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Eija-Riitta Korhola | MEP | PPE | en | fi | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, certain facts need to be acknowledged. Firstly, our efforts with regard to climate so far have brought us no benefits. The strategy has proven ineffective because emissions have increased in absolute as well as in relative terms. Contrary to expectations, global carbon intensity has only increased at ... | null |
Ivari Padar | MEP | S&D | en | et | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Mr President, the ambitious climate measures would help to solve the current economic crisis through the creation of new jobs and an increase in economic activity. The International Energy Agency regards it as necessary to come to an agreement in Copenhagen in order to direct the investments which were delayed due to ... | null |
Elisabetta Gardini | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, I have noticed that the vote which took place yesterday in the Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety has been mentioned several times. I would, however, like to make it clear that not everything can be put down to one single extremist ideological position. W... | null |
Vincent Peillon | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, as our fellow Members have said repeatedly this morning, the problem of financing the developing countries’ fight against global warming may cause the Copenhagen Summit to fail, when we were all hoping it would be a success. As we know, however, these countries are often the main victims of global war... | null |
Lena Ek | MEP | ALDE | en | sv | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, the world is currently facing three major crises: the financial crisis, the employment crisis and the climate crisis. The solutions that we come up with together must help to solve all three of these crises. Our businesses face major challenges, but there are also great opportunities for new jobs and ... | null |
Rareş-Lucian Niculescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Deforestation, a phenomenon often alluded to during this debate, is certainly something which affects developing countries in particular. However, before laying the blame on these countries, we need to realise that deforestation meets certain needs for survival. I would like to mention in today’s debate the conclusion... | null |
Judith A. Merkies | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, ‘success or failure, that is the question’. All types of crises have already been mentioned, but one has been forgotten next to global warming, which is the crisis of public confidence in politics. I agree with Mr Carlgren. Let us not make this a beauty contest about who is more or less ambitious, more... | null |
Graham Watson | MEP | ALDE | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, we talk a lot about the melting of the ice caps, but as well as the Arctic and the Antarctic, there is also the ‘third pole’: the Himalayan ice cap and its glaciers which give water to some two billion people – almost a third of the world’s population – in China, India and elsewhere on the subcontinent... | null |
Iosif Matula | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | We live on a planet with a diverse climate. However, there is a single factor that affects all this: climate change. Reality shows us that the effects of this change do not respect borders or geographical areas. Each and every one of us is affected in different ways, whether in the form of flooding, drought, fire or p... | null |
Liisa Jaakonsaari | MEP | S&D | en | fi | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, it is very important to make the switch to a low-carbon world fairly and to have a viable policy system, because the market never has any time for fairness. That is why the Copenhagen meeting is important. I would have liked Minister Carlgren to have prioritised things more. You made everything a prio... | null |
András Gyürk | MEP | PPE | en | hu | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, one of the key topics at the forthcoming Copenhagen climate summit may be forest management. It is no coincidence, in fact, that more harmful gases accumulate in the air as a result of deforestation than can be attributed to transport, for instance. The inability to resolve this situation is highlight... | null |
Mairead McGuinness | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, the issue of food security needs to be mentioned in this debate on climate change, for the developing world in particular. It is very difficult to ask people to look at climate change mitigation if their basic needs for food are not met. We need to allow them to use the best available technology to pro... | null |
Andrew Henry William Brons | MEP | NI | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, the evidence is not that rising levels of CO2 lead to temperature rises, but that the causal connection is the other way round; but, of course, we must not let facts get in the way of a good story. However, let us accept for the moment that man-made emissions are a bad thing for various reasons. Why, t... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Copenhagen is a great opportunity for a global agreement to be reached before it is too late. For the first time, the United States has an administration committed to building solutions, and there are also positive signals from other countries, such as Japan. However, we need a new approach to climate change that take... | null |
Milan Zver | MEP | PPE | en | sl | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Good afternoon, Madam President, Commissioner, Mr Carlgren, ladies and gentlemen and visitors, including those of you who have come from Slovenia. Allow me to briefly remind you of one thing: Copenhagen is happening at what may be a bad time. We are living in a time of crisis, which makes it difficult to make the kind... | null |
Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, in the context of our debate, I should like to draw attention to two issues. Firstly, when submitting a proposal regarding the limitation of CO2 emissions and the means allocated for developing countries, we must not forget the present economic and financial situation brought about by the world crisis... | null |
Silvia-Adriana Ţicău | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Development and cooperation mechanisms and the allocation of considerable resources to developing countries for tackling climate change are important measures in terms of concluding an international post-Kyoto agreement. However, the best argument for persuading other states to comply with a post-Kyoto agreement is pr... | null |
Seán Kelly | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, deforestation has been mentioned by many speakers and absolutely correctly so – both industrialised deforestation and individual deforestation. I myself noticed that, when I worked on a voluntary basis in Africa, day in day out, I saw people climbing up the mountain, spending the whole day with their l... | null |
Diane Dodds | MEP | NI | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, there has been much talk in this Chamber this morning about developing countries playing their part in tackling climate change, and that is indeed true. Like many others, I would draw attention to the fact that, in order for this to happen in regions of great poverty, this House, the Council and the Co... | null |
Zoran Thaler | MEP | S&D | en | sl | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I would like to express my agreement with the fundamental objectives of our strategy, i.e. preventing the climate from increasing more than two degrees in temperature, on average. This is a strategy which is primarily based on limitation: the smaller the emissions of greenhouse gases, the smaller the increase in tempe... | null |
Andreas Carlgren | EU Council President | N/A | en | sv | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, I would like to thank the Members of Parliament for their commitment to this debate and their far-sighted contributions. Naturally, the broad political support of the European Parliament plays a very important part in deciding Europe’s position in the negotiations. I also genuinely welcome the resolut... | null |
Karel De Gucht | EU Commissioner | N/A | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, very briefly a couple of points. I think that after this debate, after what the Council has said, we can say that we are ready for this Copenhagen conference. I have noticed very broad support for our proposals, and that goes for the targets that we have put on the table, the financial commitments we h... | null |
Elena Oana Antonescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | We must not regard the costs involved in the transition to clean energy sources as an economic burden that will increase companies’ production costs and public expenditure as part of national budgets, but as an investment that will bring tangible benefits in terms of creating new jobs, technical innovation and a clean... | null |
Nessa Childers | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Negotiations for a new global climate agreement are now on a knife edge. The US seems unable to pass legislation to curb its excessive CO2 emissions. China seems unwilling to accept binding targets. Developing countries claim correctly they did not cause this crisis. Europeans have an historic responsibility to clean u... | null |
Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Climate change poses one of the most serious threats not only to the environment, but to the economy and society as well. Crop yields fluctuate from one year to the next, heavily influenced by the variation in extreme climate conditions. This has an impact on every sector of the economy, but agriculture remains the mo... | null |
Adam Gierek | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | For five years, I have been witness to how, here, in the European Parliament, a specific group of people, recruited from all political groups, but mainly from the Greens and the Socialists, have been whipping up unprecedented hysteria about the climate. This hysteria is cleverly maintained through the speeches by the ... | null |
Zita Gurmai | MEP | S&D | en | hu | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | In order to ensure success in the battle against climate change, an ambitious, comprehensive global agreement must be reached in Copenhagen. The issue of funding has become the keystone of the agreement in Copenhagen. Every country must make its contribution to funding the battle against climate change, according to i... | null |
Edit Herczog | MEP | S&D | en | hu | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | It is already clear to us nowadays that among the dangers threatening the Earth, the biggest predicament by far is caused by greenhouse gases, primarily the emission of carbon dioxide. While this may currently seem in ruling political circles to be an ideological debate, this issue defines the limits for economic oppo... | null |
Marian-Jean Marinescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Achieving an agreement in Copenhagen will give the necessary impetus for coordination at global level of the actions to be taken against climate change. The climate crisis must be inextricably linked to the economic crisis. This provides an opportunity to move from an unsustainable economy based on limited natural res... | null |
Wojciech Michał Olejniczak | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | A month and a half before the summit in Copenhagen, and in view of unavoidable climate change, the world expects us to take specific action – action which demonstrates responsibility and careful thought in relation to working together on behalf of people and their safety. We are all familiar with the reports of the In... | null |
Sirpa Pietikäinen | MEP | PPE | en | fi | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Madam President, ladies and gentlemen, new results from research into the progress of climate change are obtained daily, and they suggest that the change is advancing all the time, and faster than was previously predicted. If we are to preserve the earth in the state that life here has adapted to, we will have to esta... | null |
Rovana Plumb | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Over the next 50 years, climate change will have a significant impact on important economic sectors such as agriculture, energy, transport, ecosystems, tourism and health. Climate change will also affect households, companies and certain sections of society, especially the elderly, people with disabilities and low inc... | null |
Pavel Poc | MEP | S&D | en | cs | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The EU is a world leader in the fight against climate change. This position clearly gives us a responsibility to help the developing countries. When we provide assistance, we must be responsible to a high degree for its consequences. If developing countries are to be given EUR 30 billion a year for their efforts to al... | null |
Daciana Octavia Sârbu | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Climate change and developing countries in the framework of the UN Conference on Climate Change in Copenhagen (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The negotiations in Copenhagen on financing to developing countries will be crucial if this summit is to be successful. Already, some African countries have said they will not be able to commit to the kind of deal we need at Copenhagen if it does not contain suitable measures for financing of mitigation and adaptation ... | null |
Antonio Masip Hidalgo | MEP | S&D | en | es | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I voted in favour of the reports on The Bahamas, Barbados, Saint Kitts and Nevis and Seychelles. In these reports, I like the elements of overcoming the bureaucratic processes of agreements, freedom of movement of citizens and the reciprocal nature that all of these actions must have. However, with the u... | null |
Czesław Adam Siekierski | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, the Schengen Treaty resulted in a qualitative change across the territory of the majority of countries in the European Union. Even though such a short time has passed since it came into force, we often forget what Europe was like when it had borders and the difficulties associated with moving from one Me... | null |
Elena Oana Antonescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this report. I fully support the conclusion of the Statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) by the European Community. This body’s main objective is to promote good practices in the renewable energy sector, both within the European Union and globally. The agency’s Statute stipu... | null |
Zigmantas Balčytis | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I have voted for this report. Currently, there is no coordinated renewable energy strategy on both a European and world scale. For this reason, there is a big gap between the countries which have achieved major progress and success in renewable energy and countries which are still lagging behind in this area. If we wan... | null |
Maria da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome the fact that the European Community is now represented in the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). The International Renewable Energy Agency aims to promote the adoption and the sustainable use of all forms of renewable energy, taking into account their contribution to the conservation of the envi... | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | IRENA was officially established on 26 January 2009. The purpose of this organisation is to become the headquarters for promoting a rapid transition towards the use of sustainable energy. The Statute of this organisation has been concluded. It is vital that this organisation starts to function as quickly as possible. I... | null |
Proinsias De Rossa | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I support the conclusion of the Statute of the International Renewable Energy Agency by the European Community. The International Renewable Energy Agency aims to become a centre of excellence for renewable energy, which will enable it to help governments harness renewable energy sources, to disseminate know-how and bes... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Portugal is the sixth most energy-dependent country in the EU 27, so investment in ‘clean tech’ is of prime importance. I advocate a national renewable energy plan, with particular emphasis on wind power, wave energy (given the exceptional conditions offered by the Portuguese coast), solar-thermal and photovoltaic ene... | null |
Rovana Plumb | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In voting for this report, I want to emphasise the importance of creating this international organisation which will promote and support the use of renewable resources throughout the world, bearing in mind the benefits which can be derived from their contribution to protecting the environment and climate, economic gro... | null |
Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the report on the proposal for a Council regulation repealing certain obsolete Council acts in the field of the common agricultural policy, as it is necessary to eliminate acts that are no longer relevant from the acquis communautaire in order to improve the transparency and legal certainty of the... | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Due to the vast quantity of European legislation, it becomes essential that any defunct material is efficiently repealed. In view of this, I have voted in favour of this report. | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I believe it is essential that all stakeholders in the common agricultural policy (CAP) should be aware of the legal framework in place and the rules that apply at any particular time. I accept that legal certainty requires that obsolete acts do not remain in force indefinitely in the Community’s legal system. Given t... | null |
Alan Kelly | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The issue voted on refers to the need of the European Institutions to repeal Council Acts which have, through the passage of time and the development of technology, become obsolete and irrelevant to the correct functioning of the Union. This vote refers to certain Council Acts in the field of the Common Agricultural Po... | null |
Czesław Adam Siekierski | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It was with great pleasure that I voted in favour of adoption of the resolution on a regulation repealing certain obsolete acts in the field of the CAP, because we keep hearing that we have too much regulation in the EU, with negative consequences for the correct functioning of the market economy. This is particularly... | null |
Oldřich Vlasák | MEP | ECR | en | cs | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I would like to explain my vote on the draft Council Regulation repealing a number of obsolete Council Acts relating to the Common Agricultural Policy. During the process of European integration, many acts were passed in the European Parliament and the Council. At the time of our accession to the EU, the acquis commun... | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Laboratory tests must be carried out in order to identify harmful organisms that are not present within the EU. The regulations currently in place do not allow for certain laboratories to which such work can be delegated to take on this work due to the fact that they fall short of Article 2(1)(g)(ii) of Directive 2000/... | null |
Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the report which authorises Portugal to apply reduced rates of excise duty in the Azores and Madeira on locally produced and consumed liqueurs, eaux-de-vie and rum, because I see this as an important way of supporting the subsistence of the small industries in the sector involved in producing such... | null |
John Attard-Montalto | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Government of Malta should follow similar initiatives for the island of Gozo. All EU Member States which have island regions have applied for similar measures and have been given the opportunity by the EU to take such special measures. The measures themselves differ from island region to island region. They have, h... | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This is an extension of the 2002 tax derogation given to Portugal in respect of certain autonomous regions. I am in favour of such extension and have therefore voted in favour of this report. | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the Hübner report on the proposal for a Council decision authorising Portugal to apply reduced rates of excise duty in the autonomous region of Madeira on locally produced and consumed rum and liqueurs and in the autonomous region of the Azores on locally produced and consumed liqueurs and eaux-de... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In view of the importance to agriculture and, consequently, the economy and employment in the Portuguese Autonomous Regions of Madeira and the Azores, of the production of rum and eaux-de-vie respectively, as well as liqueurs in both regions, it is essential that the reduced rates of excise duty on these goods should ... | null |
Nuno Teixeira | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The proposal approved in today’s plenary sitting by an overwhelming majority allows for an extension to the concession granted in 2002 authorising Portugal to apply reduced rates of excise duty in Madeira on locally produced and consumed rum and liqueurs and in the Azores on locally produced and consumed liqueurs and ... | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This consists of a simple codification of texts without any change to their substance. I am in favour of such codification and have therefore voted in favour of this report. | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This is once again a codification without any alteration of substance, of which I am in favour, and I have therefore voted in favour of this report. | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This consists of a simple codification of already existing texts and I have therefore voted in favour. | null |
Cătălin Sorin Ivan | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The coordination of certain provisions laid down by law, regulation or administrative action in Member States concerning the broadcasting of television programmes is vital for the creation of a media space where the main theme is unity in diversity. It is just as important for us to be able to make European legislatio... | null |
Petru Constantin Luhan | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I concur with the text of this report since pluralism of information ought to be a fundamental principle of the European Union. Diversification of mass media leads to a proliferation of points of view, which is an essential feature in a democratic society. This argument also has an economic element. Conventional audio... | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This concerns the codification of legislation concerning the protection of workers from exposure to asbestos. I am in favour of such codification and have hence voted in favour. | null |
Elisabeth Morin-Chartier | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Like the majority of my fellow Members, I voted in favour of making Community legislation clearer and more transparent. Indeed, by adopting this resolution, the European Parliament has supported the European Commission’s desire to ‘clean up’ the texts by codifying the legislation on the protection of workers against a... | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This concerns the codification of legislation concerning veterinary checks on animals entering the EU, and I have therefore voted in favour. | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Under the current regulations, where a shipment that violates animal protection laws is discovered, the authorities must, following a ‘seizure’ for animal protection reasons, hand back to the owner any unvaccinated animal young that have been separated from their mothers much too early once the problem has been rectif... | null |
Franz Obermayr | MEP | NI | en | de | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Given that nutrition is a significant factor in the health of the population and that animals are among the essential food products, it is particularly important that comprehensive protection is provided in this regard, and this should be effected, amongst other things, by means of veterinary checks. These veterinary ... | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This is a codification without any substantial changes and therefore I have voted in favour. | null |
Elisabeth Morin-Chartier | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Like the majority of my fellow Members, I voted in favour of making the legislation on a network for the collection of accountancy data on the incomes and business operations of agricultural holdings clearer and more transparent in order to improve this legislation and, above all, to make the text more readable. | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This report consists of a simple codification of legislation on animal health conditions in the sphere of intra-Community trade. I am in favour of such codification and have voted in favour of this report. | null |
Franz Obermayr | MEP | NI | en | de | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Rearing poultry, for one thing, forms a significant part of economic activities in the agricultural sector, where it represents a source of income for some of the agricultural workforce. For another, eggs and poultry are amongst the commonest foodstuffs. For these reasons, trade involving these goods should also be cl... | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This is a codification without any substantial change and therefore I have voted in favour. | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This provides for visa-free travel between Mauritius and Member States of the EU. I am in favour of such an agreement and have therefore voted in favour of the report. | null |
Carlos Coelho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I support this agreement negotiated between the European Community and the Republic of Mauritius, establishing a visa exemption for entry and short stays in order to facilitate the movement of their citizens. EU citizens and Mauritian nationals who travel to the territory of the other contracting party for a maximum p... | null |
Franz Obermayr | MEP | NI | en | de | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This agreement between the European Community and the Republic of Mauritius envisages visa-free travel where citizens of the Contracting Parties travel to the territory of the other Contracting Party for a maximum period of three months during a six-month period. I am voting against the conclusion of this agreement as... | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This provides for visa-free travel between the Seychelles and Member States of the EU. I am in favour of such an agreement and have therefore voted in favour of the report. | null |
Carlos Coelho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I support this agreement negotiated between the European Community and the Republic of the Seychelles, establishing a visa exemption for entry and short stays in order to facilitate the movement of their citizens. EU citizens and Seychelles nationals who travel to the territory of the other contracting party for a max... | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This provides for visa-free travel between Barbados and Member States of the EU. I am in favour of such an agreement and have therefore voted in favour of the report. | null |
Carlos Coelho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I support this agreement negotiated between the European Community and Barbados, establishing a visa exemption for entry and short stays in order to facilitate the movement of their citizens. EU citizens and nationals of Barbados who travel to the territory of the other contracting party for a maximum period of three ... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The reports before us in connection with the agreements between the European Community and numerous small island nations such as Mauritius and Barbados envisage a visa waiver where citizens of the Contracting Parties travel to the territory of the other Contracting Party for a maximum period of three months during a s... | null |
Carlos Coelho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I support this agreement negotiated between the European Community and the Federation of St Kitts and Nevis, establishing a visa exemption for entry and short stays in order to facilitate the movement of their citizens. EU citizens and the nationals of the Federation who travel to the territory of the other contractin... | null |
Carlos Coelho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I support this agreement negotiated between the European Community and Antigua and Barbuda, establishing a visa exemption for entry and short stays in order to facilitate the movement of their citizens. EU citizens and nationals of Antigua and Barbuda who travel to the territory of the other contracting party for a ma... | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This provides for visa-free travel between the Bahamas and Member States of the EU. I am in favour of such an agreement and have therefore voted in favour of the report. | null |
Carlos Coelho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I support this agreement negotiated between the European Community and the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, establishing a visa exemption for entry and short stays in order to facilitate the movement of their citizens. EU citizens and nationals of the Bahamas who travel to the territory of the other contracting party for ... | null |
Gerard Batten | MEP | ID | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | UKIP MEPs abstained because we do not believe that the European Union should be responsible for sending taxpayers’ money to the victims of the Italian earthquake. We have every sympathy with those victims and believe that such donations should come from national governments or charities. | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As I pointed out earlier with regard to Reimer Böge’s report (A7-0021/2009) about the earthquake in the Abruzzi, I believe that solidarity between Member States of the European Union and European support for States that are the victims of disasters provide a clear signal that the European Union, in adopting instrument... | null |
João Ferreira | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Since the mobilisation of EUR 493 771 159 from the European Union Solidarity Fund has been approved in favour of Italy, and since this fund does not have its own budget, it is necessary to amend the Community budget to ensure that the amount agreed is made available. Although we agree upon the need to provide the fund... | null |
Barry Madlener | MEP | NI | en | nl | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV) is in favour of emergency assistance, but it is up to the individual Member States, not the European Union, to provide such assistance. | null |
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I agree that there should be additional support for workers who suffer from the consequences of major structural changes in world trade patterns and to assist them with their reintegration into the labour market. It is essential that financial assistance to workers made redundant is made available as quickly as possib... | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This report is in favour of the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund. I agree that the mobilisation of this fund is necessary in this case and have therefore voted in favour of this report. | null |
Lena Ek, Marit Paulsen, Olle Schmidt and Cecilia Wikström | MEP | ALDE | en | sv | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We are well aware of the negative effects of the economic crisis on the labour market and on society as a whole. We strongly sympathise with all those affected by the crisis and are pleased to see measures such as training that will help individuals overcome this. However, we are convinced that free trade is basically... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Unemployment is one of the main problems affecting the European Economic Area. Even before the emergence of the current financial crisis, which has increased and aggravated some of the earlier symptoms, the serious impact of globalisation and the resulting relocation of businesses on many people’s lives were clear to ... | null |
Ilda Figueiredo | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This case was about responding to a request for assistance from Germany for redundancies in the telecommunications sector, especially among Nokia GmbH workers, which fulfilled the eligibility criteria set out in the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund regulation. In reality, however, the mobilisation of this fund o... | null |
Eija-Riitta Korhola | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, I voted in favour of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund’s (EGF) investment of nearly EUR 5.6 million in Germany’s North Rhine-Westphalia region, which has suffered from mass redundancies since the 1990’s. As a result of the Finnish telecommunications company Nokia closing its production plant in B... | null |
Jean-Luc Mélenchon | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | fr | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It was with the Nokia employees and their unfair redundancies in mind that we voted for this text. We are anxious to stress, however, that we are not satisfied with having to vote for the best of a bad lot: help with job searches in the context of absurd mass redundancies on the part of the world’s leading mobile tele... | null |
Elisabeth Morin-Chartier | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This report is in favour of mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) following redundancies in Germany. I fully approve of mobilising this fund – we need it in this instance – and so, like the majority of my fellow Members, I voted in favour of this report. The European Globalisation Adjustment... | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Siwiec was accused of insulting the religious beliefs of others during an event that took place a number of years ago. After reviewing the facts of the case, I believe that immunity should certainly not be waived. This is also the view of the rapporteur and therefore, I have voted in favour of the report. | null |
Ole Christensen, Dan Jørgensen and Christel Schaldemose | MEP | S&D | en | da | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In today’s vote, we voted to waive Mr Siwiec’s immunity. That would mean that it would be possible for him to stand trial in Poland just like any other citizen. We have a great deal of sympathy for Mr Siwiec and we agree, for what it is worth, that the case that has been launched against him is unfounded and political... | null |
Elena Oana Antonescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The creation of the Schengen area by waiving internal border controls and the introduction of free movement within the territory of the EU are among the most important achievements of the European Union. Taking into account border permeability, we need high standards when actually putting the Schengen acquis into prac... | null |
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this report, as the rapporteur’s position is in line with the principles of citizens’ freedoms, justice and home affairs. The establishment of an evaluation mechanism is important for all Member States. Since the codecision procedure is not being considered, the European Commission’s proposal limits opport... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2009-10-20T00:00:00 | 2009 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The creation of a European area without border controls, through the Schengen Agreement, was an important step in constructing an open internal market with free movement of people and goods. However, if this area is to fulfil its potential, which I recognise, there needs to be a way of effectively evaluating its imple... | null |
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