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Roberta Angelilli | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We are all aware of the recent environmental disaster that has struck Pakistan, the massive damage to the land, the damaged crops, the more than 10 million displaced persons and the thousands of dead. Our undertaking is to help this country and develop solidarity-based and coordination initiatives to facilitate a swif... | null |
Mara Bizzotto | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The conclusion of an agreement with Pakistan is a positive step which Europe must make towards a determined policy to tackle illegal immigration. Today, Europeans are asking us for tighter security and a strict policy to control the migratory flows afflicting our countries. Each text which, like this one, facilitates ... | null |
Marielle De Sarnez | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Parliament has approved a readmission agreement between the EU and Pakistan, which will facilitate the expulsion of large numbers of Pakistani nationals residing without authorisation in Europe. Although we need agreements with third countries defining readmission procedures for people residing without au... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It is well known that Pakistan is the country of origin of many illegal immigrants. It is therefore worth establishing quick and effective means of contacting its authorities. I am aware of the reservations that those on the left in this House have about this agreement, but I believe that they are confusing illegal im... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The aim of the agreement is to enhance cooperation between the governments of EU Member States and Pakistan in order to speed up the readmission process. To that end, the agreement sets out the obligation for a country, on a fully reciprocal basis, to readmit its own nationals and, under certain conditions, third coun... | null |
Ilda Figueiredo | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Our vote against the signing of the agreement on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation is justified, first of all, because it creates a situation of legal uncertainty. However, the more important reason is our criticism of the immigration policy set out by the European Union. Its legal complexity d... | null |
Sylvie Guillaume | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted against the readmission agreement between the EU and Pakistan. This agreement is the twelfth of its kind, but the first which must be validated by the European Parliament. Despite numerous requests to the European Commission, it failed to supply any evaluation of or reports on previous agreements, which would ... | null |
Ian Hudghton | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted against this recommendation. Whilst Pakistan receives more refugees than any other country in the world, it is not a signatory to the Geneva Convention on Refugees. The EU must not be in the business of deporting people whilst having no regard for their fundamental rights; we must ensure that human rights are g... | null |
Marisa Matias | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted against this report because the EU-Pakistan readmission agreement will make it possible to send people to a country that has not signed the 1951 Geneva Convention, that does not respect human rights, and whose internal situation does not offer returning people the necessary security. The EU will also not be re... | null |
Jean-Luc Mélenchon | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This Parliament has condemned Pakistan on several occasions for its discriminatory policies and the persecution that is perpetrated there, particularly against Afghan refugees. Barely a month ago, dreadful floods left millions of Pakistanis homeless. This agreement scorns all human reality. Not content with contradict... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Combating illegal immigration has always been a priority for the EU. The negotiation of the agreement with Pakistan adopted just now has taken many years and it seems to me to be a balanced document that is aimed at only extraditing people who are in the EU illegally. It does not, therefore, deal with asylum seekers o... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Combating illegal immigration should be a matter of course for every state, rather than a form of pressure. Readmission agreements are essential in ensuring that the transfer procedures are clear when an asylum application is rejected. Experience has shown that otherwise, the resulting disputes can last for years and ... | null |
Franz Obermayr | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Readmission agreements with third countries are an important instrument for combating illegal immigration into the European Union and the help to ensure the security of the Union. Pakistan is an important country of origin or transit of migrants who do not, or who no longer fulfil the conditions in force for entry to,... | null |
Miguel Portas | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted against this report because the EU-Pakistan readmission agreement will make it possible to send people to a country that has not signed the 1951 Geneva Convention, that does not respect human rights, and whose internal situation does not offer returning people the necessary security. The EU will also not be re... | null |
Frédérique Ries | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Like 385 of my fellow Members, I voted in favour of the EU-Pakistan readmission agreement governing the return of persons residing without authorisation in the EU. After eight years of negotiations between the Commission and Pakistan, this tool complements the 11 other readmission agreements that considerably enhance ... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I deeply regret the vote in favour of this agreement. Pakistan is the country that already accommodates the largest number of refugees in the world, and it has not even signed the Geneva Convention on refugees. With this agreement, the Member States are primarily targeting Afghan nationals: it is the height of cynicis... | null |
Oreste Rossi | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We are in favour of the report on the conclusion of the agreement between the EU and Pakistan on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation. This agreement helps to strengthen the fight against illegal immigration into the EU, facilitating the process of expelling Pakistani citizens residing without aut... | null |
Marie-Christine Vergiat | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This is the first time since the Treaty of Lisbon came into force that the European Parliament has voted on a readmission agreement. These agreements are symbolic of migratory policies that build a European fortress and drive out people who are forced by poverty and war to seek refuge on our soil. Parliament now has t... | null |
William | N/A | N/A | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The amendment allows the many people in the EU, and the MEPs who represent them, to signal their unhappiness and opposition to Turkish membership and the concomitant political union. However, we do not want this to be at the expense of supporting free trade with Turkey – and without tariff barriers – so much of the rep... | null |
Roberta Angelilli | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Turkey is taking great strides toward more open and democratic development of the country, not merely in economic and commercial terms, but also from the point of view of respecting principles of the rule of law. Turkey represents a key economic and trade partner for the EU, ranking seventh in the EU’s top import mark... | null |
Sophie Auconie | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | With Turkey having been in a customs union with the European Union since 1996, economic and trade relations between the two sides are highly developed. Turkey is the EU’s seventh trading partner, while the EU is Turkey’s first trading partner. We need to strengthen trade. However, trade must continue to be profitable ... | null |
George Becali | MEP | NI | en | ro | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this report because Turkey has become the European Union’s seventh biggest trading partner, while the EU is Turkey’s biggest trading partner. Turkey acts as a link between the Mediterranean, the Middle East, Asia, the Black Sea and Caucasus regions and has a customs association agreement dating right back ... | null |
Mara Bizzotto | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The topic in question is clearly of a commercial and economic nature but, after all, we cannot ignore the fact that we are talking about a country waiting to join the EU and over whose entry objections have been raised. What convinces me to vote against this report, despite the fact that I appreciate the positive aspe... | null |
Sebastian Valentin Bodu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The statistics show that the European Union is Turkey’s biggest trade partner by far. However, the volume of trade has declined in recent years in favour of developing countries. Bearing in mind this volume, together with the stable ties existing between Turkey and the European Union, their commercial and economic rel... | null |
Lara Comi | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Turkey is a strategic partner for the European Union. Apart from the – albeit important – direct trade between Turkey and our countries, it lies immediately outside our south-eastern borders, it is a member of the same defensive alliance as the majority of EU Member States and it allows us access to energy resources a... | null |
Robert Dušek | MEP | S&D | en | cs | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The report on trade relations with Turkey points out the greatest successes and difficulties in trade between the EU and Turkey. Turkey has had an association agreement with the EU since 1963, leading to the creation of a customs union in 1996. The establishment of the customs union contributed to greater market integ... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for the report on trade and economic relations with Turkey. The full implementation of the customs union between the EU and Turkey, in place since 1996, is going through the elimination of the remaining bureaucratic impediments along with tariff and non-tariff barriers. I believe the need for Turkey to put wom... | null |
Nigel Farage | MEP | ID | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The amendment allows the many people in the EU, and the MEPs who represent them, to signal their unhappiness and opposition to Turkish membership and the concomitant political union. However, we do not want this to be at the expense of supporting free trade with Turkey – and without tariff barriers – so much of the rep... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Union and Turkey have already been important trade partners for many years. This partnership, which is mutually beneficial, has been hitting a number of obstacles on the Turkish side, which has been seeking to limit the access of European products to its market by imposing administrative and bureaucratic ... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In 1963, Turkey and the EEC signed an association agreement which provided for the establishment of a customs union | null |
João Ferreira | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This report seeks to consolidate an economic and trade relationship with Turkey that, in truth, aims to subjugate that country to the EU’s interests. The references are explicit, and there are many of them: removing the remaining tariff and non-tariff barriers between the EU and Turkey, maintaining open trade and inve... | null |
Lorenzo Fontana | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In my view, this report contains a striking inaccuracy because it states that the Turkish economy is the sixth biggest in Europe. This assertion is, in any case, categorically disproven by the geography, because nearly all of Turkey is located on the continent of Asia. The amendment in which Parliament states its plea... | null |
Bruno Gollnisch | MEP | NI | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We voted in favour of the motion for a resolution tabled by the Europe of Freedom and Democracy Group, even though it is unsatisfactory. It does, however, clearly maintain that deepening the existing relations between the EU and Turkey will replace and render obsolete that country’s accession to the European Union. Ho... | null |
Elisabeth Köstinger | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Turkey is an important trading partner of the European Union. In a direct comparison, Turkey is the seventh largest import country in terms of trade with the EU-27 and it is the fifth largest in terms of exports. In 2009, the total trade volume amounted to nearly EUR 80 billion. From Turkey’s point of view, the Europe... | null |
Jean-Marie Le Pen | MEP | NI | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr Kazak’s report would have us believe that the customs union, established by the 1963 EEC/Turkey association agreement, is a success in terms of economic and commercial integration between the present-day European Union and Turkey; that it has made it possible, among other things, to support European growth, and the... | null |
Morten Løkkegaard | MEP | ALDE | en | da | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I would like to emphasise how pleased I am that we in the European Parliament are able to agree to call for even closer economic cooperation with Turkey, in spite of a high degree of scepticism in large sections of the European population with regard to increased integration of the EU and Turkey. This scepticism is pe... | null |
Marisa Matias | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This report is a veritable ode to the customs union and unconditional free trade, to free trade agreements between Turkey and third countries, to the World Trade Organisation agreements, and to the implementation of the Nabucco project. We cannot support a report whose structure is incompatible with our vision, despit... | null |
Mario Mauro | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | For Turkey, the European Union represents its leading trade partner. Although the trade volume is therefore very great, the report does not hesitate to outline the problems which exist in our trading relations. One of these problems, which we should absolutely not overlook, is the fact that Turkey has not yet respecte... | null |
Jean-Luc Mélenchon | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Turkey, like all states, is a sovereign state and, as such, must be respected. It is unacceptable for the European Union to take the liberty of threatening it with the suspension of negotiations on what is, moreover, a rather undesirable accession given the top-down social and fiscal harmonisation that is required. Th... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It is well known that Turkey is one of the EU’s principal trade partners. This relationship is old and dates from 1963; it was deepened through the establishment of a customs union in 1993, provided for in the original agreement. Despite everything, there are still many bureaucratic impediments that have been preventi... | null |
Alexander Mirsky | MEP | S&D | en | lv | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I should like the government of Turkey to regard this resolution as a sort of advance, which is why I voted ‘for’. If, in future, Turkey does not cooperate with EU structures over the Cyprus and Armenia issues, I shall therefore vote against any relaxation in favour of Turkey. Turkey’s failure even to recognise the fa... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The question of EU membership is one that, in principle, should not even be asked, because of the diverging cultural and religious attitudes which are already threatening to put social peace within the Union at risk. EU accession concerns not only economic relationships. It also results in political and cultural issue... | null |
Claudio Morganti | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted against the report because Mr Kazak studied in France with a grant from the Turkish state, and so there is a clear conflict of interest. I therefore consider it more appropriate to refer the resolution back to committee and replace the rapporteur. The text also describes the Turkish economy as a European econo... | null |
Paul Nuttall | MEP | ID | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The amendment allows the many people in the EU, and the MEPs who represent them, to signal their unhappiness and opposition to Turkish membership and the concomitant political union. However, we do not want this to be at the expense of supporting free trade with Turkey – and without tariff barriers – so much of the rep... | null |
Franz Obermayr | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In recent months, the EU Member States’ visa policy for Turkish businesspeople has been an important issue. After achieving a relaxation of the visa requirements with France, the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO) also signed an agreement with Italy in February this year. According to this agreement, businesspeople wi... | null |
Franz Obermayr | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The report states that, in the context of the EU accession negotiations, the customs union with Turkey should be deepened first. Hence, the customs union is to be extended to the agricultural and services sector, for example, and to public procurement. The ongoing negotiations are not only about economic relationships... | null |
Alfredo Pallone | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the report because it contains certain points I feel to be important. This is the fifth year running that Turkey has not fully implemented the additional protocol to the partnership agreement, and neither has it removed the obstacles to the free movement of goods. Ankara must also reinforce the pr... | null |
Aldo Patriciello | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Turkey’s role within world trade has become increasingly strong because it acts as a link between Mediterranean regions and its neighbouring regions. In this context, the customs union (CU) has allowed us to achieve a considerable level of integration between EU markets and Turkey. The CU covers all industrial product... | null |
Rovana Plumb | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this report, given the large volume of trade and the stable ties existing between Turkey and the European Union. Turkey has become a key commercial partner of the EU, ranking seventh in the EU’s top import markets and fifth in the export markets. With two thirds of overall foreign direct investments (FDI) ... | null |
Miguel Portas | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This report is a veritable ode to the customs union and unconditional free trade, to free trade agreements between Turkey and third countries, to the World Trade Organisation agreements, and to the implementation of the Nabucco project. We cannot support a report whose structure is incompatible with our vision, despit... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The vote today on this report underlines that, given the important trade volume and deeply rooted relations between Turkey and the EU, due attention should be paid to their trade and economic relations and, in this context, the necessary steps should be taken to further improve these relations. To date, several technic... | null |
Bart Staes | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | nl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I have endorsed the report on trade and economic relations with Turkey. This report demonstrates how important trade between the EU and Turkey is. In 2008, it amounted to no less than EUR 100 billion. The report puts its finger on a weak spot and rightly brings up the fact that there are still a great many problems th... | null |
Rui Tavares | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This report is a veritable ode to the customs union and unconditional free trade, to free trade agreements between Turkey and third countries, to the World Trade Organisation agreements, and to the implementation of the Nabucco project. We cannot support a report whose structure is incompatible with our vision, despit... | null |
Silvia-Adriana Ţicău | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for the resolution on trade and economic relations with Turkey because it is not only a country in the process of joining the EU but is also a strategic partner of the European Union. The customs union with Turkey is one of the closest and most advanced commercial relationships that the EU can have with a thir... | null |
Roberta Angelilli | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The conservation of biodiversity and ecosystems is an emergency that we are ignoring, or rather, we are not giving it our due attention. Certain studies seem to indicate that the welfare loss from the loss of biodiversity is currently around EUR 50 billion per year, but this is essentially an ecological and not an eco... | null |
Alfredo Antoniozzi | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of Mrs de Lange’s report because I believe that much can yet be done to conserve biodiversity. I particularly support the passage in the report which states that ‘a successful tackling of the threefold crises of food security, biodiversity loss and climate change requires a coherent approach and a fu... | null |
Sophie Auconie | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This parliamentary own-initiative report deplores the lack of progress made in the protection of biodiversity. On account of a lack of political will, financing, transposition of European legislation and so on, the absolute minimum objective of ‘halting the loss of biodiversity’ set for 2010 has not been achieved and ... | null |
George Becali | MEP | NI | en | ro | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I supported this report and voted for it with complete conviction. We must act to halt the loss of biodiversity caused by human actions. We all regret that neither the Gothenburg Agenda nor Natura 2000 have achieved their objectives. I believe that farmers play an important role in achieving the biodiversity objective... | null |
Alain Cadec | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The current rate of biodiversity loss is alarming. The rapporteur estimates in fact that the rate of extinction of species is 50 to 1 000 times higher than normal. At European level, the ‘Natura 2000’ network has the objective of contributing to the maintenance of biodiversity through the conservation of natural habit... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The failures observed in combating biodiversity urgently require a European response and I believe that this resolution contributes to this response. I therefore welcome the clear position arguing that stopping the loss of biodiversity constitutes the absolute minimum ambition to be achieved by 2020. Various measures ... | null |
Lara Comi | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, the European Union benefits from immense natural resources in terms of woodland, tree species, land and sea animals, nurtured by a wide range of climate conditions and obstructed by forms of behaviour that are not always proper. Fortunately, certain limits were established some t... | null |
Marielle De Sarnez | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The figures on biodiversity trends are extremely worrying. Between now and 2050, the rate at which species are being lost may increase by a factor of ten. In Europe, 42% of mammals, 43% of birds, 45% of butterflies, 30% of amphibians, 45% of reptiles and 52% of freshwater fish are threatened with extinction. This situ... | null |
Anne Delvaux | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Halting biodiversity loss is not only part of our ethical duty, since the notion of stewardship requires us to maintain our planet in a state where it can meet the needs of future generations, but it is also a reaction to evident ecological and economic facts. Recent studies have shown that the financial costs of biod... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for the report on the implementation of EU legislation aimed at the conservation of biodiversity because ambitious measures are needed that enable the loss of biodiversity to be halted and ecosystems to be restored, specifically by using an approach that cuts across the EU’s various sectoral policies and recog... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | To quote the rapporteur, the loss of biodiversity threatens our food supplies, opportunities for recreation and tourism, capability to deal with climate change and sources of wood, medicines and energy. I therefore agree with the need for the EU in its entirety, and particularly all those areas covered by Union polici... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The United Nations has declared 2010 the International Year of Biodiversity. Unfortunately, the EU will not achieve its biodiversity objective for 2010. The loss of biodiversity is continuing at an alarming rate. It is calculated that the rate of loss is accelerating towards a level that will be tenfold greater by 205... | null |
João Ferreira | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This report clearly draws attention to several significant issues: the incomplete implementation of legislation, the incomplete and insufficient integration of sectoral policies, the insufficient scientific knowledge and gaps in knowledge, the lack of political will, the insufficient financing, and the lack of effecti... | null |
Françoise Grossetête | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this own-initiative report because the European Union must do everything it can to halt the loss of biodiversity between now and 2020 and to restore ecosystems. I strongly regret the fact that the objective of halting biodiversity loss by 2010 has not been achieved. The European Commission must en... | null |
Elie Hoarau | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | 80% of the biodiversity of the French Republic is found in its overseas territories (the outermost regions and the OCTs). Forty-two per cent of the territory of Réunion Island has just been classified by UNESCO as a World Heritage site. These are all objective reasons for the need for the European Union to make a part... | null |
Ian Hudghton | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The subject matter of this report is huge and the conservation of biodiversity cuts across a vast swathe of policy areas. Many environmental issues are of a nature which justifies intervention at EU level. Equally, many issues are best managed at a more local level, and there must be full respect for the principle of s... | null |
Juozas Imbrasas | MEP | ID | en | lt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I agreed with this report because biodiversity loss is a serious threat. Biodiversity, which is of crucial importance for balanced development and poverty reduction, is essential for our planet, human well-being, survival and cultural integrity. However, now, due to people’s actions, biodiversity is disappearing at an... | null |
Elisabeth Köstinger | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | 2010 is the Year of Biodiversity. With the report by Mrs de Lange, Parliament is drawing positive conclusions for the preservation of biodiversity. I support this future-oriented report because I am certain that initiatives for the preservation of biodiversity are essential in order to avoid conflicts in the future. A... | null |
Giovanni La Via | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the motion for a resolution because I consider that the struggle against biodiversity loss and the continual depredation of ecosystems, through a strategy of sustainable development, must be one of the cornerstones of the European Union’s legislative activities. Biodiversity is a fundamental resou... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The rampant rate of man-made biodiversity loss is worrying. Biodiversity should be viewed as the most reliable barometer of the state of the environment. Therefore, as the EU is faced with alarming biodiversity loss figures in which 42% of mammals, 43% of birds, 45% of butterflies, 30% of amphibians, 45% of reptiles a... | null |
Wojciech Michał Olejniczak | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I fully agree with the authors of the report that maintaining biodiversity is not only an ethical obligation, but that it also has ecological and economic value and is of crucial significance in mitigating climate change. I think the proposals for modification of the Nature 2000 programme are just what is needed. This... | null |
Alfredo Pallone | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I support Mrs de Lange’s report because it deals with a topic that is sensitive, important and fundamental to the survival of our planet and hence, of future generations. The need to conserve and preserve biological diversity from extinction also underpins policies of adaptation to climate change and the global fight ... | null |
Maria do Céu Patrão Neves | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I enthusiastically welcome this report on the implementation of EU legislation aimed at the conservation of biodiversity. It is a product of the importance that all of us recognise that it has in the environmental, economic and social spheres, and in sectors as diverse as agriculture, fisheries and tourism, and it und... | null |
Aldo Patriciello | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The loss of biodiversity is continuing at an alarming rate: worldwide, the current global species extinction rate is much higher than the natural background rate. The Commission has stated that 50% of species and up to 80% of habitats of European conservation interest are disappearing. The aim of halting the loss of b... | null |
Rovana Plumb | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | 2010 has been declared the Year of Biodiversity worldwide. Biodiversity, as the world’s natural capital, is essential to the existence of human life on Earth and to societies’ well-being, both directly and indirectly through the ecosystem services it provides. I wish to emphasise the importance of biodiversity conserv... | null |
Robert Rochefort | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Human activity is causing a reduction in biodiversity at a frenzied pace. In Europe, nearly half of all mammals are under threat, and the situation is similar for birds. If this trend continues at the rate that has been observed during the last few decades, it will leave behind a natural environment which is damaged i... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Union must take responsibility for the miserable failure of the 2010 strategy in combating biodiversity loss. From now on, it is up to all decision makers not to repeat the same mistakes between now and 2020, and to go beyond declarations of intent and move on to action. That is why Parliament is calling, in parti... | null |
Bart Staes | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | nl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I strongly endorsed the motion for a resolution on biodiversity and the diversity of plant and animal species because it will spur government leaders to action. 2010 is the Year of Biodiversity. Over the past 40 years, biodiversity has decreased by one third. Nearly half of all mammals and birds are threatened with ex... | null |
Nuno Teixeira | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The obligation to protect the biodiversity of our resources is an ethical one, given the growing threat to ecosystems and the risk of irreversible damage to the environment. The concerns surrounding the preservation of biodiversity also have a social and economic basis, because sustainable development is linked to eco... | null |
Derek Vaughan | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It is regrettable that the EU has not met its targets to halt biodiversity loss by 2010, as protecting our biodiversity is of great importance for ethical, ecological, as well as economic reasons. It is an issue that cannot merely be reliant on public spending, but should also form part of corporate responsibility stra... | null |
Marie-Christine Vergiat | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | 2010 was to be the year when the European Union was finally to concern itself with biodiversity. It has to be said that its strategy in this area is a miserable failure despite the commitments it has repeatedly made, since 2001, in particular, to deal with the threats of extinction to a large number of species. I ther... | null |
Roberta Angelilli | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This summer, we received countless news reports informing us of two environmental disasters that struck two different countries, Russia and Pakistan. It is true that these are unforeseeable and uncontrollable natural disasters, but it is also true that human activities sometimes help exacerbate situations of environme... | null |
Elena Oana Antonescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for Mr Ferreira’s report, which marks an important step in the management of natural disasters, because it combines the prevention of these disasters, the causes and factors which increase vulnerability to them and the creation of a common EU fund. We know that prevention is better than cure. This is why I bel... | null |
Sophie Auconie | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Storm Xynthia, floods in Madeira, forest fires in Greece – Europeans are regularly tested by natural disasters with incalculable human and economic consequences. This parliamentary own-initiative report reminds us ‘that a proactive approach is more effective and less costly than one based simply on reacting to disaste... | null |
Zigmantas Balčytis | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this document. In recent years, EU Member States have been buffeted by a considerable number of disasters. Therefore, we need to strengthen the importance of prevention. Since Member States are primarily and chiefly responsible for the protection of their citizens and for disaster prevention, heightened co... | null |
George Becali | MEP | NI | en | ro | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This report is closely linked to the biodiversity report and I obviously voted for it. Disasters have a cross-border dimension. We therefore need a European network within which national, regional and local authorities can cooperate. I have supported with my vote the idea that the Solidarity Fund needs to be reviewed.... | null |
Sebastian Valentin Bodu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As the figures indicate the extremely rapid increase in the number of natural disasters in recent years, along with their huge economic and social cost, it is becoming imperative for Member States to show greater concern for research and development in order to prevent similar events in the future and to reduce their ... | null |
Alain Cadec | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Over the first six years of the EU Solidarity Fund, there were 62 requests for financial aid. Almost one third of these related to natural disasters described as ‘major disasters’. I am delighted, for example, with the intervention of the Solidarity Fund in my region, Brittany, after storm Xynthia. European solidarity... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We have been witnessing the destructive power of natural disasters on an increasingly frequent basis. This resolution, for which I voted, points out various important actions. Of these, I would stress cooperation between the Member States on sharing practical knowledge of disaster management, with special emphasis on ... | null |
Carlos Coelho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | There has been a sharp increase in the last few decades in the number and severity of natural and man-made disasters recorded in the EU. According to data from the United Nations, the trend is for continued growth of this vulnerability, owing, for example, to climate change, to the intensive use of soil, and to indust... | null |
Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I believe that there is the need for representatives of the agricultural sector to play a role within the disaster management mechanism with a view to evaluating and taking remedial action appropriate to the actual situation within this sector. This is necessary for more efficient coordination of existing resources, w... | null |
Marielle De Sarnez | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | After the tsunami in the Indian Ocean in 2004, the earthquake in Haiti in January 2010 and storm Xynthia in February, how many other tragedies will there have to be before we finally have a Community approach to preventing natural disasters? Natural and man-made disasters are becoming more and more frequent, which is ... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It is clear that natural disasters are occurring more often in Europe at the moment, demanding prevention, reaction and coordinated solutions at European level. I believe that the complementarity of the levels of response to these scourges must be an underlying assumption of this coordination. I also think it is impor... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | An increasing number of natural disasters have been affecting the Member States of the EU, many of them on a large scale. It is notable that over the first six years of the EU Solidarity Fund, it has had 62 requests for financial support from 21 different countries. These natural disasters compromise biodiversity, aff... | null |
João Ferreira | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The adoption of this report is of particular importance in a year in which several European countries were beset by disasters that had profound impacts on their populations, territories, economies and environments. This fact has contributed to better public understanding of the importance of disaster prevention and to... | null |
Lidia Joanna Geringer de Oedenberg | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I would like to thank MEP Ferreira for his initiative in putting forth a motion for a European Parliament resolution on this issue of such wide-reaching relevance and importance. As a Polish citizen, I have seen and experienced the traumatic effects of natural disasters – in particular, those of floods – on my nation’s... | null |
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