Activities of Miguel Angel MARTÍNEZ MARTÍNEZ
Plenary speeches (809)
Cuba
Question Time (Commission)
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Vote
Untying: Enhancing the effectiveness of aid
EC development policy
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Preparation of the European Council in Thessaloniki on 20 and 21 June 2003, and meeting between the Troika and the countries participating in the Stability Pact for South-Eastern Europe
Human rights in Cuba
Agricultural development for self-reliance
Human rights
EU/UN partnership
EU/UN partnership
Situation in India
Human rights
Second United Nations World Assembly on Ageing (Madrid, 8-12 April 2002)
Work of the ACP-EU Joint Assembly (2001)
Financing of development aid with a view to the UN International Conference (continuation)
Question Time (Council)
Relief, rehabilitation and development
ACP/EC Partnership Agreement
Νatural disasters
Question Time (Council)
Fisheries and poverty reduction
VOTE
Basic education in developing countries
Aid to uprooted people in developing countries
Human rights
Structural measures
Human rights
Development of the external service
Human rights
Extension of duty-free access to least-developed country products
Work of ACP/EU Assembly (2000)
Association agreements
Situation in Kosovo
Situation in the Middle East
Young farmers in the Union
Côte d’Ivoire
Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the Republic of Croatia
EU – LDC relations
COM in pigmeat
Anti-personnel mines (continuation)
Cooperation with ACP countries involved in armed conflicts
Complementarity on development cooperation policies
Human rights
Combating serious environmental crime
Coup d'état in Paraguay
Peru
Development cooperation with South Africa
Development cooperation with South Africa
EU – Africa Summit (Cairo, 3 and 4 April 2000)
Grain legumes
50th anniversary of the Geneva Convention – humanitarian law
ACP-EU Joint Assembly
Human rights
Venezuela
Adoption of the Minutes of the previous sitting
International criminal court
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Application of Community law to the Canary Islands
Assessing the Community’s humanitarian actions and looking to the future
State of relations between Turkey and the EU
EC-South Africa trade, development and cooperation agreement
Draft Commission Regulation on REACH, as regards Annex XVII (debate)
Draft Commission Regulation on REACH, as regards Annex XVII (debate)
Draft Commission Regulation on REACH, as regards Annex XVII (debate)
Draft Commission Regulation on REACH, as regards Annex XVII (debate)
Common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports (debate)
Common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports (debate)
Common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports (debate)
Common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports (debate)
Common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports (debate)
Common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports (debate)
Common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports (debate)
Common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports (debate)
Common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports (debate)
Common rules for the allocation of slots at Community airports (debate)
Parliament's new role and responsibilities in implementing the Lisbon Treaty - Institutional balance of the European Union - Relations between the European Parliament and national parliaments under the Treaty of Lisbon - Financial aspects of the Lisbon Treaty - Implementation of the citizens' initiative (debate)
Parliament's new role and responsibilities in implementing the Lisbon Treaty - Institutional balance of the European Union - Relations between the European Parliament and national parliaments under the Treaty of Lisbon - Financial aspects of the Lisbon Treaty - Implementation of the citizens' initiative (debate)
Parliament's new role and responsibilities in implementing the Lisbon Treaty - Institutional balance of the European Union - Relations between the European Parliament and national parliaments under the Treaty of Lisbon - Financial aspects of the Lisbon Treaty - Implementation of the citizens' initiative (debate)
Parliament's new role and responsibilities in implementing the Lisbon Treaty - Institutional balance of the European Union - Relations between the European Parliament and national parliaments under the Treaty of Lisbon - Financial aspects of the Lisbon Treaty - Implementation of the citizens' initiative (debate)
Parliament's new role and responsibilities in implementing the Lisbon Treaty - Institutional balance of the European Union - Relations between the European Parliament and national parliaments under the Treaty of Lisbon - Financial aspects of the Lisbon Treaty - Implementation of the citizens' initiative (debate)
Recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 185/2005/ELB (short presentation)
Recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 185/2005/ELB (short presentation)
Women's rights in Afghanistan
Women's rights in Afghanistan
Support for the Special Court for Sierra Leone
Support for the Special Court for Sierra Leone
Humanitarian situation of Camp Ashraf residents
Humanitarian situation of Camp Ashraf residents
Humanitarian situation of Camp Ashraf residents
Ecodesign requirements for energy-related products (debate)
Ecodesign requirements for energy-related products (debate)
Harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products (debate)
Harmonised conditions for the marketing of construction products (debate)
Taxation of savings income in the form of interest payments - Common system of VAT as regards tax evasion linked to import and other cross-border transactions (debate)
Common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services (recast) - Common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator - Common rules for access to the international road haulage market (recast) (debate)
Common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services (recast) - Common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator - Common rules for access to the international road haulage market (recast) (debate)
Common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services (recast) - Common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator - Common rules for access to the international road haulage market (recast) (debate)
Common rules for access to the international market for coach and bus services (recast) - Common rules concerning the conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator - Common rules for access to the international road haulage market (recast) (debate)
Rights of passengers when travelling by sea and inland waterway - Rights of passengers in bus and coach transport (debate)
Community ecolabel scheme - Voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) (debate)
Community ecolabel scheme - Voluntary participation by organisations in a Community eco-management and audit scheme (EMAS) (debate)
Food distribution to the most deprived persons in the Community (amendment of the Single CMO Regulation) (debate)
Collective redress (debate)
Collective redress (debate)
Interim Trade Agreement with Turkmenistan - Interim Agreement with Turkmenistan (debate)
Interim Trade Agreement with Turkmenistan - Interim Agreement with Turkmenistan (debate)
Interim Trade Agreement with Turkmenistan - Interim Agreement with Turkmenistan (debate)
Green Paper on territorial cohesion and debate on the future reform of the cohesion policy - Regional policy best practice and obstacles to use of Structural Funds - Urban dimension of cohesion policy - Complementarities and coordination of cohesion policy with rural development measures - Implementation of the Structural Funds Regulation 2007-2013: results of negotiations on national cohesion strategies and operational programmes - A European initiative for the development of micro-credit in support of growth and employment (debate)
Green Paper on territorial cohesion and debate on the future reform of the cohesion policy - Regional policy best practice and obstacles to use of Structural Funds - Urban dimension of cohesion policy - Complementarities and coordination of cohesion policy with rural development measures - Implementation of the Structural Funds Regulation 2007-2013: results of negotiations on national cohesion strategies and operational programmes - A European initiative for the development of micro-credit in support of growth and employment (debate)
Common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations (recast) - Common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations (recast) - Port State control (recast) - Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system - Investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector - The liability of carriers of passengers by sea in the event of accidents - Civil liability and financial guarantees of shipowners - Compliance with flag State requirements (debate)
Common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations and for the relevant activities of maritime administrations (recast) - Common rules and standards for ship inspection and survey organisations (recast) - Port State control (recast) - Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system - Investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector - The liability of carriers of passengers by sea in the event of accidents - Civil liability and financial guarantees of shipowners - Compliance with flag State requirements (debate)
The charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures - Greening of transport and internalisation of external costs (debate)
The charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures - Greening of transport and internalisation of external costs (debate)
Amendment of the agenda
The charging of heavy goods vehicles for the use of certain infrastructures - Greening of transport and internalisation of external costs (continuation of debate)
Impact of the financial crisis on the car industry (debate)
Impact of the financial crisis on the car industry (debate)
Impact of the financial crisis on the car industry (debate)
Consular protection of citizens of the European Union in third countries (debate)
Animal transport (debate)
Mediterranean diet (debate)
Mediterranean diet (debate)
Situation in the Middle East/Gaza Strip (debate)
European Authentic Act - E-Justice - Cross-border implications of the legal protection of adults (debate)
European Authentic Act - E-Justice - Cross-border implications of the legal protection of adults (debate)
European Authentic Act - E-Justice - Cross-border implications of the legal protection of adults (debate)
European Authentic Act - E-Justice - Cross-border implications of the legal protection of adults (debate)
Promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources (debate)
Greenhouse gas emission allowance trading system (debate)
Steps towards improving the environment for SMEs in Europe - Small Business Act (debate)
Arms exports (Code of Conduct) (debate)
Arms exports (Code of Conduct) (debate)
Arms exports (Code of Conduct) (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Facility for rapid response to soaring food prices in developing countries (debate)
Facility for rapid response to soaring food prices in developing countries (debate)
Presentation of the Court of Auditors' annual report - 2007
Investigations conducted by the European Anti Fraud Office (OLAF) (debate)
Conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of highly qualified employment - Single application procedure for residence and work
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
EU-Russia relations (debate)
EU-Russia relations (debate)
Democracy, Human Rights and the new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement EU/Vietnam (debate)
Democracy, Human Rights and the new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement EU/Vietnam (debate)
White Paper on Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity-related health issues (debate)
White Paper on Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity-related health issues (debate)
White Paper on Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity-related health issues (debate)
White Paper on Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity-related health issues (debate)
VAT on insurance and financial services (debate)
Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system - Investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector - The liability of carriers of passengers by sea in the event of an accident - Port State control (recast) - Ship inspection and survey organisations (Directive recast) - Ship inspection and survey organisations (Regulation recast) (debate)
Community vessel traffic monitoring and information system - Investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector - The liability of carriers of passengers by sea in the event of an accident - Port State control (recast) - Ship inspection and survey organisations (Directive recast) - Ship inspection and survey organisations (Regulation recast) (debate)
Welcome
Social package (First part) (debate)
Special Report from the European Ombudsman following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in complaint 3453/2005/GG (debate)
Special Report from the European Ombudsman following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in complaint 3453/2005/GG (debate)
Equality between women and men - 2008 (debate)
Equality between women and men - 2008 (debate)
European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) (debate)
Situation in China after the earthquake and before the Olympic Games (debate)
The Commission's 2007 enlargement strategy paper (debate)
The Commission's 2007 enlargement strategy paper (debate)
The Commission's 2007 enlargement strategy paper (debate)
Welcome
The Commission's 2007 enlargement strategy paper (continuation of debate)
The Commission's 2007 enlargement strategy paper (continuation of debate)
Environmental impact of the planned gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea to link up Russia and Germany (debate)
Environmental impact of the planned gas pipeline in the Baltic Sea to link up Russia and Germany (debate)
Stabilisation of Afghanistan: challenges for the EU and the international community (debate)
Towards Europe-wide Safer, Cleaner and Efficient Mobility: The First Intelligent Car Report (debate)
Adoption by Slovakia of the single currency on 1 January 2009(debate)
The Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean (debate)
Hygiene of foodstuffs (debate)
Hygiene of foodstuffs (debate)
Misleading 'Directory companies' (e.g. 'European City Guides') (debate)
Misleading 'Directory companies' (e.g. 'European City Guides') (debate)
Conditions to be complied with to pursue the occupation of road transport operator - International carriage of passengers by coach and bus (recast) - International carriage of goods by road (recast) (debate)
Banning of exports and the safe storage of metallic mercury (debate)
Human Rights in the World 2007 and the EU's policy on the matter - EU Election Observation Missions (debate)
Human Rights in the World 2007 and the EU's policy on the matter - EU Election Observation Missions (debate)
Human Rights in the World 2007 and the EU's policy on the matter - EU Election Observation Missions (debate)
Human Rights in the World 2007 and the EU's policy on the matter - EU Election Observation Missions (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Implementation of the posting of workers directive following the judgments of the Court of Justice (debate)
Implementation of the posting of workers directive following the judgments of the Court of Justice (debate)
China's policy and its effects on Africa (debate)
Proposed hearing of the Commission on crimes of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes committed by totalitarian regimes (8 April 2008) (debate)
Documents received: see Minutes
The Green Paper on 'Adapting to climate change in Europe - options for EU action' (debate)
Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Development Cooperation (debate)
Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment in Development Cooperation (debate)
Common organisation of agricultural markets and specific provisions for certain agricultural products as regards the national quotas for milk (debate)
Common organisation of agricultural markets and specific provisions for certain agricultural products as regards the national quotas for milk (debate)
CAP ‘Health Check’ (debate)
4th report on economic and social cohesion - Territorial Agenda and the Leipzig Charter (debate)
Monitoring the application of Community law (debate)
Monitoring the application of Community law (debate)
Kosovo (debate)
Freedom, security and justice (annual debate) (Articles 2 and 39 TEU) (debate)
Freedom, security and justice (annual debate) (Articles 2 and 39 TEU) (debate)
Cooperation between the special intervention units of the Member States (debate)
Cooperation between the special intervention units of the Member States (debate)
Cooperation between the special intervention units of the Member States (debate)
Cooperation between the special intervention units of the Member States (debate)
The role of women in industry (debate)
Combating the rise of extremism in Europe (debate)
Combating the rise of extremism in Europe (debate)
Common organisation of the market in wine (debate)
Draft general budget 2008 as modified by the Council (all sections) (debate)
Draft general budget 2008 as modified by the Council (all sections) (debate)
Draft general budget 2008 as modified by the Council (all sections) (debate)
Draft general budget 2008 as modified by the Council (all sections) (debate)
Presentation of the Court of Auditors' annual report - 2006 (debate)
Appointment of 7 members of the Court of Auditors (debate)
Appointment of 7 members of the Court of Auditors (debate)
Appointment of 7 members of the Court of Auditors (debate)
Appointment of 7 members of the Court of Auditors (debate)
Law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome I) (debate)
Law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome I) (debate)
Law applicable to contractual obligations (Rome I) (debate)
Social reality stocktaking (debate)
Strengthening the European Neighbourhood Policy - Situation in Georgia (debate)
Strengthening the European Neighbourhood Policy - Situation in Georgia (debate)
Application of the Schengen acquis - Application of the Schengen acquis in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (debate)
Application of the Schengen acquis - Application of the Schengen acquis in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (debate)
Welcome
Application of the Schengen acquis - Application of the Schengen acquis in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Slovenia and Slovakia (continuation of debate)
EU-Turkey relations (debate)
EU-Russia Summit (debate)
Opening of the sitting
Taxation and customs policies and the Lisbon Strategy (debate)
Taxation and customs policies and the Lisbon Strategy (debate)
Equality between women and men in the EU (debate)
Equality between women and men in the EU (debate)
Decision on urgent procedure
Restructuring of the sugar industry - Common organisation of the markets in the sugar sector (debate)
Financial instability and the impact on the real economy (debate)
Convention to Combat Desertification (debate)
Convention to Combat Desertification (debate)
Negotiation mandate: enhanced EC-Ukraine agreement (debate)
Community postal services (debate)
The banning of exports and the safe storage of metallic mercury (debate)
The banning of exports and the safe storage of metallic mercury (debate)
Aid for farmers affected by frost damage (debate)
Aid for farmers affected by frost damage (debate)
Aid for farmers affected by frost damage (debate)
Welcome
The EU's Aid for trade (debate)
The economic partnership agreements (debate)
The economic partnership agreements (debate)
Combating violence (Daphne III programme) (debate)
Structural policies and EU cohesion (debate)
Structural policies and EU cohesion (debate)
Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EC and Denmark and Greenland (debate)
Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EC and Denmark and Greenland (debate)
Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EC and Denmark and Greenland (debate)
Housing and regional policy – Structural policies and EU cohesion – Future regional policy and innovation (debate)
Retrofitting of mirrors to heavy goods vehicles (debate)
Public passenger transport services by rail and road (debate)
Public passenger transport services by rail and road (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 144)
Human rights in the world – Moratorium on the death penalty (debate)
Ukraine (debate)
Combating HIV/Aids within the EU and in the neighbouring countries 2006-2009 (debate)
Combating HIV/Aids within the EU and in the neighbouring countries 2006-2009 (debate)
Future of Professional Football in Europe - Security at Football Matches (debate)
Compliance with the obligations of Flag States - Civil liability and financial guarantees of shipowners (debate)
Compliance with the obligations of Flag States - Civil liability and financial guarantees of shipowners (debate)
The integration of new Member States in the CAP (debate)
The integration of new Member States in the CAP (debate)
Euro-Mediterranean relations - Euro-Mediterranean Free Trade Area (debate)
Bosnia-Herzegovina (debate)
Bosnia-Herzegovina (debate)
Bosnia-Herzegovina (debate)
Negotiation of an EU-Central America Association Agreement - Negotiation of an EU-Andean Community Association Agreement (debate)
Marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged 12 months or less (debate)
Marketing of the meat of bovine animals aged 12 months or less (debate)
Ratification of the ILO's 2006 Consolidated Maritime Labour Convention (debate)
Ratification of the ILO's 2006 Consolidated Maritime Labour Convention (debate)
European Aviation Safety Agency (debate)
European Aviation Safety Agency (debate)
Economic policy guidelines for 2007 – Member States’ employment policies (debate)
Economic policy guidelines for 2007 – Member States’ employment policies (debate)
Preparations for the European Council (8-9 March 2007) (debate)
Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) (debate)
Development of the Community's railways Certification of train drivers operating locomotives and trains on the railway system in the Community International rail passengers' rights and obligations (continuation of debate)
Development of the Community's railways Certification of train drivers operating locomotives and trains on the railway system in the Community International rail passengers' rights and obligations (continuation of debate)
European Road Safety Action Programme Mid-Term Review (debate)
European Road Safety Action Programme Mid-Term Review (debate)
Implication of the UN forces in sexual abuses in Liberia and in Haiti
Financing instrument for development cooperation – A financing instrument for cooperation with industrialised and other high-income countries and territories (debate)
Towards more and better EU Aid: the 2006 aid effectiveness package (debate)
Council Question Time
Calendar of part-sessions
Deliberations of the Committee on Petitions (2004 - 2005) (debate)
Natural disasters: agricultural aspects – Natural disasters: regional development aspects – Natural disasters: environmental aspects – EU Solidarity fund (debate)
Financing instrument for development and economic cooperation – European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument – Instrument for Stability – Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) (debate)
Progress report on the accession of Bulgaria and Romania (debate)
A stronger partnership between the European Union and Latin America (debate)
The development impact of Economic Partnership Agreements (vote)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Community strategy concerning mercury (debate)
Disability and development
Preparation for the European Council (Brussels, 15-16 December 2005), including the Development strategy
Development strategy for Africa
Development strategy for Africa
Community development policy
Development strategy for Africa
Community development policy
Progress towards accession by Bulgaria and Romania
EU policy on Africa
Reform of the UN, the Millennium Development Goals
Africa, globalisation and poverty
Global call to action against poverty: Making Poverty History
Global call to action against poverty: Making Poverty History
Programme of the British Presidency (continuation)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
The fight against malaria
Voting time
Debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 115)
Voting time
EU aid for tsunami victims in Asia (continuation)
Constitution for Europe
Voting time
Strategic political orientations
Question Time (Council)
Situation in Cuba
Opening of the sitting
Cluster munitions
Guantanamo
ASEM Summit (Asia-Europe Meeting)
100 years on from the First World War: lessons to learn and future of Europe (debate)
Russian pressure on Eastern Partnership countries and in particular destabilisation of eastern Ukraine (debate)
Traditional, VAT- and GNI based own resources and measures to meet cash requirements - Implementing measures for the system of own resources - System of own resources - Implementing measures for the system of own resources (debate)
Traditional, VAT- and GNI based own resources and measures to meet cash requirements - Implementing measures for the system of own resources - System of own resources - Implementing measures for the system of own resources (debate)
Traditional, VAT- and GNI based own resources and measures to meet cash requirements - Implementing measures for the system of own resources - System of own resources - Implementing measures for the system of own resources (debate)
Traditional, VAT- and GNI based own resources and measures to meet cash requirements - Implementing measures for the system of own resources - System of own resources - Implementing measures for the system of own resources (debate)
European Union Solidarity Fund (debate)
European Union Solidarity Fund (debate)
Capital increase of the European Investment Fund (A7-0156/2014 - Eider Gardiazábal Rubial) (vote)
Invasion of Ukraine by Russia (RCB7-0263/2014, B7-0263/2014, B7-0264/2014, B7-0265/2014, B7-0266/2014, B7-0267/2014, B7-0268/2014)
Invasion of Ukraine by Russia (RCB7-0263/2014, B7-0263/2014, B7-0264/2014, B7-0265/2014, B7-0266/2014, B7-0267/2014, B7-0268/2014)
Invasion of Ukraine by Russia (RCB7-0263/2014, B7-0263/2014, B7-0264/2014, B7-0265/2014, B7-0266/2014, B7-0267/2014, B7-0268/2014)
EU priorities for the 25th session of the UN Human Rights Council (RCB7-0234/2014, B7-0234/2014, B7-0235/2014, B7-0236/2014, B7-0237/2014, B7-0238/2014)
Russia: sentencing of demonstrators involved in the Bolotnaya Square events
Russia: sentencing of demonstrators involved in the Bolotnaya Square events
Launching consultations to suspend Uganda and Nigeria from the Cotonou Agreement in view of recent legislation further criminalising homosexuality
Launching consultations to suspend Uganda and Nigeria from the Cotonou Agreement in view of recent legislation further criminalising homosexuality
Security and human trafficking in Sinai
Security and human trafficking in Sinai
Voting time
Security and human trafficking in Sinai (RCB7-0254/2014, B7-0254/2014, B7-0256/2014, B7-0259/2014, B7-0260/2014, B7-0261/2014, B7-0262/2014) (vote)
Adjournment of the session
Preparations for the European Council meeting (20-21 March 2014) (debate)
Invasion of Ukraine by Russia (debate)
Invasion of Ukraine by Russia (debate)
Information accompanying transfers of funds - Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing (debate)
Information accompanying transfers of funds - Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing (debate)
EU guarantee to EIB against losses under financing operations supporting investment projects outside the Union (debate)
Situation in Ukraine (debate)
Situation in Iraq (debate)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual growth survey 2014 - European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects - Single market governance (debate)
Domestic passenger transport services by rail - Normalisation of the accounts of railway undertakings - European Union Agency for Railways - Single European railway area - Railway safety - Interoperability of the rail system (debate)
Situation in Ukraine (debate)
Situation in Ukraine (debate)
Situation in Ukraine (debate)
Situation in Ukraine (debate)
Europe's role in the Central African Republic (debate)
EU-Russia summit (debate)
Alleged pushbacks off the coast of Greece (Farmakonisi) that resulted in refugee deaths (debate)
Alleged pushbacks off the coast of Greece (Farmakonisi) that resulted in refugee deaths (debate)
2013 progress report on Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2013 progress report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2013 progress report on Montenegro (debate)
2013 progress report on Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2013 progress report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2013 progress report on Montenegro (debate)
2013 progress report on Bosnia and Herzegovina - 2013 progress report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2013 progress report on Montenegro (debate)
Copyright and related rights and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online uses (debate)
Copyright and related rights and multi-territorial licensing of rights in musical works for online uses (debate)
Criminal sanctions for insider dealing and market manipulation (debate)
Criminal sanctions for insider dealing and market manipulation (debate)
Welcome
Respect for the fundamental right of free movement in the EU (debate)
European Central Bank annual report for 2012 (debate)
European Central Bank annual report for 2012 (debate)
Call for a measurable and tangible commitment against tax evasion and tax avoidance in the EU (debate)
Call for a measurable and tangible commitment against tax evasion and tax avoidance in the EU (debate)
Call for a measurable and tangible commitment against tax evasion and tax avoidance in the EU (debate)
Call for a measurable and tangible commitment against tax evasion and tax avoidance in the EU (debate)
Eco-innovation - jobs and growth through environmental policy (debate)
Eco-innovation - jobs and growth through environmental policy (debate)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (19 - 20 December 2013) (debate)
Constitutional problems of a multitier governance in the EU (debate)
Constitutional problems of a multitier governance in the EU (debate)
Constitutional problems of a multitier governance in the EU (debate)
Financing, management and monitoring of the CAP - European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development - Common organisation of the markets in agricultural products - Direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the CAP - Transitional provisions on support for rural development (debate)
Financing, management and monitoring of the CAP - European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development - Common organisation of the markets in agricultural products - Direct payments to farmers under support schemes within the framework of the CAP - Transitional provisions on support for rural development (debate)
Commission work programme 2014 (debate)
Commission work programme 2014 (debate)
Commission work programme 2014 (debate)
Commission work programme 2014 (debate)
Creative Europe programme (debate)
Creative Europe programme (debate)
Creative Europe programme (debate)
Creative Europe programme (debate)
Connecting Europe Facility - Trans-European transport network (debate)
Main aspects and basic choices of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy (Article 36 TEU) - Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the common foreign and security policy in 2012 (debate)
Main aspects and basic choices of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy (Article 36 TEU) - Annual report from the Council to the European Parliament on the common foreign and security policy in 2012 (debate)
Situation in the Maldives (debate)
In vitro diagnostic medical devices - Medical devices (debate)
In vitro diagnostic medical devices - Medical devices (debate)
Draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2014 - all sections (debate)
Climate change conference (debate)
Caste-based discrimination (debate)
Caste-based discrimination (debate)
Caste-based discrimination (debate)
Caste-based discrimination (debate)
Rule of law and human rights in Russia, especially with respect to xeno- and homophobia (debate)
Rule of law and human rights in Russia, especially with respect to xeno- and homophobia (debate)
Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products (debate)
Manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products (debate)
Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (debate)
Welcome
Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (continuation of debate)
Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (continuation of debate)
Assessment of the effects of certain public and private projects on the environment (continuation of debate)
Measures for the recovery of European eel stocks (A7-0242/2013 - Isabella Lövin)
Corrections to votes and voting intentions: see Minutes
Pressure exercised by Russia on countries of the Eastern Partnership (in the context of the upcoming Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius) (debate)
Access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their utilization in the Union (debate)
Access to genetic resources and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from their utilization in the Union (debate)
EU internal security strategy (debate)
EU internal security strategy (debate)
European strategy on health and safety at work (debate)
European strategy on health and safety at work (debate)
European strategy on health and safety at work (debate)
Credit agreements relating to residential property (debate)
Credit agreements relating to residential property (debate)
Insider dealing and market manipulation (market abuse) (debate)
US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and impact on EU citizens' privacy (debate)
US NSA surveillance programme, surveillance bodies in various Member States and impact on EU citizens' privacy (debate)
Situation in Egypt (debate)
Situation in Egypt (debate)
Practical arrangements for the holding of the European elections in 2014 (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (27-28 June 2013) (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (27-28 June 2013) (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (27-28 June 2013) (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (27-28 June 2013) (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (27-28 June 2013) (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (27-28 June 2013) (debate)
Implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of financial transaction tax (debate)
Implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of financial transaction tax (debate)
Implementing enhanced cooperation in the area of financial transaction tax (debate)
Laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (debate)
Laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (debate)
Laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities (debate)
Reforming the structure of the EU banking sector (debate)
Situation in Turkey (debate)
2013 review of the organisation and functioning of the EEAS (debate)
Fund for European aid to the most deprived (debate)
Fund for European aid to the most deprived (debate)
Fund for European aid to the most deprived (debate)
Fund for European aid to the most deprived (debate)
Welcome
Fund for European aid to the most deprived (continuation of debate)
Fund for European aid to the most deprived (continuation of debate)
Mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters (debate)
Future legislative proposals on EMU (debate)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (22 May 2013) - Fight against tax fraud, tax evasion and tax havens - Annual tax report: how to free the EU potential for economic growth (debate)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (22 May 2013) - Fight against tax fraud, tax evasion and tax havens - Annual tax report: how to free the EU potential for economic growth (debate)
Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting
Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting
Vietnam, in particular freedom of expression (debate)
Vietnam, in particular freedom of expression (debate)
Vietnam, in particular freedom of expression (debate)
Vietnam, in particular freedom of expression (debate)
Vietnam, in particular freedom of expression (debate)
Vietnam, in particular freedom of expression (debate)
Vietnam, in particular freedom of expression (debate)
Human rights situation in Kazakhstan
Human rights situation in Kazakhstan
Human rights situation in Kazakhstan
Human rights situation in Kazakhstan
Human rights situation in Kazakhstan
Human rights situation in Kazakhstan
Guantánamo: hunger strike by prisoners (debate)
Guantánamo: hunger strike by prisoners (debate)
Guantánamo: hunger strike by prisoners (debate)
Guantánamo: hunger strike by prisoners (debate)
Voting time
Human rights situation in Kazakhstan (B7-0167/2013, B7-0167/2013, B7-0173/2013, B7-0175/2013, B7-0176/2013, B7-0177/2013, B7-0178/2013) (vote)
Human rights situation in Kazakhstan (B7-0167/2013, B7-0167/2013, B7-0173/2013, B7-0175/2013, B7-0176/2013, B7-0177/2013, B7-0178/2013) (vote)
Human rights situation in Kazakhstan (B7-0167/2013, B7-0167/2013, B7-0173/2013, B7-0175/2013, B7-0176/2013, B7-0177/2013, B7-0178/2013) (vote)
Adjournment of the session
2012 progress report on Turkey (debate)
2012 progress report on Turkey (debate)
2012 progress report on Turkey (debate)
2012 progress report on Turkey (debate)
2012 progress report on Montenegro (debate)
Nuclear threats and human rights in North Korea (debate)
Nuclear threats and human rights in North Korea (debate)
Syria, with specific reference to the humanitarian situation (debate)
Syria, with specific reference to the humanitarian situation (debate)
Syria, with specific reference to the humanitarian situation (debate)
Syria, with specific reference to the humanitarian situation (debate)
Situation in Mali (debate)
Composition of the European Parliament with a view to the 2014 elections (debate)
System of national and regional accounts (debate)
System of national and regional accounts (debate)
Protection of public health from endocrine disrupters (debate)
Common fisheries policy (debate)
Common fisheries policy (debate)
Recommendations of the Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference regarding the establishment of a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction (B7-0534/2012, B7-0534/2012, B7-0535/2012, B7-0538/2012, B7-0539/2012, B7-0011/2013, B7-0012/2013)
State of play of EU-Mercosur trade relations (B7-0008/2013, B7-0008/2013, B7-0009/2013, B7-0017/2013, B7-0018/2013, B7-0019/2013)
Situation in Syria (debate)
Situation in Syria (debate)
EU-Iraq partnership and cooperation agreement (debate)
Multiannual framework for the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (debate)
Multiannual framework for the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (debate)
Multiannual framework for the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (debate)
Multiannual framework for the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (debate)
Multiannual framework for the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (debate)
New EU-Russia agreement (debate)
New EU-Russia agreement (debate)
Situation in Egypt (debate)
Introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at European Union airports - Groundhandling services at European Union airports - Allocation of slots at European Union airports
Introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at European Union airports - Groundhandling services at European Union airports - Allocation of slots at European Union airports
Introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at European Union airports - Groundhandling services at European Union airports - Allocation of slots at European Union airports
Enhanced cooperation on the financial transaction tax (debate)
EU-Columbia/Peru trade agreement (debate)
Transitional arrangements for bilateral investment agreements between Member States and third countries (debate)
Transitional arrangements for bilateral investment agreements between Member States and third countries (debate)
Transitional arrangements for bilateral investment agreements between Member States and third countries (debate)
Macro-financial assistance to the Kyrgyz Republic (debate)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (22-23 November 2012) with particular reference to the Multiannual Financial Framework (debate)
Climate change conference in Doha (COP 18) (debate)
Enlargement: policies, criteria and the EU’s strategic interests (debate)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of 2012 priorities (debate)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: implementation of 2012 priorities (debate)
Innovative financial instruments in the context of the next Multiannual Financial Framework (debate)
Innovative financial instruments in the context of the next Multiannual Financial Framework (debate)
EU strategy for the Danube region (debate)
EU strategy for the Danube region (debate)
EU strategy for the Danube region (debate)
Political situation in Romania (debate)
Political situation in Romania (debate)
Political situation in Romania (debate)
Science capacity-building in Africa: promoting European-African radio astronomy partnerships (written declaration): see Minutes
Opening of the sitting
Enlargement report for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (debate)
Enlargement report for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (debate)
Enlargement report for Iceland (debate)
European Fisheries Fund (debate)
Family reunification of third-country nationals living in the EU (debate)
Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin - Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin (debate)
Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin - Regional Convention on pan-Euro-Mediterranean preferential rules of origin (debate)
Multi-annual plan for western stock of Atlantic horse mackerel - TAC and quotas regulation for 2012 - Contribution of the common fisheries policy to the production of public goods (debate)
Multi-annual plan for western stock of Atlantic horse mackerel - TAC and quotas regulation for 2012 - Contribution of the common fisheries policy to the production of public goods (debate)
Situation of the homeless in Europe as a result of the spell of cold weather (debate)
Office for Harmonisation in the Internal Market (Trade Marks and Designs) and protection of intellectual property rights (debate)
Farm input supply chain - Imbalances in the food supply chain (debate)
Space strategy for the European Union (short presentation)
Space strategy for the European Union (short presentation)
Avoiding food wastage (short presentation)
Avoiding food wastage (short presentation)
Single European transport area (debate)
Detention conditions in the EU (debate)
Detention conditions in the EU (debate)
Detention conditions in the EU (debate)
EU-Russia Summit (debate)
Situation in Syria (debate)
Situation in Syria (debate)
European Neighbourhood Policy (debate)
Right to information in criminal proceedings (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Trade and investment barriers (short presentation)
Trade and investment barriers (short presentation)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Adjournment of the session
The open Internet and net neutrality in Europe (debate)
Situation of the Roma in Member States (debate)
Situation of the Roma in Member States (debate)
ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in 2010 (debate)
Establishment of a joint EU resettlement programme (debate)
Establishment of a joint EU resettlement programme (debate)
Establishment of a joint EU resettlement programme (debate)
Public health threat of antimicrobial resistance (debate)
State of play of the Maternity Leave Directive (debate)
State of play of the Maternity Leave Directive (debate)
Security scanners (debate)
"Food for Free" programme (debate)
Famine in East Africa (debate)
EU position and commitment in advance of the UN high-level meeting on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (debate)
EU position and commitment in advance of the UN high-level meeting on the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases (debate)
EU policy approach to the ITU World Radiocommunication Conference 2012 (debate)
Energy market integrity and transparency (debate)
Possibility for Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs in their territory (debate)
Possibility for Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs in their territory (debate)
Prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances - Implementation of excessive deficit procedure - Requirements for budgetary frameworks of Member States - Budgetary surveillance in euro area - Surveillance of budgetary positions and surveillance and coordination of economic policies - Enforcement measures to correct excessive macroeconomic imbalances in euro area (continuation of debate)
Prevention and correction of macroeconomic imbalances - Implementation of excessive deficit procedure - Requirements for budgetary frameworks of Member States - Budgetary surveillance in euro area - Surveillance of budgetary positions and surveillance and coordination of economic policies - Enforcement measures to correct excessive macroeconomic imbalances in euro area (continuation of debate)
A new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe (continuation of debate)
A new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe (continuation of debate)
A new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe (continuation of debate)
A new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe (continuation of debate)
A new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for a competitive, sustainable and inclusive Europe (continuation of debate)
Statement by the President
Report: Zver - Youth on the Move: – a framework for improving Europe's education and training systems - Report: Honeyball - Early years learning - Report: Schaake - Cultural dimensions of EU external actions - Report: Sanchez-Schmid - Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries - Sarajevo as a European Capital of Culture in 2014 (debate)
Report: Zver - Youth on the Move: – a framework for improving Europe's education and training systems - Report: Honeyball - Early years learning - Report: Schaake - Cultural dimensions of EU external actions - Report: Sanchez-Schmid - Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries - Sarajevo as a European Capital of Culture in 2014 (debate)
Report: Zver - Youth on the Move: – a framework for improving Europe's education and training systems - Report: Honeyball - Early years learning - Report: Schaake - Cultural dimensions of EU external actions - Report: Sanchez-Schmid - Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries - Sarajevo as a European Capital of Culture in 2014 (debate)
Report: Zver - Youth on the Move: – a framework for improving Europe's education and training systems - Report: Honeyball - Early years learning - Report: Schaake - Cultural dimensions of EU external actions - Report: Sanchez-Schmid - Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries - Sarajevo as a European Capital of Culture in 2014 (debate)
Report: Zver - Youth on the Move: – a framework for improving Europe's education and training systems - Report: Honeyball - Early years learning - Report: Schaake - Cultural dimensions of EU external actions - Report: Sanchez-Schmid - Unlocking the potential of cultural and creative industries - Sarajevo as a European Capital of Culture in 2014 (debate)
Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
Main aspects of the common foreign and security policy and the common security and defence policy - Situation in Syria and in Camp Ashraf - Report: Albertini - Annual report from the Council to Parliament on the main aspects of CFSP in 2009 - Report: Gualtieri - Development of CSDP following the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty - Report: Muñiz De Urquiza - The EU as a global actor: its role in multilateral organisations (debate)
Situation in Syria, Bahrain and Yemen
Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries
Respect of national wage and retirement-setting mechanisms (debate)
Respect of national wage and retirement-setting mechanisms (debate)
Respect of national wage and retirement-setting mechanisms (debate)
Prevention of natural and man-made disasters (debate)
Prevention of natural and man-made disasters (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
General product safety and market surveillance (short presentation)
General product safety and market surveillance (short presentation)
Management of H1N1 influenza (short presentation)
Management of H1N1 influenza (short presentation)
Reducing health inequalities (short presentation)
Reducing health inequalities (short presentation)
Cooperating with developing countries on promoting good governance in tax matters (short presentation)
Cooperating with developing countries on promoting good governance in tax matters (short presentation)
Agriculture and international trade (short presentation)
Agriculture and international trade (short presentation)
EU protein deficit (short presentation)
EU protein deficit (short presentation)
Closure of the sitting
Closing of the session
EU guarantee to the EIB against losses under loans and guarantees for projects outside the EU (debate)
Report on competition policy 2009 (debate)
Report on competition policy 2009 (debate)
Report on competition policy 2009 (debate)
Report on competition policy 2009 (debate)
Report on competition policy 2009 (debate)
Report on competition policy 2009 (debate)
Report on competition policy 2009 (debate)
Report on competition policy 2009 (debate)
Report on competition policy 2009 (debate)
Report on competition policy 2009 (debate)
A sustainable EU policy for the High North (debate)
Patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare (debate)
Patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare (debate)
European initiative on Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias - Asthma inhalers (debate)
European initiative on Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias - Asthma inhalers (debate)
European Heritage Label (debate)
European Heritage Label (debate)
European Heritage Label (debate)
European Heritage Label (debate)
Participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate)
Participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate)
Welfare of laying hens (debate)
Control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (debate)
Control by Member States of the Commission’s exercise of implementing powers (debate)
Territorial, social and economic cohesion - Good governance and EU regional policy (debate)
Territorial, social and economic cohesion - Good governance and EU regional policy (debate)
Impact of advertising on consumer behaviour (short presentation)
Impact of advertising on consumer behaviour (short presentation)
Regulation of trading in financial instruments - ‘dark pools’, etc. (short presentation)
Regulation of trading in financial instruments - ‘dark pools’, etc. (short presentation)
Opening of the sitting
Implemented reforms and developments in the Republic of Moldova (debate)
Implemented reforms and developments in the Republic of Moldova (debate)
Containers lost at sea and compensation (debate)
Instrument for Stability - Financing instrument for development cooperation - Financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide - Financing instrument for cooperation with industrialised countries - Financing instrument for development cooperation (debate)
Ukraine (debate)
Ukraine (debate)
Ukraine (debate)
Budget review (debate)
Social provisions of the Lisbon Treaty (debate)
Third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders of Member States (debate)
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
Question Time (Council)
European strategy for the economic and social development of mountain regions, islands and sparsely populated areas (debate)
Better lawmaking
Better lawmaking
Better lawmaking
Postal services
Postal services
Postal services
Postal services
Future of the CAP after 2013 (debate)
Future of the CAP after 2013 (debate)
Future of the CAP after 2013 (debate)
Future of the CAP after 2013 (debate)
Future of the CAP after 2013 (debate)
Future of the CAP after 2013 (debate)
Implications for EU agriculture of the reopening of negotiations with Mercosur with a view to concluding an Association Agreement - Preparations for the forthcoming EU-Brazil summit on 14 July 2010 in Brasilia (debate)
Implications for EU agriculture of the reopening of negotiations with Mercosur with a view to concluding an Association Agreement - Preparations for the forthcoming EU-Brazil summit on 14 July 2010 in Brasilia (debate)
Implications for EU agriculture of the reopening of negotiations with Mercosur with a view to concluding an Association Agreement - Preparations for the forthcoming EU-Brazil summit on 14 July 2010 in Brasilia (debate)
Implications for EU agriculture of the reopening of negotiations with Mercosur with a view to concluding an Association Agreement - Preparations for the forthcoming EU-Brazil summit on 14 July 2010 in Brasilia (debate)
Implications for EU agriculture of the reopening of negotiations with Mercosur with a view to concluding an Association Agreement - Preparations for the forthcoming EU-Brazil summit on 14 July 2010 in Brasilia (debate)
Specific tasks for the European Central Bank concerning the functioning of the European Systemic Risk Board - Powers of the European Banking Authority, the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the European Securities and Markets Authority - European Securities and Markets Authority - Macro-prudential oversight of the financial system and establishment of a European Systemic Risk Board - European Banking Authority - European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority - Cross-Border Crisis Management in the Banking Sector (debate)
European Financial Stability Facility and European financial stabilisation mechanism and future actions (debate)
Novel foods (debate)
Novel foods (debate)
Industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (recast) (debate)
Industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (recast) (debate)
Obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market (debate)
Obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market (debate)
Annual report on human rights (2008) - EU policies in favour of human rights defenders - Trade in goods used for torture - (debate)
Annual report on human rights (2008) - EU policies in favour of human rights defenders - Trade in goods used for torture - (debate)
Situation in the Korean Peninsula (debate)
Gender aspects of the economic downturn and financial crisis - Assessment of the results of the 2006-2010 Roadmap for Equality between women and men and forward looking recommendations - Charter for Women’s Rights - follow up (debate)
Gender aspects of the economic downturn and financial crisis - Assessment of the results of the 2006-2010 Roadmap for Equality between women and men and forward looking recommendations - Charter for Women’s Rights - follow up (debate)
Joint Baltic Sea Research and Development Programme (BONUS-169) (debate)
Joint Baltic Sea Research and Development Programme (BONUS-169) (debate)
Application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to the Schengen Information System in Bulgaria and Romania (debate)
Application of the provisions of the Schengen acquis relating to the Schengen Information System in Bulgaria and Romania (debate)
Sport, specifically concerning players’ agents (debate)
Sport, specifically concerning players’ agents (debate)
University Business Dialogue (debate)
Community financial assistance with respect to the decommissioning of Units 1 to 4 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant in Bulgaria – ‘Kozloduy Programme’ (debate)
Community financial assistance with respect to the decommissioning of Units 1 to 4 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant in Bulgaria – ‘Kozloduy Programme’ (debate)
Community financial assistance with respect to the decommissioning of Units 1 to 4 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant in Bulgaria – ‘Kozloduy Programme’ (debate)
Community financial assistance with respect to the decommissioning of Units 1 to 4 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant in Bulgaria – ‘Kozloduy Programme’ (debate)
Community financial assistance with respect to the decommissioning of Units 1 to 4 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant in Bulgaria – ‘Kozloduy Programme’ (debate)
Community financial assistance with respect to the decommissioning of Units 1 to 4 of the Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant in Bulgaria – ‘Kozloduy Programme’ (debate)
Specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006) (debate)
Specific measures for agriculture in the outermost regions of the Union (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 247/2006) (debate)
European Investment Bank (EIB) - Annual Report 2008 (debate)
European Investment Bank (EIB) - Annual Report 2008 (debate)
European Investment Bank (EIB) - Annual Report 2008 (debate)
European Investment Bank (EIB) - Annual Report 2008 (debate)
European Investment Bank (EIB) - Annual Report 2008 (debate)
Mass atrocities in Jos, Nigeria, in January and March (debate)
Mass atrocities in Jos, Nigeria, in January and March (debate)
Accession agreement of the European Union to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (debate)
Electric cars (debate)
Disruption of air traffic in Europe (debate)
Establishment of a European Asylum Support Office (debate)
Establishment of a European Asylum Support Office (debate)
General provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund as regards simplification of certain requirements and as regards certain provisions relating to financial management (debate)
General provisions on the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund as regards simplification of certain requirements and as regards certain provisions relating to financial management (debate)
Specific measures for agricultural markets (debate)
Specific measures for agricultural markets (debate)
Closure of the sitting
Development of the European Citizens’ Initiative based on Article 11(4) of the Treaty on European Union (debate)
Opening of the session
Internal Market Scoreboard - Consumer protection - SOLVIT (debate)
Green Paper on reform of the common fisheries policy (debate)
Green Paper on reform of the common fisheries policy (debate)
Railway safety, including the European signalling system (debate)
EU - South Korea free trade agreement (debate)
EU - South Korea free trade agreement (debate)
Appointment of the Commission (B7-0090/2010) (vote)
Welcome
Presentation of the programme of the Spanish Presidency (continuation of debate)
Outcome of the Copenhagen Summit on climate change (debate)
Outcome of the Copenhagen Summit on climate change (debate)
Outcome of the Copenhagen Summit on climate change (debate)
Outcome of the Copenhagen Summit on climate change (debate)
Recent earthquake in Haiti (debate)
Draft general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2010 as modified by the Council (all sections) - Draft amending budget No 10/2009 of the European Union for the financial year 2009, Section III – Commission - Mobilisation of the Flexibility Instrument - Amendment to the multiannual financial framework 2007-2013: financing energy projects under the European Economic Recovery Plan (debate)
Responses to relaunch the economy in the Member States of the European Union in Central and Eastern Europe
Responses to relaunch the economy in the Member States of the European Union in Central and Eastern Europe
Experience gained in applying the food hygiene regulations of the European Parliament and of the Council (debate)
Corrections to votes and voting intentions: see Minutes
Multi-annual programme 2010-2014 regarding the area of freedom, security and justice (Stockholm Programme) (debate)
Multi-annual programme 2010-2014 regarding the area of freedom, security and justice (Stockholm Programme) (debate)
Multi-annual programme 2010-2014 regarding the area of freedom, security and justice (Stockholm Programme) (debate)
Multi-annual programme 2010-2014 regarding the area of freedom, security and justice (Stockholm Programme) (debate)
Problem of limited access of developing countries to some vaccines (debate)
Problem of limited access of developing countries to some vaccines (debate)
Problem of limited access of developing countries to some vaccines (debate)
Problem of limited access of developing countries to some vaccines (debate)
Financial and economic situation in Moldova (debate)
Outcome of the referendum in Ireland (debate)
Outcome of the referendum in Ireland (debate)
Outcome of the referendum in Ireland (debate)
Crisis in the dairy farming sector (debate)
Energy security (Nabucco and Desertec) (debate)
China (debate)
Honduras (debate)
Honduras (debate)
Reports (7)
Report on the Annual Report 2001 from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament on the EC development policy and the implementation of the external assistance - Committee on Development and Cooperation PDF (163 KB) DOC (84 KB)
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REPORT Report on the Special Report by the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following his Draft Recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 185/2005/ELB PDF (114 KB) DOC (55 KB)
REPORT Proposal for a Council decision concluding the additional protocol to the Agreement on Trade, Development and Cooperation between the European Community and its Member States, of the one part, and the Republic of South Africa, of the other part, to take account of the accession of the Czech Republic, the Republic of Estonia, the Republic of Cyprus, the Republic of Latvia, the Republic of Lithuania, the Republic of Hungary, the Republic of Malta, the Republic of Poland, the Republic of Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic to the European Union PDF (139 KB) DOC (79 KB)
Opinions (4)
OPINION Proposal for a Recommendation to the Council on the guidelines for the negotiation of an Association Agreement between the European Union and Central America
OPINION Proposal for a Council regulation concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Community and the United Republic of Tanzania on fishing in Tanzania’s fishing zone
OPINION Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament: A stronger partnership between the European Union and Latin America
OPINION on the draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the Annual Report on Human Rights in the World 2012 and the European Union’s policy on the matter
Written declarations (9)
Amendments (83)
Amendment 29 #
2012/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas global challenges remain and are expected to increase – hunger, lack of proper and safe sanitation, insufficient levels of primary education, and gender inequality;
Amendment 74 #
2012/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls for the EU to show leadership and responsibility in the process and to adopt a common and effective position on the principles and goals that should be part of the new post- 2015 development framework; points out, at the same time, that this framework must be universal and global in nature, promoting prosperity and well-being for all and signifying the direct and active involvement of developingall countries in its construction;
Amendment 106 #
2012/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 c (new)
Paragraph 7 c (new)
7 c. Insists that the post-2015 framework must include targets on accessibility, affordability, quality health care and also concrete work towards the establishment of basic health care systems that ensure prevention, treatment, care and support for all people, including the most marginalised and vulnerable groups such as minorities, prisoners, migrants, undocumented people, sex workers, and drug users;
Amendment 187 #
2012/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Emphasizes the importance of having a budget of the Union that is capable of meeting the challenges facing it, especially in times of crisis and particularly in terms of financing for development; in this regard and in order for the EU budget to no longer be hostage to the single question of the level of payment appropriations, calls for the creation of own resources, such as a financial transaction tax, a share of which should go to Heading IV of the EU budget;
Amendment 193 #
2012/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers that innovative sources of financing and new partnerships will play a crucial role in a new development landscape; and reiterates its call for a financial transaction tax as an additional source of financing for development;
Amendment 195 #
2012/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Also reminds EU Member States that have agreed to establish the Financial Transaction Tax to devote part of those funds to the financing of global public goods, including the new development goals;
Amendment 216 #
2012/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
Paragraph 29
29. Points out that a new set of indicators other than GDP is necessary in order to overcome new challenges, and should therefore include the human development index, the poverty headcount ratio, the poverty gap index and the Gini coefficient, the Gender Development Index, the Gini coefficient, the Vulnerability Index and other multidimensional poverty indexes;
Amendment 223 #
2012/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
31. Calls on developing countries to establish a genuine business regulatory framework focusing on a business code of conduct, promotion of full and productive employment and decent work, respect for human rights, and social and environmental protectionstandards;
Amendment 255 #
2012/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 – point a
Paragraph 39 – point a
a. the architecture of the post-2015 development agenda should reflect new global and national realities and challenges;
Amendment 273 #
2012/2289(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39 – point e
Paragraph 39 – point e
e. it is indispensable to mobilise all possible financial recourses and innovative financing mechanisms for development, paying particular attention to: i) the fight against corruption, tax havens and tax evasion; ii) the responsibilities of emerging economies in the development agenda, also encouraging south-south and triangular cooperation; iii) the improvement of monitoring mechanisms; and iv) PCD;
Amendment 45 #
2012/2222(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. WelcomNotes with interest the fact that the Commission has voluntarily agreed to grant Parliament the same right of scrutiny over the documents which put the implestrategy documentings regulation forng to the 11th EDF into effect as over the general budget of the Union (for example, the documents implementing the DCI); points out also, however, the central role that the ACP- EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly should have the same level of involvement as the European Parliammust continue to play in exercising democratic control over all EDF strategy documents, in accordance with Article 17 of the Cotonou Agreement, in particular paragraph 2, third indent;
Amendment 6 #
2011/2198(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Stresses that even if rape as a weapon of war has been used frequently worldwide, nevertheless in recent years it has become particularly dramatic in a number of African conflicts. Calls for closer cooperation between the EU and the UN to strengthen prevention and mainstream women’s role in LRRD programmes;
Amendment 3 #
2011/2120(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Amendment 8 #
2011/2120(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the need to pay more attention to the outcomes of the work of the ACP - EU JPA, and to ensure coherence between its resolutions and the EP ones. Asks for more participation and involvement of MEPs, in its meetings and activities;
Amendment 8 #
2011/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Notes the widespread concern on the decreasing but accumulatedprogress achieved on the PAC reform, decreasing its negative impacts of CAP on developing countries; regrets that the Commission communication on the CAP towards 2020 does not mention such impacts; calls for the new CAP to include the principle of "do no harm" to developing calls for the new CAP to include the principle of "do no harm" to developing countries in line with the Policy Coherence for Development objective of the Treaty of Lisbon. countries as a core objective;
Amendment 18 #
2011/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Calls for the post-2013 CAP to eliminate all export subsidies and to decouple direct payments from production, so as to create a level playing field between EU and developing countries' agricultural products; asks the Commission to finance transitional schemes for crops asks the Commission to implement these changes, with adequate transitional periods, in order to avoid negative impacts in European rural areas, and to promote organic and sustainable farming practices; affected by this decoupling, aimed at promoting organic and sustainable farming practices;
Amendment 27 #
2011/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. To alleviate the accumulated negative impacts of CAP on developing countries, c(del)Calls on the EU through its trade and development policies to promote sustainable farming practices and food sovereignecurity in developing countries; allowing them to diversify food production, safeguarding food security for LDCs and Net Food Importing Developing Countries, eliminating land grabbing, securing the property rights of smallholders, indigenous farmers, ending seed monopolies and dependency on specialised pesticides are essential; are essential;
Amendment 47 #
2011/2051(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Asks for a radical change to be made to thewell balanced negotiating text of the EU- Mercosur agreement, in response totaking into account the Commission's impact assessment that warns of a widespread increase of ils. Calls for feasibleg al logging and illegal industrial farming, at the expense of the rural communities and the environment, and the loss of millions of rural jobs in Europe, hindering the effectiveness of the CAPternatives, to promote the development of Mercosur countries and to reduce impact on European producers.
Amendment 18 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Reminds, as recognised by the Consensus on Development, that accountable participatory governance is a key enabler of development;
Amendment 45 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that Policy Coherence for Development (PCD) is crucial to the implementation of a high-impact development policy and to the achievement of the MDGs; calls on the Commission to define clearly responsibilities and leadership from the highest levels for enforcing the Treaty obligation of PCD, and calls for sufficient resources to be set aside for this purpose in the Commission, the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the EU delegations;
Amendment 56 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Reiterates its position that the collective target of devoting 0.7% of the Union’s Gross National Income (GNI) to ODA by 2015 must be met; urges the Commission and Member States to find new sources of development funding; such as the financial transaction tax; opposes any broadening of the definition of ODA;
Amendment 74 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Acknowledges that economic growth can be an important driver of development; stresses, however, that the impact of growth on poverty eradication will be much higher if inequality is reduced; insists, therefore, that EU development assistance must be geared towards pro-poor growth through the adoption of measures which specifically focus on the poor in order to foster an increase in their share of national wealth and allow them to become a driving force for genuine inclusive growth;
Amendment 106 #
2011/2047(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 c (new)
Paragraph 13 c (new)
13c. Recalls that investing in children and youth is a long-term investment in sustainable human development;
Amendment 5 #
2011/2027(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Considers that many petitions refer to the Charter of Fundamental Rights, even when the Charter is not applicable to Member States’ acts, whilst others invoke the values on which the EU is founded; is concerned that citizens feel misldeceived about the actual scope of application of the Charter, and considers it very important that the Charter’s applicability be examined carefully in the context of petitions, complaints and own-initiative infringement cases; stresses that the subsidiarity principle, which is a basic pillar of the European Union, needs to be properly explained to ensure that citizens are not confused about the Charter’s applicability;
Amendment 8 #
2011/2027(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that whilst the Commission is correct in pointing out that it is primarily the duty of Member States’ judicial systems to act on infringements of EU law, citizens often face considerable difficulties related to national court procedures, some being prohibitivelywhich can prove expensive, many or too lengthy to be of actual relevance, and others simply not trustworthy;
Amendment 878 #
2011/0294(COD)
add the following multimodal platforms to the comprehensive network: – Pontevedra – Zalia – Torrelavega – Júndiz – Monzón – El Vallés – El Prat – El Gorguel – Ciudad Real – Albacete – San Roque – Mérida – Ponferrada/El Bierzo – Castellón – Alicante – Benavente – Zamora – Miranda de Ebro – Burgos – Palencia – Área Central – Aranda de Duero – Soria – Arévalo – Ávila – Segovia
Amendment 879 #
2011/0294(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Volume 16/33
Annex I – Volume 16/33
add the following rail freight transport sections to the core network: – Almería – Málaga – Algeciras (along the coast) – Granada – Motril – Castejón – Logroño – Miranda – León – Gijón / Avilés – Palencia – Santander – Madrid – Cáceres – Mérida – Mérida – Badajoz – Portuguese border – Mora – Ciudad Real – Mérida
Amendment 881 #
2011/0294(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Volume 16/33
Annex I – Volume 16/33
Amendment 888 #
2011/0294(COD)
add the following airports to the comprehensive network: – Murcia/Corvera – Lleida – Huesca/Pirineos – Logroño – Albacete – Córdoba
Amendment 891 #
2011/0294(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – Volume 17/33
Annex I – Volume 17/33
add the following rail passenger transport sections to the core network: – Madrid – Toledo – Madrid – Alcázar – Albacete – Murcia – Almería – Málaga – Algeciras (along the coast) – Avilés – Oviedo – Bilbao – Santander – Oviedo – El Ferrol – A Coruña – Castejón – Logroño – Miranda – Mora – Alcázar – Linares – Moreda/Jaén/Córdoba – Ourense – Vigo (via Cercedo) – Ourense – Monforte – Lugo – A Coruña – Palencia – Santander – Segovia – Ávila – Sevilla – Cádiz – Sevilla – Huelva – Portuguese border – Valencia – Alicante (along the coast) – Motilla – Albacete – La Encina – Santiago – Vigo – Portuguese border – Granada – Motril – Antequera – Málaga – Madrid – Ávila – Salamanca – León – Monforte – Torralba – Soria – Castejón – Plasencia – León – Gijón
Amendment 894 #
2011/0294(COD)
add the following high-quality road sections to the comprehensive network: – Valladolid – Aranda de Duero – Soria – Ourense – Santiago – Ourense – Guntín – Ponferrada – Ourense – Monforte – Chantada – Astorga – León – Burgos – Burgos – Logroño – Pamplona – Ávila – Salamanca – León – Valladolid – Segovia – Valladolid – Ávila – Maqueda – Toledo – Ocaña – Tarancón – Cuenca – Teruel – Alfajarín – Fraga -Catalayud – Daroca – Alcolea del Pinar – Monreal del Campo – Badajoz – Zafra – Córdoba – Baena – Granada – Huelva – Jabugo – Zafra – Estepa – Lucena – Baena – Jaén – Úbeda – Blanca – Avarán – La Font de la Figuera – Alicante – Alcoy – Játiva – Elche – Cartagena – Vera – Figueras – Puigcerdá – Ávila – Villacastín – San Rafael – Segovia
Amendment 3 #
2011/0139(NLE)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
The Committee on Development calls on the Committee on Fisheries, as the committee responsible, to propose that Parliament withholdgive its consent.
Amendment 39 #
2010/2269(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Amendment 4 #
2010/2203(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1a (new)
Paragraph 1a (new)
1a. Notes that the future of EU investment policy towards developing countries, needs to have a strong focus on fostering investment flows that create decent employment and reduce poverty;
Amendment 16 #
2010/2203(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses the importance of ensuring that investment treaties are consistent with all other policies affecting developing countries, notably featuring clauses on human rights, gender equality, the environment, decent work, transparency and the fight against illicit capital flows;
Amendment 17 #
2010/2203(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5a (new)
Paragraph 5a (new)
5a. Notes that there is a balance to be found between the objective of promoting EU competitiveness through market access and investment protection and allowing developing countries' right to regulate to pursue their own development agendas;
Amendment 24 #
2010/2203(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7a (new)
Paragraph 7a (new)
7a. Also encourages the transfer of EU new green technologies to developing countries, as the best way to promote green and sustainable growth;
Amendment 28 #
2010/2203(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9a (new)
Paragraph 9a (new)
9a. Calls on the Commission actively to promote corporate social and environmental responsibility (CSR, based on international standards such as the OECD Guidelines on multinational enterprises and the United Nations Global Compact), in order to permit effective monitoring of the impact – social, environmental and in terms of respect for human rights – of the operations of transnational undertakings and their subsidiaries in developing countries;
Amendment 17 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The small contribution of subsidised coal to the overall energy mix no longer justifies the maintenance of such subsidies with a view tof securing the supply of energy on a Union level, provided this is not secured by other means.
Amendment 21 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Title
Title
on State aid to facilitate the closuretransition to competitivity of uncompetitive coal mines
Amendment 22 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) The small contribution of subsidised coal to the overall energy mix no longer justifies the maintenance of such subsidies with a view of securing the supply of energy on a Union level, as long as this result cannot be guaranteed by other means.
Amendment 23 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
Amendment 23 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3
Recital 3
Amendment 24 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Considering the scarcity of autochthonous energy sources in the EU, the Union's policies for promoting renewable fuels and fossil fuels with low carbon content in order to generate electricity justify the support to coal mines. The categories of aid permitted by Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002 should not be maintained indefinitely. In any event, all public aid aimed at reducing the effects of pollution caused by coal, should be maintained. Those mines that, after a ten-year period, are able to achieve competitiveness and require a financial boost from the public sector to enable them to make technological investments for environmental purposes, will also be exempt from the elimination of aid.
Amendment 26 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Indigenous energy sources in the EU being scarce, the Union’s policies of encouraging renewable and lower carbon fossil fuels for power generation do justify support for coal mines. The categories of aid permitted by Regulation (EC) No 1407/2002 should not be maintained indefinitely. In any event, State aid intended to reduce the pollutant effect of coal should be maintained. Mines that after this 10-year period are capable of being competitive but still need State assistance with regard to implementation of environmental technology investments should be exempted from this discontinuation of subsidies.
Amendment 29 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Without prejudice to the general State aid rules, Member States should be able to take measures to alleviate the social and regional consequences of the possible closure of those mines, that is to say the orderly winding down of activities in the context of an irrevocable closure plan and/or the financing of exceptional costs, inherited liabilities in particular.
Amendment 29 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) A minimum level of coal production, together with other measures, especially those aiming at the promotion of renewable energy sources, will contribute to the maintenance of a quota of primary energy sources, which will allow energy security in the Union to be reinforced significantly. In addition, a quota of autochthonous sources of primary energy will help to promote environmental goals in relation with sustainable development. In this framework of boosting autochthonous energy sources in Europe in order to counterbalance the continent's huge dependence on energy sources from outside its borders, consideration should be given to complementing autochthonous energy sources, which in many Member States are represented solely by coal, with non-fossil ones.
Amendment 33 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. Aid shall cover only costs in connection with coal for the production of electricity, the combined production of heat and electricity, the production of coke and the fuelling of blast furnaces in the steel industry as well as in connection with research and investments in technology aimed at reducing coal polluting emissions, where such use takes place in the Union.
Amendment 35 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the operation of the production units concerned must form part of a closure plan the deadline of which does not extend beyond 31 OctoDecember 201420 ;
Amendment 36 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the production units concerned must be closed definitively in accordance with the closure plan, in the event that they have not become competitive and provided that their continued operation is not necessary to meet Union's energy needs;
Amendment 40 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) the overall amount of closure aid granted by a Member State for any particular undertaking must follow a downward trend, where the reduction between successive periods of fifteen months must not be less than 33 percent of the aid provided . This aid reduction shall not be applicable to the mines that have succeeded in becoming competitive during the initial fifteen month period of the closure planis period and which require public investments aimed only at reducing the polluting effects of coal ;
Amendment 42 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) A minimum level of coal production, together with other measures, in particular to promote renewable energy sources, will help to maintain a quota of primary energy sources, which will significantly boost the European Union's energy security. Furthermore, a quota of indigenous primary energy sources will also serve to promote environmental objectives within the framework of sustainable development. Within this context of boosting the Union’s indigenous energy sources in order to counteract the continent’s huge energy dependence, supplementing non-fossil indigenous energy sources with fossil ones needs to be considered, coal being the sole source of indigenous fossil energy in some Member States.
Amendment 45 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. If the production units to which aid is granted pursuant to paragraph 1 are not closed at the date fixed in the closure plan as authorised by the Commission, they have not become competitive and their continued operation is not necessary in the light of the energy autonomy conditions of that State, the Member State concerned shall recover all aid granted in respect of the whole period covered by the closure plan.
Amendment 51 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) In accomplishing its task, the European Commission should ensure that normal conditions of competition are established, maintained and complied with. With regard to more especially to the electricity market, aid to the coal industry should not be such as to affect electricity producers' choice of sources of primary energy supply. Consequently, the prices and quantities of coal should be freely agreed between the contracting parties in the light of prevailing conditions on the world market. In any event, and to prevent social or environmental dumping, the Community authorities should ensure that the social and environmental standards in mines in non-EU countries producing coal for marketing in the Union equate to the standards required of European coal mines.
Amendment 56 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 2
Article 2 – paragraph 2
2. Aid shall cover only costs in connection with coal for the production of electricity, the combined production of heat and electricity, the production of coke and, the fuelling of blast furnaces in the steel industry, research and technology investment designed to reduce pollutant emissions from coal, where such use takes place in the Union.
Amendment 58 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point a
a) the operation of the production units concerned must form part of a closure plan the deadline of which does not extend beyond 31 OctoDecember 201420;
Amendment 62 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b
b) the production units concerned must be closed definitively in accordance with the closure plan if they have not become competitive by that date and provided that the Union’s energy needs do not require their continued existence;
Amendment 66 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point f
f) the overall amount of closure aid granted by a Member State for any particular undertaking must follow a downward trend, where the reduction between successive periods of fifteen months must not be less than 33 percent of the aid provided in the initial fifteen mon. This reduction in aid shall not apply to mines that, having managed to be competitive in this period, still require public sector investment solely for the period of the closure planurpose of reducing pollution produced by coal;
Amendment 74 #
2010/0220(NLE)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. If the production units to which aid is granted pursuant to paragraph 1 are not closed at the date fixed in the closure plan as authorised by the Commission, have not become competitive and the energy sufficiency situation in the Member State concerned does not require their continued existence, the Member State concerned shall recover all aid granted in respect of the whole period covered by the closure plan.
Amendment 10 #
2009/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Recital O
Recital O
O. whereas, although the Commission can fully check compliance with EU law only when a final decision has been taken by national authorities, it is important, particularly in relation to environmental matters, to verify at an early stage that local, regional and national authorities correctly apply all relevant procedural requirements under EU law,
Amendment 18 #
2009/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Notes that petitions received in 2009, almost 40% of which were deemed inadmissible, continued to focus on environment, fundamental rights, justice and the internal market; in terms of geographical focus, most of the petitions concerned the Union as a whole – followed by Germany, Spain, Italy and Romania – demonstrating that citizens do keep a watchful eye on the Union’s work and turn to it for action;
Amendment 30 #
2009/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Welcomes the increased involvement of Member States in the activity of the Committee on Petitions and the presence of their representatives at meetings; and believes that such cooperation should be strengthened as the national authorities are primarily responsible for enforcing European legislation once it has been transposed into their legal order;
Amendment 34 #
2009/2139(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Draws attention to the conclusions in its resolution on the impact of extensive urbanisation in Spain1 and asks the Spanish authorities to continue to provide an assessments of the measures taken in that regard, as they have been doing up to now;
Amendment 9 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3a (new)
Paragraph 3a (new)
3a. Advocates greater monitoring and coordination between the Commission and the Member States so as to ensure that imported food products meet the EU's quality and food safety standards, as well as its environmental and social standards;
Amendment 12 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4a (new)
Paragraph 4a (new)
4a. Stresses that as things stand the private certification systems do not provide more information on the quality of the products concerned: rather, they are in many cases becoming a financial and administrative burden as regards farmers' access to the market;
Amendment 22 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls in this respect on the Commission to conduct a study on the various options available for giving European producers the possibility of displaying on their products their commitment to quality, food safety and respect of all European standards of production, including through the option of a European Union quality logo, which should be made available onexclusively to agricultural goods resulting entirely from European production; production in the EU, and which, since it would certify compliance with the legislation subject to official controls, should in no circumstances involve any additional cost to operators or any financial or administrative burden on the Member States exercising the controls;
Amendment 29 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers that sectoral marketing standards still retainplay an important role in the production chain, and consequently they should be kept; they render transparent the changes on the market and allow purchasers to compare prices, sizes and quality of products and ensure a level playing-field in European competition and a common language for operators;
Amendment 33 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7a (new)
Paragraph 7a (new)
7a. Calls for the restoration of marketing rules for fruit and vegetables that can supply uniform standardisation parameters and objectives which, at all stages of the food chain, can strengthen the transparency of commercial operations and establish consumer- friendly quality criteria;
Amendment 35 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
Amendment 49 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Supports the introduction of additional optional reserved terms, especially in terms of the provision of a clear definition and usage of the terms "mountain products" and "low carboncal products"; further expresses support for the harmonisation at Community level of the term "mountain products", which is currently regulated in only a few Member States;
Amendment 57 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Is in support of providing the consumer with the maximuma suitable amount of information available; is in favour of the introduction of comprehensive and compulsory legislationexamining the possibilities which could be offered by new Community rules for "place of farming"- labelling in certain agri-food sectors; considers that this mayshould be done in a manner that takes into account the costs of such a Europe-wide operation, as well as the specificities of particular sectors, such as that of processed agricultural good while also examining viability on a sector-by-sector basis;
Amendment 65 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 102 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls for the mandatory provision ofit to be permitted to provide information through labelling (and all other means available) with regard to the "place of farming" of raw materials, where this is different from the place indicated by the geographical indication and to the name of the producer when the product is marketed under the private trade name of a retailer;
Amendment 115 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Further demands thorough ex-officio protection of geographical indications, as an obligation for authorities in all Member States; wishes to see this specifically addressed through a revision of Regulation (EC) 510/2006 of 20 March 2006 on the protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural products and foodstuffs12 and through a better definition of the control procedures applicable at all stages, both 'before' and 'after', of the marketing of products; _________________________ 1 OJ L 93, 31.3.2006, p. 12.
Amendment 129 #
Amendment 130 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Reaffirms its belief that organic farming and integrated production offers European farmers a major growth opportunity; supports recent efforts to develop a new EU organic logo, applicable to all EU farmed products;
Amendment 134 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Takes the view that greathere standardisation is needed in the typology of control and certification bodies and procedures for organic products, sohould be a genuine single market in organic products, towards which goal the introduction of a compulsory Community logo represents a major contribution; in thatis consumers are provided with an assurance of safety and reliability in the form of the new EU logo, guaranteeing comparable production, control and certification criteria at Community level and helping to resolve problems and further promote the internal market;nection, expresses its support for the framework established in Council Regulation (EC) No 834/2007 of 28 June 2007 on organic production and labelling of organic products and repealing Regulation (EEC) No 2092//911, and hopes that, even though it has recently come into force, it will fulfil all of its legislative potential as soon as possible; _______________________________ 1 OJ L 189, 20.7.2007, p. 1.
Amendment 148 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27a (new)
Paragraph 27a (new)
27a. Supports promoting systems for producing quality food products using sustainable criteria, as in the case of integrated production; calls for the Community regulation of this area, with a view to unifying the criteria existing in the different Member States, to be backed up by a suitable promotion campaign informing the consumer of the main features of integrated production in Europe;
Amendment 151 #
Amendment 152 #
2009/2105(INI)
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27a (new)
Paragraph 27a (new)
27a. Supports the drawing-up of European guidelines for best practice for the operation of the private certification systems concerned with agricultural product quality; these guidelines should be met by all operators and should include a set of concepts aimed at helping the productive sector develop the value added of its products, encouraging the mutual recognition of certification systems and the participation of producers in drawing up those systems, and applying those systems through producers' associations with a view to reducing the costs of certification and implementation;
Amendment 38 #
2006/0206(COD)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Amendment 43 #
2006/0206(COD)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The exchange of information shall inter alia analyse the results of the consideration given to Almadén as the site for the safe storage of existing metallic mercury stocks or metallic mercury sub- produced by European industry in accordance with Article 2.
Amendment 45 #
2006/0206(COD)
Article 7 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Six months before the ban on exports comes into force in accordance with Article 1, the Commission shall evaluate the effectiveness and impact of the compensation measures undertaken in order to allow the area affected by the closure of mercury mines to achieve viable economic and social alternatives.