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Vilija Blinkevičiūtė | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Development aspects of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty - Role of minimum income in combating poverty and promoting an inclusive society in Europe (debate) Video of the speechesPV | As we mark the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty and the European Year for Combating Poverty, sadly, there are already more than 85 million people in the European Union living below the poverty level. Although unemployment is the main reason for poverty, many Europeans, even those in work, are strugglin... | null |
Kinga Gál | MEP | PPE | en | hu | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Development aspects of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty - Role of minimum income in combating poverty and promoting an inclusive society in Europe (debate) Video of the speechesPV | During the worldwide economic crisis, in the ‘European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion’, and three days after World Food Day, it is particularly important for child poverty to also be given appropriate attention at European level. Every six seconds, a child dies of hunger on Earth. There are several mi... | null |
Pascale Gruny | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Development aspects of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty - Role of minimum income in combating poverty and promoting an inclusive society in Europe (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Firstly, the fact that combating poverty has been taken into account in the 2020 strategy is, for me, a significant advance. The economic crisis has intensified the problem of poverty in recent years. The European Union must be able to encourage Member States to face up to this problem. Secondly, the European Social F... | null |
Zita Gurmai | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Development aspects of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty - Role of minimum income in combating poverty and promoting an inclusive society in Europe (debate) Video of the speechesPV | When talking about poverty, we often forget those who are seriously underpaid in their jobs. In this regard, poverty still has a feminine face in Europe. The disadvantageous situation of women is structural. They work less, as household work is not acknowledged as legitimate work. If they work on the labour market, the... | null |
Jaromír Kohlíček | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | cs | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Development aspects of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty - Role of minimum income in combating poverty and promoting an inclusive society in Europe (debate) Video of the speechesPV | I welcome the opening of a debate on the role of minimum income as an instrument in the fight against poverty. It is unquestionable that, in the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion, this type of action is completely appropriate. The first question that I would like to ask is about the explanatory ... | null |
Ádám Kósa | MEP | PPE | en | hu | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Development aspects of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty - Role of minimum income in combating poverty and promoting an inclusive society in Europe (debate) Video of the speechesPV | In terms of the disputed issues we have heard as regards minimum income, I find it important to emphasise that we have to decide not only about today and tomorrow, but also about the day after tomorrow. Inactivity is much more destructive than many of us would think or know. However, this is what people living with di... | null |
Elżbieta Katarzyna Łukacijewska | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Development aspects of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty - Role of minimum income in combating poverty and promoting an inclusive society in Europe (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Ladies and gentlemen, according to statistics, the problem of poverty affects 16% of the European Union’s citizens. Among the principal causes of the rise in the number of poor people in the EU’s Member States are a lack of adequate education and a failure to adapt abilities to the requirements of the labour market. P... | null |
Katarína Neveďalová | MEP | S&D | en | sk | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Development aspects of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty - Role of minimum income in combating poverty and promoting an inclusive society in Europe (debate) Video of the speechesPV | In the European Union, this year has been dedicated to the fight against poverty and social exclusion. However, let us ask what the EU is actually doing to combat poverty. At present, there are 80 million people living below the poverty line in the EU, which represents 17% of the EU population. The most at risk in thi... | null |
Wojciech Michał Olejniczak | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Development aspects of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty - Role of minimum income in combating poverty and promoting an inclusive society in Europe (debate) Video of the speechesPV | Poverty and social exclusion violate human dignity and fundamental human rights. The main aim of income support programmes should be to lift people out of poverty and to enable them to live a dignified life. The latest statistics are frightening. There are 1.4 billion people in the world, and around 85 million in the ... | null |
Rovana Plumb | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Development aspects of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty - Role of minimum income in combating poverty and promoting an inclusive society in Europe (debate) Video of the speechesPV | The objective set by the EU 2020 strategy to reduce the number of Europeans living below the poverty line by 25%, which is more than 20 million people, must contribute to the development of national policies which will protect citizens against the risk of poverty. Women constitute a large section of the population thr... | null |
Joanna Senyszyn | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Development aspects of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty - Role of minimum income in combating poverty and promoting an inclusive society in Europe (debate) Video of the speechesPV | In the European Union, the year 2010 is European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion. One in six Europeans, or 17% of the population, live below the poverty line. In Poland, that is about 6.5 million people. Poverty can affect anyone. It is enough to lose your job or become seriously ill. The ranks of the ... | null |
Kathleen Van Brempt | MEP | S&D | en | nl | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Development aspects of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty - Role of minimum income in combating poverty and promoting an inclusive society in Europe (debate) Video of the speechesPV | A few days after the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty and a good two months before the end of the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion, the European Parliament has the opportunity to make its voice heard loud and clear. There is one choice that we have to make here: is 2010 to be th... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Formal sitting - Address by Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United NationsVideo of the speechesPV | Mr Secretary-General, distinguished guests, colleagues, friends, it is a great honour for us to welcome to the European Parliament, on his first official visit, His Excellency the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Dr Ban Ki-moon. This visit is very timely. Last month, at the United Nations summit on the Millenni... | null |
Ban Ki-moon | N/A | N/A | en | fr | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Formal sitting - Address by Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United NationsVideo of the speechesPV | Mr President, Mr Welle, Ministers, ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon. It is a great honour for me to be here addressing the European Parliament. Ladies and gentlemen, you were sent to Strasbourg by the citizens of your countries in order to construct a stronger Europe for the 21st century. I myself have come becaus... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Formal sitting - Address by Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United NationsVideo of the speechesPV | Mr Secretary-General, thank you for your very encouraging words, such as the European Union having leadership, our solidarity, and also being a locomotive of our global train. I am quite sure we will keep the train on the track. For both of us – the United Nations and the European Union – the most important word is ‘un... | null |
Michał Tomasz Kamiński | MEP | ECR | en | pl | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Formal sitting - Address by Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United NationsVideo of the speechesPV | Ladies and gentlemen, several hours ago, a brutal terrorist attack was made on one of my party’s offices in Poland. As a result of this attack, two people have died, including one of the staff of our Parliament, who worked for one of our fellow Members. I hope this brutal act of political aggression, which is unpreced... | null |
President | EUROPARL President | N/A | en | en | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Formal sitting - Address by Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United NationsVideo of the speechesPV | Thank you, Mr Kamiński. As you have seen, this Chamber has expressed its solidarity with the victims of this absolutely unacceptable act. | null |
Izaskun Bilbao Barandica | MEP | ALDE | en | es | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, I would also like to thank the rapporteur and the Council for the work they have done in order to reach an agreement. I believe that this has been a significant step forward in the progress and recognition that the Treaty of Lisbon gives to Parliament and to the Committee on Fisheries specifically, an... | null |
Jarosław Kalinowski | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Control of vessels engaged in illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing activities is essential and should be conducted efficiently, effectively and as frequently as possible, with particular attention paid to areas where the risk of illegal fishing is the greatest. This is why we very much need the new control meas... | null |
Clemente Mastella | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, I voted for this report because I agree with the rapporteur that the scheme of control and enforcement adopted by the Convention on future multilateral cooperation in the North-East Atlantic fisheries must be swiftly transposed into EU law. I refer, in particular, to those new provisions that specific... | null |
Izaskun Bilbao Barandica | MEP | ALDE | en | es | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, this agreement is also going to mean fighting to defend fishermen, combating illegal fishing, control measures – which must govern fisheries policy – and one more step towards sustainable fishing. It is also going to mean greater control levels and defending fishermen and the sector in Europe. I am th... | null |
Jarosław Kalinowski | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The fundamental objective of the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries is optimum utilisation of the fishery resources in the territories covered by the agreement. It should be remembered that the convention is intended to secure wide-ranging international cooperation and th... | null |
Izaskun Bilbao Barandica | MEP | ALDE | en | es | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, I voted in favour of this initiative because when we talk about precarious work, we are talking once again about the inequality and discrimination that women suffer in Europe. The economic crisis has increased this inequality because it has impacted the lower paid jobs done mainly by women, involving ... | null |
Miroslav Mikolášik | MEP | PPE | en | sk | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The labour market has seen a shift away from standard to non-standard forms of employment, and there is therefore a need to prevent employers from prioritising the cheapest and most advantageous forms of employment, which leads to insecure jobs. Employees who are in a vulnerable position in jobs where even basic healt... | null |
Clemente Mastella | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, the current economic and financial crisis has aggravated the problem of precarious women workers. Since they often have to balance work and family commitments, they find themselves in a weaker bargaining position, which often leads to their having worse working conditions. I voted for this report beca... | null |
Andrea Češková | MEP | ECR | en | cs | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted against the adoption of this report on women employed under precarious working conditions because I think that part-time work, temporary work and other similar forms of contract are a benefit to women in the labour market, especially for women who are caring for children and who want to work as well. These fle... | null |
Monika Flašíková Beňová | MEP | S&D | en | sk | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I would particularly like to take this opportunity because the President was unwilling to call everyone who wanted to contribute to the debate yesterday, and precisely on that topic, which is enormously important, because Mrs Thomsen’s report draws attention to the increasingly insecure conditions faced by women on th... | null |
Mario Pirillo | MEP | S&D | en | it | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, the huge majority that voted for the report is an important warning signal from Parliament about the problem of precarious women workers. In Europe, it is still women who bear most of the burden of precarious work, and the situation is getting worse because of the international crisis affecting our co... | null |
Anna Záborská | MEP | PPE | en | sk | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I supported the report, although with certain reservations. The report also shed important light on my report from the previous session, which talks about female poverty in the European Union. It is an example of the fact that we are taking the situation of job threats seriously. Many women and families are asking whe... | null |
Mario Borghezio | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Madam President, this is an important and significant report for the protection of women. The European institutions, however, suffer from the major fault of not practising what they preach. Last Friday and Saturday, a meeting attended by the President of the Commission, Mr Barroso, the President of Parliament and Pres... | null |
Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome this proposal, since its aim is to make the collection of data by type of goods obligatory for maritime transport statistics, which allows a useful general framework for supporting and monitoring the policy of promoting co-modality. In the case of islands, this should mean more support for a combination of m... | null |
Alfredo Antoniozzi | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am voting for the report by Mr Simpson because I consider statistical returns in respect of carriage of goods and passengers by sea to be very useful. In fact, the collection of data by type of goods is already mandatory for European statistics on road, rail and inland waterway transport. As the report clearly state... | null |
Zigmantas Balčytis | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I agree with this proposal for a regulation, the purpose of which is to amend the directive in force in order to make the collection of data by type of goods mandatory for maritime transport statistics. This data is currently collected on a voluntary basis by 18 Member States. Furthermore, the collection of data by ty... | null |
Alain Cadec | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Directive 2009/42/EC, which is currently in force, makes provision for data capture for statistics on maritime transport on a voluntary basis. The amendment to this directive will make data capture by type of goods mandatory. I am satisfied with this amendment, which does not impose any additional burden, given that t... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this report as I agree that the existence of complete, standardised statistics by type of goods is crucial for all modes of transport. This information provides a general framework that is useful for supporting and monitoring the policy of promoting co-modality, namely, the possibility of achievin... | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This concerns the collection and registration of data when it comes to shipping applicable in the Member States that have a coast. The proposal will alter the way that data is collected in that it will be organised by the type of goods, as is already the case with regards to other forms of transport. I believe that thi... | null |
Lara Comi | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Although the single market was declared complete some time ago, the persistent differences between the various points of access for goods and people still reveal the national nature of its borders. The Member States may have decided to give way to the European institutions on this point, but such differences, which pe... | null |
Vasilica Viorica Dăncilă | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | European Union Member States must help set up a European database for data on the monthly carriage of goods and passengers by sea and for the ships which carry them. This will enable the EU’s specialist service, Eurostat, to compile European statistics for every mode of transport in compliance with EU standards. Using... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This proposal aims to make the collection of data by type of goods obligatory for maritime transport statistics and to standardise the type of information collated and processed in the 27 Member States. As the rapporteur says, the existence of comprehensive and uniform statistics by type of goods for all forms of tran... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The objective of this proposal for a regulation by Parliament and the Council is to change Directive 2009/42/EC, with the aim of making the collection of data by type of goods obligatory for maritime transport statistics. At present, these data are collected on a voluntary basis by 18 Member States. Five Member States... | null |
João Ferreira | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The proposal for a regulation aims to make mandatory the collection of data by type of goods for maritime transport statistics, as the rapporteur believes that in the majority of cases, the collection of relevant data will not impose any additional burden on respondents, since the Member States concerned should be abl... | null |
Alan Kelly | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The simple aim of this proposal is to make the collection of data by type of goods mandatory for maritime transport. It is already done in the case of European road, rail and inland waterways transport and it would help improve the harmonisation in this field. The collection of data will not impose any additional burde... | null |
Willy Meyer | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | es | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The purpose of this text is to amend Directive 2009/42/EC to make the collection of data by type of goods mandatory for maritime transport statistics. Currently, 18 Member States voluntarily collect that data. Five Member States do not have a coastline and do not supply the data provided for in the directive. In the m... | null |
Alexander Mirsky | MEP | S&D | en | lv | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I fully supported Mr Simpson’s report. I agree that data on the breakdown by type of goods is necessary for maritime transport statistics. These statistics will offer exporters and importers the possibility of finding the best scheme for cargo transportation. This means that the cost of goods for the European populati... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In order to be able to react, statistics are important, because they provide facts on which decisions can be based. However, in the case of the collection of statistical data, it is always important to maintain a balance between the necessary collection of facts and the administrative costs. Up to now, the data on the... | null |
Wojciech Michał Olejniczak | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The report proposes a series of amendments which aim to adapt provisions on the regulatory procedure with scrutiny to the new provisions on delegated acts introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon. The rapporteur’s aim was to introduce amendments to the EU directive on data collection by types of goods for maritime transport... | null |
Alfredo Pallone | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the Simpson report because, by amending Directive 2009/42/EC, it puts the finishing touches to the relevant legislation on the collection of data on the transport of goods and passengers from and within Europe. Previously, data collection was mandatory only for road, rail and inland waterway trans... | null |
Maria do Céu Patrão Neves | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This proposal seeks to establish the mandatory collection of data by type of goods for maritime transport statistics. At present, this collection of data is carried out on a purely voluntary basis by 18 Member States for shipping, with collection of data by type of goods already mandatory for European road, rail and i... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The purpose of this proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and the Council is to amend Directive 2009/42/EC in order to make the collection of data by type of goods mandatory for maritime transport statistics. These data are currently collected on a voluntary basis by 18 Member States. Five Member States ... | null |
Nuno Teixeira | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I believe that the mandatory collection of data by type of goods with a view to collating maritime transport statistics is vital in order to promote co-modality and the possibility of combining different modes of transport. Since data collection is already mandatory for statistics on other modes of transport – road, r... | null |
Viktor Uspaskich | MEP | ALDE | en | lt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Ladies and gentlemen, this issue of the systematic collection of statistical data is particularly important to us. In Lithuania, the carriage of goods by sea constitutes just a small percentage of all goods carried and therefore, it is possible to achieve much more in this field. Furthermore, our coastal tourism secto... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Given that Denmark has submitted a request for assistance for 951 redundancies in 45 companies operating in NACE Revision 2 Division 28 (manufacture of machines and equipment) in the NUTS II region of Nordjylland, I voted in favour of the resolution because I agree with the Commission’s proposal and with the amendment... | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The EGAF is an important structural fund in the EU that enables us to aid workers that have been rendered unemployed as a result of the shifts in global trends. This has been the case in a number of EU Member States such as Spain, where the existence of the fund has proved to be particularly beneficial. In view of the ... | null |
Mário David | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In the light of the structural changes in international trade, it is vital that the European economy is able to effectively implement the instruments to support workers affected by this, along with empowering them with a view to assisting their swift reintegration into the labour market. Given that Denmark has submitt... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This is a resolution on the proposed decision of Parliament and the Council on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund in terms of Point 28 of the interinstitutional agreement of 17 May 2006 between Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline and sound financial management... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Given the social impact of the global economic crisis, which has had a particular effect on employment, the proper use of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) is of pivotal importance in alleviating the plight of many European individuals and families, contributing to their social reintegration and profess... | null |
Estelle Grelier | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Once again, Parliament has been asked to validate payment of aid from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund to employees made redundant as a result of the crisis or relocations. Once again, this aid will be spread across budgetary lines initially allocated to other European programmes, as the Globalisation Adjust... | null |
Elisabeth Köstinger | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I must congratulate Mrs Matera most sincerely on a total of four reports on the mobilisation of the Globalisation Adjustment Fund. The broadening of the scope of the Globalisation Adjustment Fund to include workers was an important step to enable us to support European citizens directly. The instrument of the Globalis... | null |
Giovanni La Via | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) in favour of Denmark because I consider that instrument to be a valuable resource for the support of workers in difficulties on account of the economic crisis. The EGF was set up in 2006 to provide practical support to workers made redund... | null |
Willy Meyer | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | es | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this report on using funds from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), specifically for the 951 redundancies that have been made from 45 businesses operating in NACE Revision 2 Division 28 (manufacture of machines and equipment) in the NUTS II region of Nordjylland. The EGF provides add... | null |
Alexander Mirsky | MEP | S&D | en | lv | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It is very important not to adopt a laissez faire approach to the unemployment process. In this area, it is essential for people to feel that they are supported both by national governments and by the EU as a whole. Although I voted in favour, I am still unclear as to how the amount of support will be distributed. Why... | null |
Maria do Céu Patrão Neves | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Given that Denmark has submitted a request for assistance for 951 redundancies in 45 companies operating in NACE Revision 2 Division 28 (manufacture of machines and equipment) in the NUTS II region of Nordjylland, I voted in favour of the resolution because I agree with the Commission’s proposal and with the amendment... | null |
Paulo Rangel | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Given that Denmark has submitted a request for assistance for 951 redundancies in 45 companies operating in NACE Revision 2 Division 28 (manufacture of machines and equipment) in the NUTS II region of Nordjylland, I voted in favour of the resolution because I agree with the Commission’s proposal and with the amendment... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | With this vote, the EP takes note of the fact that Denmark has requested assistance in respect of cases concerning 951 redundancies in 45 enterprises operating in the NACE Rev. 2 Division 28 (manufacture of machinery and equipment) sector in the NUTS II region of Nordjylland. The application fulfils the eligibility cri... | null |
Silvia-Adriana Ţicău | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Community of European Shipyards’ Associations (CESA) reckons that global demand in the shipbuilding industry will fall by 2014 as a result of the global financial crisis, while, in future, the shipbuilding industry will relocate to areas with lower costs, especially to regions in Asia. Given the lack of a European... | null |
Angelika Werthmann | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This is a question of providing support for enterprises in the machinery and equipment manufacturing sector in the mid-level region of Nordjylland. In this region on the north-eastern tip of North Jutland, 951 people in 45 enterprises were made redundant between 15 February and 14 November 2009. In order to support th... | null |
Alfredo Antoniozzi | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As I had occasion to explain in March this year at the time of the vote on the Böge report, using the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund as a useful instrument for tackling the consequences of the economic and financial crisis is a very valuable initiative that provides a practical response in terms of financial a... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Given that the Netherlands has submitted requests for assistance for 512 cases of redundancy at NXP Semiconductors Netherlands, which operates in the electronics sector, in the NUTS II regions of Gelderland and Eindhoven, I voted in favour of the resolution as I agree with the Commission’s proposal, combined with the ... | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The EGAF is an important structural fund in the EU that enables us to aid workers that have been rendered unemployed as a result of the shifts in global trends. It has become necessary to grant access to this fund to workers in the Netherlands that have suffered redundancies in the electronics sector. In view of this, ... | null |
Mário David | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Aid to the workers made redundant due to restructuring and relocation must be dynamic and flexible so that it can be implemented rapidly and effectively. Given that the Netherlands has requested assistance for 512 cases of redundancy at NXP Semiconductors Netherlands, which operates in the electronics sector in the Ge... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Once again, we are faced with the problem of the closure of a town’s main industry, in this case in Nijmegen, with the aggravating circumstance that the establishment of any others with the same potential for employability is not envisaged. Looking for resolutions adopted by Parliament allows one to understand more cl... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Given the effects of the current global economic and financial crisis on industrial activity and the specific jobs carried out in the electronics sector, there needs to be an urgent and effective programme of support for the 512 workers made redundant from the company NXL Semiconductors Netherlands, in the Dutch regio... | null |
Giovanni La Via | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) in favour of the Netherlands because I consider that instrument to be a valuable resource for the support of workers in difficulties on account of the economic crisis. The EGF was set up in 2006 to provide practical support to workers mad... | null |
Willy Meyer | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | es | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this report on using funds from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), specifically for the 512 redundancies that have been made from NXL Semiconductors Netherlands, operating in the electronics sector in the NUTS II regions of Gelderland and Eindhoven. The EGF provides additional help ... | null |
Maria do Céu Patrão Neves | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Given that the Netherlands has submitted requests for assistance for 512 cases of redundancy at NXP Semiconductors Netherlands, which operates in the electronics sector, in the NUTS II regions of Gelderland and Eindhoven, I voted in favour of the resolution as I agree with the Commission’s proposal, combined with the ... | null |
Paulo Rangel | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Given that the Netherlands has submitted requests for assistance for 512 cases of redundancy at NXP Semiconductors Netherlands, which operates in the electronics sector, in the NUTS II regions of Gelderland and Eindhoven, I voted in favour of the resolution as I agree with the Commission’s proposal, combined with the ... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Whereas the Union’s financial assistance to workers made redundant should be dynamic and made available as quickly and efficiently as possible, in accordance with the Joint Declaration of the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission adopted during the conciliation meeting on 17 July 2008, and having due rega... | null |
Silvia-Adriana Ţicău | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for the European Parliament Resolution on the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) in response to the request submitted by NL/NXP Semiconductors in the Netherlands. On 26 March 2010, the Netherlands requested financial assistance from the EGF for 512 of the 590 workers made redundan... | null |
Angelika Werthmann | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Since 1 May 2009, the scope of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund has been broadened. It is also intended to provide support for workers made redundant as a direct result of the global financial and economic crisis. In the NUTS II regions of Gelderland and Eindhoven in the Netherlands, 512 workers have been ma... | null |
Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this report which approved the mobilisation of EUR 2.4 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) for Portugal, the aim of which is to support the workers made redundant from Qimonda. This follows the Portuguese application for the mobilisation of the EGF in December 2009. The E... | null |
Regina Bastos | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the resolution for the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) totalling EUR 2 405 671 to Portugal, for 839 cases of redundancy which took place at Qimonda Portugal S.A. between 8 June and 8 October last year. These funds are aimed at supporting the Qimonda workers who hav... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Given that Portugal has requested assistance for 839 cases of redundancy at Qimonda S.A., a multinational company operating in the electronics sector in the NUTS II Norte region, I voted in favour of the resolution as I agree with the Commission’s proposal, combined with the respective amendments introduced by Parliam... | null |
David Casa | MEP | PPE | en | en | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The EGAF is an important structural fund in the EU that enables us to aid workers that have been rendered unemployed as a result of the shifts in global trends. In order for this fund to be effective, it is crucial that access be given to this fund when it is needed and in a timely and efficient manner. For these reaso... | null |
Carlos Coelho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The closure of Qimonda in Vila do Conde had the immediate effect of adding another 1 000 unemployed workers to the Norte region of the country. At the time, this region already had the highest unemployment rates in the country: between January and October 2009, employment centres in the northern region recorded an ave... | null |
Mário David | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), an initiative by the President of the Commission, Mr Barroso, in 2005, following the Commission’s report European Values in a Globalised World, now has a new format which makes it more transparent, with broader objectives incorporating the consequences of the current c... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this report as I believe that the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) for Portugal is crucial, with a view to supporting the workers made redundant from Qimonda. The EUR 2.4 million to be mobilised will certainly fall short of addressing the negative effects of the red... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Portuguese company Qimonda, part of a German world leader group, was seen in Portugal as an example of success and as a company at the vanguard of its sector. It was the largest Portuguese exporter, and before being known for the problems that led to its insolvency, it was preparing to invest in new technologies a... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The closure of the Qimonda factory in Vila do Conde has exacerbated the high levels of unemployment in the north of Portugal. In this case, 900 workers were made redundant, the great majority of whom have low levels of education: 36.6% received only basic schooling and only 10.7% proceeded to post-secondary education.... | null |
Ilda Figueiredo | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Parliament has approved the mobilisation of EUR 2.4 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), aimed at supporting the workers who have been made redundant from Qimonda, following an application by the Portuguese Government on 17 December 2009. This entails the mobilisation of a total sum of EUR 2 ... | null |
Giovanni La Via | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for the mobilisation of the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) in favour of Portugal because I consider that instrument to be a valuable resource for the support of workers in difficulties on account of the economic crisis. The EGF was set up in 2006 to provide practical support to workers made redun... | null |
Willy Meyer | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | es | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this report on using funds from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF), specifically for the 839 redundancies that have been made from Qimonda AG, a multinational company operating in the electronics sector in the NUTS II region of Norte. The EGF provides additional help to workers who s... | null |
Maria do Céu Patrão Neves | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Given that Portugal has requested assistance for 839 cases of redundancy at Qimonda S.A., a multinational company which operates in the electronics sector in the NUTS II Norte region, I voted in favour of the resolution as I agree with the Commission’s proposal, combined with the respective amendments introduced by Pa... | null |
Miguel Portas | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Obviously, I am voting in favour of the financial decision to mobilise the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) for workers made redundant from Qimonda in Portugal. At this point, it is important to state that this decision has come too late, and that the money will arrive in Portugal even later: not before la... | null |
Paulo Rangel | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Given that Portugal has requested assistance for 839 cases of redundancy at Qimonda S.A., a multinational company which operates in the electronics sector in the NUTS II Norte region, I voted in favour of the resolution, as I agree with the Commission’s proposal, combined with the respective amendments introduced by P... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Portugal has requested assistance in respect of cases concerning 839 redundancies in Qimonda AG, a multinational firm operating in the electronic sectors in the NUTS II region of Norte. The application fulfils the eligibility criteria set up by the EGF Regulation. The EP has voted in favour of calling on the institutio... | null |
Nuno Teixeira | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) is an EU legislative and budgetary instrument that was set up to provide additional assistance to workers affected by the consequences of major changes in the structure of global trade. Given that Portugal has submitted requests for assistance for 839 cases of redundanc... | null |
Angelika Werthmann | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In the multinational firm Qimonda S.A., which operates in the electronics sector in the mid-level region of Norte, there have been 839 redundancies as a result of the global financial and economic crisis. The EUR 2 405 671 mobilised from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund will fund a coordinated package of per... | null |
Izaskun Bilbao Barandica | MEP | ALDE | en | es | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I support the granting of EUR 2 752 935 in aid from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) for Catalonia as additional aid for the 1 429 workers made redundant from the 23 businesses manufacturing motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, as a result of the structural changes in the patterns of global trad... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Given that Spain has submitted a request for assistance in relation to 1 429 redundancies from 23 companies operating in NACE Revision 2 Division 29 (manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers) in the NUTS II region of Catalonia, I voted in favour of the resolution because I agree with the Commission’s ... | null |
Mário David | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-10-19T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Financial assistance given to workers affected by redundancies as a result of globalisation must be carried out on a case-by-case basis and have their reintegration into the labour market as its goal. It is therefore important to emphasise that this assistance is not a substitute for the responsibilities that normally... | null |
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