time, although I will combine both elements of my speech, under Rule 145, to make a personal statement. Mr President, a very important resolution condemning the French Government for ... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-09-20T00:00:00 | 2010 | Approval of the minutes of the previous sittingVideo of the speechesPV | I understand your comment related to the Minutes, but that was also a personal remark. That is how I intend to treat it. You were referring to your personal statement. Are there any other comments on the Minutes? (The Minutes of the previous sitting were approved) | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The next item is the report by Mr Vidal-Quadras, on behalf of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy, on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council concerning measures to safeguard security of gas supply and repealing Directive 2004/67/EC (COM(2009)0363 - C7-0097/2009 - 2009/010... | null |
Alejo Vidal-Quadras | N/A | N/A | en | es | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, in recent years, we have witnessed repeated examples of the vulnerability of Member States with respect to energy matters, particularly as regards the gas supply. Supply disruptions in the north and east of the European Union in the winters of 2005-2006 and 2008-2009 became a veritable nightmare. The har... | null |
Günther Oettinger | EU Commissioner | N/A | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, gas plays an important role in our energy policy and the strategy for this area is clear. Firstly, we need an efficient European legal framework to ensure the security of the gas supply. Secondly, we should be diversifying our sources and routes of supply for imported gas. We also n... | null |
Bogusław Sonik | N/A | N/A | en | pl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The citizens of Europe expect measures and decisions from the European Union which will visibly and specifically express our desire for supranational infrastructure to be managed collectively. This regulation meets these expectations. In particular, this concerns transport and the ability to travel rapidly to any dest... | null |
Sandra Kalniete | N/A | N/A | en | lv | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Thank you, Mr President. This is a very important report, and I am pleased to see that Parliament’s resolution reflects the concerns of those Member States that are isolated in the area of energy, because they are largely dependent on supplies from third countries and lack the infrastructure connecting them with other... | null |
Jacek Saryusz-Wolski | N/A | N/A | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, energy security is one of the key elements for safeguarding the future. It is a public good that the EU has a duty to provide for its citizens. The question is not if, but how, the Community should act in order to make Member States secure in the energy field. For that purpose, two elements are required: ... | null |
Herbert Reul | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, firstly, I would like to thank the Members of this House who have worked so hard on this project and, in particular, Mr Vidal-Quadras. This proves that the European political system is capable of responding to crises and providing useful solutions. We have seen supply security situa... | null |
Hannes Swoboda | MEP | S&D | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I would like to start, of course, by thanking Mr Vidal-Quadras warmly for his positive report and, above all, for the productive collaboration between him and the shadow rapporteurs. I would also like to express my thanks to the committee chair who ran the meetings with the Spanish Presidency. We have ac... | null |
Adina-Ioana Vălean | MEP | ALDE | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, first of all, I have to congratulate the rapporteur, Mr Vidal-Quadras, for his excellent work on this important report. Every winter reminds us that Europe is dependent on the gas supply from Russia, Ukraine and other countries. Security of energy supply has become a priority for the EU, and this is most ... | null |
Claude Turmes | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, congratulations to Mr Vidal-Quadras and to everyone involved in the negotiations. I would also like to congratulate the Spanish Presidency, which has really helped us to make rapid progress in this area. We have achieved a good balance between the internal market and forward planning and between the regi... | null |
Konrad Szymański | MEP | ECR | en | pl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Congratulations are certainly in order, because Mr Vidal-Quadras is not only the mainstay of the compromise we have reached with the Council, but he is also the mainstay of the exceptionally broad consensus among the political forces in this Parliament. This is very important. The European Conservatives and Reformists... | null |
Jacky Hénin | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, do we need to ensure energy security and independence? Yes we do. However, to fully ensure security and independence, it is essential that we remove gas and other energy sources from the serious problems caused by speculative markets, declaring them public assets, and enter into tariff agreements that re... | null |
Niki Tzavela | MEP | ID | en | el | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Mr Vidal-Quadras, may I congratulate you on an excellent report, which puts our internal market in order. However, I should like to clarify the following point: Europe has not secured or resolved the major problem of alternative gas suppliers by any stretch of the imagination. On the contrary, it seems t... | null |
Béla Kovács | MEP | NI | en | hu | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Ladies and gentlemen, the global expansion and internationalisation of natural gas trade has brought with it the risk that conflicts, whether international, political or economic in nature, will have a direct or indirect effect on the unified gas market, endangering its operation and consequently the security of suppl... | null |
Arturs Krišjānis Kariņš | MEP | PPE | en | lv | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioner, we are all dependants. In Europe, we are dependent on energy supplies from third countries. We are especially dependent in the gas sector and, of course, there is great dependence directly on one supplier country – namely, Russia. We know that as a supplier country, Russia can be problemati... | null |
Teresa Riera Madurell | MEP | S&D | en | es | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioner, the House has been reminded here today that the January 2009 crisis revealed something more than our energy dependence. We learned that a significant part of the problem lies within our borders. Spain, for example, cannot help new Member States affected, in spite of having resources. I woul... | null |
Jorgo Chatzimarkakis | MEP | ALDE | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, firstly, I would like to thank Mr Oettinger and congratulate Mr Vidal-Quadras on his report. With the help of the Spanish Presidency, it has been possible to produce a very good document. Natural gas is important and its importance is increasing. In his speech, Mr Turmes said that we must change our pers... | null |
Evžen Tošenovský | MEP | ECR | en | cs | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioner, in January 2009, Europe was convulsed by the problem of restricted gas supplies from Russia, which we know as the January 2009 gas crisis. We need to be very careful, however, as this situation did not affect the whole of Europe by any means, and it appears from studies that it was more a s... | null |
Fiorello Provera | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, European gas production is declining steadily and demand for energy will increase, above all, in the near future, to coincide with the economic recovery we all await. It is therefore very important to implement abundant and safe supply policies, particularly at times of crisis, when... | null |
Nick Griffin | MEP | NI | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, lawyers chase ambulances: where there is an accident, there is a parasite rushing in to profit from someone’s misfortune. The advocates of European Union are ambulance-chasers extraordinaire: from the fantasy of man-made global warming, to earthquakes and forest fires, every crisis becomes an excuse to gr... | null |
Amalia Sartori | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to thank Mr Vidal-Quadras for his excellent report and his great and acknowledged capacity for mediation, which has led us to vote on a widely supported regulation at its first and only reading. I too, along with my delegation and my group, will willingly vote for this ... | null |
Marek Siwiec | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The security of gas supply is an exceptional and a strategic subject. In all, four committees have worked on it. You are saying that the committees worked for a short time, but in total, it was a very long time – opinions were given and exchanges of views took place. It was an exceptional subject because it concerned ... | null |
Norica Nicolai | MEP | ALDE | en | ro | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I would like to emphasise just two things: the importance of gas supplier and transit countries. At the same time, I would like to congratulate the rapporteur for giving us the opportunity to discuss this issue and for the way in which he has handled it. As rapporteur for Turkmenistan, I believe that this country is o... | null |
Adam Bielan | MEP | ECR | en | pl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Energy security is, today, one of the most important conditions for sovereignty. Therefore, the European Union must arrive at a consistent policy in this area as quickly as possible. The 2004 directive on gas crises which is currently in force is completely inadequate for the risks which exist today, for it is not abl... | null |
Jaroslav Paška | MEP | ID | en | sk | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The regulation on security of gas supplies responds to a problem brought home to us by the energy and gas crisis at the beginning of last year. The model regulation drafted by the Commission proposes a raft of measures that have the ambitious aim of achieving a higher level of energy security for the entire European U... | null |
Romana Jordan Cizelj | MEP | PPE | en | sl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Today, we are debating what is probably one of the most important documents of this plenary sitting. Many of our citizens were left freezing during the coldest part of the winter of 2009 because their radiators remained cold. It is precisely in such cases of emergency, when the gas supply in Europe is seriously disrup... | null |
Anni Podimata | MEP | S&D | en | el | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, may I start by congratulating Mr Vidal-Quadras on his important contribution to the detailed compromise reached with the Council at first reading. The new regulation will address serious inherent weaknesses in the security of the natural gas supply to the EU by stepping up measures at European level, by ... | null |
Ivo Strejček | MEP | ECR | en | cs | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, last year’s energy crisis was disagreeable, but it did not indicate a structural failure of the market. It is therefore not necessary to have any kind of excessive regulation of the gas market or the gas supply market, as that would ultimately only result in higher gas prices for the end user. I would li... | null |
Bogdan Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I would like to express my regard for the rapporteur, Mr Vidal-Quadras, who, a year ago, faced the exceptionally difficult challenge of preparing a report on questions of energy security in the area of safeguarding gas supplies to the European Union. Both the European Parliament and the Council are fully aware of the ... | null |
George Sabin Cutaş | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The European Union cannot allow itself to be dependent on external monopoly gas supply sources. The gas crisis between Russia and Ukraine in 2009 showed us how vulnerable we are without a proper common European strategy. The consequences of this were plain to see from the impact on the European economy and on the grou... | null |
Paweł Robert Kowal | MEP | ECR | en | pl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I would like to thank the rapporteur very much for bringing about a compromise, something which, on matters related to energy, is particularly difficult. I would also like to thank Mr Oettinger for his involvement in the agreement on gas supplies between Poland and Russia. We greatly value the fact that the European C... | null |
András Gyürk | MEP | PPE | en | hu | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I agree with those Members who think that we will be able to prevent disruptions in gas supply more efficiently by means of a gas supply regulation. For this, I thank the rapporteur. I consider especially important the provisions concerning protected consumers. I am pleased that instead of the initial restrictive defi... | null |
Eija-Riitta Korhola | MEP | PPE | en | fi | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, my sincere thanks go to my colleague, Mr Vidal-Quadras, for the excellent work he has done. Whether we like it or not, Europe is relying more and more on gas to function, and it is Russia that supplies us with that gas. That is why it is not enough that the EU’s relations with its gas supplier are in ... | null |
Zigmantas Balčytis | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Firstly, I would like to congratulate the rapporteur on the preparation of this very important document. Increasing dependence on imported energy, gas in particular, is one of the new challenges the EU faces in security policy and overcoming it will require a concerted effort by the EU and all of us. The European Comm... | null |
Tunne Kelam | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, today’s debate shows that Europe has drawn lessons from the multiple supply crisis. Estonia’s first experience in independence came in December 1992 when Russia shut off all gas and oil supplies. It nevertheless made us stronger. Today, we see encouraging cooperation, first of all, between Parliament a... | null |
Csaba Sándor Tabajdi | MEP | S&D | en | hu | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | It is important for the EU to react at Community level in the interest of energy security, but Member States who have not yet normalised their bilateral political relationship with Russia also have to take steps. Eighty per cent of Hungary’s gas imports come from Russia, and so the dependency of Hungarian consumers is... | null |
Reinhard Bütikofer | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I would like to highlight two points for the attention of Mr Oettinger which have already been mentioned by other Members during the discussion. Firstly, Mr Turmes emphasised the issue of the predictability of demand for gas. In the context of the gas supply, we are only looking at this question from ... | null |
Ilda Figueiredo | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, in this debate on the security of natural gas supplies, I would stress that the global supply of natural gas is already very diversified; indeed, this must be properly acknowledged. However, the more important issue in terms of the future is the expected oil crisis, because of which the European Union... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, the majority of gas suppliers have announced significant price increases as a result of the growing demand for gas. There is talk of the wholesale price of gas doubling. Therefore, it is likely, in my opinion, that Moscow will provoke another gas crisis this winter. In the past, the EU has probably no... | null |
Andrzej Grzyb | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr Oettinger said this is the first document on energy matters since the Treaty of Lisbon came into force. Indeed, energy solidarity was the main objective of many countries, including of my own country, Poland, in relation to the Treaty of Lisbon. However, the gas crises – in particular, the crisis of 2009, but also ... | null |
Silvia-Adriana Ţicău | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The European Union’s energy security depends on the diversification of energy supply sources and routes. I believe that the European Union should invest more in the energy infrastructure and in energy efficiency. As far as the energy infrastructure in the gas sector is concerned – I am referring here to the creation o... | null |
Alajos Mészáros | MEP | PPE | en | hu | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr Vidal-Quadras and Commissioner Oettinger deserve thanks for making this important report possible. This regulation will be particularly welcome to Central European countries, some of which are 100% dependent on Russian gas imports. This not only creates a state of dependency but is also dangerous as a political too... | null |
Ioan Enciu | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | First of all, I, too, would like to congratulate Mr Vidal-Quadras for all his efforts in drafting this important report. We are all aware how important the energy supply is to the European Union. The Commission and Commissioner Oettinger must continue to be actively involved in resolving the issues which determine the... | null |
Danuta Jazłowiecka | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The regulation which we are voting on today is a milestone in building a common energy policy. The provisions relating to energy solidarity are, without doubt, testimony to this. They guarantee the operation of legal instruments which will enable a common, united reaction in an emergency situation. The text on which w... | null |
Edit Herczog | MEP | S&D | en | hu | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I congratulate the Commissioner and Parliament for working together to prepare this large-scale document. While it is a step in the right direction, it is also clear that law is only a precondition for investments. Creating motivation for European investment may also help us through the crisis. This regulation may als... | null |
Ioan Mircea Paşcu | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, since 2006, when the first interruption of gas supply from Russia took place, energy security has become a top item agenda on the EU’s activity. The issue is not only economic, but highly political too, because it has a strong impact on the foreign policy of the EU and, consequently, on its internation... | null |
Niki Tzavela | MEP | ID | en | el | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, as several of us in this Chamber have referred to the Nabucco pipeline as a very important project for energy security in Europe, I should like to ask the Commissioner to tell us, if he can, what stage has been reached and what progress has been made on the Nabucco project. | null |
Günther Oettinger | EU Commissioner | N/A | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, this debate, which began with the subject of gas and gas storage, has taken on a more general character and has expanded to cover energy policy as a whole. Of course, it is true that we are dependent on gas. However, this applies not only to gas, but also to other energy sources,... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The debate is closed. The vote will take place today, Tuesday, 21 September, at 12:00. Written statements (Rule 149) | null |
Elena Băsescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The adoption of this report significantly enhances the legislative framework for the EU’s energy security policy. Diversification of energy sources is a priority, given the energy crisis which Europe has faced. I believe that it is vital to support alternative credible projects in the gas supply sector in the Caspian ... | null |
George Becali | MEP | NI | en | ro | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Our topic for debate today is gas supply security. We are debating it as winter is approaching. In January 2009, the natural gas crisis between Russia and Ukraine highlighted that dependency on imports had grown throughout Europe. This time, the risks linked to supply and transit have increased too. This is why we sti... | null |
Jolanta Emilia Hibner | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I would like to express my esteem for Mr Vidal-Quadras for his work and his commitment to the regulation concerning the security of gas supply. I am pleased it has been possible to achieve such a good compromise in this extremely important document. The interests of all the Member States on the most significant issues... | null |
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