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Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Defending fishing along with the economic and social interests involved – over and above food interests – is not the same as defending the right to fish without rules or limits. We know that fishery resources are finite and that intensive fishing means there is no time for the exploited populations to reproduce in suf... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This proposal is an attempt to tackle the lack of information about horse mackerel stocks by establishing a formula for vessels involved in the horse mackerel fishery, taking into account an annual ceiling of maximum allowable landings and catches of horse mackerel from defined areas. This formula is based on the most... | null |
João Ferreira | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Multiannual plans constitute important instruments in fisheries management, enabling the essential conservation of fisheries resources at sustainable levels to be combined with guaranteed medium-term prospects for exploiting these resources, which is indispensable for giving economic and social stability to fishing an... | null |
Pat the Cope Gallagher | MEP | ALDE | en | ga | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This report I have provides a long-term management plan for one of the most important fish stocks in Europe. The long-term horse mackerel plan will ensure that stocks will be able to reach the maximum sustainable level in future. The proposal was originally put forward by the Pelagic Regional Advisory Council, a propo... | null |
Ian Hudghton | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Atlantic horse mackerel has grown in importance in my own constituency and last year, some GBP 2 million worth of the fish was landed into Scottish ports by foreign boats alone. This figure shows that it is of importance to a number of nations and it is important that the stock is properly managed. I fully agree with M... | null |
Alan Kelly | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This proposal aims at ensuring an exploitation of living aquatic resources that provides sustainable economic, environmental and social conditions. While it is still on the first reading, there is a possibility of introducing amendments at the further stages. The general direction of this proposal is positive and thus ... | null |
David Martin | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The proposal establishes a long-term plan for the western stock of Atlantic horse mackerel and the fisheries exploiting that stock. The Commission laid down a legal management instrument for the stock of horse mackerel according to available conservation reference points and long-term sustainability considerations. The... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The establishment of a long-term plan for the western stock of Atlantic horse mackerel and the fisheries exploiting that stock is crucial for the efficient and proper use of fisheries resources. In this way, and provided that the rules are followed, the fish stocks will not collapse and it will be possible to exploit ... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | During a time when overfishing of stocks is becoming more widespread, we need more discussions about introducing catch quotas and, consequently, also about how these can be adhered to and monitored. However, scientists have not yet succeeded in accurately determining the level of fish stocks, in this case, of the Atla... | 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 Gallagher’s report because I support its content and message. I believe in fact that, as science develops, the values used for the fixing of biological references could be subject to new and different scientific advice. In these circumstances, it is obvious that the plan should provide for the ... | null |
Paulo Rangel | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Multiannual plans are a fundamental instrument for ensuring that the exploitation of fishing resources takes place under sustainable economic, environmental and social conditions. I have therefore supported this report on the proposal establishing a multiannual management plan for the western stock of Atlantic horse m... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The dispute among the institutions centres around what part of the fisheries management plan is related to setting the TAC, and therefore is the sole responsibility of the Council. A few Member States think that Council alone should decide the whole plan, but that view is not widely supported, not even by the Council’s... | null |
Nuno Teixeira | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In economic terms, the western stock of horse mackerel is the most important in EU waters. The European Commission proposal establishes a long-term plan for this stock as well as the fisheries exploiting it. It is desirable to ensure an exploitation of living aquatic resources that provides sustainable economic, envir... | null |
Zigmantas Balčytis | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Baltic Sea has been classified as a ‘particularly sensitive sea area’ (PSSA) by the International Maritime Organisation’s Marine Environment Protection Committee. This places the Baltic Sea among the most precious and most sensitive marine ecosystems in the world. I voted for the provisions contained in the docume... | null |
Slavi Binev | MEP | NI | en | bg | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We are all following the effects on the environment of human activity and mass fishing with great concern, which we share regarding dwindling stocks and uncontrolled industrial fishing. On account of this, I am voting for the introduction of the sustainable exploitation of live aquatic resources and a review of the pr... | null |
Vilija Blinkevičiūtė | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this report because it calls for restrictions on fishing for flounder and turbot in the Baltic Sea. There is a pressing need for industrial fishing in the Baltic Sea to be stopped. As there is a lack of reliable scientific data on the basis of which fish catches in industrial fisheries can be assessed, it ... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | For the European Union, and especially for a country like Portugal that has a calling to the sea and to fishing, as well as large-scale fishing and canning industries, it is essential to maintain fishing as a viable and sustainable economic activity. Portugal needs fishing and, therefore, needs the sea to remain able ... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In order to prevent highgrading and limit the discard of an excessive number of juvenile and under-sized specimens, it is absolutely vital that the fishing industry should be encouraged to use the most selective fishing gear and not to fish in areas in which there are large numbers of under-sized fish and non-target s... | 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 backs a proposal designed to simplify administration but does not make substantive changes to the restrictions on fishing for flounder and turbot in the Baltic Sea. | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Fishing has to be a sustainable economic activity over the long term, and this is only possible with the careful management of fishery resources. The concerns raised by the rapporteur are therefore legitimate and take into account the need for species protection and biodiversity conservation. I therefore agree with th... | null |
Alexander Mirsky | MEP | S&D | en | lv | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Given the limited fish stocks in the Baltic Sea, we must strictly regulate the catch of valuable fish species. It is important for this purpose clearly to define the task of the competent European Union organisations, so that monitoring can be implemented and restrictions imposed on the illogical exploitation of marin... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Increasing numbers of fish species in the Baltic Sea are under immediate threat. For example, fewer cod are being caught in the Baltic than was the case 15 years ago and the fish are smaller and of poorer quality. One of the major contributory factors to this decline is industrial fishing and the way in which by-catch... | 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 resolution. Experience gained via the use of a discard system in the Baltic Sea shows that the system works well and is practicable for certain species of fish. Species making up by-catches may have a low market value, they may be completely unsuitable for human consumption, or it might be ill... | 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 believe that it is vital to promote the sustainable management of marine resources, so as to be consistent with the objective of preserving fish stocks in the Baltic, which is one of the most valuable and sensitive ecosystems in the world. | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The detailed technical rules for fishing in the Baltic Sea (mesh size, closed areas, etc.) are included in Council Regulation 2187/2005. However, prior to the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, the Council often took short-cut measures to adopt such rules quickly by including them in the regulation on quotas. For i... | null |
Viktor Uspaskich | MEP | ALDE | en | lt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Next year, the European Parliament will debate the reform of the common fisheries policy (CFP). I agree that this process must include measures to improve the sustainable exploitation of fishery resources and the effective management of marine resources. As the International Maritime Organisation has indicated, the Ba... | null |
Andrew Henry William Brons and Nick Griffin | MEP | NI | en | en | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We abstained on the Bilbao Barandica, Gallagher and Ferreira reports on the grounds that they contained beneficial and harmful proposals in the same instrument. However, we voted in favour of the Gróbarczyk report, despite having misgivings about some of its content (e.g. its suggestion that the discard system might ha... | null |
Luís Paulo Alves | MEP | S&D | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | On the whole, I agree with the proposed amendments, given that the introduction of alien species is one of the main reasons why ecosystems are being thrown out of kilter and, along with the destruction of natural habitats, one of the biggest contributory factors implicated in global biodiversity loss, as is acknowledg... | null |
Vito Bonsignore | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | First of all, I would like to congratulate the rapporteur, Mr Ferreira, for drafting this report, for which I voted in favour. Recent surveys have revealed a need to develop the European aquaculture sector and intensify scientific research in the field of native species breeding. In this way, it will be possible to gu... | 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 concerning the use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture, since it will make it possible to strengthen the requirements to which closed aquaculture facilities and the transport of species should be subject, so as to minimise the impact on ecosystems and biodiversity. | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The European aquaculture sector has more than 16 500 companies, a global annual turnover in excess of EUR 3.5 billion and employs approximately 64 000 people, both directly and indirectly. Moreover, with fishery stocks becoming scarce, aquaculture is creating innumerable opportunities for European industries. Relaxing... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Commission’s proposed amendment to the present regulation is based on the outcome of the IMPASSE project, a concerted action focusing on the environmental impact of alien species in aquaculture. This project proposes an operational definition of a closed aquaculture facility, tightening up and expanding on the def... | null |
João Ferreira | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Regarding the report’s fundamental issue, as we stated during the debate – the relaxation in the introduction procedure for alien species in aquaculture, in ‘closed facilities’ – must go hand in hand with the most precise possible definition of the requirements with which such facilities will have to comply, in keepin... | null |
Ian Hudghton | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Whilst aquaculture is an important source of both jobs and food, it is important that the wider environment is protected from potential threats. The existing legislation strives to do this and today’s proposal will not undermine those efforts. Accordingly, I supported this report. | null |
Elisabeth Köstinger | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | While fish stocks in the world’s oceans are slowly being depleted and catch yields are reaching their limits, the farming of fish and shellfish in aquaculture has been growing in importance in recent years. Aquaculture production is consequently a growth sector, which is being afforded the necessary attention with thi... | null |
David Martin | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Ferreira report deals with the amendment of Council Regulation No 708/2007, which established a framework governing aquaculture practices in relation to alien and locally absent species. This framework is now under revision after the completion of the so-called IMPASSE project, whose aim was to develop guidelines f... | null |
Marisa Matias | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The introduction of alien species is one of the main reasons for global biodiversity loss and the disturbance of ecosystems on Earth. The introduction of alien species in aquaculture must therefore give rise to an exact definition of the requirements with which closed aquaculture facilities will have to comply, and th... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The introduction of alien species is one of the main factors in the disturbance of ecosystems, along with the destruction of natural habitats, and one of the main reasons for global biodiversity loss. Relaxing the introduction procedure for alien species in aquaculture must be balanced by a strict definition of the ru... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Alongside the destruction of natural habitats, the introduction of alien species into our ecosystems is one reason for the global loss of biodiversity. More and more species are dying out in aquacultures, which is leading to long-term damage to the entire ecosystem. I have abstained, because the report does not go int... | null |
Alfredo Pallone | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The introduction of alien species is one of the main reasons why ecosystems are being thrown out of kilter and, along with the destruction of natural habitats, one of the biggest contributory factors implicated in global biodiversity loss. The introduction of alien species into Europe’s coastal seas and inland waters ... | 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 in view of the fact that the results of the IMPASSE project have revealed that ‘the degree of risk associated with alien species could be reduced considerably, possibly to an acceptable level, if the potential for escape of target and non-target organisms is addressed during transporta... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Commission’s proposal deals with amendments to a regulation on the use of alien species in aquaculture based on the IMPASSE project, which focused on the environmental impact of alien species. This project has produced an operational definition of a closed aquaculture facility, which tightens up and enlarges upon t... | null |
Nuno Teixeira | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The use of alien and locally absent species in aquaculture damages natural ecosystems that deserve protection from the EU, causing global biodiversity loss in particular. The IMPASSE project is concerted action on the environmental impact of alien species in aquaculture, which has demonstrated the need to prevent the ... | null |
William | N/A | N/A | en | en | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | UKIP opposes any EU management of our industries, as it should be up to national elected governments to decide on the future and any potential subsidy of coal mines. However, in this case, the EU is making special arrangements for governments, outside of normal State aid rules, for greater flexibility to manage subsidi... | null |
Zigmantas Balčytis | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I supported this report. Although it still only represents a small part of the EU energy market, the coal mining industry ensures jobs for those EU citizens working in it and economic development in the sparsely populated and remote regions where most coal mining companies are located. I agreed with the amendments acc... | null |
Elena Băsescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for Mr Rapkay’s report as I support, amongst other measures, the extension of the deadline for closing uncompetitive coal mines. In this regard, I think that this will be an attempt to avoid a massive wave of job losses, with Romania, Spain and Germany being the EU Member States hit hardest by the new regulati... | null |
Gerard Batten, John Bufton, Derek Roland Clark, Trevor Colman and Nigel Farage | MEP | ID | en | en | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | UKIP opposes any EU management of our industries, as it should be up to national elected governments to decide on the future and any potential subsidy of coal mines. However, in this case, the EU is making special arrangements for governments, outside of normal State aid rules, for greater flexibility to manage subsidi... | null |
Jean-Luc Bennahmias | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Having been consulted by the Commission, the European Parliament was called on to give its verdict, this Tuesday 23 November, on the issue of State aid to facilitate the closure of uncompetitive coal mines. The main stumbling block was the cut-off date for that State aid. The Commission proposed 1 October 2014. For en... | null |
George Sabin Cutaş | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I decided to vote for Bernhard Rapkay’s report on ‘State aid to facilitate the closure of uncompetitive coal mines’. This report proposes putting back the deadline for closing uncompetitive coal mines by four years: from 2014, as originally provided for in the European Commission’s proposal, until 2018. This report al... | null |
Luigi Ciriaco De Mita | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The ongoing economic and financial crisis, in severely affecting the economies of the ‘developed’ countries of the West, has shown that the economic paradigm of the efficiency and capacity for self-regulation of the markets is no longer based on reality, because reality has called for all economic and market players, ... | null |
Ioan Enciu | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this report as I believe that uncompetitive coal mines must be able to benefit from the State aid contribution, given that without this, the mines would close, resulting therefore in a huge wave of redundancies and very serious social problems. The transition period granted for making these mines profitabl... | 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 Swedish Social Democrats believe it to be unreasonable, for reasons relating to both the environment and competition, to retain subsidies for uncompetitive coal mines. At the same time, we consider it necessary to implement comprehensive employment and environmental initiatives in those regions affected by the clos... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | In the absence of a specific regulation on granting State aid to the coal industry, as the applicable regulation expires on 31 December 2010, rules need to be set out enabling some Member States that have been forced to close their coal mines to minimise the social and economic impact of that closure. As coal mines ar... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Aid to the European coal industry is regulated by Council Regulation | null |
Ilda Figueiredo | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | This report assesses and makes positive changes to the European Commission’s proposal for amending this regulation, which itself changed the period for awarding State aid to the coal industry. Without this amendment, the period would have expired on 31 December 2010. Now, the European Commission’s new proposal is sugg... | null |
Robert Goebbels | MEP | S&D | en | fr | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of the Rapkay report and of State subsidies for the coal industry. Coal remains an essential part of the global energy mix. If coal could no longer be mined in Europe, we would have to import it from the United States or Australia. | null |
Peter Jahr | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It takes time and a great deal of confidence to adapt to changes in social structures. Therefore, the European Union and Germany intend to end subsidies for non-competitive coal mines. The period from now until 2018 will be used to put in place the necessary restructuring measures. This is a successful compromise whic... | null |
Karin Kadenbach | MEP | S&D | en | de | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | On the question of continuing the subsidies for unprofitable coal mines, I have gone against the line taken by my group and abstained. In my opinion, the vote in Parliament is based on a nationalist reflex and short-term thinking. I oppose the subsidies because I believe that the use of coal and the accompanying CO2 e... | null |
Alan Kelly | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this report as I agree with the fundamental point that there should be ‘transition’ regulation in this sector. While coal and the mining of it contribute hugely to pollution, in some countries, they also provide huge employment. Therefore, the ending of some of these aids so suddenly could potentia... | null |
Giovanni La Via | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Since indigenous energy sources in the Union are rare, I believe that support for the coal mining industry is justified under the Union’s policy to encourage renewable and lower carbon fossil fuels for power generation. However, I do not believe that this justifies indefinite support for coal mines that prove uncompet... | null |
Jean-Marie Le Pen | MEP | NI | en | fr | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The pro-Europeans want to facilitate the closure of the last remaining coal mines in Europe by means of short-term State aid. Given that Germany and Romania generate more than 40% of their electricity from coal combustion, this means that more than 100 000 people will be sacrificed on the altar of ultraliberalism on t... | null |
Thomas Mann | MEP | PPE | en | de | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I have voted in favour of Mr Rapkay’s report because the plan to phase out coal mining subsidies by 2018 is, fortunately, supported by a broad majority across all the groups. The example of Germany shows how a coal pact between central government, the federal states, unions and management can result in efficient coal ... | null |
Marian-Jean Marinescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | With the expiry of the Coal Regulation on 31 December 2010, some countries would be obliged to close their hard coal mines. I voted to extend this regulation until 31 December 2030, as opposed to 31 December 2026 proposed by the European Commission. Unfortunately, this amendment did not receive the required majority. ... | null |
David Martin | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this report on State aid to facilitate the closure of uncompetitive coal mines. Coal has been exempted from State aid rules for a total of 35 years. The Commission has proposed an end to this exemption, which would allow State aid only to coal mines that are slated for closure by 2014. Any coal min... | null |
Marisa Matias | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this report because, although it concerns important environmental issues such as energy sources and climate change and economic issues such as the durability of uncompetitive production units in the economy, at a time of economic and social crisis, it is important to stand up for the social issues... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The aid provided for in this report is vital for helping to support those who will potentially lose their jobs in this industry. Retraining needs to be arranged straight away for workers affected by the mine closures, and all possible avenues of funding from regional, national and EU funds should be explored. In the ... | null |
Andreas Mölzer | MEP | NI | en | de | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | It is essential that we continue to support the coal industry in Europe to allow uncompetitive mines to be closed down gradually. However, the Commission’s proposal does not go far enough. Mining is concentrated in only a few regions which will have to completely restructure their economies over the next few years. We... | null |
Rareş-Lucian Niculescu | MEP | PPE | en | ro | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this report because the measures it contains will help, if they are approved by the Council, to avoid serious social repercussions in many of the European Union’s Member States. The deadline proposed by the European Commission is too close and unrealistic. This is why the subsidies for hard coal production... | null |
Sławomir Witold Nitras | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am delighted with the position adopted today by the European Parliament on State aid to facilitate the closure of uncompetitive mines. It should be noted that the State aid granted in such cases must be of an exceptional nature, and there should be compliance with the regulations, which, in reality, make it possible... | 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 Rapkay’s report because I agree with extending the deadline to 2018. The 2014 deadline proposed by the Commission is not justified, even by the Commission impact assessment. On the basis of the Commission impact assessment, and as a logical follow-on to Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002, the 2018 de... | null |
Aldo Patriciello | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I am grateful to Mr Rapkay for his excellent work, and I support the amendments tabled. I voted in favour, as I approve of the measures required to prevent the extremely serious socio-economic impact of pit closures, particularly in thinly populated regions. Given that indigenous energy sources in the Union are rare, ... | null |
Rovana Plumb | MEP | S&D | en | ro | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Based on the opinion of the European Parliament on the proposal for a regulation, the deadline for subsidising coal production is being extended to 31 December 2018 (four years longer than in the Commission’s proposal) and is intended only for hard coal. The coal sector provides approximately 100 000 jobs. Mines whose... | null |
Miguel Portas | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of this report because, although it concerns important environmental issues such as energy sources and climate change and economic issues such as the durability of uncompetitive production units in the economy, at a time of economic and social crisis, it is important to stand up for the social issues... | null |
Paulo Rangel | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Council Regulation | null |
Teresa Riera Madurell | MEP | S&D | en | es | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Ending aid for the closure of uncompetitive coal mines in 2014 – the date proposed by the Commission – would have serious socio-economic consequences in certain regions of the EU where mining continues to be a significant source of employment. This is why Parliament’s position asking for it to be delayed to 2018 is so... | null |
Frédérique Ries | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Should the European Union continue to subsidise industrial sectors that are destined eventually to disappear from Europe? That is the difficult question we had to answer with the adoption of the Rapkay report on State aid to facilitate the closure of uncompetitive coal mines. The European Commission has proposed a sch... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Today’s vote is in conflict with the EU’s economic, energy and climate change interests. Subsidising uncompetitive coal mines is a waste of billions of euro of public money, particularly in the context of current pressures on public finances. Prolonging operational aid to coal mines fails to address the legitimate conc... | null |
Viktor Uspaskich | MEP | ALDE | en | lt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Although the coal mining industry does not have a great bearing on the Lithuanian economy, this report is important for my country. With the expiry of Regulation I hope that projects such as those related to the Visaginas Nuclear Power Plant and the Lithuania-Poland gas network interconnection will receive financial ... | null |
Anna Záborská | MEP | PPE | en | sk | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Coal mining in Europe is not efficient, and has to be subsidised. However, so-called alternative energy sources are equally – if not more – inefficient. Power plants burning coal therefore have one thing in common with solar or wind-powered plants. The power they produce is simply too expensive. States therefore subsi... | 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 report on the work of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) in 2009 as I believe that it is vital that it continues to play a monitoring role in negotiations on economic partnership agreements (EPAs) and fosters interaction between parli... | null |
Zigmantas Balčytis | MEP | S&D | en | lt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for this resolution which assesses the work of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of the African, Caribbean and Pacific group of states (ACP) and the EU in 2009. The work of this assembly is particularly important, strengthening democratic processes in these countries, and therefore I agree with the observations... | null |
Proinsias De Rossa | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I support this report on the work of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP)-EU Parliamentary Assembly. The Trade Commissioner’s positive response to the request by ACP countries for a review of contentious elements of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) negotiations is welcome. Future EPA negotiations, as well a... | null |
Anne Delvaux | MEP | PPE | en | fr | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I welcome the adoption of this report because the Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) has succeeded, through the quality of its work, in establishing itself as a key player in North-South cooperation. For example, the assembly has played, and continues to play, a key role in monitoring the negotiations on Economic Part... | 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 work of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in 2009, because I believe that this assembly continues to provide an important framework for an open, democratic and in-depth dialogue between the European Union and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group of states. In order for the... | null |
Diogo Feio | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Without calling into question the importance of the work done by the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) in 2009 or its undeniable contribution to development cooperation, I cannot fail to express my concern about the content of point 6 of the Joly report: ‘encourages the JPA to continue to work on this area and... | null |
José Manuel Fernandes | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) convened twice in 2009, the year in which the Commission and the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group of states made proposals for the second revision of the Cotonou Partnership Agreement to be negotiated during 2010. In view of the regionalisation of the ACP group being br... | null |
João Ferreira | MEP | GUE/NGL | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | For the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly to properly carry out its role – mentioned by the rapporteur – in North-South cooperation and the strengthening of the parliamentary aspect of this cooperation, some of its fundamental characteristics need to be defended. The breadth of its representation is both its greates... | null |
Nathalie Griesbeck | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | As a member of the ACP-EU (African, Caribbean and Pacific-European Union) Joint Parliamentary Assembly, I voted resolutely in favour of this report on the work carried out by the assembly in 2009. The ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly is a unique institution that has succeeded in establishing itself as a key player ... | null |
Filip Kaczmarek | MEP | PPE | en | pl | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I endorsed the Joly report on the work of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in 2009. The question we should analyse in more detail concerns the JPA regional meetings. There is no doubt that these meetings are necessary. I think, however, that we should elaborate and clarify the formula for these meetings. We sho... | null |
Alan Kelly | MEP | S&D | en | en | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The group which I am part of in the European Parliament has amended the original report quite substantially. It now calls on the ACP governments to include stronger clauses on non-discrimination and help fight against tax evasion and tax havens. Greater involvement of the ACP national parliaments and civil society – th... | null |
Giovanni La Via | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted to approve the report on the work of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in 2009, because I consider its contribution to North-South cooperation to be fundamental. In fact, the JPA has played, and continues to play, a key role in involving local authorities and bodies in the negotiations on Economic Partne... | 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 on the work of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in 2009. The strengthening of parliamentary oversight is vital to ensure that EU development funds are put to best use and contribute effectively to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. The assembly has played, and continues to play, ... | null |
Nuno Melo | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | The African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group of states-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) convened twice in 2009, and came to important decisions on various matters at these meetings, particularly the food and financial crisis, the situation in Somalia, climate change and the situation in Madagascar. Several work... | null |
Louis Michel | MEP | ALDE | en | fr | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted in favour of Mrs Joly’s excellent report on the work of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, which is – I repeat – a unique institution in the world by virtue of its composition and its willingness to work together to promote North-South interdependence, not only by legislative means, but also through demo... | 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 the work of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in 2009, because it is very vague and its wording is imprecise. In addition, it does not contain any plans for more efficient development cooperation with the African, Caribbean and Pacific group of states (ACP) in future. Developme... | null |
Wojciech Michał Olejniczak | MEP | S&D | en | pl | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | Cooperation with the African, Caribbean and Pacific countries is one of the most important aspects of the European Union’s foreign policy. I am therefore sorry to learn of the financial problems affecting the ACP Group. Regardless of these problems, the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly is one of the most important ... | 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 on the work of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly, because I believe that the assembly has played a key role and has endeavoured to find solutions to what are, at times, complicated problems. Although its role is that of an advisory body, it is an important forum and a meeting poin... | null |
Paulo Rangel | MEP | PPE | en | pt | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I voted for the report on the work of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group of states-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (JPA) in 2009. It is important to highlight the role of the JPA, as it has succeeded in establishing itself as a key player in North-South cooperation, contributing to strengthening open and d... | null |
Crescenzio Rivellini | MEP | PPE | en | it | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | We have voted today, in plenary, on a motion for a resolution on the work of the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in 2009. The Joint Parliamentary Assembly met twice in 2009. On these occasions, 10 resolutions and the Luanda Declaration on the second revision of the Cotonou Partnership Agreement were approved. Duri... | null |
Raül Romeva i Rueda | MEP | Greens/EFA | en | en | 2010-11-23T00:00:00 | 2010 | Explanations of voteVideo of the speechesPV | I applaud this resolution, led by our colleague, Eva Joly, where it states that it welcomes the fact that in 2009, the JPA continued to provide a framework for an open, democratic and in-depth dialogue between the European Union and the ACP countries and calls for an enhanced political dialogue, welcomes the new Commis... | null |
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