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Lena Kolarska-Bobińska | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | We say a great deal about the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon in the context of the European External Action Service. However, it is worth drawing attention to measures being taken in the area of energy policy. Article 194 of the Treaty of Lisbon has laid down clear priorities in this area: establishing a sin... | null |
Marian-Jean Marinescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Security of supply will depend, in future, on the evolution of the fuel mix, the development of production in the European Union and in third countries supplying the EU, as well as on investments in storage facilities and in diversification of supply routes and sources inside and outside the European Union. I am pleas... | null |
Alexander Mirsky | MEP | S&D | en | lv | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | It is clear that the European Union should not have to rely on which side of the bed the President of Ukraine or Belarus gets out of in the morning. It is clear that the EU should not have to rely on the machinations of superfluous middlemen wanting to cash in on speculation and manipulation in the area of gas supply.... | null |
Algirdas Saudargas | MEP | PPE | en | lt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I would like to agree with my fellow Members and welcome the fact that such an important regulation will be approved in such a short space of time. This only proves once again that when there is a real problem, Europe is able to act quickly and effectively. The security of gas supply regulation strengthens the princip... | null |
Joanna Katarzyna Skrzydlewska | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Adoption of the regulation on security of gas supply opens the way to creating a common gas market at EU level in the future. Important provisions contained in this document are the introduction of the obligation to prepare preventive and emergency plans in every Member State, the obligation to declare a Union emergen... | null |
Rafał Trzaskowski | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The compromise negotiated by the European Parliament is a real step towards putting the provisions of the Treaty of Lisbon into operation. It creates the initial conditions for practical application of the solidarity of Member States in the event of disruptions to gas supplies, and we count this as our success. The pr... | null |
Vladimir Urutchev | MEP | PPE | en | bg | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | It is only 18 months since gas supplies along the Russia-Ukraine-EU route were disrupted in January 2009. Bulgaria was the country most affected at the time, but the whole EU realised how vulnerable mainly Central and East European countries are in terms of gas supply security. This is why I welcome the adoption of Mr... | null |
Artur Zasada | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Security of gas supply (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I congratulate the rapporteur on a very well drafted document. Following long and difficult negotiations, it has been possible to reach a Europe-wide compromise. I consider particularly important elements of the agreement to be the obligation to prepare, within two years, preventive and emergency plans in every Member... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The next item is the Council and Commission statements on the EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 [2010/2862(RSP)]. | null |
Karel De Gucht | EU Commissioner | N/A | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I am pleased to be here today to discuss the preparations of the 13th EU-China summit. The summit is particularly important this year, as we are celebrating the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the EU and China, and using for the first time the set-up provided by th... | null |
Ioannis Kasoulides | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, a globalised multilateral world, along with the challenges of climate change, security of energy supply, nuclear non-proliferation, Iran and North Korea, collective security issues like terrorism and piracy, and the peace efforts in volatile regions like the Middle East, warrants a strategic partnershi... | null |
Libor Rouček | MEP | S&D | en | cs | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, the states of the European Union and China face many of the same global challenges and problems: overcoming the global economic crisis, climate change, terrorism, the spread of weapons of mass destruction, uncontrolled migration and many other challenges. We will no... | null |
Niccolò Rinaldi | MEP | ALDE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, a summit between China and the European Union is a model affair between two friends who have mutual reasons for satisfaction. In certain respects, they go back a long way, because Europe and China have both contributed to a safer and more prosperous world. Trade pol... | null |
Reinhard Bütikofer | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, Mr De Gucht, I agree with your basic premise that the European Union must work towards a strategic partnership with China. However, if, after having said that, our next step is almost always to talk once again about the Chinese market, I believe that we are narrowing our horizons in our approach to th... | null |
Jaromír Kohlíček | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | cs | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Ladies and gentlemen, for more than 30 years now, foreign observers have been constantly amazed at the growth rate of the Chinese national economy. Over this period, a developing country in which the great majority of its citizens depend on unmechanised agriculture has made up for centuries of lagging behind the devel... | null |
Bastiaan Belder | MEP | ID | en | nl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The Chinese market is attractive to European business. However, we have a jungle of oft-amended and retroactively-applying regulations which are blocking European companies’ road to that tempting market. The position paper of the European Chamber of Commerce in Beijing published in early September – so quite recently ... | null |
Lucas Hartong | MEP | NI | en | nl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I would emphatically draw your attention to China’s role when it comes to North Korea. During dictator Kim Jong-il’s recent visit to China, the Chinese President, Hu Jintao, stated he wanted to pursue more trade with North Korea. This is a source of great concern to my group, the Dutch Freedom Party. ... | null |
José Ignacio Salafranca Sánchez-Neyra | MEP | PPE | en | es | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, today’s debate does indeed raise the question of how to build a strategic partnership with China based on its economic potential and on our value system, particularly with respect to human rights, which have to be of a universal nature. Garton Ash, a brilliant British analyst, said that relations with... | null |
Henri Weber | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, for such an important debate, I would have liked Baroness Ashton to have been present or at least one Member of the Council. Good for China! It has decided to lead the way in green technology; 38% of its massive recovery plan has been invested into these new industries. It is already the number one pr... | null |
Marielle De Sarnez | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I think it is high time we consider the issue of Europe’s relations with China and even define a new strategy. I have three suggestions. Firstly, as the President of the Council said, we need reciprocity. For example, Chinese companies cannot continue setting up shop in Europe when European companies ... | null |
Heidi Hautala | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | fi | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, it has been very noticeable recently how perplexed the European Union has been by China’s growing power. This is also reflected in our human rights dialogue. I would like to say that the human rights dialogue which we have engaged in with China is in some sort of crisis, one that we need to find solut... | null |
Joe Higgins | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, the EU-China summit is seen as very important by European-based transnational corporations which want more flexibility to reap bigger profits from their Chinese operations – bigger profits made on the backs of Chinese workers, tens of millions of whom are appallingly exploited, migrants in their own la... | null |
Daniel Caspary | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I support all the previous speakers who have spoken about values, freedom and human rights in the context of the Communist dictatorship in China. Today, however, I would like to focus on economic issues. China is no longer a developing country. It is now the second largest economy in the world. In 200... | null |
Emilio Menéndez del Valle | MEP | S&D | en | es | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, Commissioner, China is on an export and investment offensive on practically every continent. Trade and investments have substantially increased. Forecasts suggest that in 2014, China will overtake Europe and become the second biggest market for Latin American exports, while by 2015, Latin America will... | null |
Charles Goerens | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, China is now a fabulously wealthy state, boosted by economic growth which, year in, year out, stands at between 8 and 15%. Its economic performance has earned it the title of workshop of the world, whereas, for some decades now, the United States has assumed the role of ultimate consumer. China produc... | null |
Crescenzio Rivellini | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, many important topics will be tackled at the EU-China summit. I believe that one of the main topics is the promotion of free and fair trade and the ultimate gradual integration of China into the world economic scene as a responsible and reliable partner. Today, although China joi... | null |
Derek Vaughan | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, this summit will be of great importance to the EU. We need to make sure that it is also important for China. I have no doubt that China wants a strong, integrated Europe. It wants a multipolar – not a bipolar – world, and we should welcome that. We therefore need to ensure that the EU has a strong, coo... | null |
Elmar Brok | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, Mr De Gucht, a strategic partnership involves the two partners speaking with one voice. One of the two partners, the European Union, has, unfortunately, not reached that point in many areas, in particular, with regard to economic issues. We know that joint responsibility between the two partners forms... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, advantage must be taken of this summit in order for the European Union and China to agree on joint positions for the Cancún climate change conference. It is important to learn lessons from the events of Copenhagen. It is incomprehensible that the United States has negotiated a minimalist agreement wit... | null |
Csaba Sándor Tabajdi | MEP | S&D | en | hu | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Ladies and gentlemen, the European Union defined certain objectives correctly. There are others that are anachronistic, and I consider the non-recognition of China as a market economy to be one of those. Several speakers have mentioned the importance of market access. I would like to bring to the attention of Commissi... | null |
Victor Boştinaru | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I should today like to repeat once again something I have always said: relations between the EU and China are extremely important for both sides and for the whole world. This is even truer today, with China continuing its rapid growth and the EU still struggling with the crisis. The EU needs China and ... | null |
Reinhard Bütikofer | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I would like to raise a point of order. I have been hoping all this time that the Council might possibly put in an appearance. Now the discussion is almost over and the Council has unfortunately been notable by its absence. Does this mean that the Council does not consider it necessary to discuss with... | null |
Elmar Brok | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I would like to highlight once again the agreement reached between the European Parliament and the High Representative/Vice-President of the Commission. This states that a Commissioner can fully represent the Vice-President and speak on her behalf, including with regard to issues of mixed importance a... | null |
Petru Constantin Luhan | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | We are all aware that the European Union is not alone in recognising the opportunities offered by a smart, green economy with a view to achieving greater competitiveness and prosperity. China is one of the countries which have set out similar priorities and are investing in emerging industries, green technologies, inf... | null |
Katarína Neveďalová | MEP | S&D | en | sk | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | China is an important business and trading partner of the European Union. I am naturally in favour of a closer strategic partnership, but it must be based on trust and reciprocity. However, we must not neglect social conditions in China in the rush to establish good trade relations, joint research, joint measures on e... | null |
Charles Tannock | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, the PRC remains a ruthless communist dictatorship, but every day, capitalist China achieves another economic record. It is about to overtake Japan as the world’s second economy and is already – astonishingly – far and away Brazil’s number one trading partner, as China goes truly global. We all know of ... | null |
Roberta Angelilli | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the Commissioner has rightly described China as a strategic partner, but let us be frank: this relationship is a one-way street! Europe is strategic for China, meaning that China has a clear and very aggressive attitude toward us; it knows what it wants from Europe and it gets wh... | null |
Enrique Guerrero Salom | MEP | S&D | en | es | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, Commissioner, over the next few weeks, the European Union is going to hold three crucial summits: the first with China, the second with the United States and the third with Africa. At the same time, a year will have passed since the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, while the European External... | null |
Rachida Dati | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, firstly, I agree with the position taken by my fellow Member on the Council’s absence from this meeting of Parliament. I must say, I find it a bit offhand of the Council. With the approach of the next summit on 6 October, China and the European Union must absolutely... | null |
Andrew Henry William Brons | MEP | NI | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, in the first three months of last year, the United Kingdom imported more than four times the value of goods from China than it exported to that country. The EU as a whole is facing a similar threat from a growing Chinese economy. In 2009, the EU imported goods worth EUR 215 billion from China but expor... | null |
Czesław Adam Siekierski | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Preparations for the coming summit are very important, because the subjects which will be discussed will determine the direction of policy as well as priorities for the next period of our cooperation. It is extremely important to adhere to the requirements concerning quality standards in environment protection, which ... | null |
Josefa Andrés Barea | MEP | S&D | en | es | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, Europe is facing an important challenge in its relations with emerging countries: our relations need to be organised. The European Union has a commercial, political, strategic and humanitarian interest in its most important partner: China. Spain exports EUR 500 million to and imports EUR 580 million f... | null |
Hans-Peter Martin | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, Mr De Gucht, Commissioner, I agree to a large extent with what the chair of the delegation for relations with the People’s Republic of China, Mr Rivellini, has said. Despite all the criticism of the work done by the European Union, which I always understand to be constructive, I believe that the summi... | null |
Miroslav Mikolášik | MEP | PPE | en | sk | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | China is, without doubt, a significant trading partner of the European Union and its Member States, and trade relations have deepened in recent years due to the remarkable growth of the Chinese economy. For future relations between the Union and China, it is important to create a real partnership based on acceptance, ... | null |
László Tőkés | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, as we know, the EU is China’s largest trade partner, and China enjoys our support in their economic reforms, but let us not forget that these reforms cannot move forward without reforms in the field of respect for human rights. Europe successfully put an end to its nearly 50-year experience with Commun... | null |
Monika Flašíková Beňová | MEP | S&D | en | sk | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Prior to the forthcoming summit between the European Union and China, it is important for the Commission and the Council to understand the nature of the relationship between these two players from an international politics perspective. From a European perspective, the growing influence of China is increasingly being s... | null |
Helga Trüpel | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, China is undergoing huge growth and is full of contradictions. It is a country that is becoming increasingly powerful in a global context. It is true that we need our own European strategy to define the action that we should take. We must make our interests clear and explain that we want multi-polar g... | null |
Seán Kelly | MEP | PPE | en | ga | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I welcome the high-level discussions due to take place between China and the European Union, and I hope that they will be very successful. I think we ignore China at our peril and that we would be the bigger losers. There is a great opportunity for us to establish parity, particularly with regard to ... | null |
Olga Sehnalová | MEP | S&D | en | cs | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, correct relations between the EU and China, based on mutual respect, must be capable of incorporating and understanding the differences between our two cultures. The key is to make an honest and non-superficial attempt at mutual recognition. Personal experience and the development o... | null |
Ioan Mircea Paşcu | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, it is now a fact of life that China, already the second economic and exporting power in the world, is moving towards the status of a superpower, forcing the US to pay it increasing attention. Consequently, Europe will soon have to compete with China for the favours of the US, while its power of attract... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Further to a message which I have received from the Council, I wish to clarify that Commissioner De Gucht will speak on behalf of Lady Ashton and that, under the agreement with the European Parliament, Lady Ashton represents both the European Commission and the Council. This clarification is in response to members’ com... | null |
Karel De Gucht | EU Commissioner | N/A | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, thank you for making it clear that today I am, in fact, wearing two hats (by the way, I have at least two hats – one for the winter in dark brown velvet and one for the summer, a panama). You said, Madam President, that this was an agreement with Parliament. It is, in fact, the result of the Lisbon Tre... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | EU-China summit on 6 October 2010 (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The debate is closed. (The sitting was suspended for a few minutes) | null |
Alajos Mészáros | MEP | PPE | en | hu | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | E-commerce has now become an integral part of the Internet, but unfortunately, there are still noticeable shortcomings, particularly when it comes to cross-border commerce. Non-coordinated national regulations can seriously hamper the free movement of goods across Europe. According to surveys, in 2009, one out of thre... | null |
Syed Kamall | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, thank you for giving me the opportunity to explain my views on this vote. I think we all agree that this is very important: there are still far too many barriers to e-commerce. It is important that we are able to purchase both digital and physical goods on the Internet across the EU. I welcome any init... | null |
Daniel Hannan | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, constituents of mine in business will look at a report like this with weary resignation. Here are all the trite, clichéd phrases that we associate with EU directives: ‘e-commerce is a vital force of the Internet’; ‘an important catalyst for achieving the aims of the EU 2020 strategy’; ‘it is important ... | null |
Alfredo Antoniozzi | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, as may clearly be seen from this report, air traffic has now been increasing steadily for years. Despite great progress with safety, this inevitably involves an increased risk of accidents. The European regulations on investigation of air accidents are set out in a 1994 directive... | null |
Izaskun Bilbao Barandica | MEP | ALDE | en | es | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, the regulation improves safety investigations into how to avoid accidents in the future, coordination through the creation of the Network and care for victims and their families, but I am disappointed that two issues have not been included: firstly, the principle of just culture, so that personnel are... | null |
Oldřich Vlasák | MEP | ECR | en | cs | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, we know that the existing Community system for civil aviation accident investigations is not as good as it might be. Over the last few years, there has been dramatic transport growth and expansion of the European Union, and there are better investigative methods. The aim of this regulation is therefor... | null |
Bogusław Liberadzki | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The volcanic eruption in Iceland in April showed that the entire continent of Europe is, in fact, stuck with aviation. At the moment, there is no alternative. Neither rail transport nor any other branch of transport was able to replace aviation, hence the question of its safety and reliability. In the case of aviation... | null |
Alfredo Antoniozzi | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, over recent years, many Member States have endured frequent interruptions in their gas supplies, showing that the European Union’s increasing dependency on foreign energy supplies can harm the long-term economic and political interests of Member States. I fully support the notion... | null |
Miroslav Mikolášik | MEP | PPE | en | sk | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The gas crisis between Russia and Ukraine last winter had a negative impact on European citizens and the European economy, while revealing the extent of the European Union’s vulnerability and dependency on supplies from abroad. The Union should create its own energy policy in a spirit of solidarity, and thus ensure th... | null |
Jarosław Kalinowski | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Security of gas supply was, is and will, for a long time, be an issue which is crucial for the international political situation, but which, above all else, is crucial for ensuring the right living conditions for the residents of Europe by guaranteeing the right amounts of this essential natural resource. The ideas pr... | null |
Czesław Adam Siekierski | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We have adopted an important report on the security of gas supply. The measures proposed in the report are a step in the right direction, but they do not give society or the economy a full sense of security. The experience of recent years shows that a number of Member States have been acting in their own interests and... | null |
Inese Vaidere | MEP | PPE | en | lv | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Thank you, Madam President. Security of gas supply is one of the most important aspects of Europe’s economic and strategic security. The ability to speak with one voice in energy policy questions with energy suppliers is one of our key goals. I greatly value what Commissioner Oettinger has achieved, but I consider tha... | null |
Vito Bonsignore | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I also voted in favour of this measure. It is time for the European Union to regulate energy security and the energy supply with clarity: last year’s dispute showed us the strength of our dependency on energy from third countries. The regulation approved in this Chamber finally t... | null |
Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė | MEP | PPE | en | lt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Today, the European Parliament adopted a regulation on safeguarding the security of gas supply. This is a very important step towards the implementation of a common European Union energy policy. It is a step towards energy solidarity among European Union Member States and greater regional cooperation. I voted for this... | null |
Clemente Mastella | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the purpose of this agreement is to strengthen cooperation between the governments of the countries concerned in order to speed up the process for readmitting persons residing without authorisation, and to do so by clearly setting out all the necessary technical provisions: readm... | null |
Joe Higgins | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | How ironic that the European Parliament is voting today on an agreement to kick poor and penniless Pakistani citizens out of the European Union and back to a homeland that is ravaged by disastrous flooding. The long-suffering poor and peasants and workers of Pakistan are suffering even more than ever, with 20% of their... | null |
Gerard Batten | MEP | ID | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, I abstained on the vote on an agreement between the European Union and Pakistan. The agreement appears to enhance the ability of nation states, or Member States I should say, to return illegal immigrants to Pakistan. On the face of it, that would seem to be desirable for the United Kingdom, but it shou... | null |
Jens Rohde | MEP | ALDE | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | What I would like to say is that the Danish Liberals are very pleased with today’s vote on the readmission agreement between the EU and Pakistan. Finally, after several years of negotiations between the Commission and Pakistan, an agreement has been reached which will allow the readmission of migrants who no longer ful... | null |
Cristiana Muscardini | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I voted in favour of the Kazak report on relations between the European Union and Turkey, as voted for within the Committee on International Trade and in the Chamber. Although Turkey built a customs barrier with Europe some time ago, many obstacles and barriers to trade are still... | null |
Dimitar Stoyanov | MEP | NI | en | bg | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, I naturally voted against the Kazak report given the arguments I presented to the Chamber. I cannot vote for a report drafted by a rapporteur who is practically indebted for his whole education, costing huge sums of money, funded directly by the Turkish Government. This represents a conflict of intere... | null |
Clemente Mastella | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, Turkey’s role as a world trade actor has grown in recent years, particularly as the country is capitalising more on its unique geopolitical position. The creation of a customs union with the European Union in 1996 allowed for the deepening of economic relations. A considerable de... | null |
Peter Jahr | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, there is a comprehensive trading relationship between the European Union and Turkey. Since 1996, there has also been a customs union and despite all of this, there are still a number of trade barriers in place. Therefore, I am particularly pleased that Parliament has today called on the Republic of Tu... | null |
Vito Bonsignore | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I congratulate the rapporteur on his work and, above all, on his approach to this topic, since we have been holding talks with Turkey on its accession to the Union for many years. Therefore, this is a difficult moment. It goes without saying that Turkey represents an excellent tr... | null |
Peter van Dalen | MEP | ECR | en | nl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, I have voted in favour of the Kazak report because it will improve economic and trade relations with Turkey. It will strengthen the neighbourly bonds between the European Union and Turkey. That, and no more than that, is exactly what we need. I have abstained from voting on amendment 1 by the Europe o... | null |
Czesław Adam Siekierski | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Despite the improvement in relations between the Union and Turkey, difficulties still exist in the form of tariff and non-tariff barriers which, along with other formalities and procedures, need to be simplified. There are problematic questions on both sides. These include the failure to respect intellectual property ... | null |
Philip Claeys | MEP | NI | en | nl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I have, of course, voted in favour of the amendment by the Europe of Freedom and Democracy Group and against the Kazak report because it is perfectly possible to maintain optimal trade relations with Turkey without this country acceding to the European Union. The rapporteur seems to have been walking around with his e... | null |
Licia Ronzulli | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the report approved today is a step in the right direction for the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems. The concept of biodiversity has at last been associated with that of responsible management. We must immediately adopt implementing policies on eco-compatibility if we ... | null |
Romana Jordan Cizelj | MEP | PPE | en | sl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I have voted in favour of the report on the implementation of EU legislation aimed at the conservation of biodiversity. The report proposes many positive requirements, but its key finding is that results have not been achieved because of a lack of political will. That is also the reason why the legislation has not bee... | null |
Clemente Mastella | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems and the fight to prevent their further degradation are challenges of inestimable value for our society. Halting the loss of biodiversity is not merely our moral duty; it is also a political and economic duty: preserving our planet s... | null |
Miroslav Mikolášik | MEP | PPE | en | sk | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In the European Union, the threat of extinction hangs over 42% of mammals, 43% of birds, 30% of amphibians, 45% of reptiles and 52% of fish, and the level of loss is set to increase tenfold by 2050. Unfortunately, the urgency of the situation is not understood by European Union citizens, and the European Commission ha... | null |
Peter Jahr | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, the diversity of plant and animal species forms the basis for supplying the growing world population with food and raw materials. It is also essential to our efforts to adapt to climate change. Biodiversity is under threat throughout the world, in particular, from the human race. Therefore, we must br... | null |
Monika Flašíková Beňová | MEP | S&D | en | sk | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The environment and its biodiversity face a particular problem at the moment, with methods of production and a lifestyle that only regard nature as a commodity and a means for satisfying human needs. Since we now, unfortunately, ignore the ethical and ecological significance of biodiversity, we should at least be cons... | null |
Jarosław Kalinowski | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The riches of nature are the greatest fortune which humanity possesses. Unfortunately, as people, we do a very great deal to cause the loss of that wealth. The creation of programmes such as Nature 2000 is one step we have taken to protect nature from ourselves. Attention should also be paid to stricter legislation an... | null |
Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė | MEP | PPE | en | lt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The conservation of biological diversity is linked to many other European Union policies. The fishing, energy and agricultural sectors all have an impact, in this case, on the grave state of the Baltic Sea. According to research, this sea, which is practically an internal sea of the European Union, is one of the worst... | null |
Giommaria Uggias | MEP | ALDE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, our vote on the report was very diverse and rich in ideas on how to improve our actions to prevent environmental disasters. It is based on the consideration that current preventive measures have unfortunately proved inadequate or not been implemented. This means we are faced with... | null |
Mario Pirillo | MEP | S&D | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, rural depopulation, desertification and the increased rate of disastrous events – excessive rainfall, drought, hail, fires, and so on – force Member States to intervene with limited resources and limited means. The most important issue I would like to highlight here is the surviv... | null |
Jarosław Kalinowski | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Helping the poorest is one of the European Union’s most fundamental functions. There is no question about this, and I congratulate the author of the report for dealing with this. However, as a member of the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development, I feel obliged to draw attention to paragraph 54 of the report, ... | null |
Frank Vanhecke | MEP | NI | en | nl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The present report is actually quite balanced, but I have voted against it, nonetheless. Even though the report is balanced, it is based on the premise that if we just continue giving ever more money and aid to Africa, especially sub-Saharan Africa, then this continent will eventually receive this aid. That might be t... | null |
Vito Bonsignore | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, my compliments to the rapporteur on her work. The European Union has always been committed to supporting developing countries, and the report we have voted on today reminds us that we still have much, much more to do. In order to improve conditions in these countries, we must enc... | null |
Syed Kamall | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, I think there will be consensus across this House. I do not think anyone can be against the idea of poverty reduction and job creation in developing countries. A couple of years ago, I ran a workshop in Côte d’Ivoire, where I spoke to young African politicians. I asked how we from the European Union co... | null |
Seán Kelly | MEP | PPE | en | ga | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, I was pleased to vote for this report and it shows that we are not forgetting the world’s poor, in spite of there being a recession. At the same time, I must say that I was in Africa as a voluntary worker several years ago; I used to buy a newspaper every day and was surprised by the number of article... | null |
George Becali | MEP | NI | en | ro | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this report to ensure that financial resources are provided to cover the modification to the OLAF establishment plan and to include this adjustment in the 2010 budget. | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) has been doing a commendable job in fighting fraud at European level. Reinforcing the means at its disposal and its workforce justifies an increase in its budget, which I willingly support. Obviously, I would prefer this not to prove necessary and OLAF to have more funds and more ... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This Draft amending budget No 5 to the general budget for 2010 (No 5/2010) covers modifications to the establishment plan of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), the revision of the forecast of traditional own resources, value-added tax (VAT) and gross national income (GNI) bases, the budgeting of the relevant UK co... | null |
Jean-Luc Mélenchon | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I should like to express here that I strongly disagree with the way OLAF currently operates. Although fraud needs to be tackled, it should be done in a way that benefits European citizens and therefore, in an independent and effective way that protects the personal data of all citizens. As it stands, OLAF is incapable... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The aim of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) is to protect the financial interests of the European Union and fight fraud, corruption and any other irregular activities, including malpractice committed in the European institutions. Therefore, given the important role it performs, it has to be provided with the mate... | null |
Claudio Morganti | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I abstained from voting because, although I am in favour of creating an additional 20 permanent posts for staff employed on temporary contracts in the European Anti-Fraud Office, I do not believe that the United Kingdom’s budgetary imbalance should still be corrected today. The rebate was granted to the United Kingdom... | null |
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