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Nathalie Griesbeck | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Fires in Portugal, floods in Saxony, forest fires in Greece, Xynthia in western France – these last few years have shown us how necessary it is to have a genuine European strategy for dealing with natural disasters, and how beneficial it would be: a strategy for prevention, but also a strategy concerning the European ... | null |
Ian Hudghton | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr Ferreira’s report highlights the numerous potential causes of disaster and, of these, potentially the most serious in the long-term are accidents involving nuclear material. Large areas of the EU are, to this day, still suffering as a result of the Chernobyl disaster and it is my belief that there is no such thing a... | 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 in recent years, EU Member States have been buffeted by a number of disasters which have had a considerable and lasting impact on the environment and economy of the populations affected. The damage is often hard to gauge, when talking about the loss of human life. The report highlight... | null |
Alan Kelly | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European disaster prevention framework would be very helpful in the prevention of natural and man-made disasters. The South and West of Ireland faced many disasters last year; this initiative is of vital importance. I welcome the focus that would be placed on the training and awareness-raising activities and the pl... | null |
Marisa Matias | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Our countries have been beset by disasters with devastating effects on communities and ecosystems. The scale of these disasters is reflected in the increasingly frequent occurrence of extreme climatic phenomena, not to mention human error in balanced regional planning. By acknowledging the decisive significance of pre... | null |
Mario Mauro | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The report on the Commission communication ‘A Community approach on the prevention of natural and man-made disasters’ is worthy of approval without any particular comment. A continuous reciprocal exchange of information and good practice would certainly bring about an improvement in scientific knowledge and improve ev... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Prevention of natural disasters and, by extension, man-made disasters, should be one of the EU’s priorities, although it is not an easy task. Increasingly, the argument is being made that intensive soil use, unchecked industrial and urban growth, rural flight, desertification and the intensification of the occurrence ... | null |
Alexander Mirsky | MEP | S&D | en | lv | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this resolution because I consider the issue of preventing man-made disasters to be extremely important. It is absolutely essential to increase the financing of programmes aimed at the conservation of natural resources in Europe. Woods, lakes, rivers – they have all become business assets. We must draw up ... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Increasing occurrences of extreme weather conditions are causing serious natural catastrophes within the EU which hit the rural population particularly hard. It is the responsibility of the Member States to put more resources into disaster assistance and prevention. In particular, it is important to ensure that the vi... | null |
Rareş-Lucian Niculescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this report because the floods which affected almost the whole of Europe this spring and summer, not to mention the floods which affect certain Member States every year, have demonstrated how important disaster prevention is. I also voted for this report because it gives a key role to the relation... | null |
Wojciech Michał Olejniczak | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Member States of the European Union have been hit, in recent years, by natural disasters which have had tragic results. Several months ago, Poland and other countries of Central Europe became the victims of a devastating flood. Not a month passes without the media reporting information about a catastrophe which ha... | null |
Georgios Papanikolaou | MEP | PPE | en | el | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in plenary in the European Parliament today in favour of the report on the prevention of natural and man-made disasters in the EU. This is a particularly important initiative, which will go a long way towards preventing incidents such as forest fires, floods, freak weather incidents and technological and indus... | null |
Rovana Plumb | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We must bear in mind that disasters tend to affect, to a greater extent, those in greatest need, who do not have the resources available to protect themselves, their families or their assets. I voted for this report as it is relevant and necessary to create a suitable financial framework at EU level for the prevention... | null |
Miguel Portas | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Our countries have been beset by disasters with devastating effects on communities and ecosystems. The scale of these disasters is reflected in the increasingly frequent occurrence of extreme climatic phenomena, not to mention human error in balanced regional planning. By acknowledging the decisive significance of pre... | null |
Robert Rochefort | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In the last few years, the Member States of the European Union have fallen victim to a considerable number of natural or man-made disasters: fires, storms, floods, droughts, and so on. The human, economic and social costs of these disasters, which most often extend across national borders, are dramatic. As I believe t... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We, the Greens, have supported this report as it notes that natural and man-made disasters may have very serious consequences for the economic and social development of regions and Member States and points out that the main objective of disaster prevention is to safeguard human life, the safety and physical integrity o... | null |
Oreste Rossi | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Leaving aside the fact that Member States are primarily and mainly responsible for civil defence and disaster prevention, I agree with the rapporteur’s approach in calling for greater coordination and greater cooperation between local, regional and national authorities in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity.... | null |
Joanna Senyszyn | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I endorsed the resolution on the Commission communication: A Community approach on the prevention of natural and man-made disasters. This year, we have had very severe frosts, floods, tropical heat waves and tornadoes in Europe. Millions of Europeans have suffered. Similar things are going to happen in the future. Fac... | null |
Rui Tavares | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Our countries have been beset by disasters with devastating effects on communities and ecosystems. The scale of these disasters is reflected in the increasingly frequent occurrence of extreme climatic phenomena, not to mention human error in balanced regional planning. By acknowledging the decisive significance of pre... | null |
Nuno Teixeira | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | If it is true that the principal responsibility for preventing and handling natural disasters lies with each Member State, then I believe that the European institutions should encourage cooperation between the Member States by systematising and optimising the available resources, and making actions at both EU and regi... | 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 European Parliament resolution on the Community approach on the prevention of natural and man-made disasters because I believe that it is crucial for the EU to take action in this area. Investments in disaster prevention measures are necessary as the cost of preventive measures is generally much less c... | null |
Elena Oana Antonescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this report. I believe that greater emphasis is required on social protection systems to prevent poverty and tackle social problems, thereby helping stabilise the economy and maintain and boost employment capacity. Priority must be given to actions intended to help meet basic social needs, foster ... | null |
Liam Aylward | MEP | ALDE | en | ga | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I support the call in the report for all developing countries to be associated with the International Labour Organisation’s Decent Work Agenda and for the right to freedom from forced labour and from child labour to be upheld without exception. According to estimates, there are 218 million children working worldwide. ... | null |
Zigmantas Balčytis | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I agree with this report. In order to reduce poverty in developing countries, it is necessary not only to generate employment but also to create new sustainable jobs. To achieve this it is necessary to take measures to coordinate macro-economic policy and focus on the stability of real output, incomes and employment. ... | null |
George Becali | MEP | NI | en | ro | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I, too, supported and voted for this report. The EU Treaty includes obligations on combating poverty. Developing countries are experiencing the greatest social challenges. I agree with the idea of governments making the protection of children, vulnerable women, rural workers and people with disabilities a priority. I ... | null |
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this report because in it, the European Parliament calls for poverty reduction in developing countries where hunger, malnutrition and the exclusion from access to food and basic public services affect millions of these countries’ inhabitants. The other huge problem faced by developing countries is that the... | null |
Alain Cadec | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Now that an international summit is taking place in New York on achieving the Millennium Development Goals and the European Parliament has adopted the report on poverty reduction in developing countries, I feel it is important to emphasise the role that micro-credit can play in achieving these objectives. Micro-credit... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In order to respond to the scourge of poverty in developing countries, these countries need to have an adequate economic situation. This report reinforces the importance of making processes less bureaucratic, encouraging the promotion of saving and of access to credit, and strengthening regional integration. It also m... | null |
Lara Comi | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The statistics circulated by the competent institutions on poverty and malnutrition are more than mere numbers. Behind these percentages and absolute values, there are individuals who struggle to make ends meet or suffer from severe diseases due to a poor or bad quality diet. The undertaking to reduce poverty should b... | null |
Corina Creţu | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | For the first time in history, there are a billion people affected by hunger. This year alone, a further 64 million people have joined the ranks of those who were already suffering from extreme hunger. This reality compels us to focus on job creation in developing countries as this is the most effective way of beating... | null |
Proinsias De Rossa | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I support this report which provides an overview of the main challenges to job creation and poverty reduction in the run up to the deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals. It reiterates the call for EU Member States to meet their aid commitments. In addition, it pays particular attention on governance a... | null |
Anne Delvaux | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The report voted on today highlights the importance for developing countries of applying international labour standards, making provision for adequate funding for micro enterprises, especially in the agricultural sector, fighting against corruption and giving social partners an interest in economic development. It als... | null |
Harlem Désir | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Yesterday saw the opening of the United Nations summit on the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals. Even if progress has been achieved, we are far from the objectives set for poverty reduction between now and 2015. In order to achieve them, the first imperative is job creation in the developing countries... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this report, as it advocates reinforcement of the legal and social status of women, with the objective of preventing discrimination and exploitation of women’s potential for economic and social development in developing countries. Promoting gender equality in these countries is also an investment ... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It is impossible to deal with this topic without mentioning the European Union’s leadership in providing aid for developing countries. Despite the efforts already made, it has to be acknowledged that much remains to be done in this area and that poverty and unemployment quite obviously continue to scourge those countr... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Combating poverty and social exclusion makes it necessary to have a clear commitment to fully developing human beings, and to putting economic and power relationships on a moral basis. A wider definition of poverty should be promoted, which includes deprivation, social exclusion and a lack of participation, as put for... | null |
João Ferreira | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The final version of this report contains positive and negative points that contradict each other. It starts off on the wrong foot when it subordinates strong, sustainable economic growth to the needs of business. The reason for economic growth must be the people. It is the workers who create wealth and economic growt... | null |
Ian Hudghton | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Amongst the many good points contained in this report on developing countries, there is a call for a rethink of privatisation policy, particularly in areas such as water and sanitation. I consider that such a rethink applies as much to the developed world and believe that water services are of such fundamental importan... | null |
Juozas Imbrasas | MEP | ID | en | lt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I supported the report because poverty reduction and job creation are the greatest problems the world faces today and are a prerequisite of balanced development and economic growth, particularly in developing countries. I am pleased that there are calls for a rethinking of privatisation policies, especially concerning... | null |
Alan Kelly | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This report outlines the main challenges to job creation and poverty reduction in light of the financial crisis. It calls on EU Member States to meet their aid commitments as agreed upon under the Millennium Development Goals. Moreover, it seeks the promotion of greater stakeholder participation in small-scale land own... | null |
Elisabeth Köstinger | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Union is called on to speed up the progress of the global fight against poverty and hunger, as there are around 1.4 billion people suffering extreme poverty. The causes of this are many. The sad fact is that, due to the political conditions, shortcomings in respect of democracy and the rule of law and geo... | null |
Petru Constantin Luhan | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this report because I believe that in order to reduce poverty, not only is employment generation required but also the creation of quality jobs. Small and micro enterprises, particularly in the agricultural sector, need suitable funding and micro-credits to preserve existing jobs and create other new ones.... | null |
Mario Mauro | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am in favour of the report on poverty reduction and job creation in developing countries, particularly in terms of the incentive to recognise the contribution of the social economy (e.g. cooperatives) to job creation and the promotion of decent work in developing countries, and to include the social economy in EU de... | null |
Jean-Luc Mélenchon | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This report is acceptable. Although it does not call into question trade liberalisation and it relies on the WTO, an appreciable number of the measures proposed may well improve the living conditions of the citizens of the Southern countries. The promotion of systems of social protection, the integration of the social... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As the EU is an area of solidarity, there is clear concern about poverty and job creation in developing countries. We all know that this goal will only be achieved with solid and sustainable growth in a stable environment. It is therefore necessary for developing countries to diversify their economies by developing th... | null |
Alexander Mirsky | MEP | S&D | en | lv | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We need to take part in a process, the aim of which is to train developing countries to create their national GDP for themselves, thereby encouraging the economic development of these countries. By doing so, we shall be able to halt the migration to Europe of whole ethnic groups. It is important to make the population... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The report from the Committee on Development concerning poverty reduction and job creation in developing countries takes the right approach. The Western industrial nations must put in place measures which allow the less-developed countries to supply their own needs and build up their own strong national economies. The... | null |
Wojciech Michał Olejniczak | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | On the question of poverty reduction in developing countries, the European Parliament should emphasise social standards, which affect the standard of living of the people who live in these countries. It is the obligation of the European Union to combat the phenomenon of child labour and forced labour. It should also b... | null |
Alfredo Pallone | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Union has the prerogative to legislate and concentrate on the needs and demands of its own territory, but it cannot and must not forget its responsibilities to the rest of the world, particularly towards developing countries. Mrs Theocharous’s report sets itself that very aim: poverty reduction and job cr... | null |
Maria do Céu Patrão Neves | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The subject of this report is highly topical and pressing, as well as important and strategic. It is topical and pressing in that it is common knowledge that poverty rates have been rising around the world, and the same is true of the gap between rich and poor which has become wider. It is important and strategic beca... | null |
Rovana Plumb | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Strong, sustainable economic growth within a stable environment helps create wealth and quality jobs, making it the surest and most sustainable route out of poverty. Hunger, malnutrition and the exclusion of millions of people from access to food and basic public services are consequences of flawed economic, agricultu... | null |
Miguel Portas | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this resolution because, inter alia, it places the emphasis on combating child labour; it calls on the European Union to recognise the contribution of the social economy; it invites developing countries to extend land ownership among the poor and dispossessed, for instance, by giving squatters in shanty to... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Our abstention in the end is due to the fact that the original text of Paragraph 94 has been adopted, calling on the Commission and the Member States to ‘develop a coherent approach which respects the fundamentals of the free market and which guarantees reciprocity in the field of trade’. | null |
Oreste Rossi | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Although this is a positive report, which identifies the ‘help begins at home’ approach as the best way to support poor populations throughout the world, it goes further and calls for country-by-country tax reporting, further funding against the effects of climate change and a review of farming subsidy policies. The C... | null |
Joanna Senyszyn | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I endorsed the report on poverty reduction and job creation in developing countries. Combating poverty is the main priority of the 2020 strategy, which establishes the direction of the EU’s efforts for the next few years. This objective extends to the 120 million Europeans who currently live in poverty. To combat pove... | null |
Marie-Christine Vergiat | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I abstained on this report, which contains provisions which are contradictory, to say the least. On the one hand, it calls for a rethinking of privatisation policies, especially concerning public services, supports investment measures for their benefit, affirms the positive impact of squats and the social economy on d... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The next item is the joint debate on the following reports: – the report by Mrs McAvan, on behalf of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending, as regards pharmacovigilance of medicinal products for human use,... | null |
Linda McAvan | N/A | N/A | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I am sure everybody in this room has taken pharmaceutical products at some time or other. The safety of those products is of paramount importance for public health. Last week, at a meeting of experts to talk about this new legislation, we were reminded that 2010 marks the 50th anniversary of thalidomide. ... | null |
Antonio Tajani | EU Commission Vice-President | N/A | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, Commissioner Dalli is unable to attend this evening in order to address this issue in person and offers his apologies. However, I have the pleasure of replacing him for the formal adoption of an agreement at first reading on the important subject of pharmacovigilance. May I take thi... | null |
Michèle Rivasi | N/A | N/A | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I am going to take one minute and I shall speak for a further minute afterwards. I should like to speak first as rapporteur for the opinion of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy and to thank the rapporteur, Mrs McAvan, for this report. I should like to say that it is very important in this se... | null |
Claude Turmes | N/A | N/A | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, medicinal products are, of course, a business worth several billions, and this was therefore a dossier which was subject to a great deal of lobbying. One very positive point in the Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection is that we succeeded in keeping the internal market open. We worked... | null |
Pilar Ayuso | MEP | PPE | en | es | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioner, I would first of all like to highlight the work that has been done by the rapporteur, Mrs McAvan, not only on the content of the report, but also in terms of her methods, because she has worked alongside all the shadow rapporteurs. I would also like to thank the experts from the Spanish Gov... | null |
António Fernando Correia De Campos | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, the fact that there is a growing trend for the safety profile of new medicines to only become fully known after they have been put on the market means that we need a more effective pharmacovigilance system than has existed hitherto. We are facing a typical risk management problem, but we have now made it... | null |
Antonyia Parvanova | MEP | ALDE | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, let me first thank Linda McAvan for the incredible intelligence with which she has tackled this very technical dossier, as well as the shadow rapporteurs, the Commission and the Council for the fruitful cooperation which has been crucial in reaching this first reading agreement, paving the way towards a s... | null |
Michail Tremopoulos | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | el | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I, too, should like to thank the rapporteur, Mrs McAvan, for her well-drafted report and my fellow Member in the Group of the Greens/European Free Alliance, Mrs Rivasi, for her detailed work. Our initial concern was that this draft underpins a tendency for medicinal products to be hastily placed on the m... | null |
Milan Cabrnoch | MEP | ECR | en | cs | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I, too, would like to thank the rapporteur for the work she has done in drafting this report, as well as all of you for the attention you have given to this work. The directive on pharmacovigilance has not been significantly amended for almost 10 years, and I would therefore like to... | null |
Jiří Maštálka | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | cs | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Ladies and gentlemen, we are debating a serious topic, which involves medicines. Medicines preserve life, but they can also harm it in a dramatic way. As already mentioned here, the adverse effects of medicines have been shown to be the fifth most frequent cause of death among hospital patients. A strong, transparent ... | null |
Peter Liese | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Mr Tajani, ladies and gentlemen, I would like to join in the thanks to the rapporteur Mrs McAvan and I would also like to thank Mrs Ayuso, the shadow rapporteur for the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) and acknowledge her hard work. Mrs McAvan and the shadow rapporteurs have pro... | null |
Karin Kadenbach | MEP | S&D | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Mr Tajani, I would also like to thank Mrs McAvan very much, together with the shadow rapporteurs who have contributed to the report. Firstly, I would like to make an appeal to patients and to the European healthcare system. We must take the time to explain to patients about the medicines that are being p... | null |
Corinne Lepage | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I should like, in turn, to congratulate our rapporteur, Mrs McAvan, on her work. Agreements at first reading are no longer very popular in this House because, if truth be told, they often reduce Parliament’s powers, but this is, without doubt, a very good agreement at first reading. I must also say that ... | null |
Martin Callanan | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Marina Yannakoudakis, our shadow rapporteur, sends her apologies; she is unable to be in Strasbourg this week but she has asked me to pay particular credit to Linda McAvan for the very fruitful and cooperative way that she has worked with the other groups in drafting this legislation. The aim of it is to ... | null |
Marisa Matias | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, first of all, I would like to start by thanking and congratulating the rapporteur, together with all the Members who have been involved in this process. As we know, adverse drug reactions are the fifth most common cause of hospital deaths – it cannot be said too often – and a strong, transparent pharmaco... | null |
Françoise Grossetête | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioner, we are debating pharmacovigilance. This is an important pillar of the pharmaceutical package on which we have been working for some time, and this agreement at first reading will give patients better protection from the risks associated with the use of medicinal products. This agreement is ... | null |
Bernadette Vergnaud | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, pharmacovigilance, which involves analysing the side effects of medicinal products and calling for their withdrawal from the market in the event of an alert, incited little interest in the midst of the pharmaceutical package. It is, however, essential to the safety and... | null |
Frédérique Ries | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, pharmacovigilance should be to medicinal products what haemovigilance is to blood and organ vigilance is to organs: a comprehensive insurance policy. Having said which, I should, in fact, say a quasi-comprehensive insurance policy, because we know – as has been said – that taking medicinal products, even... | null |
Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I would like to begin by congratulating Mrs McAvan and everyone who worked on the directive and the regulation on pharmacovigilance. The issues dealt with in these documents are very important for the health system but, above all, they are important for the safety of patients. Statistics show that nearly 200 000 peopl... | null |
Nessa Childers | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I congratulate my colleague, Linda McAvan, on her report. With almost 200 000 deaths per year in the EU caused by adverse reactions to prescribed drugs, I welcome the new EU-wide system to monitor the safety of medicines which have already been approved for use by doctors. Adverse reactions are the fifth ... | null |
Paolo Bartolozzi | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioner, ladies and gentlemen, this measure sets out to reinforce and rationalise the system of pharmacovigilance in the European Union: these are the ambitious goals set by the McAvan reports, which aim to amend Regulation Thanks to a close and effective working relationship between the European C... | null |
Marian-Jean Marinescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The pharmaceutical industry is a key sector for the European Union because of both its direct links with the health of every one of us and its economic potential. I believe that the directive and regulation being debated will help improve the system for the supervision of medicinal products. This will facilitate an ex... | null |
Licia Ronzulli | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioner Tajani, ladies and gentlemen, the main aim of this proposal for a regulation is to verify the safety of medicinal products once they have been authorised for public use. There can never be too many checks and evaluations of positive or negative reactions. An estimated 197 000 deaths per year... | null |
Radvilė Morkūnaitė-Mikulėnienė | MEP | PPE | en | lt | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | In my opinion, the two most important elements of this whole document are the inclusion of the patient in the information system and the fact that all information, reliable information, will be accessible in one place. These figures are truly appalling – approximately 200 000 deaths a year from the side effects of dru... | null |
Miroslav Mikolášik | MEP | PPE | en | sk | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The aim of pharmacovigilance is to ensure that patients and hence, the relevant authorities, report everything, and not just serious adverse effects, to the EudraVigilance database. All information on the adverse effects of medicines will thus be concentrated for the first time in one place, representing a valuable re... | null |
Anja Weisgerber | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, firstly, I would like to thank the rapporteur and the shadow rapporteurs very much for their excellent work. Effective supervision of medical products provides protection for the citizens of Europe and, at the same time, gives more power to responsible patients. Two points in particular are very importan... | null |
Michèle Rivasi | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I would like to come back to the environmental impact of medicinal products. Since 1965, Europe has established criteria for obtaining marketing authorisations. There are three criteria, namely efficacy, safety and the pharmaceutical quality of the medicinal product, but there is nothing about the enviro... | null |
Herbert Dorfmann | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Mr Tajani, ladies and gentlemen, I think it is important that we are discussing this subject here today and I would like to draw attention to one area in particular, which is the availability of information and, above all, the patient information leaflet (PIL) in multiple languages. I am a member of a li... | null |
Oreste Rossi | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, we are in favour of the rapporteur’s approach because she stresses the importance of verifying the safety of medicinal products and improving the transparency of pharmacovigilance activities. The Northern League has focused on certain aspects: allowing patients direct access to the ... | null |
Horst Schnellhardt | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, if we look back at how we began discussing this problem last year in the last parliamentary term, we can only be full of admiration for the achievements of the rapporteurs. What they have achieved by bringing the process to a conclusion after the first reading is excellent. Well don... | null |
Dominique Riquet | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, Commissioner, I should like to take the floor briefly, first of all, to congratulate everyone who worked on this subject, and then to express my surprise, nonetheless, that one point has been overlooked, namely cross-pharmacovigilance. In fact, vertically, from the point of view of a single product, the ... | null |
Olivier Chastel | EU Council President | N/A | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I should like first of all to congratulate Mrs McAvan and the various rapporteurs, as well as the Spanish Presidency and the Commission, on the work done in order to reach this balanced agreement, which is so vital to all European patients. This dossier is, in fact, a specific examp... | null |
Antonio Tajani | EU Commission Vice-President | N/A | en | fr | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, I believe that the debate we have held today with the participation of so many MEPs demonstrates the importance of the agreement that has been reached between the EU institutions. The Commission, the Council and Parliament are sending out a strong signal to the citizens of our Europ... | null |
Linda McAvan | N/A | N/A | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, I would first like to respond to some of the points raised. Colleagues talked about transparency: I think that what we have achieved is a big breakthrough in transparency. The amount of information that will be made public through the web portals is a huge increase on what we have already. On the independ... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The debate is closed. The vote will take place tomorrow at 12:00. Written statements (Rule 149) | null |
Sergio Berlato | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Medicinal products make an essential contribution to the health of European Union citizens. They may, however, sometimes lead to severe side effects which, according to the Commission, are the cause of approximately 5% of hospital admissions and deaths. Over recent years, cases have been recorded of medicinal products... | null |
Elisabetta Gardini | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Many conditions may be tackled nowadays without having to resort to hospitalisation and even cancer patients may be treated with drugs that make home treatment feasible. Control of the drug chain therefore requires rational and clear procedures that improve the circulation of information and transparency of content, a... | null |
Louis Grech | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Improvements to the current system of pharmacovigilance are necessary to have a system which operates quickly and efficiently in order to better protect consumers. The monitoring of the safety of medicines can be crucial to save lives and prevent public health crises. Further integration of pharmacovigilance at the Eur... | null |
Anneli Jäätteenmäki | MEP | ALDE | en | fi | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The World Health Organisation has estimated that counterfeit medicines account for as much as 10% of the world’s pharmaceutical market. Counterfeit medicines are a matter of people’s health and welfare, and so the issue is a worrying one. It is a welcome move that improvements are now being made to patients’ access to... | null |
Siiri Oviir | MEP | ALDE | en | et | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Pharmacovigilance has a very important position in public health. The side effects of medicines often have damaging effects on the health and lives of patients. Many legal cases have shown that pharmaceutical companies aim, for commercial reasons, to conceal the undesirable side effects of medicines for quite a long t... | null |
Daciana Octavia Sârbu | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | This report is an important step on the way to a more coordinated and effective monitoring system for pharmaceutical products. Increasing the number of patients who are monitored will provide more information about new drugs, allowing the authorities and manufacturers to identify potential problems more quickly. There ... | null |
Richard Seeber | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | For patients, easy access to factual and independent background information on medicinal products is essential and also plays an important role in the research into adverse reactions and in the market safety of prescription medicines. The new directive and regulation on pharmacovigilance will substantially improve tra... | null |
Olga Sehnalová | MEP | S&D | en | cs | 2010-09-21T00:00:00 | 2010 | Pharmacovigilance of medicinal products (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 726/2004) - Pharmacovigilance (amendment of Directive 2001/83/EC) (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Pharmacovigilance is an important part of the system protecting patient health, reducing the risks and increasing the benefits of medicines. It is particularly important to assess and monitor the safety of medicines in the first years after they are brought into use. Within the framework of the licensing process, befo... | null |
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