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Teresa Riera Madurell | MEP | S&D | en | es | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Scientific and technological cooperation between the EU and Jordan is given as a priority in the Euro-Mediterranean association agreement between the two parties, which came into force in 2002. Negotiations to establish an agreement between the EU and Jordan on scientific cooperation therefore began in 2007. Parliamen... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | With this vote, the European Parliament, having regard to the draft Council Decision (11362/2010), having regard to the draft agreement between the European Community and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan on Scientific and Technological Cooperation (11790/2009), having regard to the request for consent submitted by the C... | null |
Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this resolution, as it addresses the resolution adopted by Parliament on 25 February and the Green Paper on the reform of the common fisheries policy, with regard to the need for regional cooperation and sustainability beyond EU waters. This resolution repeals the fisheries partnership agreement w... | null |
Vito Bonsignore | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I congratulate Mrs Patrão Neves for having brought the attention of this Chamber to the renewal of the partnership agreement with the Solomon Islands. With the new Treaty of Lisbon, the European Parliament has acquired greater powers over partnership agreements in the fisheries sector, and with the reform of the commo... | null |
Ole Christensen, Dan Jørgensen, Christel Schaldemose and Britta Thomsen | MEP | S&D | en | da | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We four Danish Social Democrats in the European Parliament have chosen to vote against the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the European Union and the Solomon Islands. Our decision is based on a genuine fear that tuna will be exploited and overfished. Two species in particular – the yellowfin and bigeye tuna – ... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Treaty of Lisbon strengthens the European Parliament’s powers regarding Fisheries Partnership Agreements (FPAs) by requiring Parliament’s prior approval. In this context, I voted for the report on the FPA between the EU and the Solomon Islands because I believe that it furthers the aim of promoting responsible, su... | null |
Göran Färm, Anna Hedh, Olle Ludvigsson and Marita Ulvskog | MEP | S&D | en | sv | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We Social Democrats chose to vote against the Fisheries Partnership Agreement with the Solomon Islands. We believe that the monitoring of the agreement is inadequate and that the agreement does not take due account of the environment in relation to the overfished stocks. | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The EU currently has 16 Fisheries Partnership Agreements (FPAs) in force. Through these, the EU fleet has access to fish stocks which, for one reason or another, the partners cannot or do not intend to catch. We are currently aiming to renew the FPA with the Solomon Islands for another three years. As the rapporteur s... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The 2002 reform of the common fisheries policy (CFP) introduced the concept of partnership, with the objective of supporting the development of the national fisheries sector in partner countries. Since 2004, the agreements have been termed ‘fisheries partnership agreements’ (FPAs). The Treaty of Lisbon has given Parli... | null |
João Ferreira | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The signing of bilateral fisheries agreements between the EU and third countries guarantees access for EU fleets to sources of fish that are significant in quantitative and qualitative terms whilst, at the same time, channelling financial resources to these countries that often come to make up a large proportion of th... | null |
David Martin | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this proposal on a Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and the Solomon Islands, but with serious reservations. EU development cooperation policy and the common fisheries policy have to be brought into a coherent, complementary and coordinated relationship, so that together they can help to reduce... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The EU has several fisheries partnership agreements, which give it access to different fishing zones in exchange for funding, which is channelled into the economy of the countries with which they conclude these partnerships. This is a way for the EU to help developing countries, while also making good quality fishing ... | null |
Alexander Mirsky | MEP | S&D | en | lv | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | On this particular occasion, there are two problems that must be solved methodically and purposefully. The first is fishing quotas and the second is the exchange of knowledge and experience of the processing and conservation technologies for the catch and Pacific Ocean production. I hope that all the aspects listed in... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Bilateral fisheries agreements between the European Union and third countries are of significant economic benefit to the EU. A new agreement is currently being negotiated between the EU and the Solomon Islands. The disadvantages of the new agreement are an increase in the contribution to be paid by shipowners, a lower... | null |
Alfredo Pallone | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the proposal for a partnership agreement between the European Union and the Solomon Islands because I believe that that agreement essentially serves the interests of both parties. I believe that cooperation on a regional basis is an excellent way of achieving sustainability beyond EU waters and fo... | null |
Aldo Patriciello | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I congratulate Mrs Patrão Neves on having brought the renewal of the Partnership Agreement with the Solomon Islands to the attention of this House. I voted in favour because, under the agreement, cooperation is to be promoted at subregional level, thus meeting the European objective of strengthening regional fisheries... | null |
Paulo Rangel | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the conclusion of this fisheries partnership agreement as I believe that it essentially serves the interests of both parties, on the one hand, by allowing the EU access to 4 000 tonnes of tuna per year, a fairly substantial quantity for the EU industry and market and, on the other, by providing th... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Fisheries Agreement between the European Community and the Solomon Islands expired last October. The new Protocol is valid from 9 October 2009 to 8 October 2012 and is already provisionally applied pending the European Parliament consent procedure. According to Article 43 paragraph 2 and Article 218 paragraph 6(a) ... | null |
Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I share the rapporteur’s concern that the Commission should examine not just the specific issue of the standard rate and other rates of value added tax (VAT), but also the broader issue of a new VAT strategy, including its scope and derogations. Given the increasing complexity in terms of rates, the VAT system is not ... | null |
Zigmantas Balčytis | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this report. With its proposal, the Commission proposes to extend by 5 years the current requirement for EU countries to have a minimum standard VAT rate of 15%. Therefore, the proposal will have no consequences in terms of tax rates. The Commission proposes that the extension should take effect on 1 Janua... | null |
Vito Bonsignore | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I congratulate the rapporteur, Mr Casa, for having drawn up this report, which allows us to take a fresh look at a topic as fundamental as VAT and tax harmonisation. I support the rapporteur in his assertion that the current VAT system, partly due to an increase in its complexity, has not kept pace with growth in the ... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the resolution because I agree with the Commission’s proposal and with the amendments to it tabled by Parliament. I agree with the Commission’s proposal for a five-year extension of the current requirement for EU Member States to have a minimum standard value added tax (VAT) rate of 15%, based on ... | null |
Corina Creţu | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I think that strict control is needed over the minimum VAT rate, at a time when the transitional arrangement for the 15% level is due to be extended again. Furthermore, I think that we should be more concerned by the fact that an ever-increasing number of governments in EU countries are raising their VAT rate to the m... | null |
George Sabin Cutaş | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this report as I think that the European Union needs a new VAT strategy. The EU must use this with the aim of cutting red tape and removing the financial obstacles blocking the development of small and medium-sized enterprises. I also think that extending the transitional arrangement for the minimum VAT ra... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The renewal of the minimum standard rate of value added tax (VAT) of 15% in Member States proposed by the Commission is founded on legal certainty. I am in no way opposed to this principle, so I voted for the proposal. However, I must stress how urgently deeper measures are needed in relation to this tax. These measur... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In this proposal, which is based on Article 113 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the Commission proposes a five-year extension of the current requirement for EU Member States to have a minimum standard value added tax (VAT) rate of 15%; it will therefore have no effect on tax rates. The ... | null |
Ilda Figueiredo | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This report concerns the proposal for a Council directive amending Directive 2006/112/EC on the minimum standard value added tax (VAT) rate of 15%, extending for another five years the current period – which was to expire at the end of this year – because they could not reach agreement on definitively standardising VA... | null |
David Martin | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this report, which examines a Commission proposal to extend by 5 years to 31 December 2015 the requirement for EU countries to have a minimum standard VAT rate of 15%. This is desirable in normal times, but in the present economic crisis, it is even more necessary. Tax competition that drove down VAT rates ... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We should remember that the current VAT system, with its increasing complexity, and not only in terms of rates, is not keeping pace with the development of the internal market. This puts European businesses, especially small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), at a disadvantage. Furthermore, as Parliament has pointe... | null |
Alexander Mirsky | MEP | S&D | en | lv | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This is an extremely important issue for the development of European entrepreneurship as a whole. There must be a harmonised system of VAT rates, applicable to all European Union countries. There must be a comprehensible long-term tax system as regards all types of entrepreneurship and industry. Only then can we recko... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Minimum value added tax rates are one aspect of the efforts to harmonise European tax rates. However, we must oppose these moves towards harmonisation. On the one hand, they could lead to attempts to introduce tax sovereignty for the EU through the back door and, on the other, regulations of this kind represent an int... | null |
Claudio Morganti | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The report extends the transitional system introduced by Council Directive 92/77/EEC, which introduced a minimum rate of VAT, establishing that the standard rate could not be lower than 15%. It is now common practice to set minimum rates because we have not yet achieved a permanent tax harmonisation system in the Unio... | null |
Alfredo Pallone | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the report by Mr Casa, whom I congratulate on the work and collaboration within the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. The aim of the report is to extend by a further five years the current requirement for EU countries to have a minimum standard VAT rate of 15%. As well as emphasising the... | null |
Aldo Patriciello | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I congratulate the rapporteur, Mr Casa, on having drafted this report, which enables us to address once again the fundamental issue of VAT and tax harmonisation. I agree with the points made by the rapporteur, namely, that the current VAT system is not keeping pace with the development of the internal market but, on t... | null |
Miguel Portas | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am voting in favour of this report. Nevertheless, I must point out that the successive postponement of definitive regulation of value added tax (VAT) is symptomatic of the deadlock into which European integration has fallen. Even if the Commission tabled a proposal for revising the VAT system soon, we are all aware ... | null |
Paulo Rangel | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this report, which focuses on the Commission’s proposal for a five-year extension of the current requirement for EU Member States to have a minimum standard value added tax (VAT) rate of 15%. In line with what the rapporteur says, it is important to acknowledge that the VAT system itself needs to ... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We are in the majority in Parliament voting in favour of this text, which states that the European Parliament, having regard to the Commission proposal to the Council (COM(2010)0331), having regard to Article 113 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union pursuant to which the Council consulted Parliament (... | null |
Vilja Savisaar-Toomast | MEP | ALDE | en | et | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This report on the common system of value added tax and the duration of the obligation to respect the minimum standard rate is only to be welcomed. It will fix the minimum standard rate at 15% up to the end of 2015. While the European Commission repeatedly proposed introducing a maximum rate of 25%, the European Counc... | null |
Nuno Teixeira | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Commission’s proposal provides for a five-year extension of the current requirement for EU Member States to have a minimum standard value added tax (VAT) rate of 15% until 15 December 2015. The idea is to maintain the harmonised fiscal structure, with two obligatory rates of VAT and harmonisation within a... | null |
Marianne Thyssen | MEP | PPE | en | nl | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Obviously, I have voted in favour of Mr Casa’s report. Moreover, I agree, not only with the rapporteur’s stance on the directive, but also with the tenor of the notes to his report. Since as early as 1993, the European Union has been operating a transitional system for VAT. Attempts to move to what is known as a defin... | null |
Viktor Uspaskich | MEP | ALDE | en | lt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I believe that in the new VAT strategy, particular attention should be paid to the reform of VAT rules, in keeping with principles that actively promote attainment of the objectives of the internal market. As the rapporteur points out, the current VAT system, with its increased complexity, not just in terms of rates, ... | null |
Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the European Central Bank (ECB) annual report because I think that measures to maintain a low inflation rate, close to 2%, while increasing liquidity in the markets, prevented the collapse of many financial institutions. However, I recognise that the full recovery potential of the ECB’s measures d... | null |
Charalampos Angourakis | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | el | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The report on the European Central Bank annual report shows the European Parliament to be the most consistent champion and supporter of the attack by capital on the workers throughout the European Union. It basically repeats the anti-grassroots decisions of the EU summit in October to create a controlled bankruptcy me... | null |
Jean-Pierre Audy | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the resolution on the European Central Bank report on the basis of the excellent report by my German colleague, Mr Balz. Having become a European institution with the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, the ECB, whilst being independent, cannot be indifferent to the wishes of the European pe... | null |
Zigmantas Balčytis | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In the European Parliament’s resolution on the ECB annual report 2009, it is noted that the principles of the Stability and Growth Pact were not always fully respected in the past and therefore, it is necessary to ensure that in future, this pact is applied more coherently and effectively in the Member States. I suppo... | null |
Maria Da Graça Carvalho | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the resolution by Parliament as I agree that the financial crisis in some countries within the euro area is a serious matter and reflects a certain dysfunction of the euro area, and because I believe that this shows the need for reform and for stronger coordination between the various economic pol... | null |
Lara Comi | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I greatly appreciate the efforts of the European Central Bank. I believe, in fact, that the ECB has shown that it is capable of meeting the objectives it is set and that its level of technical expertise has always proved equal to the situations faced, including in times of severe crisis such as now. However, the very ... | null |
Corina Creţu | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for the annual ECB report for 2009. The ECB continued its policy from 2008, setting an inflation rate target of close to 2%, while increasing liquidity in the markets. The ECB therefore adjusted interest rates down to 1% and continued the non-standard measures introduced in 2008 throughout 2009. The five key e... | null |
George Sabin Cutaş | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for the ‘ECB annual report 2009’ as I consider that it proposes a number of measures which could benefit the European Union’s economy. These include creating a permanent mechanism for protecting the euro area against speculative attacks, monitoring the activities of current credit rating agencies and devising ... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this report because I advocate reform and stronger coordination of the economic policies within the euro area, given the dysfunction that the financial crisis has caused in the current system. The proposals aiming to strengthen the Stability and Growth Pact must take into account the competitiveness gap be... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The crisis that we are experiencing is an opportunity to revise and improve things that have gone wrong in the past. Strengthening the Stability and Growth Pact and supervising compliance with it are essential to preventing future imbalances in the euro area. The creation of a European Systemic Risk Board and the repl... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Treaty of Lisbon has given the European Central Bank (ECB) the status of an EU institution, which increases the responsibility of Parliament as an EU institution through which the ECB is accountable to the European public. The ECB annual report 2009 deals primarily with the ECB’s reaction to the crisis, the exit s... | null |
Bruno Gollnisch | MEP | NI | en | fr | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The international financial system really is amoral and immoral. The latest developments in the Irish crisis have reassured the banks that they will be able to carry on handsomely rewarding their shareholders and taking risks in the long term, since the Member States and the European taxpayers will always be there to ... | null |
Alan Kelly | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This initiative by the Parliament is of special importance this year as it gives MEPs a chance to give their opinion on how the European Central Bank has reacted to the banking crisis. How we voted on this also gave us a chance to have our say on some of the other aspects of the current economic climate, such as causes... | null |
Thomas Mann | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I have voted to support the European Central Bank (ECB) annual report for 2009 as it clearly highlights the consistent action taken by the ECB and its primary objective of maintaining price stability. In the crisis of 2009, the ECB acted and reacted effectively. With independence and determination, it laid the foundat... | null |
David Martin | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this report, which examined the ECB’s annual report for 2009. My group (the S&D Group) used the report to push for our core macro-economic policies, including: coordination of macro-economic policies by the Member States; a permanent crisis-management framework; a strengthened Growth and Stability Pact; the... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The serious economic crisis that has spread across the entire world has made itself very keenly felt in the EU. The response of the European Central Bank to the crisis has been effective, although it has been guilty at times of acting late or with a lack of assertiveness, particularly in relation to the policy of redu... | null |
Alexander Mirsky | MEP | S&D | en | lv | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The report by Mr Balz failed to bring clarity to the question of the manner in which the European Central Bank (ECB) supervised and regulated transactions and monetary policy during the crisis. It is merely an attempt to clothe the bank’s operations in vague and cautious phrases. In reality, it is essential not only t... | null |
Alfredo Pallone | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the report by Mr Balz, with whom I have had the opportunity of working on this matter within the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. The European Central Bank has played an important and fundamental role during the economic crisis of recent years, and its representatives have often been in... | null |
Georgios Papanikolaou | MEP | PPE | en | el | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The ECB annual report covers the reaction to and exit strategy from the crisis applied by the Bank during 2009. On the other hand, in its report, which I voted in favour of, the European Parliament sets particular store by the gradual withdrawal of the ECB emergency measures applied in 2008 as a result of the financia... | null |
Miguel Portas | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am voting against this report. It ignores, or at least underestimates, the recessionary effect of a policy to reduce public spending being carried out simultaneously by most of the EU Member States, just as the EU was leaving behind the major recession that began in 2008. Accepting this report means voting in favour... | null |
Paulo Rangel | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The current economic and financial crisis has made apparent the need to implement EU reforms that can strengthen supervision and the coordination of economic policies in the euro area and restore confidence in European public finances. Important steps are being taken in this direction, particularly through the creati... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This report evaluates the 2009 annual report of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the work done by the ECB during that year. As the statement of the European Parliament on the ECB annual report 2008 had been delayed due to the elections in 2009, not much time has passed since the European Parliament’s last statement ... | null |
Czesław Adam Siekierski | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Recently, the work of the European Central Bank has focused on fighting the financial crisis and on attempts at rebuilding the stability of economic and monetary union. Coping with the effects of such a serious crisis requires individual countries to adopt a new model of economic governance. The European Central Bank ... | null |
Angelika Werthmann | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Central Bank (ECB) annual report is primarily an investigation into the way in which the ECB responded to the financial and economic crisis. The ECB reacted quickly and intervened successfully. By taking a series of extraordinary measures, it was able to ease the liquidity shortages on the markets. Howeve... | null |
Charalampos Angourakis | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | el | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European Parliament report on the development of the civilian-military capabilities of the EU highlights the repulsive imperialist face of the EU and of the political representatives of capital. It is a macabre manual for implementing the imperialist interventions of the EU and committing crimes against humanity. ... | null |
Sebastian Valentin Bodu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The ever-increasing interdependence between internal and external security is becoming clear. Under these circumstances, the development of policies and capabilities for crisis management and conflict prevention is actually an investment in the security of European Union citizens. The European External Action Service ... | null |
Vito Bonsignore | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I congratulate the rapporteur, Mr Ehler, for having called the attention of this Chamber to a topic fundamental to the European Union, namely, civilian and military cooperation. I voted in favour of this report because I support the need for closer cooperation between civilian and military capabilities in order to pro... | null |
Alain Cadec | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The rapporteur successfully argues the need for a better coordination and division of tasks between civilian and military forces in crisis management. The distinction between the strategic and operational dimensions is still vague at present. I therefore support the rapporteur’s proposal for the creation of a permanen... | null |
Lara Comi | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | ‘Si vis pacem, para bellum’ (‘If you wish for peace, prepare for war’) said the ancients. Fortunately, the days of arms races are now over. Nonetheless, the principle that inspired the Latin phrase is still relevant today. There can be no serious and credible commitment to peace if the conditions are not in place to e... | null |
Corina Creţu | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We want the establishment of the European External Action Service (EEAS) to contribute to devising a truly comprehensive European approach to civil and military crisis management at European level, as well as to conflict prevention and peacebuilding, providing the EU with sufficient structures, human and financial res... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this report because I argue that effective responses to present-day crises and security threats, including natural disasters, often need to be able to draw on both civilian and military capabilities and require closer cooperation between them. | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We live in a world in which, firstly, there is ever less expectation of a conventional attack on the EU or any of its Member States and, secondly, threats are increasingly scattered across the globe, whether they are from international terrorism, cyber attacks on crucial IT systems, long range missile attacks on Europ... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The EU has committed itself to defining and pursuing common policies and actions to preserve peace, prevent conflicts, consolidate post-conflict rehabilitation and strengthen international security, in line with the principles of the United Nations Charter. Through its civilian crisis management, the EU already makes ... | null |
Ilda Figueiredo | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This report is a good reflection of the crisis of capitalism and the gunboat diplomacy with which the EU wants to respond to it, in partnership with NATO and the US. From the outset, the mouthpieces of the interests of big capital – the majority of Members of this House – have been seeking to cover up the historical a... | null |
Richard Howitt | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Concerning the vote on the resolution on the Ehler Report, Labour MEPs were happy to be able to give their support. I and my Labour colleagues are happy to support positive civilian and military cooperation and greater capacity building in order to help preserve peace, prevent conflicts and consolidate post-conflict re... | null |
David Martin | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome some aspects of this report dealing with civilian-military cooperation and the development of civilian-military capabilities. I particularly welcome cooperation on humanitarian crises and natural disasters. | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It is necessary to provide effective responses to current crises and threats to security, including natural disasters, so we often need to be able to draw on both civilian and military capabilities and require closer cooperation between them. The development of the EU’s comprehensive approach and its combined military... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I have voted against the report on civilian-military cooperation and the development of civilian-military capabilities. The report describes in great detail the current developments in security policy. However, in my opinion, it does not provide clear, decisive and positive answers to the important questions, such as ... | null |
Justas Vincas Paleckis | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | With civil and ethnic wars gradually replacing interstate wars to dominate the scene of 21st century conflicts, the line drawn between peacekeeping and peacebuilding is increasingly blurred. The changing nature of conflict calls for more extensive cooperation between civilian and military capabilities. The highly succe... | null |
Alfredo Pallone | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of Mr Ehler’s report because I believe that this is an important issue and that the report deals with it in a serious way and takes a number of aspects into account. Cooperation as envisaged in the report is a typical activity of peacekeeping operations, within the scope of which the military compone... | null |
Paulo Rangel | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this report as I agree that, in order for the EU to meet its responsibilities to preserve peace, prevent conflicts, strengthen international security and assist populations facing disasters, it is vital to foster better coordination between civilian and military resources and to ensure that the ne... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We abstained on this report because we keep seeing too much effort being focused on military capacities, and too little on the civilian and prevention activities. | null |
Rafał Trzaskowski | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Once again, Parliament has voiced its strong support for the development of the EU’s common security and defence policy, despite the fact that it is consistently refused an active role in shaping this policy. We are all aware of the added value of the policy which, above all, represents an opportunity to combine milit... | null |
Geoffrey Van Orden | MEP | ECR | en | en | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | While we would clearly support the principle of enhanced civilian-military cooperation in certain activities, this report has an entirely different thrust. It is essentially about taking forward the EU’s ambitions in the defence field in order to promote EU integration. We do not support these objectives. In particular... | null |
Angelika Werthmann | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Treaty of Lisbon has made the establishment of a common defence policy into one of the EU’s concrete objectives. The aim is to improve the ability of the European Union to act in a crisis management role by allowing financial, civilian and military resources to be provided and used more efficiently. Military capab... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for the report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a long-term plan for the anchovy stock in the Bay of Biscay and the fisheries exploiting that stock, because it should contribute to maintaining biomass stocks at levels that will enable their sustainable... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Given the importance of anchovy fishing in the Bay of Biscay, the damage caused by the closure of the fishery to groups dependent on it (fishers, net menders, the canning industry, etc.) and the fact that the loss of income has not been covered by the compensatory aid granted by the Member States, it is essential to e... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The objective of this proposal for a regulation is to establish a long-term plan for the anchovy stock in the Bay of Biscay and the fisheries exploiting that stock. The anchovy fishery in the Bay of Biscay has been closed since 2005 due to the poor condition of the anchovy stock. In order to raise the anchovy stock in... | null |
João Ferreira | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The worrying conservation status of the anchovy stock in the Bay of Biscay led to the closure of the fisheries in 2005. The result of this closure – which has had the inevitable tragic economic and social consequences, which it is always necessary in this and other cases to guard against and alleviate as much as possi... | null |
David Martin | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The anchovy fishery in the Bay of Biscay has been closed since 2005 due to the poor state of that stock. This report details the objectives of a plan to maintain the biomass of the stock of anchovy in the Bay of Biscay at a level that allows its sustainable exploitation in accordance with maximum sustainable yield, on ... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The suspension of anchovy fishing in the Bay of Biscay since 2005 has brought great difficulties for economic operators whose livelihoods depended on this economic activity. Now, five years after fishing was suspended, the stock of this species in the Bay of Biscay has recovered to acceptable levels, so it is now poss... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Although catch quotas have been introduced for the anchovy fishery in the Bay of Biscay, this does not apply to pelagic species and tuna. The number of fishing vessels in this area has declined from 391 vessels in 2005 to 239 vessels in 2009, which has had a significant influence on the economy of the area. However, a... | null |
Claudio Morganti | MEP | ID | en | it | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The anchovy fishery in the Bay of Biscay is of considerable social and economic importance. This fishery has been closed since 2005, and the fleet has declined from 391 vessels in 2005 to 239 vessels in 2009, directly affecting more than 2 500 families. This closure has caused serious damage to the groups concerned (f... | null |
Alfredo Pallone | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The anchovy fishery in the Bay of Biscay is of great socio-economic importance. The fishery has, however, been closed for five years, and this has directly affected fishermen and their families, as well as the income that revolved around that employment sector, which includes net menders and the canning industry. Unfo... | null |
Paulo Rangel | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The anchovy fishery in the Bay of Biscay is of great socio-economic importance, and its closure in 2005 has caused great damage to groups that depend on it (fishermen, net menders, the canning industry, etc.). I voted in favour of this report, as I believe that establishing a long-term plan will address the need to ra... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | es | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This debate on the situation of anchovy stocks and the recovery plan is, as has been said, a turning point, both for the species and for relations between the Council, Parliament and the Commission. On this issue, our group has supported the precautionary proposals made by the Commission from the start, especially as ... | null |
Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this resolution as I believe that the measures presented by the Commission for the monitoring and surveillance of fishing zones are necessary. This resolution is an attempt to tackle the lack of information about horse mackerel stocks by establishing a formula for vessels involved in the horse mac... | null |
Slavi Binev | MEP | NI | en | bg | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The western stocks are, economically speaking, the most significant stocks of horse mackerel living in EU waters. Because of this, we must think both in terms of a long-term exploitation of live aquatic resources which will provide the conditions necessary for sustainability and development, and from a social viewpoin... | null |
Edite Estrela | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for the report on the proposal establishing a long-term plan for the western stock of Atlantic horse mackerel and the fisheries exploiting that stock, because it contributes to ensuring the economically, environmentally and socially sustainable exploitation of the stocks. This proposal, which is of interest to... | null |
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