Activities of Jaroslav PAŠKA
Plenary speeches (568)
Shipments of waste (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)
Framework for the recovery and resolution of credit institutions and investment firms - Deposit guarantee schemes (debate)
Interinstitutional agreement on the transparency register (debate)
European business centres in Asia (debate)
Information accompanying transfers of funds - Prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing (debate)
European Investment Bank annual report 2012 (debate)
Equality between women and men in 2012 (debate)
Visa requirements for third-countries nationals - Future of EU visa policy (debate)
Use of armed drones (debate)
European Investigation Order - European Arrest Warrant (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 (continuation of debate)
Trans-European telecommunications networks (debate)
NAIADES II: An action programme to support inland waterway transport (debate)
Situation in Thailand
Criminal sanctions for insider dealing and market manipulation (debate)
Promoting free movement by simplifying the acceptance of certain public documents (debate)
Homophobia and discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation and gender identity (short presentation)
EU homelessness strategy (debate)
Situation of rights defenders and opposition activists in Cambodia and Laos
Recent elections in Bangladesh
EU citizenship for sale (debate)
2013 progress report on Serbia - European integration process of Kosovo (debate)
Consumer programme 2014-2020 (debate)
Reindustrialising Europe to promote competitiveness and sustainability (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)
Situation in the Central African Republic (debate)
Organ harvesting in China (debate)
Organ harvesting in China (debate)
Relations between the European Parliament and the institutions representing the national governments (debate)
Green infrastructure policy (debate)
Civil protection mechanism (debate)
Mandatory automatic exchange of information in the field of taxation (debate)
Negotiations for an EU-Canada strategic partnership agreement (short presentation)
Action programme for taxation (debate)
Qatar: situation of migrant workers (debate)
Competitiveness of enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises (2014 - 2020) - Entrepreneurship 2020 action plan - Reigniting the entrepreneurial spirit in Europe (debate)
Implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy - European defence technological and industrial base (debate)
Common provisions on European funds - European Social Fund - European Regional Development Fund and the 'investment for growth and jobs' goal - European Regional Development Fund and the 'European territorial cooperation' goal - Cohesion Fund - European grouping of territorial cooperation (debate)
Location of the seats of the European Union's institutions (debate)
Connecting Europe Facility - Trans-European transport network (debate)
Strategy for the Carpathian region (debate)
EU trade policy towards countries of the Eastern Partnership (debate)
Annual report on the activities of the Committee on Petitions 2012 (debate)
Portable batteries and accumulators containing cadmium (debate)
Recent violence in Iraq (debate)
European Border Surveillance System (EUROSUR) (debate)
Suspension of the SWIFT agreement as a result of NSA surveillance (debate)
Discriminatory customs procedures against Lithuanian trucks at the Russian border (debate)
Recreational craft and personal watercraft (debate)
Technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations (debate)
Technical requirements and administrative procedures related to air operations (debate)
European carbon market in 2012 (debate)
Budgetary constraints for regional and local authorities regarding the EU's Structural Funds (short presentation)
Activities of the European Ombudsman in 2012 (debate)
European cultural and creative sectors as sources of economic growth and jobs (short presentation)
Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (debate)
Situation in Bahrain (debate)
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)
EU cybersecurity strategy: an open, safe and secure cyberspace - Digital agenda for growth, mobility and employment (debate)
Impact of the crisis on access to care for vulnerable groups (debate)
Situation in Djibouti (debate)
Situation in Nigeria (debate)
Situation of fundamental rights: standards and practices in Hungary (debate)
Situation of fundamental rights: standards and practices in Hungary (debate)
Registration documents for vehicles - Inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles - Roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers (debate)
Millennium development goals (debate)
Second amendment to the Cotonou Agreement of 23 June 2000 (debate)
Situation of Rohingya Muslims
Freedom of press and media in the world - Annual Report on human rights and democracy in the world 2012 and the European Union's policy on the matter - Promotion and protection of freedom of religion or belief
A broader Transatlantic partnership (debate)
US Internet surveillance of EU citizens (NSA PRISM programme) (debate)
Laying down standards for the reception of applicants for international protection (recast) - Application for international protection lodged in a Member State by a third-country national or a stateless person (recast version) - Establishment of 'Eurodac' for the comparison of fingerprints - Granting and withdrawing international protection (recast) (debate)
Annual report on competition policy (debate)
Organised crime, corruption and money laundering (debate)
Social housing in the European Union (short presentation)
Electronic toll service and vignette system on light private vehicles (short presentation)
Non-commercial movement of pet animals - Animal health requirements governing trade in dogs, cats and ferrets (debate)
Rwanda: case of Victoire Ingabire
Mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters (debate)
Social pillar of the economic and monetary union (debate)
2012 progress report on Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)
EU trade and investment agreement negotiations with the US (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)
Specific tasks for the European Central Bank concerning policies relating to the prudential supervision of credit institutions - European Banking Authority and prudential supervision of credit institutions (debate)
Renewable energy in the European internal energy market (debate)
Women's rights in the Balkan accession countries (short presentation)
Adequate, safe and sustainable pensions (short presentation)
Vietnam, in particular freedom of expression (debate)
Human rights situation in Kazakhstan
Guantánamo: hunger strike by prisoners (debate)
2012 comprehensive monitoring report on Croatia (debate)
2012 progress report on Serbia (debate)
European integration process of Kosovo (debate)
European Central Bank annual report (2011) (debate)
Amendment of the EC-Ukraine Agreement on the facilitation of the issuance of visas (debate)
Financial assistance for Member States whose currency is not the euro (debate)
Timing of auctions of greenhouse gas allowances (debate)
Scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading (debate)
European Network and Information Security Agency (ENISA) (debate)
Match-fixing and corruption in sport (debate)
Iraq: plight of minority groups, in particular the Iraqi Turkmen
Case of Arafat Jaradat and situation of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails
Situation in Ukraine (debate)
EU-China relations (debate)
Strengthening the fight against racism, xenophobia and hate crime (debate)
Guidelines for the 2014 budget - Section III (debate)
System of national and regional accounts (debate)
Integration of migrants, its effects on the labour market and the external dimension of social security coordination (debate)
Energy roadmap 2050 (debate)
Risk and safety assessments of nuclear power plants in the European Union ("stress tests") (debate)
Common system of value added tax and a quick reaction mechanism against VAT fraud (debate)
Recent attacks on medical aid workers in Pakistan
Rule of law and freedom in Bulgaria (debate)
UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (debate)
Judicial training - court coordinators (debate)
European Semester for economic policy coordination: annual growth survey 2013 - European Semester for economic policy coordination: employment and social aspects in the annual growth survey 2013 - Governance of the single market (debate)
Corporate social responsibility: accountable, transparent and responsible business behaviour and sustainable growth - Corporate social responsibility: promoting society's interests and a route to sustainable and inclusive recovery (debate)
Sound level of motor vehicles (debate)
Improving access to finance for SMEs (debate)
European Innovation Partnership on Active and Healthy Ageing (short presentation)
Transparency of measures regulating the prices of medicinal products for human use (debate)
Recovery of European industry in the light of current difficulties (debate)
State of play of EU-Mercosur trade relations (debate)
Violence against women in India
EU-Iraq partnership and cooperation agreement (debate)
Recommendations of the Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference regarding the establishment of a Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction (debate)
Feasibility of introducing stability bonds (debate)
Public finances in EMU - 2011 and 2012 (debate)
State aid modernisation (debate)
Youth guarantee (debate)
Urban redevelopment as contribution to economic growth - Role of territorial development in cohesion policy - European Union Solidarity Fund, implementation and application - Role of EU cohesion policy in implementing the new European energy policy (debate)
Development aspects of intellectual property rights on genetic resources (short presentation)
Situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Caste discrimination in India
Situation in Ukraine (debate)
Fundamental rights in the European Union (2010 - 2011) (debate)
Transitional arrangements for bilateral investment agreements between Member States and third countries (debate)
Macro-financial assistance to the Kyrgyz Republic (debate)
Rising threats from antimicrobial resistance (short presentation)
Financing SME trade and investment (short presentation)
A digital freedom strategy in EU foreign policy (short presentation)
Measures to protect the EU market from unusually low priced imports of Chinese origin, especially photovoltaic panels (debate)
Human rights situation in Iran, particularly mass executions and the recent death of the blogger Sattar Beheshti
Situation in Burma, particularly the continuing violence in Rakhine State
Situation of migrants in Libya
Possible delays to the start of the operation of SIS II (debate)
Jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (debate)
Jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (debate)
Protecting children in the digital world (short presentation)
Approval and market surveillance of two- or three-wheel vehicles and quadricycles - Approval of agricultural or forestry vehicles (debate)
Single Market Act II - Concerns of European citizens and business with the functioning of the Single Market (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)
EU strategy for the Danube region (debate)
EU-Russia trade relations following Russia's accession to the WTO (debate)
Multiannual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 - Own resource based on the value added tax (debate)
Revision of the current data retention framework (debate)
EU trade negotiations with Japan (debate)
Passenger rights in all transport modes (short presentation)
18th report on better legislation - Application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality (2010) (debate)
South Africa: massacre of striking miners
Azerbaijan: the case of Ramil Safarov
Commission Question Time
Commission Question Time
Minimum standards on the rights, support and protection of victims of crime (debate)
Current management of the sugar sector (debate)
European standardisation (debate)
Alleged transportation and illegal detention of prisoners in European countries by the CIA (debate)
Voluntary and unpaid donation of tissues and cells (short presentation)
Enhanced intra-EU solidarity in the field of asylum (short presentation)
Outcome of the Rio+20 Summit (20-22 June 2012) (debate)
Threat posed by chartering to flag state responsibilities under the CITES Convention (debate)
Freedom of expression in Belarus, in particular, the case of Andrzej Poczobut (debate)
Forced abortion scandal in China (debate)
Programme of activities of the Cyprus Presidency (debate)
Financial aid in the field of the trans-European transport and energy networks (debate)
Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement between the EU and its Member States, Australia, Canada, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Singapore, Switzerland and the USA (debate)
2013 budget - mandate for trialogue (debate)
Recording equipment in road transport (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Strategy for the protection and welfare of animals (short presentation)
Attractiveness of investing in Europe (short presentation)
Trade aspects of the Eastern partnership (short presentation)
Food intended for infants and young children and food for special medical purposes (debate)
Human rights and the security situation in the Sahel region (debate)
Cases of impunity in the Philippines (debate)
Situation of ethnic minorities in Iran (debate)
Future of the Single Market Act (debate)
Future of European company law (debate)
Towards a job-rich recovery (debate)
Major-accident hazards involving dangerous substances (debate)
Economic and budgetary surveillance of Member States with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability in the euro area - Monitoring and assessing draft budgetary plans and ensuring the correction of excessive deficit of the Member States in the euro area (debate)
Negotiations on the UN Arms Trade Treaty (debate)
Scheme of generalised tariff preferences (debate)
Public consultations and their availability in all EU languages (debate)
Development cooperation with Latin America (short presentation)
Energy policy cooperation with partners beyond our borders (short presentation)
Equal pay for male and female workers for equal work or work of equal value (debate)
Swiss quotas on the number of residence permits granted to nationals of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Slovenia, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary (debate)
Venezuela: possible withdrawal from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (debate)
Azerbaijan (debate)
Situation of North Korean refugees (debate)
Common system for taxing financial transactions (debate)
Sudan and South Sudan (debate)
Youth opportunities initiative (debate)
SMEs’ access to Structural Funds - Evaluation of the SME definition
Situation in Ukraine, case of Yulia Tymoshenko (debate)
Internal market scoreboard (debate)
Visa-free travel to Canada for all EU citizens and the EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (debate)
European Union’s internal security strategy (short presentation)
An EU approach to criminal law (short presentation)
A 2020 perspective for women in Turkey (short presentation)
Strengthening the rights of vulnerable consumers (short presentation)
Roaming on public mobile communications networks within the Union (debate)
Trade and investment strategy for the southern Mediterranean following the Arab Spring revolutions (debate)
Regional airports and air services (short presentation)
Our life insurance, our natural capital: an EU biodiversity strategy to 2020 (debate)
Review of the 6th Environment Action Programme and the setting of priorities for the 7th Environment Action Programme (debate)
EU-USA agreement on the use and transfer of PNR to the US Department of Homeland Security (debate)
EU accession to the European Convention on Human Rights (debate)
Modernising Europe's higher education systems (short presentation)
A competitive digital single market - eGovernment as a spearhead (short presentation)
Coordination of social security systems (debate)
Question Time (Commission)
Question Time (Commission)
Risk sharing instruments for Member States experiencing or threatened with serious difficulties with respect to their financial stability (debate)
Situation in Syria (debate)
Black Sea strategy (debate)
Negotiations of the EU-Azerbaijan association agreement - Negotiations of the EU-Armenia association agreement (debate)
European Investment Bank - annual report 2010 (debate)
Enlargement report for Kosovo (debate)
6th World Water Forum (debate)
Human trafficking in Sinai, in particular the case of Solomon W.
Palestine: raids by Israeli forces on Palestinian TV stations
Human rights violations in Bahrain
Enlargement report for the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (debate)
Enlargement report for Bosnia and Herzegovina (debate)
Outcome of the presidential elections in Russia (debate)
Kazakhstan (debate)
Addressing the EU diabetes epidemic (debate)
Succession and the European Certificate of Succession (debate)
Judicial training (debate)
Bologna process (short presentation)
19th session of the UN Human Rights Council (debate)
Blind persons’ access to books (debate)
Deposit guarantee schemes (debate)
Third-country legislation and EU data protection laws (debate)
Food distribution to the most deprived persons in the Union (debate)
Feasibility of introducing stability bonds (debate)
Radio spectrum policy (debate)
Interconnection of central, commercial and companies registers (debate)
Interconnection of central, commercial and companies registers (debate)
Technical requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in euros (debate)
Reprogramming of the structural funds to better combat youth unemployment and help SMEs (debate)
Application of waste management directive (debate)
EU development cooperation in support of the objective of universal energy access by 2030 (short presentation)
Annual tax report (short presentation)
Budgetary control of EU humanitarian aid (short presentation)
Situation in Russia (debate)
EU foreign policy towards the BRICS and other emerging powers (debate)
European dimension in sport (debate)
Farm input supply chain - Imbalances in the food supply chain (debate)
Space strategy for the European Union (short presentation)
Recent political developments in Hungary (debate)
Placing on the market and use of biocidal products (debate)
Intelligent Energy Europe programme (debate)
EU competition policy (debate)
Azerbaijan, notably the case of Rafiq Tagi
Situation of women in Afghanistan and Pakistan
Tunisia: the case of Zakaria Bouguira
Review of the Polish Presidency (debate)
Draft scoreboard for the surveillance of macro-economic imbalances (debate)
Public access to European Parliament, Council and Commission documents (debate)
Single European transport area (debate)
Detention conditions in the EU (debate)
Freedom of movement for workers within the European Union (debate)
Budgetary control of EU financial assistance to Afghanistan (short presentation)
EU strategy for Central Asia (short presentation)
Health and safety at work (short presentation)
European Neighbourhood Policy (debate)
Fruit juices and certain similar products intended for human consumption (debate)
Use of phosphates and other phosphorous compounds in household laundry detergents (debate)
Revision of the multiannual financial framework to address additional financing needs of the ITER project (debate)
European protection order (debate)
Single application procedure for residence and work (debate)
Right to information in criminal proceedings (debate)
Trade and investment barriers (short presentation)
ECB annual report for 2010 (debate)
Financing instrument for development cooperation - banana accompanying measures - Financing instrument for the promotion of democracy and human rights worldwide - Financing instrument for development cooperation - Establishment of a financing instrument for cooperation with industrialised countries (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Iran - recent cases of human rights violations
Egypt, in particular the case of blogger Alaa Abd El-Fattah
EU-US summit of 28 November 2011 (debate)
The open Internet and net neutrality in Europe (debate)
Situation of the Roma in Member States (debate)
Modernisation of VAT legislation in order to boost the digital single market (debate)
Framework Programme of the European Atomic Energy Community for nuclear research and training activities (debate)
EU support for the International Criminal Court (short presentation)
Negotiations of the EU-Georgia Association Agreement (short presentation)
Gender mainstreaming in the work of the European Parliament (short presentation)
European platform against poverty and social exclusion (debate)
Question Time (Commission)
Question Time (Commission)
Commission work programme for 2012 (debate)
ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly in 2010 (debate)
European Heritage Label (debate)
Single European railway area (debate)
Online gambling (short presentation)
State aid rules on services of general economic interest (short presentation)
Ombudsman's annual report 2010 (debate)
Bahrain
The case of Rafah Nached in Syria
Public health threat of antimicrobial resistance (debate)
Qualification and status of third country nationals or stateless persons as beneficiaries of international protection (debate)
EU-Australia agreement on the processing and transfer of PNR data (debate)
Agenda for new skills and jobs (debate)
State of play of the Maternity Leave Directive (debate)
System of taxation applicable in the case of parent companies and subsidiaries of different Member States - Compatibility of the German and British tax agreements with Switzerland with the EU Savings Tax Directive (debate)
Small Business Act, crisis and SMEs (debate)
Alternative dispute resolution in civil, commercial and family matters (short presentation)
Global economic governance (short presentation)
Organised crime in the European Union (short presentation)
The future of VAT (debate)
Preparation for the European Council meeting (23 October 2011) (debate)
Current developments in Ukraine (debate)
Subscription to additional shares in the capital of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (debate)
Insurance guarantee schemes (short presentation)
State of the Union (debate)
Rio+20 earth summit (debate)
European disaster response: role of civil protection and humanitarian assistance (debate)
Eastern partnership summit (Warsaw, 29 September) (debate)
Tensions between Turkey and the Republic of Cyprus (debate)
EU research and innovation funding (debate)
Tourism in Europe (debate)
European road safety (short presentation)
Assisting developing countries in addressing food security challenges (short presentation)
European Schools system (short presentation)
EU policy approach to the ITU World Radiocommunication Conference 2012 (debate)
Sudan: situation in Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile State
Eritrea: case of Dawit Isaak
Situation in Libya (debate)
State of play of the Middle East peace process (debate)
Closing the gap between anti-corruption law and reality (debate)
Directive on mediation in the Member States (debate)
European Agency for the Management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the Member States of the European Union (FRONTEX) (debate)
Internationalisation of European SMEs (debate)
EU homelessness strategy (debate)
A comprehensive approach to non-CO2 climate-relevant anthropogenic emissions (debate)
An effective raw materials strategy for Europe (debate)
EU counter-terrorism policy: main achievements and future challenges (short presentation)
Audit policy - lessons from the crisis (short presentation)
Women entrepreneurship in small and medium-sized enterprises (short presentation)
Scheme for food distribution to the most deprived persons in the Union (debate)
Modification of the Act concerning the election of the Members of the European Parliament (debate)
Programme of activities of the Polish Presidency of the Council (debate)
Situation in the Arab world and North Africa - Situation in Yemen - Situation in Syria (continuation of debate)
EU external policies in favour of democratisation (debate)
Preparations for the Russian State Duma elections in December (debate)
Preparations for the Russian State Duma elections in December (debate)
Changes to Schengen (debate)
Review of the Hungarian Presidency (debate)
Possibility for Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs in their territory (debate)
Multiannual Financial Framework (debate)
Cross-border exchange of information on road safety related traffic offences
Aviation security with a special focus on security scanners - Liquids (LAG) ban on aircrafts (debate)
Women and business leadership (debate)
Negotiations on the PNR agreements with the US, Australia and Canada (debate)
Universal service and '112' emergency number (short presentation)
Budget support to developing countries (short presentation)
Energy infrastructure priorities for 2020 and beyond (short presentation)
Impact of EU development policy (short presentation)
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)
Spent fuel and radioactive waste (debate)
Greenhouse gas emission reductions and risk of carbon leakage (short presentation)
Stress tests of nuclear power plants in EU and nuclear safety in EU neighbourhood countries (debate)
Ukraine: the cases of Yulia Tymoshenko and other members of the former government (debate)
Revised Hungarian constitution (debate)
EU-Russia summit (debate)
Sudan and South Sudan (debate)
EU-Canada trade relations (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
Credit rating agencies (short presentation)
External dimension of social policy (short presentation)
Progress towards a European contract law for consumers and businesses (short presentation)
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)
Sri Lanka: follow-up of the UN report (debate)
Azerbaijan (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)
Small Business Act review (debate)
ILO Convention supplemented by a recommendation on domestic workers (debate)
Antibiotic resistance (debate)
2009 discharge (continuation of debate)
Nuclear safety 25 years after the Chernobyl disaster (debate)
Stress tests of the EU banking sector (debate)
EU-Japan trade relations (debate)
Transitional arrangements for bilateral investment agreements between Member States and third countries (debate)
Preparing forests for climate change (short presentation)
EIB annual report for 2009 (debate)
Ban on the elections for the Tibetan government in exile in Nepal
Zimbabwe
Governance and partnership in the Single Market - Single market for Europeans - Single market for enterprises and growth - Public procurement (continuation of debate)
Lessons to be drawn for nuclear safety in Europe following the nuclear accident in Japan
2010 progress report on the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy - Eastern Dimension - Review of the European Neighbourhood Policy - Southern Dimension
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (24-25 March 2011) (debate)
Estimates of revenue and expenditure for 2012 - Section I - Parliament (debate)
Political parties at European level and rules regarding their funding (debate)
Granting and withdrawing international protection (debate)
EU funding in the area of decommissioning nuclear power plants in the new Member States (short presentation)
European international investment policy (short presentation)
Preparation of 2012 budget (debate)
Preparation for the European Council meeting (24-25 March 2011) (debate)
One-minute speeches (Rule 150)
EU relations with the Gulf Cooperation Council (short presentation)
Prevention of natural and man-made disasters (debate)
Pakistan - murder of Shahbaz Bhatti, Minister for Minorities
Situation and cultural heritage in Kashgar (Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China)
Amendment of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union with regard to a stability mechanism for Member States whose currency is the euro (debate)
State of play of the peace process for the Middle East (debate)
Guidelines for the 2012 budget - other sections (debate)
Preparation of the Eurozone summit of 11 March 2011 (debate)
2010 progress report on Turkey (debate)
Industrial policy for the globalised era (debate)
Possibility of using gas from alternative sources in Europe (debate)
Innovative financing at a global and European level (debate)
Management of H1N1 influenza (short presentation)
EU guarantee to the EIB against losses under loans and guarantees for projects outside the EU (debate)
Commission expert groups and balanced representation and transparency (debate)
Border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia
Yemen: death penalty against juvenile offenders, notably the case of Muhammed Taher Thabet Samoum
2010 progress report on Croatia (debate)
Rising food prices (debate)
Media law in Hungary (debate)
Rights of passengers in bus and coach transport (debate)
Rule of law in Russia (debate)
Falsified medicinal products (debate)
Situation in Albania (debate)
Eavesdropping scandal in Bulgaria (debate)
Enhanced cooperation in the area of the creation of unitary patent protection (debate)
Implementation of the EU strategy for the Danube region (debate)
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (debate)
Situation in the Mediterranean, in particular in Tunisia and Egypt (debate)
Report on competition policy 2009 (debate)
Pakistan: murder of the Governor of Punjab, Salmaan Taseer
Iran, in particular, the case of Nasrin Sotoudeh
The programme of activities of the Hungarian Presidency of the Council (debate)
EC-Serbia Stabilisation and Association Agreement - Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the EC and Serbia (continuation of debate)
Patients’ rights in cross-border healthcare (debate)
Consequences in the European Union of the dioxin animal feed incident (debate)
Participation of Switzerland in the ‘Youth in Action’ programme and in the action programme in the field of lifelong learning (debate)
Malaysia: the practice of caning
Eritrean refugees held hostage in Sinai
Preparations for the European Council meeting (16-17 December 2010) - Establishing a permanent crisis mechanism to safeguard the financial stability of the euro area (debate)
A new strategy for Afghanistan (debate)
Outcome of the NATO Summit in Lisbon (debate)
European Protection Order (debate)
Energy Efficiency Action Plan (debate)
EU-Georgia agreement on facilitation of issuance of visas - EU-Georgia agreement on readmission of persons residing without authorisation - Visa liberalisation scheme in Serbia and Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - Implementation of the EU-Russia visa facilitation agreement (debate)
Single application procedure for residence and work (debate)
Impact of advertising on consumer behaviour (short presentation)
European Ombudsman's activity report for 2009 - Special Report from the European Ombudsman to the European Parliament following the draft recommendation to the European Commission in Complaint 676/2008/RT (According to Rule 205(2), 1st part) - 26th Annual Report on Monitoring the Application of European Union Law (2008) (debate)
Tibet - plans to make Chinese the main language of instruction
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (28-29 October) and economic governance (continuation of debate)
A new Energy Strategy for Europe 2011 - 2020 (debate)
Future of the Africa/EU strategic partnership on the eve of 3rd Africa/EU summit (debate)
10th anniversary of UN Security Council resolution 1325 on women and peace and security (debate)
CAP simplification (debate)
ECB annual report for 2009 - Latest developments on international currency exchange rates (debate)
Common system of value added tax and duration of obligation to respect a minimum standard rate (debate)
Restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (debate)
Public service broadcasting in the digital era: the future of the dual system (short presentation)
Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 663/2009 establishing a programme to aid economic recovery by granting Community financial assistance to projects in the field of energy (debate)
EU external strategy on Passenger Name Record (PNR) (debate)
Containers lost at sea and compensation (debate)
Forced evictions in Zimbabwe
Cambodia, in particular the case of Sam Rainsy
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)
Indication of the country of origin of certain products imported from third countries (debate)
Financial Regulation applicable to the general budget of the European Communities as regards the European External Action Service - Draft amending budget No 6/2010: Section II - European Council and Council; Section III - Commission; Section X - European External Action Service - Amendment of the Staff Regulations of Officials of the European Communities and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of those Communities (debate)
Combating late payment in commercial transactions (debate)
Sludge catastrophe in Hungary (debate)
Databases relating to racial and ethnic origin in the EU (debate)
Revision of the framework agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the Commission - Adaptation of Parliament's Rules of Procedure to the revised framework agreement on relations between the European Parliament and the Commission (debate)
Data transfer to the US by Member States on the basis of Memoranda of Understanding (debate)
Future of European standardisation (short presentation)
EU cohesion and regional policy after 2013 - Future of the European Social Fund (debate)
Third countries whose nationals must be in possession of visas when crossing the external borders of Member States (debate)
Future allocation of the European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) for the cross-border cooperation programmes (CBC) budget (debate)
Import of Laogai-made goods into the EU (debate)
Transatlantic relations: USA travel fee (debate)
Security of gas supply (debate)
European strategy for the economic and social development of mountain regions, islands and sparsely populated areas (debate)
Inclusion of aviation activities in the scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community (debate)
Trade and economic relations with Turkey (debate)
Completing the internal market for e-commerce (short presentation)
Better lawmaking
Explanations of vote
Kenya: failure to arrest President Omar al-Bashir of Sudan
Arms exports (debate)
Products from cloned animals in the food chain (debate)
State of the Union (debate)
Situation of the Roma people in Europe (debate)
Freedom of expression and press freedom in the European Union (debate)
Future of the CAP after 2013 (debate)
North Korea
Iceland’s application for membership of the European Union (debate)
Kosovo - Albania (debate)
Agreement between the EU and the USA on the processing and transfer of financial messaging data from the EU to the USA for purposes of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program (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)
Industrial emissions (integrated pollution prevention and control) (recast) (debate)
Obligations of operators who place timber and timber products on the market (debate)
A sustainable future for transport (debate)
Conclusions of the European Council meeting (17 June 2010) (debate)
Preparations for the European Council meeting (17 June 2010) - Preparations for the G20 summit (26-27 June) (debate)
Implementation of the first railway package directives (debate)
Floods in Central European countries, in particular Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary (debate)
Judicial training (debate)
Food information to consumers (debate)
Explanations of vote
Internet of Things (short presentation)
Internet governance: the next steps (short presentation)
The need for an EU strategy for the South Caucasus (debate)
Situation in Thailand
Outcome of the summit of 7 May 2010 and the ECOFIN meeting - What is the political relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the context of the current financial and economic crisis? - Consequences of the financial and economic crisis on the EU 2020 strategy and its governance - What is the relevance of the EU 2020 strategy in the framework of the current financial and economic crisis? (debate)
University Business Dialogue (debate)
European Refugee Fund for the period 2008 to 2013 (amendment of Decision No 573/2007/EC). Migration from the Schengen Information System (SIS 1+) to the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) (amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1104/2008) - Migration from the Schengen Information System (SIS 1+) to the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II) (amendment of Decision 2008/839/JHA) - The establishment of a joint EU resettlement programme (debate)
Volcanic ash crisis (debate)
Energy performance of buildings (recast) (debate)
New developments in public procurement (short presentation)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote (continuation)
Europe 2020 - new European Strategy for Jobs and Growth (debate)
Electric cars (debate)
Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation (debate)
SWIFT (debate)
Ban on use of cyanide mining technologies (debate)
Aviation security charges (debate)
Community guidelines for the development of the trans-European transport network (recast) (debate)
ECB annual report for 2008 - Report on the 2009 Annual Statement on the Euro Area and Public Finances (debate)
Explanations of vote
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
South Korea – death penalty declared legal
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Second European Roma Summit (debate)
Implementation of the first railway package directives (debate)
Annual accounts of certain types of companies as regards micro-entities (debate)
Explanations of vote
Explanations of vote
Major natural disaster in the autonomous region of Madeira (debate)
Investment projects in energy infrastructure within the European Community (debate)
Online gambling in relation to recent ECJ rulings (debate)
Explanations of vote
2009 progress report on Croatia - 2009 progress report on the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia - 2009 progress report on Turkey (debate)
Effects of the economic crisis on world trade (debate)
Equality between women and men in the European Union — 2009 (debate)
European Strategy for the Danube Region (debate)
One-minute speeches on matters of political importance
Azerbaijan: freedom of expression
Responses to relaunch the economy in the Member States of the European Union in Central and Eastern Europe
European Microfinance Facility for Employment and Social Inclusion (Progress) (debate)
Use of minority languages within the framework of the European cultural heritage (debate)
Electronic communication networks and services (debate)
Outcome of the European Council on 29 and 30 October 2009 including the mandate and attributions of the President of the European Council and of the High Representative of the Union for the foreign and security policy/Vice-president of the Commission, as well as the structure of the new Commission (continuation of debate)
Written declarations (1)
Amendments (17)
Amendment 95 #
2011/0363(NLE)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
The financial envelope for the implementation of the Programme for the period 2014 to 2020 shall be EUR 552815 947 000 in current prices.
Amendment 105 #
2011/0363(NLE)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2 – point c
(c) EUR 114377 815 000 for the Bohunice Programme for the period 2014 to 2017.
Amendment 110 #
2011/0363(NLE)
Article 3 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission will review the performance of the Programme and assess the progress of the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes against the milestones and target dates referred to in Art 2.3 by the end of 2015 within the framework of the interim evaluation referred to in Art. 8. Based on the results of this assessment, the Commission may review the amount of the appropriations allocated to the Programme, as well as the programming period and distribution amongst the Kozloduy, Ignalina and Bohunice Programmes respecting that the highest safety standards and steady process of decommissioning in accordance with respective decommissioning plans will not be endangered.
Amendment 158 #
2011/0363(NLE)
Article 8 – paragraph 1
1. No later than end 20157, an evaluation report shall be established by the Commission on the achievement of the objectives of all the measures, at the level of results and impacts, the efficiency of the use of resources and its Union added value, in view of a decision amending or suspending the measures. The evaluation shall additionally address the scope for simplification, its internal and external coherence, the continued relevance of all objectives. It shall take into account evaluation results on the long-term impact of the predecessor measures.
Amendment 165 #
2011/0363(NLE)
Article 8 – paragraph 2
2. The Commission shall carry out ex-post evaluation in close cooperation with the beneficiary Member States and beneficiaries. The ex- post evaluation shall examine the effectiveness and efficiency of the Programme and its impact on decommissioning.
Amendment 123 #
2011/0359(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 6
Article 10 – paragraph 6
6. The Commission shall be empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 68 for the purpose of adapting the list of related financial audit services referred to in paragraph 2 and the list of non-audit services referred to in paragraph 3 of this Article. When using such powers, the Commission shall take into account developments in auditing and the audit professMember States may exceptionally add to the list of services prohibited by virtue of paragraph 3, for statutory auditors or audit firms for which the relevant Member State is the home Member State, provided such additions result from existing requirements under national law or regulation.
Amendment 190 #
2011/0359(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 1
Article 61 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall lay down the rules on administrative sanctions and measures applicable in cases of breaches of the provisions of this Regulation identified in the Annex to the persons responsible for those breaches and shall take all measures necessary to ensure that they are implemented. The sanctions and measures provided for shall be effective, proportionate and dissuasive.
Amendment 191 #
2011/0359(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 61 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 61 – paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Member States shall, in particular, ensure, in conformity with their national law, that the appropriate administrative measures can be taken or administrative penalties imposed against the legal or natural persons responsible for breaches of the provisions of this Regulation. Those measures and sanctions shall include the power for competent authorities to impose at least the following administrative measures and sanctions: (a) an order requiring the person responsible for the breach to cease the relevant conduct and to desist from a repetition of that conduct; and (b) sufficiently effective and dissuasive administrative fines that are proportionate.
Amendment 192 #
2011/0359(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 1
Article 62 – paragraph 1
Amendment 193 #
Amendment 194 #
2011/0359(COD)
Proposal for a regulation
Article 62 – paragraph 3
Article 62 – paragraph 3
Amendment 15 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Takes the view that the new multiannual financial framework should reflect the EU's political priorities as outlined in the EU 2020 Strategy; emphasises that the Union needs ashort term, mid-term and long-term visions for an efficient and sustainable energy policy to 2050; notes that substantial investments in the European energy infrastructure are needed, in order not to jeopardise achieving the EU 2020 targets; welcomes the plans for an increase in the EU budget share for energy with a view to contributing to the funding of key European priority energy infrastructure projects with the aim of bridging the investment gap of about EUR 60 billion identified by the European Commission, as well as for European funding for research on new and renewable energy technologies; takes the view that energy efficiency and energy savings should remain key priorities in any future energy strategy, reducing the need for new additional energy infrastructures;
Amendment 46 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Believes that Europe should play a leading role in creating and applying ICT; stresses the importance of continuing efforts towards ubiquitous and high-speed access to fixed and mobile high-speed broadband for all citizens and consumers by 2020, as well as the promotion of e- initiatives ensuring the rapid execution of the EU's Digital Agenda;
Amendment 55 #
2010/2211(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a Following the presentation of NATOs new strategic concept, underlines the importance of improved cooperation between the EU and NATO on space policy in order to avoid duplication of efforts on space and satellite initiatives.
Amendment 12 #
2010/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Having in mind new gas and, LNG terminals and infrastructures, electricity interconnections and new power plants (fossil fuel generation, renewable energies and nuclear projects), underlines that transparent market rules, protection of environment and investments, predictability and fair conditions for transit and trade of energy are needed;
Amendment 20 #
2010/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Urges the Commission to conclude the agreements with the potential supplier countries for the Nabucco pipeline by the end of 2010;
Amendment 31 #
2010/2087(INI)
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Following the recent oil disaster (Gulf of Mexico), stresses the importance of taking into account all the necessary safety precautions with regards to the development of new oil and gas terminals;